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Howdy there peeps.
Welcome to my Day 15 entry of the NaPoWriMo show, starring…me!
(And a whole bunch of others too but their links are all below)
The prompt for this particular challenge was to come up with a poem that helps us to become sympathetic to a villain, who faces an unfortunate situation and comes across as human (but is still an evil little goiter all the same).
I decided to head back to the vaults for this one, as I remember responding to a similar prompt in the past and coming up with a corker of a situation, where a building contractor is dealing with very real and human problems for villains from fairy tales.
I had so much fun writing this tall tale that I think I would be hard pressed to top it with any other entry for this particular prompt and therefore this will be my fifteenth entry into NaPoWriMo 2018, which will also be featured in my upcoming poetry book release due out within the next couple of months.
Hope you enjoy it, let me know what you think in the comments 🙂
Photo by congerdesign from Pixabay
“Wicked Business” by David Ellis
A house made entirely out of sweets?
This is an eclectic assignment to say the least
I’ll have to speak to my brother, the supervisor
And run this whole thing by him first
Ever since that lawsuit with those little three pigs
And their houses of straw, sticks and bricks
We have to consider these requests
On a case by case basis
Instructions tend to get blown out of proportion
Things can easily be misinterpreted
We don’t want to get thrown to the wolves
OK, I’ve had a word with the man upstairs
I’ll do you a quote but it won’t be cheap
Your house may be being made out of confectionery
But you can’t expect to pay us peanuts
Plus you will have to sign this form of release
In case it all melts
A roof made of cake and the finest marzipan
Window panes of sugary diamonds
Gingerbread for the walls, with icing supports
You old crone, you’re crazier than a coconut!
But you’ll pay up front?
Please forgive my rude tongue, it won’t take long to install
You will however have to pay the baker extra for the materials
I’ve got several other jobs on this week
Mostly involving some sub-contracting
A sorcerer wants a padded room for practice
Those three bears want to build another extension
Because she has another bun in the oven
And a prince wants a bedroom done of twenty mattresses but only one pea
He was very specific – sounds a bit barmy to me but he paid handsomely
So let’s see, I can fit you in next Tuesday
Will there be anything else for you today?
Your sister way out West in the city of Kansas would also like a house?
And she’s not fussed if it isn’t made out of sugary treats?
Leave it with us, we’ll drop it on her…I mean drop in on her in a few weeks
You witches certainly know how to do wicked business
Still want more? Well, how about some other villainous Day 15 entries from the poetic repertoire of other talented NaPoWrimers? How fiendishly clever, let’s get straight to the links:-
1. Scrambled, Not Fried – Sub Rosa
2. Ladyleemanila – Deplete – Daily Prompt
3. Purple Mountain Poetry – DAY 15: GROWING SEASON
4. Playing with words – All it meant to her
5. MY OWN GARDEN OF VERSE – MEIN GARTEN DER GEDICHTE – NAPOWRIMO 15: TWO SIDES
6. Unassorted stories – Proposition
7. Jane Dougherty Writes – Osiris
8. MY FEELINGS MY FREEDOM – NaPoWriMo Day 15: My Dear Rapunzel
9. LILLIAN THE HOME POET – Nursery Rhyme Primed
10. My Author-itis – Tarnished Benevolence
11. Tidbits by Shannon – I am the Giant of the Great Seas
12. Nupur Maskara – Gabbar’s Con #NaPoWriMo Day 15
13. lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown – Naughty Boy: NaPoWriMo 2018, Day 15
14. 1st Non-Manuscript – Charlene Delfin’s second blog – Day 15: Tonight’s the Night!
15. Voyage des mots – Father Timed Out
16. Gloria D. Gonsalves – NA/GLOPOWRIMO DAY 15: THE SLAYER WHO WEPT FOR TREES
17. ezekielsdaughter – napowrimo – Emily
18. WHAT LIFE SAID TO ME – NaPoWriMo 2018: Day 15- To Err Is Human
19. Experience Writing – N is for Nisus – I woke up thinking it was Monday. I’ll do another N tomorrow.
20. Flutterby’s NaPoWriMo – 2018 DAY 15 – DARTH VADER PLAYS THE KEYBOARD
21. Poetry by Hasen – Looking For Lost Hook
22. Poetic Pixels – Goliath
23. revivedwriter – Judas
24. Ileea (Swedish but Google Translate is your friend) – Aprillyrik dag 15 – Dagar
25. KATIE STATEN – NaPoWriMo #15 – Sea Witch
26. The Great Unknown – NaPoWriMo 2018 Day 15: Missing
27. ORIENTATION::QUILTER – Day Fifteen, NaPoWriMo
28. THOUGHTS OF WORDS – Jatayu
29. Yesterday and today: Merril’s historical musings – The Chairs–NaPoWriMo, Day 15
30. ORDINARY AVERAGE THOUGHTS – National Poetry Writing Month 2018, Day 15
31. barbaraturneywielandpoetess – Sid Philips lives next door
32. Woody & Johnny – Two to tangle
33. MEXI MOVIE THE THIRD – Day 15: Half way!
34. JIM’S LITTLE PHOTO AND POEM PLACE – NaPoWriMo 2018-15 — Day 15, a Poem, feed your dog
35. QUEST FOR WHIRLED PEAS – NAPOWRIMO 2018 – DAY 15 – BOWSER’S LAMENT
36. Rhyme and Reason – Poetry Meets Film Reviews – Thor: The Dark World (2013)
37. Summer Blues – A Poetry Blog – The Dragon King
38. Orangepeel – Poetry and Miscellany by Bruce Niedt – PAD Day 15: I Know All the Best Words – Vader Redux
39. kavyastream – Sympathy for the Beanstalk Giant
40. RIVRVLOGR – The Longest Sigh
41. inktuition – a poem for yellow
42. clayandbranches – NaPoWriMo, Day 15: Her Dark Materials
43. method two madness – on tides
44. Oaks to Acorns – Mrs. Bates
45. CLAIREVETICA – LORD GARMADON’S LAMENT
46. PEACOCK POETRY by Sam Allen – HEEL-ING POWER
47. S.T. Marie – NaPoWriMo – Poem #15 – The Tragedy of Being a Villain
48. HOSKING’S BLOG – #NaPoWriMo 2018 Day Fifteen
19 thoughts on “NaPoWriMo / GloPoWriMo 2018 – Day 15 – “Wicked Business” by David Ellis”
TY very much S.T. – it was fun to write but what is even more fun is the reactions that it generates in people, so happy that you like it 🙂
Does this not defeat the whole point of the exercise; writing a poem a day for 30 days? I’m very disappointed in you, master David. I never had down as a cheat.
