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"These findings give us additional insight into the long-known but not well understood link between education and everyday memory and learning ability," notes Neil Buckholtz, Ph.D., chief of the National Institute on Aging's (NIA) Dementias of Aging Branch. "It may be that education permits the brain already affected by the pathology of Alzheimer's disease to work around that damage and allow an individual to function at a higher level."
The findings are reported in the June 24, 2003, issue of Neurology by David A. Bennett, M.D., and colleagues at Rush and at the University of Pennsylvania. This analysis was supported by the NIA, part of the National Institutes of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The investigators examined physical characteristics of autopsied brains of deceased participants in the Religious Orders Study, a long-running prospective study of aging and cognitive function. They also looked at the participants' years of education and performance on tests of overall cognitive function before death. Each of the 130 participants underwent cognitive testing about 8 months before death. In those tests, 19 measures of cognitive function were used to create a global cognitive function measure involving different forms of memory, perceptual speed, and "visuospatial" ability.
At death, brains of the participants were examined to see how much AD pathology, or damage, was evident. Scientists noted the extent of different kinds of amyloid plaques (which occur when snipped fragments of a larger protein clump together) and neurofibrillary tangles (which are formed when threads of the protein tau become entangled, damaging critical neurons, or nerve cells, in the brain).
In this study, the relationship between the number of plaques and cognitive performance changed with the level of education: as people moved up the educational ladder, the same number of plaques had less effect on cognitive test scores. To illustrate, the researchers offer an example of the cognitive scores (on a scale where the average participant scores 100) of two people of the same age with the same level of plaques but with different levels of education. An 84-year-old woman in the most highly educated group (equivalent to postgraduate work after college) would score 98.1 in the absence of any plaques; the same age woman in the study group with the least education (equivalent to some college attendance) would score 96.8. In the presence of about 18 plaques (more than the number required for a diagnosis of AD), the more highly educated woman's score would drop about two points, to 96.2, while the score of the woman with less formal education would drop more than 14 points, to 82. Therefore, the presence of a certain number of AD plaques had less effect on cognition as educational level increased.
The study did not find an association among neurofibrillary tangles - a different pathological feature of AD - and increased education and cognitive function.
Bennett noted that the significant differences with education were found in a population in which approximately 90 percent of the participants had some college education, ranging from a few years of undergraduate study to high levels of postgraduate work. Even more may be learned by investigating the associations among education, cognition, and AD pathology in a group of people with a wider range of educational background and experience, he said.
Education "may make the brain more adaptable and flexible, similar to what we have seen demonstrated in experimental animals," Bennett theorizes. In these previous studies, environments enriched with toys and mazes were associated with building new connections among brain cells and in some cases generating new cells in the brains of mice.
More than 900 older Catholic clergy from about 40 groups across the U.S. are part of the Religious Orders Study. The nuns, priests, and brothers participating in the research agree to annual clinical evaluations during the study and to brain donation and autopsy upon their deaths. "We are grateful for the remarkable dedication and altruism of this unique group of people," says Bennett. "I expect we will learn a great deal more from them as we look for insights into how the brain functions with age."
The study is supported by the NIA, which leads the Federal effort to support and conduct basic, clinical, and social and behavioral studies on aging and on AD. It supports the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center, which provides information on AD research. ADEAR's website can be viewed at www.alzheimers.org, where several publications may be found on the causes and course of AD, including the new publication Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery at http://www.


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As most of you probably already know I agreed to Norlisa's request of being her co-coordinator back in September. I am hoping that we can get more things moving since we have each other. We are both so busy with our babies it is sometimes hard to find time, but I promise I will.
We were trying to put a meeting together last week but both got overwhelmed with all kinds of personal time issues. I am wondering if we should wait until January 2005 for our next meeting so we can all be more prepared. Getting through the holidays will be stressfull and very busy and I know I won't be around much.
Here are some of the things we have been discussing to get moving:
1. get the word out campaign; how to fundraise for the pamphlets and who we should be bringing them to besides the obvious.
2. restarting and adding to the bedrest buddy program
3. ideas for special speakers at our meetings
and several other ideas we'll discuss at the meetings.
Well i can't wait to get to know everyone that I haven't met already. Take care and feel free to email me anytime.[:D]
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BSM-South is just about ready to go. Peter, Chris and Rod have installed and polar aligned the equipment. I've done bias and flat frames remotely (using VNC; fun accessing a telescope 10,000 miles away!). Until Peter was called back to work last night, we were getting ready to test the system with a couple of pilot projects - two time series objects for Thom Gandet (where the longitude of BSM-South would remove the usual one-day aliasing signal) and some BVRI monitoring of U Men, an interesting semi-regular variable.
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Hello, I'm Isabel and I'm a foodie from the South. I love trying out new dishes and pastries in the Metro while I ask myself if it's worth the hype. During this pandemic, I've decided to keep my foodie dreams alive by supporting my friends and small food businesses.
Aside from ordering from them, I've also created my own food blog via Instagram to express my thoughts and positive reviews about them to somehow help spread the word of their food and how other people should try it. At the end of the day, we are all helping one another through this difficult time by having multiple coping mechanisms - others to cook or bake while I write a review about what I eat.
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It's not making sense. Maybe, it is. Everything is so blurry and vague. You can't seem to fathom what's happening. You're lost and searching- searching for the meaning behind what ifs and what could have beens. But life, we give meaning to life as if it's a beautiful paradise. Indeed it is.
But why we feel so gloomy, so empty? It seems like no light is passing through our soul. We're wounded. Hoping for healing. That's because, we're living. We celebrate life but we also fight for it. You feel all the pain, because you're living. You're not just alive, you're living. You can make it through all the storm and darkness. Wishing you well, Marj.
I was, but I am not. Desperately, I am trying to reach you – my hope. I am in this particular space in my own constructed world where doubts and frustrations recur. Emphasizing how scared I am being here, I never explored this area before. I was always in those places filled with benevolence, hope shining like the light the sun and the moon possess. And I didn't have any plans to visit a 'dark' place, as how I described it then. But, as funny as how my world suddenly flipped, I am now here, completely lost with monsters persuading me to go insane.
How did I end up here? I can't logically tell you the answer for that, but I guess, I know when. It started when I had to consider what college course do I want to pursue. Well, if you want to ask what ambition had occurred in my mind when I was young – which is usually the case in terms of life when you were like 7-year-old young - it was definitely being a doctor. I'd thought about wearing a medical coat with a stethoscope around my neck, ready to cure people from their illnesses. It was actually stuck in my mind for so long I almost thought that I was sure of it, yet, as a particular song yields, almost was never really enough and still, it is and will never be.
When I realized that such a perspective was slowly draining me, I tried my best to stand tough. I convinced myself that this was just temporary, that I could think of a way out of this. "There's still plenty of time," I once convinced myself. However, my environment demonstrated the contrary: I felt like I was completely out of time.
I was there when my classmates were happily talking about that 'dream course' they wish to take in their 'dream university.' I was there when my family was suggesting the thought of using my 'suitable' speaking voice for broadcasting and voice acting purposes. I was there when my teacher was convincing me that Education suited me the best. That 'Stand tough!' aura I used to own back then, suddenly transformed into 'I give up!' state, slowly destroying my being. And now, I am here in this space where doubts and frustrations are filling my former enthusiastic self. I need help.
