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“Trust us, you’ll need it!”
Pizza Hut is obviously up for something and it could just be creating a buzz when it posted a surprising announcement on its official social media account around 9 a.m. today, January 10, 2020.
We’re pouring the love, guys—FREE bottomless cold water! That’s right, nothing’s too good for our customers. Simply dine in at any Pizza Hut branch starting January 14. Trust us, you’ll need it! #PizzaHutPH
As expected, netizens are starting to get curious about it. The social media post is currently getting a lot of attention and people are starting to speculate (some do the bashing and call it a crazy promo).
Just like everyone else, Tech and Lifestyle Journal has its own set of theories to explain this (obvious) marketing scheme:
1) The pizza-and-pasta chain is creating noise for a new dish, probably a very spicy or hot one that will soon be gracing its menu.
2) The restaurant might soon launch an all-veggie set of food and obviously, those will not pair well with iced tea or soda.
3) Pizza Hut might cut back on soda products and promote the healthier alternative—cold water.
Anyway, from what we know, we can order glasses of cold water at Pizza Hut without any charge and not wait until January 14 to do so. We hope this turns out to be a clever marketing strategy. Stay tuned.


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By CHRISSY SMITH
SLIDELL — Samara Dingiswayo was waiting on the call she always hoped would come.
Dingiswayo, a senior at Salmen High School, played a pivotal role in the Lady Spartans making it to the Class 4A state title game this year in basketball. She was hoping to play at the next level in college, but hadn’t decided where to go yet.
Melanie Stone, the head women’s basketball coach at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College said she had seen Dingiswayo play her senior year.
“We were really interested in her, but figured a big school would offer and get her. But when we heard she hadn’t committed anywhere yet, we went right after her,”?Stone said.
Diniswayo said once Stone called, other coaches from Southwest Mississippi, Delgado and Southeastern started calling as well.
“When I went on my visit to MGCCC, I loved the campus and felt like I fit in with the team. Plus, it’s not too far from home,”?Dingiswayo said.
MGCCC is about 90 minutes from Slidell.
While on her visit, Dingiswayo said she played pick-up with the girls on the team and said that was when she really knew she wanted that to be her next team.
“She’s obviously very athletic and she can shoot from anywhere. We were looking to get a shooting guard this year, and she knows the game very well,”?Stone said.
MGCCC has study hall that is mandatory for all players, and Dingiswayo said she was glad to know academics were a big part of the program. She plans on majoring in pharmacy.
Dingiswayo is especially grateful for the chance to play in college after thinking her basketball career might be over her sophomore season. The 18-year-old tore her ACL when she was in tenth grade, but was faithful in rehab and was able to come back and play as a junior.
Once she graduates from the community college, Dingiswayo has her sights set on a four-year university where she hopes to continue playing college hoops. After that, her goal is to play overseas or as a pro in the WNBA.
“This will be a great fit for her. She can score and rebound and she has the ability to go on after her two years at MGCCC,”?Salmen Head Coach Kevin Anderson said. “She was a team player and kept us balanced.”

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I’ve mentioned a few times on here that I am not particularly a breakfast person. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE breakfast foods, but more often than not this night owl doesn’t feel like being bothered with actually cooking anything more than throwing spinach and eggs in a pan. However, now that I teach a few morning yoga classes I need something to fuel me up in the morning that will be quick, delicious and in this case, vegan!
Enter: a giant (for one person) batch of Savory Sweet Potato Hash that I can portion out over the week and eat with my eggs or on its own!
1. Bring a saucepan of water to boil. Add sweet potato chunks and let simmer until easily pierced with a fork.
2. Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon coconut oil to a large sauté pan, let melt.
3. Add onion, garlic, and thyme to pan with oil. Stir often.
4. After onions begin to turn translucent and garlic browns, add chopped peppers. I used red, orange, and yellow peppers to compliment the sweet potatoes!
5. Let the onions sweat and warm throughout.
6. Drain sweet potatoes and pat dry, add to onion/pepper mixture.
7. Turn the heat up to high, and add the remaining 3 tablespoons of coconut oil.
8. Allow the veggies to ‘fry’ in the oil until they begin to crisp. If you’re looking for crispier potatoes (I tend to like them softer) remove onion/pepper mixture from the pan before adding oil to crisp potatoes and add the mixture back in when they are crisped to your liking!
9. Serve hot and enjoy!
This Savory Sweet Potato Hash refrigerates well- add this tasty vegan side to dishes throughout the week! Do you have a favorite hash recipe? Let me know in the comments below!
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Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her iconic show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to become more independent and to pursue successful and fulfilling careers. Moore’s own 50-plus-year career has spanned award-winning films and Broadway shows, as well as two beloved television series that broke ground and continue to entertain viewers.
