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(rough draft: revised and updated: July 7, 2015)
The past week I noticed intermittent commercials for a new Drama television program by Kyra Sedgwick on TNT called 'PROOF'. Finally, I thought, could it be? Judging from the preview commercials of 'PROOF', maybe a television program tuned to a different theme other than the usual hullabaloo hordes of blood sucking 'Political/Wallstreet/Banker/ISIL-ZOMBIES' walking around feasting on dead or alive flesh when there wasn't a pension fund or public monies to loot and suck-dry-meme!
Life after Death…the problem lies with the logical invalidity of the statement 'after death'; it is irrational even though subconsciousness will effortlessly work to infuse individual internal construct-perception of Life after Death, as it will with any erroneous premise through its almost infallible use of deductive logic.
So, with the proposition not framed correctly in English along with our conception of Death, a conflict will will emerge in the apprehension of what occurs 'after death', because the logical conclusion is nothing, so subconsciousness lives up to this soap opera by creating uncertainty and a temporary inability to 'see, comprehend' anything after death, presenting itself as a wall of separation blocking further awareness in the level of self-consciousness. Life after Death doesn't exist insofar as is presented in the statement 'Life after Death': Life begets Life and this is the starting point and what remains is only to understand what 'Death' actually is instead of is not.
The television show 'PROOF' will be challenged by the subconsciousness presentation of this wall of separation as is remembered in various levels of the milieu's mind that recalling its considerations of the meme the label 'Life after Death'.
So, Yes, thus far, the 'PROOF' is a welcomed relief as stated above, for viewers as myself who are interested in how they frame this challenging narrative especially since the dialogue of Perpetuity (Life goes on after the physical body is discarded), has taken on better linguistic and ease of semantic description within the first decade of this new century. Hats off to the producer and talented actors for tackling a difficult Ontology1 of perpetuity.
However, mystics also rely on measurements to substantiate and/or indicate different levels of consciousness. Here again, the challenge of how measurements can provide Proof about the Perpetuity of Consciousness, of the perpetual(ש) principle actually existing and emanating from within consciousness? Perpetuity and/or the perpetual(ש) nature of consciousness can be confounding to a self consciousness bound by a non-sacred language of English inherently beset by limitations of time and space, let alone prove perpetuity by some form of measurement. Especially since surface appearance of organisms and events seems to portray evidence to the contrary? All is not what it seems and all you see isn't all there is to know-as referenced by the Hebrew letter ע Ayin, the path of the Renewing Intelligence.
Practically inside the same few weeks, trying to test my brain's to filter-out extraneous background noise (having the TV on) while performing a task, I was struck by a sentence, pronounced by Prof. Brian Cox on a science series that I enjoy on the Science channel; I may not be quoting him exactly but he said something to the effect that the 'universe became conscious 4 billion years ago'. My initial reaction was, "What did you just say? How insane!" My compassionate response was, "Well, science is still in process of chasing shadows in the rolling wakes of epiphenomenon generated by the response to Soul's noumenal experience, within the Soul's chemical clothes which render appearances." At the very least, maybe science has begun to pick up and grow despite being mesmerized; tormented by any remains of its own rigid, consensual Ego.
Alongside these ponderings, I was attending to mending the many digital fiascoes that, in all likelihood, I had unintentionally set into motion. This required of me a few weeks to resolve which brought a bevy of neurological pressure inevitably shoving me into the 'my brain hurts' experience known well by those of us with physical bodies marred by stroke or brain injury2. No sarcasm here, I proceeded to take what amounted to 5 days of sleep and in bed to recover from the log jam I stomped into my nervous system to which some readers may relate. This does beg a question in the digital world: Is there any such thing as a straight line and hey science, how do you get rid of the mineral line that exists in toilets?
The statement of the "universe became conscious 4 billion years ago", however, continued to sound like a cacophony of irritation. Sometimes what becomes a repeating, expanding gnosis within a mystic becomes a backdrop in the heart of a mystic, helping to provide contrast when listening to external commentaries coming from the vocal-wonderum in the mainstream disciplines. In particular, it was an exasperating oddity hearing people espouse that the universe 'became conscious 4 billion years ago.'
Didn't they know?
Why don't they know?
The Universe became conscious of what?
Perhaps they can't read the Bible correctly 3 I was trained in how to read and compile the Bible in an ongoing understanding derived from its original languages which ensconce measurement (number) and noun with a letter that openly conveys a principle and vibration of consciousness, not limited by the dull wit of a synthetic English language.
Many handicaps exist within any manifestation, the font appearance ( ע Ayin) called this Universe. Especially since its simple un-immaculate inception from an erroneous premise to a full blown construct of this dimension that we call the Universe, along with its type of gravity ingraining movement slow enough to test the skills of a Soul in avoiding an experience of collapse into either Despair 4 or loss of Dominion. It is no wonder why the Great Rabbi, Jesus Christ, likely had a stock in aspirin.
In fairness though, I can understand the constricted biological perspective these scientists might be attempting to convey when stating "universe became conscious 4 billion years ago." Yet again this brings me back to 'all that is seen is not all that there is to know'. The powers nature has to mimic the source of its response to the seen or unseen, as can be witnessed first-hand within our personal organism, is at best its own shortcoming in its ability to conceal what is transpiring (natures reaction) in the wide open. Are the powers of nature best at pointing a finger perhaps?
Does the statement that the "universe became conscious 4 billion years ago" carry with it the premise that matter created consciousness? If the hypothesis of 'matter creating' consciousness is being used in scientific assumptions along with other highly imaginatively derived theoretical thought, where imagination is used to render a starting picture (in other words, having to make crap up for a starting point) that points toward the discovery of facts, pointing to and resulting in "knowledge" almost anything can seem possible.
From the eroded scope of human history jigged within this peculiar frequency of light used to pursue our understanding of what is called 'life' (extending from whatever remains of Nicholas of Cusa's seminal influences on scientific method in sciences 5), the active voices within the sciences are feeble in describing the non-physical Life principle that generates the cosmic fabric of nature which recycles its said fabric of said energies under the label of 'Death'.
I could accept the view that the Big Bang Theory was resulting from a sleeping state of our Universe (more on this later) from knowledge and experiences of consciousness that is stored in the encrypted, cryptic containers of cultural mythologies and also in the symbolism of hermeticism.
Of course many times on this hospital ship called Earth, it can look like a tale told by damaged idiots; nature is far from perfect. All one has to do is to look around at the current lot of sick souls sleep walking in the some of the scientific, political and spiritual organizations on the face of the earth where to be found are a number of 'leaders' to lead people away from working hard on the road to peaceful growth, abundance and coexistence. This is why I make the case for the study of Economics as a necessary prerequisite in learning how to measure. Economics is easier to absorb, explain and develop discernment to apprehend some of the simplicities, complexities in the nature of the founding principles of creation stored and vibrating (פ Peh'd) within consciousness.
So the short version is: NO! The Universe didn't become 'conscious' 4 billion years or so ago. It was and is permeating in its container, Perpetuity of consciousness, since its beginning. This perpetuity will continue on, long after the fabric and container of this universe disappears. Taking into consideration the amount of true insights produced by the scientific community, Science still fails to understand that the blinding shadow of light is a covering of the Sentient Being of our Sun which emanates perpetuity in our solar system. But I can see and understand how they could be confused by appearances.
With science still hypnotized by the illusion of time and space, it is a better rendering from the Perpetual aspects of consciousness, to state that it has taken 14 billion years for the mundane powers of nature in this Universe, a dimension created in error, to adequately evolve a physical vehicle, relative to the little knowledge science currently has of mankind's history, enabling some limited expression to the ever living human consciousness which was, is and will continue existing, long before the initial sound that created the flash of how this Universe came in with a Bang.
