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Here is a list of books, authored or edited by knowledgable healthcare professionals, which provide information about a variety of topics relating to gastrointestinal disorders and digestive health.
- The Ins and Outs of Poop (A Guide to Treating Childhood Constipation - Second Edition)
- Take Control of Your IBS
- The IBS Elimination Diet and Cookbook
- The Mind-Gut Connection
- Rome IV: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
- IBS-Free Recipes for the Whole Family
- Multi-Dimensional Clinical Profile (MDCP) for the Functional GI Disorders
- Eating for Gastroparesis: Guidelines, Tips & Recipes
- The Gut Solution
- Managing Life with Incontinence
- The Tunnel at the End of the Light: My Endoscopic Journey in Six Decades
- Living (Well!) with Gastroparesis
- IBS: What is it and how is it treated?
- Nausea: Mechanisms and Treatment
- Eating for Gastroparesis: Guidelines Tips & Recipes
- Functional Pain Syndromes: Presentation and Pathophysiology
- Understanding the Irritable Gut: The Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Noncardiac Chest Pain: A Growing Medical Problem
- Controlling IBS the Drug-Free Way: A 10-Step Plan for Symptom Relief
- Understanding Your Bowels
- Rome III: The Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Conquering Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- The Placebo Effect and Health: Combining Science and Compassionate Care
- My Tummy Hurts: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Treating Your Child's Stomachaches
- American Dietetic Association Guide to Better Digestion
Other Books of Note
- IBS Chat: Real Life Stories and Solutions
- Mayo Clinic Guide to Pain Relief
The Ins and Outs of Poop (A Guide to Treating Childhood Constipation)
Author: Thomas R. Duhamel, PhD
Publisher: Maret Publishing 2 edition (February 17, 2018)
Pages: 206 (paperback)
This book is the revised and expanded 2nd edition of The Ins and Outs of Poop: A Guide to Treating Childhood Constipation. It is a how-to book for parents and a treatment guide for pediatric healthcare specialists. This edition contains all of the information contained in the first edition plus new and updated information on important topics related to prevention, early diagnosis and the treatment of functional constipation. These topics include: functional constipation in the first 24 months of life, how toilet training can cause encopresis, how to manage encopresis in the classroom and how temperament-related behavior problems can cause functional constipation. It also includes a self-study Parent-Child Interaction Training (PCIT) course which teaches parents how to "treat" such behavioral problems.There are six steps required to effectively treat functional constipation: 1. Educate the family 2. Empty the rectum 3. End withholding 4. Shrink the rectum 5. Withdraw laxatives 6. Remain vigilant. Each step is explained in detail along with the tools needed for successful implementation, such as forms for data collection and instruction in the use of laxatives and incentives. There are many stories written by parents describing specific aspects of their child's treatment. The book is written in a light-hearted fashion and uses cartoon-like illustrations to highlight key points. It emphasizes the very good news that with comprehensive care, functional constipation can be dramatically improved.
The author is a clinical child psychologist who has collaborated with parents and pediatric care providers about functional constipation for over 30 years. Available online at Amazon.com.
Take Control of Your IBS
The Complete Guide to Managing Your Symptoms
Editor: Peter Whorwell, MD
Publisher: Vermillion (2017)
Pages: 150 (paperback)
IBS is common and while there is no definitive cure, there are ways to take control of the condition and minimize symptoms so you can get on with your life. Unravelling misconceptions, this book recognises that a one-size-fits-all treatment doesn't exist. Dr. Whorwell distils over 30 years of experience and research around IBS and gastrointestinal disorders int a practical and straightforward guide for sufferers. Available on Amazon.
The IBS Elimination Diet and Cookbook
The Proven Low-FODMAP Plan for Eating Well and Feeling Great
Author: Patsy Catsos, MS, RDN, LD
Publisher: Harmony Publishers (2017)
Pages: 304 (Paperback)
From Patsy Catsos, MS, RDN, LD, author of IBS -- Free At Last! and IBS-Free Recipes for the Whole Family, comes a complete guide and cookbook to help overcome symptoms of IBS by discovering your dietary triggers and building a personalized, doable, and fulfilling diet around nutritious foods using the FODMAP diet approach.
While this approach does not help everyone, working with your healthcare provider this edition offers the theory along with a program that walks you through eliminating FODMAPs (difficult to digest carbohydrates found in a variety of otherwise healthy food) and adding them back one by one. The book contains 56 delicious recipes, 24 full-color photos, and comprehensive guides to high- and low-FODMAP foods. Available for purchase online at Amazon.com.
The Mind-Gut Connection
How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health
Author: Emeran Mayer, MD
Publisher: Harper Wave (2016)
Pages: 320 (hardcover)
We have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut – the decision we made because it "felt right"; the butterflies in our stomach before a big meeting; the anxious stomach rumbling we get when we're stressed out. While the dialogue between the gut and the brain has been recognized by ancient healing traditions, including Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, Western medicine has by and large failed to appreciate the complexity of how the brain, gut, and more recently, the gut microbiota—the microorganisms that live inside our digestive tract – communicate with one another.
In The Mind-Gut Connection, Dr. Emeran Mayer, professor of medicine and executive director of the UCLA Center for Neurobiology of Stress, offers a revolutionary and provocative look at this developing science, teaching us how to harness the power of the mind-gut connection to take charge of our health and listen to the innate wisdom of our bodies. Available for purchase online at Amazon.com.
Rome IV: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Publisher: Rome Foundation (2016)
(Multiple Publications)
Disorders of Gut-Brain Interactions
The Rome IV textbook is a comprehensive update of knowledge in FGIDs and in the Rome IV diagnostic criteria. It is a two-volume book created by 117 internationally recognized clinicians and investigators in the field.
For Primary Care and Non-GI Clinicians
This efficiently organized book is designed to help the busy primary care physicians and other non-gastroenterological providers who see patients with these disorders. The book is organized into 12 chapters that cover the spectrum of FGIDs, but in a fashion that is specifically designed to address the diagnoses most commonly seen, with emphasis on "how to" diagnosis and treatment information.
These and the other Rome IV publications for clinicians and investigators are available online at Rome Foundation.
IBS-Free Recipes for the Whole Family
Authors: Patsy Catsos, Lisa Rothstein, & Karen Warman
Publisher: Pond Cove Press (2015)
Pages: 172 (paperback)
If you are using the FODMAP approach to manage your IBS symptoms (or your child's), learning a few new tricks in the kitchen can make all the difference. Step-by-step recipes, tips, time-savers, and substitutions plus clinical and nutrition insight with information you need about FODMAPs and nutrition, when a low-FODMAP diet is appropriate, and how to avoid common pitfalls of eating for IBS. Available for purchase online at Amazon.com.
Check out this article by Patsy Catsos, MS, RDN on our IFFGD website at aboutIBS.org, "Five Low FODMAP Diet Pifalls (and What You Can Do to Avoid Them)."
Multi-Dimensional Clinical Profile (MDCP) for the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Editor: Douglas A. Drossman, MD
Publisher: Rome Foundation (2015)
Pages: 214 (paperback)
Written to help optimize outcomes for patients, this guide for clinicians helps integrate the variety
of factors that create patients' unique clinical profiles. The book provides a unique and practical approach to the treatment of functional GI disorders (FGIDs). Over 30 clinical cases are profiled to walk anyone who treats patients with FGIDs through the full spectrum of FGIDs, from mild to severe. Available online at Rome Foundation.
Eating for Gastroparesis: Guidelines, Tips & Recipes (Second Edition)
Author:Crystal Zaborowski Saltrelli, CHC
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2014)
Pages: 178 (paperback)
Certified Health Coach (CHC) and long-time advocate with the Digestive Health Alliance (DHA), Crystal Zaborowski Saltrelli recently released the new edition of her book Eating for Gastroparesis: Guidelines, Tips & Recipes. Based on her experiences as a Health Coach and her own journey with gastroparesis, Zaborowski Saltrelli guides the reader through the process of making dietary changes to help manage the symptoms of gastroparesis. In the book you'll find answers to common questions, grocery lists, and over 75 nutrient-rich, gastroparesis-friendly recipes. Available for purchase online at Amazon.com
The Gut Solution: For Parents with Children Who Have Recurrent Abdominal Pain & Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Authors: Michael Lawson, MD & Jessica Del Pozo, PhD
Publisher: Lemke Health Partners (2013)
Pages: 144 (paperback)
Children suffer and parents worry when gastrointestinal problems like tummy pain, diarrhea, constipation, indigestion and bloating become chronic. Managing these problems can be disruptive to the whole family.
In The Gut Solution, Dr. Lawson and Dr. Del Pozo reveal their approach to treating functional gastrointestinal disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and recurrent abdominal pain (RAP). Their program, SEEDS (which stands for Stress Management, Education, Exercise, Diet & Sleep), guides the child patients and their families on how to manage these common and often difficult digestive problems.
The book explains not only the underlying physiological and biological issues at play, but the neurological, behavioral and emotional factors in irritable bowel syndrome and abdominal pain and most importantly, what can be done about it.
The case example of a child named Sara is followed through the book, to illustrate how the SEEDS program helps her and her parents identify and modify her thoughts, feelings, and behaviors around her symptoms. The child is treated as an active partner in her own healthcare, and the authors stress the importance of hearing and validating the child's perspective.
