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Energy drinks
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Energy drinks
I used to have red bull when I was having a particularly hard day or a hard night before but I dont anymore. I try and use the more natural method of more sleep
Does anyone else use energy drinks to keep them awake or for any other reason you might have?
Ever since Red Bull flew onto US shelves in 1997, energy drinks, in their skinny bullet-shaped cans, have zoomed up the stratosphere of beverage sales. The $3.4 billion-a-year industry grew by 80 percent in 2005, according to Beverage Digest. Never mind that these drinks are expensive and not particularly tasty. Their success is based on a tantalizing promise: A magic potion that will wake you up and sharpen your mind.
But some European countries still haven't approved sales of Red Bull and similar drinks because of their high level of caffeine and poorly understood additional ingredients. So should you reach for one when you are in desperate need of a pick-me-up, or turn to old standbys such as coffee or cola?
It would help if we understood all those mystery ingredients. One additive in energy drinks, taurineâa nonessential amino acidâis included in such small amounts that it doesn't add harm or benefit, says Liz Applegate, Ph.D., director of sports nutrition at the University of California at Davis. But the herb guarana, another common additive, has stimulatory effects. That means it adds even more to the drink's already strong caffeine jolt, which could push you over the line between alert and jittery. The B vitamins in energy drinks have not been proven to give people more energy. "The amount is overkill," Applegate says of vitamin B levels in these drinks, which means you are paying for something your body will simply rid as waste.
A research review put out by UC Davis found that most of the other exotic additives in energy drinks such as carnitine and panax ginseng haven't been studied sufficiently, and so certainly can't be counted on to provide the benefits touted on labels (more endurance, better sexual performance, for example). The review did find limited evidence that energy drinks can improve physical and mental performance, and the driving ability of those sleepy at the wheel, but whether these effects are due to the caffeine or to the combination of the caffeine and other ingredients is not known.
The simple secret to energy drinks' reviving effects, then, is a lot of caffeine (and sometimes a lot of sugar, too). The caffeine content of energy drinks ranges from 72 to 294 mg per bottle. But a much smaller amountâ30-35 mgs, which is comparable to what's in most sodasâis probably enough to give you a jolt, Applegate says. If you're accustomed to more caffeine, however, you will need more to perk you up. The good news is that consuming up to 400 mg of caffeine a day doesn't cause harmful health effects for most people. (Pregnant or nursing women, adolescents, and children should take in less than 300 mgs per day.)
More than 400 mgs of caffeine a day, however, can cause dependency, Applegate warns, which means that without your afternoon Monster Energy or Rockstar, you could feel headaches or other uncomfortable symptoms. Too much caffeine can also aggravate heart troubles and anxiety issues, raise your blood pressure, and cause irritability and sleeplessness.
Those looking for a late-night rush should note that mixing energy drinks with alcohol is a dangerous strategy. The stimulating effects made research subjects believe they weren't intoxicated, even though they performed just as poorly on tests of motor coordination and reaction time as they did when drinking alcohol alone.
While you're busy assessing caffeine content, don't forget to count calories, even in sugar-free versions of your favorite energy drink. "I see all my students coming to class with those skinny cans. They're taking in more than 400 calories just to get their jolt. That's 20-30 percent of their daily recommended intake of calories, without much in the way of nutrients." Especially if you are trying to lose weight, skip the energy drinks and have a strong cup of coffee with an artificial sweetener. Another point in favor of coffee: A typical serving with 200 mg of caffeine is not dehydrating, contrary to popular belief, Applegate says.
If you prefer soda to tea or coffee: citrus-flavored sodas have higher caffeine content than classic colas, report researchers from Auburn University. While a 12-ounce bottle of Diet Pepsi has 36.7 mgs of caffeine, for example, Diet Mountain Dew has 55.2 mgs. (A cup of coffee has about 80-100 mgs, while a cup of tea has 60-80 mgs.)
Finally, you can choose other completely safe and caffeine-free alternatives to energy drinks when you're fighting to keep your eyes open. "I'd recommend walking around your desk and drink sparkling water," says Applegate. And if you find yourself taking in caffeine all day long, she says, you need to address the underlying problem: Get more sleep.
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Re: Energy drinks
I had redbull when I use to go clubbing four years ago to kind of keep my energy up but then deaths started to occur from it so I completely stopped, and all my doctors said stay away from caffine it's no good for you mental health and can actually cause panic attacks. Whilst I was in hospital I was talking to a nurse and she said they just had a patient come in who had a heart-attack because she drank 8 cans of redbull a day she was only 18. Thats enough to scare me off it for life.
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I also noticed Blitz (the chihuahua mix) was rescued! I'm anxious to see what small dogs are there tonight. As much as I love the lil furry kids, hopefully not many. ;) Take a look at this week's featured pooches:
|Bandit is a male Hound Shepherd mix.
|Butters is a female Pomeranian Beagle mix.
|Jack is a male Chihuahua.
|Kelly is a female Hound mix.
|Kimba is a male Bichon Frise Jack Russell Terrier mix.
Have a great rest of your day everyone and go home and show your furry kid some love! xoxo

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While I am a SPANX convert, THIS is where I draw the line. I thought the silver lining of a 9-month nightmare pregnancy (besides getting a healthy baby outta the deal) is that you can walk around bloated, flatulent, and sporting thick beige underwear pulled up to your armpits without public scorn. It's like being elderly - what was once an unspeakable corporeal necessity suddenly becomes adorable, endearing, and welcome in public.
Well, no more, ladies. You're now expected to look svelte and panty-line-free even when up the duff.
Talk about rough.
I call for more hot-mamas-to-be to let it all hang out! Witness:
|Busy Phillips, sporting a teenage scowl in Freaks n Geeks
and (bravely) an 8-month bump in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
|M.I.A. might be making a fashion misstep at the Grammys,
but her body confidence more than makes up for it.
I'm sure pregnant gals still want to look their best, be healthy, and dress fashionably (just like the rest of us). So let's all meet them halfway, and create a world in which pregnant ladies are considered beautiful, tiny tummy rolls and all.


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One of the dominant story lines so far this spring in Brewers camp is a number of players under consideration for contract extensions. First, starter Shaun Marcum let it be known that he was interested in talking about a deal taking him past 2012, before he ended up agreeing to terms on a one year contract. Closer John Axford also said he was open to long term talks, but the urgency of those discussions seems to have died down since the team renewed his contract for 2012 as the deadline to do so approached. Amid all of it, there has been the ongoing "will he, won't he" surrounding Zack Greinke's representation status and it's implications for a big money deal to keep him in Milwaukee. It makes sense that these players are being focused on, as each was a key part to the Brewers regular season success in 2012. What makes less sense is the fact that just about no one, with some notable exceptions, is talking about extending catcher Jonathan Lucroy.
Since coming up in early 2010, Lucroy has taken considerable steps to establish himself as a legitimate starting catcher in the major leagues. He was rushed a bit out of necessity in 2010 after Greg Zaun went down, and his overall batting line of .253/.300/.329 reflected that. He took a big step forward offensively in 2011, hitting .265/.313/.391. That was good for a wOBA of .310, which was just slightly better than the average mark for catchers in 2011 of .307. Of course, that number represents all catchers, including backups, injury replacements, so it's not quite fair to say he's a truly above average starting catcher offensively just yet, but he does seem to be on his way heading into his age 26 season.
