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The Egyptian Theatre had a wonderful event on that Sunday afternoon. It was a beautiful September day in Hollywood, and the courtyard was filled with people who were standing in line, waiting for ice cream sodas. As the soda jerk whipped up the colorful sodas, the patrons listened to the music of a ukulele player, who sang and whistled to his own music. After an enjoyable hour and a half in the shaded, Egyptian style courtyard, the eager patrons filed into the theatre and sat in the beautiful blue seats of the ornate movie palace. Beneath the sunburst ceiling, they listened to an interesting talk by the soda jerk, who explained what it was like to jerk sodas. After his talk, the theatre got darker, and the silver screen lit up with action. Speedy, a hilarious silent film with Harold Lloyd from 1928, was playing in all its comedic glory. The audience thoroughly enjoyed this entertaining, amusing silent film. Wouldn't you like to have been there?
Although it is hard to believe, this charming, magical event took place only last Sunday, and my family was there! This was an Art Deco Society of Los Angeles event. We joined the Art Deco Society in August before going to the Art Deco Festival on the Queen Mary in Long Beach to celebrate my birthday. That was such a wonderful event, filled with dancing, music, and vintage charm, that we wanted to go to another event right away. When we heard about the ice cream social and silent film at the Egyptian Theatre, we knew we had to go to it.
C. K. Farnsworth was the soda jerk and lecturer at this event. He served his sweet creations from an authentic ice cream cart, wearing a classic white soda jerker's outfit. From his talk, we learned that the likeable youths behind soda counters were called soda jerks or jerkers because of the jerking motion they used to get the proper stream of soda water out of the faucets. Thus, they jerked soda. Also, the soda fountain was linked to drug stores because soda water was originally considered a healthful drink which was good for the stomach. Flavoring was later added for enjoyment and to mask the horrible flavors of liquid medicine. Eventually, flavored soda water started being enjoyed as a pleasant beverage, especially during Prohibition, since ice cream sodas were a swell, wholesome alternative to liquor. Finally, he mentioned an interesting assortment of clever, amusing terms that soda jerks used for things which were ordered. Now I know that a fellow who orders two cackleberries sunny side up with mud on the side wants two eggs with the yolks showing and a cup of coffee! Try using some soda jerk slang the next time you go to a restaurant. I pity the poor waiter who encounters such colorful ordering terminology!
I found Speedy to be an utterly delightful film. As I write this, I want to watch it again. I am listening to the background music, which, I am sorry to say, was written in the 1990s. That aside, it is very compelling and quite historically accurate music. The film was beautifully clear but not too much so, if you know what I mean. It was in beautiful condition, but it still looked old, as an old film should. This is only the second silent film I have seen in its entirety, the first being The Kiss from 1929. I have seen parts of a few other silent films, but one must really watch a film from start to finish to appreciate it. I think that anyone could enjoy Speedy.
Harold Lloyd is hilarious but endearing as Speedy Swift, a lovable but irresponsible young man from New York City. He can't keep a job, but he can keep the heart of Jane Dillon, his sweet girl who is played by the pretty Ann Christy. The audience can't help loving Speedy as he jumps from one job to another, since he is an honest, silly schnook who is rather clumsy and unlucky but is just trying to make a decent living.
He starts as a baseball-loving soda jerk. This film, as well as College with Buster Keaton, inspired Mr. Farnsworth to become a soda jerk, so he wanted to share it with the audience. Speedy may not jerk sodas long, but he does his job with flair and pizzazz while it lasts. After he loses that position, he drives a taxi cab with hilarious mishaps around every corner. The main problem in the plot is the fact that a heartless railroad conglomerate is trying to buy Jane's grandfather's horse car tracks. Speedy takes on his beloved's relative's problem as if it were his own. He encourages Pop to hold out for more money, and he ends up driving the street car to keep it in Pop's possession. This leads to the climax of the film, but I won't spoil it for you. I hope you will watch it yourself, since it is readily available.
One of my favorite parts of the film was the Coney Island sequence, in which Speedy and Jane enjoy every part of the wonderful old Steeplechase Park. They go in the fun house, go on all the rides, eat the food, win prizes, and engage in various mishaps.
They really seem to be having a good time. Modern people would probably be afraid that these amusements could be dangerous, but people knew how to have fun in the good old days. There is plenty of action in this picture, lots of humor, tender romance, and even sentiment.
This is the first picture I have seen with Harold Lloyd, and I like him. From the pictures I saw of him beforehand, I didn't think much of his looks, but I found him to be much better looking on film than in photographs. He's doesn't have the most classically handsome features, but still shots really don't do him justice. In this movie, I found him to be quite attractive; Speedy Swift is rather cute in his glasses and the numerous uniforms of his different callings. The direction and photography in this film are amazing. We were astounded by the fact that a large portion had to have been filmed in busy New York City. There was a lot of intelligence and talent behind the production of this picture. I highly recommend this picture to anyone, even people who haven't seen many silent films. I think that almost everybody would like this picture. It has a simple but charming plot with comedy that everyone can enjoy!
Since Speedy is from 1928, it is pre-Code in the literal sense of the term because it was made before the Code was even written. This is evident in many aspects besides its silence. There were several jokes which were inappropriate, and we found it to be really a shame. I don't mean to belittle the picture in any way because of this. I maintain the opinion that it is a brilliant, hilarious film which anyone could enjoy. However, a perfectly clean plot which is based on old-fashioned, wholesome comedy was smudged in certain places by crude humor which was entirely unnecessary to the plot and funny only to part of the audience. A question which comes to mind is, "Why does that have to be in there?" The answer comes quickly: "Because filmmakers always go astray if they don't have guidance."
Unfortunately, clever, witty people have a tendency to use their brilliance for risqueity if they are not given strong moral guidance. Hollywood needed the moral guidance of the Motion Picture Production Code, which was enforced by Joseph Breen of the Production Code Administration. I hope that I am not boring my readers with my constant return to the subject of the Code, but I really believe that it was the key to the brilliance of Hollywood's Golden Era and that it is the key to Hollywood's future. Some silent films were based on risque topics or blue humor, but Speedy was not. It has all the characteristics of a family film. Why should that be spoiled by a few base, embarrassing jokes?
This brings us to the topic of breening. This would be a superb film to breen. There are no problems with the plot, no troublesome characters, and no improper title cards. The only problems were some inconsequential visual elements, plus one dirty word which I am almost sure I read on Harold Lloyd's lips. Speedy would be the perfect topic for a silent film to breen in the Great Breening Blogathon, which is in mid-October. Here is my suggestion to silent film enthusiasts: claim this topic before someone else does! Someone else could compare Speedy and perhaps some of Harold Lloyd's other pre-Code films with his Code work, showing, of course, the improvements which were made because of the Code. Remember that you don't have to necessarily agree with the Code and Mr. Breen at this moment to participate in the blogathon. Perhaps the Breenathon will make you reconsider self-regulation! If breening seems complicated or difficult to you, don't worry. I am going to publish an article describing how to breen on Thursday. Step right up and join the "Great Breening Blogathon!"
We will definitely attend future Art Deco Society events and other screenings of classic films. Speedy made me want to see more silent films and more Harold Lloyd pictures. Also, I really enjoyed the experience at the Egyptian Theatre. If you live in the Los Angeles area or ever visit Southern California, be sure to stop by Grauman's lesser known theatre if an old movie is playing. Also, I highly recommend joining the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles or an art deco society in your area if you admire vintage clothing, architecture, and society. It is a great place to meet other people who love bygone days and the food, music, dancing, and beautiful clothes that went with them. I hope to see you all at the Breenathon in October!
Your blog and blogathons sound very enjoyable. I understand that you are no longer using it. If you should decide that you want to participate, you could write an article and send it to me in an email; I would then post it on my website. William Ferry is participating that way. This, of course, is just a suggestion in case you want to participate. Thank you for your good wishes. I appreciate your friendliness.
It is so nice to know that you like Code films. I have heard about the Egyptian Theatre in Boise, and it sounds like a wonderful, fascinating theatre. I am so glad that people all over America can enjoy classic movies in old theatres. I would be honored if you joined the Great Breening Blogathon. We could really use your talent in it!


