text: Latest specialized advances have re-invigorated the research of sphingolipid metabolism in general, and helped to highlight the important and varied assignments that sphingolipids play in pancreatic -cells. glycosphingolipid synthase inhibitors Genz-12334694 and AMP-DNM.93 Both these research reported a general security of -cell content and islet structures following chronic (10 week94 or 60 n93) glycosphingolipid synthase inhibition. Basal93 and glucose-stimulated insulin serum articles94 was decreased, matching to a lower serum blood sugar amounts in both the non-fasted and fasted mice,93 suggesting an boost in entire body insulin awareness. The likelihood of gangliosides getting straight included in lipo-apoptotic signaling paths was interested as a system behind this security from -cell devastation,94 but this was not really evaluated straight. In comparison, subcellular redesigning of -cell glycosphingolipid types in response to unhealthy lipid oversupply was noticed to end up being cytoprotective in our latest distribution,56 in which improved activity of GluCer prevented -cell lipopapotosis, Er selvf?lgelig stress and a reported proteins trafficking problem.61 This disparity between the in vitro56 and in vivo93,94 effects of GluCer synthase inhibitors on -cell function reflects differences between responses intrinsic to the -cell vs possibly. those mediated via entire body effects indirectly. As talked about above, there is certainly a limited reading handling the function of glycosphingolipids in the irritation of Testosterone levels1N. Nevertheless, the developing conclusion that irritation also contributes to -cell problems in Testosterone WAY-362450 levels2N95 boosts the likelihood of a broader function. There is certainly just extremely limited data handling this using the Cohen diabetes delicate rat, which under environmental pressure (high sucrose diet plan), grows diabetes characterized by blunted blood sugar triggered insulin release, blood sugar intolerance and various pancreatic lesions including exocrine IL-1 and steatosis positive macrophage infiltration.96,97 In a research where these pets were co-treated for one month with daily IP shots of -glucosyl and -lactosylceramides, which are known stimulators of normal killer T and CD8 lymphocytes (via dendritic cells), pancreatic steatosis was reduced and glucose activated insulin secretion was restored markedly.97 The beneficial results of these glycosphingolipids upon the islet were therefore deemed to be mediated by immunomodulation of T cells. Sulfatide A glycosphingolipid kind of GalCer, sulfatide, WAY-362450 shows up to end up being especially essential to secretory cells such as the pancreatic -cell and neuronal cells. This lipid, GalCer-3-O-sulfate, is certainly sulfated by sulfate transferase and present in -cells but not really exocrine tissues of the islets in human beings and various other types including rat, mouse, monkey and pig.98 Sulfatide is synthesized in the golgi and is packed into insulin secretory granules with insulin in the trans-golgi network.99,100 It binds to insulin crystals to protect the crystal structure at WAY-362450 pH 5.5 as well WAY-362450 as helping the transformation of insulin hexamers to monomers at pH 7.4 in the cell surface area.101 It stimulates proinsulin foldable and oxidation within the secretory path also.101 Repair clamp studies show that sulfatide negatively regulates glucose activated insulin release potentially via its action on T+ATP channels.101,102 Furthermore, reduction of the C16:0 isoform of sulfatide in -cells provides been suggested as a factor in the pathogenesis of T2D. This particular isoform is certainly missing in islets from and mouse versions of Testosterone levels2N as likened with regular individual pancreatic tissues, BALB/c rodents and the nondiabetic Lewis rat.99 Moreover, C16:0 sulfatide significantly increases insulin crystal maintenance.99 As discussed earlier, the co-secretion of sulfatide with insulin also appears to negatively regulate CD14 signaling to prevent excessive secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines from WAY-362450 the -cell that may precipitate -cell destruction.28 Collectively these scholarly research make a strong case for sulfatide using an important role in -cell biology, and Rabbit Polyclonal to EPHA2/5 this is another subject for reinvestigation using newer analytical and genetic equipment. Finishing Feedback It is certainly getting raising obvious that sphingolipids possess mixed assignments.


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> could someone email me a brief update on what the x3j3 committee is doing.
The X3J3 committee met in May and meets again next week (if I remember correctly). The committee has gotten some 600 comments, 400 before the deadline.
A privately circulated summary of the last meeting is somewhat omnious. After reading it, my opinion is that the proposed standard is DOA; they'll probably have to chuck it out and start again. I personally favor them adopting the F77 standard as a base and adding bits, pointers, and includes.
As I said in my comments to the committee, nice language, too bad it's not Fortran.

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A message that you send alongside your CV when applying for a job, a cover letter is almost like your own personal advert, highlighting the most important things you want a prospective employer to know about you and why you are right for a job. It is a great way to stand out from the crowd and encourage the reader to open your CV. A cover letter also allows you to emphasise your passion for the role and organisation.
You might not know how to start or structure a cover letter and there are a few things to consider when writing one for the first time. Log in or sign up to read through the example and see some more advice on how to avoid some common mistakes when writing a cover letter. Not all letters will necessarily be emails (like the example), but the same advice applies.
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The complaint, handed over to COPE Chairman Sunil Handunnetti, alleged that the national air carrier had faced these losses as a result of procuring expired materials and equipment to the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Division.
The trade union had also complained that attempts are being made to introduce new positions in the management of SriLankan Airlines, contributing to the piling debt of the national air carrier.
It also claimed that the senior management has been displaying a biased attitude towards certain trade unions, acting in violation of the Trade Unions Ordinance.
The joint trade union pointed out that the air carrier had faced losses due to poor decision making such as shifting its office from Colombo to Katunayake and then again to Colombo.
Complaints against state or semi-government institutions can be filed with the COPE, a press release from the Parliament's Department of Communication read.
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Track by Track: Matilde Davoli on I'm Calling You From My Dreams
Italian-born, London-based producer Matilde Davoli is streaming her heady, swirling debut record I'm Calling You From My Dreams on Best Fit.
She's also provided a Track by Track guide, so we can understand how the album was created and what it means to her.
This is one of the most dreamlike tracks of the album. I imagined myself walking in a kimono down a high street out of some cyberpunk novel, where the atmosphere is charged of neon light reflections and suffocated by reverberation. It almost makes you lose contact with reality.
Stupid fights between friends... you know, those kind of arguments making you so angry at each other, and how sometimes it all easily disappears like bad dreams as soon as you rise from your bed and start the day? I wrote this shortly before a trip to Portugal, but probably this has nothing to do with it!
Tell Me What You See
I am particularly attached to this one, every time I listen to it I remember with affection the mood I was in when I wrote it. It was May and I had just decided to move to London, the thought of leaving my friends and family scaring me to death. I had this moment I was alone playing my guitar and I tried to put all those feelings in a few chords. This song is meant for them.
When I listen to Dust, or even when I just think about this song, I get flashes of colorful galaxies, planets, northern lights, star clusters and unreal thoughts of space traveling. As far as I could see the sound of Dust recalls a very similar imagery in a lot of people that listen to it. Didn't happen on purpose and truth be told the lyrics speaks of entirely different things.
I'm Calling You From My Dreams
Of all the songs I've written in my life, this is the one which represents me more. It's a hundred percent my attitude and reflects my musical background. It's the perfect blend of the many soundscapes I have in mind. This song is me. Which is also the reason why I named the record after it.
Going Down
Spring is almost ended, it's night, the windows in the room are opened, it's warm, everything is surrounded by silence. There is a slight sense of loneliness, but of the good kind, the one that makes you think.
Summer Ending
Regardless where I am in the world, during summer I always go back home. It's a very small beach town in Salento (Italy). There is no place which is more beautiful (for me). I grew up under its sun and on those rocky beaches. September is the best month, tourists are gone and with them all the noise, air is still warm. A piece of heaven.
Still Rolling
Big moments of despair happen in everyone's life, but hey, don't be tempted to let go! Sometimes the hardest fights are against yourself. This is a hymn to perseverance.
Hey I was born in the '80s, I think it's in my blood despite the love/hate relationship I have with that period's music. Don't judge me now. Ah, spotlights on the magic synth solo at 2:39!
A short movie that was never shot, never directed and probably never really existed. Morning sun, wake up!
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Chinese Chauvinist Mini Emperorissimo of 'Middle Kingdom' Lim Guan Eng is at his usual self deflecting a crime against the Constitution by attempting to accuse someone else. Manipulating facts doesn't exornorate him from the fact that DAP is pro-Malayan Communist Terrorists. This came as an immediate reaction of Home Minister Dato' Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's instruction to review the public screening of "The New Village".
DAP calls Utusan, Umno Youth hypocrites, directs them to pursue Khairy over "communist ties"
Umno Youth and Malay daily Utusan Malaysia were slammed as hypocrites and practicing double standards for failing to condemn Khairy Jamaludin for forging ties with communist parties said the DAP.
Secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said Khairy should have been hauled up after forging an alliance between Barisan Nasional Youth and the Communist Youth League of China (CYL).
"These organisations are stoking the fires of racism by questioning the approval of a Chinese-language film "The New Village" which they allege glorifies communism."
"On the other hand, the same organisations kept quiet when Malaysia established close diplomatic relationships with China, Cuba and Vietnam, all of whom practice the communist system.