This fascinating multimedia presentation will offer fascinating insights into her difficult early life. Did you know she was born in Brooklyn? We will follow her early career as a dancer, unseen television star (as sultry Sam on “Richard Diamond) through The Dick Van Dyke Show and the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Her unique career, fascinating life, and enduring legacy makes for a fabulous program!

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A groundbreaking study has developed a ‘no frills’ IVF kit which will cut the price of IVF from thousands of pounds to just £170. The new kit could be made available to the thousands of infertile British couples who are denied treatment on the NHS and who cannot afford IVF.
The new kit, which has been developed by scientists in Belgium, could see fertility treatment made available for a fraction of present costs. Currently, once cycle of IVF costs around £5,000 in the UK. These developments could see costs reduced to as low as just £170.
This new method, which involves combining basic kitchen ingredients bicarbonate of soda and citric acid, has been shown to produce the same results as the much more costly method which involves the use of carbon dioxide in incubators. Results from the study show a pregnancy rate of 30%, approximately the same rate as for conventional fertility treatment.
Creators claim it would only take 30 minutes to train up lab staff in the far more basic technique. This could lead to fertility treatment centres becoming available all around the country providing low cost IVF.
Currently around 10% of UK couples will require fertility treatment. Dr Nargund, who is on the board of the international project, said, “We are going to set this up because there is a need to reduce the cost of IVF for everybody.”
However, this breakthrough will not only benefit British couples but will also be of great significance to those in developing countries. In many places, such as Africa, South America and Asia, infertility can be a huge problem. Researchers hope that these developments will help to bring IVF to parts of the world where it is currently not an option.
It is believed that the new low cost IVF kits could be made available in Britain in a couple of years time.
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Whether traveling on foot or on a skateboard, there are many commuting options besides driving a car.
To drive the point home, the Pleasant Hill Library and 511 Contra Costa will have a Travel Greener event at 7 p.m. Oct. 14, at the library, where residents can learn about options to head to school, work and activities while being kinder to the environment.
The free program isn’t just for commuters, said Corrine Dutra-Roberts, the event speaker representing 511 Contra Costa.
“We’re reaching out to families. It’s great to educate and explain to them what 511 Contra Costa is all about and how to use a car more efficiently,” said Dutra-Roberts, a senior transportation analyst.
She said she hopes the public considers the library the place to go for information about traveling greener, and that the program will be a step toward that goal.
“We’re sort of a pilot test or a preview of the Green Zone in the library,” Dutra-Roberts said.
Highlights of the evening include an overview of 511 Contra Costa, and green commuting options like walking, carpooling, telecommuting, vanpooling, biking and public transportation.
“We’re suggesting people give up their car for just a day. If you have to use your car, use it wisely,” Dutra-Roberts said. “Walking, cycling or carpooling makes a difference in traffic congestion and air quality.”
She stresses that 511 Contra Costa targets people who own cars but who are looking for greener alternatives, as there are other services in the county that cater to the needs of those who currently do not own a vehicle.
“This is a program for people who own cars — we want to get them out of their cars and try to get them to understand the benefits,” she said.
The program will also cover bike safety as well as the importance of parents walking their children to school. 511 Contra Costa funds skateboard and bike racks at schools. A phone call request is all a school needs to get a skateboard rack, she said.
Children’s programs sponsored by 511 Contra Costa include the Walk and Roll program of bike safety tips presented at schools as well as alternatives for getting to school such as biking, rollerblading, skateboarding or riding a scooter.
“Kids have all kinds of ways to get to school, not just bikes,” Dutra-Roberts said. “Skateboards are just as popular as bikes as a form of transportation for kids.”
A special children’s book, “Why Don’t Hydrogen Cars Fly Away?” will be launched at the Oct. 14 event.
While the book is geared toward kids, it covers all modes of transportation for families.
“It’s a fun way to introduce an otherwise technical topic,” Dutra-Roberts said.
A user-friendly activity wheel designed to give tips on how families can make their commute greener will also be unveiled. Alternatives are biking to the grocery store and tracking weekly miles on their car and then trying to reduce that number the following month.
Dutra-Roberts said she aims to introduce new green transportation vocabulary to families.
“These are all very simple ways to educate the public,” she said. “When you start the car, think about it—do you really need to make that errand today?”


Firegighters and the ambulance service were called out to Harborough last night (Tuesday) after a car hit a tree.
Two fire crews from the Harborough station attended Coventry Road at about 9.20pm after a report of a car hitting a tree and ending up in a ditch.
There was one car involved in the incident and no-one was trapped, said the Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service daily report log.
The firefighters made the vehicle safe and an injured person was treated at the scene by East Midlands Ambulance Service.
