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On the morning of August 15, 2016, I was sitting in the airport about to take off for a work meeting, and I got the call. My beautiful Paint, Lily, had gotten out of her pasture and had been hit and killed by a truck. I can't really recall details of that morning, and if it weren't for such supportive friends and family, I'm not sure how I would have made it through the week being so far from home. Lily was the sweetest, most easy-going horse I've ever been around, and she loved everyone- especially her horse friend CC, the owners of the barn who took such great care of her and the lesson kids who rode her weekly.
We are all going to miss her so much, but I know she would want us to stay strong. I'm convinced I've felt every emotion imaginable while trying to process this tragic accident, but the strongest emotion I'm feeling is the need to help make a difference for other horses in her honor.
As soon as I got home, I looked up the horse rescue Save the Horses that is located five minutes from my house. I was pumped up, ok... and a little nervous, to see that they are doing a fundraiser to raise money for their rescue. I decided that on May 20 2017, I have to take the plunge and jump out of a plane! This is something I've always wanted to do, and I am excited that it comes along with raising money to give back to horses in need.
Save the Horses is located in Cumming, GA and currently cares for over 130 rescued horse and other animals that have been abused, abandoned or neglected. The rescue desperately needs money for feed, hay and to provide much needed medical care for them.
Any amount donated is very much appreciated and makes all the difference! If I can raise at least $600, I will get to skydive for free!
Please note that the money donated goes directly to Save The Horses' bank account.
PS: If you would like to witness this jump with your own eyes, join me on Saturday May 20 at the jump site in Monroe GA. There will be fun festivities (including food, music, games and of course horses) from 10am to 5PM. More information will be forwarded closer to the date.
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We had leftover stuffing when we made samosa using egg roll skin. We decided to make a croquette samosa or "サモサコロッケ". This one also had non-traditional chopped (roasted) pork meat as well.
Instead of the traditional Japanese oval and flat shape ("kobann-gata" 小判型 which is made that way to represent the shape of old Japanese gold currency in the Edo 江戸 period), I made it in the "Tawara" 俵* shape with cheddar cheese in the middle (see below).
*Tawara is cylindrical container woven from dried straw which was often used to store and transport rice in old Japan.
Since "curry" flavor is common in Japanese potato croquette or "potato korokke", we thought samosa seasoning would go well. Indeed this was very good.
We added "tonkatsu" sauce and enjoyed it with a sip of Cabernet.


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Monday, 26 August 2013
IMDB number2: The Godfather
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LOL, sounds like we both had similar reactions to this film. I finally watched it to have watched it. Enjoyed it and appreciate it's status but can't say I loved it.ReplyDeleteReplies
It was enjoyable and I am glad I watched it but like you I will have no love for it.Delete
The annoying thing is The Godfather Part2 is next on the IMDB list and I don't think I have the energy to sit through it
I need to watch this movie just to watch it. But I imagine that I will have a similar reaction as you about the film. Excellent unbiased review, I also need to try and watch all the top movies on IMDB.ReplyDelete
I am on movie 2 of 250 - if I do one a week it'll still take years!Delete
I'm glad I watched The Godfather as I can now say that I've seen it. I will never love it
It's very long so you need an entire afternoon to get through it
I'm pleased you were able to enjoy it as much as you did and that you could in spite of all the spoofs and parodies in the decades since. I will say, however, that the comments are a little disheartening. Someone with the last name "The Movie Reviewer" has not seen this movie, and will only be watching it to notch it off a checklist? Have any of you watched a silent feature film all the way through? Do you avoid older, black and white movies - because, you know, well, color? Ah well, call me Craig The Grumpy Slightly Older Movie Loving Guy. ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
I can't speak for any one else but yes, I only watched the film because I am working my way through the IMDB top250.Delete
The reason I am attempting the IMDB top250 is to watch some of the classic films that I haven't seen yet. Me being me I will branch off on a tangent and end up having a Hitchcock Season in the middle of it - this is how I like to watch films (random seasons!)
I will say this - just because a film is considered a classic, black & white or silent I don't automatically feel obliged to love it nor will I apologise for this!
Don't be disheartened! I will get there eventually!


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When you get your smoke detector, it is important to read your owner's manual. This will tell you how your smoke detector will properly function, and what each alert and light means.
When your smoke detector goes off, this could indicate a few things:
Why does my smoke detector chirp?
This usually indicates that you have a low battery. You should replace it with a brand new 9-volt battery, and press the test button. If the smoke detector still goes off, this may indicate that there is dirt or dust in and around your smoke detector.
How often should I change the battery in my smoke detector?
Generally, you should change the battery in your smoke detector twice a year. The rule of thumb is when you change the batteries in your clocks, you should change the batteries in your smoke detectors.
I just bought a new smoke detector and the battery drawer won't close…
Most smoke detectors have a security feature that does not allow you to close the "battery drawer," without a battery inside. For safety reasons, a smoke detector must have a battery in it before you can install it, to protect you from smoke or a fire in the event of a power outage.
How do I clean a smoke detector?
The best way to clean it is to take a dry rag and wipe off any dust, dirt, or debris. Water, chemicals, or cleaning solvents should NOT be used on your smoke detector. A can of compressed air can also be used to blow any dirt or debris that is inside of the smoke detector. If your smoke detector can be removed from the wall, be sure to wipe around the back of the detector as well.
What happens when I have tried everything, and my smoke detector is still going off?
This means that it's time to purchase a new smoke detector, and replace your old one. If it is a hard-wired alarm, you can normally twist the alarm to remove it from its base. After that, you can remove the hard wire bracket, and plug in your new smoke detector.
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Tasty Jalebi
India is land of sweets. Its people are sweet to talk to. Every cuisine of India worth its name has countless sweets. Also it is Indian tradition to eat some sweet at the end of each meal. Jalebi is one of the most popular sweets of India. It is liked by all be it young kids or old men. Like most other sweets it is full of sugar and calories. It may be fun to eat this sweet but it is not healthy so I would recommend you to not overindulge eating this sweet. It is cheap and is readily available in all the villages and cities across India and near by countries. It is moth watering and dipped in sugar sauce ( chasni as it is called in Hindi). It is commonly seen that once people start eating Jalebi they don't stop till they have finished all of it or till they can not eat more
1. Refined Flour (Maida) : 1½ cups.
2. Soda bi carbonate: 1 Tsp.
3. Sugar: 2½ cups.
4. Cardamom Powder: ½ Tsp
5. Ghee: For deep frying.
6. Saffron: A pinch.
- First of all take the refined flour in a bowl.
- Add water and soda bi carb.
- Mix well to make a smooth batter.
- Make sure that you add enough water so the batter is of pouring consistency.
- Let it ferment for 6 to 8 hours at least.
- Now in a pan take equal quantities of water and sugar.
- Add cardamom powder.
- Heat for 20 minutes.
- Keep this pan aside.
- Take a shallow frying pan.
- Heat Ghee moderately.
- While Ghee is being heated, take a strong cloth with small hole in center.
- Pour Jalebi batter in the cloth.
- Now in the heated ghee, pour the jalebi batter through the hole. Start poring from outside to inside to make jalebis. It is poured as to make circles.
- Cook on both sides.
- Cook till jalebis are crips.
- Dip them in the sugar syrup straight from the pan.
- Keep them in sugar syrup for minimum of 5 minutes so the syrup goes deep inside the jalebis.
- Serve Hot.
- It is not easy to make jalebis in beginning but once you get nack of it, then it is easy.
- Keep 3 mm hole in the pouring cloth.
- Start making one jalebi at one time, when you master it then you can make pan full of jalebis.
- To make them more crisp, you can add little bit of rice flour to refined flour when making batter.


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Patellar tendinitis is an injury to the tendon connecting your kneecap (patella) to your shinbone, is a relatively common cause of pain in the inferior patellar region in athletes. It is common with frequent jumping and studies have shown it may be associated with stiff ankle movement and ankle sprains.
Pain is the first symptom of patellar tendinitis, usually between your kneecap and where the tendon attaches to your shinbone (tibia). Anterior knee pain over the patella tendon, Pain made worse with jumping, landing or running activity and sometimes with prolonged sitting, Onset of pain is usually gradual and commonly related to an increase in sport activity, Localised tenderness over the patella tendon, Often the tendon feels very stiff first thing in the morning.