Lol you could say that Matt you cheeky fella but then I’ve written two songs that haven’t been published (including the one by Permission To Be Serious, which is poetry until put to music) so actually if I continue to write one or more per day, I will have done thirty-one instead of thirty! Also, this is the best way to beat my Writers Block for this prompt and gain a ‘slightly’ bigger audience for this poem too. Unfortunately there are some particular prompts where I feel like they don’t really serve multiple interpretations (or warrant getting several more days behind on NaPoWriMo while I desperately scratch around for the inspiration or a theme that I could use with the prompt), so I thought I would play my ace in the hole and then when I got to make a book further down the road, I will write a new poem to make up for it 😉 It was also the lesser of two evils as I really wanted to post something to link up with the others. So I guess you could say that I’m honest about my cheating, which makes me a stand up gent and as honest as you can get 😉
Don’t worry, I’m not judging. I’m not even taking part, because I’d end up doing exactly the same thing…
Plus, I tend not to write on Sundays, and rarely on Saturdays. Because I’m not at work then, so I actually have other things to do.
I think they are evil having it run through all Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month. At the very least, you should have Sundays off to give some kind of time to recharge the creative batteries because then you either have to write off the entire month to focus heavily on this project or write incredibly short poems from time to time with not much effort put into them to give you a much needed break. I’m still a few days behind, so I can probably forget about any chances of catching up and being featured on the official website too but at least it gives you motivation to write when you are behind and the pressure is on 🙂
That’s wicked for sure! And thanks for the inclusion. 🙂
TY Manja, glad I can be sharing your poetry around for others to see 🙂 And yes, it does have some wicked lines in it 😉
So much fun! 🙂
TY Merril, for me this is probably one of the most fun poems that I’ve ever written because whenever I read it out, people see what I am doing and can’t help but to laugh along at almost every line, it is very gratifying 🙂
I especially like the prince paid handsomely 🙂
Lol I had almost forgotten about that line, TY for reminding me, it is rather subtle isn’t it but rich too, just like the prince 😉
TY Sheri, the concept came to me out of nowhere, I needed some kind of human element to connect all of the dots and then it hit me like a bolt of lightning, a handyman going round doing jobs for them all. The best and funniest ideas are rooted in the most simplest and relatable concepts 🙂
Very true. My storytelling improved massively when I realized that ‘simple’ concept.
Looking forward to your new best seller! And anyone who uses the phrase “evil little goiter” is okay in my book!
Lol It would be smashing if it is a best seller. That would be so wonderful 🙂 Also, I’ve always loved saying the word ‘goiter’ ever since I watched a show called “Grim & Evil” years ago about a Grim Reaper who sounds like a Rastafarian (yes, that is as hilarious as it sounds!) Glad to hear we are on the same page 🙂

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For the average social conservative, the ’70s in America probably seems like a bacchanal in retrospect. That was the decade, after all, when the various freedoms promulgated by the protest movements of the ’60s finally began sprouting into view. But it was just the start of the sexual revolution, not anywhere close to its full flowering.
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As it is, Billie already has her fair share of battles to fight. Even though at the time she was women’s world champion and one of the most popular athletes in the country, a tennis association run by leathery old pro Jack Kramer (Bill Pullman in full snarl) refused to pay her more than a fraction of what the men were getting. In response, bolstered by nail-tough promoter Gladys Heldman (Sarah Silverman), Billie starts up her own women’s tour. It’s a risky professional move, given the entrenched sexism of the time. But after hearing Kramer bloviate about how it was a “fact” that male tennis players were simply more entertaining to watch, Billie decides it’s better to court penury and being blackballed than to remain a second-class citizen.
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The focus on the undercover romance makes sense for the story. Even though Billie is outwardly battling for women to be taken seriously, both as athletes and as human beings, her inability to be open about her choice of lover gives some idea of what she was up against. But Beaufoy skimps so much on language and Marilyn’s motivations that she practically fades into the shag carpeting. Given that Stone is playing Billie as a buttoned-up type who carries her emotions on her shoulders and in her jaw, the movie’s pivots back towards Riggs, awkward as they sometimes are, become a refreshing break of pace.
The makers of Battle of the Sexes seem to think they were producing a comedy with heart; most likely a far cry from what the project’s originator, Danny Boyle, had in mind. The screen is stocked with comic vets like Chris Parnell and Fred Armisen in tiny roles, not to mention a twinkling Alan Cumming as the women’s tour’s outfit designer and one-man surreptitious gay support network for Billie.
The prevailing mood is that of light farce, but how else do you treat a historical reenactment in which Billie is carried into the arena on a Cleopatra-styled litter? When the movie finally turns to the climactic match, complete with excited volley-by-volley coverage and roaring crowd, the whiplash takes some getting used to.

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A race was on to put a man on the moon. President Kennedy had challenged the nation. It was the mission of Apollo 11 to land two men on the moon, then return them safely to Earth. It was one of the most historic events. It demonstrated what man can do with effort and ingenuity.
Pages on the moon landing:
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The Apollo 11 crew from left to right: Neil Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and , Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot.
Shown above is the Apollo 11 crest.
|In President Kennedy's
speech to Congress, on May 25, 1961, he expressed a
concern that the United States was falling behind the
Soviet Union in technology and prestige. He challenged
the nation to put a man on the moon before the end of the
On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
|On July 20, 1969, Commander
Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. He said
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A camera in the Lunar Module provided live television coverage as Neil Armstrong climbed down the ladder to the surface of the moon.
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The crew spend a total of two and a half hours on the moon's surface. While on the moon's surface, the performed a variety of experiments and collected soil and rock samples to return to Earth.
|An American flag was left on the moon's surface as a reminder of the accomplishment.|
|In later moon landings, the astronauts used the Lunar Rover vehicle to help explore more of the moon's surface.|
|The Command Service Module
"Columbia" consisted of two parts. The Command
Module is the cone at the top, or front in this picture.
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re-entry vehicle for returning back to Earth.
