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Unknown photographer of the working life gets premiere
Activist photographer Steve Cagan has never had a solo exhibition on the West Coast, and he wouldn't have had one still if he hadn't instructed Jeanne Friscia in a class at Rutgers University in New Jersey 30 years ago.
Friscia ended up on the board of SF Camerawork, and starting Thursday, May 11, her former professor's intense images will deck the walls of the nonprofit gallery overlooking Market Street.
"Steve Cagan: Working Pictures" covers four decades of hard labor, from the factories of Cleveland, where Cagan lives, to El Salvador and Nicaragua. Plenty of documentary photographers have covered these themes, but not in the way that Cagan covers them, which is to spend eight-hour shifts on a factory floor or live for three months in a Colombian village in order to get honest and unguarded portraits.
"Steve is not the kind to jump out of a helicopter, photograph a victim and leave," says Friscia, as she hangs 160 images. "He gets involved and becomes part of the community."
The operating precept of Camerawork is to exhibit the work of unrecognized photographers, and Cagan qualifies. Unless you were a reader of the long-gone Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday magazine, you've probably never heard of him.
"The kind of work I do has not been easy to publish or get exhibited," says Cagan, 73, from his home studio. "My work is not commercial. It's not what the photography art market is looking for."
"Working Pictures" provides a comparison between a steel mill in Ohio and a bicycle factory in Havana. It also documents work that is for more than a day's wages. Cagan lived among workers for peace and social justice in squalid refugee camps in Central America, and civilians dislocated by violence in long-running civil wars.
He's been been shooting internationally since 1974, when he visited North Vietnam before the end of the war, in an attempt to humanize the enemy. Those six weeks were a short trip for him. He's been to Columbia 16 times since 2003, to make sure the people he is photographing remember and trust him.
He's got a lot of stories, and he'll be telling them at Thursday's opening reception, scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m., and again Tuesday, May 16.
"All of the work is about portraying people who are in struggle," he says. "My goal is to make photographs that can be a contribution to those struggles." Unknown photographer of the working life gets premiere – SFGate

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This is kind of cute. To promote the DVD release of Eragon, Fuel Industries put together Volksdragon, a fun little site where you can customize your very own dragon. It's a little like modding a Scion but less ugly and possibly more maintenance (what fuels dragons, anyway? Us?).
Minor upkeep concerns aside, the idea of travelling by dragon is extremely appealing. Show us something cooler than harnessing a dragon, and we'll show you a liar.
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In his opening line, MacFarlane quipped, "And the quest to make Tommy Lee Jones laugh begins now."
Here are some highlights:
On Chris Brown and Rihanna: "'Django Chained' is the story of a man fighting to get back his woman, who's been subjected to unthinkable violence. Or as Chris Brown and Rihanna call it, a date movie."
On Mel Gibson: Continuing on Quentin Tarantino's slavery-era flick, which famously makes liberal use of the "N" word, MacFarlane said, "I'm told the screenplay is loosely based off of Mel Gibson's voicemails."
On Jodie Foster: "As I said, tonight's ceremony is being watched by a close to a billion people worldwide, which is why Jodie Foster will be up here in a bit to ask for her privacy."
On Ben Affleck: "First time I saw him with all that dark facial hair I thought, 'My God, the Kardashians have finally made the jump to film.'"
On Jean Dujardin: "He won Best Actor for 'The Artist,' and now, he's… everywhere."
On Daniel Day-Lewis: "You were 100 percent in character as Lincoln, 24/7. … So if you saw a cell phone, would you have to be like, 'Oh my God, what's that?' If you bumped into Don Cheadle on the studio lot, did you try to free him?"
On Jennifer Lawrence, who took some flak for a joke she made when accepting her Best Actress Golden Globe, MacFarlane joked, "[Jennifer] told me whether she wins or loses, she told me it's just an honor that Meryl Streep wasn't nominated."
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Some really fun homework tasks this week from my Year 7 students, who've been exploring abstract art. We're sticking to some of the classics - Mondrian, Kandinsky and Miro, just because they're so iconic and there is so much rich material to explore with them. The task was for students to create a Mondrian-inspired composition using any materials other than art materials. There are so many examples of this sort of thing online, from nail art and cake decoration to the famous Yves Saint Laurent dress. I think it helps the students to understand just how widely these artists influence popular culture.
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Program Overview
In an environment characterised by scarce resources, increased competition, higher customer expectations, and faster rates of change, executives are turning to partnerships to strengthen supply chain integration and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
The SCMi High Performance Business Relationships program focuses on how to implement:
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The customer and supplier relationship management processes form the linkages in the supply chain and provide the structure for how relationships with customers and suppliers are developed and maintained.
The goal is to segment customers and suppliers based on their value over time to the organisation and to implement strategies to increase this value.
"At The Coca-Cola Company, we use supplier segmentation as the foundation of our global supplier relationship management process. Partnership sessions are held with suppliers categorised as strategic during the segmentation."
— Martha Buffington, Director, Supply Chain Strategy and Program Management, The Coca-Cola Company
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— Bernard F. Leonard, Group Vice President, Food Service, Tyson Foods
The Partnership Model has been used to structure more than 100 business relationships, including The Coca-Cola Company and Cargill, and Wendy's and Tyson which was the basis for a Harvard Business Review article (click here for HBR article "We're in this together").
The Collaboration Framework is being used by companies such as restaurant chain Bob Evans Farms and its major distributor to realise the value of collaboration in real tangible terms (click here for Supply Chain Quarterly article "Co-creating value: The next level in customer-supplier relationships").
Source: Douglas M. Lambert, A. Michael Knemeyer and John T. Gardner, Building High Performance Business Relationships, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL: Supply Chain Management Institute, 2010, p. 8 and p. 79
"I think the model is invaluable and I have seen it work with all types of relationships."
— Joe Gordon, Vice President of Supply Chain, Noodles & Company
"The Collaboration Framework helped us refocus a relationship with a new supplier of a high potential new product where performance was not meeting the requirements of our key customers."
— Pete Koehn, Vice President, Global Operations, Imation
Who Should Attend This Program
Designed specifically for professionals who are striving to: (a) develop and maintain collaborative relationships and partnerships with key customers and suppliers; (b) work with key customers and suppliers to co-create substantial value from these relationships; (c) develop and maintain the necessary interfaces with the other six supply chain management processes (refer SCMi Supply Chain Management Framework). The program is ideal for Managing Directors, General Managers, Commercial Directors and Supply Chain Practitioners of all levels, as well as their colleagues in Marketing, Sales and Finance.
Why Attend This Program
- Only entity in Australia to deliver SCMi Executive Education Programs – Supply Chain Coach® – through partnering with the Supply Chain Management Institute (SCMi) in Florida.
- Hear from leading supply chain expert Dr Douglas M. Lambert, as the lead facilitator of this program, supported by Dr Matias G. Enz, during this special visit.
- Learn the methodologies that have increased the value of multi-billion dollar corporations and supply chains in the USA and around the world.
- Understand how to assess, structure and implement high performance relationships with key customers and suppliers to drive competitive advantage
- Discover real examples implemented by major corporations and the impact to overall financial performance.
"The Partnership Model has become an essential tool for me in structuring the supplier relationships that are necessary for business success. Understanding both parties' expectations and the potential benefits of a relationship is essential to appropriately allocate time and resources. Using the model has improved our efficiency and success rate with supplier relationships. Our suppliers often praise it for helping them better allocate resources and achieve the improved results."
— Judy Hollis, President, Judith L. Hollis, LLC Former SVP, Wendy's International, Inc.
Program Benefits
Participants will learn:
- How to implement cross-functional processes to manage customer and supplier relationships in the supply chain.
- How to identify customers and suppliers who have the most potential for a collaborative relationship.
- How to use the Partnership Model or the Collaboration Framework to structure a collaborative relationship.
- How to measure the value created for each company involved in a relationship.
Examples will be provided showing how best -in-class companies used the tools covered in the seminar to improve the profitability for them and their key customers and suppliers.
"The Coca-Cola Company uses the Partnership Model to structure a discussion of each company's business strategies and the "drivers" of partnership as the launching point for its strategic supplier partnership process. A joint partnership plan is created as a result of this discussion at the partnership meeting. The plan includes 3-5 annual objectives and specific initiatives, which are assigned to an owner at each company. Our partnership management routines ensure that the initiatives get done and we maintain the momentum generated in the partnership meeting."
— Martha Buffington, Director, Supply Chain Strategy and Program Management, The Coca-Cola Company
Leading Edge Companies
The development of the frameworks was led by Dr Douglas Lambert with a team of researchers and involved executives from the following organisations who contributed to the frameworks and the content of the book Building High Performance Business Relationships:
3M; Bob Evans Farms; Cargill; The Coca-Cola Company; Colgate-Palmolive Company; Defense Logistics Agency; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Hewlett-Packard Company; Imation; International Paper; Limited Brands; Lucent Technologies (AT&T Network Systems); Masterfoods USA; McDonald's Corporation; Shell Global Solutions International B.V.; Sysco Corporation; TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company; Tyson Foods, Wendy's International and Whirlpool Corporation.
"Developing and managing a partnership with a strategic customer or supplier as outlined in this book can provide you with a competitive edge and help tilt the playing field in your favor."
— Richard A. Locke, Vice President, Supply Chain, Food Packaging Americas & Global Pharmaceutical Packaging, Alcan
"The partnership model described in this book provides the structure to be successful."
— Don Klock, Former Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer, Colgate-Palmolive
"It is easy to put the commitments on paper, but it is more difficult to put them into action."
— Judy Hollis, President, Judith. Hollis LLC, Former Senior Vice President, Wendy's International, Inc.
Program Agenda
8:00 am Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome and Introduction
9:00 am COLLABORATION: A REQUIREMENT FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS
- Importance of a Supply Chain Vision
- Why is Relationship Management Important?
- What is Co-Creation of Value?
- When is Collaboration Appropriate?
- Tools to Structure Business Relationships
10:00 am Break
10:15 am THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AND THE SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
- How Customer Relationship Management and Supplier Management Form the Critical Business-to-Business Linkages
- Segmenting Customers and Suppliers to Identify Candidates for Collaboration
- Developing Product and Service Agreements with Key Customers and Suppliers
- Measuring the Profitability of Customers and Suppliers
- Sharing Risk and Rewards
11:45 am Lunch
12:45 pm THE PARTNERSHIP MODEL: A TOOL FOR STRUCTURING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
- The Importance of Partnerships
- When Partnership Should and Should Not Be Used
- Determining the Appropriate Level of Partnering
- Measuring the outcomes of a partnership
2:15 pm Break
2:30 pm THE COLLABORATION FRAMEWORK: A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING A JOINT PLAN FOR SUCCESS
- What are the Business Goals for the Relationship?
- Aligning Expectations
- Developing a Joint Plan
- Measuring Performance Against Expectations
4:00 pm CO-CREATION OF VALUE WITH KEY CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS
- The Value of Cross-functional, Cross-firm Teams
- Measuring Value in Financial Terms
- Using The Partnership Model or The Collaboration Framework to Co-Create Value
5:00 pm MAXIMISE EDUCATION RETURN ON INVESTMENT
- We will close the program by focusing on how to start implementing SCMi High Performance Business Relationships in ways that will generate rapid success.
5:30 pm Program Evaluation & Close
Program Resources
- Book: Building High Performance Business Relationships
- Program materials
- Certificate of Attendance
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Points
Earn 7 CPD points
The Transport and Logistics Certification Council has agreed that the completion of this program will allow you to earn 7 points towards retention of your Certified Professional Logistician (CPL) status.
The Australasian Supply Chain Institute (ASCI) has agreed that the completion of this program will allow you to earn 7 points towards maintaining APICS or DDI Institute certification.
Program Registration
Click here to register interest in this program.
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Supply Chain Coach® is an agency of LSC Solutions Pty Ltd – the only company in the world to partner with the Supply Chain Management Institute (SCMi) in Florida. This collaboration allows LSC Solutions Pty Ltd via its agency Supply Chain Coach® to deliver SCMi Executive Education Programs using the methodologies that have increased the value of multi-billion dollar corporations and supply chains in the USA and around the world.


