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Cheniere Energy signs MOU with CNPC on LNG sales
BEIJING (Reuters) — Cheniere Energy Inc, owner of the first LNG export terminal in the United States, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China National Petroleum Corp for long-term LNG sales and purchase cooperation, the US State Department said on Thursday.
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The agreement was made as part of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China this week.
Also, Westinghouse Electric Co. signed contracts with China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Co. to build six AP1000 nuclear power plants in China in the coming years, the statement said.
Reporting by Muyu Xu and Josephine Mason; Editing by Christian Schmollinger
In the business of hydrocarbon production, accurate accounting of produced fluids and gases is critical from a process control, management and fiscal perspective.
The US East Coast will send out its first LNG exports in early 2018 as Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG export facility in Lusby, Maryland becomes operational.
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Gehenna Academy - Chapter Four - Blood of My Blood
The town of Gehenna Valley holds secret backroom brawls, tasty icecreams, makeovers, and fae blood. This is an actual play of Monsterhearts 2, a horror tabletop RPG from Buried Without Ceremony, with original game content by Nick Francia. This show originally aired live on Twitch, and as such has commentary and post-show notes from the live airing.
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The Reveille House was built in 1868 for Benjamin Franklin Carter, a veteran of the Confederate States Army. This historic mansion, built in the Italianate architectural style, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1994.
It is now home to Martin Methodist College’s Office of the President and the Advancement Office. The entire building required extensive remodeling. Our team was able to salvage the original heart pine flooring and use it throughout the space. The first floor was converted to a multi-use conference room and entertainment area for events. The second floor contains offices, including that of the College’s President and his assistant. The renovation was completed in three months, just prior to students’ arrival in the fall.

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From the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire to the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and their very first case of all: the Case of Lavinia’s Missing Tie. From the moment the girls step aboard, it's clear that each of their fellow first-class passengers has something to hide. The Case of the Drowned Pearl: murder follows the Detective Society wherever they go, even on holiday.
But Hazel's hopes of relaxing amongst the beautiful spires, cosy libraries and inviting tea-rooms are dashed by the danger lurking in the dark stairwells of Maudlin College. Could the murder be linked to the secrets and scandals, scribbled on scraps of paper, that are suddenly appearing around the school? Robin is now a full-time author and the creator of the internationally award-winning and bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series, starring Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong, and the brand-new Ministry of Unladylike Activity. A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. This is the perfect book for Agatha Christies In Waiting and fans of the award-winning, bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.Enter May Wong: courageous, stubborn, and desperate to help end the war so that she can go home to Hong Kong (and leave her annoying school, Deepdean, behind forever). Registered address: Unit 31, Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, LE5 3EF, United kingdom. I always make a post on this day each year to remind you all that if you want to start your festive read, or reread, today is the perfect time to do it. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved - but there are many other mysteries in the pages of Hazel's casebook. Then the girls witness a shocking incident in the woods close by - a crime that they're sure is linked to the Anniversary.
From a murder mystery in a London theatre to a mysterious death on the Orient Express, a dastardly kidnapping in Hong Kong to their most perilous case on the River Nile, Daisy and Hazel can crack any case. But Hazel’s hopes of relaxing amongst the beautiful spires, cosy libraries and inviting tea-rooms are dashed by the danger lurking in the dark stairwells of Maudlin College. This set is a fantastic option for reluctant readers who enjoy problem-solving or thick plot twists to keep them engaged. Other cancelled products: If you want to cancel products that are not damaged or incorrectly supplied, then you must inform us of this within seven working days following the date of receipt in accordance with the Distance Selling Regulations or otherwise as soon as possible. The murder mysteries are written for children, and the criminal never turns out to be who you think it would be.We will process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case within thirty (30) days of the day we confirm via e-mail that you are entitled to a refund for defective goods. But the Detective Society is never far away from danger, and it’s clear there’s trouble afoot at the Rue.

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You guests will arrive hungry!! Keep some crowd-pleasing appetizers ready to feed hungry souls!!
Sharing with you, 15 scrumptious appetizer recipes for your next family get-together or holiday celebration party.
Keep it spicy with Spiced Baked Okra Fries, Spiced Lamb Pies and Spicy Pickled Chicken, Or keep it light and healthy with Fresh Carrot Rolls, Stuffed Eggplant Bites, Roasted Garlic Pink Lentils Dip!!
It is often said, "Party is as good as Appetizers served!!". I recommend making at-least 3 appetizers to keep conversations going...
Lite and fresh Tomatillo Salsa with a bowl of Tortillas Chips, Roasted Garlic and Pink Lentils Dip with Veggie Straws, and Masala Hummus with Pita Chips make a delicious dip-trio, perfect crowd-entertainers! As a rule-of-thumb, serve everything in two small batches to encourage self-service and less follow-ups :)
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16. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the additional expenditure that is being undertaken the end of 2017 and in 2018 to ensure that all measures in budget 2018 are fully equality and gender proofed; the timeframe and targets needed to ensure that budget 2019 is also fully gender and equality proofed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. (Question 47226/17 asked on 09 Nov 2017)
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Deputy Paschal Donohoe): The approach that is being taken to develop a process of budget and policy proofing, as a means of advancing equality, reducing poverty and strengthening economic and social rights in line with the Programme for Partnership Government commitment, has been set out in a policy paper published by my Department on Budget day. This paper, entitled “Equality Budgeting – Proposed Next Steps in Ireland”, looks at the international experience and best practice in this area, and outlines the pilot approach that will be adopted for the current budgetary cycle.
In line with the international best practice in this area, the intention is to ensure that an equality perspective is integrated throughout the budgetary process. Consequently, expenditure in relation to the process of budget and policy proofing forms part of the overall cost of the budgetary process rather than being assigned a separate allocation.
The pilot cycle of equality budgeting will focus on a number of diverse expenditure programmes already in existence across a range of Departments. The relevant Departments will conduct an assessment of the chosen policy areas with a view to defining high level gender equality objectives and performance indicators for the policies in question. Responsibility for proofing expenditure programmes is a matter for the individual spending Departments in the first instance.
The objectives and indicators that have been selected will be published by my Department in the Revised Estimates Volume in December this year. Progress towards achieving these targets will be reported on in the Public Service Performance Report to be published in 2018.
The pilot programme of equality budgeting will be reviewed following the 2018 budgetary cycle. Learnings from the pilot approach will be used to expand the initiative to other expenditure programmes and equality dimensions for the 2019 budgetary cycle.

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Dignitaries will gather at Spen’s newest high school today for its official opening.
The opening is the culmination of a huge campaign by parents and local community for a high school to serve the Birstall, Birkenshaw and Gomersal areas.
Dr Kate Granger will perform the opening ceremony at the BBG Academy – formerly Birkenshaw High School – this morning, and this afternoon the school will be open to the local community and parents who want to look around.
Principal Jo-anne Atkinson said it was a great day for the school.
“As well as having the official celebrations, we also felt it was important to involve the local community because they have been so supportive,” she said. “People have watched the building work take place with interest, and taken pictures of its progress, so now they can come and have a look inside.”
The morning’s events include presentations, tours of the building and speeches, and the plaque will be unvieled around 11am. The open afternoon for the community is from 1.30pm-3pm.
Dr Granger is a senior doctor at Pinderfields and has been honoured in the Yorkshire Woman of Achievement and Woman of Courage awards. She has a rare form of cancer and has published two books about her experiences of going from doctor to patient and how it feels to be terminally ill. She is receiving treatment at the Yorkshire Cancer Centre based at St James’ Hospital and has raised over £60,000 for the centre, which will be BBG Academy’s chosen charity this year.
lThe school’s open evening for prospective parents is on Thursday from 4pm-7pm.