Rev. David Strickler; June 19, 2015
Copyright © 2015 by W. David Strickler
First off, due to our technical age, first draw a distinction with the general use of Ontology here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology and Computational Ontology as written by Tom Gruber in the Encyclopedia of Database Systems, Ling Liu and M. Tamer Özsu (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, 2009. http://tomgruber.org/writing/ontology-definition-2007.htm[↩]
. Aside, this brings me to give a deserving special public Thank You to Cristabelle Braden for producing videos to help those who do not understand invisible injuries and those who have difficulty understanding the type of injury affecting 1.75 million of us annually. I share the videos from Hope After Head Injury found here: http://hopeafterheadinjury.com/[↩]
Jewish Exegesis: Peshat (פְּשָׁט) – pronounced peh-shaht' – meaning "simple" or the literal, fundamental meaning; Remez (רֶמֶז) – pronounced reh-mez' – meaning "hint" or the deep (allegoric: hidden or symbolic) meaning beyond just the literal sense; Derash (דְּרַשׁ) – pronounced deh-rahsh' also called "Midrash," meaning "concept", from Hebrew darash: "inquire" ("seek") – the comparative (midrashic) meaning, as given through similar occurrences; Sod (סוֹד) – pronounced with a long O as in 'sore' – "secret" ("mystery") or the esoteric/mystical meaning, as given through inspiration or revelation.[↩]
Why Francis Schaeffer Matters: The Line of Despair – Part 3, by Dr. David Steele[↩]
Nicholas of Cusa and the Wisdom of Ignorance 'De docta ignorantia' presented by David Rutledge, PhD; publication date: 14 April 2014, link: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/encounter/5389126[↩]
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English is the most popular language in the world. Best known as the universal business language, it's a major requirement in most (almost all of them) companies that have international relationships.
Therefore if you want to take advantage of all your potential in business, you have to be focus on learning Business English. Today we're going to focus on Business English and Marketing.
Marketing uses very specific words that you need to know when you talk to your clients, audience, prospects, partners, etc. For any marketing discussion, you need to be familiar with the most common marketing concepts.
Here is some of the most important and recurring vocabulary mentioned in the business marketing field.
Advertisement: in the world of marketing, advertisement plays a leading part in the success of any product. Commonly shortened as 'Ad', an advertisement is a paid announcement via television, radio, social networks, newspapers, magazines, etc; looking forward to promote a product or service. Verbs related: to advertise/to promote.
Mass Media: you can define as mass media any means of communication which attracts the attention of a massive amount of people. For example: television channels with worldwide coverage, big newspapers such as The New York Times, etc.
Return on Investment: if your field is investments and finances then you'll see this term coming around a lot, so you better have a clear definition of what it means. Commonly abbreviated as ROI, the return on investment is the amount of profit made from an investment before taxes are subtracted. It's usually expressed as a percentage.
Motto/Slogan: Do you remember seeing a big "I'm lovin' it" at McDonald's? Well, that's a slogan. It's usually a word or a catchphrase that attracts customers' attention and sticks with them. Something they can't forget easily.
Brand: a brand is a particular product or a characteristic that serves to identify a particular product. We're surrounded by famous brands all day every day, here are some that you may recognize: Nike, Adidas, Pepsi, Converse, Lays, Pringles, Heinz, Hershey's, etc.
Logo: a short way to write 'logotype', and it's a graphic representation of a company. It can be its name, an abbreviation, a drawing related to the brand (for example Lacoste or Pepsi). It's a very important part of a company's presentation and it should be designed in a way customers recognize it and remember it when they see it again.
Wholesale Price: if you're in the market as a distributor or a retailer, then this term is very important for you. The wholesale price is the price sellers give you when you buy many products to the same company/person. Of course, as you're probable a recurring client and you're buying more than 1 item, the price should be lowered a bit.
Competitive Price: it's a good price according to what competitors are asking for a product. Competitive prices put your products in the market and are more likely to look like great opportunities for customers.
Appointment: if you're planning to have a very busy business life, then you'll be full of these. Appointments are fixed meetings, so you have to keep them in mind, probably write them down and try to be punctual!
These are only some of the Business English marketing terms you have to get used to if you're going to be involved in business life you have to learn and practice way more terms and try to add them to your speech.
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The concept of a new Rambo movie, featuring the world's bloodthirstiest senior citizen, seems much less ridiculous following the unexpected critical and commercial success of 2006's Rocky Balboa. Yet it still feels fairly preposterous. After all, Stallone's big-hearted pugilist was a consummate underdog, so there was something poetically apt about his past-his-prime creator bringing him back against long odds and rampant skepticism. But physical invincibility is pretty much the defining characteristic of Rambo, Stallone's beloved Cold Warrior. So it seems more than a little silly to bring him back to the screen at an age where many of his generational peers are retiring to Florida and whipping out photographs of their grandchildren.
The 61-year-old Stallone returns to the role of a stoic, monosyllabic killing/mumbling machine, now reduced to working as a boatman and snake-wrangler in war-torn Burma. Like Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, Stallone is an idealist masquerading as a cynic, but when the Burmese Army captures and tortures a battalion of deeply annoying Bible-thumpers from Colorado, Stallone springs into action. With the help of a band of grizzled mercenaries seemingly recruited from a summer-stock production of Apocalypse Now, Stallone goes all Rambo on the bad guys, wracking up a triple-digit body count in the process.
Stallone spends the dreary first 40 minutes of Rambo staring numbly into the distance, mumbling dispassionately, and generally attempting to fade into the scenery. But once the carnage begins, it seldom lets up. Rambo works best as a pure action movie devoted to delivering the cheapest kicks imaginable—and to a much lesser extent, to bringing attention to human-rights violations and genocide in Asia. There's something strangely satisfying about watching a long-in-the-tooth legend of the genre try to outdo young whippersnappers like 300 in the bloodshed-and-mayhem department. Stiffly written, woodenly acted, and indifferently directed, yet full of shit blowing up real good and motherfuckers getting killed, Rambo is fun-bad, then bad-bad, then ultimately fun-bad again, before its abrupt end. A plea for international intervention in Burma cunningly disguised as a B-movie bloodbath, Rambo is paradoxically both a condemnation and celebration of mindless slaughter.

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The past couple of weeks have been really choc full for me. Lots of driving, working, meeting athletes for training sessions, and so on. Last week I averaged 6 hours of sleep from Monday until Saturday night which is not enough for me over that many days. I turn into a shell-shocked bleary-eyed version of myself which will stare at you blankly and mumble things like, "Huh?"
Despite that, the swim races went well. I am really happy to be part of bringing some new events to town. Swimming has been an important part of my life for most of it, and I'm glad to share this passion with everyone.
We had almost 200 people swim on Saturday morning. The course started with a beach start, then 150 yards out, then north for 600 yards, across for 100, then south for 600. The 1 milers turned the initial buoy to finish while the 2 milers did a 180 and headed back onto the course.
I was on my surf racing paddleboard to lifeguard and watch for any swimmers in distress. We only had one real issue - a talented local triathlete cramped up badly on the 2nd lap and I was able to get to him in just a few seconds. He was OK but his legs were both cramping, making swimming impossible.
The swims are getting some both talented and new swimmers into the open water swimming world, which is the mission.
Thanks to all the volunteers, guards, and rescue personnel who helped out.
This weekend we are off to Ocean Isle with a few of our friends for a beach weekend, which I am looking forward to. I will have to work but I can do that sitting on the deck.
I was going to write a longer post but realized it is all babble about regular life trivia that you would not care about. Been a busy week.
Looking forward to hosting the Big Deuce and Little Uno swimming races tomorrow morning.
We were leaving New York City, and Bri turned to me and said "Everyone was so friendly! I don't know why people think New Yorkers have a bad attitude."
After our visit to New Jersey: "People here are nice!"
See, the secret here is that Bri is a nice person, and when you are nice to people, they tend to be nice back. Not all of them, not all the time, but kindness procreates kindness, and this sort of positive vibe is self-perpetuating.
If you go into NYC and give someone a bad attitude, they will be very quick to tell you to &%(%$ and $#&*(%. But they'll turn to the next person and maybe be nice if that person has no f-ing problem, you know?
There are legitimately bad people that none of us can save, but my experience is that non-criminals (that is most of you!) tend to be decent people who will treat you well if you reciprocate.
The visit to the Jersey Shore was fun as always, caught up with a bunch of old friends and had a good time.
