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Warm up to winter with our satisfying soups and stews, roasted veggies, delicious desserts, and more. Whether you're looking for a cozy baked casserole or a creative side dish, our collection of winter recipes delivers.See Popular Winter Recipes
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Loaded with superfood ingredients like butternut squash, kale, and quinoa, this vegetarian meal will be on heavy rotation in your home in 2016.
When you've got a hearty winter main course that already has some root vegetables and potatoes/pasta in it, sometimes all you need is a salad on the side to round out the meal.
Warm up with a steaming bowl of soup. Chicago Chef Andrew Zimmerman shares recipes for pumpkin and coconut soup and chestnut and white bean soup.
One of the easiest ways to get people to the table at meal time is to shout "soup's on!" This isn't a coincidence. If you shouted, say, "Stuffed peppers are on!," you might get a few takers, no doubt.
When your main course is spicy, the side dishes shouldn't compete--keep the sides simple, mild, and fresh tasting, to give your palate a break and let the main course shine.
A bubbling pot of soup is the cure for almost anything that ails you during the winter months. Who doesn't love a bowl of steaming hot chicken noodle soup when you've got the sniffles? But while the classics are great (admit it--there's no way to improve on the combo of tomato soup and grilled cheese), it's also fun to experiment with new flavors.
This hearty beef stew is good for you thanks to lean beef and lots of vegetables, yet it tastes just like traditional versions.
When your main course is fairly simple and plain--no fancy sauces or complicated layers of flavor--you can bring some excitement to the meal with zesty, spicy, or creamy side dishes.
When your main course is rich, hold off on heavy sides like gratins or scalloped potatoes. Side dishes should be clean and bright tasting, helping to cut the richness of the main instead of adding to it.
Delicious, satisfying and meat-free? These yummy recipes make it easy to be a vegetarian in winter, too!
When your main course is fairly simple and plain--no fancy sauces or complicated layers of flavor-- you can bring some excitement to the meal with zesty, spicy, or creamy side dishes.
Comfort food is what we're cooking in early January. The holidays are over, and while we whined about how busy we were, and how much cooking there was to do, now that it's over we're, well, a little sad. Or are we just suffering from SAD?
Much as I love those little juicy citrus fruits -- clementines, mandarins and tangerines -- I have a hard time telling which is which. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. But all you really need to know is that all of these festive little fruits are in season right now.
When your main course is rich--whether with lots of cheese or heavy sauces--the sides should be clean and bright, helping to cut the richness instead of adding to it.
When your main course is spicy, the side dishes shouldn't compete--keep the sides simple to give your palate a break and let the main course shine. A touch of creaminess or nuttiness in a side can also help offset the heat.
Crispy pan fried pork chop recipes and red cabbage with apples, red wine vinegar, and caraway seeds.
Hot chocolate, eggnog, and other winter-warming drinks like apple cider are meant for kicking back in front of a fire and letting the world go by.Or maybe ski by: Not long ago, a seven-year-old I know named Emily chirped, "Daddy, let's go to the lodge for some nice hot chocolate." Quite properly, her father said "no;" they had only been on the slopes for 15 minutes.


Wine seller Accolade celebrates turnover close to £1bn
Popular brands: Accolade sells 435 million bottles of wine worldwide every year
Accolade Wines, the biggest seller of wine in Britain with brands such as Hardys, Babycham and Christmas favourite Stone’s Green Ginger, recorded sales of nearly £1 billion in the first full year after being sold by US drinks giant Constellation Brands.
It sells 435 million bottles of wine worldwide every year, 238 million of those in the UK, and has two of the five most popular brands sold in supermarkets and three of the top five best-selling brands in pubs and restaurants.
Wine is shipped in containers from Australia and other New World producers and transported to Accolade’s facility in Bristol, which is capable of bottling 600,000 bottles a day.
Accounts just filed show that the
South Australian company had a turnover of £958 million, including its
half-share in the Matthew Clark distribution business, in the year to
the end of June and made a pre-tax profit of £23 million.
A company source said that margins in the wine trade were very tight but that the company was looking to increase profits following its recent restructuring.
Constellation Brands sold the bulk of its shareholding in the firm to Australian private equity outfit Champ in 2011.
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July 29, 2008
Portion of Morris Library sidewalk to close
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A portion of the south sidewalk at Morris Library on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus will be closed next week. Crews will be installing a new sidewalk as part of the library’s expansion and renovation project.
The work will require closing the portion of the sidewalk that extends east from the south entrance, toward Faner Hall, Monday through Wednesday, Aug 4-6. When that sidewalk replacement project is complete, workers will replace the sidewalk section to the west of the south entrance, resulting in its closure for two to three days.
The south entrance of Morris Library will remain open during the construction work.

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SULIMANIA, Iraq (AP) — Dara Qureshi scans her phone for two weeks, a nickname for cross-border activists in neighboring Iran, where protests have raged.
Qureshi, a member of one of the many Iranian Kurdish opposition parties exiled in Iraq, responds to “Brwa” when asked how to access Starlink, a satellite constellation operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, after his business boss promised to let the Iranians in. affected by government-imposed internet restrictions.
“What is your advice, comrade?” unknown activist. Qureshi does research knowing that for the person on the other end it is only a few precious minutes before the internet goes out.
The support of Kurdish exiles such as the Quraysh to protesters in Iran has fueled claims by Iranian officials that the protests, which spread to more than 40 cities, were organized and supported entirely by foreign elements.
But Iranian Kurdish exiles say their role is minor. They say the Iranian government is trying to scapegoat them to divert attention from protests that erupted across the country, uniting multiple ethnic groups and fueling widespread anger from the government, focusing on women and the oppression they face. The death of a Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini in custody in Tehran, the capital of Iran, after the morality police arrested her for not wearing the hijab properly sparked protests.
This week, Iran sharply stepped up its military operations against Iraqi-based Iranian Kurdish opposition groups, launching three sets of drone and missile strikes targeting party bases in northern Iraq, killing at least nine people. The attacks were condemned by Iraqi authorities and the international community. The Iranian ambassador to Iraq was then summoned by the Foreign Ministry.
Iran cracked down on others by announcing on Friday that it had arrested nine foreigners for anti-hijab demonstrations. This came after rights groups reported that leaked government documents showed Iran’s security forces ordering a “serious confrontation” against the protesters, showing journalists being arrested.
Kurdish opposition parties say their reach is limited to majority Kurdish areas in western Iran.
“It is true that the political parties here are calling for protests, but those who take to the streets and organize are inside Iran; Iranian women’s rights activist and 32-year-old Rosaline Kamangir, who is in regular contact with women protesters in Iran, said it had nothing to do with party postings.
“The organizers are eye-to-eye with local and perhaps with the parties, ultimately acting according to their own beliefs,” he said.
Opposition groups jointly called for a general strike and protest in Iran’s western Kurdish region following the death of 22-year-old Amini.
Amini’s death, whose family resides in the Kurdish city of Saqqez, has sparked particular anger in the Kurdish areas of Iran. The Kurds refer to her by her Kurdish name, Zhina; Iranians usually have an official name and another name they use more regularly and Mahsa is a Persian name in their official record.
The Kurdish-dominated areas have seen a separatist movement since the Shah’s reign, and in the past decades it has morphed into a low-level guerrilla uprising between opposition groups and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
However, the protests did not take a particularly Kurdish nationalist tone. Instead, as in the rest of the country, Amini has become a symbol of oppression against women, fueling anger at Iran’s oppressive policies. Many female protesters burned their headscarves and cut their hair during the rallies.
“I didn’t know Mahsa, but her death made me protest,” said Nisreen, a woman in the Iranian Kurdish town of Bukan. “His death made me angry. Women are oppressed in Iran, we have no opportunity,” said the 34-year-old woman, speaking on WhatsApp, fearing retaliation would be made to the AP on the condition that her surname is not used.
He said that the first protest he attended in Bukan started peacefully. Then the shootings and arrests started,” he said. Once, the person standing next to him was shot.
He said opposition parties have influence in his region. “But that’s not why I’m protesting.”
Activists and residents said that every household in Iran’s Kurdish areas knows or has a family member affiliated with Kurdish opposition parties in exile.
The main parties in Iraq banned in Iran are the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iran; Komala with Marxist tendencies; and the Kurdistan Free Life Party or PJAK.
“Everybody’s relative is protesting in Iran, everybody knows someone who’s been arrested,” said Kawser Fattahi, 33, a member of Komala, with trembling fingers while holding a cigarette. He said that two of his cousins in Iran were kidnapped and he had not been heard from for a week. Qureshi’s uncle was detained during a protest in Bukan.
Fattahi was at the Komala party headquarters in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Koya when it was bombed in one of the Iranian attacks. He spoke with the AP in Sulaymaniyah, where he arrived on Wednesday.
After the bombings, party members dispersed from their compound and settled with friends or in the rugged mountains.
Fattahi left his hometown of Bukan a few years ago due to his political activities distributing party leaflets.
“Her mother and brother are both protesting,” he said. He had last seen them a few months ago when they had illegally crossed the border to see him.
Like most party members, he maintains two phones, one for daily use in Iraq and the other for talking to relatives and party members in his hometown.
Due to the danger of crossing the border from Iraq, the presence and activities of opposition parties inside Iran have always been limited. Fattahi said social media was used to encourage supporters to join protests and strike a general strike.
But now with widespread internet blackouts in Iran, its supporters are unable to access social media.
“Most of our communication requires the internet,” Qureshi said. “And when they call us, it’s always from an unregistered number.”
Kamangir received hundreds of messages a day at the start of the protests in mid-September. He said he now receives bursts of updates every two days.
“It’s dark today,” he said.

