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[you can eat rice, success rice and minute rice, totally ok for you to eat; im italian great cook (if i do say so myself) the gluten-free pasta are disgusting. the success rice and minute rice (which you can get anywhere and are so affordable vs. gluten-free disgusting rice) works. However, reading your posts..... i MISS MY BEER. BIG TIME. I GET IT...... BIGTIME. not looking forward to everyone at beach sucking down the beers. I also not digging gluten-free beers and calories. so i tried to do a little wine wine spritzer as well as rum. i can consume beer all day, no problems, drinking rum with diet coke all day. omg..... suckadoos
hi i love beer and woodchuck's apple cider beer. yuuuuummmy however, i thought beer would be my hardest thing and for all you have to go thru with this disease, it's the easiest to eliminat that and kettle one lol new to this and not digging it at allllll.... the gluten-free beers are mainly (to what I know and check out are lagers) tooo strong for me and major calories. have any insight. i can't imagine sitting on the beach and cannot pop back a couple
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Dermatitis / Celiac Sprue
chrissygirl0668 replied to chrissygirl0668's topic in Dermatitis HerpetiformisI am trying (my hardest) to do the right thing. Still getting sick\, meds not working, etc. after reading other people's posting, some have it way worse than I do. But you know what, everyone's issues/symptoms are different. I would not wish this one anyone at all. It's very hard and confusing. I am just lost.
Dermatitis / Celiac Sprue
chrissygirl0668 replied to chrissygirl0668's topic in Dermatitis Herpetiformisthank you for responding and helping me out. the salt was the first thing i eliminated from my household. this is hard and not much fun. like easter was first outing, and I came home starving. went to city yesterday had dinner and explained the severity of my situation and was told my food would be gluten-free and I feel like crap, blisters starting to form and the rest of the side affects. My mom, she's 70yrs old; she thinks I am being a baby and I have to do a new diet regime.. My older sister Kaje has helped me tremendously with this website shopping food, you name it she's there. I just don't feel good and really am mad I have to do this at this point in my life. A friend of my BF has a slight case of Celiac and he went last week to a actupunctuarist and says he feels so much better. I'm not into needles and don't know if I can handle it... However, after reading all other postsss... I see a lot of people are on different medicines, i never even have heard of. soooooooooooo confusing
i need help and I am pretty computer literate and this website is driving me nuts
I am so confused. I was recently diagnosed with this by a dermatologist because I had this burning blistery rash on my forearms, that traveled to my head and face (I have to say I am 41 yrs old and can honestly say other than this I never had a problem with acne).
My Derm sent me to a Gastro and had the biopsies done within two days. Ash Wed found out what I had. STillllll do no...
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chrissygirl0668 replied to rdunbar's topic in Dermatitis HerpetiformisI am so confused. I was recently diagnosed with this by a dermatologist because I had this burning blistery rash on my forearms, that traveled to my head and face (I have to say I am 41 yrs old and can honestly say other than this I never had a problem with acne). My Derm sent me to a Gastro and had the biopsies done within two days. Ash Wed found out what I had. STillllll do not understand all this, buying gluten-free Products, which are supposed to gluten-free right, well still getting sick. Checked all products this week and they all have soy. So here I am thinking and spending all this money and for what I am still sick to the point I get blisters on my left foot on bottom of toes (very painful and getting worse). Derm put me on Dapsone and I got all the reactions. Go for blood work every week. Derm stopped me on Dapsone for a week and then lowered prescription last week as I was still getting bad side affects. Dapsone now stopped and seeing a well-seasoned specialist on May 20th. Can't wait. So many questions for everyone, however, I saw a nutritionist who specializing in Celiac and Herm/Derm and she told me I didn't have to change soap and/or toiletries (you know the list goes on and on ) as it is not digested. So I am so confused and I hate this bigtime. I know that all lipsticks and lipliners have wheat. Went on line went to stores that say they are gluten-free and and after reading the ingredients (which i had to buy a magnifying glass for my wallet so I can read the small print when I am shopping) and get dirty looks because of the time spend etc, they look at me like I am shoplifting. So frustrated, need help. lost big time. the blisters are absolutely the worst thing ever, the bloating is the worst feeling ever. HELP
I was just diagnosed with the celiac sprue as well as the herm/dermititis. I am having problem with my left foot, the toes. Started out tingly feeling, thought it was my sneakers or uggs. Went out bought new sneakers, etc. still having same problem; however, the tingly feeling now has gone and there is pain. I am seeing a podiatrist for second time tomorrow. I am also seeing another specialist on May 20th as the dapsone made me very sick. I am also getting the watery blisters on the bottom of my feet, but that I can tolerate. I bought everything that was gluten free, and thought I was safe; still wasn't feeling well, and noticed on all gluten-free products I bought from a gluten-free supermarket has soy. Get your feet checked out. IT's important.
I am having the same problem.. apparently, we are born with it (however.. no one else in my family has it) i had two back surgeries in 2007 and after second surgery lumbar fusion ( screw and metal in my back ) i started to get a rash on forearms. i thought this was because they gave me the drug lyrica (after seeing a commercial and side affects), in Jan 2008 I went to a dermatologist who diagnosed me with dermitisis. gave me scripts for refills, saw him one last time... that was it. Last year, before Thanksgiving, my skin started breaking out in these water blisters, and was on my face and sooo bad in my scalp. My sister, who has bad skin and I don't referred me to her dermotoligist in Jan. of this year. he took one look at my arms, did a biopsy, sent me to a gastro that week (had the procedure) saw derm again took another biospy and wallll aaa i have herm/dermititis and celiac (got all results back on Ash Wed). I also saw a dietician to help me out with some of the hydrolyzed products. My family and I went to trader joes, whole foods, etc. Apparently as I have the skin portion of this too i cannot have soy. well i went online ordered stuff from vitacost.com, thinking i was getting everything gluten-free... not what happened. still getting sick, feel like crap, dr. put me on dapsone, which i am having bad reactions too. lowered dosege and now totally off of it. hate most of the food that is gluten-free. any help ANYONE can give me would be sooooo appreciated. regards, chrissy
Dermatitis / Celiac Sprue
chrissygirl0668 posted a topic in Dermatitis HerpetiformisHi all, need help, advice and guidance to the herm/dermitit/celiac sprue. Apparently, I was born with it; however, I am almost 42yrs old and it just surfaced within last two years. Took a bad fall and wound up having two back surgeries. Didn't appear after the first surgery, second surgery (lower lumbar fusion... with metal and screws in my lower back) in oct. by Dec. I had all these blistery things all over the back of my forearms. Went to a dermatologist, he said it was dermititis. Gave me a prescription, with refills, for a lotion cream (2 yrs ago). After I finished using the lotion cream, (this Thanksgiving) all of a sudden I started getting these blistery things on my arms again; however, they traveled to my head, face and shoulder bones. I went in Jan. to my sister's dermatologist (thinking omg I am getting older and starting with acne) to be told, after a biopsy what I had; he immediately sent me to a gastro, had the procedure done... and whaaa laaaa. I have celiac sprue disease. Not only Celiac... but... the skin portion of it tooo. So I am new to this as of Ash Wed., of this year... anyway saw a dietician; I am also on dapsone, meds... and hydroxyz hcl 25mgs. I went to trade joes, whole foods, yada yada yada... i hate all the food, moreso the pastas. I eventually found vitacost.com (everything u need half price) however, everything I bought is gluten free; however... again... it all contains soy. I CAN'T HAVE SOY. I thought i was doing the right thing and taking meds, weekly blood drawn and I am still sick...... Someone please help me to see there is a rainbow at the end of the lining...... ALSO WHERE CAN I BUY WHEAT FREE LIPSTICK. OMG MY LIPS.. THANK YOU all for anyone who can help me..... I understand it is going to take at least a year for me to be able to know what I am doing and stop getting so upset. here's one for you.. went out for easter dinner at a realtives', came home starving...... any help advice would be soooo appreciated...... chrissy
Hi all, I am new to the celiac sprue disease as of Ash Wednesday... Here is my story and would be totally greatful for some help. I not only have the herm/ dermititis, I also have celiac. I am very fortunate that (due to blisters that were showing up on my forearms, a dermatoligist diagnosed me immediately and sent me to a gastro. I have both portions of celiac. having problems with soy. help


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According to Wikipedia, Gleichen's full formal name and title was Admiral HSH Prince Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg GCB. The son of Queen Victoria's half sister, he married Lady Laura Wilhelmina Seymour (1833-1912), served in the Royal Navy, took part in the second Chinese Opium War, and commanded several ships before retiring from active service in 1866, at which time he became a sculptor. He received the rank of admiral four years before his death. Although Wikipedia does not mention it, his daughter Feodora also became a successful sculptor [GPL].
