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Steve Jobs' yacht unveiled
An 80-meter yacht that Steve Jobs helped design has launched a year after his death, according to Dutch blog One More Thing. The uniquely styled craft, christened "Venus" after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, has floor-to-ceiling glass in many areas and other interior design elements reminiscent of Apple's retail stores.
Far more interesting from our perspective are the seven 27-inch iMacs that seem to serve as the ship's main instrument monitors. They definitely appear to be the new super-thin iMacs, but speculation in the TUAW newsroom ran rampant over what software they're running. It's possible they're operating on entirely custom software, but they may also be running an off-the-shelf solution (likely virtualized in some fashion).
Though we called it Jobs' yacht in the headline for the sake of brevity, it's obviously his family's yacht now. In gratitude, the family issued shipbuilders with iPod shuffles and notes thanking them for their "hard work and craftsmanship."
A video of the yacht is embedded below.
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- Parallels Access 2.5 released, adds file manager, computer-to-computer remote access
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Harnessing the Power of Our Stories For Social Change
Personal stories are not only important for social change, but also for policy change. It is sometimes simple for lawmakers to look at numbers and balance sheets, and not realize that the decisions they make can have life and death consequences.
When it comes to the ever changing landscape of public policy - we all eventually have a relatable story to share, and there are a lot of ways you can do it. At MomsRising, sharing stories is an integral part of every step of our advocacy process.
Recently, I hosted a workshop for advocates to learn best practices for using the power of your voice and your experiences through storytelling to shift narratives and advocate for policies and systems changes. I invite you to watch the workshop below and to share it with fellow advocates as a resource.
Be sure to also share YOUR story with us at https://momsrising.soapboxx.us/prompt-single/familyvideos.
Your voice is powerful!
The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of MomsRising.org.
MomsRising.org strongly encourages our readers to post comments in response to blog posts. We value diversity of opinions and perspectives. Our goals for this space are to be educational, thought-provoking, and respectful. So we actively moderate comments and we reserve the right to edit or remove comments that undermine these goals. Thanks!

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Like many of you, I'm trying to make the most of my quarantine time. I mentioned in a recent column that I've never gotten my yard into such good shape and I've been trying to get the house in order. This has led to the "going through" of many boxes and with that, many memories have resurfaced.
Dear Editor: I believe there are two words missing from our society today. One is "integrity" which means, "the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. The other is "accountability" which means, "the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility. These are the definitions according to Google.
Dear Editor: I have lived in Rocky Mount for the last 34 years and the current state of affairs at the City Council and City Hall grieve me. When the Council voted to make it impossible for an employee to seek rebuttal to what he considered unfair dismissal within the city unless through independent legal representation, I was thinking to myself, "How is the assurances of the EEOC, the commission that guarantees equitable treatment in cases of disparate treatment, reflected here"?
Dear Editor: Many of you who are defending Andre Knight, saying the State Auditor is racist, the Mayor is racist, etc., are a piece of work. If the State Auditor wanted to "get" Andre Knight, her office could have rushed to finish the audit report before the Election last October; meaning Knight, probably, would not be occupying the seat he is in! However, her office took its time to give as much of a detailed and thorough audit as it could...irrefutable!
This photo was taken in 1956 of the Red & White Super Market which was located on Boddie Street in Nashville. The building will soon be the new home to Nashville's Parks and Recreation once renovations have been completed.


Russia is not seeking “open confrontation”, the deputy foreign minister has said, as the ambassador insists Washington and Moscow are nowhere near the “depth” of a nuclear conflict.
Days after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a thinly veiled nuclear threat to Ukraine and its Western allies, Russian officials downplayed the warning.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that Moscow does not threaten to use nuclear weapons and that any confrontation with NATO and the US is not in the Kremlin’s interest.
“We are not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons,” Ryabkov told reporters. “The criteria for their use are outlined in the Russian military doctrine.”
In a televised address earlier this week, Putin said he was “not bluffing” about using nuclear weapons if Russian territories were threatened as he announced a partial mobilization to step up military fighting in Ukraine.
But Ryabkov said Russia does not seek “open confrontation” with the US or NATO and does not want the situation to escalate further.
Also on Friday, the Russian ambassador to the USA, Anatoly Antonov, said that he wants to believe that “despite all the difficulties, Moscow and Washington are not on the verge of collapsing into the abyss of a nuclear conflict”, reports the RIA Novosti news agency. reported.
And two retired Russian generals told Al Jazeera they thought the likelihood of a nuclear conflict was low.
On Wednesday, Putin announced Russia’s first mobilization since World War II and told the public that his people would fight against the military resources of Western countries supporting Ukraine and Kiev.
In his address, Putin said he supports the ongoing annexation referendums in four regions of Ukraine.
Russian officials, including former President Dmitry Medvedev, have said that once the regions have been incorporated into Russia, Ukrainian attacks on those areas would be considered a direct attack on Russia.
This would mean that, under Russia’s nuclear doctrine, it could authorize the use of nuclear weapons if Moscow felt it faced an “existential threat.”
Meanwhile, speeches at the UN Security Council on Thursday were highly critical of Russia, with non-aligned countries joining the US and its allies in condemning the invasion of Ukraine.
However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who participated in the UN meeting, said Ukraine had become an “anti-Russian stage to create threats to Russia’s security”.


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enhancement surgery can be used to increase the length of the penis and
also to increase the thickness of the penis.
Increasing the length of the penis through penile enhancement surgery is done quite often now around the world.In reality the size of the penis is not at all an issue but many men have a wrong notion that an increase in size of the penis is important to have a sexual relationship.
During a penile enhancement surgery that increases the length of the penis, the suspension ligament is removed and the soft tissue that extends inside the body is released to increase the length of the penis.
In this method of penile enhancement surgery there is one disadvantage. The penis is not held by any ligament during sex and there is a possibility for the penis to shift and move to the sides during sex.
Moreover the suspension ligament plays an important role in making the penis look upwards when it is erect. If the suspension is cut during a penile enhancement surgery in order to increase the length the penis points downwards when it is erect instead of pointing upwards although you have gained a small increase in length.
These points should be discussed with your surgeon before you commit for a penile enhancement surgery.In a penile enhancement surgery to increase the girth of the penis there are two ways.
One is to inject fat into the penis and make it thick. Fat for such a penile enhancement surgery is usually taken from the abdomen or thighs.
One of the main drawbacks of this type of penile enhancement surgery is that most of the fat injected is absorbed by the body itself after a certain period and the shape of the penis might not look good.
in penile enhancement surgery is to use both the skin and fat for implantation.
These grafts of dermis prevent the fat from re-absorption into the body
and thus maintain the thickness of the penis. But this type of penile
enhancement surgery is more complex than the earlier one.