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(a) All provisions of the constitutional and general laws of the State of Vermont relating to towns and their officers shall apply to the Town of Westminster.
(b) The Town of Westminster shall have all the powers now or hereafter conferred upon towns and villages by the Constitution and general laws of the State of Vermont. (Added 2009, No. M-14 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 17, 2010.)

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NRLA chief executive Ben Beadle will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Property Investor Show.
Ben will take to the stage on both days of the show to talk about the new organisation, which is being created through the merger of the RLA and NLA – and its increased strength as an entity at over 80,000 members.
He’ll discuss the benefits that the new organisation will bring to landlords and share details of the member benefits.
He said: “Our new, bigger organisation will be the largest landlord association in the country.
“We’ll be a powerful voice in the property industry, the media and in lobbying government – particularly important at this challenging time for the sector.
“At the Property Investor Show I’ll be laying out why being a member of the NRLA is important, what we offer to landlords in terms of advice, products, services and support and the value that we provide for just 20 pence per day – something that may become even better value still”
The Property Investor Show will be held at the Excel Centre, London on April 3rd and 4th.
120 exhibitors from the property world will showcase products and services and share insight, opinion, advice and guidance for property investors, with a programme of 80 seminars and debates.
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Our Blue LED lights have a much lower investment cost, require less installation time, and are much easier and quicker to clean compared to 48 or 72 individual crop sprayer nozzle lights.
Below links to customer-supplied videos. In video 1 and 2 they decided to mount the lights behind the boom, I have only tried mounting the lights ahead of the boom, 3-6 inch ahead and 3-6 inch below, right of the hinge point so the light beam follows the boom angle no matter where the boom is set.
It works no matter where the light is placed, ahead or behind. I still believe that placing the lights ahead of the nozzles is the best - less mist will accumulate on the lens, and the light has less vapor mist to penetrate.
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Navy will be the No. 3 seed for the upcoming Patriot League Tournament.
Navy is seeking its 20th win of the season.
Abdullah leads Navy with 19 points.
Navy is seeking a seventh straight road win.
Senior earns his third career conference weekly award.
USATSI Photos from Navy men's basketball vs. Pitt - Friday, Nov. 10, 2017
Photo gallery of the Army-Navy Star Game on Feb. 18, 2017.
Photos of Navy's win at Army on Jan. 21, 2017
Photo gallery of Navy's 75-72 win over Lehigh on Jan. 18.
Photo gallery of Navy's 67-55 win over Colgate on Jan. 8, 2017.
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• 2017-18 Preseason All-Patriot League Team
• 2017-18 Senior CLASS Finalist
• 2017-18 Patriot League Player of the Week (Feb. 19)
• 2016-17 All-Patriot League Second Team
• 2016-17 Patriot League Player of the Week (Jan. 23)
• 2016-17 NAAA Athlete of the Week (Jan. 23)
• 2016-17 NAAA Athlete of the Week (Dec. 12)
• 2016-17 HPU Tournament All-Tournament Team
• 2015-16 Patriot League Player of the Week (Jan. 11)
• 2015-16 NAAA Athlete of the Week (Jan. 4)
• 2015-16 NAAA Athlete of the Week (Dec. 7)
• 2015-16 Spartan Showcase Most Outstanding Player
• 2015-16 Spartan Showcase All-Tournament Team
2016-17 - JUNIOR:
• Named to the All-Patriot League Second Team.
• Led Navy in scoring for the second straight season at 12.2 points per game.
• Scored a total of 365 points on the season.
• Ranked second on the team in rebounding (4.4).
• Ranked second on the team in assists (2.9) and was second in steals (1.2).
• Ranked in the top-20 of the Patriot League in scoring, rebounding and assists.
• Scored in double-figures a team-best 22 times in 2016-17.
• Played in 30 games with 27 starts.
• Scored 11 points with team-high totals of seven rebounds and six assists against Ohio State in the Veterans Classic on Nov. 11. Played team-high 34 minutes.
• Named to the HPU Tournament All-Tournament Team after averaging 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in his three games in High Point (Nov. 18-20).
• Scored 10 points against North Dakota State on Nov. 18.
• Tallied 12 points with seven rebounds against High Point on Nov. 19.
• Poured in a game-high 19 points against UNCG on Nov. 20. Shot 6-of-11 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Also had six rebounds.
• Scored the go-ahead layup with 16 seconds remaining and then took a game-saving offensive charge with 1.4 seconds left in Navy's 70-68 win over Penn on Nov. 26. Scored a team-high 15 points against Penn with five rebounds.
• Scored 14 points with six rebounds against Charleston on Dec. 1.
• Scored the go-ahead layup with 13 seconds left in Navy's 25-point comeback win over Bryant on Dec. 6. Made a free throw with six seconds left to seal the win. Scored nine points and matched a career-high with eight rebounds against Bryant.
• Poured in 21 points in Navy's win over Columbia on Dec. 9. Also had five rebounds and three assists. Went 7-of-10 from the field.
• Named the NAAA Athlete of the Week for his play in Navy's wins over Bryant and Columbia.
• Scored 12 points with eight rebounds and three assists against Bucknell on Dec. 30. Led Navy in scoring, rebounding and assists against the Bison.
• Tallied a team-best 10 points against Boston U. on Jan. 5.
• Scored 14 points, going 8-of-9 from the free throw line, with six rebounds and three assists in a win over Colgate on Jan. 8.
• Scored 15 points with seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in win at Loyola in Jan. 11. Went 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
• Had a sound all-around game of seven points, six rebounds and six assists with only one turnover in 23 minutes in Navy's win at Lafayette on Jan. 14.
• Scored 11 points with five rebounds and four assists in Navy's win over Lehigh on Jan. 18. Scored the go-ahead bucket during a 21-3 run that brought Navy back from a nine-point deficit.
• Scored career-high 30 points in Navy's win at Army on Jan. 21. Was 8-of-19 from the floor and 13-of-17 from the free throw line. Also had six rebounds, five assists and his first career dunk.
• Overcame the stomach flu in the game against Army.
• The 30 points against Army marked the first time a Navy player scored 30 points in the Ed DeChellis era (sixth season).
• Named the Patriot League Player of the Week and the NAAA Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23 for his play in Navy's wins over Army and Lehigh.
• Tallied 10 points with four rebounds and four assists in Navy's win over American on Jan. 25.
• Scored 15 points in Navy's win over Holy Cross on Jan. 28 with a career-high six steals and a career-high three 3-pointers. Also matched his career-high of six assists in the game and had four rebounds.
• Scored 13 points with four rebounds and three assists in win at Boston U. on Feb. 2.
• Tallied 11 points in Navy's win over Lafayette on Feb. 11 with two 3-pointers, five rebounds, three steals and two assists.
• Scored 12 points with three assists against Army on Feb. 18.
• Scored team-high 17 points with six rebounds against American on Feb. 22.
• Scored 12 points with three assists at Bucknell on Feb. 25.
• Scored 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting with four rebounds, two steals and two assists in a season-high 36 minutes against Bucknell in the Patriot League Semifinals on March 5.
• Will enter his senior season with 932 career points scored.
• Received the Naval Academy's inaugural Community Service Athlete of the Year Award.
2015-16 - SOPHOMORE:
• Averaged a team-best 13.2 points and was second on the team with 2.6 assists.
• Averaged 4.0 rebounds.
• Ranked second on the team with 30.3 minutes played per game.
• Started all 33 games during the 2015-16 season.
• Scored over 20 points five times and scored in double-figures 24 times.
• Scored in double figures in each of the last eight games of the season.
• Ranked 12th in the Patriot League in scoring (13.2), seventh in field goal percentage (.498) and 10th in assists (2.6).
• Scored 435 points on the season and was the first Mid to score over 400 points in a season since Jordan Sugars in 2011.
• Scored 21 points in 35 minutes against Charleston on Nov. 16. Was 7-of-13 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Also had six rebounds.
• Tallied 18 points with six rebounds and five assists in Navy's win over USC Upstate on Nov. 19. Scored eight straight points for Navy down the stretch in the second half.
• Scored 13 points with five boards in Navy's win over Goucher on Nov. 22.
• Tallied 14 points with four rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes against UNCG on Nov. 27.
• Had 12 points and four rebounds in Navy's win over Jacksonville at the Spartan Showcase on Nov. 28.
• Scored 15 points with three rebounds in win over IPFW on Nov. 29.
• Selected as the Spartan Showcase's Most Outstanding Player and was named to the all-tournament team for averaging 13.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in Navy's four wins in the classic.
• Posted 11 points with five boards in win over Penn on Dec. 2. Scored a go-ahead layup with 43 seconds left and then hit two free throws with 16 seconds left to seal the win.
• Named the NAAA Athlete of the Week for his play against Penn.
• Tallied 10 points with six rebounds in Navy's win at VMI on Dec. 12.
• Had eight points and four assists in Navy's win over Furman on Dec. 22.
• Scored a team-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting at Bucknell on Dec. 30.
• Tallied a team-best 16 points with five rebounds and three assists in win over Holy Cross on Jan. 2.
• Named the NAAA Athlete of the Week for his performances against Bucknell and Holy Cross.
• Scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting in win at Boston U. on Jan. 6 with two 3-pointers.
• Scored 21 points in Navy's 71-68 overtime win at Colgate on Jan. 9. Was 8-of-14 from the floor and played 38 minutes.
• Named the Patriot League Player of the Week on Jan. 11 for his play in Navy's wins at Boston U. and Colgate.
• Tallied eight points and four rebounds in Navy's 60-52 win over Loyola on Jan. 13.
• Scored nine points with a career-high six assists in Navy's 87-61 win over Lafayette on Jan. 16.
• Tallied 12 points, a season-high eight rebounds and five assists in Navy's 69-64 win over Lehigh on Jan. 20.
• Scored 10 points with five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 34 minutes against American on Jan. 27.
• Poured in a career-best 25 points on 9-of-11 free throw shooting and matched his career-best with eight rebounds in a career-high 41 minutes in Navy's overtime loss to Holy Cross on Jan. 30.
• Tallied 12 points with five boards in Star Game win at Army West Point on Feb. 1.
• Scored 18 points with four rebounds in win at Loyola on Feb. 10.
• Posted 10 points and five rebounds in Navy's 15-point comeback win at Lafayette on Feb. 13.
• Scored 16 points with four assists against Lafayette on Feb. 17.
• Tallied 20 points with five rebounds in 36 minutes vs. Army West Point on Feb. 20.
• Scored 11 points with four rebounds and two assists against American on Feb. 24.
• Posted 12 points with five assists against Bucknell on Feb. 27.
• Poured in 21 points with four rebounds, four assists and three steals in Navy's win over Lafayette in the Patriot League Tournament First Round on March 1.
• Scored 18 points against Lehigh in the Patriot League Quarterfinals on March 3.
• A tri-winner of the team's Paul Evans Most Improved Player Award.
2014-15 - FRESHMAN:
• Played in 31 games as a freshman with six starts.
• Averaged 4.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16.1 minutes per game.
• Ranked sixth on the team and was the top freshman in minutes played (499).
• Played 20 minutes in the season opener against #18 Michigan State on Nov. 14 and had two points, three rebounds and one assist.
• Scored six points against Providence on Nov. 20 and had two rebounds.
• Tallied eight points and four rebounds against Saint Francis U on Nov. 29.
• Dished out four assists against Penn in 21 minutes on Dec. 3.
• Scored six points in 25 minutes against The Citadel on Dec. 6.
• Earned his first start of career in Navy's win over VMI on Dec. 9. Anderson had eight points and three rebounds.
• Had six points and seven rebounds in Navy's win over Towson on Dec. 22, while starting his third straight game.
• Had two points, five rebounds and two assists in Navy's win over Army on Feb. 7.
• Scored 11 points and had six rebounds off the bench against Bucknell on Feb. 11. Made five free throws against Bucknell.
• Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Lehigh on Feb. 18.
• Scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and had six rebounds in Navy's win over Holy Cross on Feb. 22.
• Scored a season-high 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and grabbed four rebounds in 25 minutes against American on Feb. 25.
• Scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds in 23 minutes in Navy's win over Army in the Patriot League Tournament on March 3.
• Started the last three games of the season.
Earned three letters playing basketball at New Castle High School, where he graduated in 2013.
A Pennsylvania Class AAAA all-state first team honoree as a senior in 2013.
Averaged 20.2 points as a senior with 7.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
Was ranked second in Lawrence County in scoring as a senior.
A Pennsylvania Class AAA all-state third team selection as a junior in 2012.
Earned league and section MVP honors in 2012.
Led team to a league championship and a 29-1 record as a senior.
Led team to a 28-1 and league title as a junior.
New Castle became the first team in the league to win district titles with then-unbeaten records in back-to-back years.
Helped team to a 57-2 record in his final two seasons.
New Castle was 20-8 and won a sectional title in 2011 during his sophomore season.
Scored over 1,000 career points at New Castle.
Named the top combo guard in his class by the Pittsburgh Basketball Report in 2013.
Member of the National Honor Society.
Involved in peer leadership and extreme leadership groups at New Castle.
Attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School during the 2013-14 academic year.
Son of Shawn and Angelique Anderson.
Sister, Tarina Nixon, played basketball at Southeast Missouri State, where she was a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree.
• Majoring in quantitative economics.
• Anderson co-founded the non-profit Forever Red Hurricanes with a high school classmate.
• One program under the Forever Red Hurricanes organization is the `Canes Coats for Kids, which solicits donations from the community to provide warm coats for children in need. There is also an annual coat drive at the New Castle Basketball Tip-Off Classic.
• Another program under the Forever Red Hurricanes is "Transitioning to Success," which is a mentor program that helps sixth-graders transition to seventh grade.