Defensively, it's always hard to say just how catchers measure up. Both Fangraphs and Baseball Prospectus had his defense a little below average in 2011 after being just a little above in 2010. His throwing arm doesn't particularly stand out, but he did catch 28% percent of base stealers in 2011, exactly league average. He's also received praise for his ability to frame pitches. Taken all together, it paints the picture of a defender who is right around average at this point in his career.
So when we combine all of that, we end up with a player who has become a roughly league average player in under 2 full seasons. There is obviously still room for growth as he heads into his peak years. He's yet to realize the the sort of power potential he flashed hitting 20 total homers in 2008 at two levels of A ball, or the sort of high walk, low strikeout ability that he demonstrated at nearly every stop in the minors. It's by no means a sure bet that he ever will, but considering power and patience are things that tend to come with some time at the big league level, it's not foolish to at least hope those skills will show through again sometime down the road. In other words, the Brewers have a catcher just coming into his prime years who has already shown the ability to be average, but still possesses the potential to get better.
Trying to figure out potential contract extensions is always a bit tricky, because one has to balance just how valuable a team thinks a player is against that player's desire to forgo some potential earnings down the road for the security of guaranteed money up front. The fact that Lucroy was called up so early in 2010 probably puts him on a path to being arbitration eligible in 2013 as a "super 2" and thus he would have 4 years of arbitration instead of 3. Like Axford, he is still 5 full seasons away from free agent eligibility. He's going to make just over the league minimum this year, and then will be in line for a fairly significant raise next year and each year following if he continues to produce simply as he did in 2011. If he has a breakout at some point, the number can go way up, so if the team has confidence in his ability to produce, it can make sense to try and buy out at least some of those arbitration years now and avoid the potential to have to pay bigger money down the road.
Just what kind of numbers are we talking about? We have to go back a few years to find catchers who actually submitted arbitration numbers with their teams in their first year of eligibility. Before the 2010 season, both Jeff Mathis and Carlos Ruiz became eligible for the first time. To that point in their careers, Ruiz had produced seasons of 1.9, 0.8 and 2.6 WAR according to fangraphs, and Mathis had a run of 0.2 and 0.1 and 0.1. Ruiz ended up signing a 3 year deal worth 8.5 million to buy out the rest of his arbitration and Mathis, amazingly, won his hearing and was awarded a 1.3 million dollar salary for 2010. Considering Lucroy has had seasons of 1.0 and 1.7 WAR, the Mathis and Ruiz numbers give us something of a ceiling and a floor to work with. Even if Lucroy completely falls apart at the plate, he's not getting less than what Mathis did in year one if he's healthy. On the other hand, if Lucroy does improve by roughly a win this year, he'll be pretty comparable to Ruiz, who was on pace to make something a bit over 2 million in year one before settling on the extension.
Given Lucroy is still a year away from arby, an offer of 4-5 years for something like an average of 2 million dollars per year would seem be an offer he and his representatives would really need to consider, from a financial security standpoint. If that number seems low, remember just how frequently catchers get hurt and, thus, why going year to year is an especially risky proposition for them. Of course, the deal with be structured with less money up front and more on the back end, perhaps 1M in 2012, 1.8M in 2013, 2.3 in 2014 and 2.9 in 2015 with an option year would work for both sides, though it's always hard to peg these things exactly.
Ultimately, even though it doesn't appear that anything is going on right now, something could happen on this front at any point. On the Brewers side, they'll have to accept the reality that catchers get hurt more often than most players and that any deal struck will be based at least in part on the idea that Lucroy is on a career upswing right now. On Lucroy's side, he's going to have to leave some money on the table in exchange for securing a safety net for his young family. If the two sides can manage to do that, there is no reason that a good deal for both sides can't be worked out before camp breaks this year. That would give the Brewers another "core" player locked in for the coming years with which to build around.


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I was twelve years old the first time I met him. Or maybe I was thirteen, I can't remember. But one thing I do remember and that I'll never forget is that I hated him from the very start. From the first moment we ever shared, negativity filled the atmosphere between us and the stars misaligned against us.
"Hello" he said.
All I could do was only glare. Who was this skinny little boy who dared to speak to me? How dare he! So I said nothing. Maybe he will go away.
"My name is Jay." He said as he sat down across from me on the bench. We were in the back yard of my grandparent's house in Moreno Valley. My cousin Henry brought him over with him. I suppose it was just to bug me because here he was taking up space in a backyard that was nearly 1/2 acre. No matter how big that yard was, it wasn't big enough to move this Jay out of the way. Why did he have to pick me to talk to?
"Go away." I replied rudely, "Henry, come get your friend." I yelled towards the white screen door that led into the dinning room. I was trying to be melancholy by myself before this stupid kid starting bothering me. I think I was listening to Nirvana or some other kind of grunge band on the radio. We used to record music from the radio stations back then and so I was listening to a tape I made. When you made a tape, you had to time it just right so that you could get the whole song minus the DJ's voice. Sometimes they came out good and other times the stupid DJ messed up the beginning or the ending of the song with their voice so you would have to rewind the tape and try again. There were no internet music streaming in those days, only tapes and music that played thirty times a day but you had to catch the right time to record them so you could make a "mix tape" of all your favorite bands. It was a tedious process but it was one that I liked and did often because we were poor and I didn't have money to actually buy any of the songs. Besides, music was my outlet as it is for youth, year after year.
He got up when Henry came outside, "come on dude." Henry said to Jay and they both went back inside the house. I didn't like my cousin's friends for some reason. I'm not sure why I instantly didn't like any of them but of all the friends he had over the years, there was something about this Jay character that I hated most of all. There was something about him that made me want to push away from him or run away if I could.
They say a first impression lasts a lifetime or something like that. This first impression is the only one that I've never forgotten. Maybe because he never let me forget or maybe I didn't want to forget either.
Jay didn't seem to bother anyone else as much as he bothered me. It wasn't that he was constantly pestering me or trying to talk to me or doing stupid little kid things to make me mad. No, the mere presence of him made me mad and knowing it made me madder. In fact, the same day I met him, my aunt Velia told me to be nice to him because he was Henry's friend. All I could do was scowl at the idea but I knew I had to leave him alone so I did jus that but his eyes made me uncomfortable and I hated knowing when he was looking at me. My grandparents liked him. Whenever he came over their house with Henry he would sweep the floors or take out the trash for my grandmother. What an ass! I thought he was always trying to kiss ass for some reason. I didn't know why but apparently he was raised to "help out" whenever he saw an opportunity to do so.
You could say that I was a troubled young girl. In fact, you would say just that. It was the early 90's and I wore things like chains, black boots, and polo shirts (before they got all fancy and expensive). I couldn't afford Doc Martins but I always wanted a pair. We were poor and I grew up on the system. What does that mean? That means I grew up on the "government handout" welfare program. I hated it. I hated a lot of "facts" when I was young. I hated knowing that we were poor and couldn't afford to even have yogurt in the house. I hated the fact that my parents were divorced. I hated living in a small 2 bedroom apartment with my three younger sisters and that I had to play "mom" when our real mother was at work. I hated having to get after them to do their homework and their chores. I hated the thought that my mom had done nothing in her life and that I was destined to do the same because that's how statistics work and they were against me. I hated the fact that she loved a man that cheated on her and that she was now raising the four of us on her own while he remarried and lived in a home and supported his new family. I hated that they probably got to have yogurt and fruit snacks while I could only dream about having the same. I hated that my mom always cooked chicken. I got so burned out on chicken that when I was a teenager, I stopped eating it for years. Most of all I hated my life and tried to escape it in every way that I could.