The Service Module at the bottom, or back in this picture, provided the propulsion and maneuvering capability for the space craft.
|After re-entering the
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The Command Module "Columbia" returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Apollo 11 had successfully completed its mission. President Kennedy's objective to land men on the moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished.
|http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/expmoon/decision.html||The Decision to Go to the Moon, NASA web site|
|http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/expmoon/Apollo11/A11_Overview_summary.html||The Apollo 11 Mission, NASA web site|

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Temporally resolved catecholamine spikes correspond to single vesicle release from individual chromaffin cells
Steady-state detection of cholesterol contained in the plasma membrane of a single cell using lipid bilayer-modified microelectrodes incorporating cholesterol oxidase
Characterizing the catecholamine content of single mammalian vesicles by collision-adsorption events at an electrode
Three-dimensional nanoscale molecular imaging by extreme ultraviolet laser ablation mass spectrometry
Nanomanipulation-Coupled Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/ Ionization-Direct Organelle Mass Spectrometry: A Technique for the Detailed Analysis of Single Organelles
Quantitative Measurement of Transmitters in Individual Vesicles in the Cytoplasm of Single Cells with Nanotip Electrodes
Energy Charge, Redox State, and Metabolite Turnover in Single Human Hepatocytes Revealed by Capillary Microsampling Mass Spectrometry
Microfluidic compartments with sensing microbeads for dynamic monitoring of cytokine and exosome release from single cells
Single-Cell Mass Spectrometry for Discovery Proteomics: Quantifying Translational Cell Heterogeneity in the 16-Cell Frog (Xenopus) Embryo
Lithographic Microfabrication of a 16-Electrode Array on a Probe Tip for High Spatial Resolution Electrochemical Localization of Exocytosis
Single-Cell Metabolite Profiling of Stalk and Glandular Cells of Intact Trichomes with Internal Electrode Capillary Pressure Probe Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Microelectromechanical System-Based Sensing Arrays for Comparative in Vitro Nanotoxicity Assessment at Single Cell and Small Cell-Population Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Classification of large circulating tumor cells isolated with ultra-high throughput microfluidic Vortex technology
Highly efficient and gentle trapping of single cells in large microfluidic arrays for time-lapse experiments
Single cell studies of mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) differentiation by electrical impedance measurements in a microfluidic device
High-Resolution Live-Cell Imaging and Analysis by Laser Desorption/Ionization Droplet Delivery Mass Spectrometry
Using Single-Cell Amperometry To Reveal How Cisplatin Treatment Modulates the Release of Catecholamine Transmitters during Exocytosis
High Resistivity Lipid Bilayers Assembled on Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Cushions: An Impedance Study
Imaging Cell-Matrix Adhesions and Collective Migration of Living Cells by Electrochemiluminescence Microscopy
Nanocage-confined electrochemiluminescence for the detection of dopamine released from living cells.
Micro-Lensed Fiber Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry Imaging Reveals Subcellular Distribution of Drugs within Single Cells.
Platinum(II) Terpyridine Anticancer Complexes Possessing Multiple Mode of DNA Interaction and EGFR Inhibiting Activity
Multimodal chemical imaging of a single brain tissue section using ToF-SIMS, MALDI-ToF and immuno/histochemical staining.
Solid-phase microextraction integrated nanobiosensors for the serial detection of cytoplasmic dopamine in a single living cell.
A DNA-Based FLIM Reporter for Simultaneous Quantification of Lysosomal pH and Ca2+ during Autophagy Regulation
Nanoscale Amperometry Reveals that Only a Fraction of Vesicular Serotonin Content is Released During Exocytosis from Beta Cells.
Material-assisted mass spectrometric analysis of low molecular weight compounds for biomedical applications.
Cellular lensing and near infrared fluorescent nanosensor arrays to enable chemical efflux cytometry.
Intracellular monitoring of NADH release from mitochondria using a single functionalized nanowire electrode.
Inertial-Force-Assisted, High-Throughput, Droplet-Free, Single-Cell Sampling Coupled with ICP-MS for Real-Time Cell Analysis.
Nanosensor Chemical Cytometry for Characterizing the Efflux Heterogeneity of Nitric Oxide from Macrophages.
Neutrophils Activated by Nanoparticles and Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: Work Function Mapping and Element Specific Imaging
Single-Cell Isotope Dilution Analysis with LA-ICP-MS: A New Approach for Quantification of Nanoparticles in Single Cells.
Fluorescent Polymer Dot-Based Multicolor Stimulated Emission Depletion Nanoscopy with a Single Laser Beam Pair for Cellular Tracking
Triggerable H2 O2 -Cleavable Switch of Paper-Based Biochips Endows Precision of Chemometer/Ratiometric Electrochemical Quantification of Analyte in High-Efficiency Point-of-Care Testing
Single-Cell Infrared Microspectroscopy Quantifies Dynamic Heterogeneity of Mesenchymal Stem Cells during Adipogenic Differentiation.
Vesicle Impact Electrochemical Cytometry to Determine Carbon Nanotube-Induced Fusion of Intracellular Vesicles.
Detection of the effect of polydopamine (PDA)-coated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates on the release of H2O2 from a single HeLa cell.
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Bare, dormant stems begin to swell in spring, transforming from green to red tips, from which tight clusters of pink blossom buds emerge. Those buds will bloom, drop their petals, and generate fruit, assuming they have been pollinated. That is, of course, unless blossom brown rot has taken hold.
Blossom brown rot (Monilinia laxa), also known as brown rot blossom blight, is a fungal disease of almonds, apricots, cherries, and other stone fruits.
Similar to brown rot (Monilinia fructicola), blossom brown rot can affect flowers from pink bud stage through petal fall. All parts of the flower are susceptible.
Symptoms of blossom brown rot
The first sign of blossom brown rot is the death of young blossoms. What should be a colorful, flower-laden tree, buzzing with pollinators, looks more like clusters of brown, dried up tissue paper. [That would be an extreme case.] More often, infected flowers are intermittent (at first).
Gum may ooze from the base of infected flowers and cankers may form on twigs. Those cankers will have tan centers and dark edges. Blossom spurs and their leaves may collapse. Under humid conditions, you may be able to see tan to grey spore masses.
Blossom brown rot lifecycle
Fungal spores overwinter in twig cankers, on mummified fruit, and on any diseased flowers that remain attached to the tree. As temperatures rise in spring, fungal spores begin populating nearby twigs and other blossoms, causing twig and branch dieback, along with blossom losses. Spores are airborne, and spread by irrigation and rain drop splash, and by insects.
How to control blossom brown rot
This fungi thrives in rainy weather with temperatures in the 70s. High humidity can also encourage spore development. In fact, this fungi’s growth is almost directly related to humidity and temperature, both of which are difficult to control in the home garden.
Proponents of compost tea recommend foliar sprays as a treatment for blossom brown rot, but research has shown that compost tea either has no effect, or that it worsens the condition.