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Stars of the stage proved Gorton's Got Talent as the best young performers in the area battled it out in front of a packed auditorium.
The Gorton's Got Talent competition, now in its third year, drew hundreds of fans to the Cedar Mount High School Theatre, and the capacity crowd was not left disappointed with a superb display from the nine finalists.
After a thrilling contest it was 14-year-old L'Kesha Ellis-Hanse who walked away with the coveted trophy after her performance of 'The Way I Am' by Ingrid Michaelson.
The Cedar Mount High School pupil said: "I couldn't believe it when they read my name out, it was so exciting to be handed the trophy.
"All the other acts were brilliant and I never expected to be named the winner, but it just made a great night absolutely perfect.
"I've always enjoyed singing and just picked the song because I thought it suited my voice. It's been great since I won because everyone has been coming up and congratulating me, it's been brilliant.
"It's definitely my ambition to be a professional singer, it always has been, and it's given me a lot of confidence to win this competition against some other brilliant acts."
Dozens of hopefuls auditioned for a place in the live final throughout summer, with a range of musical and dance acts making it through to the big show.
Dance group New Generation claimed second place on the night, while singer Emma Clarke took third place. Last year's winner Shanice Osman also returned for a special performance.
The event was organised by the Gorton Community Action Network which includes St James' Primary School, Greater Manchester Police and local businesses such as Tesco Gorton.
Organiser and St James' Primary deputy head Andrea Boulter said: "It was a fantastic night and all the acts did themselves proud.
"Lots of community groups worked together to make it happen and it's a really good example of what the community has to offer and what it can achieve."
Co-organiser Hettie Miles said: "The kids on stage definitely showed Gorton's Got Talent, it was so impressive to see the quality of the acts and the passion shown on stage.
"The crowd was excellent as well, they really cheered the acts along and showed great support for some very talented young people."