Story by Alex Blackwell
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ACTION AGAINST SEARS: A securities class action has begun on behalf of shareholders who acquired Sears, Roebuck & Co. securities between Jan. 17, 2002 and Oct. 17, 2002. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against defendants Sears, Alan Lacy, chief executive officer; Glenn Richter, chief financial officer, Paul Liska, former chief financial officer, and Thomas E. Bergmann, chief accounting officer. The action charges that defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of materially false and misleading statements to the market throughout the class period.
CREDIT REPORT: Is retail giant Pinault-Printemps-Redoute about to shed its financial services arm, Finaref? Speculation heated up over the weekend in Europe that PPR may sell the affiliate, possibly to Credit Agricole. Finaref comprises credit card operations for PPR’s Printemps, Fnac, Conforama and Redoute activities. PPR has been under pressure to reduce its business-to-business activities in favor of retail and luxury, which boast higher profit margins. In August, it sold the mail-order subsidiary of Guilbert to Staples Inc. for $808 million. PPR reports its third-quarter sales on Tuesday.
PROTESTS AT HATHAWAY: The AFL-CIO organized a rally Saturday at C.F. Hathaway’s Waterville, Maine manufacturing plant, which was shuttered on Friday. The closing of the plant, which has been making Hathaway shirts for 165 years, will result in 235 lost jobs. Protesters blamed the closing on the North American Free Trade Agreement and overseas competition. Hathaway’s owner, Windsong Allegiance Apparel Group of Westport, Ct. said Hathaway couldn’t get enough orders because overseas factories were willing to produce shirts cheaper. It plans to produce the shirts overseas. Neither the AFL-CIO nor Windsong officials were available for comment Sunday.
TWO MORE JOIN SUIT AGAINST POLO: Two onetime Polo store sales associates, Janika Goff and Troy Greene, joined a class-action lawsuit against Polo Ralph Lauren last week alleging that image, was, in part, crafted illegally, by forcing salespeople to spend thousands of dollars a year on the company’s latest outfits to project a “lifestyle image.” The complaint against Polo was initially filed in federal court last month in San Francisco by Toni Young, a 31-year-old sales associate, as reported. Attorneys for Polo have until Nov. 4 to respond to the complaint. A Polo spokeswoman couldn’t be reached for comment Sunday.

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The 20-year-old actress will be starring in William‘s directorial debut, Rudderless.
The project is a musical drama about a grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son’s demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.
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BUILDING work on a new supermarket is well under way.
Earlier this year The Station Hotel, in Station Lane, Seaton Carew, was demolished to make way for a £700,000 Sainsbury’s Local Store.
The 4,200 sq ft store is starting to take shape and it will create about 20 jobs.
A huge metal frame has been erected over the past couple of weeks and developers hope the store will be open to the public in September.
Hartlepool-based Euro Property Management is behind the scheme and the company says it will give people a greater choice of where to shop.
The pub was razed in March and construction work started towards the end of May.
Jon Whitfield, a director at Euro Property Management, said: “We are really pleased with the with the progress being made by Surgo construction.
“Everything is going according to the programme and we are looking to transfer the site to Sainsbury’s by mid-August.
“There has been very little disturbance to residents and everything is going to plan.
“We are looking forward to the building being open and creating employment.”
Bricklayers and roofers are due to start work on site next week.
The pub was boarded up for more than a year. Revised plans were approved after the initial scheme was turned down.
Hartlepool Borough Council’s planning committee approved the revised plans for the site at a meeting in February after the original application was rejected over fears it would harm nearby traders.
Those behind the project say they have been encouraged by the support shown.


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Conversations about overdoses and overdose deaths are not the easiest to have, but the dialogue is necessary to help decrease the occurrence of both. There are several substances—illicit or prescription drugs—that are problematic. The one that rarely seems to provide second chances to first-time users, however, is an unknown and lethal amount of fentanyl arbitrarily mixed with other substances that have led to fentanyl overdoses.
To mark International Overdose Awareness Day, Joy Sutton, host of American Addiction Centers’ (AAC’s) talk show, Addiction Talk, moderated an exceptional panel of supporters in the fight against addiction and overdose.
The panel consisted of:
- Cammie Wolf Rice, author of The Fight: My Opioid Journey.
- Jake Arther, overdose survivor.
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Scientists create improved CO2-absorbing crystals
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By Tan Ee Lyn and Chris Lewis | Reuters.com
Chemists in South Korea and the United States have improved the design of a type of artificial crystal, doubling the amount of carbon-dioxide they can absorb and store.
The new crystals are developed from an earlier crystal named MOF-177.
Called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), the metallic crystals are porous, stable structures that can absorb and compress gases into very small spaces.