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Actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the Mumbai serial blasts case, today left home for jail to surrender on expiry of his 14-day furlough but was back home again, apparently due to lack of coordination between the prison and police authorities on his application seeking an extension of leave of absence.
"Sanjay Dutt reached Pune jail along with my colleague this afternoon when there was a news flash that the Minister concerned has made a statement that since the application seeking extension of furlough is pending, he (Dutt) does not require to surrender," Bollywood star's lawyer Hitesh Jain said.
"Hence we have given a letter to prison authorities that since such a news has been flashed we will wait for another 24 hours. If there is no word by then, Dutt will surrender tomorrow," he told PTI.
When contacted, Rajendra Dhamane, Deputy Inspector General (prisons), Pune, said, "Sanjay Dutt cited bad health as reason for extension of furlough. We asked the Mumbai Police to verify if the reason cited by the convict is true. We sent them a correspondence but have not received any response from the local police yet."
However, Joint Police Commissioner (Law and Order) Dhanjay Kamlakar, who is the in-charge of all 93 police stations in Mumbai, said, "We have not received any communication from prison authorities to verify anything pertaining to Dutt."
Minister of State for Home Ram Shinde said DIG of Prisons, Pune, has not taken a decision on the extension of Dutt's furlough as yet. "It is upto the authorities to decide whether he should be given an extension or not. If he gets it, fine. If he doesn't, he will have to go back to jail. But no decision has been taken as yet," he told PTI.
The minister replied in the negative when asked if he had made any statement that Dutt was not required to surrender before the jail authorities as his application was still pending.
The 55-year-old actor, convicted in the serial blasts case for illegal possession an AK-56 rifle and its destruction, was released on a 14-day leave of furlough by the Yerawada Central Jail authorities on December 24 as he wanted to be with his family in the New Year.
Before leaving his home for jail he told reporters that he had requested for an extension of furlough on December 27 which was still under process. "Since the law stipulates that I should surrender myself before the authorities if I am not granted an extension, I am going to do so now," he said.
Dutt had earlier been granted furlough in October 2013 for 28 days on health grounds, followed by a similar leave in December 2013 to tend to his "ailing" wife Manyata.
A controversy had erupted when newspapers published photographs of Manyata reportedly attending a film screening, raising doubts about the actor's claim of his wife's illness.
Dutt is undergoing the remainder of his five-year jail term for possessing illegal firearm that was part of a cache of weapons meant to be used during the 1993 blasts.