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Fact sheets about the Children’s Hearings System
Date: 7th October 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) has reviewed and updated a range of fact sheets about the Children’s Hearings System.
The suite of 15 fact sheets covers a range of subjects including:
- Role of the Reporter
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Each fact sheet outlines SCRA’s fundamental purpose, and contains facts, figures and information on each subject, including the new data from 2018/19.


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Humans and machines are in constant conversations. Humans start the dialogue by using programming languages that will be compiled to binary digits that machines can interpret. However, Intelligent machines today are not only observers of the world, but they also make their own decisions. If A.I imitates human beings to create a symbolic system to communicate based on their own understandings of the universe and start to actively interact with us, how will this recontextualize and redefine our coexistence in this intertwined reality?
This VR project provides an immersive exploration in semantic human-machine reality generated by an intelligent system in real-time through perceiving the real-world via a camera [located in the exhibition space]. Inspired by Cangjie, an ancient Chinese legendary historian (c.2650 BCE), invented Chinese characters based on the characteristics of everything on the earth, we trained a neural network that we call Cangjie, to learn the constructions and principles of all the Chinese characters. It perceives the surroundings and transforms it into a collage of unique symbols made of Chinese strokes. The symbols produced through the lens of Cangjie, tangled with the imagery captured by the camera are visualized algorithmically as abstract pixelated semiotics, continuously evolving and compositing an ever-changing poetic virtual reality. Cangjie is not only a conceptual response to the tension and fragility in the coexistence of humans and machines but also an artistic imagination of our future language in this artificial intelligent era.


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Family: Phasianidae, Pheasants and Grouse view all from this family
Description ADULT MALE Has orange-brown body plumage, blue-green sheen on head, striking red wattle, and long, orange and barred tail; white collar is absent in some birds. Captive-bred violet-blue forms are sometimes released and can be confused with male Japanese Green Pheasant (P. versicolor, sometimes classified as a separate species). ADULT FEMALE Mottled buffy brown, with a shorter tail than male. JUVENILE Resembles a small, short-tailed, and dowdy female.
Dimensions Length: 30-36" (76-91 cm)
Habitat Native to Asia and introduced for hunting. Now locally common and populations are boosted each fall by release of captive-bred birds for hunting. Favors mixed agricultural landscapes with scattered woodland and brushy borders.
Observation Tips Male's territorial call is distinctive in spring and displaying birds are entertaining to watch.
Range Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, Plains, New England, Western Canada, Eastern Canada, Texas, Mid-Atlantic, California, Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains
Voice Territorial male utters a loud, shrieking call, followed by bout of vigorous wing beating. In alarm, utters a loud ke-tuk, ke-tuk, ke-tuk as bird flies away.
Discussion Male is colorful and unmistakable; adult female is also distinctive. Takes to the air noisily and explosively when flushed. Sexes are strikingly dissimilar.

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Despite Reports, '13 Reasons Why' Actors Aren't Dating
Two actors from the hit Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" sent fans into a wild frenzy this month when some media outlets speculated they were dating in real life, citing Instagram photos of them together. But a rep for the stars told Page Six they're just friends.
After "13 Reasons Why," which explores the reasons why a high school student took her own life, hit Netflix earlier this month and quickly grew a large fan base, some publications took notice of the close relationship actors Miles Heizer and Brandon Flynn have in real life. Both MTV and Refinery29 posted articles about the stars, sharing fans' tweets that Heizer and Flynn are dating.
But shippers were disappointed to learn the actors are not in a relationship and, despite playing rivals on "13 Reasons Why," are simply just good pals.
"This is a false report. Miles and Brandon are friends from the show but are not dating," a rep for Heizer told Page Six.
Nevertheless, that doesn't mean we can't appreciate this adorable bromance. Check out highlights of the two below.

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Basic Economics, Capitalism, Conservativism, economics, Fair Wage, Finance, Free Market, Hoover Institution, Living Wage, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Peter Robinson, Salaries, Thomas Sowell, Wages
“Wages and salaries serve the same economic purposes as other prices — that is, they guide the utilization of scarce resources which have alternative uses, so that each resource gets used where it’s most valued. Yet because these scarce resources are human beings, we tend to look on wages and salaries differently. Often we ask questions that are quite emotionally powerful, even if they are logically meaningless. For example: Are the wages ‘fair’? Are the workers ‘exploited’? Is this ‘a living wage’?
Such questions seldom get asked about the prices of inanimate things, such as a can of peas or a share of stock in General Motors. But people are believed to be entitled to pay that is ‘fair,’ even if no one can define what that means. ‘Exploitation’ and ‘a living wage’ are likewise emotionally powerful expressions without concrete meanings. If a worker is living, how can he be receiving less than ‘a living wage’ unless he is, as some have said thoughtlessly, ‘living below subsistence’?
No one likes to see fellow human beings living in poverty and squalor, and many are prepared to do something about it, as shown by the vast billions of dollars that are donated to a wide range of charities every year, on top of the additional billions spent by governments in an attempt to better the condition of less fortunate people. These socially important activities occur alongside an economy coordinated by prices, but the two things serve different purposes. Attempts to make prices, including the prices of people’s labor and talents, be something other than signals to guide resources to their most valued uses, make those prices less effective for their basic purpose, on which the prosperity of the whole society depends. Ultimately, it is economic prosperity that makes it possible for billions of dollars to be devoted to helping the less fortunate.
Nothing is more straightforward and easy to understand than the fact that some people earn more than others, for a variety of reasons. Some people are simply older than others, for example, and their additional years have given them opportunities to acquire more experience, skills, formal education and on-the-job training — all of which allows them to do a given job more efficiently or to take on more complicated jobs that would be overwhelming for a beginner or for someone with only limited experience or training. It is hardly surprising that this leads to higher incomes. With the passing years, older individuals may also become more knowledgable about job opportunities, while increasing numbers of other people become more aware of them and their individual abilities, leading to offers of new jobs or promotions. It is not uncommon for most of the people in the top 5 percent of income-earners to be 45 years old and up. […]
These and other common sense reasons for income differences among individuals are often lost sight of in abstract discussions of the ambiguous term ‘income distribution.’ Although people in the top income brackets and the bottom income brackets — ‘the rich’ and ‘the poor,’ as they are often called — may be discussed as if they were different classes of people, often they are the very same people at different stages of their lives. An absolute majority of those Americans who were in the bottom 20 percent in income in 1975 were also in the top 20 percent at some point over the next 16 years. This is not surprising.”
Excerpted from Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics, a modern conservative’s primer on money and the market economy.
Below, watch the affable 84-year-old discussing the release of the fifth edition of Basic Economics with the Hoover Institution’s Peter Robinson last December.
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You may think that Google phones are the best choice for controlling Google branded speakers, but that’s not always the case. Android detective Mishaal Rahman wrote in Esper that Google’s actions could allow other manufacturers to do things that Pixel can’t legally do. ..
Last week, I wrote that Google’s home speaker is likely to get a little worse as Sonos filed a proceeding and won. Especially if you’re using a Google Pixel, you can’t control the volume of a multi-zone Google Cast speaker group. This is because the European Parliament Committee on International Trade has determined that Google has copied Sonos technology and threatened to block imports unless Google implements five specific software adjustments. One of Sonos’ patents specifically deals with volume control for multi-zone speaker groups.
However, when Rahman delved into the Android 12 code, it turned out that the way Google disabled volume control for remote speaker groups was very basic. Google only sets a single value from true to false on its Pixel smartphone. Rahman writes:
The second patch seems to be tuned to allow Google to ship Pixel smartphones without the ability to control the volume of remote speaker group sessions. However, there is also an easy way for OEMs to enable this feature and ship their own devices. All the OEM needs to do is build the AOSP using GMS and leave the default value (true) for the config_volumeAdjustmentForRemoteGroupSessions flag.
If Samsung or Xiaomi (currently the world’s top two Android makers) wants to control the volume of the entire speaker group (what Google Pixel can’t do at the time of the latest update), it doesn’t seem necessary to lift them. Additional fingers. You should avoid turning it off intentionally. And Rahman states that the next Android 12L will work this way, at least in beta.
(For beginners, building AOSP using GMS means using the basic version of Android that Google provides to manufacturers for free and the Google services that the company generally licenses. Means. This is what most Android mobile phone makers do before skinning Android. With their own additions.)
None of this means that phone makers will necessarily take Google up for this possibility. For everyone who knows I’m not a lawyer, Sonos could also use the victory over Google as a precedent to look back and sue them. But it’s very interesting to think about all of them.
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...is quilted, bound, the label has been sewn on and now it is ready for the graphic designer to do her magic on the pattern. The pattern should be ready, hopefully, by the beginning of next week. I have been busy cutting kits for it, and they should be completed when the pattern is ready. Many of you have expressed interest in this quilt, so I will keep you up to date.
The first 12 kits I've made are from the exact fabrics.
The quilt is approximately 46 inches square, and is cotton appliqued on cotton.
This basket on the bottom has gathered.... Peace....Joy.....Love......Hope......and Faith. Gathering so that we might have something to give, and by giving we gather in return.....a never ending cycle.
And the label is in place.
Now, we are back to Sandy McKells lovely quilts.
Another pieced beauty.
I wanted to take this quilt right off the wall and curl up with it for a nap......something I'm very good at and often enjoy! :-)
This quilt was hanging in a hall so that I didn't get a straight on picture of it. I believe it is a barn raising pattern. And I do not understand why this underline red thing has appeared!!!
A close up look. We start a new week full of endless possibilities. Keep a happy heart and seize the day!
"It is not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance." - John Petit-Senn


