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Regulations that vow to increase consumer safety are rarely met with resistance. After all, who wants to come out on the side for less safety? However, more often than not, these regulations tend to impede economic growth rather than achieve their intended goal of making the public safer.
Such is the case with the latest job killing regulation set to take effect next summer. The Wall Street Journal reports that new requirements for pilots will make it harder to obtain a license, increasing the required prior flight experience six-fold to 1,500 hours. This effectively raises the cost to become a pilot, shrinking the supply of newcomers to the market at the same time airlines are looking to hire more.
Currently, the occupation is aging and large numbers are set to retire. John Allen, head of flight standards with the Federal Aviation Administration, himself called the retirement figures, “astounding and dramatic" and stated that "we don't have a system to address this issue.” This should be prime time for hiring more pilots, but increasing the cost restricts the pool from which to hire. At the same time as the new requirements for a license kick in, regulations will also increase required daily rest time, further worsening the problem as airlines need more pilots to accommodate the change. The effect on airlines will be higher costs in addition to their already rising costs from higher fuel prices. Consumers will undoubtedly feel the pain in the form of higher prices as the costs get passed down.
What is prompting the new regulations in the name of ‘safety’? Has air travel become less safe lately? Actually, airplanes have never been safer. CNN named last year an “incredibly safe year for air travel,” observing that, “each year, more aircrafts take to the skies, and the chances of something going wrong continue to drop.”
With no real problem prompting this regulation, it’s the latest example of what we have come to expect over the past several years: pointless and expensive mandates that sucker punch businesses at a time when the economy simply can’t absorb the blows.
Mallory Carr
Mallory Carr is an editorial intern with Townhall.com and Townhall Magazine.
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21 Popular British Drinks You Have To Know About
Great Britain is an island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the European continent.
This country with a long history and extensive influence certainly has an interesting drinking tradition, maybe one of them is tea, but there are many others.
So here are the 21 most popular British Drinks you should know.
21. Posset
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Posset, which is also historically spelled as Poshote or Poshotte, is a popular British hot drink.
Possets are made from milk thickened together with wine or ale. However, it is often also seasoned, and not a few people use it as medicine.
However, in the 16th century, the drink developed into sweets made from cream, sugar, and oranges. Possets are still consumed today as a ‘dessert’ menu.
To make it, first, the milk is heated until it boils. After that, mix it with wine or ale until it thickens. The mixture is then given spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg.
Possets are considered to have medicinal properties for some minor ailments such as colds or insomnia medication.
Posset recipes first appeared around the 14th and 15th centuries. One of the recipes gives instructions on making a Posset by boiling milk, adding wine or ale, and making it cold.
In the 16th century, the usual posset was made from lemon or orange juice.
Some recipes also use eggs or breadcrumbs to thicken the possets. Until the early 19th century, Posset was commonly used as a toast at weddings.
Currently, Posset can be used as an alternative menu.
20. Wassail
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Wassail, which in Old English is ‘was hal,’ literally means ‘be healthy.’ The drink made from ‘mulled’ cider is often served hot.
Wassail has a pleasant aroma and taste, mainly derived from the use of the spices in it.
Although Wassail and Cider are both made from spiced apple juice. However, Wassail has traditionally been aimed at warm, spiced apple cider.
This drink is a part of the ‘Wassailing’ tradition, a medieval English Christmas drinking ritual.
The tradition of “Wassailing” is related to a prayer ceremony to ask for a smooth apple cider harvest in the following year.
The earliest versions of Wassail were made of warm mead where roasted crab apples were dropped and crushed to make “Lambswool.”
The drink was drunk on the day of Lammas known in Shakespeare’s time. Over time, the drink develops into fruit juice mixed with sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Then served using a large bowl.
Modern recipes add wine, fruit juice, or ale, and sometimes brandy or sherry are also used.
Some recipes also use beaten eggs that are mixed with the drink. As a result, Wassail recipes can vary according to each tradition.
19. Metheglin
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Metheglin is a variant of traditional mead or honey wine with added herbs or spices.
Some common Metheglin contains ginger, tea, orange peel, nutmeg, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, or vanilla. Initially, this drink was produced as traditional medicine.
The drink, which originates from Wales, comes from a combination of two syllables in the local language, namely ‘meddyg,’ which means ‘healing‘ and ‘llyn,’ which means ‘liquor.’
Today, it is much easier to find Metheglin brewed with spices than from herbal ingredients.
Also, due to the combination of honey and spices, which produces a very warm drink, Metheglin is often consumed in winter.
So that not a few Metheglin producers make Christmas versions of products; the famous one is Lyme Bay.
Friary Liqueur also makes a Christmas mead, which is different but equally interesting.
Therefore, any Metheglin packed with sweet spices will make a nice warm drink, especially in winter.
Apart from these two brands, there are many well-known Metheglin brands. For example, Celteg Medieval Mead with mint flavor, Afon Mêl Ginger Mead with a ginger mixture that makes the taste smooth.
18. Brown Ale
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Brown Ale is a kind of dark yellow or brown beer. London brewers first used the term in the late 17th century to describe their products, like Mild Ale.
Although the term now has a slightly different meaning. Now there are Brown ales that are made in several regions, especially in England and America.
As well as being ‘top-fermented,’ Brown Ale has a darker color than Pale Ale with a slight sourness.
Brown Ale is also a sweet, low alcohol beer, such as Manns Original Brown Ale.
Besides, Brown Ale also includes a medium strength yellow beer with a bitter taste such as Newcastle Brown Ale or a malty beer and hoppy, for example, the Sierra Nevada Brown Ale brand.
In 1800 brewers stopped making them because they no longer used brown malt as a base.
The term Brown Ale was revived in the late 19th century.
At that time, Brown Ale was much stronger than most versions today. Brown ale can also be distinguished by origin.
Brown ales from eastern England tend to be strong and soft. Meanwhile, Brown Ale in southern England is darker, sweeter, and lower in alcohol.
17. Ginger Beer
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Ginger Beer is a traditional, carbonated sweet drink that is usually made without alcohol.
Ginger Beer is made by natural fermentation, which comes from ginger, yeast, and sugar.
Although most Ginger Beer is made with no alcohol content, there are also alcoholic Ginger beers. One of them is the Crabbie brand.
Alcoholic ginger beer will usually be labeled specifically to distinguish it from the unfermented ginger beer.
Meanwhile, non-alcoholic ginger beer can be described as a kind of carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger.
One example of a brand is Stoney, which is a product of The Coca-Cola Company.
Ginger Beer is also widely used in cocktail recipes. Some types of cocktails that contain Ginger Beer are like Shandy.
The cocktail is made by mixing it with British beer. Apart from that, Ginger Beer can also be mixed with dark rum to make a cocktail called Dark ‘N Stormy.
Ginger beer was originally popular in England and its colonies starting from the 18th century.
Ginger Beer originated from the spice trade with the Eastern colonies and sugar-producing islands in the Caribbean.
Brewed Ginger Beer originated in Yorkshire in England in the mid-18th century and has since become popular in England and its colonies.
16. British wine
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Although wine is widely consumed in Great Britain, there are few wine producers in the region.
Wine production in England has historically been considered less than ideal due to the too-cold climate. So most of the wineries are in southern England and Wales.
Vineyards are common in Essex, Sussex, and Kent, where the climate is warmer than in northern England.
Most of the UK wines are white and “sparkling” wines with an emerging market.
Today, British wines come mostly from white grape varieties such as Chardonnay, Huxelrebe, Ortega, and others.
UK wine labeling rules are governed by Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO), with well-known brands such as Kit’s Coty Estate.
The Romans introduced winemaking to England and even tried to grow it as far north as Lincolnshire.
Wine production continued into the Normandy era, with more than 40 vineyards as in the Domesday Book.
Since medieval times, England has been a major customer of French wines such as Claret and Bordeaux.
But after the Methuen Treaty in the 18th century, French wine was subject to high duties, so it turned to Spanish wines such as Sherry or Madeira from Portugal.
15. Pale Ale
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Pale Ale is a top-fermented beer made from the malt with a predominantly pale color.
Therefore, the high malt proposition makes Pale Ale produce a lighter color.
There are various flavors and varying strengths within the Pale Ale family.
For example, Amber Ale, which is brewed with the proportion of ‘amber malt’ and sometimes ‘crystal malt’ to produce a yellow to light brown color, or it can be a bit darker.
Other variations include American Pale Ale (APA), Indian Pale Ale (IPA), Bière de Garde in France, Blonde, Burton Pale Ale, English bitter, Scotch Ale, and Strong Pale Ale.
Famous British Pale Ale brands include Timothy Taylor’s, Fuller’s, Samuel Smith’s, and others.
The term Pale Ale first appeared around 1703.
First used as a designation for beer made from dry malt with high carbon coke.
As brewing practices have developed and different hops levels have resulted in the various flavors and varying strengths of alcohol in the Pale Ale family.
Coke was first used in dry roasted malt in 1642, but the term Pale Ale did not appear until about 1703.
Then in 1830, the terms “Bitter” and “Pale Ale” became synonymous. Customers often refer to them as ‘Bitters.’
14. Sedna
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Sedana is an alcoholic drink made in Belfast, North Ireland, United Kingdom.
Sedna was sold as a tonic and was originally made from port wine with coca, pool nuts, and beef.
In general, Sedna is described as having a crunchy and soft taste. Moreover, the long and complicated filtration process makes the character very soft.
The water used in Sedna comes directly from the coast in Newfoundland.
Sedna is a tonic that is often called the “King of Tonic.”
The drink is strong with a ‘port wine’ mixture and contains coca and caffeine elements. Especially in the early years of its production and advertised as a medicinal wine.
Apart from North Ireland, Sedna is also imported into New Zealand and classified as a tonic, so it is only sold in pharmacy shops.
Meanwhile, in Australia, Sedna is categorized as an alcoholic drink and is legally only sold in places that have been licensed.
Sedna went on sale in 1897. The drink was first produced by the Snaed Manufacturing Company, which then changed to Denas, Logan & Co. Ltd.
Previously the brand name was suggested as the “Andean” source of coca extract, but Sedna may also be an anagram of the word “Deans.”
13. Black and Tan
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Black and Tan is an English cocktail made from two types of beer, ‘Stout’ and ‘Pale Ale.’
As the name suggests, the cocktail has a combination of light and dark colors. To make it, dark beer or ‘Stout‘ has to be poured slowly into the ‘Pale Ale.’
The tradition of mixing beer in England dates back to the 17th century. Likely, Black and Tan was first used to describe the drink in 1889.
Until the 1980s, Black and Tan was a mixture of Pale Ale and Stout-coated drinks.
Its early history can be traced to London during the 1700s when a beer mixture called “Three-threads” or “Five-threads” was consumed.
Each ‘thread’ is a type of beer mixed into a drink for tax evasion purposes.
Because mixing a thick, high-tax beer with a small, low-tax beer can benefit beer producers.
This practice continued from the late 1960s to the 1700s, before the Stout or Porters beer was developed.
The terms Black and Tan is quite controversial, especially in Ireland.
Because the name is associated with the Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, which was sent to Ireland in the early 1920s.
So Black and Tan in Ireland is called by another term, ‘Half and Half.’
12. Mild Ale
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Mild Ale is a kind of ale or beer with a predominantly malty character. Modern Mild Ale is mostly dark in color, with alcohol ranging from 3% to 3.6%.
But there are also other varieties of Mild Ale which are lighter in color and contain strong alcohol, 6% or more.
This type of beer originated in England in the 17th century or even earlier and was originally called ‘Young Ale‘ instead of Old Ale.
Meanwhile, the ‘Light Mild’ style is generally similar but with a paler color, such as Harveys Brewery and Knots of May.
Because there is basically a little bit of overlap between Mild Ale’s styles with ‘Bitter’ and ‘Light Mild,’ with the term AK referring to both.
AK itself is a very common beer name in the 19th century and is often referred to as “Mild Bitter Beer” or “Mild.”
The term ‘Mild‘ was originally used to denote any kind of beer that is young, fresh or not, and does not refer to any particular type of beer.
So it could be that Mild Ale is a Mild Porter and even Mild Bitter Beer, especially in the 19th century.
Over time, Mild Ale became one of the popular beer variants, especially in the 1960s.
Especially in the UK, such as in the West Midlands.
Some of the famous Mild Ales are Bank’s Mild, Highgate Dark Mild, Brain’s Dark, and Cain’s Dark Mild.
11. Old Ale
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Old Ale is a general term used for dark and malty beer in England.
Generally, Old Ale contains 5% alcohol. Sometimes the term is also associated with ‘stock ale‘ or more anciently with ‘keep ale,’ where beer is stored in the place of production.
Historically, Old Ale was served as a complement to or a substitute for Mild Ale.
It was common for the landlord to serve a mixture of a sharper beer broth with a lighter beer, which tasted more fruitful and sweeter to taste in ancient times.
In London, Old Ale usually has an acidic character that comes from secondary fermentation using Brettanomyces yeast.
However, because the aging process took a long time, Old Ale was finally made by storing Mild Ale in a brewery.
Also, in some cases, Old Ale is made by mixing old and young beer.
Meanwhile, the term “Stock Ale” comes from a very old beer and is used to inject quality and acidity into the mixture in making Old Ale.
There are also several Old Ale variations, some manufacturers pairing old wine with a fresh beer in a barrel.
Meanwhile, many factories, especially in Sussex, England, made Old Ale with a weaker style, such as King and Barnes and Harveys.
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10. Stout
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Stout or Porter is a style of beer that originated in England.
Stout is a dark beer with various fermentation variations such as dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout, and imperial stout.
Porter’s style originally originated in London, England, in the early 1720s.
The style later became popular in British cities, especially for coolies or porters, where the name originated.
At that time, this style was often described as stronger and more durable than other beer styles and was considered cheaper.
Porter also came to be known as Stout. Originally the adjective meant “proud” or “brave,” but after the 14th century, it had a “strong” connotation.
Stout was first used for beer in 1677 from a document in the Egerton Manuscript.
Hence, due to its surging popularity, brewers made it in various strengths.
The higher strength beers are known as “Stout Porters.” However, until now, there is still debate whether Stout should be separated from Porters.
Because the term Stout was originally intended to show the stronger Porter.
More recently, Stout has also tended to describe Dry Stouts with a dash of barley or Sweet Stouts such as the Milk Stout and Porter for roasted malted beer.
9. British Cider
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The UK is the main producer of Cider in the European Union and is experiencing its heyday in the 21st century.
Mainly due to the large diversity of producers, brands, and consumers. The Romans first introduced cider to establish a relationship with the local culture.
One of the most important factors in making Cider on Great Britain’s territory came from the Normans.
Some recent evidence also suggests that the Romans grew apples and pears during their stay in England, from records on Vindolanda tablets.
The documentation in 1676 by John Worlidge in “Vinetum Brittanicum” also explores treatises on apple production and processing.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the UK is currently the largest consumer of Cider globally, especially in pubs.
Most of the British Cider is associated with regions such as the West Country, West Midlands, and parts of the Home Counties and East Anglia.
There are two traditions in Cider’s production in England, the West Country Tradition and the Kent Tradition in the East Anglia region.
The first tradition produces Cider with a higher apple presentation, so the taste is sharper.
Meanwhile, Kent’s Cider tends to be clearer and lighter. Cider can also be differentiated into White Cider and Original Cider, with many well-known brands.
8. British Gin
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Gin has a long and distinguished history in England.
London is even the home of the Gin Craze of the 18th century and the birthplace of the world’s leading brands.
Today, the UK has specialty-style Gin distilleries, including Plymouth Gin.
Initially, the Gin drink was popularized in England after the King of the Netherlands, William of Orange, provided an alternative to French brandy during the conflict between England and France.
Today Gin has regained its place in the UK, and various Gin manufacturers operating.
Some of the gin producers in the UK are Beefeater, Booth’s Gin, Gordon’s Gin, Gilbey’s, Nicholson’s, and specialty regions like Plymouth.
Gin’s complex character is also recognized through well-known British brands such as Tanqueray No.10 or Ramsbury Gin.