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NAVI – Navigational Aids for the Blind or Visually Impaired, with Kinect.
In the course "Blended Interaction", Master's students Michael Zöllner and Stephan Huber from Konstanz University /Universität (Germany)have been working on a very different approach to use the Microsoft Kinect. Since we liked their project so much and their helmet-mounted Kinect is such an eye-catcher (check out the video! J), we asked them to write about it for our blog. Here is what they wrote: NAVI (Navigational Aids for the Visually Impaired) is a student project aiming at improving indoor navigation for visually impaired by leveraging the Microsoft Kinect camera, a vibrotactile waistbelt and markers from the AR-Toolkit.While the "white cane" is a good tool to improve navigation for visually impaired, it has certain drawbacks such as a small radius or that it just detects objects that are on the ground (during typical use).We wanted to augment the visually impaired person's impression of a room or building by providing vibro-tactile feedback that reproduces the room's layout. The vibrotactile waistbelt
For this, depth information from the Kinect is mapped by our software onto three pairs of Arduino LilyPad vibration motors located at the left, center and right of the waist. These pairs of vibration motors are hot glued into a fabric waist belt and connected to an Arduino 2009 board. To increase the impact of the vibration motor they were put into the cap of a plastic bottle. The Arduino in the waist belt is connected via usb to a laptop that was mounted onto a special backpack-construction, which has holes for cables and fan. The special backpack-construction to hold the laptop
To support point-to-point navigation usually a seeing-eye dog is used. This dog however must be trained for certain routes, costs a lot of money and gets tired soon. In certain research projects GPS is used to provide this point-to-point navigation, however GPS is not applicable for indoor scenarios. The kinect camera mounted on a socket built with Sugru (http://sugru.com) and fixed with duct tape
We wanted to utilize the rgb camera of the Kinect, so we put several markers of the AR-Toolkit on the walls and doors of our building thereby modeling a certain route from one room to another. The markers are tracked continuously all along the way and our software provides synthesized auditory navigation instructions for the person. These navigation instructions vary based on the distance of the person to the marker (which we get from Kinect's depth camera). So for example, if you walk towards a door the output will be "Door ahead in 3", "2", "1", "pull the door" where each part of the information depends on the distance to the marker on the door. The battery pack to power our mobile kinect camera
The software is written with C#/.NET. We used the MangedOpenNI (https://github.com/kobush/ManagedOpenNI) wrapper for the Kinect and the managed wrapper of the ARToolkitPlus (http://code.google.com/p/comp134artd) for marker tracking. Voice synthesis is done using Microsoft's Speech API (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/speech/default). All input streams are glued together using Reactive Extensions for .NET (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/ee794896). The debug view of the software helped us tune the parameters for depth processing


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request to have child sexual abuse charges against him dismissed and other pretrial disputes are expected to be debated before a Pennsylvania state judge, two months before the retired Penn State assistant coach is scheduled to go on trial. The hearing Thursday at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte could cover a range of issues, from whether to allow prosecutors to use items from a search of Sandusky's home to whether Sandusky should be given more information about the details of the allegations. "We anticipate a lot of legal arguments and little testimony, with the judge reserving a decision on the major issues," said Sandusky's defense attorney, Joe Amendola. He said Sandusky was expected to attend.
, Amendola argued some charges were not specific enough, there was not enough evidence in some cases, and the statute of limitations may have expired for others.
over 15 years. He is confined to home while awaiting trial and has repeatedly denied the charges. Both sides agree that prospective jurors should be questioned individually, and sequestered during the trial now set to begin June 5, although Judge John Cleland has not ruled on those matters. Nils Frederiksen, a spokesman for the state attorney general's office, said Cleland already agreed with Sandusky's request to postpone the trial, which previously had been scheduled for mid-May, and noted the sides agree on the jury issues. "In general, the purpose of the hearing is to address all the omnibus pretrial motions that were included in the filing from two weeks ago, which we responded to," Frederiksen said.


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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "When I Grow Up/Doing It Differently" When I Grow Up - Sally and Nick are trying to guess what they'll be when they grow up when the Cat drops in for a visit. Cat is sure Nick and Sally will never guess what his friend Puggle will be when she grows up. When they see her, they start guessing right away! A frog? A duck? No, a beaver! They discover that, while Puggle may have some similarities to other creatures, she will grow up to be a duck billed platypus! Doing It Differently - Nick and Sally can't seem to find Harvey the guinea pig. D
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The To Your Health column covers health advice topics on new medical discoveries including pills to stop smokers, IQ supplement tablets and gene therapy.
Health Advice: Pills to Stop Smokers, IQ Supplement Tablets and Gene Therapy
When it concerns the fitness of body, mind or spirit, the editors of American Health are there, staying on top of up-to-date medical research, separating fad from fact and helping you preserve and improve life's most precious gift—your good health. Here are just a few items culled from recent and upcoming issues.
High-Tech Hand Washer
A futuristic device originally designed to scrub surgeons' hands is now being tested on fast-food cooks and even gooey day-care children.
It's like something from "The Jetsons": Just poke your arms through the gadget's two holes, then step on a pedal. Automatically, splash guards inflate, sealing in hands and forearms as oscillating jets spray an antimicrobial cleansing solution. Release the pedal and the guards deflate.