Meeting a medical practitioner
In most cases, you can start treating a tendon injury at home. To get the best results, rest the painful area, and avoid any activity that makes the pain worse. Apply ice or cold packs for 20 minutes at a time, as often as 2 times an hour, for the first 72 hours. Keep using ice as long as it helps. Do gentle range-of- motion exercises and stretching to prevent stiffness. Have your biomechanics assessed by a physiotherapist. Undertake an Eccentric Strengthen Program.


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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
no news is no news
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- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Adam, you are such a beautiful person who has blessed SO many people's lives. It's our turn. God knows He can use you through this journey to glorify Him, and I know you will absolutely point back to Him. I don't know if you know that I worked at They Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for 3 years, but I would love to direct you to some resources that are beneficial to you and your beautiful family. You are not alone, God will never forsake you.. And you have so many people wanting to support you in any way possible - prayers being the most powerful! Please keep me updated on how you're doing!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Adam & Casey, Gary and I are praying for you constantly. We hope you know that. Sorry we have been missing you at church but after I saw you that day at the hospital I got a cold and was quarantined for a while. The port is wonderful. Mine is in my right upper arm and don't even know it's there anymore. The only time it even hurt was the 1st time they did the chemo and that was because it was still sore from just putting it in.ReplyDelete
You may know all this but what will happen is you'll check in at that desk right there by your Dr's office next Wednesday and set down and wait. Then you'll be called to the lab which is where I was coming out of when you saw me by the elevator. They will call you in, say "ready, 123" and punch a needle into the port. It's kind of like punching a stick pin into a wall for lack of a better explanation. I promise it does not hurt at all after the 1st time if you're even sore like I was. I got my port on a Monday and my 1st chemo that following Friday so I just wanted to let you know it might hurt just a little the 1st time so you would be prepared but after that it's a piece of cake.
Next you will go to Dr. Cruz's office and wait because they can't do the chemo until they get your blood work back. That takes about an hour so don't think they have forgotten you.
Then you see your Dr., he orders the chemo (if you can have it remember it depends on your blood work & there was 2 times I had to wait until my liver count went down) then you wait on the orders and go back to the check in desk and give them the orders. Then wait again.
Then you will be called into the chemo room. Adam, it is not a sad place. Everyone sits around like in the orthodonist office.They take you in there and hook you up and then you might have to wait a bit longer until the pharmacy gets your medicine delivered. Then you get your chemo. The 1st time a nurse advocate will come in there and give you a bunch of information and spend about an hour of the time talking to you and telling you about the effects of the chemo, what to do, etc. It goes pretty fast but Casey you'll want to be there to hear it all because Adam they will give you benadryl in case there is an allergic reaction, pepsid for your stomach and probably 2 other tummy drugs so you may or may not remember a word they tell you.
Then you get the chemo. Depending on what they give you the first time took me about 4-5 hours because they push it in slow in case there is a reaction. They tell you every single thing they are putting in your port and how long it will take to get it every single time. After the 1st time it took about 3 1/2 hours total but I was there all day between the wait to go to the lab, dr's office, wait on the blood work, see the dr, wait on the orders, wait to be called to the chemo room, wait on the medicine, etc. They bring around snacks and drinks all the time and serve sandwiches, chips & a snack at lunch time. Casey, some people bring in food but really I just always gave Gary half my sandwich and we were fine. Needless to say neither one of us was ever that hungry and after the 1st time we would go by and get breakfast of some kind and eat it while we were waiting to see the Doctor.
Anyways, sorry such a long post. I can't tell you I know what your going through because mine was totally different and my tests were all back and they knew the whole treatment plan before I ever had my 1st chemo. I can tell you though what will happen when if you have the same things done (IE: Port, chemo, radiation, etc) as a current patient and maybe help to ease some of the anxiety. It's all so scarry and until you have the 1st round it's pretty overwhelming.
We love you guys and are right there with you. I see the doctor on the 13th and then have Herceptin (it's a chemo drug but not like real chemo in that it doesn't take but 30 minutes to put in and something I have to have for 6 months so my port will stay in that long) then will see the radiologist to find out about starting my radiation. I was tempted to ask if I could come on the 14th instead so we would be there at the same time but I'm afraid I would miss you because I won't be there very long and probably gone before you get to the chemo room.
Just one more thing about the chemo. After you have it, either right after or the same day, you'll have to have a shot (not in your port) that makes your bone marrow produce more white blood cells. It makes you hurt, like the flu, so take whatever they tell you to for pain & it will go away. Also, take the nausea medicine the 1st 3 days even if you don't feel sick because if it gets out of hand and you start getting sick (stomach bug kind of sick) you can wind up in a mess like I did that 1st time. Also, they gave me a different medicine after that 1st time that kept me from actually throwing up (I know that is gross but I want you to know) and I got nauseous after that but never as sick again so ask about it if you do get sick.
The only other thing I can think of right now is after the chemo you may have to go back weekly for blood work. If your blood count drops below a certain level they will give you another shot to build it back up.
Basically this is probably more then you even cared to know about my port and chemo but I want you both to be more prepared then Gary and I were. Leslie had told me a lot and helped me a lot but every bit of information anyone can give you will make you be so much better prepared. I have a very weak stomach, so you may just breeze through this and never get sick which is exactly what we are praying for.
We love you guys so much and God is going to get you through this. You guys have so much love for the Lord and each other and so much support just like us and I know together we can all do this. It totally puts a whole new meaning on our "do life together". It'll just give us such great testimonies to be able to help others like us just like Leslie, Renea, Rosanna and everyone helped me.
Know we are there for you and if either of you have any questions please don't hesitate 1 second to call.
Sheila and Gary Kirby
I hope it's not like a Capri Sun ... I can never get the dang straw in those.ReplyDelete


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We do a lot of hand-me-downs over here. Charlotte has about a gazillion outfits to choose from. Each outfit tells a lot of stories. I love it.
Brady doesn't really get any hand-me-downs. After all, he's our only boy and the oldest local cousin.
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I finally bought a new phone today. While at the mall I received a message from my telephone service provider informing me that there might be a better payment option. As I had the moron package (way overpriced for everything) I thought it might be a good time to talk to the Optimus people. There was no line at the phone store at the mall and I just went in to ask a question about my service and before you knew it I was saying good bye to my red Nokia. It was such a cool phone and looked just like Captain Kirk's communication device in the original Star Trek series. I've had it for 8 or 9 years and it served me well but the technology has really developed since I bought my Nokia and now a phone is more than just a phone so an upgrade was in order. I'm grateful that I looked at the message and decided to act upon it.
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Hi I'm Kelsey Hirschi
I study biology and love learning about life! My sisters are my best friends; my parents are amazing, and I'm a Mormon.
About Me
I love learning; there are so many things I don't understand yet that I'm not sure that I'll ever have time to figure it all out! But in the mean time I am almost done with my undergraduate work studying biotechnology, and I'll begin graduate work later this year. Someday I want to participate in research to help find treatments for genetic disorders, and I discovered on my mission that I love teaching. I think I would like to share the knowledge I've gained and help others learn to love learning too! I love reading, swimming, horseback riding, music, being outside, and any combination of those things with my family. I am the oldest in a family of four girls with amazing parents. My understanding of the gospel and how families can be together forever was a huge motivation for me in serving a mission and sharing the gospel. I find so much happiness in knowing that I can live with my family forever, and there is no better way to show the Lord my gratitude for everything I have than by sharing that happiness with others!
Why I am a Mormon
I was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and I am grateful for the sacrifice of my ancestors so that I can have the gospel. As I have studied and come to understand the plan that Heavenly Father has prepared for us I have gained a testimony that living the gospel is the way that I can be happy in this life and return to live again with my Heavenly Father. I know that I make many mistakes and am far from perfect, but I also know that Jesus Christ made it possible for me to repent and be forgiven. I know that the knowledge of this plan of salvation was restored to the earth by the prophet Joseph Smith, and that President Thomas S. Monson is the prophet living on Earth today. I am so grateful for the restored truths found in The Book of Mormon and I know that we have a loving Father in Heaven and a savior who helps us to become more than we could ever be on our own!
How I live my faith
I've discovered that how I live my faith is most often in the little daily actions I take to bring me closer to my Savior. I make an effort to study The Book of Mormon and Bible and pray daily so that I can have a good relationship with my Heavenly Father. It is wonderful to learn form the faith of others and to be able to share my love for my Savior Jesus Christ. I know that when we make an effort to "come to Christ" He is ready and waiting for us. He is with us the whole way through any trial or challenge we may deal with and He will never leave us alone.