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Last year I labeled my pre-season picks "boring" because I picked every team from the 2017 play-offs to repeat I 2018, including the wild cards.
It turned out four of six division winners did repeat, while two of four wild card teams were the same as 2017. I guess my results could have been worse.
My picks are going to be somewhat boring again this year. I'm picking the American League division winners and wild cards to repeat from 2018. The "Big Four," as I call them (Red Sox, Yankees, Astros, and Indians), are still the cream of the crop. Their rosters over the past few years were built to last. I don't see any of the other teams bumping them out of the post-season playoff picture. All the other teams in the AL are in various stages of re-building, re-tooling, or are just plain bad.
The National League is a different story though. It's going to largely be a toss-up for the playoff spots. While the Dodgers and Cubs have been prominent in the post-season in recent years (including the Cubs' World Series championship in 2016 and the Dodgers' two World Series appearances in 2017 and 2018), I don't think either of them will be a shoo-in this year. I believe each of the three divisions will be highly competitive this season, with each having multiple contenders for playoff spots.
Here's my prediction of each of the playoff teams.
As I mentioned earlier, I believe the five playoff teams in the American League will include the Red Sox, Indians, and Astros as division winners. The A's will join the Yankees as wild-card teams.
In the National League, I'm predicting the Phillies, Cubs, and Rockies will take division titles, while the Brewers and Nationals will be the wild-card entries. This lineup of playoff teams represents some very different results from last year.
The Red Sox have the same lineup as last year, although it would be hard-pressed to deliver 108 wins again. They have one of the best outfields in the majors and productive super-utility players in Steve Pearce, Brock Holt and Eduardo Nunez, who give the Red Sox a lot of versatility. Their biggest issue will be replacing key relievers Craig Kimbrel and Joe Kelly.
The Yankees will get edged out by Boston again for the AL East title and have to settle for a wild-card berth again. Re-signing J.A. Happ and acquiring James Paxton were key Yankees' moves to bolster the starting rotation, but it still may not be enough to overtake the Red Sox. However, they'll win a lot of games again and be contenders because they still have the best bullpen in the American League (even with losing David Robertson); and they may be the first team in history to hit 300 home runs in a season.
The Indians will beat out the Twins for the AL Central division title. Cleveland has two Top 10 American League infielders in Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez. Losing outfielders Michael Brantley and Edwin Encarnacion will force them to go with a younger corps with less overall power. But they did re-sign Carlos Santana to offset the power loss. The Indians' starting rotation is still very solid.
The Astros will continue their dominance in the AL West even though they had key free-agent losses in super-utility player Marwin Gonzalez and pitchers Dallas Keuchel, Charlie Morton. Pitcher Lance McCullers was lost to Tommy John surgery. However, shortstop Carlos Correa is healthy again and they added Michael Brantley in the outfield. Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole still comprise one of the most formidable one-two punches for a starting rotation and if the rest should falter, their top pitching prospect Forrest Whitley will likely get a callup around mid-season.
The A's surprised everyone last year with a 97-win season. They won't win that many games this year, but will edge out Tampa and the Twins for the other AL wild card spot this year. Matt Chapman, Matt Olson, Khris Davis, and Steven Piscotty provide the offensive punch, although veteran Jed Lowrie, who was lost to free agency, will be missed.
The Phillies were the clear winner in the free-agent market with the signing of Bryce Harper, Andrew McCutchen, Jean Segura, J. T. Realmuto and David Robertson. These strategic additions are enough to make them the favorite in a competitive NL East Division over the Braves and Nationals. The big question for the Phillies is whether the Phillies' starting rotation is deep enough beyond Aaron Nola and Jake Arrieta.
Cubs starting pitchers will be at full strength this year. Look for Kris Bryant to have a resurgent year. As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, manager Joe Maddon is on the hot seat this year to keep his job. He'll have his team hitting on all cylinders this year, and they will top the Brewers and Cardinals in a close division race.
The Rockies' star third baseman Nolan Arenado got his lucrative contract extension. Now he'll focus on leading the team to a division title, replacing the Dodgers who have six consecutive NL West championships under their belt. In fact, the Dodgers will fail to make the playoffs this year after losing the World Series for the past two years. The Rockies' lineup that has made the playoffs the past two seasons largely remains intact. The loss of DJ LeMahieu will more than be made up for by their acquisition of Daniel Murphy.
Even though the National lost their face of the franchise, Bryce Harper, they'll make up for him with a full season of last year's 19-year-old sensation Juan Soto and rookie Victor Robles. Anthony Rendon will prove how valuable he really is to the team, without having to play in Harper's shadow. The Nationals' pitching staff of Scherzer, Strasburg, and newcomer Patrick Corbin is one of the strongest in the big leagues. New second baseman Brian Dozier will have a bounce-back year. The Nationals will claim one of the NL wild-card spots.
The Brewers will be the other NL wild-card team. They narrowly missed out on defeating the Dodgers in the NLCS last year and should make another run this year. They managed to keep all their young arms and appear to be in the hunt for reliever Craig Kimbrel. Starter Jimmy Nelson returns to the starting rotation after missing last year due to injury.
Even though it's rare for teams to repeat as World Series champions, I'm picking the Red Sox to prevail over the Colorado Rockies in the World Series, just like in 2007.


