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In a year of record withdrawals from taxable bond funds, no category has been harder hit than the biggest broad market strategies managed by firms from Pacific Investment Management Co. to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Investors yanked $61.8 billion from intermediate-maturity debt funds in the first nine months of the year, while pouring $46.2 billion into bonds maturing in less than three years, according to data compiled by Morningstar Inc. Buyers are showing a preference for shorter-maturity and high-yield bonds that are less sensitive to rising benchmark borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve weighs curtailing the pace of its unprecedented stimulus that's bolstered credit markets.
Concern is mounting that a general basket of bonds won't preserve income and generate returns for investors who reaped average annual gains of 6.3% from the start of 2009 through last year. As the central bank prepares to start slowing its bond buying, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. Broad Market Index is on pace for its first annual decline since 1999.
"People aren't getting enough income from their bond portfolios as they need," Michael Rawson, a fund analyst at Morningstar in Chicago, said in a telephone interview. "You're going to see money come out of intermediate bond funds and into these more income producing bond categories."
Pimco, JPMorgan
Investors withdrew $28.1 billion from Pimco's $247.9 billion Total Return Fund in the first nine months of the year, the most among all intermediate bond strategies, Morningstar data show. JPMorgan's $24.6 billion Core Bond Fund had the third biggest outflow with $4.6 billion of redemptions, while American Funds' $28.2 billion Bond Fund of America reported $4.8 billion of withdrawals.
In the same period, non-traditional bond funds that give managers more flexibility in how they invest received $45 billion of deposits, Morningstar data show.
"While core bond categories have experienced outflows industry-wide, we have continued to see inflows into our absolute return and unconstrained strategies," Mark Porterfield, a spokesman for Newport Beach, California-based Pimco, said in an e-mailed statement.
JPMorgan's Core Bond Fund, which was started on Dec. 31, 1983, and focuses on investment-grade notes with medium-term maturities, reported a $2.3 billion withdrawal on Oct. 28, spurring the biggest weekly outflow from U.S. investment-grade debt funds since June, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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#1 New Fuel Cell System 'Generates Electricity with Only Water, Air'
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Genepax Co Ltd explained the technologies used in its new fuel cell system "Water Energy System (WES)," which uses water as a fuel and does not emit CO2.
The system can generate power just by supplying water and air to the fuel and air electrodes, respectively, the company said at the press conference, which took place June 12, 2008, at the Osaka Assembly Hall.
The basic power generation mechanism of the new system is similar to that of a normal fuel cell, which uses hydrogen as a fuel. According to Genepax, the main feature of the new system is that it uses the company's membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which contains a material capable of breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen through a chemical reaction.
Though the company did not reveal the details, it "succeeded in adopting a well-known process to produce hydrogen from water to the MEA," said Hirasawa Kiyoshi, the company's president. This process is allegedly similar to the mechanism that produces hydrogen by a reaction of metal hydride and water. But compared with the existing method, the new process is expected to produce hydrogen from water for longer time, the company said.
With the new process, the cell needs only water and air, eliminating the need for a hydrogen reformer and high-pressure hydrogen tank. Moreover, the MEA requires no special catalysts, and the required amount of rare metals such as platinum is almost the same as that of existing systems, Genepax said.
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These are wonderful developments and need to be funded/purchased with great enthusiasm, while keeping the government of the US out of it - completely, other than seeing to it these companies, domestic and foreign, are afforded the greatest tax breaks humanly possible.
Via nuclear generated electricity - at subsidised rates - R&D companies coming up with this genius output should be facilitated and encouraged to the maximum. Transportation costs in the future will simply be another war front for our society.
Bring on the Big Slot-Cars!At Coretta Scott King's funeral in early 2006, Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert Kennedy, leaned over to him and whispered, "The torch is being passed to you." "A chill went up my spine," Obama told an aide. (Newsweek)
This the type of thing I'm waiting for. Hybrids are going to be just a bridge technology. Hydrogen fuel cells or something similar are future of transportation.
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On earth the most efficient and safest use would be a fuel cell powered by Hydrogen and Oxygen producing electricity as energy to drive the vehicle and water as an waste product .
Small Nuclear plants would breakdown sea water into its component parts and compress and deliver them supplying the needed fuels and the process would also supply all of the fresh water needed by local community's.
Small community's could also cooperate with larger fuel cells suppling electricity and fresh water .By breaking down water fresh or salt we generate energy and recover the original water so nothing is lost !
New Japanese Membrane .
The system can generate power just by supplying water and air to the fuel and air electrodes,According to Genepax, the main feature of the new system is that it uses the company's membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which contains a material capable of breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen through a chemical reaction.
As future research develops newer and more efficient membranes the power and requirements will change .These developments alone will solve our oil dependency in transportation and quiet the cry of the huggers until they discover new outrages !
With this Japanese breakthrough in membranes the system requirements are relaxed somewhat but time will tell the better system technology .
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The traditional – and expensive – in-car navigation system is about to move one step closer to extinction.
Chevrolet will introduce GogoLink, a navigation system that connects with the owner's smartphone and displays maps and directions on a car's touchscreens. It will first appear in the 2013 Chevrolet Spark and Sonic — but could eventually migrate to other models in the Chevrolet and broader General Motors line-up.
The new system works through Chevrolet's new MyLink infotainment system. General Motors calls Gogolink an embedded smartphone app and claims it delivers "full-function navigation." The automaker will formally reveal it next week at the New York Auto Show.


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Hot Fuzz & Top Boost - The Best Distortion Pedals
Hot Fuzz & Top Boost - The Best Distortion Pedals
Thanks to MXR for the resources.
Distortion has been with us since the earliest days of recording, from the earliest Edison recorder with it's scratchy sound through to the digital clipping we all know and hate when the red light goes on in our DAW. With a century spent trying to remove distortion it might seem odd to want add it back in. However certain kinds of distortion can be pleasant and used for creative effect.
What Is Distortion?
The picture at the top of the page isn't just for show, it's also a pretty handy demonstration of how distortion works. If you start out with a simple sine wave it only has one harmonic at a fundamental frequency, by adding distortion you get extra harmonics to make the sound more full and complex. The frequency of these harmonics relative to the fundamental affects how you perceive the sound. If all that sounds a bit complex then check out this excellent video for an explanation.
Which Distortion Pedal?
So we've covered the building blocks of distortion (and sound in general) and that's all great for feeling a little smarter but you came here to find out which is the best distortion pedal for you? Well we've broken it down by category from clean boost through overdrive, distortion and fuzz.
Best Boost Pedal
Ideally you would stick a clean boost before a valve amp to push it into the red zone. Giving you a kick without sacrificing the true tone of your guitar, clean boosts also help you overcome high frequency loss in long cable runs as described here. The TC Electronic Spark Mini tucks in neatly at the start or end of your pedal chain.
Best Overdrive Pedal
When you need to crank things a little more there is always overdrive. Often using electronic opamps and diodes for a mild clipping of the signal, overdrive is still best used in conjunction with the amp to create a rich and thick sound. Many of the original and best overdrive pedals were designed and manufactured by MXR and they've stayed at the cutting edge ever since. With the Badass Modified Overdrive they've paid attention to one of the most important aspects, EQ. A 100Hz cut and a bump switch allows you to change the voicing to suit your individual style.