One of the most important periods in Gin’s history in England was ‘The Gin Craze‘ in the first half of the 18th century.
Where at that time, the consumption of gin increased rapidly in England, especially in London.
Especially because the refiners have succeeded in reaching the lower community market.
However, this is not without consequences. Because so many people consume Gin, British cities end up experiencing a serious hangover epidemic.
This sparked moral outrage and a reaction from the government. So that rules are made to control Gin consumption.
7. Pimm’s
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Pimm’s is a brand of ‘fruit cup’ drink that is gin-based but can also be considered an alcoholic beverage.
In general, Pimm’s has a dark brown color with a reddish color with a subtle spicy and citrus flavor.
As a summer drink, Pimm’s is commonly served as a Pimm cocktail, an English-style lemonade topped with chopped fruit.
Pimms can also be mixed with Champagne, known as a “Pimm’s Royal Cup.” Meanwhile, Pimm’s Winter Cup is generally made with a mixture of warm apple juice.
Pimm’s is very popular in the UK, especially in the south and in the United States.
Pimm’s was first produced in 1823 by James Pimm and has now been owned by Diageo since 1997, and his famous product is Pimm’s No. 1 Cup.
James Pimm is the son of a farmer from Kent who owns an oyster bar in London.
He offers a tonic, a gin-based liquor containing a secret mixture of herbs. He served it in a small tank and was known as “No. 1 Cup ”.
Furthermore, in 1851, “Pimm’s No. 2 Cup” and “Pimm’s No. 3 Cup” were introduced.
Finally, Pimm’s started large-scale production in 1851, and the distillery began selling commercially in 1859.
Since then, the product has gained widespread popularity.
6. Perry
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Perry is an alcoholic drink made from fermented pears, similar to apple cider.
The drink has been brewed for centuries in England, particularly in the Three Counties (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire) and South Wales.
In recent years, Perry has also been referred to as the “pear cider,” although some organizations such as CAMRA do not accept it as the name of a traditional drink.
The National Association of Cider Makers also disagrees and can create confusion.
One of the earliest known references to fermenting pears can be found on Pliny.
But furthermore, Perry’s creation appears to have become firmly established in France after the fall of the Roman Empire.
In the 16th to 17th centuries, Perry then began to earn its place in western England, where the climate and soil were favorable for the cultivation of pears where apples did not grow.
Perry production traditionally began to decline in the 20th century.
Modern Perry production is increasingly standardized and often includes added cereals such as corn syrup and sugar with high-tannin pears.
The most famous of Perry’s brands is Lambrini. It tastes like Cider, can be “funky” or sweet.
5. Prince of Wales Blend tea
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Britain is famous for its tradition of drinking tea, as one of the national drinks, of course, there are many tea types in the UK.
One that is unique is the Prince of Wales Blend Tea, a ‘full body‘ black tea blend, brightly colored and with a strong aroma.
As the name implies, the tea mixture was originally made for Prince Edward of Wales and King Edward VIII.
The tea’s strong aroma comes from high-quality Keemun tea from Anhui Province, China, and other black teas. Therefore the resulting taste is very complex.
Prince Edward also permitted Twinings to sell his personal mixture using his royal title in 1921.
But nowadays, his tea is rarely circulating in the market. However, some of the Prince of Wales Blend tea products are still offered overseas.
Twinings described the tea as a blend of pure Chinese black tea that is light-colored and has a delicate taste, and is excellent brewed with or without milk.
As with most other British blended teas, actually, no one knows for sure the formula in the Prince of Wales Blend tea.
Besides Twinings, the tea is also produced overseas, such as in Germany through the company Paul Schrader GmbH & Co…
4. Builder’s tea
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Builder’s tea, also known as builder’s brew, is a colloquial term in British English for a cup of strong tea.
Its name comes from the cheap tea that workers drink while resting, usually served in mugs.
The tea is made from a black tea bag with a little added milk. It is usually added with sugar, but it is optional.
Builder’s tea usually has a strong character and has a dark cream color appearance.
The tea’s name was chosen because initially, many British construction workers used to drink many cups of tea during their workday for stamina and relaxation.
So that the term was widely used throughout Great Britain and Ireland.
Also, the term Builder’s brew became famous around the early to late 1970s.
Especially at that time, Britain had a fast-growing manufacturing industry with the slogan ‘Made in Britain‘, accompanied by the emergence of the term ‘blue-collar worker.’
So as the name implies, Builder’s tea has truly become the culture of construction workers, traders, carpenters, plumbers, masons, and others.
The tea is mostly brewed in the place where they work and is used for resting.
3. Earl Grey tea
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Earl Grey tea is a mixed tea that has been flavored with added bergamot oil.
Earl Grey tea is usually made from black tea, such as golden tea from China, so that the additional oil with black tea makes the taste unique.
However, Earl Grey teas are also starting to be made with stronger teas, such as Ceylon.
Other varieties have also been introduced, such as green tea or oolong.
So that initially, Earl Grey tea was intended to be drunk without milk. Now you can add milk or cream.
The Earl Grey blend is assumed to have got its name from Charles Grey, Earl Grey 2nd, a British Prime Minister in the 1830s.
He is also the author of Bill’s Reformation in 1832 and the initiator of the slavery act of 1833.
It is said that Charles Gray received a diplomatic prize in the form of tea flavored with bergamot oil.
This resulted from the end of the tea monopoly held by the East India Company due to trade competition between Britain and China.
But here is also another version of the story.
Besides the various versions of Earl Grey tea’s origin story, the name is not actually a registered trademark.
Many companies make their own versions of Earl Grey tea, like Lady Grey, Earl Green, Rooibos Earl Grey, and many more.
2. Dandelion and Burdock
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Dandelion and Burdock is a drink consumed in England since medieval times. Originally a type of Mead, but later developed into a carbonated soft drink.
Currently, Dandelion and Burdock’s drink is commercially available.
Traditionally, the drink lives up to its name, made from fermented dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) and burdock root (Arctium Lappa).
It looks caramelized. At first glance, it might look like Rootbeer or Sarsaparilla.
Its early history is not much different from a drink made from root extract with a little light fermentation.
So the taste of Dandelion and Burdock can also be said to be similar to sarsaparilla. Even recently, it started to increase in popularity.
The drink sold at many retail outlets does not actually contain the two plants but uses artificial flavorings.
But several retail outlets sell Dandelion and Burdock’s drink with its original plant extracts.
Some Dandelion and Burdock producers also make variations in flavors. Like Ben Shaw, it produces 5 flavors, original, cloudy lemonade, bitter shandy, cream soda, and root beer.
Then the Fentimans producers offer their natural versions, as well as Fitzpatrick’s producers.
1. English Breakfast Tea
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English Breakfast tea is a traditional blend of black tea originating from Assam, Ceylon, and Kenya.
This tea is the most popular and common in the British tea tradition. Usually described as “full-body,” strong, and rich.
Steeping English Breakfast tea is often mixed with milk and sugar. Traditionally associated with a healthy British breakfast culture.
The black tea used in the mix varies widely, from Assamese tea to the occasional Keemun tea.
The story of the origin of English Breakfast tea has many versions.
However, drinking black tea in England and Ireland has been around for a long time.
Tea vendors introduced the term breakfast tea in at least the late 18th century. It is said that the title comes from America.
One of them is in a Journal of Commerce article that refers to 1843 and a tea merchant named Richard Davies in New York City.
Davies, a British immigrant, started with a mixture of Congou tea plus a little Pekoe and Pouchong.
Also, an American publication in 1884 noted that Bohea tea is known and traded as an English Breakfast tea.
Whereas in England, breakfast tea popularity is related to Queen Victoria in 1892 at Balmoral.
As a country with the dominant language globally, it certainly makes Great Britain an influential culture.
Besides enjoying the famous British-style tea, there are many other ways to explore the beverage from English country.
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How to Write Music Notes for Songs
Music notation is the language by which musicians communicate with one another. Written music indicates what notes to play, note pitch and rhythm. Other symbols used in conjunction with the notes help tell you how a particular piece of music is played. Writing songs with music notes is the most effective way to read and write songs. While reading and writing music can take anywhere from a few months to a few years for some people to do proficiently, learning the basics can help you get started writing songs immediately. Getting better comes with using these basic skills over time.
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• Music staff paper
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• Set your song up on music staff paper. You can buy music staff paper at music stores or you can print it directly online, free of charge. See the Resources section for downloadable staff paper. Write a key signature and time signature at the beginning of each staff on the music paper. A key signature includes sharp or flat symbols written on lines or spaces on the music staff that indicates the key in which the song will be played. The time signature indicates the timing of the song (how many beats per measure of music). These elements provide essential information to anyone who will play the song from the written music.
• Write notes on the music staff to create a song. Notes are made of note heads, stems and tails. These elements combined indicate tone, pitch and rhythm. Some note values include whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes and sixteenth notes. Each note value has a corresponding rest value. Combine notes and rests in bars of music (as indicated by the time signature) to write the melody and rhythm of your song.
• Place music notes on the appropriate lines or spaces of the music staff to indicate the appropriate note. Each line and space on the music staff represents a note name. The line or space upon which you write the note head is the note that will be played. The appropriate stem and tail attached to the note head, and whether the note head is filled in or open, indicates how long the note will be played.
• Write chord names above your music staff. Chord names, such a C major, E minor and D7 help musicians look at the sheet music and get an idea about the overall sound of the song before they begin reading the more detailed notation.
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• Understanding the basic musical elements for writing songs can get you started, but to fully understand notating songs, consider spending time with the musical language, which includes how notes are written and how scales and chords are built and used to write a song. There are plenty of music theory books and websites available to help. See the Resources section for more information.
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July 1, 2011
Between Utopia and Dystopia
University Museum of Contemporary Art, Mexico City
By Aylin Soyer Tangen
Most Asian countries have been struggling to rewrite their histories since decolonization. History is always written by the winners (...). Missing and concealed stories haunt us like the ghosts of our traditions, and the events of the recent past dwell daily in our minds. The question is how can we deal with that and move towards the future?
– Gridthiya Gaweewong
On the other side of this spinning planet, in Mexico City, Between Utopia and Dystopia is part of an ongoing exhibition cycle entitled Phantoms of Liberty.
This exhibition which opened June 30th at the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC), is curated by Bangkok-based Gridthiya Gaweewong and presents multidisciplinary works by artists whose works mediate between art, life, politics, history and social memory in the contexts of different Asian countries.
The exhibition is also the first chapter of Palaestra, a simultaneous and multiple show of art practices from regions and nations that find themselves in the margins of the contemporary art production of the big metropolises. The issue that unites the exhibitions, whose curators come from Asia, Africa and East Europe respectively, is the question of utopia’s condition and status. Through art they deal with the future prospects in each region, and focus on how artists have conceived and responded to utopian visions in their specific geographical and/ or political environment.
Based on their respective localities and historical contexts, the artists explore physical and mental spaces, as well as socio-political issues and historical narratives. As a whole, the exhibition becomes a manifold investigation of the basis of repression in Asian societies. The works of Vietnamese artist Dinh Q Lê, for instance, deals with history from the grassroots and in a both rural and urban context. In the Hyakuri Peace Park Project, Dinh Q Lê works with a Japanese war veteran and farmers who fought with the government for fifty years to reclaim their land.
Uruphong Raksasads, Agrarian Utopia (film still)
From a similar context, the young Thai filmmaker Uruphong Raksasad's documentary Agrarian Utopia talks about the conditions for dreaming about a utopia among impoverished farmers in Northern Thailand. Apichatpong Weerasethakul's video work Phantoms of Nabua concerns communist farmers in northeast Thailand who were excluded from the country’s mainstream social memory in the 1970s. The video installation Massroom Project by Forum Lenteng recounts the collective experiences of young artists and videomakers who ran a workshop and collaborated with a community in Jakarta. The work witnesses the rapid economic growth in one of the biggest urban areas in Southeast Asia, which has resulted in both internal and external migration. Other works address the issue of war and conflict, such as Vandy Rattana's documentary photography where he has followed the remains of the the US bombing campaign by taking photographs of the bomb craters that are widely found in Cambodia.
Vandy Rattana - Bomb Ponds (2009)
This is how he reports the experience behind the work:
I’m standing with my three cameras- two around my neck and one in my hand. It is 12:30pm and I am at a rubber plantation in Kompong Cham just east of Phnom Penh. The grass and other wild greenery have grown thickly over a pond spanning five meters by five meters. As I stand here contemplating this body of water, the voice of a young farmer suddenly calls out to me as he is preparing his lunch, “It is a bomb pond; it is getting smaller now.” I begin to wonder what has happened here in the middle of this beautiful land, surrounded by pure serenity. From primary school to high school and even through university, the history of Cambodia has been put into silent mode for the next generation. Yet a silence created by a mighty sound is still a sound. It is a sound that has been muted... But, still, I do not understand why this sound exists. I do not know why its echo spins in my head and rushes through the veins of my body. Perhaps, I do not really enjoy the bird’s song in the early, glorious morning or perhaps I am not humble enough. And maybe I have not yet learned enough about forgiveness and still insist on the value of revenge. I do truly wish I could enjoy the bird’s song, to finally end this silent sound reverberating through me.
Another artist, Tsuyoshi Ozawa's Vegetable Weapons is a series of portraits from different countries and regions of women holding guns made of vegetables and other ingredients. tsuyoshi_ozawa_vegetable_weaponsThe toy-like guns are made by combining ingredients from local dishes chosen by the local women who serve as the models. After being photographed, the ‘vegetable weapons’ are dismantled and the ingredients tossed into a cooking pot. The project participants then share and enjoy the meal together. What was the parodying of a war scene turns into a scene of ordinariness and interaction in the form of the sharing of a meal. This project has taken place in various countries around Asia, America, Europe, and Africa.
Rikrit Tiravanija's 100 Years Pictorial history of World Revolution deals with the history of political conflict and peoples' struggle in the last century. He has invited young art students to work on an ongoing mural piece to reimagine political world history. The idea behind this ongoing mural piece, which will be constructed during the exhibition period, is to raise questions about how unresolved political problems lead to uprisings of people in different parts of the world. This exhibition is a continuation of a similar show Who’s afraid of Green, Red and Yellow, at the 100 Tonson Gallery, Bangkok, where the artist was cooking and offering his signature creation in the art space, to the viewers and audience. Tiravanija is well known for his orchestrations of interactions between artist, art, and the audience in a combination of art and daily life.
Reconstruction of historical narratives and social memory
To Seismopolite Gridthiya Gaweewong explains that the fundamental idea behind the exhibition is that, when sudden, dramatic changes such as political or ideological uprising or regime change occur in societies, there often arises an immediate need of reexploration and recapitulation of the society's fundament. Because of the possibility to communicate through social media and various alternative networks, this awareness is much more effectively distributed:
Most Asian countries have been struggling to rewrite their histories since decolonization. History is always written by the winners, and of course there will always be histories that remain overlooked and untold. Selective history and social memory are issued and controlled by the state and distributed via mainstream media and institutions. Missing and concealed stories haunt us like the ghosts of our traditions, and the events of the recent past dwell daily in our minds. The question is how can we deal with that and move towards the future?
Art then becomes a tool to unearth the unwritten history of countries and to establish new future trajectories by reconstructing history and social memory. Because of the different geopolitical situation of each country this development happens differently in Southeast Asia, compared to South Asia, where artists have consciously dealt with these problems for a long time in the post colonization era.
Between Utopia and Dystopia will stay open until November 2011, and includes the artists Rirkrit Tiravanija, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Uruphong Raksasad, Dinh Q. Le, Hafiz (Forum Lenteng), Ashmina Ranjit, Tsuyoshi OzawaVandy Rattana, Naeem Mohaiemen, Vandy Rattana and Desire Machine.
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At some point in your life, you might face the problem of how to get rid of an old car that has been taking up space in your garage or backyard for years. If it is still in a reasonable condition, you can of course donate it to a local charity, sell it out of hand, or call the wreckers to remove it. But is removal to the wrecking yard as it is always the best option? In some circumstances it might not be, so let us look at some other options.