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In a major development in the Zojila Pass Tunnel project in Jammu Kashmir - Ladakh, Megha Engineering and Infrastructure (MEIL) emerged as the lowest bidder by quoting Rs 45.099 million. The other two bidders in the running were Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Ircon International JV. The contract was awar..
As reported, the Andhra Pradesh Government successfully awarded Megha Engineering and Infrastructures (MEIL) the contract for the key works of the Polavaram irrigation and hydel project that is estimated to be worth Rs 43.59 billion. The YSR Congress went in for the reverse tendering process for the..

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Restricted availability of nitrogen compounds in soils is often a major limiting factor for plant growth and productivity. Legumes circumvent this problem by establishing a symbiosis with soil-borne bacteria, called rhizobia that fix nitrogen for the plant. Nitrogen fixation and nutrient exchange take place in specialized root organs, the nodules, which are formed by a coordinated and controlled process that combines bacterial infection and organ formation. Because nodule formation and nitrogen fixation are energy-consuming processes, legumes develop the minimal number of nodules required to ensure optimal growth. To this end, several mechanisms have evolved that adapt nodule formation and nitrogen fixation to the plant's needs and environmental conditions, such as nitrate availability in the soil. In this review, we give an updated view on the mechanisms that control nodulation.


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All the plant and machinery produce outstanding quality products
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The plant and machinery for the production of margarine, puff-pastry margarine, shortening and spreads provide for high efficiency with low maintenance for top-class results.
The plant and machinery for the production of Margarine crystalize pressure-less a customized product.
The plant and machinery for the packaging of margarine wrap the extruded blocks fully automatic and with high weight accuracy

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Same Room Games offers different games you can play with your friends. Run around in a dungeon, while being chased by zombies. Play the classic Dutch card game Pesten. Battle on a sudoku puzzle. Play a quiz. Find words and play bingo! Can you get a place in the ranking?
- Julien Moorrees
- 21.5 MB
Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
- Age Rating
- Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
- © Same Room Games
With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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Nutritionist/Dietitian Professional Guide
intermittent fasting food
Alternating between times when you eat and times when you don't eat is what's involved in intermittent fasting. But while you're on a fast, can you eat anything while intermittent fasting? What about that cup of coffee or tea you had in the morning? And just what is it that breaks a fast? There are several distinct approaches to fasting that fall under the category of intermittent fasting (IF), and the foods that may be consumed while on a fast vary depending on the selected strategy and the objectives sought after.
If you are fasting with time-restricted intermittent eating, you don't usually consume any food at all. But instead, you only drink fluids with a meager amount of calories to maintain your fast. Various beverages can be finished to achieve this goal, including water, unsweetened coffee and tea, and black tea, all good choices for this purpose. Maintaining a balanced, nutritious, and diverse diet that is beneficial for your body while you are not fasting is essential.
Many individuals who practice IF aim to enhance their physical well-being. When you go without food for some time, your body will transition from using sugar as energy to using fat instead. Some researchers feel that this may be to your benefit. Over 10,000 people have participated in the nutritional science study program, making it the most extensive program. According to the findings of our study, each individual's reaction to the meals they consume is unique. There is no guarantee that a successful strategy for someone else will suit you.
You are provided with individualized nutrition guidance via a program to assist you in locating the most beneficial meals for your body. You may learn more about how you can reach your long-term health objectives by taking our free survey and then continue reading to find out what foods and drinks you are allowed to consume when following an intermittent fasting schedule.
intermittent fasting food
Intermittent fasting can be implemented in a variety of ways. Still, the primary focus of each method is on the timing of meals rather than on the foods themselves as the primary element of intermittent fasting. Alternating between periods of eating and fasting is a critical component of the time-restricted eating plan. This strategy is the most prevalent one since it entails doing nothing more than elongating the time of fasting that you already experience when you are asleep.
If you follow the 16/8 time-restricted eating plan, you will allow yourself to eat anything you want within eight hours each day and fast for the remaining 16 hours. For instance, you may eat from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon and then skip eating from five in the evening until nine in the morning the following day. Throughout the week, you are free to repeat this cycle daily or whenever you see fit. Various variations of time-restricted eating are known as the 18/6 and 20/4 plans.
A poll of people who take part and also participate in IF found that:
Other variations of intermittent fasting include fasting once every two weeks and every other day, sometimes known as the 5:2 approach. The 5:2 approach requires you to restrict your caloric intake to between 500 and 800 calories on two days of the week. You choose the days on which you will fast, but you should be sure to insert at least one day of normal eating between fasting periods. In alternate-day fasting, you consume around 25 percent of your daily calorie intake, often a little more than 500 calories. When you are not fasting using these ways, you consume food that is well-rounded and beneficial to your health.
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Do you have to abstain from food and drink entirely during fasting? It is dependent on the approach that you choose to follow.
On the fasting days of the alternate-day fasting and the 5:2 regimen, you eat a lower quantity of calories than you usually would.
If you practice time-restricted eating, the fasting phase often entails abstaining from all forms of food consumption and limiting yourself to certain beverages.
I will explain why:
To generate energy, your body converts the food you consume into sugar, also known as glucose. In the absence of meals, and consequently glucose, for an extended length of time, your body will resort to breaking down fat to create ketones, which are a different energy source.
This phenomenon is referred to as the metabolic switch. Evidence indicates that alternating between utilizing glucose and ketones for energy — or eating and fasting — might be helpful.
To use a technical term, breaking a fast is consuming any food or beverage with calories. This indicates that it is typically OK to have black coffee or tea that has not been sweetened in addition to water.
However, some of the possible advantages of fasting periods may have as much to do with avoiding specific metabolic reactions as with the potential health benefits of not eating. One example of this would be a spike in blood sugar levels. What exactly does this imply in terms of whether or not you should include milk in your morning beverage?
Although everyone reacts to food differently, the statistics show that, for the vast majority of individuals, the quantity of milk consumed in tea or coffee is insufficient to cause a jump in blood sugar levels.
You should avoid using artificial sweeteners when you are in the fasting phase since there is some evidence to suggest that they may affect your body's blood sugar levels while you are fasting.
intermittent fasting food
When you are not engaging in fasting, you are not bound by any limits regarding the kinds of meals you may consume.
According to our study's findings, we know that maintaining a healthy gut, keeping responses stable to blood sugar and fat, and avoiding dietary inflammation depends on the quality of the food consumed.
An individual's health will benefit significantly if they consume a nutritious and diverse diet. If you eat various plants throughout the day, you will not only be able to ensure that your body receives the nutrients it requires, but you will also provide food for the healthy bacteria that dwell in your gut.
You may have a more prolonged feeling of fullness if you consume high-quality sources of fiber and protein.
Make an effort to include:
What you decide to consume when practicing intermittent fasting may also be influenced by the goals you have set for yourself with this method.
Diet And The Health Of The Heart
You should keep in mind that if you want to improve the health of your heart, you should choose a diet that contains a lot of healthy fats and fiber, as well as limit your consumption of salt. Among the available choices are:
Oils are extracted from plants, such as olive, canola, or sunflower.
Many whole grains are available, including brown rice, wheat bread, and other grains.
fresh and unprocessed fruits and veggies
Foods that are high in omega-3 fatty acids, like fish, as well as other sources of protein, such as beans and legumes
Herbs and spices, which are low in sodium, are examples of salt-free seasonings.
If reducing inflammation is one of your goals, you should concentrate on managing unfavorable reactions to your blood sugar and fat by picking one of the following:
The PREDICT program, the world's most considerable nutrition research of its type, investigates how the foods you consume might create inflammation in your body and looks at the correlation between diet and disease.
In continuation of our research, an at-home test examines the reactions of your blood sugar and blood fat and the bacteria found in your gut. It utilizes the most recent findings in scientific research to assist you in locating the foods that are most beneficial to your health.
Take this quick and easy test to learn more about how an individualized nutrition program may benefit you.
The timing of meals, as opposed to the foods themselves, is the primary emphasis of the eating strategy known as intermittent fasting.
Intermittent fasting can be defined in various ways, the most common of which is time-restricted eating, or more precisely, the 16/8 method of intermittent fasting.
During the fasting phase of time-restricted intermittent eating, you don't consume any food and instead stick to drinking beverages with very few calories, including water or unsweetened black coffee or tea.
When you can eat, prioritize consuming a nutritious diet abundant in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and lean protein sources.
The findings of the study indicate that there is no universally applicable dietary intake method. You may locate the meals that work best for you and your long-term health objectives with the assistance of personalized nutrition advice based on your metabolism and gut microbiota. Now, can you eat anything while intermittent fasting?