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Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner were game for an appearance on Spanish variety show El Hormiguero today. They played games and joked around while promoting Breaking Dawn Part Kristen was on the program earlier this year as well,
Kristen Stewart: ''Fame Is the Worst Thing in the World''
Kristen Stewart #glasses When you don't wear makeup and you can walk out the house in tshirt and jeans and look just as beautiful as if you were at a premiere or show... #You'reNaturallyGorgeous and you get the honor of calling yourself Kristen Stewart. <3
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It may be tempting for you to lower costs by handling accounting for your small business. But this shouldn’t be the case. There are several accounting services like accountants in Calgary that can save you time and money. Accounting services and bookkeeping services will not only help you keep your finances in shipshape, but also allow you to be tax compliant. What’s more, basic bookkeeping services are accessible to any business owner who is just starting out in business. Moreover, bookkeeping business services are indispensable when it comes to doing reconciliations for small businesses. Accountants can handle anything from bank reconciliation to petty cash reconciliation. All you need to do is reach out to an accounting services firm, then they will help you manage your finances.
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A man, inked all over, running from one place to the other to escape the horror of the stories on his body. That’s the Illustrated Man. One day, he saw a sign and decided to get a tattoo. The next day he looked like a man who had fallen into a ‘twenty-colour print press’ and was transformed into a walking treasure gallery. But these aren’t mere illustrations on his body, they come alive at night to tell tales to a willing audience. There’s only one glitch though, there’s a spot left on his body for the person watching – only these aren’t happy stories.
As expected with these 18 tales, Bradbury takes you to his beloved Mars, Venus, alien planets, in the minds of astronauts, their insecurities, familial pressures and the lure of space travel. But that’s not all, he also explores war, racism, God, revenge, clones and artificial intelligence (this was in 1951!). Each story is vivid, jarring and leaves you questioning things or gasping in horror but none more so than those involving kids, whose ideas we so easily dismiss as fantasies.
Imagine living in a house that does anything and everything that you want – it makes dinner, washes dishes and rocks you to sleep. A special nursery that transforms as per your kid’s imagination – from an African veldt with lions and vultures to Alice in Wonderland to Arabian Nights – telepathically changing as per their whims and fancies. But imaginations can run wild, especially when survival is threatened. And it’s not always that you can reach that off switch. Or get to meet that new friend your kid keeps talking about, Drill something. What is this new game ‘invasion’ that all the kids in the neighbourhood are playing? And not just in the neighbourhood but your nephew all the way in another state! Did your sister say he had a friend Drill too?
Forget kids. What would you do if you knew this was the last night of the world? If a quarantine was set on a different planet so as not to threaten the healthy ones? What if you could never see the New York skyline again? If a ruined city could plot revenge? If the sun played truant? These are just some of the questions you will encounter as you stare at the Illustrated Man but make sure you escape before he wakes up…
Ps: The Long Rain seemed so real to me while I was stuck in Pondicherry during the Chennai Rains. It wasn’t that bad of course, but I couldn’t help thinking about the Sun dome.
Pps: Forgive the condition of the book, it too had to face the harsh rains. But it adds character, doesn’t it?

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text: Bisha Hotel (@bishahotel) is one of Toronto’s hottest hotels. Its 44 floors confidently tower over the city, making the view from the rooftop bar, restaurant and infinity pool jaw-dropping. Top-floor, hip-dining establishment KOST offers dishes that are a mix between Mexican & Californian flavors. The lobby glistens with black marble, etched gold, and velvet fabrics, which are accompanied by walls dressed with chic art. Guestrooms are ritzy and refined through splendors such as floor-to-ceiling windows hiding behind black velvet curtains, snakeskin wallpaper, and natural stones. Canadian glamour at its finest, the seventh-floor features 14 rooms—including the two-level, balcony-equipped Bisha Suite—designed by Lenny Kravitz of Kravitz Design.

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We’ve got a whole library of practical tips to help you and your family get moving! Keep it fun by trying out some of our challenges, too.
Take the stairs instead of the lift or escalator. Or if you're on an escalator, keep walking anyway.
There are some activities like reading, doing school work and travelling that need to be done while you are sitting. But there can still be opportunities to move more and sit less. A fun way to get active while reading with the family is to read a book out loud and act out parts of the story. If a character is running, the family can run too. Are characters in the story dancing? Dance along, too!
On long car trips be aware of screen time and switch off for a set time. Play fun games like making words out of other cars' number plates, 'I spy', or you can all sing along to music (making sure to change the rhyming words to make it a funny song).
Small changes to your routine can mean more opportunities for your family to move more. Park your car in the furthest parking space from the shop's entrance, then walk to the shops.
With younger kids, call being active 'play time' and encourage activities that are fun as well as physical such as hop-scotch, skipping, tips/tag or hide-and-go-seek.

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As both the United States and Mexico anxiously await Monday – when new 5% across the board tariffs are set to be imposed on Mexican imports by President Trump – a 2020 presidential candidate and Democratic senator says he isn’t even sure if the president’s move would be constitutional.
Michael Bennet, in an interview with Rick Newman for Yahoo Finance’s “Meet the Candidate” series, noted “it’s not clear to me that he has authority to put tariffs in place.”
The Colorado senator added that Trump “is claiming some sort of emergency authority based on national security interests that I think are likely to be unconstitutional anyway.”
If Trump follows through on his threat, the tariffs on Mexico are expected to face court challenges, For one, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it was considering its legal options in an interview with Bloomberg shortly after the tariffs were announced.
Congressional action is the other avenue that opponents of the tariffs are considering; there has been Republican pushback against the tariffs, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell telling reporters there was not much support “in my conference for tariffs.” Sen. Bennet is on board for that effort as well, especially if opponents in the Senate have have a supermajority.
“I think if there is that veto-proof majority, we should take a vote. We should take a vote anyway. Let’s see where people stand on this,” he said.
Mexican officials have been in the U.S. this week trying to negotiate a response to Trump’s demand to deal with the surge in migrants across the southern border.
For his part, Trump tweeted “there is a good chance” that he will be able to reach a deal but, if not “Mexico will begin paying Tariffs at the 5% level on Monday!”
The full interview with Bennet will be released next week on Yahoo Finance.