One version, the Insta-Clens ($1,750 from Pacific Biosystems), has been tested in a Phoenix day-care center where "the kids were a little scared of it at first, but by day two they couldn't keep their hands off it." The machine promises to do more than just keep kids tidy. Teaching tykes clean habits could cut many day-care-spread infections, including some that cause infant diarrhea. Insta-Clens is also being tested in the kitchens of two Phoenix fast-food restaurants.Getting kitchen help to wash their hands is vital: Hepatitis, salmonella and staphylococcus can all be transmitted by unclean cooks.
The original operating-room model, called Stat Scrub ($19,500), has been tested at a Phoenix hospital. According to one study, the 90-second wash got hands 65% cleaner than surgeons' usual 10-minute pre-op scrub. A smaller version, Medi-Clens, is being used at a neonatal intensive care unit. Though it doesn't provide the immaculate scrub that surgeons require, it may surffice for between patient contacts. Ideally, there would be such a machine in every patient's hospital room, but at $2,950 each, Medi-Clens units probably would be scattered along corridors.
Anything that reminds hands-on care givers to wash up between visits is potentially very important. Studies show that forgetful doctors frequently carry germs from patient to patient. And in a study of 400 fourth-year med students at five northeastern medical colleges, up to 96% didn't wash their hands between simulated doctor-patient examinations.
Cold-Blooded Women
For many people, particularly women, even a slightly cool environment can be a chilling experience. They get cold quickly and warm up slowly. One reason may be that they're iron deficient. In a Penn State University study, when both anemic and non-anemic women were submerged up to their necks in water that was slightly cooler than body temperature, the iron-deficient women weren't able to cope well with the temperature change. After 100 minutes, they were using less oxygen, which translates into less body heat, and producing less thyroid hormone, which is one of the body's temperature regulators. They also had lower core body temperatures. When the test was repeated after 12 weeks of iron supplementation, the anemic women showed normal temperature control.
Considering that over 30% of all women aged 11 to 50 consume less than the recommended 18 milligrams of iron every day, it's believed that cold intolerance is a common problem for females. Yet, a physician can take a simple blood test to determine anemia—and advise whether iron supplements are a good idea. Iron is also found in such foods as lean steak, poultry (dark meat), shellfish (especially clams, oysters and mussels), tuna (dark meat) and beans. Drinking orange juice and eating vitamin C-Rich foods with meals enhances iron absorption.
Smarts in a Bottle
In England, sales of vitamins and minerals soared after the BBC reported on a study indicating that vitamin and mineral supplements might raise the IQ. The study, published in the British medical journal The Lancet, found that supplemented children performed better on nonverbal intelligence tests—tasks such as matching colored blocks to a preset pattern. Researchers believe that nonverbal IQ is a more innate, biological measure than verbal IQ, which depends more on formal learning and language.
Therefore, nutrition would be expected to affect nonverbal results before changes could show up on verbal tests. Though relatively few children in the U.S. or Britain have marked nutritional deficiencies, many do consume diets that are low in iron and zinc, both of which are important to brain cell production. A recent study has also implicated zinc deficiency as a risk factor in dyslexia. The B vitamins support brain function, too—and may be low in some kids' diets.
A Carotene Cauliflower
A small, mutant, orange cauliflower head found in a field near Toronto may be the source of a new cauliflower variety rich in vitamin A. Cornell University scientists are currently crossing the cultivar—which gets its orange color from carotene, as do carrots and pumpkins—with standard varieties, to create a variety suitable for farming. Cauliflower, a member of the reputedly cancer preventive cruciferous family, is already high in fiber, vitamin C and potassium.
At-Home Cholesterol Tests?
If you think cholesterol consciousness is at an all-time high, just wait until the first at home cholesterol tests hit drugstore shelves. Home Diagnostics (Eden town, New Jersey) is ready now with an easy-to-use finger-stick kit (pending FDA approval), and Keystone Medical Corporation (Columbia, Maryland) will seek an OK from the FDA in the fall. Chem-Elec (North Webster, Indiana), whose Clinicard won FDA approval in June as the first self-processing doctor's office screening test, will probably join the over-the-counter bandwagon, too.
Sounds convenient, but what about accuracy? The Clinicard doesn't give results exact enough for a doctor's diagnosis, says the FDA. It does, however, give readings within three ranges: below 200 mg/dl (desirable level), 200 to 300 (borderline to high), and above. (The cards show 25 mg/dl gradations.) Manufacturers say the home kits are only screening devices, and not meant to replace lab tests (which are deemed "accurate" if they're within 150% of the true reading).
Gene-Therapy Taboos
Gene-Therapy Taboos Long ago, gene doctors agreed that gene therapy on fertilized eggs and embryos was off limits as far as humans are concerned. Reason: Once a gene is inserted into a fertilized egg, it becomes incorporated into every cell—including the sex cells. And that means the extra gene would be passed on to all future progeny—even offspring that don't need it. (Sanctioned gene-therapy would always target specific tissue to eliminate any and all possibilities of novel genes being passed on to future generations.)
Even though animal studies suggest that doctors could, for example, eventually wipe out insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes by inserting an insulin-producing gene in embryos, scientists worldwide have agreed not to try. The risk of mucking up the human gene pool is simply too high.
Another gene-therapy taboo is "eugenic" genetic engineering. That line of research would involve genetically altering such traits as intelligence, personality and organ formation. But rest assured, says a National Academy of Sciences report, these traits are controlled by hundreds, perhaps thousands, of interacting genes. "The genes involved have not been identified. Furthermore, scientists do not have the tools to manipulate these complex traits, and do not expect to have them in the foreseeable future."


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Release Date: 2009-04-24
Starring: James Toback
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Official Website: http://www.sonyclassics.com/tyson/
'Tyson' is an insightful biopic on arguably the greatest heavyweight boxer who ever lived. If you were a witness to his tumultuous personal and professional boxing career, this documentary clears up all, if not many of the rumors and debauchery he became notorious for: the biting of Evander Holyfield's ear, the rape charges and the Don King attack to mention a few.
Indie director James Toback directs this portrait of 'Iron' Mike Tyson where he manages to extract, without inhibition, information about his womanizing, alcohol and drug addiction, bouts of mental instability, and criminal activity in great detail. Through a mixture of original interviews and archival footage and photographs, the film ranges from Tyson's earliest memories of growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn through his entry into the world of boxing, to his rollercoaster ride of worldwide fame and fortunes won and lost.
You might be surprised with the Tyson who narrates this movie. He is different from the monster built up and torn down by the media during the '80s and '90s. Age often brings perspective, and that would seem to be the case here. His explanations and views of the mischievous events of his dark days might not satisfy you, but what you have to appreciate is the sincerity and surrendering that Toback manages to withdraw from a man known to have a volatile and fractured mind. In terms of visual stylistics, there is a film quality that Toback directs with in contrast to the sensationalistic and over-dramatized VH-1 show 'Behind the Music' or Barbara Walters' special interviews where the questions are crafted to draw tears from the interviewees. Here it is just you and him.
