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Living in 5 homes in 6 years and redecorating more times than I can count has helped me learn what pieces I really love. There are a few key pieces that I've found are essential or just too good to pass up, like this discontinued IKEA mirror priced at under $100. Once in a lifetime deal, guys.
Some of my favorite pieces are vintage, like my marble coffee table (although CB2 has an almost identical one for just under $300) and Meg Made dresser, while others can be found at West Elm and CB2. Here's my list.


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Attached is my updated life plan. Katherine and I made sure we updated it when we were out of town for the holidays. I hope it may be of service to you in creating your own life plan and I'm happy to answer any questions or share experience to help you on your journey. It is more about you creating a format that works for you, so please read the article I wrote on the process (see my blog).
Powerpoint happens to be how I think, so works for me, but others like to make theirs a word document, a drawing, painting, whatever works for you!
Also attached is our "Family Quest Board" that I put together each year with my wife. We've found it to be a lot of fun since we only talk about it when we're on a weekend trip or vacation together (so we create positive Mojo!)

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Jemma Lucy and Charlotte Dawson get flirty as they pretend to kiss while partying in Manchester
Ex on the Beach babe Jemma revealed they were 'a couple' on her Twitter page
RUMOURED lovebirds Jemma Lucy and Charlotte Dawson put on a VERY racy PDA as they dressed up in revealing sparkly dresses and prepared to party.
They puckered up to kiss each other before holding each others' hands tight as they headed inside Manchester's swanky Menagerie club.
Ex on the Beach star Jem took to her Twitter account last week to let fans know they were officially an item.
Their raunchy antics in the northern city certainly seemed to hint they were more than just friends.
Busty Jemma, who wore a glittering dark gold halterneck dress with a plunging neckline which showed off her cleavage, gently touched Charlotte on the knee and pulled her in close and they mimicked a snog.
Meanwhile comedian Les Dawson's daughter Charlotte closed her eyes and let her long hair fall in waves over her shoulders as she got slushy with her mate.
She wore a similarly booby dress to Jemma in a pale blue shade and flashed her best pout as they strode down the street.
Meanwhile tattoo model Jemma's gown flashed her extensive arm and leg tattoos and dark tan.
She eagerly clutched Charlotte's hand as they posed for the cameras.
Jemma, who fans saw engaged in a saucy threesome with Gaz Beadle during Ex on the Beach's latest series, showed off some serious sideboob as she worked the camera with her hand on her hip and standing in side profile.
They were closely followed by Charlotte's pal Sam Giffen as they rounded off the weekend in style.
WHAT ABOUT JEMMA?Charlotte Dawson cuddles up to topless boyfriend in bed despite claims she's dating Jemma Lucy
Girls go wildCharlotte Dawson kisses Jemma Lucy and gropes her boobs during saucy night out in London
'BRINGING TATTOOED LOVERS TOGETHER'Ex On The Beach's Jemma Lucy launches dating site for people with tattoos
FIGHTING SPIRITJemma Lucy reveals her mum DISOWNED her because of her tattoos and Ex on the Beach career
SLICE AND EASYJemma Lucy strips naked and covers her modesty in nothing but some pizza emojis at tanning studio
Jemma and Charlotte make a habit out of their sexy joint displays and last week Jemma set tongues wagging when she revealed they were "a couple."
Writing on the social networking site, the 28-year-old said: "I'd like to confirm me and @CharlotteDawsx are officially a couple. Thank you for all your love and support".
However while a spokesman for Charlotte didn't rule out a relationship, he did tell the Mail Online, "I'd suggest it to be a joke."
Both girls featured in the latest series of MTV show Ex on the Beach, and while they didn't hook up on screen, they both romped with Geordie Shore's Gaz during the course of the season.
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Saving ABC from having to go to the trouble of announcing its cancellation and skipping right to the positive news, TBS has confirmed those earlier rumors that it will pick up Cougar Town for a fourth season beginning in 2013. So far that's one season less than expected, with most believing the network would go ahead and commit to enough episodes to get the show comfortably into syndication territory. But with TBS also gaining the rights to begin airing reruns of its first three seasons, it seems likely that this is still the plan, provided Cougar Town can clear the lowered ratings expectations of basic cable. (And the network's commitment to Conan suggests it will consider this fellow broadcast refugee a similar crown jewel, no matter how well it actually performs.) The wine-soaked antics of the Cougar Town gang will anchor what's proving to be an ambitious slate of original comedy programming for TBS, which has three other non-Tyler Perry sitcoms in the works for this year and seems really intent on having that "Very Funny" tagline stop sounding so sarcastic.
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Sand is an important natural resource of our country. Proper use of sand after extraction from the quarry can contribute to economic growth and help in reducing poverty as it can create the employment opportunity to some extent. Realising the monetary benefit of sand mining, Govt. enacted a law titled the Sand Quarry and Soil Management Act in 2010 in order to open the way for exporting the sands. Besides keeping the provision for financial benefit, the law also has prohibited sand quarrying within a kilometer of bridges, culverts, dams, barrages, embankments, highways, rail tracks, residential areas and other important structures. Sand lifting without permission from the authority is also prohibited by this law. But the law has failed to control illegal and excessive sand mining impacting on environment and human life. Several reports in the media show that illegal sand lifting from the rivers has led to widespread damage of agricultural land and residence in the adjacent areas. The holes created by illegal mining obstruct the natural water flow, which causes rivers to realign their banks and threaten embankments, croplands and houses. The sound of dredging machines and sand bearer-trucks has snatched away peaceful nights of many people residing the adjacent place. The illegal acts had been so serious that even the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered suspension of sand lifting and asked to prepare guideline to protect bridges, national highways and roads from illegal lifting of sands from rivers (The Independent, 25 October 2016).But the situation has not improved, rather worsened.
Illegal sand mining is an offence under the Sand Quarry and Soil Management Act, 2010. But that offence is bailable and compoundable! Anyone will be astonished by hearing that, if someone grabs national resource illegally resulting loss of economic benefit of the country and great havoc to environment and human life, he can be freed by compromise! Even if he is arrested for his illegal act, he can roam around freely by availing bail as of rights during the trial! If the wrongdoing is proved, the offender shall be punished with fine ranging fifty thousand to ten lacs taka or with imprisonment of maximum two years or with both. The sand trader who has already earned crore can easily pay the fine even it is lacs. If the punishment is imprisonment, for how long? In the meantime, he can attempt to compromise.
The offence under the law of 2010 is also triable by the mobile court. Reports also show that illegal sand lifting begins after the day of the drive by the mobile court. The situation has become out of control. It is very tough to control the current situation by the existing law. It is high time to amend the law by inserting the provisions for higher punishment, lifting bailable and compoundable provision and overall, making the law more strict. If this law is kept ornamental and as a result, the offenders continue dealing improperly with the nature, the nature will surely punish us, because the nature doesn't have compoundable provision therein!
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BLUES' injury problems have deepened after Muzzy Izzet hobbled out of last night's 2-0 Carling Cup win at Scunthorpe United.
The midfielder jumped out of the way of a challenge after laying off a ball at waist height and then pulled up in pain when he began running again.
He indicated immediately to the Blues dug-out and no time was wasted in substituting him.
Manager Steve Bruce revealed that Izzet had not re-injured his surgically-repaired knee.
"Muzzy's got a bit of Achilles trouble, we don't know how serious it is yet but it was bad enough for us to take him off and he has to be very doubtful for Saturday," said Bruce.
It was Izzet's first start for Blues since November, moving Bruce to add: "We all feel for the lad. He's had a rough time of it being out so long with a knee injury and now this happens."
The latest mishap has plunged Bruce's midfield options for the visit of Liverpool into chaos. Nicky Butt is suspended, Jiri Jarosik (ankle) is a doubt, while Stephen Clemence, David Dunn and Mehdi Nafti are all unavailable.
"We just can't understand it at the minute," shrugged Bruce.
"We feel like we've run over a black cat or something. I think out of about seven midfield players I've only got Damien Johnson fit."
Teenager Neil Kilkenny now enters into the equation after coming on for Izzet after 25 minutes at Glanford Park.
Bruce said; "He did okay on his debut. The kid's got really good ability and you could see that out there.
"Marcos Painter has come on leaps and bounds, he also made his debut and it was nice to see him out there too, and Peter Till got his first taste of it.
Bruce said he felt that Blues were always in control of the second round tie.
"Apart from a 10-15 minute spell when Scunthorpe had a little flurry at us and a couple of scary moments, I thought we were comfortable," he said.