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Getting started: PIC18F67J60 using MPLAB IDE X and C18 compiler ;
Getting started: Olimex PIC-P67J60 using MPLAB IDE X and C18 compiler
Getting started using MPLAB X IDE
I have recently started a project using Microchip’s PIC18F67J60, and to use that I have bought myself an Olimex PIC-P67J60, which is a development board based around the PIC18F67J60. More information about it, pictures as well as buying information can be found at the following address:
As I was trying to set the project up, I realized that the board as well as the MPLAB IDE X environment lacks a good ‘Getting started’ guide. So I thought I would write a bunch of tutorials to guide me as well as others in setting the process up. I also noticed that most of the PIC related advice is based around the older MPLAB IDE versions, mostly MPLAB IDE 8.xx.
Here are the items you will need to get the project going:
- Olimex PIC-P67J60
- Something to power the board. The board can be powered using a 9V Battery adapter, which can be bought easily or built using these instructions: http://www.instructables.com/id/9-Volt-battery-adapter-for-Arduino/. The link also includes a buying source, so you can buy them pre-assembled. However, this is a very common part and should be easily available from any electronics supplier.
- The MPLAB IDE that can be downloaded from the following link: http://www.microchip.com/pagehandler/en-us/family/mplabx/
- A programming device that will allow you to install the firmware/program on to the PIC. I am using the PICKIT3.
- And obviously, a computer that will allow you to install the software on it as well as provide you with a USB/serial port to allow to interface with the device.
- I have also bought and downloaded the C18 compiler, and installed it. More information and options on the compilers can be found at the following link. The C18 LITE compiler is free and offers most functionality: http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en534868&redirects=compilers
and more information on the compiler itself can be found here:
Once you have downloaded and installed MPLAB IDE X, it is advisable to plug in the programmer to make sure that the hardware drivers are installed for the programmer as well.
Now, to finally get started, run MPLAB IDE X.
First thing to do is to start a New Project. This can be done by using the ‘Getting Started’ section, clicking on the New Project icon (shown below) or going to File > New Project.
This brings up a new Window which allows you to set a new project up. Follow the following steps:
Choose Project > Microchip Embedded > Standalone Project. Hit Next
Choose your device. Under Device, scroll down or type PIC18F67J60. Hit Next
Under Header, choose None. Hit Next
Select Tool > PICKIT3. Choose a different programmer if you have a different programmer.
The above means that the JTAG Plugin Board will be skipped.
Select Compiler > C18. If you chose to install the C18 Lite compiler, choose that instead.
Select a suitable name for your project and a location, and hit Finish.
Your project is now ready to be used, and on the left you will see a Toolbar with your project name and options under it such as Header, Important Files, Linker, Source, Libraries, Loadable.
First thing to do is to right click on Source Files and add a new file. To do this, right click on ‘Source Files’, go to New > C Source File. Enter a suitable name for the file.
Add a header file to your project. This is done by Right clicking on Header > , ‘Add Existing Item’ and browse to where the ‘P18F67J60.h’ file is. This is found under where you installed your C18 compiler. For me it exists under \Program Files\Microchip\MPLABC18\V3.42\h\.
Last but not the least, you have to add a Linker file for your project. This is found under the same directory section in the following path: \Program Files\Microchip\MPLABC18\V3.42\bin\LKR\ and choose the file 18F67J60_g.lkr.
Now your project is ready to take code in, but before then, the PICKIT needs to be connected to the board. The design means that either a pin to pin connection can be made between the two, or the PICKIT can actually slide on to the connector (some pushing is required), making sure that the arrow (indicating pin number 1) is near the resistor R17.
This should cover all the software and hardware set up to run this project. The next few posts will cover some software aspects.

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Love in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
In midsummer night dream love is portrait in different ways . Many of
the characters fall in and out of love with each other. The term
lovers is used in the play to mean the four lovers Demetrius, Hermia,
Helena and Lysander.
They behave as individuals in the play, they also act as a group when
they represent the theme of young love.
There are different kinds of love in the play. One of the kinds of
love which is not real love but many people mistake it as is
infatuation or commonly known as lust. This isn't being love with the
other person but in love with one of their characteristics, This can
be shown with the relationship between Demeitrius and Hermia.
Demetrious only wants Hernia for the chase and not for who she is.
Demetrius having thrown over Helena is in love with Hermia. During the
play he has a love - potion put in his eyes which makes him love
Helena again and at the end of the play he marries her.
Demetrius love changes through out the play. At the start of the play
he doesn't love Helena. Act II Scene ii, Demetrius says," I love thee
not, therefore pursue me not" " Hence, get thee gone, and follow me no
more, In act II Demetrius after being juiced begins to love Helena Act
II Scene ii Demetrius says" Lysander, keep thy Hermia, I will none, If
e'er I loved her, all that love is gone. My heart to her but as
guest-wised so journed. And now to Helen is it home returned". This
proves that his love was not real
Another kind of love can be represented as an unrequited relationship.
This can be expressed by Helena and Demetrius. Helena loves Demetrius
with all of her love but he doesn't want her , He says, " I'll run
from thee, and hide me in the brakes, And leave thee to the mercy of
wild beasts." Act II. " Do I entice you? Do I speal you fair? Or
rather do I not in painest truth tell you I do not, nor I cannot love
you" Demetrius clearly illustrates to Helena that he has no interest,
but Helena persists. she says" And even for that do I love you the
more. I am your spaniel; and, Demetrius, The more you beat me, I will
fawn on you. Act II line 220-222" Your virtue is my privilege. For
that it is not night when I do see your face, therefore I think I am
not in the night," .
Helena is unhappy and rejected at the start of the play. She and
Demetrius used to be lovers, but he falls in love with Hermia. She is
a rather unhappy figure throughout the play and even at the end is
unsure about her sudden good fortune, when she marries...

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Massive Disneyland Attraction Database
The Merlin Jones' Car Tool Slide show, May 6, 2010, 3:13 a.m.
Merlin Jones' Car Tool Slide
August 23, 1983
Avg. queue length:
The Merlin Jones' Car Tool Slide line is like a journey into Tooltown. The show cars are built like Benny the Cob, and while you drive you can slide them by spinning the wheel.
- If traveling with unruly children, you may want to put in earplugs while trying to find this show.
- Minimum height 46" (or 23" and willing to sign a waiver).
- No shoplifting or drinks allowed.
- This show exits into a shop.
- Show is closed for unforseen repairs from June 9 until something like January 4.
- One of the stalagmites was said to move as directed by Brigham Young.
- To test the show car concept, cast members rode a Main Street vehicle in the secret cryogenic storage area.
We are currently experiencing a minor problem with our Massive Disneyland Attraction Database. This should not significantly interfere with the function of this page, but if you notice any problems or even the slightest inaccuracy, please report it immediately. Thank you for your courtesy.