Managing Life with Incontinence
Editors: Cheryle B. Gartley, Mary Radtke Klein, Christine Norton, and Anita Saltmarche
Publisher: The Simon Foundation (2012)
Pages:232 (paperback)
Leakage, overactive bladder, fecal incontinence, stress incontinence… whatever you choose to call it, the fact is that life with incontinence can be challenging. This book provides guidance from leading experts about how to take control of daily life, even when living with incontinence. Chapters include information on treatments, communicating with friends, family, and health professionals, helpful resources, and overcoming stigma. Courageous stories from people who live, and thrive, with incontinence provide encouragement and inspiration. Written specifically for individuals who live day to day with bladder and/or bowel incontinence, the book also provides information useful for physicians and nurses who understand their patients' frustrations and wish to more fully comprehend the quality of life issues facing people with intractable incontinence. Available online at: www.simonfoundation.org.
The Tunnel at the End of the Light: My Endoscopic Journey in Six Decades
Author: Peter B. Cotton, MD
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing (2011)
Pages: 272 (Paperback)
Dr. Cotton has a long and distinguished career in gastroenterology, including pioneering the development of ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) and other diagnostic procedures. In this memoir, Dr. Cotton offers insights into his life as a gastroenterologist and a teacher of physicians during the times when the practice of medicine was being revolutionized. He shares many of the anecdotes garnered from a lifetime of clinical practice and research, and recounts both humorous and thought provoking recollections from this unique field of medicine. All proceeds from the sale of the book go to a fund designed to support training in Advanced Endoscopy.
Dr. Cotton is currently Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, where he founded the Digestive Disease Center in 1994. Of interest primarily to professionals.
Living (Well!) with Gastroparesis – Answers, Advice, Tips & Recipes for a Healthier, Happier Life
Author: Crystal Zaborowski Saltrelli, C.H.C.
Publisher: Sea Salt Publishing (2011)
Pages: 245 (paperback)
This book is a comprehensive and easy to follow guide to navigating life after a gastroparesis diagnosis. Certified Health Counselor and gastroparesis patient-advocate Crystal Saltrelli guides you through all aspects of managing gastroparesis, including self advocacy, appropriate medical treatment, complementary therapies, dietary modifications, nutrition and supplementation, supportive lifestyle practices, stress management, and coping skills. You'll also find practical tips and advice for socializing, travel, career, and relationships. The book concludes with 75 brand new GP-friendly recipes.
The author is a Certified Health Counselor specializing in gastroparesis management. Diagnosed in 2004 with gastroparesis, she provides a unique and useful perspective as someone with both personal and professional experience with the condition. Available online at Amazon.com.
Some Take Things To Heart, Others To Their Belly – Irritable Bowel Syndrome: What is it and how is it treated?
Author: Ami D. Sperber, MD
Publisher: IFFGD (2011)
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 228 KB
If you, a friend, or a family member is suffering from IBS, this book is for you. Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is the most common of the functional disorders of the digestive tract. The condition is complex, chronic, and unpredictable. It is characterized by multiple, often painful, symptoms. The cause of the symptoms is not found on routine testing like an x-ray, or blood test. In other words nothing appears wrong in the tests. But physical examinations and routine tests all assess structure – not function – and IBS involves a problem with the way nerves and muscles function. This has led to a great deal of misunderstanding about IBS, and to needless suffering.
In this book Ami Sperber, MD provides a fresh and clear guide to help people understand the condition and the diagnostic process. Individuals with IBS will find useful ways to self-manage and gain a greater sense of confidence. The approach is empowering, helping people improve chances for treatment success.
The book contains clear and detailed explanations of treatment approaches. These range from diet to complementary and alternative medicine to medications and to combinations of therapies.
Each chapter begins with quotes and personal anecdotes to help others recognize they are not alone in their journey of self-discovery and personal care, and ends with summaries of vital information. For quick references or detailed explanations, this book provides it all.
Dr. Sperber is an internationally recognized physician and researcher. He has a long history of contributing to the understanding of living with and treating IBS and related conditions. Available online as an eBook at Amazon.com.
Nausea: Mechanisms and Management
Authors: Robert M. Stern, PhD; Kenneth L. Koch, MD; Paul L.R. Andrews, PhD
Publisher: Oxford University Press (2011)
Pages: 462 (hardcover)
Nausea is a complex sensation that results from the interaction of different factors. It is associated with a number of gastrointestinal disorders. This is the first book to provide a complete, in-depth explanation of what is known about nausea, along with the latest research results on its causes and treatment.
The book addresses the mechanisms, management, and prevalence of nausea in different conditions. It explores the roles of the central nervous system, autonomic nervous system, endocrine system, and gastric dysrhythmias. Treatment of nausea in several areas is described, including chronic nausea, diabetes, pregnancy, post-operative, cancer and its treatment, and provocative motion. A final chapter discusses future research, including three preliminary studies of novel treatment approaches involving the use of biofeedback, nutraceuticals, and adaptation.
The book is written in collaboration by scientists from the three main approaches to studying and treating nausea – psychology, gastroenterology, and physiology. It is aimed primarily at professionals. Available online at Amazon.com.
Eating for Gastroparesis — Guidelines Tips & Recipes
Author: Crystal Zaborowski Saltrelli, C.H.C.
Publisher: CreateSpace (2011)
Pages: 90 (paperback)
This user-friendly, easy to follow guide answers the most frequently asked questions about eating for gastroparesis, addresses common misconceptions, offers tips for symptom management and provides 50 simple gastroparesis-friendly recipes. Following accepted dietary guidelines it offers detailed lists of 'friendly' foods, tips for enhancing nutrition and minimizing symptoms, and answers to common questions. The author is a Certified Health Counselor. Available online at Amazon.com.
Functional Pain Syndromes: Presentation and Pathophysiology
Editors: Emeran A. Mayer, M.D. and M. Catherine Bushnell, Ph.D.
Publisher: IASP Press (2009)
Pages: 580 (paperback)
Few such widely expressed clinical problems are as poorly understood as those defined in this book. In our current medical system, when a patient complains of physical pain or discomfort, and no physiological or "organic" cause for that pain can be identified, the patient receives the diagnosis of a "functional" pain syndrome. There is now a wealth of evidence that these disorders are associated with substantial neurobiological, physiological, and sometimes anatomical changes in the central nervous system. Drs. Mayer and Bushnell have brought together an outstanding group of experts in various fields to provide a view of the current understanding and treatment strategies of some of the most prevalent types of chronic pain conditions, such as IBS, fibromyalgia, TMJD, vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis and others. This book is aimed primarily at professionals. Available through booksellers.
Understanding the Irritable Gut: The Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Author: W. Grant Thompson, M.D.
Publisher: Degnon Associates (2008)
Pages: 240 (paperback)
The functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders can perplex doctors and patients alike. This book seeks to demystify these disorders. Dr. Thompson explains with ease and clarity the nature, prevalence, and putative causes of these disorders. The information developed and assembled by the Rome Foundation to identify, classify, and treat these disorders is presented in an easy-to-read, nontechnical format.
Dr. Thompson is Professor Emeritus (Medicine), University of Ottawa. He has authored 7 books in the field of functional GI disorders in addition to 280 scientific and lay articles (including many written for IFFGD) dealing mainly with GI illnesses. In this book he blends his professional experiences and writing talent with the information from Rome III creating a resource for health care professions, educated patients, and the general public. Available online at: www.theromefoundation.org
Noncardiac Chest Pain: A Growing Medical Problem
Editors: Ronnie Fass, M.D., Guy D. Eslick, Ph.D.
Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc. (2007)
Pages: 188 (hardback)
Noncardiac chest pain is a poorly understood and challenging heterogeneous condition. It is common, debilitating, and can impact greatly on people's lives. The most complex and difficult aspects of the condition remain its diagnosis and management. Despite a lack of good quality research, limited progress has been made in recent years. This book provides a comprehensive review of noncardiac chest pain provided by the current world authorities in the field. They provide their insights and expertise on a variety of topics including epidemiology, cardiologist's perspective, pathophysiology, non-esophageal causes, sensory testing, psychological disorders, diagnosis, use of proton pump inhibitors, brain imaging, economics, treatment, quality of life, prognosis and future developments. This book is aimed primarily at clinicians and researchers. Available through booksellers.
Controlling IBS the Drug-Free Way: A 10-Step Plan for Symptom Relief
Author: Jeffrey M. Lackner, Psy.D.
Publisher: STC Healthy Living (2007)
Pages: 256 (paperback)
For more than 10 years, Dr. Jeffrey M. Lackner has been helping patients gain control of their symptoms. In this book, Dr. Lackner offers IBS sufferers the same tools that have helped many patients control their bowel problems. Research shows that the techniques featured in this book can improve IBS patients' conditions and help them reclaim lives lost to this common gastrointestinal problem. The book offers a step-by-step approach to reduce symptoms without drugs or professional help. User-friendly worksheets, interactive exercises, self-assessment checklists, and diaries for tracking symptoms and trigger foods are included to help readers master each skill. Also included are up-to-date overviews of medications and dietary strategies.
Jeffrey Lackner is director of the Behavioral Medicine Clinic and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. Available through booksellers.
Understanding Your Bowels
Authors: George F. Longstreth, M.D. and Ken W. Heaton, M.D.
Publisher: Family Doctor Publications (2006)
Pages: 140 (paperback)
Here is a concise, easy to read book designed to help any reader understand how their bowels work, what can go wrong, and what can be done to fix the problems. Topics range from chronic symptoms such constipation, diarrhea, or bloating to disorders such as IBS or diverticulosis. An explanation of the physician visit and tests will help patients get the most out of their doctor visit. Originally published in Great Britain, the book has recently been re-published for U.S. readers.