Scientists are hoping such materials can lead to cleaner energy and help capture heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions before they reach the atmosphere and contribute to global warming, rising sea levels and ocean acidity.
Led by Omar Yaghi at UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute, the team improved upon an earlier crystal named MOF-177 to produce two new versions -- MOF-200 and MOF-210 -- that can store twice the volume of gases.
"Porosity is a way to do a lot with little," said Yaghi, a chemistry and biochemistry professor, in a statement. "Instead of having only the outside surface of a particle, we drill small holes to dramatically increase the surface area."
The improved crystals were described in a paper published in the online edition of the journal Science.
Jaheon Kim, a chemistry professor at Seoul’s Soongsil University, helped design the MOF-210. He described one gram of MOFs as being about the size of four sugar tablets.
When flattened, each gram of these improved crystals could spread over 5,000 square meters, Yaghi said.
"If I take a gram of MOF-200 and unravel it, it will cover many football fields, and that is the space you have for gases to assemble," Yaghi said. "It’s like magic. Forty tons of MOFs is equal to the entire surface area of California."
In an email exchange with Reuters, Kim said he saw many uses for these crystals.
"They can be used for the short-term storage of CO2 (carbon dioxide) or fuel gas storage. I think it is practically possible," said Kim, adding that hydrogen could also be stored.
MOFs can be made from low-cost ingredients, such as zinc oxide, a common ingredient in sunscreen, and terephthalate, which is found in plastic soda bottles.
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Croatia: Uljanik Launches “Pedro Alvares Cabral”
Pedro Alvares Cabral, the first of two trailing suction hopper dredgers that Uljanik Shipyard has been constructing for the Luxemburg-based company Jan De Nul S.A. Capellen G.D. Luxembourg, was launched yesterday in Uljanik.
The 147,6 m Pedro Alvares Cabral weighs 26.000 tons and is 30 meters wide. The vessel and the corresponding equipment will be operated by two 7200 kW main diesel engines and the depth from which the vessel will be capable of dredging the material is approximately 42 to 50 meters.
The construction agreement was signed in July 2010 and the key laying ceremony was held in October last year. Following the delivery, the vessel will be flying the colors of Luxemburg.
Furthermore, the key laying ceremony was held for the construction of the second trailing suction hopper dredger, Uljanik Shipyard will be constructing for Jan De Nul.
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One of the biggest challenges owners of electric vehicles had to contend with was the long charging time. This becomes frustrating for long-distance travelers who have to cut their journeys for hours to recharge. Instead of spending a few minutes at gas pumps, they are forced to spend hours at a charging station.
Penn State William E. Diefenderfer Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Chao-Yan Wang in a paper published in Nature journal revealed the development of typical EV batteries that can charge within 10 minutes. The paper titled ‘Fast charging of energy-dense lithium-ion batteries’ was published on 12 October 2022.
Professor Wang who is the lead author of the publication explained that there is currently a shortage of batteries and necessary raw materials to meet the domestic production of EV batteries. Therefore, there is a need for “smaller, faster-charging batteries” to meet the rising demand.
Wang highlighted the two drawbacks currently limiting the massive adoption of EVs. Apart from slow recharging time, the professor noted that the EV batteries currently in production are too large which also impacts their cost.
In August, the Air Resources Board of California approved a plan to impose limitations on the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles and their eventual ban. The target is for the largest automakers in the United States to stop the production of vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2035.
How the fast-charging battery technology work
Working with EC Power, a Penn State College-based startup, Wang and his team developed a technology that relies on internal thermal modulation to actively control the temperature for the best battery performance. As Wang explained, batteries are most efficient when they are hot. However, efficiency declines as they become too hot.
Maintaining batteries at the right temperature has always been one of the biggest challenges for engineers. The role of internal thermal modulation is to keep the batteries at the right temperature for optimal performance.
Hitherto, engineers regulated battery temperatures by relying on external and often large heating and cooling systems. The response of these systems is slow and leads to energy waste. Instead of using external heat regulating systems, Wang and his team decided to regulate the temperature inside the battery.
Instead of just anode, cathode, and electrolytes, the new battery developed by Wang and his team has a fourth component which is an ultrathin nickel foil. The role of the nickel foil is to act as a stimulus that allows the batteries to self-regulate their reactivity and temperature. This is the secret to achieving a 10-minute charge time in their EV batteries.
Wang has been in the field of battery engineering since the early 1990s. The discovery of the fast-charging technology adds to his already intimidating resume in the field.
How fast charging batteries will impact the EV industry
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If every ICE is to be replaced by an EV at the moment, the world will need to expand the mining and refining of lithium and cobalt to meet the EV battery demand. The faster a battery can charge, the less the need for larger battery packs.
