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[VIDEO] Bombshell: Seth Rich, Slain DNC Staffer, Had Contact with WikiLeaks, say Multiple SourcesPosted: May 16, 2017 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, Politics | Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Chelsea Manning, Donald Trump, Embassy of Ecuador, Espionage Act of 1917, Hillary Clinton, Julian Assange, London, Smart TV, United States Department of Justice, WikiLeaks 2 Comments
Assange has not returned a series of recent emails from Fox News about Rich. MacFadyen, who was considered a mentor by Assange, died of lung cancer on Oct. 22 at age 76.
D.C. police have announced a $25,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of Rich's killer. Republican lobbyist Jack Burkman has offered a separate $130,000 reward.
Rich had been at Lou's City Bar a couple of miles from his home until about 1:15 a.m. He walked home, calling several people along the way. He called his father, Joel Rich, who he missed because he had gone to sleep. He talked with a fraternity brother and his girlfriend, Kelsey Mulka.
Around 4:17 a.m., Rich was about a block from his home when Mulka, still on the phone with him, heard voices in the background. Rich reassured her that he was steps away from being at his front door and hung up.
Two minutes later, Rich was shot twice. Police were on the scene within three minutes. Rich sustained bruising on his hands and face. He remained conscious, but died at a nearby hospital less than two hours later. Read the rest of this entry »
[VIDEO] Tucker Carlson's Bizarre Interview with Demand ProtestPosted: January 18, 2017 Filed under: Entertainment, Humor, Mediasphere, Politics | Tags: Barack Obama, Chelsea Manning, Director of National Intelligence, Donald Trump, Edward Snowden, Embassy of Ecuador, Hillary Clinton, Julian Assange, Tucker Carlson, United States, WikiLeaks Leave a comment
"This is a sham, your company isn't real, your website is fake, the claims you have made are lies, this is a hoax." Carlson said. "Let me start at the beginning, however, with your name, Dom Tullipso, which is not your real name.
[Also see – Tucker Carlson versus the fake "Demand Protest" guy – HotAir]
It's a fake name, we ran you through law enforcement-level background checks and that name does not exist. So let's start out with the truth. Tell me what your real name is."
While "Dom" never conceded that anything about Demand Protest was a hoax, he admitted that the group had a change of heart and will be protesting the anti-Trump protesters.
Wait, what?!
"We are greatly, greatly supportive of national treasures such as Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and Peyton Manning," Tullipso told Carlson. Read the rest of this entry »
WikiLeaks Cancels Major Announcement Due to 'Security Concerns'Posted: October 2, 2016 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Global, Mediasphere, Politics | Tags: Arrest warrant, Democratic National Committee, Embassy of Ecuador, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton email controversy, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks 4 Comments
Assange may be deliberately stoking anticipation about the announcement.
Rick Moran writes:
…The hacking group WikiLeaks has cancelled a highly anticipated announcement set for Tuesday due to "security concerns."
[Read the full story here, at PJ Media]
The announcement was set to be made…(read more)
Hillary Clinton on Assange "Can't we just drone this guy" — report https://t.co/S7tPrl2QCZ pic.twitter.com/qy2EQBa48y
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 3, 2016
Wikileaks has abruptly canceled a much-anticipated announcement on Tuesday, according to NBC News. The announcement had been expected to be founder Julian Assange's long-promised document dump on Hillary Clinton. NBC's Jesse Rodriguez reported that the Tuesday announcement — which was to come from the balcony of London's Ecuadorian Embassy, where Assange has sought sanctuary for years – was canceled due to "security concerns".
Wikileaks has not said when it will now make its "announcement".
Assange appeared on Fox News last month, repeating his assertion that Wikileaks has damaging documents on Clinton and suggested…(read more)
"Security concerns"? In the middle of London? Assange may be deliberately stoking anticipation about the announcement. Or, he may fear for his life..(read more)
Hillary Clinton strategist Bob Beckel called for WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange to be assassinated. #DNCLeak pic.twitter.com/9L2ixl24Er
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 10, 2016
Reddit Revolt: 'AMA' Moderator Sacked the Day After a Disastrous Jesse Jackson Q&APosted: July 3, 2015 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere, Politics | Tags: Embassy of Ecuador, Jesse Jackson, Julian Assange, London, Reddit, Southbank Centre, Tim Berners-Lee, Twitter, United States, World Wide Web, World Wide Web Foundation Leave a comment
Reddit is in Meltdown
Allum Bokhara writes: The hugely popular link-sharing site is in a state of virtual lockdown after the volunteers who run some of the site's biggest communities (known as "subreddits") went on the digital equivalent of a general strike. This followed the sacking of Victoria Taylor, a popular site admin, after a Reddit Q&A with the Rev. Jesse Jackson went badly for the activist preacher.
"The collective shutdown has rendered Reddit virtually unusable. In the space of a single evening, over 100 subreddits with tens of millions of subscribers have gone dark."
High-traffic subreddits dedicated to movies, gaming, videos, history, science and art have been voluntarily locked by their moderators as an act of protest against the decision, which they saw as a symptom of an increasingly overbearing management that takes its users and volunteer moderators for granted.
"It's another blow for interim Reddit CEO Ellen Pao, with users dubbing her 'Chairman Pao' ever since the June crackdown."
The collective shutdown has rendered Reddit virtually unusable. In the space of a single evening, over 100 subreddits with tens of millions of subscribers have gone dark. Users are now flocking to Reddit's competitors, such as Frizbee and Voat, the latter of which is struggling to accommodate its latest spike in traffic.
This is not the first time Reddit has seen a revolt against its management. Around mid-June, users waged a week-long rebellion against the site management after Reddit shut down a number of "politically incorrect" subreddits. But this is the first time that so many big moderators have simultaneously shut down their subreddits.
It's another blow for interim Reddit CEO Ellen Pao, with users dubbing her "Chairman Pao" ever since the June crackdown.
[Read the full story here, at Breitbart]
The current revolt was triggered by the sacking of Victoria Taylor, a veteran administrator on the site who specialized in arranging high-profile Reddit Q&As, known as "Ask Me Anything" or "AMA" sessions. Ask Me Anythings are probably Reddit's best-known feature and are known for featuring world-famous guests including Barack Obama, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Julian Assange. Read the rest of this entry »


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Arcola Boat Ramp
The Arcola Boat Ramp is essentially the only public-access area in the region known collectively as the Hale County Bottoms. Look for wetland songbirds, other bottomland and wet-woods birds in the timber, and scour the marsh for American Bitterns (fall-spring) and Least Bitterns (spring through fall) as well as King Rails and Moorhens. Ospreys and eagles nest nearby, and watch for kites over the open areas in late summer. The hammock here would be a fine place to look for Painted Buntings.
Backbone Boat Ramp
Backbone Boat Launch sits the banks of a creek which flows into Lake Demopolis and across from a flooded cypress slough. This small site may be easily birded in less than an hour. Prothonotary Warblers, Redstarts, Northern Parulas, and Yellow-throated Warblers are conspicuous; watch for Anhingas, Purple Gallinules, and Common Moorhens. You may see Painted Buntings here, and expect Wood Ducks, with other waders and waterfowl present in season. In late summer, Wood Storks and Swallow-tailed Kites are possibilities.
Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area
Exceptional grassland birding awaits at the State Cattle Ranch. Standout birds include Dickcissels, Loggerhead Shrikes, American Kestrels, Grasshopper and Lark sparrows, Northern Bobwhites, and Barn Owls as breeding birds. Summer waders include Wood Storks, and look for Least Bittern on the pond edges. Winter sparrows, including White-crowned, winter waterfowl, and birds of prey make this unique spot well worth a special trip.
Bibb County Glades Preserve
Though known for the rare and unusual wildflowers found on the 480-acre preserve, the Bibb Glades are also good for woodland songbirds. The open, rocky glades and scrub combined with light woods makes this a good spot to find towhees, Field Sparrows, wrens, Bluebirds, and thrushes. Situated as they are on bluffs above the Little Cahaba River, the glades are a reasonably good spot for spring and fall migrants. The entrance road is bounded by open, mature pine woods. Look for Brown-headed Nuthatches, Pine Warblers, and possibly a few Bachman's Sparrows.
Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park
Brierfield is an attractive, open, well-maintained park with restrooms, staff, a country store, picnic pavilions, rental cabins, and RV spaces. It features open, mature hardwood forest with good access points and sightlines. The park is an excellent spot for migratory songbirds in season, and for breeding and wintering birds. The wet-weather stream and the Furnace Trail are hotspots for birds, as is the edge habitat bordering the road at the far end of the park.
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
Famed for the free-flowing Cahaba River and for the rare wildflowers found here, the Cahaba River NWR is an extraordinarily good birding destination. Expect abundant riparian songbirds – Louisiana Waterthrushes, Acadian Flycatchers, Northern Parulas, Prothonotary and Yellow-throated warblers, and American Redstarts – from early spring through fall. Other woodland songbirds can be found in large numbers in the woods along the road through the refuge.
Forkland Campground
This Corps of Engineers-maintained site is similar to most others along the Black Warrior system: boat ramp, picnic area, deep water, well maintained facilities. Expect the usual complement of riparian woodland songbirds, a few waders, and a few waterfowl in winter. Spend some time birding the pine woods and scrub along the entrance road for Chats, Prairie Warblers, White-eyed Vireos, Bobwhites, Field Sparrows, even a few Bachman's Sparrows.
Jennings Ferry
Jennings Ferry is a pleasant island of hospitality on the banks of the Black Warrior River. Mature trees ringing the parking areas are good for songbirds from fall through spring, and there is a well-maintained nature trail loop through the southern end of the reservation. Look for swallows over the river in the warmer months, and waders around the impounded lake to the south.
Lake Harris
Lake Harris sits at the end of a long, winding dirt road. The early second-growth habitat along Lake Harris Road is far more productive for birds than is the lake itself. Expect to see bluebirds, Bobwhites, turkeys, towhees, goldfinches, Chats, Prairie Warblers, Yellowthroats, Field and Chipping sparrows, and more. The lake could produce long-legged waders, some shorebirds and swallows, and a few wintering waterfowl.
Lake Lurleen State Park
A large, well-visited park with staff, Lake Lurleen features a huge deep-water lake, extensive parking areas, and picnic areas under massive pines. Look for migrants in the forested areas in spring and fall, hundreds of swallows – mostly Cliff – and easy-to-find songbirds such as Eastern Bluebirds, Brown-headed Nuthatches, and (from spring through fall) Northern Parulas, Pine and Yellow-throated warblers, kingbirds, and Orchard Orioles. Look for gulls and waterfowl in winter, and a few waders throughout the year.
Lake Nicol
Lake Nicol is an attractive, easily accessible, well-maintained, and popular wooded park on a substantial lake. It draws many local visitors, so the best birding is achieved on weekdays, early or late in the day, and days when traffic should be less than peak. Look for pine-woods birds all year, a few waders and shorebirds, migrant songbirds in spring and fall, and a few ducks and geese in winter.
Lamar County Fishing Lake
A 68-acre lake surrounded by open pine woods, Lamar County Fishing Lake offers birding opportunities around the year. Both woodland species and long-legged waders can usually be found, as well as breeding Barn and Rough-winged swallows and other summer breeders. Spring and fall may offer good opportunities for unusual migrants, and some migratory waterfowl may visit in the winter.

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Simple, cozy, modest-sized guestrooms
Each of our 10 compact guestrooms has a queen bed and a private attached / ensuite bathroom. Our guestrooms are not large or luxurious. All guestrooms are on upper floors, and there is no elevator. Cotton quilts, wool blankets, and pressed cotton sheets. Oriental rugs, antique furniture, original wood floors and detailing throughout the rooms and the Inn. Each room has WiFi, a small flat-screen TV, blackout curtains, bath products, towels, hair dryer, and alarm clock.


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Best Side Dishes Recipes with Turkey at Thanksgiving Meal or Any Time of the Year
What side dishes should you make with turkey for Thanksgiving dinner?
Thanksgiving is nearly here. You know you're going to make the traditional holiday turkey, but what kind of side dishes will you make? There are so many wonderful side dishes that complement the turkey. If you're like me, sometimes you enjoy the side dishes as much or more than the turkey itself.
I've gathered here some of my own favorite recipes for Thanksgiving side dishes, as well as those shared by my friends. Impress your friends and family by whipping up some creamy mashed potatoes with turkey gravy, tasty dressing, and homemade-like green beans. Don't forget the cranberry sauce and pumpkin recipes. We'll even share some vegetarian options here.
With the spread of delicious food you'll enjoy on your table this holiday season, you'll have plenty for which to be thankful.
Thanksgiving Recipes
Popular side dishes for Thanksgiving
There are many traditional and popular side dishes that people make--or buy--for Thanksgiving. Some of the most popular include foods such as potatoes, stuffing, green beans, corn, and breads. Oh, and don't forget the cranberry and pumpkin! Some kind of pumpkin dessert will probably be included in most Thanksgiving meals.
First, stick that turkey in the oven to cook for several hours while you work on your sides. I always go with the easiest way to cook a turkey in order to avoid being overwhelmed by that big bird.
How to Make Turkey Gravy
Gravy made from the turkey drippings is tasty and can be poured over everything--the turkey, the dressing, the potatoes. It's easy to make, too. Just save the drippings from the turkey and pour them into a pan. Add a few tablespoons of flour to mix with the drippings. Stir over medium heat, adding water to make a gravy of whatever consistency you prefer. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy or Stuffing?
Do you prefer stuffing or potatoes with your turkey? Well, if you're like me, you want both. I love stuffing from the turkey or homemade turkey dressing with my turkey, with gravy slathered on top.
I make my own dressing by adding extra ingredients to dressing from a box. The boxed stuffing is tasty and becomes even tastier with added items such as turkey meat and bouillon, along with chopped onions and celery.
Creamy mashed potatoes are also a great side. Eat them right along with your tasty dressing. My garlic mashed potatoes include the potato skins along with garlic and sour cream to account for the creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture and taste.
How to Make the Classic Green Bean Casserole
Green Beans and Other Vegetables
Having a green vegetable--or even two--is a healthy way to round out your holiday meal. Green beans are a great complement to a Thanksgiving meal. Watch the video to learn how to make the traditional green bean casserole, or go for a simpler green bean recipe. I like to make mine with a mixture of frozen and canned green beans. With the spices added, along with a few cooking methods, the green beans come out tasting like homemade canned green beans.
There are other green veggies you can enjoy as well. What about a delectable broccoli with garlic dish? Or spinach and shallots for a change? Discover these and more ways to make green veggies. Have fun experimenting!
Add some yellow corn on the cob, too, if you're so inclined, to include another traditional Thanksgiving food. Boil or grill the corn for only about five minutes or so. I've found that not cooking corn on the cob too long leaves it with a nice sweet flavor and just a hint of crunch.
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are popular enough to deserve their own section. Memories of intensely sweet sweet potatoes topped with meringue take me back to my childhood. I never really liked them that way, so I grew up thinking that I didn't like sweet potatoes. When I discovered that I could eat a plain sweet potato with butter, I quickly learned that I actually liked the things. Why add sugar to something that is already sweet?
I know that many do like the sweetened concoction, however. I do always try whatever dish I come across that has sweet potatoes in it. Consider the options:
Sweet potato casserole (My sister-in-law makes one of these with pecans that is really good!)
Sweet potato fries (Just cut them up and put them in the oven, with or without skins.)
Baked sweet potatoes or mashed sweet potatoes (These are my choice as not too much is added to change the original flavor!)
Bread, Rolls
If you're making stuffing or dressing, you may not even want to also serve bread. However, there's nothing wrong with having both stuffing and bread, just as there is nothing wrong with serving both stuffing and mashed potatoes.
You can certainly buy some of those tasty little brown and serve rolls from the grocery store. If you really want to impress, though, try your hand at some homemade dinner rolls. Freshly made bread with butter is a complement to any meal.
Vegetarian Options for Thanksgiving
If you'd like some vegetarian options, there are some great ones out there. What about a vegetable lasagna or a cashew carrot chili? That certainly sounds intriguing! A vegetable nut loaf or sweet potato pumpkin soup sure sounds heavenly, too. Try these great vegetarian recipes whether you're a vegetarian or just want some great meatless recipes!
