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YOU MAY HAVE seen him on the volleyball court or read about him in his recently published and massively touching Story of Appreciation, but the story you haven't heard about Jaylen Jasper yet is certainly one you don't want to miss.
Jaylen recalls a certain afternoon in his Chemistry class last spring. It was the end of his senior year of high school, he was bored and messing around with a friend, when he made the joke that he was just going to "drop out of school and be a stripper." Thinking his friend was just going along with it by replying that his brother was, in fact, a stripper and could definitely hook him up, Jaylen was beyond surprised to receive a phone call from his brother with a job offer two days later.
PULSE sat down with Jaylen to hear the rest of the story.
Jaylen: I had no idea what he was talking about. He started talking about his crew in DC and said they had a spot for me if I wanted it. I had to lie to my parents but a week later I drove 45 minutes and went down there to check it out. I had a background in dance and it didn't end up being that different. It was super fun. I loved it. From playing volleyball and basketball, I was always super tight and dancing was something I just always really enjoyed doing. I felt like it really helped loosen me up.
PULSE: So, what was a typical day on the job?
JJ: Normally, I would go in on Fridays through Sundays. I would get out of school, go to practice, go home and do some homework, and then get into DC at around 9:30. We would go to the studio first to get set up, and cover ourselves in oil and get ready. I would work until 1:30 or 2 in the morning, and then sleep in the next morning.
I told my parents I had an internship at a law firm in DC. But they really weren't stupid. Every time I tried to sneak out or anything, they would always know. But, I guess they never noticed when I walked in the door and my skin was just glistening. It's funny, one time I walked in the house and I still had money in my underwear. I was so exhausted that night, I had just gotten in the car and driven straight home, without showering or anything, which I didn't normally do. When I walked in the door, my parents immediately asked about the money. I quickly made up an excuse and told them I had been cleaning out the car and found some money. They actually ended up taking it from me—my hard earned money. I seriously thought that night was it for me. I thought they were going to catch me and it would be over for me, I'd have to go to military school or something. For all of this to go over their head was so weird to me. I think they probably just didn't think that I had that in me.
PULSE: You've got to have some pretty crazy stories—can you tell me one of them?
JJ: Well, one thing that happened a lot was if we were dancing in a club or a bar and people would try and actually grab us and pull us off the stage or bar that we were dancing on. You just have to get yourself back up and pretend like nothing happened and keep going.
But there was this one time that we got hired to work a bachelorette party at a hotel. Everything was fine and normal—there was a DJ and lights were set up—until this middle aged, 50-something-year-old woman kept trying to slide me her hotel room key. She kept following me, even after I declined her offer several times. But, I mean she had been tipping really well so I didn't want to tell her to completely go away. At the end of the night, when we were all walking out, she was waiting by the door, and pushed her way through the crowd to approach me again. At this point, it was two o'clock in the morning, and I was completely exhausted and over her and the whole situation. We told her we would have to call the cops if she didn't leave us alone, but she proceeded to follow us out to the parking lot. It was creepy. We were so close to calling the cops. She was a total cougar, probably older than my mother. She did give me a lot of money though…
Oh, and then there was Safari Night.
PULSE: What's Safari Night?
JJ: It was a themed night, so we all dressed up like we were on an African safari. We each had to pick characters from a hat. There was a Steve Irwin-type character, and different fun costumes, but of course I picked the elephant. It was so bad. I was wearing a tiny thong, and I was an elephant, so you can guess what the trunk was. One thing I should say is that I never actually fully stripped down in front of people. The closest would be wearing just underwear for a few minutes, but then I would put at least my pants back on. But that entire night, I was walking around with just the elephant thong. It was so bad. I hated Safari Night.
PULSE: So, I have to ask, is it like Magic Mike?
JJ: Honestly, that movie is not a bad representation of male stripping. There were nights where we would just be dancing on a table, but then there were other nights where there would be a stage and a big crowd. People always ask me about Magic Mike though, and the sad thing is that it is pretty accurate.
PULSE: What are your favorite songs to dance to?
JJ: Well, I will never dance to the song "Pony" [by Ginuwine]. Never. Never, never, never. I've done it so many times; it's the song everyone always associates with male stripping. That one and "Grind with Me" [by Pretty Ricky]. But there's honestly so much more to it than that! "S&M" by Rihanna is always a good one. Honestly, I have a whole playlist that I listen to from time to time, there are some really good songs. "Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown, "Earned It" by The Weeknd, Jeremih's "Birthday Sex," "Or Nah" featuring The Weeknd. That last one gets me every time. If that comes on anywhere, I don't care if I'm in front of my coaches or my parents, my inner stripper will come out. God forbid they ever play that at a frat party. Who knows what will happen.
PULSE: What about now that you're here at Stanford? Do you ever still dance?
JJ: Ugh, if I had the time, I would definitely keep dancing. I would probably have to go find a go-go bar in San Francisco or something, and it would probably be predominantly male, which would be a different audience for me. But if I could do it again, I would in a heartbeat. It was so much fun. And I feel like there's such a negative connotation when it comes to stripping, like it's considered dirty or shameful. But the group that I was with, we're honestly all really good friends. They are some of the nicest guys I've ever met. I was the youngest one there, I had just turned 18, but the other guys there, they had other jobs too, and families and kids. It was so nice. But, now that I'm here, sports and school take up all of my time. I have 20 hours a week of volleyball, with school work on top of that.
JJ: I did bust out some moves for Cafe Night in my dorm, and that was really fun. Everyone is so chill about it. For birthdays, my friends will sometimes ask for lap dances, and I will always be down to do that. Just hearing people's reactions and seeing their looks is so much fun.
Jaylen's story is not like your typical pre-Stanford experience, but hey, that boy really knows how to put on a show. And, if I were you, I would request his kryptonite, "Or Nah" by Ty Dolla Sign, if you ever see Jaylen at a party.
By: Katharine Rubin
Photography by: Alessandra Diaz & Elizabeth Gray


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There is a connection between our emotions and our money, a link that is preyed upon countless times each day by advertisers promising to trade us happiness for our hard-earned cash. Most of us have money, and all of us seek happiness; pushing the link between the two is a sure-fire way for a marketer to come up with earnings.
The real trick to spending less is to figure out how to feel happier about not spending money. We see people in advertisements looking beautiful, young, sexy, and happy while using various products – and we want to feel that way too. Effective ads are so good that they often leave us feeling inadequate if we don't spend the money and buy the product. This is a big trap that many of us fall into – we begin to feel sad if we don't spend money.
Here are several techniques to use to bring about positive feelings about being frugal.
Remind yourself of your goals as often as possible. For me, I'm saving money so my wife and I can retire early and travel. We went on a wonderful honeymoon to England when we were first married and I long for us to be retired so we can do more international traveling. I realize that every time I don't spend money and instead save it, we're a step closer to this dream. So, I've posted pictures of the dream everywhere: pictures of places that I want to travel to, along with pictures of our honeymoon to London.
I used a few inexpensive techniques to make these pictures into home decor, so that they remind me in multiple ways of positive feelings related to my commitment to saving.
Keep visual reminders of your progress, not of how far you have to go. I check the balances of my savings and investment accounts daily – and I enjoy watching their balances go up. Every once in a while, I'll print off the balance of my savings in huge, bold numbers and post it somewhere where I can see it regularly. I also like to print signs that say "In the last month, I saved $780 by not spending money." It's a visual reminder of what I'm doing that's positive – and a constant reminder that I don't need to spend money to feel happy.
Ask yourself why. I do this in two ways. First, I ask myself why I want to buy something. It is almost shocking how often I can't come up with a real reason – the truth is that I'm being compulsed to buy the item due to an advertisement. Second, whenever I see an ad, I ask myself why it's put together that way. When I make myself consider why an ad that could be attractive to me actually is attractive to me, the power of it just seems to disappear. I often find myself laughing at (and on some level admiring the skill behind) advertisements that used to sway me to buy.
