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The One Where Abi Is All Bark, No Bite and Living in the Caribbean
In this episode Abi spends five lackluster minutes in her local bookstore searching for a romance book on the romance shelf. All she can find is some Zane, several Nicholas Sparks, an understandably mislocated Carl Hiassen (title: Skinny Dip; cover: pink) and the literary compendium of Danielle Steel.
She asks herself why she even bothers and heads over to the only romance bookstore on the island, a thirty minute drive away. It is a closet romance store. Mystery and horror titles take up three quarters of the space but there are always at least four women butt-brushing in the cramped romance aisles while a lone gentleman can peruse Dean Koontz unmolested and at his leisure.
As she enters the store, Abi hopes Loretta Chase’sYour Scandalous Ways has arrived. If she has to wait one more day she will throw credit card debt to the wind and purchase it on Amazon. Alas…it has not arrived. Abi browses for about forty minutes. She narrowly misses out on the latest and last Julia Quinn because the lady to her right has eyes like a hawk and hands faster than Usain Bolt’s feet. Damn it!
Abi rents four books: Susan Elizabeth Phillips’Nobody’s Baby But Mine, Kathleen O’Reilly’sNightcap, Sherry Thomas’Delicious and Marjorie Liu’s Soul Song. She’ll buy them later if she likes any but appreciates the opportunity to borrow now. On her way home Abi stops off at the bank. It’s month-end so the queue will be hideously long. She tucks her Blaze into her purse, a nifty travel companion and decides to bring Soul Song along too. There is a hot, presumably naked man on the Liu cover but Abi is really not bothered. Who cares? She certainly doesn’t. She’ll read what she wants, when she wants, where she wants!
She wonders whether she should keep Soul Song for at home and take the SEP instead. Not that the generic yellow cover and barely discernible graphics of the SEP have anything to do with this. To prove her point, she will take Delicious, undone corset and all, strangers in the bank bedamned. No, she will stick with her original choice. Naked man comes with her.
The bank queue rivals that for Space Mountain at Disney World. Abi recognizes her excellent foresight in bringing along two books to while away the hour. She takes out her O’Reilly. Gee, is there any other book in the world more recognizable than a Harlequin? The Bible. Maybe. She folds the cover back tightly and as far as it can go because it’s easier to read that way, not for any…other…reason.
Gosh, that heroine Cleo sure has some vivid sexual dreams. The word “impaling” seems extra stark against the white of the page, what with it being in black ink and all. It even looks larger than the other words and – Abi stops reading and glances to her right – is that man looking over her shoulder? How rude! She wonders if he can see the words stallion large, fluid stroke, potency, and well endowed. They are in flashing neon lights so if the color red didn’t clue him in, the smut talk would for sure. Most importantly however, he needed to mind his own damn business.
Abi flips past the rest of Cleo’s dream and continues to read. Cleo and Sean are turning out to be quite sexually active. But most importantly, she cannot read with that man breathing down her back! She is forced to return the O’Reilly to her purse. As she slips it in, the Liu falls to the floor, face up. Sweet Jesu. Not that it matters! So what? She can read what she wants, when she wants, where she wants! The woman in front of her offers assistance where it is not needed and retrieves the Liu. Abi is not imagining it; there is a smirk on her stupid, ignorant face. Long walk, short pier okay, lady?
Abi returns the naked man to her purse and decides to watch the TV instead. BBC America. She is au courant with world news and intensely interested in all the going-ons.
Finished with the bank, Abi walks back to her car. Inside, she pulls out all four books, gives them a few random flips and reads their blurbs again to decide on appropriate reading order for when she is home. The O’Reilly will be good for a lazy Friday night and she is mentally quibbling over leaving Delicious or the SEP for last when someone knocks on her window. An acquaintance! Friendly but not friends, you know how that goes.
Hello, hello. Today was just too hot! TGIF. Indeed. What books are those? Oh, just some romances I picked up for the weekend. Ha ha, ha ha. I must lend you my Great West Indian Author, seminal work! Ok, sure, thanks.
Acquaintance moves on. Abi searches for her backbone because it is missing. She thinks of all the romances she’s read and compares the best of them with the best of the Great Authors. Romance more than holds its own. She does not care what the critics say.
Or so she says?
I read romance in public all the time but there are occasions – many more than I like – when I become self-conscious and choose to hide my choice of reading material. It may depend on the cover (anything starring Fabio), the title (Sex, Straight Up for example), the sexual content (I had a hard time reading Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas while standing in a line) or simply my surroundings (do I know anybody in the queue? Are people close together or is there a comfortable amount of personal space?) but notwithstanding my desire to be romance-reading and proud, I can’t say I’ve reached the position where I am 100% confident in 100% of situations, flashing my books around.
In the example I gave above, I disparage romance novels by prefacing them with the descriptor “just,” as in “nothing imporant.” However, I also have moments where I enter a defensive mode. On those occasions, I hold my book directly in front my face and dare anybody to say anything, anything at all about that half dressed woman atop silk sheets or that book called Burning Desire. In defensive mode, I am also extra happy and very loud. If that acquaintance had met me in the bank queue I would have said for all of town and country to hear: “I’m reading a Harlequin Blaze, you know, a romance, like Mills & Boon. So far, so good. I’m enjoying it, particularly the hot sex scenes,” or something similarly obnoxious.
Disparagement and defensiveness are two sides of the same coin of shame. I look forward to that day when I can answer a “what are you reading?” question with a factual answer, devoid of any emotion. “A romance,” I will say, as indistinct in inflection from “a medical suspense” with no compunction to give a wry, accompanying smile; no urge to chuck the book to the side and disavow ownership.
I enjoyed Jane G’s column last week and aspire to that level of pride in my reading choices. I’m not interested in being a romance activist to the wider world so much as activating my own sense of self however. I truly believe some of the best writing in modern literature can be found within the romance canon and yet, yet – too often I lose my backbone. I have found it of infinite more ease to bark about the quality of romance than to follow up with an explanatory bite. Or in a more relevant cliché, unrestrained public support for romance novels is easier said than done!
Do you ever chicken out while reading your romance books in public? Do you have a jacket cover for example or are your spines horribly bent in your quest to hide all six of Fabio’s packs from the man opposite you on the train? If you don’t suffer through any of these personal crises, please offer words of wisdom to those of us that do.


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It started in Greece on the day after tomorrow. Before the last act raced to a close, Coburn was buried to his ears in assorted adventures, including a revolution and an invasion from outer space!We're not given to throwing around the word "epic" lightly, but here is one! Swashbuckling action, a great many vivid characters, and a weird mystery—all spun for you by one of the master story-tellers of our time.
he village. We can't hope to take an easier trail. We'll have to go back the way you came. We'll get you safe to Salonika, though."
The girl smiled, uneasily but gratefully.
"And," added Dillon, "we'd better get started."
He gallantly helped the girl remount her donkey. At the sight, Coburn was shaken out of his numbness. He moved fiercely to intervene. But Janice settled herself in the saddle and Dillon confidently led the way. Coburn grimly walked beside her as she rode. He was convinced that he wouldn't leave her side while Dillon was around. But even as he knew that desperate certitude, he was filled with confusion and a panicky uncertainty.
When they'd traveled about half a mile, another frightening thought occurred to Coburn. Perhaps Dillon--passing for human--wasn't alone. Perhaps there were thousands like him.
Invaders! Usurpers, pretending to be men. Invaders, obviously, from space!
They made eight miles. At least one mile of that, added together, w
Though I ended up skimming most of this story out of pure boredom, I followed it all the way to the end, looking for redeeming qualities. There are none. It's a mess of writing all the way around.
An over-the-border foray into Greece by the Communist Bulgarian army panics the villagers and traps a couple of Americans in the chaos. Then the American, Coburn, discovers that something decidedly not human is inhabiting human bodysuits and infiltrating society for its own purposes. A different kind of invasion.
A great story of modern day paranoia and intrigue. The main character is realistically bewildered and angry at being used. The love interest is okay, and the rest of the main characters can be distinguished from one another. The plot could have gone either way, and the ending is realistic (from what I know of alien invaders.)