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I wish to share some of the books I have begun using for this study, and if you know of any others that are great, please let me know. These are just a few that I currently have in my possession for the study. The first being picture above, Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. This massive 1239 page volume promises to hold a wealth of wisdom as it looks to take the words of the NT and find their OT reference point. Click the book photo or link to read some great reviews and additional information.
Another book I will be using is "An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach" by Bruce K. Waltke. I do not know much about it aside from the great reviews it got. The author is listed as being one of the outstanding OT scholars around, and is the professor of OT at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. I did find it odd that some reviewers listed him as leaning towards dispensational understandings in some area, which I thought strange for someone supposedly Reformed, but noticed he did get his ThD from Dallas Theological Seminary), so I am hoping it is not too persuasive in his writing.
Another book I recently heard of and acquired which sounds promising, is "A New Vision for Israel: The Teachings of Jesus in National Context" by Scot McKnight. The book looks at Jesus and his dealing with national Israel and its role as God's holy people in the first century world, and his message calling them to repentance.
I see people too often taking words of the NT way out of context and making odd applications to today's church, when the thrust of what was being said was directed at the specific first century people, under specific scenarios applicable to their culture and issues of that time. This is not to say that I don't feel we can glean applications from most all of scripture, but far too often, the original intent and application is ignored, unknown or just abused beyond all reason, and the true thrust of what is being said gets butchered. So far, I have begun reading the prologue, and have been pleased with the direction this book is heading.
A couple recent NT Wright book purchases which I have also begun reading, are directed along the same line, and so far have proved very enlightening and helpful to my studies. The most recent book which goes for the throat of modern understandings in various areas, and gets to some of the roots of the historic meaning of issues, is "Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church." One of the reviews on the back cover states
Responsible Christians must carefully study this book. It uniquely meets the challenge facing the Church with recovering the original, radical understanding of resurrection, salvation, and the Good News of life now in the Kingdom of God. - Dallas WillardIt sounds very promising and helpful.
Another of his books that I actually began reading a couple months ago, is volume three of the Christian Origins and the Question of God series, entitled "The Resurrection of the Son of God." I have read a good chunk of the beginning and have been well pleased on the amount of great historical depth he presents. I have been on the search for the first two volumes (hoping to find them in hardback at a reasonable price), but know my continued reading in this volume will be beneficial.
And the last major set I will mention (but not by far the last of the books I will use), is a nice set I recently acquired, entitled "The IVP Bible Background Commentary" and has a volume on both the New and Old Testament. It appears to be a very interesting commentary, which each verse/section presenting background information and references that will hopfully aid in my study.
There are various other titles I have gleaned from recently, and I am always on the lookout for books to further and deepen my study in this area, so feel free to post suggestions of what has been beneficial in your studies in this area.
I am sure as the study continues, I will be sharing pieces of what I find in these volumes, and welcome any discussion you may wish to share.


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A journey without a destination may create new experiences, but who knows where you might end up.
It's the same with practicing random acts of social media. Without a strategy based upon real objectives your efforts are sure to be unsatisfactory.
Social media is a process that takes time and persistence.
- An organized system needs to be set up to listen, understand and collect — or curate — important online content to share.
- Original material is key. That means photos, graphics, written posts or video.
- Engagement is where the rubber hits the road. That means engaging voters and influencers in conversations over time.
- Metrics must be reviewed regularly, in order to determine what's working and what's not.
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Stephen Coonts isn't afraid to take a chance.
Coonts is probably best known for writing 1986's best-selling action-adventure story "Flight of the Intruder" and its sequels.
But the author, who is speaking at this weekend's first Apple Valley Book Festival in Martinsburg, hasn't stuck to one genre.
He's written science fiction (including the thriller "Saucer") and nonfiction (such as "The Cannibal Queen" about a flight he and his then 14-year-old son made across the country in a Stearman open-cockpit biplane during the summer of 1991).
One of his latest books is "The Garden of Eden," about a married man who gets caught in bed with another man's wife. The scorned husband sends the main character home at gunpoint, telling him to take his wife and treat her right, Coonts says.


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Meindl Respond (2014)
The Meindl Respond is very much an all-round outdoor shoe with a good range of general features. So you get a mesh upper with a waterproof lining and some suede leather overlays to provide some durability. The heel cup offers very good support for uneven ground while the toe box is less protective, but it does get a rand for durability and there's at least some stiffness in this area to protect the foot from stray rocks. The sole unit is less aggressive than some other models we looked at, with quite shallow lugs that mean this shoe isn't great on mud or grass slopes – and that's a slight niggle with this otherwise good design. Stiffness in the sole is good, though, and there is also decent cushioning to take the pounding out of walking on hard terrain. On the foot the Meindl Respond feels quite spacious, and I found it generally comfortable. Wearing it for day-to-day walks it performs well, but move onto more challenging terrain such as mud or rock and other shoes have benefits. As this weighs 1020g (pair, size 11) it isn't the lightest option so it's not great for fast and light activity, and considering what it offers the price is a little high compared to others. The Meindl Respond is an all-rounder, but deeper lugs would make it better on soft ground.
Upper material synthetic mesh and suede leather
Waterproof lining Gore-Tex
Sole unit Meindl Contagrip double density
Men's sizes 6-12
Women's sizes 3.5-8
Weight 1020g (pair, size 11)
Website www.meindl.co.uk
The Meindl Respond is a comfortable, modern shoe that offers reasonable general-purpose performance, but some tweaks to the design would make it better on softer surfaces.
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This legislative session Governor Jerry Brown signed three bills into law that will aid EMSAs efforts to advance health information exchange (HIE) statewide during a disaster and regionally in daily emergency medical services (EMS).
Assembly Bill 503 (Rodriguez) would permit a hospital to release patient-identifiable medical information to an emergency medical services (EMS) provider, to the local EMS agency, or to EMSA, for quality assessment and improvement purposes. The collection and exchange of prehospital and hospital patient outcome data plays an integral function to implementing EMSA's PULSE +EMS framework. At the regional and local level, this bill will assist EMSA to ensure quality patient care by assessing the effectiveness of emergency medical service.
Assembly Bill 1129 (Burke) requires an emergency medical care provider to, when collecting and submitting data to a local EMS agency (LEMSA), use an electronic health record system that exports data in a format that is compliant with the current versions of the California Emergency Medical Services Information System (CEMSIS) and the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) standards. With data being collected and submitted in a CEMSIS and NEMSIS compliant format, EMSA will help to ensure the continuation of consistency and quality of data at the statewide level. More importantly the first step towards HIE readiness; EMS providers in California will be required to use an electronic Personal Care Record (ePCR).
Senate Bill 19 (Wolk) requires EMSA to establish the California Physicians Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) eRegistry Pilot to collect POLST information and disseminate it to authorized users. Once the PULSE+EMS System and the POLST eRegistry are developed, EMS providers in the field will be able to immediately find a patient's advance directives and provide the desired level of care.


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Problems with fitting a new seat
I am a 53-year-old cat. 2 rider and have been racing for 30 years. One problem I have never had, until recently, is post ride bilateral 'charley horses' and calf, sometimes even foot arch cramping.
I don't think this is an electrolyte or hydration issue. Several months ago I began experimenting with the "sit bone" seats (Selle SMP and ISM) to be a little more friendly on "the boys" and better accommodate my rotated and dropped sacrum. I do feel like I am better planted on the seat and sitting straighter in general but it feels like I have a little more weight shifted forward and my quads, and to a lesser degree my hamstrings, are working harder while my gluts are not as much. I set my knee to spindle distance the same as I have always had. Any ideas or thoughts? Is this an inherent issue with these types of seats?
Jerry Morrison
Steve Hogg says:
G'day Jerry,
I had to Google "charley horses" to find out it is U.S. slang for cramps. If you are convinced it is not hydration or nutritional (magnesium etc?), then it probably has something to do with the seats you are experimenting with. Can you restore your old position and seat as a starting point?
If so, have a look at this post as it is good advice for anyone experimenting with their bike position.
Then start making changes one at a time. I assume that the SMPs and ISM seats you have tried have altered your position in space above the bike. Your are convinced that your knee is in the same relationship to the pedal that you are used but this doesn't mean you are in the same position on the bike that you are used to. The Knee / Pedal relationship can be the same with differing seat heights and setbacks. Based on what you have said, I'd suggest that your experimenting has left your seat too far forward and and too high.
What I would suggest doing is going back to your original position. Then read the post I've linked to above, and the information below.