There are some scenes with heavy language so I wouldn't suggest bringing children to see it. If in fact 'Tyson' is a spin free of publicist intervention documentary, it is a remarkable look inside the mind of a 'killing machine' who became a docile beast ready to welcome peace within himself. If you are a fan, you'll enjoy it and if you're not, it's one informative retrospective at a living boxing legend.


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Here We Go
*Wind in the Willows
Nothing much is frothing or candling at the moment in this part of Canada - but snow is melting, birds are coming back, and the good morning sky is ever brighter. Winter teaches patience. That said, I could use another of your books to read in front of the fire, so keep those fingers on that keyboard.
I first met your work in a beaten up copy of Gardens of the Sun, left on the mantle of a hotel in Umbria. I left the book I had just finished (Ian Macdonald's River of Gods) and dove into the Quiet War, and soon after, into the other worlds you have built so beautifully.
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Longing to paint? Want to express your creativity in a supportive, group environment? AmSteel tenant, Anneka Foushee, is hostessing an ongoing painting group in her studio. These experimental, process painting sessions offer you an opportunity to see what emerges. A chance to breathe, listen, and paint.
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In a very considered comment on the Hot Topic blog , David Lewis questions whether the Durban UNFCCC international climate negotiations can come up with a binding treaty that effectively reduces GHG concentrations, given the existing public will.
"I don't see how negotiations on an international climate treaty can proceed to an agreement that would actually stabilize the composition of the atmosphere at a level that would not cause [dangerous anthropogenic interference] without more demand for such an agreement coming from the global population".
David Lewis compares the global demand for action in the international climate change negotiations with the changing British attitudes to 'Total War' with Hitler's Germany in 1940. Lewis implies that in the climate change negotiations, each government is "trapped in a circumstance where it can't generate the national will that's necessary".
In terms of the purposes served by international climate change negotiations, I would go a step further than that thoughtful comment from David Lewis. I say that the negotiations have never had the goal of producing a binding treaty to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations. Governments instead use the negotiations as one of their reasons for not reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and for continuing with 'business-as-usual'.
Let me summarise my contention using another reference to the Second World War.
Q. Whats the difference between Neville Chamberlain's negotiations in 1938 with Hitler in Munich that lead to the annexation of Czechoslovakia and the UNFCCC international climate change negotiations?
A. Neville Chamberlain only went once to Munich.
In making my argument I am influenced by a paper my late father Robin Johnson wrote in 1992 about the political-economy of the Rio Earth Summit. Robin uses the term "political-economy" to indicate he is considering the various groups with interests in the Earth Summit and asking what interests were served by the outcomes.
Robin noted that the expected outcomes of the Rio Earth Summit were binding signed international conventions on climate change and biological diversity. However, the actual outcome was a "framework convention...full of resounding phraseology and generalities".
Robin says the reason for this outcome was the fundamental split between the 'North' (developed countries) and South (developing country) blocs. Neither bloc was was willing to put global interest ahead of national interests. Instead, the outcome of the Earth Summit consisted of "non-binding language ... adopted to get all major nations to sign".
No agreement except on non-binding rhetorical statements! Sound familiar, doesn't it? Isn't that whats happened with all the subsequent climate change talks?
Robin's paper uncannily predicts much of the next 19 years of inconclusive negotiations. He wrote "Prior to meeting in Rio, some governments expressed concern that the Earth Summit would become a "pledging conference" where world leaders would be expected to step to the podium and announce their country's contribution." Copenhagen 2009, anyone?
Robin concluded "The challenge for those seeking action will be to channel the outcomes of Rio into concrete action by member states". Substitute "Bali 2007" or "Copenhagen 2009" or "Cancun 2010" for "Rio", and we can re-use that conclusion for all subsequent international climate change negotiations.
So, from a political economy point of view, the climate change negotiations have had the effect of ensuring that international opinion stays "behind the demand curve" for decisive action. After all, that is the function they have served in the 19 years since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
So I think we need to let go of the idea that the negotiations as they are currently constituted and conducted will make any useful contribution to the kind of decisive international action that is required. We need to accept that the negotiations are just another forum for business and politics as usual.


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Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
- Probiotics (As an Adjunct to Standard Therapy)
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
- Aloe
- Bacopa monniera
- Beeswax Extract (Related to Policosanol )
- Butterbur
- Cayenne
- Colostrum
- Cranberry
- Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL)
- Fish Oil
- Garlic
- Rhubarb
- Sea Buckthorn Oil
- Turmeric
- Vitamin B 12
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin E
Alternative Therapies
The highly concentrated acid produced by the stomach is quite capable of burning a hole through the tissue of the stomach and duodenum (part of the small intestine). That it usually does not do so is a tribute to the effectiveness of the methods that the body uses to protect itself. However, sometimes these protective mechanisms fail, and the ever-present acid begins to produce an ulcer.
Ulcer pain is caused by stomach acid coming into contact with unprotected tissue. Eating generally decreases ulcer pain temporarily because food neutralizes the acid. As soon as the food begins to be digested, the pain returns.
Conventional medical treatment for ulcers has gone through a slow revolution. A few decades ago, the prescribed response to ulcers was a bland diet—one low in spices and high in dairy products, which were believed to coat the stomach. However, eventually it was discovered that spicy foods are innocent and that milk itself is somewhat ulcer forming! The only other option at that time was surgery.
Next came antacids containing magnesium and aluminum. However, these were seldom strong enough to allow the ulcer to heal fully. Ulcer treatment took a big step forward with the development of Tagamet (cimetidine), followed by Zantac (ranitidine), Pepcid (famotidine), and others. These H2-blocking drugs dramatically lower the stomach's production of acid. Later, a new class of even more potent acid suppressors appeared, the proton-pump inhibitors , led by Prilosec (omeprazole).
When stomach acid is suppressed, ulcer pain rapidly diminishes and the ulcer heals. For a time, these drugs were regarded as the definitive answer to ulcers. This early enthusiasm began to fade when it became clear that ulcers frequently returned after the drugs were stopped. In the late 1980s, a new explanation for this problem began to surface. First regarded as a wacky theory, it has now become the accepted explanation.
We now believe that ulcers are caused by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori . Apparently, this previously ignored organism has the capacity to infect the stomach and, by so doing, weaken the stomach lining. When antibiotics to kill H. pylori are combined with stomach acid suppressants ulcers are far more likely to go away and stay away. However, it isn't easy to kill H. pylori ; antibiotic treatment is not always successful, and it has side effects. Friendly bacteria ( probiotics ) may help this treatment work better.
Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
Probiotics are bacteria that are healthy for you. The most famous probiotic is Lactobacillus acidophilus , found in yogurt. There are many other probiotics, as well.