Unless you want to apply chemical fungicides, you are best off selecting varieties that are resistant to this disease in the first place. In the world of almond trees, the following species are most susceptible to blossom brown rot: Butte, Carmel, Drake, Ne Plus Ultra, Winters, and Wood Colony.
You can also reduce the likelihood of blossom brown rot by removing all mummies, as soon as they are seen, and disposing of them in the garbage. Pruning and training for better air flow can also reduce the amount of time blossoms take to dry.
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It’s surprising how people blindly follow. How deeply they hail their political idols. How desperately they need something like religion to justify their life.
Honestly, if you would have leaded and treated yourself right, you wouldn’t have to be a mere follower. You wouldn’t have to die and kill others like fanatics. If only you would have embraced realism and logic, the way you turn head over heels for your religion and political parties, things would have been different, things would have been better.


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So today, I will show you my rainbow and the new yarns. This first one is Green with Envy and turned out to be a really pretty yarn. A variety green shades with a hint of purple. Can't wait to see it knitted.
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And Deep Space is full of blues and purples.
And here's the rainbow of fiber - so much fun ahead.
And then I began to knit. I'm in love with these small infinity scarves and so I'm using some yarn I spun last year. This one is Moulin Rouge and I love the colors.
This one is a yarn I spun from a wonderful batt from WC Mercantile. It's been having on a hook waiting to become something special and now it is! This yarn is so much fun with it's thick and thin parts.
These are my colors and I had a small amount left over and decided to see what I could make. I came up with this neck warmer. Perfect along with a t-shirt and jacket. No bulk, but a warm neck! It was so comfortable on a coolish Texas day that I had it on until I went to bed. So light weight you forget it's on.
Of course, I measured this one to the first one and then made it about four or five inches longer, so, of course, it was a different fit. But I played with it and found that you can wear it a number of different ways and be much more flexible. Wear it tight or loose! So you guessed it, I've already made another one.
I have lots of small skeins of yarn from early spinning days and I see neck warmers popping up everywhere
And, if I didn't have enough fiber to spin, I got the urge this week to card some on my own. But we'll save those pictures and story for another day.

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Question : What day in the next four weeks has the best fares?
Answer : As of Feb 20th, the best day for booking to Lusaka (LUN) is Mar 11th. It costs $600, which is 2% below this route's average price.
Question : Is the price you found a good deal?
Answer : Flight prices are fluctuating a lot less for this route than most routes from the United Republic of Tanzania, as they're ranging from $600 to $653. However, the sooner you book, the more you'll be able to save.
Question : What is the cheapest round-trip ticket you can get to Lusaka?
Answer : Prices are hitting as high as $653 over the next three months when flying to LUN from JRO. Check out Ethiopian Airlines, as they have been booking customers at just $600.
Question : How many days should you spend in Lusaka?
Answer : Passengers from JRO to LUN stay about one week on average.
Question : Can you cut down on flight costs by changing the day of the week you travel to Lusaka?
Answer : The best day to fly on a budget this month is Saturday. Having flexibility in your travel plans means you can save more, so be sure to plan ahead when possible.

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Finally the national games are in Goa. The 36th edition would be held in November next year. The Indian Olympic Association has given a go ahead.Sports Minister Babu Ajgaonkar has said Goa will make it a big success.
It’s official. Goa to host 36th National Games in Nov ‘18
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text: As I sat down at my desk this morning to write this week’s article, my phone buzzed with a new text message. It was from one of my dearest friends, informing me his son had shot himself in the early morning hours. Mind. Blank. That crushing feeling in your chest, as if the world somehow wound itself into a tight little ball and is spinning out of control, right up in your face. A sense there is a lack of oxygen in the room that leaves you with the inability to shed tears. Feeling pain inside, beyond the ability of tears, is difficult to put into words. But for those of you who have experienced it, you know exactly what I’m describing. My friend, he knows this feeling well and will be living in the deep chasm of it for many days to come. When we hear of tragedy, sadness, fatal accidents, sorrow, terminal illness and the like, we ball up in fear and angst with the internal voice saying “please don’t ever let that happen to me.” We fear pain and sorrow. Life is so “good” when things are easy and we want it to remain that way. By seeking only the easy, however, we are asking for the impossible. Life is not made up of one happy or easy moment after another. It involves painful experiences. We are born to struggle, as much as we are born to conquer. When we try to avoid struggle, pain, and discomfort we only find ourselves struggling more, living in more pain and less comfortable. Why? Because we are running from human emotions that are part of our existence. We cannot expect to deny a fundamental piece of our human existence and ever expect to feel complete. Much of my time is spent helping people put together physical AND emotional pieces so they may live a richer, fuller life. A reigning theme in my writings and conversations with others is why things have to be so hard. My response to this question is always the same…this IS what life is made of! Times of darkness are followed by times of light. Joy comes shining in on the heels of sadness. Pride leaps into your heart after a bout with fear and anxiety. Life is ALL of it! Now, this wasn’t something I was always able to embrace. I spent many years of my life wishing things were easier. Years spent in my twenties trying to figure out what I was put on earth to do. Building careers only to feel absolutely no satisfaction in my success. Watching a world full of drug addicts and alcoholics giving birth to unwanted children left and right, while I couldn’t carry a child past 3 months. People leaving their kids in hot cars to suffer to their death and I was visiting my much-wanted infant daughter’s grave. Oh yes, I spent the greater part of my life trying to avoid pain, only to experience more of it. I will never forget a conversation I had with a mentor of mine when I was struggling with business decisions that were tearing me up. Saying to him, “life has just been so good lately and now this; I just want things to stay simple.” He didn’t pause for a moment before giving me a crushing reality check….”Give me a break! That isn’t real life. Real life involves challenge and support.” Those words were a powerful catalyst for my change to the way I think about life. Fast forward several years, countless hours learning to be more self-aware and I finally have a solid grasp on what it means to truly feel life. When we don’t allow ourselves to feel all of the emotions we were meant to feel, we start to numb them all. We cannot selectively choose to express the emotions that make us feel good and avoid the ones that don’t. In doing so, we dampen our ability to feel at all. We lessen our experience of feeling resounding joy and happiness when we are continually running from fear and pain. As the wise words of Brene’ Brown echo in my head, we have to practice vulnerability. We have to start feeling all of what life gives us if we are going to live our lives in ultimate fulfillment. Welcome the seasons of heartache with a natural acceptance and allow yourself to reap the full experience of elation in times of happiness. Let go of the inner voice, asking “why me” and replace it with “why not me”. Heartache is alive and well in the world. In the few short hours I have been writing this article, over 20 people were shot and killed in a church in Texas. A headline popped up on social media of a 6-year-old, local boy who was starved by his parents for so long he ate his pillow. Don’t consume yourself with tragedy in the world, but accept it’s existence as a natural, yet unexplainable part of life. You can bury yourself asking the unanswerable question of why, or you can embrace all of the emotions you were created to experience. Fulfillment only comes with completion and you cannot be complete without embodying every human emotion. Life can be so hard but it also can be so fucking good! Let it all in. Don’t shut any of it out, no matter how tough it gets. Live each day with appreciation and gratitude, knowing the easy seasons will most likely be followed by tough times. Use these experiences to grow into the person you were meant to be.