So when this dreaded Jay came into my life it was like he unknowingly uprooted a bunch of feelings and things I didn't like. He created a ripple in my timeline that didn't correspond with the world around me or the one that I was creating. He invaded my space without actually invading it and just became someone I could hate in the sea of things I already hated. In fact, every time he was around it was as if a disruption in the Force just occurred. He didn't have to look at me, he didn't have to say "hi" to me to disrupt the Force. He just had to be there to make it go chaotic with his stupid boy haircut that was almost like a Beatles bowl haircut but not as cool because the sides of his head were shaved so his brown hair just lay stupid on top of his head. He was skinny and I thought his boyish face was ugly when in reality it wasn't.
And so it was the beginning of a lifetime of crashing with someone that I learned to love, hate, admire, and cherish.


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I am thrilled to have three paintings in this Saint Mary's College Museum of Art Exhibit
The opening is August 10th 2 to 4:30 pm. The exhibit runs August 10th to September 21st.
Here is link to the Saint Mary's web site for more information
By Invitation Only, Revealing the Landscape: a contemporary landscape invitational featuring 27 of the Greater Bay Area's most intriguing and gifted artists, emerging, mid-career, and established, who vividly demonstrate the remarkable range and breadth of this iconic subject.
After the Fire 18 x 24 Collection the Artist
This is the side of the mountain I paint most often. It had a lovely trail of pink soil left in the fire's path. There was a brief green season this spring with softer greens than usual. I feel compelled to try to capture the changes on Mount Diablo as it heals and am working on an after the fire Series.
Zuma Canyon 14 x 21 Collection the Artist
This was painted in Malibu. It was the first time I saw how different the ridges and canyons are in Southern California.
This scene has no trees, only bare rocks and low vegetation that hugged the hillsides.The lovely fractured geometry of the rocks is clearly visible.
Rare Sight 14 x 21 Private Collection
This was a Monday morning and chores and errands waited while I seized the opportunity to capture the snow on the summit of Mount Diablo. Usually the snow melts as soon as the clouds lift. This snow fall happened late enough in the season so that it contrasted dramatically with the spring color on the foothills below, it was painting like winter and spring at once.
I have visited the annual summer landscape exhibits at the Saint Mary's Museum of Art, it's usually a highlight of my summer to see the inspiring paintings. So it is especially thrilling to be invited to exhibit here.Saint Mary's College Museum of Art is located at 1928 Saint Mary's Road, Moraga CA
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By Invitation Only:Revealing the Landscape
August 10 - September 21, 2014
Opening reception: Sunday, August 10, 2- 4:30 PM, Museum Patio. Come meet the artists. Visitors will also hear them speak about their own work in a new Guide by Cell tour.
Every summer Saint Mary's College Museum of Art presents its annual summer landscape exhibition. This year's exhibition, By Invitation Only: Revealing the Landscape, marks the 24th summer the tradition continues.
On view will be more than 80 works of art, including painting, drawing, photography and sculpture, by 29 artists. These artists paint in plein-air in the natural landscape, sketch in urban locations, sculpt in studios and photograph on mountaintops and in their neighborhoods, each finding fresh new visions of the environment in which they live and work.
The exhibition will include work by Chris Adessa, Sharron Antholt, Randy Beckelheimer, Martha Borge, Nicholas Coley, Christin Coy, Willard Dixon, Warren Dreher, Jessica Dunne, Stephen Joseph, Louis LaBrie, Richard Lindenberg, Peter Loftus, Catherine Mackey, Heidi McDowell, Jack Mendenhall, Teresa Onoda, Sandy Ostrau, Carol Peek, Robin Purcell, Roy Schmaltz, Randy Sexton, Linda Simmel, Tracey Snelling, Anne Subercaseaux, Tom Taneyhill, Bryan Mark Taylor, Donna J. Wan, and Wanda Westberg.
About the Museum
The Hearst Art Gallery was built with the aid of a grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The Gallery opened in 1977, replacing a smaller William Keith Gallery. The College previously collected and distributed art for several decades, including many works by William Keith (1838-1911), a key figure in the history of California art. Brother Fidelis Cornelius Braeg, Saint Mary's College art professor and Keith biographer, established the original William Keith Collection and Gallery at Saint Mary's in 1934.


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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Words/Topics That Make Me Pick Up/ Buy a Book
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish, and, by golly, when I found out about it, I decided to join in on the fun! Every Tuesday, a new topic comes out for bloggers to post a list about. This week, it's the Top Ten Words/Topics That Make Me Pick Up/ Buy a Book.
As usual, I'll be deviating off the usual path, and instead be including words that make me instantaneously drop a book. There aren't many words/phrases that will make me pick up/ buy a book, and that's because I'm a person who isn't very easily satisfied... I'm fussy, and that's the way I like myself. I'll also be listing phrases, since there are those cliche phrases that I hate that I do need to list. Never fear, though! I'll still have a list with happy phrases! Without further ado, here is the list!
- 'mysterious boy/girl in town'-THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST OVERRATED PHRASES TO BE USED. I blame Twilight for this. Whenever a book mentions this in the blurb, I immediately put it down. This reflex is the main reason why I haven't gotten around to reading 'Beautiful Creatures', which means I probably won't be watching the movie anytime soon unless I *shudder* get over my aversion to these types of books.
- 'assassin'- This word immediately intrigues me, especially if it's set in an alternate universe or the past. After all, there's always some complication going on. Like, the assassin falls in love with the target, or the assassin has been captured, etc. Some really good examples are Throne of Glass and Poison. I haven't read Poison and it doesn't have the word 'assassin' in it, but it does have a theme where the protagonist needs to murder someone important, and it has that thing where the assassin is/was personally close to the target. Will she kill him? Or will she spare him? That's the intrigue of it, and its appeal to me.
- 'academy'- This word reeks of royalty... It's so fancy and I REALLY LIKE IT. I like anything to do with school... I've noticed that in books to do with school, there's always a bunch of drama and excitement, and that kind of stuff! It's like the Hunger Games at times, with all that drama. Like, take Vampire Academy for an example. There's so much rivalry going on in there at times and so much drama, as well as mystery...
- 'fairytale'- I pick up books that mention fairytales, because I have this weird fascination with fairytales. I love rewrites of fairytales, and how creative writers can be with the characters and the surroundings. Although this isn't book-related, Once Upon A Time is a pretty good TV show. All the fairytales meshed together, and there's even Mulan! Nothing can beat Mulan~
- 'world is ending'- It's always interesting to read about the next way that the world will be destroyed, and how it will be saved. These kind of books always are action-packed and keep me reading and reading, and hoping for more action.
- Anything sea-related- It's kinda funny. I hate going to the beach, primarily because of all the creepy creatures that could pop out at any time, i.e. jellyfish and sharks, but I would immediately pick up any book that mentions humans and any-sea related creature interacting together. Of course, I'd be reluctant to pick up one of these books if they were non-fiction though... The appeal of being able to interact with animals, and even partake in the activities they do at times is quite attractive.
- 'angel' - Another one of my reflex actions. Anytime I see a book with the word 'angel' or 'fallen angel' on it, I immediately drop it. It can only take great persuasion and great trust in a person, for me to pick up one of these books, the only reason why I read 'Hush Hush'. And now, I'm also forcing myself to read the rest of the books in the series, because I have this weird thing, where I must finish a book or series, no matter how bad it is...
- Anything to do with mythology- I actually love mythology, especially Greek and Roman mythology, which is why I love the Goddess Test. I remember buying it... I picked it up off the shelf, read the blurb.... and found out it was a new spin on Greek mythology. I made the spur-of-the-moment decision to buy it, just because of my love for mythology.