"Both Umno Youth and Utusan Malaysia criticised 'The New Village' as twisting historical facts and encourages the public to glorify the Malayan Communist Party," Lim said in a statement today. Khairy is also the Umno Youth chief.
Lim said he did not want to comment on the film as he had not seen it but questioned why Utusan and Umno Youth remained silent when Youth and Sports Minister Khairy announced the setting up of a permanent secretariat in October 2009 to strengthen ties between Barisan Nasional Youth and the Communist Youth League of China.
"It is very clear that both Umno Youth and Utusan Malaysia are hypocrites who practice double standards.
"If both organisations are so worried about communists hiding under our beds, then they don't need to look far. Khairy should be directly in their sights," he said.
Lim said if both organisations felt strongly about communism, then "why did they not criticise former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Rahim Noor for signing a peace agreement with the MCP?"
In December 1989, Rahim represented Malaysia to sign a pact with the Malayan Communist Party, which ended its armed struggle in the country.
The Home Ministry suspended the vernacular movie which was to premier on August 22 after Utusan, in a critical article by Awang Selamat, yesterday claimed it glorified communism.
The movie is centred on the Emergency in Malaya in 1949 and portrays the Parti Komunis Malaya (PKM) and the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) as fighters for independence, said Awang Selamat.
It also showcases the actions of the British against the Chinese during the emergency. The film focuses on MPAJA, which was linked to the communist party, said Awang Selamat.
Awang Selamat, the moniker representing the paper's collective editorial voice, said another locally-made movie on nationalism, "Tanda Putera", on the events surrounding the May 13 riots, had triggered widespread criticisms after snippets of the movie were leaked online.
Lim said Umno Youth and Utusan were up to their old tricks of denying their own communist links, using dirty tactics to scare Malaysians about communist conspiracies and lies linking BN opponents and non-Malays to communists.
"Such tactics won't work anymore because the Malaysian people now yearn to live in the light and not in the dark. They want human dignity, integrity, freedom of information, truth, justice and democracy." – July 29, 2013.
It is Lim who tried to steer Malaysians in the dark. The truth is that he is without much dignity and manipulated information, for the sinister agenda about at attempt to glorify the brutalities the Communist rebels brought upon Malayans (later Malaysians)
The fact is that DAP demonstrated its Chinese Chauvinism if not their subliminal greed to gain power to the point that they struggle in making a brutal leader a 'True Independence Fighter', who waged a war against majority of Malayans (later Malaysians) for 54 years. That is not withstanding the fact that more than 10,000 persons perished, mostly unarmed non-combatants, women and children children between 1948-1960.
DAP leaders have been stubbornly fighting to bring back and glorify Malayan Communist Party Secretary General Chin "Butcher of Malaya" Peng despite majority of Malaysians vehement detest and demonstrated strong displeasure to the notion.
There is a vast difference between glorifying and hero worshipping a rebel leader of 54 years and "Butcher of Malaya" versus forging working ties with political entities of a friendly country with strong diplomatic ties. Attempting to manipulate the difference is an insult to the intelligence of the majority.
Communist Party of China did not wage a war and brutally murdered tens of thousands Malayans (later Malaysians), destroyed properties, caused hardship and put lives of innocent persons under extreme duress. Malayan Communist Party rebels did.
When Second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein visited China and forged diplomatic ties, Malaysia established a friendly super-power in the region. This balanced the struggle for supremacy in the region, between the Americans and the Soviet-backed Vietnamese. The diplomatic relationship also forged international trade with China, which is today Malaysia's biggest export.
The Chinese Chauvinist DAP leaders only proven a fact that they are unable to come to power, on the basis of their political ideology and struggle. They resorted to manipulate history, so that they are to capture the imagination and idealism of young Malaysians especially the Malays that this nation's 'True Independence Fighters' were the Communist Rebels, radicals, subversive and leftists.
The fact that this nation obtained Independence mainly through the struggle of the nationalists, where UMNO managed to foil the Malayan Union even though all HRH Rulers signed the declaration and the incorporation had already been announced at Westminster Palace.
There on, forced the British administrators to negotiate with HRH Rulers where UMNO attended as observers and the Federation of Malaya Treaty was inked on 21 January 1948. That treaty became the basis of the Federation of Malaya Constitution, came into force on 31 August 1957.
The position and role of HRH Rulers, Islam as the religion of the Federation, Bahasa Melayu as the national and Special Malay Rights were enshrined and preserved till present day. That is the basis of 'Ketuanan Melayu' which Chinese Chauvinist DAP tried very hard to erode, if not completely cancelled out from the Federal Constitution.
The immediate reaction and strong support for attempts to glorify the Communist Rebels demonstrate that DAP leaders are anti-Constitution. They are carrying the struggle and perpetual sin of brutal murderers and war mongers.


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Wesleyan is a fancy university in the élite Northeast. It is so fancy, the school used its power to create a law prohibiting fast-food restaurants from coexisting on campus—such a combination is looked down upon as something, say, a Middlebury student might enjoy. So, when Wesleyan-born rap duo Das Racist graduated and moved to Brooklyn, they were so shocked by a store that contained both a Pizza Hut and a Taco Bell, they were forced to write this rap song about it and then sing it into YouTube.
Yes, a store selling two kinds of fast food is impressive, but what about a store selling more than two? In downtown Brooklyn, you can find such a grease temple. Look closely, and you'll notice a KFC, a Nathan's, the Canadian Tim Hortons, and a Pizza Hut, all under one roof.
Walk four steps inside, and it is soon apparent that after you finish your coffee, donuts, and chicken hot-dog pizza, you can wash it down with some Häagen-Dazs and perhaps one or two more hot dogs.
(Those in the know will tell you that even though Tim Hortons has invaded from the North, replacing a Dunkin' Donuts, there exists a "secret" menu that allows you to order the good old-fashioned American donuts of yesteryear. Just ask for a Nathan's footlong "animal-style," and you'll get a DD bear claw in a black plastic bag.)
By my count, that's six fast food stores in one tiny, visibly dirty location. Amazing. The dean of Wesleyan's twin monocles would shatter at the thought. But why stop at fast food when there are so many other stores that need combination? Allow me to propose:
- Liquor store + gun store + bank
- Nursing home + banana-peel factory + slide-whistle-testing facility
- Blood bank + vampire sports club + garlic plantation
- Church + brothel + liquor store
- KFC + Nathan's + Tim Hortons + Pizza Hut + Häagen-Dazs + Dunkin' Donuts + hospital


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Chestnut Gardens is centrally located near the downtown area's retail stores, public transportation, and a commuter rail station. Units are very spacious with ample closet space, assigned parking, on-site laundry facilities, and quaint sitting areas overlooking well-groomed, landscaped grounds. The building has a large community room that hosts weekly gatherings, games, crafts, holiday events and a computer lab.
On-site professional property management, maintenance staff, as well as 24-hour on-call answering services offered by POAH Communities.
Chestnut Gardens - a great place to call home.


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Adverse Health Events Factsheet: Wrong-Site Surgery
Wrong-Site-Surgery - Printable version (PDF)
The Minnesota Department of Health collects information about 27 different kinds of adverse health events, including surgery on the wrong person or body part, falls linked with a death, and serious bed sores. Since 2003, 179 wrong-site surgeries have been reported.
What is wrong-site surgery?
Wrong-site surgery is when a surgeon or other caregiver goes into the wrong part of the body during surgery or an invasive procedure. In some cases, this means that the wrong knee, level of the spine, or eye was operated on. In other cases, a shot or anesthetic injection goes into the wrong place. Sometimes, the mistake is inside the body, when a surgeon operates on the wrong kidney, ovary, or other internal organ that appears on both sides of the body.
Is wrong-site surgery serious?
Wrong site surgery should never happen. It is always a serious event. Sometimes wrong-site surgery is very harmful to patients. In many cases, the patient has to have surgery again in the right place, and that might mean staying in the hospital longer.
Sometimes, though, the mistake is caught at the very beginning of surgery, and it can be fixed right away. If there was an injection on the wrong part of the body, a second injection is usually needed but there is no lasting harm.
Why do these events happen?
Adverse events usually happen because of a problem with a process or a policy, not because of just one nurse or one doctor. Health care is provided by a team of caregivers. The team has to work together to make sure patients get the safest care.
When wrong-site surgery happens, it's usually because there was a problem before the surgery started; maybe a surgical form listed the wrong side, or an x-ray was turned around, or the team didn't do a final check of the site. Sometimes, a person might notice a problem, but they aren't comfortable speaking up.
What should hospitals and surgical centers do to prevent wrong-site surgery?
There are steps that every surgeon and surgical team should take before every surgery or invasive procedure:
- Mark the correct surgical site with the surgeon's initials, and make sure the mark is visible.
- Stop to confirm the location, the procedure, and the patient's name before beginning the procedure. The whole surgical team should participate in this "time-out."
- Make sure that everyone knows where on the body the surgery should be, and that they speak up if something looks wrong.
Where can I learn more?
To learn more about what specific hospitals and surgical centers are doing to prevent retained objects, visit the other pages on this site.
Or, contact:
Rachel Jokela
Minnesota Department of Health


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Sport is getting cleverer. Nate Silver, who made his name predicting American elections, honed his statistical modelling on baseball. Football's backrooms are now a realm of extreme number crunching. Sporting leaders can match any industry with their charisma and acumen: Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho would stand out in any room. The editor of a leading political magazine recently confided to me that he believed managing a top football side was one of the most rewarding jobs in the world.