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Calgarians growing tired of the current cold spell will have to wait until the end of the week before they’ll get a reprieve.
On Monday, Environment Canada expanded an extreme cold warning issued for much of Alberta to also include Calgary.
Extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health, such as frostbite and hypothermia.
When wind chill is added to the mix, the temperatures can reach between -40 and -55 C, Environment Canada cautioned.
“Watch for cold-related symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, numbness and colour change in fingers and toes,” environment Canada warned. “Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill.”
Weather will improve slightly heading into the long weekend but the forecast calls for highs to still be below the seasonal average.
Cold weather is being blamed for the closure of WinSport’s ski and snowboard hill in Calgary, Sunshine Village in Banff and Nakiska in Kananaskis on Monday and Tuesday.
With the frigid temperatures expected to last through much of the week, WinSport extended its closure through to Wednesday. The hill said it would make a decision Tuesday about whether lifts would be running again on Thursday.
When it comes to cold weather, the Calgary Humane Society is warning pet owners to take special precautions for their dogs
Spokesperson Brad Nichols said it’s best to keep walks short or not walk your dogs at all.
“If you are going to take those short walks make sure you’re using some booties on their feet — perhaps a jacket — and keep an eye on your animal to make sure that they’re comfortable.”
If your cat or dog is feeling too cold you’ll be able to tell from their behaviour.
“You’ll see some paw lifting, usually, with dogs that are cold,” Nichols said. “Honestly, if you’re cold – probably your animal is cold as well.”
Road clearing update from the City of Calgary
On Tuesday morning, the City of Calgary issued an update on their website saying crews are working on high-volume Priority One roads like Crowchild Trail and Glenmore Trail as part of their seven-day snow and ice-clearing policy.
Deerfoot Trail and Stoney Trail are maintained by the provincial government.
At this time, a snow route parking ban is not in effect.
School closures Tuesday due to cold weather
On Tuesday, several schools outside of Calgary announced they would be closed due to the cold, including:
- Rocky View Schools: Beiseker Colony School, Beiseker Community School, Chestermere High School, Fairview Colony, Indus School, Kathryn School, Langdon School, Prince of Peace Lutheran School, Sarah Thompson School, Tschetter Colony School, Westbrook School.
- Chinook’s Edge (school division no. 73) schools
- Schools in Foothills School District will be open but buses are cancelled.
- Rural buses cancelled for Crossfield schools
- The following Francophone Schools are open but buses are cancelled: École le Ruisseau in Brooks. École Les Cyprès in Medicine Hat and École Beausoleil in Airdrie.
- In Cochrane, The Learning Place Preschool and Footsteps Preschool are both closed.


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Solange Knowles celebrated her 37th birthday with a series of cute family videos.
In an Instagram post, shared on her birthday, June 24, Solange released a carousel of videos that showed her having fun with her family, including her older sister, Beyoncé, and her younger niece, Rumi.
The second carousel video depicted what appeared to be a night out with her big sister, capturing the siblings singing along with friends as they danced in their full glam.
Another video from the carousel showed a fun moment between Solange and Bey as they smiled and cheered on a jet ski through the water.
In the final slide of the post, Solange shared a sweet moment with her 6-year-old niece, Rumi. In the clip – which was also shared by the musician’s mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson on Instagram – Solange and Rumi showed off their synchronized choreography.
Solange touched on her birthday in the caption, writing in part, “N/A all black women who uplift me and bring me joy every day! »
“All I want for my birthday is to thank God for choosing me to be black and female, and bang Yes Sirrr like 4, 5 times in a hot tub with my frennnns… I love yallllllll,” she added.
Beyoncé also celebrated her younger sister’s birthday during a recent leg of her Renaissance World Tour. In a video shared on the singer’s Instagram, Beyoncé can be heard orchestrating a sweet birthday message for Solange.
“Everyone on three, say ‘Happy Birthday, Solange!’ ‘” Beyoncé said, before counting down to point out the loud birthday message from the crowd. After the cheers, the singer added, “I love you! »
Over the years, Beyoncé and Solange have celebrated each other’s big moments. The “Cranes in the Sky” singer joins her sister on stage during her performance at Coachella in 2018, as seen in her Netflix documentary “Homecoming.”
In 2022, Solange became the second black woman to compose a score for New York City Ballet in its 74-year history. Solange composed the score for the New York City Ballet’s annual Fall Fashion Gala held at Lincoln Center on September 28.
On Solange’s big night, Beyoncé and Knowles-Lawson attended the gala for the performance of her original composition, posing for a photo with Solange, which she shared on her Instagram. At the time, she captioned the post, “heart so full.”
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Solange Knowles Celebrates Her 37th Birthday By Sharing Fun Video Moments Of Beyoncé, Rumi And Friends