I know, at this point, some of you may never consider me 'fatal' because, as you're reading this, you may judge that I still have the ability to transform my thoughts into words that can be read, so that 'automatically' falls into the aspect of complete sanity. No, because I will never tell everything to you in the first place if I still have the urge to stand like I used to, relative to my belief that speaking up through writing is the best way to attract help.
When you look at the photo of mine above, you may say that I was okay. That I was successful. That I was never losing myself. Yes, I was. But, think about what happened days after that was taken and the message of this passage you started reading minutes before, do you think I am still the same girl smiling in the photo? I hope I will be or better yet, improve if the world will permit me. But, now I'm sure – I'm not the same.
This blog is dedicated to all teens out there struggling in determining what they really want in their life or if you simply want a glow up. And since were still facing a pandemic, I think this is also a season where everyone is re-thinking about their lives. So, I hope these advices might help you.
Tip #1. TAKE RISK - since most of you are still young, I advice you to take your biggest risk. Whether it may be taking the course you want, a skill you want to acquire or just simply taking the risk to throw away your emotional baggage from your childhood. While you're still young, you have very little to lose. You dont have that much commitments and responsibilities. Because the older you get, the more responsibilities and obligations came. So when they are still not piling up, take the risk! As for me, the biggest risk I took when I was still a teenager is to CUT OFF TOXIC FAMILY TIES.
I may sound rude here but, yeah. I decided to throw away my emotional baggage from my traumatic childhood and cut off some of my family ties and it is completely okay! You dont have to be bothered by whatever they will say. Because at your age, you are already investing on your growth as a person. If you really want to grow, THERE IS NO PERFECT TIME FOR YOU TO TAKE RISK BUT NOW. Because in taking risk you are actually giving yourself a reward of getting something amazing or beyond what you expect you can have. As they say, the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. Keep in mind that the bigger the risk, the bigger possibility of FAILURE. But that is completely OKAY. Because just like what I said earlier, you are still young. You dont have so much to lose so, dont be afraid to take the risk and then fail. But after failing, learn from it and the more courage you have to take risk the greater the learning, reward or happiness. Ito na nga, how to take risk nga ba? And what are the risk that would actually help me to grow? #
2: VOICE LESSON - dont get me wrong, hindi ito vocalization para sa pagkanta. What I mean is, learn to listen to that VOICE INSIDE YOU. Listen to your heart, to your intuition and to your visions because it will be your GUIDE. Because I realize that as you go along your journey of your life and if you really want to be YOURSELF and be successful in achieving your goals, the only GUIDE that you should follow is your OWN VOICE.
It is okay to take and consider other people's advices but at the end of the day,you should never forget to listen to your own voice. Because that voice is what tells you what you truly want. How would you know that if it is your 'own' voice? Your own voice always comes from your HEART. The voice where YOU and GOD'S voice are one. Because I firmly believe that God knows your heart and that is where he reside. I like journaling because whenever I journal my thought every night and every morning, I feel a dual voice inside my head. Like, it contradicts what the other voice is telling. For example: If we have dreams or goals that puts us so much weight and pressure to the point that it makes you exhausted, STOP. Because it might be a dream or goal of someone else. I believe that your own dreams and goals may be frustrating most of the time, but that frustration has fueling feeling that will always tell you that 'This is the hard way to better so keep going'. Frustration in your own dreams will not make you feel exhausted because achieving a dream itself is a fulfilling feeling.
#3. TAKE ACTION - if you really want something to happen, take action. Dont just sit there and wait things to come your way. Make action or decisions that will take you to where you want to go in your life. Just like what I said in one of my novels that I am writing in wattpad, "There is no such thing as destiny or fate. Because YOU make your OWN life choices." For example, I cannot expect to be a published author if I dont write any novels right? The bottomline here is, if you are not moving forward you are actually moving backward. And it is a sad thing. Life is full of situations where you will be put in the line whether you take courage or just stay where you are. Because GROWING needs consistency in moving forward. So if you dont have to enough courage to take action, your life will always stay the same or worse you will continuously shrink down.
#4. EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS - this means stretching your comfort zone. I watched an anime entitled "Black Clover" there is a captain there where he always tell his subordinates to surpass their limits right, here right now. Going out of our comfort zones are surely scary and uncomfortable. But you have to accept the fact that you cannot stay on the coast forever. You have to change, because the only thing that is constant in this world is change right? Go out of your comfort zones because LIMITS are just in the MIND. There are disabled people who are successful in their own careers. Because the lesson here is, if you hold back there will be no growth. Because GROWTH blooms in DISCOMFORT.
Last, #5. INVEST IN YOURSELF - especially now that you are still young, you should focus on investing on yourself more. Time is your bestfriend at this point of your life. You have so much time to discover things about yourself. I never regret buying and reading books that I never knew will help me later on in dealing life's challenges. You can use that time to read books, gain wisdom, or pick a new skill, improve your talent and learn from your experiences. Keep learning outside your home or your school. Because the real battlefield is OUTSIDE. What you learn in school will only help you in your career but your wisdom and experiences will help you in life or as a person. People who doesnt embrace growth will never succeed in their life. (This is a reflection blog from my 21st birthday last week. I hope you can feature this on your page and I hope it can help others as well. )


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Cook the Book: Eggs Poached in Tomato Sauce on Couscous with Oregano and Parsley
One might assume that with a title like Good Meat, Deborah Krasner would have penned a book that wasn't exactly vegetarian-friendly. But in fact, Good Meat has plenty of wonderful sides, eggy mains, and even desserts, all geared towards responsibly delicious eating.
This recipe for Eggs Poached in Tomato Sauce on Couscous with Oregano and Parsley is a hearty, meal-worthy take on the Italian classic eggs in purgatory. A simple tomato sauce is enlivened with Greek oregano and acts as the poaching liquid for farm fresh, pastured eggs. While the eggs gently poach in the sauce, couscous is steamed and croutons are fried. The eggs and sauce are ladled onto the fluffy couscous, topped with crunchy croutons, and finished with parsley and shredded Parmigiano. This is one of those preparations that lets the delicacy of fresh eggs really come through. When you break into the eggs, the deep yellow yolks ooze into the tomato sauce, dressing the couscous with their richness. Served with a simply dressed salad or some sautéed greens, these eggs are a simple and infinitely satisfying early fall dinner, and of course, one that you can feel good about eating.
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of Good Meat to give away this week.
Adapted from Good Meat by Deborah Krasner. Copyright © 2010. Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved.
- Yield:4 to 6
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon Greek oregano
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2/3 cup couscous
- 4 to 6 pastured eggs, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup freshly grated or shredded Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 3 thick slices artisanal white or whole wheat bread, cut into cubes
- 1/3 cup finely chopped parsley
Heat a wide saucepan or deep frying pan over low heat and add 1 tablespoon of the oil. When it is thinned and fragrant, add the onion and sweat it down over low heat until the pieces are translucent. Add the garlic and season with salt, and stir them in for a minute or so. Crumble in the oregano and grind a generous amount of black pepper over all. Stir this in over low heat for another minute or two.