"We played some decent football and zipped the ball about a lot."
He said he was delighted that Mikael Forssell returned to the goal trail.
"If Emile Heskey hadn't has his problems, I don't think I would have been starting Mikael this season. That's how serious his knee injury has been.
"I wanted to ease him into it ideally. But we all know he can score a goal and he's off and running - I'm sure he'll score a lot more for us."


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Mythical creatures are magical beasts that have certain powers or are used to highlight moral values in mythological stories. Since ancient times, people have lived closely with animals,thereby many of these mythical beasts are also depicted as animals with a tinge of unusualness about them.
It comes as no surprise to us that these mythical beasts are usually a combination of two or three animals, like the Sphinx which has the head of a king or a god, but the body of a lion. Some of these creatures have known to perform some heroic deeds in mythology. These creatures are uniquely powerful, have wisdom and also act as mediators between heaven and the beings.
However, not all the creatures are kind and peaceful to the people. The stories tell us that some beasts have known to cause destruction to the people, like the Kraken which destroys any ship along with its crew that venturesclose towards it. Although, many may argue that these beasts are just folklore, there has been some contemporary evidence provided by archaeologists who have produced fossils to prove their prior existence.
The Basilisk is a huge serpent which kills, just by looking at the person or by breathing on him. The Basilisk is said to be hatched beneath a toad but is born from a rooster's egg. As time went on, stories began to emerge about the Basilisk's appearance. What started off as a huge snake, then became a rooster with a serpent's body and occasionally had wings.
The Basilisk's venom is said to be the deadliest poison of all, and that it leaves a trail of venom in its move. Many believe that the Basilisk can be slain by the cockcrow of a rooster, or by the odour of a weasel. The weasel is left to battle the Basilisk, who then kills and urinates on the Basilisk.
It is only thenthat the Basilisk's venom ceases to be poisonous. Some speculate that the Basilisk has eight legs and breathes fire from its nostrils, it is also said that its touch kills anyone or anything instantaneously.
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The Phoenix is said to be the most beautiful and mysterious creature of all. Usually depicted as alarge eagle, with golden plumage this bird dies by consuming itself by fire and isthen reborn from the ashes. The scarlet creature symbolises long life and immortality.
In Persian mythology, this bird's touch is said to amass great fortune and blessings. Another belief is that the Phoenix is neither a male nor a female, it is said to combine both the characteristics into one body.
In the Egyptian mythology, the Phoenix is referred as the Bennu bird, historians believe that the Phoenix could have been inspired by the heron bird. Although many mythologies may differ, the one thing that has stayed common throughout the years is the belief that the Phoenix is immortal, and it dies every thousand years only to be born again from its ashes.
The Pegasus is an immortal creature, this winged-horse was tamed by Bellerophon who then killed the monster,Chimaera. Bellerophon who became ambitious to be seated among the gods in Olympusrode Pegasus to heaven but Pegasus whobecame disgusted with his behaviourthen threw him from the sky.
The Pegasus is a gentle creature who helped the demigod Perseus in rescuing his lover Andromeda. This creature who is the son of Poseidon, sprung from his beheaded mother Medusa's head when her blood formed foam in the sea. When Zeus was pleased with the loyalty of Pegasus, he made him immortal and also a constellation on the last day of his life. The winged-horse is also said to be his thunderbolt bearer. Pegasus thereby stands as a symbol of gentility, bravery and hope.
Scotland's national animal, the Unicorn is usually depicted as a white horse, but with a single horn growing on its forehead. This creature stands for purity and beauty and does not associate itself with any form of harm or danger. The Unicorn has also been the most revered of all mythical creatures, it is said that its unique horn had the ability to cure diseases.
Greek mythology tells us that the creature looks beautiful, but can be quite difficult to capture. It prefers the touch of a woman rather than a man, preferably a virgin who then leads it to the king's palace. As the Phoenix's origin may have been the heron bird, it is argued that the unicorn may have been derived from a rhinoceros.
This majestic creature is peculiarly awkward. It has the body and tail of a lion, but the head of an eagle. Some believe that the Griffin also has a pair of wings. It has an eagle's talons as its forelimbs but is said to have the hind limbs of a lion. Although the Griffin might have an eagle's head, it is illustrated to have the ears of a horse.
With its awkward anatomy, this creature is said to be the king of all other creatures and is occupied with guarding treasures and priced possessions. This mythical beast has long been the symbol and icon of power, boldness and majesty and also has been featured in various coat of arms.
The Manticore which has originated from Persian mythology has the body of a lion, but the head of a man. Legends vary where travellers believe that the Manticore is winged, horned, and its tail was thatof a scorpion's, both deadly and poisonous. Though the Manticore has a human head, it does not possess the ability to speak but could imitate and produce musical sounds thereby luring victims into its vicinity.
The Manticore was feared to be a deadly predator, with the body of a lion it could outrun its prey, and its fierce teeth would cut through the skin with ease. The Manticore would consume its victims thoroughly, not evenleaving a trace of its prey behind. Rumoured to be sighted in India, the natives tell stories of how the Manticoredevours its prey without anymercy.


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Some of you know that last December I was referred to an oncologist to follow up on three suspicious small breast tumors. I decided to seek medical attention in Cuba and thanks to the Angola President's Daughter-in-law and the Florida Conference of the UMC, my trip was made possible and my medical expenses paid for. A week after arriving in Cuba and just before visiting with the head doctor of the Cuba's Cancer Research Institute, I stopped by the Episcopal office of the Methodist Church in Cuba. That morning, Bishop Pereira and the staff gathered in prayer to intercede for my healing. I knew in my heart that something special had just happened. After many studies and comparisons with the results of the tests made in Angola, the doctor concluded that the tumors had disappeared. She didn't have an explanation for it, but I did!
This was the first miracle in a list of divine interventions in our lives in the past few months.
Early this year, Leo was preparing the land around our house for retired Methodist pastors to cultivate, when the mission's tractor dug out two anti-tank landmines. One of the landmines got activated but miraculously didn't explode.
In February, while driving from Quessua to Dundo where the Annual Conference event took place, our car brakes went out. Once again, the angel of the Lord protected us from what could have been a fatal accident.
Later that month, the government sent a Portuguese building company to complete the reconstruction of the entire Quessua mission. The work being done is phenomenal! Even buildings that were completely destroyed by the bombs are being rebuilt.
As if all of this was not enough, on April 18th, the Quessua mission ("Keswa" in Kimbundu, the local language), which was founded in 1885 and became the largest United Methodist mission in Africa, was included in the "World Heritage List" of the UNESCO!
On Mother's Day, we had a special visitor at our Quessua church. A 101-year-old woman from Luanda, the capital, joined us for worship. This wonderful lady had asked her children for a special Mother's Day gift: to attend a worship service in Quessua before she leaves this world. Oh, how she rejoiced when she saw that Quessua is being completely restored and continues to serve the purpose for which God brought it to existence.
Like this young-at-heart lady, I praise God for He is so very present in the lives of those that are being impacted by the Quessua mission. I thank God for your prayers and your generosity that makes possible for us to serve God's Kingdom in this place!
Cleivy Garcia
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Actors : Atharvaa Murali, Mishti, Anaika Shoty
Directors : Badri Venkatesh
Country : India
Duration : 2h 10 Mins
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Released : 2018
Semma Botha Aagathey is an Indian Tamil action stoner thriller film directed by Badri Venkatesh. Dialogues are written by G.Radhakrishnan. Wikipedia Initial release: 29 June 2018 Director: Badri Venkatesh Music composed by: Yuvan Shankar Raja Produced by: Atharvaa
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Semma Botha Aagathey Synopsis: After a night of binge drinking, a youngster decides to invite a call girl home on the advice of his friend. When the girl ends up dead in his apartment in his absence, he has to track down the person who could have murdered her.
Semma Botha Aagathey Review: The premise of Semma Botha Aagathey is something that could have been ideal for a noir thriller – a man ends up with a dead body and his desperate attempt to clear his name. But Badri Venkatesh turns this film into a fun ride by choosing to narrate it largely as a comedy. This is the kind of film where plot and plausibility are secondary, and keeping things moving in a somewhat interesting manner is more important.