Turkey Recipes for Anytime
Pumpkin Dishes and other Desserts
Dessert is an integral part of any Thanksgiving meal. Pumpkin is always a great choice. You can of course make the traditional pumpkin pie, but there are other creative pumpkin options that you can try.
How about pumpkin soup and cream cheese brownies? Don't these sound just heavenly? I would certainly give thanks for those delightful creations. You could also whip up some chocolate chip pumpkin muffins for dessert or even for an easy breakfast with coffee or milk.
Another muffin idea are apple pumpkin muffins. Try a couple of these recipes, and have more than one dessert from which guests can choose.
Thanksgiving Poll
What is Your Favorite Thanksgiving Dish?
Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce, although a traditional side to a Thanksgiving meal, isn't popular with everyone. I wonder if the ones who don't like it, though, have tried homemade cranberry sauce. I grew up thinking that cranberry sauce came in a can, a jellied mold that had to be sliced (usually my job!). I liked, though, what the sweet, tangy flavor added to the meal. I especially liked how cranberry sauce tasted with dressing.
I fell in love with homemade cranberry sauce several years ago when I tried it at someone else's home on Thanksgiving. It's easy enough to make, too. Just buy a bag of whole cranberries and follow the instructions on the back. Voila! Homemade cranberry sauce is much better than the canned version. You owe it to yourself to try it if you haven't.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Enjoy selecting your side dishes for your Thanksgiving meal. There are many options from which to choose. Whatever you decide, have some fun in creating some delectable dishes!
If you're hosting, you might want to try this very helpful 7 day holiday food planning guide to get focused. It should certainly help you get ready for your holiday guests!
O yes...these are sides that we can find on our table many times throughout the year. For Sunday dinner when I was a little one, we had mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and rolls every time and we looked forward to it with excitement.
Most of the ones you shared will be on our table + a new addition---brussel sprouts with scalions and onions. Yum.
Have a lovely Thanksgiving Angels are on the way to you this morning ps
Never read a hub like this on an empty stomach :)
What appetizing side dishes. And I simply love turkey gravy made straight from the drippings.
Guess who's making the turkey this year? Lisa Lynn! I Can smell that bird in the oven now.
Happy Thanksgiving Victoria dear. - Audrey
Coming from a large family, we had all of these things on Thanksgiving, and mostly from our own garden or farm. Instead of turkey we had our own homegrown chickens. Our own homegrown potatoes, peas & carrots, and pumpkins for the pie.
We had cranberry relish instead of cranberry sauce. Everything you have listed here is so yummy. Yes, and stuffing AND mashed potatoes/gravy are a must! :)
Thank you for this sweet review of turkey dinner! I also must have mashed potatoes and stuffing with turkey. I love homemade cranberry sauce and I make a sweet potato casserole with pecan topping. Yum! Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Thanks so much! Now my mind is racing with the possibilities. : )
I like all the side orders you mentioned here. The stuffing is the best part of the turkey. The sweet cranberries are delicious as well as the pumpkin pie. Happy Thanksgiving Day..
I rather enjoy baking my corn on the cob. It is simple, I can make a bunch at a time, and it makes shucking super easy. All the silks just fall off.
You should try it... 30 - 40 min in the oven at 350. Keep them sealed in their husks until they are baked. No water or anything else. Nice and crisp. :)
Vee...Now I'm starving. All your sides are what I like...plus more. I would rather eat all the sides and no turkey, to be honest with you! I LOVE stuffing, squash, mashed potatoes & gravy....cranberry sauce......OMG....I'm so hungry...I need to get out of here!
I just posted the 7 day plan hub, and it has the link to your nice hub now. I don't normally add any links, but I am so you can find it easily. http://hub.me/aesAj
You have listed all of my favorites here, Victoria. I am looking forward to the turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Just around the corner and we're there! Lovely hub post!
You have touched on all my family's favorites. Great Hub, have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Great recipe ideas. Cranberry sauce is awesome, thanks for sharing.
Great hub! You gave me some great ideas for a few new things to try. The family always has hubby smoke a brisket and a ham. I make the dressing,(from scratch with sage), and 2 of my Blueberry Banana Ice Box pies. One of my sister-in-laws will bring a fried turkey,(remember we are in Okla.) and other family members will fill in with mashed potatoes, green beans, pies, etc. I always took a can of cranberry sauce as no one brought any one year and I was very sad! I may have to try to make it from scratch this year. Love your hub! Voting up interesting and useful. :)
So glad I read this...almost forgot to put cranberry sauce on the holiday menu! Phew. Close call. Voted up and useful.
Great Hub my little Lynn sister! I love making TG dinner. It's so relaxing for me and plus I'm a picker..hahaha I'm also a traditionalist when it comes to the holidays.. so the turkey with all the trimmings are made. I can thank my mom and grandmas for training me! ok.. NOW I'm hungry!
Love ya and your hub! You are simply MAHVELOUS! Thumbs up!
Mmmmm. Your hub has my mouth watering. Instead of green bean casserole, I usually make fresh collard greens. I don't really like fixing them except during the Holidays, they take so much time. I'm still searching for the quintessential sweet potato dish. Now that I think about it, my Mom never found one that she liked a lot, either. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
I never tried making my own cranberry sauce and think it might be a good adventure for me this Thanksgiving. We like to add a little orange juice, orange zest and pecans. M-m-m-m can't wait for the big turkey day. I feel tryptophan coming on already!
This hub is dripping with delicious. I can't wait to try these. NOM NOM NOM. I'll take some of the sweet potato casserole, the pumpkin goodies, the breads, the cranberry sauce, the green bean casserole. No, wait. I'll just eat this hub. ;)
Thanks, Victoria. It is sad to be alone for Thanksgiving or any holiday for enjoying friends and family. BTDT - fortunately, not many times but enough to be VERY thankful for great friends and family with whom to enjoy it! Hugs and I'm sure yours will be delightful & delicious!
Good job!!! This is really great.
Fairport is a suburb of Rochester, NY. I am located just south of it and near Lake Ontario. If you look at a map of NY State from Left to right...
Buffalo and Niagra Falls will be on the map on the left...
An hour to the right is Rochester/Fairport..
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:)))))))))))))))) Happy Hubgiving!!!
Happy Thanksgiving to you! ps...imagine if everyone at HP had TG dinner together!
Very tasty looking dishes. I am going to try one this sunday. voted up.
You know, I am starving now!!! Thanks for describing such a mouth watering feast! Great job!!!
Yum! I am so ready for Thanksgiving! :)
The sweet potato casserole looks deeeelish!!
Voted up and shared.
Wow you certainly know how to present an article and also so very interesting as always of course. Here's to another for my recipe book.Enjoy your day.
You did a great job covering the basics here! There are so many classic choices for Thanksgiving.
So many recipes to choose from - not sure which one I'll try first!
Yesss! Thanksgiving is the one time my mouth waters for traditional dishes, nothing too fancy. I would add to hour excellent suggestions turnips and Brussels sprouts.
Lots of good ideas here. Going to friends and am making green beans ..healthy style. The traditions are always good such as stuffing, potatoes etc. Thanks for sharing all these ideas.
Oooh, now I can't wait...all that good food. My daughter makes cranberry sauce, my daughter-in-law fancy yams and my specialty (among others) is the stuffing. I think I may write a hub about my stuffing after reading this great hub!
Voted up, useful, and interesting.
Yes, happy Thanksgiving to you too, and thanks for this encouragement to go ahead and make the homemade cranberry sauce. I think we might enjoy that, whereas I only buy it if others at the table will want it since we do not like it--canned that is.
Happy Thanksgiving to you also!
wonderful hub for the holiday. I am working on a hub that covers a 7 day plan leading up to the holidays, I would like to add a link to your hub. It would benefit the food planning section. Thank you for sharing, hub well done.
Yep, Victoria. Eating it our does save on the mess, big time! And even saves on all the leftover meals afterwards!
I've gone 'out' for Thanksgiving several times with my stepson and his wife. But last year and again this year I'm going with some friends, - an older couple, (yes, even older than I!). This time their daughter will join us to help with him. He's quite feeble and doesn't get to do many outings now, so it's a special treat for him to 'go out' and for her to have company to join them for the occasion. So there's a lot of spirit of thanksgiving in it.