Basic instructions for fitting a different seat
1. Lock up the bike in an indoor trainer and use a carpenter's level to make sure that the bike is leveled between axle centres. This is important as everything you do will only be accurate if the bike is level and stable. In addition to the carpenters level, you will need a steel rule 300 mm long and a marker pen
2. Measure the flat section of the seat rail and use the marker pen to mark the midpoint in the length of the flat section
3. Measure from the flat section to the top of the seat directly above the point you have marked at the midpoint of the seat rail. Record that measurement as seat depth
4. Lay the new seat upside down on top of the old seat so that the curves forward of the seat shoulders match up as closely as possible. The seat shoulders are the most forward part of the widest part of the rear of the seat. The curves are where the seat narrows as it comes forward from the shoulders. Match up the profile of the curves as best as can be done.
5. Note whether the nose of the new seat layed upside down on the old one is forward or rearward of the nose of the old seat currently fitted. Record the difference as seat nose difference. A plus number means that the new seat's nose is forward of the old seat. A minus number means that the new seat is rearward of the old one.
6. Measure from the centre of the bottom bracket (centre of rotation of the cranks) to the top of the old seat fitted to the bike. Make sure that the measuring edge of the tape passes through the mark on the midpoint of the seat rail. Record that measurement as seat height.
7. Measure from the tip of the nose of the old seat to the back of the handlebar. Make sure that the front wheel is facing straight ahead. Record this measurement as nose to handlebar
8. Remove old seat and fit new seat. Make sure that you mark the midpoint of the seat rail. Fit the new seat at the same seat height as the old seat making sure that you measure seat height in the same way. Look at your seat nose difference measurement. If it is a plus number, move the new seat so that it's nose to handlebar measurement is that much less than that of the old seat. If it is a minus number, make sure that the new seat's nose to handlebar measurement is that much more than that of the old seat.
9. Recheck seat height and then recheck nose to handlebar distance. This is as close as you will get by measurement. Any further adjustment must be done by feel. This method will only work as accurately as the measurements you take. Even then, I am depending on you to have enough awareness of how you should feel when pedaling to recognise that feeling when you duplicate it on the new seat.
Diet and weight
I am a relatively new road bike rider (about 3 years of serious training / riding) and during the spring / summer / early fall I currently ride 4 days a week averaging 120+ miles per week. My typical ride is 30-40 miles long and I will occasionally do a 60+ mile ride. During the winters I tend ride indoors and do mostly speed / hill / interval work 3-4 days a week for about an hour.
My question relates to diet and weight. I have struggled to stay down at my winter weight ( 167 lbs) despite the longer ride and work out times (currently I float around 170+). I have not changed my diet much if at all (intake 2000-2200 calories per day). I am looking to start racing next year (at a very amateur level of course) and I would like drop some more weight. My question is this - what do you recommend for someone to do for their diet to help lost more weight? Do you think it has more to do with the exercise being longer endurance rides vs. short interval rides? Any diet plans that you might recommend? Thanks
Pamela Hinton says:
Hi Chris,
You are really asking two questions: 1) Why can't I maintain my winter weight during the rest of the year when my training volume is increased?; and 2) How should I change my diet to lose weight?
Regarding your difficulty maintaining your winter weight despite the increased training volume, keep in mind that we are talking about a very small difference in body weight (167 vs. 170 lbs, i.e., less than 2%!). Recognize that body weight and body composition are not the same thing. In other words, you don't know whether the increase in body weight is due to gains in muscle, fat or a combination. It is quite possible that, in reality, you are relatively leaner now due to a gain in lean body mass since the winter.
Before I give anyone advice on how to lose weight, I always ask them to consider whether their weight loss goal or "ideal" body weight is realistic. Trying to achieve a body weight or percent body fat that is too low and/or cannot be sustained will ultimately have undesirable effects on performance and health. You didn't provide your height, so I cannot determine whether losing a few pounds would leave you at a healthy body weight. However, at 2,000-2,200 kcal/day, your energy intake is quite low, making it difficult to consume a nutritionally adequate diet. In my experience, you will be much more successful at losing the weight and maintaining a lower weight if you focus more on your training and less on "dieting".
The First Law of Thermodynamics applies to human beings, so to lose weight, you have to create an energy deficit. A negative energy balance of 500 kcal per day will result in the loss of about one pound per week. If you lose weight too rapidly (<2 pounds/ week) than you risk losing muscle mass, which is obviously something you want to avoid.
To create an energy deficit you can decrease your energy intake and/or increase your energy output. Being aware of portion size is a great place to start to decrease your energy intake. There are other small changes that you can make to your diet that aren't likely to have a negative impact on your training. You want to limit your intake of foods that have a high energy density, i.e., a lot of kcals per volume, and that are low in other nutrients (like vitamins and minerals). A good example of this type of food is the fat that we add to our food (e.g., butter on bread, dressing on salad, etc.) I am by no means suggesting that you eliminate these foods from your diet.
Rather, simply decrease the amount that you consume. For example, by using one tablespoon of dressing instead of two, you cut out 100 kcal.
This a very small decrease in your overall energy intake, but over the course of 4-5 weeks would result in a loss of one pound of body fat. You should also pay attention to the energy you consume as beverages. Soda, fruit "juice," and beer have about 150-200 calories per 12-ounce serving, and most of that energy comes from simple sugar (or alcohol). You could easily reduce your energy intake by eliminating these "empty" calories.
To increase the "energy out" half of the energy-balance equation you could increase the frequency or duration of your exercise session to expend more calories. You might also try increasing the intensity of your workouts by doing hill repeats or intervals once a week. The high-intensity efforts (>85% of max) cause your metabolic rate to stay elevated for several hours after the workout. This increase in your metabolic rate by 10% is equivalent to approximately 200 extra calories expended during the 24 hours after the high-intensity session. It takes an energy deficit of 3500 kcal to lose one pound of body fat. You could accomplish this by substituting a high-intensity workout for 8 weeks.
Don't lose sight of your ultimate objective - which is to excel at cycling - as you try to drop a few pounds. Keep focused on your training, which is just as important as your weight, in preparing to race next year.
Returning to competitive cycling
After 4-5 years off cycling completely, and a further year off of racing, I've finally jumped back in and bought a race-worthy bike to see me back into cycling. I raced throughout high school for several years but hung it up my first year of college due to some crashes, an unrelated surgery, time constraints, and too many close calls on the road. I've missed it ever since, but only now, at 25, have I found the time, serious motivation, and money to get back into it.
I'm in relatively good shape from a healthy amount of running (20-35miles per week) the last year or so, but nothing I would consider competitive form, let alone anything worth much on the bike for that matter. I have a general time frame outlined in my mind wherein I train the rest of the summer and fall (without any thought of racing this year), continue throughout the winter, and finally resume racing in the spring. This will give me a good 5-7 months to build some serious fitness. Does this sound about right to you? Do you think I'm rushing it--or could I move things forward even? And here's the thing: for the most amount of fun and for my own motivation, I want to be competitive again right from the first races in the early spring--really hit the ground running so to speak. I don't plan on hanging at the back for dear life for my first few races back like when I started out at 14. What sort of plan should I be looking at for the next few months to get me set?
Scott Saifer says:
Hi Stephen,
You are on the right track with the idea of training through the rest of this summer and right up to the 2012 races. You need a training plan, which is more than I can describe here in adequate detail. I'd suggest you get yourself a book or work with a coach. Very briefly, you should do a few months of base and then start increasing intensity gradually with one month that includes long sub-lactic threshold intervals a couple of days per week, one month that includes shorter LT intervals a couple of days per week, and then one month that includes either club rides, races that you enter for training, or supra-threshold efforts, sprints, all-out hill repeats and the like one or two days per week. I usually suggest that people use racing to put the finishing touches on racing fitness so that they get a dose of tactical education along with their high-end fitness, but if you want to be hot off the blocks, you'll have to develop your high end before you start racing.
Sore hamstrings - a bike fit issue?
Mr. Hogg
I recently did a 7x3 VO2 max workout and my hamstrings and calf's hurt for days after. I then started to study bike fitting and found your site. The first thing I did was to check my cleat position. I was 10mm too far back!
I had a Retul fit two years ago. The fitter said he did not believe in KOP and moved me back (aft). I never checked my cleats. My legs also get tired after a FTP interval workout but not as bad as they do with VO2 max intervals. I did your balance test and can do it but it is very hard. I am comfortable on the bike and can do 4/5 hr. rides. I think my saddle height is good.