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Re: page painting prep
Hi Jill and All,
Great minds do think alike! LOL Two or three years ago, someone on one of my art groups (I think it was on the Yahoo Altered Books site) suggested cutting a slit in a Saran Disposable Cutting Sheet to pull your spread through. One of these sheets wasn’t large enough by itself to work with the composition notebooks, so I taped two of them together. I laid them side by side, but about ¼” apart and taped the top and bottom edges together with masking tape, leaving a slit that is maybe ½” longer than the pages to give enough wiggle-room to pull them through the slit. I then flipped it over and taped in the same spots on the back side to reinforce. These sheets feel like parchment paper on one side and are plastic on the other side, so they will hold up for a very long time. They will eventually wear out, and when I wasn’t able to find them in the store any longer, I experimented with ways to make something similar. At first, I just taped two pieces of freezer wrap together, but felt that was too flimsy. Then I tried cutting a file folder in half and taping the two halves together. I didn’t like the fact that the stiffness wouldn’t allow my spread to lay completely flat. I wanted the part that forms the slit to be thin, flexible, and waterproof. So I placed one piece of the file folder on my kitchen counter and ran a piece of 2” wide packing tape down the length of it, with 1” of the tape on the folder and the other inch on the counter. Gently pull it loose from the counter, flip it over, and run an identical piece of tape to cover the sticky side of the first piece of tape. Repeat with the other half of the file folder. Place them side by side with the packing tape edges about ¼” to ½” apart. Tape the tops and bottoms as previously described. You could also use 2 transparencies, although those aren’t quite long enough to suit me. If you have access to a school with a laminating machine, you can probably get some of the off-cuts that are just wasted at the beginning of each laminating job.
I have been thinking that it would be helpful to put some of our hints in the Files section instead of answering the same questions over and over again when new people join the group. This is what is done on the Altered Books group, and there is a world of information there for anyone who wants to take the time to look. So I took my own advice and created a folder called “Protecting Underneath Pages”. So far, I’ve put two files in this folder. One is a picture of a page protector that I made from a file folder and packing tape. The black area in the middle is just what I placed it on to take the photo, and it shows through the clear packing tape. The text file describes how this particular page protector was made. I don’t know why the text strings itself out instead of wrapping nicely. If anyone can tell me how to fix this, I will be so grateful. It is so annoying to have to scroll back and forth to try and read it.
I have one other text file to add to this folder, but I’m going to wait until someone can advise me about the long lines. Also, I think it would be great to add Jill’s photos and descriptions to this folder. In the future, new people wouldn’t know to look at her blog for a solution to this problem. Assuming that’s o.k. with you, Jill, how would we go about doing that? I think I’m the only one who can add to this folder since I created it, but maybe Dawn can as moderator. Or I guess Jill could send me an email with photos attached which I could then upload.
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i came up w/ a page painting technique at work the other night that i thought might help other people when painting their pages and trying to keep paint from getting on other areas --
you can see it on my blog here -- http://mapleleafart istry.blogspot. com/2006/ 10/page-painting -technique. html
using this, i could easily have the pages painted and on my way to the next task in no time. i had 4 books out that i was working on at the same time w/o fear of slopping paint somewhere it wasn't wanted or needed!
anyway, hope this idea might help someone else.
http://wentupthehil l.blogspot. com -- for personal pictures and stories
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- sounds great to me. i'm at work tonight and those pix are stored on home computer. i'll send them to you tomorrow from there and you can post them in the folder. it's amazing how much difference a little thing like that can make, but i have painted TONS of pages this week w/ plenty of ease and very little mess.jillhttp://mapleleafartistry.blogspot.com -- for artworkhttp://wentupthehill.blogspot.com -- for personal pictures and storiesebay name = jillnjerry
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Modern civilization might not have dulled mankind’s bloodlust, though vital in a large, orderly multitude might boost a odds of flourishing a war, a Florida State University anthropology highbrow said.
FSU Distinguished Research Professor of Anthropology Dean Falk and Charles Hildebolt, a highbrow from a Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, disagree in a new book of a journal Current Anthropology that while larger, modern-day societies might have a incomparable series of soldiers or combatants who die, they paint a smaller percent of a sum population.
In addition, people who live in modern-day nations are not rebate aroused than their ancestors or people who now live in small-scale hunting, entertainment and horticultural societies, Falk said.
“Rather than being some-more violent, people who live in small-scale societies are some-more exposed to a poignant apportionment of their village being killed in crusade than those vital in states because, as a aged observant goes, ‘there is reserve in numbers,’” Falk said. “We recognize, of course, that people vital in all forms of societies have a intensity not usually for assault — though also for peace.”