It's been kind of funny, though. My stepson invited me each time, but too late, after I'd already accepted the other invitation! I couldn't presume that he would, so I was pleased to accept the invitation by my friends! Made me feel so popular! ;-)
I just gained ten pounds and won't be able to eat Thanksgiving dinner unless I lose it in the next week. Thanks VL! : ) Just one question: What time's lunch? Great job!
Wonderful Hub here. I gave you a link back to here from my Hub you mentioned above. It's in the comment section. Great information here too. And very well done.
The best dishes for Thanksgiving... paper plates. :)) Sorry. Your idea are so good, their family members were part of my Thanksgiving. Thank you
Hi Vicky! Thanks for adding a link to my sweet potato fries recipe! I love this hub. You've given me some new ideas for this year! Voted up and shared! Kelley
Candied yams and cranberry sauce, my favorites. I might consider your sweet potato fries this year, if the family allows it, which is doubtful. It's a yummy recipe!
I can't stand sweet potatoes or cranberry sauce, but I could eat my weight in rolls and mashed potatoes with gravy....just sayin!
I'm just glad this hub wasn't about bras. I am very thankful. :)
Good job Vicki!
Always make my own cranberry sauce as it's so easy to make. Even though we've already had our Thanksgiving here I think I'll be making another Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate your Thanksgiving because I love turkey and all the trimmings.
Happy Thanksgiving Vicki!
Nice. My mother made our cranberry sauce from scratch. So yummy! But I like the canned kind too.
For the last several years, I've gone out to a restaurant with family or friends for Thanksgiving. We had been gathering at one relative's house in Austin for the 'real thing' but she wearied of the duty, it seems.
It's been many years since I cooked the holiday meal. My eating nowadays is very simple and the thought of all that food is unnerving!
Hi Vicki,
I have a frozen turkey and will probably get more while they are on sale during this time of the year. We may not have the traditional dinner on Thanksgiving such as you outlined in this hub but will have a good dinner none-the-less. My favorite kind of dressing starts out with Pepperidge Farms dried stuffing and then I add cooked wild rice, onions, celery and other things to it. Yummy! Also good with pork and chicken meals. I may have to break down and make a pumpkin pie sometime soon. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Voted up.


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Goodbye 2006 – Hello 2007
Its a little over 6 hours until the beginning of the new year. I love December 31st because it is a milestone of the hope of a new year with new adventures awaiting. This year I love December 31st even more. I'm ready for 2006 to roll on by.
Don't get me wrong. I have a long grateful list of blessings of the wonderful things God has done. Good stuff. Happy stuff. Terrific stuff.
But at the same time, 2006 has had its challenges that I'd rather put behind me as I reach forward to the goal ahead.
What do I want for 2007?
I want to learn more about the mercies of God and how His grace reached through time and space to an undeserving young woman, providing unconditional love, unconditional forgiveness.
I want to learn how I can extend that same grace (or a human version of it) to others in a more significant way. I was forgiven much, therefore I can forgive others. I was loved much so I can love others.
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." Col 3:12-14


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Learn about the Boys & Girls Club at open house
An open house highlighting programs at the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley is set for Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 4-7 p.m.
The public and interested parents are invited to attend.
During the expo the club will showcase their programs, including the before- and after-school sessions as well as the new preschool program.
Preschool program
"We are extremely excited about our new pre-K 3 and 4 program at the Boys & Girls Club," said Shay Roscoe in an email with the Herald. "There is increasing evidence that children gain a lot from attending pre-school programs."
Roscoe said preschool members have opportunities to learn each day, with the chance to develop fine and gross motor skills, participate in dramatic play and arts, be constructively engaged with other children and adult staff, and develop math, literacy, and critical-thinking skills, including letters and numbers.
"The program is open to all 3-5 year olds who are not enrolled in school," Roscoe said. "Children may attend full or half days; the program will run from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Nutritious snacks and lunch will be provided. This program will open early to accommodate delayed openings."
Programs highlighted
Parents will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of the Boys & Girls Club staff, take a tour and see what's offered daily.
Programs to be showcased include: art, Elizabeth Shelton program, Keystone Club, music, Perry Hill program, Project Learn: Homework Help, SMART Moves, sports leagues and more.
The club is located at 1 Postive Place. More information can be found at www.BGC-LNV.org/SheltonClubhouse.


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NEW YORK, NY – 18 Apr, 2017 –
"A wonderful, enchanting, toe-curling love story of two opposites attracting and falling hard! I adored this couple and their slow-burn romance." — #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely
"Walk of Shame is my favorite read of 2017 so far! The sexy banter and sparks that flew between Andrew and Georgie made this so much fun, I couldn't help fall in love with the two of them." — New York Times bestselling author A. L. Jackson
Sparks fly between a misunderstood New York socialite and a cynical divorce lawyer in this lively standalone rom-com from the USA Today bestselling author of Blurred Lines and Love Story.
Pampered heiress Georgianna Watkins has a party-girl image to maintain, but all the shopping and clubbing is starting to feel a little bit hollow—and a whole lot lonely. Though Georgie would never admit it, the highlights of her week are the mornings when she comes home at the same time as her uptight, workaholic neighbor is leaving to hit the gym and put in a long day at the office. Teasing him is the most fun Georgie's had in years—and the fuel for all her naughtiest daydreams.
Celebrity divorce attorney Andrew Mulroney doesn't have much time for women, especially spoiled tabloid princesses who spend more time on Page Six than at an actual job. Although Georgie's drop-dead gorgeous, she's also everything Andrew resents: the type of girl who inherited her penthouse instead of earning it. But after Andrew caps one of their predawn sparring sessions with a surprise kiss—a kiss that's caught on camera—all of Manhattan is gossiping about whether they're a real couple. And nobody's more surprised than Andrew to find that the answer just might be yes.
Lauren Layne is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance novels. Prior to becoming a writer, she worked in e-commerce and Web marketing. In 2011 Lauren and her husband moved from Seattle to New York City, where she decided to pursue a full-time writing career. It took six months to get her first book deal (despite Lauren's ardent assurances to her husband that it would take only three). Since then, she's gone on to publish ten books, including those in the bestselling Sex, Love & Stiletto series, with more stories always in the works. Lauren currently lives in Chicago with her husband and their spoiled Pomeranian. When she's not writing, you'll find her at happy hour, running at a doggedly slow pace, or trying to straighten her naturally curly hair.
Ballantine Group; Loveswept | On Sale: April 18th, 2017 | ISBN: 9780399182082 | 203 Pages | Price: $4.99
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I'm not sure which we get more excited for~Easter candy~eating or decorating with it!
How could we resist to play with Lifesaver's Easter Jelly Beans again,
this time we made a Jelly Bean Tree!
We were so happy with the fun colors that we knew we needed something
a little bit bigger to display them on.....
Every Spring we end of doing a lot of pruning in both our yards, but in mine I have the most beautiful Apple tree branches that were perfect for this project.
After stabilizing your branches into a vase or pot of your choice
all you have do is get out your glue gun and start gluing those little guys on.
Try to refrain from eating them up as you go!
My daughter was very unhappy that there weren't enough pink ones for her to
gobble up....I'm thinking there are some missing on my tree.....
You're going to end up with a ton of glue strings.
Don't you just hate those suckers!
Best tip I learned this year was from Craft Wars~
they recommended using a hot hair dryer to melt them into oblivion.
Ya know what?
It totally works~AWESOME!
We had to make another one just to show the difference in pots.
I'm down at the farm feed store all the time getting stuff for my ducks
and this metal pail seemed to be a perfect fit.
Stay tuned this week for our Easter themed Wood You Like To Craft!
There's guaranteed to be some fun stuff!
Happy Sunday Friends!


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A deal for the release of a former German politician and his family have fallen through after officials of the tribe that kidnapped them in Yemen backed out of the agreement.
The hostages were being driven to the negotiating site in the Rafadh district of Shabwa province in eastern Yemen, where the abduction occurred, when the deal fell apart, according to Nasser Ba'oum, the provincial deputy governor, early on Saturday.
There was no information on when negotiations might resume or where the hostages had been taken to spend the night.
The agreement had called for Yemeni negotiators to exchange themselves, according to Shaikh Awadh Bin al-Wazir, a member of parliament and a member of the negotiating team. After the deal fell through, he could not be reached for comment.
Al-Wazir had said the exchange was expected on Friday night.