Keep up my personal appearance without spending money. For me (and for most people, I believe), there is a strong connection between positive feelings and personal appearance. Whenever I start feeling like I need to buy something, I go take a shower. Seriously. I shave, put on some clean clothes, brush my teeth, put on deodorant and a bit of cologne, and suddenly the whole world feels better to me – a more manageable place where I'm in control.
Turn to what you already have. When I have a desire to buy a new book, I go look at my bookshelves at the books I already have and pick up one of those. When I want to buy a CD, I shuffle through my music collection, find an old favorite CD or one that I've not listened to much, and listen to that instead. When I want to buy a new geek toy, I go play with some features on my laptop that I haven't explored yet. This scratches that itch and gives me a happy feeling as I'm discovering (or rediscovering) something great.
Get some exercise. Endorphins are an incredibly strong uplifter. Find a method of exercise that is appropriate for your level of fitness and for your interests. For me, it happens to be Dance Dance Revolution on nonstop exercise mode (meaning the game plays in such a way as to maximize your workout). If I feel the urge to go shopping, I start dancing instead and I suddenly get a big mood boost.
Do fun things that are free (or close to it). For me, I'm lucky: I have a nonstop source of fun in the form of my one year old son. I also derive a lot of joy from the act of writing. Find those things that make you feel good that don't cost anything and spend your spare time focusing on those things. Not only will you be happy simply enjoying what you like, but you'll feel good later realizing that you didn't spend any money.
These are the most effective tactics in my repertoire in terms of deriving ways to find happiness from not spending money.

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Sometimes I wish it were in my power to get every church youth group in America to go on a missions' trip. Something unusual happens when some all-American kids suddenly get plunged into another culture to do some work in Jesus' name. It does something for the people they go to help, but I think it does more for the kids who are doing the helping. I heard a local youth group report on their trip to Mexico. Basically they had all of their support stripped away from them while they were there.
It was a language they weren't accustomed to, the money was different, they didn't have the comforts they were used to, they had some spiders hanging over them as they slept at night which they for the most part don't have at home. They had unfamiliar food. The customs were things they weren't used to. The result on these mission trips is pretty predictable. All of a sudden, kids who never have devotions are up early in the morning on a rock with a Bible somewhere.
Kids who have always thought prayer was boring are saying, "Let's pray!" What they learn several thousand miles from home is something you may need to learn right where you are today.
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I've been following Yann Le Meur on twitter for some time and I'm a huge fan of his sport science infographics – I think they probably appeal to my learning style (I'm a bit of a visual learner) – Yann is a sport scientist that understands the art of communication (a rare beast!). He's not trying to show everyone how clever he is – just offering simple to follow infographics that are a great 'jumping off point' for anyone working in performance sport that wants a quick reference tool.
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ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THIS TRANSCRIPT: This telepathic channeling has been taken from transcriptions of the weekly study and meditation meetings of the Rock Creek Research & Development Laboratories and L/L Research. It is offered in the hope that it may be useful to you. As the Confederation entities always make a point of saying, please use your discrimination and judgment in assessing this material. If something rings true to you, fine. If something does not resonate, please leave it behind, for neither we nor those of the Confederation would wish to be a stumbling block for any.
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Sunday Meditation
August 12, 1990
Group question: The question this evening has to do with the general topic of the energies that are in motion in the Middle East, why there seems to have been such turmoil and confrontation within this particular area of our planet for so many thousands of years and what exactly is the pattern of the playing out of these energies that is now continuing in the Middle East.
(Carla channeling)
I am Q'uo. Greetings to each of you, my friends, in the love and in the light of the one infinite Creator. What a blessing it is to join in your meditation this evening, to thread our energies through yours and feel our oneness with you as we both seek the mystery of the Creator of all that there is. We are especially glad to greet and welcome those who are coming to this meeting for the first time. We hope that we do not (inaudible) make your mind going on as well in speaking too long. This instrument speaks to us often in her mind of our wordiness. We shall therefore surge through this evening's question with only one thought. We do ask each of you to be responsible for listening, understanding and taking in that which we say, but only as an opinion. We are not without error. We are not infallible. We are simply entities such as yourself who have been working to walk that path which leads home a bit longer, as you would estimate it in time. And so we reach a hand back to you hoping that we may be of service to you in our opinions and our thoughts. But please listen and if anything seems to be incorrect to you drop it and forget [it] without a second thought. For we would not mislead you nor be a stumbling block in your path of seeking.
That area of your Earth's surface known as the Holy Land is and has been for millennia a trigger point, as this instrument would call it. A place where whatever an entity has done in working upon its own consciousness will be magnified. It is a powerful place. A place of beginnings. A place lost in the roots of time upon the surface of your planet. And to this place more attention has been given, more love extended. It is as though there were upon the surface of your planet certain places which have their own power. There is none so potentially great as that which you call the Holy Land.
The energy has been placed into that earth, that sky, and on beyond by the prayers, the cries of terror, the joy of learning, and the passionate yearning for understanding of many, many of your peoples through many, many of your generations. Were all of these people moved by some magical means to Cleveland they would not be doing that which they are doing. Rather, they would be responding to the portion of the Earth's surface upon which they stand, this particular location not having any intrinsic spiritual power except that power that is understood to be in all things. That power is enhanced to some degree by those who lived there before you and your people and to some extent all of your land is blessed because those who lived before you, whom you call Indians, are greatly aware of the Law of One and the way of life which may be called conscious, magical or faithful.
Those who live in the Holy Land are in a place which magnifies that which is upon an entity's heart. Now let us move away from this particular situation long enough to express the nature of your metaphysical makeup in terms of being a person of power, what some would call magic, what others would call wholeness. The Creator is best known to us as love. Love in its [classic meaning,] that which may be called intelligent infinity, contains most of that which is the Creator. But the Creator, by the power of free will, has the desire to know Itself. And so creations begin in those parts of the Creator created of love which is the Creator and an equal amount of free will, which is infinitely different for each person, have created each unique being, including yourself. Each experience that you have, each decision that you make is of vital interest to the Creator of all things. For as One gazes upon consciousness that is Its own consciousness becoming an actor upon the stage of the world, It learns about that infinite entity which has been made finite by this illusion in which you now enjoy yourself.
The Creator planned lessons based upon what It had learned from each of you and all beings that have been created and the last creation before this one. Its lessons were simple and you are at the heart of them. You first learn of consciousness itself and in that learning you may be anything, a rock, a sea, the wind, fire, earth. Everything is conscious that you may think of or touch. Everything is the Creator and [when] this has been seated firmly, you as an imperishable entity moving through these illusions learn the lesson of the light, of turning, of motion towards that which brings you warmth, blessing and help.
And so you experienced being part of the creation of the Father that you see about you—clouds, trees, animals. Eventually you are not just an animal but rather through loving some entity such as a pet who loves its master and being loved in return, your metaphysical self meets for the first [time] itself in a self-conscious manner. That is, as a person conscious of self.
This is your arena, your stage. Here you made a choice. You chose to express all those things that have gone before. All the lessons of consciousness and turning to the light with an innate love of that infinite One which made you. But there are two basic ways to express this love. You may attempt to serve others and thus are serving the Creator or you may attempt to realize that you indeed are the Creator and thus manipulate people so that you have control over them and have power in yourself. These are short explanations of that split, that choice which you must make as to how to express that love which you have for the infinite One which loves and created you.