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Papaikou wastewater spill releases 400,000 gallons
By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 12:05 a.m.
Heavy rains caused an estimated 400,000-gallon sewage spill at the Papaikou Wastewater Treatment Plant this morning.
According to a notice from the County of Hawaii Wastewater Division, high rainfall over the last few days overflowed a diversion box at the wastewater plant overnight.
That overflow led to partially treated wastewater spilling onto the ground and into a drainage channel, where it eventually flowed to the ocean near Waipahi Point.
An operator at the treatment plant noticed the spill when arriving at his shift at 8 a.m. this morning, and was able to stop the spill shortly thereafter. However, an estimated 400,000 gallons of wastewater had been spilled by that point.
The public is advised to stay out of the coastal waters along Kekiwi Point to Waipahi Point and further north to avoid health hazards associated with the spill. Those waters are all under an ongoing high surf advisory as well.
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CHISINAU - CAR CITY TOUR
Chisinau – the capital of the Republic of Moldova, a modern economic and cultural center. Chisinau, like Rome, is spread out over seven hills. Its population is about 730,000 residents of different nationalities. The first mentioning about the city, we find in 1436 in the charter of Moldovan magistrates Ilyash I. On the right bank of the river Byk arose the settlement, which gradually rose up above the slope.
In 1834 has been approved the new plan of city, and from this moment in Chisinau are constructed straight streets. It's architecture was influenced by affected different styles: like modern and eclectic, gothic and classicism. The Cathedral and the bell tower are erected in the style of Russian classicism in the center of the city. The famous Arch of Triumph is built especially for the largest bell, wich has the weight of 400 poods. As the basis for Arch construction was taken up the plan of the Arc de Triomphe in Rome. The building of town administration was built in the italian renaissance tradition with gothic elements. Bank was engenered by M.K.Chekerul Kush, he has erected a beautiful building in the style of Russian classicism with elements of romanticism. Today - it is the organ hall, where are sounding concerts of organ and chamber music. Czech firm "Rieger-Kloss", at a special order, manufactured the pipe organ of medium size.
Architecture of the historical center is perfectly combined with the new post-war buildings on the main streets. On whole neighborhoods, administrative building's facade are decorated with stone carvings and colored ceramics. The city acquired a modern view of capital. In the center of town at the entrance of oldest park there is erected the monument of the Moldovan ruler Stefan cel Mare si Sfint. In 1885, in this park unveiled the monument to Alexander Pushkin.
The residents of the capital treat with due care on the military past. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Second War Victory, in 1975 was built the Memorial of Military Glory "Eternity". Every year, on May 9 to the memorial come hundreds of thousands of residents and guests to pay tribute to those who died.
Every year, in Chisinau are held: Folklore Music Festival "Martisor", international festival of opera and ballet "Invite Maria Biesu", festival of jazz bands "Ethno-Jazz", "National Day of Wine" and " City Day ". The wonderful stories and legends of our region, historical and ethnographic museums, art galleries and exhibitions, national celebrations and colorful fairs are offered.
Chisinau is open to everyone and everyone can discover Chisinau!
Technical information: Extent of the round-trip route - 20 km, duration - 3 hours, sanitary stopping - in parks of the city. Guests get acquainted with the city center, the microdistricts: Telecenter, Botanika, Sculeanka. Walking: Cathedral Park, Valea Morilor, Memorial of Military Glory, Railway Station. Clothing – casual up to to the guest. Can take a bottle of water.
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When I was growing up, one of the most common side dishes we had, and perhaps the most popular, was roast potatoes. These potatoes roasted right in the pan with the meat or poultry, picking up great flavor from the drippings of the roast. They were crisp and caramelized on the outside, soft and tender on the inside, and absolutely delicious. And they went perfectly with the roast that flavored them.
Now, we usually make these potatoes whenever we have a roast, which is often, and we never tire of them. I thought for many years that just about all cooks made them.
I was greatly surprised to learn recently that many people have never even tasted these potatoes, which have been such a welcome and common presence at our table for so many years.
I think this is due in part to the demonization of fat, since these potatoes must be cooked and flavored with fat. Nevertheless, this side dish is so easy and so delicious that I would like to share my recipe, including a secret tip from my mother, with those who are interested in making them.
First, you need a roast. This can be any kind of beef, lamb, or pork roast. A turkey or a chicken also works. But ducks and geese give off too much fat for this method. A beef, lamb, or pork roast should have a nice fat cap. If the meat does not have a decent fat cap, you can cover it with butter, or beef tallow, or lard, or duck fat, or goose fat. The turkey or chicken must have the skin on, and should be also coated with butter or some kind good natural fat. The roast is cooked without a rack, placed fat side up in the case of meat, or breast side up in the case of poultry. You can place it on some vegetables, such as onion circles, which I often do, or directly on the pan. This recipe cannot work if a rack is used.
The potatoes I use are usually russet, though Yukon gold potatoes also work very well. I only use organic potatoes, as I try to avoid pesticides, and the flavor is much better.
The potatoes are peeled, and sliced into circles about one half inch thick. My mother's secret, which I have also found in some very old cookbooks, is to place the peeled and sliced potatoes into a pan, cover them with water, add a little salt, and bring them to a rolling boil. They are then boiled for five minutes, no more, no less, then drained.
This secret might not sound like much, but it makes a huge difference.
A large roasting pan, not aluminum or non stick, is well greased with oil or butter, or lard, or any good animal fat.
The roast is placed in the center of the pan. No rack is used.
The potatoes are placed all around the roast, in the empty spaces. There is a great temptation to cram as many potato slices into the pan as possible, but the potatoes will be better if there is a little space between them, so they are not touching. I keep this space as small as possible.
The roast is cooked according to its recipe, and the potatoes are turned over once, when the roast has cooked for half the estimated cooking time.
The roast is basted with the drippings at least once, and preferably two or three times. This will add great flavor to the roast and the potatoes.
The potatoes are ready when the roast is, and should come out crusty but not hard or burned, and wonderfully soft inside, with an incredible caramelized flavor from the drippings and the spices used with the roast.
These potatoes are particularly wonderful with a prime rib beef roast, as there is a flavor that only prime rib has that gives them a special, wonderful taste. But they are also wonderful with other roasts.
This is a very old and traditional way to eat potatoes, and one I never tire of.
A traditional winter stew of grassfed meat and organic vegetables tastes wonderful.
Many people believe that good cooking is a mystery, one that can only be solved by celebrity chefs using arcane ingredients and complex methods. These TV chefs often use new methods and combinations that have been invented by the chefs, who gets praised for their innovation. High-tech modern products like meat glue are often used by such chefs.
I believe that simple recipes, using real food such as grassfed meat and organic traditional vegetables, using traditional food combinations, and traditional methods, prepared by ordinary people, taste the best.
I believe that cooking should be easy, not complex and difficult.
I am inspired by the quality and benefits of grassfed meat and real food, with their wonderful natural flavors. I am inspired by the ingenious simplicity of traditional cooking, which often uses just a few ingredients, simply combined and prepared, to produce outstanding, healthy food. These flavor combinations became traditional because they are really good. Many of these traditions are being lost, and I am honored to help preserve some of them in my cookbooks.
I contend that the best grassfed meat and real food is simple, using traditional methods, traditional ingredients, and easy recipes. When you have great ingredients, their wonderful natural taste should come out.
When I wrote my two cookbooks, Tender Grassfed Meat and Tender Grassfed Barbecue, I had several goals. One of the most important was to make them simple, and easy to use. Another goal was to provide recipes that were absolutely delicious. A third goal was to create recipes that people would actually make.
These three goals are not contradictory, if you are using grassfed meat and real food. The quality of these foods from nature is so high that the food itself provides most of the flavor. In fact, I contend that grassfed meat and real food are the best when prepared simply with traditional methods and ingredients. You can have a wonderful dish with just a few ingredients, if they are of the highest quality, and carefully combined. When you use only a few ingredients, all are important and changing even one of them can have a dramatic effect on the taste of the dish.
Real food ingredients have so much natural flavor and goodness that they are at their best when made simply, so that their wonderful natural flavor can come out.
Then, there is the simple fact that complex recipes, with dozens of ingredients, and difficult, complex techniques, are much harder and take much more effort and time to make. Often complex recipes fail, for any of a number of reasons. Usually, complex recipes are read, admired, and never made.
I want my cooking to be easy and simple, and delicious. I wrote these books for the ordinary person, because I wanted them to have ways to cook tender grassfed meat that were not only delicious, but easy. I wanted my recipes to be used, and enjoyed.
I did not write these books for critical acclaim, but to help people make delicious grassfed meat, the easy way.
In fact, I admit it, I prefer to make easy meals! It is not only easier, it is more fun!
These pastured eggs with their deep orange yolks are a wonderful example of real food.
A debate between two nineteenth century French researchers ended up creating the core belief of the modern medical system.
Nearly everyone has heard of Louis Pasteur, but very few have heard of Claude Bernard.
Modern medicine is built on the germ theory proposed by Pasteur. Yet there is mounting evidence that Bernard, who had a different theory, was correct. In fact, Pasteur was reported to have blurted out the words "Bernard is right!" shortly before he died. The medical profession and mainstream scientific establishment claim that Pasteur never said this.
Why is the controversy still important? Because the modern medical system, built on the Pasteur theory of germs being the cause of most disease, fails many people. Some of those people who found no help from conventional medicine turned to the Bernard theory without even knowing it, and restored their health.
With one important addition—eating real food.
I am one of those people, and I know many others.
Most people are familiar with the germ theory of disease advocated by Pasteur. This theory claims that most illness is caused by germs, tiny organisms like bacteria and viruses. Since these organisms are the cause of illness, the way to cure illness is to kill the germs. This can aggressively be done through medication, sanitation, radiation, and other methods outside the natural defenses of the body.
In fact, the symptoms of disease are attacked by outside interventions such as surgery, drugs, and radiation—all aimed at killing the organisms that are blamed for the disease. This approach, which is the cornerstone of modern medicine, often does great harm to the patient, and often fails to cure them.
It can work, but it is common for the symptoms to return at a later date.
The terrain is the body of the patient, and the natural functions of that body. Bernard taught that the body is full of bacteria, which are benign and helpful if the body is working properly. But if the body becomes weakened, or injured, or malnourished, some of these bacteria change and become dangerous, causing disease.
To Pasteur, killing the pathogens through outside intervention was the way to heal. To Bernard, strengthening the "terrain," the body, enabled the body to heal itself, creating a condition where the bad bacteria became benign and helpful again.
We know that killing outside germs through basic hygiene helps prevent disease. Yet we also know that the body needs beneficial bacteria to live, and killing too many of these bacteria has bad effects on the body, and they are often replaced with harmful organisms.
We know that antibiotics and other aggressive medical interventions can relieve symptoms, but they usually fail to treat the cause of the symptoms, which often return at a later date.
Yet we also know that many people who have no medical intervention recover from every kind of illness, and often do not see the symptoms return.
I have had many illnesses over most of my life. I have had a lot of medical treatment for various conditions. At first, the treatment relieved the symptoms. But my body became weaker from the prescription drugs and other treatments. After some time, the symptoms always returned, and I would need more treatment. Eventually, I reached a point where the medical interventions did not work.
What saved me was an unwitting turn toward Bernard's theory. I strengthened my body by switching to real food, and avoiding toxins. The real food and grassfed meat gave my body the nutrition it needed to function properly. As my terrain became stronger and stronger, I became healthier and healthier. I have not needed any medical intervention in over ten years.
I do practice hygiene, which gives my body less to fight off, and I believe there is a proper place for medical intervention when it is truly needed. But the best path I have found for myself is to nourish my terrain by avoiding toxins, including dangerous bacteria, and eating real food only. That way, the natural functions of my body keep it healthy. Many of my friends in the real food movement have had a similar experience.
photo credit: JustDerek The best food comes from a home kitchen.
When I read older cookbooks about various cuisines, the author will say that the way to eat the best food is in someone's home, where the really good food is cooked, not a restaurant. Now, restaurants are celebrated in many cookbooks.
If I never ate in a restaurant again, that would be fine with me. I get much healthier food at home, and it tastes much better.
This is a somewhat shocking statement in a nation where most adults do not know how to cook, and where more people are eating out than ever before. A nation where cookery is treated as a mystery understood only by celebrity chefs, and where the convenience of eating out and buying heat and serve meals has become a way of life.
It was not always that way.
It used to be that most families had at least one good cook, sometimes several, and people preferred to eat the good real food they had at home. Restaurants were for special occasions, and their food had to be really good or no one would go there. Unfortunately, that is no longer true.
The best real food is cooked at home.
I have a number of problems with most of today's restaurants.
First: Food quality, or rather the lack of it. Most restaurants use cheap, factory ingredients. Many chain restaurants and fast food places do no cooking other than heating prepackaged food in a microwave. The food is prepared in a central kitchen, frozen, and then shipped to the various locations where it is actually served. When cooking actually occurs in a restaurant, the worst factory oils such as soy and canola are commonly used. GMOs, CAFO meat, and factory produce are the standard, because they are much cheaper than real food. In the rare place where quality ingredients are actually used, the prices are extremely high, and the actual quality is often not as good as advertised.
Second: Many people get sick after eating at restaurants, ranging from feeling stuffed and bloated to something serious. While poor quality food is a factor, often a lack of basic sanitation is the real culprit. If you want to see how bad it can get, just watch a couple of episodes of Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares.
Third: Many restaurants, especially those who claim to have higher quality food, serve tiny portions of the choice ingredients, combined with larger portions of something cheap. The current practice of "plating," where food is arranged to be "artistic," is usually just an ingenious way to serve less food to the customers, saving costs. Quite frankly, I see nothing attractive about spots and swirls of sauce, and vast expanses of emptiness on a plate.
Fourth: In most cases, wherever you go, the food is just not that tasty. Usually it is mediocre at best.