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Gujarat Public Service Commission aka GPSC invites online application form 2019 for the 1363 various post like Assistant Engineer, Research Officer, Assistant Professor, Assistant Inspector, Microbiologist, Pathologist, Gujarat Engineering Service, Police Inspector (Unarmed), Agriculture Officer, Psychiatrist, Radiologist and Oto-Rhino-Laryngology in the state named Gujarat. Applicants who are interested and willing to apply for this various post should check all eligibility criteria and read the official notification details which are mentioned on this website. In this page, you will get all details which relate to Latest GPSC Recruitment 2019 such as How to apply, Qualification, GPSC Tentative Date for PT, Mode of GPSC Examination, GPSC Syllabus, GPSC Exam Pattern 2019, Application Fees etc.
The function of GPSC:
The Gujarat Public Services Commission is the Gujarat state agency to conduct examinations for appointment to the services of the State. GPSC invites candidates for civil service recruitment across the Gujarat state.
- The matters relating to methods of recruitment to various Civil Services of the State
- The principles to be followed in making appointments to civil services of the State and granting promotions, transfers from one service to another and the suitability of candidates for such appointments, promotions and transfers;
- All the disciplinary matters affecting the Government servants,
- The claims of reimbursements of legal expenses incurred by Government Servants in defending themselves in legal proceedings initiated against them for the act done or purported to be done by them while executing their duty;
- Any other matters that may be referred to the Commission by His Excellency the Governor
- The claims for granting injury-pensions to Government Servants; and
Resource: GPSC
OJAS GPSC Various Recruitment 2019: Apply Online
Interested and Eligible applicants can apply for the respective post before the deadline date 18th March 2019 from the GPSC Official Website. you need to read full official notification details before going to apply which is listed below. Here is the mentioned Post wise OJAS GPSC Vacancy Details 2019 . Let's discuss more regarding Gujarat Panchayat Services Commission Bharti 2019 apply online for 1363 Various post like, AE, Research Officer and other posts.
Publication: Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC)
Name of the Posts: GPSC Various Recruitment Online Application Form 2019
Total Posts: 1363
Advertisement Number: 49 to 113/2019
Date of Apply Online: 18th March 2019
Deadline Date to Apply Online: 18th April 2019
Type of Examination: Prelim (Objective) + Interview
GPSC Tentative Date for Physical Test (PT): 23rd June 2019
GPSC Tentative Date for PT Result: August 2019
Walk-In Interview Schedule for Tentative: November 2019
GPSC Tentative Final Result Will be Declared: within 10 days after the last date of Interview.
Net Pay Scale: Rs.9300-34800 ( Grade pay- Rs. 4400)
Official Web Portal: https://gpsc.gujarat.gov.in/
Application Fees
- OBC & Open categories candidates must have paid 100/- Rs. for this GPSC Recruitment 2019. More details please read the official notification link is given in the description below.
GPSC Examination Pattern
- Direct Examination
GPSC Prelim Exam
- Total Marks: 300
- Part-A: General Studies 100-Questions-100 Marks
- Part-B: Concerned Subject 200-Questions, 200 Marks
- Time Duration 3 hours (180 minutes)
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- A dream does not become a reality through magic, it takes sweat, determination and Hard work. we all know government examination are tough and competitive but if you did something better than others than definitely, you will crack the GPSC Examination 2019.
- As far as preparations for GPSC are concerned, first of all just get through the syllabus of prelims and mains thoroughly. If you are an engineering student, it will be easy to crack the prelims as it has a total of 150 marks for mathematics and reasoning section. Just practice more and more question from any book will become a success.
- Keep the habit of reading any English newspaper such as 'The Hindu', 'Times of India' etc.
- What about General Knowledge for GPSC Exam Preparation In 2019? many candidates don't know how and where should we read GK questions. keep your eye on every government website because they updated every day about new schemes and events. you should prepare for every topic of GK such as Sport, Bollywood, History, Technology, Television, Biology, Art Etc.
GPSC Various Post Hall Ticket/Call Letter Download 2019: www.gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in
- The Call Letter/Admit Card of GPSC various recruitments was made available online by the end of March 2019. Keep visiting this website otherwise, you may visit the official website of OJAS Call Letter 2019 as well. Candidates can download the GPSC Call Letter 2019 by providing their Date of Birth and Registration Number. Whenever it comes we will notify you immediately. you can press the bell icon which appears below of right corner of this website.
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Changing the face of the world one village at a time
The people of Flores Island, Ngada province in Indonesia, has a great story of remote community action for a better future that must be shared. The communities of the island have built a development model based on autonomy, solidarity and local entrepreneurship. The program is called Otonomi. This great initiative was born 15 years ago, with the help of Gilles Raymond, a Quebecer living in Flores since 2000. The program allowed collaboration between families in Flores and around the world. Those partnerships are mainly built on mutual trust. The foreign families loaned small amounts of money to the families of Flores to give them the opportunity to increase their autonomy through their sustainable development.
Following a mission in Indonesia and after a meeting between the villagers, Gilles Raymond and Charles Mony, founder of Village Monde, the latter has seen the huge potential and creative energy of the multiple villages around Flores Island. With its exceptional natural environment and the legendary warmth of its citizens, it was intuitive for Village Monde to join the Otonomi program's team to develop a network of worldwide village accommodations. Those accommodations aim to be a development lever and create a bridge between two worlds. Otonomi's initiative takes place in a unique location and will be managed by the villagers, thus helping them improve their quality of life. The first lodge ready to host visitors is being built in the village of Wolokoro. It is called Campung Dunia which means Village Monde in Indonesian language. The initiative is part of village tourism as an alternative way of traveling with fairer practices that respect local cultures and environment.


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Scientific published research exploring relevant topics.
Modulating Neuroinflammation to Treat Neuropsychiatric Disorders – Biomed Res Int. – 2017 Oct 18
Abstract: "Neuroinflammation is recognised as one of the potential mechanisms mediating the onset of a broad range of psychiatric disorders and may contribute to nonresponsiveness to current therapies. Both preclinical and clinical studies have indicated that aberrant inflammatory responses can result in altered behavioral responses and cognitive de cits. In this review, we discuss the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders and ask the question if certain genetic copy-number variants (CNVs) associated with psychiatric disorders might play a role in modulating inflammation. Furthermore, we detail some of the potential treatment strategies for psychiatric disorders that may operate by altering inflammatory responses."
Fermented foods, microbiota, and mental health: ancient practice meets nutritional psychiatry – Journal of Physiological Anthropology – 2014 Jan 15
Abstract: "The purposeful application of fermentation in food and beverage preparation, as a means to provide palatability, nutritional value, preservative, and medicinal properties, is an ancient practice. Fermented foods and beverages continue to make a significant contribution to the overall patterns of traditional dietary practices. As our knowledge of the human microbiome increases, including its connection to mental health (for example, anxiety and depression), it is becoming increasingly clear that there are untold connections between our resident microbes and many aspects of physiology. Of relevance to this research are new findings concerning the ways in which fermentation alters dietary items pre-consumption, and in turn, the ways in which fermentation-enriched chemicals (for example, lactoferrin, bioactive peptides) and newly formed phytochemicals (for example, unique flavonoids) may act upon our own intestinal microbiota profile. Here, we argue that the consumption of fermented foods may be particularly relevant to the emerging research linking traditional dietary practices and positive mental health. The extent to which traditional dietary items may mitigate inflammation and oxidative stress may be controlled, at least to some degree, by microbiota. It is our contention that properly controlled fermentation may often amplify the specific nutrient and phytochemical content of foods, the ultimate value of which may associated with mental health; furthermore, we also argue that the microbes (for example, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria species) associated with fermented foods may also influence brain health via direct and indirect pathways."
Neuroinflammation and psychiatric illness – Journal of Neuroinflammation – 2013 Apr 1
Abstract: "Multiple lines of evidence support the pathogenic role of neuroinflammation in psychiatric illness. While systemic autoimmune diseases are well-documented causes of neuropsychiatric disorders, synaptic autoimmune encephalitides with psychotic symptoms often go under-recognized. Parallel to the link between psychiatric symptoms and autoimmunity in autoimmune diseases, neuroimmunological abnormalities occur in classical psychiatric disorders (for example, major depressive, bipolar, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorders). Investigations into the pathophysiology of these conditions traditionally stressed dysregulation of the glutamatergic and monoaminergic systems, but the mechanisms causing these neurotransmitter abnormalities remained elusive. We review the link between autoimmunity and neuropsychiatric disorders, and the human and experimental evidence supporting the pathogenic role of neuroinflammation in selected classical psychiatric disorders. Understanding how psychosocial, genetic, immunological and neurotransmitter systems interact can reveal pathogenic clues and help target new preventive and symptomatic therapies."
Bread and Other Edible Agents of Mental Disease – Frontiers in Human Neuroscience – 2016 March 29
Abstract: "Perhaps because gastroenterology, immunology, toxicology, and the nutrition and agricultural sciences are outside of their competence and responsibility, psychologists and psychiatrists typically fail to appreciate the impact that food can have on their patients' condition. Here we attempt to help correct this situation by reviewing, in non-technical, plain English, how cereal grains—the world's most abundant food source—can affect human behavior and mental health. We present the implications for the psychological sciences of the findings that, in all of us, bread (1) makes the gut more permeable and can thus encourage the migration of food particles to sites where they are not expected, prompting the immune system to attack both these particles and brain-relevant substances that resemble them, and (2) releases opioid-like compounds, capable of causing mental derangement if they make it to the brain. A grain-free diet, although difficult to maintain (especially for those that need it the most), could improve the mental health of many and be a complete cure for others."
In The News
News articles exploring relevant topics.
The right kind of diet may give the brain more of what it needs to avoid depression, or even to treat it once it's begun.
via wsj.com on 4/2/2018
Several studies show that healthy eating is connected with better mood.
via theatlantic.com on 3/29/2018
Studies suggest the microbes inside us could hold the key to treating a plethora of conditions. Nicola Davis explains why.
via theguardian.com on 3/26/2018
As part of the fight against mental health problems we have a very much underutilized tool – food.
via bbc.com on 5/22/2017
The field of nutritional psychiatry is taking off as scientists home in on the ingredients for good mental health and cognitive staying power.
via scientificamerican.com on March 2016