- 'fulfill his/her destiny'- This is actually a bit of a mix. Sometimes, it works, other times, it just deters me and makes me want to stop reading books with that in its description for the rest of my life. It's not this exact phrase all the time, but it's blurbs that have this theme in it, you know? I guess it really depends on how this theme is represented in the blurb.
- 'genius'- I have no idea why, but I love reading books about geniuses. Like, for example, the Mysterious Benedict Society (I think that's what it's called), is really interesting. It's got all these things about how the child geniuses solve problems and save the world. Same goes with Mozart's Sister, which is like a historical fiction, about Nannerl, Mozart's sister, who could also have been considered a prodigy. It's just really interesting!
Are there any themes or words that make you instantaneously pick up a book? Or drop it straight down and bury it in the pile of books to never read? Comment below~
Keep reading and loving books,


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At the club, we all have a lot of things in common, and the more we have in common, the better friends we become. Since I am in charge of organizing all sorts of events for the club, I am quite the one in charge for bringing goodies when we have get-togethers, although I am not alone in this endeavor. We often split responsibilities, so we do not end up all with the same food and so on. I am personally the proud cook in charge of making pizza, since this is something I love best. All my friends at the club say that the pizza I make is better than anything they have ever eaten in a pizza restaurant, and, needless to say, that fills my heart with pride.
I find pizza to be among those great tasty foods that are so easy to make I sometimes wonder why people are still going to restaurants to have some instead of making their own at home. The secret, as you may well known, lies with the dough. If you get the dough right, the topping is just a matter of choice and imagination. I know my pizza dough recipe from my grandmother, and it is a secret carried within our family from generation to generation. I am quite proud of it, and each time my friends praise my pizza, I send a silent thank you to my grandmother. If you'd like to find more recipes, click here.
The next thing you need for making really great pizza is a good tool for baking the pizza. I personally go with a pizza oven, because I find this kind of kitchen appliance to be exactly what I need. There are many people who make pizza in their regular ovens, but I think that if you really want to enjoy the best possible results, the most important thing is to go with an oven that is made particularly for pizza. There is something about how the hot air is circulated inside the oven that bakes the pizza evenly, therefore creating that tasty crust everyone enjoys. For me, it is also important to be able to monitor the pizza, and a rotating pizza oven does the trick because it practically moves the pizza around, so it is well made. There is nothing more disappointing in my opinion, than a pizza that looks good on the outside, but it is not well made inside.
Just last Saturday, we organized a picnic with the club, and I brought several pizza made at home, fresh out of the oven. Everyone was cheerful and congratulated me for the choice, and we all sat around and had a lot of fun. Now I know that I do not have to worry about making the investment in the pizza oven I have at home. It really serves the purpose and is making me quite a hit among my fellow scooter enthusiasts, which means that they love coming to the club and they will continue to do so for a long time.


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The Gaza war was provoked by the barrages of Kassam rockets and mortar shells fired by Hamas at southern Israel. These attacks actually increased in frequency after Israel's Gaza pullout, terrorizing Israeli civilians with tens of rockets daily.
Despite the fact that Hamas fighters used the Gaza civilian population as human shields, civilian casualties were very low compared to worldwide combat casualty ratios.This was due to precision attacks and the phone calls made and leaflets dropped to warn Gaza civilians to clear out of areas with terrorist targets.
So what's the real back story? Hamas uses Islam to justify its attacks on Jews. Have a look at the following short list of excerpts from the Hamas Charter translated by MEMRI , and you can decide for yourself who the actual aggressors are.
1. Jew Hatred Based in Islamic Teaching Predates the Founding of Israel
"The Islamic Resistance Movement...is connected and linked to the [courageous] uprising of the martyr 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam and his brethren the jihad fighters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the year 1936...the Islamic Resistance Movement aspires to realize the promise of Allah, no matter how long it takes. The Prophet... says: "The hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them, so that the Jews hide behind trees and stones, and each tree and stone will say: 'Oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him.'"
2. Jewish State an "Insult" for Muslims
"Israel with its Jewish identity and Jewish people is challenging Islam and the Muslims. May the cowardly know no sleep."
3. Jews Inherently "Evil"
"They [Jews] strive to spread evil upon the earth, and Allah does not love those who do evil." (Koran, 5:64)
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Bavarian Workbench 1
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Cracking figures! I had a really useful lamp but the bulbs were impossible to find. (Its like losing your favourite blanket...or so I have been told because obviously I am far too old to have a "Blanky"!).
Particularly like the Bavarians-one of my favourite armies.
- 24 September 2010 at 09:02
- Ken said...
Good stuff there Paul - you must have quite a range of nationalities now.
- 24 September 2010 at 11:41
- paulalba said...
Hi Matt,
Thanks very much, I know what you mean. If it wasn't for ebay I would have been screwed on where to get another without paying over £60.
Hi Ken,
At the moment I have Russians, Prussians and Austrians on the go (I like to jump between armies as it stops me gettin bored of the 1 colour scheme). I also have French and Austrian AB laying around and lots of different Minifigs I hope to finish off.
cheers for the kind words guys.
- 24 September 2010 at 12:34
- Peeler said...
They are really good figures, painting and basing there. I've come into some AB's myself recently, and am looking forward to getting them on the table.
Daft questions.. what type of sand did you use, and was it with pva glue? I like that look.. :-)
- 25 September 2010 at 11:48
- paulalba said...
Hi Mr P,
Not a daft question at all.
The sand is a mix of fine sand from a golf course bunker and a slightly larger ballist from railway model shop from years and years ago just so it is irregular.
I put on PVA with an old brush and sprinkle on the sand, then when dry I tidy round the legs and feet with an old scalpel blade and then apply a very watered down PVA (like milk)and leave it to dry. I know a lot of people just paint and sprinkle but I am not keen on the sand falling of over the years.
Hope that helps. What nationality are your AB? Look forward to seeing them on your blog.
- 25 September 2010 at 12:06
- Fredloan1 said...
I am in the process of painting up a 15mm Bavarian division with AB figures. If you have any you want to get rid of let me know, glad to take them off your hands. :)
Your line figures look a little light in the coat but, the nice thing is no one really knows the accurate color. I matched mine to the BMW logo on my wife's auto.
- 15 April 2012 at 20:21
- paulalba said...
Hi Fredloan,
Likewise if you have any spare AB Bavarians you don't need I would be happy to take them off your hands!
Yes I believe they are a little light but it was a 1st effort and when I started painting them I didn't have the references I have now. I would think the officer on foots uniform is closer to the real deal but who can say?
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China Rendez-Vous, a leading organiser of acclaimed high-end lifestyle events in China, has announced that Maserati, one of the leading luxury and performance car makers in the world, has joined Bund Classic 2014 as a key partner to celebrate their centenary. Maserati will have a major presence at the show and will be integrated in numerous ways to tell their storied history to the assembled VIPs.
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Thursday, 1 December 2016
Classic Spin #14 - review
The heroine was not very likeable, that is Marianne. Elinor, her sister was much more in my taste. In short, Mrs Dashwood becomes a widow, without much money to help her take care of the family. The brother is a total *%()" (you know what I mean), under influence of his terrible wife, and, although he has the means to support them he convinces himself that he has no obligation!?!? Mrs Dashwood is offered a cottage from a friend of theirs, pack up her things, takes her three daughters and moves to Devonshire. There they have a pleasant family life with friends and neighbours, until charming and dashing John Willoughby happens to pass by and enter the life of Marianne. Cupid was there very fast, obviously without thinking too much about it, and Marianne is lost in translation. However, before Mr Willoughby has to leave the area, he and Marianne are engaged.