The film begins with Ramesh (Atharvaa, who is impressive) coming to his senses after a night of binge drinking. During that time, he had accepted his friend Nandhu's (Karunakaran) suggestion to get a call girl to his flat to forget his girlfriend, Madhu (Mishti Chakraborti, a rather lame debut) who has almost broken up with him. Now, Ramesh has cold feet, but the girl, Neena (Anaika Soti, providing oomph to her scenes) has already arrived. So, with no option left, he takes her inside his home. But he has to step out to admit his neighbour's dad in hospital, and when he returns, he is shocked to find Neena dead on his bed. And he cannot dispose the body that easily!
Semma Botha Aagathey is most fun in the scenes that involve the dead body. Badri Venkatesh keeps throwing in situations that complicate the hero's efforts – the neighbour he takes to the hospital dies, so there's no way the body can be brought out of the flat and disposed. And the neighbour's family wants to use his kitchen as they have run out of LPG cylinder. This provides some of the film's best laughs as we see Nandhu, who is holding fort in the apartment while Ramesh is trying to track down the killer, finds himself having to share a loft with the dead body even as the neighbour's relative (Manobala) chooses to use the place as a bar. Karunakaran is very good in these scenes and his one-liners frequently have us laughing out loud.
Meanwhile, Ramesh's search for the real killer takes him to Palakkad. These stretches are somewhat routine as we get some revelations – the ill-gotten cash and documents of a politician that have disappeared, his men who are trying to track them down and Neena's role in the whole affair.
But the romantic track between Ramesh and Madhu, which is presented in brief flashbacks, is insignificant and could have been avoided. And going by the ridiculousness of these scenes (Madhu is a house surgeon who still sucks her thumb when she's sleeping!), even the director seems to have been least interested in doing anything with it. But he narrates his film in a flashy manner – with playful dialogues, colourful cinematography (Gopi Amarnath), peppy music (Yuvan Shankar Raja) and quirky editing patterns (KL Praveen) that we kind of remain amused.


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OTTAWA — Stay focused. Be factual. Don't panic. Respond.
Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says those were the principles which formed the approach she adopted one year ago when the H1N1 flu pandemic arrived on Canada's doorstep, and followed as the crisis unfolded over the following 10 months.
The approach worked, she said: Canada handled the pandemic successfully and is being looked to as a model for other nations who didn't fare as well.
"I think we've done a fantastic job in rolling out the pandemic plan," Aglukkaq said in an interview this past week along with chief public health officer Dr. David Butler-Jones. The two were practically joined at the hip from the point the pandemic broke out in Canada, holding daily press conferences and working long hours to keep on top of the rapidly unfolding situation.
"There were really no weekends, and evenings went on until 8 or 9 every night," recalls Aglukkaq. "We had no life for 10 months."
By this date last April, Aglukkaq and Butler-Jones had been alerted that Mexico and the United States were grappling with respiratory illness outbreaks of some sort, and samples of the mysterious flu-like bug had been sent to Canada's national microbiology laboratory in Winnipeg for testing.
On April 23, scientists there announced the virus was a new strain of the "swine flu" virus. On April 26, the first Canadian cases were confirmed. The World Health Organization warned of the potential for a full-scale pandemic and it wasn't long before the H1N1 flu bug had spread to every corner of the planet.
The federal government kicked the national pandemic preparedness plan into action and Canadians were bombarded with stories in the media about the disease, which eventually came to be called the H1N1 flu — partly because of an outcry from pork farmers who worried for their livelihood.
"I said very early on that I was going to communicate with Canadians so that Canadians make an informed decision as to what we're dealing with," said Aglukkaq, who was the health minister in Nunavut before coming to Ottawa. "I would say communication was a strong point."
Butler-Jones agreed and said the government made every effort to be transparent.
"We were very conscious of making sure that essentially everybody knew what we knew," he said.
The problem, however, was that there was too little known about H1N1. It was a brand-new version of the flu that wasn't behaving like a typical influenza virus. At the outset, health specialists were at a loss to predict how the pandemic would develop. Then when the H1N1 vaccine was on its way, there was confusion over its two different versions — one with an adjuvant and one without for pregnant women — when it would be available, where, and how it had been tested.
"We did not do a good job at communicating issues around the vaccine, on many levels. We did a good job at lots of other things," said Dr. Allison McGeer, a microbiologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto who was interviewed frequently by the media throughout the pandemic.
Despite the demand for instant information from the public and the media, the hard reality is that in public health emergencies there are always uncertainties, McGeer said, and that message didn't get through.
"I think we frankly did a terrible job of communicating that issue broadly," she said.
The federal pandemic effort suffered serious image problems. First Nations communities — particularly those in remote areas of Manitoba — were hit disproportionately hard by the bug. So when the federal government sent some of those communities shipments of flu-fighting supplies that included a consignment of body bags, it appeared to add insult to injury. Health Canada apologized for the body bag shipment last September.
There were widespread complaints about the time it took to roll out the vaccine. Lineups were particularly long in Alberta, where health officials initially opted to offer the vaccine to everyone at first, rather than just those considered to face a high risk of dangerous illness. Last November, the province reported its per-capita hospitalization and death rates from the H1N1 flu were approaching double the national average.
And then there were the queue-jumpers. Two NHL teams — the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames — along with the American Hockey League's Abbotsford Heat got early access to the vaccine for the players and their families, drawing outrage from health officials and members of the public.
With the exception of how things were handled when H1N1 hit several First Nations communities, and the failure to have the vaccine at the start of the second wave in the fall, McGeer says Canada performed "reasonably well" but she adds a caveat: "We need to be conscious of the fact that things went well in part because we were lucky," she said.
Canada experienced two waves of the illness and by the end of 2009, H1N1 had waned. More than 8,000 Canadians were hospitalized and close to 1,500 of them were treated in intensive care units. The latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada indicate that 428 Canadians lost their lives.
In the history books however, the 2009 pandemic will be known as a mild one.
Butler-Jones and Aglukkaq say the government made the right decisions, with the knowledge they had at the time decisions were made, to mitigate the impact of H1N1. They also largely credit the health-care system and Canadians who listened to their advice, got vaccinated, stayed home when they were sick and coughed in their sleeves, for helping to limit the spread of H1N1.
"Thousands of people did not die, tens of thousands of others probably didn't end up in hospital because of all the things that everybody in the system did," said Butler-Jones.
The health minister believes one thing the 2009 pandemic will be remembered for is the degree to which people followed the public health advice and the long-term benefits that will have.
"Through the experience of H1N1 we were able to change behaviour that prevents the spread of other illnesses among Canadians and I think that in itself is a success," she said.


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CJ Evolution / May 3rd / Episode 98 - Legal drugs & prostitution with writer Lucy Steigerwald
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Hello and welcome back to CJEvolution and episode 98. In this episode, Patrick talks with Lucy Steigerwald. Lucy is an assistant editor of youngvoicesadvocates.com. Young voices cultivates the next generation of idependent thought leaders in policy, journalism and academia.
Lucy is a writer whose work has appeared in publications such as Playboy, Reason, The American Conservative, Vice, the Daily Best, and the Washington Post. In this episode, Lucy explains why she believes all drugs and prostituion should be legal in the United States.
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Do conservatives participate in riots and riotous behavior? It's a question I've been pondering since the most outbreak of riots in America, Ferguson Missouri, this week. The entire notion of "We feel a miscarriage of justice has occurred, so we're going to steal liquor and televisions" is beyond absurd and everybody knows it. This isn't a "protest." This isn't an uprising of an oppressed class against a ruling class. What's happening in Ferguson and what happens in all riots has precious little to do with the miscarriage of justice –real or imagined— which provided the flashpoint that started the fire. Even the people out doing the looting, burning and pillaging know they are in no way engaged in activities that are somehow related to the death Michael Brown.
So if they know they are doing no good for the cause, why riot? Other than the prospect of getting some free stuff (also known as stealing) while law enforcement agencies are wholly overwhelmed and hence the chances of getting caught and held accountable for one's actions are nil, the most plausible explanation is that it's simply a matter of herd mentality run amok. "It was going on. Everyone else was doing it. I was there, and so I did too." Lame reasoning but reasoning never the less.
So who falls victim to such instances of herd mentality? Do people who self-identify as (politically conservative) go out and riot? While true data on the topic is basically non-existent (reporters seldom ask looters, "Are you a political conservative?"), we can examine riots that are occurring, have occurred in the past and perhaps more importantly those that did not occur, and reach some reasonable conclusions.
In January of 1973 conservatives in this nation got dealt what was arguably the biggest, most stinging blow ever when the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the landmark case of Roe v. Wade. Knowing the ruling would result in exactly what it has resulted in –tens of millions of destroyed babies—conservatives from coast-to-coast mourned the court's decision. It was the lowest of low points. There were mass protests and demonstrations across the country. Yet nowhere were there reports of buildings being torched, mobs flipping over cars, store windows being busted in and the store shelves cleaned out by looters.