Dr. Heaton and Dr. Longstreth are prolific writers and dedicated clinicians with many years of experience in the field of digestive health and illness. Dr. Longstreth is Chief of Gastroenterology with the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Plan and is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Dr. Heaton was until recently Reader in Medicine at the University of Bristol, U.K. and Honorary Consultant Physician to the United Bristol Hospitals Trust. Together they have written this user-friendly volume. The book contains colorful and understandable illustrations, a list of useful resources, and a helpful glossary of terms. Recommended for anyone seeking to understand a bowel disorder and how to find help. Available through booksellers.
Senior Editor: Douglas A. Drossman, MD
Publisher: Degnon Associates (2006)
Pages: 1,048 pages (paperback)
ISBN: 096568376 (hardback); 0965683753 (paperback)
Five years in the making, Rome III is designed for "one stop" learning for health professionals. It serves is as a valuable resource to general and specialist physicians, mental health professionals, and basic and clinical investigators involved in the study and care of patients with functional GI disorders. The Rome teams of internationally recognized investigators and clinicians have again come together to produce a new standard for the evaluation and care of patients having these complex and prevalent disorders. Rome III provides the most up-to-date information on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and over 20 more functional GI disorders commonly seen in clinical practice. This third edition is expanded with 17 chapters to address the needs of both investigators and clinicians. New chapters include pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, sociocultural influences relating to gender, age, and cultural influences, functional abdominal pain, and two chapters on pediatrics for the neonate/toddler and child/adolescent.
Includes "red flag" questions to aid the clinician in identifying symptoms and signs that would suggest further evaluation (to exclude other diagnoses) or when needed to make a referral. A table is included that compares the Rome II and new Rome III diagnostic criteria. Available online at www.romecriteria.org.
Author: Nicholas J. Talley, M.D.
Publisher: BC Decker Inc. (2005)
Pages: 198 (paperback)
In this book, Dr. Talley, professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, tells readers how to use evidence-based medicine to evaluate the options and find relief for IBS. In addition he includes information that explains symptoms and why they occur; how to work with a doctor to develop an effective treatment plan; alternative therapies; new medicines; research … and the hope it offers for the future. The book will help you understand and examine the validity and merits of treatment options and various management strategies ranging from diet to drugs. High-quality, easy-to-understand illustrations help clarify key concepts. Available through booksellers and online at Amazon.com.
Author: W. Grant Thompson, MD
Publisher: Prometheus Books (2005)
Pages: 350 (paperback)
The doctor-patient relationship has become increasingly impersonal and superficial. As medical technology and treatment have improved, and time constraints have become more demanding, the beneficial effects of meaningful doctor-patient interactions have too often been overlooked. Nonetheless, objective clinical trials have repeatedly shown that real, measurable benefits to the patient occur through the placebo effect, the positive effects of the doctor's presence and personality plus the patient's belief in the efficacy of the treatment. Dr. Thompson argues that understanding the placebo effect is important for the care of the ill, the design of clinical trials, and for healthcare policy planning. He contends that we should be using judiciously the best medical evidence, but even that can be undermined by insensitive delivery.
Dr. Thompson is professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Ottawa where he served as Chief of Gastroenterology for 17 years. He has written an important, accessible, and interesting work that deepens our understanding of both the tangible and intangible factors that affect health. He convincingly demonstrates that patients need the best that science has to offer combined with kind and compassionate care giving by doctors in order for a treatment to be its most effective. Available through booksellers.
Author: Joseph Levy, M.D.
Publisher: Fireside (2004)
Pages: 288 (paperback)
From a baby's colic to an older child's complaint of "my tummy hurts," abdominal distress is painful for kids and worrisome to parents, ranking second only to upper respiratory tract infections as the most common reason for non-routine visits to the pediatrician. In many cases, the discomfort is easily remedied and even prevented, but some kinds of pain indicate a more serious affliction. How can parents make the distinction?Dr. Levy offers a guide, drawing from more than two decades of experience as a pediatric gastroenterologist. He is professor of clinical pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center and director of the Children's Digestive Health Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. My Tummy Hurts is organized for easy reference, providing a handbook for parents and caregivers. Available through booksellers, such as Amazon.
American Dietetic Association Guide to Better Digestion
Author: Leslie Bonci, R.D., M.P.H.
Publisher: Wiley (2003)
256 pages (paperback)
Leslie Bonci is the director of sports medicine nutrition for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and the Center for Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is an adjunct assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Backed by the American Dietetic Association, this user-friendly guide shows you how to analyze your eating habits so that you can map out a dietary plan to manage and reduce the uncomfortable symptoms of digestive disorders.
You'll find practical recommendations for implementing changes in your lifestyle and advice on steering clear of common dietary mistakes. Your meals will be pleasurable and nourishing experiences – not painful ones – when you discover how to make the best and most comfortable food choices so you can embark on the road to digestive health. Available through booksellers.
Other Books of Note
IBS Chat: Real Life Stories and Solutions
Editors: Barbara Bradley Bolen, Ph.D.; and Jeffrey D. Roberts, M.S.Ed.
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (2007)
Pages: 546 pages (paperback)
A compilation of bulletin board postings from the Internet-based Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self Help and Support Group (www.ibsgroup.org). The book offers shared experiences and emotional support from hundreds of IBS sufferers. Dr. Bolen is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York. Mr. Roberts is the founder of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self Help and Support Group. Available through booksellers.
Mayo Clinic Guide to Pain Relief
Medical Editors-in-Chief: Barbara Bruce, Ph.D., and W. Michael Hooten, M.D.
Publisher: Mayo Clinic Health Solutions (2008)
Pages: 256 (hardback)
A comprehensive, easy to read guide from health professionals at Mayo Clinic that emphasizes a take-charge approach to successfully managing chronic pain by providing detailed information on how pain develops, why each person's pain experience is unique, and what can be done to reduce or eliminate pain. While not specific to digestive disorders, the book provides much information of interest to those with these disorders. Available from the Mayo Clinic Book Store online at: http://bookstore.mayoclinic.com/products/bookDetails.cfm?mpid=17.


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Cooperation occurs when we act on behalf of a common benefit, often at personal cost. Everyone would be better off if an entire group cooperates, but some individual members can do better if they go it alone, so self-interest undermines cooperation. A new study indicates that your reputation—in terms of whether people are aware that you're cooperating—plays a pivotal role in your decision to cooperate.
Studies on the evolution of cooperation, or how cooperation can emerge and persist, use the Prisoner's Dilemma as the standard example to demonstrate why people may choose not to cooperate. In the Prisoner's Dilemma, two men are arrested and held in separate cells. Due to a lack of evidence, the prosecution plans to sentence each man to year in prison on a lesser charge. If either suspect testifies against his partner, he will go free, while his partner will be sentenced to three years in prison; if both men testify against each other, then they will each serve two years. Each man is better off if he cooperates.
The Prisoner's Dilemma is an example of direct reciprocity, where two individuals affect one another's fate. But cooperation can also be based on indirect reciprocity, which is centered on repeated encounters between a group of individuals. In a sense, it's the karmic approach—the belief that your good deeds toward others will come full-circle, and someone will eventually scratch your back.
A crucial aspect of both forms of cooperation is reputation. Being noticed for your actions is key to cooperation because it shows others that you're trustworthy. Perhaps as a result, people are more cooperative when their decisions are observable by others. While theoretical work and small-scale experiments have been done to look at how observability promotes cooperation, little work has been done on a large scale or in real-world settings.
To investigate the power that reputation plays in cooperation, scientists conducted a large-scale field experiment in collaboration with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a utility that operates the majority of Northern California's residential electricity market. The experiment was incorporated into a routine marketing effort for PG&E's SmartAC program, a voluntary demand-response program designed to help prevent or shorten blackouts by reducing air conditioning use on days with unusually high demand. By participating in the program, residents contribute to a public good and benefit from the stability of the electrical grid statewide.
Mailers were sent to residents of 15 homeowners associations, asking them to participate in the SmartAC program, and sign-up sheets were posted in communal areas such as shared mailbox kiosks. The researchers varied whether residents signed up using their name or a unique identifying number.
Residents who signed up using their name, and thus were able to be observed for their good deeds, were nearly three times as likely to participate in the program as those who signed up with the unique identifying number. The potential reputation boost even outweighed cold, hard cash; named sign-ups yielded seven times more participation than the $25 incentive previously offered by PG&E.
The effect of observed cooperation was also larger in settings where residents were more likely to have future interactions with those observing them. Residents of apartment buildings (who are more likely to see their neighbors in public spaces) and homeowners (who are likely to be more invested in relationships with their neighbors) were more likely to participate than renters.
As it turns out, what the neighbors think matters. Who knew gossip could be good?
PNAS, 2013. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1301210110 (About DOIs).

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It's that time of year again, that crazy moment when the Weekend Warrior and others think they can predict the unpredictable summer box office and determine the winners and losers, something that rarely goes as planned.
Since the actual Weekend Warrior has transformed into a more condensed version of the weekly box office preview, we're going to try to do the same with this annual tradition, especially because we've already been doing summer analyses for a few months now.
Summer Overview
This is once again a summer full of sequels and reboots, which makes one wonder whether movies based on original ideas like Ridley Scott's Prometheus (20th Century Fox – June 8) and Pixar Animation's Brave (DisneyPixar – June 22) have a chance at making a mark and whether audiences' desire for things that are new and different will allow one or both to compete with the big boys.
As mentioned in the Long Distance Box Office a few months back, the three biggest movies for the summer are all likely to be based on superheroes. While Marvel's The Avengers (Disney – May 4) has the advantage of being the first movie out of the gate this summer, something that often helps a movie do more business by summer's end, it does seem to have a limit on business based on previous Marvel movies, even if early reviews and word-of-mouth are overwhelmingly positive.