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Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan tell the story behind the scenes of the collaboration that created Appalachian Spring, from its inception through the score's composition to Martha's intense rehearsal process. The authors' collaborator is two-time Sibert Honor winner Brian Floca, whose vivid watercolors bring both the process and the performance to life.
“Using spare, concise sentences, the authors echo Graham's approach to dance: like the movements in her choreography, nothing is wasted, and in such exactness lies the beauty." -- Horn Book Review
For more stories of girls and women in the arts, visit A Mighty Girl's Creative Arts section.


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From: "Jim Dent" james DOT dent AT itochu DOT com
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 13:58:14 -0500
Subject: Louisville, KY
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1st Photo caption - The Kentucky Cardinal arrived at Union Station in
Louisville yesterday, signaling the return of Amtrak service to the station
after 25 years. The train will continue to stop in Jeffersonville, Ind., its
previous southernmost stop.
2nd photo - A train stopped at Union Station Oct. 28, 1976. Later that week,
Amtrak stopped using the station.
Here is another article about the Kentucky Cardinal extension with more
about the history of the stations in Louisville, from today's Louisville
Ties restored: Amtrak returns to Louisville
Chicago line extended to Union Station
By Butch John
In 1950, Robert Miles stepped from Louisville's Union Station platform
aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad train at 11 p.m., found his sleeper berth and
awoke in Chicago at 7 a.m. -- bound for naval service in the Korean War.
''One of the best nights I ever had,'' said the 69-year-old native
Louisvillian, who would spend many restless nights while serving on a
high-speed transport in Korea ferrying troops into combat zones. ''I got a
good night's sleep for the last time in a long time.''
Union Station hasn't seen passenger-train traffic for 25 years, since
Amtrak's Floridian pulled out for the last time.
But yesterday, passenger trains returned to Louisville when the Kentucky
Cardinal pulled into Union Station and was greeted by a crowd of more than
250, with Miles among them. Before that, the Cardinal had ended its Chicago
run in Jeffersonville, Ind., since beginning service in December 1999.
Amtrak and Louisville officials are betting nostalgia and curiosity about
alternative travel can rekindle passenger-train service. More than 29,000
people rode the Kentucky Cardinal last year despite its sluggish 11-hour
trip between Jeffersonville and Chicago, on part of which the train travels
Louisville and Amtrak each paid $300,000 of the extension's cost, and a
private foundation provided the other $30,000.
Mayor Dave Armstrong has said the extension eventually should make Union
Station a center for shops and restaurants. The idea of bringing passengers
into the city for long weekends for the arts, shopping and other amenities
is a key element of his plan to revive downtown.
Round-trip fare between Louisville and Chicago is $98 for a reserved coach
seat, $195 for a regulation sleeper and $296 for a deluxe sleeper that
includes a sofa and a bathroom with a shower.
Jeffersonville will keep its stop, Armstrong said, further strengthening a
''tie and relationship between Southern Indiana and Louisville.''
Jeffersonville Mayor Tom Galligan said extending the route across the Ohio
River leaves just ''one more accomplishment'' to complete the bond --
construction of two more auto bridges over the river.
Dignitaries aboard the Cardinal when it pulled into Louisville at 10 a.m.
included Lt. Gov. Steve Henry, Armstrong, Galligan and Don Saunders, the
acting president of Chicago-based Amtrak Intercity.
Their nostalgic speeches also made it clear Amtrak and Louisville are
looking south, hoping to extend the Cardinal's route to Nashville, Tenn.
Saunders said Amtrak ''would do our best to make that happen'' and hinted
that an announcement could be made by the end of the year.
''We're one state closer to Tennessee and Nashville,'' said Robert Stewart,
director of the Tennessee Association of Railroad Passengers, one of more
than a half-dozen Tennesseans to make the trip.
Tracks south of Louisville could handle speeds of 60 mph or more, Stewart
said, allowing Amtrak to use equipment that otherwise sits idle for about 12
hours on the overnight run to Chicago.
The line also could serve Bowling Green and Elizabethtown, Armstrong said.
An agreement with Greyhound will provide bus connections with Nashville and
the two Kentucky cities in the interim.
Much of yesterday's pageantry centered on Louisville's place in railroading
history. Union Station was awash with nostalgia, from relics of the earlier
days of the terminal to displays tracing the history of passenger rail in
The station underwent a $2 million renovation in 1979, being maintained as
the Transit Authority of River City headquarters.
Another $750,000 is needed to complete passenger amenities planned for
Amtrak's portion of the station, said TARC Executive Director Barry Barker.
To celebrate the passenger train's return to Louisville yesterday,
78-yearold William Kinser attended wearing railroad gear, including a cap
with three plastic railroad cars glued to a track on its bill.
''Lots of good times back then,'' said Kinser, who worked 37 years for the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad as a microfilm technician.
Train travel could take off in several directions with Louisville as a hub
for a high-speed system scheduled for this decade, said W. David Randall of
the Illinois Association of Railroad Passengers, who attended yesterday.
The timetable, he said, depends on Congress' willingness to spend the money
to implement the service.
For Dr. Bill Powers of Louisville, the leisurely trip isn't an issue. But
people looking at a five-hour drive to Chicago or a quick flight might feel
differently, he acknowledged.
''We have something to work with and build that's a lot easier and a lot
more convenient (to Louisville residents) now,'' Powers said. ''Hopefully,
someone will turn this thing from a novelty to something practical.''
Yesterday also marked the 150th anniversary of the first passenger intercity
train to Louisville -- the Louisville & Frankfort Railroad, said Charles
Castner, one of the city's foremost railroad historians.
As early as 1834, talks were held with the Lexington and Ohio Railroad to
extend its route west from Frankfort. A year later, discussions for a
proposed line from Cincinnati to Charleston, S.C., included discussions with
Louisville. Financial problems shelved both efforts.
In 1838, the L&O ran a short-lived, three-mile route between Louisville and
Portland. Complaints about smoke, soot and noise ended the route swiftly,
and horse-drawn cars took over in 1840.
In the 1920s, Castner said, as many as 60 daily trains passed through Union
Station, a Gothic structure built in 1891.
In all, as many as 17 passenger lines have come through Louisville before
Amtrak came in, Castner said.
The city was home to two stations until the early 1960s -- Union Station and
Central Station, which was razed in 1968.
Through the late 1960s, Union Station was overwhelmed each May by more than
a dozen special trains that brought people from across the country to the
''People lived on the equipment on the sidings like a hotel,'' Castner said.
''They'd come in Friday, stay on the cars, and Saturday after the last race
was run, many of them would take off. It was quite a sight.''

