Bark moss lichen camouflage Some moths are very well camouflaged, how many moths do you see in this photo? There are 4!
This is how the Bugguide folks found moths, caddisflies, midges, beetles, and other insects at night at the 2008 Bugguide Gathering held at the UT Field Station.
A researcher holds a Moth Light Trap at Tremont. Moths are attracted to the light at night, if they fall down the funnel they will be collected in the jar below. The trap is then put into the refrigerator to sedate the moths.
Part of the work done at Tremont is scientific research on the animals that live in the park. Here 2 of the researchers are pinning a moth that will be added to the collection.
Ectodoemia spp. #0058.97 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 8-8-11 This moth is only 2mm in length! It is the smallest I've seen. For scale, this sheet is 20 threads / inch or 3 threads / mm.
Zeller's Ethmia Moth Ethmia zelleriella Hodges #0092 Oak Ridge, TN University of Tennessee Arboretum (Anderson Co.) 6-17-10 This moth was resting high on the wall outside the door of the arboretum office.
Cottonwood Leafminer Paraleucoptera-albella #0475 7-24-10 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) This tiny moth is only 3mm in length! It looks like a minute white speck flickering on the sheet when it walks.
Bucculatrix coronatella Hodges #0559 4-30-11 My sheet has 20 threads per inch (or 3 / mm). That gives some scale to the size of this moth.
Azalea Leafminer Moth Caloptilia azaleella #0592 4-20-11 These little moths look as though they are standing on stilts!
Cameraria conglomeratella #0816 8-3-10 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) This is one of what I call the "head-standing" moths! Perhaps this posture is a protection mechanism. These are very tiny moths.
Phyllocnistis insignis #0846 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 8-20-11 This is a very tiny moth, only about 3mm in length. It has shiny scales that make it look metallic.
Zellers Ethmia Moth Ethmia zelleriella #0992 8-13-10 This looks very similar to the Ermine Moth.
Schlaeger's Fruitworm Moth Antaeotricha schlaegeri #1011 7-19-10 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) This moth looks a lot like a bird dropping!
Filbertworm Moth Cydia latiferreana #3494 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 9-19-10 This moth had beautiful bands of copper-colored scales on its wings.
Smaller Parasa Parasa chloris #4698 6-30-10 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) It is always a treat to get to see this beautiful green and brown moth!
European Corn Borer Moth Ostrinia nubilalis #4949 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 8-17-10 This moth was photographed on the car windshiel with Crepe Myrtle flower petals.
Bold-feathered Grass Moth Herpetogramma pertextalis / Crambid moths Hodges #5275 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) June 3, 2010 I found this pretty moth on the side of the house next to the porch.
Snowy Urola Moth Urola nivalis / Crambid Snout Moth Family Hodges #5464 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) June 15, 2010 The shiny scales on the wings of this beautiful white moth reflect light.
This Moth was either injured or dying. The black ant was biting her as she scuttled across the trail. Some types of female moths have underformed or no wings. Many die after they lay their eggs.
Noctuid Moth pupa (possibly a cutworm) Many insects overwinter as a pupa because they don't have to eat in this stage. I found this pupa while weeding my flower garden in mid-February.
A well-camouflaged Octagonal Casebearer Caterpillar on a tree.
This little caterpillar had been feasting on the rayflowers (petals) of the Ragwort flowers. Sometimes these caterpillars place dried bits of flowers on their bodies as a form of camouflage.
I photographed this funny little green Caterpillar on an oak tree in the Smokies.
I photographed this Shield Bug eating a caterpillar during the 2008 Science Camp. The bug's mouth part is like a hollow harpoon that it uses to drink the liquids from the caterpillar.
This Caterpillar was feeding on White pine needles. I photographed it during the Bugguide Gathering 2008. It was a lot of fun being with other people who get excited about insects!


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The Landless Workers Movement and Brazil's triple crisis
Brazil is currently undergoing a triple crisis - economic, urban and political – and the government is responding to it with a set of neoliberal policies that are in fact class-driven, according to the MST. Español. Português.
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The global economic crisis hitting Brazil has serious political consequences. Cuts in social programs and infrastructure are on the agenda. Privatization of education is under way. States which were in the past showcases for the Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores – PT), such as Rio Grande do Sul (now governed by the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro – PMDB), a center-right party allied at federal level with the PT) and Paraná (the governor of which belongs to Fernando Henrique Cardoso's Brazilian Social Democracy Party (Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira – PSDP), are now adopting neoliberal social and economic policies. And President Dilma Rousseff's popularity ratings have fallen below the 10% mark.
Last September 21-25, the Landless Workers Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra – MST) organized in Brasilia the second national meeting of Agrarian Reform Educators. These are teachers from all education levels, from basic literacy and primary school to university, who work in MST and other rural movements' settlements. Their teaching programs are supported by the State and they benefit from a number of collaboration agreements with several State universities. Tens of thousands of students have been through this education system since the scheme was launched in 1998.