Best Distortion Pedal
Distortion pedals are frequently used going straight into a clean amplifier, relying on the pedal distorting for your dirty tone. This is an effective alternative to using tube amp distortion, creating a harder and more present sound. For our choice of best distortion pedal we've gone with something Boss and orange but it's not the iconic DS-1 (also a good choice) but rather the all new DA-2 Dynamic Distortion. Using specially develop technology the DA-2 reacts to dynamics in a totally new way, it's best to check out the Boss demonstration to see for yourself. A distortion for the 21st century.
Best Fuzz Pedal
With a fuzz pedal anything goes, distorted to the point it sounds more like a broken speaker than a guitar and the dynamic range of a particularly flat pancake. None of that really matters in practice however, the main thing is that it sounds great. Pure distorted transistors are the mainstay of the best fuzz pedals, from the original Fuzz Face up to the Zvex Fuzz Factory it's all about the snarl. Jim Dunlop recently released a complete range of Fuzz Faces in compact new enclosures. Silicon fuzz has more odd harmonics and so is harsher and more filthy, germanium is the classic with a smoother character and the Hendrix model as a more pronounced octave fuzz quality. We took a look at a Fuzz Face shoot out to find out which was best.
Best Classic Distortion
Electro Harmonix have been going overdrive crazy lately and the East River Drive represents their take on a classic Green Meanie. Based around the 4558 opamp this OD pedal gives you some iconic tones, from SRV style blues to the perfect push for a metal amp. So it's versatile and it doesn't exactly cost the earth either.


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Singer Leann Rimes has been banned from speaking for two weeks after losing her voice.
The Blue hitmaker suffered an allergic reaction earlier this month and woke up over the weekend to discover she could not speak properly.
Rimes consulted a doctor, who told her to rest her vocal cords for two weeks, but she defied the medic's orders to appear on Jimmy Kimmel's TV chat show on Tuesday night.
Detailing her health scare, she says, "I'm good except I have no voice. I had these allergies going on, which I've never had… one day I wake up, like two days ago, with absolutely no voice, so I'm like okay, let me go to the doctor…
"I went into the doctor, I'm like I've got no voice, my head is swollen… literally my face last night was so swollen.
"He tried to put a shot up my nose. They've never done this to me before, because I haven't had allergies before. The shots actually didn't work. I'm not supposed to be talking, but I'm talking to you."
Rimes has now taken to writing down her thoughts at home, explaining, "I've been using a dry-erase board, I'm not joking… I can't talk for the next two weeks once I'm done here."
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Sleep: Why Do We Need it?
Normal Sleep Cycle
The Effects of Aging on Sleep
If You Are Having Trouble Sleeping. . .
Drugs that Help You Sleep
The following chart shows the results of the 2005 Sleep America Poll that relate to symptoms of insomnia. More than half of those polled reported experiencing symptoms of insomnia (indicated by the Dragging Duos, Overworked, Overweight, and Overcaffeinated, and the Sleepless and Missin' the Kissin' groups).
Source: 2005 Sleep America Poll, National Sleep Foundation
Insomnia can involve difficulty in falling asleep, waking up frequently at night, waking up too early in the morning, or waking up and not feeling refreshed. Insomnia is not a disease but a symptom. It can be caused by an underlying sleep disorder, or might be brought on by something as simple as a change in schedule, a stressful event at work, or an afternoon cup of coffee. Insomnia becomes more common as people grow older, and is also more common in women.
Sleep plays an important role in our overall well-being. Many body functions suffer if we don't have regular sleep:
In falling asleep and sleeping, people go through predictable stages -
With normal aging, people spend more time in light sleep, less time in deep sleep and have less REM sleep.
With age, sleep becomes less "efficient." People take longer to fall asleep, wake up more frequently and spend more time awake. Older people also:
Are you dissatisfied with your sleep? Do you routinely become sleepy during the day? Does your bed partner notice any unusual behavior while you sleep? Answering "yes" to any of these questions may mean that you have a sleep disorder. Before considering non-prescription or prescription sleep medications, try the following:
Certain medications can interfere with normal sleep patterns. Following is a list of drugs that can cause insomnia:
|Common Source or Use
|Found in beer, wine, liquor
|Used to treat epilepsy
|Used to treat asthma, emphysema
|Found in coffee, tea, soft drinks, over-the-counter pain medications
|Used as a stimulant (illegal)
|Used in hormone replacement therapy
|Used to treat Parkinson's Disease
|MAO inhibitors
|Used to treat depression and mental health problems
|Used to control hyperactivity and ADD
|SSRIs (such as prozac)
|Used to treat depression and mental health problems
|Used to treat emphysema, asthma and many other chronic diseases
|Found in cold remedies
|Used to treat asthma
|Thyroid hormone
|Used to treat underactive thyroid (metabolic disorders)
If you consult with your health care provider about your insomnia, he/she may ask you to keep a sleep diary. Your diary could look something like this:
Sleep Diary
|Time to fall asleep
|Sleep quality
>(1 to 5)
|Total sleep time
|Level of Refreshment
>(1 to 5)
|Daytime Sleepiness
>(1 to 5)
|Related events/
|1 hour
|5 hours
|1 cup coffee 3pm
|Over an hour
|6 hours
|Fight with boss
|25 min?
|7 hours
|No caffeine
|45 min
|5 hours
|22 oz coke 3pm
Depression can take a toll on your ability to sleep. The self-administered Patient Health Questionnaire 9 is a test for diagnosing depression that you can take yourself. If you are concerned about depression, ask you health care provider about taking this test.
Good sleep hygiene describes methods you can use to encourage drifting off into quality sleep. Some examples follow:
Non-prescription medications for insomnia are usually antihistamines and may have significant side effects including:
Additional concerns with both non-prescription and prescription sleep medications are that they can be habit-forming and addictive. More recently, natural remedies have been promoted to help people sleep. Examples include valerian and melatonin:
There are downsides to over-the-counter melatonin and valerian, too. Because melatonin is an animal product, it can be contaminated with viruses or other problems. In addition, the FDA does not regulate valerian and over-the-counter melatonin, so the purity and potency may vary widely. Many researchers are skeptical of the effectiveness of either valerian or over-the-counter melatonin in relieving insomnia.
While there are varying opinions on the over-the-counter sleeping aids mentioned above, all experts agree: You should never use alcohol, illicit drugs or medications prescribed for a friend for your sleep problems.
There are three commonly recognized classes of sleep medications. The oldest of these classes is the benzodiazepines (e.g. triazolam, flurazepam). These medications are effective for short-term treatment of insomnia, but should always be used under a physician's supervision. Side effects typically include sedation the next day, impairment of performance, and particularly in elders, dizziness and falls. Newer, non-benzodiazepine medications, such as zolpidem, zaleplon, and eszopiclone, work similar to the benzodiazepines but may avoid some of the benzodiazepine side effects. Because these medications have different duration of action, some are more suited for treating sleep disturbance in the middle of the night. The newest prescription class of medication is the melatonin agents such as ramelteon. Ramelteon is not a controlled substance. Other medications, such as sedatives and antidepressants (e.g. trazodone) are also used as sleep aids.
The benefits, side effects and contraindications (non-compatible drugs) vary for each class of sleep medication. Your healthcare provider can help you select the best sleep medication for your needs.
Kryger, Meir H., Thomas Roth, and William C. Dement (eds). Principles and practice of sleep medicine, 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders, 2005.