Football can look a simple game, but at its best it now presents a philosophical debate, a complex argument about style and pragmatism. The question "How can we get the ball into their net more often than they get it into ours?" has produced two wildly diverging answers. The first: by keeping the ball nearly all the time. The second: by keeping the ball very little of the time. Neither has emerged as the definitive winner. The sophistication of the disagreement confirms that football, not content with being the world's biggest sport, is also the most evolved, and one of the most vivid expressions of global culture.
This debate has defined the Champions League for six or seven years. The possession principle, aka tiki-taka, was radicalised by the unwavering conviction of one man: Pep Guardiola. His teams, first Barcelona and then Bayern Munich, have made the case for controlling the ball. The central tenets are simple: everyone can pass, everyone must pass. Size and physicality take a back seat, strikers are optional and defenders are often converted midfielders.
The answer to this approach came in a single match. In 2010, José Mourinho's Inter Milan met Guardiola's Barcelona in a Champions League semi-final. Inter seldom had the ball, yet Barça rarely ran the show. Mourinho perfected the art of non-possession football, luring Barça into overextended positions and then exploiting their lack of defensive structure on the break. Just as, in tennis, a genius returner might invite her opponent to serve first, so it can be better to yield possession in order to orchestrate vulnerability. "Sometimes in football", Mourinho mused, "you do not need the ball to win." This year, when Brendan Rodgers's Liverpool were poised to win the Premier League with their buccaneering brio, José did it again. Chelsea went to Anfield, parked the bus, stole the match and dashed Liverpool's hopes.
Possession football is harder to execute and to teach. Both defence and attack rely on a mix of discipline and skill, but the mix varies: discipline gets you further in defence. That is why, at this summer's World Cup, the possession principle will have few advocates. Spain, coached by Vincente del Bosque, will fly the flag for creative possession. It helps that their players mostly come from two clubs, Barça and Real Madrid, and that they grow up in the same nurseries; they play possession football at an age when English kids are still being yelled at to shoot by competitive dads. The passing game relies on trust and intuition, free movement and spatial awareness. You can't just have a crack at it on the night.
In Brazil, most teams will take the easier path and set up to defend. Over a year, a national manager gets perhaps ten or 12 training sessions with his team to develop a new strategy (the rest will be focused on the next match, which tends to induce myopia). It's not much time to weave subtle patterns of attack, and it shows on the scoresheet. The national teams at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa averaged 2.3 goals per match, whereas, in the Champions League, Europe's best clubs manage 3. In the short term, it is more tempting to become a José than a Pep.
Many football fans relish this philosophical schism. A Guardian writer, Jonathan Wilson, recently posted an astute and unashamedly technical 2,000-word analysis of football's ideological and strategic divisions. It was one of the five most-read pieces on the whole Guardian site. Not only is football vastly popular, thinking about football is too. Just as a book by Michael Lewis explores ideas through the stories of interesting people, so football elucidates ideas through the performance of skilful athletes. It is both drama and philosophical disquisition rolled into one: entertainment squared.
Roger Federer's rivalry with Rafael Nadal was the same. At its peak, it was like seeing two systems of thought collide, one joyously expressive, the other relentlessly resilient. Such a symmetry cannot be faked; the contrast has to be authentic. But, when all the pieces are in place, sport ascends to the sublime.
One of the richest experiences of my life came about 13 years ago, when James Levine conducted Wagner's "Die Walküre" at the Met in New York. As the final act unfolded, dominated by Wotan's tussle with Brünnhilde, the music and the drama combined so you felt the complexity and the truthfulness of two characters locked in a disagreement that could not be resolved.
In the arts, we are used to being on both sides of an argument at once. We track the narrative drama, of course, but not with mere wish-fulfilment; the experience runs much deeper than wanting one particular outcome. Sport, more wedded to tribal belonging, is at least partly about taking sides. But at its most sophisticated it comes close to an artistic experience. And, at the World Cup, most of the world's population won't have skin in the game (or not for long). So we can sit back and enjoy the show.
The World Cup Brazil, June 12th to July 13th


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A couple of days ago the Supreme Court ruled that Johnson's prorogation of parliament was wrong and illegal. Yesterday the honourable ladies and gentlemen filed back into the House to take their seats according to the democratic mandate they have received under the British constitution and from their constituents. Boris was stymied in his attempt to set himself up as temporary generalissimo, and he and his supporters in the Tory press showed it through colossal displays of bad grace and ill temper. Like Boris refusing to acknowledge John Bercow, the Speaker, when he left the chamber yesterday. But worse than that, BoJo has resorted to highly inflammatory language about his political opponents, which have left women MPs in particular frightened for their lives. Boris attacked the MPs – who come from across the political spectrum – who passed the legislation preventing him from getting a No Deal Brexit as 'traitors'. He denounced the Act itself as a 'surrender' act, a 'capitulation' act, and a 'humiliation' act. His words alarmed six lady MPs, notably the Labour MPs Jess Philips and Paula Sherrif. Sherrif said that the language he was using was that of the people, who send death threats to MPs.
"We should not resort to using offensive, dangerous or inflammatory language for legislation that we do not like, and we stand here under the shield of our departed friend with many of us in this place subject to death threats and abuse every single day.
"They often quote his words 'Surrender Act', 'betrayal', 'traitor' and I for one am sick of it.
"We must moderate our language, and it has to come from the prime minister first."
Philips stated that BoJob's language was deliberately phrased to be as offensive and divisive as possible.
So how did Boris defend himself from these accusations? He denounced Sherrif's statement as 'humbug', and in reply to concerns that his rhetoric would lead to another assassination like the murder of Jo Cox by a member of the Fascist outfit Britain First, he blamed it all on his opponents. It's their fault for stopping Brexit that people are angry with them, and the best way they can honour her memory was by finally leaving the EU. Cox herself was a Remainer, and her husband Brendan commented that the debate had descended into a "bear pit of polarisation" and MPs had fallen into a "vicious cycle where language gets more extreme, the response gets more extreme and it all gets hyped up.
"It has real-world consequences… It creates an atmosphere where I think violence and attacks are more likely than they would have been."
See Mike's article at: https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2019/09/26/boris-johnson-used-the-language-of-death-threats-deliberately-he-is-a-danger-to-lives/
Earlier, the Times had temporarilyh released infamous right-wing hack Quentin Letts from his cage there, and sent him to join the baying hordes at the Scum. Where he penned what amounts to little more than an incitement for extremely intrusive scrutiny of the Supreme Court judges themselves. In fact, it was tantamount to a call for people to doxx them, revealing intimidate personal details of the judges themselves, their partners and their children. The odious Letts ranted that the judgment "could make life immeasurably hotter for judges and senior lawyers in Britain. From now on, their political leanings, their family and professional backgrounds, their social media records and all those juicy perks they enjoy at their Inns of Court are going to be fair game for public scrutiny", and continued "Where do these top lawyers live, which clubs do they belong to and what are the political views of their spouses? All these – and more – will in future be legitimate fare" He then went on to say "But let's consider other questions. Who did you sit next to at your last posh dinner? What charities do you support? Who gave your children their work experience internships? Do you have any overseas investments? Did you pay tax on them?".
As Zelo Street pointed out, this was an incitement to doxx, and the very language used is that which led to the radicalisation of Thomas Mair, Jo Cox's assassin.
See: https://zelo-street.blogspot.com/2019/09/letts-doxx-supreme-court-judges.html
As for BoJob's own inflammatory rhetoric, the Sage of Crewe commented
'if this language carries on, and is not only tolerated, but cheered on, by the Tory front bench, we won't get Brexit done. We'll get another Jo Cox. And that's why all those baying Tories, and their pals in the press still prepared to back Bozo, need to stop and think, although they are not big enough, or sensible enough, to do so.
Tolerating a Prime Minister who is shamelessly and blatantly trying to echo Donald Trump in his ability to cause offence and dispense inflammatory language will lead, with the grim certainty of night following day, to a body count. Someone is going to get killed.
And that is not a price anyone should be prepared to pay to keep Bozo in a job.'
See: https://zelo-street.blogspot.com/2019/09/if-you-tolerate-this-your-mp-will-be.html
These aren't idle fears either. Philips in her speech attack BoJob's language demonstrated how his rhetoric and those of the idiots and fanatics sending death threats to her were one and the same by reading out one of the threats she'd received. Now it seems her fears were justified. Last night a man was arrested outside her offices. He had apparently tried to terrorise them by banging on the windows, attempting to smash them, and shouting 'Fascist' at them.
Philips is very far from either Mike's or my favourite MP. Along with Luciana Berger, she formed a lynch mob of privileged White Blairites to support the fake and malicious accusations of anti-Semitism against Marc Wadsworth by Ruth Smeeth. Much of the abuse she receives I believe she calls down on herself through her obnoxious views and behaviour. But this time she is a genuine victim.