The emphasis on profit and speed is not consistent with good meals. And most restaurants just cost too much, always more than you would think, once you add in the tax, tips, and drinks.
Now, there are exceptions, restaurants that serve clean quality food, skillfully prepared, with decent portions. Most of these exceptions are extremely expensive, but there are a few that are reasonable.
Good luck in finding them.
When you learn to cook, you set yourself free. You are no longer dependent on restaurants or packaged meals, but can select grassfed meat and real food, and be certain that you and your family are eating high quality food, which our bodies so desperately need.
You can keep a clean kitchen, and know that no one who eats your food will feel stuffed or sick from your cooking.
You will also find that it is much less expensive to do your own cooking, especially if you shop wisely for quality ingredients.
And here is another secret—most cooking is easy, once you have a little experience. In fact, quality ingredients such as grassfed meat and organic produce do not require much seasoning or skill to be absolutely delicious. My cookbooks, Tender Grassfed Meat and Tender Grassfed Barbecue, teach how to cook absolutely delicious grassfed meat—the easy way.
Organic Greek yogurt, a traditional food.
Our ancestors did not reach for drugs or doctors when they had an injury. Instead, they tried to get the food that would enable their bodies to repair themselves.
This seems primitive, in our modern age, which celebrates the wonders of medical science. Yet many of us have noticed that medical science is not always the best choice, due to its using drastic methods such as drugs, surgery, and radiation for even minor ailments. And most drugs only manage to relieve symptoms, while interfering with the natural processes of our body.
I had a minor but annoying injury a few weeks ago. I had a choice, and I chose food. And it healed me.
While fooling around, I got a split lip. It was not that bad, but it would not fully heal. There remained a split in the lip. If the lip got dry, especially at night, it would get quite painful. At other times, it was annoying. After two months, there was no change.
I thought of going to a doctor, but the only thing they could do was give me stitches, or a drug. Having a needle going in and out of my lip had no appeal. Drugs scare the heck out of me, since they interfere with the natural functions or our bodies, and I would consider one only under serious circumstances.
I began to look for natural remedies for a split lip that will not fully heal, and I found none.
I saw some full-fat Greek yogurt in a store, made by my favorite dairy. This dairy has organic milk products, is extremely careful to make sure that its cows get no GMOs in their feed, pasteurizes their milk at the lowest temperature the law allows, does not vaccinate or drug their milk cows, and gives these cows wonderful treatment. In other words, it was my kind of dairy, and I have enjoyed their products for years.
I had never had this kind of yogurt before. It was tangy, very thick and rich with good animal fat. Without understanding why, I placed some of this yogurt against the split in my lip, and held it there. It felt cooling and wonderful. Within seconds, the irritating sensation in the split went away. I did this for a few days, several times a day. I noticed that the split was smaller after the first day. After about three days, the split was gone, and the lip was healed. After several weeks, it has remained healed.
I should say that I had never heard of this before. I think that the good fat and probiotics in this very special yogurt caused the healing, but I cannot prove it. And I do not know why I did it.
Chris Kerston, of Chaffin Family Orchards, a chemical-free organic farm and ranch I admire, told me how his grassfed cattle would treat themselves by eating certain plants, which fixed them up. The cattle would select the plants themselves.
I am just guessing, based on this experience, but I think our bodies have a wisdom and knowing that can often help us. I listened to my instincts when I held the yogurt against my split lip, and it healed.
This story is anecdotal, unsupported by studies, is not a recommendation, is no substitute for the services of a medical professional, has not been reviewed or approved by the FDA, and is intended solely as a sharing of my experience.
Have you ever wondered why the sight, smell, texture, and taste of food is so important to us?
The answer is simple. Our bodies use these senses to decide what food should be eaten, what food should be avoided, to prepare the digestive system, and to tell us how much of a particular food to eat.
That is right, how much to eat. Our bodies do not follow calorie counting charts, but use sensory input to decide what to eat and how much. Every person is different, and our dietary needs vary from day to day. Our bodies have a magnificent system already in place to guide us with certainty as to what and how much we need to eat. Most of our ancestors trusted and used this system, and obesity was very rare.
But there is a problem in modern food that cripples our sensory food input—chemical flavor enhancers that are literally designed to fool and trick our senses, so our bodies think they are eating something they are not.
These chemicals create the equivalent of hallucinations for our taste buds, and appetite regulation system. They are completely legal, and fool the natural system we have for regulating our appetite and desiring food.
The only way to avoid them is to eat real food only, and avoid all factory foods.
The food industry depends on foods raised as cheaply as possible, and demands that these foods have a long shelf life. The problem for the food industry is that the natural taste, sight, and smell of such foods is not very good, and people's senses would reject them. The first factory foods that were introduced were almost completely rejected by the public, because their senses rejected them.
The food industry turned to science, and science came up with chemical flavor enhancers, and chemicals that change the very appearance, taste, and smell of the food. These enhancers are designed to trick the senses into thinking that a food is much more desirable than it is, and some of them actually make people want to eat more of that food.
These techniques fool the eyes by using chemicals to change the natural appearance of the food. One example is the use of carbon monoxide gas to make factory meat appear red, rather than brown or gray.
This fools the eyes, which do not find brownish or grayish raw meat appealing.
Other such techniques include putting chemical waxes on fruits, using gas to give a ripe appearance to fruits and vegetables, using chemical dyes in food, and others.
The natural smell of factory food is often very bad. The food industry uses many different chemicals and processing techniques to remove the bad smells, and other chemicals to give a bland or enticing smell. This totally deceives our sense of smell.
The natural taste of many factory foods is vile, and people will not eat food that tastes so bad. But chemicals are used in many products to hide the natural bad taste and add a good taste.
Factory foods are often bleached and deodorized with chemicals, to kill the horrible smell and taste of items like unfermented soy.
Chemical flavor enhancers are added to all kinds of foods. Scientists are able to use chemicals to add almost any desired taste to a particular food, and are constantly developing new artificial tastes. These chemicals not only make the food taste much better than it would naturally, but can fool our bodies into thinking they are eating something they are not. This confuses the digestive system and the appetite.
Chemicals are also added to many factory foods that make people want to eat more of the food, just because of the chemical. This causes many people to overeat, and is believed to be a huge cause of the rampant obesity that plagues the modern world.
By avoiding foods with chemicals, we set our senses free to do their job of regulating our diet. It may take a while, but I have found that my senses tell me what I want to eat, and how much. When I have eaten enough of a certain food, I am no longer hungry for it. When I stop eating, I am happy, content, satisfied, and never stuffed or uncomfortable. I have no digestive problems when I eat real food. I can trust my senses to tell me what to eat, and how much, because they are not fooled with chemicals. And my health has improved so much.
As more and more people are giving up factory food for something real, the industry has come up with a sleazy, deceptive argument to get us back to buying their chemical-filled concoctions—guilt.
If you try to avoid toxins, GMOs, chemicals, and try to eat the pure foods of our ancestors, you are a snob, and a bad person.
This is absolute nonsense, and I have written a guest blog explaining why.
Click here to read the rest of the article at Hartke Is Online!
Normally, I do not do blogs about YouTube videos. But this video is different.
It corrects some of the biggest false ideas most people have about eating. The message is clear, simple, and compelling. Modern eating makes us fat and sick. Traditional eating, eating the foods humanity ate before industrial food was invented, keeps us slim and healthy. Too much exercise wears us out, and does not make us lose weight.
Eating high quality food is the way to go. Counting calories is a waste of time. Most diets are worthless. The basic, unmodified foods of nature are best. Sugary, starchy foods are the worst. The more natural, the better. Eat grassfed meat. And many other good ideas, clearly presented.
This is all good advice, and totally contradicts the false precepts of the Standard American Diet (SAD), the diet that makes Americans the weakest, sickest, most crippled rich people in history.
I have corresponded with Jonathan Bailor, the maker of the video. His goal is to spread awareness of his message so it can actually reach the mainstream. This is a magnificent goal, as the mainstream believes in SAD, diets, high-carb eating, factory food , calorie restriction, and exercising until they are worn out as the way to be healthy and slim. That sounds ridiculous even as I write it—but most Americans believe this nonsense.
Many of you already know the truth about food, but we are a tiny minority. Ultimately, if we remain a tiny minority, the corporations and governments will make it impossible for anyone to get real food, including us. Knowing the truth about food will do us no good if we cannot get quality food. The best protection we can get is to have our knowledge go mainstream, and Jonathon has a plan to get there.
Jonathon's immediate goal is to get one million views of this video, as he believes that will get attention and engage the interest of many people. I do not know if he is right, but I hope he is. So I support his goal of one million views.
Ultimately, it is vital that most people learn the truth about food, the sooner the better. If everyone knew the concepts on this video, and followed them, the health and understanding of most people would greatly improve. And that is a worthwhile goal, which is why I am asking you to consider viewing the video.
If you like the video, please consider spreading news of it to the people you know, and inviting them to view it.
The more people who understand the truth about food, the better our chances of being able to have real food in the future.
Pastured butter is an easy way to get vital nutrients from animal fats and it's delicious!
The poor academic performance of so many American schoolchildren is a matter of great concern. Over the years, more and more money has been spent on schools. Many programs to enhance education have been introduced. Class sizes have been substantially reduced. Many teachers have aides to help them teach. A host of administrators, counselors, special educators, and other specialists have been hired. Despite recent cutbacks, the amount of real money per child spent today is much higher than it was during my schooldays, yet the academic results are far worse.
It is clear that throwing more money to the schools will not fix the problem. We have been doing that for many years, and performance continues to decline. Money for education is important, but it is not enough.
Academic performance continues to decline, and the U.S. is far behind many other countries, nearly all of whom spend far less money per child on education. Why? Whose fault is it? The teachers? The schoolchildren? The curriculum? The parents? My answer would be—none of the above.
I am convinced that the real cause of poor academic performance is the Standard American Diet, known as SAD. The fact of the matter is that schoolchildren need proper nutrition for their brains to develop and function well, and many of them are not getting it.
Traditional animal fats such as butter, lard, beef tallow, chicken skins, fatty fish, and others are the best source of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are necessary for the brain to develop and function properly. It is that simple. Cholesterol is desperately needed by the brain to function properly. In fact, mother's milk is higher in cholesterol than any other food. Nature recognizes the need of children for cholesterol, and so should we.
Yes, cholesterol and animal fats have been demonized through massive marketing campaigns. The demonization is just not true. These vital nutrients promote good health, and are vital for survival. See The Skinny on Fats.
The current emphasis on avoiding animal fats and cholesterol deprives children of the nutrients they need for their brains to develop properly and function. How can they possibly learn and do well in school when they are starved of the nutrients they need for their brains to function properly? How can they be expected to behave well when their brains are deprived of the very nutrients needed to keep them in balance? The effect of nutrition on the brain and learning is described by Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, in this excellent article: Nutrition and Mental Development.
Vegetable oils and factory fats lack cholesterol and lack omega-3 fatty acids. These oils and fats have a huge imbalance of omega-6 fatty acids that can cause inflammation and have other harmful effects. When you substitute vegetable oils and factory fats for animal fats, the children do not get the vital nutrients they need for their brains. It is that simple.
This problem is especially bad for children who depend on the government for food. The government provides free formula to two million infants. Yet the only formula allowed in the program is made from GMO soy, which contains a number of toxins and none of the vital fatty acids needed by developing brains.
The revised school lunch program only makes things worse, being virtually fat-free and severely restricting protein. It is a prescription for malnutrition and even poorer academic performance.
It stands to reason that giving the children the very nutrients they are deprived of, the animal fats that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and cholesterol are exactly what are needed. This has been done before, with great results.
Last week, I wrote of the school lunch program devised by Dr. Weston A. Price, and the wonderful results it had for some poor children. These children ate an early form of SAD—factory bread and pancakes served with lots of sugar and syrup. They had terrible teeth, poor health, and did terribly in school. Some had severe behavior problems. Dr. Price fed them a lunch rich in animal fat and meat, including plenty of bone marrow and butter. Not only did their dental decay stop cold, but two of their teachers sought Dr. Price out to ask why a particular child, who had been the worst student in the class, had now become the best student.
All that Dr. Price changed was the food they ate at one meal. The schools, parents, teachers, and children did not change. Good nutrition alone was all they needed to go from being complete academic failures to being the best student in the class.
This is only one example. There have been many description of how feeding schoolchildren a diet rich in traditional foods during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries greatly improved their academic performance and behavior in school. Many of the educators who worked with poor children made sure they arranged a good lunch for them as a vital pre-condition for their being able to learn. It should be mentioned that the healthy peoples studied by Dr. Price, all of whom had diets rich in animal fats and cholesterol, had no mental illness, and no problems in educating their children, who had to learn skills that were far harder to use and master than the easy-to-do tasks typical of modern life.
The solution I suggest to fix U.S. schools is new, yet very old. Have an affordable school lunch program that will present students with foods rich in traditional fats such as butter, whole eggs, full-fat hormone-free milk, rich meats, bone marrow, and other animal foods that nourish the brain. Give them generous servings, and let them have seconds if they want to. Ban all GMOs, vegetable oils, and factory foods from the program. Give them real food only. If we do this, we can expect the same kind of vast improvement that was noted by Dr. Price, so many years ago. Yes, it will cost money, yet I submit that there is no better area to spend the money on. With proper nourishment, there is every reason to expect that children will be able to focus on school and learn. It has been done, time and time again. Clearly, the current system is not working. Real food is worth a try, and will have other benefits, such as good health and better behavior. It worked for Dr. Price and others, and it can work now.