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Tools recommendations
Posted 06 October 2012 - 10:10 AM
I have the other guys software on both my Windows and Mac so some tools I don't think I want to re-invest in (as an example HALOT/BDAG) and want to focus more on general Bible study rather than languages. So I think I'm looking more toward commentaries, dictionaries, maybe maps and timelines.
I've started with the Bible Study Collection and have added ESV Study Bible, Cavin's Institutes, and Mounce's basic bundle.
Any recommendations that are good for general Bible Study?
Posted 06 October 2012 - 10:41 AM
I would also consider picking up more Bible versions - the NAS95 with Strong's Numbers Group, the Amplified, and the NRSV. The best commentary on the Bible really is the Bible, and frequently comparison of versions helps me to see things I might otherwise miss, and causes me to ask questions I might not otherwise ask.
Also consider all the IVP dictionaries. Very thorough.
I use the Maps almost daily, the Timeline regularly, and use both when we teach. I also frequently go to the Bible Lands PhotoGuide. We've also used that resource in our teaching.
Note that many of these modules go on sale, and, in the past, there has usually been a deal sometime in the winter (if I remember correctly) when you can get a large discount on a single module of your choosing. That is the best time to get a pricey one. Start building your Wish List.
I've been building my Accordance module library for 9 years now. I'm addicted, and love having so many resources at my fingertips. I cannot imagine reading or studying the Word without it. Not only that, I don't have to buy bookcases and then dust all of it!
Note also that the licensing of some of the resources you already own in other software may allow you to get them in Accordance at a discount. The folks at Accordance would be able to help you with that.
There are a couple of modules that I want that are in the works or on the "to do" list. Rather than purchasing in Logos or somewhere else, I'm just going to wait. I have plenty to keep me busy right now.
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Posted 07 October 2012 - 09:50 AM
I already have the NAS95 on my wishlist. I know it's out of favor now, but for a long time I used it and still find it very useful.
As far as the Expositors, are you referring to the one that's $130 or the revised on on sale for $320? I'm not familiar with that particular commentary.
I have added the maps and timeline to my wishlist.
Posted 07 October 2012 - 12:01 PM
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Posted 07 October 2012 - 01:16 PM
Edited by Matthew Burgess, 07 October 2012 - 01:16 PM.
Posted 07 October 2012 - 04:11 PM
Anchor has been a temptation for me as it comes so highly recommended, but I'm not an academic, just a Sunday school teacher and serious Bible student. If you preach or teach, I've heard from many on this list who, like Matthew, say it's a great resource to have. I haven't been able to justify that many dollars since I don't really do "research" - I'm not sure I'll live long enough to get to everything I already own!
Because we teach young people who know only English, having all the translations our students have is important. I have also found it personally helpful to have a bunch of them for my own benefit. You are right that versions fall "out of favor," but I agree that their current status does not negate their usefulness. I'm not one to follow the thundering herd, nor do I become enthralled with the latest "Christian fad" or "Christian celebrity." I just plug along reading and studying and chasing rabbits to try to find answers to the questions that arise. Some might think that boring - I really never get bored. Exhausted and frustrated, yes, but not bored.
When trying to decide whether or not to make a purchase, I not only check the reviews on the Accordance site, I'll also check the Amazon reviews, and the reviews at http://bestcommentaries.com. We are not all on the same page theologically, and the reviews can be very helpful.
You can be sure that there are a lot of folks on this site who do the same kind of studying as you do who will be very generous with their help and advice. They have certainly been an asset to me.
Julia Falling
13" MacBook Pro Mojave Acc 12
mid-2017 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 (2 cores)
iPad Pro iOS 12
iAccord 2.7
iPhone 8 iOS 12
iAccord 2.7
Used for backup only:
Mac mini Mojave Acc 12
late-2012 2.3GHz Intel Core i7 (4 cores)
16 GB RAM; 1.12 TB Fusion Drive
Posted 07 October 2012 - 06:29 PM
The IVP set is a good choice and a great value also.
"I was but a Pen in God's hand, and what praise is due to a Pen?"
–Richard Baxter–
Posted 07 October 2012 - 09:18 PM
My blog: Pentecostal Blogger
Late 2013 13" MBP Retina OSX 10.13, 8GB RAM
HP p2-1013w Windows 7 Home 3GB RAM
Dell Inspiron 15 4GB RAM and Windows 10
Accordance: 12.2 on Mac/Windows
Accordance 2.5.8 on iPad Pro 10" / iPhone 6+
Posted 09 October 2012 - 09:26 PM
Posted 13 October 2012 - 08:41 AM
I also have a few other bible software packages and try not to duplicate too much. I did take advantage of crossgrades available, namely Essential IVP Reference Library.
I have found duplicating some modern bible texts I have in other software useful because of Accordance's ability to display and compare various translations.
I have reviewed several of my favorite modules on this site, but my short list would be the Graphic Package, Tyndale or the Expositors for a complete multi volume commentary, New International Dictionary for OT Theology as well as the one for NT Theology. (they may have a less expensive abridged version) are both very useful for original language studies. For a single volume study bible, great to use with the iPad app is the ESV Study Bible.
Enjoy your journey.
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Herman Cain and the False Premise of a CEO Presidency
October 25th, 2011
This piece was originally published in The Washington Post.
Ross Perot. Steve Forbes. Herman Cain.
All three are corporate CEOs who ran for president. They mounted serious campaigns for the highest office in the land with just one prior political race (Cain's failed 2004 Senate bid) among them.
The premise of each of their campaigns—and of all the other fantasy candidacies ranging from Donald Trump to Lee Iacocca—has been that politicians broke politics, and only a corporate leader has the management skills, financial acumen and decisiveness to right the ship of state.
Their case boils down to a basic leadership proposition that a CEO presidency would be the best model for breaking through beltway gridlock and securing America's economic future.
But is that true?
The entire leadership model of a successful CEO is vastly different from that of a successful president. As political commentator Bill Schneider has pointed out, corporations are designed to be more like benevolent dictatorships; in contrast, the presidency is the leadership of a large and unruly democracy.
This dictatorship vs. democracy distinction matters when it comes to three crucial aspects of leadership.
The first one is consensus. Like presidents, CEOs work tirelessly to build consensus—but inside their companies. This is a game changer. They hire and fire, promote and demote, give or withhold bonuses. They have far greater flexibility in how to structure work and to re-organize as needed. And most crucially, the interests of their employees directly align with the success of the company.
As president, Barack Obama must find consensus not with his employees but with his fiercest political opponents in Congress. And even his allies don't work for him. When Democrats controlled both chambers, he had to mollify his own party. And because of the Senate's modern use of the filibuster, the president usually needs a number of votes from Senate Republicans—the very group that hopes to turn the president out of the White House. In the House he generally needs to get the majority of an even more hostile group of Republicans, and this just to bring a bill to the floor. This makes consensus exceedingly elusive. A president faces the same dilemma in dealings outside the country, finding ways to work effectively with America's "frienemies" like Pakistan, who remain both allies and potential adversaries.