Does the car run?
To the wreckers it makes almost no difference if the car is a running condition or not, but in monetary terms, it can make a great deal of difference to you. The price you get from a wrecking yard is determined by the weight of the car, so the thing to do is to determine how well the car runs, and if it does not, how much it will cost to get it running satisfactorily.
However, before you fix anything, call all the wrecking yards like Cash for My Cars to obtain quotes, and so get an idea of what the car is worth. If the body work is still in good condition without dents, dings, and rust, it might be worth spending up to around 25% of the best price you were offered to fix it. But then again, you must ask yourself if the repair is worth the cost and hassle, or if you even need the car.
If you decide that the cost is worth the effort of carrying out minor repairs, it might be good idea to sell the car out of hand after fixing it by advertising it in the local paper, local auction sites, or even by parking it in a visible spot, or even in your drive way, with a “FOR SALE” sign on it. If the car runs well, you are almost certain to get a higher price for it by selling it privately than you would have received from the wreckers.
You can sell its parts.
Sometimes, depending on the car, and the demand for its parts, it is easier to forego repairing it and just to offer its useful parts for sale. However, it is important to first determine the demand for parts, so make a list of all the working parts, and advertise them in the “Classified” section of a few local papers.
For instance, if the engine and transmission is in working condition, you can probably get twice as much for the engine set as you would have done for the entire car from the wrecking yard. Similarly, if the interior is still good you can sell the seats as a set, for which you can easily get as much as the wreckers offered you for the whole car.
Clean it before selling it.
If the car had been standing outside in the rain and sun, and not undercover, it might be a good idea to give it a good wash. It does not have to shine like your new car, but if it is reasonably clean, with no trash inside the passenger compartment and boot, it will be much easier to negotiate a better price when the wreckers call to look at it.
Also inflate the tyres if they are flat, and make sure all the papers are in order- if you can’t produce the title, it might be impossible to get a reasonable price for the car- if you can sell it at all. If there are wires hanging from under the dashboard, tuck them away out of sight.
Negotiate the best price.
Wreckers and scrap yards fix the prices for the wares they sell to the public, which means that there is nothing to stop you from negotiating the best possible price for your old wreck. For instance, if the engine still runs, it is highly unlikely that the wrecking yard will crush it together with the body. They are far more likely to remove and sell the engine separately, which will more than make up the amount they are willing to pay you for the whole car.
Merely accepting the first offer from a wrecker is the worst thing you can do, because with a little effort, imagination, and the determination to get a better price, you can almost certainly get top dollar for your wreck.
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So what's the problem? Well, I'm not some big giant corporation and I can't "boost my post" by paying $5 every time I post something just for "approximately 550 more fans" to be able to see my post. The ironic part is that I'd be paying to have MY OWN FANS see my posts. MY OWN FANS.... Shouldn't they have a chance to see my posts no matter what? Isn't that why they are "my fans"? So my chances of selling products or services to new customers is virtually impossible anymore. Or even if I just want to create some positivity with a nice post with a picture quote than even LESS people see it. And heaven forbid I have a post linked to my actual website because then I'd be lucky to have 20 people see my page.
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Killin' Nazis
Sort of spolier-ish review to follow, but I am deliberately avoiding mentioning any real plot specifics. Moving on:
Inglourious Basterds is one of the greatest cartoons I've ever seen in my life. If you haven't seen the movie you'll be very confused by that statement, and once you see it and for the love of God do that right now you'll understand exactly what I mean. "Ridiculous" is a word that we abuse greatly in the English language- it doesn't just mean something is silly or nonsensical, but that it is so absurd or offensive that it merits outright ridicule. Rush Limbaugh is ridiculous. The Creation Museum is ridiculous. But to call Inglourious Basterds "ridiculous" would be like calling a 1942 Daffy Duck cartoon where Daffy sneaks into Hitler's office and puts a stick of dynamite in his trousers "ridiculous." To assume what you are watching is worthy of ridicule is to assume that at some point you were actually taking even a second of this seriously, and if you were doing that, that the only person worth being mocked is you. This movie is a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful cartoon.
This is the first of two reasons why Basterds is one of the best movies I've seen in... ever. Quentin Tarantino lulls you into taking the movie seriously and then mocks you. He repeats this five or six times during the movie, including a finale that, again, shares more with the WWII antics of Bugs Bunny than John Wayne or Audie Murphy. And every time you will thank him for it. At just the right moment, Tarantino decides "Alright, got 'em. Now's a good time to make this explode. Now's a good time to suddenly put Winston Churchill in the room. Now's a good time to play "Cat People." Yes. David Bowie is on the soundtrack of a WWII movie.
The second is that Tarantino brutalizes one of the most common techniques of filmmaking in this movie, and God bless him for it. Let's say you're watching a heist scene. Minute one is Bob saying "here's how it's going to go down." Minutes two through nineteen are how it doesn't go down that way at all. In Inglourious Basterds, Tarantino repeats this, and then shows minute twenty- where the characters get completely bored of minutes two through nineteen and do exactly what they planned to do in minute one. I'll try putting another way: remember how awesome it was the first time you saw Indy shoot the sword guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark? But then it wasn't really as funny or exciting after every viewing? Tarantino shoots the sword guy five or six times during the movie, and every time you didn't see it coming.
Brad Pitt is hilarious, and it'll probably get him his Oscar given that Hollywood thinks he's "due" and now's the opportunity to do it. But it's a shame that his albiet hilarious performance will overshadow the brilliant work of Christoph Waltz, whose Col. Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa has probably twice the screen time of Pitt's character and immediately belongs next to Darth Vader and Hannibal Lecter in the pantheon of great movie villains. If Pitt deserves an Oscar for this movie, Waltz deserves seven.
Melanie Laurent, as the female lead- let's stop there for a moment. Yes, there's an entire plot that they don't bother mentioning at all in the trailers, and at this point I don't even want to explain, because I expect you to go see the movie. Just go. Seriously. Anyway- as the female lead is excellent, with the only annoyance being my nagging assumption throughout the entire movie that Tarantino wrote the role for Uma Thurman, given that every measure was taken for her character to look, talk, and act like every character Uma Thurman has played in every Tarantino film, only French. Ultimately, I don't mind this, because I would watch Uma Thurman read a phone book, especially in French, if she was wearing what Laurent wears in the final act of the movie.
I don't do a lot of movie reviews, mostly on "well who the hell am I?" grounds. But if anyone thinks I'm being overly excited about this review, keep in mind my, admittedly slightly less mature, review of Kill Bill was in all caps and screamed THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER fifteen or so times, so I think you can appreciate my analysis here. In conclusion, if you don't go see this movie you hate fun. There's nothing else this move can be except fun. There is no message, no conversation, no social statement to be found here. It is, as it says on the tin, people killin' Nazis.
They haven't made cartoons like this in decades.
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August 20, 2009
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So Massachusetts realized in 2004 that the governor was a Republican, so if John Kerry won the presidential election his seat would be filled by the Republican governor until the next election. So the state changed the law to keep it open until an election can be held.
Now, Ted Kennedy is on the verge of death and unable to serve, and fears that if he passes away, his seat and potential vote in favor of health care might remain vacant until an election can be held. So he's asking the state to change the law back to allow the governor to appoint a replacement.
You know what? This is exactly the shit that Republicans should just enjoy as a gift-wrapped talking point. How is this defensible? They may as well flat-out say that they wish the law could say that a Senate seat can be filled immediately only if the governor is a Democrat.
As I have said all along, the solution here- a chance that has long since passed- is not changing the law, but for Ted Kennedy to have resigned if he wasn't going to be able to serve a full term. And I say that as someone who will very much miss Ted Kennedy being in the Senate.
Update: They're saying it could take around 145 days from Kennedy's death or retirement to have a special election for his seat. This is me, 97 days ago, wondering why Kennedy was still a senator. Please forgive me for not sympathizing greatly with a lot of the health care reformers here startled to suddenly discover this could be a problem.
Second update: Right. Also, I'd like a pony.
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I didn't even know where to start with this when I first read it. I especially liked the part about how her friends had a "recession party" where they, for all intents and purposes, spent an evening cosplaying as poor people. But the kicker really did come at the end, when a whole two paragraphs was devoted to Laura Steins' maid, who got laid off from her own job and had to become a domestic servant with no medical care. One of the photos in the article shows her sitting in the waiting room at Steins' son's dental appointment, while she herself has no coverage. But instead, Washington Post, let's write about the horrible fate of the rich.
I also thought about saying something involving the comments on the article, which included the repeated suggestion that Steins fire her maid. In a related story, it turns out the terrorists won after all.
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The transmitter pouch
Now it exists - it has it's own site: Myggsäcken.
Right now it is only in Swedish, mostly because I can't think up a good name in English.
Can anybody help?
- first I have to explain the Swedish name: "rygg-säck" is a back-pack. "Mygga" is a mosquito, but also slang for the small lapel-mounted microphone.
Somehow, I don't see "The microphone transmitter pouch" as something that would catch the eye...
... is one of the more glamorous examples.
(Burgundy velvet and gray swansdown)
Laura Fry said...
Glamourous indeed! Could be so much more than 'just' a mygg bag though? :)
Kerstin på Spinnhuset said...
Well, my first order was for an "ordinary" looking one, preferrably in "ordinary" black cloth... just a bit disappointing, when I had this blinged variety on display ;-)
Laura Fry said...
Orders are good! :D
Carla said...
How about "transmitter-transporter"?
Kerstin på Spinnhuset said...
Carla, I like that!
... now, maybe I need yet another blog...
K :-DD
Anonymous said...
I like the name Myggsäcken.
In the US these are called lavalier mics (pronounced mike), and the transmitter is called the bodypack. Might help you with writing a description.
But I think it would be useful for a number of things- sewing kits, to hold small scissors and a tape measure while winding a warp, all sorts of things.
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Am I Blue?
The latest Bloomberg/LAT poll has a bit of good news for Obama. It seems undecided voters are more pessimistic about the economy than registered voters overall--and are looking to Obama to handle the crisis:
Almost nine of 10 of the persuadable voters in the Bloomberg poll said the
country is on the wrong track. That result is 10 percentage points higher than
for all registered voters. The percentage of undecided voters who said the
economy is doing badly is 7 points higher than among the broader public....
In the Sept. 19-22 poll, the undecided voters said Obama would do a better
job than McCain of addressing the market meltdown by a margin of 57 percent to
18 percent. That's significantly wider than among all likely voters, where there
is just a 12-point gap between Illinois Senator Obama and McCain, an Arizona
Putting aside slight candidate preference, what is the chicken-and-egg relationship at work here? Are these voters so gloomy because they still aren't completely convinced that one of the candidates has the right stuff? Do they remain uncommitted because they are so very distressed about the path the economy is on and are waiting to hear more from the candidates? Or is there a more basic element at work, along the lines of: people unable to commit to a candidate at this late date are fundamentally wishy-washy and prone to depression?
I'm sure the pollsters and political scientists among you have the answer.
--Michelle Cottle
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The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Awards $6.7 Million Grant
To Establish Boomtown Development Co.
Recognizing Tulsa’s need for safe, quality and affordable housing for moderate to low-income families, Tulsa Habitat for Humanity (THFH) announces the formation of a new non-profit affiliate, Boomtown Development Co. The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, which is dedicated to developing sustainable solutions to affordable housing, is awarding a $6.7 million grant to launch this new housing initiative.
Boomtown Development Co. emphasizes the development of mixed-income housing, focusing on creating diverse socio-economic neighborhoods and breaking up concentrations of poverty. THFH has a proven model for working with moderate and low-income homebuyers, which accommodates borrowers in a specific income range. With the realization that an ever-increasing number of Tulsa families were falling outside its homeownership program requirements, but still short of qualifying for traditional mortgage financing, THFH began looking for ways to expand its services and help more Tulsans realize the dream of homeownership. Boomtown Development Co. will provide a more comprehensive approach to addressing the affordable housing crisis, by providing access to those who currently fall outside of THFH’s guidelines.
Additionally, Boomtown’s PATHS: Permanent Answers to Housing Shortages program is designed to equip those living on the socio-economic margins with financial training, support services, and attractive housing options, whether they are on a path to homeownership in the near-term, long-term or simply in need of safe, quality and affordable rental housing. Boomtown Development Co. makes it possible to expand housing offerings, provide more support services and continue to deliver the proven methods developed by THFH to a wider range of families in our community.
“Many moderate to low-income families are living paycheck to paycheck,” notes Tulsa Habitat CEO, Cameron Walker. “When the majority of a family’s income goes to paying rent and utilities, they are forced to make difficult decisions. That may mean taking dollars away from food, reliable transportation and other necessities. Together, Tulsa Habitat for Humanity and Boomtown Development Co. provide a comprehensive approach to stopping that cycle, and equipping those living on the socio-economic margins with tools, support and affordable housing options that provide benefits beyond improved shelter.”
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation grant supports Boomtown land acquisition and personnel expansion over a five year period. THFH will complete 26 homes by the end of 2017. Boomtown’s 5-year plan calls for the construction of 40 new homes in 2018, ramping up to a full capacity of 150 homes per year by 2022. Offerings will include a mix of single-family new construction, single-family remodeled homes, townhomes and multi-family rental units. An integral part of the grant is creation of a land fund which will receive a fixed contribution from Boomtown home sales, leading to a self-sustaining land acquisition reserve.
“We want to empower community members to improve their lives, and there is a tremendous need for affordable housing in Tulsa,” says Bill Major, Executive Director, The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation. ”This project, like the other great work of Tulsa Habitat for Humanity, will change lives for our friends and neighbors by helping to create a path to homeownership for some who may never otherwise have the chance to own a home.”
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Thread: Arrays!!!
1. #1
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Jan 2006
Question Arrays!!!
If we have this :
#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
const int size=7;
int a[size]={0};
for( int i=1; i<600; i++)
++a[1+ rand()%6];
cout<<a[j]<<" ";
the out put would be like that:
9404 9063 14109 9306 18378 9454
why the value of the array remained 0 while i have already incremet it and also i have used rand()???
and wut are these numbers when the array is being printed in the second loop? why the each cell contains 4 or more numbers? why not one number? and why does it conttain 7, 8 and 9 if i used the rand() of range (0-6)?????????
anyone can tell me?
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Dec 2005
#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
using namespace std; //Remove .h from iostream and use this namespace instead.
int main(){
const int size=7;
int a[size]={0};
int i, j;
for(i=1; i < 600; i++) {
++a[(rand() % 6) + 1];
cout<<a[j]<<" " << endl;
I'm pritty sure your program was being confused from the lack of syntaxs. Remember to include the "{" "}" and "(" ")". I think that should fix the program.
Not sure if thats what you wanted it to do though .
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Blackroot, in three attempted answers I've seen of you today you've been at least partially wrong three times. You might want to learn a bit more first.
That said, you are right that the formatting of the program leads to confusion - but only for the programmer, not the compiler. Confuse the compiler, and it give you an error.
You are also right about the old-style headers.
As for the program:
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;
int main()
srand(time(0)); // Initialize pseudorandom number generator. Without this, you'll get the
// same result every run.
const int SIZE = 7; // Typical naming convention is to put constants in all upper case.
int a[SIZE] = {0};
for(int i = 1; i < 600; ++i) { // Good practice to use prefix ++ unless postfix is required.
int index = rand() % SIZE; // 1+rand()%6 would yield numbers from 1 to 6. Array indices
// start from 0, though.
cout<<a[index]<<endl; // Must use the same index here - i will be quickly out of bounds.
for(int i = 0; i < size; ++i) { // Unless you use a broken compiler, there's nothing wrong
// with reusing the variable name here. (VC++, enable "for-scope" in the language
// options.)
cout << a[j] << " ";
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July 30, 2014
A reason for North Korea’s recent provocation
Continued isolation of North Korea by its new leader Kim Jong Un is a strategy of keeping his people in line that’s according to UW-Madison Political Scientist Andrew Kydd. “If the North Koreans truly knew how deprived they are, in comparison to the South Koreans, there would be a much greater likelihood the North Korean regime would be overthrown,” says Kydd.