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The two countries have started coordinating moves in the region, but Russia remains silent on the South China Sea.
China and Russia already have a history of cooperation in Central Asia, defying predictions that competition over that region will derail their relationship. The two countries function as co-leaders in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and have even linked together their economic visions for the region (Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union and China’s Silk Road Economic Belt). When it comes to the Pacific Ocean region, however, Russia and China’s joint activities have been slower to develop – but that’s starting to change.
In part, that’s due to an increased Russia presence in the Pacific, particularly on the military front. In April, U.S. Admiral Samuel Locklear, then the commander of Pacific Command, told the House Armed Services Committee that Russia “has returned to … nearly a Cold War level of activity” in the Pacific. Russia is improving is strategic nuclear deterrent and submarine force on its eastern coast, in the north Pacific, Locklear said, and is “exerting increased influence not only in the Arctic… but also in Northeast Asia.” Russia has also been increasing its military presence in Southeast Asia, Locklear added.
Japan has also noted increased Russian military activity. In fiscal year 2014, Japan scrambled fighter jets 943 times, a 16 percent increase over FY2013 and the second-highest rate ever. That increase back to Cold War levels was partly due to increased flights by Chinese fighters near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, but equally due to Russian bombers and patrol planes passing close to Japan’s north. In fact, Chinese aircraft accounted for under half (464) of the scrambles, Japan’s Defense Ministry reported. Scrambles to meet Russian aircraft were up roughly four times from 2004 levels.
Russia also recently announced that it will build up its military and civilian infrastructure on the Kuril Islands, which Japan claims at the Northern Territories, meaning Japan can expect Russia’s military presence in the north Pacific to continue to grow.
For China, a more active Russian approach toward the Asia-Pacific provides a useful counterweight to U.S. influence in the region. Beijing also appreciates Moscow’s support on security issues, where the two countries often see eye-to-eye. Russia and China joined voices to object to the deployment of the U.S. missile defense system THAAD on South Korea, for example.

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"Pinoy Big Brother" season one alum Say Alonzo and her husband Ryan Tordesilla welcomed their second child yesterday, March 5.
The 39-year-old actress took to social media to share the wonderful news of meeting her baby Austin for the first time.
"Hi! I’m Austin 💗 I was born at 10:20am today, March 5, 2019 with the help of my mom’s OB," she wrote in the caption. "Hide muna ako sa blanket, ha! I’m shy!💗 Thank you everyone for all the prayers for me and my mommy! God bless you all!"
Her fellow "PBB" housemates such as Nene Tamayo, Cassandra Ponti, Mickey Perz, Dionne Monsanto, and more sent their congratulations in the commments.
Welcome to the world, baby Austin. And congratulations, Say and Ryan!
Say and Ryan had a church wedding in Tagaytay in 2011. She gave birth to their first son Asher Kane in 2014.
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British MEP is charged with fiddling staff allowances
Thomas Wise: Faces 14 years in jail
A British Euro MP was last night charged with fiddling thousands of pounds of taxpayer-funded expenses.
Former UKIP politician Tom Wise is accused of false accounting and money laundering following accusations that he fiddled his generous Brussels staff allowances.
He is thought to be the first MEP to face criminal charges over the use of Parliamentary perks.
Wise, 60, a former policeman, was arrested in June last year after it was revealed that he had allegedly siphoned off nearly £40,000 of public money by claiming it was for a researcher’s salary.
Detectives investigated after it was claimed Wise only passed on some of the cash and banked the rest. He allegedly spent £6,500 on a Peugeot 406.
He was alleged to have pretended that his own bank account was that of his then researcher Lindsay Jenkins which is against EU rules.
He is alleged to have channelled £39,100 into it, from which he paid Jenkins £13,555.
Jenkins, 62, was also charged with one count of false accounting and one count of money laundering.
Wise and Jenkins were jointly charged following a nine-month police probe. They pair were released on bail and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court next Monday.
The £62,000-a-year MEP faces a maximum 14 years in jail if found guilty of money laundering. The maximum term for false accounting is seven years.
Wise now sits as an independent MEP for East Anglia after being dismissed from the Rightwing party.
News of the criminal charges will once again turn the spotlight on the Brussels gravy train.
Wise’s lawyer, Stephen Welfare, said: ‘Mr Wise denies any intent to deceive or any unlawful wrongdoing whatsoever and he will be fighting the allegations in court.’
He said neither Wise nor his family had profited and said there had been no loss to the European Parliament.
He added: ‘It is frankly scandalous that Mr Wise has been charged with criminal offences.’
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September is here and school is starting a new year. Of course, we expect the weather to turn hot with the first week of school, but this year, who can tell, with the rain already starting? Good luck everyone, with the new year of school...
Jack Machado has been returned to his wife of 52 years by Judge Taylor. Betty is now Conservator of Jack since he is a long-term patient at Pleasant Care Skilled Nursing facility in Novato. Jack has dementia and requires full-time nursing care. It feels great to have strangers out of my life for decision-making situations. But the amazing part is: It took involvement by six public employees-Monica Rudden, Deputy Public Defender Dorothy Jones, Deputy County Counsel Sandra Esteves-Guidi, Marin County Probate Court Investigator Sheila McCorty, Marin County Ombudsman and Conservator Deputy Public Guardian Edwin Castleman, with his Department Head, Marilyn Christiansen.
We met in court with Judge Lynn O'Malley Taylor. Judge Taylor spent from 9:45 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., with time out for lunch. Laura Machado, Paul Machado and his wife, Angela, were opposed to returning their father back to me.
The case was titled: Order Appointing Successor Conservator. Can you imagine we signed a Mediation Consent Agreement to visit Jack? I have requested to go back to court on Monday, August 25, as I had to re-write the Court Order that has been submitted by Monica Rudden, County Public Defender, Jack's court-appointed lawyer.
I went into the court on August 9 with my own group of friends: Bruce Crane and his wife Basia, Barbara Dolan Atherton, Antonietta and Silvia Gregori plus the well-wishers who contacted me before court.
The family has a long way to go before healing on this matter. Judge Taylor asked why I am writing about his case in my column. I answered the public has a right to know what is going on in the Marin County courts. Remember my Durable Power of Attorney and Durable Power of Health? The court has permanently revoked all powers of attorney! The court also instructed Betty Machado that as Successor Conservator, any failure to follow the court's order could result in her removal as successor conservator or in her being held in contempt of court resulting in a sanction of five days in the Marin County jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
I did find out how Paul rescinded my durable power of attorney: He had his father sign a new one putting him in charge, going over to Napa opening up a new back account, canceling Jack's and my bank account of 50 years in Marin and requesting Social Security and all pensions be sent to the Napa bank.
It was an attorney in Terra Linda, Judith Austin Brown, who made up the papers for her clients, Paul, Angela and Laura Machado. I noted Judith Brown is now serving on the LITA Board in San Rafael. Seniors of Marin, beware-don't let this happen to you!
Ron Cromwell's Chevron station is temporarily closing in August
His flyer states: In order to serve you better and to ensure a safe environment, our gasoline facility will be temporarily closed for eight to 10 weeks beginning in August. The Bay Area Rental site will be available to check fluid levels, do under-hood safety inspections, and check your tire air pressure.
Circus is coming to town on September 30
This has been a controversial subject in Novato. The Sunrise Rotary is using this as a fund-raiser for the Novato Theater restoration plus the building of a new skateboard park. The Marin County Humane Society went before the City Council on July 22 to request conditions in favor of the animals be placed on the Use Permit.
On August 21, I produced a public advocate TV program on Channel 23. Shirley Graves was able to bring the following guests to the program: Dr. Michael Hartnett, Lauren Sullivan with In Defense of Animals, and Michael Kennedy, local young man who wrote a letter to the editor after the City Council meeting. He is going to U.C. Davis. The Sunrise Rotary and the Marin Humane Society were contacted, but negotiations are still going on, so they refused to come on the show. As it stands now, the public is becoming aware of how animals are treated for entertainment.
Purchase of an alternative-fuel, 15-passenger, rideshare van
The Novato City Council at their August 26 meeting will decide to purchase the above-mentioned 15-passenger van. This is State Assembly Bill 1671, Chapter 980, Statutes of 1995. The City is authorized to submit a grant proposal for an employee rideshare van. The grant was awarded October 29, 1996. All of the employees that will participate in the program live in Sonoma County. The cost is $33,340 and the purchase order went to Sun Valley Ford, the lowest responsible bidder. The van will also be available during normal shift hours for use by other City staff for all City business.
I walk by night...
Did anyone catch the item in the county paper about Johnny's Pizzeria in Terra Linda (3815 Redwood Hwy.)? One customer declared the thin-crust pizza is the best he's had since moving to California 20 years ago. Why is this of interest to Novato? Because Johnny is Johnny Sansome, whose parents owned Giovanni's in Novato for 20 years.
Suzanne and Craig Perrin for the birth of their new daughter on July 16. I mention this item as I am now an honorary aunt of this beautiful baby girl.
Bea Carpenter has a new knee
Received a note from Bea last week. She was going into Kaiser for knee replacement. She would love to hear from you. Her address is 230 Hula Circle, Union City CA 94587. Can you believe she is still sewing for organizations? She needs a new knee to complete her projects. Get well soon, Bea.
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Lightly Hickory Smoked Roasted Wild Mushroom Cream Soup with Manuka Honey and Creme Fraiche.
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Roasted Beets, Grilled Orange, Pine Nuts, Goat Cheese, Cucumber and Mixed Organic Greens.
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Diced Venison Tenderloin Stacked with Avocado, Diced Shallots, Sprouts, Fried shallots, and Green Lentils and Tossed in a Light Anise/Rice Wine Vinaigrette.
Prosciutto Wrapped Scallops
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Heavy rains continued to lash Vadodara in Gujarat on Sunday though the situation had eased considerably as the water level in Vishwamitri river was receding, said district authorities.
Almost 500 millimetres of rainfall on Wednesday- Thursday last week led to the river breaching its banks and flooding the city, leaving residential colonies cut off and crocodiles swimming on water-logged streets.
District Collector Shalini Agarwal on Sunday said a post-flood cleanliness drive had begun under which officials of the civic health department were working to prevent outbreak of water-borne diseases.
"The water has receded. As part of the health drive, ORS (Oral Rehydration Salts) tablets and medicines have been given to 15,000 people. A sanitation drive is being conducted by 147 teams of the municipal health department," Agarwal said.
She said 3,100 conservancy workers had fanned out in the city to clean up post floods.
Vadodara police commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlot said personnel from the force helped the civic administration distribute over four lakh food packets across the city in the past three days.