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tnings, and ye believe not, how 14 And as Moses lifted up shall ye believe if I tell you of the serpent in the wilderness, heavenly things?
even so must the Son of man be 13 And no man hath ascended lifted up: up to heaven, but he that came 15 That whosoever believeth down from heaven, even the Son in him should not perish, but of man which is in heaven, have eternal life.
change is necessary, he here speaks cation of a past tense, and should of as a very obvious one — one that here be translated has been ; He who every man rnight be expected to ad. has been in henden, but who hus now mit as a first principle. || Heavenly come down from heaven, he it is, and things. These are things pertaining he only, that is adequate to instruct to heaven, above the reach of men, on the more elevated topics yet to and consequently attended with diffi- be developed in the Messiah's reculty to persons on earth, and needing ligion, revelation and explanation. The term The Saviour then proceeded, as heavenly then means elevated, difficult, appears by the following verses, to beyond the ordinary range of men's unfold several of the great truths of thoughts. The Saviour thus intima- his religion. ted to Nicodemus, that he was about to 14. As Moses lifted up; raised on introduce sublimer topics, and that he high. See Num. 21 : 6–9. || So must had instructions of a more elevated the Son of man be lifted up. By reand difficult character to communi- ferring to 8: 28. 12: 32, 34, it will be cate. But, if Nicodemus could not seen that this expression was afterreceive those obvious truths which wards used by our Lord with referhe had just declared, the heavenly ence to his death, and that it was so themes on which he wished to expa- understvod by the people. To his tiate, would be entirely beyond his death our Lord, doubtless, referred in reach.
speaking to Nicodemus.
But the 13. Respecting these more elevated language was such, and the allusion topics, no one but Jesus himself, the to the brazen serpent such, that perMessiah, whose abode had been in haps Nicodemus would draw from heaven, and who was therefore inti- this remark only the sentiment that mately acquainted with God's designs, the Messiah would be set forth as was adequate to give instruction. a means of spiritual benefit, and as No man huth ascended up to heaven. the object in which men should place By referring to Deut. 30 : 11-14, it their confidence. Still, even if the will appear that subjects which were thought of being lifted up. in a involved in difficulty were spoken suffering, and dying condition, as of as being afar off in heaven, the Saviour of men, was not at out of human sight; so that be- once apprehended by Nicodemus, the fore a person could give instruction terms employed were such as would respecting them, he must ascend to inevitably give a new turn to the heaven and acquire information. thoughts of Nicodemus, and would Compare, also, Prov. 30: 4. To ascend insensibly prepare him for the fuller up to heaven, then, means, to possess disclosures which were afterwards superior knowledge, and to be able to to be made. Thus the thought of give instruction on subjects encom the Messiah's suffering and dying passed with difficulty; to be able to for the benefit of men was, at least teach respecting heavenly, sublime obscurely, held up before Nicodemus topics. ll The Son of mun. See 1: 15. There was a striking resem 51. || Which is in heaven. The word blance between the occasion for the here rendered is has also the signifi-| elevating of the brazen serpent, the
16 For God so loved the believeth not, is condemned al world, that he gave his only-be- ready, because he hath not begotten Son, that whosoever be- lieved in the name of the onlylieveth in him, should not perish, begotten Son of God. but have everlasting life.
19 And this is the condem17 For God sent not his Son nation, that light is come into into the world to condemn the the world, and men loved darkworld, but that the world through ness rather than light, because him might be saved.
their deeds were evil. 13 He that believeth on him, 20 For every one that doeth is not condemned: but he that evil hateth the light, neither result of its being elevated, the dispo- tion show how unspeakable was the sition necessary on the part of the compassion of God for a guilty world. distressed Israelites to receive the What disclosures were now openbenefit proposed, and the occasion for ing on the mind of Nicodemus! How the Messiah's being crucified, the re- different the design of God in sendsult of his being crucified, the dispo- ing the Messiah from what he had sition necessary in order to receive been in the habit of supposing! What the benefit proposed. The world was a different reign from what he had regarded as being in a sinful and been anticipating ! miserable condition ; eternal life was 17. To condemn the world. The to result from the Messiah's suffer- Jews supposed that great miseries ings; believing in the Messiah was would be inflicted on the Gentile required in order to enjoy the bless- world by the Messiah. On the con.ngs which he came to bestow. In trary, the design of God in respect to addition to these thoughts, the Messi- the human race was of a most benevoah's blessings were not to be restricted lent character, having regard to their to one people; they were to be en- salvation. joyed by all, whether Jews or Gen- 18. He that believeth, &c. Faith tiles, who should believe in him. in the Messiah as the unspeakably Thus the Saviour led Nicodemus to glorious Son of God, is the great the view of a spiritual salvation, to be requisite for enjoying his blessings. enjoyed, not in consequence of any It is not the fact of being a Jew, that national distinctions, but in connec- secures salvation; but it is the fact tion with trusting in him as the only of believing in the Messiah, and obeyappointed medium of eternal life.
ing him. Declining to receive the 16. So loved ; so great was the Messiah in an obedient spirit- this compassion. II The world; not mere- will expose to condemnation both ly the Jewish nation, but the human Gentiles and Jews. Thus, inward
This thought it was necessary piety was enforced as necessary; a to present with great clearness before spirit of love, trust, and obedience. the mind of Nicodemus. For the 19. The condemnation; the cause Jews cherished the opinion that the of condemnation. || Light is come, Messiah would inflict miseries on all &c.; true knowledge of God, which other nations, and that the only way in has been imparted by the Messiah, as which other nations would be blessed, the Teacher and the Saviour. || They would be by their becoming Jews. loved darkness, &c. They loved their || His only-begotten Son. This phrase ignorance and sinfulness, rather than is used as expressing the unspeakable the true knowledge and holiness dignity of the Saviour (see on 1: 14) which the Messiah's religion proand the unspeakable affection of God poses, for him. Such dignity and such affec- 20. Hateth the light. The term light
cometh to the light, lest his deeds may be made manifest, deeds should be reproved. that they are wrought in God.
21 But he that doeth truth, 22 After these things, came cometh to the light, that his Jesus and his disciples into the is applied to any thing which brings of being in the wrong, and they preout to view what was before concealed. fer to keep aloof from an examination The religion of the Messiah clearly by this standard ; therefore they come and fully exposes the deformity of into condemnation; just as a sick man, sin. And to this religion may be who should love his disease, would not applied the general principle, that desire a remedy. His disease, howwicked men hate exposure, and will ever, much as he might love it, would oppose whatever brings out to pub- still be preying on his constitution, lic view the evil of their conduct. and would lead to death. So a sin| Should be reproved; detected, ex- ful disposition rejects the gospel, and posed.
incurs eternal death; and for this, it 21. He that doeth truth, &c. The is not the gospel, but the man himself word truth is here the opposite of evil who slights the gospel, that is culin the preceding verse, and signifies pable. true uprightness, both towards God and towards men. A man who is
SUGGESTIONS. 1. Have we expeconscious of uprightness does not rienced such a change in our dispodread examination; he rather seeks sitions towards God, that we are radithe opportunity of comparing his cally different from what we once character and conduct with the test were ? Have we now towards God which a true knowledge of God's will a spirit of filial love, reverence, and furnishes. || That his deeds may be obedience ? v. 3. made manifest. Such a man does not 2. Verses 14–18 bring to view so seek concealment and dread detec- clearly our state of condemnation on tion, like the man who practises evil. account of sin — the method which He rather desires that his actions God has proposed for our recovery may be viewed in the light of divine the ample provisions of that method truth; not that he may boast of them, -the requisites for enjoying the but that they may be compared with blessings provided - the unutterable the true standard. For he has a con- bliss of those who shall enjoy these sciousness of integrity, and wishes blessings - and the unutterable woe of that all his actions may be perfectly those who shall fail to obtain them, right, and that he may know that that these verses ought to be indelithey are right. || Thut they are bly imprinted on our memories, and wrought in God.
The preposition pondered with the most devout athere translated in, has in this place tention. O! who of us will fail of the meaning, in conformity to, in ac- eternal life, after reading these blessed cordance with the will of. Then we words of the Lord Jesus! Will we have the idea, that they are done in neglect the great salvation ? conformity to God's will and have his 3. If we dislike the religion of the approbation. The religion of Jesus Bible, the difficulty lies in our own is a system of moral light and truth, hearts; we are under the influence furnishing a correct judgment of of sin. v. 20. One great reason why men's characters and actions. To any men are infidels is, the fact, that this perfect standard of uprightness a the religion of the Bible is so holy, truly good man will gladly come, that and runs so entirely counter to their he may know whether his actions inclinations. are right. But this perfect standard which condemns what is wrong, is 22. Land of Judea. The preceding disliked by those who are conscious conversation occurred in the city of land of Judea; and there he tar- 24 For John was not yet cast ried with them, and baptized. into prison.
23 And John also was bap- 25 Then there arose a questizing in Ænon, near to Salim, tion between some of John's disbecause there was much water ciples and the Jews, about purithere : and they came, and were fying. baptized.
26 And they came unto John, Jerusalem. Compare 2 : 23. Jesus clear intimation that more than a few now went into the country parts of drops of water were necessary for this Judea. || Baptized. may be well ordinance. It has indeed been said, to observe, that this is the first dis- that John selected a part of the countinct notice of Jesus's having bap- try where there were many streams, tized He baptized, however, not in order that the people and their personally, but by means of his dis- animals might have an adequate ciples. See 4 : 2."
supply of water for drinking and 23. John also was baptizing. John's washing; but not a hint of this is labors had reference to the Messiah, given by the evangelist. On the as introducing him to the people, and contrary, both before and after these coöperating with him. Hence John words, baptism is mentioned; and could continue his work even after the thought almost necessarily arises Jesus had begun to collect disciples, in a reader's mind, that this place as he would prepare for the Mes- was selected with reference to its siah those whom he himself should suitableness for baptizing. As to the baptize. There was entire harmony proper meaning of the phrase transbetween John and Jesus; and the lated much water, a careful examinalabors and the office of John blended tion of other passages in which it ocwith those of the Messiah, and were curs, clearly shows that it conveys consummated in him and by him, just the idea of abundant water, or an as the morning twilight blends with, abundance of water, not the idea of and is finished by, the rising day. many rivulets. See Rev. 1: 15. 14: || non, near to Salim. The precise 2. 17:1. 19: 6, in which passages situation of these places is not known. our translation has the phrase many It is generally supposed that they waters, the expression in the origiwere central places in the country nal being the saine as in the origi. near the Jordan. || Much water. There nal of the verse under consideration, has been much ünnecessary dispute In all these passages, the idea of in regard to the meaning of the origi- many rivulets is wholly inappropriate. nal words here used; some writers Again, in the Greek translation of contending that they ought to be the Hebrew Scriptures, the same translated many streams or rivulets. phrase occurs in passages which will It has been supposed that the ques- not admit any other idea than that of tion, whether baptism, as administered much water ; and in that Greek trans. in those early tirnes, was the immer-lation the phrase rendered many wasion of a person in water, would be ters and the phrase rendered 'much affected by the proper translation of water are equivalent. || They came ; these words. But such a supposition that is, the people came. is wholly needless; for the immer- 24. Cast into prison. See Matt. sion of a person can be performed in 14:3. a brook or rivulet, as well as in a lake 25. About purifying. In the next or a larger collection of water. And verse, it is related that the persons the fact that mention is made of much among whom arose the questioning, water, or many streams, in connec- repaired to John in order to obtain his tion with baptism, is a sufficiently opinion. In stating the matter to him,
and said unto him, Rabbi, heness, that I said, I am not the that was with thee beyond Jor Christ, but that I am sent before dan, to whom thou barest wit- him. ness, behold, the same baptizeth, 29 He that hath the bride, is and all men come to him. the bridegroom : but the friend
27 John answered and said, of the bridegroom, which standA man can receive nothing, eth and heareth him, rejoiceth except it be given him from greatly, because of the brideheaven.
groom's voice: this my joy 23 Ye yourselves bear me wit- therefore is fulfilled.
they mentioned the circumstance that claimed, he would have assumed Jesus was baptizing. Hence it is what had not been appointed for him. probable that the word purifying had If Jesus had not possessed higher respect to baptism, which was a rite power and greater honor than John, emblematic of moral purification. he would have failed to receive what From the tenor of John's reply, it God had appointed for him. Thus the would seem that the question had re- principle contained in the remark was spect to the fact that Jesus was at applicable both to John and to Jesus. tracting greater numbers of the peo- 28. Ye yourselves bear me witness, ple and greater regard than John. &c. John further accounted for the The persons concerned in the con- increasing honor of Christ, by recall. versation needed instruction; they ing to the memory of those with had not a just view of the relation whom he was conversing, that he which subsisted between John and himself had always professed not to Jesus. A suitable opportunity was be the Messiah, but to be merely his now afforded for asserting the superi- forerunner: It was to be expected ority of the Messiah, and for preparing then, since the great personage himJohn's disciples heartily to acknowl. self had appeared, that John inust re edge Jesus as the great object of their tire comparatively into the shade. faith.
29. He that hath the bride is the 26. Rabbi. See on v. 2. || Thou bridegroom, &c. The relation which barest witness. Compare 1:28, &c. John sustained to the Messiah made || All men come to him; comparatively it altogether proper that the principal speaking. Some still went to John; attention should be paid to the Mesbut so much greater a number to Je- siah. This he illustrated by an allu
that it might be said John was sion to marriage-ceremonies. It is forsaken. Formerly, the multitudes the bridegroom himself, not the mere repaired to John. See Matt. 3:5. friend, or attendant on the brideJesus was now attracting the princi- groom, that is the principal person. pal regard.
And not only is the friend of the 27. A man can receive nothing, &c. bridegroom necessarily an inferior No man can justly assume to himself person, so far as the marriage is conany dignity, unless God appoints it cerned, but that friend rejoices in the for him. A man's station depends on happiness of the bridegroom, and the appointment of God. This gen- holds himself ready to do all in his eral truth John proposed as entirely power to promote it. He would not meeting the fact that Jesus was more envy the bridegroom ; he would not highly honored, and more extensive detract from his dignity or his joy. ly regarded than himself. Such was So John, instead of looking with enthe appointment of Heaven. If John vious eyes on Jesus, would rejoice in had arrogated to himself higher pow- his greater dignity, and in his attracters and greater honor than he actually | ing to himself greater regard from the