Kydd says Un must also keep his people believing they are in danger from the outside world and the best way to accomplish this is by engaging in repeated provocations.
The largest deterrent preventing the U.S. or South Korea from engaging militarily with the North is not the communist regime’s nuclear capability, says Kydd, but its artillery cannons being in range of the South Korean capital of Seoul.
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My Name Ringtone Maker – An App to make Attractive Ringtones
Ringtones are something that has existed since the inception of cell phones in in the early 21st century. From simple beeps to complicated melodies ringtones have changed and gradually become more and more unique over the course of the 20 years. Nowadays it’s all about personalization and customization. People are looking to stand out from others and make their unique flair known to the world. This has led to people customizing what they wear and the various accessories they carry around with them. One such customizable feature in everyone’s smartphone is their ringtone. Nowadays everyone wants their own personalized ringtone that sets them apart from the others.
My Name Ringtone Maker does that exact job. My Name Ringtone Maker is an app that allows its users to create customized and unique ringtones that represents the user’s identity. With this app users can create ringtone using any names. All of your phone contacts can have different names assigned to them. This is yet another feature of the app that makes it fun to use. You can use quirky names for your friends using the app so that next time they call the name you have fed the app will be announced. For example you can name one of your friends blabber mouth in the app and the next time they call, you will get a notification and sound saying blabber mouth is calling. You can also use various songs as your ringtone. With the apps in build mp3 cutter you can select your favourite part of the song and make it your own ringtone. With this app you don’t need to browse the internet for free ringtones. This can often lead you to malicious websites that may attack your phones privacy and install viruses. With this app you can get amazing ringtones for free.
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If you want to further customize your ringtone you can even add your own voice or a recording of something. With the apps inbuilt audio recorder users are able to easily record and preview their audio in high quality. If they are satisfied with the recording they can set that as their ringtone as well. The possibilities are endless using this app the only thing that is holding you down is your own creativity when it comes to My Name Ringtone Maker. With such heavy emphasis on uniqueness in the world this app stands as being highly customizable. You would think that My Name Ringtone Maker is very difficult to use but that is far from reality. My Name Ringtone Maker is extremely easy to use and setup. People who aren’t very proficient in using smartphones can also figure this app out in mere minutes.
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Woken up after eight hours sleep and you still feel tired? Then you wake up after five hours sleep and you feel full of energy and life? For a long time sleep has been a mystery to many people who have tried to work out what makes a good sleep, how long it should be and how it actually helps the human body.
Zeo Inc thinks its come up with a big step forward in measuring how good your sleep really is. The Zeo Sleep Manager measures eye movement, muscle movement and your brainwaves to give you detailed information on how well you have slept.
You simply connect your sleep manager device to your iOS device (iPhone and iPod Touch) via Bluetooth and you are ready to go. In the morning, the App gives you all the details you need regarding the quality of sleep you had with information on how REM (rapid eye movement) sleep and deep sleep you had.
Now for many the thought of wearing a headband all night and having a device on your forehead seems rather daunting but the people at Zeo have tried to combat this. The pack also comes with a double-sided sticky pad that attaches the device to your forehead without the need for a headband.
The pack includes the Zeo headband, sleep management device, charger for the device and eye mask and costs £89. The app itself is free to download from the iTunes App Store - hit up the link below. When we spoke to Zeo we were told that an Android version is in the works; we'll let you know when this is released.
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Reagan: “Those Voices Don’t Speak For Us”PolicyVideos
An oldie, but a goodie when you want to remind yourself of why we’re in this fight:
Reagan was right then. Reagan is right today.
• Jim Portugul
You can show film after film of what Presidents like Kennedy, Reagan, or Clinton have said. Or. Whoever.
What is important to me, is not what they said, but what did they do, or not do. In other words, their works.
What problems did a President face, and what problems did he solve? Was the country better off when he left than when he got there?
Not solving the problems of other countries, but problems of the country that he was elected to manage, the USA.
Obviously, you would like less regulation. What don’t you address the Greenspan apology? And, why don’t you address the airline. oil company , deregulation and their affect on the middle-class?
Why don’t you address the regulation of corn in gasoline and the price of a steak now a days?
Why don’t you address PAC money?
Why don’t you talk about how Roosevelt got another Kennedy to clean up Wall St., and who 60 yrs. later screwed that
I doubt Kennedy or Reagan could comprehend, or, have done any better than anyone else these days due to the corruption of the American people, and the fact that our government is a reflection of its people.
No form of government works with the amount of corruption we have now in America.
There is going to come a day when people are going to cry and beg for a leader to save us from ourself, one who has far more rank than Reagan, or any other person on earth.
Crying out for Reagan is just the beginning.
• Turbocohen
This video reminds us that before we knew Reagan as we know him today that we do in fact have a few upstanding voices on the rise.. Jim DeMint, Scott Walker, Rand Paul among a few others come to mind.. Let us not look past them and what they mean to the next generation.
• MD Russ
You left out Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and the rest of the Straitjacket Caucus.
• Jim Portugul
Yes, and the whole bunch is under the spell of the hate radio “Fuhrer”!
• Shaun Kenney
You know, people with IP randomizers always bother me.
(1) They’re that extra special sort of neurotic.
(2) They really think that it blocks their IP… really…
(3) They don’t realize that the anonymizers they use still rely on a set IP address that typically relies on the first six digits to be stable.
(4) …and they’re so easy to block. Unless #1 kicks in… in which case I find new anonymizers to block.
Portugul — troll elsewhere. First warning.
• Jim Portugul
Go ahead martyr me.
• Warmac9999
How convenient of you to leave out MSNBC in the hate category. It is an entire television network working 24/7 to build hatred for Americans who still believe the Constitution still has meaning. The “Fuhrer of Radio” is one voice and yet there are many others who value the Constitution. So, go ahead, hate away. You are the worse for it, and I grow stronger knowing your fear.
• Turbocohen
MD, Can’t include Cruz, Rubio or Bolling..
• louexis
In listening to this video one thought comes to mind. “Who is the “WE” Reagan is talking about?” As president I thought he governed all of us. In listening to him I get the impression he wishes to govern some special segment of our population to protect them from some foreign element within our borders. Is this the divide between Republicans and Democrats?
• Turbocohen
Its the divide between constitutional conservatives vs liberals.
• louexis
You may call it that but to me it sounds like “Class Warfare”. Is President Reagan’s people the good guys and the citizens that want the government to change with the times the bad people? During our Founding Fathers time it took 3 days to go between Richmond and Philadelphia. Today it takes 0ne hour. Than there were 3 million people now there are 300 million people. Then they did not have the cotton gin now technology is taking over the world. When you say constitutional conservatives all you are saying is you don’t want to acknowledge the facts of life.
• Warmac9999
I suggest you replace Reagan with Obama. A far better man of division.
• midwestconservative
Because winning 59% of the popular vote and 49 of 50 states is “division”
• midwestconservative
Also it should be noted that Reagan is speaking “His Time for Choosing” Speech which was back in 1964, he wasn’t seeking to “govern” anybody at that time, he was stumping for Goldwater, and this was in the midst of the Cold War.
• midwestconservative
In the context of the speech, the “voices” Reagan was talking about were those surrender monkeys back in the 60s who declared “better Red then Dead” etc.
Back then the Democrat Party agreed with Reagan in so much that Communism ( and it’s expansion) needed to be opposed. Now on the other hand…..
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The old screen door and family life
June 1, 2017
By Joyce Schenk , Westfield Republican
Now that the attractive and efficient aluminum storm doors have taken over, we've lost the old wooden screen door, an unsung participant in the ongoing drama of family life.
I still recall the door closing techniques of each member of my family.
Dad's return from work was always punctuated by slamming of the screen, followed by the announcement to anyone in ear shot, "I'm home!" It was the acknowledged pre-dinner call to the family. We knew the evening meal would be on the table within 15 minutes.
Unlike dad's entrance, when my sister, Lynn, was trying to sneak in late from a date, the door would open and close almost silently. Almost. But, with the acute hearing of a parent-on-duty, mom detected the all but imperceptible squeak of the door and was instantly on her feet.
When my brothers returned from a hard day of being teenagers, the door would close with a resounding bang. That arresting sound was quickly followed by an urgent, "What's for dinner? I'm starving!"
As the youngest in the tribe, I found the screen door simply a minor obstacle between me and the vast outside world. My only thought was to pass as quickly as possible from in to out. Whatever happened to the screen door during the passage, so be it.
Most families installed what was considered a state-of-the-art security system on their screen doors. These hook-and-eye latches were, and still are, readily available from the local hardware store. The less-than-intimidating lock was little match for an adult who wanted to enter. A really hard tug, administered by a grownup determined to get in, would usually pull one of the sections of the latch from its mount on door or jam.Though it didn't hinder adults, the hook-and-eye lock was very effective against children. One of our often repeated family stories involves just such a situation.
The tale, handed down for at least three generations, involved my mother's little sister, Virginia, and their Aunt Rose.
Rose, an overly cautious spinster of advanced years, always made a habit of latching the screen against imagined intruders. She followed the routine whether she was at home or staying with relatives.
At the time, little Virginia was a child of four or five. As with most kids of that age, she hated to stop playing for anything less than a full-blown emergency. She often waited to answer the call of nature until the last moment. Then it was a mad dash to the house.
One day, the story goes, Aunt Rose was visiting mom's family. As was her habit, she made sure the screen was latched as soon as the children went out to play.
Virginia, responding at the last instant to nature's call, rushed to the door, only to find it locked. She yelled and pounded in frustration until Aunt Rose finally came to investigate.
There, standing in a growing puddle, was Virginia, sobbing accusingly, "You see what you made me do!"
Thus another family drama was etched in memory, thanks to that vanishing treasure, the old screen door.
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What Is Freedom Of Speech Considered?
What does freedom of speech really mean?
Does freedom of speech apply to social media?
What is the difference between freedom of speech and freedom of expression?
‘Freedom of speech is the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, by any means. ‘ Freedom of speech and the right to freedom of expression applies to ideas of all kinds including those that may be deeply offensive.
Does freedom of speech have limits?
What does freedom of speech not mean?
Why is freedom of speech limited?
Is freedom of speech absolute?
While freedom of speech is a fundamental right, it is not absolute, and therefore subject to restrictions. … These actions would cause problems for other people, so restricting speech in terms of time, place, and manner addresses a legitimate societal concern.
What does freedom of speech mean essay?
Essays on Freedom of Speech. Freedom of speech is the right to express one’s opinions without being penalized. … A major problem that freedom of speech faces is when it conflicts with other human rights, such as cases when hate speech is seen as freedom of speech.
What is the 1st Amendment in simple terms?
Who does freedom of speech apply to?
Freedom of speech may be exercised in a direct (words) or a symbolic (actions) way. Freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves without government interference or regulation.
What are some examples of freedom of speech?
Freedom of speech includes the right:Not to speak (specifically, the right not to salute the flag). … Of students to wear black armbands to school to protest a war (“Students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate.”). … To use certain offensive words and phrases to convey political messages.More items…
What are the disadvantages of freedom of speech?
Why is freedom of speech important essay?
Is hate speech free speech?
Hate speech in the United States is not regulated due to the robust right to free speech found in the American Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that hate speech is legally protected free speech under the First Amendment.
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Gluten-free diet depends on what’s eating you
‘Serve to Win’: Following the Novak Djokovic Diet
Whitney Jones of Midwest Gastroenterology Associates in Louisville, Ky. “It’s just sort of a phenomenon.” Some say being gluten-free eases digestive symptoms and makes them feel healthier. Some say it can help people with autism or attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. And some hope it helps them lose weight. Doctors and dietitians are divided about who can benefit from going gluten-free beyond the 1 in 133 Americans with Celiac disease, which can lead to osteoporosis, thyroid disease or even cancer if left untreated. They also agree it can help people with Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, a less severe immune response estimated to affect 18 million Americans, or 6 percent of the population. But there is less evidence that it helps in other instances, and experts generally say it’s not a good weight-loss strategy. “A well-balanced diet and exercise are the keys to weight control,” said Dr. Shawna Kauffman, a family medicine physician with Norton Healthcare. “At this point, I look at (going gluten-free for weight loss) as a fad diet.” Deborah Eck, a registered dietitian contracted with Norton, suggested that those adopting a gluten-free diet consult a dietitian or other medical professional to ensure they are eating well-balanced meals. Kauffman agreed.
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(Which actually happened with a particularly rude tortilla chip a few months ago, alas.) But fueled by seeds and oats and active biotic ingredients, I feel somewhat phenomenal. Theres none of my typical pre-morning slump, despite the absence of coffee, and as I gather my belongings to meet a friend and go grocery shopping I sense this signals the beginning of a brave, new era of gluten-free productivity. This feeling abates the instant muscle I begin collecting foodstuffs to prepare the rest of my meals, and begin to understand the benefit of being a multiple Grand Slam champion. Djokovics tennis earnings mean he doesnt feel the financial sting of those gluten-free ingredients as much as I, a freelancer combing through several overpriced organic food stores while weighing the cost-benefit between a $12 jar of almond butter and a $30 tin of manuka honey. Surely a teaspoon of almond butter cant make that much of a difference in my smoothie, can it? Still, Im able to make some smart decisions to give myself plenty to work with. Heres one revelation I find pretty amusing: the same brandmaker of one type of rice pasta sells a pound of shells for $4.59, while 12 ounces of penne comes in at $5.59. Apparently, the sense of shame that comes with eating pasta shapes made for children is worth a full dollars discount and four more ounces of food, though I clearly lack the pride to care. Jeremy Gordon Gluten-free pasta primavera Djokovics other big advantage comes from having a professional team to prepare this stuff for him.
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Sun Damage
Since the 1920's, Hollywood celebrities have sent the message: sun tans are beautiful. In the 1950's and 60's, the beach movies starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon featured attractive tanned teens. Actor George Hamilton has promoted himself as the sun tan poster boy, goading a generation to pursue the "healthy" tan. Since those carefree days, research and experience have shown that years of sun exposure can have decidedly unhealthy effects on the skin.
What does the sun do to the skin?
There are two types of ultraviolet radiation that bombard our skin daily. UVB causes sun burns. Repeated exposure to UVB rays damage collagen production resulting in fine and deep wrinkles. Check out the before and after of fair-skinned actor Robert Redford. Lack of sunscreen on movie sets and on the ski resorts at Sundance have taken the toll. Most of his weathered look is a direct result of UV damage from his early years.
Actress Brigitte Bardot offers another example of the long-term effects sun exposure. This saucy French actress starred in many films in the 1960's. The photo on the right from the mid-1980's shows the wrinkling from sun exposure that many mistakenly assume is a natural part of aging.
Unlike many American actresses, Bardot has opted not to undergo face-lifts and other facial rejuvenating treatments that are currently available in the office of a dermatologist. UVA, "tanning" rays, have been for years considered a safe form of radiation. Known to not cause burns, this is the light used in tanning booths. Current research now shows that UVA rays are also responsible for wrinkles, pigmentation and other cosmetically challenged changes.
Actress Pamela Anderson is shown tanned from the 1996 action flick "Barb Wire." While considered the fashion at the time, she was setting herself up for not-so-pretty premature wrinkling.
One can project the detrimental effect of this excessive sun exposure with a photo of Lee's predecessor Brigitte Bardot. Anderson from the 1990's resembles Bardot in the 1960's.
In a short time, Anderson already shows the wrinkling and discoloration that tanning, not even burning, can cause. Or undergo repeated, painful expensive cosmetic procedures in an attempt to remain wrinkle-free. Isn't a little preventive medicine an easier choice? Sun burns and and even tanning booths are unhealthy and should be avoided by wearing wide-brim hats and repeated sunscreen use.
Lindsay Lohan shows off sun burn souvenirs
Ah, the sun. So healthy. And on a summer day without sunscreen, the skin reddens and bubbles like a simmering fondue. Adding aesthetic insult to injury, a blistering sun burn leaves a cutaneous reminder: sun spots. Lohan, a fair-skinned redhead, got a lot of sun exposure when shooting movies like "The Parent Trap." As an adult, it's not just her bathing suit that's spotted.