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[This Spinach Pesto Lasagna with Cauliflower “Meat” is vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, egg free, (optionally) soy-free and yeast-free. Suitable for Stage 2 and beyond on an anti-candida diet.]
One of the cardinal rules when throwing a dinner party is “don’t serve your guests a recipe you’ve never made before.” (Also, “don’t wear white when you’ll be cooking with beets”; “don’t seat ex-spouses next to each other at the table”; “don’t make Baked Alaska in July”; and “don’t leave the house without clean underwear”–oh, wait, that’s a different cardinal rule).
This past Saturday evening, I had the pleasure of cooking dinner for my friend Eternal Optimist and her friend. So what do you suppose I did, friends? Yep, exactly that; I served up something I had never made before. I wasn’t truly cheating on the rule, though, since I’d already cooked and eaten each of the dish’s components individually and knew they were, on their own, spectacular.
What did I serve? Why, the old classic: that Romance-infused, saucy, cheesy, meaty, stratified seductress, lasagna.
For the most part, I’m a pretty lazy cook. I prefer meals that are ready before I can say, “Elsie and Chaser, get out of the kitchen,” and I don’t enjoy multiple steps or extremely detailed instructions. Desserts and cooking for others is the exception, however.
When I used to throw a bazillion dinner parties during my Social Thirties, I’d spend almost the entire weekend cooking and didn’t mind a bit. Getting lost in the whir of the electric beaters as I whipped cream for a multi-layered meringue-and-buttercream affair, or methodically chopping six onions for various dishes, or zoning out to the crackling sizzle of veggies sautéeing always felt therapeutic to me. And while I’m not keen on lengthy preparation during the regular work week, when I whip up a special-request meal for the HH (for his birthday, or to say thanks for walking the dogs twice a day when my back is out, or to show my appreciation when he picks up baking ingredients from my favorite supplier, or to express gratitude for cleaning the house when friends are coming over–whoah, wait a sec, that HH sure does do a lot for me!), well, then a longer and more complicated process is even welcomed.
I’ll tell you straight off the bat, this lasagna falls into the “food-of-many-components” category. It’s not difficult per se, but it does contain many layers, and each layer requires its own prep. If you happen to have prepared marinara sauce at the ready (or a good jarred type you like), prepared pesto, and meat in the freezer, then you can throw it together in no time, and there’s no worr–
Did I just say, “MEAT”???!!!!
Now, now, calm down, people! It may look like meat, and it may taste like meat, but it is not meat. It is faux meat. This latest meaty substitute that I just created is just SO authentic, both in look and in flavor, that I simply forgot to specify–it’s entirely vegan! And SOY-FREE!
After creating a killer soy-free faux pepperoni a while back, I’ve been thinking about other ways to use vegetable bases to stand in for meat. It’s not that I’ve hopped on the “soy-is-no-good-soy-is-awful-soy-is-the-Lucifer-of-legumes” bandwagon or anything; it’s just that, sometimes, you want something that isn’t soy. Especially with this lasagna (since it already contains tofu in the ricotta cheese), I wanted a no-soy “ground beef.” And so, this ground meat was born.
When I served the HH a big hunk of the lasagna, his immediate response was, “Ths turstes jess lak urrglrr lrzgne.” (He was so impressed he forgot to swallow before speaking). To translate, “This tastes just like regular lasagna.” Whoopee! Considering that he consumes “regular” lasagna about once a month, his was high praise, indeed.
I’m incredibly pleased with this vegan meat, and am already dreaming up different uses for it. Scattered on nachos. Bound together with some flax eggs and cooked as burgers. Atop a huge mound of spaghetti arrabiata. Or even as the base in a vegan tortiere, like so:
The possibilities are endless. . . my head is spinning with dinner party plans already. Because, after all, the true cardinal rule is this: if it tastes great, eat it.
“Mum, are you sure that isn’t real meat? We’d be happy to help you taste-test your recipes. As you know, the cardinal rule for canines is, ‘if it’s not poisonous, eat it.’ Oh, wait, we might eat it anyway, even when it is poisonous. But don’t worry, I won’t go near that chocolate again.”
Cauliflower Meaty Crumbles in Spinach Pesto Lasagna (ACD Stage 2 and beyond)
A great dish to serve to friends and really impress those meat-eaters. Because the cheese mixture in this recipe was soy-based, I was pleased that the meat was based primarily on a veggie. Make a huge batch so that you can freeze the leftovers and enjoy another lasagna-based meal later on, without all the prep.
8-12 sheets lasagna, parboiled for 5 minutes (I used rice lasagna)
1 recipe tofu ricotta (purchased, or you could try this one)
about 5 cups (1200 ml) homemade or prepared marinara sauce (for ACD, be sure it doesn’t contain sugar)
1 batch Spinach Pesto (recipe follows)
1 batch cauliflower Meaty Crumbles (recipe follows).
Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Grease a 9 inch (22.5 cm) square pan and 8 inch (20 cm) loaf pan. (If you have a larger pan that equals the same area, please feel free to use it instead of two separate pans).
In a medium-sized bowl, fold the cheese and pesto together, just enough to combine (I left a few blobs of pesto visible here and there–you can mix it in completely if you wish). Set aside.
Line up the different ingredients so they’re ready to go, assembly-line style.
Cover the bottom of each pan with one layer of lasagna noodles. If necessary, overlap the noodles, but no more than 1/4 inch (.5 cm) to fit them into the pans (I broke them into smaller pieces to accomplish this).
Measure out about 1-1/2 cups (360 ml) of the sauce and set aside.
Using the remainder of the sauce, spoon a thick layer of sauce over the noodles in each pan (I used about 3/4 cup/180ml for the loaf, 1 cup/240 ml for the square pan). No noodles should be visible.
Divide the cheese mixture in half. Using one half of the cheese mixture, sprinkle it evenly over the sauce in each of the pans (I used about 2/3 of one half to cover the square pan, and 1/3 of one half to cover the loaf–in other words, 1/3 of the total in the square pan and 1/6 of the total in the loaf pan).
Divide the meat mixture in half. Using one half of the meat mixture, sprinkle it evenly over the cheese in each of the pans (I used about 2/3 of one half to cover the square pan, and 1/3 of one half to cover the loaf–in other words, 1/3 of the total in the square pan and 1/6 of the total in the loaf pan).
Repeat the layers one more time, using up all the cheese and meat. Cover with one more layer of noodles, then coat with the reserved sauce.
Bake in preheated oven for 45-60 minutes, until bubbly and browned on the edges. Remove from oven and allow to set for at least 15 minutes before cutting into squares. Makes 8-10 servings. May be frozen.
1 cup (240 ml) lightly packed fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup (120 ml) lightly toasted walnut halves and/or pine nuts (I used a combination)
2 large cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup (120 ml) extra virgin olive oil, preferably organic
1 bunch (about 1/2 pound or 230 g) fresh spinach, trimmed and washed (stems included)
Combine all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Use as is or mix with ricotta cheese. Will keep, covered, in refrigerator up to 3 days. May be frozen.
Cauliflower Meaty Crumbles:
1 medium head cauliflower, trimmed and washed, broken into florets (about 1 pound/450 g after trimming)
2 cups (250 g) raw walnut halves
2 Tbsp (30 ml) extra virgin olive oil, preferably organic
2 cloves garlic, minced, or 1 tsp (5 ml) garlic powder
1/4 tsp (1 ml) dried sage
1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) smoked paprika
1 tsp (5 ml) liquid smoke (for ACD Stage 1, use more smoked paprika)
1/2-3/4 tsp (2.5-3.5 ml) fine sea salt, to taste
2 Tbsp (30 ml) Bragg’s liquid aminos, soy sauce, or tamari (ACD Stage 1 use Bragg’s only)–omit for an entirely soy-free “meat”
Preheat oven to 350 F (180C). Line a large rimmed cookie sheet or rectangular pan with parchment, or spray with nonstick spray.
In a food processor, blend the cauliflower and nuts to a fine meal. Depending on how grainy you like your “meat,” it can be more or less fine; I made mine like a coarse cornmeal.
Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and add remaining ingredients.
Using your (clean) hands, knead everything together thoroughly, until the grounds are uniformly coated.
Turn the mixture into the pan and spread out evenly. Bake for 45 minutes and up to 1 hour 15 minutes (it will depend on the size of the pan and how thick the mixture is when you first begin to bake it), stirring after 30 minutes and then every 15 minutes after that, until the meat is dry and brown (if the layer underneath comes up looking wet and white–as cauliflower tends to do–then you need to keep baking). The grounds will begin to separate and intensify in color as they roast.
Once the meat is cooked, you can cool, package, and freeze it for later use, or use it right away. Will keep, up to 3 days, covered in the refrigerator. May be frozen.
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Objective: Through the diagnosis and treatment of Uighur girl with adrenocortical adenoma, who was complain of short stature, to prompt pediatric endocrinologists pay attention to hypercortisolism in the diagnosis and treatment of children with short stature.
Methods: With the case report of hypercortisolism in a Uighur child, to introduce the diagnosis and treatment of adrenocortical adenoma, presenting the clinical characteristics of hypercortisolism in pediatric patient
Results: A 3.5-year-old Uighur girl complained of short stature and unable to walk at clinic. Six months after birth, she could sit stable. But after that, she had motor retardation and could not walk all the way. Her brothers and sisters are in good health. Physical examination: height 72 cm, body weight 10 kg, blood pressure 180/120 mmHg, central obesity, moon face, buffalo back, hypertrichosis, no obvious purple and white striae, breast Tanner stage I, muscle tension were normal, pubic hair Tanner stage III. Laboratory examination: serum potassium 2.5mmol/l, sex hormone: LH 0.29miu/ml, FSH 2.00miu/ml, testosterone 0.31ng/ml, estradiol 14.9pg/ml, progesterone 1.50ng/ml, cortisol 33.41ug/dl, ACTH 5.30pg/ml, aldosterone 121.88pg/ml, normal thyroid function and blood gas analysis . Adrenal ultrasound: there was a goiter in right adrenal gland area, 30 x 19 mm, with irregular dark area. She had the typical manifestations of hypercortisolism, elevated blood cortisol, decreased ACTH with abnormal rhythm. Clinical diagnosis was confirmed of primary hypercortisolism due to right adrenal cortical tumor. Her short stature and inability to walk all due to hypercortisolism. After corrected electrolyte disturbance and antihypertensive treatment, she underwent surgery with complete resection of right adrenal tumors by urologist. Postoperative pathological reported adrenocortical adenoma. She had glucocorticoid replacement therapy after operation. Four months later, hormones and antihypertensive drugs were reduce gradually and stopped finally. Her height was increased by 3 cm. She could stand alone and walk. Blood cortisol 1.05 ug/dl, ACTH 4.77 pg/ml, serum potassium 4.9 mmol/l, blood pressure 85/60 mmHg, height 75 cm, weight 11 kg, body shape appeared normal, without moon face, hairs significantly reduced, pubic hairs alleviated. she was completely recovered after her first visit at my clinic 4 month later.
Conclusion: Cushing syndrome caused by adrenocortical adenoma can occur in infants and young children, with typical clinical manifestations of hypercortisolism, accompanied by short stature and motor retardation. The growth and motor development improved significantly after surgical resection. The prognosis of adrenocortical adenoma in younger child was satisfied.
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Halloween is almost here again! For many, October 31st marks the beginning of holiday eating and many diet temptations. Eating candy is not only for holidays such as Halloween. Sweets are enjoyable all year round. Candy seems to be everywhere, especially now. For people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), who have been told to limit certain things in their daily diets, some candies may be too high in phosphorus, potassium or sodium. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t treat yourself every now and then. There are some candies that are better choices than others. Planning ahead, knowing your labs and setting goals are your best bets to ensure you are starting out the holiday season right.
Here are a few tips to get you started on the track to healthier eating this Halloween:
- Wait until the last minute if you intend to buy candy for Halloween. This way, you are not tempted to substitute candy for otherwise, healthy snacks.
- Buy low potassium, low phosphorus candies.
- Chocolate and nuts are high in potassium and phosphorus. Avoid buying or if you do, limit your intake.
- Consider giving out toys, school supplies or fruit instead of candy.
- Write it down. People who keep food diaries are more successful at sticking to their diet plan.
- Give it away. Package up leftover candies and give to a neighbor or friend.
- Keep track of your weight and your lab results so you know how the extra goodies affect you.
Many popular candies happen to be of the chocolate and nut variety, which contain higher amounts of phosphorus and potassium. Because people with kidney disease cannot remove excess phosphorus and potassium from their blood effectively, it can be dangerous. Too much phosphorus can cause a person with kidney disease bone and heart problems, low blood calcium and the hardening of tissues. That is why it is important to identify candy low in phosphorus.
Potassium is a mineral as well, but it controls nerve and muscle function. The heart is one very important muscle that beats normally because of potassium. Because kidney function is minimal in people with kidney disease, potassium can build up in the body. This can cause nausea, weakness and heart failure.
There are candies that are better choices for people with chronic kidney disease and those on dialysis. In order to find out which candies are acceptable, check the nutrition label on the candy’s package to make sure it is low in phosphorus and sodium. Because phosphorus and potassium aren’t always listed on nutrition labels, refer to this list of some candies that are kidney-friendly.
- Jolly Ranchers
- Lemonhead candies
- Candy canes
- Charms sour balls
- Lollipops (Dum Dum Pops or Charms lollipops)
- Mike and Ike candy
- Jelly beans
- Gummy Bears and fruit slices
- Hot Tamales
- Peeps marshmallows
- Now and Later
- Air Heads
- Laffy Taffy
- Peach and apple rings
- Sour Patch Kids
- Shortbread cookie-type candy
Like many foods on the kidney diet, some candies are usually okay in limited amounts and frequency. Listed are some candies that can usually be eaten by people with chronic kidney disease or on dialysis in limited amounts:
- Caramel treats
- Candy apples
- Werther’s Original hard candy
- Caramel-coated popcorn
- Chocolate wafer candy bars
- Chocolate-covered peppermint candies
Chocolate and nuts contain high amounts of phosphorus and potassium. If you choose to eat these candies, consider purchasing the smaller or bite size, and have only one piece occasionally. Also, remember to always take your binders with these high-phosphorus candies.
Here are examples of candy types that are usually not recommended for people with kidney disease or on dialysis:
- Chocolate candy bars
- Milk, dark or other types of candy bars containing chocolate or cocoa
- Chocolate and nut candy bars
- Snicker’s candy bar
- Candy bars that contain nuts
- Pay Day candy bar
- Candy bars that contain peanut butter
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The Ukip leader said the party was just as likely to draw support from disgruntled Labour voters in the north as from disenchanted Tories in the south.
Speaking to The Telegraph during his party's two day conference in London, Mr Farage added that the suspension of its MEP Godfrey Bloom over his description of a group of women Ukip members as "sluts" marked a turning point for the party.
Mr Farage said it was "extremely unlikely" that Ukip would form an electoral pact with the Conservatives at the next election.
He said: "We're our own party with our own agenda. We are diametrically opposed to the Tories. We are opposed to HS2 and to wind farms, and we want to get on with fracking.
"We don't want to be members of the European Union and Mr Cameron does. On all those things we command majority support in this country."
Mr Farage said Ukip had no intention of remaining a minority right-wing party, reliant on defecting Conservative voters for its core support.
He said: "Our biggest potential is the old Labour vote in the north, in places like Sunderland, where we recently took 25 per cent of the vote. We can certainly carry on taking votes from Labour."
Mr Bloom, the party's MEP for Yorkshire and Humber, was suspended on Friday afternoon after describing a group of women Ukip members, who admitted to never cleaning behind their fridges, as "sluts".
He then slapped Channel 4 reporter Michael Crick with a copy of the conference brochure, after Mr Crick asked him why there were no black faces among the dozens of people photographed on its cover.
Mr Farage and the party leadership were furious that the two incidents threatened to derail its annual gathering.
He said on Saturday: "We've had a long series of jokes from Godfrey, and this was one joke too far. We're a party of robust free thinking, but there's a world of difference between pushing the boundaries of debate on issues such as immigration and foreign aid and what Mr Bloom did.
"There's a difference between the old Ukip and the new Ukip. We've introduced a very tough selection process for our prospective MEPs."
He added: "Ukip has grown up. We are going to be a more disciplined party from now on."
But there remained confusion yesterday over Mr Bloom's status within the party, following the withdrawal of the party whip, which leaves him sitting as an independent MEP in the European Parliament.
According to a party source Mr Bloom has not removed as Ukip's spokesman on defence and the economy and is still a party member.
For all his talk of party discipline however, Mr Farage insisted he would not become a "cardboard cut out" politician.
He earlier told BBC Radio 4s Today programme: "I get up at 5am, and at 1pm or 1.30pm I get a couple of pints and I then go back to work until 10pm every evening. I am a complete workaholic and I like a beer at lunchtime and, you know what? I'm not going to stop that for anybody."