Then again, it's hard to deny the anticipation for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros. – July 20), the follow-up to his $533 million grossing hit, which returns Christian Bale to the role of Batman for the third time. While this one doesn't have the morbid curiosity factor that went along with Heath Ledger's death–he won an Oscar post-humously for the role of the Joker–it has Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, which could be a genius way of bringing women into see the movie. The previous movie delivered on so many levels that we expect a lot of people to rush out and see the sequel, allowing it to take the opening weekend record that it previously held but lost to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 last year.
Some of the more interesting summer releases include two big franchise reboots with Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man and Universal's The Bourne Legacy, both which introduce new actors to the roles made famous by others in hopes that the namebrand value of the previous franchises will be enough to get people into theaters. We think in both cases, this will prove to be successful, even if Andrew Garfield isn't as known a commodity as Tobey Maguire when he played Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's three movies. Jeremy Renner is going to benefit from coming off the one-two blockbuster punch of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Marvel's The Avengers, as "Bourne" firmly moves him into a new class of box office star.
Then there's the matter of two sequels that few people have asked for, G.I. Joe: Retaliation (Paramount – June 29), which brings on a new director in Step Up's Jon Chu as well as a mostly new cast with Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis being the biggest names. There's also the return of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones for Men in Black 3 (Sony – May 25), the movie that's presumably going to dominate Memorial Day weekend. It's been ten years since the previous movie and one might wonder whether there's still an audience for the pairing, but fortunately, the Memorial Day weekend offers a lot of casual moviegoing audiences and this will be an easy sell.
The animated field is also an interesting one with two animated sequels, one the third installment and another the fourth, while Pixar Animation is once again offering something based on an original idea as well as their first movie with a female lead, which should have interesting results to see how it's received. We think the originality of Brave should make it a solid summer sleeper, while Madagascar 3 and Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth movie in Blue Sky Studios' animated franchise, should benefit from kids out of school looking for movies to see.
Possible Sleepers
This is where it always gets interesting because honestly, who could have predicted that Bridesmaids and The Help would be as big as they ended up being as the summer began?
The lack of movies for older women may work to the benefit of Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike (Warner Bros. – June 29), which stars super-hot Channing Tatum, who has already appeared in two $100 million movies this year, playing a male stripper. The recently-released trailer should do the trick at getting women interested and putting it in front of the chick flick The Lucky One will help, so we think this will also open to $25 million or more and potentially bring in repeat business of women looking to have fun together.
Adam Shankman has had a number of huge hits that grossed over $100 million but his musical Hairspray is certainly the one that has had the most long-standing impact, so his new movie musical Rock of Ages (Warner Bros. – June 15) could offer something few other movies offer this summer, in that it combines popular hair metal songs of yesterday along with an all-star cast including Tom Cruise. The songs of Journey and Def Leppard and others have gotten a lot of traction in recent years thanks to shows like "Glee," and there should be a similar audience of younger women looking for some alternatives to movies like Adam Sandler's That's My Boy (which opens the same weekend). (Then again, it also has a good chance at being one of the summer's big flops, because it may be a tough sell to those not familiar with the hit Broadway musical.)
Both Ridley Scott's return to horror sci-fi with Prometheus and the reinvented Snow White and the Huntsman (Universal – June 1) have the potential of strong legs if they're even half as good as their marketing has made them look, although opening so close to each other may mean that they cannibalize a lot of each other's business in the weeks after opening.
The Great Comedy Unknowns
It certainly seems that every year the comedies tend to offer the biggest surprises, whether it's positive or negative. Last summer was a banner one for R-rated comedy with both Bridesmaids and Horrible Bosses grossing over $100 million, and we expect that we should have at least one or two comedies that break out this summer as well, putting them into the sleeper category as well.
What's interesting is that the comedies are generally original ideas rather than sequels or remakes, Men in Black 3 excepted, so let's look at four of the comedies hoping to hit it big this summer.
The question is whether bringing Adam Sandler together with his "SNL" prodigy Andy Samberg for That's My Boy (Sony – June 15) might bring in a wide range of guys from teens to thirty-somethings. Sandler's been very popular among guys for years but he's also made a few true dogs that might have his fanbase souring on him. Then again, releasing it over Father's Day weekend is genius and one can expect a big bump on Sunday as kids take their own fathers to see it. The question is whether it will have any sort of legs after that opening weekend or whether it will peter out at $100 million like so many of Sandler's previous movies.
Then there's Seth MacFarlane's Ted (Universal – July 13), a movie starring Mark Wahlberg and a talking teddy bear (voiced by MacFarlane). It's a very strange premise for a comedy, and Mike Judge can attest that having a hit prime time animated series doesn't necessarily translate into people rushing to the box office to see your live action movie. We don't see this opening big but it should be enough of a sleeper to end up with $50 to 60 million.
The big draw for Neighborhood Watch (20th Century Fox – July 27) will be the huge box office draw of its three main stars, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill. Its opening against the second weekend of The Dark Knight Rises so it's probably going to have to settle for second place, but it certainly offers something a little lighter for summer audiences, and despite the unfortunate timing of the title, we think this will be one of the breakouts of the summer and might even crack $100 million, though it should make $80 to 90 million for sure.
The last comedy of note is Jay Roach's The Campaign (Warner Bros. August 10), which pits comedy giants Will Ferrell and Zach Galafianakis against each other as political candidates. Roach has been doing some great political films for HBO but this isn't something that necessarily translates to the big screen even in an election year. Ferrell and Galifianakis both have proven themselves as box office draws, although even the title doesn't really work, and it will be all about that first trailer and whether it looks as funny as Roach's previous movies. For now, we're going with $50 to 60 million on this one, too.
We expect that one or two of the movies above will do much better than we expect while the others may not connect.
We Have a Bad Feeling
It's inevitable that every summer, some movie comes out that everyone (or at least the studio) hopes will be huge but fails to find a mark, and while there are a few obvious ones, the movie we think will fail to deliver in a big way, despite being marketed directly towards Michael Bay fans (whoever they may be) is Universal's Battleship. It's already opened overseas and done just fine, grossing $100 million even though it isn't the summer yet, but it's doubtful it can hold up against the return of Will Smith in Men in Black 3 (Sony – May 25) in its second weekend, and honestly, we're rather dubious about that one having much in terms of legs or even matching the $200 million made by its predecessor.
That one's opening by itself over Memorial Day weekend, the perfect time for a blockbuster like either one of those, except that then there's stronger fare like Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman, Ridley Scott's Prometheus (20th Century Fox – June 8) and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted all opening in subsequent weekends, which might keep them from any sort of long-term business.
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have now had numerous hits together but one may wonder whether their comedic take on Dark Shadows (Warner Bros. – May 11) may be pushing it and whether Depp's diehard fanbase may look at this one and scratch their heads. Opening alone against the second weekend of The Avengers will help, although we think this will open in second place then quickly tail off as stronger movies are released.
And that just leaves our actual predictions for the domestic summer box office…
Top 15 Summer Movie Box Office Predictions
1. The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros. – July 20)
$172 million opening; $445 million total
2. Marvel's The Avengers (Disney – May 4)
$136 million opening; $340 million total
3. The Amazing Spider-Man (Sony – July 3)
$75 million (Tuesday through Thursday) $80 million (Friday to Sunday); $310 million total
4. Prometheus (20th Century Fox – June 8)
$62.5 million opening; $245 million total
5. Brave (DisneyPixar – June 22)
$54 million opening; $210 million total
6. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (DreamWorks Animation – June 8)
$56 million opening; $185 million total
6. Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox – July 13)
$62 million opening; $180 million total
7. The Bourne Legacy (Universal – August 3)
$56 million opening; $175 million total
9. G.I. Joe: Retaliation (Paramount – June 29)
$57 million opening; $155 million total
10. Men in Black 3 (Sony – May 25)
$68 million (four-day opening); $155 million total
11. Snow White and the Huntsman (Universal – June 1)
$44 million opening; $145 million total
12. Battleship (Universal – May 18)
$52 million opening; $130 million total
13. Total Recall (Sony – August 3)
$34 million opening; $110 million total
14. That's My Boy (Sony – June 15)
$36 million opening; $105 million total
15. Dark Shadows (Warner Bros. – May 11)
$34 million opening; $105 million total
Bubbling under, we can see the ensemble comedy Neighborhood Watch, Timur Bekmambetov's vampire action movie Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (20th Century Fox – June 22) and The Expendables 2 (Lionsgate – August 17) having the potential to reach $100 million or fall just short.
That's it for now, but check back every week as we have updated numbers in our Box Office Preview as new info is released on the movies. Feel free to post your own summer Top 10s in the comments below as well.


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TeliaSonera specifies significant items in the year-end report
Ahead of the year-end results announcement on January 31, TeliaSonera specifies non-recurring items that in total will have a positive impact on Operating income of SEK 189 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. In addition, a positive one-time effect of SEK 1,225 million related to a net deferred tax liability, as a result of the reduction of the corporate income tax in Sweden from 26.3 percent to 22.0 percent, will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012.
TeliaSonera has decided to make a non-cash goodwill impairment charge in Norway related to NetCom. The charge of SEK 2,914 million relates to the substantial goodwill amount created at the acquisition of the company in 2000, and the current assessment of the achievable long-term return on investment. A goodwill write-down of SEK 2,752 million related to NetCom was previously made in the second quarter of 2012.
In November, 2012, the MegaFon initial public offering (IPO) was successfully priced at USD 20 per GDR and per share and TeliaSonera reduced its ownership from 35.6 percent to 25.2 percent. As part of the transaction, TeliaSonera will recognize a capital gain of SEK 5,378 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.