Likewise in 2012 the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that had conservatives everywhere incensed. Conservatives by and large desire a nation with less government intrusion into private lives and the Affordable Care Act with is "Individual mandate" requiring citizens to purchase health insurance or be fined was and is a robbery of personal liberty that rubbed all of us the wrong way. Feeling confident the mandate would be dismantled by the SOCTUS, conservatives everywhere waited in optimistic anticipation of the court's ruling on National Federation of Independent Business Owners v. Sebelius et. al. on June 28. The court ruled in favor of massive government and delivered a direct kick to the teeth of American conservatives who were already thoroughly riled up from the partisan manner by which the law was passed in the first place, the accumulation of three years and a half years of "hope and change" policies and a White House seen as trampling the constitution.
June 28, 2012 none of these angry, dejected, furious, self-identifying conservatives beat anyone up. None took to the streets and broke into convenience stores. None burned anything other than that evening's dinner.
That rioters in Ferguson are mostly liberals is a reasonable conclusion to draw. The riot is taking place in a city that consistently votes, elects and is represented by liberal politicians. Therefore we can conclude that most who live there are themselves liberal. This is not just true of the Ferguson riots it is basically true of all (American) riots. All have taken places in metropolitan areas, all cities that are liberal strongholds, and in neighborhoods within those cities that are themselves known for allegiance to and electing only liberal representation.
The website therichest .com compiled a list of 20th century riots in the United States and ranked the top ten most disastrous riots in U.S. history according to monetary damage done. Their ranking of the ten biggest riots in America was compiled by estimated insured losses of property damage, adjusted for inflation, as reported by the Insurance Information Institute. The biggest American uprisings by-the-dollar have all taken place in areas where liberalism is the prevailing governmental rule.
The number one position is held by the 1992 Los Angeles California "Rodney King verdict" riots, during which an estimated $1.268 billion (again, in 2014 dollars) worth of damage was done. A distant second also belongs to the City of Angels where in 1965 the Los Angeles Watts riot resulted in $321 million in damages. Next comes Detroit Michigan. The "12th Street Riot" took place in 1967; $289 million of damage was done. The 1980 uprising and riot in Miami Florida comes in at $181 million. Four of the so-called "Holy Week riots" following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 made the list. Of the four the most expensive was Washington D.C. at $158 million.
In 1977 one of the darkest days, literally and figuratively, occurred in New York City history. On July 13, 1977 a lightning strike and powerful of storm activity caused power to fail across the city. New York plunged into blackness and opportunistic looters took to the streets of this, one of our nation's bastions of liberalism. In just 24 hours over 1600 stores were looted and over a thousand fires burned. The 1977 New York City blackout riots resulted in $106 million in damage.
Twenty six people were killed and about 1,000 injured in the 1967 riot in Newark New Jersey which cost $103 million. Another of the "Holy Week" riots of 1968 this one in Baltimore Maryland cost $92 million. Both numbers eight and nine on the list were also a part of the Holy Week riots with Chicago's version costing $86 million and New York City's $26 million.
Is it fair to definitively conclude that "conservatives do not riot?" Probably not. However it is fair to conclude that riots do not take place in areas where people have elected little other than conservative-leaning representatives and that they do only take place in areas with little other than liberal-leaning representation.
Last summer a one of my organizational Directors and I attended a "Freedom Rally" in Evergreen Colorado. It was a large, very well attended event with close to a thousand in attendance and featuring a dozen speakers, myself being one. As a sponsor of the event our group had a display booth in which we had items for sale. Dozens of t-shirts, bumper stickers, pins, buttons and other assorted fare one sees at such venues. After a few hours we got hungry, walked over to the food vendor's area about a city block away and got some hamburgers. We left the booth as-is, were gone about 30 minutes. When we returned everything was just as we'd left it. Not a thing missing save for one shirt; which someone had purchased – they left a note and a twenty dollar bill to pay for it. (The shirts were $15.) I looked at my partner and said, "Can you imagine if we'd done this at an Occupy rally? Walked a quarter mile away from our stuff and were gone for a half an hour?" He said, "There'd be nothing left." And he probably was right.
Is it that conservatives abhor an entitlement mentality the spurs people to believe they are "owed" something and thereby allow themselves to justify their thievery? Perhaps? Is it that conservatives have more rooting in faith and faithfulness? Perhaps? Or is it some unknown seen, unknown and unknowable genetic trait? No idea. But for whatever reasons, conservatives are not the ones out rioting.


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Google is continuing to hold its own despite Facebook and Skype's video chat integration, according to Ben Rogoff, fund manager at Polar Capital Partners.
"If you look at the share that social media is having in terms of behavior and so on, it's really not coming at the expense of Google. It's coming at the expense of Yahoo and AOL and some of the other legacy properties," Rogoff told CNBC in an interview.
He adds that Microsoft and other incumbent technology companies face challenges in remaining pertinent and refreshing their brands.
Referring to Microsoft's deal to acquire Skype, Rogoff said, "It was a high-ticket price for what they [Microsoft] paid for, but Skype is a transaction that will put Microsoft back in the forefront of IT buyers' minds."
Despite it all, "Google is continuing to hold its own, which is very positive indeed," Rogoff added.
He urges tech investors to "look beyond" short-term thinking:
"I genuinely think it's one of the poorest, laziest approaches to investing in our space... So you have to sit there and model what this business will look like in two or three years."
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Extended Stay America wants to get guests cooking this summer.
The chain is sponsoring a national recipe contest with Food Network host Sunny Anderson to promote its key brand differentiator—fully equipped in-room kitchens. To enter, participants submitted travel-friendly recipes and photos of finished dishes online at awayfromhomecooking.com. Four finalists, including two fan favorites selected by voters, will win a trip to New York City to compete in a hotel room kitchen cook-off on Sept. 16, judged by Anderson.
As part of an ongoing partnership, Extended Stay America has launched a national advertising campaign starring Anderson, which debuted a new tagline: "a kitchen, a great price, the hotel that's just right." The brand also released its "Away From Home Cooking" cookbook to help travelers make the most of their in-room kitchens, says Tom Seddon, chief marketing officer for Extended Stay America.
"The recipe contest is an exciting extension of these efforts, encouraging guests to interact with the brand while gaining perspective on the endless cuisine possibilities that can be created using the utensils and appliances available in an Extended Stay America in-room kitchen," Seddon says.
According to Seddon, 89 percent of travelers prefer cooking in a hotel room to eating out. "Whether staying for a day, week, or month, guests appreciate the flexibility provided by having an in-room kitchen, allowing them to avoid the usual fast food or takeout," he says.
He adds that guests have praised Extended Stay America's kitchens, and notes that having a kitchen in every guestroom is the company's top point of difference.
"The response from guest has been overwhelming," Seddon says. "People are excited to have all the comforts of home while traveling and the addition of a 'kitchen, kitchen' brings that full circle. A 'kitchen, kitchen" meaning not what you might expect in a standard hotel room but a real kitchen with a full-size refrigerator, stove top, pots and pans, dishes and silverware."
The contest winner will receive $5,000, plus a trip the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival, Oct. 16-19. The winning recipe will be included in the "Away From Home Cooking" cookbook, alongside dishes created by Anderson, such as her North Carolina braised ribs and a Philly cheesesteak rice bowl.
Anderson says her upbringing as an army brat and her travel-heavy schedule make her the perfect judge for a contest themed around cooking on the road. "Creating recipes for ESA guests has been tons of fun and allowed me to be truly creative," Anderson says. "I can't wait to taste the recipes invented by ESA's own guests."


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Recondo Technology names chief product officer: 3 things to know
Recondo Technology, a revenue cycle management solutions company, promoted Heather Kawamoto to chief product officer.
Here are three things to know about Ms. Kawamoto.
1. She is a longtime product executive.
2. During her tenure at Recondo, the company received recognition from KLAS Research for its patient access solutions. Recondo also earned the Healthcare Financial Management Association's peer-reviewed status for its automated solutions, including a solution focused on insurance prior authorization.
3. Ms. Kawamoto's responsibilities in her newly created chief product officer role will include helping hospitals deploy price estimate calculators.
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I recently upgraded to SW2016 from SW2015 SP3, every time I open a drawing file
I received this notice on the screen what's it mean, what do I do to correct it ?