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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Juices are absorbed so quickly by our systems. The best way to savor a juice is to “chew” it first in your mouth to activate the salivary process of digestion. On an empty stomach, juices absorb through the stomach lining, taking much less energy to digest. Beets and their greens are a great liver cleanser, […]
Make a large batch of this muesli cereal to have on hand in your pantry. It’s filled with good-for-you foods to start your day — oats, raisins, nuts, and seeds. Recipe from Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People* by Jennifer Cornbleet.
Homemade almond milk is more nutritious than boxed nondairy milks, and it takes only minutes to make. If you’re looking for an almond milk recipe that you’ll want to make regularly, this might just be what you’re looking for! Recipe from Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People © 2012 by Jennifer Cornbleet. Reprinted by permission of The […]
This is an intriguing alternative to standard pesto; the secret ingredient is arugula, also know as rocket, which adds extra bite. Pesto loses some of its magic if it is turned into a puree, so be sure to keep the texture chunky. Recipe from Raw Food Celebrations: Party Menus for Every Occasion!* by Nomi Shannon and […]
This fresh fruit treat is as pretty to look at as it is delicious to eat. It’s made with generous layers of fresh fruit and berries, granola, and soy yogurt flavored with bananas. It’s presented in a similar fashion to an ice cream sundae. Breakfast treat or dessert, you choose. Recipe from Vegan Bites: Recipes for […]
Matzo Brei, a kind of flat omelet made with crushed matzo and egg, is a beloved Passover week breakfast. As in the recipe for Vegan Matzo Balls, quinoa flakes provide the Passover-appropriate “glue” that holds the matzo brei together. They also add a surprising amount of flavor to this bland yet comforting classic. It’s easiest […]
I know that pineapple isn’t a component of all carrot cake recipes, but the carrot cakes I liked the most were always those that included it. Similarly, you can omit the coconut if you’re not a fan. The walnuts add Omega-3s add more protein. Recipe and photo contributed by Ricki Heller, from Diet, Dessert and Dogs.
When fresh berries are in season, there’s nothing better to serve over cakes, pies, or nondairy ice cream than this fresh mixed berry sauce. it’s one of the simplest and most delicious ways to use blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and others. Lightly cooked, they melt into a most flavorful sauce. Photos by Hannah Kaminsky.
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Yup. This entry is all about the last meal I would ever eat if I had the choice. No, it’s not a fancy $50 steak or a ridiculously complicated, labor-intensive recipe.
It’s chicken and dumplings.
Ever since I was little, my mom would make this as a special treat. Even when I went to college, it was always my requested dish when I came home to visit.
Our family recipe uses white flour to make the dumplings (or Bisquick as we sometimes got lazy), along with bone-in chicken breasts boiled with carrots, celery, onion and spices. It created a chicken stock like broth, and when you boil the dumplings in it, it thickens up into a delicious gravy.
All in all, it was a meal I never attempted to make myself, but when I saw this chicken and dumplings recipe from The Gracious Pantry, I had to give it a go.
It uses a crockpot, so no need to watch the pot to make sure it doesn’t boil over. Bonus: I could put it together before playing football all day and it would be ready to eat when Tim and I got home!
I also like that the recipe uses whole-wheat flour. I incorporated some touches from my family recipe (like parsley, bay leaf and a few cloves of garlic instead of garlic powder).
You will seriously enjoy this meal, if you enjoy comfort food. And who doesn’t like comfort food?
Chicken and Dumplings
For the Chicken:
3 large chicken breasts, diced into about 1” cubes
6 c. reduced-sodium chicken stock
1 large onion, diced
1 16 oz. pkg. carrots, either whole (sliced ¼” thick) or baby carrots
1 16. oz. pkg. celery, sliced ¼” thick
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. celery seed
2 bay leaves
2 tsp. parsley
Salt and pepper
For the Dumplings:
2 c. whole wheat flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
3 tbsp. olive oil
1 c. milk
- Turn your crockpot on high and add in the chicken stock and bay leaves.
- In a large pan, toss in the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, celery seed and salt and pepper (about 1 tsp & ½ tsp respectively). Cook over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes until the onions start to become translucent and the carrots become slightly soft.
- Add the chicken, veggies, and parsley into the crockpot. Stir.
- To prepare the dumpling dough: mix dry ingredients together then add in the olive oil and milk. Mix until just combined
- When the broth is hot, drop by rounded tablespoons (like making cookies) into the broth all around the top of the surface.
- Cover and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.
- The dumplings will create a crust on top, so when they’re cooked, you can break them up and mix it around. Cook for a little longer after gently mixing so the broth gets a little thicker.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has lashed out at Iran's alleged supply of missiles to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Al Arabiya broadcaster reported Tuesday.
According to the broadcaster, prince Salman has called Iran's actions "direct military aggression."
The statement came after the Yemeni Houthis launched a missile targeting Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Riyadh managed to shoot down the missile, preventing casualties.
The Saudi-led coalition commented on the attack, saying that it considered the missile launch an act of war against the kingdom and reserved the right to respond to Iran, which has been accused of backing the Houthi movement, relying on the right to self-defense. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly refuted the claims.
Yemen has been engulfed in a violent conflict between the government and the Shiite Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, backed by army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, since 2015.
The Saudi-led coalition supporting the government forces, began carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis at Hadi's request in March 2015. Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of allegedly supplying weapons to the Yemeni rebels, in a claim denied by Tehran.