See: https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2019/09/26/man-arrested-after-terrorising-staff-at-office-of-jess-phillips-did-they-use-the-panic-room/
Let's be clear about this. These are Fascist tactics and Nazi rhetoric. Hitler's thugs used the same language to describe the Treaty of Versailles and the democratic parties that became the cornerstone of the Weimar Republic – the SDP, Catholic Centre Party and the two Liberal parties. They also vilified and smeared the judicial and police authorities, that also tried to maintain the new, fledgling German democracy. One of the left-wing bloggers – I've forgotten which one – has gone further and described the kind of language now being used by BoJob as a deliberate incitement to violence and assassination. They said the people using it – he was referring to Trump and his demonisation of immigrants – were well aware of the effect their rhetoric was having stirring up hatred and encouraging the far right in their attacks. Like the violence by the Proud Boys and other American Fascists at Charlottesville. However, they were careful not to make their incitement to assault and murder explicit, so they could always deny it.
And this is what BoJob and the Tory front bench are doing now. And if they're not careful, someone will get killed.


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Spring has officially arrived! We invite you to come out to wine country and enjoy Easter Brunch, take in a concert or comedy show, or simplywind down with a glass of wine and live music.
Sangiovese Saturdays at Carol's
Saturdays in April; / 11:30a-3:00p / Live music, mulled wine, cheese fondue, 1/2 price Sangiovese
Dog Day Sundays
Every Sunday / 11:30a-2:30p / Bring your well-mannered pooch to lunch! Live acoustic entertainment.
Estate Club Private Wine Tasting
Thursday-Sunday / 11:00a-2:30p / Tours and vertical tasting of library wines. Sit down with bread and cheese plate; $30 (Reservations required 24 hours in advance) / Bar Tasting; $20. Call for reservations: 951-972-9768.
Easter Sunday at Carol's Restaurant
Sunday, April 5 / 11:30a-3:00p / Regular menu, plus a few Easter specials. 2nd Annual Dog Easter Egg Hunt at 1:00p. Dogs will be hunting for plastic eggs filled with turkey hot dogs. Live music by Lenny Hansell, local Idyllwild musician.
Live Music
Saturdays & Sundays in April / 12:00p-4:00p / April 4 – Debbie Diamond / April 5 – Sam & Stacy / April 11 – Crimson Crow / April 12 – Shameless / April 18 – Michael LeClerc / April 19 – Dominic Rocha / April 25 – Kenny Hale / April 26 – Sheyna Gee
Easter Sunday
Meritage at Callaway will be featuring an a la cart, brunch inspired menu from 10:00a-4:00p.
Happiest Hours
Grab your friends and join us for a marvelous time! Friday and Sunday from 3:00p-6:00p in the lounge at Meritage at Callaway. 20% all tapas, $2 off wine by the glass, 20% off bottles of Callaway wines and available domestic, import and craft beers.
Wine Flight Fridays
EVERY Friday beginning at 3pm
Travel around the world with us and experience a different wine region every month. Savor and compare the varietals that best represent a particular region paired with a special selection of Tapas typical of that region. This month, enjoy a wine flight of 3 wines from South America for $15.
Sangria Sundays at Meritage at Callaway
Every Sunday at Meritage at Callaway from 4pm-8pm in the main dining room. Enjoy sipping on our very own Watermelon Sangria while soaking in the sunset vineyard views. Live music from local musicians begins at 6pm. No cover charge and no reservations required.
Live Music Fridays
Every Friday from 5:00p-8:00p
Open Mic Night at Meritage at Callaway
Thursday, April 2 / 6:00p-9:00p / A creative life needs to be lived out in the OPEN; heard and shared with others. Join us for an evening of tapas, wine & creative collaboration. We will provide the stage, you provide your words, your unique sound and your talent. Come early to sign up. Call (951) 587-8889 or email email@example.com for more information.
Live Music
Every Friday evening / 5:00p-8:00p / Come enjoy live music at Cougar Winery. The deli is also open later until 7:00p. For musician schedule, visit www.cougarvineyards.com.
Live Music on the Patio
Saturdays in April / 1:00p-5:00p / April 4 – Two Fish / April 11 – Hamilton & Shultz / April 18 – Nathan Rivera / April 25 – Samantha Shultz
"Get Sauced"
Sunday, April 12 / 3:00p-6:30p / Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of food, wine and culinary entertainment in our clubhouse. $60 per person; Wine Club $54 per person.
Live Music
Fridays from 5:30p-8:30p and Sundays from 1:00p-4:00p / April 3 – Danielle Taylor / April 5 – Bryan McManus/ April 10 – James Wells / April 12 – Jimmy Patton / April 17 – Mrs. Jones Revenge Duo / April 19 – Dustin Jake / April 24 – Dustin Jake / April 26 – Joe Baldino
Magic Night
Friday, April 24 / 7:30p-9:00p / $17.50 per person; $15.75 per person, Societe Member (ticket price includes one glass of wine)
Wine Appreciation Class
Saturday, April 18 / 10:00a-12:30p / Designated for all levels of wine knowledge / $45 per person / $70 per person with lunch. / Reservations required by calling 951-676-8231 xt. 109
Free Concert – Guilty Conscience Band
Sundays April 12, 19 and 26 / 12:00p-3:00p / Dancing, Sangria, and BBQ in the yard garden
Club Vine at the Pinnacle
Thursday, April 23rd / 6:00p-10:00p / Reserve the date for a fun evening event with DJ, dancing, food wine and more! Open to Wine Club, Industry and public. Free cover or $30 (2) for reserved table.
Summer Bonfire Saturday Nights
Every Saturday night through October / 6:00p-10:00p / No admission price / Live music, mechanical bull rides, along with wine. Supervised children with their families are welcome to attend.
Art & Wine Showcase ~ Featuring Erin Hanson Landscapes in Oil
Friday, April 17 / 6:00p-10:00p / Enjoy a night of Leoness wine, live music and hors d'oeuvres as we showcase the works of Erin Hanson. A portion of the art sales will go to benefit the Our Nicholas Foundation, which supports those diagnosed with Autism and their families. There is no cost for the event, however it is an exclusive event and therefore RSVP is required. RSVP to email@example.com.
Wine & Vine Symposium ~ Experience Syrah in a New Way
Friday, May 8 / 4:00p-6:30p / Members $45; Non Members $49 / Sip along with our team of expert farmers, winemakers and Master Sommelier, Eddie Osterland, as they share their anecdotes and insights into wine production – from seedling to bottle. Tasting and discussing a variety of exclusive Leoness Syrahs not available in our tasting room. Pre-purchase tickets online at www.leonesscellars.com.
Live Music
Fridays & Saturdays 6p-9p / Sundays 2p-5p
Art + Vino with Jill Roberts
Friday, April 17 / 6:00p / An interactive and entertaining art experience! Enjoy Lorimar wine while painting a beautiful picture. / $60 per person; $55 per person, wine club. Price includes one glass of wine, small bites and all painting materials. Tickets available online, in wine country, Old Town or by phone at 951.694.6699.
"Laugh Your Glass Off" Comedy Show
Thursday, April 23 / 7:00p / Join us for a night of comedy as we bring you talented comedians that will make you Laugh Your Glass Off! / $35 per person; $30 per person, wine club. Tickets include one glass of wine. Mature audience only. Tickets available online, in wine country, Old Town or by phone at 951.694.6699.
Movie in the Vines – The Avengers
Monday, April 27 / Sunset / Free admission; wine and concessions available for purchase.
Bottles "n" Brushes Painting Class with Wine
April 9, 12, 28 / 12:00a-3:00p (April 12th class is 1:00p-4:00p)/ $45 per person – includes a glass of wine! (Discount given for multiple guests) / To sign up or for more information, please contact Dorothy Hawthorne at 951-302-3088 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
LOVEDRIVE: A tribute to The Scorpions
Friday, April 24 / 6:00p-9:00p / $25 per ticket (pre-sale) $30 at the door / Contact Robert Walker at 760-716-6295 or email@example.com
Live Music in the Pavilion
Every Saturday and Sunday in April / 1:00p-5:00p
Oak Mountain Winery University
Bubbles 101 – We want to burst your bubble with our champagne class / Oak Mountain Winery's Sparkling Wine Class will have you taste three of our handcrafted sparkling wines made and bottled here in Temecula. You will be served 3 of our sparkling wines paired with artisanal cheeses. Learn fun facts you always wanted to know about sparkling wines and champagne.
Blending Reds – Create, bottle and label your very own blend / In our Blending Class, you get to be the Winemaker! You will be supplied with three of Oak Mountain's red wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, tasting notes, a measuring flask and pipette, three wine glasses for sampling your creation and a "cheat sheet" provided by our own winemaker to help you with the process. You will have the option to bottle your custom blend of wine for an additional $29. We will then pop in a cork and add a personalized label and you'll take home wonderful memories – as well as a one-of-a-kind bottle of wine.
Wine Tasting for Dummies 101 / Our beginners class for Wine Tasters. This is a good class to take if this is your first visit to a winery and want to know the basics of wine tasting. You will taste three wines paired with delicious gourmet cheeses and dark chocolate toffee. You will also get to sample eight of our infused Avocado Oils and Balsamic Vinegars that are only available at Oak Mt. Winery.
Rhone Wine Class 201 / Our second, more advanced class after taking Wine Tasting 101 is our Rhone Wine Tasting Class 201. Learn how these grapes are grown here in the valley and how wine is made, while tasting varietals from different areas in the Rhone region of France. Just like the 101 class, you'll get 3 wine tastings and 8 tastings of Avocado Oil and Balsamic Vinegars.