I am back to the grind, Big Deuce is this weekend and I have a bunch of other duties. It is much better to be in-demand and busy than out of work and idle though.
Also, my phone died while on vacation, so I bought one of these new Android super phones. It has assumed my identity and transferred all my funds to a numbered account in Switzerland. It is like having a portable TV in your pocket. Technology is amazing. We are moving at the speed of light.
Today we woke up in Rome, NY. We had parked our car here on Saturday night prior to the tour. The original plan was to park in Canjoharie (the end of day 6) but I couldn't find a good parking spot. Anyway, day 6 ride would have been 62 miles, but instead Bri and I went for a short run in a local park, then jumped in the car and drove 4 hours to Manhattan. We rode 250 miles on mountain bikes in 5 days, which is enough for us.
Tonight we toured around NYC a bit. Here are the pictures. Tomorrow we're off to Ocean City, NJ for a couple days on the Jersey Shore.
Another 50 miles from Syracuse to Rome. A mix of trails and road. The canal in this area is not a transport canal, more of a cultural relic and small tourist attraction. Big carp all throughout.
Tomorrow we're going to roll out with the group then come back to our hotel, shower up, then drive down to NYC. No plans other than a run in Central Park. Lame, right?
We have not run much at all this week, and don't care.
Seneca Falls to Syracuse. 40 miles and there was a 50 meter pool at the finish site. Very refreshing.
After 4 days, things are getting ripe at camp. This is why we're staying in a hotel.
Our hotel tonight is in Armory Square, downtown Syracuse. What a pleasant surprise to discover that the Empire Brewing Company (microbrewery) is less than a block away.
Tomorrow we'll start with a short run then 50 miles into Rome.
We had a pleasant ride today, 53 miles from Medina and ending in Pittsford. Had lunch at mile 33, then stopped for a swim at mile 44 at an outdoor olympic pool in Rochester. We did 2500m for those of you interested. Finished up with a few easy miles rolling into Pittsford. All told we started at 815AM and finished around 330PM. We're not in a hurry and are riding fat tires.
Ever where the term "Podunk town" came from?
Our comfortable and plush bed, courtesy of the Canal Lamp Inn.
We are happily cruising along the Erie Canal in Upstate NY this week. It is our annual weeklong summer vacation. The last 2 days were spent in cars, getting ourselves up here for the fun. There are 500 or so others along with us.
Today we covered 47 miles, from Buffalo to Medina. Most of the ride is along the canal, on either paved trail or crushed gravel. We are on our mountain bikes, which works well. My cassette is old though and it is skipping like mad in the middle gears, so I am big gearing it (riding it like a fixie with a triple in front).
Tomorrow we'll cover 54 miles to Pittsford, with a stop at the Genesee Valley Water Center for a swim along the way.
Bri and I are off for our summer vacation this weekend. We're driving to Buffalo NY to ride in a bike tour along the Erie Canal. The tour itself is 8 days, but we're going to check out 2 days early in order to spend an evening in NYC and then a couple of days on the Jersey shore. It should be a lot of fun.
These tours tend to be slanted to retirees but there are usually a few younger folks like ourselves.
I am busy so this update is short and to the point.
Yesterday I ran in the 4 mile Great Raleigh Road Race with the TAF racing team (pictured above). This is the crew we do our Tuesday night intervals with - all good runners and fun people. Downtown Raleigh has a lot of small, steep hills and this course hit a bunch of them. I am getting my foot speed back but the hills drive my heart rate to the moon and I don't recover from multiple supra-threshold spikes like I used to (that means if the HR goes over lactate threshold several times in a short period you exhaust your ability to come back to a steady state sub-threshold pace, re: why both competitive runners and cyclists practice for surges and accelerations with over-threshold speed).
Anyway, it was a nice cool morning and I ran 25:22 which is not shabby. Bri had a long week and decided to sleep in.
Today we rode with several friends/athletes up to Chapel Hill and back, then ran a mile with Tassie. I am continually amazed at our fortunate circumstances - we live in a beautiful part of the country and have some really nice places to ride and run.
When we're not out running or riding this weekend we are packing up the house and painting things that need paint - we're going to list the place for sale soon and actually get into another house.
We have a ton of useless crap.
Tomorrow I don't know what we're going to do, besides see the new Twilight movie. I am on Team Alice, she is a hot weirdo.
Bri sent this link to me, so we could make jokes for the rest of the day.
When it comes to finances, Bri and I are pretty sensible folks. I was taught to save my money for a rainy day early in life, having seen my parents go through a couple financial crises, and fortunately my wife understands the value of compounding interest and delayed gratification. We have been paying extra into our mortgage since moving into the home, and the Cary metropolitan area has not declined in value precipitously like many areas. We're roughly even on our purchase price (on paper at the moment).
Our third choice is to sell this home and rent for a couple or few years while the US goes through the painful contraction of the debt supercycle collapse and the recent artificial stimulus (federal government payouts) rolls off and we realize half the country is broke or worse, but I am risk adverse to this choice due to my inability to accurately predict what home prices and mortgage rates will do in the future. Rephrased, the devil you know is often better than the one you don't.
In other news, today I thought: 90% of people in the world will say you can't do or achieve a thing; the other 10% are the ones doing and achieving.


I gave Moralee the clippings per your request. He read your letter re your past & present activities, which interests him very much & mentioned he was going to write you. It was the first time I met your Aunt, she is a very attractive lady & a sweet personality, & like your Uncle, a good sense of humour. Their daughter has the same qualities, so certainly a lovely family, & a pleasure to know them. We had a grand time swapping memories of 40 odd years, even to singing some of the old Tyneside comic songs, I really got a big kick out of it, I think a good time was had by all. Of course, a little toddy helped spur the occasion! Moralee brought a couple of pieces of his marble art work to show me, a placque of Mary Pickford, & Wm. Farnum, a famous American stage actor, both placques were magnificent works of art, the likenesses were really amazing - never saw anything like it, a truly great artist. He also loaned me a book of Tyneside poems (in Geordie language) by Richard Scott, published in 1927 by Hewitt & Brown Ltd. Whitley Bay, titled "Over The Anvil". If possible, you should try & get a copy, am sure you would enjoy it, it has a glossary which translates the words of the Geordie poems - do'nt think I would have understood half of the lines without it. I was very interested to know you started at old "Boro" in '24. I guess you knew my Dad built & ran the place originally.
Glad you got the picture OK. In your last 3 or 4 letters you have'nt mentioned it.
Well, think thats all for now. Mrs L. joins in love & kind thoughts.
My best to Mrs B. & self.
Was sorry to note you were unable to accomodate the School Master - too bad, that certainly would have been a nice deal for you. Couldn't you have got a 2nd hand divan & make small payments each month? It's a shame you had to miss such as good an opportunity as that - especially the Master being retired & was in a good position financially.
Anyway, hope next time someone good xomes along you will be prepared for that situation. It was fortunate that Mr. Pringle had the bath & toilet installed otherwise you would'nt have had much chance in renting to anyone.
Pleased to know Jack Graham was looking good - he's a sweet guy - I imagine you saw Benny Barron too - hope you all had a nice time together as usual.
Nothing much exciting to tell yow dear - am feeling pretty good but still not in condition to work yet, this inactivity is sure getting monotomous (over a year now) isn't that awful! However, hope it won't be long before the Dr. gives me the Green light to go back to worh again. Some friends of mine from STOCKSFIELD (nr. North Shields) are going to atop here on their way over from Australia for a day - the ship arrives here June 23rd so we are going to meet them (MR & MRS JACK HOGG) he used to go to school with me in Tynesmouth. The Capt. of the ship is from Whitley Bay, so we expect to have a nice time with them all.
All for now Trixie - Eda joins in love & best.
Take care of yourself. Bye dear & God Bless.
Was pleased to hear from you again - got a big kick re the clipping about the holdup in New Orleans - what a character that barmaid is - very funny.
Have been trying to figure out who on earth was sending me the Mardi Gras papers from N.O. never thought about you - many thanks Ernie - they were very interesting indeed.
Sounds like you had a hectic time with Thelma & Bess & plenty of laughs. The crack about culture in the Belly is a classic - wonderful!