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A new material designed to emulate many of the qualities of a butterfly’s wing has been developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Created primarily through the use of lasers, the ‘wafer’ can mimic the iridescent colors of butterfly’s wings, and is also water-proof.
The researchers used holographic lithography to create the material, recreating the wings’ reflective properties with a “3D cross-linked pattern in a kind of material called photoresist.” Afterwards a solvent is then used, washing away all the photoresist untouched by the laser. This creates a three dimensional structure that is able to affect the light that hits it. The researchers then use a ‘poorer’ solvent to roughen up the surface, resulting in the ‘fuzzy’ water-resistant texture.
The primary goal of the researchers who worked on this was to create ‘hydrophobic coatings’ that will help to improve solar panels. These coatings will allow solar panels to be more efficient by keeping them cleaner and drier.


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A combination of form and function, this large pink-hued Flush Plant Pot would lend a striking design touch to any indoor jungle.
Perfectly suited for planting succulents, herbs and plants, this organically shaped planter would lend another level of intrigue to any indoor plant display. With a simple design and clean lines, this ceramic pot would enhance any décor.
Crafted using pure, natural materials with sophisticated shapes, this sculptural Flush Plant Pot would bring simplicity and harmony to any home.
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According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest insider buys during the past week: General Electric (NYSE:GE), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) and Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES).
The overall trend of insiders is illustrated in the chart below:
General Electric (NYSE:GE): Director Alan G. Lafley Bought 30,000 Shares
Director of General Electric, Alan G. Lafley, bought 30,000 shares on 4/30/2012 at an average price of $19.32. General Electric is one of the largest and most diversified industrial corporations in the world. General Electric has a market cap of $207.62 billion; its shares were traded at around $19.32 with a P/E ratio of 14.3 and P/S ratio of 1.4. The dividend yield of General Electric stocks is 3.5%. General Electric had an annual average earnings growth of 10.3% over the past 10 years.
On April 20, GE announced first-quarter 2012 operating earnings of $3.6 billion, or $0.34 per share, up 1% and 3% respectively from the first-quarter of 2011. Operating EPS was up 17% excluding one-time items. GAAP earnings from continuing operations (attributable to GE) were $3.3 billion, down 4%, or $0.31 per share, flat from the prior year quarter. Revenues were $35.2 billion for the quarter, down 8%.
Last month, Director Alan G. Lafley and Director Rochelle B. Lazarus bought shares of GE stock.
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO): Director Barry Diller Bought 264,000 Shares
Director of Coca-Cola Co., Barry Diller, bought 264,000 shares on 4/27/2012 at an average price of $77.03. The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company and is the producer and marketer of soft drinks. The Coca-Cola Co. has a market cap of $171.45 billion; its shares were traded at around $77.03 with a P/E ratio of 19.5 and P/S ratio of 3.7. The dividend yield of The Coca-Cola Co. stocks is 2.7%. The Coca-Cola Co. had an annual average earnings growth of 8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated The Coca-Cola Co. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
On April 17, The Coca-Cola Company reported results for the first quarter of 2012. First quarter reported net revenues grew 6% and comparable currency neutral net revenues grew 7%, driven by solid price/mix of 3%. First quarter reported operating income grew 10%. Comparable currency neutral operating income grew 5% in the quarter.
Last month, Director Barry Diller and Director Evan G. Greenberg bought shares of KO stock. Director Richard M. Daley and Director Maria Elena Lagomasino bought shares in February. Pres/CEO, CC Refreshments USA Steven A. Cahillane sold 52,292 shares in December.
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC): Director Donald E. Powell Bought 5,000 Shares
Director of Bank of America Corp., Donald E. Powell, bought 5,000 shares on 05/03/2012 at an average price of $7.73. Bank of America Corp. is one of the world's financial services companies. Bank of America Corp. has a market cap of $87.18 billion; its shares were traded at around $7.73 with and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Bank of America Corp. stocks is 0.5%.
On April 19, Bank of America Corp. reported net income of $653 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012. Revenue, net of interest expense, on a fully taxable-equivalent basis was $22.5 billion, including negative valuation adjustments related to changes in the company’s credit spreads of $4.8 billion pretax, or$0.28 a share. The results compare to net income of $2.0 billion, or $0.17 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter on revenue of $27.1 billion when the company reported negative valuation adjustments of $943 million, or $0.06 per share.
Last week, Director Donald E. Powell bought 5,000 shares of BAC stock.
CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME): Director Larry G. Gerdes Bought 2,000 Shares
Director of CME Group Inc., Larry G. Gerdes, bought 2,000 shares on 4/27/2012 at an average price of $258.03. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. is the parent company of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., the largest futures exchange in the U.S. based on notional value, trading volume and open interest. CME Group Inc. has a market cap of $18.2 billion; its shares were traded at around $258.03 with a P/E ratio of 16.4 and P/S ratio of 5.6. The dividend yield of CME Group Inc. stocks is 3.3%. CME Group Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 17.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated CME Group Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
Last week, Director Larry G. Gerdes bought 2,000 shares of CME stock. Director William R. Shepard bought shares in February and President CME Clearing Kimberly S. Taylor sold 5,382 shares in March.
Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES): Director John H. Mullin III Bought 10,000 Shares
Director of Hess Corp., John H. Mullin III, bought 10,000 shares on 05/03/2012 at an average price of $50.93. Hess Corporation, is a global integrated energy company engaged in the exploration for and the production, purchase, transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas, as well as the production and sale of refined petroleum products, electricity. Hess Corp. has a market cap of $17.68 billion; its shares were traded at around $50.93 with a P/E ratio of 9.3 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Hess Corp. stocks is 0.8%. Hess Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 7.2% over the past 10 years.
On April 25, Hess Corp. reported net income of $545 million for the first quarter of 2012 compared with $929 million for the first quarter of 2011. The company’s average worldwide crude oil selling price was $89.92 per barrel, up from $87.22 per barrel in the same quarter a year ago. Marketing and Refining earnings were $11 million in the first quarter of 2012 compared with $39 million in the same time period in 2011.