Add the tomatoes and their juices to the pan, breaking up the tomatoes with a spatula. Increase the heat to create little bubbles at the edges, then lower the heat to maintaining a steady, slow simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the couscous: Heat 1 tablespoon of the remaining olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, and when it is hot, add the couscous. Stir it around in the oil; add 1 1/3 cups water and salt to taste. Cover the pan, and cook until all the water is absorbed, about 8 minutes. Uncover and fluff the couscous grains with two forks.
Crack the eggs one at a time into the simmering tomato sauce, spacing them evenly around the pan. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the surface and cover the pan. Poach the eggs for 10 minutes on medium-low heat, or until the whites are set and the yolks are creamy.
As the eggs cook, make croutons: Using a cast-iron frying pan, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and fry the croutons over medium-high heat until they are crisp and golden on all sides, turning them as necessary. Remove these to a paper towel to drain.
To serve, fill shallow bowls with the couscous, then spoon on some tomato sauce and one of the eggs. Add more salt to taste; scatter croutons and the chopped parsley on top.
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NAIROBI, Kenya, March 2 (UPI) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki called for peace as Kenyans head to the polls on Monday to vote for their next president.
"Cast your vote and keep the peace," Kibaki said.
Kibaki is standing down after serving two terms as president, the BBC reported.
There are eight candidates running for president, including Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, who are seen as the frontrunners.
"Let us send a clear message to the world that our democracy has come of age. A peaceful vote is a vote for a secure, prosperous and stable Kenya," Kibaki said. "To those who will not win, your country still needs you. There are many other roles you can play in our development endeavors."
This is the first election under Kenya's new constitution that was adopted in 2010 in an attempt to avoid ethnic clashes similar to ones that occurred in 2007, which led to more than 1,200 people being killed and an estimated 600,000 others being forced from their homes, the BBC said.
The government said about 99,000 police officers will be deployed around the country to maintain order at polling stations.
Should a candidate in the election take more than 50 percent of the vote, they will be declared the winner. However, if no candidate obtains more than 50 percent of the vote, there will be a run-off on April 11.


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I arrived in The Netherlands hungover and running on no sleep, after my one nap was interrupted by the attempted theft of my bags from the train. I walked through the rain to Bert's apartment, where he handed me a sleeping bag, hammock, paniers and a bicycle. We then biked nearly 200km over the next two days. In this photo, Bert has stopped to look at a World War 1 era radio building, long since abandoned, in the middle of a wide park.


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BERLIN — The Edward F. Knapp State Airport located in Barre remains an integral part of the Capitol Region's economy even with diminished used by corporate travelers due to the economic downturn in the past few years.
"Knapp State Airport is an integral part of the Vermont state system of airports," said Guy Rouelle, state aeronautics administrator. According to him, "multiple large businesses utilize the airport." These include the nearby Blue Cross & Blue Shield offices, Home Depot and The Dollar Store.
In addition to businesses, charter operators and multiple based and transient aircraft utilize the airport.
An indication of the use of Knapp Airport was its fuel sales in 2012, which were the second highest in the state system of airports.
George Malek with the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce sees the airport as an important contributor to the local economy because it provides easy access to the Barre-Montpelier area for corporate executives visiting their branches.
"I go by Knapp and there are always different planes parked and landing at the airport," he said. Malek has observed "expensive jets," although he could not identify the owners.
The airport, says Malek, is not necessarily in the public's eye at all times, but that does not mean it is without importance to the health of the local community. "If you didn't have the airport we would miss it greatly," he offered. "We might not know it affected the economy but it would."
While local economic powerhouses like National Life Insurance of Vermont would not relocate without a local airport, Malek said "there would be branch offices getting less attention from their corporate home, and fewer bigwigs would visit than there are now because they can land here."
An important asset to the local community, provided by Wiggins Air, which operates here, is the delivery of both FedEx and UPS parcels. "I know there are two fleets of trucks that would not exist if not for Knapp," said Malek.
Airport manager John Roberti, who owns the Vermont Flying Service, paints a picture of an airport that has been affected by the poor economy of the past five years.
"There hasn't been a lot of traffic," he noted. He has seen a decline in corporate jets. As businesses try to save money in difficult financial times they are now purchasing a share in the use of a corporate jet. Knapp, like other airports of its type without commercial air service. is seeing these leased planes arrive. As a result, he said, "most of the traffic in corporate jets is with arrivals we cannot identify."
Among those arrivals that are identifiable, Roberti has seen corporate business persons from Family Dollar, Cracker Barrel, which does business with Cabot Cheese, Home Depot, and Fisher Auto Parts.
Roberti said he tries to identify the company arriving by asking the pilot, but some are wary of identifying their passengers due to competition. He said in today's business climate flying executives "don't want their competition to know they are in the area."
Roberti, whose family has operated the flying service since 1985, said Knapp Airport is important to the local economy. "Would these businesses do business in an area without an airport? Probably not." Small airports like Knapp are important to the corporate world because "companies that send teams of people around, or to companies they do business with, they won't send them where they have to fly and then drive for hours."
According to Roberti, a local airport like Knapp is essential to corporate customers because these busy executives can avoid commercial flights that eat up time on crammed schedules.
Recent statistics compiled by the airport and reported for 2012 show that Knapp averages 66 aircraft operations per day. Of that number 60 percent are classified as local general aviation, a third are transient general aviation and four percent are military. There are 53 aircraft based at the field, 50 are single-engine planes, two are multi-engine and one is a helicopter.
Flights in and out of the airport have slackened in recent years, Roberti said. "Back in the 1980s and 1990s we had twice as much traffic or more," he contends. He blamed the overall economy for diminished traffic here and at other local airports.
The traffic count at Knapp is mostly small, privately owned aircraft. Day trips and pleasure flights account for the majority of traffic. Few of the planes based at the airport are used for business travel, according to Roberti.
Military flights are for the Army Guard, which, according to Roberti, "uses it once or twice a week for training." Some flights are generated by Norwich University, which brings in speakers and recruiters.
The Vermont Flying Service school "is very slow," reports Roberti. Lessons have declined steeply in recent years due to the economy. The cost of gas has doubled in the past few years, raising the cost of the lessons. Flying lessons currently are $160 an hour. "People have less money to play with," said Roberti who now has just two airplanes and one part-time instructor. In the 1970s the company operated six airplanes and employed several full- and part-time instructors.
During the depth of the recent recession the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 allocated funds for local airport improvements. Knapp Airport received $6.6 million, which upgraded facilities including the refurbishment of the primary runway, the reconstruction of the secondary runway, the construction of a full parallel taxiway, all new lights, a new electrical vault and a new fuel farm.
"You need the facilities for the air traffic," said Roberti. "The traffic, especially jet traffic, on business travel has to be doing a lot for the local economy." He deems the airport "a necessary and integral part of the local economy." With the federal money the airport, in his estimation, ''is well maintained and people comment how nice it is."
Roberti said airport traffic would increase when the local and national economy rebounds to pre-2008 levels. At that point, he predicted, "the current airport could handle a big increase in traffic with no problems."
Rouelle said the goal of his department "is to grow the use of the Knapp Airport." State Aeronautics understands "that with strong airport leadership, our airports are not only an integral part of a statewide intermodal transportation system, but also economic drivers of each associated community."


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After taking heat from them for being "too good to walk," Texans running back Arian Foster decided to show appreciation for his offensive line by buying each one of them a Segway for Christmas, which he seems to love as much as poetry and veganism.