Should I try to move my saddle forward 3-5mm? Do you recommend anyone in USA, Texas for a good fit? Could the hamstring and calf soreness be anything else?
Thank you for any help. All fitters within 100 miles of me use the KOP method.
Richard Linebaugh
Steve Hogg says:
G'day Richard,
I agree with your Retul guy about KOPS but struggle to understand how a quality bike fit can ignore your feet!.
Too far rearward a cleat position will hinder your ability to sprint. However, the rearward cleat position shouldn't create a problem for your hamstrings and calves unless either:
1. Your seat is too high
2. Your seat is too far back
3. A combination of both.
If either 1, 2 or 3 applies to you, and based on what you have told me, it is likely, then yes, you will have problems passing the balance test. The most common positional mistake I see is too high a seat height. You mentioned you'd been to our site, so read the posts on seat height; and this one.
Apply that info, and see how you get on.
As to competent bike fitters in Texas; there is only one gent that I would suggest; Jerry Gerlich at Castle Hill Cycles in Austin. He is way ahead of run of the mill bike fitters and will do a good job.


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By Dr. Mercola
Your adrenal glands are each no bigger than a walnut and weigh less than a grape, yet are responsible for one of the most important functions in your body: managing your stress.
When your adrenal glands are overtaxed, a condition known as adrenal fatigue or adrenal exhaustion sets in, which in turn can set a cascade of disease processes into motion. One tell-tale sign of adrenal burnout is feeling chronically fatigued.
It's estimated that up to 80 percent of adults experience adrenal fatigue during their lifetimes, yet it remains one of the most under-diagnosed illnesses in the United States.
The Kalish Method1, designed and taught by Dr. Daniel Kalish, integrates scientific testing with natural health solutions to heal your adrenals and restore their normal function.
I first met Dr. Kalish about 17 years ago when he first started using and perfecting this process, which originated with Dr. Timmins, who has since passed away.
Unfortunately, while many conventional health practitioners have started testing adrenal function, many are still unaware of the protocols for solving adrenal dysfunction. Dr. Kalish is passionate about getting the message out that such protocols do exist, and are profoundly effective—capable of restoring health in most individuals in as little as six to 12 months.
The basis of adrenal fatigue or burnout is stress, which over time can tax your adrenal glands to the point of causing other health problems, such as:
- Sleep disorders
- Weight gain
- Fatigue
- Depression
The precipitating event for most people is a period of intense emotional stress. According to Dr. Kalish, approximately 95 percent of his patients report having experienced major emotional stress around the time their health began to falter.
How to Test Your Adrenal Function
Conventionally, you'd see an endocrinologist who would evaluate your adrenal glands, or perhaps a doctor of internal medicine. Unfortunately, they tend to primarily test for specific diseases like Addison's disease or Cushing's disease, both of which are relatively rare.
As stated by Dr. Kalish:
"In the conventional medical context, when they think about the adrenal glands, they really only think about these extreme medical conditions that are not going to be what most suffer from. They do a conventional medical test [to] determine whether you have one of these rare endocrine disorders or not.
In the conventional medical world, they're really not aware of the kinds of lab tests called a functional adrenal stress profile. It means that we're not worried about the disease processes as an endocrinologist would be, but we're really looking at functional problems.
Those are problems that are not going to send people to the hospital, but are more of disrupting your day-to-day life. These would be fatigue, depression, problems with weight gain, and problems with sleep.
Those types of issues – the functional adrenal problems – that aren't severe disease processes, are determined better by either salivary testing, or some doctors also use urine samples."
The Kalish Method calls for testing your adrenal function by taking four saliva (or urine) samples over the course of a day. This maps out your circadian rhythm, showing how your cortisol levels rise and fall throughout your day. Saliva is collected at approximately four-hour intervals: first thing in the morning upon waking, then at noon, late afternoon, and again at night before going to bed. The first video in this playlist explains why testing your hormones might be a good idea. The second video reviews the differences between urine and saliva testing.
How the Kalish Method Helps Normalize Dysfunctional Adrenals
The Kalish Method is aimed at normalizing dysfunctional adrenals and restoring normal adrenal function. It's a clinically validated method that's been used for a long time, yet most physicians are still not aware of it.
"What we find is that if we just restore what's missing in the person for a period of six months or maybe at the most 12 months, the adrenal glands and the internal production of these hormones comes back," Dr. Kalish explains. "So, we're actually restoring the normal production of these hormones in the body. The treatments, therefore, are relatively short-term; six months to a year. The only way we've found to do this real repair process is to use these really low dosages of DHEA and pregnenolone over a period of time."
Another helpful test that can be used is hair analysis. A nutritionist friend of mine has been using this for many years through a company called Trace Elements. According to the theory on hair analysis, the ratio of certain minerals can also be strongly suggestive of adrenal function, specifically the sodium to magnesium ratio. It's similar to a glycohemoglobin test and it's measured over three months.
According to Dr. Kalish, this makes sense as your adrenal glands control so many different body functions, some of which involve minerals. Calcium and magnesium can have an impact on your adrenal function as stress tends to make your body use these minerals up at a higher rate, for example. This is also true for sodium and potassium.
"These are like general indicators of how much stress a person is under, which is a great screening tool," Dr. Kalish says. "And then you can get more specific with the four-times-a-day testing, so you can see exactly what's happening on a given day."
The Three Stages of Adrenal Fatigue
In the Kalish Method, adrenal issues are divided into three general categories: stage one, stage two, and stage three. In a stage one pattern, your cortisol levels are very high, and you're under a lot of stress. But it's usually an enjoyable type of stress. Perhaps you're a student or a new parent, which is stressful, yet you're enjoying yourself and you feel more charged and alive than anything else. You need that excitement. Your body requires it. It's somewhat like exercise. But the key is to have the adaptability and the resiliency to absorb that stress, enjoy it, benefit from it, and then dissipate it.
If you don't sufficiently rest and recharge, your adrenals will get overtaxed, causing your cortisol levels to drop, and this is where most people notice there's a problem. Dr. Kalish explains:
"If you stay in this high-cortisol state for long enough – at stage one – you eventually go to stage two. Stage two means that the cortisol levels are now starting to fail. This is when people start to gain weight. This is when people start to not be able to sleep. This is when your sex drive starts to go away. This is when people just know that there's some health problem."
If you stay at stage two long enough, and you fail to change your lifestyle to address your failing adrenals such as not eating right, not resting, and not exercising, you eventually enter stage three. Here, your adrenals are actually burned out and your cortisol levels are low all the time, causing you to feel chronically fatigued and unable to recover your energy despite resting.
Dr. Kalish suggests thinking about cortisol like units of energy. In the morning, you're supposed to wake up with around 20 units of energy. When you go to bed, it should be down around two. That normal fall of cortisol is what creates that feeling of a "normal" day that ends restfully. But many are waking up with reduced cortisol levels, which translates to feeling exhausted despite having just slept. And many are going to bed with dramatically elevated cortisol levels, making it virtually impossible to shut down your brain and fall asleep.
"This natural rhythm you're hardwired for is based on your exposure to light and day. When the sun comes up, cortisol goes up. When the sun is down, cortisol is low... You pretty much have to fall in line with this rhythm in order to be healthy... Now, when we do the labs, we're analyzing where you're at and then restoring you back to this normal rhythm. That's the point of the testing," Dr. Kalish says.
Four Causes of Adrenal Dysfunction
There are three main reasons for adrenal fatigue and dysfunction:
- Emotional stress, typically related to grief or loss
- Poor diet: Eating too many carbs can disrupt cortisol and a certain group of corticosteroids (a blood pressure-stabilizing hormone), and the Standard American Diet is "a perfect recipe for destroying your adrenal glands," Dr. Kalish warns.
One of the most important things that cortisol does is regulating secretory IgA in your gut. What this means is that the immune response in your gut is controlled by cortisol. Hence, if you're stressed, the immune response in your gut suffers, the gut tissue becomes damaged, and good bacteria give way to bad bacteria, causing immune dysregulation that is centered in and around your gut.
Two important components to address this problem are to 1) regularly eat fermented foods, which will dramatically increase the beneficial bacteria in your body (which automatically will help decrease pathogenic bacteria), and 2) to eat a diet low in sugars and carbs, as that will also promote a healthy gut flora.
- Chronic inflammation in your body: Inflammation is the hallmark of virtually every disease you can think of, from diabetes to cancer, and when chronic, it stresses your system, including your adrenals.