I attached a screen shot so you can see it when you open the file.
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I recently upgraded to SW2016 from SW2015 SP3, every time I open a drawing file
I received this notice on the screen what's it mean, what do I do to correct it ?
I attached a screen shot so you can see it when you open the file.
Thank you
Thanks Jason
The last thing I wanted to do was upgrade but had no choice,
SW right on the ball again..
Hi Mark and Jason,
Just to be clear, SOLIDWORKS did not remove any fonts or stop shipping any fonts. Up until SOLIDWORKS 2016, any time a document referenced a font that was missing on the particular machine where the document was being opened, SOLIDWORKS would use Microsoft algorithms to choose a "closest matching" replacement font and do that replacement without any user notification. The change that we made in SOLIDWORKS was to now warn the user when this happens so they are aware that fonts are changing. It was happening in the past, you just might not have been aware of it.
The main reason we did this was because with Windows 10, Microsoft stopped installing some of the fonts that SOLIDWORKS used in its default document templates. So most customers would have this font substitution happening when they upgrade to Windows 10, unless the seek out and install the font that Microsoft no longer installs. We wanted users to be aware of it because it would affect so many users.
Note that neither of the fonts in the warning message that Mark posted are ones that Microsoft stopped installing by default. So, in Mark's case, someone used some fonts in the drawings that he is opening and he does not have those fonts on his machine. If opening these same files on this machine in SOLIDWORKS 2015, the same font substitution was still happening, you just weren't aware of it because we did not have a warning for it. If you don't care about it, simply check the box to not show the warning and from then on, you won't get the warning and the automatic substitution will happen silently.
I hope this helps,
Since the fonts are used in the default document templates, how hard would it be for SolidWorks to include those missing fonts during the install of 2016 and above?
Hi Rick,
Unfortunately, due to licensing, etc. not as easy as you would hope. We did document the fact that Windows 10 no longer supplies these fonts in the release notes and linked to the relevant Microsoft KB articles. The fonts are available in optionally installed Microsoft font packs.
SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP3 Release Note
I wish we could make this more seamless, but sometimes we are at the mercy of Microsoft's approaches/policies.


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| NEW DELHI: Concerned over rising non-performing assets in the banking sector, the budget for 2010-11 may reduce the tax on funds banks set aside to cover potential losses from loans that aren't likely to be repaid.
At present, only 7.5% of the amount banks set aside for covering bad and doubtful debts is allowed as deduction from income while calculating the tax liability.
"The deduction amount could be increased to 50%, though banks have demanded a full waiver," a senior finance ministry official told ET.
The ratio of gross non-performing assets, or NPAs, to gross advances for commercial banks rose to 2.39% in 2009-10 from 2.25 % in 2008-09 and is likely to climb further in the current fiscal.
In absolute terms, the total NPAs of scheduled commercial banks stood at 74,685 crore at the end of March 2010.
Banks are worried that if the concession is not provided then their profits could take a hit as the banking regulator, the Reserve Bank of India, has increased the provisioning requirement.
The guidelines require banks to achieve a provision coverage ratio of 70% by September 30, 2010, seeking to build a cushion in good times to absorb higher losses when things turn bad. That is, provisions made against NPAs should be at least 70% of the gross amount of such advances. For instance, if a bank has 100 worth of NPAs, it would have to provide at least 70 against such profits.
The higher provisioning will clearly reduce bank profits if the deduction stays at 7.5%. A higher deduction, on the other hand, will reduce the tax liability, encouraging banks to go beyond the stipulated 70% minimum provisioning when profits are good.
Under the earlier rules, the provisioning requirements for NPAs ranged between 10% and 100% of the outstanding amount, depending on the age of the NPAs and the collateral available.
The banks have argued that while they are being asked to allocate more amount towards provisioning, the tax rebate offered is dismal.
"The rebate will help to retain profits and thus increase lending, which is what the government wants," a State Bank of India official said.
SBI, the country's largest lender, had a provision coverage ratio of 64% at the end of December 2010. Analyst peg the incremental provisioning required for reaching the 70% target is about 2,000 crore.
In their pre budget consultations with finance minister Pranab Mukherjee , banks had also demanded that their non-interest income should not be subjected to tax deduction at source, or TDS.
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Preparing your rabbit for winter
Wild rabbits huddle underground to share body heat in winter, but pet rabbits are put at risk if their owners fail to take the necessary steps to protect them. Karen Cornish looks at how to keep them safe
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Celia Haddon, author of One Hundred Ways to a Happy Bunny, says, 'The most important thing is to have a really sturdy house for your rabbits. Hutches should always be waterproof, kept away from draughts and include a run. Lots of extra straw should be put in if it gets damp. In really bad weather, you should be ready to move the hutch inside.'
Moving indoors
If your rabbits are old, thin or young, they may be particularly susceptible to the cold and you might want to move them indoors for the winter. Minimise stress by putting familiar smelling items in the new environment, such as toys and used but unsoiled bedding. Outdoor rabbits can also be encouraged to use a litter tray indoors.
During cold spells, check on your rabbits more often than you would normally. If your rabbits are showing any signs of distress due to the cold – having laboured breathing, eating less or not moving as much, for example – warm them up and seek medical attention. Rabbits can't make a noise if they are distressed, unlike cats or dogs, so it is up to the owner to be vigilant.
Rabbits are athletic and sociable, so during the winter it is vitally important that they are still able to behave naturally. This includes being able to run, dig, jump and forage, so they need daily access to a safe exercise area.
It is important to provide rabbits with safe, fresh leafy greens every day. Grass seeds can be grown in trays so that grass can still be included in their diet. Never feed greens or vegetables that are frosty or frozen as these can harm rabbits. Also, be aware that rabbits may drink more in the winter if their access to grass is limited.
1. Start planning now for a safe, protected exercise area your rabbits can use daily.
2. Put a cardboard box filled with straw in the hutch for warmth.
3. Use a Snugglesafe heat pad overnight during freezing conditions. Wrap it in something first.
4. Straw is warmer than hay, so better to use as bedding during winter.
5. Make sure sheds or garages used for hutches are well ventilated and bright.
6. Wrap bottles with bubble wrap and an old sock to reduce the risk of freezing.
7. Keep spare water bottles so you can change them if frozen.
8. Attach a tarpaulin with eyelets to the exercise run to provide protection.
9. Wrap hutches with blankets and cover with something waterproof. Keep well ventilated.
10. Check hutches are draught-proof and free of damp.
For more information on winter care, visit the Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund (RWAF) website at www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk.


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Plant-based diets may help rheumatoid arthritis by decreasing exposure to an inflammatory compound found in animal products.
The Inflammatory Meat Molecule Neu5Gc
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Bacterial endotoxins are another reason why animal products may trigger an inflammatory immune reaction. See The Leaky Gut Theory of Why Animal Products Cause Inflammation; The Exogenous Endotoxin Theory; and Dead Meat Bacteria Endotoxemia. For more on arthritic joint disorders, see Diet & Rheumatoid Arthritis and Preventing Arthritis. For the role saturated animal fat may play in heart disease and cancer, see Blocking the First Step of Heart Disease; Breast Cancer Survival, Butterfat, and Chicken; and Trans Fat, Saturated Fat and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero. What does this video have to do with the previous few about Cancer as an Autoimmune Disease? You'll see in the next video, How Tumors Use Meat to Grow: Xeno-Autoantibodies.
For additional context, check out my associated blog posts: How Tumors Use Meat to Grow; Plant-Based Diets for Rheumatoid Arthritis; Plant-Based Diets for Fibromyalgia; Should We Avoid Titanium Dioxide?; Breast Cancer & Alcohol: How Much Is Safe?; and Mushrooms and Immunity.
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Thanks for this. Very interesting, need to do some PubMed searches :-)
Note the Proceedings paper is open access. And yes, scientists with adolescent boy level humor predictably refer to the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by it's acronym.
Cute dr Greger
Ha! Love it! One should never lose their funny, esp the adolescent variety of funny.
Cows that say "Neu"
and scientists that say P.N.A.S
Love it!
Excuse me Doctor but it's 'its.'
Facinating, deepening connection between the physiological rejection of animal products in the human biological systems. Thanks for connecting more dots.
A dietary change has scientifically been show correlating reduced arthritis pain in a couple of weeks, take a look, see, and be the change
Look where? I'm completely vegan but it's the nicotine that's keeping the general arthritis pain going.