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The final episode in the Resident Evil: Revelations 2 set of releases comes today to all platforms and with it the game’s story meets its finale. Not only that, but the complete release is also available now with all the released episodes as well as the promised bonuses.
The DVD release contains the 4 episodes as well as the additions listed below. It’ll cost you $40 for PC, PS3/4 and Xbox One/360:
- All four main episodes
- Two additional “spin-off” episodes that focus on telling the side stories of each of the two new Resident Evil characters: Moira Burton and Natalia Korda
- Additional Raid mode character: Hunk
- Additional Raid mode character: Albert Wesker
- Four alternative costumes (one for each of the main characters): Claire, Moira, Barry and Natalia
- Raid mode “Throwback Map Pack” featuring four stages from recent Resident Evil titles
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Even the smallest wish can be dangerous. That’s why the Collectors are always keeping watch.
The Collectors sweeps readers into a hidden world where wishes are stolen and dreams have a price. Fast-paced, witty, and riveting, this contemporary fantasy adventure has magic woven through every page.
It's the first book in a two-book series from Jacqueline West, the New York Times–bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere series. For fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak, The Isle of the Lost, and The Secret Keepers.
Van has always been an outsider. Most people don’t notice him. But he notices them. And he notices the small trinkets they drop, or lose, or throw away—that’s why his collection is full of treasures. Then one day, Van notices a girl stealing pennies from a fountain, and everything changes. He follows the girl, Pebble, and uncovers an underground world full of wishes and the people who collect them. Apparently not all wishes are good and even good wishes often have unintended consequences—and the Collectors have made it their duty to protect us. But they aren't the only ones who have their eyes on the world’s wishes—and they may not be the good guys, after all.
Jacqueline West, author of the New York Times–bestselling Books of Elsewhere series, draws readers into a story about friendship, magic, and the gray area between good and evil. The Collectors is for fans of Cassie Beasley’s Circus Mirandus and Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener.
With an opera singer mother who performs around the world, 11-year-old Van Markson is used to being a new kid, and his taste in books and movies, along with "a tiny blue hearing aid behind each ear," sometimes set him apart at school. Van is also good at noticing things that other people overlook, and when he spots a girl, accompanied by an "almost silver, very bushy-tailed" squirrel, plunging face-first into a fountain, a series of events draw Van into a magical underground world where he is caught in the middle of a secret war. West (the Books of Elsewhere series) has created a captivating mythology around wishes, including cuddly-turned-dangerous Wish Eaters (not unlike gremlins) as well as thoughtful explorations of power and the unexpected, sometimes negative, consequences of good intentions. Van's realization that his skill of noticing is a valuable strength, especially when hearing challenges feel to him like a shortcoming, is a gentle, triumphant reminder that being different doesn't correspond to weakness. First in a planned duology, West's magical adventure offers humor and warmhearted adventure. Ages 8 12.