One little-known strategy to counter inflammation is grounding or earthing, which requires nothing more than taking off your shoes and walking barefoot outside, ideally on dewy grass or on the beach. Connecting your soles to the earth will massively increase the influx of free electrons into your body, which helps dissipate inflammation due to their potent anti-inflammatory action.
Another common hormonal cause of adrenal fatigue is hypothyroidism or underactive thyroid. Thyroid function is diagnosed by a blood test, but there's some controversy over what is normal and what's not. Many alternative doctors feel the conventional reference ranges are far too broad, and opt to treat people exhibiting sub-clinical thyroid symptoms.
"What's interesting about the thyroid and the adrenals is that as the cortisol levels go up, one of the normal body mechanisms is to downregulate thyroid," Dr. Kalish says. "So, most everybody with high cortisol is going to have lower than ideal thyroid hormone levels. At that point, it becomes a decision as to if you want to work on the adrenals, work on thyroid, or work on both together...
More than 90 percent of the time, the adrenal program is enough to restore thyroid function. The biggest reason [for doing] the adrenals first is that when you start taking thyroid hormones your internal production of thyroid hormones drop. With the adrenal glands, it's the opposite. When you start to take these adrenal-support products, your internal production of adrenal hormones comes back. If you can restore adrenal function, you can save the person from having to be on thyroid medications potentially for the rest of their life."
Intermittent Fasting Is Contraindicated if You Have Adrenal Fatigue
One of the most powerful interventions I've ever encountered for controlling your weight and optimizing your insulin and leptin levels is to intermittently fast by skipping breakfast. However, Dr. Kalish brings up an important caveat to this strategy... The reason why intermittent fasting works so well is this: There are two fuels your body can burn for energy: sugar and fat. And you have about six to eight hours of stored sugar as glycogen in your muscles and in your liver.
Once you exhaust that, then you're out of fuel for the most part, unless your enzymes are adapted to burning fat. Most people have plenty of fat to burn. The problem is when that when you keep your glycogen stores consistently replenished by eating every six to eight hours, then the enzymes that are adapted to burn the fat get impaired, preventing your body from burning the fat.
So you get into a vicious cycle, which I think is exacerbated by having breakfast, as this doesn't allow your body to enter that fat-burning zone. You need that 12-hour window (or more) where you're not eating any food, which upregulates your enzymes to burn fat, downregulates the enzymes to burn the carbs, and shifts your body into fat-burning mode as your primary way of supplying energy. There are three major benefits to this:
- Your hunger for junk food and sugars disappears. It's the closest thing to magic I've ever seen with respect to diet
- You're able to normalize your body fat, and
- Your weight typically goes down, unless you're very muscular (as it doesn't decrease your muscle mass)
All of that said, Dr. Kalish brings up a very important point, and that is that you need to be reasonably healthy before your body can properly adjust to an intermittent fasting schedule. He explains:
"A lot of the people that we work with have inconsistent blood sugar stability. They need to work into [intermittent fasting]. This is actually the way that I eat every day myself. But sometimes if you try that too early in the process where a patient is sick, it can backfire. But the healthier you get, the easier it is to do.
... The other thing that is tricky about this topic in general is that a lot of people have used skipping breakfast as a way to lose weight. But the rest of their diet was really unhealthy. What we try to do at the Kalish Method is to get the healthy diet going, get the regular meals going, and then introduce [intermittent fasting] when they're more advanced...
It's very hard for a person to have normal energy and to burn fat when their metabolism is basically broken. The more dysfunctional your cortisol is, in a sense, the more damaged your metabolism is... Through these adrenal tests and the 6-12 month protocol, we can work to reset their normal production of these hormones."
So, to summarize, if you are suffering from adrenal fatigue, keep in mind that intermittent fasting may not be such a good idea. You need to be relatively healthy and your adrenals have to be functioning normally in order to allow the hormonal shift to occur that will take you from sugar- to fat-burning mode.
The Crisis of Adrenal Fatigue Among Today's Youth
Shockingly, Dr. Kalish is now seeing increasing numbers of "tweens," teens, and young adults with adrenal fatigue. In one recent month, at least a dozen women in their early 20s had levels of sex hormones that were almost identical to women in their 80s and 90s!
"We had... a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old with stage three adrenal burnout... I'm seeing this trend now, which is really alarming," he says. "I just want to make people aware that kids are under a lot of stress now. It's not normal for a 15-year-old boy or girl to be in adrenal burnout. And it's really not normal for an 18- 22-year-old woman to have burned out adrenals and sex hormone levels that are the same as her grandmother's. I think that it's something we need to be aware of.
This younger generation is under a lot of pressure right now. We need to support them. I don't know what all the factors are but I'm sure some of it is toxins in the environment and [improper] diet, [and] emotional pressure. They're clearly not getting enough rest and downtime anymore."
Finding a Clinician Trained in the Kalish Method
The Kalish Method training program2 is a six-month mentorship class available to medical doctors, naturopaths, chiropractors, and acupuncturists.
"I have a sense of urgency to get the word out and get a lot of practitioners trained, so that the public can have access to these safe, low-dose protocols. They really work. They've been tested for decades. I just want to make sure that we get the word out, so that people can have access to them," he says.
As of last year, there were about 500 clinicians trained in the Kalish Method, from all around the globe, including Bahrain, Egypt, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and all across the US. Fortunately, many of them do telemedicine, providing consultations over the phone. Whether you're a health practitioner or a potential patient, you can learn more on Dr. Kalish's website: kalishinstitute.com3.
Again, the Kalish Method simply calls for a basic adrenal test, where you spit in a test tube four different times over the course of a day. If it is determined that your cortisol levels are too low, you are then given a program of various vitamins, minerals, and low-dose adrenal hormone supports that will help your body to begin producing more on its own. Other hormones, such as testosterone and pregnenolone levels may also be checked, and if necessary addressed with supplements.
"What the most important part is the test also reveals the level of stress that you're under and how much you need to focus on the lifestyle changes. The more advanced the adrenal exhaustion is, the more meticulous and careful you have to be about sleep, exercise, diet, and stress management," Dr. Kalish says.


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In the world today, religion plays an important role in the identity of a person. We as human beings take a mental note of the religion of people around us. We can easily say the religion of a friend without much effort, but is religion a hindrance to our society? and most importantly which is the best religion?
To dwell into this, we both need to be completely unbiased. As I said, religion forms the identity of a person so speaking or debating about it can scratch some surfaces pretty hard. I would like to make it clear that I wrote this post from an unbiased point of view and the reasons to my points will be laid as we go along. I hope you enjoy it, and get a fresh perspective on the topic. Let's begin...
The existence of God or the creator of all is pretty much unquestionable, the reason is...yes we may be able to explain why things happen the way they do but if you take a moment to ask yourself, where did the universe and everything in it come from? You'll say The Big Bang....but who made the atoms that formed the matter that made the Big Bang? yea go ahead read that question again, I asked "who made" not "how did it happen". The latter is famously explained by many. The question of "who made" gives rise to the idea of a greater power, Energy can be neither created nor be destroyed but it must have came from somewhere(basic logic)....the idea that it was created by a greater power known to man as "God" came into the understanding of this.
So for the part on whether god exists, yea he does. So now that we've got God in the discussion lets see other aspects of human existence to better understand the topic.
Science is the laws of the universe, we are scraping the surface and reaping its benefits. Once again, who set this laws? Who coded this program? the law that opposite poles attract and similar poles repel or that gravity works instantaneously or that light travels faster than anything we know. Look at it, look at the diversity complexity in the universe...you'll notice that all of existence happens because of the interacting laws of the universe.
To make this simple, I'll use an example: fire burns, anything flammable that comes into contact with fire will catch fire. Who the heck programmed fire to have such a property? Why doesn't fire make flowers or freeze things or open a black hole? As ridiculous as it sounds, its a simple law we take as a fact and didn't realize that God set or programmed fire to behave the way it does. How he did it? In the case of a fire, the high energy of the flame excites neighboring atoms causing them to increase in energy and that leads to a flame. That is how He programmed fire to behave. So again, God exists.
Ok now that we understand "Science" is a word we humans use to describe the findings we make on how God programmed the universe. Its us learning how God made stuff, and by knowing some of it we use it to our advantage.
So if God used Science to form the universe, then Science must be the same all over the universe. Oh wait, yea its the same all over the place! The north pole, Mars, Jupiter or even your backyard the Science of things is the same. Its the same across Continents.
So now we agree on 2 things, God exists and that he made the universe with the laws called as "Science".