Babe is still on the diet bus. he's now 218 lbs - can you imagine?
Have'nt seen him for several months so don't know what he looks like & to top it off, he's having trouble with his gall Bladder (or Stones) I guess he's just not feeling or looking too good. Young Hal Roach called me last week re going back to work, but of course it's out of the question right now - with the health situation of us both - altho' I am feeling good & greatly improved, I doubt I could take on anything strenuous for a while yet. We certainly have been unfortunate in the health dept. this last year or so. Anyway we are lucky our old films have kept the name alive on TV otherwise we would have disappeared entirely. We just had a deal offered to Tour Australia & New Zealand for a year - only eight shows a week - think I could manage that, but Babe does'nt like personal appearances or the Traveling, so I guess that's out.
Well all for now Ernie - Eda joins in all the best & Trust alls well & happy with you.
Bye now & God Bless.
Some parents explained so much to their young son about the "Birds & the Bees" he's now going steady with a sparrow!!
Many thanks for your interesting letter of March 23rd last, with your idea & description of a comedy film regarding a voyage to Mars.
Due to the fact that we are not making short comedies anymore, am afraid this idea would be of no use or value to us. However, we greatly appreciate your kindly interest.
It is a funny idea & has a lot of comedy possibilities, maybe Jewel & Warriss might be interested for a film TV short - Just a thought.
James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, known as Jimmy Jewel, (1909-1995) was a British television and film actor. Jewel's early career was as part of a double act with Ben Warriss (1909–1993), who together made regular television appearances in the 1950s after a popular radio comedy series Up the Pole in the post-war years. The pair were reputed to be Britain's leading double-act in variety.
Thanks your nice letter 19th.inst. Was so pleased to hear from you again, only, sorry to note you have been having a rough time in the health dept. its certainly discouraging for you to have those lousey spells. Anyway, I hope the weather will soon get wanner & give you some relief - too bad you can't get away from there during the winter & stay in some sunny climate, & return for the summer season only, but I guess your bus. is an all year Job whether open or not & keeps you pretty well tied down.
I got a big kick out of the cartoon clipping of Bulge & Krush, very funny. I really do'nt know what to think about their good neighbour policy talk, disarmament plans etc. after their past performances its hard to believe if they are on the level & really sincere in their proposals, I think this government is taking it with a grain of salt so far, & waiting for some definite proof of their peaceful desires, such as freeing the satelite Countries - East Germany etc. & cutting out the Iron Curtain bus. & putting the atom stocks into useful purpose which would benefit the whole World - thats my big wish.
Note re Gertie's Birthday, please convey my belated greetings, we sure are all getting on, mine is in June too (66). Interesting to hear re Brian being in the film bus. wish him lots of good luck & a successful career. Yhat type of work is he doing?
I have read re Chaplin preparing a new picture, understand he's not going to appear in it - Just direct & produce. We wo'nt get to see it in this Country as all his films are banned here, due to this I have'nt seen his last one "Limelight".
The Davy Crockett was a hell of a craze with the kids here too for a short while, but had a very short life when they found out that he was'nt a Hero of his time - he was a criminal or something, so they gave Davy the bums rush - cap'n all.!.
Yes, the Grace Kelly marriage was a Roman Holiday for the papers here too, it really took the place of World Affairs for several weeks. I think eyerybodys glad its over with & are now saying "Where were we"?. Do'nt know if I told you or not (in my last letter) that Norman Wisdom was in Hollywood a few weeks ago & came to visit me, we had a lovely afternoon & evening together. He was over here on business, & I understand he is goine to make a film for Columbia Studios, part to be made in London & the rest in Las Vegas, I think its going titled "An Englishman In Las Vegas." A day or two after he saw me, he & his Wife were flying to Jamaica for a couple of weeks holiday then return home by boat. I guess he's back by now. Well, think thats all for now Teddy. Eda joins in love & kind thoughts to Gertie, self, Cynthia & family.Trust you'll have a real successful season this year. Drop a line when you feel like it, always enjoy hearing from you.
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Decide whether or not to tile directly on top of the prior layer. If the old tile is securely installed and in good condition, you can save yourself a lot of time by just laying new tile on top of it. However, the floor level will change a bit. If you rip up the old tile, it will take more time, but you can guarantee that the subfloor is secure.
Tap each old tile lightly to check for looseness. Get a small wood mallet and tap the center of each tile. Listen closely to the noise that follows. If it sounds hollow, then you need to pull up the tile, spread a layer of thin-set underneath it, and press it back down.
Check the floor for levelness. Place a level down on the floor. Look at it to see if the floor reads out as perfectly level. Move your level device around to check all parts of the room. If there are high points in the room, use a masonry grinder to grind them down. If there are low points, plan to build them up with some extra thin-set before laying your new tile.
Sand the old tiles down. Get an 80-grit or rougher sand paper. Go over the room, sanding each area until all of the tile is a bit rough on the surface. Use a broom or vacuum to pick up any dust left over from sanding. The rougher texture of the tile will help the new tile to attach more securely to the floor.
Before you start working, put on a pair of construction goggles to protect your eyes. Don protective gloves that fit you well, if you are worried about skin irritation.
Pry up the existing tiles. Place a chisel at the edge of the tile at an angle. Hit the back of the chisel with a hammer slowly and continue until the tile begins to break apart. Continue as you move across the entire floor. Throw the broken tile pieces into a wastebasket.
Another option is to simply hit each tile in the center with a sledgehammer. This will create more pieces, but can be a quick way to pull up a floor.
Wearing a mask can protect you from any small dust particles kicked into the air as you pull up the tiles. It's also a good idea to wear long pants and sleeves to protect your arms and legs from scrapes or cuts. Protect your knees when removing or laying tile by wearing pads or padded pants.
Scrub the floor with a stripper. Use a floor stripping solution purchased from your local hardware or home improvement store. Apply the stripper to the floor as directed. Wait until it takes full effect and then use an abrasive scouring pad to scrub loose any stuck on debris or glue. Keep going until the floor is fairly smooth to the touch.
Inspect and repair the subfloor. Once you've removed the tiles and any associated grime, take a close look at your floor with a work light. If the floor is wood, see if there are any areas that are rotten or warped. You'll need to replace these spots with fresh wood. If the concrete subfloor is slightly cracked, sand it down with an abrasive pad.
Replacing any damaged wood sections is a great way to prevent a future mold problem, especially in bathrooms or kitchens. Just make sure that you address the cause of any leaks as well.
Measure the size of your floor. Get out a tape measure and write down the length and width of the room. Measure twice just to be careful. Multiply these 2 numbers and you'll have the square footage of the space. Look at the square footage covered by a box of tile or a single tile. Divide your floor's square footage by the amount contained in each box and this will tell you how many boxes you'll need to buy.
For example, if your room is 150 square feet and each box covers 10 square feet, you'll need to buy 15 boxes to cover the floor. It's also best to buy an extra 10% of tile, so that you have some room for error, too.
Choose your replacement tile. Create a construction budget, so you know how much you can spend. Then, use your room measurements to determine what type of tile you'll buy. You'll also want to consider the style of the space, the ease of installation, and the durability of the tile type.
A single tile generally costs between $5 to $15 a square foot. Keep in mind your other construction expenses too, such as grout.
Dry-lay the tile to see how it looks. Set the tiles out on the floor in the planned pattern. Try to get a feel for where you'll need to use the tile cutter to break full-size tiles down into smaller pieces. This is also the time to move the tiles around to experiment with different patterns. After you look everything over, you can either leave the tiles down or pick them up and reapply them later.
Pay particular attention to entryways. Small pieces of tile can sometimes look awkward in these spaces, so you may need to rearrange to guard against this.
Comb the thin-set onto the floor. Dip your trowel into the bucket of thin-set and spread it out across the floor. Move your trowel in the same direction, to reduce the possibility of air pockets. If there were low spots in the floor that you marked earlier, you may need to apply extra thin-set to those areas.