There are lessons which await you: love, wisdom, the unification of love and wisdom so that for the first time love does not end in martyrdom nor wisdom in solitude. Once you have learned all these lessons you begin to turn back towards the Creator, your learning for this creation nearly done. The cosmos has experienced in terms of the time which is part of your illusion many millions of years. But as you are imperishable and will live eternally, whatever illusion of time you experience does not mean that there is a deadline or a [threat]. It is indeed true, as far as we know, that the time draws near for the close of this density of learning on this particular sphere. Consequently, many entities are here desperate to learn enough of the lessons of love to be able to graduate into the next density where there is much more harmony and where the lessons are those of one who has already chosen to love and be of service to others. It is indeed a different atmosphere than you are now experiencing and certainly different to that of your Holy Land.
We feel that you needed this background to understand that those who live in a place of power are like the crystals that you dig in your mines. Different crystals contain different properties and there are those healers that are able to use these properties to effect changes, to make entities feel more whole or healed. But often what does not occur to people is that the healer itself must be at least as crystallized within as the crystal it is holding or else healing will not occur in any significant amount.
So we have in the Holy Land those who are all potentially crystallized beings, even literally and physically speaking, that is, speaking of your physical vehicle that carries your consciousness around. You are potentially a crystallized being. So the greater portion of yourself by far is a kind of crystal. It is, however, not charged most of the time. That is the water that is a portion of all your fluids. They are all capable of crystallization. Great portions of your consciousness reside in a portion of your physical vehicle that is almost completely unused that is the frontal lobe. And there is great chance of crystallization there also which carries with it the inner centering consciousness of the energy center of the brow in what some people have called the indigo ray chakra.
More than this there are crystallized beings which you recognize as pyramids, the Sphinx, and other artifacts put there for the balance of this complex and troubled Earth. This crystallization has great power yet it is out of the frame. It is not placed correctly because of the passage of time and because of its misuse in the past. It was intended to heal and seldom has it been given the chance to be used in that way. It was intended to be a place of initiation and at this point it cannot be what it wishes, what it was made to be, for it is no longer properly aligned.
Consequently, [there is] this great energy in this place of so many people's thoughts and deepest feelings and prayers and that attention from the infinite One; and there are those of faith who are discarnate, who are there in hopes of helping to stabilize that place and the globe upon which it sits, [but who] are increasingly unable to be effective. The people have taken the power of crystallization and have chosen the path of separation, the path of controlling others for their own benefit. Called holy by so many, it experiences now a complex jungle of many, many entities whose lives dwell upon negative thoughts of holy wars and brave soldierly deaths.
It is at this time critical upon your planet that those entities of good faith and good will realize the importance that they have and the ability that they have to be responsible for lifting this heavy and powerful state of mind so that the entire planet is not engulfed in this dark tide of anger and grief.
As you meditate know that your consciousness is the most important thing about you. Your consciousness is light if your thoughts are joyful, if you find a cause for giving thanks and offering praise to the one infinite Creator. You can by your smiles and the lessening, unjudgemental ear share with people that light. They do not need to know how you came to be able to offer this. Never volunteer this information. Speak of these things only to those who ask of it of you. The world will change not because you are persuasive but because you are sincere, passionate and persistent in opening yourself, aligning yourself to become crystallized. We say the crystalline shape offers space, a spaciousness in which any sort of light which you wish may arrive. Each time as you decide to do that which indicates love for someone else and unselfishness of yourself, you are crystallizing your own being and lightening the consciousness of your planet.
It is not money that people need to solve this problem for man has his toys and always will. It is the realization that all people are powerful and they will be crystallized and opened up to depend on those repositories and carriers of love infinite and unending compassion.
We must stay away from the specific things that are occurring in this region but never not to lose contact. We can only say the time now is critical. That that which is called the holy city is indeed a holy city not because the Creator considers it a holy city but because it is old, because self-conscious entities lived in society there for a longer time than almost any other place upon your sphere. Millions and millions of souls have placed heart and soul and mind towards the protection of, the pilgrimage to, the deep respect for the Holy Land. Those who are between incarnations or who have chosen to remain discarnate also are very sensitive to those such as Galilee, as Jerusalem.
The loves of the Creator have not always been the same but they have inspired the same faith. Unfortunately, the more crystallized of many of the entities who are most devout have chosen to place the power of their crystallization in attaining more and more power, wealth and importance, not truly realizing that they are a trigger point, so that that particular area becomes truly hostile and warlike; the will of necessity to be that which no one wishes; the war which takes all of your peoples and polarizes them in separation from each other. It is not a desired outcome from the standpoint that we have of service to others that this should occur. We would encourage each of you to allow yourself more and more to be a crystallized being, a planet healer, one who is love made manifest.
We will always fall down. We will always make mistakes. We will forget to meditate. We will not think upon our own personal power, your own deepest ideals. Do not by any means scold yourself or feel that you have in any way failed because of these things. Were you able to do all that we say you would be running out of lessons, not learning. Simply begin again. Persist, endure and love.
There is more that could be said upon this subject concerning the nature of the crystallization of entities and of how the crystallization of the pyramids and other such structures have caused changes. But we wish to not infringe upon free will. Therefore we satisfy ourselves with giving you the spiritual principles that make this particular area a sensitive area of this particular planet, more sensitive than many, many other somewhat sensitive areas, and to give some idea that the entities there have chosen to act in the way that they have.
Can you alter them? No, you cannot, [not immediately]. For all through the planetary consciousness, that the power that has become negatively oriented is short-circuited to some degree. Yet, my friends, you can [in that] you are part of the solution. If you do not pray, simply sit and think. Contemplate that which you are praying. Or visualize the love and the joy and the peace that you feel when you know that you are centered and in touch with the creative self within. Allow yourself to radiate like a beacon, a lighthouse and know that you are one of millions who attempt at this time to cause this planet to lighten this consciousness to feel it quite crystallized, now fuller and fuller of love. Many entities ask what is my service, what is my path, what must I do, what did I come here for? And we say to any and all the first and foremost thing of which you came here [to do] was to be loving in the face of a cold and unloving environment.
(Side one of tape ends.)
We are known to you as those of Q'uo, and we shall continue, realizing that this instrument tells us that we must end quickly.
The illusion tends to give one the feeling that one is helpless and at the mercy of one's environment. You are not helpless. You have always the power of choice. Chose to seek that mystery which is beyond our telling or understanding as well as beyond your own. Seek the mystery and the paradox of spiritual truth. Steep yourself in love knowing that you are loved, loving in return and experiencing with an authenticity which touches your very soul the forgiveness of yourself in every and all circumstances. Then may you forgive all about you. That too will diffuse this potential difficulty as harvest approaches upon your planet.
We thank you for listening. We urge you to take your own self and your consciousness quite seriously. For you are indeed children of love and there you are by yourself seemingly little, yet together you have the power to become transformed into that crystallized being which has no sense of smallness or largeness but only of being love. That love can transform the face of this Earth which you love so dearly. We hope that you shall take yourself seriously, not denying yourself laughter or fun or joy. Be (inaudible) when you meet sullen seekers who have not yet learned of the joy. That is the concomitant of love.
Our thanks to you. We must leave this instrument for it is giving us a boot. Therefore we thank this instrument for its willingness to work with us and if the one known as Jim is willing to close the working through this instrument and leave the one known as Carla. We leave this instrument in love and in light. We are known to you as those of Q'uo.
(Jim channeling)
I am Q'uo, and greet you again in love and in light through this instrument. At this time it is our privilege to offer ourselves in the attempt to speak to any questions which those may find value in asking. Is there a query at this time?
Carla: In our family tree there is a myth or story …
I am Q'uo, and am again with this instrument. Do you have a query at this time?
Carla: There is the story about the Garden of Eden. I've never known whether it was a literal Garden of Eden or whether it was just the symbol of the beings living then in third density. Is there a Garden of Eden and if so is that just an old part of the world or is that the general [impression]?