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Bachelorette Ali Chooses Roberto, Gets Engaged — Are You Surprised By the Outcome?
The Bachelorette Finale: Are You Surprised by Ali's Outcome?
Even after Ali Fedotowsky chose Roberto on the finale of The Bachelorette, I was admittedly waiting for the other shoe to drop all the way through the After the Final Rose special. Where's the dumping and heartbreak? Isn't that what usually happens on this series? But this was indeed one of the [cue Chris Harrison] "most dramatic season finales in Bachelorette history," because we had an unusual outcome: a happy ending! Ali and Roberto are engaged, and furthermore, they're moving in together.
I guess I wasn't that shocked that Ali chose Roberto — although, many of you were pulling for Chris L. — but I was pleasantly caught off-guard with how well everything turned out (especially considering that a few online rumors had Ali pegged as currently single!).


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How to maximise cash flow by using trade and invoice finance
With business leaders adopting clever business strategies, facing up to the recession has created unexpected opportunities for organisations. A focus on international trade, reshaping culture, outlook and getting innovative about financing has led to companies creating more efficient ways of working.
Research from HSBC Commercial Banking has found businesses with smart finance strategies are both more likely to be predicting growth over the next two years and projecting a growth in exporting- with access to finance, such as using trade and invoice finance being central.
Join our live and interactive webTV show with Steve Box, HSBC Head of Trade and Receivables Finance Europe where we'll be talking about smarter ways of financing your business. Key topics for the show include: How to form formal and informal alliances; maximizing cash flow and how to free up working capital and investing assets for growth.
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One of my intentions for 2011 is to write more: books, blog, personal correspondence. I'm working on edits for S.C. I have a longer blog in the works, but in the meantime I wanted to finish this wee one I began a few weeks ago.
I'd like to share a few albums & artists that I discovered and loved in 2010 (Many of them are not new, just new to me).
For the last seven years, I feel like my musical listening has consisted primarily of children's music with the occasional beloved album from my youth thrown in for comfort listening. Of mainstream artists, I have NO clue. Any new listening has come from the trusted recommendations of friends, online and off. I don't own an iPod, and most music I listen to is on my computer or in the car (on old fashioned cds).
So…here are my top ten (in no particular order) new-to-me artists of 2010:
It's a varied list, but each is rich and wonderful in their own way.***


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On Wednesday, October 11, Edward J. Hansen, a partner in our technology, outsourcing, and commercial transactions group, will be presenting a case study titled "Is Your BPO Robo-Ready?" at The Conference Board's Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for Shared Services Seminar. The case study will explore the intersection of outsourcing and robotics process automation (RPA) and include topics such as how RPA impacts sourcing and affects the outsourcing business model, as well as how contingencies in existing deals may introduce the benefits of RPA.
The daylong seminar will begin at 8:00am at The Conference Board Conference Center, 845 Third Avenue, New York, and will conclude at 4:45pm.
Ed's presentation will be at 2:10–3:10pm.
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Carols For Choirs: Book Five includes 50 superb carols to celebrate 50 years of the famous Carols for Choirs series. A complete resource for choirs from Advent through to Epiphany.
Fresh arrangements from Bob Chilcott and David Blackwell, as well as original compositions, including many specially written for this collection.
A wide range of composers are featured, including Alan Bullard, Bob Chilcott, Gabriel Jackson, Philip Ledger, Jaakko Mantyjarvi, Mathew Martin, Cecilia McDowall, Francis Pott, John Rutter, Carl Rutti, and David Willcocks.
A balanced mix of accompanied and unaccompanied items, including the order of service for a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
The volumes of Carols for Choirs have established themselves as the quintessential carol books for carol singers around the world. Like its predecessors, Carols for Choirs 5 presents a wide range of carols to suit every occasion, from classic tunes superbly arranged to the best original compositions. The collection showcases the very best established and new names in choral composition today, both in the UK and world-wide.


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What is the Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve?
Spanning 10% of Dubai's total area is the Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve project, the largest unfenced nature reserve in the UAE. Spread across 40 hectares of shrub land and fertile area, the reserve is home to over 204 species of native birds, 158 species of migratory birds, and over 10km of lakes, encompassing the Al Qudra Lakes.
This public reserve is known for its sustainability initiatives and is abundant with native wildlife. It is also home to the region's largest renewable energy project, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park. The Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve is home to 26 species of reptiles, nine mammal species, and 39 species of plants. It is a sanctuary for 19 species of endangered animals and birds and home to around 300 to 500 flamingos.
What is the Al Marmoom Initiative?
The Al Marmoom Initiative was launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai at the beginning of 2018 in the Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve. This initiative reflects Dubai's goal to preserve the local environment and provide a natural habitat for threatened wildlife.
The initiative will host more than 20 environmental, cultural and sports initiatives. Some of these include 10 animal and bird observation platforms, a yoga centre, an outdoor theatre powered by a 5,000 megawatt solar power complex and the Al Marmoom Bedouin Experience supported by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center. The Al Marmoom Bedouin Experience is part of the initiative to preserve Bedouin culture and heritage in Dubai.
What is the Al Marmoom Bedouin Experience?
The Al Marmoom Bedouin Experience is a traditional adventure which showcases the significant elements of Bedouin culture and life in the desert. This includes a morning and evening immersive experience in the desert with Bedouin and local guides. The experience is a blast from the past and takes people back 100 years ago to witness how Dubai was in the past.
The experience takes place at a Bedouin village in the Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve. The village is built traditionally with raw materials at the desert oasis and is a replica of a Bedouin camp with an area for the camels, farm animals, food stations, basket weaving, souk with spices and more. From the traditional camel caravan to the Bedouin falcon show, Emirati cuisine, and cultural entertainment performed by locals, this experience is an authentic recreation of Bedouin culture and life in the desert.
Guests can experience a day in the life of a Bedouin on the Morning Bedouin Experience or the Evening Bedouin Experience.