Set each tile down and wiggle it a bit. Hold the tile above its future spot and drop it down gently and slowly. Move it just a bit side-to-side to secure the tile to the floor. Tap the top of the tile with a wooden hammer as well. Place a level on top of the tile to verify that the tile is level. Continue until all the tiles are placed.
Thin-set starts to dry immediately. If you need to peel up a tile and move it, you'll need to do so almost immediately or risk having to chisel away hardened thin-set. The thin-set will be totally dry within 24-48 hours.
Use a tile cutter to make smaller tile pieces. You can either rent a cutter or buy a hand-held one from a home improvement store. You'll likely need to cut tiles to complete the edges of your floor. Hold a full tile under the cutter and run the scoring wheel across the top. Next, push down on the cutter's handle until the tile snaps along the scoring line.
Other options for cutting tile include using a wet saw or glass cutting tool.
Inspect each section of tile before moving on. After you finish four or more tiles, stand up and take a few steps back. Look down to see if the tiles appear in proper alignment. Place a level across the tiles to make sure it is even. Take this opportunity to clean away any thin-set from the tile's surface with a damp sponge as well.
Work the grout into the joints. When all of the tiles are placed, mix your grout in a bucket according to the package directions. Use a trowel and grout float to press the grout in between each tile. Wipe away any excess from the tile's surface before it hardens by using your trowel and a sponge. When you are finished, let the grout dry for two days before walking on it.
Don't add too much water to your grout. It should be similar in texture to cake batter.
Take this opportunity to experiment with varying tile patterns. Move away from traditional straight lines and arrange your floor tiles in zig-zags or circular patterns.
Be careful when handling cut or broken tiles. Their edges can be very sharp and can cut your hands or fingers quite easily.
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He was a welder for Integrated Machinery Solutions.
Colton is survived by his father and step mother, Darwin and Fabarah Davis of Elkhart; mother and step father, Tiffinee and Christopher Rocha of Mt. Pleasant; grandparents, Doyle and Pam Poag of Mt. Pleasant, Nancy Davis of Elkhart, and Claudia Rocha of Mt. Pleasant; brothers, Trevor Davis of Fort Worth, Ryan Rocha of Mt. Pleasant, and Trenton Rocha of Mt. Pleasant; nephew, Dylon Davis of Fort Worth; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Sam Davis and grandfather Ray Rocha.
A visitation will be held for Colton on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Bates-Cooper-Sloan Funeral Home. A funeral will be held for him on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Bates-Cooper-Sloan Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Nevills Chapel Cemetery in Mount Pleasant.
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La Iglesia parroquial de San Pedro, situada en el municipio de Condado de Treviño provincia de Burgos, es un templo gótico del siglo XIII cuya torre barroca caracteriza todo el caserío.

El edificio ha sufrido diversas transformaciones, y conserva de su primitiva construcción medieval, la portada, de estilo románico tardío, de gran interés desde el punto de vista ornamental e iconográfico.

Su rica ornamentación decora arquivoltas, capiteles, jambas e intercolumnios, y nos permite conocer la indumentaria de las diferentes clases sociales de la época y las costumbres de la vida cotidiana campesina. Destaca especialmente la decoración de la sexta arquivolta decorada con signos del zodiaco, alternando con escenas representativas de los meses del año.

Al exterior destaca la hermosa talla en piedra, del siglo XIII, de la Virgen Blanca, situada en una esquina.

La torre, fue levantada en el siglo XVIII, el cuerpo de campanas lo construyó en 1774 José de Ejalde, pero la cúpula y linterna son obra de 1790 de Juan Agustín de Echeverría, siguiente el proyecto del arquitecto Garay.

La iglesia presenta planta de cruz latina, y en su interior destaca el retablo churrigueresco fechada en 1720, una pila bautismal del siglo XIII, un cristo gótico y dos cruces procesionales renacentistas.

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Iglesias románicas de la provincia de Burgos
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Potato Allergy & Intolerence
Dr H Morrow Brown
Potato can cause many allergic problems in any body System
Everybody eats potatoes, which were brought to Europe from South America by the Spaniards over 500 years ago. Potato belongs to the botanical family Solanaceae, which includes tomato, aubergine, peppers, tobacco, deadly nightshade, and many others.Potato has quite often been considered such a bland food as to be included in diets for food intolerance, but I have found that a remarkable variety of serious problems were caused by potato in thirty-nine cases of all ages. Recent research in Finland has established that potato contains several powerful allergens.
Definite allergy to potato is very rare, when being in the kitchen near potatoes being cooked may be enough to bring on a severe asthma. The only case I have seen as sensitive as this was diagnosed as having 'whooping cough' as a baby, but the cough persisted along with swelling of the lips, tongue and eyes.Mother finally made the diagnosis by observing that the attacks related to meals containing potato or being near cooking potato. With difficulty she convinced the doctors that if potato was strictly avoided her daughter would remain well. Even a trace of potato on a serving spoon was enough to trigger an attack of asthma, and tomato causes a lesser reaction.Slow reactions, which can cause all sorts of problems anywhere in the body, are not so uncommon, as I have collected thirty-nine cases over the years.. In housewives the commonest sign of a possible potato allergy is sneezing or wheezing when scraping new potatoes because this creates a fine spray of juice from the potato skin, or itching of the hands or worsening of eczema after peeling potatoes. Potato is such a common food that the possible significance of this observation is seldom realised. Pricking through a drop of fresh potato juice produced a very positive skin reaction in thirty two cases.
Effects on Behaviour and Nervous System
Potato affected behaviour in seven cases. The first case who alerted me to this possibility was a ten year old girl attending the clinic for seasonal and perennial hay fever, who also gave the impression of being mildly mentally retarded and very lethargic. She had frequent headaches, slept most of the day, and had no initiative whatsoever.
Nine years later she was living away from home at college, cooking for herself, when a sudden shortage made potatoes so expensive that she did without them. Fortunately her clinic visit was at this time, when I was struck by the complete change in her personality. She was quite vivacious and lively, and she told me that that her headaches and lethargy had vanished overnight, after giving up potatoes. Three deliberate open challenges with potato reproduced headache and lethargy each time, and finally an accidental challenge, when she was unaware she had had potato, confirmed the association beyond doubt.
This case heightened my awareness, but the presentations were variable and bizarre. The most striking cases are worth describing in detail because somebody may recognise a similarity with their own problems. The most dramatic case was a boy aged five who had had frightful behaviour since a baby followed by asthma since age three. Mother was blamed for his behaviour, but he also had thirst, bedwetting, and large smelly floating stools. She had observed that if he had a stomach upset and could not eat for a few days he suddenly became a lovable little boy, but his dreadful behaviour reappeared as soon as he began to eat again.
The possible significance of this observation was dismissed out of hand by a professor of paediatrics, but mother demanded he be seen by an allergist. When I saw him he was almost impossible to examine, and a wide range of skin tests were negative. He had a distended stomach, very heavy shadows under his eyes, and severe asthma, so he was put on a diet consisting of only lamb and rice. All his problems vanished in a few days, and he became a lovely little boy who actually allowed me to take blood without complaint! At school he could sit still and concentrate for the very first time, as shown by dramatic improvement in writing and art work. Separate reintroductions of potato, milk, and wheat all reproduced his problems, suggesting he had wheat and milk intolerance as well as potato. He remained well on a restricted diet, but extensive blood tests were all negative for allergy, and for Coeliac disease..
To encourage him his parents also went on the restricted diet, and to everyone's surprise father's personality also improved, but when both father and son ate potato they both became nasty and aggressive. Further enquiry revealed that the only time when father ate potato chips was at lunch on Fridays, explaining why by the time he got home on Fridays he was always nasty and aggressive. Milk or cheese would also make both of them miserable and depressed, and the colic and diarrhoea of another sibling aged six months was found to be due to cows milk and wheat intolerance.
Another little boy aged three and a half was described by his mother as having a Jekyll and Hyde personality, and also had severe eczema. After three days on a test diet of lamb and rice both eczema and misbehaviour disappeared. Test feeds showed repeatedly that potato, milk, and orange squash would reproduce tantrums and eczema and he was transformed from a stubborn, resentful, withdrawn, whining child to a normal happy little boy.