They appear to be coming around to the idea, but Texans QB Matt Schaub seems a bit nervous at the prospect of 300-lb lineman zooming around the locker room on the gyroscopic scooters.
"I just want them to be careful. There's too many people walking around, too many obstacles, I wanna make sure they're safe," a nervous Schaub told reporters, perhaps remembering last year when a foot injury took him out of a game before his replacement, Matt Leinert, succumbed to injury two quarters later.
"Well we're athletes man, we have body control, it's all about body control with this thing, we're all right, We won't harm ourselves at all," insisted 5th-year tackle Duane Brown.
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The Organic Promise
Many people are aware that food grown according to organic principles is free from exposure to harmful herbicides and pesticides, but that is only one small aspect of organic agriculture. A larger part of organic agriculture involves the health of the soil and the ecosystem in which crops and livestock are raised. Organic farmers recognize that healthy, vibrant, and live soils and ecosystems significantly benefit crops. Natural, undisturbed soil is alive with microbiotic organisms that exist in harmony with the native plant life and the inorganic minerals that provide the soil's substrate.
Synthetic chemicals (such as herbicides, pesticides, and/or fast acting inorganic fertilizers) applied in or around crops interrupt or destroy the microbiotic activity in the soil. Once the microbiotic activity in the soil has stopped, the soil becomes merely an anchor for plant material. In this conventional method of agriculture (in use for only the past 75 of 10,000 years of recorded agriculture) plants can receive only air, water, and sunlight from their environment — everything else must be distributed to plants by farmers, often from inputs transported thousands of miles to reach the farm. Plants are commonly fed only the most basic elements of plant life and so are dependent on the farmer to fight nature's challenges, e.g. pests, disease, and drought.
Eliot Coleman, in his excellent primer, The New Organic Grower (published by Chelsea Green in 1995) illustrates this very well as summarized below:
Feed The Soil
Feed The Plant
Why should a consumer care about agricultural techniques if an organically cultivated green pepper looks identical to a conventionally grown pepper?
The answer is multi-faceted, but simply stated, an organically cultivated pepper will be healthier and more nutritious than a conventionally cultivated pepper. By growing in a living soil where microbiotic activity constantly breaks organic matter and solid minerals into nutrients a plant can use, an organically cultivated pepper plant always has exactly what it needs to grow, from germination to fruit set, and the plant will be healthier throughout its lifespan than a conventionally grown pepper plant. As a result, the organically grown plant will be able to add more and complex components to all of its parts, including its fruit, resulting in a pepper chock-full of micro-nutrients and trace minerals that are important for human nutrition.
Flavor is another benefit of healthy plants growing in a living soil. Flavor results from a mixture of many different and complex molecules. Healthy, living soil provides a constant and more complex mixture of these molecules, which results in more flavor. It's no surprise that chefs working in the highest caliber restaurants prefer organic ingredients to conventionally grown ingredients.
By purchasing locally-grown, organic produce, the consumer supports sustainable methods of land use that result in far less pollution and top-soil loss than does conventional agriculture. Synthetic pesticides and herbices not only kill soil microbes and leave toxic residues on food, they also threaten the health of farmworkers and disrupt natural ecosystems around the farm. Chemical fertilizers pollute lakes, ponds, rivers, and groundwater.
The alternative to using synthetic pesticides and fertilizers usually requires more labor on a farm. With more labor, organic farmers can match or exceed the productivity and quality of chemically dependent crops. Labor, rather than synthetic inputs, typically means more support for local economies, but it can also mean higher prices. Conventionally grown foods cost less because their hidden costs are passed on to consumers and the environment. These hidden costs include creating synthetic inputs, the resulting pollution from spreading them, and long-term health effects of pesticide residues in our food.
In the long run, organically grown food is the best bargain for us, the environment, and future generations.


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|Clear plexiglass replaced parts of the outfield wall in right and leftfield so fans could see who was warming up in the bullpens.
|Shea became the first ballpark to feature distance markers behind the outfield walls to better judge long home runs (they were removed in 1979)
|The outfield fences were extended foul line to foul line, cutting the distance in the corners from 341 feet to 338 feet on the advice of then manager Joe Torre. Prior to his suggestion, the corners had a brick wall with an orange line. If the ball hit above the line it was a home run; a ball hit under the line was in play.
|A matrix scoreboard was built in left-centerfield to display statistics. In addition, the original wooden seats were removed and plastic ones were installed.
|The orange and blue steel panels were removed from the exterior of the stadium and large blue wind shield panels were installed. A picnic area and leftfield bleachers were also added during this time period.
|The Big Apple Top Hat was built behind the centerfield wall in 1981 (every Mets home run at Shea is topped off with the Big Apple lighting up and rising out of the black Top Hat). The company that produced the Apple was located in Edgewood, NJ and also made floats that appeared in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
|The giant DiamondVision video display screen debuted in left-center field. The screen - 35 feet, 8 inches wide by 26 feet, 3 inches high - shows replays, special in-game features, statistics and more.
|Major stadium renovations during this time included the addition of 50 suites on Shea's press level. The entire outside of the stadium was painted "Mets blue" and neon outlines of baseball players were placed on each of the six panels.
|A new scoreboard is put in place. White Way Sign Company built the new board that fit in into the shell of the old one. Also, prior to the 1988 season, the wooden outfield wall is replaced with a padded fence. Auxiliary scoreboards located along the façade of the Loge section down the right and leftfield lines were moved and tri-vision signage was added.
|Huge dioramas are hung inside Shea featuring color action shots of memorable players and moments in Mets history.
|Seats were added behind home plate.
|Seats were added along the right and leftfield baselines.
|Collages highlighting the 1969 and 1986 world championships were painted on the side of the right and leftfield façades. Also the ring around the stadium below press row features highlights throughout Mets history.
|Shea Stadium Moments
|April 17, 1964
|First Mets game at Shea
|July 7, 1964
|All-Star Game at Shea. The NL scores four times in the ninth inning to beat the AL
|September 12, 1964
|First Jets game at Shea
|August 15, 1965
|The Beatles play at Shea
|October 9, 1965
|Army - Notre Dame college football - Future President Nixon attended the game
|October 30, 1965
|Pitt - Syracuse college football - Floyd Little, Larry Csonka and current Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin played for Syracuse
|August 26, 1966
|The Beatles return engagement at Shea
|June 1-8, 1967
|Ice Capades - In June? Outside? Very unique
|December 29, 1968
|Jets - Raiders AFC Championship Game. The Jets advance to the Super Bowl III with 27-23 win
|July 9, 1969
|Tom Seaver's Imperfect Game The Franchise retires 25 straight Cubs before the perfect game is broken up by Jimmy Qualls. That outing is one of the turning points of the magical 1969 season. The crowd rocks Queens, 59,083 fans are in attendance including Nancy and Seaver's parents.