Awaiting trial
The tribesmen, who abducted Juergen Chrobog, his wife and their three children as they toured the mountains of eastern Yemen on Wednesday, demanded the release of five members of their al-Abdullah bin Dahha clan who are in jail awaiting trial for the alleged murder of two members of a rival tribe in October.
Baoum said the tribal leaders were now also calling for the arrest of members of a rival clan.
Chrobog, 65, served as deputy foreign minister in Gerhard Schroeder's government, which left office in November. He had been German ambassador in Washington.


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BFI: Woman with a Movie Camera monthly screening series
Thursday 18 May 2017: 18:10
NFT 3 Tickets
The German Sisters (Die Bleierne Zeit)
Dir. Margarette von Trotta, West Germany, 1981, 106mins, 35mm presentation
Sisters are resisters, as Margarethe von Trotta puts revolutionary women at the heart of New German Cinema. Armed revolutionary Marianne (based on the Red Army Faction's leader Gudrun Ensslin) argues the cause with her sister Juliane, a feminist activist and journalist.
After the screening, join Club des Femmes' Sophie Mayer to talk about feminist strategies of resistance with cultural theorist Annie Ring, artist filmmaker Sarah Wood and poet Sarah Crewe .


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Tyler Mitchell Shoots Loewe FW19 In Toledo
Tyler Mitchell Shoots Loewe FW19 In Toledo
Loewe has enlisted the talents of photographer Tyler Mitchell, (of Beyoncé-US-Vogue fame), for a new limited-edition menswear publication. Styled by Benjamin Bruno and shot in the Spanish city of Toledo, the photo book features the brand's menswear collection for fall-winter 2019.
The effacious debut show was presented at the UNESCO Paris headquarters in January, and fittingly, the city of Toledo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986. Known as the 'City of Three Cultures', Toledo has a rich and diverse identity, rooted in the cohabitation of Christians, Muslims and Jews throughout its history.
The rocky cityscape of Piedra del Rey Moro and the Museo de Santa Cruz serve as delightful juxtaposition against colourful clothing and otherworldly inflatable objects, providing a fantastical setting for the leatherbound Loewe soldiers.
Visit loewe.com
Join us on Vero, as we get under the skin of global cultural happenings. Follow Clash Magazine as we skip merrily between clubs, concerts, interviews and photo shoots. Get backstage sneak peeks and a true view into our world as the fun and games unfold.


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The music industry has been stuck in a rut for nearly a decade. But every once in a while, it still manages to produce one of those unstoppable hit albums that give everyone that good old feeling.
This year's model is Adele's 21, which not only sold more copies than any other album in the U.S. in 2011 (more than 5.6 million to date), but which has also moved the most units of any artist since 2004. According to a Reuters report, those gaudy figures (which top 15 million worldwide) make the British songbird the first artist to cross the 5 million mark in one year since Usher did it with his fourth studio album, Confessions, which sold 7.9 million units more than seven years ago.
And to think she did it by releasing just two mega singles, "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You," and barely touring North America due to recurring vocal issues.
There have been other big hits along the way to Adele's mark, including Eminem selling more than 3.4 million copies of his comeback Recovery album last year and Taylor Swift taking the honors in 2009 with Fearless, which sold 3.2 million copies. But none have come as close to Usher's mark in the interim.
There doesn't seem to be any chance Adele will be surpassed by the end of the year: The closest contenders are Lady Gaga's Born This Way (2.08 million) and Michael Bublé's Christmas (2.4 million). The other good news is that overall music sales are expected to be up slightly (3 percent) by the end of this year, marking the first time that's happened since 2004.


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The Killing Fields: When Wind Energy is Black and NOT Green Energy!January 15, 2014 at 3:59 PM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Animal Redemption & Environment, Arrogant Energy, Be an Advocate for our Animals, Be An Earth Keeper, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Think, Wind Turbines That Kill Birds, Wind Turbines that Kill Endangered Birds | Leave a comment
Open-blade wind turbines are built, deliberately, right in the pathways of the millions of migrating birds. The sad fact that these birds are the casualties of a foolish 'Gold Rush' to irresponsibly pretend to go 'green' with killing blades that spin in the pathways of these much-needed Wild Birds….
Isn't saving our Wildlife and our Environment [thus, our own lives and futures] the whole point of 'going green' in the first place?
The above photo is a rare migrating bird dead after wind-turbine blade collision, which was witnessed by a group of Bird Watchers.
A Bald Eagle killed by a wind turbine. Is this acceptable?
Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Owls, Bats, Song Birds, Falcons and many rare and Endangered Birds are being killed by open-blade turbines.
When you buy a fan for your home, the blades are covered by a grate, as the home fan photo depicts below:
The fact that the older-style spinning blade turbines [that can span as wide as a football field] are irresponsibly installed across open lands across the USA is a despicable act of arbitrary Wildlife warfare.
Please visit the excellent website http://www.wind-watch.org to learn more about the realities of the carnage that wind turbines are creating with the Federal Government ignoring this violation of Wildlife Protection Laws.
In fact, there is a ONE BILLION DOLLAR corporate welfare give-away to all wind farms and companies that are arbitrarily cropping up in order to take ahold of this taxpayer windfall. But who is really gaining anything from this pathetic, uneducated decision to run in the wrong direction with a blindfold on?
What can we do? Support responsible and truly green companies like the "FloDesign Wind Turbine" company along with other more innovative and eco-responsible organizations like "Sky Sails" and "Humdinger Wind Energy" companies. Check out the "Wind-It" concept on http://www.elioth.com and how wind energy can be non-threatening to wildlife when designed properly and integrated [ingeniously] into existing power transport towers that are already in place. The wind production hardware itself has no spinning blades that kill.
Finally, let your local and state elected officials get an email from you regarding YOUR KNOWLEDGE about the unacceptable and brutal killing of our beloved migrating Birds from the open-blade, propeller turbines.
Check out the video on http://www.cfact.org to fully understand the magnitude of this issue.
Where Are We Headed?December 7, 2013 at 12:27 PM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Animals Feel, Be an Advocate for our Animals, Be An Earth Keeper, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Canada For Dirty Energy, Canada Kills Polar Bears, Eco Warriors, Eco-system TODAY, Industrial Revolution, Killing Our Planet For Oil, Life is Meant To Be Lived Naturally, Life's Purpose, Save our Animals From Cruelty NOW, Think | Leave a comment
I always knew that this day would come. But I was not certain it could happen in my lifetime.
Our Wildlife's desperate need for immediate action on the part of all humans has been obvious to many who pay attention to the Environmental Destruction that has happened in just the last one hundred years. The Industrial Age has created more carcinogens, toxins, deforestation, pollution, and animal killing than any other time in the thousands of years of history that we can account for on this planet.
YOUR health and wellbeing are directly correlated to how healthy our Eco-system is.
Recently, the unthinkably erratic and irrational Canadian Government has bragged about stepping up its quota for more killing of the already endangered Polar Bear…. What?
Who in their right mind, after witnessing so many photos and documentaries outlining the imperiled Polar Bear that cannot swim between the melted ice Glaciers… and while so many drown and even starve to death from lack of food… would continue with such blind disregard for both Wildlife and Quality of Life for all living beings?
ALL of the destruction of our last remaining wild, open spaces are due to the recklessness of man-made horrors….. and then one more pathetic Government entity, who gobbles tax dollars like a Gremlin, announces that it's "okay" to continue with the wayward destruction by encouraging more carnage and hideous killing?
Where are we headed?
Pollinating Bees: All Life & Food On Earth Needs These Incredible Insects!October 13, 2013 at 10:29 AM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Bees, Best Practices in Business, Community Supported Agriculture, Conscious Lifestyles, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Consumer Choices, Pesticides are Killing Our Honey Bees!, Pesticides on Conventional Fruits and Vegetables, Think | 2 Comments
Spraying of chemical fertilizers on lawns, in gardens, and on commercial/big-agribusiness crops are killing our most incredible Life Givers on this planet.
You cannot have fruits or vegetables without the pollinating Bees.
Another contributor to the alarming drop in Honey Bee colonies in the USA is the Genetically Modified Organisms [Frankenstein crops] that are grown by large Agribusinesses with American Tax Dollars, to boot!