Next we see the family with their friends in London. Marianne is waiting for Willoughby to turn up. She writes him letters, but to no avail. He does visit them once, but at a time when they are out. Next we know Mr Willoughby is to be married to a heiress, throwing our dear Marianne into the depths of despair. In the meantime Elinor is in love with Edward Ferrars, her sister-in-law's brother. They met while Elinor and her mother and sisters stayed with her brother and sister-in-law. They both seem to care for each other, but not all men are as forward as Mr Willoughby, so nothing is really said. Elinor is a more sensible person than her sister, see the facts of life, and although unhappy, still manages to live her life.
Well, for those of you who will read the book I will not reveal the ending. Only that it took a very long time, a lot of turns left and right, back and forth before everything was settled. Not exactly as you might expect, so there is a little bit of a surprise in the end. However much I love Austen and her way of writing, which is also excellent here, it is just tooooooo many words this time. To much lingering on details which might not be so important. I am thinking that half the book, or at least one third, could have been cut out. Still, if you are an Austen fan you just have to read it. N'est pas?
I must admit that I read it as an e-book, although starting out in the paper book. But the text was so small, it was impossible for me to read it. There is one reason why the e-readers are good sometimes!
In the meantime, I have read Northanger Abbey for the Brontë Reading Group, and we will discuss it next week. I really liked that novel and it will come up on a stable second best after Pride and Prejudice. Is there anything that can beat that one? I don't think so, but I still have Mansfield Park to read. On third place so far is Persuasion, which I also like. Which is your favourite Jane Austen?
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I enjoyed Sense and Sensibility. Emma has so far been my nemesis and I still have Persuasion to go. I'm with you for the top spot though: Pride and Prejudice is definitely my favourite!ReplyDelete
I agree with you. I totally forgot Emma, probably because I could not stand her. However, she improved in the latter half of the book, so I could slightly enjoy it. But I think even Emma ends up before Sense and Sensibility! Persuasion is a lovely book, I enjoyed it.ReplyDelete
I always vacillate between Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion as my favorites. My least favorite is probably EMMA probably just because the book seems endless. When I read and reviewed Sense and Sensibility I broke it down into 50 page units and compared the book to the movies. That way I could find those points which were new to me, or not covered in the movies. It kept the interest going. I remember liking the book fine. I think it was one of Austen's earlier books so maybe she improved with age. My Classics Psin book was Little womenReplyDeleteReplies
My favourites too. Emma just made me irritated on the heroine.Delete
Interesting to break it down and compare with the movie. I guess there are quite a lot that is not in a 1,5 - 2 hrs movie, so that is an interesting angle. I would like to see the movie, but did not want to see it before I had finished the book. Mainly, not to know the ending.
I have never read "Little Women", but gather it is one of the great American classics.
This spin is a good way to read the classics.
S&S improves with a reread & the Emma Thompson movie is tremendous.ReplyDelete
Persuasion is my favourite Austen and a recent-ish reread of Mansfield Park, pushed it up from last spot to one of my favourites. You just never know with JA 😊


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Apeldoorn is a medium sized city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. With a population nearing 160,000, it is the 12th largest city of the Netherlands and plays a significant role in regional economy and infrastructure. Billed as a post world war 2 "groeistad" (new town), much of the city is comprised of modern residential areas and business districts. Previous to the war, Apeldoorn was only a large village; thus much of its history, sights and attractions are concentrated in the north west quarter of the city, the original core. This area is home to the famous 17th century Palace "Het Loo", beautiful parks with stately villa neighbourhoods, Apenheul ape zoo and the eastern flank of the forestry area known as the "Veluwe". The city centre offers a relatively generic range of shopping opportunities, but caters well in terms of places to eat out. The north end of the city centre displays some picturesque Jugendstil/art-nouveau architecture and hosts the night life and entertainment/cultural venues of Apeldoorn.
Apeldoorn is known for its spacious, green, family atmosphere and is at its best during the summer months.
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is the nearest and largest airport. From there, directly under the arrivals area, regular trains can be boarded that take just over an hour to reach Apeldoorn. By car, the journey takes fractionally longer and will involve navigating the ring roads around Amsterdam before hitting the A1.
Eindhoven Airport caters more to the low cost airlines, and though the train journey to Apeldoorn from Eindhoven is roughly doubled (see below), the journey by car (if hiring) via the A50 motorway is straightforward and under 1,30 hours.
By car[edit]
From Amsterdam, Apeldoorn can be reached via the A1 motorway in a little more than an hour, traffic permitting.
The city is located at the intersection of the A1(east-west) and A50 (north-south) motorways, and is very central in relation to the rest of the country. This makes it easily accessible from anywhere.
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Direct intercity services connect Apeldoorn to both Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport. In both cases the journey will take roughly one hour.
Apeldoorn is situated on the main line between Berlin and Amsterdam. Twice hourly international trains in both directions can be boarded and used for national and cross border travel purposes. For international tickets, book online at the NS international website.
From Eindhoven, you should head to Utrecht, changing there for either a direct train to Apeldoorn, or depending on the schedule you may find it quicker to head to Amersfoort from Utrecht, changing again for more frequent services to Apeldoorn. This journey is likely to take around 2 hours.
Alight at Apeldoorn for the regional Apeldoorn-Zutphen route that stops at various smaller settlements in the picturesque countryside, terminating at the historic town of Zutphen. During the summer, a steam locomotive is operated from Apeldoorn central station, running to Dieren some 20km to the south.
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You can rent a bicycle at the railway station.
The local bus service is a very efficient way to get around. All local buses meet at the central station where you can switch buses at :16 and :46. During day time additional services run at :01 and :31 on most lines. Regional buses also run form the station out of town; however, they can be used for local transport also. Just remember that connection times will be slightly worse at the bus station for the regional lines.
During tourist season an extra bus service (line 16) departs from the station towards major tourist attractions, all located in the western part of Apeldoorn.
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Rent yourself a bike and discover the forests just outside town (approx. 20 minutes by bike from the city center). See: Apeldoorn Cycle Route - Het Loo Palace and the Royal Forest.
Jazz in the woods: one of the largest festivities in town. Every year on the last friday-evening and Saturday in may, the city center is one big party with live music and entertainment.
Omnisportcentrum (Velodrome): Regular national and international sport events centered around Cycling, athletics, Volleyball and Tennis.
Skydiving: Teuge airport is situated on the outskirts of the city and enjoys a direct bus link (15mins) with Apeldoorn central station. It is one of the best places in the Netherlands to learn to skydive/parachute jump. Flying lessons and helicopter/airplane chartering is also available. [10]
Koningin Juliana Toren [11], a popular family theme park - especially great for a children's day out.
Orpheus national theater [12] For world class theater, musicals, cabaret and ballet.
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The city's main shopping area is formed by the Hoofdstraat and adjacent streets. Being a regional shopping destination, Apeldoorn boasts a wide range of typical brand name shops and places to eat. The "Oranjerie", a modern mall, takes centre stage in Apeldoorns' retail proffer. The city is also home to a range of more unique shops (antique, bric-a-brac, art, organic), mainly located on the 'Asselsestraat' and a few of the smaller offshoots from the highstreet.