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UN Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law Advisory Committee: Sudan
|"Waiting to register at the Iridimi Transit Center in eastern Chad. This woman's husband and 6-year-old child died amid the violence in Sudan. She fled with her remaining children and first arrived at the Chadian border town, Tine. She then walked 60 km to the transit center for assistance (some generous Chadian villagers helped her along the way)." © Women's Commission/Megan McKenna


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Minecraft an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination.
Mods are add-ons allow changes Minecraft's game content from what it originally was. With Mods you can make your own world within Minecraft by programming a whole new set of rules and situations!
- Updated on: December 14, 2016
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- Newest File: fairylights-2.0.0-1.11
- Release Type: Release
- Supports: 1.11, 1.10.2, 1.8, 1.7.10, 1.7.2
- License: All Rights Reserved
Fairy Lights Mod adds decorative string lights that can have any combination of six light variants each with one of the sixteen dye colors.
This is a fascinating mod with imaginary characters, the fairies. It allows you to have customizable string lights which can be fairy or Christmas lights.
Fairy lights hanging on a tree
Fairy lights on a bistro
In order to craft Fairy Lights you first must craft the lights. Lights come in six variants, fairy light, paper lantern, orb lantern, flower light, ornate lantern, and oil lantern. Fairy lights are crafted by a horizontal combination of iron ingot, string or stick, iron ingot, along with any combination of lights to specify a pattern (top-down, left-right). If glowstone is included the fairy lights will twinkle. If string is used there will be slack in the connection and if a stick is used the connection will be straight. The fairy lights item will only show the first four light colors, but the most lights that can be crafted is eight by placing a fairy lights in a crafting table with eight lights.
Right click the hanging lights, garland, or bunting on the side of a block, or an existing fastener to place a fastener, now there will be a connection from the fastener to you. From then you right click on another side of a block, or an existing fastener, to complete the connection. The maximum length of a fairy light strand is 32 blocks.
Mod Integration
JEI is supported for displaying recipes and if OptiFine is installed the hanging lights will appear to emit light.
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How to install:
- Install the version of Forge that corresponds with the mod (http://files.minecraftforge.net/ Choose the installer version of Forge)
- Download the Fairy Lights Mod.
- Drop the entire zipped file into your mods folder (Search %appdata% on your PC then go into .minecraft, then mods(create this folder if it is not there))
- Open Minecraft and make sure your profile is set to Forge
- Start Minecraft and enjoy!
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~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading and I love sharing my projects and current reads here. I would love for you to join me every Wednesday to share a single photo of what you are knitting (or crocheting) and reading too! Share your photo on your blog, on Instagram (#yarnalong), or on Flickr. Leave a link below to share your photo with the rest of us!~
I started a hat for a friend of mine a few days ago. The pattern is the Henny hat, and I think it will knit up quickly. When I am knitting gifts for non-knitters, I tend to gravitate towards superwash yarn, usually Tosh Vintage for worsted weight projects because I have knit with it a lot, and know what gauge I knit it at and how it behaves. I finished reading The Shepherd's Life (loved it) and am trying to decide what I want my Lenten reading to be. You know, now that it's the first day of Lent. I am contemplating The Diary of a Country Priest, but I'm not sure. Thoughts? Suggestions?


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Sinclair Broadcast nears deal for Tribune Media• reuters.com, By Liana B. Baker and Jessica Toonkel
A potential deal for Tribune, first reported by Reuters, could come as soon as Monday, just weeks after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted to reverse a 2016 decision that limits the number of television stations some broadcasters can buy.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, named by President Donald Trump in January, is planning to take a new look at the current overall limit on companies owning stations serving no more than 39 percent of U.S. television households.
Still, a combined Tribune and Sinclair could surpass this cap and face some regulatory challenges which could result in divestitures, analysts said.
The combination of Sinclair and Tribune would be a competitive blow to Fox because the added scale would give Sinclair more leverage in negotiations to carry Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's (FOXA.O) local networks. Together the companies would own a large chunk of Fox broadcast affiliates around the country.


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Returning to La Bégude, Fred's father's home in Provence after thirteen years is like returning to a dream you've had before. Much is familiar – the tree-lined driveway, Marcia's welcoming smile, the waft of cigarettes, the swimming pool sparkling like a patchwork piece of the Mediterranean; but much has changed: the hedges are thicker, the vines framing the doorway are more established, Marc is thinner and – holy shit – cute little 5-year-old Antoine is now a handsome young man with perfect stubble and a rosé in hand.
The past and present mingle; younger versions of us slip between the columns around the lunch table and dance up on the grass between the fruit trees. I see Caro gliding across the terrace on the night of her wedding here thirteen years ago, exquisite in a champagne-colored Ralph Lauren gown. I see her then brand-new husband Fred, baby-faced and beaming, holding court with the confidence of one who has known a house since childhood. And I see me, long and lean in an asymmetrical dress with a neck scarf and flicky hair on the arm of a man who meant something at the time. I was twenty-five.
Fred's father Marc and his gorgeous wife Marcia greet me like an old friend and congratulate us on "les enfants". The girls stumble over "bonjour" and turn their faces into our legs for a moment before running off to swim. I introduce Jeremy and in that instant I love him more than ever for trying out his (sorry darling) dreadful French. The moment dissolves into laughter and Marcia shoos us outside with a glass of local rosé cooled with an ice-cube.
As old friends do, we turn over our common ground, shocked at how hazy the details have become. The answers to questions don't really matter; it's the talking, the re-examining that cements friendships.
"Did you come down to Marseilles on the TGV?" (we think yes).
"What was the name of that little hotel?" (La Griffon, now closed).
We're in our 30s and 40s now but still feel like we're twenty-five. Since then, between us, six houses have been bought or sold, Jeremy and I met and married, four children have been born, two cancers diagnosed and survived. We cannot understand how so much time could possibly have passed.
Fred tells me over lunch I should get Botox.
"You cannot do it on zee 'orizontal lines, just the vertical ones," he says pointing to lines I'd never even noticed between my eyebrows.
"It is, well, itz-ah, maintenanssse, it's preventateeve, you know?"
French women are exquisite animals, an entirely unique breed that float through their natural habitat in a waft of perfume and – well, at least the Provence variety – tailored kaftans. It's no particular surprise to learn that half the women at the table dabble in Botox and more.
Caro grabs my arm and nods her head in Fred's direction: "He's French. No filter, remember?"
"I'm not even forty!" I turn to face Fred. "But you're in the hair industry, darling, surely you have access to a little something that could help here," I wave my fingers around his hairline.
Fred laughs: " You got me, Car-ho-leen, you got me. One-all, as they say."
But seriously, I spent so long in the modeling world where everyone was so beautiful and perfect that 'the norm' became distorted. Being over six feet tall myself, for a long time I assumed the average dimensions of a Kiwi woman was at least 5'7" and a size 12, when in reality it is more like 5"2" and size 16. I can still spot a kilo weight gain from a kilometer away and it's obvious to me when someone has had a 'freshen up' at their dermatologist's. I'm pretty happy with the face I see in the mirror but admit it is a strange metamorphosis to get used to; youth's elasticity slipping from my skin to reveal the smiling, lined-eyed grown-up staring back at me. At 38 I think about all these things and whilst not ready right now, one day maybe I'll be ready for 'a little maintenanssse'.
As if the gods have a wicked sense of humor, Caro's exquisite-looking almost-12-year-old daughter – my goddaughter Maia – lopes over to the table in her wet swimsuit. She reaches over my shoulder for a hunk of baguette and plonks her skinny bottom on my skinny thigh.
"Tell me again how you and Maman met?" she asks. Caro and I have told this story so many times it's become an urban legend.
"We both worked at L'Oréal in London, and so did your Dad," I say.
"She chazzed me for weeks," says Fred.
"No! You got my number from Izzy, remember?" says Caro.
"Guys, remember I was actually there the night of your first kiss?" I say.
"Ewwwww!" says Maia. "I don't want to know about that. I want to know how you and Maman actually met."
"Oh, right. We shared an office, Mum's a Kiwi, I'm a Kiwi. We just got talking. Sometimes two people just click and voila, you're friends," I say. It's hard to trace the line of a friendship – one day someone is just in your life as if it's always been that way.
"We had such great times, didn't we girlfriend," I say.
Caro nods: "But these are the good times too, right?"
It's too easy to think of a shiny bright slice of the past as "the good times". For me it would be those times in London with Caro and Catherine (hey girlfriend) or Nova days with Jarrod and the gang ("we own this town baby"), or the heady, romantic days of first dating Jez. I look at our children playing, our husbands chatting, the sunshine and the feast of creamy foie gras, delicate slices of lamb, tiny potatoes and six kinds of fromage, and the smiling face of my friend of sixteen years and think "yes, these are the good times too".
And as I write, I also think of the everyday moments around tables, over coffee or wine, in both happiness and life-feels-like-it's-over-ness with dear friends: Jean, Ruth, Anna, Kim, Andrea, L-J, Katherine, Dee. Girls, life without you would be like leaving the gelatin out of home-made marshmellow.
Maia grins between mouthfuls: "BFFs!"
"Good friends are friends forever." Help me. I'm slipping into godmother lecture mode. "You might not see a good friend for years, but when you do, it's just like always".
Maia gives me a wet hug around the neck and yells to the other children: "Bombs away!" and leaps back into the pool.
New ghosts appear – from another 13 years in the future – drifting between us here in the present and our past selves. The math is too frightening to calculate our ages, but I see Maia, Etienne, Georgia and Hazel at 24, 20, 17 and 15. Perhaps they will travel across the world to stay with each other, branding their friendships more deeply with each passing year.
"Remember when we were kids," Maia might say, "and you guys came to stay at Castellet and we swam every day in the pool at La Bégude?"
P.S: A huge thank you to Caro and Fred. You betcha these are the good times babes'.