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There’s a predicate issue we often skip right over when balancing a game: who will the balance affect? Who are the “players” that the game needs to treat fairly? The answer can dictate a great deal about a game’s design.
Certainly, most of the time the answer is obvious. The players are the ones sitting at the table, or in front of their computers. Game balance affects them, and they’re the ones we’re concerned about.
However, the people immediately making the decisions and pushing the components around aren’t the only possibilities. For example, consider the courtroom. Many people see game-like elements in a trial: there’s strategy, tactics, resources, winners and losers. However, the players aren’t just the lawyers. The clients are playing too–sometimes for life-changing (or even life-ending) stakes. The “game” of law needs to be balanced for these players who often have little opportunity to influence what’s going on.
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‘This Russian connection non-sense is merely an attempt to cover-up the many mistakes made in Hillary Clinton’s losing campaign.’
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Navigate: What are the greatest challenges faced by company boards and senior managers as they decide what they should do to address climate change?
Cava: Two challenges which stand out to me are how boards will drive integrated thinking (in which sustainability is embedded in all aspects of a company’s operations) and how companies will manage the data required to report on their chosen metrics and targets.
Climate risk may currently be on a company’s risk register, though as organisations progress, climate risk will need to be fully integrated into a company’s risk-management framework and all areas of operations. The shift to integrated thinking will be important for organisations to build credibility when reporting on their metrics and targets. Being credible to stakeholders will be important, and a change in thinking should cascade from the board of directors down the organisation. Appropriate training and briefings will be necessary. Stakeholder expectations are and will continue to change so management cannot be complacent in the execution of overseeing this change in thinking.
Management and boards will need to carefully think through the metrics and targets used to assess and manage climate-related risks, including an appropriate timeframe for achievement. Different standards and frameworks will suggest or prescribe certain metrics to disclosure. For example, the Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures (TCFD) has certain cross-industry climate-related metrics such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, carbon pricing and the proportion of assets and/or activities materially exposed to physical or transition risks. However, with GHG emissions, there are currently limitations to reporting on Scope 3 emissions (the indirect emissions which occur in a company’s value chain), as one of the most widely used methodologies does not quite allow for comparability between entities. Climate-related targets might require the need for scenario analysis, requiring a technical understanding of assumptions and models in which the expertise to properly perform a review may be limited in the organisation.
Underlying all of this is data. There is a scarcity of data that is fit for purpose and at the right level of granularity for companies to work with. Many organisations do not currently capture or have the controls in place to report on targets and metrics. For companies with investment portfolios to manage, thinking through the various data points and providers can pose a challenge in that companies have different reporting methodologies compounded by the different ranking and screening methodologies for data providers.
Navigate: What kinds of climate risks should companies in Bermuda be considering?
Cava: Bermuda’s financial-services companies will need to consider both the transition risk related to moving to a lower carbon economy and the physical impacts of climate change. Certain financial-services companies may also need to consider liability risk, should parties who have suffered loss and damage from climate change seek to recover those losses.
Physical risks, or the damage from weather-related events such as storms, certainly affect the losses that insurers and reinsurers will record. Even life insurance companies will also face greater impact as heat waves, droughts, fires, can change morbidity and mortality assumptions. Banks and capital markets are exposed to physical risks through their lending activities and the associated collateral. Monitoring of credit loss exposure should include data points to capture climate risk exposure on the loan portfolios. Asset managers and asset owners are exposed to physical risks through their portfolio companies and models producing valuations of companies should include assumptions on exposures to climate risks. For companies needing to hold “safe” assets, the changes in climate may affect credit quality of certain sovereign or municipal issuers.
Transition risk can take the form of changes in technology, regulation and policy changes and consumer sentiment and can be difficult to measure due to interconnectivity with other variables. Banks will need to assess transition risk in their loan origination and credit monitoring processes. Asset managers and asset owners will incorporate monitoring of these trends in reviewing portfolio company performance and due diligence in projects to invest in. For insurance companies, transition risk will impact underwriting activity for certain lines of business as well as the assets insurers will invest in.
Navigate: Are companies treating the potential impact of climate change on their businesses as something that requires action now or something that can wait a few years?
Cava: Companies are at various stages of maturity currently, though the discussions around climate risk, from regulators to company boards, have increased exponentially in the past year. Certain larger reinsurers publish separate sustainability reports, with metrics, targets and disclosures mapped to one or more frameworks or standards, with independent assurance reports. Others are just starting to think about the materiality of ESG factors to their business, the governance structure and incorporation into the risk-management frameworks. Another change is that whereas in the past, exclusionary practices, such as not underwriting or investing in carbon-intensive companies, might have been sufficient, stakeholder sentiment is evolving, making financial-services firms key in addressing climate change, given their vital role in capital markets.
Navigate: What effect, if any, has the pandemic had on companies’ attitudes to climate risk?
Cava: While not necessarily affecting a company’s attitude toward climate risk, the pandemic has shown that companies might have identified a risk but not thoroughly thought through the potential changes to their operating model and business. For example, there were companies which, prior to 2020, had pandemic risk on their risk register but not in business continuity plans. Many business continuity plans were in place with short-term inaccessibility to physical spaces and not months-long remote working. Companies could draw on this experience when building enterprise support to have climate risks be fully integrated in their operations.
Navigate: Will companies in Bermuda be impacted by regulatory requirements for climate risk disclosures in the European Union coming in the next couple of years? Would you expect regulators elsewhere to require such disclosures over time?
Cava: Bermuda has a number of companies with operations in Europe which will be impacted by changes in the EU regulations. Additionally, insurance companies regulated by the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority will be expected to have embedded the TCFD disclosures by the end of 2021. The United States is quickly catching up with Europe, from the Biden administration committing to rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement to the SEC directive to enhance its focus on climate-related disclosures in public company filings. Bermuda’s SEC-listed companies will be impacted by any enacted rule changes.
Other regulators are certain to follow as stakeholder focus on climate risk increases. The New York Department of Financial Services has published a climate change regulatory framework, though no additional regulation at the moment. Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority recently announced it will require certain insurers and banks to disclose qualitative and quantitative information pertaining to climate risks on their businesses. New Zealand has also enacted similar regulatory changes.
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (the “Authority”) has communicated that it is increasing its focus on climate change matters with the introduction of a regulatory and supervisory team specialising in the licensing and supervision of innovative business model proposals to address climate change risk and the associated protection gap. The regulator has also communicated its goal to integrate sustainability into its regulatory frameworks. Earlier this year, the Authority published the results of a survey conducted last year on the impact of climate change to Bermuda’s insurance industry and also indicated that it is actively monitoring and responding to developments with respect to climate related disclosures. In 2021 the Authority has indicated that it will be performing an exposure and vulnerability analysis pertaining to climate change risk of Bermuda’s commercial insurance market.