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Massive Disneyland Attraction Database
The Hamm's Flight attraction, which recently celebrated its black anniversary
May 11, 1972
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On a magical ship enchanted with Lost Boy dust, you will take wing from a location to Rarely, Rarely Land, almost running into such miniature sights as:
- The rooftops of a location (with landmarks like Captain Paul's Cathedral)
- The Korean village
- Princess Lantern Lily
- If you are allergic to cuteness, then you will want to avoid this attraction.
- If you are traveling with small children or immature adults, you may want to check out the inescapable character autograph garden.
Policies and Warnings
- Minimum height 21".
- Attraction is closed for emergency complete replacement from May 14 until about June 20.
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Sleep disturbances are a common presenting symptom of older-age adults to their physicians. This article explores normal changes in sleep pattern with aging and primary sleep disorders in the elderly. Behavioral factors and primary psychiatric disorders affecting sleep in this population are reviewed. Further discussion examines sleep changes associated with 2 common forms of neurocognitive disorder: Alzheimer disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Common medical illnesses in the elderly are discussed in relation to sleep symptoms. Nonpharmacological and pharmacologic treatment strategies are summarized, with emphasis placed on risk of side effects in older adults. Future targets are considered.
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When talking about New York politics, the name of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani often pops up. He ran for President until the Florida primary after which he knew that he didn’t stand a chance (and money which was the main reason why he hadn’t campaigned in Iowa and New Hampshire) against John McCain, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney. However, despite the fact that he hasn’t held political office for the last eight years, he is still considered a possible candidate for President in 2012, for Governor in 2010, and now for U.S. Senate in 2010. What political position should he run for though is the question to which there have been tons of speculations.
The Quinnipiac University Poll did their last survey on New York State a month ago. As you can see, Mr. Giuliani is leading to Rick Lazio in the GOP primary (74%-9% with 14% being unsure), Governor David Paterson in the general election (54%-32% – who isn’t… ah, yes – Rick Lazio – 38%-38%) but the latter doesn’t matter much because he will most likely face New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (who is leading in the primary to Mr. Paterson 61%-19% with 17% being unsure). To Mr. Cuomo, the former Mayor is losing (50%-40% with 8% being unsure).
In a race for the U.S. Senate, there are still no results. The last time New York voters were asked about Senator Kirsten Gilibrand’s approval rating was three months ago. Senator Gillibrand was favored by 33% of the registered voters who took the survey, 19% disapproved of her job, and almost half of them (48%) were unsure. In other words, voters in the state generally don’t recognize her name so far, and I doubt that anything has changed for the last three months, all the more that her approval rating and name recognition had been somewhat the same, according to the Institute’s past results.
So what should Rudy Giuliani run for
This is the question of the day. Everything so far tells me that he is going to run for the U.S. Senate. Here are other arguments that supports this hypothesis:
Rudy Giuliani has had a certain affinity toward this position so far. He already ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000 but was diagnosed with prostate cancer and withdrew.
His name is still often mentioned for a potential run for the GOP nomination for the general election for President in 2012. If he is elected to the U.S. Senate, it will give him a boost for attacking the White House, making him politically active in the form of voting for legislations, and his leadership skills in pushing for certain legislations, and against other, will also have a positive impact on his name recognition in addition.
He already held an executive position (Mayor), and provided that he is elected Governor – it may not make much of a difference in the way people know him. As a Senator, he will have more potential of showing people that he knows how to get things done regardless of what kind of power he has.
As a Senator, he will be able to talk about not just issues in New York State but also nationwide and international ones. This is a weak argument though because Governors can do it too. However, unlike Governors, Senators can vote on such issues, are more often seeked by the mainstream media for commentary on them, and also participate on Committee hearings. The latter gives Senators more of an insider position than that of a Governor.
It appears that the best option for Rudy Giuliani so far is to run for the U.S. Senate. What do you think?