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Four British cyclists have made the shortlist for the 2016 BT Sport Action Woman Award. Track cyclist Laura Kenny, Paralympic star Dame Sarah Storey, cross-discipline Paralympic athlete Kadeena Cox and downhill mountain biker Rachel Atherton are part of the 10 women named.
They join boxer Nicola Adams, Paralympian Hannah Cockroft, dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin, hockey goalkeeper Maddie Hinch, taekwondo's Jade Jones and tennis player Johanna Konta on the list of finalists.
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>>> Dame Sarah Storey becomes Britain's most successful female Paralympian (video)
Kenny (née Trott) took two track world titles and two gold medals at the Rio Olympic Games, in the omnium and team pursuit, establishing her as Britain's most successful female Olympic athlete in history.
Storey became Britain's most decorated British female Paralympian in history in Rio, winning the individual pursuit, road race and time trial.
Cox was a sensation at the Rio Paralympics after securing gold in track cycling, where she also set a new world record in the C4-5 500m time trial, and took gold in the T38 400-metre run.
Atherton proved that she is the undisputed world's best female downhill mountain biker with victory in all seven rounds of the 2016 UCI World Cup, and won the World Championships in a flawless season.
In addition to the individual nominees, there is also an award for the best team of the year. Great Britain's Rio gold-medal-winning team pursuiters are one of five teams shortlisted.
The winners will be decided by public vote, which is currently under way via the BT Sport website and via the BT Sport Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Voting closes just before midnight on December 5, with the winners announced on Monday December 12 during a live televised event.


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There are several issues courts consider when dividing marital property in the event of dissolution of a marriage.
The first issue is to determine the types of property that will be divided. Property subject to division by the court includes, but is not limited to, homes, automobiles, furniture, bank accounts, retirement accounts, pensions, stocks, and business interests.
The second important issue the court will deal with when dividing the martial estate is whether property is considered marital or non-marital. Marital property means all property acquired by either spouse subsequent to the marriage. The following is considered non-marital property:
Most people are familiar with community property states, such as California, that divide the marital estate equally. Illinois is an equitable property state and, therefore, Illinois courts order a fair division of the property based on the following factors:
Although an equitable division of the marital estate is considered on a case-by-case basis, the court is prohibited from considering marital misconduct when dividing the marital estate. Property will be divided fairly without the court acknowledging the transgressions of either spouse.
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Today's youth are tomorrow's leaders.
Henryetta High School sophomore honor student, Kaylie Hamric, is already taking steps toward her future. The teen was nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA earlier this summer.
"The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields," her father, Seth Hamric, said. "The purpose of this event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists, to stay true to their dream and to, after the event, provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal."
Hamric was nominated to attend the conference by Dr. Robert Darling, medical director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists. She was chosen to represent Henryetta High School as a result of her leadership potential, academic achievements and determination to serve in the field of medicine.
"This is a crucial time in America when we need more doctors and medical scientists who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially," Executive Director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, Richard Rossi, said. "Focused, bright and determined students like Kaylie Hamric are our future and she deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give her."
Services the academy offers include online social networks through which future doctors and medical scientists can communicate, opportunities for students to be guided and mentored by physicians and medical students, communications for parents and students on college acceptance and finances, skills acquisition, internships, career guidance and more.
The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists was founded on the belief that prospective medical talent must be identified at the earliest possible age to help students acquire the necessary experience and skills to take them to the doorstep of their future career.
The academy is based in Washington D.C., with offices in Boston, MA.
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§ 63.33 Amendment of construction authorization.
(a) An application for amendment of a construction authorization must be filed with the Commission that fully describes any desired changes and follows, as far as applicable, the content requirements prescribed in § 63.21.
(b) In determining whether an amendment of a construction authorization will be approved, the Commission will be guided by the considerations that govern the issuance of the initial construction authorization, to the extent applicable.
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Jessica's Number Story: #4 Copyright ©2004 Written: December 14 2004 A story By: KaosAngel Proofed By: Ay-Wun Please send any comments about this story to([email protected]) ********************************************************************* Part 2 of 4 - 10 Years Later 10 years have passed Since the legalization of cannibalism in the United States and the institution of the National Female Culling Act of 2060 implemented by congress to solve the worlds meat shortage, by using the meat of young girls age 18 - 30, who would be butchered by hand using various sharp knives and cleavers while still alive or by using The Jessica 3000.
The National Female Culling Agency, or NFC for short, was born after congress passed the National Female Culling Act and women were freed from their sex slavery and servitude, although some were still owned and served their masters, but the vast majority of women were free to run their own lives, get married, have kids, go to work, pay their taxes.
That is of course until their number was up.
It was decided by the NFC that every female between the ages of 18 and 30 had to register with the NFC and would receive an Alpha-Numeric Meat Identification Code consisting of four letters and 3 numbers [Example: HG556KP]. Every month 1000 numbers would be called the lucky girls would then either be picked up at their home by a Meat Collector from their neighborhood processing plant, or report directly to their neighborhood processing plant on their own.
Girls could volunteer their meat to the NFC or wait until their number was called. Girls who passed the age of 30 were no longer called so there was a chance that your number would never come up. Those who volunteered their meat to the NFC could choose everything that would take place during their processing.
They could choose to be butchered or spitted whole while still alive or dead, if they choose to die first they could choose the method by which they would be killed, such as having their head cut off with a guillotine or axe, hung by the neck until dead, or those who enjoyed pain could choose to be tortured to death or tortured until near dead then spitted whole or butchered while still alive.
Those whose number had been called would not get any choice in the matter, they would be selected for either live butchery or live whole spitting based on the fat content and size of their meaty bodies. These girls were given a meat grade rating A or B.
Grade A's were reserved for whole live spitting because their meat was decided to be of the best top quality and the Grade B's were butchered into parts, packaged and shipped to super markets all over the country When a girls number was called it was mandatory for the girl to be either picked up at her home by a meat collection truck once a Meat Notice sent to the girl from the NFC was delivered to the girls home with her instructions and pick up times, she was to wrap up all family and financial business before the pick up time.
If the girl wanted to go to her neighborhood processing plant on her own she would need to call her designated meat collector and inform him that he would not need to pick her up. Apart from the National Female Culling Act there was also a State Meat Lottery for some states within the United States. Not all states had this State Meat Lottery, each girl, in each state, that had the lottery would have a special State Meat Lottery number and each month the state they were registered in would call 100 young girls by number to give their meat for a state barbeque.
This would bring the state extra revenue to go toward their budget the same rules applied for the State Meat Lottery as did for the NFC.
When a girls number came up for either the NFC or their State Meat Lottery, if the girl should run away they would have a special tactical police force go out and find the missing girl and every female in her family, no matter how young or old they were, would be forced to give their meat as punishment. Very few girls ever ran away but once an 18 year old girl did run away and all the women in her family were called up to give their meat as a punishment.
She had to sit and watch each female member of her family spitted whole and set to roast over an open fire. When it came to her sister's turn, her executioner savagely raped the young girl, while her sister watched from across the room tied to the wall. After he savagely raped her, she too was spitted whole on the Jessica 3000 and set to roast.
There was no greater shame than an NFC run away. For those girls whose numbers were called and looked as if they were scared enough to run away, they would be forced into tight bondage by their mothers, and taken to the processing plant for processing.
Few girls ever had the chance to run away. Then of course, there were the girls who liked the idea of being spitted or butchered alive, and couldn't wait until their 18th birthday so they could turn themselves in to the processing plant to volunteer their meat to the NFC.
The NFC called 1000 numbers each month to supply meat for super markets all over the country as for each volunteer 1 number less was called giving some other young girl a chance to live. For those hundred numbers called for the State Meat Lottery the same rule applied each month a few girls would always volunteer.
These girls are the type who love pain and think that the spit would be the greatest lover a young girl can have and give her the ultimate orgasm, of course, they were right.
A young girl would have to be a fool not to volunteer her meat to the NFC.
The Ultimate orgasm is a wonderful prize. END PART 2