Last week, chairman of the board and CEO, 10% Owner John B. Hess and Director John H. Mullin III bought shares of HES stock. Director Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, Director Frank Albert Olson, Director Edith E. Holiday, and Director Metzsch Ernst H. Von bought shares in March.
For the complete list of stocks that bought by their company executives, go to: Insider Buys.
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- Insider Cluster Buys: Stocks that multiple company officers and directors have bought.
- Double Buys:: Companies that both Gurus and Insiders are buying
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Swiss dig into their pockets after disasters
More than two thirds of Swiss households gave money to charity in 2010, according to the gfs-zurich research institute.
Details of the insitute’s donation monitor published in Sunday’s SonntagBlick newspaper put total donations from Swiss households at SFr1.2 billion ($1.3 billion), the second highest amount ever.
The only year when the Swiss have been more generous was 2005, following the tsunami in Southeast Asia.
The Swiss responded generously to the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 and to the floods in Pakistan in the summer. In general sympathy for the victims was the commonest reason people gave for donating money.
Although the number of households making donations fell slightly in comparison with 2009 – from 72 to 69 per cent – those who did give money gave slightly more than half as much again as they had the previous year, averaging SFr694.
The number of households who gave single donations of more than SFr1,000 rose from five per cent to 16 per cent. But three quarters of all donations were for less than SFr100.
The most generous are women aged over 34, with a good educational level and a monthly income of more than SFr4,000.
German-speakers turned out to be more generous the French-speakers, donating SFr786 as compared with SFr403.
The study authors attribute people’s willingness to give money in part to the fact that they trust the charities who receive it.
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I've noticed a lot more movies about the horrors of Nazis in WWII than the horrors of slavery in America. There aren't zero movies about the latter, but there are much fewer than one would expect.
This strikes me as strange. I presume you ask why, and I will presume to answer.
As a nation, Germany started in 1871. Nazi Germany existed from 1933 to 1945. That's about 12 years of its 150-year existence or 8% of the total time.
Let's put America's starting point at 1776, with the Declaration of Independence. Slavery existed from its beginning until the Thirteenth Amendment got passed in 1865. Slavery was legal for 89 of America's 245 years or 36% of the total time. That's over four times as long as Nazi Germany was in power.
But one could argue that percentage is too small. We could also consider the following:
- The Civil Rights Act wasn't passed until 1964. It's landmark legislation to try ending continued attacks and discrimination against Black Americans. Going until that year brings the percentage up to 77%.
- In the fine print, slavery is still legal today as a criminal punishment. We see that today with prison labor, which are largely Black citizens. That brings the percentage up to 100%.
- What about when legal slaves first arrived in American territories in 1619? Slavery was part of America before it existed as an independent nation. That would bring the percentage to 164%.
Best-case scenario, America's slavery lasted over four times longer than Nazi Germany. Worst-case scenario, it was over 20 times longer.
If that's not enough, here's one detail not included in many of those Nazi-era movies.
Before and after slavery was illegal in America, Americans had lynching postcards. They would kill Black Americans, then smile and pose with them in the background. They'd send those photos to their family with happy messages. As far as I've found, German citizens weren't sending postcards poses with the ashes of dead Jews rising in the background.
That one still stings, no matter what the "correct" math is.


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Diabetes Mellitus can have many side-effects on your cat, of which, one of the most common ones is that your cat won’t eat. It is important to look into your cat’s appetite as soon as possible, especially if it has gone long periods of time without eating. If not, diabetic cats can have low blood sugar, causing further complications and even death (worst case scenario).
So in this article, we have put together various reasons why your diabetic cat won’t eat, and what you can do to fix it’s appetite so it stays healthy and active.
Why is your diabetic cat not eating?
Before we dive into the reasons why your cat is not eating, let’s look at diabetes in a little more detail.
Diabetes occurs when your cats’ pancreas can not produce enough insulin to digest the glucose in the body.
Because of this, the glucose is not able to break down and transport to the cells for energy.
So to bring the body procedures back to normal, the vet may prescribe your cat insulin shots on a regular basis.
Insulin shots have to be taken at their prescribed time religiously, because if they are not, it can mess up the eating schedule of your cat.
Diabetes can change your cat’s mood, and if insulin is not given to your cat, then there is a great chance that it loses its appetite and faces other problems in its daily life as well.
But it can’t be said that not taking insulin is the only reason for your diabetic cat not eating (though it is an important one!). There are other reasons which contribute to the problem.
Reasons why your diabetic cat won’t eat
While some of the reasons discussed below are directly related to diabetes in cats, some of the reasons mentioned are other side-effects your cat could face as a result of its diabetes.
High Blood Glucose level
As mentioned before, if insulin isn’t being produced in the body, it has to be injected, and if it isn’t injected either, then your cat will most likely have high blood sugar.
This isn’t a matter to be taken lightly, because if the blood sugar remains high for prolonged periods of time, then your cat may almost completely lose its appetite.
Your cat will become weak and lose all its energy in a matter of a few days. If this situation continues, it might not live very long.
Ketoacidosis is caused by an insulin deficiency in the cat’s body.
When your cat has ketoacidosis, you will notice any symptoms such as laziness, being inactive, little to no appetite, lack of water in the body, and even constant nausea.
You should try feeding your cat different types of foods to see if it eats anything. If not, the best option, in this case, is to go to the vet.
It is recommended to give cats a low-carb diet if they have diabetes ketoacidosis.
Hypoglycemia occurs when instead of a shortage of insulin in the cat’s body, there is an excess.
The pancreas produces a lot of insulin which starts to break down fat instead of glucose at a high pace in an attempt to generate energy.
This process is so rigorous as compared to what is normal, and can make your cat feel sick and nauseous.
The breakdown of fat causes a chemical called ketone released into the cat’s body, instead of glucose to energy. Due to this, you may notice increased lethargy and weakness in your cat.
As a result, it may avoid eating food or nibble on small bites and then abandon the food completely.
Other Medical disorders
Now, even though you may assume that the reason your diabetic cat is not eating food regularly is because of diabetes itself, in most cases, other factors are contributing to this problem as well.
Some other diseases that may cause a loss of appetite in your cat could be:
- Kidney Issues
- Urinal infections
- Liver problems
It may not be easy to spot these diseases in your cat, so if you notice that your diabetic cat is not eating, you should take it to the vet for examination first to diagnose what the actual problem is. If your cat is suffering from any of the aforementioned problems like Kidney issues you might have to use kidney food alternatives or in case of Pancreatitis after discussion with your vet, special attention for your feline would be required
Many times, it may not be a disease or problem at all. Your cat might just need a readjusted insulin dosage, and this could be causing the loss of appetite in the first place.