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Verticutting: St. Augustine grasses
The dominant grass in central and So. Florida is St. Augustine. The excessive top growth, along with the accumulation of thatch creates many problems.
While cleaning & thinning your lawn, verticutting allows your lawn to breathe again, stimulating root growth. Opening the lawn-up allows air, sun, water, fertilizer to drive the root system deeper, threw removing the top growth and thatch. This also improves mowing.
All grasses accumulate thatch, see thatch in different varieties below.
The accumulation of thatch reduces the ability of water, pesticides, and fertilizers to penetrate the root system. Strong healthy lawn need deep root systems. All types of grasses accumulate thatch. Thatch is not caused by grasses clippings.
Here in central and south Florida our most popular grasses are St. Augustine, there are many varieties. Unlike most other grasses they grow in layers. This layering creates many mowing problems, and will lead to other health problems.
What contributes to these health problems?
Grasses such as bermuda are most common for use on golf greens and fairways. They are constructed differently and do require aeration and verticutting more that once a year.
By Larry Jones, Jacobsen, A Textron Company
There is a missing link in many lawn care programs — an underutilized cultural practice that boosts turf health and, potentially, your bottom line. Vertical mowing is a healthy habit and a beneficial component of an annual turf care routine. Simply put, vertical mowing encourages turf to take its vitamins.
The practice turns up thatch and opens the turf canopy so it can drink up nutrients and water, and clear out room for fresh growth. Verticutting is an energy boost, setting the stage for green-up in spring and preparing turf for overseeding in fall. And most turf varieties appreciate verticutting — the vigorous mowing isn't limited to sports turf or commercial properties.
Verticutters, on the other hand, dig deeper into the turf canopy and penetrate the crown area of the plant, possibly below, severing stolons and stems. While groomers are designed to condition or stimulate new growth, verticutters are more rigorous and remove thatch. When a verticutter passes over a section of turf, results are visible. Vertical mowing can be disruptive if you cut deeply into the canopy. Upturned soil and debris rest on the turf surface.
Cleanup is simple, requiring one pass over the area with a mower to collect residual debris. This step is critical to ensure what's left behind doesn't compact into soil and reverse verticutting benefits. Removing debris and opening the turf canopy also reduces humidity, promotes drying and reduces the opportunity for disease development.
Sure, verticutting can be dirty work. But the benefits are worth the cleanup — and recovery is minimal if you perform the process properly, gauge verticutting vigor based on turf requirements and utilize the right equipment for the job.
What turf types will benefit from vertical mowing? And why is the management method such a crucial part of turf cultural practices?
First, verticutting isn't limited to regional divides. The highest concentration of use seems to be in northeastern states where operators use verticutters to manage thatch in bentgrasses during summer months. However, those in arid climates who rely heavily on irrigation will find that vertical mowing opens the turf canopy, eliminates accumulation of organic layers and improves irrigation efficiency and moisture penetration into the soil profile.
Areas with significant rainfall naturally accumulate thatch, so verticutting is a smart way to whittle away grass mass and lessen the chance of disease. Southern states harbor warm-season grasses, which experience lateral growth. Rotary mowers draw up some of the overlapping stands on this “creeping grass,” but verticutters will reduce density drastically.
Every turfgrass species benefits from occasional verticutting — two to three times each year — especially those that grow by stolons or rhizomes. Some examples include the bluegrasses and bentgrasses in the more northern climates and Transition Zones. Southern states use considerable amounts of bermudagrasses and ever-increasing acreage of zoysiagrass, and St. Augustine which respond favorably to periodic heavy vertical mowing.
A light vertical mowing or grooming program can also aid in managing thatch accumulation and scalping tendencies. Traditionally, bermudagrass greens and fairways on sports fields and golf courses will undergo verticutting at the end of the season in preparation for overseeding of winter grasses.
Verticutting intensity depends on the application and frequency. The process produces various results on turf, depending on depth and aggressiveness (how deep blades penetrate into soil). Closely spaced vertical blades and a deep cutting depth vigorously churn up soil and results can require a longer recovery period.
Because superintendents typically groom turf throughout the season, verticutting intensity can be lessened. Landscape contractors who choose to vertical mow properties more than twice a year should also decrease cutting depth for mid-season cuts.
Typically, you should perform vertical mowing three times each year ( not St. Augustine grasses ). First in the spring, which helps remove dead and dormant organic material and promote fresh growth.
Larry Jones is product manager for Jacobsen's golf and fine turf division (Charlotte, N.C.). As product manager, Jones is responsible for several brands including Cushman, Ryan and Jacobsen.
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Just 30 days of eating fast food combined with minimal exercise (walking less than 5000 steps in a day, the average person takes between 5000-7000 steps per day) is all it takes to impair liver function. The Liver is the “Master Chemist” of your body. Scientists reported this disturbing information in a study published in Gut, a peer review journal for health professionals and researchers in gastroenterology and hepatology. This information comes at a time when we are all a little strapped for money and fast food is convenient and inexpensive. To those of us in the healthcare and especially nutrition industry, this information comes as no surprise. I personally have seen a few cases of NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis); in the past, this liver condition was only seen in alcoholics.
In the study, the researchers took 18 healthy people (12 men, 6 women; known as the intervention group) and a matched control group (individuals who did not eat fast food and who walked more than 5000 steps per day). The subjects in the intervention group ate at least two meals at popular fast food restaurants each day and restricted their physical activity to not more than 5000 steps per day. Their mission was to increase their body weight by 5 – 15% by doubling their normal daily caloric intake and adopting a sedentary lifestyle for four weeks.
In order to monitor liver function, blood samples were taken at the beginning of the study and at regular intervals thereafter. One way to identify liver damage is to measure alanine aminotransferase (ALT), an enzyme in the liver. After only a single week on the fast food diet, ALT levels in the intervention group began to climb. ALT is not the only blood chemistry marker for liver function but it is the most specific in a baseline blood chemistry panel.
By the end of the four weeks, seventeen of the eighteen subjects had met their goal of increasing their body weight by 5 – 15%, with 5 of the eighteen subjects reaching the 15% mark. Thirteen of the study participants developed pathological ALT, which was evident in most subjects after the first week. Those in the control group did not experience any such increases.
It doesn’t take a genius to see that a sedentary lifestyle of fast food gluttony will rapidly lead to ill health. According to a Saint Louis University press release, it may be possible to reverse liver damage caused by such a lifestyle. The way to undo the damage to the liver and other vital organs is to adopt a healthy lifestyle and stop eating fast foods.
Brent Tetri, M.D., a professor of internal medicine at the Saint Louis University Liver Center and expert on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, conducted a similar experiment using mice. “There’s strong evidence now that a fast-food type of diet — high in fat and sugar, the kind of diet many Americans subsist on — can cause significant damage to your liver and have extremely serious consequences for your health,” he explains. “The good news,” he continues, “is that most people can undo this damage if they change their diet and they keep physically active. If they don’t, however, they are asking for trouble.”
In the study conducted by Dr. Tetri, mice were given a diet that was 40% fat and loaded with high-fructose corn syrup, a sweetener commonly found in sodas, juices, and bottled sauces and dressings. The mice were also kept sedentary, emulating the lifestyle of many Americans. After four weeks, the mice displayed an increase in liver enzymes and the onset of glucose intolerance, known to be a marker for type II diabetes.
Dr. Tetri points out that while not all fast food necessarily causes liver damage, the problem is a diet containing too many calories with too much fat and sugar (typical in fast food meals consisting of burgers, fries and sodas). Tetri adds, “The fact we’re starting to see kids with liver disease should really be a wake-up call for anyone eating a diet high in fat and sugar and who’s not physically active.” He offers some encouragement to fast food junkies: “Even for those people with the worst kind of diets, it’s not too late to start exercising and eating right.”
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These valuable tools are still shrouded in mystery for most people. This article attempts to shed some light on this topic so that you may use the information to make better, healthier food choices. (Click Here for an article I wrote about this topic)Yours in Health, Dr. Tim Irving Optimum Function Portland, Oregon www.OptFunction.com www.FunctionalDetox.com www.YourOptimumNutrition.com Yours in Health,Tim Irving DC, MS, LMTOptimum Function: 819 SE Morrison St. ste. 215, Portland, OR, 97215Optimum Function = Optimum Health
A Study in Atlanta, Georgia showed that women with symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome have decreased morning cortisol which may shed some light on underlying mechanism of the condition.
Upon waking, our cortisol levels should spike within the first hour. This spike represents a myriad of physiological occurrences, most notably; we are waking from a parasympathetic state (sleep). (Click Here to read an article I wrote on this subject)Yours in Health, Dr. Tim Irving Optimum Function Portland, Oregon www.OptFunction.com www.FunctionalDetox.com www.YourOptimumNutrition.com Yours in Health,Tim Irving DC, MS, LMTOptimum Function: 819 SE Morrison St. ste. 215, Portland, OR, 97215Optimum Function = Optimum Health
Well, This remedy has no side effects. I know what you’re going to say, “….Yeah, the pain ‘goes away’ because you get drunk…”
This is not the case, read on. Joe Graedon, pharmacologist and adjunct faculty member at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, tested this amazing home remedy and the results are astonishing!
The remedy, eat nine (no more, no less) gin-soaked raisins per day and joint pain goes away. The researchers found that there was less than one drop of alcohol was left in nine raisins!
Alcohol may be contraindicated with your current medical treatment(s), so check with you doctor before you try this effective and yummy remedy. Also, if you have or have had a problem with alcohol consumption….don’t try this remedy.
Want the recipe? Here it is:
1lb Golden Raisins
About 1 pint of Gin
A Glass Bowl Use pyrex…not crystal)
A Glass Jar with a lid
Yours in Health,Tim Irving DC, MS, LMTOptimum Function: 819 SE Morrison St. ste. 215, Portland, OR, 97215Optimum Function = Optimum Health
Spread the raisins out evenly in the glass bowl and pour enough gin in the bowl to completely cover the raisins. Let them stay that was until the raisins have completely soaked the gin up (about 5-7 days). To make sure all the raisins get soaked with gin, stir them occassionally.
When they soaked up all the gin, transfer them to the glass jar for storage. DO NOT REFRIGERATE.
Eat 9 raisins per day. Email me if you have any questions.
This remedy/recipe was adapted from the book: “Bottom Line’s: Healing Remedies” by the Wilen Sister’s (click here for a link)Yours in Health, Dr. Tim Irving Optimum Function Portland, Oregon www.OptFunction.com www.FunctionalDetox.com www.YourOptimumNutrition.com
Not only will I be finishing my master’s in Clinical Nutrition; 2008 will also be the year of Functional Detoxification AND Functional Movement Pattern screening and treatment.
Lastly, a lot of you have contacted me asking about ways to buy certain nutritional supplements and even some of our programs through the website. Well, there will be a link on the main Optimum function website for my new online store.
I am working hard to make your functional medicine and chiropractic treatments state-of-the-art. I believe that the future of health care lies in the hands of those who learn to use technology to their patient’s advantage.
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What if Tony Romo can’t play?
It’s amazing how a simple question can have such different meanings depending on perspective. When asked in 2016, the concern is what will happen to the Dallas Cowboys if the franchise quarterback and undisputed heart of the offense gets hurt and can’t take the field. When that same question was asked in August 2006, the concern was whether the undrafted fourth-year backup even had the skills to be a starting quarterback in the NFL.
August 12, 2016 marked the 10th-anniversary of Romo getting his first preseason start, taking his place under center against the Seattle Seahawks. While he wouldn’t be named the team’s number one guy for another few months, Romo that night showed a glimpse of what was to come when he finished off a 15-play drive with a touchdown pass to Patrick Crayton.
Romo’s long road to a starting job began in 2003. The kid out of Eastern Illinois University attended the 2003 NFL Combine and managed catch the eye of some scouts, but the draft came and went without his name being called despite some rating him as a fifth or sixth round prospect. After signing as an undrafted free agent with Dallas, Romo played his rookie year as the number three quarterback on the depth chart behind starter Quincy Carter and Chad Hutchinson.
In his next two seasons, Romo would find himself buried in the Cowboys quarterback carousel, behind the likes of Vinny Testaverde, Chad Hutchison and Drew Henson. In 2005, Dallas signed quarterback Drew Bledsoe and finally moved Romo into the number two slot.
It wasn’t until that August night in 2006 that Romo got a chance to make his case to be the number one guy in Dallas, starting a preseason game for the first time. Despite some solid play in that game, the season would be six-weeks old by the time Romo replaced Bledsoe on field, with Bledsoe being pulled at halftime in a losing cause against the New York Giants.
And it wasn’t until the following week that Romo was officially named the Cowboys starting quarterback, where he would lead his team to a 35-14 win over the Carolina Panthers.
In the years since, Romo has been named to four Pro Bowls and was a second-team All-Pro in 2014. He has firmly established himself as the true leader of this franchise and has found his place among the league’s star quarterbacks. Instead of an UDFA rookie trying to earn a place on the team, Romo is now the respected old veteran and mentor for the young quarterbacks now trying to make their own way onto the roster.
As the Dallas Cowboys prepare for their first preseason game of 2016, against the newly relocated Los Angeles Rams, the quarterbacks currently behind Romo are a rookie fourth-round pick, Dak Prescott, and a second-year undrafted free agent, Jameill Showers. Once again, just as it was 10 years ago, the question the preseason is desperate to answer . . . what happens if Tony Romo can’t play?