Two other children with perennial rhinitis also had behavioural problems caused by potato. One aged sixteen, suffered uncontrollable emotional tantrums on exposure to tobacco smoke, drawing attention to tobacco belonging to the same botanical family. He also had learning difficulties which vanished on avoiding potato, and he rapidly ascended to the top of his class. Challenges with potato reproduced his symptoms every time, but eventually he could tolerate potato without problems.
Some Mothers actually do have them!
Andrew was thirty nine, and since. childhood he had had poor coordination, clumsiness falling over, dropping things, and bumping into things, with short attention span, mood swings and a stammer. His daughter aged eleven also had food and dye intolerances, mood swings, and poor coordination, which were sorted out at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Aged 27 he began to have diarrhoea which ceased on avoidance of gluten, and accidental or intentional consumption of gluten resulted in diarrhoea the next day for three days, and although a biopsy was negative the diagnosis was confirmed on clinical grounds. Aged 37 he began to experience episodes of tingling and swelling of lips and sometimes throat, and increased difficulties with coordination, and accident proneness. He had frequent headaches for which he took large numbers of Paracetamol tablets, and mood swings when he would tend to say the silly things to the wrong people in inappropriate situations. These episodes would occur several times a week at irregular intervals. Fish such as tuna or salmon would repeatedly cause him to fall asleep, and had to be avoided because of driving.
He was advised to go on a 'few foods' diet, and a month later he reported many changes for the better. The results of deliberate or accidental ingestion of certain foods were remarkable, especially that when he had had eaten the wrong food his wife had noticed that "he walked with his toes turned out, like a duck" but there was no opportunity to show this on a video. Coordination and manual dexterity had improved markedly, as he could type on his computer much faster, and remember programmes as never before. He no longer fell over, dropped things, or bumped into things. His wife was instructed to begin to introduce foods one by one to find out precisely what to avoid.
On review a year later it transpired that potato was the major problem, especially as gluten free breads usually contain potato flour. He also had a very strong craving for potato, and as he had to travel a great deal on motorways he would have an occasional snack. On six or seven occasions he succumbed to the craving and had a packet of potato crisps, and about six hours later he would have the reaction, which was depression, clumsiness, aggressiveness, and headache. He would also have difficulty in speaking, taking in information, writing, and memory. These effects would last for three days from a packet of crisps, terminated by an attack of diarrhoea. His wife observed that giving him potato concealed in soup caused lip swelling, joint pains, and visual difficulties for three days ending with acute diarrhoea, which presumably got rid of the last traces of potato.Tomato had a similar effect, and exposure to the smell of tomato plants in the conservatory would cause a reaction in the lips and throat in minutes. It was not possible to stop him smoking a pipe, so the effect of this is unknown. He had similar reactions to soya, which made his diet even more difficult,
He gave a remarkable typed statement regarding the effects of potato, as follows:-
"I feel good/high on top of the world. This lasts for two hours max. I have a headache, my lips tingle, my mood changes, I come aggressive, depressed, and my vision deteriorates. — devil may care attitude –hang consequences—I may take risks—this will last for about 2-3 days-my stomach swells up—frequent visits to the toilet- I get blotched hands- -it used to be once a week then 2 time a week and now it is all the time, my complexion goes, my writing goes funny, my vision goes blurred, I lose patience, my feet sweat more than normal and I am tired out. I get fed up with life in general, I get clumsy, hot, insecure, anxious,. I get an increased sense of smell and I wake up in the night and early morning."
After four years it was obvious that there were great difficulties with the diet, and with compliance because of the cravings. He was the only one of the series who smoked, in this case a pipe, but could not stop. It is unfortunate that this was not possible, in view of the effects of tobacco smoke on many potato sensitive patients.
Potato Eczema
Potato was the sole cause in five patients out of twenty-two with eczema. Two of them always began to itch when exposed to tobacco smoke The oldest was sixty-nine, had had eczema for 52 years. She came because she was worried about the effects of using steroid creams for thirty years, and had noticed that 'doing the potatoes' made the eczema worse. The remarkable improvement and healing after avoidance for eight months is illustrated in the section on eczema.
Potato was an important factor in seventeen other eczematous patients aged from 18 months upwards. The possibility was often suggested by using fresh potato juice routinely for a prick testing. Enquiry regarding effects from handling or peeling potatoes sometimes suggested the diagnosis, because the potato juice gets into the skin through tiny cracks in the skin, thus performing a natural skin test.
Other foods were also involved in seven cases, inhalant allergens such as dust mites and pets in six, and both foods and inhalants in four. These findings emphasise that a quick fix by simply avoiding potato is uncommon, because all causative factors have to be defined and avoided simultaneously. Proof by the effects of test feedings could only be clearly established when all the other causes were also avoided.
Potato as a cause of Eczema
Edith was delightful lady of sixty-nine who had had eczema for 52 years. She had been using steroid creams daily for thirty years, and was worried because her skin had become very fragile and thin, and bruised very easily. Even the tips of her shirt collar rubbing on her neck was enough to cause bruising of the skin.
Blood vessels showing through skin
Bruising from tips of her shirt collar
Effects of steroid cream
Six Months no potato
Appearance of forearm skin After no potato for six months
The only clue was that she had observed that she could not peel or handle potatoes because of the irritation and itching of the hands which they caused, so she was instructed to avoid potatoes and tomatoes completely. She soon stopped the steroid creams as the itch had ceased, and by six months her skin was as shown looking healthy and showing the scars of healed scratches on the forearm. The extent of healing at her age after the cause of the problem had been removed was surprising after half a century of eczema and thirty years of steroid creams.
Eczema caused by Milk, Potato, Tomato, Tobacco Smoke, and Citrus fruits
Moira was twenty-three when she developed a widespread itchy rash which was so severe that she was literally clawing herself to pieces. A dermatologist failed to find a cause and he suspected scabies or that she was inflicting this on herself, so her GP referred her for allergy investigation. When seen her condition resembled a very similar case who had been referred by a dermatologist to a psychiatrist who then referred her to me, and her eczema cleared completely after avoidance of milk.. Here are the photographs of this second case at her first visit.
The first clue in this case was that her father had had very severe asthma which was found to be entirely due to milk, and that she herself had always disliked milk, so milk was excluded from her diet with some improvement by three weeks,. Milk having been excluded with benefit, she discovered that she would scratch all night if she ate potato, and that tomato had the same effect. Another member of the nightshade family, the Solanaceae, is tobacco, and she had repeatedly noticed that if she was exposed to a smoky pub she would itch severely after about fifteen minutes, and it stopped when she got out and went home where nobody smoked. She also discovered that traces of milk in bread, beef, rice, citrus fruit, and apples all caused itching.
Three months later she had improved remarkably with avoidance of these foods, as shown below.
After six months on a restricted diet she had completely cleared as shown below, and remained well on a restricted diet. Nowadays she can risk an occasional dietary indiscretion, but still has to be very careful, particularly with milk products.
The clue to tobacco sensitivity was that a smoky pub caused severe itching, but avoidance of milk and milk products including beef, citrus fruits, tomato and potato was necessary to bring about complete clearance. She is now aged forty-six, but still has to avoid these foods completely.
MigraineA farmer's wife aged seventy recently sought advice regarding migraine headaches several times a week for the last fifty years. The clue was that she had a definite craving for potato, and that tomato seemed to cause a headache next day. She has had no headaches since except when provoked by deliberately taking potato or tomato. It seems unfortunate that she had to wait fifty years for the answer!
A very Itchy lady
Another lady aged fifty who had known allergies to antibiotics insisted on an allergy investigation, and was referred with a letter from her GP stating "I am not really sure what she is hoping to achieve out of her consultation with you"
Her mother had eczema, her brother asthma and eczema, her son had had eczema, and a grandchild asthma. She had had projectile vomiting as a baby and was reared on semolina. She was a wheezy child but grew out of it, and was healthy until a few years ago. With such a family history it would have been surprising had her problems not been caused by allergy or intolerance.