Communication is the second key leadership area in which CEO experience and presidential experience diverge. CEOs and presidents engage very differently with their principal audience: consumers and voters. As CEO of Godfather's Pizza, Cain communicated directly with his potential customers, with very little interference. Virtually the only product information his consumers received came directly from his company in the form of advertisements (remember "The pizza you can't refuse?"). Of course industry competitors sometimes contradict your claims, but that's minor static compared to the heat of a political battle. And while common in Washington, the instances are truly rare when a CEO loses complete control of his company's message – usually because something has gone terribly wrong, such as with the Tylenol scare or the Gulf oil spill.
Not so in the White House. A president must regularly communicate through the mess of democracy's many, and often contradictory and imperfect, filters. His voice and message are heard through the traditional media, blogs, his political party, the opposing party and outside organizations (which often spend hundreds of millions of dollars with the singular objective of discrediting both the message and the messenger). Except when he is delivering the infrequent televised address to the nation, the president has almost no direct channel of communications to the American electorate.
Finally: control. While serving as the benevolent dictator CEO, Cain likely had very few checks on his power inside his own organization. While the board could remove him, there were few other explicit limits to his authority and ability to direct his company. He could hire and fire at will, make investment and growth decisions, and chart the organization's course.
The presidency, for all of its trappings and genuine levers of power and influence, is a far more constrained position. President Truman predicted President-elect Eisenhower's inevitable frustration when he swapped his Army stars for the Oval Office: "He'll sit here, and he'll say, 'Do this! Do that!' And nothing will happen."
How is a president's power checked? By Congress, which must act on legislation, judicial nominations and hundreds of appointments to the president's own team; by independent agencies, which can regulate without his approval; by the GAO and other watchdog agencies, which provide oversight of his administration's decisions; by agency inspectors general, which operate outside his influence; by the vast federal bureaucracy itself, with its Dickensian complexity and tenured civil servants; and ultimately by the entire judicial branch, which by its very design can nullify his decisions.
Some CEOs have taken a look at the job and decided it wasn't for them. Donald Trump found that being the dictator, whose main job was to publicly fire his so-called apprentices, better suited his flamboyant style and seemed a more fun, if not more important, task than running for president. That leaves Herman Cain who, if he somehow manages to get elected, would find out that being president just isn't remotely the same as being The Godfather.
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A dramatic scene unfolded inside Island County Superior Court Monday morning at the sentencing hearing of a former beauty queen who became a celebrity after being suspected of murder.
A line of TV cameras pursued 47-year-old Peggy Sue Thomas as she entered court. A crew from NBC's Dateline filmed her every move inside the court as famous crime writer Ann Rule watched from the audience.
Judge Alan Hancock sentenced Peggy Sue Thomas to four years in prison, which was the recommended sentence and the maximum he could impose. Thomas pleaded guilty to rendering criminal assistance in the first degree as part of a plea bargain last month, just days before she was set to go to trial for the murder of 32-year-old Russel Douglas.
Thomas' former boyfriend, James Huden, was sentenced last year to 80 years in prison for shooting Douglas in the head on remote Wahl Road near Freeland two days after Christmas of 2003.
Thomas remained silent in court, but became emotional at the start of the hearing as she spoke with her two daughters. In the end, a corrections deputy searched her in court and took her away to jail.
Under her plea, Thomas admitted to helping Huden after the murder was committed, yet the judge made it clear that he felt Thomas was involved in the murder. He emphasized that Thomas was the only connection between Douglas and James Huden. Thomas worked as a hairdresser with Douglas' estranged wife, Brenna, in Langley.
The judge urged that Thomas come forward with the truth about how and why Douglas was killed.
"Peggy Thomas has it within her power to alleviate the suffering of the family and friends of Russel Douglas, at least to some extent, by telling everything she knows about this terrible crime and what led up to it," he said. "… I call on her to give a full account of what she knows."
Jim Douglas, the victim's father, appeared via Skype. He read a statement from his son, Matthew, who described Thomas as the one who set the murder in motion.
"The irony here is that Jim Huden is her greatest still-living victim as he bears the fullest measure of her calculated deed," he said.
Jim Douglas said the four-year sentence wasn't enough, but the family understood the risks of going to trial. He also urged Thomas to explain what she knows. He said the case was "a story so bizarre the truth has been muddled if not lost."
He poked at the former Ms. Washington for "all that fine plastic surgery" and conjecture that she won't have a fun time in prison.
Douglas' mother and stepfather, Gail and Bob O'Neil, also spoke in court. They both described Douglas as a good man. Gail said Thomas was manipulated into thinking Douglas was a bad man by Brenna; she said they had "a tragic mess of a marriage." She also implored Thomas to confess everything she knows about the crime.
In what Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks characterized as a "somewhat odd" move, defense attorney Craig Platt gave a lengthy PowerPoint presentation aimed at showing that Thomas was innocent of any involvement in the killing. He went through inconsistencies in the evidence against his client and criticized the investigation.
Platt said his head would explode if he ever again hears the story of how Thomas lured Douglas to his death with the promise of a gift for his wife. He presented evidence that he argued showed Thomas gave her the gift before Christmas.
For the first time, Platt pointed a finger at Brenna Douglas and questioned why she wasn't on trial.
He described her as a disgruntled and estranged wife who hated her husband, saying that was a motive for murder. He said Huden told a friend he wanted to kill someone just to see what it felt like.
"Isn't it possible that the nut job Jim Huden and the disgruntled wife Brenna somehow in this day in age find a way to communicate without using smoke signals through Peggy?" he said.
"Who's to say it wasn't just those two?" he added. "Where's Brenna? She's not here."
Platt described Thomas as an upstanding citizen. He said she was a jet mechanic in the Navy, a hairdresser a limo driver and also a great mother.
"She's not this headline-grabbing siren, this Lorelei who lures men to their death," he said.


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Speakers come from a variety of backgrounds. Some of the organisations who have spoken at conferences include Anglia Railways, Arriva Cross Country, Arriva Trains Wales, Association of Train Operating Companies, Cardiff International Airport, Centro, Chester-le-Track, Chiltern Railways, Delta Rail, East Coast, East Midlands Trains, East West Rail Consortium, Eurostar, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, First Transpennine Express, Furrer + Frey GB, Grand Central, Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia, Heathrow Southern Railway, Hitachi Rail Europe, HS2, London Midland, London Overground Railway Operations, Merseytravel, MyTestTrack.com, Network Rail, Northern Rail, Northern (Arriva Rail North), Nottingham Express Transit, Parry People Movers, ScotRail Alliance, SLC Rail, South West Trains, Thameslink and Great Northern, Transpennine Express, TramPower, Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, UK Rail Leasing, Virgin Trains, Virgin Trains East Coast and Vivarail.