1985, my parents visited me in Brooklyn from San Francisco. They were restricted to a vegetarian diet in my home. My dad had horribly painful RH which just figured his thumbs and made him incapable of walking. A couple of days into their vacation with me, and my dad was singing in the morning while laying in bed. You turned to my mother and said, and Enriqueta, I think I'm cured; I have no more pain, as he flexes fingers. Later, we traversed all of NYC, Chinatown, Brooklyn Heights, and he never once complained of pain but joyfully took in the city's sights. When they left about a week later to visit my aunt in Texas, my mother told me he could barely get out of the car the second day and was on his hands and knees. I asked her what she ate… White rice, fish… Dammit! He eventually died of multiple myeloma. I blame his RH Dr for misdiagnosing his horribly disabling back pain as rheumatoid arthritis and was medicating him for it. I wish I could have taken care of him.
When this study says "meat" and "animal products" does that include fish in this case? The diagram only showed cow pig and goat. And the video said they studied the effect with "pig mucous". I'm not sure people routinely consume fish mucous.
Only tuna, salmon, and cod have been tested so far. Salmon had the most Neu5Gc, but fish in general had less than other animals tested. None has been found anywhere in the plant kingdom.
Dr. Greger: How much meat would one have to consume over what period of time in order to have a similar daily dose of Neu5GC that the rodents in the study consumed over the same relative percentage of one's life?
According to the book 'The Man Who Touched His Own Heart,' the amount was equivalent to about 15 pork loin steaks.
In addition to Dr. Greger's statement "We found that Neu5Gc is rare in poultry and fish,common in milk products, and enriched in red meats"
Do some more research. The sialic acid NeuG5c is basically present only in mammal meat, wich would imply that fish and birds are avaible for a diet attempting to exclude the stated sugar molecule.
I just read the summary of an Australian article measuring the amounts of Sialic acid in various meat products in Australia. Salmon and chicken (at least Australian chicken) were much higher than beef, to my surprise. Turkey was the lowest. I don't know if the article goes on to specify which specific sia compound was measured in each meat and if there is a health correlation there. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227859684_Sialic_acid_concentration_in_conventional_foods_of_Australia
In general, foods of mammalian origin are implicated.
This is a complex but fascinating story with profound implications – I'd recommend reading some of the sources cited. There is a lecture by Ajit Varki, the lead researcher, available on u-tube. He says in that talk that this research convinced him to eliminate red meat and dairy food from his diet.
Those people who advocate a paleo diet, one that makes eating meat mandatory have taken notice of this study. However, rather than accepting the evidence on face value, they blame the inflammation on unknown random variables such as possibly, gluten or inadequate intestinal flora. There seems to be a suspicion among this group also that vegans cherry pick their studies. How would you answer these speculations?
I'm not sure what Dr. Greger would say per se, but I'd say, "Well, isn't that the pot calling the kettle black." It seems to me that it is the paleo folks who are doing the cherry picking to make their points.
I'd also point to what Dr. Greger, Dr. McDougall, and Jeff Novick have already said about assessing currently available scientific evidence when considering nutrition information to form one's opinions and lifestyle actions:
How can you believe in any scientific study?
Low Carb vs. Plant-Based Diet (Gotta love that video!)
Sorry, man… McDougall is a quack.
These folks are guilty of "confirmatory bias"… looking for data to support their beliefs. I would answer them in two ways… the first is by demonstrating through your actions the value of eating a whole food plant based diet with adequate Vit B12. Second follow some of the links cited by WholeFoodChomper so you can answer their questions based on the best current science. The bottom line is that we are designed as hind gut fermenting herbivores. We are different from the great apes in that we have more amylase genes (i.e. used to digest starches) and a small intestine which has 4X the volume to help digest and absorb glucose molecules from the long chains of glucose molecules aka complex carbohydrates. Most of these "paleotypes" have heard about carbohydrate loading. We actually get about 10% of our calories from our colon aka our hind gut. I wouldn't spend alot of time trying to convince these folks but refer them to the best sources of information like Dr. McDougall's website, Jeff Novick's blogs, NutritionFacts.org and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine website.
Well said, @DrDons:disqus . Yes, the PCRM web-site is another great source of information. Speaking of "confirmation bias", Wikipedia has a great page on it. Makes for some good reading!
I 100% agree with this. I have an older sister who is really sick with a lot of things. Suddenly she decided she had cancer. She sent a slide of a prepared urine sample to a place in Manila (She lives in Central Cal.) and got back a number that convinced her that she had cancer. She has not been diagnosed in the States. She went on a diet of cottage cheese and flax oil. Didn't like the cc so substituted eggs. Eating abt 12 eggs a day and lots of flax oil, she says she is better and that it's the only thing she can eat, because she has reflux. I tell all this to say that it is amazing what we humans will fall for. I have sent her links to all the sites available that you mention and encourage her to eat a vegan McDougall diet or at least drop the eggs and oil for a more green/natural carb centric approach. She says she gets headaches when she eats carbs, so there is no getting through to her. She has told people that I am "trying to make her into a vegitarian." It's amazing to me that that is still a bad word, but there is not changing her mind, so I have stopped for the most part and try to keep my eyes on myself. I appreciate you post. Thank you so much. It is hard to see someone you love suffer and stay in denial. What do they think is so bad about eating some potatoes and kale or a big bowl of salad. I can't figure out the whole resistance thing.
Sorry to hear, and I know the feeling as I watch my family down the meats, oils, and junk food. Good news though: the kids tend to be curious about my diet.
Boiled smashed white potatoes, flaxseed oil and quark have a long tradition in Germany as being a wholesome meal! I know there are no vegetables, legumes etc. in this meal! In now use flaxseeds rather than the oil and leave off the quark and potatoes. I am just adding this for interest's sake! I can understand your concern for your sister.
Mack: Vegans DO cherry pick their studies. So do omnivores. The best way to deal with confirmation bias is to READ A LOT and give the smart, skeptical part of your brain a little exercise whilst also being realistic and liberally applying common sense. That transgenic mice fed impossibly high doses of Neu5GC daily over the course of their entire lives develop inflammation and inflammatory diseases is neither surprising nor does it offer any valid evidence of anything. It's sort of a proof of concept, but the reality is that it doesn't answer any questions or explain much of anything.
In light of this and the other known benefits of plant-based diets, what would be your recommended upper limit for the total intake of animal products (as, say, servings per week) in general & for the distribution of different types of animal products within that limit?
@b5c09c4897f1d75e67056a9094babe62:disqus ,
That is a great practical question! I suspect the good doctor would say there is no upper limit (i.e., no animal-based products allowed), but even Dr. Joel Furhman allows for some animal-based products in his "nutritarian" diet (beef, full fat dairy= "rarely", poultry/oils= "once weekly or less", eggs/fish/fat-free dairy= "twice weekly or less"). Is there a safe upper-limit? If so, I'd (and, my boyfriend, especially) would like to know, too.
An upper limit can be modeled after the Okinawan diet, the populations with the most centenarians per capita.
Caloric Restriction, the Traditional
Okinawan Diet, and Healthy Aging
The Diet of the World's Longest-Lived People and Its Potential Impact on Morbidity and Life Span
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1114: 434–455 (2007).
TABLE 1. Traditional dietary intake of Okinawans and other Japanese circa 1950
Total calories 1785
Total weight (grams) 1262
Caloric density (calories/gram) 1.4
Total protein in grams (% total calories) 39 (9)
Total carbohydrate in grams (% total calories) 382 (85)
Total fat in grams (% total calories) 12 (6)
Saturated fatty acid 3.7
Monounsaturated fatty acid 3.6
Polyunsaturated fatty acid 4.8
Total fiber (grams) 23
Food group Weight in grams (% total calories)
Rice 154 (12)
Wheat, barley, and other grains 38 (7)
Nuts, seeds Less than 1 (less than 1)
Sugars 3 (less than 11)
Oils 3 (2)
Legumes (e.g., soy and other beans) 71 (6)
Fish 15 (1)
Meat (including poultry) 3 (less than 1)
Eggs 1 (less than 1)
Dairy less than 1 (less than 1)
Sweet potatoes 849 (69)
Other potatoes 2 (less than1)
Other vegetables 114 (3)
Fruit less than 1 (less than 1)
Seaweed 1 (less than 1)
Pickled vegetables 0 (0)
Foods: flavors & alcohol 7 (less than 1)
Data derived from analysis of U.S. National Archives, archived food records, 1949 and based on survey of 2279 persons.