This was one of the better, if not the best episode this season, and that one line almost ruined all forty-two minutes of it for me. One of my absolute favorite things about this show from the beginning is how everyone who crashed on Oceanic Flight 815 has been in the audience's shoes because they didn't know what the hell was going on, either. The mystery was revealed to them at the same time it was being revealed to us, and I was glued to the television for hours and hours because it was almost never expositional or heavy handed.
I know they all ask "What?" a lot (check out video below), but this year, one character will ask another, "What happened?" right after we saw exactly what happened! Kate says, "What'd I miss" as if she took a bathroom break without the benefit of a DVR.
Anyway, this episode was all about Sayid, and given that he is a man of action—ultra-violent action—it was a whole lot more about moral ambiguity and a body count than about getting any answers. I know the ABC promos promised that this week was the one for answers, but they lied once again. And frankly, that's okay with me.
During last week's episode, I realized why this season hasn't been resonating with me the way the first five did. Up until now, I've always felt that the mythology was secondary to each character's journey. Sure, the mythology drove a lot of the action, but the subtext was always Jack's God complex, Locke's myopic desire to fulfill his destiny, or Kate's constant squinting. This year, mythology and character arcs have traded places because it's all about answers, but if I stop caring about the characters you can bet I'm not going to give two shits about the answers.
Thankfully, this week's episode ignored the ABC promos, and we got to see Sayid try to deny his nature. No matter how good he tries to be, he's still a killer. Jacob, the black smoke monster, and whom Kate chooses to sleep with all took a back seat to one of the main characters wrestling with impossible choices on and off the island, which made for riveting TV.
What did you think of this episode? Did you want more answers?
Haha! I hadn't seen that video before. I hate them asking "What?" all the time, too. I feel a drinking game coming on next week!
I have an idea: what if Sayid killed Kate by accident? Satisfying all around.
If I were to shoot a fan fiction episode of LOST (and if fan fiction episodes existed and were produced) this would be the main storyline.
And the rest of the cast would slow clap.