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2018/Reading [link]
- 10/11/2018 Rail driving growth in the Thames Valley
- Plus presentation of 2018 Rail User Group Awards
- Hosted by Railfuture Thames Valley branch
- Social media hashtag (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) for this event: #rfconference
- Begins at 10:45, registration from 10:00, finishes around 16:30
- Speakers:
- Howard Smith, Operations Director, Crossrail, Transport for London (Crossrail) (talking about: An insight into Crossrail and its forthcoming launch)
- Anna Holbrook, Sponsor for Western Rail Link to Heathrow, Network Rail (talking about: Western rail access to Heathrow Airport project)
- Howard Elliot, Project Engineering Manager, Network Rail (talking about: Electrification on the Great Western project)
- Cllr Tony Page, Reading Borough Council (talking about: Reading Transport and Integration)
- Ian Baxter, SLC Rail (talking about: Stations and projects they are progressing, including reading Green Park, Worcestershire Parkway and Wantage Grove)
- Graham Cross, Chief Executive, Heathrow Southern Railway
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- 22/06/2019
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Ukiah, CA
Melvern "Mel" Wiltz
Jan. 16, 1992 - Jan. 19, 2014
Melvern "Mel" Wiltz, passed away in an automobile accident on Sunday, January 19, 2014 in French
Camp, CA. He was born on January 16, 1992 in Stockton, CA. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Patricia Wiltz, and his maternal grandparents Russell and Edwina Edwards. Mel is survived by his parents Melvern Wiltz Jr. of Texas and Lenore Wiltz of Stockton. He has four siblings: Vonceil Wiltz of Stockton, Fannessa Wiltz of Las Vegas, Cordell Wiltz and Donavon Wiltz both of Texas. In addition, Mel has one surviving grandfather Melvern Wiltz Sr. and many aunts, uncles and extending family members who loved him dearly.
Mel spent most of his life in Manteca and Stockton and recently moved to Ukiah. He was employed at Ross Stores and Coyote Valley Casino in Ukiah. He attended Manteca schools graduating from East Union High School in 2010. He loved playing basketball where he played for the Neil Hafley and East Union High School. Mel had a huge heart and as a result had many many friends. His love for animals was incredible and he enjoyed playing video games and socializing with friends. He enjoyed traveling with friends especially taking day trips to San Francisco where he loved Baker Beach. Mel could never turn down a home cooked meal particularly when it came to authentic Creole dishes made by his family. Mel will be remembered for his fun filled full of life personality; where he strived to put a smile on your face and laughter in your heart.
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Somebody asked me recently what I think about the debates about whether the Allies could have bombed Auschwitz, in order to prevent the mass murder of millions of people during the Second World War. Theres always been a very heated debate about the subject, quite understandably given the massive number of victims, and the tragedy that we now know the Holocaust to be.
Historical Debates tend to align into two points of view. Firstly, the 'Abandonment of the Jews' – that the Allies knew what was going on, that they could have bombed the death camps, but for whatever reason they chose not to. On the other hand, many historians feel that the Allies only had patchy intelligence about the exterminations; that wartime propaganda made it difficult to know what was true and what was embellished; and that the long range and the risk of killing the prisoners in particular made it impossible to do anything.
The strategic situation in 1943-4
Whilst draconian measures against the Jews in German occupied Europe had begun as soon as the Nazis came to power in 1933 (the 1934 Nuremberg laws, Reichkristallnacht in 1938, the ghettos in the East), it was in 1943 and 1944 that the 'Final Solution' – the extermination of the Jews – was put into action. In particular, 1944 saw the extermination of the large population of Jews from Hungary.
By 1943 and 1944, the Western Allies had received enough intelligence to know that mass murder was taking place in occupied Europe. Reports had reached Britain and the US from prisoners who had escaped from Auschwitz, particularly the Vrba-Wetzler report which surfaced in 1944. Earlier in the war Britain had received intelligence from Polish sources, and later in the war Auachwitz was inadvertantly photographed by the US Air Force, although analysts failed to realise the sites significance. There was no doubt that seriously unpleasant events were taking place in eastern Poland, the only arguments seem to have been focussed on the number of victims, where they were taking place, and what if anything could be done about them.
The Death Camps
One problem with our understanding of the Holocaust is that for many people, Auschwitz IS the Holocaust. Over a million people are estimated to have been killed there, but millions of people died in other extermination camps elsewhere in Poland – Sobibor, Chelmno, Madjanek, Belzec and Treblinka for example. But in the debate about Bombing Auschwitz, these camps are always overlooked. The Holocaust was taking place on such a wide scale, with a thorough administration, stretching back to the SS and the Reich Main Security Office in Berlin, and with people such as Heydrich, Eichmann and Kaltenbrunner involved. Simply bombing one camp would not have ended the whole programme of murder: persecution of the Jews was a fundamental tenet of Hitler and the Nazi party, it would have been akin to chopping one tentacle off a squid. Given the lengths the Nazis were willing to go to, and the complexity of the mass murder machine, the only way the Holocaust could be totally stopped would be to defeat Nazi Germany once and for all.
The problem of precision Bombing at long range
We also need to bear in mind the problems of bombing such a precise target. We assume that the RAF would have been able to drop bombs on a sixpence, neatly destroying the administration block, the gas chambers, and the railways lines, without harming any of the inmates. Cruise missiles with GPS and laser guiding might be able to achieve that level of accuracy, but in 1943 and 1944, the picture was somewhat different. The RAF and USAAF were bombing Germany by night and day throughout 1943 and 1944, but suffering huge losses in aircraft and crews in the process. Even with advances such as GEE, Oboe, H2S, and pathfinding tactics, the only way that the Air Forces could seriously damage targets was to area bomb them – to drop huge amounts of explosives and incendiaries over a wide area. This was clearly a tactic that could not be used against Auschwitz or any other camps, as it would have resulted in the deaths of thousands of prisoners, and might not have been sure to succeed in any case. Some precision bombing raids did take place in the war – the Dambusters raid on the Ruhr Dams, for example. However this involved a Squadron spending much time and resources working on a specficially designed bomb, with countless hours of scientific research and special navigational aids. And although the raid succeeded, it suffered high losses.
If it was not possible to bomb the camp itself, might it have been possible to bomb the railway lines going into the camp? Railways lines were a very difficult target to hit – being extremely narrow, even more so from 10,000 feet up. It would have taken an awful lot of planes, dropping many bombs, to give a good chance of destroying the railway lines. But even then, railways lines were relatively easy to repair – they consist pretty much of aggregate stone, sleepers and the track itself. Even if the line was hit and cratered, it would take little time for the Germans to make slave labourers fill in the craters and re-lay the lines.
Auschwitz was at the very extreme limit of the range of Bombers such as the Lancaster and the Flying Fortress, flying from Britain. The bombers were not able to fly from anywhere in liberated Europe until virtually the end of the war, although some bases in southern Italy were available, these were at about the same range. Whilst it would have been possible to fly Bombing missions of that range – the US Air Force did carry out a few small raids on industrial targets in Southern Poland – it was at the very extreme range of what was possible. Flying to Bomb Auschwitz would have entailed an extremely long flight across Germany itself, and – in all likelihood – massive losses from flak and nightfighters. The distance might have limited the bombload that could have been carried. And we should not underestimate the challenge of bombing accurately after such a long flight.
The long range might have not been such a problem, had British and American aircraft been able to land in Soviet occupied territory to refuel. However, the Soviet authorities were not keen to allow the western allies to do so. When the British and Americans wanted to land planes in soviet-held territory in order to drop supplies to the Polish Resistance during the uprising in August 1944, Stalin refused to help until it was too late.
There have also been suggestions that Britain and the US could have dropped the 1st Polish Parachute Brigade on the camp. This would have entailed a flight of the same distances of a bombing raid, in C-47 Dakota's with less range, which were also unarmed and unarmoured. The lightly armed Polish Paras would have been hundreds of miles behind enemy lines, and would have had to fight a well prepared SS Guard, who probably numbered the same as them, with the ability to call in reinforcements quickly. They might even have liquidated the prisoners more quickly. In any case, even if the Polish Parachute Brigade had landed and liberated the camp, what then? Auschwitz was almost certainly going to be liberated by the Red Army, who were not happy for the British-supported Parachute Brigade to be used anywhere in their sphere of influence.