Evidence suggests that various probiotics in the Lactobacillus family can inhibit the growth of H. pylori . 24-27,51 While this effect does not appear to be strong enough for probiotic treatment to eradicate H. pylori on its own, preliminary studies, including several small, double-blind trials, suggest that probiotics may help standard antibiotic therapy work better, reducing side effects, and improving the rate of eradication. 24-25,28-32,41-42,44,48,49,50,52,53
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full Probiotic article.
The herb cranberry is thought to help prevent bladder infections by preventing adhesion of bacteria to the bladder. Preliminary evidence suggests that it might also help prevent the adhesion of H. pylori to the stomach wall. 33,51
A 90-day, double-blind, placebo-controlled study performed in China tested the effects of daily consumption of cranberry juice in individuals who were chronically infected with helicobacter (but who did not necessarily have ulcers). 43 The results indicated that use of cranberry significantly decreased levels of helicobacter in the stomach, presumably by causing some of the detached bacteria to be "washed away."
However, while this was a promising finding on a theoretical level, it did not directly address treatment or prevention of ulcers.
A more practical study evaluated the use of cranberry as a support to standard therapy. 46 This double-blind trial enrolled 177 people with ulcers who were undergoing treatment with a common triple-drug therapy known as OAC (omeprazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin) used to eradicate H. pylori . All participants received standard therapy for one week. During this week and for two weeks after, they were additionally given either placebo or cranberry juice. Researchers also looked at a third group attending the same clinic, and who received only OAC.
The results were somewhat promising. In the study group at large, OAC plus cranberry was no more effective than OAC plus placebo or OAC alone. However, among female participants in the study, use of cranberry was associated with a significantly increased rate of helicobacter eradication as compared to placebo or no treatment.
Does this mean that women undergoing ulcer treatment may benefit from cranberry? Perhaps, but not necessarily. When a treatment fails to produce benefit in the entire group studied, researchers may, after the fact, go on a hunt for a subgroup who did benefit. The laws of chance alone ensure that they can almost always find one. Therefore, it is not clear whether cranberry actually did provide benefit, or whether this finding was merely a statistical fluke.
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full Cranberry article.
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
Individuals who take H 2 blockers or proton pump inhibitors for ulcers may not be able to properly absorb vitamin B 12 , and might therefore benefit from B 12 supplements. 34-40
The most famous supplement used for ulcer disease is a special form of licorice known as deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) . However, the studies that supposedly showed it effective were not double-blind, and they involved a combination product that also contained antacids. 2,3 Very preliminary evidence does suggest that DGL might help protect the stomach from damage caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs . 4
One study found that use of vitamin C supplements at a dose of 500 mg daily can improve the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy for H. pylori . 45 (Specifically, use of vitamin C allowed a reduction in the dosage of clarithromycin, one of the most important antibiotics used to eradicate H. pylori . However, vitamin C did not help in cases where the species of H. pylori involved was resistant to clarithromycin.) Another study involving 200 people infected with H. pylori were randomized to receive 14 days of standard antibiotic therapy (lansoprazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin) alone or with the addition of vitamin C (500 mg) and vitamin E (200 IU) for 30 days. 54 The researchers found that the eradication rates were higher in the group receiving the vitamins. Similar results were found in another study. 55 It's important to bear in bind that although these anitoxidant vitamins appeared to be effective against H. pylori infection, which is a good thing, these studies did not measure the direct impact on the symptoms or prognosis of peptic ulcers.
Fish oil in combination with antibiotic therapy has been tried as a treatment for eradicating H. pylori , but it did not prove particularly effective. 23
Highly preliminary studies suggest that various bioflavonoids including citrus bioflavonoids can inhibit the growth of H. pylori . 9 All fruits and vegetables provide bioflavonoids, but these substances can also be taken as supplements. One study failed to find that the carotenoid astaxanthin is helpful for treating H. pylori infection. 47
Neither garlic nor cayenne appear to be helpful against H. pylori . 17,18 However, some evidence suggests that cayenne can protect the stomach against damage caused by anti-inflammatory drugs. 19-21
Colostrum 10,11 and butterbur12,13 might also help protect the stomach lining.
Bacopa monniera , betaine hydrochloride , cat's claw , glutamine , marshmallow , methyl sulfonyl methane (MSM) , reishi , sea buckthorn oil , selenium , suma , vitamin A , and zinc have also been suggested as aids to ulcer healing, but there is as yet no meaningful scientific evidence that they are effective.
Contrary to some reports, the herb turmeric does not appear to be effective for treating ulcers, 14,15 and it might increase the risk of developing ulcers if taken at excessive doses. 16
Rhubarb and aloe have been suggested as treatments for bleeding ulcers. 8 However, this condition is sufficiently dangerous that conventional medical treatment is far more appropriate.
Alternative Therapies
Acupuncture has been part of the medical mainstream in countries such as China and Japan for centuries. It is also one of the most widely utilized forms of alternative therapy in the United States. Simply defined, acupuncture is a treatment method aimed at eliciting a response (such as pain relief) through insertion of very fine needles in the body surface at sites called acupuncture points.
Functional dyspepsia includes a wide range of symptoms that cause epigastric pain or discomfort. A randomized trial of 72 patients suffering from functional dyspepsia show significant symptom relief with real as opposed to sham acupuncture. Those who had real acupuncture experienced less bloating and early saiety, though the differences were minor and may not have been clinically meaningful. 56
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
Various herbs and supplements may interact adversely with drugs used to treat ulcers. For more information on this potential risk, see the individual drug article in the Drug Interactions section of this database.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO CAM Review Board
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We will sample your child's skin at three different time points.
We will work with you and your child on the timing and scheduling of your study visits.
For Healthy Children Without Eczema : (Age-Matched Controls or siblings):
When possible, we will sample your child's skin at three different time points to closely match the sampling visits of AD patients as above.
For HIES/WAS/DOCK8 patients:
We will sample the skin of children who are diagnosed with HIES/WAS. We will work with you and your child in scheduling study visits.
Children between the ages of 2 and 12 years with a diagnosis of moderate to severe AD (eczema) who are willing to travel to the NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, Md. Healthy children without eczema or asthma or siblings of children with AD may qualify.
Healthy children WITHOUT eczema or asthma, or siblings of children with eczema, who are within several years of each other that do not have eczema or asthma, may qualify for study.
While participation in the study may not directly benefit your child, we hope that what we learn from this study will benefit patients with skin and other immune diseases in the future.
There is no pain. Swabs involve rubbing the skin with a sponge "Q-tip." Scrapes are equivalent to a light scratch with a fingernail.
The risks involved in joining this study are very minor or very rare.
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The study team will use codes for your child's information. Only approved researchers will be able to look at this information.
The private medical information of our participants is protected through a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health. This Certificate prohibits the disclosure of any information that may identify study patients, by any court subpoena, in any federal, state, or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings.
A Certificate of Confidentiality does not prevent you, your child or a family member from voluntarily releasing information about study participation. The NIH may not use the Certificate to withhold that information if written consent has been given to receive research/personal health information.
Eligible children will be compensated in accordance with NIH policy.