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March is Women's History Month, a time to reflect on and celebrate the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. This year's National Theme, Celebrating Women of Character, Courage & Commitment, celebrates women who have demonstrated these traits as educators, institution builders, business, labor, political and community leaders, and mothers. Their lives and their work inspire others to achieve their full potential, and to respect and understand the depth of their experience.
The San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) aims to celebrate Women's History Month through hosting a variety of events, film screenings and discussions throughout the month, at various branch locations.
Our headliner event, Texas Women of Influence, is a panel discussion with local San Antonio female leaders: City Manager Sheryl Sculley; Bexar County Sheriff Susan Pamerleau; Patricia Pliego Stout, chair of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and owner of Alamo Travel Group; Janie Barrera, president and CEO of Acción Texas Inc.; and Adena Williams Loston, PhD., president of St. Phillips College. Each panelist will field questions about her career, and what challenges she has faced as a professional woman. Texas Public Radio personality Eileen Pace will serve as the moderator of the panel.
This event is free, but seating is limited. Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com (limit 2 per person); please show ticket for priority seating.
Can't make it in person? SAPL will be streaming the event live on mysapl.org.
In addition to the Texas Women of Influence event, many locations will feature Women's History Month programs and activities. Visit MySAPL.org for a complete list. Here is a list of just a few:
Women's History Month Events will take place at the following Library locations:
Igo Branch Library (13330 Kyle Seale Pkwy., 78249) – Wednesday, March 19 at 6:00pm
Documentary Film Screening: "Feminist: Stories from Women's Liberation."– A film by California filmmaker Jennifer Lee. This one hour film documentary chronicles the origins and development of the women's liberation movement from 1963-1970. The film is part of the National Center for History in the Schools, and won "Best of the Fest" for documentary at the Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival. A discussion will immediately follow the film.
Central Library (600 Soledad St., 78205) – Tuesday, March 25 at 6:30pm
Meet the Author: Rita Urquijo-Ruiz – Meet Dr. Urquigo-Ruiz and listen to a passage from her book, Wild Tongues: Transnational Mexican Popular Culture. Wild Tongues examines the cultural production of Mexico, Los Angeles, and San Antonio and discusses the identity of women in Mexican and Chicano culture.
Cody Branch Library (11441 Vance Jackson Rd., 78230) – Tuesday, March 25 at 6:00pm
Film Screening: Antonia Pantoja ¡Presente!– Antonia Pantoja, visionary Puerto Rican educator, activist, and early proponent of bilingual education, inspired multiple generations of young people and fought for many of the rights that people take for granted today. In this important documentary, Pantoja's compelling story is told through never-before-seen home movies, archival footage, and personal passionate testimony from Pantoja herself. Highlighting major landmarks in Pantoja's biography and career, the film shows her profound commitment to transforming society, role in the Puerto Rican community's fight to combat racism and discrimination, and her pioneering work in securing a bilingual voice in the US. A discussion will immediately follow the film.
Igo Branch Library (13330 Kyle Seale Pkwy., 78249) – Wednesday, March 26 at 6:00pm
Women Writers: Inspiration and the Realization of a Writer's Life– A panel discussion with published women author's Sasha Summers, Terie Wilson, Willa Blair and Jordan Dane.
Bazan Branch Library (2200 W. Commerce St., 78207) – Thursday, March 27 at 4:00pm
Film Screening: La Boda (The Wedding) – In an intimate portrait of migrant life along the U.S.-Mexican border, Hannah Weyer's film La Boda delves into the challenges faced by a community striving to maintain their roots in Mexico, while pursuing the "American Dream" across the border.
For more information about Women's History month events at SAPL, visit guides.mysapl.org/womenshistory or call 210-207-2500.


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Treating the rust
Treating the rust (inside)
I had to treat the rust, There were so many products on the market I just didn't know where to start. I found one that a friend of mine uses, so I gave it a go. Its called Aquasteel and if you have a read up on it, it seems pretty impressive stuff
Stages of rust removal
- Remove the rust (wire brushes or you can use a power tool with a wire brush attachment) I used these click here
- Treat the rust with a rust converter Aqualsteel it goes a really cool colour
- Let it dry for a day
- I then painted it with a black metal paint click here (I wanted white but I had half a black tin left over)
- Problem solved once the paint has dried it can be lightly sanded or in my case boarded over with plywood.
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Why do people feel so comfortable in what they say to little girls?
For the record, I highly doubt this is strictly a gender issue, but in my experience of having one of each, my daughter receives far more direct comments that shut her down than my son ever did.
As an example, my daughter has been told:
- "Shouldn't you be finding your parents instead of talking to me about your dance bag?" (said by teenager)
- "I'd rather stick a fork in my eye than go to your dance recital." (said by adult)
- "I want to play there and you're gonna move." (said by kid)
And that's within the last six months.
I get that marathon recitals and marathon (seemingly insignificant) talks can be much, but how do people decide it's okay to say these things to her? I haven't witnessed them all being spoken, but when I have I used the moment to teach her how to handle the situation. And there are times I totally had to set the boundaries myself, "no. she's not gonna move. and you're gonna leave."
In the face of these comments, for the most part she laughs it off (a tactic I use myself) and goes about her way. But there are times that this girl is crying out to be heard. It's usually when she's trying to say something and her brother doesn't want to hear it, because that's how siblings roll.
But how many times does she NOT cry out, because it's someone she's not that close with?
It may seem like it doesn't hurt, but it does. To me. Here's my little girl who's strong, but definitely a free loving spirit and these things are being spoken into her life. Of course, there's lots of love and care spoken too, but the negativity hangs around. It's stickier.
So far, these comments don't seem damaging, but at what point does it become that way? When will that little girl realize what people are saying to her? Or does she already?
Again, I don't feel this is only a "girl issue" because I'm certain it happens to boys too, but does it really happen as often?
Inquiring minds and all.
Side note: This post was written in the wee hours of the night. Why? Because the dance bag comment was made today (yesterday) and I somehow made the connection between this comment and so many others in my sleep. This realization was strong enough to wake me up. (Those who know me, know that when my body sleeps, it sleeps. The realization was strong on this one.)