So do not neglect your diabetic cat’s loss of appetite at any cost.
How to get your diabetic cat to eat again
Even though we recommend getting professional help if your diabetic cat won’t eat, there are still a few things you can try before turning to the last resort.
Warm up the food
If your diabetic cat is not eating the food all of a sudden, you can try getting the food to room temperature or heating it in the microwave. Make sure you check the package of the cat food you use before doing this.
Cats usually don’t care about cold or warm food, but it could make a difference if your cat has not eaten anything for a long while.
Use its favorite treats
Treats are not the best for your cat, and surely, you know that too. But in serious cases like your diabetic cat not being ready to touch its food, it’s acceptable, right?
Of course, feed your cat a small number of treats just to get accustomed to eating its usual food again. Hopefully, this will work, but make sure you use treats that are meant specifically for diabetic cats.
Another tip that is known to work well for diabetic cats is to put some meat as a disguise on its actual food or just mix it up well.
This can be fish or small pieces of chicken. Cats love this stuff, so they should naturally approach the food and eat it without noticing.
Make it easier to eat for the cat
If you can mash up the food or somehow make it more digestible for the cat so it doesn’t have to use energy chewing it up, then your cat might be more tempted to eat it.
If you put down a large piece of fish or chicken in your cats’ food bowl, then chances are your cat would probably not eat it.
Switch between dry and canned and see if your cat eats it
Have you thought about what your cat likes and dislikes to eat? If not, it’s time to think about it while keeping the nutritional values in mind.
If you feed your cat canned food, there is a possibility that your cat is tired of the food texture and wants a change. To cater to its need, you can try using dry food to regain your diabetic cat’s appetite.
You can also try switching between certain brands, and then settle with the ones your cat likes the most.
Ask your vet for advice
Lastly, if you’ve tried all of these tricks to get your diabetic cat to eat and it still won’t, then you should seek your vet’s help.
Depending on the situation, he might prescribe your cat medications until it is back to its normal appetite again.
Type of foods you should feed your diabetic cat to make sure it eats
Low carb foods
Experts suggest that cat food should be low in carbohydrates because the more carbs, the harmful it is for your diabetic cat.
Depending on the type of food you feed your cat (wet or dry), you should always check the ingredients for low carbohydrates, because otherwise, your cats’ blood sugar could be high if it eats food.
If this happens, there is a great chance that your cat will not eat the same food again because it knows that it got sick from it last time.
Contain a good amount of fiber
Fiber is an important constituent of a cat’s diet and helps with many problems in the body, including blood sugar regulation in diabetic cats.
Obesity can affect insulin production in the cat’s body, so the healthier your cat can eat, the better it is for its lifestyle. Hence, cat food should contain a good amount of fiber.
Good source of protein
Cats are not vegetarians and you should not force them to be either. Feed your cat fishes like tuna and salmon, and even boiled chicken works well.
Choose a wet or dry food based on your cats’ preference, but make sure it has the right amount of protein. If your feline lacks protein you might find it in cobwebs for fulfilling its protein requirements.
The presence of all these elements makes a balanced diet and will help your diabetic cat stay healthy and also avoid facing low appetite problems in the future.
In conclusion, if your diabetic cat won’t eat, you should not take the situation lightly.
A diabetic cat losing its appetite could mean a lot of things, it could be because of diabetic reasons, or other underlying conditions your cat could have due to diabetes.
There are several subtle tricks you can try to feed your cat through, such as disguising in treats or its favorite meat, heating food, or breaking it down to smaller pieces for easier chewing.
Moreover, there are certain types of foods you should focus on to avoid your diabetic cat not eating again in the future, as mentioned above.
Finally, if all these tips don’t work, you should not put your diabetic cat’s life at risk and take it to the vet for a checkup immediately.

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Pennsylvania Troops, Mutinies of
PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS, MUTINIES OF
PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS, MUTINIES OF. On 1 January 1781, Pennsylvania troops stationed at Morristown, New Jersey, mutinied. They killed or wounded several officers, and demanded that the Continental Congress furnish back pay, food and clothing, and adjust enlistment terms. On 11 January, the troops met with Joseph Reed, president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania and agreed to a modified list of demands.
On 13 June 1783, some Pennsylvania troops in Philadelphia presented a memorial demanding pay due them. Congress, then sitting in Philadelphia, did not resolve the issue and on 21 June the soldiers held a public demonstration. Hearing of the approach of troops however, they dispersed or surrendered.
Carp, E. Wayne. To Starve the Army at Pleasure: Continental Army Administration and American Political Culture, 1775–1783. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1984.
Royster, Charles. A Revolutionary People at War: The Continental Army and American Character, 1775–1783. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1979.
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Bonhams is giving one fortunate car collector the chance to start the new year bidding on one of the most iconic sports cars ever – a pristine 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe meticulously maintained since it left the factory nearly 70 years ago.
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1 tbsp sliced shallot
½ tsp black mustard seed (biji sawi)
¼ cauliflower, cut into pieces
½ cabbage, cut into pieces
¼ carrot, peeled and cut into pieces
1 red chilli, cut into pieces
1 green chilli, cut into pieces
½ tsp chicken stock powder
½ tsp salt
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Sarah Jessica Parker has been away from the small screen for far too long for my liking but as you know, that's all changing as she's signed up to appear as a guest star on season four of Glee. Earlier on this month, Glee actor Ryan Murphy confirmed that the actress would play the editor of Vogue.com (nice plug for the magazine's site) and that Anna Wintour would style her and now the first image of the outfit is out.
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There are lots of green teas in the market but to find the best green tea brand for diabetes you need to follow along.
Studies have shown that green tea reduces the likelihood of getting diabetes, most especially diabetes type 2, as it is the common type of diabetes. Green tea is free from calories naturally and doesn’t contain sugar.
It is best taken as a beverage in addition to one’s diabetes diet. Another study has proven the usefulness of green tea in reducing body fats and as well as getting obese. Diagnosed diabetes patients can benefit from green tea as it helps to reduce and manage blood sugar.
If you must get effective results from using green tea, you have to stay away from foods and things that can cause a spike in blood sugar. A rise in blood sugar leads to inflammation and promotes the cellular aging process.
Green tea has an antioxidants content, which helps to stimulate fat loss and reduces diabetes risk.