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Sweetwater, Roscoe host big district games today
While only two Nolan County high school football teams will see action today, their games will be crucial as Sweetwater and Roscoe will both be seeking wins on their home fields today with a chance to seriously dam-age the playoff hopes of the teams they face.Sweetwater (1-0, 3-3) hosts Greenwood (0-1, 4-2) at 7:30 p.m. in the first-ever district meeting of the two schools, while Roscoe (1-2, 1-5) entertains Ranger (0-3, 0-6) at the same time.Both Highland (5-2) and Blackwell (3-4) have open dates this week. The two six-man schools will begin district play on Oct. 26 after enjoying some time off.Football won't be the only thing on the menu today, as the Sweetwater volleyball team is also hosting Mid-land Greenwood at 5 p.m. at Mustang Gym. Sweetwater brings in a 3-5 district mark while Greenwood is 1-7.The Lady Mustangs have just two games left in their season and both are at home. They host first-place Wylie next Tuesday. JV and freshman matches will also be on tap today.


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Privacy near Split
This lovely holiday cottage is situated in village Zrnovnica on the outskirts of Split, the largest Croatian coastal town. The town of Split is positioned in central Dalmatia and it is a cultural, political and economic centre of the region. Split lies on a peninsula that boards on three mountains: Kozjak, Mosor and Perun. The centre of Split holds the famous UNESCO heritage site: the palace of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Across the sea, the town of Split faces the islands of Ciovo, Solta, Brac and Hvar. One can reach Ciovo by a passenger boat or by a bridge in Trogir, while the rest are accessible only by ferries, mostly only from Split. Split has a couple of elevated points that offer panoramic views of the town and its surroundings. This particular holiday cottage is placed in a natural environment of the village that shares its name with the river flowing through it. One can enjoy the views of the mountain Mosor and glimpses of the sandy and gravel beach in nearby Stobrec. Quality interior and numerous pieces of equipment offer the perfect environment for a family holiday. The pool terrace is the highlight of the cottage. There is a covered part with seating arrangements, a grill, the outdoor pool itself and an additional toilette. Do not forget the playground next to the cottage! Your family can play basketball, football or badminton there. If you prefer golf or tennis, you can enjoy them at 1 km distance from your holiday home. There is a 3-hole golf course between Zrnovnica and the coastal road while the small town of Stobrec offers a couple of clay tennis courts in vicinity of the mentioned beach. This holiday cottage is the perfect place for a holiday in a green environment far from the city noise and crowd, yet less than a 15 minute drive from all the urban contents and numerous historical sites in Split.


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Definitions from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
n. A stuffed animal, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.
n. A high hop that a rabbit may perform when happy.
v. To perform a high hop, as when happy.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
It is in regular use by millions of parents and children, is a nickname for a few cheerful people, and it's is just not defined in any major dictionary.
Binky is a brand name of pacifiers, so that explains that source for it being in common use, similar to xerox, kleenex, etc. And, then again that is just marketing cooping a common word used in child-rearing; my binky was a blanket.
Is it from some children's book that is in the English language? Obviously the book involves rabbits! Why isn't it more common in dictionaries? The word has 5.96M hits in Google, so the word is common.
The word "bink" means a bench, or in slang a sharp dressed man. So as a root that's not helpful, except perambulators (containing baby(s) and presumably at least one binky) and sharp dressed men can be found in proximity to park benches, but that is a very loose connection. And then "y", well, that is my question?
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All season long, Karlee Riggs has been a reliable force for the Orange Coast College women's volleyball team.
Pasadena City College Tammy Silva would say the Pirates relied on their standout outside hitter a little too much Saturday in the second round of the California Community College Athletic Assn. Southern Regional playoffs at Orange Coast.
"Wherever she was, that's where they were going," Silva said.
Orange Coast's one-dimensional offense allowed the Lancers to zero in on Riggs, as the rest of the Pirates couldn't keep the visitors honest. It led to a disheartening loss for Orange Coast, which dropped the final three games after winning the first two, 19-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-17, 16-14.
Pirates Coach Chuck Cutenese couldn't argue with Silva.
"Anyone who's seen us, heard of us, looked at our stats knows Karlee gets a lot of swings at the ball," Cutenese said. "The problem was we needed our middles to put some balls away to allow her to swing against a one-on-one block and we weren't doing that."
Of fourth-seeded Orange Coast's 55 kills, 31 came from Riggs. No other Pirate had more than six kills, as Morgan Link and Dana Nicholson finished with six each.
The fifth game was tightly contested, with 11 ties and six lead changes.
Orange Coast bounced back from a 3-1 hole and used a 3-0 lead to take its first multi-point advantage of the game, 8-5, on a kill from Riggs and two unforced Pasadena errors. The Lancers responded with a 4-0 run of their own to reclaim a slight advantage on two kills from Noralia To'omalatai and a kill and block from Megan Callen.
"At that point all we had to do was side out and the next time we serve it's 9-8," Cutenese said. "We struggled in rotations and unfortunately we found ourselves in a tough rotation in game five, couldn't get out of it and let them back in. Those are the things that are hard to live with — knowing that you were so close and had so many opportunities."
Riggs started heating up late in the game, as she scored three straight points on kills for the Pirates, who found themselves up, 13-12. Pasadena's Jackie Valle-Acosta knotted the score with a kill of her own, but Orange Coast stayed in front, 14-13, after Pasadena setter Kailey Faust and Valle-Acosta's timing was off on a quick attack, resulting in an error and match point for the home team.
Silva called timeout and the Lancers rebounded with their back against the wall on a kill from Virdiana Gallardo. Callen put all the pressure on Orange Coast as she read a Riggs kill attempt from the back row perfectly and blocked it to give Pasadena match point, 15-14.
With the match season on the line, the Pirates went back to Riggs, but her back-row attempt landed just outside the back line to give the Lancers the victory.
Pasadena moves on to face L.A. Pierce, which defeated El Camino, 25-9, 25-23, 25-23, at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the third round of the regional playoffs, with a trip to the State Championship on the line.
Five players from No. 5 Pasadena had at least nine kills, with To'omalatai leading the way with 19. Valle-Acosta (14), Yanise Joseph (13), Gallardo (12) and Callen (nine) also helped shoulder the offensive load.
Still, the Pirates (19-3) had a number of opportunities to put Pasadena away, but never could. The match seemed to be headed for a sweep, but the Lancers (21-4) came out loose and aggressive in the third and fourth games to force a deciding fifth frame.
"We never got into game three and that carried over into game four as well," Cutenese said. "They played extremely aggressive and I felt we played not to lose, instead of playing to win. ... I was shocked to see us play that way late in the season."
Orange Coast won the first game easily, 25-19, after Pasadena committed 14 unforced errors and Riggs logged four kills and an ace in the opener. Fittingly, the Pirates clinched the game on a Pasadena net violation.
The Lancers used a 7-2 run to take a slight 10-7 lead in the second game, but couldn't stay on the attack, as the Pirates went on a 13-5 run — behind eight Riggs kills — to take a 20-15 edge and hold on for the 25-22 win.