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Resources for Studying Latin America & U.S. Latinos: NYPL and CUNY/GC Libraries
February 7, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Room 9204/05
Librarians and archivists from the New York Public Library and CUNY provide an update on their research sources for studying Latin America and Latinos in the U.S. along with the best practices on how to access the wealth of primary sources in these areas.
Paloma Celis Carbajal (M.L.S., UW-Madison) is Curator for Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Studies at the New York Public Library.
Silvia Cho (M.L.S., Queens College) is Library Liaison for Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures at The Graduate Center Library, CUNY.
Araceli Tinajero (Ph.D., Rutgers University) is Professor at City College and Graduate Center, CUNY (Moderator).
Other Panelists
Sarah Aponte (M.L.S., Queens College) is Chief Librarian of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute and Associate Professor at The City College Libraries.
Cheryl Beredo (Ph.D., University of Hawaii) is Curator of the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NYPL.
Pedro Juan Hernández (M.A., University of Puerto Rico) is Senior Archivist in the Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora in the Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños at Hunter College, CUNY.
Thomas Lannon (M.L.S, Pratt Institute) is Assistant Director for Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Book at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, NYPL.
TO REGISTER send email to bildner@gc.cuny.edu.


Bianca Mikahn redefines spoken word with incredible musical backdrops, themes that are both visceral and cerebral, and an amazing way of reminding us that art, at it's very core, always will always stand on it's own.
Columbian sensation debuts 5 songs that are lyrically intelligent, stylistically versatile, with catchy hooks, in both English and Spanish.
Adam's first solo album will establish him as a solid songwriter and performer in the dance/urban music genre. This album will move your feet and your soul.
Stero Lion debut as a solo artist in this EP with a wide array of musical styles from roots reggae to a blend of pop and rock.
Amanda re-energizes pop with intelligent lyrics, ingenious melodies, and and an emotioonal connection to groove oriented musical foundations.
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Todd Schmidt has served as Village Administrator for the Village of Waunakee since 2010. Prior to arriving in Waunakee Todd was City Administrator in Milton, Wisconsin, for seven years. Before that he served for five years as Assistant Village Manager in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. After growing up in Elkhorn, Todd attended UW-Platteville where he received his bachelors degree in Political Science. More importantly, he met his future wife, Tonya, while both played for UWP's jazz band. He received his masters degree in Public Administration at Northern Illinois University. Todd and Tonya now live in Waunakee, and enjoy family time with their 14 year old daughter Sydney and 11 year old son Sawyer.
Would you like to make things work more efficiently and cost effectively? Would you enjoy bringing out the best in the people you work with? Do you want to make a real difference in the city, town, or county where you will live and work? If you answered yes to these questions, consider a career as a professional local government manager! Known by various titles—city manager, county administrator, town manager, chief administrative officer (CAO)—these dedicated leaders are at the core of better cities, towns, boroughs, villages, and counties everywhere.


On February 12, 2016 Mrs. Alethea Ward was presented with balloons, a gift and a card by Luke Telander (to Mrs. Ward's right) who is with the Center for Community Progress. Also shown in the picture are Lottie Sneed (to Mr. Telander's right) from Strong City Baltimore, Robin Jacobs (to Mrs. Ward's left) from the Community Law Center and Lowell Larsson (behind Mrs. Ward) from GGCA. The celebration was part CCP's nationwide #LoveThatLot campaign to show appreciation to community members who have transformed once vacant, blighted lots into community assets.
What is now a beautiful ornamental garden located in the 300 block of E 24th St was at one time three abandoned lots, one of which was part of a city-wide lawsuit against Scott Wizig, an absentee-landlord located in Texas. The lawsuit, which utilized the Community Bill of Rights (Real Property 14-123), was filed by the Community Law Center, Inc. on behalf of six community associations including GGCA. Venable, LLP served as pro bono co-counsel, along with University of Maryland Francis King Carey's School of Law's Community Justice Clinic.
The garden, actively maintained by Mrs. Ward, is a vivid illustration of what can be accomplished when community members and other committed stakeholders work together toward a common goal. Thank you Mrs. Ward for your part in the remarkable turn-around of this once abandoned space!