Some points
Their diet was 85% carb, and 6% fat. Sweet potatoes (a Japanese sweet potato) made up almost 70% of their calories. Nuts were less than 1% of calories (the equivalent of 1/10 of an ounce a day) Oil was less than 2% of calories (which is about 1 tsp a day) and sugars were less than 1% of calories (less than a tsp a day)
The total animal products including fish was less than 4% of calories which is less then 70 calories a day. That is the equivalent of around 2 oz of animal products or less a day
Very interesting. I wonder are there any Okinawan diet cookbooks out there?
Ah, here it is: The Okinawa Diet Plan.
Not sure how well I would trust this cookbook, if u look at the featured recipe its a pound and a half of meat, with 1.5 tablespoon of soy sauce (high sodium), olive oil spray and 3/4 a cup of cheddar. Where is that Japanese sweet potato? These numbers don't match up with what I represented
True, the featured recipe does not seem very plant-based or even very Okinawan; however, part of the description of the book does state that the book "Provides three different eating plans, including Eastern/Okinawan, East-West fusion and Western to appeal to all tastes, including options for vegetarians–with more than 150 outstanding recipes and tools to keep you lean for life." I think that if one wanted to, s/he could modify the recipes in this book to make them more vegan/plant-based and whole food friendly.
It's hard to judge the entire book by just the one featured recipe. It might be worth a trip to library to check the book out before investing in a purchase of it.
Do you know of any other more accurate (i.e. less meat focused) Okinawan cookbooks out there?
Thanks. That looks like a limit easily achievable by eating one slice of gravlax (or other raw prickled fish) a day supplemented with one serving of both dairy and meat'n'eggs a week, though I would probably limit red meat to occasional banquets and treat eggs and poultry as alternatives to each other (as, I believe, used to the trend in the Mediterranean). And all of these would be, obviously, eaten as a part of meals already consisting mainly of whole plant foods.
Btw, apart from the intake of animal products, I'm curious about some other aspects of the Okinawan diet.
Shouldn't "Some points" also include the low total calory intake? I mean, less than 1800 kcal a day? One would think they'd need more than that…how much would you say does that contribute to the overall health benefits of the diet?
I'm somewhat puzzled by the the fact that the intake of oils, though extremely low, still manages to be greater than that of nuts and seeds in the Okinawan diet. I'm under the impression that, being the more nutritious sources of dietary fat, nuts'n'seeds' share of the calories could safely be several times higher than that (or is that amount of sweet potatoes, or indeed starchy foods in general, really essential for one's chances of becoming a centenarian?). Or is it just that such variations of this dietary pattern simply happen not to exist, or have never been tested? Or am I simply wrong?
I am not sure i necessarily agree with your allowance for eggs, dairy and other meats into your diet. They ate primarily fish and that was 70 calories worth. Also keep in mind this was in 1950, the oceans were less polluted at this time and fish is the top food source of pollutants currently. In this day and age, the safest and healthiest path is to go completely whole foods plant based and eliminate all animal products. Eating one egg a day is not something that can be considered healthy
Nuts and seeds are not at all essential to a diet but can be a healthful condiment when used in "moderation". Nuts are generally high in omega 6, so unless your eating walnuts, flax seeds, and chia seeds, it is very easy to get too much omega 6 in the diet. Too much omega 6 does not allow the omega 3 to synthesize effectively to DHA and EPA. A healthful ratio of Omega 6 : Omega 3 is 4:1. Almonds are about 1800:1, Peanuts are 4400:1 and Brazil nuts are 500:1, you can see how including an abundance of these foods into your diet could inhibit proper omega 3 synthesis.
A diet I advocate is a starch based diet, that being based on complex carbohydrates, as these are the most satiating and they are highly nutritious. Sweet potatoes, brown rice, whole grains and beans are all considered complex carbohydrates.
It is interesting indeed that they had a low caloric intake, but energy needs and expenditures are satisfied naturally by hunger, and if one is eating a low fat, whole foods plant based diet with minimally processed products then I see no problem in eating over the 1800 calorie mark since your body would need it if you are truly hungry. An interesting look on Calorie density can be viewed in the attached photo provided by Jeff Novick. CC stands for complex carbohydrates.
I'm very curious about the Inuits and "meat causes inflammation". In the PDF "Atkins exposed" I can read that they suffer greatly from osteoporosis and PCB-poisoning, but shouldn't they also suffer from heart disease? From what I've read elsewhere they don't, which is something I find a little weird.
Is there an explanation somewhere to be found?
Studies do show that Inuit do suffer from cardiovascular disease despite high intake of omega-3 fatty acids. Ebbesson SO, et al., Eskimos hae CHD despite high consumption of omega-3 fatty acids: the Alaska Siberia project. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2005 Sep;64(4):387-95. Ebbesson SO, et al. Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is not associated with a reduction in carotid atherosclerosis: the Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease in Alaska Natives study. Atherosclerosis. 2008 Aug; 199(2):346-53. Epub 2007 Dec 4.
If red meat causes chronic inflammation, it should be possible to confirm that using RCT. I did a literature search, and found only 1 RCT in which red meat did NOT cause inflammation.
I have a friend with Dupuytren's contracture. Not only do several of her relatives suffer from it, but it is interesting that this disease is associated with mostly with me in Northern Europe or of Northern European descent. Could this obvious geographical link be associated with diet? I could not find any research on this link. Thanks!
my entire family has been vegan for 8 years
wouldn't an excellent way to research Neu5gc be to examine a vegan who developed cancer? has a vegan ever developed cancer?
I love booze. if neu5gc is required for cancer-building, can I then drink my face off and not get liver cancer if i'm a vegan?
I know i'm being a bit silly, but it's still a pretty fantastic question…in my opinion ;)
Alcohol is recognized as a carcinogen by the World Health Organization.
And nearly every cancer can be caused by alcohol as alcohol affects all tissue.
In observational studies, moderate drinking is associated with a reduced risk of more than twenty different diseases and health problems. However, it would be premature to conclude that there is a causal relationship.
Method: This paper critically reviews the evidence for such associations.
It was found that reasons for questioning the causal association of moderate drinking and a reduced health risk are: the lack of dose-response relationships; the characteristics and lifestyles of today's abstainers and moderate drinkers; the lack of plausible biological mechanisms; the problems in the classification of drinking groups, and; the general limitations of observational studies.
Conclusions: The evidence for the harmful effects of alcohol is undoubtedly stronger than the evidence for beneficial effects.
"Whether alcohol prevents several diseases and health problems at a level of consumption where health benefits outweigh harm has obvious consequences for public health education. The absence of definite knowledge leaves plenty of room for wishful thinking, which we observe frequently on this topic."
In summary, alcohol is a cancer promoter and should be avoided. Yes vegans get cancer, but the best chances at avoiding cancer is to eat whole, unprocessed plant foods, minimizing alcohol and keeping omega 6:3 ratios in check by limiting nut consumption.
Have there been any studies if you get these same effects with natural grass fed meat products?
I am aware of no studies but given what we know about the metabolism it would be present in grass fed meat products… not to mention all the other bad things. In my work as Medical Director for Meals for Health, private practice and working with Whole Food team members at the McDougall clinic the information about 5Neugc helps explain why patients who go on a the appropriate plant based diet experience improvement in joint and muscle symptoms within days of making the change.
organic grass fed?
That's why I raise emus. We eat and sell the meat. Studies show that emu meat is in the anti-inflammatory foods.
Even better yet, people that have developed the so called 'Red Meat' allergy must give up all mammal meats, but they can still eat red meat burgers, steaks or any other red meat dish by using emu. Because the emu is a bird, the meat does not contain the alpha-galactose that is at the root of that allergy, hence being called the 'alpha-gal' allergy.
EMU: The other Red Meat.
That's just swell…as long as you're not an emu.
What studies show emu meat is anti-inflammmatory? Citation needed please.
What studies show emu meat is anti-inflammmatory? Citation needed please.
The anti-inflammatory properties of the fatty-acid-rich Emu Fat is the key factor in this.
Nutrient data Source: USDA SR-21.
A full breakdown of those nutrient values, is fully covered by 'NutritionData.com', pulling from the referenced USDA database.
Link to NutritionData.com Emu Meat data:
"The anti-inflammatory properties of the fatty-acid-rich Emu Fat is the key factor in this"
Where's the research paper / study showing this to be true?
The link provides a nutrient breakdown. It doesn't tell me that Emu is a healthy food to consume… especially in the context of this website (NutritionFacts) that uses research and studies to show that a whole food plant based diet is far healthier than animal produce.