Bordeaux Wine Class 201 / You will learn how these grapes are grown and how they are harvested and processed, while tasting Oak Mountain wines from different areas in the Bordeaux region of France. Just like the 101 class, you will get 3 wine tastings and 8 tastings of Avocado Oil and Balsamic Vinegars. We recommend that you have taken our Wine Tasting 101 class prior to this course.
South Coast Winery Resort & Spa
Wine & Dine Chef's Table at the Vineyard Rose Restaurant
For those who truly love to dine, South Coast Winery Resort & Spa's culinary team offers a front row seat into their world with a special "Chef's Table Dinner". The Vineyard Rose Chefs create a custom five-course menu just for you. Our expert Winemakers then pair each course with our award winning wines to heighten the dining experience to another level. Whether it's a special celebration or an intimate affair, our Chef's Table dinner for 2 to 8 guests will define the art of fine cuisine with a memorable evening of food and wine for only $135 per person. Call 951-491-8077 to reserve your table today.
Happy Hours at Vineyard Rose Restaurant
Monday-Friday 3:00p-5:30p / Join us in the Vineyard Rose Lounge for reduced priced selected appetizers, award winning select glasses of South Coast wines and local drafts. PLUS corkage fees are waived for any South Coast Winery wine bottles brought in to the Vineyard Rose Restaurant and consumed while dining on Wednesdays too! Visit www.WineResort.com to view menus and find out more.
Wine Wednesdays at Vineyard Rose Restaurant
6:00p-9:00p / Wednesday nights just got even better at the Vineyard Rose Restaurant as award winning pianist, Blessie Isaac-Hopkins, takes the helm behind our elegant grand piano. This world traveler and life-long student of music has performed internationally over the course of her career at many high-end hotels and resorts, including the Peninsula, Regent, Westin, Hilton and Shangri-la Hotel and now you can enjoy her music at South Coast Winery Resort & Spa. Reserve today for an unforgettable Wednesday evening with fine wines, delicious food and live music between the hours of 6:30p to 9:00p. Call 951.587.9463
Vintner Vault Thursdays
Bring your spouse, your loved-one, your partner, your friend and treat yourself to a wine tasting experience for two. / Couples Tasting: $20 wine tasting for two people. Includes two keepsake South Coast Winery wine glasses with your paid tasting
South Coast Winery Resort & Spa's Vintage Vantage Menu
Monday-Thursday 11:30a -3:00p / Specially priced $9.99 lunches at the Vineyard Rose Restaurant for those aged 55 and over. Call 951-587-9463 x 2 for more information or reservations.
Behind the Scenes Wine Tours
Tours are held daily at 11 AM, 1 PM and 3PM, Monday through Sunday. Due to the limited sizes of each tour, advance reservations are required with prepayment, and are non-refundable. Must be over 21 years of age to attend. Call 800-539-1375 Ext. 350 to reserve your spot today.
Crowded Vertical Dinner
Friday, April 3 / 6:00p / A vertical tasting dinner of several past Crowded vintages and the brand new 2013 Crowded. We will be pouring and presenting four vintages of Crowded all on the same night! At this event, you'll taste our 2010, 2011, 2012 and the brand new 2013 Crowded along with food pairings. All of these past releases will be available for purchase at the event.
Spring Fling Dinner & Dancing
Saturday, April 11 / 6:00p / The word from the bird is that we decided it's time for a good old fashioned 1950's spring fling dinner and dancing night! We encourage you to come dressed in your primo cool cat and foxy attire for a night of fab food, wine and music. It's going to be a gas!
Easter Brunch
Sunday, April 5 / 10:00a-3:00p / Brunch buffet $49.95, per person / Wine Club $44.95, per person / Children $14.95, per person / Brunch buffet with sparkling wine $59.95, per person / Wine Club $53.95 per person / Reservations required by calling 951.699.9463.
Wine Academy ~ "Wines of Australia and New Zealand"
Saturday, April 18 / 11:00a-1:00p / $35 per person; $25 per person, wine club / These monthly courses are aimed at empowering you in your wine knowledge and experience. Our top notch winery instructors will make your wine experience interactive and interesting with each course highlighting a different topic. Limited space and reservations required by calling 951-699-9463.
Live Entertainment
Saturdays and Sundays / 12:00p-4:00p
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On Tuesday, newly elected Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) told Yahoo News in an interview she "almost chuckles when people describe Israel as a democracy."
Omar, who identifies herself as a Muslim and an open supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, said America must take an equal approach to both Israel and Palestine if there is any chance of peace in the Middle East.
"Most of the things that have always been aggravating to me is that we have had a policy that makes one superior to the other. And we mask it with a conversation that's about justice and a two-state solution when you have policies that clearly prioritize one over the other."
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Mrs. Omar criticized Israel for its new nation-state law passed last year that designates the country as the national home of the Jewish people.
"I mean just our relationship with the Israeli government and the Israeli state," Mrs. Omar said. "When I see Israel institute laws that recognize it as a Jewish state and does not recognize the other religions that are living in it and we still uphold it as a democracy in the Middle East, I almost chuckle because I know that if … we see that in any other society we would criticize it.
"We would call it out. We do that to Iran, to any other place that sort of upholds its religion," she added. "And I see that now in Saudi Arabia, and so I am aggravated truly in those contradictions."
In 2012, Omar posted the following message, which she has since vehemently defended:
Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 16, 2012
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Chinese Food Therapy: Sweets
Blink and it's December. While this month maybe a little different than previous holidays, it is still a season for candy-canes, frosted sugar cookies, and chocolate. Unfortunately, we know that sugar is not our friend and should be avoided.
However, according to Chinese medicinal food therapy, the nature of sweets is more nuanced than simply being good or bad. Here are nine things to know about sweets according to Chinese medicine:
1) Each organ system has a flavor associated with it, where a little bit of that flavor strengthens the system but too much overwhelms it. The flavor of sweetness is linked to your spleen and stomach, your body's system of digestion.
2) It's natural to crave something sweet after a meal because the sweetness acts as a digestive aid. So, a piece of fruit or square of dark chocolate can help you relax and digest your food. You get into trouble when you try to satiate the mildly sweet craving with a large slice of chocolate cake topped with ice cream. It completely over-burdens your digestive process.
3) When your digestive system is overwhelmed with sweets, the most common result is something called dampness. This is the digestive process getting bogged down and not metabolizing fluids very well, which is an example of a little is good but too much is bad.
Your body needs fluids to be moist, but when your digestive process slows down, it becomes too damp and the resulting moisture collects in puddles. Concerns like water retention, yeast infections, bladder infections, and even excess body fat are examples of damp puddles.
4) It gets worse. If that dampness lingers, it stagnates and becomes hot. In biomedicine, this translates to inflammation, seen in conditions like gout, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, and sinus problems. In Chinese medicine, this is considered to be damp plus heat.
5) If you have crazy, out-of-control cravings for sweets, it is a sign that your digestive system is weak and struggling. Unfortunately, giving into those kinds of craving will only make the problem worse.
6) The sweeter the food, the more dampness is added to your body.
7) Good news! Foods that are slightly sweet are truly nourishing because eating those foods and digesting them well will replenish your body's energy, blood, and nutrients. But is is only a little sweet and the right kind.
8) The right kind of sweet flavored foods are warming and nourishing, and include complex carbohydrates, rice, fruit, sweet potatoes, and root vegetables (think yams or carrots). Empty sweets are the ones to avoid or eat only in small amounts. They tend to be cooling and moving, and include simple sugars, refined carbohydrates, honey, and artificial sweetener. They only offer empty calories, are not very nourishing, and bring on dampness.
9) Sadly, the types of things your body craves when your digestive system is weak or your energy is low are the empty sweets- cake, candy, chocolate, doughnuts. However, its the full sweet foods that your body needs to satisfy those cravings to make them go away.
Full disclosure, I will have something that's an empty sweet every week- usually in the form of a dessert or sweetened drink. Chinese medicine is all about moderation, however, the bloated and tired feeling I get afterwards reminds me of why I don't eat them more often.
Headaches are nasty, annoying, and way too common. That's why I want to help you beat them!
First, we need to talk about the different kinds of headaches in Chinese medicine. Not every headache is created equal and it's important to know what you're dealing with. When you have a headache, make sure you pay attention to onset, time of day, pain location, pain quality, and what makes it better or worse. This record will help your Chinese medicine practitioner make an accurate diagnosis and come up with an effective treatment plan.
Onset: If the headache comes on suddenly with a short duration means its coming from an external invasion, such as a cold or flu. A gradual onset with a long duration means there is an internal imbalance to address. Also, a headache that occurs around menstruation has an underlying hormonal imbalance.
Time of day: Headaches that begin during the day indicate a deficiency of Qi or Yang, whereas headaches that begin in the evening are typically due to a deficiency of Blood or Yin. Headaches that start at night during sleep or before menstruation indicate blood stasis.
Location: Back of the head (Bladder, Small Intestine, or Kidney channel imbalance), top of the head (Liver or Pericardium channel imbalance), forehead (Stomach or Large Intestine channel imbalance), temples and side of the head (Gallbladder channel imbalance), behind the eyes (Liver channel imbalance), or whole head (Kidney channel deficiency or external invasion).