I am Q'uo, and am aware of your query, my sister. This story, that of the creation of humankind upon your sphere in a Garden of Eden is one which has used semantic images and entities as a means of transmitting information that is primarily metaphysical in nature. Thus, there is no physical location that may be associated with this particular story other than the recapitulation of this creation within each entity as the entity becomes a conscious seeking entity.
Is there another query?
Questioner: This is a question for B, and we realize that you may not be able to answer but she would be grateful for any information. She has been in contact with an entity known as Kega and her experiences with this entity have been very positive. Would you have any information for her about this entity that you could offer, perhaps about its origin, about any connection that exists between this entity and herself or any information at all?
I am Q'uo, and am aware of your query and that of your sister known as B. We scan this entity and find that its great desire to know more of the entity Kega is that [barrier] against which we may not pass for we do not wish to infringe upon this entity's free will as it seeks those portions of its experience that are yet mysterious and which play an important role in its current path of seeking and of being of service to others. It is important for entities such as the one known as B to learn their way through the many mysteries, puzzles, confusions, doubts, disappointments and so forth which are a natural portion of each seeker's path.
When an entity has offered itself as a vocal instrument as the one known as B has done, the need to protect this entity's free will searching is doubled. For the entity has placed itself in a more obvious position of influence, not only the ability to influence its own journey and expansion of the point of view, but also the ability to influence others through the service that it has chosen. We can only say to this entity that as it seeks the solutions and answers to the many queries which are natural to a seeker in this position that it utilize those tools which are already well known to it. That is, that it seek with the purest desire available to it (inaudible) through its contact that may be illuminating in the process of the evolution of the mind, body and spirit. That it might share this information with those interested in such, that it might give as freely as it has been given to it. And that when there are doubts and puzzles that it repair to that inner being within the self and meditate and pray until it finds that there is peace and resolution when before there was turmoil and doubt. This entity has utilized these practices for a great portion of its incarnation and we are aware that it continues upon this path with diligence. We send our blessings to this entity in its chosen service and we send also our desire that this entity continue in faith and in will upon that path that it has chosen.
Is there a further query, my sister?
Questioner: The group of people that (inaudible) has been working with here today is very positively oriented [compared to] the contacts that she has worked with, that are [known as] innocent contacts, and she's noticed a great difference between those and what she's used to in a Confederation contact. The parameters seem to be quite different and she's noticed a great difference in the entity's place on considerations of free will by the Confederation whereas with the innocent contact that doesn't seem to be a consideration at all. Can you comment on those different kinds of contacts?
I am Q'uo, and am aware of your query, my sister. Those entities of this planetary sphere who have during some portion of their experience here have been incarnate and have walked upon your planet's surface are natural citizens, shall we say, of this planetary influence and when they have retired themselves to the discarnate experience, that of the inner planes on this planet, carry yet with them this naturalized citizenship that allows them to speak in a more broad-ranging fashion concerning others of this planet, energies of this planet, and the potentials or possibilities within both the future and that which you know of as the past of this planet and of its inhabitants. This is a natural working out of the energies that are of this particular planetary sphere.
When we or others of an exterior origin to this planet answer a call that originates upon this planetary sphere and seek to be of service in our own way we find that there is what you have come to know as the Law of Confusion or that Law of Free Will which is necessary to consider before any service is offered. For our frame of reference and place of origin, as you would say, is not only other than this particular planet but is different enough in its parameters that we must remain within those concepts or principles which are general enough to unite all entities in our attempts to be of service to those which have called for our service. Thus we are far more restricted in those areas of which we may speak freely. For in many ways we [are] able to see those energies and entities which have, shall we say, gathered about a certain area or entity and have influenced this area or entity. We are able to see these in a way which is both more intricate and in some ways more misleading if we were able to comment upon them than are entities who are native to this planet in their ability to see and to comment upon such inter-relationships. Thus we find our service is more effective if we remain in those principles which unite rather than focus upon those principles which upon the surface appearance and examination would seem to separate entities, one from another, by the simple description of one as being more or less of this or that quality, location, determination or nature.
Questioner: No, thank you.
I am Q'uo, and thank you, my sister. Is there another query?
Carla: I have a final one and then I promise that I'll leave you alone. (Inaudible) asked a good deal about the mysteries within those (inaudible) and wanted to know if he could ask specific questions in that line and also has requests from a colleague from the university who wished for you to tell him his social security number so that you could prove to him that you are real. The professor was aware that these questions were not [useful] as far as any spiritual or metaphysical meaning, and his question was why was he curious about things that have no metaphysical interest.
I am Q'uo, and am aware of your query, my sister. The entity of which you speak has found that there has been given through our contact information that is intriguing enough within his field of study that his curiosity about further information has moved in a fashion which you may describe as that of the shotgun. That is, he wonders if this contact is indeed legitimate, wonders if this contact can give further intriguing information, wonders if this contact can prove in an objective fashion to a colleague if it does indeed exist and can do tricks, shall we say.
We do not feel that this is at all unusual for many upon your planet to involve themselves in the seeking for information to enlighten and inspire the spiritual journey [and] also wonder about more mundane matters concerning the reality of this search for so much upon this path seems ephemeral, seems of the mind, seems to be slightly unreal. The setting is as the fool who walks off of the cliff without the slightest care as to where the foot shall be placed upon the next step. That is the nature of the journey for those who seek within the realm of the metaphysical, that which stands beside, indeed, that which undergirds your physical reality. However, we remind each seeker that those qualities and concepts and principles which are of most importance to each fail to be proven to any. For has any entity ever proven love, has any entity ever proven that there is such a thing as wisdom or peace which passeth understanding? Yet there are qualities such as these and others which each entity holds as a portion of its ideal and would give its very life for in the searching upon the spiritual journey. We are happy to speak upon the philosophical and metaphysical nature of any query, be it of mathematics or in any other field. However, we shall leave all proofs to those who write with pens and measure with rulers.
(Tape ends.)
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I really like the tools I use to manage my business. But I would like for them to be in one place.
Try using Geckoboard. There is definitely a time investment in the setup, but you can get a great suite of products/metrics integrated into one dashboard. https://www.geckoboard.com/
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Assessment of Tribal Natural Resources Needs and Services: Transforming Governance, Management, and Sovereignty in the Upper Great Lakes
Jubin Cheruvelil, Michigan State University
July 18, 2016 | 3:00 PM Eastern Time
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Tribal communities are the stewards of vast rural areas in the Upper Great Lakes. Communities are responsible for the management of Tribal owned lands and the co-management of vast ceded and treatied territories. They face considerable challenges given the dependence on the natural and land resources juxtaposed with rapid environmental and economic changes taking place. Very little effort has been made to assess rural Tribal needs for resource management and governance. In order to understand these challenges, I employed interviews, inter-tribal surveys, and periodical and policy analysis to assess these roadblocks.
The alignment with federal standards also presents mismatches between Tribal and federal standards, regulations, and values of the environment. A better understanding of these mismatches and road blocks can provide a better road map for sovereign approaches that serves both short and long-term natural resources and community wellbeing in the Upper Great Lakes rural communities.
Presented by: Jubin J. Cheruvelil, Ph.D., Dr. Cheruvelil is an anthropologist and behavioral ecologist who studies role and relationships of Indigenous and marginalized communities and the use of natural resources and landscapes. Specifically, he is interested in the linkages between governance, livelihoods, and community well-being. He employs decision-making and critical theories, and mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) in his research. His overall research program explores three key themes 1) indigenous resource commons and policy, 2) Indigenous knowledge, behavior and well-being and 3) Indigenous landscape history and change.