The Soviets
Whilst the British and Americans might be seen to have had the means to take action over Auschwitz, the Soviet Union was fighting on the Eastern Front, and was much closer to liberating Auschwitz. In February 1945, it was soldiers of the Red Army who discovered the camp, it having been abandoned by its SS Guards. They also liberated the other extermination camps in the East. But the Russians possessed a negligible Air Force compared to Britain and the United States.
Although Bombing might be able to impact upon the enemy, the only way to completely end the atrocities of the Holocaust was to defeat the Nazis, liberate occupied Europe and Germany itself – only by doing so could the mass-murders really be stopped. Anything else could only have a short-term effect, and as we have seen, even as the Third Reich was collapsing, the Nazis were still determined to exterminate the Jews.
Neither should we forget that the Soviet Union under Stalin was capable of committing some terrible crimes. With the Great Purges, the liquidation of the Kukaks and the massacre of Polish Officers at Katyn, it has been argued by some historians that Stalin is ultimately responsible for more crimes than Hitler was. This is an important point to consider. Whilst some might feel that the western allies did not do enough, all the evidence suggests that Stalin and his subordinates, if they knew about the Holocaust, in all probability did not see it as a priority to stop it. Such was the disregard for human life that Stalin had. Indeed, when photographs appeared of what the Red Army had found, many refused to believe it, seeing it as Communist anti-Nazi propaganda.
Final Thoughts
This is such an emotive, and, difficult subject to write about. No matter what conclusion you come to, you are bound to upset somebody. But on the balance of history and evidence, for that is what we must deal with, I do not think the Western Allies could have done much to prevent the Holocaust by bombing the camps. I feel that the possiblity was looked into, but rightly the planners concluded that it was just not possible to enact. Winston Churchill, a long-time supporter of Jewish groups, even at one time ordered the RAF to look into launching a bombing raid, offering his own personal influence if others tried to prevent it. But Churchill himself accepted the problems that his officers had come up against. I believe that any historian would want the allies to have been able to do something, and would want them to have done it. But it just could not be done. Of course, now it would be impossible, with high-tech sattelite observation, for such genocide to take place on such a scale unhindred, and with precisiom bombing and advanced special forces, we have more options for prevention.
I don't think the myth of an allied abandonment of the Jews holds water. The Jewish lobby had great influence in both Britain and the US before, during and after the war. Britain had been the main instigator, via the Balfour decleration, of the call for a Jewish homeland. British forces liberated Belsen, and US forces liberated Dachau, and both camps saw considerable disaster relief efforts. If the western allies were guilty of anything regarding the holocaust, it is of not doing enough when they had the chance, prior to 1939 when all the signs were there that the persecution of the Jews was not going to stop and was likely to get worse. More effort to help Jews escape mainland Europe would have lessened the number who ended up in the death camps. Or, better still, standing up to Hitler in the first place might have prevented him having the opportinity to commit mass murder.


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So far, investors are encouraged with the results they see. ISRG stock is up nearly 33% YTD. Moreover, shares are trending in a decisively bullish trend channel. If dips occur, you may want to buy in while you have the chance.
I say this because Intuitive Surgical is also blessed with strong financials. The company carries no debt on its balance sheet. On the income statement, it features strong sales growth, and even stronger profitability margins.
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Nomura Instinet's Jeffrey Kvaal isn't about to let the bad spoil the good. The analyst recently initiated coverage on IBM stock with a "buy" rating. In his view, the company's cloud, analytics, and security divisions will more than balance out losses in its legacy ventures.
I couldn't agree more. Management has decisively transitioned IBM into an AI and big-data powerhouse. At the very least, we're reminded through the commercials and advertisements that this is no longer your father's IBM.
The University Library uses industry standard schemes to organise and describe the collections of our libraries. This includes employing three classification schemes, which are chosen to suit the materials being organised, and two subject heading schemes, which are chosen to best describe the materials in the collections.
Classification Schemes
A classification scheme is utilised in a library to decide the shelf order of the physical materials, regardless of format (e.g books, journals, DVDs, etc). The scheme provides a 'address' for each item (known as a call number). The Library catalogue will provide a call number for each physical item in the collection, as well as telling which collection and which library the item is housed in.
Electronic Resources do not have a 'call number' or 'collection' as they have no physical location and 'belong' to all libraries.
The University Library uses three Classification Schemes to organise materials in the Library Collections.
They are:
The DDC scheme, the most widely used library classification system in the world, divides the entire world of knowledge into ten main classes according to disciplines or fields of study. Each of these main classes is further divided into ten divisions, and each division into ten sections. Each of these levels of the system is given a unique three digit number.
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Police Chief Ron Strand took the seat Monday to ask as part of a council city budget strategy session on the upcoming 2013-2014 fiscal year.
City department heads took the seat Monday to ask as part of a council city budget strategy session on the upcoming 2013-2014 fiscal year.
Police Chief Ron Strand was the first one to brief the council on his goals and field any questions the members might have as his department represented the largest part of the general fund budget from year-to-year.
Strand said overall his department had an approximate budget of $6.2 million or 56 percent of the General Fund, with $4.9 million of that secured for payroll.
Councilman Jim Sanders asked if there had been a study done on what would constitute an optimal police force for a community the size of Ridgecrest.
Strand said the information has been available for decades, especially among FBI studies.
"If you start on the East Coast, you have 2.5 to 3 officers per 1,000 people," Strand said. "As you go across the United States to the West Coast, you get anywhere from 1 to 1.5 officers depending on the city."
He said factors depended on city size and the economic status and needs of the community, with Ridgecrest fielding about on the lower side of officers per 1,000 people.
He said when the Measure L general sales tax passed in June, he was looking at heading toward a 33-man police force, but indicated he was slowing down the process of hiring two officers.
Ridgecrest currently has 31 police officers on its force for a population of 26,000, Strand said, and had been directed to slow the hiring process just to see where the city was budget-wise.
"My minimum number really has to do with what is the most effective amount of the officers I can field on the street to keep my overtime costs down and still be able answer our 911 emergency calls as efficiently as possible, while still being able to follow up on major cases like murders, rapes and the like," Strand said. Other flexibilities including having enough to cover traffic duties and proactive police work on known felons.
"If all we are doing is answering calls for service and not putting pressure on that segment of population that we know has dispensation, then all we're doing is spinning our wheels," Strand said.
He said for him an optimal force would include fielding 1 sergeant and 3 officers on a given shift, largely based on the city's geographic location, and spending a lot of time on transporting people to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, and prisoner transport.
He said the police force could do the best it could with what it had, indicating it was problematic at best if civilians were contracted out for transport work.
He said the police department also had to juggle a profession where there included risk of injury, and had to account for training and vacation time as well.
Sanders asked if the chief had a feel for what other cities were going through with the passage of Assembly Bill 109, the prison realignment law that effectively shunted very low-risk offenders into county and local control.
Strand said it depends on the county and the jail capacity of any given law enforcement agency. Kern County was under a federal mandate for 10 years to maintain a certain cap, and once the number was reached they had to "start feeding people out the back gate."
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Strand said his department still operated a model that held people accountable for violent crimes and property theft. While the city had seen an overall reduction in violent crimes last year, it saw an increase in property-related crimes.