Her complaint was of attacks of burning and intense itching which began on the arms then spread to legs and the rest of the body. Attacks usually came on after the evening meal and were so severe that she was suspected of having scabies. Three years previously she had noticed that a similar problem was triggered by orange juice or red wine, and she had a definite craving for potato.Violent sneezing attacks were triggered by air fresheners and the smell of washing powders in supermarkets even when she was unaware that she was near them. Tobacco smoke provoked wheezing, sneezing, and itching all over after about twenty minutes exposure in a pub.
All skin tests were negative, but with avoidance of milk, potato, tomato, citrus fruit, and tobacco smoke she became completely free from all symptoms except when accidentally exposed.Eating a small amount of potato or a tomato would reliably reproduce all the symptoms after twelve hours. The vital clue was her itchy reaction to tobacco smoke.
Miscellaneous Effects
One patient with surgically confirmed Crohn's Disease experienced complete relief with avoidance and suffered no relapse when drug treatment was stopped. Eating potato skins, but not boiled potato, repeatedly caused colic and diarrhoea, and she has remained well by avoidance..
Two patients with chronic joint pain and swelling were completely better on avoidance, and test feeds repeatedly caused a relapse. Another patient who had had allergic rhinitis for twenty years which made her life a misery also cleared completely except when exposed to smoke.
World-wide response to Article about Potato Allergy on the Internet
Because potato is so seldom considered as a possible cause of illness nobody knows how many people are being made ill by potato and other members of this botanical family. After this article on the problems which potato can cause was published on the internet I received emails from all over the world from people who had discovered that potato was causing a variety of problems.
The furthest email was from the Australian outback from a rancher who had found that all his serious emotional problems were being caused by potato. Another acute allergy was in a farmer's wife who was raising potatoes in Idaho, a State in the USA renowned for growing potatoes. A little girl had a passion for red tomatoes which caused eczema, but not green ones. When she got the chance to indulge in tomato sauce, eczema would appear in two hours. Another reported that she felt wonderful avoiding potato, but eating a few would bring on acute depression and weeping.A medical student had a persistent severe itch for years for which she was taking antihistamines which made her sleepy so that study was an effort. She told me that tomatoes caused immediate diarrhoea, which suggested that she could be allergic to potato, although all skin and blood tests were negative. The itch went after 36 hours of stopping potato, she has no need for antihistamine tablets, feels much brighter and can concentrate better. Her immunological tests were all negative, but eating a potato brings back the itch, so there is no satisfactory scientific proof of the diagnosis.
Another response from Pennsylvania USA is of great interest, and demonstrates how an intelligent patient can sort out her problems in spite of failure by all the experts. Christine had chronic sinusitis, rhinitis, and depression from age 11, but no family history of allergy. She is now aged 35, happily married with three boys who are all allergics in one way or another. She was well apart from her nasal problems until age 30, when she began to have severe colicky pains, aching joints, and very severe diarrhoea (25+ visits per day). Her nasal symptoms also got worse, she became allergic to aspirin and similar drugs, and developed nasal polyps. A facial rash and mouth ulcers also appeared, and she was very depressed and lethargic..
In hospital she was tested for all manner of possible diseases, and finally diagnosed as Crohn's Disease for which she was ineffectually treated for two years. At this point about six months ago further investigation of her bowel revealed that she did not have Crohn's, but had a polyp, which was removed, and a gross overgrowth of yeast in the gut, possibly as a sequel to having had a great deal of antibiotics.
Christine was given a course of Diflucan, a very effective antifungal drug, which was helpful, took some probiotics, and she decided "to give up on the doctors". She began to suspect a food allergy, and in spite of this idea being dismissed out of hand by all her specialist medical advisers, began to keep a food diary. She noticed that she had no colicky pains or diarrhoea on nights when she cooked rice or ate pizza, and had no potato, which she had eaten nearly every night since childhood. Although she felt very sceptical she decided to stop potato, and in a day or so all her troubles vanished. She was a heavy smoker but quit a month ago, which may also have helped. She is now well, but has discovered that Doritos and Pringles, ( which she did not know contain potato), and also oatmeal, will also set off pains and diarrhoea, but she can tolerate white bread. Christine hopes she will continue to be able to avoid doctors !!
When should you suspect that Potato might be the Cause of your Problem?
True allergy to potato is very rare, and. the rapidity of reaction will direct attention to the cause, so that the sufferer should take great care to avoid potato and other members of this botanical family. The range of effects of potato I have seen is so wide that it might be worth while avoiding potato, tomato, peppers, tobacco smoke, (and probably smoking, snuff, or chewing tobacco if the subject is addicted to tobacco ), for a week or two to see if the problem, whatever it may be, will be relieved.It is remarkable that I have never found any effects which could be associated with smoking in potato sensitive patients, but I have seen cases where their allergy problems began when they stopped smoking, and this has been reported by others.
The diagnosis depends entirely on awareness of the existence of potato intolerance, and that almost any symptom can be caused by the Solanaceae. There is no diagnostic test except avoidance followed by repeated challenges. A positive skin prick test with fresh potato juice is suggestive, but there are no convenient scientific tests available and little chance that the diagnosis could be made during a short NHS consultation.
It is now proven and accepted that smoking tobacco causes cardiac problems as well as cancer. I remember that many years ago an allergist called Joseph Harkavy presented impressive objective evidence at every meeting of the American College of Allergy that tobacco caused allergic disease of the coronary arteries – but nobody would take his findings seriously! Perhaps his evidence should be re-examined today
http://www.allergiesexplained.com/pages/Potato%20Allergy%20and%20Intolerance.htm
Nutritious foods have lower environmental impact than unhealthy foods
Source: University of Minnesota
Summary: Widespread adaptation of healthier diets would markedly reduce the environmental impact of agriculture and food production. For the first time, researchers have tied the health impacts of foods to their overall environmental impact.
Widespread adaptation of healthier diets would markedly reduce the environmental impact of agriculture and food production, according to new research from the University of Minnesota and Oxford University.
For the first time, researchers have tied the health impacts of foods to their overall environmental impact. The report, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), concludes that foods with positive health outcomes have among the lowest environmental impacts, while other foods, such as red meat, can be especially harmful to both.
"The foods making up our diets have a large impact on both ourselves and our environment. This study shows that eating healthier also means eating more sustainably," said David Tilman, professor of ecology, evolution and behavior at the University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences.
"Normally, if a food product is good for one aspect of a person's health, it's better for other health outcomes, as well. The same holds for environmental outcomes."
The researchers explored how consuming 15 different food groups is, on average, associated with five different health outcomes and five aspects of environmental degradation.
Their results show that:
almost all foods associated with improved health outcomes (e.g., whole grain cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and olive oil) have the lowest environmental impacts;
likewise, foods with the largest increases in disease risks — primarily unprocessed and processed red meat such as pork, beef, mutton and goat — are consistently associated with the largest negative environmental impacts;
the two notable exceptions are fish, a generally healthier food with moderate environmental impacts, and sugar-sweetened beverages, which pose health risks but have a low environmental impact.
Researchers concluded that transitioning diets toward greater consumption of healthier foods would also improve environmental sustainability.
The study underscores recent recommendations from the United Nations and others about the environmental impacts of human diets. An August report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommended individuals eat more plant-based foods as a way to adapt to and limit worsening climate change.
"This study shows that replacing red meat with more nutritious options can greatly improve health and the environment," said Jason Hill, bioproducts and biosystems engineering professor at the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
"It's important that all of us think about the health impacts of the foods we eat. We now know that making our nutrition a priority will pay dividends for the Earth, as well."
Financial support for the study came from the University of Minnesota Grand Challenges Research Initiative, the Wellcome Trust, Balzan Award Prize, the U.S. Department of Agriculture , and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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What is Spleen Qi Deficiency?
By Emma Suttie, D.Ac, AP
The spleen is my favourite organ in the body. As an acupuncturist, I am not really supposed to play favourites, saying you love one organ more than the others is like a parent declaring that they love one of their children more, but I feel like I have a special connection with the spleen. I talk about it a lot and I seem to write about it even more. It is a hard working and often under appreciated little organ, so it is my duty, and my privilege to give it some much needed love and attention.