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I'm curious about learned behaviours with regards to relationships with food.
This is a long post, but I'm asking for personal stories and it's only fair to share first.
As a child, there were a lot of "off-limit" foods. My parents were constantly dieting (they are weight watcher lifers) and sweets, desserts, fast food, salty snacks and sodas were very rare "treats". (Funny I would not consider them treats not, but I certainly remember them feeling special). I can also clearly recall that I always felt unwell after eating, from elementary school onward. Unfortunately this became so common place that I stopped complaining and didn't look into it until university when I was finally diagnosed with celiac disease.
On those occasions, I can recall gorging myself until I felt sick. At the time, I didn't analyze it. I can clearly remember really pigging out at Brownie/Girl Guide potlucks on desserts and chips. I was very active in student life in junior high and often pizza was brought in as a reward- I can recall eating 8-9 slices on these occasions.
Something changed around the time of highschool: food rules went out the window at home. I recognize now that this is because we relied on fast foods and Chinese buffets when my grandparents were on their deathbeds (we lost all 4 within a 2 year period), and shortly after my family moved across the country. It became commonplace to go out for ice cream to bond, or pick up 2-3 chocolate bars and 3-4 varieties of chips and pop to watch a movie together at home.
My twin sister and I were both uncomfortable with our weight physically and emotionally, and in out last year of highschool she became anorexic. Her weight fell off, and friends and family commended her. I remember Christmas: she wrapped up her dinner in a napkin and threw it away. I was so worried for her I fished it out of the trash to show my parents, and was told to mind my own business.
I went off to university, and finally took charge of my health. I was diagnosed with Celiac disease and really educated myself about nutrition. My family has come along for the ride and eat primarily whole foods. They will not give up gluten. grains dairy, but I believe that this is their prerogative. N=1 after all!
Please share your experiences- what have you learned from your family unit, room mates, mates- both good habits and bad.
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on May 10, 2012
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Mine was terrible from the ages of 5-15, and from 12-15 I was severely anorexic. I had an anorexic mother, and my father has very high standards (not a bad thing, just can be a lot of pressure at times). our refrigerator kitchen looked like this, seriously- fat free or low fat plain yogurt, fruit, nuts, reduced fat swiss cheese, whole grain bread, protein powder, vegetables, eggs, wine, diet tonic water. We did go out and get ice cream many nights in the summer time and grill chicken, fish, lamb burgers, and hamburgers not infrequently as well.
For a long time I would eat yogurt with fruit in the morning, a tuna/cheese melt on whole grain bread for lunch, fruit as a snack, and then dinner (vegetables and meat, an apple with cheese, or scrambled eggs), and then at age 12 I switched to eating just these foods; yogurt (sometimes cottage cheese), fish, almonds, fruit, and broccoli, as well as exercising compulsively. By the time I was 13 I was full blown anorexic. Recovered at 15 and nearly died a few times between there.
It is now 7.5 years later and I am over 100lbs heavier and without relapse. I have a good relationship with food, although it was better before I started reading about paleo, mostly because of all the fear tactics employed. I have been paleo + yogurt (without knowing the term) since I was 13, with the exception of 2 years spent in junior and senior year of High school trying to gain muscle with the inclusion of oats and protein powder to my diet (the combination made up probably 20% of calories, which makes it not technically paleo anymore).
on May 10, 2012
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Overall, "cheap" describes what I ate growing up, but I think it was normal food for the time (80s). Hot dogs, Shake n Bake pork chops, creamed chipped beef on toast (my dad's specialty), and "breakfast for dinner" (pancakes with eggs) come to mind. I recently asked my mom what we ate for vegetables and she said "frozen peas and corn". : / Vegetables were not important, it was the meat was considered the item that you couldn't leave on your plate (I assume because it was the most costly), and it was the meat that I liked the least. I remember flushing food down the toilet on a regular basis.
Cut to Middle School: I decide to be a vegetarian for ethical reasons (surely just to avoid eating meat). I don't remember being questioned about this - I assume my parents were too busy worrying about money. Cereal for breakfast, bagels with cream cheese and a New York Seltzer for lunch (anyone remember those?). We definitely weren't sitting down to dinner most nights by then. We just did our own thing (read: more cereal).
Around 9th grade, my dad is diagnosed with high cholesterol. We are all fully and completely terrified into not eating fat. I switch to dry bagels and eat only fat-free candy. We switch to skim milk and my dad is told not to eat eggs so I don't either. The good news: broccoli makes an appearance around 1990.
I start working in a restaurant at 16 and find I have a knack for cooking (which is really just a knack for being organized, IMO). In culinary school at age 21 I start eating meat again after 2 years of living on my own and subsisting on dry Gardenburgers and tofu. The first things I try are lamb chops and duck pate. I'm sold. In fact I can't believe how good meat tastes, considering I thought I hated it. My theory is that I was completely fat deprived. I added fat slowly over about 10 years, switching to 2% and then whole milk and cheeses and eating "rich" meats more often. About a year ago I realized that I still had several habits that were causing me to inadvertently limit my fats, so I've consciously made even more pro-fat changes. Pastured cream in my coffee, eating only fattier cuts of meat, etc..
I feel like my parents just ate to get full because they were broke. I don't think they cared about it much other than the basic notions of the time (milk=good eggs=bad). I have never really been able to connect my interest in cooking to their lack of it. I really think it was just a path that opened up that I took. Or maybe I was just starving!
My parents have a lot more money now. My dad has come around in these last 10 years and is into grilling and sausage making, which is awesome. Mom, not so much. She still has balloon bread toast with Blue Bonnet margarine (it's the cheapest!) for breakfast. I keep asking her to buy Kerrygold, but no dice. Even when I come to town and want to cook, she says "you spend way too much money on food" (we're talking about a twice a year $50 dinner here - and I'm paying!). Mostly now, I worry about her health, which is potentially related to feeling like she didn't worry about mine for so many years (?)
Great question. Enjoyed reading everyone elses responses, too. Thanks!
on May 10, 2012
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I grew up with parents who always did the low carb thing. They were never extreme, but breads & pastas were never a part of our routine meals. They were also big on whole foods. There were ups & downs with money, so sometimes our food quality reflected it. My parents each suffered from a wide variety of health issues that were always lessened or disappeared when carbs were cut and whole/fresh foods were abundant. I think this is a large part of why Paleo was the obvious lifestyle path for me.
on May 10, 2012
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Nobody in my family ever made a big deal about food so I didn't really have a "relationship" with it growing up. We were allowed to eat whatever we wanted. My parents were both semi-broke so it was a lot of easy, SAD food, but we never thought much about it. We weren't taught what healthy was.
I feel what I have now is definitely a relationship with food - we are officially going steady. I care about it more, put more effort into it and actually think about how food affects my body. That's what I call a relationship.
IMHO, Not thinking about it all and putting whatever is around into your body - that's not a relationship, that's just convenience and going through the motions, aka friend with [no] benefits.
on May 10, 2012
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My family was constantly on and off of diets my whole life. It pretty much went from weight watchers to atkins to south beach and back. We pretty much lived off of diet sodas and fat free everything. When anyone would lose any weight, it was very short term. We always had a garden every summer, so that was probably the time of year that we ate the best foods. But, for every other season it was all pre packaged junk. My mother hated to cook so she took a lot of short cuts. Being raised in a way that i was always "on a diet" but still overweight, once I heard of Paleo, it just made sense to me. I have always been lactose intolerant, but even when I didn't have dairy my stomach would get upset after eating, especially eating out. Now that i eat Paleo, my stomach is never upset, I am losing weight in a healthy way, not just crash diet, and I have so much more energy!
on May 10, 2012
at 02:53 PM
I learned nothing but terrible habits from my family! I think it really stems from a lack of information and the constant barrage of nutrition fallacies from the media and mainstream programs like Weight Watchers. How could fat not make you fat?
I grew up never eating red meat and eating lots of gluten and processed foods. Throughout my whole life, I would wake up in the middle of the night almost once a week and get sick. I had test after test done with no answers as to what could be causing this. I was prescribed acid reflux medication from our pill-happy primary care doctor and took that from ages 10 until 15. It didn't help. Doctor suggested cutting out caffeine, which made me turn to 7up and Sprite as my sodas of choice. I had an eating disorder throughout my adolescence and ended up with an iron deficiency. I felt like complete crap constantly. My mother is not very educated and follows the "ignorance is bliss" mentality. She continued to feed me garbage and dismissed my complaints of not feeling well.
When I was 19 I read a book about the dangers of processed foods and pesticides. I went completely organic and I have not gotten sick like that since. I think I was allergic to high fructose corn syrup from the sodas I was drinking, if that's even a possibility. I continued to eat gluten and little to no fat. I heard Robb Wolf on a podcast I listen to about 6 months ago and decided to try Paleo. I have never felt better.
I'm still having a difficult time shaking the habits that were instilled in me by my family. It's hard to make my brain understand that red meat is okay and the iron makes me feel so great. I instinctively buy turkey bacon instead of pork bacon and have to remind myself "No, this is okay." I've noticed that the more I educate myself about the physiological side of nutrition, the easier it is to believe in it.
Coincidentally, I am convinced that my mother has celiac disease. She has had the catch-all diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome for over a decade and takes medication daily to treat it. I suggest Paleo and she dismisses it, saying that she can't live without bread and pasta. It's a losing battle. I know how you feel, people can grasp the concept of whole foods but for some reason they can't handle the gluten and dairy side of things.
on May 10, 2012