Now we'll look into another problem, how do we logically say that there is 1 God? Please don't quote Religious text as we are viewing this from a Scientific point of view. As I may say, how sure are you that the text is written by god himself? Its hard to prove, its only faith that makes us hold the texts very respectfully.
Its like having a school run by 2 Headmaster who works very efficiently that everyone thinks there's only 1 Headmaster. We have no way of proving if there is One or many Gods that is if we don't quote religious texts. I am still not quoting it.
So far we have made the understanding of the following:
- God exists
- Science is what God used to form the Universe and everything in it
- We cannot prove that God is ONE entity, it may be more than ONE.
So how is it that if He used ONE KIND of SCIENCE to form the universe, but HE is approached in a multitude of ways called "religion"? It doesn't make a lot of sense. Shouldn't we all have known 1 religion since we were born, hardwired into our core much like "seeing", its not something people teach you its just your innate behavior to open your eyes to see your surroundings.
Interestingly, some religions share common grounds in their prophets, stories, etc especially if the religions come from a geographically neighboring location. For example, Islam and Christianity originating from Mecca and Jerusalem respectively share the fact the Jesus is a Prophet. However in religions originating far away from the Middle East, say in India where Hinduism came about Jesus was not mentioned in their texts, nor does it in Buddhism. Buddhism shares some common principles with Hinduism and both religions originates from India.
Religions sharing some similarity when their geographical origin are the same makes this all fishy. Does this mean, religion was politically motivated? or was it a way to keep the community at peace? - as many teaching believe that doing evil will be punished in the afterlife.
So we have God whom made the Universe with His Laws that we call Science and this "Science" is similar across all of existence but suddenly somehow, we have religions emerging from across the globe with varying and even contradicting teachings in approaching God. Shouldn't God give out only 1 teaching?
Also note that older religions have a more ritualistic approach whereas younger or newer religions have a more refined teaching. If God really did send his word, shouldn't he have sent the most comprehensive religious text since the dawn of mankind? Why did he wait for a certain period before sending it? I've seen and heard people saying God didnt send the perfect text early because mankind was not ready. Not ready in what way? Is it that we had animalistic behavior? If you are in a class and your friend tells you that you'll have an exam at the end of the month, would you believe him? or would you ask the Teacher yourself? which is the right way?
So again, this God used one kind of science to govern the whole universe yet sends(i.e the Vedas, the Bible, the Quran etc) us mixed signals when we try to approach him. From an intellectual point of view, its confusing.
Despite all the differences in religions, all religion share some common code of conduct. Being polite, respecting the elderly, doing charity, not abusing animals, etc...to summarize, the one thing all religion teach despite their finer contradicting teachings is that do good and you will be rewarded well. This particular similarity is despite the cross continental differences in language, beliefs, superstitions, etc.
So is religion a hindrance to society? and which is the best religion? Religion is a way we keep our community working like a well oiled machine, it forms our core ideas and principles. It is not a hindrance to society, the issue is when people from a particular religion impose their belief onto another in the name of God. This disrupts and shatters the particular societies' religious ways, as I mentioned at the start religion forms our identity, going around and saying that someone's religion is "not good" is considered insulting the person thus causing furious battles that we have seen in history.
Which is the best religion? As I've mentioned, why the Creator of All didn't hard wire us with a particular religion? Is it that no religion is the right religion? or does religion not matter to Him? - It certainly does matter to us, for very good reasons. For this final question, there is no single religion that is the "best"; older religions have a more ritualistic approach with heavy reasoning while younger newer religion have a more finer teaching - maybe its because the founders have a better grasp on what matters and what doesn't? There is no objective way to say which religion is better.
"Almost every religion says not following their teaching will condemn them to hell after life, since no one person can hold to more than one religion at a time and all religion claims to be the right one...everyone is going to hell" - an interesting way to put things.
The world today has introduced different religions to all parts of the world, crossing their original boundary. The teaching may not seem relevant to the new places but a good principle is respecting that God made Science to govern the universe and the common teaching in all religion is amazingly similar despite their finer differences. Respect and follow these common teachings and respect the religion of another and the world will be a better place.


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Flamenco master
About the musician: Chris Burton Jácome
Originally from: Tucson
Creating music since: Professionally, 1999 (began playing guitar in 1986)
Describe your music style: "I am a touring, concert Flamenco guitarist and composer. Flamenco is a gypsy art form of song/dance/guitar-playing from the southern province of Spain, Andalucía."
Influences: "Flamenco guitar players Paco de Lucía, Tomatito, Gerardo Núñez, Chicuelo, Vicente Amigo, and Sabicas. Flamenco singers Fernanda and Bernarda de Utrera, Miguel Funi, El Lebrijano, Inés Bacán, La Niña de los Peines, Antonio Mairena, and Camarón. Non-Flamenco music: Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Sting, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Billy Joel, Van Halen, Slash, J.S. Bach, Michael Jackson, Willie Nelson and of course, Metallica and Tori Amos."
Résumé highlights: Title song from "Motivacion" a Top 10 finalist in 1999 John Lennon Songwriting Contest World Music category; "Eastern Eyes," composed and performed by Jácome, on the soundtrack of the movie Amreeka, which debuted at 2009 Cannes Film Festival; Musical director of Calo Flamenco, Ballet de Martin Gaxiola.
Musician with whom you'd like to perform: "Sting."
Upcoming performances: Florence (Ariz.) Main Street Festival, 11 a.m., Oct. 17 (free); Old Town Artisans, 201 N. Court, Tucson, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 30 ($20).
2009 "Levanto"
2005 "Flamenco"
2003 "It's a Flamenco Guitar Christmas"
2002 "Pa'Lante"
1999 "Motivacion"
Web site: www.CBJMusic.com
Why Flamenco? There is something in my chemistry that makes the chemistry of Flamenco very attractive. As I have come to know Flamenco better, for me it's only become more alluring. I still get that amazing love-at-first-sight kind of 'high' to keep the passion going. Daily, weekly, yearly I appreciate, understand and love Flamenco as I share my life, my experiences and my feelings with it. I can easily say my lifetime won't provide me enough time to explore the depths of Flamenco to the extent of my love for the art form.
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Welcome Back.
I've been taking a break lately from my rubber stamping because I've been having to deal with life and I just haven't had the time.
Last night I busted out the stamps and created a floral line using a number of different stamps and colors. Pictured below are a birthday card and and just because card, perfect for any occasion.
My customer specifically asked me for floral pieces, so I hope she likes these. What do you think? Do you have anything else to add? Leave a comment and let me know!


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About this book
General Equilibrium Analysis is a systematic exposition of the Walrasian model of economic equilibrium with a finite number of agents, as formalized by Arrow, Debreu and McKenzie at the beginning of the fifties and since then extensively used, worked and studied. Existence and optimality of general equilibrium are developed repeatedly under different sets of hypothesis which define some general settings and delineate different approaches to the general equilibrium existence problem. The final chapter is devoted to the extension of the general equilibrium model to economies defined on an infinite dimensional commodity space.
The objective of General Equilibrium Analysis is to give to each problem in each framework the most general solution, at least for the present state of art. The intended readers are graduate students, specialists and researchers in economics, especially in mathematical economics. The book is appropriate as a class text, or for self-study.
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- Copyright Information Springer-Verlag US 2003
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Ikram Sehgal, a Karachi-based defense and security expert, said the two otherwise longtime foes, which have fought each other through proxies in neighboring Afghanistan in the 1980s, have found "a lot of common interests" to boost their defense ties in recent years,
"Moscow's growing defense and economic cooperation with Islamabad is part of its greater agenda in the Middle East, where the U.S. is reducing its influence, whereas Russia is calling the shots," Sehgal, who is also the editor of the Pakistan Defense Journal, told Anadolu Agency.
According to the analyst, Moscow had traditionally relied only on Syria and Egypt for its role in the Middle East; however, of late it has reduced its reliance on the two old allies, and focused on making a new regional alignment involving Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, China and to an extent even Afghanistan.
"The new U.S. administration is not seen as much interested in reviving its dwindling role in the Middle East and South Asia, which Moscow sees as an opportunity to take the lead," Sehgal added.
Referring to the upcoming multi-nation conference on Afghanistan in Moscow on April 14, he said: "The U.S. has refused to attend the forthcoming conference, which in my opinion, is not a wise decision as all the major players in the war-stricken country, including Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, China, and the Afghan government are taking part."
The analyst also said the U.S. and NATO's recent allegations about Russia and Pakistan allegedly providing arms and safe havens to the Afghan Taliban as another commonality of interests between the two sides.