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Craniofacial fracture may result from severe head trauma. Depending on the extent of fracture and other injuries obtained in the traumatic event, patients may require care from many different specialists.
The most common craniofacial fractures are those of the nasal bones, followed by cranial bones, mandible (lower jaw), zygoma (cheekbone), orbital bones (around the eye), and maxilla (upper jaw).
Several craniofacial fracture complications may require neurosurgical treatment. A dislodged bone in the skull may compress the optic nerve, resulting in visual disturbances. Another complication is a cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) leak as a result of the fractured bone causing a tear in the dura, which is the protective membrane surrounding the brain.
Depending on the location, optic nerve compression and CSF leaks can be treated with the Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA). This innovative, minimally invasive technique uses the nose and nasal cavities as natural corridors to access hard-to-reach areas or previously inoperable tumors. EEA offers the benefits of no incisions to heal, no disfigurement to the patient, and a faster recovery time.
Craniofacial fractures are diagnosed through imaging studies, such as x-rays, MRI and CT scans.
When appropriate, UPMC physicians will use the Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA) to repair CSF leaks of the skull base or to decompress the optic nerve. This approach allows surgeons to see and correct the injury without making an open incision. The procedure is performed through the nose and nasal cavities, and recovery time is faster than with a traditional approach.
At UPMC, we take a 360° Approach to treatment when evaluating each patient—looking at their conditions from every direction—to find the path that is least disruptive to the patient's brain, critical nerves, and ability to return to normal functioning. Our neurosurgical team may recommend a combination of surgical and non-surgical approaches to maximize the benefits of surgery while minimizing risks.