|September 9, 1969
|Black Cat Game
|September 24, 1969
|Mets clinch NL East with a 6-0 win over St. Louis
|October 6, 1969
|Mets defeat Atlanta, 7-4, in Game Three of the NLCS to advance to the World Series
|October 14, 1969
|First World Series game at Shea. The Mets beat the Orioles, 5-0
|October 15, 1969
|A 2-1 Mets walkoff win over the Orioles in Game Four of the World Series
|October 16, 1969
|Mets win their first world championship with a 5-3 win over Baltimore
|April 22, 1970
|Tom Seaver strikes out 19 Padres in a 2-1 win over the Padres
|June 23-28, 1970
|Billy Graham
|August 6, 1970
|Summer Festival for Peace (Janis Joplin)
|July 9, 1971
|Grand Funk Railroad
|May 14, 1972
|Willie Mays first game at Shea as a Met
|October 9, 1973
|NLCS Game Five - The winner take all game ends in a 7-2 Mets win over Cincinnati
|October 18, 1973
|The Mets beat Oakland, 2-0, in Game Five of the World Series
|October 12, 1975
|The Giants (NFL) host the Dallas Cowboys in their first game at Shea The Cowboys win 13-7
|November 1, 1975
|The Giants beat the San Diego Chargers 35-24 for their first win at Shea
|November 15, 1975
|Grambling - Norfolk State college football - Legendary coach Eddie Robinson is at Shea. Future Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams is the quarterback
|August 17, 1976
|Cosmos-Washington (pro soccer) - Pele at Shea
|October 3, 1979
|Pope John Paul II
|October 15, 1980
|Howard Cosell and ABCs Monday Night Football makes it first appearance at Shea. The Jets beat Minnesota, 14-7
|October 12-13, 1982
|The Who
|August 6, 1983
|Simon & Garfunkel
|August 18, 1983
|The Police
|September 17, 1986
|Mets clinch NL East with a 4-2 win over Chicago
|October 11, 1986
|Lenny Dykstra's two-run home run in the ninth lifted New York to a 6-5 win in Game Three of the NLCS vs. Houston
|October 14, 1986
|Gary Carter's 12th inning single gave the Mets a 2-1 win in Game Five of the NLCS vs. Houston
|October 25, 1986
|Game Six of the World Series vs. Boston. Enough said
|October 27, 1986
|Game Seven of the World Series vs. Boston. New York wins its second title with an 8-5 triumph
|September 22, 1988
|Mets clinch NL East with a 3-1 win over Philadelphia
|October 8, 1988
|New York scored five times in the eighth inning to beat the Dodgers in Game Three of the NLCS
|October 10-11, 1989
|Rolling Stones
|October 25-26, 1989
|Rolling Stones
|October 28-29, 1989
|Rolling Stones
|August 21-22, 1992
|Elton John/Eric Clapton
|April 15, 1997
|President Clinton comes with Bud Selig and Rachel Robinson to celebrate Jackie Robinson
|April 15, 1998
|After a piece of concrete falls at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees play Anaheim at 12:05 p.m. at Shea while the Mets host the Cubs for their regularly scheduled 7:40 p.m. start in an unusual Shea doubleheader
|October 9, 1999
|Todd Pratt hits a solo home run in Game Four of the NLDS vs. Arizona to send the Mets to the NLCS
|October 17, 1999
|Robin Ventura's 15-inning grand slam single over Atlanta in Game Five of the NLCS
|June 30, 2000
|New York scored a franchise-record 10 runs in the eighth inning highlighted by Mike Piazza's three-run home run as New York tops the Braves 11-8
|October 7, 2000
|Benny Agbayani's solo home run in Game Three of the NLDS in the 10th inning gave the Mets a 3-2 win over San Francisco
|October 8, 2000
|Bobby Jones one hits the Giants as the Mets advance to the NLCS with a 4-0 win in Game Four of the NLDS
|October 16, 2000
|Mets advance to the World Series with a 7-0 win over St. Louis in Game Five of the NLCS
|September 21, 2001
|Mike Piazza's home run helps heal the city in the first sporting event in New York after 9/11
|October 1-3, 2003
|Bruce Springsteen
|May 19, 2006
|David Wright's RBI single in the ninth inning off Marino Rivera and the Yankees
|September 18, 2006
|Mets clinch NL East with a 4-0 win over Florida
|October 4, 2006
|Two Dodgers are tagged out at home as the Mets beat the Dodgers 6-5 in Game One of the NLDS
|October 18, 2006
|John Maine forces a Game Seven as the Mets beat the Cardinals, 4-2, in Game Six of the NLCS


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Some rare musicals (including 2 of my very favorites; Painting the Clouds with Sunshine and Three Sailors and a Girl!)
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All kinds of well-known titles of all kinds:
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My name is Michael – I'm one of the developers behind Market Samurai – and Brent's asked me to introduce some new features that we've released today!
Have you ever wanted to compare your the SEO stats of your website against those of your competitor?
In version 0.80.18, we added a feature to the SEO Competition module to allow you to do just that: check out the video for a walkthrough of the new feature.
You can put your domain into the list – (e.g. "vintageelectricguitars.com") – or you can analyse a specific page on your website – (e.g. "http://www.vintageelectricguitarblog.com/vintage-electric-guitar/gabriel-v18-amplifier-fantastic-amp").
Here are some uses of the new feature:
- Analyze multiple pages on your website to see what it would take to get a double-listing in Google for your chosen keyword;
- Check stats for any website, webpage or Web 2.0 site (Squidoo, Hubpages) that you create;
- Analyze competitors that don't appear in the top 10 spots in Google.
You'll find the new button at the bottom right of the SEO Competition module:
You can use this feature to look at the stats for your website against those of your competition – perhaps you need to increase your backlinks, or maybe you forgot to add your site to the Yahoo Directory – now you can find out using Market Samurai.
(Note: You'll need to create a new project if you want to use this new SEO Competition feature – it won't work with old, saved projects… And really, you want to look at the latest SEO stats for your site and your competitors anyway.)
By the way – you might have noticed another new feature that we released quietly a few weeks ago – tooltips!
Did you notice them?
You can now hover your mouse over some of the more confusing acronyms – eg, SEOTC in keyword research – to get an explanation of what they mean.
The tooltips, and the "Add Custom URLs" feature inside the SEO Competition module were both feature requests made by Market Samurai users – just like you.
If you want to make a suggestion, send us a note here. Not all suggestions will become part of Market Samurai, but we work hard to make sure the most commonly requested features are adopted.
P.S. – Andrew, Arlen and I have been working hard on some other new features that are all coming together at once – and will be released very soon.
P.P.S. – Pretty soon we'll be announcing new stuff so frequently that we won't be able to send out email announcements to everyone. Instead, we'll just upload details to our blog.
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Papa: Anton Brand, widowed father of Henry, Rosalia and Bertille. Farmer.
Henry: Brother to Bertille, first born. Farmer. Leona: Henry's wife. Sister in law to Rosalia & Bertille. Robert "Bobby" & Floyd: Henry & Leona's sons.
Rosalia: Sister to Bertille, second born. Lives at home.
Aunt Mary: Sister to Anton. Lives in nearby farm.
Uncle Fred: Husband to Mary. Brother-in-law to Anton. Farmer.
Emil: Cousin to Bertille, etc. Nephew to Anton. Farmer.


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Ethics Corner: The News Hole Is No Place For PR Copy
By: Allan Wolper
Plagiarism and journalism. Two isms that seem inseparable these days.
The painful relationship is riveting Midwestern ethics circles where Steve Penn, a former longtime metro columnist for The Kansas City (Mo.) Star, is suing the newspaper for defamation.