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Google Malaysia yesterday organized a gathering of media friends and brand leaders for the official release of the YouTube Ads leaderboard for the months of January-June 2015.
Without further ado, here are the Top 10 ads:
#1 Malaysia Airlines
Title: BLESSINGS, A Malaysian story – #keepflying – Chinese New Year 2015 short film (11:52)
Media Agency: Rally Worldwide
Title: Hotlink 恭喜發財: Grannies Sing Ohhsome Hotlink CNY Song! (2:46)
Media: Mindshare | Creative: APD
Title: Maxis CNY 2015 TVC #ThisIsMyName (3:47)
Media: Mindshare | Creative: Leo Burnett
Title: Tesco #Ongmali 2015 CNY Commercial (0:48)
#5 Tenaga Nasional
Title: Share the Lights – Tenaga Nasional / TNB – Chinese New Year / CNY 2015 (2:00)
Creative: Leo Burnett
#6 Nestle Koko Krunch
Title: Nestle Koko Krunch | Watch the Minions get up to their usual mischief! (0.20)
Title: 2015 All-New Honda HR-V – See Amazing From Every Angle (TVC) (0.30)
Media: Dentsu Media | Creative: Dentsu Utama
Title: 刀标油感人短片 – 加油 | Add Oil – A short film by Knife (10.00)
Title: Road To Ramlee – Episode 2: Ragam Ujibakat (Audition Antics) (8.21)
Media Agency: Starcom MediaVest Group | Creative Agency: Leo Burnett
Title: 11street: “WE MEET AGAIN” starring Lee Min Ho and Emily Chan (0.30)
This list represents the 10 ads on YouTube that resonated most with audiences across the country over the first six months of the year. This leaderboard celebrates the brands that performed best in Malaysia through a combination of popularity and promotion.
Marketing heads from online retail entity 11th Street, Malaysia Airlines and Maxis were in attendance as well; not just to represent their brands who had made it into the Top 10 but also to share their own insights regarding the strategies employed by their brands and discussed the effective points they gleaned from their brand’s campaigns.
Trends & Insights:
- Seizing the moment. With Chinese New Year celebrations falling within the six-month period, it’s no surprise that half of the ads were related to this important festive occasion. Four of the ads did really well to tell great, emotional stories around the theme of family, homecoming and nostalgia for the New Year.
- Ads that take their time. The leaderboard is yet again dominated by ads that were born digital, with formats created specifically with YouTube’s audience in mind. If we look at the length of the videos: all 10 are well beyond the traditional TV 30 seconds, with three ads past the 7 minute mark with the longest close to 12 minute. This shows that viewers on YouTube will engage with longer videos from brands as long as there is a compelling, emotional pull.
- Lights, camera, ads! What’s really striking about these ads is their cinematic quality, Maxis’ “This Is My Name”, with its carefully crafted shots and thoughtful voiceover, plays more like a short film than an ad. Tenaga’s tale of un-neighbourly competition is also entertaining as a short film in its own right and Knife’s 10-minute tale of a daughter’s reconciliation with her mother is an emotional story first, a way to promote cooking oil second. The reason why these brands have taken the time to create these great stories is that no one comes to YouTube looking for ads, but if brands have stories to tell, why not?
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Date:17/10/2012 - 07/01/2013
Place:Level 1 - Galerie Wilson
As a foretaste of the infernal mechanical theater Markus Schinwald is designing for the nave of the CAPC museum of contemporary art in Bordeaux for the summer of 2013, the Palais de Tokyo has invited the Austrian artist and Alexis Vaillant, the head of programming at the CAPC and the curator of the exhibition, to present the lodestone of that automation adventure in Paris, an adventure that will be the high point of the 40th-anniversary program of the CAPC in Bordeaux museum.
Over a period of about ten years Markus Schinwald has developed a fantastical universe made up of tightrope-walking animals, metaphysical prostheses, skittish marionettes, old pieces of furniture “SM-ized”, Biedermeier-era paintings with wicked retouches, spaces modified to the point of physically constricting visitors, a universe that questions both our screen-world and its contemporary phantoms.

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The 2018 CMC Music Awards are back and are the hottest ticket for Australia’s country music fans! Get up close and personal with your favourite local and international country music stars LIVE on stage at The Star Gold Coast, hosted by The McClymonts.
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You can vote daily to increase your chances (and support your favourite artists!), so get voting!
Final performers announced!
The line up for CMC Music Awards has continued to grow, and we’ve topped it off with our final announcement.
On their debut visit to Australia, one of the hottest bands from the US, Old Dominion, will play at the CMC Music Awards. It’s their only show outside CMC Rocks!
Building the international contingent of the Awards is Brothers Osborne, complimenting local favourites Travis Collins & Amber Lawrence.
They join already announced acts Darius Rucker, Kelsea Ballerini and The Wolfe Brothers.