at 11:40 PM
Haha...great question? I'm pretty sure my mom had a eating disorder and was an emotional eater, and my dad was a health freak, so the combination of the two-under one roof-probably spawned a food neurotic.
on May 10, 2012
at 11:15 PM
I was raised on the health food of the late 1970's/early 80's.. snacks of whole fruit (here, have an orange!), shredded wheat, peanut butter, banana and honey sandwiches on whole wheat bread, putting brewer's yeast on popcorn and smoothies, carob instead of chocolate, and absolutely NO sugar or fast food allowed.
My dad is Japanese, so EVERY meal had the ubiquitous sticky white rice as a side, even if the meal itself wasn't particularly Asian. We ate mostly chicken or fish for dinner, usually with a side of broccoli or another veggie, and ALWAYS had milk with dinner. We eventually discovered that both my sister and I were lactose intolerant, so we drank that sickly sweet yellowish lactose-free stuff in its place.
I wasn't a terribly picky eater as a kid - I loved eating spicy Indian food, salmon, sushi, tofu, you name it, and I'm grateful that I was exposed to a variety of foods at a young age, as it's made me more of an adventurous eater today.
I went through a vegetarian phase in middle school, which basically consisted of me mooing obnoxiously at the rest of the family while they ate their meatballs. I even went vegan for awhile, but it was actually a strong craving for tuna sashimi of all things that broke me.
The No Sugar rule was definitely a struggle, and my sister and I would sneak candy whenever we could. My parents stressed to our teachers and friends' parents that we couldn't have sugar, so there were plenty of adults who assumed we were diabetic and freaked out when we managed to sneak half a slice of birthday cake before they stopped us. We even had to turn over our Halloween candy to our parents! We compared our lot to our friends, who could seemingly eat whatever they wanted, and declared life unfair. Enter college, and the realization that I could now eat as much junk food as I wanted. Cue diagnosis of IBS. Looking back at the crap I was eating, I shouldn't have been surprised that I was often laid up with horrible stomach pains. At the time, though, I had very little understanding of nutrition. Junk food had been this forbidden fruit all my life, but now the leash was off, and I was free to gorge myself to my heart's content.
Gradually, my eating shifted back in a healthier direction. Cooking was fun - I liked those projects that took hours and impressed people I wanted to feed. I rediscovered fresh produce. My appreciation for real food started to return, but my IBS continued to nag at me.
Many years and many dietary changes later, I've realized that I feel my best eating a Paleo diet. (What IBS?) But, boy, it took some getting here!
Essentially, there was a rebellion/rebound trajectory to my finding my own way with food in relation to how we ate as a family growing up. Making some foods off limits made them irresistible at the time. However, I'm grateful to my parents for laying some of the groundwork, as it doesn't feel like a sacrifice or too much of an adjustment to eat real food today. Who knew that all these years later I'd actually be thanking them for the No Sugar rule?
on May 10, 2012
at 10:03 PM
I grew up on a diet that, at the time, my parents were sure was healthy. My mom and dad were (are) both excellent cooks. We ate out rarely and convenience foods were not staples in our household. But I recall a lot of pasta, rice, bread, baked goods, and other crap mixed in the the fresh vegetables and fruits. Even still, none of us were ever overweight. Maybe the thing that saved us is that we are all so active. My parents were (are) ardent runners and bikers (my father at the age of 55 is still running marathons), my brother was a strong athlete, and I've dabbled in just about every sport I could.
Now that I'm more aware, however, I'm constantly wondering if the conditions that have manifested in my immediate family are diet related. My mother has chronic high blood pressure, my brother suffers from severe depression and anxiety (I am 95% sure he is gluten intolerant, but he has never been tested), and my father is managing MS. I am lucky that the worst thing I have to deal with is anemia.
Fortunately, my parents have completely changed their diets to include a huge amount of high-quality, organic meats, fruits, vegetables, and starches. I wouldn't call them paleo since both indulge in wheat products on an infrequent basis, but compared to where they were even a couple of years ago, it's a vast improvement. My mom has been able to reduce her blood pressure medication by 75% and my dad has ZERO MS symptoms (he hasn't been on medication for going on two years now). Is this all diet-related? I couldn't say, but it's an amazing shift nonetheless.
on May 10, 2012
at 09:28 PM
I'm kinda curious after reading these responses so far. Anyone else's upbringing not scar them for life?
My childhood consisted of Domino's pizza, KFC, McDonalds, Taco Bell, huge bowls of whatever chocolatey cereal we had (Mmm...Cocoa Pebbles and Cookie Crisp were faves), big glasses of chocolate milk, liters of Coke, Pop-Tarts, Fruit Roll-Ups, chips, Little Debbie's snack cakes, Twinkies, candy bars. You know.
When we did cook it was huge vats of chili, spaghetti, or maybe a roast. All veggies came from cans.
I'm lucky I didn't have a weight problem or an eating disorder, and maybe that's the difference, because as soon as I was out of the house, I began to explore healthier eating and cooking. Which of course still ended up sinking me in the end until I found Paleo.
I'm curious about this topic not for my own upbringing, but for my daughter's. What will she think of all this? Will she someday be on a forum talking about her horrible Paleo upbringing and how wrong her silly parents were to think saturated fat was okay? I wonder.
on May 10, 2012
at 08:50 PM
My mother knew we were supposed to get "well-rounded" meals, but vegetables in our household meant peas, carrots, corn, iceberg lettuce salads, and (until us kids mutinied) lima beans. A salad made with romaine was a big deal. Since my dad didn't like most veg, and my mom was forced to eat too many unpalatable, overcooked vegetables when she was a kid, she didn't push us to try different things. And, to be honest, I don't think she knew how to cook them. At any rate, I didn't eat spinach until I was a teenager, asparagus and Brussels sprouts until I was well into my 20s, and kale in my mid-30s--and yet I was a vegan in my mid-20s. Go figure.
We ate a lot of hot dogs, spaghetti, Tuna Helper, Kraft Mac & Cheese, chili, and various things served over noodles or rice. When my mom stopped buying white bread in favor of wheat, it was the kind of wheat bread that is really just white bread in "healthy" drag. We went through huge jars of jelly in no time flat, and cinnamon-sugar toast or Maple & Brown Sugar-flavored instant oatmeal were breakfast staples. We also ate a lot of canned fruit in heavy syrup. But there wasn't much in the way of junky snack food on hand, except Fritos for my dad, and we never drank sodas at home.
I think part of the reason behind this was because my mother ended up cooking two dinners every night for a lot of years. My dad often didn't roll in until very late, and was picky about his dinner--whereas us kids weren't. Also, she spent several years skimming money from the grocery budget so she could afford to divorce him, and she had to economize on our dinners (hot dogs) because she couldn't do it with his (steak).
I was a chubby kid, and grew up hearing all about it. I went on my first serious diet in 4th grade. I was miserable and became a comfort eater, sneaking food whenever I could. And while my dad and I had a difficult relationship, he was a fellow unhappy glutton, and food (especially huge platters of Mexican food) was one of the few things we could bond over. (I now make a killer machaca con huevos, and it's one of the few father-daughter bonding foods I can still eat with impunity. That, and carnitas.)
However, I can also remember him sitting there, with his big, soft double chin, looking at me and asking, "What would it take to get you to lose weight?" when I was about 10 years old. Eating was pleasure and solace and companionship--but it was also shame and failure and everything that was wrong with me. And the women in my family were no help there, because to be fat was the worst thing you could be, especially if you were female. By the time I was 12, everyone in my family was playing Food Police with me. I couldn't put anything in my mouth without it being judged fattening or not. It was made clear that I was going to have to spend the rest of my life like my (slim) mother--eating salads, pasta, rice cakes, egg-white omelets, and other "light" foods in tiny amounts--because everything I actually liked to eat (including lots and lots of meat) was too fattening.
What my mom made for dinner didn't change--it was still the same cheap, processed food she'd always made. And when I didn't lose weight, it was my fault for being a piggy. So I hardly ate anything at home, then binged on sugar at school (we had vending machines even then, in 1985, and a student store that sold candy and sodas at lunchtime). And I stayed an endlessly-dieting sugar junkie until just over a year ago.
These days, my mom's a low-carber and it's easy for us to get together for a meal (though I wish she'd eat more fat; she could use it). And ever since my dad was diagnosed Type 2 he's more careful about what he eats, but he's still a binge waiting to happen as well as a "can't give up bread and pasta" type. My kid sister, who has always been zaftig, is married to a guy who was raised vegetarian and is really neurotic about food; she's following his lead for now, eating lots of soy, lots of grains, no dairy, and using canola and flaxseed oils (seriously, there's nothing I can eat in their house), and wondering why she can't lose weight. She's not in a headspace where I can talk to her about it, and to change her eating habits would cause a lot of friction with her husband, so I just keep doing what I'm doing and stay the hell out of it. When she's ready, she'll change.
on May 10, 2012
at 04:59 PM
I remember my mom was always on a diet; the grapefruit diet, food combining diet and the low carb diet. None of my parents ever cooked..My father was always eating spicy food, my brother couldn't eat spicy food, I was allergic to several things and my sister was fussy so the cook would always have to make several different dishes for all of us.
My parents have never been overweight and my father did/does not like fat people so it was inconceivable that any of us would be overweight and not surprisingly that my sister ended up with anorexia at some point. (Not that I am blaming my parents as it's much more complicated than that)
I remember my grandmother with her bag of vitamins and supplements, then my mum had a bag of vitamins and supplements then I had a whole bunch of vitamins and supplements.
We've always eaten 'healthy' as a family. I.e the traditional notion of healthy; low fat, whole foods, avoiding deep fried foods but ALL of us; my mum, dad, sister and brother had stomach problems, allergies and felt crap. My grandmother died of cancer.
Interestingly enough, the closest to paleo in my family is my grandfather; Only ever eats when he's hungry, small meals, fruits, vegetables..low carb..and he's 90 in a year or so.. And he never had a vitamin or supplement bag.
on May 10, 2012
at 02:56 PM
I was taught that if I didn't die from eating food, it wasn't an intolerance or an allergy. Since young, a lot of us are taught to think that we are invincible; we can do anything, we can eat anything without getting sick. Once I acknowledged my vulnerability and that I may actually have food intolerance, that's when I became healthier.