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Let me redeem myself for providing you such a devil of a cookie recipe. I promise indulgent treats will be a rare occasion and I’ll do my best not to tempt you [and myself] with them. But while we’re on the subject of chocolate chip cookies……
A year or so ago after attempting this mystically butter-less, flour-less, egg-less and sugar-less cookie (isn’t that just about everything that makes up a cookie?), I would be forever changed. No, it did not contain any of those heart-clogging, empty calorie ingredients which make “the cookie” such a sinful temptation. But the combination of these ingredients worked their magic and emerged from the oven as toasty, hearty, chewy, perfectly sweet and coconutty bites of bliss exploding with chunks of melty dark chocolate. I can honestly say they satisfied my cookie craving 100% as well as my classic beloved chocolate chip cookie. And they’re that much more enjoyable when there’s zero guilt to follow.
adapted from 101 Cookbooks
1 1/2 cups well mashed bananas (about 3 large)
1/2 t vanilla extract
1 t coconut extract
¼ cup coconut oil, barely warm so it isn’t solid (or olive oil)
2 cups rolled oats (look for gluten free oats if you have gluten allergies)
1/3 cup almond meal
1/3 cup peanut flour (or more almond meal)
1/3 cup coconut, finely shredded & unsweetened
1 t cinnamon
½ t fine grain sea salt
1 t baking powder
a couple handfuls chocolate chips / dark chocolate bar chopped / cacao nibs / dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, racks in the top third. In a large bowl combine the bananas, vanilla & coconut extracts and coconut oil. Set aside. In another bowl whisk together the oats, almond meal, peanut flour, shredded coconut, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks/chips. The dough is a bit looser than a standard cookie dough, don’t worry about it. If it looks way too wet, add a spoonful or two of whole wheat or peanut flour. Drop dollops of the dough, each about 2 teaspoons in size, an inch apart, onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 – 15 minutes, or as long as possible without burning the bottoms. Makes about 3 dozen bite-sized cookies.
P.s.. I got all of my roommates hooked on these… and they’re not the kind of people who care how healthy their cookies are! basically, they’re tasty.