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Anne Waldman, one of the few women to rise to prominence among the Beats, reads poems and talks about co-founding the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poets at the Naropa Institute, the country's only accredited Buddhist College.
While at the Kansas City Public Library, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning poet Laura Kasischke reads from her 2017 ...
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Federal Trade Secret Act Clears Senate and Secures Support from White House
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Defend Trade Secret Act (DTSA, S. 1890) on Monday, April 4. The very next day the Obama administration expressed strong support for the DTSA, stating that the pending legislation would "provide businesses with a more uniform, reliable, and predictable way to protect their valuable trade secrets anywhere in the country."
Trade secrets are currently protected by state law under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA). Although the UTSA has been enacted in 48 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, state laws vary based on amendments made to the UTSA when adopted locally. As a result, obtaining a remedy for trade secret misappropriation, especially when multiple jurisdictions are involved, can be cumbersome, costly, and often ineffective.
Unlike previous federal trade secret bills, the DTSA has widespread bi-partisan support, increasing the likelihood that the bill will become law and create a new private right of action for trade secret misappropriation. With such overwhelming support in the Senate and from the White House, the pressure is now on the House, where an identical bill (H.R. 3326) with 127 co-sponsors was referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet in October.
Last month, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary published its Committee Report on the DTSA. The Committee Report expresses the desire to keep the DTSA as closely aligned with the UTSA as possible. To that end, the bill tracks the UTSA’s definitions of "trade secret" and "misappropriation" and includes standard remedies of damages and injunctive relief. However, the DTSA includes significant differences, including the following:
A Federal Trade Secret Claim: For the first time, litigants could sue in federal court under a federal private right of action to remedy trade secret misappropriation for trade secrets "related to a product or service used in, or intended for use in, interstate or foreign commerce."
Ex Parte Seizure of Property: The DTSA expressly enables courts to order the seizure of property involved in the commission of the misappropriation. Ex parte seizures are one of the most distinguishing features of the DTSA and may be particularly attractive to plaintiffs who wish to ensure that their trade secrets are kept as secure as possible pending resolution of a matter. That said, the burden to obtain an ex parte seizure is high and the target of the seizure order has a civil remedy for damages in the event of a wrongful or excessive seizure.
New Procedures for Protection of Electronic Data: The DTSA contains provisions designed to address trade secret protection in the digital era. For example, a motion for encryption can filed "at any time" to "encrypt any material seized or to be seized." The legislation further requires the Federal Judicial Center to develop recommended best practices relating to media storing the information, which may help establish a standard for protection of electronic data during trade secret litigation.
While state law remedies will remain in place, the DTSA would modernize and enhance trade secret protection laws, providing more uniform protection for trade secret owners.


PHOTOS: Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau during a visit to Edmonton last year. Below: NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It should have been natural for the leader of the NDP to finally be the one who clearly called out Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his unprincipled and unpatriotic campaign of dog-whistle […]
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Justin Trudeau blindly endorses the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, and then attacks Stephen Harper for failing to be transparent “especially in regards to what Canada is conceding”.
The post Trudeau’s Endorsement of Harper’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal Insulting appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
There’s been a flurry of discussion elsewhere about the NDP’s campaign over the past couple of weeks, and I’ll chime in quickly with my own take on how the campaign has developed so far – and what we should hope for as it reaches its conclusion.
To start with, I see two points where there’s some basis for fourth-quarter-commercial-break quarterbacking as to the NDP’s campaign strategy. First, I’ve previously pointed out the inherent flaw in the Cons’ plan to brand Justin Trudeau as “not ready”: while it might have been a valuable message as long as it stuck, it (Read more…)
Thomas Mulcair: Man of Principle
Mr. Mulcair was asked a simple question, loaded with peril, and he answered it very clearly in the last debate on foreign affairs. His answer to the question whether he agreed with the federal court’s decision regarding the right of a woman to cover her face with a niqab was Yes.
Yes, a woman could do so if she wished for personal reasons or for religious reasons to cover her face during the ceremonial part of the citizenship ceremony. No, she had no right to cover her face during the part of the citizen admission (Read more…) . . . → Read More: CuriosityCat: Niqab: In defence of Thomas Mulcair
I confess I was surprised to get a same day response this evening from the federal NDP to my question this morning addressed to party leader Thomas Mulcair. The federal NDP committed to continuing the efforts which they have in fact made over the years in Parliament towards creation of an EFFECTIVE national autism strategy. To Canada’s federal NDP and leader Thomas Mulcair I say thank you. 8:20 PM (9 minutes ago) to me Dear Mr. Doherty: Thank you for providing such a helpful summary of your discussions with us on this important issue. New Democrats have a proven (Read more…) . . . → Read More: Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Wow! Federal NDP Replies to My Inquiry This Morning Re Negotiations to Include ABA for Autism under Medicare
This and that for your Tuesday reading.
- Miles Corak writes about the spread of economic inequality in Canada: Companies like ATS epitomize the underlying tide driving jobs and incomes when the computer revolution meets global markets. This tide never went away, even if until a year or so ago a swift current of oil made it easier for some of us to paddle in the opposite direction. It’s a tide offering prosperity to a lucky few, creating proportionately fewer jobs than Canadians need, and leaving many hanging on tight to whatever jetsam floats within reach.
But this tide was (Read more…)
PHOTOS: Russian President Vladimir Putin – creating new realities for Canadian leaders to talk about … or not. Below: The three Canadian debating amigos, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair. As the three principal contenders for the job of running the country were sparring entertainingly over the […]
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Stephen Harper said that his party had a program that would help change the dependence in Atlantic Canada on government spending, a dependence that had led to what he called a “culture of defeatism.”
That’s the actual phrase, by the way, “culture of defeatism.” Not a culture of defeat as some politicians have put it in the innumerable times since 2002 that they have used that phrase against Stephen Harper in a federal election campaign.
Pick a debate, any debate, and Thomas Mulcair will find a way to bring up the “fact” that he reduced GHG emissions every year that he was the environment minister in Quebec, and that he was responsible for putting a clean environment as a right into Quebec’s charter.
Of course, he will also say that he did not promote the sale of bulk water, despite video evidence. That video got the most re-tweets during last night’s French language leaders debate.
However, that lie is pretty tame, compared to his other whoppers. Let’s compare:
Did GHG Emissions really go Down (Read more…)
Consider this post a chronicle of Thomas Mulcair’s flip-flop policies…
I could go on… but this is a nice start, eh!
In no particular order: [Articles + Videos; In English, or en français.]
Shortly after his election to the National Assembly, Thomas Mulcair denounced the political interference of Québec’s powerful union movement [Article: In English.]
Now, Thomas Mulcair has declared he is extremely proud that the FTQ, Québec’s largest union endorsed the NDP in the coming election… [Article: In English.]
In the Québec National Assembly, Thomas Mulcair argued in favour of bulk water exports to the USA. (Read more…)
These are the types of NDP candidates Thomas Mulcair stands behind…
Alexandre Boulerice says the NDP is against the niqab! [VIDEO, en français!]
Jean-François Delisle says the NDP should reopen Constitution to deal with the niqab. FYI Jean-François Delisle has backed off his initial statement that the NDP should reopen the Constitution to revisit Freedom of Religion in order to rule on the question of the niqab.
ICYMI! Alex Johnstone made a penis joke about Auschwitz, a concentration camp. Apparently, Alex Johnstone, a school trustee, didn’t know what Auschwitz was…
Anti-Abortion, Anti-Same-Sex (Read more…)
Here, expanding on this post about the crucial difference between the types of change on offer from the NDP and the Libs.
While there wasn’t room for this point in the column, I’ll also note another rather important distinction between the two parties.
In the NDP’s case, Prime Minister Tom Mulcair would have to take into account the real and consistent preferences of party members and supporters who have coalesced primarily around shared policy goals. And while the base is likely willing to be patient so long as the result is real progress, one can’t imagine Mulcair being able (Read more…)
“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.” - Franklin D Roosevelt
Just hours before the Globe and Mail debates on the economy, a story surfaced suggesting that Justin Trudeau was in trouble in Papineau. It started out as “may be” but then quickly changed to “is”‘ as the results of a poll were released.
This sampling suggested that Trudeau’s NDP opponent, Anne Legace Dowson (shown above), was 11 points ahead, worrisome if it were true, but it wasn’t. Turns out that it was the NDP who commissioned the poll of 375 people, and (Read more…)
PHOTOS: The F-35, possibly the worst military aircraft ever made, dollar for dollar or pound for pound, photographed to make it look less like a brick. A hovering version of the same plane. A not-quite-finished Mistral-class helicopter carrier. SANTA FE, N.M. I suppose a hotel in the desert, just down the block from the address […]
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Sometime late in the last century, Bloc NDP leader Tom Mulcair said something in the Quebec National Assembly about Newfies.
Mulcair apologised for the remark during his campaign stop in St. John’s on Sunday, and well he should
“Newfie” is a slur. Even if it is used by people from Newfoundland, the word is still offensive. In some sense, It conveys an attitude about the place as being one so destitute that people leave it in droves for a better life. In another sense, it conveys an attitude about the people as buffoons.
So Tom apologised and, as far as that goes, we should hear no more of it. What we should continue to discuss, though, is the rest of what Tom had to say.
I’ll weigh in quickly on the controversy surrounding Jean-Francois Delisle – and start by noting that his comments yesterday reflected a desire to alter law to discriminate against a particular group that we shouldn’t accept from any political candidate or party.
That said, today’s follow-up statement also signals that responsibility will fall where it should for a comment which has nothing to do with party policy. Delisle will answer personally for the content of his opinion, with voters in Megantic-L’Erable getting to judge his comments in the context of their other choices on the ballot.
Meanwhile, voters elsewhere can rest (Read more…)
Assorted content to end your week.
- PressProgress highlights just a few of the Cons’ obviously-flawed claims about corporate tax rates. And Ethan Cox discusses why we should be talking about the CETA and TPP during the campaign both due to their own importance, and the potential to tap into public concerns.
- Martin Lukacs writes about the importance of the Leap Manifesto as a challenge to a deeply-entrenched and destructive status quo. And Thomas Mulcair’s response to an attempt to use it as a political gotcha is well worth a look:
- Susan Delacourt calls out the Cons’ (Read more…)
Before the first federal leaders’ debate, I wrote about the factors worth watching for which we might not otherwise get to evaluate during the course of a campaign. But unfortunately, we didn’t get much chance at all meaningfully test the party leaders’ judgment due to some poor choices in the presentation of the Globe and Mail’s debate tonight.
Again, I’d expect a debate to push candidates beyond their talking points, with both the moderator and the competing candidates contributing to that effort. But that only happens if the debate includes a few key elements: questions which ask for more than (Read more…)
Canadian actor Donald Sutherland urges voters to kick Stephen Harper out of office during the October 19 federal election, endorses NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair.
The post Donald Sutherland urges Canadian voters to kick Harper out, endorses Mulcair appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Here, summarizing these posts as to how the opposition parties can set the stage for a minority Parliament by telling us what they’ll do on the first set of confidence votes – and how we can make better voting choices if they fail to do so.
For further reading…- Having mentioned the expected outcome of a Parliament in which two of the NDP, Libs and Cons are needed to support a government, I’ll point out the seat projectors which have reached that conclusion – including Too Close To Call, Three Hundred Eight, the Globe and Mail’s (Read more…)
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.
- Exchange highlights the World Economic Forum’s observation that countries can do far more to combat inequality. And Angus Reid finds that Canadian voters are far more receptive to Tom Mulcair’s progressive economic plan than to more of the same from either of the major competing leaders.
- Meanwhile, the Leap Manifesto offers an important target as to the more fair and sustainable society we should be aiming for in the long run. And Bruce Campbell, Seth Klein and Marc Lee discuss how it’s well within our means.
- Aaron Wherry takes a look (Read more…)
From the very start, the main issue in the federal election race has been as obvious as the beard on Tom Mulcair’s face, but it’s been largely ignored by mainstream media.
The big time journalists are rushing from the leaders’ pre-planned news conferences day after day, but the majority of voters have said in opinion polls that by far the biggest issue for them is to have either the NDP or Liberals emerge as the party that can soundly defeat Stephen Harper and the Conservatives.
During the fourth week of the campaign, it looked like the NDP might be the chosen party. They were at 33.9 per cent in the polls. The Conservatives were at 28.4 per cent, and the Liberals 27.9.
It looked like the NDP might jump to, say, 36 or 38 per cent in the polls and become the party to stop Harper. But it didn’t happen. . . . → Read More: A Different Point of View….: Can Mulcair work a miracle and gain unlikely victory?
There has been much talk recently about the Conservatives hiring of the Australian strategist, Lynton Crosby. Known for his dirty and divisive campaigns, the news sent, if not shock waves, at least ripples; throughout the rival teams and their supporters.
However, we have since learned that Crosby has been working on Stephen Harper’s campaign since March, and in fact has been guiding him since 2006.
Why are we just hearing of this now?
Lynton’s reputation for creating wedge issues, or what he calls “wedge strategy”, is well known, as is his use of simplistic political idioms that become ingrained in (Read more…)
Recenty, former NDP MP, Bruce Hyer, has come out to the press about his former boss’s dictatorial style and problems he had with honesty; evident in the way that he is constantly contradicting himself.
When asked during his interview with Peter Mansbridge about this, Mulcair only said that Hyer did not want to vote with his colleagues. In an email to HuffPost, however, Hyer called Mulcair’s statements “a total fabrication.” ”I always supported 95 per cent of the NDP party platform. I still support much of it! But I feel very strongly that my primary role is as the (Read more…)
Big news this week for the Harper campaign watchers—uber political strategist Lynton Crosby joined the Harper campaign team. Why this is news now and not when Crosby started working with the Harper team in March is a mystery, but never mind.
Mr Crosby has a stellar record. He brought John Howard, the former Australian prime minister, to power in 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2004. He made Boris Johnson the mayor of London in 2008 and 2012 and he swept David Cameron back into power after Cameron’s re-election campaign faltered in the spring of 2015.
And now he’s working with Stephen (Read more…)