Usually seen on the shoulders, chests, or backs, these dark freckle-like lesions are not themselves pre-cancerous. But they are a direct sign of sun damage and should alert one to keep a close eye on these areas for new or changing growths. In the entertainment business, preserving a youthful look is paramount. For those that are bothered by their appearance, lasers and freezing treatments can effectively fade sun spots.
Drew Barrymore reveals one of the most common skin conditions to plague adult women: Melasma. These tan patches on the cheeks and forehead sometime happen to pregnant women, so a lay label is "the mask of pregnancy." However, since melasma results from a combination of estrogen hormone, genetics, and sun exposure, it is just as routinely seen in women on birth control pills or from a non-pregnant woman's own natural estrogen hormone. Though not dangerous, it is a significant cosmetic issue and is slow to respond to treatment. Therapy consists of topical creams that slowly fade the pigment, such as Azelex (azelaic acid), retin-A, hydroquinone, kojic acid, and glycolic acid. Often more than one of this salves are needed together to reduce the color. These prescription and/or over-the-counter creams can have potential side effects, have to be used for months, and stringent use of sunscreens is crucial.
Go ahead, make his day: Clint's telangiectasias
In one of his Westerns, actor Clint Eastwood's character is left to die in the desert sun and develops a doozy of a sunburn. Eastwood himself shows the effects of a life of sun exposure. In addition to the furrows and wrinkles, he has numerous telangiectasias. Before trying to say this daunting derm-term three times fast, we will translate it: dilated blood vessels. Caused by both hereditary and sun damage, they become more prominent with exercise and alcohol use. These pesky red lines can be reduced with lasers specifically tuned to zap them. Treatments do not typically produce scarring and result in little downtime. This gives "Dirty Harry" more time to make the world safe for multiplex venturing public.
All of the sun damage changes shown to this point are cosmetic, a drag, but not dangerous. But the bright light of the sun casts an even darker shadow: Skin cancer. Getting back to one of the celebs that jump started this tanning trend: George Hamilton, or as we refer to him here at George Hamil-tan. To our knowledge, despite years of UV bombardment, Hamilton has not admitted to having skin cancer.
Recently, Hamilton reported that he had been treated for pre-cancerous facial spots. Considered precursors to non-melanoma skin cancer, docs call these rough scaly spots actinic keratoses or AKs. Note small scaly bumps around Hamilton's mouths. Initially, these lesions respond to liquid nitrogen freezing treatments.
Eventually, more drastic measures may taken. Check out this un-retouched AP image of former President Herbert Walker Bush. That's W. Bush's dad, for the Millennial set. He's midway through a round of golf, circa summer 2002. He's also midway through a treatment course with a topical chemotherapy cream that causes precancerous bumps to turn red and flake off. Known as Efudex, it is a step that is not taken lightly. After a few weeks of appearing scabby and feeling crabby, this rigorous treatment can clear away scores of sun damaged cells.
Prequel movies eventually make way for the real thing: Skin cancer. In the 1980's, former actor and US President Ronald Reagan underwent the well-publicized removal of a basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Note the surgical scar on his nose. While dark black and irregularly shaped melanoma tends to get all the press, BCC is actually much more common, yet usually less worrisome. Melanoma can potentially spread to lymph nodes and metastasize. BCC tends to gradually get larger locally but otherwise stay put. TV personality Regis Philbin, actress Elizabeth Taylor and former President Bill Clinton all underwent treatment for basal cell carcinoma.
Followers of the X-Men franchise got a scare when screen sensation Hugh Jackman revealed that he had been treated for cancer. Before fans could get (Les) Miserable, Jackman reassured all that he had also undergone successful skin surgery to remove basal cell skin cancer (BCC) from his nose. Probably the trickiest aspect of BCC is its subtle appearance. In these high res images taken at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2013, note slight redness and crust on Hugh’s nasal bridge. Sometimes BCC can look shiny or pearly and may display thin scarlet blood vessels. If a skin lesion fails to heal over the course of weeks or months, consider BCC and have a dermatologist take a look.
Local surgical treatment is typically curative, just a few “Snikt”s from a dermatologist’s scalpel. Adamantium, the indestructible metal that makes up Wolverine’s claws, is not required. Jackman admitted on Twitter that he underwent Mohs surgery. This procedure involves removing small amounts of tissue and then testing the specimen while the patient waits. Though time and labor intensive, the typical result is a smaller scar, important for any patient, not just a movie star. Jackman has since reported at least three more of these facial skin cancers, related to extensive sun exposure growing up in Australia.
Former Journey lead singer Steve Perry has been blessed with an amazing musical career, belting songs like the Glee-rific “Don’t Stop Believing” that celebrate optimism. In 2013, Perry disclosed a health scare: A lesion on his right cheek was biopsied and found to be melanoma skin cancer. Presumably, the melanoma was superficial. Perry reports that he underwent two surgeries and was told that no further treatment was necessary. He made no mention of lymph node biopsies, a good sign. When caught early and excised, the prognosis for melanoma may be excellent. He has every right to remain optimistic. Don’t Stop Believing…and for the rest of you, Don’t Stop Sunscreening.
If skin cancer doesn't scare you toward sun protection, then consider the cautionary tale of Wilson the Volleyball, Tom Hanks' co-star in "Cast Away." Wilson is a pale white volleyball, and so represents the skin type most vulnerable to ultraviolet radiation. His face, scrawled in red blood, is the color of acute sun burn. Finally, his texture is the consistency of weathered chronically damaged skin: leather. Unlike Wilson, don't become red-faced, leathery volleyballs. Instead, later up with sunscreen of at least SPF 15, use wide-brimmed hats , and avoid the sun from 10 AM until 2 PM.
No, you don't have to adjust your computer screen. And you can stop scrutinizing each pixel to find some skin defect on the face of Oscar winner Emma Stone. In fact, her lack of lesions, wrinkles, even significant facial color is the point. For years, movie stars and the cohorts of their generation have worshiped the sun, attempting to achieve the so-called "healthy tan." It is clear, however, that for this "worship," the sun is a false God. Imagine our delight when attractive stars do not hide their fair skin. These cutaneous rebels are not considered freakish or deformed. Stone is pale, Gosh bless her, and will be rewarded with younger appearing skin for years to come.
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Health Benefits of Mangosteen
New Antioxidant on the Block: Mangosteen
Blueberries, green tea, and dark chocolate are well-known antioxidant powerhouses, which are believed to support your immune system and help prevent or slow down damage to cells in your body. If you're all about antioxidants, you may have already added mangosteen to your list of superfoods about to make it big. It's a gorgeous purple-colored tropical fruit grown in hot, humid climates. It's not big at all, only about two or three inches in diameter, which is about the size of a tangerine. The hard, thick rind is removed to reveal a soft, whitish fruit that's sweet and tart.
Mangosteen is rich in xanthones, which lab studies have shown to have anti-cancer effects. Aside from that, mangosteen also has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiseptic properties.
Fresh mangosteens can be found in Canada and Hawaii, but you'd be hard-pressed to find the actual fruit in the US because of concerns that infectious insects would be transported with them into the country. You can, however, find mangosteen beverages, like the one made by XanGo, freeze-dried mangosteens, and supplements. People take them for the antioxidant properties, for energy, to reduce inflammation, for cleansing, and also because the juice and freeze-dried mangosteen has a wonderful flavor.
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Skateboarding’s Endangered Species By Bob Umbel
Due to loss of habitat, a lack of breeding, cultural shifts and plain dumb luck, some of skating’s most entrenched characters, tribes and behaviors are going extinct. Here are some examples of vanishing acts.
#1: The Vert Skater
Once a thriving, if clearly unhinged, subculture of skateboarding, the Vert skater is now the White Rhinoceros; as rare and with a hide just as tough. If the Vert skater doesn’t breed in the next ten years, we will be forced to watch the long death march of a dying race. Breeding programs have been put in place, operating out of sanctuaries in a few select locations around the globe, but so far they have only been moderately successful. Sadly for the Vert skater, their only hope of increasing their tiny population lies in the grassroots and organic approach of skate events like the Florida Vert Series. It is a sliver of hope for what was once a prolific race of skaters.
#2: The Skate Photographer
Once protected by cameras that cost as much as a car and manual focus that took ten years to master, the skate photographer’s first stage of extinction came with the arrival of the digital cameras which had auto focus. The fierce tribe of sociopaths and loners initially resorted to violence and Canon 1D’s, but this first wave only made them more susceptible to further anti photographer viruses. They were reeling from Facebook and Instagram photo sharing platforms, when Go Pro came in and dealt the death blow. You see 98 percent of professional skate photographers couldn’t actually skate (if they could, why would they be skate photographers?) and once pro skaters started taking pictures of the themselves, the game was up. Pockets of resistance still exist, however, with Thrasher front covers now paying less than an egg and bacon roll at an Encinitas cafe, they are slowing starving to death.
#3: Skate Grommet Abuse
It’s a testament to the sick, depraved modern world we live in that grommets are treated with kindness instead of violence, and integrated rather than alienated. The ancient art of grommet abuse is sadly going the way of bongs, corporal punishment and smoking when pregnant, as being no longer acceptable in modern society. The ancient art is practised in small pockets in the more forward thinking parts of the country, but those kids getting abused for having the temerity to be young, defenseless or different are the lucky ones. No one knows what the effects will be of skating youth being forced to endure positive reinforcement and general good natured encouragement, but it can’t be beneficial. We might just have created a monster.
#4: Skateboarding Folklore
This might seem strange kids, but once upon a time skating used to have secrets. Oh and skaters actually downplayed, rather than amplified, their achievements. You actually gained credibility if you didn’t tell anyone about them. This led to levels of mystery and intrigue, where stories which were handed down, carefully, and of course with some sprinkling of bullshit, as skating folklore. Now though, we are all self publicists. Information travels, literally, at the speed of light. There is no folklore, it is extinct, crushed by digital technology and skater’s new found love of themselves.
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Why should the students of higher education get trained the soft skills?
When you join an organization as part of your profession, you need to have good leadership skills, you have to be productive, and you need to be a creative thinker to help the organization increase the profit. To prepare yourself to work in an organizational environment, you should practice developing your critical thinking, problem-solving skills, people management skills, and creative skills. However, it may seem not the cup of tea for you without any encouragement. That’s why the experts advise the students to get trained the soft skills during their higher education.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
A Twist Of Noir 617 - Thomas Larsen
He wakes with a gasp. They were having dinner in the Carnelian Room, back when he could still bring himself to go there. Denise walked him to the windows and they looked down on the city. The room began to swirl. He reached to steady himself and his hand went through the glass. Like a thin coat of ice then nothing to stop him. Still feels the shift of balance, a blind swipe behind then gone.
He stops drinking. Alcohol was never his problem but you get older, your body changes. OK, maybe it’s a problem, breaking his nose on a bender last summer, but not this kind of problem. He’s always had violent fantasies, but never so many, and never so vivid. What it’s a sign of couldn’t be good. He watches baseball to keep from sleeping. The games pass in a boring row.
At work he has a premonition he’s about to be shot, a sniper in another building drawing a bead even as he pictures it. Looking up he sees the pressroom reflected in the windows, himself perched at the paste-up table. Through the reflection lights from the parking lot stretch then fade to a row of houses long abandoned, a hundred windows aimed his way.
“Stop it,” he tells himself, but the feeling persists. He wouldn’t even hear the shot, just that final thought and lights out. And how you see that sort of thing all the time in the movies, even on television. Heads blown apart, limbs severed, guts slithering, more graphic than the real thing could ever be. Blowback and blood splatter and how it was when he was a kid. The guy grabbed his stomach and slumped to the floor. In the movie of his life his chin snaps back and his skull shatters in a million pieces. Even better, his feet fly up and he back-flips into the gore dappled copy machine.
Smoke break. He takes the elevator, down a long hallway and into the muck. Jesus, like an armpit out here. Stands deep in the corner away from the light, smoking and staring at the Hi Hat Bodega. Countless hours spent staring at it. The slight tilt, structural damage or the weight of the years, who knows. He’s never been in there. Never seen a white person go in or out. And now that he’s looking he notices potted plants on a third floor window ledge, then more plants on more ledges and other things, bottles and toys, a car battery, a hibachi. One drunken stumble, one clunk of a watering can away from going over. He takes the train in when he works days, walks the four block through Chinatown, a thousand ledges at the ready.
“Don’t do this,” he scolds himself. Millions of people walk these streets without incident. Don’t they? Would it even make the papers? Would they bother to tell us?
He sees what can only be a brick on the pavement near the bodega door. Running his eyes up he spots a gap in a row between the third floor windows, a black hole where a brick should be. A brick!
“Cave your fucking head in,” he hears himself mutter. Thinks of how they’d do it in the movies, a loud crunch and a burst of brain matter. Freak accident, out of the blue, countless ways to die and nothing to be done about it. He’s afraid to go in the water. He won’t fly and keeps a defibrillator in the drawer by the bed. And how will he be able to walk to the train station, four blocks, a million crumbling bricks, mortar gone to dust, ledges lined in deadly objects. If he can’t do it he can’t work, the downward spiral, things that prey on the mind, no end to them.
Paul D. Brazill said...
Chilling and very well written.
nigel p bird said...
there's a lot of style here. i like those short bursts of alliteration and rhythm that give the thing a pulse.
AJ Hayes said...
Visuals are terrific and the growing sense of world gone on tilt keeps growing and growing and growing. very classy, almost delicate, look into hell. Hour of the wolf stuff done just right. Cool!
Joyce said...
It has a feel about it like a slow, but steady, descent into genuine insanity. Terrifying and flawlessly written.
Sean Patrick Reardon said...
A great mix of paranoia, delusion, and psychosis.
pattinase (abbott) said...
Palpable sense of dread. Nice.
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My fourteen year old son lied about how his phone broke. He said he dropped it and we then found out that he was throwing it in the air and showing off in front of his friends. After the incident, it was overheard that he said, if my Dad doesn't buy me a new one, my Mom will. We made him buy his new phone with his own money. I discussed this with him today and gave him a punishment of no spring hockey this year. I have had comments that this is excessive and the punishment needs to be temporary, perhaps no TV for a week. I read the being too tough could be detrimental in terms of him confiding in me down the road. Can you please offer some advice and suitable punishment? I don't want to make a mistake. If I have been too tough, how do you explain replacement punishment. Thank you
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This is a delicate situation, but I do understand your concerns. Some parenting experts feel that the punishment or disciplinary actions should be directly related to the offense. I have found that in working with adolescents, that often the discipline measure should have a clear and concise deadline with an explanation of expected behaviors. I sometimes explain in family sessions that not providing a deadline or goal to work toward is similar to being sentenced to prison without a chance at parole, and the chances of them demonstrating a desire to improve behaviors, may be slim. i would suggest talking to your son about the context of the issue, especially related to disrespect, and then outlining a firm plan associated with how to move forward with a reward system in place. Possibly, continue limited use of the phone, but as compliance improves, the chance or possibly that he can continue to participate in extracurricular activities will remain in place. I suggest that keeping your son busy in positive outlets is going to be more beneficial than "idle hands" which could lead to more serious problems. Team sports provide a great deal of benefits for a youth and the discipline associated with that and pride alone, is worth the discussion of a replacement punishment.
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Cyclop Buyer Guide: How to Choose the Right Bicycle Saddle
Bicycle is one of the most sold vehicles in the world right now. Everyone starts their journey of life by riding it. The bike is written by people of every age, even their kid or even at their 90s. Bicycles are comforting to make your journey with your human power, helping you stay fit. Riding a bike can be more fun if it is comfortable as well. One of the necessary elements in a bicycle is a saddle, which helps you go ahead with a solace journey. Do check best bike bells.
Here are some methods to choose the right bicycle saddle
Firstly let us tell you why a right settle is needed for a bicycle. When you ride your bicycle, all the pressure and reverse pressure goes onto your butt. If you ride a bike for a long time without a proper saddle, it will hurt your butt or bones and muscles over to your inner thighs. There are some easy steps to choose the right Saddle for you.