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After a summer hiatus, St. John's, Petaluma resumes its monthly ecumenical Taize service of song and meditation on Friday, September 5, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to this contemplative service by candlelight, led by cantor Suzanne Gray, accompanied by piano and cello.
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After starting the 112 Books reading challenge, many have asked me to share my reads. I want to continue my journey and share with others so….ladies and gentleman I present:
The 112 Book Club *throws glitter* *pops champagne*
Since February is also Black History Month, I'd like to kick off the 112 Book Club by introducing 2 books for the month. Both by authors of color with very compelling, diverse novels:
Darryl Pickney's latest novel Black Deutschland comes highly recommend in O, The Oprah Magazine. You know I love me a good Oprah-related recommendation!
Here's what its about:
Jed–young, gay, black, out of rehab and out of prospects in his hometown of Chicago–flees to the city of his fantasies, a museum of modernism and decadence: Berlin. The paradise that tyranny created, the subsidized city isolated behind the Berlin Wall, is where he's chosen to become the figure that he so admires, the black American expatriate. Newly sober and nostalgic for the Weimar days of Isherwood and Auden, Jed arrives to chase boys and to escape from what it means to be a black male in America.
But history, both personal and political, can't be avoided with time or distance. Whether it's the judgment of the cousin he grew up with and her husband's bourgeois German family, the lure of white wine in a down-and-out bar, a gang of racists looking for a brawl, or the ravaged visage of Rock Hudson flashing behind the face of every white boy he desperately longs for, the past never stays past even in faraway Berlin. In the age of Reagan and AIDS in a city on the verge of tearing down its walls, he clambers toward some semblance of adulthood amid the outcasts and expats, intellectuals and artists, queers and misfits. And, on occasion, the city keeps its Isherwood promises and the boy he kisses, incredibly, kisses him back.
An intoxicating, provocative novel of appetite, identity, and self-construction, Darryl Pinckney's Black Deutschland tells the story of an outsider, trapped between a painful past and a tenebrous future, in Europe's brightest and darkest city.
My 2nd selection is Americanah -by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Here's what it's about:
A powerful, tender story of race and identity by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun.
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland.
Both of these books are out of the norm of what I would chose to read. I'm excited to dive into and share them with you! In order to keep pace of reaching 112 Books in a year, I need to read about 9-10 books a month so this is just a snippet of my February reads. I'll share other reads in future posts as well.
I hope you will join me in reading either or both of these novels. I can't wait to discuss!


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It was a lovely cocktail event organised yesterday evening in Nice by the hair master, Giorgio Maccari. Celebrating one year since the hair salon started to exist in the heart of Nice, near the legendary harbour, the event kept the ambiance around beauty and art.
The special guest was Karen Joubert Cordier, an effervescent artist who exposed her paintings in Giorgio Maccari's salon. Her first exhibitions were at Marianne and Pierre Nahon. They were followed by the Center Georges Pompidou on the occasion of the donation Daniel Cordier.
Today, Karen continues her introspective work by painting this imaginary world, also continuing her passion for illustration, inspired partly by the American culture. It also paints on all forms of supports, transforming everyday objects into real works of art. Recognized by major institutions, Karen entered the permanent collections of the Center Georges Pompidou and the Abattoirs Museum in Toulouse. In 2014, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of the City of Nice (MAMAC) had collection of 10 exceptional works by the artist, each of which required several months of work.
« Karen's paintings take me to an imaginary universe: I love sharing this evasion, as I love taking the women who come to my salon to a world of well-being, Beauty and Art » said Giorgio Maccari.
Giorgio is a passionate hair stylist, he loves to work the hair and make it a work of art. He loves challenges and luxury. And this we can see in his salon. He participated on fashion shows in Italy, Monaco, or Festival de Cannes.
It was a great privilege to see all these artistic splashes of color in a hair salon that wants to have this mix of art and beauty as its own major trait. A splash of classical twist of mood in what a hair salon should look like making women feel like real queens.
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On the off chance that you are contemplating a move to Mooresville, Lake Norman area, you probably must have visited the Chamber of Commerce sites and already have an idea about the awesome climate of Mooresville, nearness to Charlotte, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the shorelines. But, what does living in Mooresville look like? Here is my rundown of the nature side of Mooresville
- Lots of Trees
There are such a large number of beautiful and wonderful tall trees. The trees are quite much, if care is not taken, you may end up losing your sense of direction. At Mooresville, you can find hardwood trees such as Maples, Pines, towering Oaks, and some other varieties of blooming natural fruit trees such as the Dogwoods. Mooresville is encompassed by trees. This is one of the ways nature has helped in beautifying the area.
- Stars in the night sky
If you live out on the lake and far from the town's center, bunch stars shining in the sky will always be available to give you a treat. Who won't appreciate a beautiful night, filled with stars?
- Varieties of Birds
Once you decide to put out one or two bird feeders you will be met with a steady variety of guests such as the brilliant red Cardinals, Golden Finches, Blue Birds, Chickadees, Wrens, Woodpeckers and numerous more who travel every which way throughout the entire year. Remember to put sugar water out for the hummingbirds also.
- Sounds and Breeze of the Lake
Everyone loves to be at the lake. Apart from the fresh and cool breeze blowing from the water, the lake shore is nice places to relax as well. Unless you live on the far from the lake, during the sailing months you in all probability will have sounds from sailing boats or the shouts of joy of kids riding or water skiing in one of the astonishing assortment of tubes.
- Quiet and Peace
No matter where you will be, you are never exceptionally a long way from practically total quietness. Despite the fact that you may even live off of Brawley School Road, once you are at your apartment, hardly will you be disturbed by the horns of cars.
- Sounds of Nature
In case you are sufficiently fortunate to have lots of tall trees around your residence, peeping and singing sounds from birds will definitely be heard in the background for the greater part of the day. On a breezy day, the pine trees, as well as other tall tree, make a brilliant stirring sound. Amid the summer, you begin to hear cricket chips, and the adorable little tree frogs croaking also.
- Vegetable Gardens
Vegetable greenery is a typical site, particularly in outskirt communities. You are blessed with an expanse of land to grow little vegetable. This can even be done in your backyard. Nothing stops you from sharing with your immediate neighbor after harvesting.
- Japanese Beetles
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They eat the flowers and plants leaving only the lacy veins. Try not to get the sacks that are intended to catch them as they end up drawing them more to your garden. You can either handpick them off or opt for bug sprays.
These are some of the ways in which nature influences the environment of Mooresville.


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Recent developments in biotechnology allow for the generation of increasingly complex products out of human tissues, for example, human stem cell lines, synthetic embryo-like structures and organoids. These developments are coupled with growing commercial interests. Although commercialisation can spark the scientific and clinical promises, profit-making out of human tissues is ethically contentious and known to raise public concern. The traditional bioethical frames of gift versus market are inapt to capture the resulting practical and ethical complexities. Therefore, we propose an alternative approach to identify, evaluate and deal with the ethical challenges that are raised by the increasing commercialisation of the exchange of sophisticated human tissue products. We use organoid technology, a cutting-edge stem cell technology that enables the cultivation of 'mini-organs' in a dish, as an example. First, we examine the moral value of organoids and recognise them as hybrids that relate to persons and their bodies as well as to technologies and markets in ambiguous ways. Second, we show that commercialisation of organoids is legitimised by a detachment of the instrumental and commercial value of organoids from their associations with persons and their bodies. This detachment is enacted in steps of disentanglement, among which consent and commodification. Third, we contend that far-reaching disentanglement is ethically challenging: (1) Societal interests could be put under pressure, because the rationale for commercialising organoid technology, that is, to stimulate biomedical innovation for the good of society, may not be fulfilled; (2) The interests of donors are made subordinate to those of third parties and the relational moral value of organoids may be insufficiently recognised. Fourth, we propose a 'consent for governance' model that contributes to responsible innovation and clinical translation in this exciting field.