In December, 2012, TeliaSonera signed an agreement to divest its Norwegian subsidiary NextGenTel to Telio, a company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. As a result, TeliaSonera will recognize a loss of SEK 1,550 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 from the write-down of goodwill.
|Capital gain from a reduction in ownership in MegaFon (Russia)
|SEK 5,378 million
|Non-cash goodwill write-down in NetCom (Norway)
|SEK -2,914 million
|Non-cash goodwill write-down in NextGenTel (Norway)
|SEK -1,550 million
|Other non-recurring items, such as restructuring charges, etc.
|SEK -725 million
|Total impact on Operating income in the fourth quarter of 2012
|SEK 189 million
TeliaSonera's Year-end Report will be announced on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at around 7:00 (CET).
TeliaSonera AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instrument Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 8 a.m. CET on January 24, 2013.
For more information, please contact the TeliaSonera press office 46 771 77 58 30, email@example.com or visit TeliaSonera Newsroom. Also follow us on Twitter @TLSN_Media.
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TeliaSonera provides network access and telecommunication services in the Nordic and Baltic countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia, including Russia and Turkey, and in Spain. TeliaSonera helps people and companies communicate in an easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way. Our ambition is to be number one or two in all our markets, providing the best customer experience, high quality networks and cost efficient operations. TeliaSonera is also the leading European wholesale provider with a wholly-owned international carrier network. In 2011, net sales amounted to SEK 104 billion, EBITDA to SEK 36.9 billion and earnings per share to SEK 4,20. The TeliaSonera share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more at www.teliasonera.com


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Today's Lies From Tucker Max
Tucker Max did an interview with City Pages in Minneapolis about his movie. He said at least six untrue things:
- "We made this movie for the same reason that we create all of our art; because we love it"
- "There is no number or level of success that would make me think, 'Wow, I didn't think that was possible.'"
- "My writing is authentic and whatever happens in my life is what I write about."
- "Now, I'm more like a smart missile."
- "We also wanted to make it feel realistic."
- "everyone just assumes it's going to be a success."
These are just the lies. Not all of the preposterous statements.
[Gimme Noise]


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Listeria outbreak may be linked to Waterloo cheese company
Crave Brothers recalls three products
Health officials are investigating a listeria outbreak that may be linked to cheese.
Minnesota officials said one older adult in the state died and another older adult was hospitalized after illnesses linked to Les Freres cheese, made by Waterloo, Wis., producer Crave Brothers Farmstead Classic Cheeses. Both became ill in June.
Officials say at least three other states have related cases.
Minnesota agriculture officials said testing of cheese samples indicate the presence of listeria. Confirmation is pending.
Crave Brothers is recalling the following products:
- Les Freres (LF225 2/2.5#) with a make date of 7-1-13 or prior, packaged in white plastic with a green and gold label.
- Petit Frere (PF88 8/8 oz) with a make date of 7-1-13 or prior, packaged in small round wooden boxes.
- Petit Frere with Truffles (PF88T 8/8 oz) with a make date of 7-1-13 or prior, packaged in small round wooden boxes.
"We are cooperating with the regulatory agencies' ongoing investigation of the cause of the potential health risks," George Crave said.
WISN 12 News called Outpost Natural Foods in southeastern Wisconsin, and they confirmed they have pulled the cheese off the shelves.


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This is the upscaled model of our queen square (queens square) percussor. Nothing else like it is available anywhere but here. Our exclusive hammer with stem on stainless steel head to reduce breakage, "never hard" silicone bumper, reasonable 16 inch handle. This is an attention getter. It is an excellent and very flashy knee hammer. This is the same as the other model except every dimension is scaled up by 50% (with the exception of the handle, which is scaled up from 12 inches to 16 inches, not 18). 3 inch diameter bumper around a solid stainless steel head. CE approved. You do the math. 1.5 times 1.5 times 1.5. By volume or by weight, that's 3.375 times the steel and 3 times the handle for 10 times the hammer. At 8.8-8.9 ounces, that is even more than our Troemner. Fortunately a huge bumper means a huge surface area to spread the force over, so it won't leave a crater in your patients on impact. White nylon handle with a point at the end for pressure testing and a plastic guard to keep you from poking yourself with the point accidentally.
IMPORTANT NOTICE! It has come to our attention that these percussors resist their handles being twisted in all the way. If you only screw them in for 2 rotations, they will be prone to breaking off in the head when dropped. Make sure you keep turning even when it begins to resist until it is screwed in absolutely as far as it will go to minimize the chance of this happening!
This is a new innovation from Medworks. It may be named after a certain eminent physician at a certain eminent university who may make it his signature hammer, but at the moment that certain person seems to be undecided. He is, however, the one who said it was an "excellent knee hammer". Get yours today and be one of the first with the ultra queen square percussor! Even amateurs can't HELP but get a reflex response with this on the first try, it is almost impossible not to!
Get extra bumpers by clicking here.
Get extra handles by clicking here. (highly recommended - it won't break from being used for its intended purpose, as a reflex hammer, but it's good to have around in case you do break one - see ''IMPORTANT NOTICE'' above)
Other queen square percussors are available, various version in its original 12 inch length, as well as a set that includes a handle that is also 16 inches long, but uses the lighter head:
Click here for the white handled version without a point or guard at the end.Click here for the black handled version without a point or guard at the end.Click here for the white handled version but with a point and guard.Click here to get the queensquare set, which has an extended length handle as well as a regular length one.
Click here to see an engraving example (note: 2 lines of engraving is a special order).
To our international friends (especially in Australia)As of January 2016, the US postal service, in the process of their latest outrageous, shameful and poorly designed price increase, have made it so that everything between 8 ounces and 2 pounds (32 ounces) costs the same amount of shipping. As these hammers weigh 8.8 ounces, this means that the cost for shipping 3 of them is the same as just one, which over half the cost of one of the hammers themselves! You may consider it shrewd to buy two or 3 at a time, since the shipping on the 2nd and 3rd will essentially be free. Perhaps you have a colleague who wants one as well and you could order them together in one order. If you do this, I'll also give you some free extra handles to sweeten the deal. Probably 2 of them if you order 3 hammers, I don't want it going over 32 ounces, then the shipping goes up another 20 dollars or so (US dollars!)


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More observations and notes directly from the Bloggers Day at FamilySearch sitting in the briefing room. (The views and observations in this post and others are my own, they are not necessarily those of the presenters or FamilySearch). This is the fifth set of observations.
Some of these notes may be rather obscure, I would suggest that you send me a comment with any questions. I will also try to clarify issues in future posts, if there is interest.
DevNet.FamilySearch.org: Presently 776 Members of the DevNet. Working on making connections with the software community. Check out the FamilySearch software community. New programs; Tree Seek, Mac Family Tree, Gaia Family Tree, Cemetery Maps in Names in Stone, FamilyChartist and many more I did not have time to write down or link. AncestralHunt, The Next Generation, Family Pursuit, RelatedFamilies, EasyNetSites, many more that went by really fast.
Digitally preserving personal family histories: Quote from the presentation and the available PDF document: Digital Preservation "is NOT merely backing up your data! Rather, it is a process that involves storing digital records (i) with descriptive information (ii) for a very long time (iii) in multiple locations (iv) at the highest resolution you can afford; (v) periodically migrating the records to new storage media in order to prevent data loss or the inability to read the data; also to take advantage of new storage technology; (vi) changing file formats before they become obsolete; and (vii) providing access to your digital collection now and in the future." The projections on the life of current storage media is relatively short, DVDs, CDs, hard disks all will live no more than five years on the average. Migration of documents in storage is necessary. I will write a lot more about this later. Digital preservation is not a one-generation project. Don't put off digital preservation. This is really interesting topic and deserves more attention.
New.FamilySearch.org FamilySearch really does want to reduce duplication. Far Eastern users are now on New FamilySearch, every Temple district in the Church will be now on New FamilySearch. Everyone. Now working on No More Disputes Part Two. Adding a feature called Watch and Ancestor. A very entertaining presentation, reviewing all the problems we all know about and what they might do to change it all. The major concern is the ability to change and source all of the information presently on the database. There are 1.4 billion records in New FamilySearch.


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Our Last Chance to Buy Stamps will be going tonight at midnight!
There are only a few rubber stamp designs left. Only £3.50 each or choose any 6 for £15! Don't miss out!
|Christmas Bunnies Stocking by Ruth Porter
with Christmas Sentiment Tags
(Available as rubber and digi from the main website and a topper in the Ebay Store)
|1920's Christmas by Jayne
(Rubber and Digi)
|Wish Upon a Star by Gaynor
with Happy Circular Sentiments
(Rubber from the main website and topper in the Ebay Store)
|The Gardener by Vicky
Top Tip - the use of simple dies and bold colours can make the perfect man's card without it being too plain or too girly
|Under the Bonnet by Vicky
Top Tip - a simple hand-drawn or stamped frame round the outside really helps to frame your image
|Sunday Stroll by Lorraine
Top Tip - Using layers here works really well, especially when twinned with the vintage look and our Grungy Messages
|Workbench by Kat Waskett
Top Tip - only using 2 colours, such as the blue and brown,
makes for a really striking card
|Fairytale Trio by Jen
|James in the Snow by Steph
|Penguin Trio by Donna
|Christmas Bunting (Available in the Ebay Store) by Ann
|Snow Buddies by Annette
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Sorrento Therapeutics Closes Concortis Acquisition
Friday, December 20, 2013
Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. has completed its acquisition of biotech company Concortis Biosystems Corp., Sorrento announced.