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Many strong women (and men) have fallen in the battle of the bulge, me included. The enemy (think blueberry cheesecake and cherry soda) is all too powerful, the lure too strong, that it’s easier to admit defeat and dig in (for now) than say no and walk away. As much as I would like to blame my female hormones, stress, and sleep-deprivation for my shameful defeat, the truth is: I simply love my salt and sweets. It’s “the body is willing but the mind is weak” thing. Which is why the bangin’ curves of my dreams remain just that, a dream.
The traditional Filipino diet is higher in total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol than our other Asian neighbors. The top five most commonly consumed foods were rice, salt, cooking oil, coffee, and bread, according to the 2013 survey conducted by our Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI). A year after that, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that almost three out of 10 Filipinos were overweight, and one out of 10 was obese. We are indeed a nation of sugar-burners.
The good news is that half of these numbers said they were trying to lose weight, as found by Nielsen’s Global Health & Wellness Survey. How? By relying on the tried-and-true methods to lose weight— diet and exercise. But some six percent of Filipinos revealed that either they take diet pills, bars, and shakes or medicine prescribed by their doctor. They also don’t shy away from using other methods to shake off the extra pounds.
Here enters a new world of diet protocols, with names like the Atkins diet, morning-banana diet, werewolf diet (yes, you read that right!), the Israeli diet which sounds like it could kill you, the Master Cleanse, the Paleolithic diet, the alkaline diet, the baby food diet, the Hollywood cookie diet, and the list goes on. Jumping on this weight-loss train to sexiness is another heavy hitter, the Ketogenic Diet or Keto for short. Hollywood stars like Megan Fox, Kim Kardashian, Adriana Lima, and Gwyneth Paltrow have been said to be fans of this high-fat, low-carb diet plan. Even our very own Ruffa G. and Billy Crawford have gone keto, too!
No keystones unturned
A ketogenic diet is not something new. A very low-carbohydrate diet was the standard treatment for diabetes throughout the 19th century. And before anti-seizure meds became mainstream in the 1940s, Dr. Russel Wilder at the US Mayo clinic designed the ketogenic diet in 1924 for his patients with epilepsy. Not only did it lessen seizures (one in seven kids stopped having seizures completely), it also lowered glucose levels and improved insulin resistance. A century later, their tool has become in vogue, a hot trend.
In this weight-loss craze, 80 percent of what you will eat is fat, 15 percent protein, and a mere five percent carbs. Just to compare, a usual diet contains 55 percent carbs, 30 percent fat, and 15 percent protein. The desired ratio in the keto diet is 5 grams of fat for every 1 gram of carbohydrate and protein. In keto for example, bacon, which has a ton of fat but not a lot of protein is a preferred food over chicken breast, which is high in protein with very little fat. Eating fat ad libitum? What heaven for me!
The gist of this diet plan is if you don’t eat carbs, which is the brain’s preferred fuel source, your body will break down fat instead. Please take note that WHO recommends that majority of dietary energy comes from carbohydrates. Turning into a fat-burning machine will push your body to enter the metabolic state called ketosis. Ketones are small fuel molecules the liver produces from fat when you eat very few carbs. The ketones that don’t get used for energy pass through the kidneys and out through urine.
Think of it like converting your car's gas engine to a diesel engine – you’re just using a different fuel type. It takes two to three days of fasting to burn through your glycogen (the sugar your body converts into energy) stores and shift to using ketones. The fastest way to get to ketosis is by not eating anything, but obviously, you’ll be dead before you get that 24-inch waist. Ketosis is a highly individualized process, and some people need a more restricted diet to start pumping out ketones.
Some studies show that ketosis is not only effective in reducing body weight and the risk factors for various chronic diseases, but it also has a significant influence on staving off your hunger pangs. It can make you more alert, too. There is evidence that a keto diet may help in Alzheimer’s disease and purging your body of cancer cells. High-endurance athletes laud the diet because it can ease the fuel burden load and help them win that 100-mile race. Even deep-water Navy SEAL divers are using the diet to prevent oxygen toxicity when they’re out on their sea missions.
Ketosis should not be confused with the life-threatening condition called ketoacidosis or diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), which is a complication of type 1 diabetes. DKA results from very high levels of ketones and blood sugar in the blood.
Forewarned is forearmed
Not everyone is a fan of this restrictive diet. In 2015, the American Heart Association (AHA) stressed that it doesn't recommend a high-protein diet for weight loss, because it restricts us from eating healthy foods that are required to meet our nutritional needs. The American Dietetic Association (ADA) categorically endorses the high-carbohydrate diet recommended by the US National Academy of Sciences.
Magic, it is not. Some drawbacks include constipation (you’re eating more fat and less fiber) or its counterpart diarrhea. You may want to cover your mouth too because the keto diet may cause the dreaded keto breath. This is due to the byproducts of ketones such as acetone that is being released in the breath as the body burns fat.
According to a survey by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 40 percent of people following a low-carb diet reported having bad breath. Some people may complain of sleep problems, nausea, and vomiting. More so, your cholesterol and triglycerides level may skyrocket during the first several months of going on a diet. Don’t panic, studies show that lipid levels will return to normal by 12 months. Then there is the protein deficiency because you emphasize so much fat and just moderate protein. Aside from that, there’s also the threat of keto flu and its unpleasant symptoms which include headaches and general weakness during the adaptation phase when your body might be having “carb withdraKetogewals.” It really takes guts (excuse the pun) to use this weight loss method!
Although a ketogenic diet is relatively safe, it is hard to sustain for most people. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding as well as those with diabetes and high blood pressure should take extra precautions if they’re considering this low carb diet. However, it is not recommended for patients with kidney problems.
Diet causes drastic changes to one’s metabolism so please see a physician before undergoing any type of weight-loss program. Remember that the success you have in any common diet is based on whether you follow it day-in and day-out, and not the diet itself.


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I think the reason I love it so much is because it is...well...very cute for one, but really because it is so versatile. I have used this set to create Fall cards, Christmas Cards and now I am creating a graduation card.
This card was very easy to make. Here is a video to share my process. I just love his expression!
When creating graduation cards, I don't like to use a traditional sentiment on the outside like Congratulations or Happy Graduation. I like to find a sentiment that will give a little advise to the graduating student. While these kids may think they know everything, they still may have a few things to learn in their journey of life.
Some of Tim Holtz's sentiments are perfect for this. They deliver fun cards with fun messages.
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The availability of music on Spotify is up to the artists and their music label.
If the music is gone, the artist or their music label has likely decided to remove it from Spotify.
Sometimes the music is only available in certain countries, while access is blocked to others.
Sometimes the album or song will be unavailable temporary, and come back again later. Hopefully it will come back later.
Contacting the artist is a good way to let them know you miss their music in Spotify.
More info here. 🙂
You are probably right.
Copyright schemes can be very elaborate, especially when an artist signs with a new record label, like Ray Lamontage did in our case.
This is another reason I will stick to my own collection on vinyl and hard disk!
Who knows how the big names will handle streaming licensing aggrements in the future.
I've always thought that resord labels must have been piffed off with the illegal download frenzy of the 90s and that they would find their way to get even with us. Maybe they plan to wait until we all have music on the cloud only, and then demand impossibly high premiums to offer their entire music vaults.