- research ethics
- stem cell research
- donation/procurement of organs/tissues
- social control of science/technology
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Contributors SNB drafted the first manuscript. SNB, JJMvD and ALB made substantial contribution to the manuscript and revised it critically. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Funding We gratefully acknowledge financial support by the associate professor's stimulation grant, a personal grant awarded to ALB by the UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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The devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey in East Texas brought out the spirit and solidarity of those affected and touched by this tragedy. As shown in various media and social network outlets, East Texans carried out the initial rescue campaigns themselves. They worked diligently by organizing auxiliary groups and strategized on how to help those in need. The Texans' initiative was not triggered by the inefficiency of the governmental authorities, which have done a heroic job, but instead by the magnitude of the natural disaster and the devastation that was left behind as it swept through East Texas. In the framework of the negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Mexican government published a communication offering solidarity … read more
Issue 139 – Sep / Oct 2017
Cacheaux, Cavazos and Newton is proud to present a new edition of the CCN MexicoReport™ in a revised and updated format. The new format continues the tradition of presenting relevant articles on recent Mexican political, business and legal developments. We hope you find this issue interesting and useful. As always, thank you for subscribing and reading our firm's publication.
Political Thermometer
Mexicans have turned their political attention and sights toward 2018, a year in which the presidential tenure of Enrique Peña Nieto will conclude, and the presidential election will be held to determine who will succeed him in the executive office. Aside from the importance of the presidential electoral contest, Mexico will also hold elections for the 500 federal house and 124 senate members who make up Mexico's federal congress. If this were not enough to raise the political temperature of the country, major state elections will take in nine states, including Mexico City's (CDMX) Head of Government. It goes without saying that that the presidential election is particularly relevant, given Mexico's presidential system, which confers broad powers on the … read more
Economic Indicators
On September 14th, 2017, the financial indicators reflected:
Peso/Dollar Exchange Rate:
$ 17.7278 pesos per Dollar.
Mexican Stock Exchange:
The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) closed at 50,107.86 points.
Interest Rates:
The Average Interbank Rate (TIIE) for a 28-day period was at 7.3765 %
Recent Jurisprudence – Jurisdiction by Expressed Submission in Commercial Contracts
By Adrian Salgado
Recently, all the magistrates of the Third Circuit in Civil Matters published a thesis of jurisprudence in response to thesis number PC.III.C.J 33 C (10a.), the heading to which reads: "Jurisdiction by express submission. For the validity of the agreement described herein, it suffices that the court to which the parties are bound is expressly designated, even if only one of the parties waives the jurisdiction granted by law." In this decision, all the magistrates of the Third Circuit in Civil Matters concluded that in order to be effective, in the submission of an oral agreement to the court designated by the parties to a contract, it is sufficient if the parties manifest in a clear and definitive manner, which … read more
The United States' Energy Objectives in the NAFTA Renegotiation
By José María Lujambio
In mid-July, the United States government issued a 17 page document summarizing the country's goals for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is noteworthy that the section on energy contains only three lines, but with huge substance and meaning: Preserve and strengthen investment, market access, and state-owned enterprise disciplines, benefiting energy production and transmission and support North American energy security and independence, while promoting continuing energy market-opening reforms. The Mexican reforms of 2013 and 2014 ended the state's monopoly on the energy sector and welcomed competition. As a result, great opportunities for private investment in the Mexican energy sector, both domestic and foreign, arose. It was obvious that this opening would awaken the appetite of … read more
Structural Reform of Mexico's General Import and Export Tariff Classifications (TIGIE)
By Edmundo Elías and Marisol de León
Currently, Mexico's Department of the Economy is in the process of a comprehensive and structural reform of the TIGIE. This reform is based on the following criteria: Tariff classifications that, due to their complexity, are seldom used. About 40% of current tariff classifications have an annual total amount of trade transactions of less than one million dollars. Some tariff classifications that were designed without a reasonable criterion, such as classifications created for statistical purposes only, which ultimately hinder trade. Therefore, the reform seeks to: Harmonize the TIGIE with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), Mexico's main trade partner. Eliminate unused or underutilized tariff classifications. Create a database and reserve of statistical information. Unlike more recent reforms to … read more
BEPS Modifications to Determine Permanent Establishment
By Miriam Name and Fernando Juárez
On June 7, 2017, Mexican tax representatives participated in the execution of the "Multilateral Convention for the Implementation of Measures Related to Tax Treaties to Prevent the Erosion of Taxable Amounts and the Transfer of Benefits" (also known as "Multilateral Instrument" or "MLI") of the Economic Cooperation and Development Organization (OECD). After such execution, Mexico and more than 70 countries (excluding the United States) have joined forces with the objective of implementing the anti-erosion measures established by the BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) report. Among the most important changes is the concept of "permanent establishment" on income and estate taxes as established in the OECD Model Tax Convention. In this sense, through the proposed modifications, it is determined whether … read more
Important Aspects of Performance and Success Bonuses Paid to Employees in Mexico
By Pablo Sáenz
It is common for companies in Mexico to compensate their employees through bonuses correlating to their performance and/or results. It is very important that these bonuses are correctly regulated and documented. They should be sporadic and variable in amount in order to avoid them being considered as part of the employee's base wage. This is essential for cases where possible indemnification for unjustified dismissal could be paid. Since the Federal Labor Law does not regulate bonuses tied to performance and/or results as the ones mentioned above, it is important to implement a policy duly executed by any employee entitled to such bonus payments. Additionally, such companies should grant a bonus payment only when the employees satisfactorily meet the previously established … read more


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Can. 1645 §1. Restitutio in integrum is granted against a sentence which has become res iudicata provided that its injustice is clearly established.
§2. Injustice, however, is not considered to be established clearly unless:
1/ the sentence is based on proofs which afterwards are discovered to be false in such a way that without those proofs the dispositive part of the sentence is not sustained;
2/ documents have been revealed afterwards which undoubtedly prove new facts and demand a contrary decision;
3/ the sentence was rendered due to the malice of one party resulting in harm to the other party;
4/ a prescript of the law which is not merely procedural was clearly neglected;
5/ the sentence is contrary to a previous decision which has become res iudicata.
Can. 1646 §1. Restitutio in integrum for the reasons mentioned in ⇒ can. 1645, §2, nn. 1-3 must be sought from the judge who rendered the sentence within three months computed from the day the person became aware of these same reasons.
§2. Restitutio in integrum for the reasons mentioned in ⇒ can. 1645 §2, nn. 4 and 5 must be sought from the appellate tribunal within three months from the notice of the publication of the sentence; if in the case mentioned in ⇒ can. 1645, §2, n. 5 notice of the previous decision occurs later, however, the time limit runs from this notice.
§3. The time limits mentioned above do not run as long as the injured person is a minor.
Can. 1647 §1. The petition for restitutio in integrum suspends the execution of a sentence if execution has not yet begun.
§2. If from probable indications there is a suspicion that a petition has been made in order to delay the execution, however, the judge can decree execution of the sentence, though with suitable guarantees to the one seeking the restitutio that there will be indemnity if the restitutio in integrum is granted.
Can. 1648 If restitutio in integrum is granted, the judge must pronounce on the merits of the case.


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We all know how sexy Alexander Skarsgard sounds when he talks in Swedish, and now our favorite viking is trying to ruin our lives in another language. He is appearing in a (very short) commercial for True Blood on Italian TV.
According to our good Italian friend at "Luv the viking" Alex is saying "Italian blood doesn't lie" (Sangue Italiano non mente) which is a popular saying over there. Not that we actually really care what he is saying!