Whether you're newly engaged or have special jewelry you want to keep in tip top shape, the experts at Blue Nile jewelry have shared their best solutions to keep your carats safe.
We are all about keeping your jewelry safe, especially while you travel - which is why all of our anti-aging satin pillowcases have a secret pocket for lavender, jewelry or love notes. And our NEW! Royal Teal (as seen above) has us in the mood to talk about diamonds. After all, the holidays are just around the corner.
Whether it's a self-made purchase or a gift you received, your diamond jewelry is a precious keepsake that should always be protected, both financially and maintenance-wise. Below you will find some tips on how to go about doing just that!
You just dropped a good amount of dough on a new sparkly accessory. While you may still be beaming with excitement, you should stop and consider insuring your jewels to protect them from any harm. Of course, thinking of the worst case scenario seems a bit negative, but the truth is anything can happen and the best thing you can do is be prepared for when and if it does. Consider purchasing insurance for your precious gems to protect yourself and your jewelry from anything that might happen. This especially goes for the recently engaged who have just purchased the perfect engagement ring for their significant other. While browsing for rings, whether you are online or in store, make sure to inquire on jewelry insurance.
Making sure to purchase the correct ring size is vital. It is important to keep in mind however that temperature, time of day, medications, pregnancy, activity level, and what you've had to eat or drink can all affect your finger size. A little fun fact, your finger size is the most stable after lunch and before dinner, something to keep in mind if you plan to go ring shopping between that time of day! As far as temperatures go, cold temperatures have been known to cause your fingers to shrink while warmer temperatures can make your fingers to swell. Knowing this, you should be sure to measure warm fingers at the end of the day to ensure they are at their largest, or most swollen before purchasing any ring.
Now, if you are experiencing a lifestyle change such as weight loss or weight gain with pregnancy, there are still options for you to keep your ring's safe! When you lose or gain weight, you notice it everywhere, even in your fingers! Ring adjusters are a great way to protect your ring from sliding off during your weight loss journey. Another option to consider is visiting your jeweler to resize your ring once you have hit your goal weight. As far as pregnancy goes, it is no secret that women can experience swelling-this is normal and to be expected. In fact, most women tend to remove their rings throughout their pregnancy. In order to keep your ring safe and your finger comfortable, removing your ring, storing it in a safe and secure spot and then replacing it with an alternative band is always an option.
As for those of you trying to surprise your significant other with a sparkly new engagement ring, there are ways you can find her perfect ring size by still keeping her in the dark. It is important to know that women's ring sizes generally scale from 3 to 9, with size 6 reigning most popular. Try to gauge your partner's finger shape. If they're more slender than average, size down and vice versa. Another tip is to take one of her existing rings from her jewelry box and base your purchase on that size to get the most accurate measurement.
Maintaining the sparkle on your diamond is very important. After all, there is nothing more mesmerizing than watching your bling sparkle in the light after it's been freshly polished and cleaned. Your diamond jewelry can be dirtied by your everyday cosmetics- for instance, hair product, lotion, makeup, and even perfume. To keep your ring looking its very best, attempt to clean it once a week. At least twice a year, it's good to take it to be cleaned at your jeweler, especially if you lead a more active lifestyle. If you're active outdoors or in the kitchen, it's best to get it cleaned at the jewelers using professional-grade products that will restore the sparkle of the stone safely. If you don't need your ring professionally cleaned as often,ensure your ring gets cleaned properly by using a solution of warm water and dish soap. Soak your ring for about thirty minutes, gently brush the stone with a very soft toothbrush, rinse under warm running water and repeat if necessary.
There you have it. By keeping these three simple tips in mind, your diamonds will be sure to stand the test of time! SHOP our full collection of Savvy Sleepers satin pillowcases below.


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is a Japanese manga artist, known for the manga Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, which has been adapted into an anime series. He has worked as an assistant on Hirohiko Araki's series Steel Ball Run. He ranked tenth on Nikkei Entertainment's 2011 list of most successful manga artists by sales since 2010.

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Entertainment is Where You Happen to Find it!
* Find the first 5 sentences.
* Post the next 3 sentences.
As the title on the cover suggests, WAY OFF THE ROAD is a book by Bill Geist, who is, or was the roving correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, and serves up glimpses of the lives of small-town Americans and their off-beat ways of life. This book is a collection of some of the discoveries he made along the way, the kind of book that often jumps off the shelves into my hands on the non-fiction aisle of my favorite bookstore.
There! Does that make you want to buy the book? or go to Florida for the next Crash-A-Rama?
When I was sixteen, my father moved my mother and me from the farm to that big university town of Gainesville where we lived on Archer Road. Our house was directly across the road from Kanapaha Presbyterian Church and the (only recently) famous historical village of the same name. Running alongside the main road between our house and the church was a railroad track, where my friend Nancy and I found excitement putting pennies on the train track and waiting for the train to come along and smash them.
So if you happen to have the misfortune of living in an area of the country where watching school buses crash into each other is the most exciting thing you get for entertainment, and waiting for trains to crush pennies on railroad tracks comes second, my advice is, "Get the h*** outa there–sooner than later!
As for tagging five more bloggers to take up the meme, nah! Like Granny, anybody who takes a fancy to the idea of a book meme can have it. Be sure and invite me.
This entry was posted in musing, Musings, Paradigm Shift, sunny side of life, Weird stuff by Alice. Bookmark the permalink.
Thanks for taking up the challenge and the link.
I passed along the idea. The book I happened to pick up was "Send Yourself Roses," by Kathleen Turner. Take a look.
Oh no. Not another book I want to read! Thanks for this. I'm gonna do it.
Ha! This is funny. Last night I'd brought an Erma Bombeck book, "If Life Is A Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing In the Pitts?", in here by my computer because I wanted read her bio.


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Discipleshift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples
by Jim Putman, Robert E Coleman, Bob Harrington
Over the last thirty years, many influential church leaders and church planters in America have adopted various models for reaching unchurched people. An 'attractional' model will seek to attract people to a local church. Younger leaders may advocate a more...
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Over the last thirty years, many influential church leaders and church planters in America have adopted various models for reaching unchurched people. An 'attractional' model will seek to attract people to a local church. Younger leaders may advocate a more 'missional' approach, in which believers live and work among unchurched people and intentionally seek to serve like Christ. While each of these approaches have merit, something is still missing, something even more fundamental to the mission of the church: discipleship. Making disciples---helping people to trust and follow Jesus---is the church's God-given mandate. Devoted disciples attract people outside the church because of the change others see in their Christ-like lives. And discipleship empowers Christians to be more like Christ as they intentionally develop relationship with non-believers. DiscipleShift walks you through five key 'shifts' that churches must make to refocus on the biblical mission of discipleship. These intentional changes will attract the world and empower your church members to be salt and light in their communities.
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Jim Putman is the senior pastor of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho, one of the fastest-growing churches in America. Prior to moving to Real Life Ministries, he served as a youth minister for nine years in two small churches. He was a three-time all-American wrestler in college as well as a successful wrestling coach. Putman holds degrees from Boise State University and Boise Bible College
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Dr. Bobby Harrington is the founding and lead pastor of Harpeth Community Church, just beside the Harpeth River, south of Nashville, Tennessee. Harpeth Community Church was launched in 1998 as an 'Attractional Church, ' that is now making the transition to being a 'Relational Discipleship Church.' Bobby has a doctor of ministry degree from Southern Baptist Theological seminary, and along with Jim Putman, Bobby is one of the founders of the Relational Discipleship Network. Bobby served as the director of Research, Development, and Missional Leadership for Stadia, a national church planting orga
Robert E. Coleman is Distinguished Professor of Evangelism and Discipleship at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA. Formerly, he was dean of the International Billy Graham Schools of Evangelism and directed the Institute of Evangelism at the Billy Graham Center in Wheaton, IL., while also directing the School of World Mission and Evangelism at Trinity Evangelical Divinity in Deerfield, IL. A founding member of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, he is the author of hundreds of articles and about twenty books. His books have been published in over 100 languages with English editions alone passing seven million copies in print.
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Review-Dreamworld is that quirky little romantic art house film that comes out and is billed as a chick flick but guys walk out enjoying it just as much. I am shocked this was not part of the Tribeca label or Fox Searchlight, this has their flavor all over it. Shot on a very small budget that this film all relies on its two central characters to bring fans into this story. The acting in this film is so natural, and the script so fresh and different that I found myself really into this story of Oliver and Lily. This story is about two souls who are in different places in life but are so lost that they find out thru the journey that fate brought them together to save each other. Oliver is at a dead end job with his life in neutral; his dreams are to pursuit doing animation for Pixar. The film opens up with him being shot down in an interview to try and get his foot in any animation door. He hangs out with his lesbian best friend one night at an art show and while he is just hanging around he meets Lily. Lily is a ball of energy and passion that she talks him into taking a trip to meet her friend who works at Pixar. On this road trip, life stops for them as they find out more and more about each other and start to form a bond. The first hour of this film is beautiful, it is so awkward and quirky, the script so refreshing and characters so well acted. The music and the scenery really capture the sadness, passion and high that this film achieves in each shot. These are characters that are flaws, have shortcomings, genuinely give you so much into each motion and word that comes out of their mouth. The last half hour for me, was when the film had some issues. You knew the film had to have a catch that not all things are perfect, but to think that Lily had this going on, then that and then that…it just felt like it was too much. Maybe, let one issue be the center, not that she had so many issues and they wanted us not to feel compassion for her character. It was like they wanted us in the first hour to cheer this relationship, then in the last hate that he is still so in love with her and she is something else. The last ten minutes of this film tried to wrap it all up in a pretty bow. Which the last shot of the film was bittersweet and brought tears to me because it was so promising but yet had a dark cloud of uncertainty over it. I would say that both actor and actress deserve so much credit for pulling off this film, the side characters like Lily's ex and Oliver's lesbian friend all gave the story a little glue to keep the emotion in it. They interjected a little cruel humor later in the film that I felt did not balance the film, but did at least keep me laughing with a fist fight between two nerdy guys that looked like it was Big Bang Theory inspired. At the end, this is that film that men will write down lines in this film and use them at the bar to pick up the last call drunk, or that two people walking around will recite while waves crash on their sunset. The film while not perfect was really a great discovery that I cannot recommend enough.