The spleen is an organ that doesn't really get discussed very much in relation to the other organs of the body. I think its role in Western medicine is perhaps seen as less 'vital' than the other organs, but the role of the spleen in Western medicine is very different than its role in Chinese medicine.
The Spleen In Western Medicine
In Western medicine the spleen is part of the immune system and the largest organ in the lymphatic system. It is where red blood cells are recycled and where white blood cells, called lymphocytes, are stored. It is possible to live without a spleen. You can lacerate or rupture your spleen in a car accident or playing contact sports (or via any severe physical trauma) and the spleen may have to be repaired or removed completely (called a splenectomy). Although it is possible to live without a spleen because other organs overcompensate and take over many of its important functions, it makes a person more susceptible to infections and ultimately compromises their immune system.
The Spleen In Chinese Medicine
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The spleen has a fundamental role in Chinese medicine. It, paired with the stomach, are the main organs of digestion and are responsible for digestion and distribution of food and nutrients throughout the body. The spleen extracts qi from the food we eat that is used by the body to build immunity (wei qi), keep things moving freely (stagnation leads to disease), the proper functioning of the other organs and helps to regulate mental functions and emotions.
Why Our Culture Is Hard On The Spleen
It is very common in our culture to have a deficiency of the spleen. Because the spleen is the main organ of not only digestion, but processing, it is responsible for processing the food and drink that we consume, as well as all of the stimulus that comes in through our sense organs. We are a culture that values doing many things at once. The more productive we can be, the more we are praised at our jobs and in life. This philosophy is contrary to the health of the spleen. In Chinese medicine, to keep the spleen healthy, it is important to do one thing at a time, and as mindfully as possible. The idea is that the spleen is then able to use all of its energies to process one thing, rather than having to process many things at once, which wipes out its energy stores, or spleen qi. Examples of doing many things at once are eating (taking in food/drink) while watching TV (taking in stimulus). Or eating while sitting at your computer working. These are commonplace in a culture where everyone has too much to do and is always short on time. This is one of the biggest reasons that so many people suffer with a deficiency of their spleen qi. So, do one thing at a time. If you are going to eat, just eat. Really concentrate and be mindful about what you are doing. Enjoy and savour your food, this will not only help your spleen, but lead you to be more relaxed and help you digest more efficiently too.
A Strong And Balanced Spleen
People with strong and balanced spleen energy have the following characteristics:
hard working
like to nurture themselves and others
excellent endurance
good appetites
good, healthy digestions
strong limbs
are orderly and careful
often very creative
have fertile imaginations
A Spleen Imbalance
People with an imbalance of their spleen often display the following characteristics:
chronically tired
a feeling of being "stuck" in their lives
physical and/or mental stagnation
weak digestion (lots of digestive issues)
diminished sense of taste
abdominal bloating and tenderness
masses in the abdomen
weight problems (either overweight without overeating or underweight without the ability to gain)
Spleen Qi Deficiency
A deficiency of spleen qi can be caused by many things. Eating a poor diet of mostly refined, highly processed foods where the body is not receiving enough nourishment is certainly common, especially in industrialized nations where foods tend to be overly processed and many people make poor food choices. Another cause is simply our hectic lifestyles. As I mentioned above, we are a culture of multitasking, and this is particularly hard on the tiny organ that is responsible for doing all the processing. If it is constantly overloaded, then it will become exhausted, leading to spleen qi deficiency. Another cause, and this is also extremely common, is the emotional aspect of the spleen. In Chinese medicine, every organ is associated with an emotion. An excess of that emotion can damage the related organ, and likewise, when the organ is out of balance, it can have a strong effect on the corresponding emotion. The emotion of the spleen in worry/over thinking. If there is one emotion that I see more than any other in clinic, it is WORRY. An excess of worry and over thinking, as well as having a hard time just shutting off your brain, is damaging to the spleen. And we do that so much in our society. The pressures on us are enormous, and people are simply overworked and overstressed. So, poor nutrition, multitasking and a propensity to worry are all part of our culture, and all are affecting our poor, overworked spleens. It's no wonder spleen qi deficiency is so common.
Here are some symptoms of spleen qi deficiency so you know what to look for:
weakness of the whole body
loose stools with undigested food
a pale tongue with a thin white coat and teeth marks on the sides
a weak pulse
weakness of the arms and legs
prolapse of organs (such as hemorrhoids, uterus, bladder, intestines)
The symptoms above all point to a spleen imbalance. There is good news though. There is wonderful nutritional therapy for deficient spleen qi, and as many Chinese doctors have known for centuries, food is the best medicine.
The Thermal Nature Of Foods In Chinese Medicine
When we talk about nutritional therapy in Chinese medicine, which is an important modality, we talk about the thermal nature of foods. This can be a bit of a difficult concept to understand at first, but once it's explained, it actually starts to make a lot of sense. Thermal nature is not just how physically cold or hot a food is as a result of cooking. In Chinese medicine, all foods are seen to have a fundamentally thermal nature, either warming, cooling or neutral, and these are important to know as they have a direct effect on the body. In the context of Chinese medicine it is also important to know the thermal nature of your body, which is measured by the relative yin and yang energies it encompasses. For example, if a person comes to you with a red face, bloodshot eyes, outbursts of anger and is shouting, it is pretty safe to determine that that person has an excess of yang energy and thus, should eat cooling foods and stay away from warming ones until the balance of yin and yang is reestablished. Every organ also, has a temperature that it prefers, so it is good to know all these things when thinking about food therapy in terms of health and disease.
Food Therapy For Spleen Qi Deficiency
With foods thermal nature in mind, the spleen likes to be warm and dry. So if you have spleen qi deficiency, you want to eat foods that are warming, or at least neutral to help build the spleens energy. Cold foods should be avoided as they weaken digestion. Also, foods that are cold in temperature take more energy for the spleen to digest and are seen to extinguish the digestive fire. The flavour associated with the spleen is sweet, so as a rule, sweet foods are prescribed to correct a deficiency.
One of the best foods to build spleen qi is cooked white rice, often eaten in the form of congee or jook. Congee is essentially a porridge made of overcooked rice and water. You may add other ingredients depending on your condition and taste. For spleen qi deficiency or any weakness of the spleen, warming ingredients would be appropriate. See the list below.
Beneficial Spleen Foods
Sweeteners (in small amounts)
barley malt
rice syrup
Animal Products (if the deficiency is severe)
beef liver or kidney
Chewing foods well is also important when spleen energy is weak. This helps to break down foods before they get to the spleen and means the spleen has less work to do and conserve its energy. Eating things like soups are beneficial because they are cooked until soft and are less work for the spleen to digest. And finally, the preparation of food is also a factor in helping to build up spleen qi. Eating on the run and eating out mean that you are not taking the time and intention to mindfully prepare the foods that you are eating. To prepare foods with care infuses them with healing energies that the whole body, and especially the spleen, needs. So take the time to prepare the foods that you are eating with love, your spleen will appreciate it. 🙂
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Report: Ohio State dismisses Hyde
Ohio State's goal of an undefeated season became a little more difficult to achieve on Monday as head coach Urban Meyer reportedly dismissed starting running back Carlos Hyde from the football program following an incident over the weekend in Columbus, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
Per the report, Hyde "was named as a person of interest in a weekend assault against a female in a Downtown bar." No charges have been filed against him as of yet.
Hyde led Buckeye running backs last season with 970 rushing yards and had 16 touchdowns on the ground.
And the bad news didn't stop there for the Buckeyes.
According to the same report, top cornerback and future NFL high-round draft pick Bradley Roby was arrested early Sunday morning in a separate incident at a bar in Bloomington, IN. Roby was asked to leave following a disturbance, refused to do so and was subdued by bouncers before being taken into custody. He was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury, and he has been indefinitely suspended by Meyer pending further investigation, according to BucksInsider.com.
Roby was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2012 and was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award, which is given to the nation's top defensive back.
UPDATE: ESPN's Brett McMurphy reports that Hyde has been suspended from all football team activities pending the outcome of the student code of conduct and criminal investigations. If the running back is found to be innocent of the allegations, he will be reinstated to the program, according to McMurphy.