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Ohio State freshman D'Angelo Russell is one of the most exciting players in college basketball.
The Buckeyes' fantastic freshman put on a show again on Thursday, this time on the biggest stage of his young, college basketball career.
Russell scored a game-high 28 points in the Buckeyes' 75-72 win over VCU, which puts him No. 1 on Ohio State's all-time freshman scoring list. It also marked the third highest point total by a Big Ten freshman in NCAA Tournament history.
But as good as Russell's scoring numbers were on Thursday, it was a play with just over a minute remaining in overtime that had the social media world buzzing.
Russell took the ball at the top of the key, dribbled the ball behind his back to the left, then crossed his defender over and went behind his back to the right, which caused the VCU defender to fall to his feet.
Check it out here.
Earlier in the game, Russell caught an elbow from a VCU defender, which gave him a cut above his eye and caused him to come out of the game to get it taped up.
That also had the internet buzzing. Here's a photo of the cut, compliments of @ForTheWin.
What a talent, and what a tough kid.


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(originally published 11 October; updated 20 Oct because of new comments):
Today’s (i.e., 11 October) big public health news report is the article by a Johns Hopkins University research team published in The Lancet on-line edition on the number of war-related casualties in Iraq. “We estimate”, the authors conclude, “that as of July, 2006, there have been 654 965 (392 979–942 636) excess Iraqi deaths as a consequence of the war, which corresponds to 2,5% of the population in the study area”.
As Lancet’s editor, Richard Horton, points out in a comment, “this study adds substantially to the new field of conflict epidemiology, which has been evolving rapidly in recent years”. Unsurprisingly, US President George W. Bush questions the findings: “I don’t consider it a credible report”, he told a White House press conference (according to today’s Guardian ).
The Lancet’s report underscores the importance of the complex relations between war and (lack of) health throughout history.
True, the war-medicine topic has been investigated by a numer of historians of medicine in recent years, e.g., in Roger Cooter, Mark Harrison and Steve Sturdy‘s collection War, Medicine and Modernity (1999), but nevertheless surprisingly few historians of 20th century medicine and public health have paid attention to the topic, despite the fact that it is probably among the most important global public health problems throughout the 20th century.
Today’s Lancet report emphasizes the importance of understanding the intertwining of global inequality, warfare and security with public health issues. Maybe this would be something for students at the School of Public Health and especially the Masters Program in International Health here in Copenhagen to pursue? There is much to do. For example, it would be quite interesting to know whether the changing global conflict pattern — from traditional regular inter-national warfare, to more diffuse, unorganised and distributed terrorist-ish war forms — also involves changes in the pattern of deteriorating health? Epidemiologists use to talk about the “epidemiological transition” — from (broadly speaking) infectious diseases to noncommunicable diseases, e.g. life-style diseases. Could one speak of another kind of epidemiological transition, from the effects of direct-contact warfare (wounds, shell-shock etc.) to the effects of large-scale destruction of the environment resulting in hunger, refugee problems, deteriorating sanitation, etc.?