The Star fired Penn July 12, 2011 because it said he had been publishing press releases verbatim in his column — a form of plagiarism that has plagued the news media for ages. Then last July, Penn fired back, filing his suit against the Star and corporate owner, McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., alleging his editors knew all about his pilfering and that plagiarizing press releases was common practice at the paper.
"We believe the evidence is going to show that it (copying press releases without attribution) was widely done by various reporters at the Star," Penn's lawyer Lyle M. Gregory told The Pitch, an alternative newspaper in Kansas City.
Is this making you snore? Another tired column about journalism ethics. Even worse, about press releases. C'mon. What's the big deal? The media are downsizing every digital second. It's a miracle reporters have the time to cut and paste up press releases, let alone insert them in their stories and columns.
Newspapers, especially in smaller markets, run pieces with the contact numbers of public relations firms. News organizations, including E&P, publish items that are even labeled press releases. Book excerpts are reprinted like paid advertisements.
Fareed Zakaria was suspended (then later reinstated) from Time Magazine and CNN for stealing a story from The New York Times. Jonah Lehrer of The New Yorker added a new wrinkle to the debate when he used an old freelance trick — publishing the exact same copy to various publications, a form of self plagiarism. Politico writer Kendra Marr was busted as a serial plagiarist. NPR intern Ahmad Shafi was caught cribbing a piece from the London Review of Books. On and on.
So why bother with press release thievery? Because it is a slippery slope. The recent list of plagiarists — cheaters, if you might — lifted pieces that were in the main confirmed as fact.
Plagiarism is the obsession of journalists.
Lifting press releases verbatim and publishing them without attribution is a sin against readers. It is a violation of the public trust that media love to talk about. It gives the impression that the paper is not an independent voice. It calls into question every other story in the paper.
That's why Penn's allegations, if proven, would seriously damage the credibility of the Star. It would also violate the clearly stated Code of Ethics in the Star and the Code of Conduct spelled out on the McClatchy corporate website.
"Credibility is the Star's greatest asset," according to the Star's Code of Ethics. "For that reason alone, editorial employees must make every effort to fully identify the news source in a story or behind one."
The paper's section on plagiarism is even more specific: "Do not borrow the work of others. Plagiarism includes the wholesale lifting of someone else's writing, research, or original concepts without attribution."
The editors at Star aren't talking, citing the lawsuit, and Penn is letting his legal papers speak for him. But everyone else in the Kansas City media world and on blogs and websites across the country are weighing in.
The Public Relations Society of America said press releases are supposed to be copied, a position echoed by Kansas City's public relations community. It is a given that they are not going to blow the whistle on a reporter reprising their copy.
"I write them so they will be published in a newspaper," John Landsberg, president of Bottom Line Communications, a former sports writer for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, and frequent blogger on Kansas City media, told me. "No PR person in his right mind would complain about having his copy lifted."
Ryan Gerding, vice president of INK Inc., PR agrees, but added another wrinkle to the discussion. "We want a third party — like a newspaper — to endorse our client's point of view. However, if that third party's credibility is called into question, then our client is hurt as well."
Charles Davis, a professor of journalism at the University of Missouri, said he would be surprised and disappointed if Penn can prove that other reporters at the Star were guilty of promotional plagiarism.
"If you are in PR, you are hoping, please God, that the paper will use your releases," he told me. "However, it is unethical for a reporter to present a press release as his own work."
In a July 2011 unbylined story, the Star publicly divulged what Penn had done. The paper reported that Penn, a metro columnist since 2000 and a reporter at the paper since July 1980, had hijacked public relations copy at least a dozen times since 2008.
"We value Steve's many years of service to the Star," said Mike Fannin, editor and vice president of the Star, in the article. "Unfortunately, in these instances over an extended period of time, Steve made some serious errors of judgment that we concluded were clear violations of our ethics policy. Regrettably that means we have to part ways."
But the story had some obvious holes in it, as noted by Rick Nichols, a frequent poster to John Landsberg's media blog: "Why was the plagiarism allowed to continue as long as it apparently did? Was anyone in management ever disciplined for this failure to intervene earlier?"
And one more question from me: Who blew the whistle on Penn?
Meanwhile, the suit got off to a rocky start when reporters noted that the court papers were said to be filed in Jackson County, Kan., rather than Jackson County, Mo., that the name of the paper's editor was spelled wrong, and that Penn was described as a sports columnist rather than a metro columnist.
Then there is this:
Unless Penn backs off, this case is going to be heard in court. Why? Because the Star will not want to settle the case. That would be seen as a tacit admission that Penn was right when he claimed that he wasn't the only one pilfering public relations copy.
Allan Wolper is a professor of journalism at the Newark campus of Rutgers University and the host/producer of "Conversations with Allan Wolper," a Wednesday night broadcast on WBGO 88.3, an NPR affiliate in the New York area.


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But, I love that Donna Summer song even though it's an oldie. And how true it is, well sort of, today.
My recent post, sticky fingers, was featured today on Public Radio Kitchen – a collaboration between Boston's NPR station (WBUR 99.9) and its listeners. OK, so I actually submitted the post, but don't let that take away from my glory! Check out their site and some other local food-related bloggers.
And, if you have an old Donna Summer CD (tape? record?) play it or just go watch it on YouTube because I can't figure out how to add music to my site. Actually I can't seem to add anything but pictures and PDFs. Tech support anyone?


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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
My Celebrity Handcart Company
29 comments:
- Valerie said...
I think you have really outdone yourself this time! Hilarious!!!
I am going to have to put some serious thought into this. Maybe on Sunday???
Jack Bauer does come to mind, though.
- March 22, 2011 at 1:40 PM
- Karen said...
I'm totally with you girlfriend.
You would really be doing him a favor by allowing him to come. A serious self-esteem boost.
You are so gracious.
- March 22, 2011 at 2:05 PM
- Stefani said...
I CANNOT stop laughing!!! You've picked a bunch of winners! I vote to be in your group! Except... you're going to make me choose between George Clooney and Hugh Jackman??? This is going to take some serious thought (and maybe some prayer and fasting).
- March 22, 2011 at 2:13 PM
- Lani Wendt Young said...
I totally agree that Hugh Jackman needs to come along for his sweet spirit. Totally. And Justin Bieber will not only provide eye candy relief for the teenage girls - he will be comic relief for the rest of us.
I love this post!
- March 22, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- Pitterle Postings said...
Too funny!! Of course, if I have to pull a handcart, I think I want the incredible hulk along. That way, when everyone else is cranky, he gets mad and pulls the cart all the way over the hill with no help! Now I just need to keep up.
- March 22, 2011 at 3:34 PM
- Thelissa said...
Oh seriously... You're soooooo funny. I am going to play this game on Sunday.
- March 22, 2011 at 4:35 PM
- tawnya said...
Ha! Hugh! I just wrote today about my dream last week where I was married to him. Well, USED to be since he was dead, but still. Married to Hugh!
- March 22, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- Our family said...
You don't know me. I'm a friend of a friend, but I just had to let you know that I went to Bruges 2 weeks ago. Delicious! Though it was a bit cold having to eat outside.
And....Jimmer of course!
- March 22, 2011 at 7:26 PM
- Carly said...