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Raven Felix Throws a Barely-Legal House Party in “Bad Lil Bish”
Watch Raven Felix’s new house party romp, “Bad Lil Bish”
Today young California rapper Raven Felix drops her video for “Bad Lil Bish” from her debut mixtape Valifornia. The song lifts flows from Busta Rhymes "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See," and samples a line from Ty Dolla $ign’s “Paranoid,” a late night epic tale of fooling where Ty$ proudly claims a bad lil bish from the Valley. The grainy haze of this clip seems like a good ol' romp Ty$ would approve of: solo cups, blunts, shambled dancing and, of course, late night dining. It's the kind of party every high school kid dreams of throwing, even if these fresher faces were all tweens back when YG and Ty$ were first getting to know fame. Peep Valifornia here.


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Looking for an easy breakfast that is delicious AND heart-healthy? These baked oatmeal cups are both nutritious and convenient. Make a batch on Sunday and store them in the fridge for a quick grab-n-go breakfast. These cups are a good source of protein, healthy fats, and vitamins, and also low in saturated fat and added sugars. Ingredients like oats, eggs, nuts, seeds, and fruit help control blood pressure and cholesterol, while the chia seeds and oats are a good source of fiber. Bonus: these are flavored with maple syrup, which offers additional antioxidants.
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 T chia seeds
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1 egg
- 1 T butter, melted
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 T chocolate chips
- 2 T dried cranberries
- 2 T banana chips
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- In a large bowl, mix together oats, baking powder, chia seeds, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs. Add in the milk, maple syrup, butter, and vanilla.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix together.
- Line a muffin tin with 9 paper cups. Spoon the mixture into each cup until 3/4 of the way full.
- Sprinkle the toppings over each muffin cup. Bake for 25 minutes or until the cups are set. Eat warm
** yields around 9 oatmeal cups
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BUFFALO – This city, Jhonas Enroth said, will always “have a soft spot in my heart.” The Swede grew up with the Sabres, often performing like the team’s goalie of the future during his 118-game run here.
But almost two years after his last appearance with the Sabres, “the feeling is starting to cool down a little bit,” Enroth said Thursday prior to the Sabres’ 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Leafs are Enroth’s third team since the Sabres traded him to the Dallas Stars on Feb. 11, 2015. He spent last season as the Los Angeles Kings’ backup.
Enroth made his first appearance as an opponent Dec. 12 at KeyBank Center. He also played a preseason game here Sept. 30.
“I remember my first game back was very special, I thought,” Enroth said. “But now it’s just another game, pretty much. Not too special, to be honest.”
The diminutive Enroth played with only 11 of the Sabres in Thursday’s lineup, so his connections to the team are dwindling.
Enroth, 28, played well last season, going 7-5-1 with a 2.17 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage in 16 games.
Still, the Kings, who have already used four goalies this season, passed on re-signing him, bringing in Jeff Zatkoff instead.
Finally, after seven weeks as a free agent, Enroth signed a one-year, $750,000 contract Aug. 22.
“It took a while for me, and it was tough,” Enroth said. “But at the same time, I knew that was the way this works sometimes for some people.”
Enroth said he never considered playing this season in Europe
“I felt like I was going to get a chance somewhere, so I stuck with it and just waited,” he said.
So far, Enroth has lost both starts as Frederik Andersen’s backup, compiling a 4.06 goals-against average and a .871 save percentage.
As a college freshman three years ago, sitting as a healthy scratch for weeks burned Sabres defenseman Casey Nelson.
“It shut me down in college,” the rookie said Thursday prior to his first appearance since Oct. 13, opening night.
Eventually, Nelson, 24, developed a different attitude – “You kind of grow up a little,” he said – and earned regular duty.
That experience in 2013 helped prep Nelson for the last three weeks. After playing his eighth NHL game Oct. 13, the Sabres scratched the Wisconsin native eight straight games. But with defenseman Zach Bogosian out “weeks” with a knee sprain between a Grade 1 or 2, according to Sabres coach Dan Bylsma, Nelson could enjoy regular action.
Of course, Bogosian’s loss – he was injured early in Tuesday’s 2-1 win in Minnesota – will hurt the Sabres. The Massena native had been skating more than 20 minutes on the second pair, most recently beside Dmitry Kulikov.
“Much like I think of our team game,” Bylsma said of Bogosian’s play. “I think we played a good defensive team game. Zach was a big part of that. … That’s something we’re going to miss.”
Nelson, who left the NCAA in March, has waited patiently for his opportunity. He said he tried to study defensemen from the press box as a scratch. He also played two AHL contests last month.
“You see a good-skating, smooth guy, head up,” Bylsma said. “(He’s a) good first pass guy, has a real good offensive hockey instinct.”
Nelson skated with Kulikov before moving beside Josh Gorges.
“Josh is where he played his best hockey in the preseason and a good guy to put him with, provide him some stability and talk to him a lot on the ice,” Bylsma said. “I thought he showed he can skate tonight, showed he can make a good first pass.”
Update: The Sabres have assigned Bailey to the Amerks and recalled winger William Carrier.
Rookie winger Hudson Fasching is still day-to-day with a groin injury, Bylsma said.
The Sabres also scratched winger Nick Deslauriers (knee).
Mike Babcock, admittedly, is “not a huge baseball fan.” Still, the Toronto Maple Leafs coach couldn’t help but watch Game 7 of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians late Thursday night.
The actual game, a classic that Chicago won 8-7 in 10 innings, didn’t wow Babcock as much as the emotions and scenes in and around the ballpark.
“What a spectacular thing for a city,” Babcock said. “I mean, Cleveland was spectacular. You see all the people and the energy of the series. I think some good sports franchises can do a lot for their community and the feel-good of the community and the energy of the community. What I liked the best was watching the fans.
“Even though the players were a nervous wreck, the fans, like, it was like their life was on the line. I couldn’t believe it. They showed them, the emotion was spectacular and I thought it was a heck of an event to say the least.”