Quality: A dull ache usually indicates deficiency whereas a sharp or throbbing pain indicates excess. A dull ache with the head feeling like it was wrapped in a band and/or a feeling of heaviness indicates Dampness or Phlegm. Headaches that are felt "inside" the head are usually due to a Kidney deficiency.
Ameliorating or aggravating factors: A chronic headache that is improves with rest, lying down, or eating are due to deficiency. Headaches that are improved by exercise are due to excess. Headaches that are aggravated by lying down or eating are also from excess.
Triggers: stress, lack of sleep, dehydration, certain foods (look for dairy, chocolate, soy, citrus), hormones, low blood sugar, sex, weather and lighting changes, rebound from painkillers.
Basically, there are lots and lots of different patterns that can cause headaches. Luckily, Chinese medicine is wonderful at balancing out the body and helping you with the frequency and intensity of your headaches! Once a diagnosis has been reached, the treatment method will focus on bringing all parts back into balance.
At Herbs & Acupuncture Clinic, I will do a combination of things for a headache. Typically, I find a custom herbal prescription, bloodletting (not as scary as it sounds, promise), acupuncture, and ear seeds will have an immediate effect on headaches. Continued treatments lengthen the period of relief, as well as decrease headache intensity. For headaches that have lasted longer than three months, I usually recommend a series of 10-15 treatments, and 6-8 treatments for headaches that have lasted less three months or less.
There's no foolproof way to stop a headache, but there are definitely some things you can do outside of a Chinese medicine treatment to lessen its impact. These are some things I talk about in clinic:
-essential oils- peppermint and lavender are great, and eucalyptus will help a sinus headache
-drink water
-protect your neck with a scarf, esp in windy weather
-use heat or ice, or alternate 5-10 min heat, 5-10 min ice, and always end with heat
-head, face, and neck massage on tender points
I've helped lots of people manage their headaches or migraines, or get rid of them completely! I offer a free in-office or phone consultation, so please get in touch if you want to look and feel your best. I'd love to help you!
Can you believe summer is almost here?! Perhaps you've already noticed feeling more social, having more energy, and just being in a better mood all-around. From a traditional Chinese perspective, that's totally expected. Summertime is when Yang energy is at its peak. Yang is characterized as active, bright, enthusiastic, and extroverted.
In traditional Chinese medicine, you cannot separate a person from their environment. Summer is related to the element of Fire, the Heart, and over-excitement. These factor significantly into a diagnosis and treatment plan. So, how does this change how you feel in the summer? And what can you do about it?
We all know people who thrive in the heat. They run around in 90 degree weather with energy to spare. Usually, these people also tend to be playful, charismatic, are quick to connect with others, and enjoy intimacy. This is someone who has a strong and balanced Fire element.
Then, there are others who constantly complain about the heat and feel drained in the summer. Sometimes, these people can be perceived as distant, easily overwhelmed, introverted, and self-centered. This is someone who has a weak and under-expressed Fire element.
On the flip side, someone with an over-abundance of Fire will express symptoms similar to mania, like racing thoughts, difficulty paying attention, decreased need for sleep, inappropriate elation, or markedly increased energy.
If you're someone who tends to have an under-expression of Fire, it is important to focus on encouraging the following qualities in yourself throughout the summer. If you think you have an over-abundance of Fire, your focus should be on appreciating these things, but remembering to keep them in check.
5 Tips To Maximize Your Summer:
Be Active
Exercise will be easier in the summer, thanks to that Yang energy. Take advantage of this boost and move everyday! You'll improve your metabolism, protect your health, and better your mood. If you tend to have a strong or high level of Fire, be cautious about overdoing the exercise.
Talk With Strangers
Noticing you want to strike up a conversation with a stranger or spend a few extra minutes chatting with the grocery bagger? That's your natural Fire coming out to play! Connection is important this time of year, so don't overthink the urge to talk with someone you don't know.
See Your Friends More
What better way to engage in the Fire characteristics of connection, communication, and intimacy than hanging out with your pals? So have a bonfire, hike in the mountains, or just stay up late into the night chatting. Nurturing relationships not only makes summer more fun, but it will also smooth the transition into fall.
The sound of the Fire element, and therefore the sound of summer, is laughter. So when you're hanging out with people, crack inside jokes, tell embarrassing stories, appreciate others' jokes, and tell the embarrassing stories again. Keep laughing and your fire burning bright!
Hang Out At A Lake
Or any body of water, really. All the elements are inter-connected, and no relationship is more easily understood than Fire and Water. Since summer is all about the Fire element, being physically near water can help balance out Fire's heat and rising energy.
Have a specific question about yourself? Let me know! I'm happy to answer your questions.
Happy Summer-ing!
Freedom From Pain With Cupping
What is cupping?
Cupping is a suction technique designed to pull toxin build-up and muscle-spasm from the body's deep tissue to the surface of the skin. It can shorten the healing process by weeks, even months, in a way that acupuncture, massage, and other forms of treatment cannot.
Physical pain implies poor circulation through a particular area. When toxins and metabolic waste stagnate in the muscles or joints, it can be very difficult for the body to get rid of the waste, causing further stagnation and discomfort.
By using cupping, we are able to pull the toxins and waste out of the deeper tissues and move it to the skin's surface. This is what causes the circular marks on the skin. Once at the surface, it is much easier for the body to eliminate the toxins and waste via the capillary system.
In only ten minutes of cupping, not only can we pull toxin build up out of specific areas, but we can also pull the fresh, new blood into those areas. This will promote healing and restore proper blood flow.
Why choose cupping?
Cupping is therapeutic and diagnostic. It tells us three basic things:
First, cupping tells us the kind of problem we are dealing with. If the cup colors, that means we are dealing with toxin/waste buildup or muscle spasms. If there is no color, this indicates nerve or bone issues.
Second, cupping tells us exactly where the problem is. The area where the skin colors indicates a painful area from muscle spasm or metabolic waste build-up. Practitioners will usually cup an area slightly larger than the painful area to ensure that it is completely covered.
Third, cupping will tell us the severity of the problem. Light or moderate stagnation in the deep tissues will cause the skin to color pink or red and may take a day or two for the color to go away. Severe stagnation causes the skin to color a deep scarlet, purple, or even black. It may take seven to ten days for the dark color to disperse.
All of this information is helpful in making an accurate diagnosis and providing an effective treatment.
Is cupping painful?
The cupping sensation can be a bit strong for the first 60 seconds, the time which most of the toxins are removed. It is helpful to try and relax into the process of being cupped and to acknowledge and tolerate the sensation.
It is important not to get cupped on an empty stomach. Inhale and exhale only through the nose. This will slow the breathing and help to prevent you from getting lightheaded or dizzy.
Patients typically experience immediate relief upon removal of the cups, making the initial discomfort well worth it. Rarely, when skin turns deep purple, there may be more intense discomfort which goes away in 24-48 hours.
Keep the cupped area covered, warm, and out of the wind and drafts for the following three days to make sure the muscles do not tighten and spasm.
If there is lasting discomfort, over-the-counter pain relief medication may be used.
Drink plenty of water to help clear the toxins and waste through the body's normal excretory system.
Take it easy after the cupping treatment and for the day after. Avoid hot tubs and cold plunges to prevent getting chilled. Avoid any strenuous activity, especially if there is residual soreness.
Remember, your skin has not been bruised or traumatized. The coloration shows toxin release.
If you still have concerns, call your practitioner.
There are many different factors that contribute to difficulty losing weight, such as lifestyle, nutrition, hormones, sleep patterns, and possibly genetics. For many, maintaining a healthy weight is a daily task. It is important to note that a person's healthy weight and "ideal" weight may be worlds apart. Traditional Chinese medicine can help steer you towards your healthy weight, and I'm here to talk with you a little bit about what might be standing between you and your healthy weight.
Introducing the traditional Chinese medicine term Phlegm.
Traditional Chinese medicine views weight gain and weight loss resistance differently than how biomedicine looks at it. At the root level, weight gain is excess Phlegm which comes from the Spleen, aka the gut. Quite simply, if you can't assimilate your food and drink properly, this can cause many issues such as weak digestion, nutrient deficiencies, and stagnation in the body.
With this in mind, you could have the cleanest diet on the planet but your body isn't getting what it needs because you are not able to digest well. This can cause issues like weight gain because we need to overeat in order supply our body with adequate nutrients to survive. This begins a vicious cycle: If we don't eat to nourish ourselves, our systems become imbalanced because our bodies don't have the building blocks to help us thrive. As the digestive system (Spleen) continues to weaken, the body begins to produce and accumulate "phlegm," making it feel sluggish and heavy.
From a biomedical point of view, our metabolism slows down.
Your body likes a state of constant flow. The accumulation of Phlegm doesn't stop with symptoms of weight gain or weight loss resistance. It also shows up as feeling tired, sluggish, heavy, unhappy bowels, or emotional upset. There's nothing to lose by addressing Phlegm.
The idea of weight loss can seem overwhelming. Mindset is oh so important for this. Rather than focusing on "weight loss" and driving yourself crazy, try focusing on "health gain." This means focusing on lowering insulin, lowering inflammation, healing your gut, and getting proper fuel so your body will have the ability to heal itself. Weight loss will be a byproduct of protecting your health.