Falk and Hildebolt found that fight deaths for both small-scale and some-more complicated state societies expand ceiling with augmenting race sizes. Part of that, they believe, is since of a innovations in weapons and troops strategies compared with complicated life.
Instead of mill axes, there are now warrior planes and some-more worldly weaponry.
Falk pronounced a commentary plea a thought that as nations and complicated societies develop, there is a rebate in assault and fight deaths.
In this study, Falk and Hildebolt analyzed information on race sizes and genocide from intergroup conflicts in 11 chimpanzee communities, 24 tellurian nonstates, 19 countries that fought in World War we and 22 countries that fought in World War II.
They enclosed chimpanzees, Falk said, since they conflict and kill people in other groups. The found that chimpanzees on a whole were rebate aroused than humans, that researchers trust suggests that humans grown some-more serious forms of crusade compared to chimps.
However, like humans, their annual normal commission of deaths declined as a race increased.
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If you don’t have at least 1-2 bowel movement per day, you are already marching towards your way to disease. Human body has not changed very much in the past few thousand years. However today human being’s diet has certainly changed a lot. All the refined sugar, white flour, hormone/antibiotics-filled meats we constantly ingest constitute an assault on our bodies. We are continuously violating our bodies by eating very bad foods. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
So, all accumulated fecal matters and toxins must be eliminated, and it must begin with cleansing of the bowel.
One of the most frequent bowel problems that people encounter today is constipation.
A constipated digestive system is one in which the transition time of toxic wastes is slow. The longer the “transit time,” the longer the toxic waste matter deposits in our bowel, which allows them to putrefy, ferment and possibly be reabsorbed. The longer your body is exposed to putrefying food in your intestines, the greater the risk of developing disease or colon cancer. Even with one bowel movement per day, you will still have at least three meals worth of waste matter putrefying lying in your colon at all times.
Disease usually begins with a toxic bowel. Those having fewer bowel movements are harboring a potentially fertile breeding ground for serious diseases. Irregular or poor quality bowel movements over an extended period of time may be very harmful to your health. A proper colon cleansing program removes the mucoid plaque from the colon.
Even a thin layer of mucoid plaque weakens the body. Nature intended mucoid plaque to be sloughed off. But due to diet and stress, most Americans have many hardened layers of mucoid plaque. The healthy colon weighs about 4 pounds. But, one autopsy revealed a colon filled with 41 pounds of impacted mucoid plaque! A proper colon cleanse and detoxification program prepares your body for optimal health by removing the mucoid plaque.
Begin transformation of a diet rich in raw fruits and vegetables with very few cooked or processed foods to help keep your digestive system free of mucoid plaque. Regular and easy elimination will be the rule, toxins will not build up and foods will be fully digested and utilized. This optimum nutrition permits rejuvenation and max out vitality. Of course it was a process of years or decades to get the body so full of plaque and toxins, so it will be a process, although faster, to detoxify and get your body pure.


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In recent years, the link between nutrition and mental health has become an increasingly important area of study, shedding light on how the foods we consume can affect not just our physical health but our psychological well-being as well. The connection between food and mood is profound, with a growing body of research indicating that diet plays a critical role in mental health. This article delves into the intricate relationship between nutrition and mental health, exploring the scientific evidence that illustrates how certain dietary choices can influence our mood, stress levels, and overall mental health.
Understanding the Connection
At the heart of the connection between nutrition and mental health is the concept that food directly affects the structure and function of our brain. The brain is an energy-intensive organ, using around 20% of the body’s calorie intake, and it relies on a steady supply of nutrients to function optimally. Nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals provide the building blocks for brain cells and neurotransmitters, the chemicals responsible for transmitting signals in the brain.
Impact of Nutrients on Mood
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Found in oily fish, flaxseeds, and walnuts, omega-3s are essential for brain health, influencing the function of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, which are closely linked to mood regulation. Studies have found that diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids can help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.
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Dietary patterns also play a crucial role in mental health. Diets such as the Mediterranean diet, which is high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, fish, and lean protein, have been linked to a lower risk of depression. Such diets are rich in nutrients critical for brain health and low in processed foods and sugars, which have been linked to poorer mental health outcomes.
Conversely, diets high in processed foods, refined sugars, and unhealthy fats have been associated with an increased risk of depression and anxiety. These dietary patterns can lead to inflammation and oxidative stress, which are thought to contribute to the development of mental health disorders.
Incorporating a diet that emphasizes whole, nutrient-dense foods can be a powerful tool in supporting mental health. While dietary changes should not replace traditional mental health treatments, they can be a valuable component of a holistic approach to mental well-being. Here are some practical tips:
Increase intake of omega-3 fatty acids by including more oily fish, flaxseeds, and walnuts in your diet.