I know I say this every time I comment, BUT YOU ARE SO FUNNY! I almost peed my pants. Especially at the Keira Knightly one. I don't know why, but that one really got to me. She is just so pleasant to listen to. How about Charlie Sheen? He could sneak drugs into our food and we would all be very happy and not have to feel guilty about it.
- March 22, 2011 at 8:33 PM
- Broken Reality said...
You're over the top here. I love this post! Its so funny.
I think I'd like to make up a handcart company that is strong enough that I could ride in the handcart and read books while the handcart continues to move miraculously across the plains ( kind of like one of those chairs/tents that is carried on people's shoulders), the food is cooked and I will just "arrive". There is a very good reason I wasn't born during this time period- I just didn't get those skills.
- March 22, 2011 at 10:04 PM
- ganelle said...
This is one of your best! ('Course you know I LOVE the premise!)
I'm with Patty - the incredible hulk is brillant!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- Lisa said...
Please consider my husband in your company, as he can lip sync better than Milli Vanilli. . . and he's a High Priest, too. http://thejollyporter.blogspot.com/2011/03/some-songs-you-might-be-surprised-that.html
- March 22, 2011 at 10:45 PM
- Welcome to the Garden of Egan said...
OK that was hilarious.
Chuck Norris wouldn't have to cross the plains though, the plains would cross to Chuck.
Now I'm going to have a hard time concentrating in church.
- March 23, 2011 at 7:54 AM
- Welcome to the Garden of Egan said...
Oh, and you are sooooo right.....totally have George Clooney, you do NOT want ugly pionner children singing as they walk.
I would probably add Mark Harmon. He could head slap a few people.
- March 23, 2011 at 7:55 AM
- Mom and Camera said...
If you added Stacy and Clinton from What Not To Wear, I am sure they could help you make those bonnets, big skirts and aprons more stylish!
- March 23, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Natasha said...
Definitely agree that Hugh Jackman's sweet spirit would be necessary!!
- March 23, 2011 at 8:11 AM
- Adele said...
endlessly clever - seriously - so so funny, loved it :)
- March 23, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- rick and cheryl said...
Where do we sign up? I'm good at singing "Here comes the Oxcart". You crack me up! My kids keep asking me why I'm laughing so hard!
- March 23, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- Mom of Three said...
This is hilarious!! I agree with everything except Kira. The thing is that if polygamy comes back in style, you will have George and Hugh vying for it to go the opposite way. Too much competition on that one!
- March 23, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- Beej said...
STOP! Don't wake up Dr. Phil. If we are pulling carts, I am guessing we don't have access to Huggies, someone has to have an extra diaper pin.
Please let Dr. Phil rest, he needs it after all there is only one Justin Bieber to go around.
- March 23, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Beej said...
STOP! Don't wake up Dr. Phil. If we are pulling carts, I am guessing we don't have access to Huggies, someone has to have an extra diaper pin.
Please let Dr. Phil rest, he needs it after all there is only one Justin Bieber to go around.
- March 23, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Rachey said...
One of your best ever!
- March 23, 2011 at 10:24 AM
- Meg said...
I would have Matt Bomer (I think that's his name. He's on White Collar on the USA network). Because on an episode he took off his shirt and I leaned over and hit Travis and said, Now that's looking NICEEEEEE. Becuase after a long day on the trail we will need to wash up at the river and of course the men will take off thier shirts and then we can sneak up and spy on that nice six pack. Because I for one will need a little heaven on that yucky dirt road trip
- March 23, 2011 at 10:40 AM
- Lorie said...
And THAT (in a nutshell) is what I miss about you!!!!!!!
- March 23, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- anitamombanita said...
I'd try to come up with a list of my own but I can't stop laughing...
- March 23, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- Mortensen Baby Farm said...
I just choked on my cereal!
Seriously...I would freakin CARRY your children for you just so I can be in this group! Oh man...you are hilarious!
- March 25, 2011 at 8:20 AM
- Kara said...
only hugh jackman.
- March 27, 2011 at 4:48 PM
- Kim said...
Hahaha!! This is hilarious! I found your blog though Mindy Gledhill's music video on Youtube. (BTW-That sounds a little stalker-ish but really...she said to come here...she said you are funny...she was right.) Thanks for the laugh!
- March 29, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Meredith Haag said...
That's funny! We shall all reach Zion in pieces! hahaha
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The Twitter of the Blue Bird
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Friday, March 27, 2009
All Saints
Synchromystic video unveiling the emerging human subtle body (see Alex Grey paintings for more details). The vivified and realized, aureola, halo and chakras of the Stars.
Montage of images and scenes cut to All Saints "Never Ever"
For posts related to this subject try:
Unveiling the Aureola Via Robin Tunney
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- E. T. Hansen said...
..your targetting of Gemini Robin Tunney, the very lovely dame, wonder if somethin will show in the upcomming Mentalist series. I got a weird feeling about her and theres more to come. Interestingly "Red sauce" is due 7th April speaking about all this scarlett fever..
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- March 27, 2009 at 3:25 PM
- Darrell Dare said...
As usual...brilliant and succint. When I got home from work today I had an email from a friend who sent me a beautiful image of the Goddess Lakshmi (goddess of wealth). Not thinking, I went on to listen to an interview with Dr. Tenpenny about natural health and then the next item on my list was your vid. Tripley Syncredible!
- March 27, 2009 at 4:07 PM
- skrambo said...
Loved the Terminator 2 sync. "Christ-negger" smashes the glass (goes beyond boundaries of ego), presses the gate-opening button, then his crown syncs with a red octagon...
- March 27, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- soundlessdawn said...
Awesome ~ I bet you could do an Astrology type vid like this as well.. Like that Leonardo DiCaprio in "Leo" shot that I sent you a while back.. There were a lot of cool star/Mandala shots in "Yes Man" as well.. Jim Carrey seems to attract stars floating around his head as well. Peace ~ S
- March 27, 2009 at 6:16 PM
- Atareye said...
There is allot of sync in there!
- March 27, 2009 at 7:23 PM
- A Few Shots to Shaman said...
God bless you sir....
- March 28, 2009 at 12:42 AM
- Ezra Sandzer-Bell said...
Loved it.
- March 28, 2009 at 2:25 PM
- SoapFan said...
Great post, Jake and I really liked the music.
May I suggest that we all scour old photos. Not only are these auras appearing on the "stars" but with everyone?
Looking at photos in my living room this moment are one photo where my head is framed behind by a circle in a circle wall clock (photo taken in 2000) and in another the head shot is within an octagon (photo taken in Scotland twenty years ago). Weird! And this is true for other family members too.
You're spot on as usual! Great work and we can't wait for more.
- March 29, 2009 at 2:21 PM
- Jake Kotze said...
May I suggest that we all scour old photos. Not only are these auras appearing on the "stars" but with everyone?
This is happening with everyone.
I see circles, flowers, mandala shapes and other interesting things that would usually juts be considered 'environment' all around people , entraining with and accentuating there bodies.
This seems to be more apparent when I am aligned in KKonsciousness and looking at ONE's I love.
Often also just people on the street passing 'incidental' stuff entraining with there profile.
Check it out, see for yourself, this gives clues as to the state of KKonsciousness of You and the Observed.
The use of the Stars is just a vivid example available but by no means is this limited to film.