The political dimension of the meeting and its timing was very much in the minds of the attendees. Two cabinet ministers were there at the opening session; the Minister of Education and the Minister of Agrarian Development. The latter, Patrus Ananias (PT), former Minister of Social Welfare responsible for the programs against poverty - including the Bolsa Familia (Family Bag) which provides financial aid to poor families - is supposed to counterbalance Kátia Abreu, the current Minister of Agriculture, who represents the big landowners or ruralistas (ruralist) interests, although Ananias's budget is only a fraction of Abreu's.
MST's founder João Pedro Stedile spoke loud and clear about the current socio-political situation: we must fight against neoliberal policies, he said, because they amount to a class strategy. The situation, however, is truly confusing since in today's Brazil no social class is hegemonic, and this generates dubious political alliances and contradictory projects.
Brazil's triple crisis
According to Stedile, the country is currently undergoing a triple crisis. The first is an economic crisis emanating from the global capitalist system, which has heightened the dependence of Brazil's economy in the last 15 years through re-primarization and relative de-industrialization. The country is not growing anymore. The productive bourgeoisie is now geared towards financial speculation. In no time, more than 200 billion dollars have fled the country. Transnational corporations are reinvesting abroad.
The second crisis is a multifold urban crisis. It has to do with expensive and poor quality transportation, housing deficits, and the fact that higher education is absorbing only 15% of secondary level graduates. Every year 40,000 people - mostly young, poor, and black – get killed in Brazil, and about 50,000 disappear. It should also be remembered that Brazilian society is a society that still suffers from extreme inequality. The rich live in another dimension. It is the second country in the world by number of private helicopters, after the United States.
The third crisis is political. The current Brazilian electoral system entails the kidnapping of the popular will and produces the over-representation of landowners in Congress. Corruption affects the government parties, particularly the PT, but even more so its ally, the PMDB, which holds the vice-presidency and controls the Senate leadership. This explains, to a large extent, the president's loss of credibility.
João Pedro Stedile concluded that the people must rebuild their space, in the streets rather than the institutions. A year before, in its 2014 congress, the MST had already announced the resumption of land occupations. Hundreds of actions have taken place in the last months, one of them affecting a cabinet minister's private property, but fortunately no serious incidents have been reported.
The closing down of thousands of rural schools, Stedile added, will each entail the occupation of a town hall (prefeitura). He asked for solidarity with the oil industry workers striking not for wage increases, but to defend the share of the oil revenues earmarked for education. He ended up recalling that agro-ecology constitutes the MST's basic principle and that the People's Agrarian Reform is the Movement's main objective in its fight against land concentration and monoculture.
Dilma is no leftist
Coinciding in time, Marcelo Carcanholo, president of the Latin American Society of Political Economy and Critical Thinking (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Economía Política y Pensamiento Crítico – SEPLA) published an article in the on-line magazine Izquierda (Left) under the title: "Why is Dilma's government not leftist? – The economic policies of the PT governments" (Izquierda, 57, September 2015, 41-45).
According to this analyst, Lula did not change the economic logic of his predecessor, so as not to lose market credibility, and he even broadened some structural reforms to their advantage. He took advantage of the favourable international environment for raising growth rates without inflationary pressures and for developing compensatory social policies. This was in the 2002-2007 period.
As has been mentioned, the result was re-primarization and relative de-industrialization - that is, great external vulnerability. The recessionary economic situation of 2007-2008 had instant effects. Facing the crisis, the government responded with tax exemptions, credit expansion and the protection of guaranteed markets: a shy countercyclical policy in a liberal ocean. In the medium term, this resulted in an increase in the country's fiscal deficit and greater family indebtedness and paved the way for an eventual orthodox adjustment.
A leftist policy, on the contrary, would have broken the neoliberal structures and reduced the external structural vulnerability by promoting changes in the concentration of income, the broadening of domestic markets and the expansion of regional integration beyond trade agreements. It would have also meant social and public policies transcending compensatory measures, which are ultimately derived from the widening of neoliberal reforms.
Carcanholo's conclusion is that Dilma is no leftist, because this was never on the cards and because the PT's political and class alliance was never intended otherwise. If some intellectuals think that this position is too radical, the MST's experience in the field tends to confirm its relevance.
This article was previously published by Rebelión.
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The Make-Or-Break Moment Of Jerry Brown's Second Governorship
Ben Adler
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California Gov. Jerry Brown campaigns for his sales and income tax ballot measure known as Proposition 30 at Sacramento City College in October 2012.
Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio
This is part of our look at Jerry Brown's impact on the state of the California as he prepares to leave office. See more stories, interviews, videos and photos here.
For all that Jerry Brown accomplished during his final two terms as California governor, a single moment could have changed everything.