"The problem is under this model, no one is being held accountable because there is no place to house these folks," Strand said.
Councilwoman Lori Acton asked if there were any other viable solution to handle the situation.
Strand said his department was engaged in a multi-faceted approach, especially with Teen Court.
"We are trying to slow down the number of people who are engaged in criminal justice system," he said. He said that RPD also works with schools as well, curtailing any cultivation of gangs.
Vice Mayor Chip Holloway fielded the hypothetical question of why the community shouldn't just contract out with Kern County Sheriff's department for police work.
Strand said the city already operates a flat organization in part to remain competitive. He indicated that the Sheriff's department maintained a higher cost and were paid more, but was a viable option if the city wanted to cut costs.
The short side would be less police coverage for a organization that might cover a large swath of territory.
"The problem is you lose local control," Strand said. "You may have a lieutenant out here that lives in Bakersfield and may come out here four or five days a week."
Holloway asked what it would look like if the city asked the county to close one fire station from the safety perspective, but Strand declined to answer.
Mayor Pro Tem Jason Patin asked about the market rate of RPD salaries.
Strand said RPD tried to remain competitive for a city Ridgecrest's size, based in part on a highly mobile career. One reason why he tried hiring locally was to ensure a better return of investment for training and maintain a better retention rate.
Mayor Dan Clark asked what RPD's effectiveness would be if the city cut $728,000 from the budget and Measure L wasn't available.
Strand indicated the city would be down to 25 officers, with the ability to field one sergeant and two or three officers on any given shift. Overtime would go through the roof, response times would go down, investigations would be compromised and it would curtail proactive policing.
Holloway said one of the reasons RPD was so successful was the proactive policing. He said he had seen similar impacts in Stockton based on observations.
Strand said the police department had upwards of 17,000 hours of volunteer time per year through PACT, CERT and Youth Explorer programs that helped the city effectively.
Patin asked if the chief planned on reinvesting in a code enforcement officer. Ridgecrest resident Tom Wiknich currently volunteers his time through PACT for code enforcement, with other duties assumed by Capt. Paul Wheeler.
Strand said he would like to refund a code enforcement position, as it was a useful tool to keep the community looking nice.
During public comment, Ridgecrest resident George "Andy" Anderson related his experience in living in a Navy housing complex in San Diego. The Navy had at one time contracted out to county and city law enforcement agencies for service that also served a civilian area.
Anderson pointed out the police always answered calls from the civilian area first, and public safety declined in his complex until the Navy took over.
If the city decided to contract out its police services, the "crime rate will go through the roof."
Mike Neel said it was unfair to compare Ridgecrest to Stockton, given the latter's size and significantly higher crime rate.
Neel also indicated that if the police department did not take a cut, the city would have to find other areas to cut.
Howard Auld suggested looking at not only personnel but the overall indirect cost.


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Today I spent the morning at the Allen County Public Library viewing the film that I had ordered from the Family History Library (Ohio county, Indiana death records). I found what I was looking for, but it didn't have what I was looking for. Does that make sense? I'll blog about it soon. Then I spent the afternoon watching African American Lives 2 on Netflix Instant. Which means that my medal standing remains the same.
Here are my standings in the Winter 2010 GeneaBlogger Games:
1. Go Back and Cite Your Sources - Double Platinum Medal.
2. Back Up Your Data - Gold Medal.
3. Organize Your Research - Gold Medal.
4. Expand Your Knowledge - Gold Medal.
5. Write, Write, Write! - Gold Medal.
6. Reach Out and Perform Genealogical Acts of Kindness - Gold Medal!
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Ebonyjade93 replied to Aussie Peg's topic in Gluten-Free International Room (Outside USA)Hi all, Was just wondering if anyone has a list of naturally gluten free foods in Aus, I know there are lists about health foods, but I would love to have a list with foods that do not state that they are gluten free, but they actually are.
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Ebonyjade93 replied to anwen98's topic in Celiac Disease - Teenagers & Young Adults OnlyHeyy I'm Ebony, I'm 19 and the only one in my family who is gluten free, it would be good to have a penpal to talk to about everything xx
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Thank you for all your replies!! I will have to see if I can get my hands on quail eggs, and I'll just keep testing what it might be, if cutting dairy doesn't make a difference, I will cut out soy. Its a pain, but rather that pain than physical pain!!! I have never tried tofu so I will have to, I bought rice milk yesterday, I love it!! I will try almond milk next and see what that is like Java I am so sorry you are going through so much pain I get the same as you but my heart burn is just acid reflux, no burn :S I thought I was getting better too, but nope my body had other plans! I love cold milk to Java but I think it is time we gave it up for a while, hopefully not forever!! I am determined now to heal my villi, I don't know much about probiotics so any information would be gladly accepted!! I am just trying to learn as much as I can I really truly hope you feel better asap Java, if you want someone to talk to about it all, I'd be glad to, I feel so alone while going through this sometimes and just want someone to talk to that has been through all of it aswell!!
Thanks Justlisa, I will have to try the coconut milk in cooking
Thank you both I'm going to go dairy free for sure, just had another bad turn, woke up with the worst pains in my stomach!! Can't do it anymore, and like you said lil'chefy, I want to know what it feels like being 100% better, I am so much better already but just sometimes I have issues like last night. I will definitely have to try almond milk, I have tried rice milk and soy milk before and I actually love them, so thats a plus, just not sure what you would use to replace things like eggs (I try to stay away from eggs as much as possible cause I noticed I have issues with them). I also do not drink anything with caffeine, so no soft drinks, coffee, and I don't even drink tea anymore, just good old water. I will also have to try coconut milk as I have never tried that before so thanks DT for the info on that. And hope your enjoying the course lil'chefy Thanks again for both of your replies
Still Finding It Hard
Ebonyjade93 posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithJust wondering if this is normal.. Been gluten free since march and things have improved alot but every now and again I'll get sick, I get nauseated then get sore stomach and feel like I have to go to the toilet all the time, I get D and my stomach is just very sensitive to like tight clothes or any pressure. When I'm not sick I am usually C so who knows what goes on there. Funny thing is that I have worked out nothing that day could have affected me, so it had to be the day before because I baked gluten free cookies and a pear crumble with alot of dairy in it... My questions are, could it be dairy? How do you be gluten free and dairy free!! what would I eat!! Its kinda scary and I don't know what to do, should I see a dietitian? As you can see I am so confused about everything. I really need some help with all this!!
Ebonyjade93 replied to Ebonyjade93's topic in Gluten-Free Ingredients & Food Labeling IssuesThank you so much! Just find its better safe than sorry hehe Thanks again
Ebonyjade93 posted a topic in Gluten-Free Ingredients & Food Labeling IssuesHi all I live in Australia and I was wondering if anyone could tell me what is in sucralose, I have googled it but not had any real luck. Just wondering if it is gluten free. It is in my cordial and I haven't been game enough to drink it yet, just in case!!
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Ebonyjade93 replied to Ebonyjade93's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsThank you Kellbeth and Razzle I think you both might be right, I only ever get D and other symptoms around that time of the month, the rest of the time I'm actually C but no other symptoms, only fear!!! So I'm not sure what happens there either... But I will have to check out probiotics, I've seen people talking about them on here but haven't actually read up properly on them. Kellbeth, I hope your trial goes well and you find what is causing those symptoms, I think you are on the right track though!