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Sell Your Leased Car — And Even Pocket Money
"Right now, the advantage to selling the lease you already have is that it's likely worth more than the buyout price," said Ivan Drury, an Edmunds' analyst.
By Randy Mac and Christine Roher	• Published December 2, 2020 • Updated on December 3, 2020 at 12:09 am
If you've ever leased a car, you likely know that it's tough to end the lease early; it'll often cost you more to terminate the lease than to finish paying it off. But that's changing for many drivers, at least for the next few months.
For most of the year, Julien Bortz's two family cars have been parked in the garage.
"With me no longer going into the office, and my wife staying at home, we barely even needed one car," said Bortz.
So Bortz thought he'd see if he could sell the family's pricier, leased Toyota Rav 4.
"I heard that they were offering a lot more for used cars lately, so I just wanted to see what they'd offer," said Bortz.
The offer was a good one. Bortz sold the Rav 4 to used car dealer CarMax. He made enough money to pay off his lease and pocket $2,000.
"I thought it was seamless," Bortz said of the process. "It was really quick, really easy."
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Car industry analysts at Edmunds have been urging drivers to follow Bortz's lead. They say the lack of new car inventory -- caused by factory shutdowns earlier in the pandemic -- has created a demand for used cars. That means your leased car is now more valuable than it normally would be.
So what will help you get top dollar? Low mileage, little wear and tear, and leases with about three to six months left, according to Drury. He says SUVs and sports cars are in biggest demand. But, he says, you need to act fairly quickly.
"Now's the best time for resale value on the car, because once January comes around, the car technically gets older, and we'll see a drop in value," said Bortz.
You can start the process here.


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This folder comtains a CFT based implementation of the [shared services architecture](../README.md) that relies on the [Cloud Foundation Toolkit modules](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-foundation-toolkit). This implementation is much more compact and streamlined than the [flat implementation](../terraform_flat), and serves as a real world example of how you can leverage the [CFT modules](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules) to simplify your GCP infrastructure deployments.

## Components

The implementation consists in the following elements:

1. `00_projects`: uses CFT's [Project Factory module](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-project-factory) to created the GCP projects for the shared services and the Cloud Native Zone.
2. `01_shared_services`: creates all of the components for the mock shared services project:
    * Network and firewall rules
    * A log sink for autoscaling events and a PubSub topic where proxy autoscale notifications will be received.
    * An instance running an Apache server used for end-to-end helth checks from the CNZ projects.
    * A demo instance running an Apache server behind a network load balancer, mimicking a shared service.
    * A DNS private managed zone where DNS records for the shared services will be added. The CNZ projects will have a peered DNS zone that will expose the services locally.
3. `02_cn_zone`: creates the infrastructure associated to the cloud native zone:
    * Network and firewall rules
    * A managed instance group that creates squid proxy instances as needed to meet demand.
    * An internal load balancer to distribute load among the different proxy instances.
    * A DNS managed zone, peered with the zone defined in the shared services project, where the shared services DNS records are advertised.
    * A sample instance that acts as a mock application. Log into this instance to test the communication with the shared services through the proxy.

## Setup instructions

This implementation uses CFT's project factory module to create the project necessary to run the demo. You will not need to create these projects manually, but will need to run this terraform configuration with a service account that has the following permissions:

 * Permissions required by the project factory module under the folder where the projects will be created ([see](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-project-factory#permissions))
 * Permissions to create a log sink on the chosen folder ([see](https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-event-function/tree/master/modules/event-folder-log-entry#iam-roles))

The `env_setup.sh` script helps you apply your configuration on the terraform files. Sinply edit the `env_setup.sh` file, replace the placeholders and run the script.

If you managed run the `env_setup.sh` script successfully, most of the configuration is ready. Scan through the files to make sure everything looks correct.

Once the configuration is updated:

1. Apply the terraform configuration from the `00_projects` folder.
2. Apply the terraform configuration from the `01_shared_services` folder.
3. Apply the terraform configuration from the `02_cn_zone` folder.

You should now have a fully functional shared services architecture.

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A silent listener offers her/his service as a silent observer of the working group in the spirit of a supportive presence of the community, holding a space of unity and harmony.
Silent listeners are Aurovilians invited to be present during the meetings without participating in the discussion or giving comments/opinions on the topics, neither during nor any time after the meetings. In exceptional cases a non-Aurovilian may act as silent listener in agreement with the Working Group.
Silent listeners may be invited by Members to give their observations in a manner to be determined by the Working Group. The Working Group can invite 1-2 silent listeners to sit in on their activities/meetings.
Required features: silent presence, learning, goodwill, restraint, equanimity, confidentiality.
Taking time regularly to concentrate / meditate in silence?
Able to stay quiet and in silence even when there are people talking around you?
Deeply connected to the Spirit of Auroville?
Then you can serve as a Silent Listener.
For a few years the idea of Silent Listeners / Observers attending Group meetings has been brought up and accepted by the community. Yet it seems that this is still more of an idea then a reality and needs to be structured and developed in order to be fully implemented and effective.
Silent Listeners / Observers attend meetings in silence and hold the connection to the Spirit by staying connected to it inwardly no matter what is happening in the room.
They will be meditating, concentrating or just sitting there quietly. Their state of stillness will contribute to helping participants of meetings keeping their own centeredness.
They do not need to know anything about the topics that are being discussed. They do not even need to listen to what is said. They won't be in the mailing list of the working group they are supporting. Their main work would be to hold the space in harmony and support.
Iris will be the resource person for the pool of silent listeners, please send us an email (avcoffice [at] auroville.org.in) if you are interested to be one of them.


I do not see a big impact of uptick rule on reducing abusive short selling. People can bid uptick for one share and then short a million.
If I am correct, institutional players like mutual funds are still subject to strict rules in terms of position reporting and the timing of buy and sell, while many affiliations of large short sellers are not. Small retail size short selling does not amount to influence of any significance. So if we could work on those large short sellers (presumably hedge funds?) and impose them to hold short positions for a certain period of time, at least enough time to confirm the sources of the securities where they borrow, it would reduce abusive shorting selling dramatically because they can not short stocks just on momentum but rather on fundamentals or whatnot. This would also reduce or even stop naked short selling because it allows regulators to register and report their short positions.


Work Crew is an unpaid discipleship program designed to create an environment for growth in Christ for a young man or woman through the experience of work and service. Participants must apply and interview to participate in the program due to the limited number of spots.
Sky Ranch is quickly becoming the camp of choice for teen development through discipleship programs like the Work Crew experience. This program is for recent high school graduates (18 years of age) who will spend five weeks at Sky Ranch Ute Trail in Colorado, working alongside program mentors. It is challenging work with the purpose of growing and being molded into servant-leaders. Our hope is that as they enter the next phase of life, participants will be better prepared as college freshmen to live out what they believe.
With the purpose of growing and being molded into servant-leaders, Work Crew serve in the kitchen, clean around camp and work on the camp grounds.
Participants spend time in discipleship with program mentors and living in community with the Ute Trail staff.
Work Crew is coached throughout by two handpicked, highly-qualified staff who lead them in accountability, while walking through the purpose-filled curriculum.
Curriculum includes reading through Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a Bible study over the book of John.
Work Crew happens at Sky Ranch Ute Trail located near Lake City, Colorado.