5 Major Brands of Green Tea
1 Lipton Green Tea: This type of tea is made with artificial coloring, preservatives, and additives. They are best enjoyed when they are taken from the green tea bags and served hot or cold.
2 Traditional Medicinals Organic Green Tea Ginger: This green tea brand contains spicy ginger and natural green tea blended with traditional medicine products. It aids digestion and rid away nausea, including ginger, which has lots of health benefits. A cup of this tea can be added to the diabetes diet regimen.
3 Antioxidant Green Tea: This brand of green contains ingredients like dandelion, lemongrass, and flavors that enhance its taste. Antioxidant green tea has a Grapeseed extract that gives lots of natural antioxidants.
4 Mint Green Tea: This tea is a special green tea brand with soothing flavors and refreshing spearmint
5 Cinnamon Tea: Cinnamon still stands out among the best brand of green tea for diabetes. Cinnamon tea helps to lower blood sugar and shows effectiveness 12hours after consumption.
Some FAQ’s About Green Tea for Diabetics
Is Lipton’s Diet Green Tea Good for Diabetics?
Diabetes is known for its severe conditions in which blood sugar levels are high. The pancreas that ought to be regulating the blood glucose level stops and diabetes is a sickness that cannot be healed completely, which is why it is important to manage diabetes well.
Lipton brand contains different types of calorie-free ingredients and fits into the diabetes diet plan as it supports weight loss and reduces the risk of heart diseases.
Green tea is often recommended for diabetes patients to help normalize their blood glucose levels and lowers the rate of digesting and absorbing starches.
Studies also show that green tea offers other health benefits, like reducing the risk of Parkinson’s disease and cancer.
Green tea is of great benefit to both type 1 and types 2 diabetes; type 1 diabetes patient through the burning of fat gets dangerous chemical substances into their blood while type 2 diabetes patient is at high risk when they have high blood pressure, obesity, poor nutrition and kind of shape where the extra weight lies around the waist region.
Taking the Lipton tea brand helps to reduce this risk and maintain good health.
How Much Green Tea Should a Diabetic Drink?
There is not really something like too much green tea. It has no calories and works on your digestion. You should be aware of the type of green team you are consuming.
It is caffeinated and decaf green tea is available everywhere.
Some studies have shown that participants were having 1-6 cups of caffeinated green tea per day, and the ones having more were able to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.
You can easily go for 2-4 cups a day, and it will work wonders for your digestion and gastric problems too.
How to Prepare Green Tea for Diabetes?
When preparing green tea for diabetics, the most important thing is to avoid milk-based green tea or add sugar to the green tea.
I advise you to have the green tea raw with mild to slightly hot water.
You can also mix basil with it if you want some more flavor.
Some people make different types of green teas at home, and they try and experiment by adding different ingredients.
You can also add some organic honey with less sugar, which is really good for sinus-related issues and throat problems. Honey can also bring sweetness to the green tea but make sure you know how much sugar is there in 1 spoon of the honey at your place. Try to get honey with less sugar.
Another great thing to add to green tea is lemon. Add half a lemon if you are taking two bags of green tea, and the lemon will give you a nice dose of vitamin c.
Regularly preparing and consuming this power-packed combo of green tea will work wonders for diabetics, and their bodily issues will be reduced.
Does Green Tea Trigger Insulin?
Some studies have done this, and it says there are polyphenols in green tea that might spike insulin. It also said if milk is added to the green tea, it will slow down its process.
Everyone has a different body type; always take some cups of green tea and do your sugar readings to see which green tea brands are elevating your insulin.
Does Decaf Green Tea Lower Blood Sugar?
Yes, decaf green tea is a better option for people who get stimulated with caffeinated green tea.
A study done on a diabetic rat has shown that regular consumption of decaf green tea can improve insulin resistance and hypertension.
Does Green Tea Cause Diabetes?
A study on the Chinese population shows that green tea’s regular consumption does not risk getting type 2 diabetes. In fact, it helps lower the risk of getting diabetes, so green tea should be a part of a diabetic’s diet plan.
Which Brand of Green Tea Has the Most Antioxidants?
People with diabetes need to consume food in their diet, which has more antioxidants cause it can help them improve their overall health and get rid of the toxins in the body.
Almost all the brands we have mentioned of green tea have a good level of antioxidants for diabetics.
Is Green Tea Better or Metformin?
Metformin is prescribed to diabetics when they are not able to manage their diabetes with proper diet and exercise. It helps in lowering blood sugar levels.
Studies have shown that green tea is much better than metformin, and it’s a great alternative for people using metformin.
Hope we have answered all your queries around green tea and the best green tea brand for diabetes. You can choose any of the brands from the above list and see how the green tea brand is affecting you.


Two teams earned prizes in the graduate level course, EECS 556: Image Processing, thanks to the sponsorship of KLA-Tencor. The course, taught this past term by Prof. Jeff Fessler, covers the theory and application of digital image processing, which has applications in biomedical images, time-varying imagery, robotics, and optics. The KLA-Tencor judges in attendance this year were Eliezer Rosengaus and Jing Zhang.
|Rebecca Malinas, Yaohui Li, Abhishek Bafna, Tatyana Dobrev|
"In many imaging applications," explained the students, "an imaging system may produce low-resolution, blurry images. It is possible to improve the resolution of the output images through a process called super-resolution, in which we use multiple low-resolution images to recover a high-resolution image. However, the captured low-resolution images may also be blurry and noisy, which necessitates a deblurring step to recover a clear, high-resolution image. There is an additional problem with this, in that we do not know the blur kernel and so must simultaneously estimate the high-resolution image and the blur kernel. In our project, we investigated these processes and improved them through the use of color information in images. The use of color information greatly improved results."
|Comparison of the original blurry image and the image improved through super-resolution|
|Comparison of the original blurry image and the image improved through super-resolution, with the addition of color information|
|Zhen Zeng, Lianli Liu, Jie Li, Jiyang Chu|
In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), intensity nonuniformities, also known as the bias field, arise from a variety of factors. The human eye is able to taken into account this intensity inhomogeneity, allowing medical experts to analyze the MRI correctly. However, many intensity based image analysis algorithms are very sensitive to such intensity variation; thus correction of bias field is of great importance for accurate image analysis results. This project applied state-of-the-art segmentation techniques developed in computer vision to obtain better bias field estimation, and improved MRI images.
|Input: input image with bias field||Input: ground truth tissue label||Labeling of proposed method||Labeling of fuzzy c-means|
|Ground truth image||Corrected image by proposed method||Corrected image by fuzzy c-means|