Thank you to Luv the viking for sharing this.


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A car hire in Aix-en-Provence allows you to discover the City of Fountains at your own pace. Take your car hire through the exciting region of Bouches-du-Rhone to enjoy harbour towns, lively cities and amazing scenery.
Aix-en-Provence is located in southern France. At the heart of the city is Cours Mirabeau a beautiful tree lined avenue with many delightful cafes and bookshops. Visit the old town with its many historical sites, markets and museums to delight visitors. Comfortable seated in your Aix En Provence car hire, travel to the north west of the town and there you will find 18th Century hot water baths built on the site of the ancient Roman thermae where you can relax in a thermal bath and unwind.
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"The supposed health benefits of organic food are one of its great selling points… but can be damaging to good nutrition," The Times has reported. The newspaper says that the evidence that organic is healthier than conventional produce has always been weak, and that certain organic lobbyists are ignoring the bigger picture by citing only selected studies which show that organic food has more nutrients.
The newspaper suggests that because organic food is expensive, people on a budget who choose it as a 'healthy option' might actually be harming their health by reducing the total amount of fruit and vegetables they eat.
To resolve the issue, the Food Standards Agency funded a systematic review. This well-conducted comprehensive review, identified over 50,000 articles but found that only 55 were of satisfactory quality. It found only 11 papers with direct relevance to human health, five of which involved testing cell cultures rather than people. Of the six human studies, four included fewer than 20 participants, giving them little statistical power. The taste, surface pesticide content or appearance of the food was also not researched.
Regardless of production method, fruit and vegetables are, of course, still good for you. People on a budget can still get their five-a-day from fresh, frozen or tinned fruit and vegetables.
Where did the story come from?
This research was conducted by Dr Alan D Dangour and colleagues from the Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, and colleagues from other units in the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The study was funded by the UK Food Standards Agency, which had no role in the methods of study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or in the writing of the final report.
The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a peer-reviewed medical journal.
What kind of scientific study was this?
This was a systematic review examining the nutrient content of organic foodstuffs compared to the conventionally produced varieties.
In order to gather studies, the authors systematically searched recognised databases for studies published from 1958 until February 2008, and they contacted 40 subject experts, and went through the reference lists of the studies they found. They included studies that had abstracts in English and compared nutrient content between organic and conventional foodstuffs. They used two specialist reviewers to extract study characteristics, quality, and data.
The authors were interested in a range of nutrients (more than 450), and they categorised them into groups for comparison. These groups were nitrogen, vitamin C, phenolic compounds, magnesium, calcium, phosphate, potassium, zinc, total soluble solids, copper and titratable acidity. Titratable acidity is a measure of a fruit's ripeness when harvested.
The authors assessed the quality of studies using five criteria that addressed key components of the design. The studies had to include:
- a clear definition of the organic production methods,
- specification of the 'cultivar' (variety) of crop or breed of livestock,
- a statement of which nutrient was analysed,
- a description of the laboratory methods used,
- a description of the statistical methods
To be considered satisfactory in quality, the study had to meet all five criteria.
What were the results of the study?
From a total of 52,471 articles, the researchers identified 162 studies (137 crops and 25 livestock products). Of these, 55 were of satisfactory quality.
When the authors looked at only those studies of a satisfactory quality, conventionally produced crops had a significantly higher nitrogen content, which is a measure of specific fertiliser use. Organic crops had a significantly higher content of phosphorus and higher titratable acidity (a measure of ripeness of the fruit at harvest). They found no evidence of a difference in the remaining eight crop nutrient categories from the 11 analysed.
When the authors analysed the limited database on livestock products available, they found no evidence of a difference in nutrient content between livestock products produced organically and conventionally.
What interpretations did the researchers draw from these results?
The researchers say that there is no evidence of a difference in nutrient quality between foodstuffs produced organically and conventionally.
They go on to explain that the small differences in nutrient content relate to differences in production methods or were biologically plausible, meaning that they relate to differences such as fertiliser use or the timing of harvest.
What does the NHS Knowledge Service make of this study?
This was a well-conducted review in which the authors tried hard to identify relevant studies, used two specialised reviewers, and carefully described their methods.
- The researchers say that their systematic approach agrees with some but not all the findings from previous reviews. For example, some previous reviews also found a higher content of phosphorous in organic foods. In contrast, this review did not support the conclusions of some other reviews which had shown that organic foods had a higher content of vitamin C and magnesium.
- The reviewers noted other minor limitations. Because the reviewers excluded 'grey literature' (conference abstracts and unpublished studies) and non-English language abstracts, it is possible that some relevant data was not included in the review. Also, the researchers knew of two studies that were published after their cut-off date and were therefore not included in their analysis.
- A large number of studies were excluded at the abstract stage, with 52,179 out a total of 52,471 studies deemed unsuitable. This suggests that the strategy used for identifying the studies in the database may have been too sensitive (i.e. it found a lot of irrelevant studies). The number of studies excluded later in the process was also high, suggesting that stringent criteria for inclusion and quality were used.
Overall, the study confirms speculation that the nutritional content of organic and conventional foods is much the same, except for content that is a feature of individual production methods. It should be noted that the study did not look at other differences that concern those who buy this food, such as taste, pesticide content, appearance or the environmental effect of agricultural practices.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
Organic food 'no healthier than conventional'
The Independent, 30 June 2009
Organic food not healthier, says FSA
The Guardian, 30 June 2009
Health claims for organic food can be damaging to good nutrition
The Times, 30 June 2009
Organic food has no added nutritional benefit, says Food Standards Agency
The Daily Telegraph, 30 June 2009
Links to the science
Dangour AD, Dodhia SK, Hayter A, et al.
Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic review
Am J Clin Nutr 2009; Published online July 29


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By Serdar Yegulalp on 2016-02-06 15:00:00 No comments
I need your help!
I have just submitted my far-future SF fantasia Flight of the Vajra to The Nerdist's new Space Opera competition over at Inkshares:
Here are the details about the competition:
What do you need to do?
Simple. Pre-order the book. ($10 at the lowest tier.)
If you've considered buying a copy of this previously, but held off for whatever reason, this is just the excuse you need!
The more pre-orders I score by March 15, 2016, the greater my odds of winning. Winning means I get my book distributed by the Nerdist in their collection, and there may be "an opportunity to co-develop your work into other media such as movies, TV series, and digital productions."
If you can't spare the money to pre-order, at least do me the justice of adding yourself as a reader. The site's easy to set up membership with; you can log in via Facebook or Twitter.
Spread the word, share the links. Help me make this happen!
[Note: For the time being I am leaving the original Amazon product links up for Vajra. However, if the Inkshares folks say yes, I will have to take down my current edition of the book due to their contract. I don't have a problem with this personally; just that if the links go offline at some point later, that'll be why. I'll keep everyone posted should that happen.]
This page contains a single post by Serdar Yegulalp, in the categories Infinimata Press: Projects, Flight of the Vajra, published on 2016-02-06 15:00:00.
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Once GEO my WP is installed and activated its new administration menu ( GEO my WP ) will be added to the dashboard main menu. In addition to the main menu, five submenu items are created as well when an administration page created for each of the submenu items.
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I feel like I should apologize for the spotty blogging this year (whether out of sheer Canadian-ness or otherwise) but then I stop and check myself. I am working really hard at not feeling guilty over not meeting expectations (my own or others). It is a bit of PPSD (post-pastoral stress disorder, and yes, I made that up, but it feels real enough!) and a bit of mid-life crisis, maybe? I don't know, but I am struggling to embrace the moments, sometimes whole hours, of downtime that I have in my life these days. But that is another blog post.
So, sorry not sorry on the lack of blog activity!
Homeschooling is taking more time these days.