Nevertheless, traditional Chinese medicine has a few tips to address Phlegm that will have a big impact on your health:
These simple additions to your day can have a profound impact on your body and help you move towards a healthier you!
New Research Shows Chinese Medicine Improves Management of Premature Ejaculation
According to a new review of existing research, complimentary and alternative medicine may help men manage premature ejaculation. For the full review, click here.
The authors reviewed research on the effectiveness, safety, and evidence for acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Ayurvedic herbal medicine, and a Korean topical cream on premature ejaculation.
Results showed that acupuncture delayed ejaculation by 30 seconds compared to a placebo, Chinese herbal medicine delayed ejaculation by about two minutes, Ayurvedic herbal medicine by nearly a minute, and the topical cream by more than eight minutes.
In one instance, the combination of Chinese herbal medicine and SSRIs (a common drug intervention) delayed ejaculation by two minutes longer than SSRIs alone and nearly three minutes longer than Chinese herbal medicine alone.
There are no approved treatments for premature ejaculation. While there were limitations due to the weakness of the studies being evaluated, this review shows complimentary and alternative medicine is an option for men who do not want to visit the doctor, take drugs long-term, or be on a waiting list for counseling.
If you want to try something different, call up your acupuncturist. They will be happy to answer any questions you have and find an herbal formula to help!
The Gift of Receiving.
Giving is a gift. So is receiving. They are two sides of the same coin. For every giver there must be a receiver, and for every receiver there must be a giver. But receiving can be challenging because it creates a moment of deeper connection between people, shows a more vulnerable side since the gift is out of our control, we may feel a pressure to reciprocate, we may believe it is selfish to receive, or we may fear we are unworthy or undeserving.
We are taught it is better to give than to receive. But how can you give if there weren't someone or something there to receive your gift? Since genuine giving and receiving must always equal each other, they must also be of equal importance.
How does it feel to give? Most agree that giving feels wonderful and fullfilling. On the other hand, how does it feel when you want to give and the other person isn't willing to receive? It feels terrible. So know this: if you are not willing to receive, then you are denying the joy and pleasure that comes from giving to those who want to give to you.
So, what to do? How do you become a good receiver?
First, begin to nurture yourself. People are creatures of habit and you will have to conciously practice receiving the best life has to offer. Second, go crazy with excitement and gratitude anytime you find or receive a gift. If you are fully willing to receive anything and everything that comes your way, you will!
Also, once you are truly open to receiving, the best of your life will open up. You will receive more money, fulfillment, happiness, love, and peace. Because how you do anything is how you do everything. If you're a poor receiving, you're a poor receiver in all areas of life. When you become an excellent receiver, you'll be an excellent receiver and open to all the universe has to offer in all areas of your life.
Now, the only thing you'll have to remember is to keep saying "Thank you" as you receive all your blessings.
I hope your Christmas is merry and you are able to fully experience oy giving and receving.
The following are some tips and tricks for the neurotic insomniac (like me). After lots of trial and error, I finally feel like I have an ideal routine for relaxation and sleep. Enjoy!
Start this one hour before bedtime:
A few more tips not related to the evening:
*NOTE: I am sure my fellow acupuncturists are cringing at the thought of recommending exposing the upper neck to freezing cold water. The premise is that briefly and regularly exposing the body to natural stressors (such as cold water) enhances health. It's the same concept behind acupuncture and intermittent fasting. To read more, click here, here, and here.
How did this work for you? Any other tips to try? Let me know in the comments.
May you sleep in heavenly peace.
What To Do With Trigger Points?
Trigger points can be a real problem.
Not only are they painful, but trigger points also decrease range of motion, weaken the muscles, and produce excessive muscle contraction. They are formed when the process of muscle contraction and release is disrupted. Persistent muscle contraction, strain, or overuse causes the muscle band to contract too tightly, increasing metabolic demand and squeezing off the supply of blood and oxygen to the area. This consequently prevents the muscle from releasing.
This the the bad news: trigger points can severely impact athletic performance and quality of life. The good news? Acupuncture can help!
Think of a trigger point like a knot in a rubber band. The rubber band is your muscle and the knot is the trigger point. Stretching the rubber band will increase movement, but it will not release the knot. To restore full range of motion, you must first unwind the knot.
A muscle with a trigger point is too painful to stretch fully, and forcing a stretch will most likely result in muscle strain.
Acupuncture is an effective way to release a trigger point.
The acupuncture needle provides a disruption to the trigger point, stopping the cycle of contraction causing a lack of circulation, and therefore, preventing release. It can reach the depth of a trigger point without irritating the hyper sensitive tissue around it. Restored to its full length after being released with acupuncture, the muscle recovers its normal blood supply and metabolism and function.
And its usually immediate. A needle inserted into a trigger point will elicit a twitch followed by reduced muscular tension and increased range of motion.
Tips to prevent trigger points from forming:
Did you know that your brain has 100 billion nerve cells and 1000 trillion synapse? Every synapse is used to pass information around your brain and body.
Your brain changes constantly, instantly, and efficiently in response to messages from your body. The messengers are our senses, thoughts, beliefs, memories, emotions, and movement. Diseases, traumatic events, and stress also influence the brain. The process by which these changes take place is called neuroplasticity.
Every time we learn a new skill, visualize, or recall a stressful or traumatic event, we are literally changing our brains based on the new pathways that are created via the electrical and chemical signals in our cells. Repetition reinforces the strength of the pathways, causing a genuine anatomical change.
With chronic pain, our brains change due to the constant pain signaling loop between the brain and the body. We may suffer significant losses: loss of function, loss of quality of life, loss of purpose, and loss of any sense of control over our bodies and lives. This may leave us feeling isolated, worries, helpless, and out of touch.
The challenge is to reverse the brain in pain. To accomplish this, we can use thoughts, images, sensations, memories, soothing emotions, movement, and beliefs to harness the power of our brains to modify the pain.
Some tips to slow down the runaway brain in pain:
If you're not getting the results you want to manage your pain, please consider traditional Chinese medicine as an alternative to hopelessness.
An excellent resource on neuroplasticity is neuroplastix.com
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About 96,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with melanoma in 2019, according to the American Cancer Society, and about 7,200 are expected to die from the disease this year. And while melanoma accounts for less than one percent of all skin cancer cases, it causes the vast majority of skin cancer deaths.
Marie Webster, PhD, an assistant professor at the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, which is part of Main Line Health, seeks to understand what contributes to therapy resistance and disease progression in melanoma. Her goal is to develop therapeutic strategies to target highly resistant melanomas.
In your research, what have you learned that has prompted you to make lifestyle changes to avoid developing skin cancer?
During my research, I have learned a lot about what causes melanoma, the different types of melanoma, and its disease progression. Melanoma is largely caused by damage from the sun; however, there are other types of melanoma, including acral melanoma and uveal melanoma about which we know less. Acral melanoma occurs on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet and under nails. uveal melanoma occurs in the eye.
"I learned that everyday choices affect my risk of melanoma."
Learning about how aggressive melanoma can be once it becomes metastatic motivated me to pay more attention to prevention. I learned that everyday choices affect my risk of melanoma.
Like most people today, I grew up knowing that I should apply sunscreen when I go outdoors or go swimming outside. But until I started researching melanoma, I didn't truly understand all of the changes in your skin that can be caused by ultraviolet, or UV, radiation. These changes are mostly preventable by limiting your time in the sun during the parts of the day when the sun is at its highest, and by wearing sunscreen, sunglasses and hats.
Tell us more about what you do for skin protection.
I wear sunscreen every day all year round, even cloudy days, as most of the sun's UV light can penetrate clouds. My skin lotion has a basic level of SPF protection, and I wear a higher SPF when I know I'm going to be out in direct sunlight.
Also, I wear a hat and sunglasses when I'm outside for long periods of time. I try to avoid direct sunlight from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm during the summer when the sun is at its highest. I also wear sunglasses to protect my eyes from UV light, so as to reduce my risk for developing uveal melanoma.
Are there any myths about skin protection that you would like to dispel?
Yes. There is no such thing as a "good base tan." Your skin becomes tan in response to DNA damage caused from the sun. So while you may think you're "simply adding a base tan," you're actually damaging your skin.
Also, many people may not realize that along with increasing your risk of skin cancer, UV light also ages your skin. That can mean more wrinkles and age spots than if you avoided the sun or used sunscreen regularly.
Are there any other steps you take to protect yourself?
I keep an eye on my skin and make notes of any new moles or spots. If I see anything new or unusual, I bring it up with my doctor. I see a dermatologist regularly for skin checks. For me, that is every six months due to my risk factors.
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Released from prison in January 2010 after serving six years, Mystikal has been taking his time returning to the spotlight. Now, the New Orleans, Louisiana rapper will release his comeback mixtape in June or July, with a studio album to follow shortly after.
"The mixtape. I've gotta do it one step at a time. The first step is to let 'em know that I am home. I'ma drop this mixtape," he told KPRS' Brooklyn Martino. "I really didn't drop anything when I first came home. I put a couple little singles out just to let 'em know I'm here, but now, I'm finna drop the mixtape. Since I've been performing for a year and people know I'm home, I'll get a big buzz with the mixtape and after that, here come the album."