Saddle are of different types and depend upon your riding position and the bicycle you’re riding.
A Cruiser bicycle saddle is one of the most used bicycle saddles used if you are uptight or upright. These bicycle saddles are perfect for cruiser type of cycles, or you can say road bicycle. Various day to day life bicycles have these kinds of seats.
Regular riding saddle is made for daily purpose bicycles or a bike made for day to day tasks. It provides the maximum amount of comfort while comparing to others, and they are cheaper than others. They provide us with proper support for bones. This bicycle saddle comes in various designs and types, and they depend upon the price and the kind of cycle you are riding.
Finally, narrow racing bicycle saddles are used for racing bicycles, and these bicycle saddles have a design for a riding position. This bicycle settles provide aerodynamic design and enables us to be in a position for more time because of their parametric design. These bicycle saddles are specially made for racing, and fewer people use the dam for daily purposes.
Now, if you are all done with what kind of bicycle saddle you will get, you need to understand the anatomy of a settle. Choose a proper one depending on your bicycle or the location you are going to ride it in. There are various things in a saddle, such as padding, material, shell, and grooves.
These elements combinedly make a bicycle saddle. There are free engineered saddles available for your kind. A big nose on the front can be comforting for various people. There are four kinds of materials used in a harness, and these materials also depend upon the location because if you are living in a sunny area, these might fade up or even be torn down. One of the most used padding and material foams for bicycle saddle is polyurethane, which makes the seats soft, and provides comfort.
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[–]NoodlesDeluxe 1 point2 points ago
Congrats on the purchase! I've always been torn between the white and grey for the X, I would take either in a heart beat. I wish I could have gotten my IX brand new, these things can get a bit pricey to fix when someone else beats on them. Enjoy it!
Oh, and I would consider looking a Buschur for those linkage and base shifter bushings, they're the same as AMS or WORKs but cheaper.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Catch as Catch Can: Review
It started with little things, with things of no real significance.
And so opens Catch as Catch Can by Frances & Richard Lockridge. The whole mystery starts with the little things....Linda Parks comes home to the apartment she shares with Joyce Holbrook expecting to share a dinner of pork chops and salad with her roommate. She finds the door unlocked (expected) and the apartment empty (not). She's not too concerned at first--after all the women have a rule that if something else comes up (like a casting call or a man), then "something else" comes first, and so she believes that something else must have come along. But then she finds the note. A note addressed to "Lindy," a name that no one has ever used for her--ever. A note which makes a big deal about Joyce going away for the weekend with Nicholses, a couple that Joyce emphatically believes Linda remembers. Only she doesn't--she doesn't believe she's ever met anybody by the name of Nichols. And it seems that Joyce has packed her autumn suit for a weekend away during a summer heat wave. And Joyce has grabbed Linda's robe by mistake, a robe that couldn't possibly fit the taller, bigger boned woman. As more and more little things add up, Linda becomes very uneasy about her missing roommate and decides to consult someone unofficially.
She decides to lay all her little things before Geoffrey Bowen, a young man who works in the District Attorney's Office and whom Linda definitely does remember meeting at a party. She contacts Bowen and, after overcoming his reluctance to get involved (he's afraid that this will be one of "those" situations), they arrange to meet at the train station so she can ride out to the country with him and tell the story on the way. That's when the real fun begins--because somebody does not want Linda to talk to Bowen and that somebody will go to a great deal of trouble to make sure she doesn't. What happened to Joyce? Why did a Fuller Brush man stop by their apartment and only their apartment? Who is the man masquerading as Linda's father? And why does he think Joyce told Linda something before she disappeared? These are all questions that must be answered before the mystery is solved.
This is one of the few non-series mysteries of the more suspenseful type written by the husband and wife team. Most of the stand-alone titles were written by Richard after Frances passed away in 1963. This, I think, is also one of the best stand-alone titles with the Lockridge name on it. Richard tended to write the stand-alones with a lot more of a thriller flavor once he was writing on his own. While Catch as Catch Can does have a bit of the thriller feel to it, it is still owes quite a bit to the cozy. I really like Linda Parks as the heroine, particularly in the last half of the book. Not to spoil anything, but Geoffrey comes to her rescue only to find that (for a 1950s kind of girl) Linda is perfectly capable of helping rescue him when needed.
A light, fun, very engaging read. Easily managed in one sitting. And I enjoyed every minute. Four stars.
It started with little things, with things of no real significance. (p. 7)
When Geoffrey Bowen, lawyer, an assistant attorney among many, had first become a commuter the previous May he had treated commuters' trains with the respect due trains--had arrived at stations with time to spare. But now a train was not really a train. (p. 27)
There was no point in letting the same thing happen twice. Having let it happen once had not increased his popularity. He was a man who liked to be popular. (p. 44)
Because you can't walk out on people. Not if you know things--even things that form a cobweb only--which nobody else knows. (pp. 45-6)
He was thus to become bait--live bait, it was to be hoped....They had killed once already, if Stringer was right. Why would they hesitate to kill again? Or even, if it came to that, a third time. That was a pleasant thought. Bait--live bait--may lead to a catch, but the bait had to be swallowed first. (p. 100)
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Robin McCormack said...
Sounds interesting. I haven't read anything by this author yet. Will check him out.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Day 1059
The day has come. Today, October 12, 2016, marks 3 years since my transplant and basically 2 years since I finished chemo. Wow! Has it really been 3 whole years already? It feels like it was just yesterday. At the same time, lengthy pre-bed treatments, tube fed meals, coughing, lack of appetite, burning lungs, beeping IVs, oxygen tanks and an overall struggle to survive seem like a very distant memory. I almost can't remember my life before transplant, almost.
Making it to 3 years is huge. About 40% of my fellow transplant patients don't make it this far. It is not just a statistic but something I have seen play out. I have seen the dreaded message about a friend needing prayer as they take a turn for the worse. Many tears have been shed as those battles come to an end. It is an interesting experience to see friend after friend suddenly go downhill all while I am sitting here fine. It is confusing, on one hand, filling my head with the why me's of survival and yet, it is also calming. There is an interesting peace that comes with knowing, truly knowing, how fragile and temporary life truly is. At any moment it can be taken from me, from any of us, and the thing is, there is nothing any of us can do about it.
So what do you do with this information? You live. You find what matters, what is worth your time, what makes you happy and fills you up and cut out what doesn't. You fill it with adventure, with fun and laughter. You fill it with people in community sharing struggles, joys, laughter and pain. You say yes to opportunities and try not to let worry about the little things stop you from experiencing the big things.
3 years means I have lived 3 years longer than I was supposed to. 3 years means I have gotten to experience almost 3 years of "normal" life (all except that little cancer blip, two years ago). I have had 3 years to share laughs and play games. 3 years to be silly and make up songs. 3 years to pull all-nighters full of good conversations. 3 years to explore this crazy planet and go on spontaneous adventures big and small. 3 years to meet people and make friends and I've loved it!
I won't lie and say I have enjoyed every minute but I have definitely liked a lot of it and I wouldn't do it differently if I went back. These last 3 years have been some of the craziest but also some of the best years of my life. If 3 years is all I get, I know that I lived those years to the fullest! And, if I get more time, I plan to keep on living it, one day at a time because, honestly, that is all any of can really do!
This year to celebrate I am going somewhere to see my human smallness and fragility in a more tangible way, under the stars and the rising sun, surrounded by good friends, with an early morning trip to the Grand Canyon! Until next time, get out there and live!
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Chancellor Merkel urges Egypt's Mursi to pursue political dialogue
Chancellor Merkel urges Egypt's Mursi to pursue political dialogue
With his country in crisis, Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi has visited Germany eager to convince Chancellor Angela Merkel of his commitment to democracy.
Merkel pushed Mursi to engage with all of Egypt’s political factions to restore order after a week of deadly protests:
“On my side, I have made it very clear that for us there several things that are very important. One is that the line for dialogue is always open to all political forces in Egypt, that the different political forces can make their contribution. Another is that human rights are adhered to in Egypt,” Merkel said.
Mursi was keen to show his openness to dialogue, but refused to agree to a national unity coalition government, as sought by the opposition.
“We aspire to be a modern state, a civilian not a military state, not even a theocratic one. A civilian state of law with a framework in which we share opinions and democracy,” Mursi said.
Around 70 protesters gathered outside Merkel’s office. Mursi’s critics accuse him of keeping too much power in his own hands and those of the Muslim Brotherhood.
He was elected a year ago, following a revolution that overthrew the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.
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Dominica is located in the central Lesser Antilles and occupies a land area of 750 km2. It is the most rugged island of the Lesser Antilles, being devoid of any flat land greater than 1 km2. It contains two of the highest mountains in the arc: Morne Diablotins (1,421 m) and Morne Trois Pitons (1,394 m). Dominica has 9 major peaks over 1,000 m, each with its own radial drainage systems, and the island has one of the largest river densities on Earth. (Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles - SRU)
In contrast to most other islands in the Lesser Antilles arc which have one major potentially active volcanic centre, Dominica has nine, making it extremely susceptible to volcanic hazards. In fact, Dominica has one of the highest concentrations of potentially active volcanoes in the world. (Lindsay, Smith, Roobol, Stasiuk - Absract - Volcanic Hazard Atlas of the Lesser Antilles)
An unusual feature of Dominica's geology is the great abundance of young dacitic andesite domes, that form the backbone of the island. Their chemical similarity and the large volume-eruptions associated with their formation may be an indication of the emplacement of a shallow-level batholith within the arc crust under Dominica. Frequent swarms of volcanic earthquakes and geothermal activity in both south and north Dominica indicate that future eruptions are highly likely, possibly within the next 100 years.
The most recent magmatic eruption in Dominica occurred from Morne Patates, a dome within the Plat Pays volcanic complex, as recently as ~500 years ago.
The only recorded volcanic activity on Dominica were steam (phreatic) explosions in the Valley of Desolation in 1880 and 1997. The Valley of Desolation is in south-central Dominica, within a thermal area which includes the Boiling Lake - a 50 m diameter body of water that is in a constant state of boiling.
The most notable volcanic activity in Dominica is the large Roseau ignimbrite eruption, which resulted in formation of a submarine pyroclastic flow that extended over 250 km distance into the back-arc Grenada Basin, and produced co-ignimbrite ashfall throughout the North Atlantic to the east of the arc. It is the most recent large-scale explosive eruption in the Lesser Antilles arc and occurred about 28,000 years ago from the Trois Pitons - Micotrin center (Sigurdsson 1972; Carey and Sigurdsson 1980).
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Letter to the Editor
Traffic solution
San Luis ObispoFebruary 8, 2013
I understand Judy Kingma’s concern of traffic at the Bishop’s Peak/Teach campus. However, to think it is due to Teach students being driven to school is just not true.
Most of the Teach students come from the Bishop’s Peak campus, not other elementary schools, and the plain fact is that Bishop’s Peak enrollment has skyrocketed in the past couple years. Bishop’s Peak is at/near 100 percent capacity due to open enrollment allowed at Bishop’s Peak by the district. If that was discontinued, a sizeable drop in enrollment and traffic would occur.
In the meantime, many of us Teach parents are doing what we can. I am part of a four-student carpool, for example.
A seemingly easy solution would be 10-minute, stagger-in school start times. Say Bishop’s Peak at 8:20 a.m., and Teach at 8:30 a.m.. Those 10 minutes would substantially reduce traffic congestion. By the way, go by Sinsheimer Elementary at 8:15 a.m., and you will see Augusta backed up bumper-to-bumper as well.
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The Psychobiogenealogical Decoding
The Psychobiogenealogical Decoding is an approach which links body and mind without dissociating them. Indeed, a huge part of what our body expresses by many difficulties, diseases, every kind of reactions, has truly a psychosomatical origin (the body cristillizes the symptoms, expressing what is stuck in our mental and our emotions).
All allergies, psoriasis, herpes, cancer, body's distorsions, atrophy, deafness, stuttering... can be some manifestations of it.
Every single body's manifestation tries to express something stuck in the mind. A therapeutical work permits to deeply understand what is really going on so as not to keep on following a suffering way without being able to act in any other way.
The therapeutical support doesn't substitute the traditional medical way nor the surgical way, but it is a useful addition. For any questions about a physiological problem, you're welcome to check it with your doctor.
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Playing Sports in Your 40s and 50s
When you were young, being active was who you were. Running around at recess, riding your bike, playing soccer or basketball with your friends, and participating in sports was a big part of your life. As you got older, being less active happened naturally. Maybe it was the pressures of college or careers or the time commitments of marriage and raising a family, but it seemed necessary to slow down and give up the sports that were so important in your younger days. As we age and hit new milestones in life, playing sports becomes more of a thing of childhood memories, and for many of us, our outlet for the sports we’ve loved exists primarily on our television screens.
Even though you slowed down as your priorities shifted, your love of sports and your desire to stay active never faded, so it’s essential to find a balance. Playing sports and a consistent exercise routine is vital for health and is an important social outlet. You can be more than being an armchair athlete. The sports you loved since childhood don’t have to just exist on the screen.
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Now, more people are finding ways to balance the pressures and responsibilities of adulthood with the desire to stay active. Sports participation by those in their 40s and 50s is higher than ever. Why? Being middle-aged no longer means being old, and active lifestyles result in healthier people with more energy, more confidence, fewer health issues, and improved mental health.
Former football and track athletes may evolve into leisure golfers and tennis players, while others maintain their connection to team sports by playing in adult basketball, softball, or volleyball leagues. Some adult athletes evolved into solo sports pursuits like competitive cycling, rock climbing, running, or swimming.
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It is important to remember that participating in sports in your 40s and 50s is not without risk. Your bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles no longer respond as they did in your teens, and recovery can take longer as physical damage requires more healing time. Fortunately, the knowledge around health, exercise physiology, and the human body is vast, with so much of it right at our fingertips.
Books, magazines, and online resources are readily available to help middle-aged athletes understand their bodies. However, all athletes should implement several basics, including stretching before a workout, staying hydrated, and eating a healthy diet with minimally processed foods. When something is causing you pain or discomfort, take it slow and consider getting it checked. That’s where our team at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists comes in. When pain or an injury occurs, our team can get you back in the game quickly. Torn ligaments, torn cartilage, muscle weakness, joint instability, fractures, strains, and sprains can happen with the speed and stresses of sports. Our sports medicine doctors assess, diagnose, and treat sports-related injuries and conditions, and they understand that age is no barrier to sports desire or ability. The NWOS goal is to enable your body to do as much as you want to do, for as long as you want to do it.
While surgical interventions, non-surgical treatments, and physical therapy can assist with healing and recovery, the goal is to stay injury-free in the first place. As we age, it’s essential to take time to transition your body into activity to adapt rather than injure. Properly warming up (e.g., stretching) before starting your activity increases blood flow, lessens muscle soreness, prevents injury, and improves overall performance. The same can be said for cooling down. It’s vital to implement rest and recovery days as well.
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There is no reason to hang up your running shoes, park your bike, sell your racquet, or give your golf clubs away just because you’re in your fourth or fifth decade of life. According to triathlete Sister Madonna Bruder, you may just be getting started! “The Iron Nun,” Sister Bruder began training at age 48 and completed her first triathlon at 52. At 75, she became the oldest woman ever to complete an Ironman triathlon. At 89, she was the oldest competitor in the race and was named to the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame. How’s that for inspiration?
While you may not aspire to Sister Bruder’s status, there is no reason to let the number of candles on your birthday cake dictate your activity. Sports can still be a big part of your life. Your team at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists can help you keep it that way.
Tags: nwos, Sports Medicine, Staying Active, North Spokane, South Spokane.
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CBD Balms for pain relief. Are CBD balms the solution for topical pain relief?
CBD Balms for pain relief? Do they live up to the hype?
If you arrived here; it’s likely you are dealing with some level of pain that stems from
one condition or another. Maybe you have experienced relief in the past from usage of CBD based products; or perhaps you are on the fence, due to the stigma that’s attached to anything related to Cannabis.
What are people saying?