He also noted that Russia had not abandoned its old ally in the region, India, which Pakistan sees as its arch rival.
But while Russia continues to be India's largest military partner, Moscow's growing defense partnership with Islamabad has also surprised New Delhi.
Pakistan is set to receive four Mi-35 attack helicopters from Russia for $153 million in 2017.
The two countries also held their first ever joint military exercise in Pakistan in October 2016 despite India's reservations, which is seen as yet another reflection of the growing relations between the two militaries.
The joint exercise was part of a defense cooperation agreement signed in November 2014 to promoting international security; intensification of counterterrorism efforts and arms control activities; and strengthening collaboration in various military fields.
Analysts also see the two countries common interests in war-ravaged Afghanistan behind their increasing partnership.
Gen (retd.) Talat Masood, an Islamabad-based defense expert, told Anadolu Agency:
"Peace in Afghanistan is something that is equally important for both countries. Unfortunately, Moscow in the past had played a negative role but now, I believe it is playing a positive role vis-a-vis peace in Afghanistan, for which Pakistan is a common denominator."
Recent developments in the region, especially the enhanced defense relations between the U.S. and India also forced Pakistan to look for new options, Masood said.
"Some latest developments have forced Moscow and Islamabad to rely on each other. Pakistan has found Russia as yet another option along with China to counter India's growing defense partnership with the U.S.
"While, Russia also knows the fact that Pakistan's cooperation is a must for its [Russia's] peace efforts in Afghanistan," he said.
Warm Waters
Moscow's longtime desire of having access to "warm waters" is seen as another factor behind the increased strategic cooperation between Moscow and Islamabad.
The term "warm waters" had been coined during the then Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s, suggesting access to Pakistan's strategic seawaters and ports was Moscow's actual motive behind its military moves.
"Russia has realized the fact that what it could not get through war [in Afghanistan], it can now get through dialogue and strategic partnership," Sehgal said citing Moscow's deep interest in the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
The corridor, which is part of Beijing's most ambitious foreign economic initiative -- One Belt One Road -- aims to connect northwest China to Pakistan's southwestern Gwadar port through a network of roads, railways and pipelines to transport cargo, oil and gas. This route will provide the shortest route to Chinese cargo destined for the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa.
Pakistan has reportedly recently agreed to give Russia access to the Gwadar port for trade activities, with Moscow planning to lay a railway track between the port and the northwestern Chaman border.
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The reading that you get when you collect fuel at the gas station from a gas machine is what appears on the screen. The reading specifically tells you the amount of fuel you collected and what should be the price that you have to pay for it. The calculation is done by the machine and price is mentioned according to the amount of fuel taken and it always works on the current price.
By carrying out the above mentioned process, your job for having to pay manually is not required. Neither will you always require an attendant to help you get the fuel. You can help yourself and this saves your time and also you can collect the gas or the petrol at any point of time during the whole day which can even be at mid night. The LED Gas Price Sign is thus attached to the machine so that the customer can see the readings clearly even at night and follow the readings easily.
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The screen is 26" X 11" and it hols 8 digits. The box is rectangular and black in colour to enhance the LED light. The LED Price Sign shows digital way of reading. Usually the readings appear in RED so that people can notice it carefully. The pattern of the reading is dotted for more clarity on the numbers. The Total wire free LED Gas Price Sign Package costs just 1000 dollars.
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The digits appear on the screen when you start pouring the fuel into your vehicle. The machine usually shows the reading at zero and rolls onto higher digits when the fuel is being taken. As soon as you withdraw the pipe, the reading stops. You can even see the unit mentioned by the side of the reading. The reading is always accurate in nature and thus there is no option for cheating on fuel. The LED Gas Price Display works on the same or a different screen on the same Gas machine. If it is on the same screen, the amount to be paid appears after the fuel is collected, if on a different screen the amount again starts rolling higher from zero telling you the exact amount when the pipe is pulled out.


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Monday, February 1, 2010
Vegetables – cut into inch-long pieces
Coconut – grated
Garlic – one clove (optional)
Green chillies
Cumin seeds
Chilli powder
Turmeric powder
Sugar (optional)
Oil – 1 tablespoon
Curry leaves
Add oil and curry leaves.
1. We used carrot, long beans, frenc beans, melons, ash gourd, yam and raw plantain. You can also use drumsticks, beetroot and bitter gourd. Boil the yams separately as they are tougher to cook than the other vegetables.
2. Usually curd is not added along with the ingredients that need to be ground. The procedure is usually: boil vegetables with chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt – add ground paste – add curd – bring it to a boil – take it off stove - add oil and curry leaves.
3. Most people don't use garlic in avial.
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20 Worst Foods In America Revealed
New York, NY (Food News) Authors David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding have revealed their annual list of the "20 Worst Foods in America" in the new EAT THIS, NOT THAT! NEW! UPDATED 2013 EDITION (Rodale Books; ISBN: 978-160-961-824-7; Paperback, $19.99; 368 pages). The list includes the nation's worst pizza, fish, appetizer, chicken and more at major restaurant and fast-food chains across the country. The popular EAT THIS, NOT THAT! book series, which currently has more than 8 million copies in print and 15 installments, identifies unhealthy foods – in fast-food chains, restaurant chains and grocery stores – and offers healthier alternatives.
"We can't take all the credit, but since the EAT THIS, NOT THAT! series launched five years ago, many chain restaurants like The Cheesecake Factory, IHOP, and Applebee's have rolled out low-calorie menus for health-conscious consumers," said David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men's Health and author of the bestselling book series. "But despite the progress, America's restaurants still have a long way to go and our annual list highlights the worst offenders."
The list was compiled by evaluating the calorie counts, fat, sugar and sodium content, as well as portion sizes and other factors for menu items around the nation.
The Cheesecake Factory tops the list as the worst offender for the third consecutive year, this time with the French Toast Napoleon, a caloric bomb filled with indulgent ingredients like cream-drenched bread, piles of pecans, and a snowstorm of powdered sugar. The result: a breakfast with as many calories as three dozen eggs.
Top 5 Worst Foods in America 2013:
- Worst Food in America: The Cheesecake Factory French Toast Napoleon (2,530 calories)
- Worst Grilled Entree: Chili's Shiner Bock BBQ Ribs (full rack) with Cinnamon Apples and Homestyle Fries (2,310 calories)
- Worst Pasta Dish: The Cheesecake Factory Fettuccini Alfredo with Chicken (2,300 calories)
- Worst Pizza: Uno Chicago Grill Chicago Classic Individual Pizza (2,300 calories)
- Worst Appetizer: Outback Steakhouse Bloomin' Onion (1,949 calories)
To see the full list of 20 worst foods by category with nutrition information for each item, in addition to healthier options, pick up a copy of EAT THIS, NOT THAT! 2013 or visit: http://eatthis.menshealth.com/slideshow/worst-foods-america-2013.
Readers of EAT THIS, NOT THAT! 2013 will also discover:
- The 20 Worst Kids' Foods in America: A list of the worst kids meals at chain restaurants and at the supermarket, including the "worst breakfast cereal," "worst PB&J", "worst macaroni and cheese," and more.
- The Year in Food 2012: The high points and the low points of the past year in the food industry, including pink slime, "all natural" food frauds, Congress approving pizza as a vegetable, and Burger King's massive brand reinvention, including new "premium" food offerings.
- The Truth About Your Food: Unravel the mysterious ingredients list of popular fast-food choices like McDonald's Big Mac, Dunkin' Donuts' Boston Kreme Donut and KFC's Chunky Chicken Pot Pie.
- America's Best Packaged Foods at the Supermarket: Strategies for ignoring the food manufacturers' advertising tricks and buying more nutrition for less money at the supermarket.
- Cook This, Not That!: Save hundreds of dollars and thousands of calories by simply preparing these quick and delicious meals at home.
For more information on this essential guidebook for navigating American fast food and restaurant chains, visit: http://eatthis.com.
The popular "Eat This, Not That!" brand, which was created by Men's Health Editor-in-Chief David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding, identifies unhealthy foods in fast-food chains, restaurant chains and grocery stores and offers healthier alternatives. It currently has more than 8 million books in print nationwide with 15 installments, a stand-alone website (www.eatthis.com) and multiple iPhone applications. Eat This, Not That! is a regularly-branded series on The Today Show, has been featured as an hour-long segment on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and has become one of the most popular blogs in Yahoo! history.
David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding
Pub date: September 18, 2012
368 pages