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Ebonyjade93 posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsHi all, I have been gluten free for 3 months now, I am self-diagnosed. I have been feeling much better, like 90% much better, there is something else that bothers me though, and I am having trouble finding it... I keep thinking "oh it must just be me still healing" but it comes on so severe, I get chills and bad D, my reflux comes back badly then in the morning my stomach is sore and mild reflux still...I eat dairy products like cheese, and gluten free biscuits and I do not have a problem, I only suspect milk, but thats silly isnt it? It cant just be milk.... Okay here's another theory which is a bit personal but it usually happens around my periods, just coincidence? I am so fed up with wondering how I'm gonna feel Does anyone have any suggestions on what is going on!? Thanks
How To Get People To Understand...
Ebonyjade93 replied to LexiBrowni's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithHey Lexi, I'm 19 and self diagnosed and I find the diet hard sometimes even with my family's support so I feel for you!! You probably have already done this but if you havent Maybe sit down with your family and explain to them how sick you feel when you eat gluten.. Go food shopping with ur mum or dad and check out the gluten free section, at the start I used to cook my own dinners now we cook dinners that can also be gluten free, if they have like a pie or something though mum will get me some steak and veggies for dinner. It will get easier!! You just have to get your family to see how important it is that you don't eat gluten, and u can't eat salads all the time!!! And good on you for not cheating, I don't either cause of how sick I get, it does suck!!! I really hope things get better for you!! Xx
Symptoms With Period.
Ebonyjade93 replied to GFreeMO's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithI am exactly the same!!! I'm so glad I found this thread as I just went through this, some months are worse than others, this month is painful!!! I dread my periods!! I get so bloated aswell and the worst stomach pains, it's hard to tell if I've been glutened or it's just because I'm going to get my periods.... I also get D, but I also get C aswell some months. Just good too know I'm not alone with this... Idk how many times I read threads and think that.
When Was Your Celiac Triggered?
Ebonyjade93 replied to Victoria6102's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithI self diagnosed myself when I was 16 as I realised having stomach pains, nausea, bloating, constipation and chronic acid reflux was not normal.... It all only started happening that year aswell.. I have no idea what would of triggered it, I'm 19 now and in my opinion I think it isn't just "triggered" I think the villi gets to the point where it can't take it (gluten) anymore... And bam symptoms galore... Im not sure if I am right so please correct me if I am wrong!! I only think this because I went back to gluten for a while and at the start I was okay but I got sicker and sicker as time went on... So I'm not sure... Maybe that's something to do with how sensitive you are... Haha okay getting off track... I'd love to know more aswell about it all
Hidden Gluten-Free Foods In Australia
Ebonyjade93 replied to Ebonyjade93's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsThank you for your reply, and I will have a look, it's just hard sometimes to go through the whole supermarket looking at labels or just assuming things have gluten in them when you can actually eat them!! But you are right, we are very lucky here to be accepted so well!! Thanks, Ebony xx
Hidden Gluten-Free Foods In Australia
Ebonyjade93 posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsHi guys, I'm a 19 year old girl, who is the only one in my house that is gluten intolerant. I have been on this diet for over a month now, I feel so much better, I used to be on this diet a few years back but I started eating gluten again (I wish I didn't!!!). I got so bad that everyday I would feel sick. But its all good now and I'm so much happier!! What I would like to know from you fellow Aussie celiacs is, are there any foods that do not state they are Gluten free, but they have no gluten in them at all. I have actually found a few but I'd love to hear more!! I have found that Original Doritos corn chips, Red Rock deli sea salt chips, Praise Italian Dressing, Minties!!! do not say they contain gluten and have not affected me. Thankyou all!! xx


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SW China quake destroys 700 homes, injures 30
March 4, 2013
BEIJING (AP) — A moderate earthquake collapsed hundreds of homes and injured at least 30 people in southwest China.
The earthquake bureau in Yunnan province, where the quake occurred Sunday, said three of the injured people were in serious condition.
The official Xinhua News Agency said the quake damaged 2,500 houses and caused 700 others to collapse.
About 55,000 people were affected by the quake, Xinhua said, citing Yunnan's Civil Affairs Department. Supplies were on their way to the quake-hit area, including 6,000 tents.
The magnitude-5.5 quake struck 51 kilometers (32 miles) from the city of Dali at a depth of 33 kilometers (20 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
About 34 aftershocks were recorded after the quake, Xinhua said.


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Boeing (NYSE:BA) suffered two potential blows on Friday after a 787 Dreamliner with no passengers operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at London's Heathrow International Airport and a Thomson Airlines flight had to turn around for a technical issue.
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The Ethiopian Air blaze has been extinguished and Boeing told FOX Business it is aware of the event. It wasn't immediately clear whether anyone was injured, but the plane had been parked at Heathrow for more than eight hours and was empty.
"We have Boeing personnel on the ground at Heathrow and are working to fully understand and address this," a spokesperson for the Chicago-based jet maker told FOX Business.
Both the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have sent officials to the U.K. to investigate the incident.
Meanwhile, a 787 operated by U.K.-based Thomson Airways and bound for Florida had to return to Manchester due to "technical issues," marking the second Dreamliner incident on Friday. A spokesperson for the carrier said the move was "precautionary."
"Passengers have disembarked and our dedicated team of engineers are now inspecting the aircraft," Thomson told FOX Business. "Our customers will be moved to an alternative aircraft to ensure they get away on their holiday as soon as possible."
Shares of Boeing tumbled as much as 7% in volatile action on the news. They closed down 4.7% to $101.87 on Friday.
J.B. Groh, an analyst with D.A. Davidson, told FOX Business that the Ethiopian Airlines incident didn't seem to be related to the earlier battery issues. Groh, who has a "neutral" rating on the stock, predicted the market will likely shake off the incident.
Heathrow confirmed to Reuters the Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner suffered an "onboard internal fire." It wasn't clear what started the fire or whether it was related to its lithium-ion battery. The airport could not be immediately reached for a comment.
"Smoke was detected from Ethiopian Airlines B787 aircraft," Ethiopian Airlines said in a statement. "The cause of the incident is under investigation by all concerned."
The FAA said it is aware of the situation and in contact with Boeing as it assesses the incident. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board have sent accredited officials to London to assist in the investigation. Both led probes into Boeing's battery problems earlier this year, however it is not clear whether these incidents were at all battery related.
"At the invitation of the host government authority, the FAA is sending an official to Heathrow Airport in support of the NTSB, the accredited representative of the U.S. government, to assist in the investigation of a fire aboard the Ethiopian Airways Boeing 787," the FAA said.
The Dreamliner, a fuel-efficient jumbo jet with carbon composite materials, has faced a series of setbacks this year, including a FAA-mandated worldwide grounding of the 787 global fleet for several months due to a series of battery meltdowns.
U.S. safety regulators approved of a new contained battery in April with several new features including bigger spaces between the cells that were expected to prevent or contain a fire if the battery were to overheat.
Ethiopian was the first carrier to return the jet to service and was reportedly planning to seek compensation from Boeing for the earlier battery incident, which grounded the two-aisle jet for four months. It currently operates four 787s, with nine more on order, according to its website.
Dow Jones Newswires said the fire was extinguished as of 12:30 p.m. ET.