Many have found relief of pain with CBD balms and maybe you have heard stories about CBD balms for arthritis, or how CBD balms for muscle recovery are gaining traction in the fitness world. One of my favorite uses is on problem areas before gym activities. It feels great every time a triathlete using CBD balms made by us sends a referral our way. The most common theme is that CBD Topicals help with muscle recovery. Another common scenario is CBD for arthritic conditions.
We believe in our product.
As a producer of these products it’s obvious that Exalted Naturals believes that they are beneficial and can help with an array of conditions that range from sore muscles and joints; to soothing sunburns and beyond.
(Exalted Naturals CBD Balm 600 mg in cooling Mint Eucalyptus)
So do they work?
We are not able to make any claims about the effectiveness of these products since they are not FDA regulated, please note that these rules are in place for a reason. If there were no rules; you could call anything medicine and some people may even avoid seeking proper medical care based on promises made by people that were simply out to make a buck.
Always seek the proper medical attention before anything else. What we do know is there are many who report relief from pain and beyond.
CBD vs NSAID pain relievers:
OK so you have been dealing with arthritis and you are on NSAID pain relievers, you friend told you they have tried a new CBD cream and not only did it relieve some joint pain, now they are taking a couple less pills per day. This would surely be beneficial and not harmful, maybe you could even reduce the intake of even stronger pain relievers! I myself use these balms for recovery after exercise or hard work days. My knees and shoulders are the areas I target and have found amazing relief and they almost seem to speed recovery. It also feels great to receive positive feedback from others who have tried these balms and have had positive results.
Breaking the stigma:
CBD is extracted from either Hemp or from whats most commonly known as Marijuana. Both plants contain CBD so it does not matter which plant it’s extracted from; the main difference is that Hemp CBD will usually contain 0.3 percent THC which is a trace amount and considered legal; while CBD that’s extracted from Marijuana will typically contain a psychoactive amount of THC and is only allowed in states where medical Marijuana is legal.
What kind of CBD is THC free?
We use Broad Spectrum Hemp Distillate; not only is it legal, it’s also 0% THC which makes it approachable by those concerned with the trace amount of THC. The CBD Distillate we use is Organically Grown and Lab Tested and is from Oregon or California Hemp. Its extracted by food grade ethanol which is essentially the kind of alcohol people drink but in a stronger form, so there are no hexanes or other scary chemicals. You can rest easy and maybe you can reduce pain and even the amount of pain relievers you need, without having to worry about a dirty drug test. Maybe it’s worth a try?
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Latest release: Asylum (Reprise)
Superstars Disturbed are one of the biggest names in heavy music, having attained well in excess of ten million albums sold since the release of their 2000 debut The Sickness. With their fifth full-length album Asylum about to be released, despite being hampered by a sub-par phone connection that the axeman attributed to “being in the middle of nowhere” (and which unfortunately cut our chat short), Brendan Crabb got guitarist Dan Donegan on the phone to talk about their new album and more.
Q: Hey Dan, what’s the latest in the Disturbed camp?
A: We’re in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; it’s actually our first show back.
Q: Good to hear – how is the new material working in the live environment?
A: It’s going great, we were just down in Springfield, Illinois for the last week, just working on pre-production rehearsals for the upcoming tour.
Q: A lot has been said about the new album – some members have claimed it’s in a similar vein to 2002’s Believe, while others have claimed it’s darker and heavier than your previous releases. Where do you think this album sits within the Disturbed back catalogue?
A: I don’t know, I think we just try to take the strong points from each album and grow off of that and kind of blend those things that we liked about each one. There’s melodic moments on this album, there’s definitely a little bit more attitude and just the delivery of it I think is a little bit€ It has those moments of just that in-your-face delivery. Just the overall body of work; we’re very proud of what we’ve become musically, the band has really evolved over the years and we’re just trying to continue to grow the sound of the band by still having those signature things that are us. I mean, there’s an identity; when people hear David’s (Draiman) voice or they hear a riff, they can identify that it’s Disturbed. So there’s going to be those things that are always trademark us, but we just try to grow off of that and evolve the sound.
Q: “Another Way to Die” is the first single and video from the album. Do you feel this is an accurate indication of what the rest of the record sounds like perhaps?
A: (Pauses) Well, that’s a pretty direct political statement that is made, but some of the other material… There’s maybe one other song that’s a little more direct with the lyrics, it’s a little political. But it’s in line with the whole theme of the album. There’s other songs that are a little bit more cryptic with the lyrics and a couple of different subject matters. But this happened to be the track that was a little bit different vibe and we wanted to kind of put it out there as something a little different from us.
Q: David may be the one who can best answer this, but where was the other lyrical inspiration derived from for this album?
A: It’s always stuff… there is personal matter related to David or something that we can all relate to. “Another Way to Die” obviously just being global warming, you know, that’s an issue that we can all recognise. Some of the other lyrics are just relationship issues, you know? Just with break-ups and that kind of thing… but there’s (always) been some kind of happy message to those dark, depressing moments as well. There’s another song “Innocence” that’s about corrupt attorneys who represent killers and child molesters; how they sleep at night when they represent those kinds of people and use different ways to create doubt in a jury’s mind to get these people off the hook. So that’s another subject matter. There’s a lot of relationship issues as well. Then there’s another song, “Never Again” that is more direct and political too, just about recognising the Holocaust, certain people that allowed that to happen and there’s certain subjects looked at within that (which) we’re trying to touch upon.
Q: Interesting. Now, your previous album Indestructible debuted at #1 in a number of countries, including Australia. More than a decade into your career, is the pressure of following up a hit album just not even a factor for Disturbed?
A: The pressure for us (is) to really… We put pressure on ourselves to really deliver, to really push our music and evolve as a band, to try to deliver something that’s going to be fresh for us. We don’t really second-guess what we do; there’s no secret formula to why it works or why it’s successful other than we just stay true to ourselves. We write music that moves us, that feels right to us and we’re just fortunate that since these subject matters are real and (about) emotions, real things that have affected us (and) other people have connected with that. We’re just fortunate that they’ve found some kind of connection with what we do.
Q: You are one of the most popular heavy bands in the world and some would say have little left to prove from a commercial success standpoint. What is it that drives you to keep creating music and not just rest on your laurels?
A: Performing, being on-stage. When we’re off tour it’s nice to go home and not live out of a suitcase but then when we’re home we don’t know what to do with ourselves, you know? We know that the writing process and recording is great but we know that at the end of the day, it just gets us closer to being back on the stage again and performing. That drives us, when we have that connection on-stage with the fans. When we see the way that our music is connecting with so many people emotionally; when I can make eye contact with somebody in the crowd and see that they’re living in that moment, that’s motivational. That’s just such a powerful feeling, to be up there seeing thousands of kids out there and the looks on the faces when they’re connecting with something that we created. It’s a drug to us.
Q: Does the band have any aims for this album – sales, chart positions, tours – or is it just take it as it goes?
A: We just try to deliver the best body of work that we can come up with and whatever happens with it happens. I don’t know what the expectations are; I hope that the fans continue to connect with the new material and I think they will. We’re proud of it, we wouldn’t put it out if we didn’t think we had something to offer. The fans have always stepped up and they’ve always been there for us. For many years it was mostly the US, but other countries are really peaking out too, Australia being one of them. We had a high debut last time in Australia and we know that the fans are waiting for this release. I hope and I feel that they’ll be pleased when they hear the whole body of work.
Q: On the touring front, what are the band’s touring plans for the new record?
A: We’re going to be going out pretty hard, at least a year, maybe a little bit more than a year, just hardcore touring. (We’re playing) in the US and Canada, then we’re going to Europe in November into December and a little bit more US and Canada early next year. Then we’re going to look for Australia and New Zealand, probably early 2011, maybe some time around April I hope. We’re excited to go back – I mean, every time we come to Australia and New Zealand it’s been great for us. It continues to grow over there for us, we’ve made a big connection and left a big impression and the fans seem to like it. It’s definitely one of our favourite countries to come back to; just the way it keeps growing there and that gives us the hunger to want to get back there again sooner.
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The Truth About Child Marriages: Part 2
Written by Theresa Corbin in collaboration with Saadia Haq of The Human Lens
As we read in Part 1 (here), penned by our feminist friend, proud Pakistani, and human rights worker, Saadia Haq, we have a serious crisis in the Muslim world. Just one?! No, not by a long shot. But this particular crisis girls are facing is quite serious. Marriage. No child should even have to think about, much less fear the “M” word.
We are seeing a number of underaged Muslim girls being forced by their parents into marriages, all while being told that the injustices done to them are perfectly acceptable in Islam.
There is nothing new about claiming power illegitimately in the name of the Divine. It is the basis of my series, Take Back Islam. It happens in all faiths and at all levels, from familial to governmental.
Slapping the label of religion on something doesn’t necessarily make is so. This is the case with child and forced marriages.
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Some use the following Qur’anic verse as a justification for underaged marriages:
A better translation of this verse would be:
“Such of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the prescribed period, if you have any doubts, is three months, and for those who have no courses (it is the same): for those who carry (life within their wombs), their period is until they deliver their burdens: and for those who fear God, He will make their path easy.” (Qur’an 65:4)
The verse is discussing divorce and the waiting period before a woman can remarry after a divorce. For those women who have reach menopause, the waiting period is three months, for “those who have not menstruated yet” or rather “those who have no courses” does NOT refer to underage girls. But rather it is referring to women with irregular periods.
According to Imam Hafiz Muhammad Ilyas, Imam Muhammad Taymoor, Maulana Hafiz Shaid Iqbal, Maulana abdul Qadir Qadir, and many more Islamic scholars, interpreting verse 65:4 to mean pre-menstruating girls “is a complete misinterpretation of the Qur’an. The Qur’an is not referring to underage girls here, but to women who have stopped menstruating for some medical reason [irregular periods].”
But even if those who agree and even advocate for child marriages are approached with this verse’s correct interpretation, some will still claim they have a “right” to torture children because it is their culture.
As Saadia stated in her powerful Part One (here), those who inhumanely force children into marriages often claim they have a right to do so because it is a part of their culture.
But they couldn’t be more wrong. Firstly, Islam demands that we follow the laws of the land in which we live. And secondly, Islam came to get rid of unjust cultural practices. Islam demanded that daughters not be buried alive (which was a custom of pre-Islamic Arabs, who felt shame upon the birth of a daughter), that the wife has rights upon her husband equal to what he has upon her (pre-Islamic Arabs thought of their wives as property) and that women should be treated with kindness (pre-Islam Arabs were far from kind to women or any human being seen as secondary in their society).
Much of the Islamic directive to treate women fairly and with kindness goes against deeply ingrained misogyny and patriarchal cultures. So what have cultural Muslims done? They have buried their daughters alive in marriages that they have not consented to, sentencing them to a life full of rape, servitude, and torture before they are even fully grown. The Muslims who claim that forced and child marriages are Islamic have changed the words of God into the words of man and sold it as divine law in order to fulfill their sick desires. And I ask of you, dear reader, is there a worse crime?
What is the age of consent?
Putting aside the outrageous fact that some claim it is acceptable to force children into marriage, let’s look at what the age of consent actually is. When we talk about the age of consent in the West, we are talking about the age at which a person is considered old enough to give consent to have sexual relations outside of marriage. The marriage age is a different issue altogether. Interesting fact: the age of consent in Mississippi is 16, but the age of married is 15 for girls.
In Islam, when we talk about the age of consent, we are talking about the age when one is legally old enough to marry (or old enough to sign any contract). In Jewish Law the age of marriage is defined as 13 for boys and 12 for girls. And in Catholic Law it is 14 for girls and 16 for boys.
In Islam, the age at which one can consent to marriage is when a person is fully grown and has reached full maturity and strength of adulthood, which varies from person to person, era to era, and and society to society. (Qur’an 22:5, 40:67, 6:152, 17:34). More about reaching full strength and the age of maturity in order to consent here.
However, many will cite the young age of Aisha (RA) when she was married to the Prophet (PBUH) as an acceptable age for marriage. But this is very problematic because it doesn’t take into account the fact that individuals mature at different rates.
And more than that, Aisha’s age at marriage does not account for the major differences in time and place. These important differences can be seen in a comparison between Aisha’s marriage (who consented to marry the Prophet [PBUH] at the age of puberty) and Shobna’s (here) marriage (who was not at the age of consent when she was forced into a married).
Aisha (Ra) & Shobna
1-Education in the seventh century, when Aisha lived, was minimal. Few people were even literate. At this time, you learned a trade or how to cook, clean, and tend to the family’s livestock at a very early age. Once you reached puberty and knew how to care for your family, you were considered fully educated and ready to marry. Contrary to what happens to many young women today, Aisha’s marriage was actually a means for her to become one of the greatest jurists of Islam and the first female scholar. Her education was anything but stunted by her marriage.
In the 21st century, we establish ages for marriage around completion of formal education, and rightly so. Education today is widely available and people are more dependent on it in order to function in society and be able to raise successful children. And more than that education is not only a fundamental right of every Muslim, it is also an obligation. For girls like Shobna, marriage always forcibly cuts off their right to an education.
2-Life Span during Aisha’s (RA) era was short. The average person lived anywhere from 30-40 years. So there was a need to speed up life events like marriage. In her society, Aisha was considered a women when she married the Prophet (PBUH). Not even his enemies, who looked for any reason to disparage him, blinked an eye at the marriage of Aisha.
People in this 7th century, desert environment matured at a more rapid pace, both physically and emotionally. They had to. Life was tough. Marrying early was the custom across the globe in this time period and for many eras to come (Romeo and Juliet were 13 years old!) for all the same reasons.
In the 21st century, average life span is 71.4. Our children do not mature as quickly as they did even 500 years ago, much less 1400 when Aisha lived. And girls like Shobna are not ready for the rigors of marriage. They are not yet fully grown. They are not yet women.
3-CONSENT was in the hands of Aisha (RA). She had the option to decline Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) proposal of marriage. Not only did she consent to the marriage, Aisha was very joyful about the proposal.
A MAJOR concern is that not only are our young women today nowhere near ready for marriage, they are being forced into marriage by their parents.
Forced marriage
Imam Bukhari included an entire chapter heading within his hadith collection on marriage, entitled “If parents force their daughter to marry someone against her wish then the marriage will be void”.
Under this chapter, Imam Bukhari reports a hadith about Khansa Bint e Hizam Al Ansariyah. She states that her father married her off to someone forcefully whom she did not like. She took her case to the Prophet (PBUH) and upon listening to her, the Prophet rejected the marriage and declared it void. This is also narrated in Abu Dawood.
According to The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, “It is an obligation upon us (the Imams) to inform all Muslims in Canada and around the world that in Islam:
1. Forced marriage is not recognized as lawful marriage. The relationship between the husband and wife is based upon mutual love and acceptance.
2. Marrying an underage girl is cruel and criminal.”
In Islam, marriage should be based on a need to fulfil emotional and physical needs of both parties. This includes love, kindness, tenderness, companionship, and mercy.
“Among His signs is that He created for you spouses from yourselves so that you might find repose with them. And He has placed between you affection and mercy. In that there are certainly signs for people who reflect.” (Qur’an 30:21) [emphasis added]
“The most perfect in faith amongst believers is he who is best in manners and kindest to his wife.” (Abu Dawoud)
“It is He [Allah] Who created you from a single person, and made his mate of like nature, in order that he might dwell with her (in love). […]” (Qur’an 7:189)
How can love, kindness, or mercy exist in marriage when it is forced and, more absurdly, when it is with a child who is being forced?!
8 thoughts on “The Truth About Child Marriages: Part 2
1. Reblogged this on Islamic Reblogs and commented:
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2. Aweome article sister. I have read part 1 and 2 and I applaude both of you who have written these articles for denouncing that sick practice some Muslims put in the name of Islam. That pratice among some Muslims is the reason why some I have seen some non Muslims qualifying Islam as a religion that promotes pedophilia. Once again Islam is put at fault because of the acts of some people.
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1. Thank you sister. We need to speak out and keep doing so until we reclaim Islam from these anti women and girl practices. That’s why your blogging these articles means so much. Jazakum Allah Khair.