This is a very serious mistake that our seemingly blinded EPA and Elected State and Federal Government Politicians are making by refusing to take swift action on the culprits of the killing….. and YOU, the innocent Human, are paying for it and will certainly pay for it when there is no food to eat.
The Bayer pharmaceutical company makes a commercially used Pesticide, "Clothianidin" and "imidacloprid" [both are known carcinogenic pesticides called "Neonicotinoids"] that has been directly posed as one the major causes for this steep mass-killing of our most important insects!
These pesticides disrupt/kill the central nervous system of pollinating Bees and they are also spread through the vascular tissues of plants! Thus, when YOU eat a plant that has been sprayed with chemical pesticides…. you CANNOT just wash off the exterior of a pesticide-laden fruit or vegetable and think that you are safe from this insidious poison!
Why is the USA Government placing PROFITS over SAFETY for the Environment, People, our Food Pollinators, and all life on this Earth? Whom are they really protecting? Is money and bribery worth all of the destruction that a small group of Pesticides are causing our health? What about our future?
Please check out a wonderful website that has great information on this topic: http://www.foodfirst.org
My conversation on my radio show on Saturday, October 12, 2013, with Bee Keeper, Author, and Honey Bee Activist Marina Marchese was both fun and informative. Listen to the show in the Archives section of this blog!
Check out Marina's web site http://www.redbee.com
Be a Backyard Beekeeper! Contact your local Backyard Beekeepers Association, http://www.backyardbeekeepers.com and find out what you can do to be a voice for these amazing insects!
Also, DO NOT ever call a Pesticide company to 'remove' any bee colony that may have set up in your home or garden….They will simply spray them with toxic pesticides to kill them and leave YOU with the carcinogenic, DNA disrupting pesticide residue in your Garden/Yard/Office/Home!! And remember Pesticides accumulate in your body and are persistent.
Instead, contact the US Bee Removal Hotline at 888.228.1644 or visit their website http://www.brsr.org…. They safely and humanely remove and RELOCATE the bee hive so that the all-important Honey Bee colonies can continue to live and thrive.
Marina Marchese also pointed out that when homeowners are duped into spraying their homes with Pesticides and even chemical fertilizers for their lawns, they are greatly contributing to the killing of our Bees, who forage for several miles from their Hives.
Use ORGANIC fertilizers [Composting is great for this]. Marina says that Chicken manure is also a wonderful fertilizer. There are MANY Natural/Organic fertilizing companies that have recently sprung up all over the place… make it a point to find one in your local area and support such sustainable companies!
STOP the Pesticides around your home!
This photo was taken by me when a neighbor down the street [who lives on Wetlands, by the way] sprayed their yard last Spring.
As Marina Marchese stated in my show, this just is beyond ignorant and totally out-of-touch with the realities of how dangerous and totally destructive these pesticides are to Bees, Pets, Waterways, and PEOPLE!
Natural pesticides are Diatomaceous Earth, Peppermint Essential Oils and other Essential Oils like Citronella and even Lemon, Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Pine, etc. You can spray this in a large spray machine mixed with water and with a small amount of mild Castile soap around your property. Additionally, there are non-toxic/organic companies that are creating businesses for online ordering as well as servicing homeowners and businesses.
There are so many safe and effective alternatives to pesticide spraying that it is truly heartbreaking to see the Consumer get duped into paying for their own families and gardens to be poisoned.
The time is now to save our Bees, and thus, ourselves.
Keep your lawn, garden, and flowers pesticide-free and Organic. Help the Bees with your Consumer & Lifestyle choices.
Mind, Body, Spirit and FoodSeptember 16, 2013 at 5:19 AM | Posted in A Conscious Life, A Plant Based Diet, Abundance in the Natural World, Affordable Sustainable Food is Your Right, Alkaline Food Heals, Be A Natural Beauty, Be An Earth Keeper, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Buy Organic Or Grow Your Own, Celebrity Eco-consciousness, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Consumer Choices, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Environment, Genetically Modified Organisms, God-given Birthright, Healthy, Honorable Nutrition for Kids, Juicing: Key to Life, Kindness to Animals, Life is Meant To Be Lived Naturally, Life's Purpose, Local Farms, Natural Beauty and Healing Lifestyles, Natural Health, Natural Hormone Balance, Natural Sexy Health and Beauty, Naturally., Serenity Spaces with Dorit | 7 Comments
It's easy to get confused.
Understanding how your food quality, and food choices directly affects your mind, body, spirit and entire existence on this earth [including how smart you are] is a confusing mine field of bad advice everywhere….
Except when you've got the 100% Truth, and you know it! My Guest on the weekend of September 15th, 2013 was Dorit of http://www.serenityspaces.org and http://www.greenlifestyles.org.
This is my second interview with Dorit, and we always seem to have a blast together and show ends way too quickly.
For me, it has taken more than a few years to truly get the right information and learn how to decipher the wrong information immediately when you see it or hear it. There are well meaning "Natural" practitioners and even Nutrition advisors who are totally wrong in their advice to innocent people [and animals, too.]
I have been in go-nowhere discussions with these very kinds of misguided people many times. It is always pathetic and even horrifying to see them barreling down the wrong road, filled with life-costing mistakes and acid-inducing health issues.
ALL animal begotten products are ACID. ALL. This includes cheese, butter, milk, and by-products from ALL animals. Of course, eating ALL meat products creates ACID in your body. ACID = Disease. Period. No further discussion should be needed.
Meat products are for true Carnivores, like Cats. Look at their teeth! They are like little mountain peaks all the way through their mouth!
But when you come across ignorant people who don't want to veer away from what their parents ate [somehow a strange band of loyalty] or their man-made Religious dogmas [never a good place to get advice of any kind…. READ THE BIBLE/TORAH for yourself!] or even people who "heard" or "read" from somewhere that eating animal products is necessary…. it becomes a time for serious education and re-inforcing the TRUTH about how to obtain health, wellness, and total purity in your Spirit, outlook, and Life.
Dorit is a Raw Food Chef. Her breadth of knowledge and work with many Notable people is remarkable. Her encouragement in my own life with making my own Nut Milks for my "milk" needs has totally changed my tastebuds for the better!
I LOVE my Cashew nut milk [so easy, and creamy] and I love my Brazil nut, Sunflower nut and even Macadamia nut and Hazel nut milks. I find it easier to get Organic Cashews and Sunflowers in my area, so I just use these with great pleasure! I don't bother straining these when I whirl them in the morning [after draining the spring water they soaked in the night before] in my VitaMix with boiling hot spring water, and a dash of Organic Vanilla Extract.
I can tell you from first hand, there is NO animal milk that can compare to the taste, satisfaction, and high-powered protein and vitamins that are in this one easy nut milk I make within 5 minutes every morning! Yum!
Take control of your life by understanding the FOOD you are putting into your body! It's fun, easy, and once you start the first step on the journey to a plant-based lifestyle, you won't look at eating meat/dairy or processed food the same ever again!
Dorit also explained the dangers of drinking processed juices you buy in the grocery store. They are filled with stabilizers, SUGAR, pesticides, and have no nutritional value since they have been processed at HIGH HEAT to
Pasteurize them.
Remember, Louis Pasteur admitted to being a total Fraud on his death bed! He admitted that the body's Terrain [immune system] must be protected and built up rather than focusing on killing Germs.
Soda Pop. Dorit and I had a very long discussion about the terrible consequences of drinking ALL Soda, including [and especially] the "Diet" Soda.
Aspartame is a deadly poison. It was created to be an ANT poison! Want to get rid of Ants? Use diet soda.
The many KNOWN carcinogens in soda are many. But here's a few things: the synthetically induced bubbles are toxic, the phosphoric acid is toxic to all organs in the body, the High Fructose Corn Syrup is GMO [Genetically Modified] and a known source of Diabetes and Obesity, the Caramel food color is a known cancer causing product…. and the list goes on. In fact, manufacturers are not required to list every ingredient on the label due to their lobbying for 'Proprietary Secrets' so they often list some nebulous like "flavor" or even "natural flavors."
Time for a real Change?
I believe that if we all said "NO" to Genetically Modified Organisms, processed food, processed sugar, white bread [notoriously bad], soda pop, all animal products, and pesticide-laden crops [labeled innocuously as "Conventional"], and started on a NEW path to wellness by investing in a juicer, smoothie maker [I love the VitaMix, but another one I love is the Nutribullet and the Tribest personal blender]…. then we COULD CHANGE the trajectory of this world to a place of Honor, Truth, Happiness, Harmony.