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Travellers at the International Airport in Lagos
Lagos State government is putting plan in place to prevent another wave of COVID-19, following the flattening of the second wave.
A statement by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi says a significant dip in the number of positive cases and deaths were being seen-going by the low occupancy rate of isolation centres, reduction in the demand for oxygen and the positivity rate that has decreased from around an all-time high 35% in December 2020 to 1.5% as at April 2021.
The trigger for a third wave in Lagos is likely to be the importation of new COVID-19 strains from inbound travelers.
He noted that it is important that passengers are still required to be in receipt of a negative COVID-19 PCR test at least 72hours before departure to and landing in Lagos State, book and pay for their day 7 test either through the National portal nitp.ncdc.gov.ng and/or the Lagos State portal covid19.lagosstatebiobank.com.
Prof. Akin Abayomi said all passengers must have paid for their tests before arrival in Lagos State. Failure to do this will result in delays at the airport.
As per current Federal Government regulations, the passports of the indigenous passengers will also be forwarded to the authorities for deactivation and foreigners may be subject to deportation.
Passengers that are anxious to come out of isolation before day 7 will be given options for earlier testing. Whilst in isolation, passengers will have access to our healthcare professionals and will also have our COVID CarePacks delivered, if required – at no additional cost.
The Commissioner said residents would also have access to our COVID CarePacks and if their conditions get worse, would be evacuated to one of our isolation centers for proper medical attention.
He advised residents to stick to the laid down protocols of wearing facemasks in public gatherings, washing of hands and maintaining social distancing, even after receiving the vaccine.
He noted that all facilities have been placed on high alert to pick up early trends that may suggest a 3rd wave while we continue to improve all our systems for any eventuality.
“The partnership between the Lagos State Government and the private sector in mitigating the second wave is well recognized and cannot be over emphasized. I, therefore, would like all stakeholders to embrace this partnership going forward because this is needed in the prevention of the third wave.” The Commissioner stated


The iPhone that changed everything is left without iOS 17
This is one of the most iconic iPhones Apple has created and you cannot install iOS 17.
Apple introduced iOS 17 this week, and we were surprised: The iPhone that changed everything and revolutionized everything will not be compatible with this new update. If you look at the list of iPhones compatible with iOS 17, you will see that iconic iPhone X won’t be able to install next update.
HE iPhone X introduced in September 2017 and I launched it in November of the same year. Since it was released with iOS 11 and will be updated until September 2023, it has received 6 years of support from Apple.
iPhone X will stop updating in 2023 and won’t get iOS 17
The iPhone X joins the list of iPhones that will stop updating in 2023, along with its contemporaries the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. And this is an important moment because we are facing the iPhone that changed the course of the iPhone forever.
HE iPhone X came with many groundbreaking news, including a design that Apple has continued to use for years. But there are many more things that the iPhone X has changed forever.
The design of the iPhone X was a radical change in terms of what Apple had proposed so far. HE The iPhone X was the model with the largest display in an iPhone at the time, 5.8 inches. It had an edge-to-edge display with very small bezels. It was also the first iPhone to use OLED technology, significantly increasing the resolution to 2,436 x 1,125 pixels.
I will come too Face IDHighly advanced facial recognition system with one of the most characteristic features of iPhone X: notch. It was the first iPhone to leave the home button behind. fully transitioning to iOS usage. Instead of tapping the button, we now had to swipe gestures. Something that soon copied all brands using Android.
Definitely A great iPhone that will stop updating in 2023. But it’s still a very valid iPhone that continues to perform very well, so even if it’s not updated, it could still have years of life.
Technical Specifications of iPhone X
In case you were wondering, these were the iPhone X specs.
|143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7mm
|5.8 inch Super Retina HD OLED display
|Resolution and density
|2,436 x 1,125 pixels, 458 dpi
|64 and 256GB
|Dual 12 megapixel cameras
|Space Gray and Silver
|Face ID, IP67
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I was happy to be reminded of late Eighties and early Nineties alternate by the In Time to Voices album from BLOOD RED SHOES. My nostalgia was probably generated by sweet vocals and flowing rhythms because the instruments are packed with modern rock. It’s a good combination, like Kim Deal (Throwing Muses) on full throttle. Although i regularly demand variation, which can be found here as ballad and noise pop, i’m more hypnotized by the band in full dance. The first 3 tracks, ‘In Time to Voices’, ‘Lost Kids’ and … Continue reading →
SPECTOR’s Enjoy It While it Lasts is a wonderfully entitled album for this indie rock anthem and ode to youth. Its 12 songs give goodness whilst compelling memories from start to finish. They’re thunderous with passion and melancholic for those things we loved that never loved us back. Anger, frustration and joy – it’s life encapsulated by a band i need to learn more of. Maybe the music in these 4 videos will make you feel the same.
Here it is – the most anticipated indie release of 2012:Â AMANDA PALMER’S back with a crew called THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA and a thrilling album called Theatre is Evil. The German-spoken intro would’ve had me expecting more of the rock cabaret we’ve become accustomed to in previous solo outings (and with The Dresden Dolls) if it wasn’t for the full band sound of the 4 singles/promos that had already been released. It’s now a more dynamic soundscape allowing greater exploration that is eagerly undertaken. A mix of synth, noise … Continue reading →


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MasterChef episode to feature Bury St Edmunds woman
A Bury St Edmunds woman has achieved her dream by competing on TV cooking competition MasterChef.
Hannah Gregory is set to appear on Wednesday's episode of the hit show and, although she cannot say how she did, the experience has encouraged her to pursue a career in cooking.
The 33-year-old is a freelance creative producer for music festivals but has a passion for cooking with a dream of appearing on MasterChef.
She said: "It's something I've wanted to do for ages but I'm a freelancer so work always got in the way.
"This time last year I was having a crisis of faith and went travelling for a month to work out what I wanted to do. I thought if I don't try to do something in the world of cooking, I'm never going to do it."
Hannah applied for the show in May last year and filmed towards the end of last year.
"I've watched the show for the last 10 years and I always day dreamed about getting on it.
"It was the most surreal experience, intense and the hardest thing I've ever done but probably the best thing I've ever done."
She is competing in the programme's third week of heats against five other contestants.
"It was amazingly positive," Hannah said. "It was so much more than just a cooking experience but I think for me it was about finding what I really wanted to do with my life and meeting really awesome people along the way."
"I would like to think some of the people I met in the kitchen will be friends for a really long time.
"It was nice to be in a situation where everyone was supporting each other.
"You become this little unit and everyone wants the best for each other even though everyone is competing against each other."
Hannah's episode airs on Wednesday, March 11 at 9pm on BBC One.
Follow Hannah on Instagram via @wandersups
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Some Nollywood stars namely: Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jolade, Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha, Rita Dominic, Stephanie Okereke, Funke Akindele, and one or two others were mentioned favorably in a new American novel written by Nona David.
Title of the book is: "Feddie Girl: The Hilarious Adventures of an American Teen in a Nigerian Federal School"
Author is: Nona David,Publisher is: Bernard Books Publishing (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
While some people are happy that these actresses are gaining international fame, others feel that Nollywood movies are still sub-standard and therefore will be an embarrassment to foreigners who might be influenced to watch the movies because of the good credits given in the novel.
However, since the book is authored by an American, I'll say let honor be given to whom honor is due. If Americans like our Nollywood movies and actresses, who are we to tell them otherwise? Why should we be so negative about the progress of our own nation?
Many of these Nollywood stars have really worked hard for their careers and some of them truly deserve International recognition.
Please let's stop being sour about our own nation's progress and learn to appreciate what we have.


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