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Incorporate fermented foods to support gut health, which is linked to mood regulation.
Limit processed foods and sugars, which can have a detrimental effect on mental health.
The link between nutrition and mental health is a testament to the power of food as medicine. By understanding and leveraging the food and mood connection, individuals can make informed dietary choices that not only improve their physical health but also enhance their mental well-being. As research in this field continues to evolve, the hope is that dietary strategies will become an integral part of mental health care, offering a complementary approach to traditional treatments.
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One of the important historical landmarks in the city of Aarhus is the summer royal residence of Marselisborg. The history of the palace begins in 1661, when King Frederick III, in payment of a debt, transferred the lands and lands to the Dutch merchant Gabriel Marselis. The property was managed by the two sons of Marcellis, Constantine and Wilhelm. Over time, for services to Denmark, Constantine received the title of baron, and the manor-palace began to be called Marselisborg. Due to the difficult financial situation of the family, the castle passed from hand to hand until the residence was acquired by the municipality of Aarhus in 1896.
The mansion was restored by the famous Danish architect Hak Kampmanni. Marselisborg Castle itself gives the impression of a light and graceful design, the building is located in the middle of a beautiful blooming garden and green lawns. The approaches to the residence are decorated with statues carved from trees and stumps, the author of the statues was Jorn Ronnau.
In 1902, the local authorities presented the residence as a wedding present to King Christian X and his wife Alexandrina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After the death of Queen Alexandrina in 1952, the castle was abandoned for fifteen years. In 1967, the Marselisborg mansion was restored.
Today, the castle serves as a summer royal residence. Changing of the guard near the castle takes place during the royal family's summer vacation. The palace is closed for public viewing, but the park is open to visitors when there is no royal family in the residence.
A magnificent rose garden is located behind the palace, in which some varieties of Queen Alexandrina roses have survived to this day. Today the garden has more than 350 varieties of roses, which are planted along the grassy lawns in the form of a labyrinth.
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In light of the U.S. shale oil boom and given that commercial shale oil production has been mostly confined to the USA, this paper disentangles the oil supply determinant into its U.S. and non-U.S. production components, and studies their impact on U.S. real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) and on U.S. index of consumer sentiment (ICS). First, I estimate a structural VAR model to identify and study the effect of structural shocks in the crude oil market on PCE and ICS. The results show that while PCE and ICS respond negatively to oil demand shocks, they respond differently to oil supply shocks. While ICS experiences transitory negative response to both oil supply shocks, PCE shows that the response of inflation and output differs depending on whether the oil supply shock is domestic or foreign. Second, I compute the forecast-error-variance decompositions to quantify the contribution of oil supply and demand shocks to the historical fluctuations in PCE and ICS. My findings reveal that most of the variation in PCE is explained by oil supply shocks—unlike ICS where most of its variation is explained by aggregate demand shocks. Third, I conduct a historical decomposition exercise to examine the contributions of structural oil shocks in explaining historical changes in PCE and ICS. My results indicate a strong presence of U.S. oil supply shock in boosting ICS during the 2014 period of the oil price drop. Finally, the results that not all oil supply shocks are alike are robust to alternative measures of real economic activity.
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While the 1980s and 1990s academic models on the transmission of oil price shocks consider fuel costs as exogenous shocks to the supply side of the economy, however, recent evidence provided by many economists and policy makers shows that oil price shocks play a major role on the spending side of the economy.
Baumeister and Kilian (2016b) provide a detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis showing that the cost channel of the transmission of oil price shock is minimal and that the demand channel is more important.
Baumeister and Kilian (2016b) indicate that the shale oil revolution is a large contributor to aggregate investment since 2010.
Throughout the paper, PCE stands for real personal consumption expenditures.
Where U.S. oil supply shocks account for about 61% of the variation driven by oil supply shocks.
In line with Gundersen (2018) providing evidence of the importance of both U.S. and OPEC oil supply shocks that account for a 33% of the variation in oil price.
Economou (2016) addresses similar question by disentangling the oil supply shocks of crude oil into exogenous and endogenous.
Baffes et al. (2015) indicate that oil supply shocks accounted for about twofold more than demand shocks in explaining the 2014 plunge in oil prices.
Hamilton’s index is an extended version of the OECD’s index of monthly industrial production in the OECD and 6 major additional countries. For details see Hamilton (2019).
These studies use different sample periods, econometric methods and/or data sets.
Ratti and Vespignani (2015) also consider a structural VAR model including OPEC versus non-OPEC oil production in examining global oil market.
The block-recursive structure of the reduced-form error term is composed of two blocks, with the first one represents the first four equations of the global crude oil market and the second one represents the last equation of PCE or ICS, interchangeably.