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You Are Not Your Brain
Cogito Ergo Sum
When pondering whether he could prove his own existence, Rene Descartes once famously said, "Je pense, donc je suis," later translated into the Latin as "Cogito ergo sum." In English, we translate this as "I think, therefore I am." In essense, he claimed, he could demonstrate his own existence just by asking the question: if he did not exist, then who was asking the question?
This makes intuitive sense to us: what are we, as people, other than a collection of our thoughts and our feelings? "I think, therefore I am" becomes translated to "I am what I think." We consider the brain as the seat of ourselves, of our personalities. The brain becomes the person.
Your Brain Is Not Always Your Friend
Because of our belief that our brain and our thoughts are us, we too often let our brain do our thinking for us, in ways that aren't always in our best interests. We operate on autopilot, taking actions which seem logical because we don't consider them carefully. We listen to our brain when it tells us things based on limited or flawed information. We react as though we were still existing in a world where daily survival was about hypervigilance and alertness, and not about concentration and higher thought.
Our brain may have our best interests at heart, but it doesn't always know what those best interests are. By understanding how the brain wants to think, we can come up with some concrete tips for beating our brain and living more successful lives.
Tips For Outthinking Your Brain
1. Question Your Automatic Reactions
In his book, Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariely talks about the ways in which people are affected by extra information around them. One of the examples he gives talks about the value of your time. As an example, let's say that the grocery store across the street from your house sells a gallon of milk for $10. The one across town, ten minutes away, sells them for $4. Is it worth the 20-minute round trip to save $6? Now imagine that you're going out to buy a new laptop computer. The store across the street sells them for $892 dollars. The store ten minutes away sells the same model for $886. Is it worth the 20-minute trip to save $6? Is your answer the same in both cases?
Our brain is constantly tricked by irrelevant information surrounding it. The value of $6 changes in our heads depending on whether we're comparing it to $10 or to $892. It's not designed to think in objective terms, but in relative terms. $4 is a lot better than $10, so we feel a strong pull towards it. In contrast, $886 is only slightly better than $892, so we don't feel the same kind of pull. Maybe 20 minutes is always worth $6. Maybe it never is. Maybe the circumstances really do change the answer. The important thing is to question why you make the decision that you do.
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2. Feed Your Brain
The brain is a biological organ. Just like your muscles, it requires energy to operate. When you are hungry or tired, it doesn't work as well.
Did you know that the brain uses 20% of your body's total energy? If you only got four hours of sleep and skipped breakfast, would you expect your ability to lift heavy objects and run long distances to remain the same, or to decrease?
In spite of our understanding that food and sleep are necessary for hard physical work, we routinely try to do heavy mental lifting or sustained mental effort on inadequate energy. If you feel like your ability to concentrate is dropping off, ask yourself when you last ate or slept. Sometimes, a healthy snack is what you need to improve your mental performance.
3. Supervise Your Brain
Most of your brain functions like a hyperactive toddler. While you are trying to concentrate on a problem, your brain is constantly trying to butt in with irrelevant data about things happening inside of you or around you.
As David Rock puts it in his book, Your Brain At Work, "We are the descendants of people who paid a lot of attention when there was a rustle in the bushes." Our brains didn't evolve for concentrated attention on a single issue, but for a constant surveillance of our situation. Now, when so many of us work in jobs that require applied problem-solving, that constant voice that notices everything is a real distraction, like the child who keeps tugging on your sleeve to report that they're thirsty, their leg itches, the mailman is here, they want to know why rain happens, or they really like peanut butter.
The most important thing to remember is that your brain is lazy. It wants to distract you from the hard problem! That's why so many of us are so prone to listen to our brains when they say, "There's a new email! Go check it!" "Is Bob talking about me with Cindy?" or "Have there been any Facebook updates since I last checked (eight minutes ago)?"
You can supervise your inner toddler. When you find yourself wondering about emails, say to yourself, "If it was urgent, they'd call me," and wait to check when you come to a natural break point. Jot down a note if you're afraid you'll forget it, but don't let yourself be distracted from what needs to be done, even when it's more fun to talk about peanut butter than do your taxes.
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4. Stop Multi-Tasking
Most of the work that we do with our brains, such as considering future needs, weighing our options, determining priorities, working towards goals, and social control, is done by a part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex. Considering the demands placed on it, the prefrontal cortex is a lot smaller than you may think, only capable of holding a few ideas at a time. Whenever you shift gears from one task to another, you have to unload and save relevant information from the prefrontal cortex to memory, then locate and load up data for your new task. Returning to your original task requires another information load to restore your original data.
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Just like a computer, your brain takes longer loading data from memory than it takes to work with it in place. It also takes constant energy to keep an idea in your prefrontal cortex. Multitasking, although it may seem more productive, almost always actually hurts performance and productivity, and elevates stress levels. Gloria Mark, of the University of California, Irvine, found that we face interruptions on average every eleven minutes in the modern office, and after an interruption it takes twenty-five minutes to regain our original focus. Extrapolating from this, we can see that we are almost never at peak efficiency.
Instead of breaking constantly to complete little two-minute jobs, focus on a single task. When you are done with that task, you can look at any jobs that arose while you were working and handle them -- one at a time.
5. Shout Down the Negative Voices
In addition to distracting us and being lazy, our brain lies to us. This isn't its fault. One of its jobs is to categorize everything around us as good for us or bad for us. If it can't prove that a thing is good for us, it assumes it's bad. This means that our brain is constantly taking in partial information and drawing conclusions that are often very wrong and actively damaging to us.
By reading meaning into what are actually random events, and looking for the reasons behind them, we can walk ourselves into some ugly patterns. We assume that a coworker interrupting us was an aggressive act, which leads us to look for more aggressive acts. When we are on the lookout for bad behavior, it's easier to interpret neutral acts as bad behavior, until we have worked ourselves into a place where every time Bob coughs, we feel it as an attack.
There's a psychotherapeutic approach called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which uses reconceptualization, a useful technique in daily life. When you hear that voice in your head saying "Bob is a jerk," or "This office is so unfriendly," or "This is unfair," don't just accept it as truth. The fact that your brain is thinking it doesn't mean you have to believe it. Ask yourself whether there's a different interpretation, one which might not leave you feeling victimized. Change your conceptualization of the events, and the emotions attached to the original concept will fade. You will be more relaxed, and eventually, the negative thoughts will be less frequent.
You Can Beat Your Brain
By embracing the idea that your brain is not you, and that its thoughts need to be evaluated and assessed just like you would evaluate any outside source, you can lower your stress level and live a happier life. Good luck!