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Apeldoorn offers a wide range of good places to eat out, catering for all budgets. The main concentration is found in the city centre, but some of the priciest places are dotted around the outskirts of town. Here is a tiny selection:
(Apeldoorn also has 3 McDonalds, 2 Subways, a KFC, Domino's, New York Pizza and scores of dutch style chip shops, if fastfood is required)
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The main nightlife in Apeldoorn is focussed in the 'Caterplein' square. Many bars and restaurants, as well as the new (2012) cinema complex, can be found here. A slightly quieter area can be found a few blocks away at the 'Leienplein'. Also en route between the two squares are plenty of places to eat and drink. Here is a small selection of some of the most well known watering holes:
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Apeldoorn and the surrounding area plays host to the highest concentration of campsites and bungalow/greenparks in the country. The city itself boast quite a wide range of relatively expensive hotels and B&B's. Check the local couchsurfing community for backpacking opportunities.
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Get out[edit]
The city lies on the eastern fringe of the Veluwe, the country's largest and most unspoilt area of natural beauty. It has forests that are home to deer, wild boar and other wild animals, as well as large, desert-like sandy areas. Seasonal wild is prepared at various local restaurants, some of which have earned Michelin stars. The Kröller-Müller Museum, with its impressive collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings, is also located on the Veluwe.
If you want a guide to show you around town and visit places even some of the locals do not know: get in touch with Apeldoorn Gidsencollectief: link Apeldoorn Cityguides [13]
The picturesque old cities of Deventer and Zutphen are just 15 km from Apeldoorn and are easily reachable by road or public transport.


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You've probably snored while you're asleep at least once in your life. Here at our Palm Beach Gardens sleep apnea treatment practice, many of our patients would like to know if there's a connection between snoring and sleep apnea, a condition in which a person stops breathing for at least 30 seconds while asleep.
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Guy Norris got more information on the possible ignition source of the fire in the P100 panel on board ZA002. An electrical contactor which helps distribute power from the engines. There are two of these contactors. One was discovered melted while the other suffered extensive damage.
Another bit of news is that the insulation between the fuselage and the P100 power panel was charred and had been effective in protecting the composite skin of the fuselage. This has been a point of debate in some circles and now apparently the insulation did protect the fuselage as it was meant to do. This should give Boeing and the FAA some comfort.
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I can't believe Summer and I completely forgot to post these pictures we took last Summer in London! It was just after our trip to Florida, so I think they got lost in the massive pile of digital and film pictures we shot over those busy weeks!
The pictures we shot that week on our film camera came out so wonderfully well- I couldn't be happier with them! Always a great day with our friend Eloise x
All pictures taken on our Canon A1 35mm film camera, on Fujifilm 35mm.


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Good day! Were you troubled by witches or wizards in your sleep last night? I mean …did you feel as if you were choking or suffocating, unable to breathe for one second or more, feeling as though someone was pressing life out of you, but you survived only because, somehow, in the nick of time, against all the odds, you were able to move one arm or leg … or shout JESUS? Many people go through this experience once in a while or regularly, and wake up to mount a search for someone to hang for it. This is good business for the growing army of modern day Nigerian pastors. Spiritually speaking, Nigeria falls within the "abnormal zone" of the earth. In this zone, there is an overpopulation of phantoms and demons. This cannot be helped because, spiritually speaking, most inhabitants of the abnormal zone experience life at this level. Fear and superstition rule their mind, blur their spiritual eyes and vision. And the priests feast on it. Arguably, Nigeria has the world's largest concentration of churches per square kilometre. But this has not cleansed the land of witches and wizards. So, in this fertile land of fear pastoral work is often not about teaching God's Will in Creation, or about imparting the knowledge of Creation, which many priests lack, anyway. Pastoral work has descended into festering fears of witches and the enemy, and offering miracles and deliverance from an evil world which their clients partook in bring about and, under the law of Nature, must experience. Prosperity, not God's Will, is the vision of the congregation. Pastors are richer than businessmen and thieving politicians. And God has become an errand boy who must rain fire and brimstone on enemies; provide jobs and promotions, husbands, wives and children, NOT the Creator whose Will must be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Is the church different today from the synagogue from where Jesus chased out money changers? Do not misunderstand me. I do not mean that witches do not exist, or that they do not do those things they are said to do. Witches are people who, one way or another, have recognised certain principles or laws in the working of Creation, and apply them negatively to the detriment of other people. At 24, I had my first Out of Body Experience (OBE) and, soon after, became "day conscious" once or twice in my dreams. An OBE means the real you, the spirit, steps out of its physical body, beholds that body and beholds himself or herself. Day consciousness in a dream means you know in that dream state that your physical body is somewhere and the real you, the human spirit, is somewhere else, and you can experience life in that somewhere else as you do during day-time consciousness. From this experience, you come to recognise that there is another life outside physical life, that the body you use in that other world maintains the physical body you left behind in your bed, and that any harm or injury to that non-physical body will, ultimately, manifest in the physical body. That is why people who are shot in their dreams may suffer pain or disease in the corresponding parts of their physical body. That is also why the Abikus or Ogbanjes bring back wound marks on their mutilated physical bodies. For the soul body picked the injury before it finally separated from the physical body laid aside in death.
Thus, I perfectly understood the secretary of Mr Aloysius Obiyo, proprietor of UNIVALUED Global Ventures, when his sister died of "tummy ache" which the family ascribed to "Spiritual attack". I heard a similar story last week in Shomolu from a church-daughter of my sister. Her 14 -year – old sister complained of "tummy ache" in the afternoon, and died in the evening. I was in high school in the 1970s when one of my uncles, Mr Jimi Oshidipe Isonyin, died in hospital after a "tummy" complaint. All of us were furious with the doctor. What kind of doctor was this who couldn't manage a simple tummy ache?, many ignorant members of the extended family asked. There is a common string which runs through all three deaths, and perhaps more, which does not necessarily make them the outcome of "spiritual attacks". They were all cases of burst appendix. The appendix is a small pouch at the tip of the ascending colon (big intestine). The location may be found if the middle finger of the right hand is placed on the navel and the thumb is projected outwards to the right. The health of the appendix depends on the health of the digestive system. When there is too much pressure in the intestines from constipation or gas, the pouch may be forced open and filled with fecal matter. This, of course, sets up infection, inflammation and pain often called "tummy aches" because the pain may radiate upwards to the abdominal region. In many people, the appendix has been grumbling for years. Doctors call the situation "grumbling appendix". Doctors often have no solution but surgery. Mr Dotun Akintoye, my best man, was booked for surgery about 10 years ago. When I advised him of some herbs he could take to quieten the appendix and he complied, the need for surgery disappeared….till this day. When many people hear of surgery, fear overwhelms them, and they begin to think of who may be behind their travail. That is a characteristic of the "spiritual abnormal zone" where people do not see events as equations in which they are involved as principal characters, and solutions to problems lying in the withdrawal or termination of their own inputs into the equation.
The same goes for near–death experience during sleep.
For some years, I was a sufferer from these events
known medically as "sleep apnea". In that sleep state, I would know I was only a few moments away from physical death, and would appear to be unable to do anything about it unless I could move a hand or leg, or shout. Sometimes, help would come from my wife rolling over me, and I would open my eyes to find myself breathing hungrily, hard and fast, as though I wanted to pack into my lungs and system, in the shortest possible time, all the air I had been deprived of for ages. Sometimes, it would be a sudden burst of wind slamming a door that would bring respite. It is always amazing how help always stood by when we are deep asleep, especially if before we went to bed we didn't fail to beseech the Lord for His Protection. After such a prayer, I sometimes remember my grandmother, and never fail to remember my spiritual (not religions) upbringing since the 1970s. My grand mother forbade anyone to sleep on his or her back. She taught us grandchildren that witches were on the prowl at night, and could see all the internal organs of people who slept, Chest up. So, we learned to sleep, side down. Spiritual upbringing taught me about elemental or Nature beings. They are servants of the Almighty Creator who are the forces which produce what we call Nature.