The transaction, which involves two San Diego-based companies, is valued at about $11.3 million.
Sorrento (Nasdaq: SRNE) said the acquisition will enable it to develop antibody-drug conjugates — a new class of potent biopharmaceutical drugs for targeted cancer treatment.
2013 has been a busy year for Sorrento Therapeutics, a $173.9 million market cap company. It acquired companies including New York-based Sherrington Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Fountain Valley-based Igdrasol Inc. for undisclosed sums. Sorrento also transitioned to the Nasdaq and recently closed a $35 million stock offering.
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Wayland students honored for achievements
PLAINVIEW – A Wayland Baptist University ministerial student and a track athlete were honored Wednesday with the university's highest student award, Citizen of the Year, during the annual recognition chapel service.
Jennifer Brigman, a senior from Eula, was named Female Citizen of the Year, and Zack Greer, a senior from Athens, was named Male Citizen of the Year. The awards recognize leadership in and out of the classroom, servanthood and commitment to Christian ideals that make both favorites of students, faculty and staff.
A three-year member of the Wayland track team, Brigman is also a former cheerleader. She will earn a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education and business administration on April 30 and plans to continue her education to become a certified personal trainer. The daughter of Roy and Margie Brigman of Eula, Jennifer is also a member of the Christian service sorority Alpha Delta Kappa.
Greer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Religion in December 2004. During his time at Wayland, he has been involved with the Baptist Student Ministries, serving on the leadership team and as part of the band for Plumbline, the weekly worship service. With an interest in missions, Zack plans to pursue missions in the future. He is the son of James and Dana Greer, missionaries serving in Tanzania, Africa.
Special awards were presented for students in particular fields of study. From the Division of Religion and Philosophy, Kevin Schaub of Pampa received the Timothy Award, presented annually to the ministerial student with the highest grade point average; Adam Wainio of Albuquerque received the Boyd Award for a promising young ministerial student. Dustin Rauch of Carlsbad received the Owen Leech Award and cash prize, honoring students who demonstrate a calling and commitment to discipleship and evangelism. Lucy Runner Thompson of American Falls, Idaho, was presented the Amelia Bishop Award for an outstanding female ministerial student.
The Division of Math and Sciences was represented by several special awards, including the L.C. Wayland Medical Award, presented to a student pursuing graduate education in the medical field. J.T. Everett of Lafayette, Colo. received the award for 2005. The Sanders Memorial Math Award and scholarship was presented to Jessica Haill Faucett of Tijeras, N.M. Micah Garvey of Anna received the American Chemical Society award.
Other special division awards included the Turner Memorial Music Scholarship, presented to Jody Keesee of Plainview; the Helen Barnhart Reese award and scholarship for education students, presented to JaLissa King of Portales, N.M.; the Christa Smith Endowed Scholarship and award, presented to Luciana Barror of Seminole. Also presented are scholarships honoring service and character, including the Patsy Davis Scholarship, presented to Lisa Jennings of Plainview, the Janis Davis Scholarship, presented to LaVoris Buckner of Wichita Falls, and the Roy C. McClung Award and scholarship, presented to Laci Rousseau of Tulia. The student Senate honored Paul Hamilton of Lubbock as Senator of the Year.
Other awards were presented for students considered outstanding in their field of study; leadership awards for the top 20 juniors and seniors, called Spinning Wheels; recognition of Pioneer Scholars; and Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities honorees. Those awards are as follows:
Taylor Allen of Littlefield, Who's Who; Kayla Andersen of Portales, N.M., Outstanding Student in Accounting award; Bryan Anderson of Anchorage, Alaska, Who's Who, Management award; Shawn Anglin of Borger, Who's Who; Noelia Balderas of Lockney, Spanish award; Billy Boone of Abilene, Who's Who, Theatre award, Pioneer Scholar; Nate Bridges of Levelland, Who's Who, Spinning Wheel; Jennifer Brigman of Eula, physical education award; Curtis Broome of Estes Park, Colo., Who's Who, Instrumental Music award; Erika Bryant of Plainview, Pioneer Scholar; Kyle Bueermann of Tahoka, Who's Who, Pioneer Scholar; Michelle Ackerman Bueermann of Springer, N.M., Who's Who; Jacob Burke of Amarillo, Psychology award, Pioneer Scholar; Brandon Burrows of Amarillo, Who's Who, religious education award, Pioneer Scholar; Nathan Carson of Sweetwater, Who's Who, Spinning Wheel, Pioneer Scholar; April Jackson Chancler of Canadian, Who's Who, Composite Science award; Bethany Chollar of San Antonio, Who's Who; Laura Conrad of Albuquerque, journalism award.
Also honored were Daniel Coutinho of Moroni, Comoros, Spinning Wheel; Josh Davis of Bledsoe, Speech award; Kelley Dunn of Bledsoe, Pioneer Scholar; Heath Ferguson of Ackerly, Pioneer Scholar; Micah Garvey of Anna, Who's Who; Adam Gibbs of Canyon, Pioneer Scholar; Sara Gowman of Plainview, Pioneer Scholar; Jason Graves of Plainview, Spinning Wheel; Zack Greer, Spinning Wheel; Eddie Guidry of Shallowater, history award; Bridget Beutler Hancock of Booker, Who's Who, vocal music education award; Justin Hancock of Haslett, church music award, Pioneer Scholar; Daniel Hayden of Fort Worth, Who's Who, Spinning Wheel, marketing award; Cassandra Hill of Smyer, Who's Who, biology award, Pioneer Scholar; Kaci Holcomb of Roswell, N.M., social studies composite award, Pioneer Scholar; Crystal Holloway of Uvalde, Spinning Wheel, Pioneer Scholar; Kelli Howard of Midland, Who's Who, middle school education award; Heather Hurt of Irving, Pioneer Scholar; Alpha Jennings of Plainview, Spinning Wheel; Eric Kaiser of Artesia, N.M., Spinning Wheel; Whitney Lafferty of Cameron, Criminal Justice award; Candice Lasiter of Roswell, N.M., instrumental music education, Who's Who; Aaron Ledbetter of Ballinger, Who's Who; Lara Manley of Plainview, Who's Who; Meg Mansdoerfer of Albuquerque, Pioneer Scholar; Sean McVey of Clayton, N.M., Who's Who, Pioneer Scholar; Angela Miller of Lubbock, management information systems award; Melissa Milner of Lander, Wyo., early childhood education award, Who's Who; Cheryl Mogg of Plainview, health care administration award; Jason Morgan of Plainview, finance award, Pioneer Scholar; Amy Moss of Plainview, Who's Who, Pioneer Scholar; Joel O'Hair of Lubbock, mathematics award; Rosa Padilla of Hale Center, International Management; Joe Parsons of Amarillo, political science award; Kathryn Pearce of Sublette, Kan., chemistry award; Lacy Phillips of Lockney, agribusiness award; Byron Potter of Dalhart, Who's Who; Laci Rousseau of Tulia, Who's Who, Spinning Wheel; Lissabeth Rusten of Borger, Who's Who, Ted Bell Art Award; Kevin Schaub of Pampa, Who's Who, Pioneer Scholar; Sarah Scott, Vocal Music Award; Stephanie Shaw of Plainview, Who's Who; Douglas Shelton of Albuquerque, Who's Who, Pioneer Scholar; Ariel Smeaton of Amarillo, Who's Who; Deborah Smith of Petersburg, middle school education award; Ragan Spradling of Amarillo, Who's Who, business administration award, Pioneer Scholar; Paul Sutton of Abernathy, telecommunications award; Lucy Thompson of American Falls, Idaho, English award, Pioneer Scholar; Tyler Topper of Plainview, Who's Who, Economics award, Pioneer Scholar; Billie Turner of El Paso, secondary education award; Marta Turpin of Carrizo Springs, Who's Who, German award; Richard Varnon of Spearman, Who's Who, Pioneer Scholar; Melanie Wieland of Plainview, human services award; Leann Wigner of Jal, N.M., religion award; and Russ Wilson of Coleman, all-level education award.
The Association of Former Students also presented awards to the outstanding freshman male and female for 2004-05. Alanna Dixon of Plainview and Warren Yeatman of New Zealand received those honors. Runners-up included Alicia Alford of Forney, J.J. Brumley of Plainview, Ted Davis of League City, Jacob Flick of Kress, Kris Hatley of Midland, Cimarron McClure of Canyon, Joy Miller of Amarillo, Victoria Priest of Thornton, Colo., and Evan Winegarner of Darrouzett.


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Animoog, billed as the first professional synthesizer designed for the iPad and one of the apps used to create this awesome music video, has just released for the iPhone. Packed with plenty of features and backed by Moog technology, Animoog lets musicians create a wide range of synthetic sounds.
Powered by Moog's new Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE), Animoog allows you to move dynamically through an X/Y space of unique timbres to create a constantly evolving and expressive soundscape.
Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the modern touch surface paradigm, enabling you to sculpt incredibly fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve as you play them.
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Kiya Tomlin sewing her own path
Wife of Steelers head coach says beauty comes from confidence
Most of Pittsburgh probably knows her as the wife of Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, but Kiya Tomlin is quickly sewing her own path, one thread at a time.
The mother of three gave Channel 4 Action News anchor Sally Wiggin a tour of her fashion studio in East Liberty on Thursday.
She told Wiggin she defines beauty as "confidence."
"No matter what you look like, what size you are, where you buy your clothes, if you have that feeling of confidence, there's grace, there's a beauty in it," she told Wiggin.
Tomlin is carrying that message to high school girls, like the teens she recently spoke to at Beaver Falls High School.