Why? For starters, we would be putting out of business the very conglomerates that seek to imprison the Consumer/Taxpayer into buying cheap, processed food that causes Illness AND Mental Illness, to boot. These foods are cheap because the lobby for these conglomerates in Washington has made it so that YOU, the Taxpayer, are subsidizing the growing and manufacturing of these toxic products! This is what is referred to as "Corporate Welfare" at it's worst.
Secondly, if your body and mind and spirit are nourished and at peace then we would not have the increased violence, harassment, derangement, abuse that we see so prevalently today. How many of us have become nearly immune to the horrible stories we see and hear about on the News?
We can start with our Food, Food Sources, Food Wisdom, and daily practices.
As the Father of all Medicine has stated many, many Generations before us:
"Let Food Be Thy Medicine." — Hippocrates.
Restore Your Life.July 20, 2013 at 5:41 AM | Posted in Animal Redemption & Environment, Animal Testing Hurts Animals and People, Animals Tortured in Vivisection, Arrogant Energy, Be A Natural Beauty, Be a voice for natural healing techniques and cosmetics, Be an Advocate for our Animals, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Be careful of all pharmaceutical drugs, Beware of the Sociopath, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Station Broadcasts, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Eco Warriors, Fire Your Doctor, Fluoride, Fluoride Kills, Free Life, Fresh Food, God-given Birthright, Government held accountable, Health, Industrial Revolution, Insecticides, Kindness to Animals, Natural Healing, Natural Healing and Lifestyles, Natural Healing Techniques NOW, Organic Health, Stop Genocide, The New Police State, Toxic Water, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
My conversations over the past weeks have been so fascinating with my various Guests on Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show.
When I interviewed Dorit of "Green Lifestyles" in the July 6th show, http://http://greenlifestyles.org the connection between the suffering of animals and the destruction of our wilderness AND our own personal HAPPINESS & Wellness quotients is profound.
Why we are not taught this in basic Religion classes or even Ethics and Health classes is truly the missing keystone to resolving much of the unrest and dysfunction in this world.
Then you add to this paradigm of misinformation & corrupted dogmas the added burden of toxicity on the physical level… and you have the world of strife, sickness/chronic dis-ease, war, and apathy that we see today.
Dr. David Kennedy is one smart Researcher and Dentist. He has made 27 Documentaries to educate the public on the physical and psychological harm that both Fluoride and Mercury do to the human body, and to all life on Earth. Check him out on YOU TUBE. Just type in Dr. David Kennedy and you will get to his many Documentaries, including the most recent one titled "Fluoridegate." Watch it and pass on the information!
It's not easy to take all of this in, especially if this is the first you have heard of any of this. But it is imperative that you mull this information over one piece at a time and then get angry enough to take action personally with your lifestyle choices and in your community.
We cannot sit back like apathetic Wimps and let a rogue, overgrown, dictator-style Government poison our lives for another day, year, decade.
The after effects of the chemical air spraying make all of us feel like we are in a Haze, and we are tired a lot… this is all by design. The after effects of Fluoride [poured into the water of Nazi prisoners] make us passive, with lowered IQ and intoxicated Livers and Kidneys to boot.
None of this if fair. You are trying to work, earn a living, support a family, find meaning to your life, and be a good citizen.
But somewhere along the line, somewhere in time, the bad guys took over decision making— everything from Medical School curriculum, our public schools curriculum, public policy, foreign policy, energy dependance, the way houses are constructed in the USA [total crap], and the very food we eat, to the information that is fed to us via the media… it was all taken over through the past generations while the good and honest people were actually working for a living and unknowingly allowing this mind/body/education/lifestyle control to take place.
Where were the Religious Churches and Synagogues to preach to their Flocks to WAKE UP and to be stewards for the Earth? It appears, from my research, that many organized religions were in collusion to control "the masses" and did nothing to point their followers to the Truth [which is clearly spelled out in both the Torah and the Bible]. YOUR BODY IS A TEMPLE. God's Garden has ALL of the healing and wellness that both sustains and flourishes all life.
Why have these religious outfits remained silent on the very terrorism that has been very deliberate and planned and organized?
Vaccines= Terrorism
Genetically Modified Food= Terrorism
Chemical Air Spray Programs "Chem Trails"= Terrorism
Toxic Home Building Products= Terrorism
Toxic Chemicals in Beds/Sofas/Baby Clothes/Body Care/Makeup/Hair Care= Terrorism
Toxic Dentistry= Terrorsim
Heavy Metals= Terrorism
Fluoridation= Terrorism
Indoctrination= Terrorism
Warmongering= Terrorism
Mind Manipulation= Terrorism
Animal Testing ["Vivisection"]= Terrorism
Oil and Gas Drilling/Spilling/Poisoning= Terrorism
Religious Dogmas that have nothing to do with God= Terrorism
Deforestation= Terrorism
Induced Apathy= Terrorism
Taxation without Representation= Terrorism
Wild Horse "Round Ups" with Tax Dollars= Terrorism
Hunting/Steel-leghold Trapping/Killing= Terrorism
Lying to the Consumer/Public Policy Manipulation= Terrorism
Killing Animals [including Euthanizing animals unnecessarily in Shelters]= Terrorism
Prejudice/Shunning/Taught Ignorance= Terrorism
Racism/Sexism= Terrorism
Water politics= Terrorism
I believe that we have been Terrorized for a very long time in some heinous and insidious ways. We have even been "indoctrinated" by powerful forces that put themselves in positions of Authority… Religious Leaders, Politicians, Educators, even parents.
We have a very short amount of time in the history of this world to put on the brakes and re-direct the Trajectory of our entire Society. I believe the time is now. It is the NOW Generation that has to make this happen or there is no future for any life.
Horse Slaughter Reality: Total HorrorJuly 10, 2013 at 3:16 PM | Posted in A Conscious Life, A Face For The Horrors of Domestic Horses Betrayed, Animal Companions, Animal Redemption & Environment, Animals Feel, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Environment, Save Our Wild Horses from "Round Ups", Save our Wildlife, Save U.S. Wild Mustangs and Burros, Save Wildlife, Say Something, Scribbles the Horse Rescued From Slaughter by Omega Horse Rescue, Self Respect Reflects In Respect For Our Wildlife, Take Action For Animals, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Photos You Need To See For Taking Action Right Now.
I don't understand why the Obama Administration has allowed the Horse Slaughter ban to "Expire" and not bother to do anything for our most innocent and beautiful living beings. Not a word, a peep, or a casual mention of this terrible and bloody killing.
Where is the pro-active legislation to care for our Wildlife, Environment, Domestic Animals and such important social issues? We were given big promises, but there is blood on the hands of all elected individuals who turn their back on protecting our natural world, and of course, our Wild Horses.
Horse Slaughter is a horrendous, horrifying reality and every person reading this blog should, at the very least, email their Congress persons and Senators immediately to stop this abomination.
Only the Will of good people coming together, in FAITH and Conviction, will change the corrupted trajectory of this current world.
Are we, perhaps, without realizing it… the generation who are living within the genuine Dark Ages?
Hormones and You.October 14, 2012 at 4:03 PM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Be A Natural Beauty, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Be careful of all pharmaceutical drugs, Best Practices in Business, Conscious Lifestyles, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Consumer Choices, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Hormone Health, Natural Organic Hair Color, Organic Beds and Furniture, Organic Skincare and Beauty, Uncategorized | 7 Comments
My conversation with Leslie Carol Botha of Holy Hormones! was lively as this discussion about hormones has so many sub-categories that are crucially important in order to grasp the big picture of hormones and how important they are to every aspect of your health and living on this planet.
Leslie told me how your brain is in charge of the hormones and that you must protect this incredible, delicate balance to maintain hormonal health. Zeolitesare one product that Leslie uses daily [and has gotten me using them as well]. Zeolites are a mineral liquid substance that helps to wash out of your body the heavy metals, toxins, and xenon-estrogen mimicker invaders.
Zeolites are incredible because they don't hurt any organ while they cleanse your body of toxins. Remember, you need to also be taking care of your Liver and Kidneys with Milk Thistle and Dandelion to help your body clean itself of the daily onslaught of pollutants.