This assumption is plausible given that the USA is still considered an oil importing country with net imports of about 772,000 barrels per day by December 2018 and average oil production of about 13% of global oil production over the sample period.
I assume that non-U.S. oil production does not respond, within the month, to U.S. oil supply shocks, and reorder the variables so that U.S. oil production is ordered first and non-U.S. oil production next. The results are robust to this change.
Work by Barsky and Kilian (2002) provides evidence that a one-time oil price increase drives up gross output price measures such as CPI but not necessarily the price of value-added GDP deflator or PCE deflator.
Though CPI (calculated by the BLS) is the most well-known measure of inflation, the Fed prefers PCE price index (calculated by the BEA) in tracking inflation (Hakkio 2008). PCE is computed using data acquired through business surveys. This method tends to be more reliable than collecting data through consumer surveys, as in CPI. In addition to data collection dissimilarity, the actual indexes are calculated differently. The formula used to compute PCE allows for short-term changes in consumer behavior to be observed, while the formula used to compute CPI does not allow for these adjustments to be included. Thus, PCE results in a more comprehensive metric for measuring inflation. The Fed values this, because it can reveal the small fluctuations in inflation that can still be indicators of changes to the economy.
The index is computed based on monthly data collected by Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. for various bulk dry cargoes including grain, oilseeds, coal, iron ore, fertilizer and scrap metal. The index is available at http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lkilian/reaupdate_new.txt.
PCE quantity index is used in this paper.
The index with detailed information on its calculation is available at (https://data.sca.isr.umich.edu/fetchdoc.php?docid=24770).
The notation for the ICS and its sub-indices was first introduced in Güntner and Linsbauer (2018). See Güntner and Linsbauer (2018) for detailed description of the ICS and its sub-indices. A detailed description of the survey is available at https://data.sca.isr.umich.edu/fetchdoc.php?docid=45121.
In this paper, “partially significant” and “marginally significant” refer to “one-standard-error bands statistical significance” (see among others, Kilian 2009 and GL).
In this paper, I use “oil-specific demand” and “precautionary demand” interchangeably.
While PCE might respond positively to the increase in oil prices if oil enters the PCE basket, in this paper, I do not control for changes in the energy share in total consumer expenditures.
Huang and Mollick (2020) indicate that disruptions in world oil supply increase U.S. tight oil production significantly on impact.
Note that, as shown above, non-U.S. oil supply shocks have statistically insignificant impact on oil prices.
Kang et al. (2016) argue that surges in domestic income are associated with the increase in U.S. oil production.
Note that this immediate impact of foreign oil supply shocks on durables and non-durables is only marginally statistically significant.
Note that the results indicate that a negative U.S. oil supply shock has a negative significant effect on PCE goods, but positive significant effect PCE services. Thus, the results of statistically insignificant effect on aggregate PCE could be the outcome of aggregation across the spending components (see Alsalman and Karaki 2018 on the insignificant response of aggregate PCE to oil supply disruptions).
The negative and statistically significant response of PCE and its major components to aggregate demand shocks (in the long run) and to oil-specific demand shock is consistent with the literature and can be explained by the following channels. The discretionary income channel, the uncertainty channel associated with oil price shocks, the operating-cost channel that lowers consumption expenditures on durable goods are energy intensive in consumption, and the sectoral reallocation channel associated with frictions in the economy (see, among others; Bernanke 1983; Hamilton 1988; Davis and Haltiwanger 2001; Edelstein and Kilian 2009 Baumeister and Kilian 2016b).
The results reinforce Kilian (2009) results in that the demand side in the crude oil market is more important than the supply side in explaining changes in oil prices.
Inflationary in the sense that an increase in consumer expenditures would boost the demand side of the economy, and thus the price level, and vice versa for deflationary.
It could be that the structure of ICS data is not consistent with that of aggregate PCE.
A higher cumulative contribution of the two oil supply shocks is expected if U.S. oil producers responds to a disruption of non-U.S. production by raising supply and non-U.S. oil producers respond to a disruption of U.S. production by raising supply. In world production, the opposing effects are offsetting each other partially, leading to a lower combined contribution to the FEVD than when considered separately.
This effect is suggestive since the model in this paper does not include the change in above-ground global crude oil inventories.
In line with GL that the fall in U.S. consumer sentiment during 2003–2008 was attributed by the cumulative effect of aggregate demand shocks.
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I am thankful to Ana Maria Herrera, Lutz Kilian and two anonymous referees for helpful comments and suggestions.
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Alsalman, Z. Does the source of oil supply shock matter in explaining the behavior of U.S. consumer spending and sentiment?. Empir Econ (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-020-01900-9
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