The gravel-voiced MC is pleased with how fans have welcomed him home. "It's been humbling, first of all, just to come home after six years. And when I left six years ago, the hands were in the air," he continued. "Kind of left abruptly in a disarray. So to come home six years later and the hands still in the air, that's pretty awesome.
He also hinted at a Tech N9ne collaboration. "I think so," he said of a potential duet. "Once again, it's an art form. Tech N9ne, he is definitely a true artist. He's one of the pioneers of what he do. It's unique, it's eclectic. He's in his own lane."
And though he's still signed to Jive Records, he's unsure if his next album will be released on the label. "It's yet to be seen," he added. "We'll see. But whatever's gonna come out of it, it's going to be awesome. It's going to be powerful."
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The Most Precious Memorial
As I was reflecting on this day, I looked up the word "memorial" in my Bible concordance and was a little surprised at what was written in the subtitle. It said "Forgetfulness of God." As I thought about this phrase for a moment, I understood. Much like Memorial Day, biblical memorials were set up to avoid forgetting what God had done. They were reminders so people would not forget.
Passover was a reminder to God's people of the last plague of Egypt which took the first-born of every family who did not have blood applied to the doorpost of their home. This memorial was not meant to remind them of death, but of life and mercy (Exodus 12:14). God provided life when death was imminent. He was merciful to those who believed and obeyed.
There was a memorial for remembering the manna which God provided in the wilderness (Exodus 16:32). Another memorial was established to record the names of the tribes of Israel which God had established as a covenant (Exodus 28:12). As the leader of God's people into the Promised Land, Joshua even established a memorial for God's Word. "Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God" (Joshua 24:27). Yet, of all memorials ever established, there is one which stands head and shoulders above all others; and that is the memorial of communion.
When it was time, {Jesus} sat down, all the apostles with him, and said, "You've no idea how much I have looked forward to eating this Passover meal with you before I enter my time of suffering. It's the last one I'll eat until we all eat it together in the kingdom of God." Taking the cup, He blessed it, then said, "Take this and pass it among you. As for Me, I'll not drink wine again until the kingdom of God arrives." Taking bread, He blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body, given for you. Eat it in My memory." He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant written in My blood, blood poured out for you" (Luke 22:14-20, Message).
Although the disciples had little understanding of what Jesus was instituting on this night, it has since become a memorial as He said it would.
The Apostle Paul memorialized the Lord's Supper in his first letter to the Corinthians instructing them to continue this tradition as a reminder of God's love and mercy.
"For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, 'Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.' In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me'" (1 Corinthians 11:23-25).
By the Holy Spirit, Paul received instruction to pass on to God's people the importance of instituting a memorial for Jesus Christ and His sacrifice.
In every memorial, something is established to put people in remembrance of certain facts. In communion, the actual bread and wine (or juice) have no real power in and of themselves. Yet because of what they represent, they have great power for the believer. The bread represents healing for the outward man. Jesus said, "This is My body which is broken for you." Isaiah prophesied regarding the sacrificial offering of the coming Messiah when he said, "And by His stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:5). Likewise, the cup represents forgiveness for the inward man. "In the same manner {Jesus} took the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood.'"
When we study the different memorials set up in remembrance of God's deliverance or provision, we notice there is never a set timeline for memorials. Each one had its own guidelines. For example, the Passover was to be memorialized once a year, whereas the memorial for God's people to remember His Word was only a large stone placed under an oak tree. This memorial would be visible to all who passed by, thus establishing a regular reminder throughout the year, not just once. In the same way, the Lord's Supper (or Communion) has its own timeline. Paul said, "For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes" (1 Corinthians 11:26). The key words here are "as often." In other words, Paul, by the Holy Spirit, was not giving instruction as to a particular day of the year, or month, or even a certain day of the week. He simply said as often as you do this (insinuating whenever it is you take communion) remember there is a purpose.
Jesus warned us about allowing traditions to rob God's Word of its power and authority. A good example is found in Mark, Chapter Seven. The Pharisees criticized Jesus' disciples for the way they washed their hands stating it was against Jewish tradition. Jesus outright said to them, "{You} make the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do" (Mark 7:13). I dare say we have done the same with the Lord's Supper. Communion can become a tradition which we partake of forgetting the real power of its memorial. So Paul said, "As often as you do this, make sure you really remember WHY you do it" (my paraphrase). It's not about only remembering the bread represents Jesus' body and the cup represents Jesus' blood. Communion is about remembering WHY the bread and cup were given. They each respectively remind us of the life we have now been given in Christ Jesus. They are true memorials - possibly the most precious of all memorials. And they are to be taken as often as we'd like... in remembrance of Him.
Copyright © Daphne Delay, used with permission.
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The Nasdaq closed near the day's highs, and consequently near all-time highs too. Technicals are all net bullish.
The Russell 2000 also kept its gains, and is well above support of 1,278.
As a final note, the Dow returned net bullish in technical strength.
Tomorrow is another day. Traders can look to swing trade today's narrow range; short loss of lows, buy break of highs - stop on flip side.
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WSOF 6: Miguel Torres "Happy" to be Fighting After Lengthy Layoff
By FCF Staff
When Miguel Torres steps into the cage this Saturday at WSOF 6, nearly a year will have gone by since he fought Marlon Moraes, which went down at World Series of Fighting's debut last November. For a veteran who has well over 40 fights on his record that's a long time to go without competing.
During a media call this week to promote Saturday's card, the 32 year-old Torres was asked how's been spending his time this past year.
"I've been real busy since the last World Series of Fighting. My lease was up on my gym. I had a gym in Hammond, Ind., and I went back and was doing my taxes, and I saw how crazy my overhead was. So I had to make a change if I wanted to sustain profits in my gym," said Torres, who lost by split decision to Moraes at WSOF 1. "So I had look for a new location, and I found a spot close to my home. My daughter was starting was school, so I wanted to make sure that I was around for that. And as I was doing the move to the gym, I found out it was riddled with mold crawling all through the installation, so I had to basically do a lot of work to remodel the whole gym."
"So basically the whole summer I spent training and doing carpentry work and laying down a new floor for the new gym. I made that move in July, and then I started training again in August. I got the call from World Series of Fighting to come back and take a fight, and I want to get back in there and start fighting again. I've been out for a while, and I missed it. I just can't wait to get back in there and show what I can do."
Torres was released by the UFC following a knockout loss to bantamweight Michael McDonald in April, 2012, after earning a UD win over Nick Pace at UFC 139 in November, 2011. On Saturday he'll take on Pablo Alfonso (8-5), who has won back-to-back fights while competing for Championship Fighting Alliance.
"I'm happy to be on the card for World Series of Fighting 6. I'm happy they were able to get me on," the former WEC champ said. "I've been in this sport 15 years, and I've seen a lot of organizations and I've fought for a lot of different places, and they're one of the organizations that are growing. They're going to get to the top, and I'm happy I can be a part of that process. Preparations have gone very well for this fight. I'm looking to get back in there and get some respect – get back to the top where I was before."
WSOF 6 will be hosted by the Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Florida, and will feature Josh Burkman taking on Steve Carl for the vacant welterweight championship.
The card will be broadcast throughout the U.S. on the NBC Sports Network.


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According to El Pais, the eager worker named as "Jean P" used to turn up for work as much as an hour early and start to "prepare the shop before it opened". His termination notice for "very serious labour breaches" stated that without signing in to work, Jean had "made orders, changed prices or replenished entire pallets of items".
The Catalan branch of the German supermarket noticed from security camera footage how in April of this year, the eager beaver turned up at the store at 5am and spent "between 49 and 87 minutes" working without being signed in. As a consequence he was breaking the grocer's strict rules of paying employees for every minute worked and making sure hours are properly logged.
The company also said it received complaints from other employees that he suggested they should also turn up early.
The disgruntled supermarket worker has taken his former employer to court arguing that his dismissal is unfair and he should be given the job back. Jean P argued that he did not ask other workers to turn up early, was never told that turning up early wasn't permitted, and he only did so because the store had recently been reorganized and extra time was required to get the shop floor ready.


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Call name: Sadie – AKA "Red Girl"
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Pedigree: AKC Official 4-Generation Pedigree
Sadie's WABR page (wins and brags)
Size and weight: 20 inches and 47-48 pounds
Sadie is our foundation bitch that came out of Bark Bark Samoyeds in Northern Arizona. She has a fantastic pedigree containing some of the top performing Samoyeds in AKC Confirmation history. Sadie excelled in the Conformation ring early and became an AKC Champion of record in Kansas City, MO on 3/10/18 at just barely 14 months old. She earned her AKC Grand Champion on 7/18/18 in Houston, TX. At the 2018 Samoyed Club of America National Specialty, she was awarded the "Best Female Head" and the "Best Female Coat" award in the "Elements of the Standard" competition. She continues to show and also looks forward to contribute to the breed through her progeny.
Sadie is a gentle and loving soul that is just as perfectly content as a "family pet" as she is in the show ring and has a perfect Samoyed temperament. Sadie passed all of her health testing in January of 2019 and whelped her first litter of 5 beautiful puppies in July, 2019. Sadie has produced 2 AKC Champions and an AKC Multiple Group Placer from that litter.