Men are also vulnerable to hormonal imbalance with the many petrochemicals, toxic pharmaceutical drugs, plastics [xeno-estrogens] and other intoxicant chemicals that bombard their bodies and cause an over-production of Estrogen in their bodies.
Check out Leslie's web site for more information on what she recommends and to listen to her many shows regarding this most important topic www.holyhormones.com
I take Zeolites with Chlorella, Vitamin D [Garden of Life brand, "Raw"], a high quality powdered greens supplement in my morning smoothie, Maca powder [comes in capsules now, too], Wild Yam cream [El Milagro Herbs], I also have Wild Yam in a dropper supplement form, pine pollen and bee pollen, and I clean my Liver and Kidneys with Milk Thistle and Dandelion supplements and herbal teas, and now I am trying an Essential Oil cream to add to my arsenal. I also like "Dorey Aromatherapy," who also makes an essential oil hormonal balancing cream. Lastly, there are natural progesterone creams on the market that do not contain toxic additives. "All Natural Cosmetics.com" sells one brand. Do your research, and take control of your own health.
There are other products that Leslie has on her web site that I plan on using. She gave us the excellent brand of "Young Living" essential oils who makes a natural progesterone/essential oil blend.
Leslie made it clear that your brain is the main creator and Chief of your body's hormones, so taking care of your brain health is what we should focus on when balancing our hormones.
One at-home healing method that Leslie shared is taking a bath with Hydrogen Peroxide, Baking Soda, and Epsom Salts. This, she says, helps to rid your body gently of toxins as you soak. I tried it one night, and I slept like a baby! I now keep these products next to my tub! Please use "food grade" hydrogen peroxide, and not the toxic stuff at the average pharmacy.
I also will add that when you look at the toxic ingredients in DAILY personal care products, cleaning materials, toxic furniture and mattresses [that have very dangerous 'flame retardants' that are carcinogens], pesticides, toxic paints, toxic/GMO/processed foods and preservatives, toxic clothing [dyes, synthetic fabrics], very damaging hair color products [at most salons and in pretty packages in the drug store], toxic makeup… you cannot be surprised at the hormonal stress our bodies are under, and thus, the many dis-eases that seem to elude most of the medical care system.
Clean up your lifestyle! LOOK at ingredients, and learn what ingredients are toxic such as processed sugar, processed salt [VERY different from the good-for-you natural Sea Salt], perfumes or "parfum" [contains hundreds of chemicals], Sodium Benzoate [turns into Benzene once in your blood stream and in many, many shampoos, conditioners, makeup, etc.], Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Methyl Paraben [all Parabens], Propylene Glycol, petroleum, talcum powder, PPD [P-Phenylenediamine] in chemical hair dyes, flame retardants like PBDE [accumulates in body and in the environment]… and the list goes on.
#1.) I use ALL natural cosmetics. I am a real blood-hound when it comes to seeking natural face care and makeup. It's amazing to know that you have many beautiful companies that are making such gorgeous cosmetics and skincare so you don't have to compromise.
#2.) My shampoo/conditioner/hair color: There are many small companies that make amazing non-toxic hair care. Allafia is one brand along with Aubrey, Sea Chi, Solay, Living Libations, Dr. Christopher, Griffin Remedy, Miessence, Paul Penders, 100 percent pure, California Baby, Dr. Alkaitis, The Body Deli, Feed Your Volume by Yarok, Living Nature, Intelligent Nutrients, Dr. Bronner's, Keys-Soap Company… and the list continues to many more excellent, natural companies!
There are some great companies that have come forward who are truthful, and honorable in their ingredients. So be encouraged! But also be aware that there are many "natural" and "organic" brands that are outright dangerous and continue to slip into their formulas some hormone damaging, immune compromising ingredients.
Hair color: There are several great brands of Henna. Cleopatra used Henna and many great beauties of the world have used, and continue to use Henna as their choice for naturally beautiful [and safe] hair color. There are a few brands that I personally like, as they cover gray and give great hair color that you can play with when you mix different colors together. The trick in mixing Henna that will cover gray is to use a glass bowl and a plastic spatula for mixing to start with. Add in Warm/almost boiling water, Coconut Oil [I use approximately 1 to 2 TBSP but use your common sense based on the amount of Henna you are making], Sea Salt [1 TBSP or so], Apple Cider Vinegar or Vodka [2 TBSP or so/just use your own creative energy here], Vanilla Extract, and mix all into a 'brownie batter' consistency. Leave on hair for at least one hour [please wear a shower cap], and wash out using FIRST Jojoba oil, or any wonderful oil that you like with warm water to get the henna out. Then shampoo with Organic/natural shampoo. Save your money…. and save your life. Do your own hair color and get really creative!
My favorite brands of authentic Henna are "Henna King" and "Colora." If you have blond hair, Colora has more choices. However, Colora takes a bit more massaging to get out, so be gentle and use lots of oil and warm water to work it out of your hair after you color. You will be really pleased with the results once you get the hang of it! Additionally, there are other true, authentic Henna brands literally from the middle-east, so do an internet search. I do not like any of the Henna sold in Health Food Stores or even Whole Foods. They are not able to cover gray, and their quality to me is questionable. Henna should be beautiful, easy, and even empowering to you as a woman since it can nourish your hair and allows the pores on your scalp to regenerate, breathe, and thereby grow stronger hair.
#3.) CLEANING for home: Use a spray bottle with white vinegar and water with some Essential Oil of your choice [Lavendar, Peppermint, etc.] This will be your household cleaning spray. Also, you can use my favorite combination of Cheap VODKA and water in a spray bottle with a few drops of your favorite Essential Oil. "Thieves" brand cleaners are also fantastic. They are entirely non-toxic and use essential oils in their formula. Baking Soda for scrubbing out bathtubs, tile, etc. You can also use some Hydrogen Peroxide on tiles with Baking Soda for more power. There are non-toxic companies, and some are sold at Whole Foods or other natural stores, but please read labels and be careful.
Again, there is a lot of money to be made from saying "Organic" or "Natural" and you, the consumer, need to be vigilant in reading ingredients.
#4.) Furniture and Bedding. Please buy only Organic. I know this is a tough one. If you have a bed you like, then get an Organic Wool or Natural Latex topper. All of the beds in my home are Organic.
I have several different brands of Organic beds in my home, and I have become a detective over the years in finding the better, more honorable companies in this arena. I should do a whole show on this!
There is one brand, however, I MUST forewarn my listeners to STAY AWAY from as it was the single most negative and hostile experience I have ever had in my life with any company, and to boot, their bed was so badly made and uncomfortable that I had to give it away on "Freecycle"… Sorry, "Lifekind" but you are horrible. They would hang up on me when I would call for a refund for something I returned several weeks prior… and the whole experience was very far from "Organic" or remotely health oriented.
When it comes to home/office Furniture, I have found an Amish company that will hand make sofas, chairs, etc. and there is a web site that I love called "yourecoteam.com".
ABC Carpet and Home has some choices, but again, you need to be careful and really understand labels and demand Wool, Latex, Hemp, and other natural materials. The toxic foams with fire retardants is what is so dangerous. Latex and Wool are naturally fire retardant.
Viesso in Los Angeles has a great line, and their stuff is totally natural.
Many good, yet small companies are cropping up all the time, so learn to be your own detective and search via the internet! Always be careful, of course, and learn to understand the dangers of certain materials like toxic foam cushions [including the "soy" version] and certainly the "Scotchguard" fabrics and other non-natural and totally toxic materials.
Life changes amazingly when you start, one step at a time, to take back the control. This does mean learning to say "NO" when you need to!
I would never buy a "discount" furniture product with tons of formaldehyde and other carcinogens nor would I ever buy even a "high end" product that I know has equally immune damaging contents. Start to be a voice for non-toxic products, and write a letter to your favorite manufacturer if you need to… business will change their toxic ways and start to offer healthier products when the Consumer finally says, "NO MORE TOXIC PRODUCTS!"
Taking control of your life is a bit more work, but you will be a whole lot safer, healthier, smarter, and gratified when you are insistent on detoxing your entire life.
Hormones are affected by all of these cumulative toxins that your body has to endure. Make it easier for your body as you become an eco-savvy human.
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