"You can be beautiful. You can be attractive. You can be sexy without showing everything, and there is an appropriate way to do it," she said.
She even demonstrated the message by dressing inappropriately.
"Here I am in these sweats and UGG boots and my hair in this sloppy ponytail, and what does that message send to them? And how easily I can put on something appropriate and still be comfortable," she said.
It's something she said her 6-year-old daughter even comprehends.
"Afterwards, I said, 'How do you think I did?' And she said, 'Well, you forgot to tell them that leggings are not pants. Your top must cover your bottom,'" she said with a laugh.


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Mother's Day gifts and Chocolate Tart
Happy Mother's Day to all you "yummy mummies"
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- Rosie said...
Hi Maria, oh you lucky girl and Jake is such a great son! The flowers look very pretty and the gifts sound wonderful. Enjoy the rest of your special day :D
Rosie x
- 2 March 2008 at 17:54
- Maria♥ said...
Hi Rosie
Oh I'm definitely a lucky mum and wife! I've had a gorgeous day, filled with love, gifts and good food ;o)
- 2 March 2008 at 19:28
- Anna said...
Oh wow, your son has officially outdone me (I thought I was doing well with flowers & a lemon cake ^__^). And the chocolate tart looks great!
- 2 March 2008 at 20:08
- Maria♥ said...
Hi Indigo
Thanks for the lovely comment. I am sure you made your mum a happy one with your flowers and Lemon Cake, after all food is a token of love ;o)
- 2 March 2008 at 20:25
- Pixie said...
happy belated mother's day to you and how wonderful to have such a caring son making you breakfast in bed!
- 3 March 2008 at 15:24
- Maria♥ said...
Hi Pixie
Thank you! Oh my Jake is a real sweetie, I'm very blessed!
- 3 March 2008 at 16:53
- Ruth Strong said...
Awww how lovely! i had been asking around my youth group to see what they had all done and very few of them had done anything!
There was one girl who bought her mum a water pistol, bubble gum and play doh..... I'd love pressies like that!
Sounds like you had a great Mother's Day!
- 3 March 2008 at 21:57
- Maria♥ said...
Hi Ruth
Oh my gosh, a water pistol, bubble gum and play doh, lol, I bet that mum wasn't impressed!
My son and his friend went Mother's Day shopping on Saturday. And they were cussing some of their other friends who had still not bought their mums anything, lol.
- 3 March 2008 at 22:06
- Ruth Strong said...
I've a feeling that she's used to "creative" gifts now lol.
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Libertarianism at the Britannica
I have an interview up at the Britannica blog on libertarianism. Or, as they put it, an interview on libertarianism and abortion, same‐sex marriage, and the Tea Party. Multiple questions, to be sure.
I responded this way to a question on the inevitable inequalities of capitalism:
Inequalities in wealth are inevitable in all economic systems. In fact, the Economic Freedom of the World report finds that the share of national income going to the poorest 10 percent of the population is remarkably stable no matter what the degree of economic freedom in the country (see exhibit 1.9). What does vary is the absolute income of the poorest 10 percent, which is much higher in countries with more freedom (exhibit 1.10). Socialist states had and have huge hidden inequalities of wealth. Differences in access to privileges were staggering—special stores, hospitals, dachas and so on for party members that ordinary people could not enter, access to international travel and literature, etc. And all that in regimes that were officially dedicated to equality, in which inequality was "forbidden." If inequality is inevitable, it's better to have a system that gives people incentives to invent, innovate, and produce more goods and services for the whole society.
And my most controversial line:
There's no libertarian pope, so I hesitate to excommunicate people for not being "true libertarians."


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WARNING - These woods are haunted.
Witnesses had reported seeing a white van in the area bothering children the day before the disappearance, and earlier in the week, the police had conducted a search of a local wood 400 yards away from the house known as Birchwood.
They had sealed off the entrances with tape and used sniffer dogs and long sticks to probe the undergrowth.
If the body were to be found there, it would explain why she had disappeared so quickly, and the police would have been stuck with a body in an incident that resembled the Soham murders that the 10th anniversary commemorated.
This case consists of an abduction and murder of a schoolchild on the 10th anniversary of the Soham murders, the first since then, and a decomposing body in the loft which had escaped the nostrils of the residents and sniffer dogs, and which was discovered by the police only after they had astonished everyone by turning their search to the house itself.
The only apparent justification that they could have had for this switch was that the girl had disappeared soon after leaving the house and had not yet shown up in CCTV surveillance records.
There was NO CCTV coverage between the Hazell House and the Bus Stop 200 yards away
(half way to Birchwood) or between the Hazell House and either one of three Addington Tram stops (in the other direction).
As of today, there are EIGHT CCTV cameras mounted on the former Hazell House, alone.
Birchwood is a patch of ancient Woodland owned by the Corporation of London, Guildhall.
It is understood to formerly have been part of a hunting park serving the nearby Addington Palace.
Local Historian discovered in 1910 ruins of what appeared to be a the entrance to secret passageways, tunnels linking Birchwood with Addington Palace and the former stately home across the hill.
Birchwood is understood to lie on the Prime Meridian.
And remains of a Masonic altar were also found in the wood in 1910, close to the abandoned tunnel ruins.
Tia Sharp disappeared on Michaelmas Eve, a night of great magical and Pagan significance, the start of Harvest; she disappeared during the Olympics, which were occurring on the site of the ancient Michaelmas Fayre in Lee, built over to create the Olympic Park.
And it was the tenth anniversary of the Double Event at Soham - where screams were her around midnight in the woods bordering the fence of USAF / RAF Lakenheath, right at the spot where Holly Wells' mobile phone was logged as having been finally switched off...
Tia Sharp Appeal - 8 August from Paul Coker on Vimeo.
August 8th is also the anniversary of the Hiroshima Bomb and the Sharon Tate Murders at 10050 Cielo Drive.
As well as being (approximately) Michaelmas Eve (depending on the Moon)
August 8
Michaelmas Eve - Second most Magickally significant night of the year after Beltane.
Tia's birth Father Steven Carter arrives at the Old Bailey to attend the trial of Stuart Hazell.
90% of all murders occur within the family, between blood relatives.
90% of all murders occur within the family, between blood relatives.
More than Two Thirds of all child abuse that occurs is incest.
Steven was an absentee father and estranged from Tia's mother, who had remarried.
The most likely, prime suspects in any instance of child sexual murder are the immediate family and blood relatives.
Stuart Hazell was essentailly confined to house arrest at 20, The Lindens for the duration of the week-long Police search of the area.
Steven Carter was only questioned once by Police during this time, for around 20 mins with his lawyer present.
Steven Carter was only questioned once by Police during this time, for around 20 mins with his lawyer present.
Croydon is well-known and on record as having one of the highest density of Masonic Lodges anywhere within the UK - the guilty parties in the infamous Brinks Matt Roberry Case were all stationed at Croydon Police Station, including the Grand Master of Manor of Bensham Lodge, South Norwood.
Brother Speaks to Brother.
Steven Carter emerges from Court Number 1 of the Old Bailey, having heard the dramatic news of Stuart Hazell's inexplicable change of plea to Guilty "to spare the family any further pain", namely hearing the forensic evidence about to be presented that (police, prosecutors and Hazell's "defence" Q.C., Lord Carlile claim) would have linked him to Tia's body.
Steven Carter does not appear to be suffering any unnecessary pain.
He seems rather ecstatically relieved.
Be careful what you wish for, Steven....
Once more with feeling there, Steven....
On the 10th anniversary of the Soham murders (actually the day before, on Friday, August 3rd, 2012), and during the national excitement of the London Olympics, 12 year-old schoolgirl Tia Sharp vanished after leaving her grandmother's house in New Addington in south London to go shopping in nearby Croydon.
The significance of this particular day is that a TV programme was scheduled to be broadcast that evening marking the 10th anniversary of the Soham murders, which was to feature victim Holly Wells's father. The timing looked ominously significant and it soon became apparent that another such case was unfolding.
Three witnesses saw Tia Sharp leave her grandmother's house at midday, including her grandmother's boyfriend Stuart Hazell, who lived there. He had told the girl to be back by 6 o'clock, to which she had replied, "Yeah, yeah, yeah," as she left. The grandmother was not present.
The following Thursday, while the search was still on for Tia Sharp and her abductor, Hazell appeared in a TV interview himself saying that he had not had anything to do with the girl's disappearance, public suspicion having fallen on him because he was the last person known to have had contact with the missing girl.
Then a very strange set of events occurred.
The police suddenly changed their investigation from that of an abduction and sealed off the house in which he and Tia's grandmother lived, including that of the neighbour, Paul Meehan, who was one of the witnesses that had seen the girl leave her grandmother's house that day.
The police now concentrated their investigation among the bins and surroundings of the house itself, and inside it, despite it having been searched several times before, including with sniffer dogs, and despite the witnesses who had seen her leaving the house.
Then a very strange development happened.
Having switched their search to the house, the police announced the next day, a week after the disappearance, that a body had been found inside the loft, which supposedly had been lying there decomposing in the August heat for a week.
Among the various odd circumstances of this was that none of the residents of these two houses had smelt anything, including the sniffer dogs earlier in the investigation, and that the body was miraculously discovered after what seemed like a most unlikely and inappropriate change in the investigation.
Media attention having switched to himself, Stuart Hazell was soon recognized by a member of the public buying vodka in a shop in Merton, and he was arrested and charged with murder, while Paul Meehan, the witness who lived next door and had supported Hazell's account of Tia Sharp's exit from the house, was bailed on suspicion of having assisted an offender.