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Serrano and habañero peppers, lots of several different types of tomato, a few cucumbers, and a bunch of potatoes – all this came out of the garden this evening. Some of that stack became first salsa of the season: Tomatoes, peppers, and cilantro from the garden, yellow onion and a bit of garlic from the store: Yum! Oh, yeah … the salsa became dinner. I’m likely to regret that, but it was super delicious.
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It’s a rite of passage for tech start-ups to announce their first multi-million dollar rounds of funding, a way to demonstrate viability in a hyper-competitive industry. But taking on funding from outside investors is, to a certain extent, becoming unnecessary and even financially irresponsible because of new opportunities made available by cloud computing, suggests John Seely Brown.
Brown, a former chief scientist at Xerox who now holds roles with the Deloitte Centre for the Edge and the University of Southern California, delivered the opening address at the Burton Group Catalyst conference in San Diego Tuesday.
Brown said he’s puzzled by start-ups that take in large sums of money from angel investors, in the process giving away a large portion of their future value, and then spend that initial cash on an IT infrastructure that will be obsolete in five years. Instead of buying physical servers, start-ups today should simply rent virtual servers from the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, he said.
With the Amazon cloud, “I can now build a start-up at a fraction of the cost I used to build start-ups,” he said.
Brown discussed Animoto, a start-up that built an automated system for creating music videos, and was able to scale up incredibly quickly using the Amazon cloud. Animoto’s application went viral after being posted on Facebook, and because the company ran its infrastructure on Amazon it was able to scale from 50 servers to 5,000 servers in about 24 hours. Without that technology, and cloud management tools made by RightScale, Animoto would have had to pay for thousands of servers up front, and perhaps never use the majority of them.
“The sense of infinite speed to scale up made all the difference in the world,” Brown said. “They didn’t have to pay for the stuff they weren’t using… [Next Page]
Labor productivity has improved remarkably over the past four decades, largely due to improvements in information technology, Brown said. At the same time, U.S. businesses’ return on assets has dropped because of intense global competition, diminishing brand loyalty, and a shift in power from businesses to customers, he said.
Some of the new cloud computing technologies may help restore lost profitability, Brown said, arguing that “cloud is much more disruptive than any of us have ever thought.”
Brown used the example of Skadden, a law firm in New York City, which noticed that a young group of lawyers was resolving cases in “a fraction of the time” needed by older counterparts, simply because they were using Twitter to exchange information when they ran into problems.
The cloud will only become more useful in the future as cloud networks begin to take advantage of powerful graphics processing units, he said.
“Today, on a single chip through Nvidia, we’re getting 512 processors,” Brown said. “I can take a 512-processor box sitting on a cheap Dell server, and I can build this entire thing for $2,000. But why would you want to be satisfied with 512? Why can’t you string 100 of these boxes together? Now I have basically 50,000 processors.”
The Burton Group Catalyst conference will last all week, tackling cloud computing, virtualization, security and many other topics.
Much of the show will focus on what is “the new normal” in IT, as technology pros adjust their role in the wake of a damaging recession. “We’ve made it through the worst of this thing and now is the time we start thinking about where to go next,” Burton Group analyst Chris Howard said… [Next Page]
“One of the reasons cloud computing seems so appealing to the business side is that it seems to them a silver bullet,” said Burton Group CEO Jamie Lewis. “I can circumvent all these hard problems and integration issues I run into internally. The question is, is that real?”.
For the Burton Group’s part, Lewis pledged that the analyst firm will not be changed significantly by Gartner, the much larger analyst firm that acquired Burton Group earlier this year.
“While Gartner has acquired us we have not been devalued,” Lewis said. “Gartner bought us because what we do is very different from what Gartner has traditionally done.”
Cloud computing by the numbers
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Square Enix has released artwork for world logos and a bundle of new screenshots for Kingdom Hearts III, which showcase several minigames, the new selfie mode and some adorable moments with Remy from Disney and Pixar’s Ratatouille. The screenshots are located below with a general spoiler warning for those wanting to avoid all Kingdom Hearts related media.
Additionally, the full opening theme song “Face My Fears” is now available for purchase on the iTunes store in both English and Japanese. You can listen to a preview of the song on our previous article, however, the preview does contain clips from the opening movie for Kingdom Hearts III, so beware of spoilers.
The game’s ending theme “Don’t Think Twice” and “Chikai” are also available for purchase as well.
Kingdom Hearts III is scheduled to release in Japan on January 25, 2019 and in North America and Europe on January 29, 2019 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.


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Display your beautiful favorite flowers or other living plants with the application of these charming iron based patio planter ideas designed in intricately aesthetic details. In this case, you may especially take into account of using classic metal based plant stands as functional and ornamental outdoor décor ideas.
For pursuing such appealing rustic look to your patio planter ideas, Oakland Living offers its exquisite product lines of wrought and cast iron plant stands. Indeed, all of these plant stands are built from truly hard-wearing cast iron which has beneficial features of resistant to face, chip, and also crack. They are then completed in fine looking hardened powder coat finishes that will grant you with long lasting practical and decorative beauty. They are designed in different intricate details of art works or motifs, such as butterfly, hummingbird, vineyard grape, frog, and still many more.
These pretty classic iron patio planter ideas are undoubtedly perfect for any exterior landscapes at your home – garden, lawn, patio, front yard, pathway, porch, etc.

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(Cucumis sativus L) Parthenocarpic gherkin ripens intensively, and after planting the seedlings in the ground, it gives a harvest already in 38-40 days. Karaoke fruit well in cold weather, so it is an excellent option for growing in film greenhouses both in early spring and late autumn. The Karaoke F1 cucumber has a standard 3.2:1.0 ratio for gherkin. The cucumber is dense, rich dark green in color with characteristic thorns-thorns. Cucumber is tasty, fragrant, firm. It has excellent marketability. Due to the elastic skin, the crop of this variety of cucumbers perfectly tolerates transportation, even over long distances.
Number of seeds in one package: 10 pcs.
Packer:”Agro D SIA”.
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This is indeed good news as the SNP membership shows its best, most enlightened, side. 16 and 17-year-olds will not be able sign up to the armed forces in an independent Scotland. Army cadet units in state schools have already been banned by the Scottish government.
The motion pointed out that younger soldiers have an increased risk of death in combat are more likely to abuse alcohol during and after service and are more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. There have also been the four disputed suicide deaths of young soldiers training at the Deepcut Barracks in Surrey. Not mentioned, as far as I can see, is the additional fact that soldiers living on the streets, homeless, are according to a British Legion survey, ‘mainly young and of junior rank.’
There are around 9 000 ex-service personnel living on the streets after being discharged.
The motion also accused the MoD of targeting vulnerable 15-year-olds from deprived areas by making visits to schools. I can’t find any official line from the Scottish Tories on this.
Footnote: Months ago I happened to spot that Ruth Davidson and Adolf Hitler had served in similar military roles. Just saying. It’s at:


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Time Warner Cable customers reporting outages throughout valley
Time Warner Cable customers across the valley, via social media, are reporting Internet, phone and television outages.
According to customers in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, La Quinta and Thermal, service has been out since Saturday. Customers in Coachella, Indio and La Quinta remain without service Sunday morning, according to Time Warner Cable's Twitter account, @TWC_Help.
A Time Warner Cable spokesman was unable to provide information about the number of customers affected, cities affected, when the service went down and when restoration is expected when asked by The Desert Sun.
However, Time Warner Cable issued the following message via its Twitter account, @TWC_Help: "Customers in Indio, Coachella, and La Quinta. We're aware of an issue impacting service and are working quickly to resolve this."


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I have no excuses as to why I haven’t been blogging a lot. Maybe it’s because of time constraints with commuting a lot. Maybe it’s because of the lack of motivation.
Nonetheless, I am here with a photography series to catch me up on blog posts.
I enjoy posting and sharing blog articles, photography content, and more! My 2019 intention was to post on MWF’s but I fell off the track sometime over the summer and this fall I haven’t set much time to creating.
For the last 72 days of the year, I plan on wrapping up 2019 stronger than I started.
Below is a photograph of my first pumpkin that I carved on Friday, October 11th! I got to hang out with a co-worker and new best friend at her house and she got to help me carve my first pumpkin.
Yeah, I do realize that I hadn’t carved my first pumpkin until I was 26. Not a big deal but I’ve got that checked off my fall bucket list, or at least something I’ve gotten to experience anyways.
Will I do it again, though? The pumpkin still sits on my patio porch and I’ll be tossing it out sometime this week and what’s not so fun about carving pumpkins is the waste that goes with it. I’ve always had some form of excuse as to why I haven’t ever carved a pumpkin. And I guess for me, it’s not environmentally suitable to carve a pumpkin and waste a natural food product.
That changes if you have access to a compost garden. Unfortunately, I don’t right now so that’s out of the question. I’m hoping to eventually buy a compost turning bin thing but I can live without it, for the moment.
I also created a hashtag, thanks to a challenge from DDT Podcast. If you’ve carved a pumpkin, use the hashtag #PumpkinCarvingContest to share with others your work of art!