Baalam, as reported in the Old Testament of the Bible, saw them after his horse had sighted them in activity, but in error named them Angels. They are servants of the Most High who are meant to help us in all situations, even to protect our physical bodies during sleep, and our souls or ethereal bodies during OBEs. Most people have OBEs but do not know. A dream may be an OBE in which the dreamer may, or may not die day conscious on the other side. The spirit never tires or sleeps. When the physical body goes to recharge its batteries as it were during sleep, the soul or spirit "travels" out of that casing for guidance or experiences that should guide its future earthly conduct. Thus, the Pharaoh would dream of seven lean cows eating up seven fat cows, a dream slave boy Joseph would correctly interprete to mean seven years of bumper harvests and plenty overtaken by seven years of blight bad famine. Egypt would, therefore in the years of plenty save food for the years of blight.
Sleep apnea
This condition belongs to a class of health troubles known as sleep disorders. These disorders have different causes and symptoms. Calcium and Magnesium deficiency, for example, may cause the nerves, brain and blood vessels not to relax for sleep. The brain may not have enough neurotransmitters. These are chemical substances which calm the brain. Serotonin, one of them, sends the brain to sleep once the eyes pick the signals of nightfall. Too much serotonin may cause Narcoptesy or steep attack, in which a person may fall asleep when walking to a bus stop or while conducting a Board meeting. There is also the Restless Legs Syndrome in which poor blood circulation and nerve irritation may cause such sensations as may make one wish to move the legs, and knee jerks which get one up from sleep. Fatigue and depression are culprits in sleep disorder. They make the body consume neurotransmitters faster than they are produced by the body. This creates a deficiency. High blood pressure, iron deficiency, constipation, late meals, caffeine and microwaved food cause trouble also. Kevin Tradeau, in his NATURAL CURES 'THEY' DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT, says a lot about the health danger of micro waved food and why the Russians banned microwaves in their country. The summary is that microwaves damage the molecular structure of foods, transforming them into poisons, even when, visually, they remain appealing. Besides, they eliminate the "life force" in food which maintains the life forces in humans. Tradeau cites an experiment, which anyone can perform at home, which persuaded many people in Europe to throw away their microwaves. In that experiment, two groups of seeds were sprouted. One group was fed microwaved water group did not germinate. But the group fed clean, filtered water grew lushfully. Tradeau himself was a victim of these matters. At 21, he suffered a heart attack. It took his doctors several days of strenuous laboratory tests to discover that he had mitral valve prolapse from birth. They told him there was no cure, and surgery was risky. He went helter shelter, as they say, in search of help. Then, he met another doctor who used natural remedies in his protocol. The doctor put him on an energy analyzing machine which in a few minutes began to beep when the probe hit the mitral valve. The doctor gave Tradeau natural supplements which cured his mitral valve prolapse. Tradeau had had to travel to Mexico for this treatment because the American Medical Association forbade its use in the United States, one reason consciencious American doctors were learning for Canada and Mexico where medicine was more open-minded. Tradeau returned with joy to his American doctors, his story goes, to request a re-run of the old checks. They told him it would be a waste of their time and his money because the condition was irreversible and corrective surgery was risky. He insisted. And they agreed. To their amazement, Tradeau no longer had mitral valve prolapse. What went wrong? They stuck to their guns that the condition was irreversible naturally and came up with only one conclusion: they must have MISDIAGNOSED Tradeau's heart problem. The annoyance of this experience challenged Tradeau to search for natural cures conventional medical hates to adopt, and this influenced the title of his book. He found that many people were dying from poisons they consume with food, especially microwaved food, and medicine, for the money, was offering them drugs and surgery, instead of nutritional and lifestyles changes. This is by the way.
In sleep apnea, breathing ceases or is suspended
and, should it not be resolved suffocation occurs.
That means death. In other words, sleep apnea can lead to respiratory failure and death. This process has been suggested to be cause of cot deaths in which otherwise healthy babies are found stone dead, with no other reasonable explanation for this occurrence. Doctors are still baffled about the cause of sleep apnea. But they are not giving in to the witches – at – work hypothesis. One leading assumption is an infection of the region of the throat behind the nose and the mouth called nasopharyngeal zone. The common cold infection, like bacterial and candida havocs, have been suggested as causes of inflammation and collapse of this airway. As the airway narrows, air from the nostrils is forced through, towards the lungs, and this partly causes the snoring sound. That's why people who snore are most likely candidates for sleep apnea.
In Europe, many snorers go to bed with all kinds of devices in their mouths to open up this air passage. Kevin Tradeau will wonder; Why don't they do candida, bacterial and viral cleanse? The body must be filled with toxins and germs and the immune system must be seriously depleted. The snore and the sleep apnea must be ways through which the body is telling us to do something urgently before it is too late
William Shakespeare, that great literary English giant, knew about 100 years ago that the snore is a serious message when he wrote in The Tempest: "Thou dost snore distinctly. There's meaning in thy snores"
Healing Sleep Opnea
In all probability, infection is present in the throat/ air passage zone. There is inflammation as well. Soft muscles and nerves in this region may have been damaged as well. To imagine the ongoing inflammation and damage scenarios, think of two loaves of bread, one fresh from the bakery, the other soaked in water overnight. Tissue in the throat/ air passage zone may be like the second loaf of bread. To eliminate germs, the following herbs and / or food supplements may be useful (1) Amazon Throat E-Z (2) Colloidal silver for gagging (3) Oregemo Spray or gel. (4) Echrnacea Supreme (5) Golden Seal root capsules or tea (6) Sage tea ((7) Kyolic garlic (8) Amazon AF, for candida (9) Amazon AV, for viruses (10) Bell's Shark Liver Oil for viruses. Antinflamatories that may help may include Broad Spectrum Bioflameds to which may be added Activated Queration, also a bioflamoid, Curcumn 2000x, Ginger, Pantothenic Acid, Udo's oil, Flax Seed oil buffered or alkaline Vitamin C. To relax the nerves and tone them, nerve tonics should be considered. Some of these are B – complex vitamins, St. Jolin's Wart, Vervain, Valerian root, Passion, flower, when it comes to the healing of damaged tissue, we need a good multimineral multiple formula, or a good (about 40) green leaves powder formula. The same goes for zinc, amino acids collagen, and the proprietary blend called Stem Cell Activator. Actually Tradeau's healing protocol included Stem Cell injections. This has to be carried out by or under the supperusion of a medical doctor with the expertise. Stem Cell Activator is a proprietary intermediate stage process as the name implies. It supports the production in the bone marrow, say the producers, of stem cells which circulate in the blood and are attracted to tissue where damage has occurred or where replacement cells are required. There, this neutral cell adjusts itself to the local tissue environment, becoming, for example, a cell of the eye or a liver cell.
With this healing scenario, it is certain that snoring and sleep apnea can be reversed, and the thought of witches being behind suffocation or near – death experiences diminished. How I wish Mrs. Switzer will read this. Her husband Melvin, a 200lb British dockworker, held or still holds the Guinness Book of World Records title with a snore sound of 88 deubels. That's about the sound of a motorcycle engine at full speed. Mrs. Switzer had to lay her good ear to the pillow when she slept at night. She went deaf in the other because of the motorcycle noise on the other side of the bed, reports the Doctors Book of Home Remedies. But she isn't screaming witches or seeking pastoral deliverance from them.