Also, 100g of Emu has 71mg of cholesterol; hardly healthy in the context of heart disease for example.
You're on the wrong website promoting Emu meat me thinks :-)
Please see here regarding the inflammatory properties of wild game.
Emu is likely not an exception.
Certainly backs up McDougall's "molecular mimicry" autoimmune reaction hypothesis.
I have hashimotos. After I stated my plant based diet my antibodies (tpo) dropped from 505 to 43. After 6 weeks on a plant based diet. Also my t3 free And t4 free is chancing for the better.
My doctor don't think this has anything to do with my diet. But he can't explain why my numbers are changing.
I'm a vegan that's why
Boiled smashed white potatoes, flaxseed oil and quark have a long tradition in Germany as being a wholesome meal! I know there are no vegetables, legumes etc. in this meal! In now use flaxseeds rather than the oil and leave off the quark and potatoes. I am just adding this for interest's sake! I can understand your concern for your sister.
Boiled smashed white potatoes, flaxseed oil and quark have a long tradition in Germany as being a wholesome meal! I know there are no vegetables, legumes etc. in this meal! In now use flaxseeds rather than the oil and leave off the quark and potatoes. I am just adding this for interest's sake! I can understand your concern for your sister.
April 22, 2020
Dear Dr. Greger,
Thank you for everything you do. I am a longtime fan of your videos and especially the references in your videos. I use these to find interesting papers. You know how some people like to do puzzles or play bridge? Me, I like to read scientific papers. I don't have a favorite bean paper, but my overall favorite is, "The impact of cow´s milk-mediated mTORC1-signaling in the initiation and progression of prostate cancer."
I volunteer as a shelver at my local library, so I always have a few library books on hand. I was caught by surprise by our local shelter-in-place order, though. I had only two library books checked out: Sonia Shah's "Pandemic", and "Bird Flu, a Virus of Our Own Hatching." I loved your book on H5N1 when I first read it, and was re-reading it for a second time.
I have a request, based on what I read in Sonia Shah's book. On page 190 she writes, there is a clue about a specific pandemic in our past. The hominids that became Homo sapiens lost the gene that coded for a sialic acid, N-Glycolylneuraminic acid, (Neu5Gc). The theory is that the loss of this enzyme protected them from an ancient form of malaria. Without this sialic acid, their bodies saw anything containing it as foreign and attacked it, including fetuses conceived as a result of mating with hominids that still carry that gene. A new species resulted. And for this new species, us, consumption of anything containing Neu5Gc may trigger an immune reaction that increases our risk for developing cancer, heart disease and diabetes. It is a powerful argument for eating a vegan diet.
I have heard Dr. Milton Mills talk about how the length of our intestines, our canines and other anatomical and physiologic clues that give us an idea about what is the healthiest diet for humans. But I have never read or heard anything about the loss of this sialic acid gene before reading Shah's book.
I would love to learn more, but searching on my own, I am unable to find papers that I understand. Would it be possible for you to cover this topic? Ancient pandemics, and their effect on our genes is very interesting, and timely.
Thank you,
Laura Julian
P.O. Box 681, 211 F. Street
Blue Lake, CA 95525


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If you listen to any of the media outlets recently, you would believe that every person that legally buys a gun must be one step away from a murderous rampage. This line of thinking is especially menacing when spoken by California's own Lt. Governor, Gavin Newsom. Newsom's latest anti-gun efforts have been trashed by the Sacramento Bee as 'phony.'
But do Newsom's statements that gun violence is out of control and that gun owners precipitate violence hold water? Not quite. Studying recent news about the role of
The Chicago Tribune reported earlier in 2015 about an Uber driver that observed 22 year old Everardo Custodio shooting into a crowd. The driver immediately pulled out his legal carry piece and shot Custodio. This action doubtless saved many lives and injuries.
A similar situation played out in the Chattanooga terrorist attack in July. Military policy banned most soldiers from carrying on grounds. However, it is believed, as reported by the Washington Post, that one of the Marines killed at the Navy Operational Support Center may have fired back with his own pistol. It is thought that the Marine had been carrying and that the terrorist, Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez may have been injured by the Marine. Quick thinking may have saved lives that day, and was just another example of a gun free zone being a prime target for the mentally ill.
A similar shooting in Luzerne County, PA was prevented in 2012 when a concealed carry holder shot an assailant that killed one and wounded another in a bar, as reported by local WNEP.
Even the Huffington Post carried comments from Detroit's Police Chief James Craig about concealed carry. "Good Americans with CPLs translates into crime reduction, too. I learned that very quickly in the state of Maine. A lot of CPL holders," Craig said.
As Lt. Governor Newsom should note, the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Not so much if his ballot initiative passes.


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Eating well during pregnancy is more than simply increasing how much you eat. Proper nutrition can promote baby's development and growth.
Eating healthy food during your pregnancy is essential for you and your baby. Good nutrition during pregnancy, and enough from it, is very important with regard to your baby to grow and develop. The particular food that the expecting mother eats could be the main nutrition source for your baby. Proper nutrition can promote baby's development and growth. Hence it's important with regard to expectant mothers to eat well-balanced nutritious meals.
Eating a variety of wholesome and nutritious foods during pregnancy is a of the most important stuff that women can do to guarantee the normal development as well as growth of the fetus, and it can assistance to prevent prematurity and low birth weight. For that mother, good nutrition helps to prevent anemia, infection, and bad healing.
Nuts are chock-full of important minerals (copper mineral, manganese, magnesium, selenium, zinc, potassium, as well as calcium) and vitamin E. Although they're high within fat, it's mainly the particular good-for-you kind. So in a nutshell, proceed nuts with nuts (moderately if you're attaining quickly, liberally if you are gaining gradually) and toss them directly into salads, pasta, meat, or seafood dishes, and baked items.
Dairy Products
Calcium is extremely important for foetal bone development, and requires to be frequently replenished within the pregnant mother's diet. Hence consuming dairy products becomes really important. Milk, cheese and yogurt may also be rich in protein and Vitamin D.
Eating the variety of colourful fruits during pregnancy ensures that the growing baby will get all of the essential antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Fiber rich fruits also helps with better digestion. Fruits like grape really are a good source of folic acid. Furthermore fruit drinks also form part of healthy diet for pregnant women.
Eggs are a great supply of protein and also contain essential minerals and vitamins. Because adequate protein is vital for growth associated with child's cells, eating an egg every day can satisfy the requirement easily. Apart from eggs also have high content of choline that's essential for baby's healthy brain development. Additionally, it reduces the chances associated with neural tube defects.
Rich within folate, iron (which you need for those blood cells, Baby!), vitamin A, and calcium, spinach at this time comes completely ready to eat within prewashed bags (free from sand). Consume it raw, inside a greens (especially one with almonds as well as mandarin oranges), or like a wilted bed for fish or chicken, or perhaps layered in lasagna.
It is essential in order to consume whole grains during their pregnancy because they are rich in carbs and have high fiber and nutritional content. Oatmeal, quinoa, wholegrain bread, barley and popcorn are usually some popular choices available.
Salmon can be a good source of omega-3 fats and protein. These types of essential fats assist in the development associated with baby's brain and eyes. Salmon can also be good for conference the protein requirement of pregnant mothers. However it's advised to limit your salmon consumption to 6 ounces weekly.
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes contain nutritious fiber, potassium, iron, copper, Vitamin C as well as B6, and beta carotene. Eating sweet potatoes can solitary handedly meet your iron requirement. Get your tastebuds rolling through eating baked, mashed or perhaps fried sweet potatoes.
Beans and Lentils
Beans and lentils are the most useful source of protein and dietary fiber which are extremely important for moms during their nine months associated with pregnancy. Incorporating them as a part of regular diet reduces the risk of haemorrhoids and bowel problems. Beans will also be a warehouse associated with zinc, an important mineral which averts lower birth weight, prolonged labor as well as preterm delivery chances.
Lean Meat
Lean meat is a superb source of high-quality protein that's essential for baby's development during the final trimesters. Eating lean pork as well as beef will even give pregnant women extra dose of Vitamin B and iron.
Green Vegetables
Veggies also form an important a part of pregnant mother's diet. They provide almost all the necessary vitamins and minerals for the growing baby. Of vegetables, broccoli is really a powerhouse of calcium and Vitamin A and it is majorly prescribed for pregnant moms. Green leafy vegetables like Swiss chard, him and spinach are loaded with folate, minerals and Vitamins C, K and A.