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3. In Indonesia, the age of consent is 19 and 16 for girls. And there’re other regulation of it. Girl can be married if they get permission from their parents. But, in a fact there’re a few cases about child marriage. Some years ago, I watched the news on TV when a syeikh Puji married a girl (12 yo). His reason was really shameful, “following the sunnah Rasul.” Sunnah Rasul according to his mind is Rasul married Aisha (RA) n Aisha was 9 in that time. Some educated men (they called themselves) used the fact above to marry child. Not only that, in some villages where the uneducated parents also force their daughters to marry old man. I put a link about child marriage here: (sorry it’s written in Indonesia)
n you can watch this video :
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1. SubhanAllah. Thank you for sharing. It is just so shameful that some men in places of religious power will use their influence to marry young girls. I have never met a 12 year old who was even ready to give consent. It is too much. If these men really followed the spirit of the law, this would never happen.
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1. Don’t mention it. That’s right, Sis. That marriage was only for several times, after that he divorced that girl. I can’t imagine the feeling of the girl, sister! He said to some journalists that he’ll marry 3 young girls (9,10, n 12 yo) in that time. Their parents have agreed so what’s the matter then? “his opinions about the marriage ” Yes, he has power, n money. The police has caught the father of the girl.
This man has wife too.
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Naming the Dead (and other Funeral Traditions)
Heathens believe people live on after death when we speak (or write) their names,* which is why at blóts it is traditional to recite the names of our ancestors as far back as we can remember. Words can give life and power to the dead every bit as much as to the living. Therefore I will not speak the name of the deceased in this post (despite the search engine boost that would give us right now, *sigh*), for I do not wish to honor him or his actions, and his spirit will not live through my words.
I am glad we handled the body according to Muslim tradition (even if he didn’t deserve it – that man was not a real Muslim). I think Shepherd Book, from Joss Whedon’s Firefly, said it best when he said: “How we treat our dead is part of what makes us different than those did the slaughtering.†I also think it was brilliant that he was buried at sea, leaving no martyr’s tomb for pilgrims to visit.
Regardless of naming or burial, if his soul lives on in some way, I hope his ancestors are showing him what he has done, and he can be made to understand it and to empathize with his victims. Meanwhile on Midgard (the realm of the living, i.e. here in the “real worldâ€) I hope his followers turn away from his legacy. With the violence and psychological damage done in his name, I can imagine no worse Hel** than true understanding of his crimes and deserved abandonment by his people.
Those Who Should be Remembered
According to CNN, Navy SEALS conducted the mission against a mansion/fortress that was specifically designed and built to house the terrorist. The walls of the compound are eighteen feet high and topped with barbed wire. There are few windows. The three story tall building has one terrace off the third floor with a seven foot high wall and it has additional internal walls that can section off and isolate different areas of the building. The men who went in had a pretty epic mission in both purpose and difficulty, and I thank them even though I don’t know their names.
My thoughts and prayers go not just to the SEALs who carried out a successful mission, but also to the men and women still on the battlefield fighting wars launched over this man’s actions. My thoughts and prayers go to their families who daily pray, each in their own way, for their loved one’s safe return. My thoughts and prayers go to the military leaders making decisions about human life; may they make them with the wisdom of Odin and the self-sacrificing integrity of Tyr. Regardless of how I feel about these particular wars and the myriad reasons governments and corporations play fast and loose with human life, these men and woman are heroes, risking their lives for the dream of what America should be.
Hail to our soldiers, from the SEALs on yesterday’s mission to those first stepping into the sandbox. Hail to those still in the field and to those veterans (like my father Colonel Robert Edward L.) who have retired with honor. Hail to those who live with the memories of their service, hail to the those who died in battle, and hail to those who (like my grandfather Arthur L. Smith) served in wars past and died at home in peace. Hail and thank you.
* One of the most often quoted stanzas from the Hávamál (a poem generally considered Heathenry’s most sacred text) speaks to names living on after death. I give you the lines from the P.B. Taylor and W.H. Auden translation, but the different versions vary pretty wildly; Norse poets used a lot of metaphor, which makes translation a rough approximation at best.
Cattle die, kindred die,
Every man is mortal.
But the good name never dies
Of one who has done well.
Though there are varying ways to interpret the lines (and varying ways to translate the lines) this stanza and others like it throughout our Lore show the Norse connection of immortality to a name that carries on after death.
** In Norse belief, Hel is the name of both the realm of the dead and the jötunn (often translated as “giant”- but that’s not really what a jötunn is) who runs it. Etymologically it is where we get the English word “hell†from. Unlike the double ‘L’ hell, it isn’t a place of fiery punishment, but a misty, somewhat depressing land where all the dead go except the select few who, for reasons of valor or talent or other above-and-beyond acts, are invited by a god to live at their estate (the einherjar of Vallhalla, soldiers who died in battle and were chosen by valkyries for Odin’s Army of the Apocalypse, are the most well-known example). However, unlike in Christianity where Heaven and Hell are usually taken very literally, most heathens I know look on different physicalizations of the afterlife as symbolic. If asked what literally happens when we die, most heathens will tell you “we join our ancestors,†and leave it at that.
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Hang around in martial arts circles long enough and the subject of lineage will inevitably come up.
It’s not always explicitly spelled out, but the traditional concept goes something like this: Once upon a time, there was a brilliant, badass fighter who created an innovative, super-effective method of combat. He (occasionally she) passed this method down to a handful of selected students, who then trained others, and so on down the line to the modern age.
There are a number of corollaries to this view. Typically the legitimacy of an instructor is tied to how close his connection is to the founder. Often there will be suggestions that the founder didn’t pass all his secrets on to his students, or that he passed those secrets on to just certain selected students. Some times the statement is that a certain student didn’t stay around long enough to be trusted with the details which make the system truly effective. In some traditional Japanese arts, the system may be referred to as a “Ryu“, which means “school” or “system”, but has implications of a spring flowing from an original source. Sometimes there will be a headmaster (“soke“) appointed in each generation of the ryu to protect the continuation and integrity of the school. This person would have the authority to decree what is taught in the system and who is allowed to teach or train in that system.
This sort of outlook is not entirely absent from BJJ culture. Helio Gracie and his sons have actively promoted this view of history. According to their version, BJJ was entirely the creation of Helio, who watched the Jujutsu his older brother Carlos had learned from Mitsuyo Maeda and improved it, focusing on refining leverage and technique so that a smaller fighter could overcome a stronger one. I’ve read an interview with Helio Gracie where he explicitly states that you can judge the ability of a teacher by how closely he is connected to Helio.
On the other hand, once you start learning more about the actual history of BJJ, the more you get glimpses of a different way to think about lineage.
To begin with, Carlos Gracie studied under Maeda for no more than 3 years, possibly less. I’ve also seen suggestions that Carlos actually mostly studied under Donato Pires, who had learned from Maeda. In this time, Carlos primarily learned a few Judo throws and self-defense techniques and was certainly not any sort of Judo master. He probably wasn’t even awarded a black belt. This, then, might suggest that Helio’s account is correct. All that knowledge had to come from somewhere, right?
To begin with, the other branches of the Gracie family (from Carlos’s other brothers) do not generally accept that Helio invented the whole shebang himself. They give him credit as an important contributor, but not as the sole inventor. However, there is an even stronger argument against Helio as the sole founder. The Gracies were not the only people that Maeda taught while in Brazil. He also taught others – notably Luiz França. While the Gracies were focusing their efforts on middle-class and well-to-do students, França (and later his student Oswaldo Fadda) were teaching the poor in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Here’s the interesting thing: if you watch BJJ practioners who learned through the França lineage and compare them to practitioners who learned through the Gracie lineage – you can’t tell them apart. It looks like the same art. How can that be? The only connection between the two lineages is Mitsuyo Maeda, but we already established that Carlos did not and could not have learned everything that makes up BJJ in his short time of studying with Maeda.
The answer is to rid yourself of the idea that knowledge only flows downhill from a single source. Over the course of the early-to-mid 20th century, BJJ was developed in an environment where judoka, catch wrestlers, and jiujiteiros took part in numerous challenge matches, trained together, and learned from each other. In the later part of the century, many of the Gracies learned wrestling from legendary coach Bob Anderson and/or judo from Georges Mehdi. Rolls Gracie studied and competed in wrestling and Sombo, and brought the knowledge of those systems back to BJJ. The only limitation was that everything had to be tested in the fires of sparring, competing, and fighting.
In the current century, serious BJJ students continue to grab knowledge from every available source. Competitors study video of tournament champions in order to analyze their techniques. Top practitioners sell videos breaking down the details of their games. My instructor comes from a Carlson Gracie line, but I have also learned from dozens of seminars with other instructors as well as from books and videos.
Knowledge doesn’t even have to flow from senior to junior practitioners. I’ve had higher belts attend the classes I teach and tell me that they learned good stuff. Likewise, I’ve learned a lot from students who are junior to me. The bottom line for BJJ practitioners is “when it comes to grappling, if it works for me, I’m stealing it.”
This is the alternative to the concept of martial wisdom flowing down from a single, divinely inspired source – the idea that we can all learn from each other. Without casting judgment on the more traditional view, this is an idea that works for me.
4 Responses to Lineage
1. Jason Brinn says:
Very well written and researched – not surprised though Tony, Great job! I have trained myself under these guidelines for years and haven’t regretted a thing. I have not been liked or understood much but when truth is your goal there are many enemies. I love your posts and look forward to more. Thank you!
2. jasonbrinn says:
Great Job Tony! Very well written and researched. I have to say I have subscribed to this ideal my entire martial arts career and while it has not won me many friends it has won me many fights. I look forward to more of your posts!
3. Oscar Kallet says:
You are a master in the making Tony!
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'Can I Measure Calories Burned during Strength Training with a Heart Rate Monitor?'
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heart rate monitor (HRM) is capable of estimating calorie burn pretty accurately—but only for aerobic (cardio) exercise, not for strength training. Here's why:
A HRM won't give you an accurate idea of how many calories you burn during strength training because the relationship between heart rate and calorie expenditure is not the same during strength training as during cardio exercise, which is what the HRM's estimate is based on. Unless your weight training is very vigorous circuit training, the heart rate monitor will be overestimating your calorie burn by a fair amount.
The problem is a technical one. Calorie burning isn't determined by heart rate; it's determined by the number of muscle cells that are activated to perform a given activity. It's the working cells that actually use the energy (calories) and consume oxygen. When working muscle cells need more energy and oxygen, your heart rate goes up to deliver these things to the cells via the blood stream.
Any muscle that performs a high intensity or maximum effort (strength training) will trigger an increase in heart rate and blood flow. But if only a single muscle group is on the receiving end to utilize that extra oxygen (doing a strength exercise that isolates your biceps, for example), only a relatively small amount of oxygen (and calories) will actually be consumed.
So while a series of strength training exercises may elevate your heart rate like aerobic exercise does, you're not actually using as much oxygen and burning as many calories as you would be if you were steadily using several large muscles all at once, as when walking, running, swimming, or doing aerobics for example.
The heart rate monitor doesn’t know whether your increase in heart rate is due to several large muscle groups working (cardio), an isolated muscle group lifting a weight (strength training), or even if adrenaline or excitement is increasing your heart rate. It just knows your heart rate, and the formulas it uses to estimate calories are based on studies of aerobic exercise, not other activities. So, it's going to overestimate your calorie expenditure when the rise in heart rate is stimulated by using isolated muscles at maximum intensity, which is what occurs during strength training.
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How about Yoga, where every pose is designed to activate your whole body? - 12/30/2015 1:27:27 PM
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I do ST with big, compound movements (squats, standing overhead press, deadlift, etc) using free weights. This means my core and other muscles have to work to stabilize and maintain my good form. I use fairly heavy weights, so lots of energy is needed to move them. Obviously my HR isn't as high as it is while running, but why would my calorie burn still be inaccurate if my HR goes up due to these large compound exercises done at a moderate pace? - 11/25/2014 1:10:15 PM
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oh, i'm so glad to know that! i had no idea. - 5/16/2014 9:15:40 AM
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I didn't know that! Is there any way that we can track calories when doing ST? - 5/15/2014 11:22:05 AM
I had the opposite question; my BodyMedia armband registers almost no calories burned for strength training. So maybe that's accurate after all. - 5/15/2014 11:20:52 AM
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Excellent article. Brief. Technical. Useful. - 5/15/2014 7:43:39 AM
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I enjoyed this article as I'm looking into a HRM and this is valuable information for me. - 5/15/2014 6:58:15 AM
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S Corporation vs C Corporation
Always seek out information pertaining to your jurisdiction before you make a decision.
Notable similarities between S Corp and C Corp
• Both are corporations and must adhere to state and federal law concerning corporations. All corporations are required to follow the internal and external corporate formalities and obligations, such as adopting bylaws, issuing stock, maintaining a registered agent and registered office, holding shareholder and director meetings, filing annual reports, and paying annual fees.
• Both are legal entities that exist separately from the owners.
• Both offer limited liability for their shareholders.
• Both are created by a state filing. You have to file Articles of Incorporation (or Certificate of Incorporation) regardless of whether you want the corporation to be taxed as a C corporation or S corporation.
• Both have shareholders, directors and officers. The shareholders own the corporation, and the corporation owns the business. The board of directors is elected by the shareholders. The board of directors elects the officers that manage day-to-day operations for the business.
c or s corp
Important differences between C Corp and S Corp
Taxation of a C corporation
A C corporation is a separately taxable entity that files its corporate tax return on IRS Form 1120. The C corporation pays taxes at the corporate level.
Dividends distributed to shareholders are personal taxable income for the shareholder.
Taxation of an S corporation
An S corporation is a pass-through taxation entity. In this regard, it is similar to a sole proprietorship or partnership. The S corporation files its tax return on IRS Form 1120S, but no income tax is paid at the corporate level. Instead, profits and losses pertaining to the business are passed through to the shareholders. Each shareholder reports this on their own tax return, and any tax due is paid at the individual level.
The Internal Revenue Code contains shareholder restrictions that must be adhered to if a corporation wants to be taxed as an S corporation.
• An S corporation is not allowed to have more than 100 shareholders.Spouses (and their estates) are considered one, not two, shareholders. Families, defined as individuals descended from a common ancestor, plus spouses and former spouses of either the common ancestor or anyone lineally descended from that person, are considered a single shareholder as long as any family member elects such treatment.
• The shareholder in an S corporation must be an individual unless it falls under one of the exceptions that permits certain types of trusts, certain types of estates and certain types of tax-exempt corporations to be shareholders in an S corporation. C corporations can not own shares in an S corporation.
• Shareholders are not allowed to be non-resident aliens. A shareholder must be a U.S. resident or U.S. citizen (or both).
• An S corporation can not have more than one class of stock. Preferred stock is not allowed.
These restrictions are not applicable to C corporations, and that is a major difference that needs to be taken into account.
To avoid accidentally losing their S corp status, most S corps restrict their shareholders’ ability to sell or transfer their shares. This is because it only takes one ineligible shareholder to make the corporation revert back to being a C corporation.
Why elect to be an S corp?
Here are some reasons why the S corp can be an appealing alternative to the C corp.
• Single-layer taxation, since the S corp does not pay corporate-level income tax.
• Both profits and losses are passed through to the shareholder level, so you can (with certain limitations) use a loss to offset other income.
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 permits eligible S corp shareholders to deduct up to 20% of net qualified business income.
How to form a C or S corporation
The first step is to form a corporation. The standard corporation is the C corporation. If the corporation wants to turn into an S corporation, it files Form 2553 with the IRS to let them know that it fulfills the requirements for being an S corporation and wants to be taxed under Subchapter S. Some states also require the filing of a state-level S corporation election after incorporation.
How to form a corporation
You form a corporation by filing a document that (in most states) is called Articles of Incorporation. In most states, you file it with the Secretary of State. Examples of information that must be included are corporation name and the corporation’s registered agent. You will be required to pay a filing fee.
After the incorporation process is finished, the corporation needs to fulfill certain other steps, such as adopting bylaws, holding a meeting for directors and shareholders, and issuing shares of stock.
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