Be awesome
- March 29, 2009 at 5:03 PM
- Arrowsmith said...
Jake, once again another excellent vid! The other day I was writing about Haloes (even going as far as using the Halo x-box game as a reference)and here you do a video about the exact same thing! I love how we keep entraining with the same themes at the same time.
Great use of music with the video, loved the Black Hole lyrics, and the Saint/Halo connection was the icing on the cake.
Look forward to more.
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- March 29, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- SoapFan said...
Jake thanks so much for the extra info!
I really like that you are so positive about Konsciousness and Awareness. Some synch writers are as endearing as you are but others are too dark and foreboding and still others miss the mark by miles, IMHO.
I see love for humanity here in your posts. I noted in your vid that even the halos, auras, etc. seem to caress and nurture the subject and help project them as core light beings or enlightened or as "gods/creators" as in the "saints" paintings and art.
Perhaps, through "the lights" or auras we are being reminded that we are worthy of love or that we love ourselves more than we are even aware and that soothing, loving and helping the body to accept the transitions of konsciousness is key.
None of what you project here seems threatening and that is so wonderful!
In your montage, and on all my television sets, I noticed something though...that digital broadcasts seem to be "dark." I mean literally darkened as through Mercurochrome or a red/orange/brown filter.
I just noticed this dark tone to my Time Warner Cable digital channels and wonder if anyone else has noticed this "filtered" look?? Also this is strange because the US is going to transition to all digital broadcasting.
(Odd I thought of Mercurochrome because I remember the way it used to stain everything a scarlet color when I was a kid and now it's banned.)
- April 1, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- Cosmic Ti69er said...
I feel this is the future of your videos jake. The foundation has been laid and now one can delve deeper into the visual and musical syncs.
Amazing and powerful stuff.
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Just listened and it's definitely a strange sensation hearing something so specific without the accompanying video! Thanks for the link!
I'm trying to figure out how this makes them money. I haven't clicked the link, because honestly, I don't quite trust it. Do you have to sign up for something? Watch ads? Why such a big prize?
Hmm. I didn't realize I was such a cynic.
It's clearly something designed to bring in traffic daily, and they do have a section for affiliates.
I suspect this is not only a marketing technique, but a trial run for a sound labeling system disguised as a game, like Google Image Labeler and the ESP game.


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Chinese appliance manufacturer Haier announced that it has gained one of the first Apple certifications for its new air conditioner.
Haier made the announcement the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Wednesday, and informed the world that it was the first appliance to get the MFi seal (made for iPhone/iPad/iPod) which means that Apple's standards of use were met, according to 9to5 Mac.
Haier also plans to have washing machines and refrigerators win the Apple seal.
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There are 341,817,095 dots.
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Already supported by David Guetta, Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, Avicii and Martin Solveig to name a few, these young Swedes are about to take over the world with their infectious take on electronic music - simply coined Dub House. With the first single due end of summer, they have already secured a 17-gig September tour in the US as well as selected fashion event parties around Europe. .


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Robert Leon Bacon Letter to the Governor, December 2, 1955
State and local laws throughout the South and in some other parts of the United States denied basic civil rights to many African Americans in spite of the Fourteenth Amendment's prohibition on states' denying people the equal protection of the laws and due process of law. In the face of continued discrimination, many black citizens began contacting politicians like Governor Thomas B. Stanley to discuss their plight or file protests against discrimination. Letters like Robert Leon Bacon's described everyday conditions of life in a racially segregated society. Bacon outlined the places in his community, including restaurants, hotels, and public transportation vehicles, that he was not allowed to frequent because of Jim Crow laws. Bacon specifically mentioned his fear of being lynched if he did anything that whites deemed inappropriate, which was a fear that many other African Americans shared. Lynchings were the execution of an individual without the due process of the law for real or perceived crimes against the community-at-large. By late in the nineteenth and early in the twentieth century, lynching and other forms of racial violence were used by whites, especially in the South, to intimidate and control African Americans. Bacon also expressed his frustration toward not being allowed to go to certain parts of the city and his inability to join the Virginia National Guard because of his race.
Letters like Bacon's were an outlet for African Americans to discuss their dissatisfaction and to argue for better or even equal treatment with whites. Bacon even stated that he was prepared to leave the state and move to the North if things did not change. Many African Americans did leave the South in an effort to improve their situations. Despite the efforts of regular citizens to reach out to their elected officials, most white politicians did not try to provide more legal protection for their African American constituents.
1. Why did Robert Leon Bacon write this letter?
2. Why is his letter significant?
3. What specific examples of discrimination does Robert Bacon describe?
4. What was Massive Resistance?
Further Discussion
1. What was daily life for African Americans like under Jim Crow? Conduct oral history interviews with people in your community to experienced segregation first hand, or research published oral histories about the Jim Crow era. How do they compare with Robert Bacon's story?
2. For much of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the threat of lynching and racial violence intimidated African Americans to accept racial segregation and other racist laws. Research the history of lynching in the United States. When did it start? Why was is tolerated? What impact did it have on black life in America, and particularly in the South? What ultimately brought the practice to an end?
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Smith, J. Douglas. Managing White Supremacy: Race, Politics, and Citizenship in Jim Crow Virginia. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2002.
Lee, Lauranett L. Making the American Dream Work: A Cultural History of African Americans in Hopewell, Virginia. Hampton, Va.: Morgan James Publishing, 2008.


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After dealing with her husband's illness and her own business troubles, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has sought treatment for Bipolar II Disorder.
The 41 year-old actress checked herself into Silver Hill Hospital near New Canaan, Connecticut a few days ago, and a representative issued the following statement:
"After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her Bipolar II Disorder," the rep says. "She's feeling great and looking forward to starting work this week this week on her two upcoming films."
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Its a very easy trifle,unless u have ingredients in hand...I had everything ..so prepared it in a jiffy.I and Rohith took 2 spoons and started digging in - immediately after the photo session ( OMG, it was big struggle to safe gaurd the trifle,before capturing some clicks).This is a very easy dessert,for get togethers or partys.Give it a try,u will never ever keep ur bowl down.
1.Chocolate cake - 1 piece
2.Vanilla ice cream - 1 cup
3.Whipped cream - 2 scoops
4.Choco chips - 2 tbsp
5.Minced cherries - 1 tbsp
6.Milk - 2 tbsp
7.Colored candies - 1 tbsp
* Take few choco chips and melt them in microwave.
* Crumble the cake and keep it aside.chop the cherries and keep it.
* Beat milk,cream and ice cream and keep it.
* Take a glass, layer it with cake crumbs,then cream mixture,chopped cherries ,choco chips and melted chocolate.
* Repeat the same order for three layers and top it with coloured candies and cherries.
* Decorate the trifle with,some melted chocolate on top.
Enjoy the trifle as a dessert......
Make sure that ur cake layer is bit thick than other toppings.This will prevent the milk mixture from entering the layers and making it a mess.Milk shud be,used very little,bcoz it may come out of the layers.
The original recipe didnt include ice cream,but I used to enhance the taste.Canned cherries,may discolor,making ur trifle ugly,so wash it thoroughly and squeeze out the juice,before using it.
So gals,wat u r waiting for,use ur creativity and fill the jar.with anything u prefer.
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