Pasadena came out loose and with nothing to lose in the third and fourth games and ran away with both of them. Riggs had just two kills in the third game after posting 14 in the first two. Much credit went to Pasadena middles Callen and Valle-Acosta, who finished with five and three blocks, respectively, for containing Riggs late in the match.
It helped the Lancers overcome a two-game lead and erase any bad memories they may have had after they were swept by the Pirates, 25-13, 25-23, 25-19, on Sept. 13.
"I told the team the hardest thing about looking back is all three of our losses were teams we'd beaten and matches we were in and had a chance," Cutenese said. "It's different when someone comes in and completely dominates you, and that wasn't any of our losses."
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- Group Stories : Rock Band
Every once in a while, she loved to explore her wild side and I loved to watch her seduce any man she chose. It was almost impossible to resist her sexuality.
This night started innocent enough. She told me that she thought the guys in the band were cute and was getting into their music. She went out to dance by the dance floor with the other groupies who were hoping to get the bands attention.
She was dressed in a very short skirt with no underwear. Her halter top had every button loose except for the bottom two buttons. She was dancing very seductively and I could see the guys in the band checking her out. While dancing, she frequently straightened her hair as she shook her body. This made the buttons on the halter top almost bust as her 38 double D's stretched the halter top to its limits. I then saw her raise her skirt in one hip and flash enough skin to let the band know that she had no underwear.
She then took a short break and let me know that she was going to visit with the band when they took a break. I told her to enjoy herself. When she returned to the dance floor, she continued her seduction of the band. The dance floor was crowded but I was at an angle where I could see what was going on in great detail. I soon saw her put her finger in her mouth and suck very hard on her finger. The eyes of the band were on her as she sucked on her finger and slowly withdrew her finger from her mouth like it was sweet tasting desert. She then lowered her eyes to watch the impact of her actions on the lead singer. When she pulled her finger from her mouth she then slowly licked her pouty lips like she wanted to savor the taste of something special.
The band took a break soon after. I saw the lead singer motion her to follow him. I saw my wife walk up to him and give him a hug. She grabbed his hand and stood very close. Within a minute she wrapped hers hands around his neck and gave him a long passionate kiss. They then walked to a door that was off the back of the stage.
My wife was gone about 30 minutes. The audience was complaining about the long break the band was taking. When the band returned, my beautiful wife returned to the table. She then told me what happened in the last 30 minutes.
The lead singer took her back stage to meet the rest of the band. AS he introduced her to the band, she gave each a nice warm kiss. After kissing each band member, she then gave a very long passionate kiss to the lead singer as the curious band members watched. As she kissed him she unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it off.
The other three band members were watching her slowly undress the lead singer. After she unfastened his belt buckle, my wife dropped to her knees and instantly swallowed the lead singer's cock. She moved her head up and down several times and was sucking very intensely. She then paused and asked the other three guys why they still had their clothes on.
She got on all fours and the lead singer started fucking her hard from behind. The other band members soon were out of their clothes and the drummer shoved his hard cock in her mouth. It was only a matter of time until my wife had the lead singer on his back and was riding him while the drummer starting fucking her sexy bottom. The other two band members started taking turns feeding their cocks to my wife who devoured them and sucked them like they had never experienced before.
Due to the limited amount of time available, my wife worked fast to make sure evry band member was satisfied. Soon the lead singer and drummer came very hard and the other two band memebers took their places. They were already extremely turned on by the oral pleasures my wife had given them. It was only a few minutes before they both also orgasmed and collapsed to the floor.
My wife then went around the room and licked them all clean before the band got dressed to return for the second set. But not before they beggeg my wife to meet them during their next break!


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Your wallet: The Canadian Automobile Association reports the average yearly cost to operate a car can be as much as $9,000 year, or nearly $25 per day! Carpooling can help you offset these costs. The more people you share your commute with, the more you can expect to save.
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Depending on your vehicle and driving patterns, the cost per km of driving a vehicle can range from approximately $0.40 to over $0.80 per kilometre. (see the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) at www.caa.ca. If you can share the cost of commuting to and from work by carpooling with others, your potential savings are significant.
No! This is the most common misconception around carpooling. Our carpool.ca survey results show that the average carpooler carpools 3 days per week. Everyone has commitments outside of their daily commute. You could carpool every day or only once or twice a week. You and your carpool members decide upon the schedule. Some people even belong to two carpools - you may carpool with one carpool on Mondays and Wednesdays and then join a second carpool for the remainder of the week. You might also be able to carpool to work and then take transit home at the end of the day.
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CNN's Nancy Grace Caught Faking a Satellite Interview [OPINION]
When it becomes more about the sizzle than the steak, then can you actually believe the stories they report?
So a few days ago CNN's Nancy Grace is doing her show live from Arizona, reporter Ashley Banfield is also in Arizona when they go to a live split-screen shot with Grace chatting with Banfield to get latest scoop on whatever the heck it was they were yakking about. Well, as reported on TheAtlanticWire.com, someone was paying attention as to what was happening in the back ground of the two shots, turns out it was the very same vehicles passing behind the reporters mere seconds apart. That's right, they were doing all this high-tech, fancy-schmancy reporting from the same parking lot!
Wouldn't it be cheaper, more efficient and frankly much easier to have Ms. Banfield just walk the 30 feet over to Ms. Grace and do the interview on the same camera?
I know in the grand scheme of things this is pretty unimportant, but it's just another of the many reasons why CNN's ratings are in the toilet and they have not been been the most "Trusted Name in News" for a very long time.
Click here to see the video proof at TheAtlanticWire.com, it's pretty amusing.


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Mirallas and Hibbert set for spell out
Everton are set to be without forward Kevin Mirallas and defender Tony Hibbert for "a few weeks" because of injury, manager David Moyes has confirmed.
Mirallas suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury in last weekend's win over Tottenham which had sidelined him for a month.
Hibbert has been struggling with a calf problem all season and Everton have now decided surgery is the best option to solve the problem, with the defender having an operation early next week.
"It looks like we'll lose Kevin for a few weeks," said Moyes.
"It's a really big blow - anyone who watched the game last week can see that.
"His hamstring isn't just right so it looks like we'll have to take more time over it so it will probably keep him out for a while.
"We thought we had managed it because it was quite a mild hamstring injury which we gave extra time because I was expecting him to be available for the midweek Arsenal game.
"I then didn't use him in the Manchester City game in the hope he would be right for the Tottenham game so we gave him extra days to make sure it was right.
"We now will have to take even more time unfortunately and it will be a big miss for us because he gives us a different attacking dimension from what we have and he'll be a loss.
"Tony Hibbert has a recurrence of his calf injury so he is going to have an operation on Monday which will keep him out for a while."


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delpino needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 49 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
I've made a screenshot, so its possible to see what I need.
The arrows point at the button which I'd like to improve.
The Loop button should contain something that symbolizes
the function. When you click the loop button it will loop vocabulary words, so ideally it should contain some arrows, either inside the existing button or make the whole button round with arrows.