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Key Sites for P2X Receptor Function and Multimerization: Overview of Mutagenesis Studies on a Structural Basis
The extracellular loop of P2X channel proteins contains a sequence stretch (positions 170-330) that exhibits similarities with the catalytic domains of class II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases as shown by secondary structure predictions and sequence alignments. The arrangement of several conserved cysteines (positions 110-170) shows similarities with metal binding regions of metallothioneins and zinc finger motifs. Thus, for the extracellular part of P2X channel proteins a metal binding domain and an antiparallel six-stranded beta-pleated sheet containing the ATP binding site are very probable. The putative channel forming H5 part (positions 320-340) shows similarities with the enzyme motif 1 responsible for aggregation of subunits to the holoenzyme.

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Everything you want to read about the infamous plane crash.
Lately there was report prepared by Russia that the captain Blasik was drunk during the glight
The widow of Polish airforce chief Andrzej Blasik has hit back at claims that her husband were drunkenly pressuring the pilot to make a risky landing at Smolensk.
Russia’s report into the fatal crash which killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski along with Blasik and dozens of other senior officials said the top airman’s presence in the cockpit pushed the pilot into the fateful decision to land at the fog-bound airfield.
And it said Blasik was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
A man of honour
But Blasik’s widow Ewa insisted that the report, published yesterday by the MAK investigative committee, could not be accurate.
“There is no evidence of alcohol in my husband’s blood, nor that he somehow put pressure on the pilots,” she told Poland’s parliament.
“My husband was a man of honour and the Polish government must protect its soldiers, especially when they can not do this themselves.”
Because of the importance of the state visit to Russia, which was intended to commemorate the massacre of Polish officers at Katyn in 1940, Mrs Blasik added that her husband would not have drunk alcohol during the journey.
Polish reaction to Russia’s findings has been cautiously critical, with many commentators concerned that Moscow has put all the blame on to the Polish pilots and not offered any criticisms of Russian air traffic controllers, RIA Novosti reported.
And Warsaw expects to release its own findings later this month, according to interior minister Jerzy Miller.
On Polish channel TVN24 Miller acknowledged that Smolensk air traffic controllers had warned the crew not to attempt a landing at the airfield.
But he added that final conclusions would not be available until the plane’s black boxes had been analysed.
“We would like to complete it as soon as possible, but haste is not a good adviser,” he said.
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After the nun rape case in Kandhamal rocked the nation, another similar episode has come to light where in a Hindu woman was allegedly gang-raped in the riot-hit district about three weeks ago, police said on Sunday.
The incident, which surfaced after virtual suppression of the nun rape episode for 38 days, allegedly took place on September 19 at Gandanaju village of Gadringia gram panchayat in Tikabali police station area, police said.
Confirming the incident, Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar told PTI over phone that prompt action was taken by the police after the 22-year-old woman had lodged an FIR on September 20.
"The police swung into action immediately and arrested one of the accused Manoj Pradhan, while efforts are on to nab those absconding," he said.
The woman had undergone medical examination and a case of rape had been registered on the basis of the report, Officer in-charge of Tikabali police station S N Pradhan said, adding that the accused was also taken to court.
Rape incidents added to the disturbing face of Kandhamal violence which earlier was considered to be confined to rioting and arson.
Meanwhile, Christian leaders sought to attach a rape angle to the incident in which a young Hindu girl Rajani Majhi was burnt alive at Khuntapalli under Padampur police station area of Bargarh district.
While leaders alleged that she was raped by the mob before being pushed into the fire, police said no such complaints had been lodged with them.
"So far no complaint of rape has been made before police, who registered a case of murder, rioting and arson and also arrested 20 persons," Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Y B Khurania said.
Khurania said neither the post-mortem nor medical examination indicated any sign of rape in Rajani burning incident of August 25, but police are open to act on any fresh information.
Anybody wanting to share any information about the incident can do so by contacting police instead of speaking to the media, he said.
He said Pastor Edward Sekuna, who was injured in the attack, had also given his statement before a magistrate about the incident but never made any reference to rape.
"Even now if the Father wants to say something new, he is most welcome," Khurania said.Since a Christian leader from Sambalpur has made a fresh allegation of rape, the Bargarh Superintendent of Police has been asked to get in touch with him and obtain required information, he added.

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Democrat James H. Webb Jr. is gaining in the polls, a week after the former Reagan Republican won his party’s nomination to challenge incumbent Sen. George Allen of Virginia.
A poll conducted by the Wall Street Journal/Zogby International since the June 13 primary showed that 43.5 percent of potential voters would pick Mr. Webb while 48.8 percent would choose Mr. Allen.
In March, a Zogby poll showed that 41.7 percent of voters said they would select Mr. Webb, while 48.9 percent said they would pick Mr. Allen.
Earlier this week, a poll by Rasmussen Reports showed that Mr. Webb cut in half Mr. Allen’s 20-point lead since April. The latest Rasmussen poll shows Mr. Allen leading Mr. Webb, 51 percent to 41 percent.
“This says that George Allen is in trouble of losing his job,” said Kristian Denny-Todd, a spokeswoman for Mr. Webb. “Allen has gone out of his way to send a message that he is bored with the Senate, and he wants to be president. He is using his position as a springboard for higher office and people of Virginia want somebody who wants to work for them.”
Mr. Allen’s campaign manager, Dick Wadhams, said the poll “numbers have nothing to do with reality.” “The Wall Street Journal ought to be embarrassed they hired [Zogby],” he said. “I can only hope our opponent bases his campaign strategy on Zogby numbers.”
Zogby defended its numbers. “We are very confident we are close in this race,” said Fritz Wenzel, a Zogby spokesman.
Mr. Wenzel pointed to a Zogby poll in October that showed Democrat Timothy M. Kaine leading Republican Jerry W. Kilgore 48 percent to 46 percent in Virginia’s gubernatorial race. Mr. Kaine ended up winning the governorship with 52 percent of the vote.
Mr. Webb, 60, defeated former lobbyist and party activist Harris N. Miller in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. He is a decorated Marine and best-selling author who supported Mr. Allen in 2000.
Mr. Allen, 54, has served as state delegate, U.S. representative and Virginia governor, an office limited to one term by the state constitution. He ousted Democratic incumbent Sen. Charles S. Robb in 2000.
Mr. Allen, who is getting a firsthand look at the rebuilding effort in New Orleans today, has dipped into his $7.5 million campaign war chest to air a television advertisement in the expensive Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads markets.
Since the primary, Mr. Webb, who had $220,000 since his last filing with the Federal Election Commission, has held one press conference and several closed-door meetings with Democrats on Capitol Hill and in Virginia.
Today, Mr. Webb will be in Richmond with Mr. Kaine, whose political action committee, Moving Virginia Forward, on Wednesday e-mailed Democratic activists urging them to donate to Mr. Webb’s campaign.
“George Allen has already raised $11 million,” Mr. Kaine wrote. “We must help Jim close the gap as much as possible before the Federal Election Commission fundraising deadline. I need you to support Jim, as you supported me last year.”


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