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Kia Ora, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Bula Vinaka, Fakalofalahi atu and Welcome to 2019. We are year 7 and 8, boys and girls of St. Pius X Catholic School. We are proud to share our learning and experiences with you. We welcome you to our blog and look forward for your supportive comments to help us continue to progress and achieve our learning goals.
Monday, June 21, 2010
The Best Game
7 comments:
- Miss G said...
Awesome Saufoi, your writing has improved so much. I really like the way you explained how the ball went 'spiraling through the air'. Keep up the fantastic writing.
Miss G :-)
- June 21, 2010 at 10:56 PM
- Room 2 at St. Pius X. said...
Saufoi, I saw you drawing one of those pictures, you are a very talanted young artist. This is a fantastic descriptive piece of writing. It sounds like you had fun playing and that comes across in your writing. Well done.
Miss Oldfield
- June 22, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- Miss Walker said...
Hi Saufoi, Fantastic writing. I loved the way you described the action. I especially liked the art work in the background and the way you spoke so clearly. Your movie was really interesting to watch.
And you WON the game.
- June 24, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- A'leina said...
good boy saufoi you are a good tiger sprinter Good luck next time
By A'leina
- July 21, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- waterlily said...
well well well u have shown people that u have improved well dove i really like ur writting keep up the good luck
- July 21, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- spxroom7 said...
fantastic descriptive writing Saufoi.You are a very talanted artist.Your writing has improved so much.
By Isitolo and $imone:]
- July 23, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- spxroom7 said...
fantastic descriptive writing Saufoi.You are a very talanted artist.Your writing has improved so much.
By Isitolo and $imone:]
- July 23, 2010 at 1:58 PM


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"My father once again beat me silly. He said to me 'You are a Booth and we are strong confident people who face whatever situation we find ourselves in squarely."
I am one of the most complex yet simple people that I know; lazy but driven hard worker, confused yet focused. I know…it doesn't make sense to me either, but it is the truth. I guess it's this contradiction that attracts and distracts but it has seen me through some pretty testy times.
I am a daughter, sibling, wife, mother, friend, employee, employer, writer, investor, consultant, lawyer, Believer; but most importantly I am ME. There are days I still question who this person is.
Growing up was not much of an adventure. It was a pretty average existence I have deduced that now that I have grown up. My father was an intelligent man that was too intelligent to deliver what he wanted in a manner mere mortals like me could grasp. I came back from school crying that a class mate had been me. I made sure I laid on the story heavy to get my message across and hope he would flip enough to either warn or beat the living daylights out of the classmate that had beaten me instead my father beat me silly. A couple of days later, I got in trouble in school and my teacher flogged me(yes, in those days teachers flogged). Again I laid it heavy for my father through tears after all this time it was an adult that had beat me. My father once again beat me silly. He said to me 'You are a Booth and we are strong confident people who face whatever situation we find ourselves in squarely. We don't cry and run. Go out there and do just that'!
Profound defining moment number one.
I was just in primary school but my father had taught me the valuable lesson of standing up and fighting for myself (if he wouldn't then no one else would) and do to the right thing so that I don't get into trouble(that turned out to be somewhat untrue).
Maturing wasn't fun. Too many choices. Too many pieces of advice. Too many decisions. To guard myself, I went through this period in a haze; I never really enjoyed the moment. On a trip back from the USA, holiday I was browsing through books in WH Smith and came upon one; 'Think Big; Kiss Ass' by the Donald himself. I read it and then it hit me. I then decided to read Robert Kiyosaki's 'Rich dad, Poor dad'.
Profound defining moment number two.
I have never looked back. I failed at three businesses but I have never felt ashamed. I learnt so much about myself and the 'dos' and 'don'ts' of business that the current business I am in is definitely on the road to success. When I had my daughter, I kept wondering what I would do with her. It felt so surreal. One moment I came into the hospital as one person, now I was leaving with a delicate human being in tow and I asked myself; 'do these people know what they are doing?? Are they really going to let me leave the hospital with this human?'
Profound moment number three.
I was now responsible for the life of another human being. So much was riding on me. Almost immediately I had to re-orientate my thinking. Looking back, I wonder why the mundane issues about children and rearing where topics of advice not the real stuff!
All these instances that shaped me reflect in my stand on issues. Politics; there's none played like the politics of marriage. Marriage; must we all?. Sex; what's the big deal? Religion; stranglehold. Money; the world's curse but I'm building businesses for my share. Woman=Power(ask Ms. Oteh). GEJ; reminds me of King Saul.
My mantra: Life is a lesson best learnt by everyone. In that case live YOUR life to the fullest.
About the author: Hauwa Abdullahi-Booth is a lawyer who has a passion for business. Went to Law School not business school. Learnt that on the streets of life. All levels of education; home-grown. Lawyer, Business Consultant, Scent Consultant, Writer/blogger Real Estate Investor need I say more? I write on my website; www.diaryofastupidwoman.com Strength; being me, weakness; shoes Love to cook and eat. Travelling too. Mother of one.
Op-ed pieces and contributions are the opinions of the writers only and do not represent the opinions of Y!/YNaija.


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This blog is written by Saamah Abdallah, a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Well-being, and is part of the Wikiprogress Series on child well-being. It explains how the Children's Society used nef's Five Ways to Well-being to children in its Good Childhood Report 2013, as well as highlights some of the key findings.
Five years ago, nef launched the Five Ways to Well-being – five easy evidence-based things individuals can build into their daily lives to improve their well-being – as part of the Foresight Review of Mental Capital and Well-being produced by the Government Office for Science. They are Connect, Be Active, Take notice, Keep Learning and Give. The five ways have had a phenomenal success across the globe from Norway to New Zealand, and can be found on billboards in South London, and on the NHS Choices website.
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Last week, the Children's Society launched the Good Childhood Report 2013, which presents this data for the first time (take a look at chapter 4). Overall, the evidence showed the Five Ways to Well-being to be important to children – those carrying them out reporting high levels of well-being. In regression analyses, certain activities seemed to be particularly important: noticing one's surroundings (Take Notice), talking to family members about things that matter (Connect), playing sports (Be Active) and teaching yourself new things (Keep Learning). For example, children who reported noticing and enjoying their surroundings all of the time were on average in the top 25% of well-being scores, whereas those that reported never doing so were on average in the bottom 20%.
As telling as the relationships we found to be strong, are those that weren't so strong. For example, whilst seeing friends was very important to well-being, chatting to friends on the phone or through social websites, had no effect whatsoever on well-being. Might Facebook's intention to allow children under 12 to use the website encourage more to carry out this well-being neutral activity? Meanwhile, the evidence on Give was mixed – helping around the house was associated with higher well-being, but volunteering (which few kids did) wasn't.
In a more detailed report which the Children's Society and nef will publish later this summer, we will also present findings on the relationship between the Five Ways and socio-economic status. Preliminary evidence suggests that children in the bottom income quartile carry out fewer five ways activities than those in the top income quartile, despite the fact that most of the activities can be free or very cheap (e.g. reading books or playing sports).
The evidence from the focus groups suggested, however, that the biggest barrier to children carrying out Five Ways activities was lack of permission from parents or guardians. The Children's Society have already highlighted the importance of autonomy and independence for children, and these data show how a society of over-protectiveness may be preventing children from doing things which could improve their well-being, such as seeing their friends, cycling to school, or simply kicking around a football in the park.
This blog first appeared on the nef blog 22 July, 2013.
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