It buttons below the Loop Button could also be redesigned, depending on how well the new button will integrate.
The other thing is the "upgrade" button on the bottom left: "click here to upgrade and get sound". maybe something shiny and eye-catching that integrates well into the site.
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Twenty-second installment from the diary of my great-grandfather's sister Alise, written during the First World War. When the diary starts, she is living just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front, and is then forced to flee with her husband and two young daughters to her family's house near Limbaži as the war moves even closer. It was here that her third child, a son, was born in February 1916. For more background, see here, and click on the tag "diary entries" to see all of the entries that I have posted.
April 25, 1916
After the rain – the sun shines, after sorrow comes happiness! Never wallow in the dark days, but be patient, quietly, be patient. Everything will come at its time, as God has decreed, for he does good, what needs to be done, and now for us, after a long wait Papa has finally found us a good place – even if finding it has been full of all sorts of obstacles.


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There is currently no available "Beginner" label. The following is the default level label: Esther (Harding) Dickinson (1790-1875) posed for this photograph in the 1850s. Esther Harding kept house for Consider Dickinson of Deerfield, Massachusetts, before she married him in 1840. Consider, a Revolutionary War veteran, was thirty years older than Esther. Consider and Esther had no children, and they agreed that his estate should be used to forward the education and intellectual enlightenment of the residents of Deerfield. Esther died in 1875 and followed her deceased husband's wishes by bequeathing a sizable sum in her will for the establishment of a public high school and library for the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Comic 442: Singalong time!!
8 comments:
- AnonymousJune 30, 2008 at 8:25 AM
Hey, this blog is pretty damned awesome and accurate and I can't believe it took this long to find it considering it's been online since March.ReplyDelete
Pity you don't (AFAIK) drop by the #xkcd IRC channel because it's about thirty times more retarded than the comic and shows how popularity ruins communities that aren't ready for it. Thankfully I no longer bother with it.
I don't hang out on the xkcd irc channel, not being much of an irc person. The forums are more than enough for me. I did like his idea for a self patrolling irc, the one he described in the blog a few months ago. I wonder it worked.ReplyDelete
Anyway thanks for the encouragement.
- AnonymousJuly 5, 2008 at 4:30 AM
I went there for a while. Basically he sent us into a channel with a very kick-happy bot and refused to tell us on what basis it handed out kicks and bans (which increased with each successive ban, on top of that). After days of people trying to figure it out, it finally surfaced that it "tried to keep people generating fresh humor by kicking whoever repeated stuff that had been said before". I have no idea how it's doing nowadays but it was pretty much a clusterfuck back then.ReplyDelete
He seriously should have just come around and realized that bots aren't going to fix a lame channel, more moderators are. Just ask SomethingAwful. The stupid bot got him lots of e-praise, though, so I doubt he cares. Despite the 20 or so halfops in #xkcd, there was no kicking of retards unless they were spamming, because nobody wanted to hurt the feelings of idiots who should have stayed in Y! Chat a bit longer.
(Interestingly while he was testing out the signal-bot in the separate channel, everyone else was wanking themselves silly repeating the thunder meme in the main channel.)
Ah, so it didn't work. Funny he didn't mention it on the blog...ReplyDelete
Yeah the idea was that it kept a log of everything that had been said before, and if you repeated a post that had been made before you got kicked out, for increasingly long periods. It seemed almost crazy enough too work, bu I guess it wasn't. Still, you wonder if it could be possible in some way - maybe regular posters could earn a certain number of points per day, which would let you stay on when you would otherwise be kicked off.
BTW you should post with a name or fake name or nickname or something, just so I know which Anonymouses are you.
I'm sorry, but this is the most inaccurate post yet. This song-comic is pure nerd wankery, and if anything from xkcd should cause someone to hate Randall Munroe, it's this strip.ReplyDelete
It is officially Bizarro World Thursday - I'm about to defend xkcd and disagree with someone who said I should be harsher on it.ReplyDelete
First off, 'My Favorite Things' is from The Sound Of Music, and this comic is not a parody of that. It's off some old traditional song. Though it is possible that Randall didn't know the original and figured he was just parodying the Discovery Channel ad, which was also a parody of the old song.
Are you surprised that xkcd is nerdified wankery? My problem is that it still thinks that cute, when it isn't at all.
Anyway, I did say "but I am feeling nice today" so if I had been in a shittier mood I may have been more angry about it.
NONETHELESS I appreciate your anger am I am glad it is directed at the right person.
I know it's not a parody of the song, but it's essentially Munroe's self-indulgent version of it. The strip is a socially maladjusted wannabe-asperger's sufferer's in-your-face presentation of his favorite things (and such choices- ooh Randall you're so quirky and random it makes me want to put a weasel in your pants and squeeze you silly), and while some of those things are nice this is like he's taking one of the other comics of "here's a socially maladjusted practice I came up with hyuck" and multiplied it 24 times and overlaid it with an insipid tune. And to be quite frank the bloodninja AIM chronicles are kind of old hat now (they were by the time they were posted on Bash.org a few years ago).ReplyDelete
Anyways, that's why I hate it, but I can respect your reasons for not hating it, since after skimming the rest of your blog I am pleased that you have your critical bile calibrated to the right pH levels elsewhere.
You have some wonderful ways of expressing yourself. "It makes me want to put a weasel in your pants and squeeze you silly."
Bloodninja still makes me laugh, what can I say. Certainly made me laugh hysterically the first time I read it (which was not on bash).
I'm glad we can agree on the rest of the comics.


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My 1st posting of year 2011 dedicated to my Princess 1st Birthday on 20 Jan 2011!! Been busy since last Christmas, already fulfilled my customer orders for Chinese New Year, but yet to start baking cookies for myself & family!! After my dear daughter birthday, finally can spare some time to start baking CNY cookies!!
This is also my 1st fondant tier cake creation! It has been some time I've handle marshmallow fondant and I've never use it to decorate a whole cake. Therefore is quite a challenge for me to create a tier cake without prior experience. So I've to search around the web site and learn a couple of crucial tips from my baking friends :) I'm not a very creative person so I choose a simple design. A pinky cake with small little flowers around it would not go wrong anyway, with an additional precious moment figurine, it helps to beautify the whole cake. Luckily I've manage to pull through with couple of hiccups in between.
A 4" strawberry madeira cake & and 6" lemon medeira cake. I've actually overbaked the 6" cake, as you can see the thick brown crust forming around the cake!
A 4" strawberry madeira cake & and 6" lemon medeira cake. I've actually overbaked the 6" cake, as you can see the thick brown crust forming around the cake!
- 225gm unsalted butter
- 200gm sugar
- 225gm self-raising flour
- 115gm plain flour
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 lemon zest
- Sift flour together. Cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time and beat till combined.
- Mix in vanilla essence & lemon zest.
- Fold in flour and mix evenly.
- Pour batter into a lined 7" cake pan and bake in preheated oven at 160 deg cel for 60mins or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Cool slightly before unmoulding.