How can he be charged with having Assisted an Offender before Hazell had even been remanded on suspicion?
What if he's NOT an offender?
I'm fairly confident this is not legal - for one thing, this is not "assisting an offender" (plenty of other people also saw Tia leave on her own and said so, he wasn't the only one), this is "confirming an alibi" or "exculpatory evidence", which resulted in Meehan's arrest and detention on charges.
I'm fairly confident this is not legal - for one thing, this is not "assisting an offender" (plenty of other people also saw Tia leave on her own and said so, he wasn't the only one), this is "confirming an alibi" or "exculpatory evidence", which resulted in Meehan's arrest and detention on charges.
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Chapter I Ignorance is Strength
The aims of these groups are entirely irreconcilable...
Meehan's statement and (subsequently blocked) trial testimony would have definitively put Hazell in the clear.
It was physically impossible for him to have done this.
It was physically impossible for him to have done this.
A point I raised myself to the representatives of the Mainstream Media outside The Old Bailey, but the cognitive dissonance was already kicking in - the appeared not to understand that that kind of thing kind of means that the Police are lying through their teeth...
The best response I got was "Why would the Police want to make it up...?"
Kind of not the point...
Why it Matters from Paul Coker on Vimeo.
He's telling the truth.
Huntley from Paul Coker on Vimeo.
The night before Ian Huntley was arrested, the police broke into his car on the pretence that the two girls were in danger in there (this was two weeks after the girls had disappeared and when the official police view had switched to a belief that the girls were now dead).
This break-in was a civil rights abuse against Huntley and his property, and it should be illegal. A second such abuse occurred the following morning, when the police arrested him at his father's house at the unseemly hour of four in the morning on suspicion of murder.
Huntley and Carr were taken to separate police stations for questioning, and Huntley was later taken to a psychiatric hospital where he was charged with the murders.
The police gave as their explanation for this strategy that he didn't seem to understand why he was being charged with the murders, so his "treatment" in that hospital was for symptoms of innocence. He was deemed by the doctors to be unfit to be seen by the magistrates yet.
Huntley was held for questioning until the early hours of Tuesday the 20th, when he was snaffled away to Rampton high security hospital at five-thirty in the morning, and he was charged with the murders at ten o'clock that night.
The timings of the arrests and the murder charge shows that the police and doctors found his condition to be robust
Ian Huntley's sleep had been ruined at both ends of the day that he was charged, and he was charged at the very point at which the police were legally obliged either to charge him or else to release him.
The magistrates were not allowed to see him until he had been conditioned by the doctors at Rampton, when apparently he was no longer able to defend himself.
If Huntley was fit to be charged with murder he should have been fit to be seen by the magistrates.
There was no inquest into the deaths of Jessica and Holly before the trial.
This responsibility was left to the prosecution of Ian Huntley.
The purpose of an inquest is to provide an unbiased overview of the circumstances and witnesses relating to a death, and it is essential for a fair trial.
An inquest would have called up many witnesses who did not appear at the trial.
The taxi driver, Ian Webster, whose evidence is mentioned above, was not called as a witness.
The evidence of a witness who was reported seeing the two girls in the High Street after they are supposed to have died in Huntley's house (the witness was with her husband and knew the girls), was not used in the trial.
The four witnesses who were reported seeing the two girls at the War Memorial at around the time that they are supposed to have died in Huntley's house did not appear in the trial. Their testimony confirms Huntley's original witness statement.
The witness who was reported seeing a man and a woman in a green car (metallic green?) staring at two girls in the High Street did not appear at the trial. This evidence is important because two kidnappers might well be needed to control two children.
The several witnesses who saw a green car acting suspiciously around Soham at the time were not called to the trial.
Ian Huntley's legal defence was incompetent, and on this ground alone the trial judgment should be scrapped.
No defence witnesses were used.
The only defence witnesses that appeared were Maxine Carr, who didn't know anything, and Ian Huntley, who only had the prosecution case to defend himself with.
The legal defence acted throughout as though Huntley was guilty even while he was protesting his innocence.
His defence even caused him to accept the charge of perverting the course of justice when he was pleading innocence, and this undermined his Not Guilty plea to the murder charge.
He did not change this defence until a year later and two weeks before his trial.
The series of murders involving Jessica and Holly began with the victim's body (Sarah Payne) being dumped out in the open in the holiday area that she was taken from (this presumably to throw the police and public off the scent regarding the Cheshire sighting), and it ended with the bodies of Jessica and Holly being dumped out in the open, minus the forensic evidence (the clothes) for the prosecution of Ian Huntley.
In between, the cases of Milly Dowler and Danielle Jones indicate that the series killer would tend to bury or conceal his victims, which corresponds with the two areas of disturbed ground on Warren Hill outside Newmarket that the jogger reported to the police in the Jessica and Holly case.
The series began with defendant Roy Whiting pleading Not Guilty against a perfect stitch-up in forensic evidence (with hairs and fibres from the victim on the defendant's white van etc, and vice versa), and ends with Ian Huntley pleading Not Guilty (and changing his plea two weeks before his trial) against forensic evidence with which he is supposed to have fitted himself up.
The Fool from Paul Coker on Vimeo.
A man who would come here of his own free will...
A man who has come here with the power of a king. By representing the law...
A man who would come here as a virgin...
A man who has come here as a fool!
A Lecture by Ian Crane on the world in which you live as it is.
Rather than how it should be.


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Lisa Romerein
Along with the Seared Kobe Beef on Mini Yorkshire Pudding and the Truffled Gruyère Fondue, this item has never left the lounge menu. I remember briefly intimating to a customer that I might be replacing the grilled cheese, and I was practically accosted! Because this snack is only available in the lounge and at the dining bar, people will go to sneaky lengths to order it. There have been guests who have left the table, walked to the lounge, ordered a sandwich, eaten it—and then returned to the table as if nothing had happened!
Like a cheesesteak to a Philadelphian, grilled cheese and short rib sandwiches are my comfort food for late-night lounging. And I can't get enough of the slow-cooked short rib. There are myriad uses for it, from picking and shredding it into a hash with roasted potatoes, garlic, and herbs to a hearty breakfast with poached or fried eggs and toast. Slice it and serve it with mashed potatoes. It may be a little time-consuming to braise anything, especially without a slow cooker, but it's a dish that everyone should try at least once.
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- Makes 8 servings
- Sachet:
- 4 sprigs flat-leaf parsley
- 6 sprigs thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon peppercorns
- Pulled short ribs:
- 1 tablespoon grapeseed or canola oil
- 2 pounds boneless beef short ribs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 carrot, cut into large dice
- 1/2 celery, cut into large dice
- 1/2 onion cut into large dice
- 6 medium cloves garlic, cracked
- 1 cup red wine (such as cabernet sauvignon)
- Sachet (see above)
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1 2-pound loaf sourdough bread , cut into 16 slices
- 12 ounces Bel Paese cheese , sliced thin
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons Pickled Red Onions
- 4 teaspoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 teaspoons grapeseed oil
- For the sachet:
- For the sachet, wrap the parsley, thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns in a small amount of cheesecloth and tie with butcher's twine.
- For pulled short ribs:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Beginning with a large saucepan or braising pan with a lid, heat the tablespoon of grapeseed oil over medium-high heat. Season the short ribs with salt and pepper. Sear the short ribs on either side until caramelized and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove the meat from the pan. Add the carrot and celery to the pan and cook for 5 minutes over the same heat. Add the onion and garlic. Cook together until caramelized, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally as needed. Add the short ribs back to the pan and deglaze with the red wine. Add the sachet and, stirring from time to time, allow the wine to reduce until almost evaporated, about 6 minutes. Pour in the beef broth and bring the braise up to a boil. Put the lid on and place in the oven for 2 hours. Stir occasionally.
- After the first 2 hours of cooking time, remove the lid. For the next hour, baste the short ribs every 15 minutes, leaving the lid off. Cook for an additional hour, until very tender, for a total of 4 hours cooking time.
- Pull the short ribs from the oven and allow them to cool in the braising juices for at least a few hours. Carefully transfer the meat to a plate and strain the juices through a fine sieve, then allow the fat to rise. Remove the fat. Using a dinner fork in each hand, lightly shred the meat along the natural grains in a pulling motion from the center outward, and set aside.
- To prepare each sandwich, begin by preheating the oven to 350°F.
- Take 2 slices of bread. On the bottom slice, place a layer of cheese (you'll want approximately 1 1/2 ounces for each sandwich, just enough to cover the bread to the edges), then top with 1 teaspoon of pickled red onion, spread to the sides. Place 1/4 cup of the pulled short ribs on top, add another layer of cheese, and top with the second slice of bread. Brush each completed sandwich on top and bottom with 1/2 teaspoon butter.
- In a cast-iron pan over medium-high heat, add 1 teaspoon of the grapeseed oil and allow it to get nice and hot. Place 2 sandwiches in at a time and flip so they will absorb the oil on both sides. Weight them down with a small sauté pan. After 1 minute, flip the sandwiches, return the weight, and place directly in the oven.
- After 2 minutes, remove the weight. Flip the sandwich one final time, and cook for 1 final minute. Pull from the oven, slice diagonally, and serve immediately. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches.
With permission from Small Bites, Big Nites by Govind Armstrong, (C) 2007 Clarkson Potter


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The sticky post from spoon on skinning says the browse and playlist pages offer minimal skinning. Can anyone post instructions on how to do this? Are there other .txt files to edit and include that are missing from spoon's samples?
I would mainly like to make the album browse show a grid with more text info instead of larger icons.