Rowan is turning 10 and the school demands are increasing each year~ between working on areas of challenge, and keeping up with my gifted child in others, it is a big job!
We have also been taking part in group therapy for her anxiety & OCD, which has meant many trips to the city through the spring.
A lot less mess and a lot more cuteness (except for my raging allergy to rabbits... hmmm).
I am the proud owner of two Flemish Giants and a litter of 10 kits. As if that wasn't enough, we also added more rabbits this week, bringing our current total up to 17 bunnies, although our 'permanent resident' status will be more like 10. Rowan traded her ducks for Holland Lops, which she is breeding for show and pets, and Andy, not to be left out, has a pair of Californians, Royal and Rayna. Rabbtitry building plans are underway, and I'll keep the cute fluff coming!
(And please note I agreed to getting ONE rabbit this spring. )
3 comments:
- EMMA said...
Ooh all those bunnys! we have only one (almost bought a second yesturday but hubby was with me and put a stop to my plans - was going to get three chicks too!)
You felt art work is beautiful.
I've lost my mojo too at the moment - crochet, knitting, bloging don't seem to be calling to me right now!
- 28 April 2015 at 02:32
- Unknown said...
When you build your rabbittry, please post info! I am 4 weeks in to owning 3 rabbits and planning their permanent home as well. Us Canucks have to have a longer think about winter-proofing than most of the info online and I'm curious to see what you come up with!
- 28 April 2015 at 12:09
- Unknown said...
Emma~ hopefully spring will bring back the mojo! But for now, just dream about baby animals ~ works for me!
Unknown~ we have been over and over plans and we have settled on converting a portion of our enclosed back porch into rabbitry~ about 10 x 14' so we can borrow heat from the house, as well as less worry for water freezing etc. A separate building raised so many issues (and I am nervous about having it this close, too!) and this takes care of temps and predators. And also makes some winter breeding possible.
- 28 April 2015 at 23:13
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Questions that have been asked of the digital fluency team include:
- What digital skills are needed to work or study at Lancaster?
- What digital capabilities are employers looking for?
- How do we define 'digital fluency'?
In order to help people to think about what digital skills they might need, whether it's for study, for work, to progress in a particular career, or within their community or social activities, we have adapted Jisc's digital capabilities framework to come up with a Digital Fluency Framework for Lancaster:
How will this help?
We're starting to use the framework to identify and develop digital skills courses for students. Some of these will be available online, some will be short information sessions, and many will provide credit to go towards the careers element of the Lancaster Award. We're also in the process of developing a digital skills certificate, where students will be able to select courses from across each element of the framework, making selections based on their current interests, or developing skills applicable to their academic programme.
In the longer term we hope the framework will also help staff to think about areas where they would like to further develop their digital capabilities, and to help with the development of appropriate training opportunities.
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50+ is a most comprehensive Wholefood Multivitamin and mineral formula available incorporating antioxidant CoQ10, Beta Glucan for immune support, and good all round vitamin & mineral levels including... - more...
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50+ is a most comprehensive Wholefood Multivitamin and mineral formula available incorporating antioxidant CoQ10, Beta Glucan for immune support, and good all round vitamin & mineral levels including optimal levels of vitamin D3 & vitamin B12. This wholefood multivitamin formula now includes additional phytonutrients and Acerola Cherry rich in vitamin C and carotenoids.
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NEW Improved wholefood multivitamin Formula with a vegetable base containing carrot, spirulina, alfalfa, artichoke leaf, beetroot, acai berry and acerola cherry.
The natural nutrient Beta 1-3, 1-6 Glucan provides a role in activating the immune system , alerting the body to help defend itself against viral and bacterial invaders. This wholefood multivitamin formula is high in B-Complex Vitamins and specifically Vitamin B12.
This wholefood multivitamin supplement has optimal levels of Vitamin D3, Vitamin D is now considered one of the most vital vitamins for health and protection at all stages of life - and one of the most depleted.
Co-enzyme Q10 is a vital part of all energy production in the mitochondria, the power house of the cells, and CoQ10 can become seriously depleted as we get older.
The heart muscles are permanently active and thus use significant quantities of CoQ10. It is therefore important to ensure suitable intake of CoQ10 as we get older to support the heart muscles.
Suitable levels of CoQ10 are even more necessary for those taking statin medication, as these drugs can inhibit the availability of CoQ10 from natural sources. This wholefood multivitamin supplement contains Ubiquinol - the best supplement form of CoQ10 as it is the reduced form and immediately bioavailable and bio effective. The optimal levels of Vitamin B12 and CoQ10 make this an ideal wholefood multivitamin formula for men and women aged 50 plus and those on statin medication.
Capsule shell (Vegetable Cellulose); beta 1-3, 1-6 glucan, co-enzyme Q10, hydroponically-grown cruciferous vegetable (Brassica Juncea) providing: zinc, iron, manganese, copper, selenium, chromium, molybdenum; fruit & vegetable powder blend (carrot, spirulina, alfalfa, artichoke leaf, beetroot, acai berry, acerola) incorporating: vitamin C; vitamin E; pantothenic acid; niacin; beta carotene; PABA; thiamin; pyridoxine; vitamin D3; riboflavin; vitamin K2 MK-7; vitamin B12; folic acid as methylfolate and biotin, magnesium citrate, boron and iodine.
2 capsules provides:
Active Nutrient Strength %NRV*
Beta Carotene 3.0mg *
Vitamin D3 40.0mcg 800
Vitamin E 30.0mg 250
Vitamin C 200.00mg 250
Thiamin 20.0mg 1816
Riboflavin 20.0mg 1428
Niacin 16.0mg 100
Vitamin B6 10.0mg 714
Folic Acid (as L-Methylfolate) 200.00mcg 100
Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin) 100.0mcg 2380
Vitamin B12 (as Hydroxycobalamin) 100.0mcg 2380
Biotin 100mcg 200
Pantothenic Acid 50.0mg 834
Vitamin K2 MK-7 60.0mcg 80
Iron 2.0mg 14
Magnesium 30.0mg 8
Zinc 15.0mg 150
Iodine 150.0mcg 100
Boron 0.50mg *
Copper 1.0mg 100
Manganese 3.0mg 150
Selenium 150.0mcg 273
Chromium 160.0mcg 400
Molybdenum 90.0mcg 180
Beta 1-3, 1-6 Glucan 100.0mg *
Co-Enzyme Q10 80.0mg *
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Orders from customers falling outside of the 3 mile radius will be delivered by Royal Mail as per our delivery policy below.
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The UMF Honey Association is well underway with the critical foundation research project that will underpin the UMF quality mark going forward. This involves sophisticated, state-of-the-art chemical profiling to accurately determine what Manuka and other New Zealand mono-floral honeys actually are. This will ultimately provide enhanced integrity in the UMF quality mark and greater protection for consumers. It is the biggest project that the Association has ever undertaken, and is committing most of its resources to this task. The collection process will include collecting nectar from the plant, and pure Manuka from the controlled hives.
Man trying to mimic nature
The collection of authentic and pure nectar samples is a laborious job. The dedication required to mimic the bee's collection is a challenge.
Project Implementation
The scope of the "Manuka ID" Project includes collecting pure and authentic Manuka samples from nectar, the bee, and the hive within various regions in New Zealand. These samples will then be analysed using high resolution mass spectrometry.
In early 2013, the UMF Honey Association commissioned a pilot study using a range of New Zealand mono-floral honeys. The study was very successful at identifying a unique chemical profile not only for Manuka, but also other New Zealand mono-floral honeys, including Kanuka.
The outcomes for this project are:
- Identification of individual mono-floral honeys
- Identification of the constituent biological activity in individual honeys
- Ensuring the natural integrity of the honey
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- Ensuring informed choice and assurance to the customer
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