Brown will hand the reins of the largest state in the nation over to Governor-elect Gavin Newsom on Monday, with a healthy budget surplus and a streak of political victories.
But if not for a pivotal battle six years ago that finally ended California's budget crisis, Brown might have found himself making unthinkable spending cuts and turning aside his own agenda to abide by the voters' wishes.
Instead, he earned the financial and political capital that fueled the rest of his governorship.
"Job No. 1"
When Brown was sworn back into the office he first held in the 1970s and 80s, it was January 2011 — and California was in a budget crisis.
Even a rookie politician knows you can't accomplish your goals with a $27 billion deficit. And California's longest-serving governor is no rookie.
"Let's not forget that job No. 1 — make no mistake about it — is fixing our state budget and getting our spending in line with our revenue," Brown said in his 2011 State of the State address. "Once we do that, the rest is gonna be easy."
After trying — and failing — to reach a deal with Republicans on a ballot measure that would extend expiring tax increases, Brown and legislative Democrats cut billions of dollars in spending: health care, child care, schools, universities. Then, he gathered voter signatures for his own tax initiative, which became Proposition 30.
With his wife and iconic first dog Sutter at his side in May 2012, Brown warned of billions more in trigger cuts if his measure failed — including losing three weeks off the school year.
"It's crucial that we get this tax and the people vote for it and understand the consequences," the governor said at the time.
Gov. Jerry Brown delivers Prop. 30 signatures with his wife, Anne, and dog Sutter in May 2012.Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio
So he hit the campaign trail hard that fall, putting his credibility and political capital on the line.
But as the election approached, voter approval was far from certain.
Republicans and anti-tax groups campaigned hard against it, launching ads that said the measure "raises our sales and income taxes to the highest in the nation."
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And a Public Policy Institute of California poll in late October showed the measure narrowly ahead — but shy of the magical 50 percent it needed to pass.
"Voters are very divided along their partisan preferences," said the PPIC's Mark Baldassare as he released that poll. "So we think the turnout in this election clearly is going to be very key to whether it succeeds or fails."
And the stakes were high not just for California, but for Brown himself.
"If the governor doesn't win with Proposition 30, his political capital probably rapidly declines," Republican political consultant Rob Stutzman told CapRadio at the time.
Yet on Election Night Proposition 30 won with 55 percent of the vote.
"We have a vote of the people — I think the only place in America where a state actually said, let's raise our taxes for our kids, for our schools, for our California dream," Brown proclaimed triumphantly that night at a victory party in Sacramento.
"More money is better than less money."
Brown bet big on Prop. 30, and it paid off.
"He gave it everything he had," said Republican political consultant Beth Miller. "The political capital that increased as a result of Prop 30 certainly allowed him to pursue an agenda that was uniquely his."
First came a new school funding formula that sent more money to districts with the biggest challenges, more money for the state's universities to hold off tuition hikes, and a Medi-Cal expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Later, after a cakewalk of a re-election campaign, Brown pushed some very hard votes through the Legislature — including big climate change bills and a gas tax increase to fund transportation projects.
Gov. Jerry Brown speaks with reporters outside his office at the state Capitol on Thursday, April 6, 2017, after the California Legislature approved new gas taxes and vehicle fees to pay for road repairs, public transit and other projects.Ben Adler / Capital Public Radio
All the while, he managed to stash away billions of dollars in reserves each year.
"Just as he gets to take credit for the passage of Prop 30 because he was the primary voice in support of it, he would've paid the price as being somebody who lost Prop 30 had it failed," said John Pérez, the Assembly speaker at the time of Proposition 30.
"We wouldn't have had the revenues to do some of the investments that he's been able to make," Pérez added. "Nor would we have had the revenues to fund the Rainy Day Fund to the extent that it's funded."
Proposition 30 also paved the way for future ballot measure victories. The governor convinced voters to overhaul California's criminal justice sentencing laws and reject a bid to repeal the gas tax increase.
"He established a level of credibility with the voters, where he said, we're gonna do this tax increase, this is what we're gonna spend it on," said Dana Williamson, who served as Brown's cabinet secretary and later his outside political consultant. "And so when he'd go back on another issue, he was just credible on it and people listened to him."
In an exit interview with Capital Public Radio, Brown agreed with the premise that Proposition 30 was a pivotal moment in his governorship.
"Had it failed, we wouldn't have had money to do many of the things that I was able to do," he said. "And it would've created a more contentious environment."
After all, he points out, "More money is better than less money."
A lesson Arnold Schwarzenegger learned all too well — and one Gavin Newsom may be about to find out.
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DALWHINNIE The Game of Thrones House Stark Winter's Frost Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
In the vast cold expanse of the northern lands of Westeros, the lords of House Stark ruled as King in the North for generations. Stoic, noble and pragmatic, House Stark swore allegiance to the Targaryen crown and kept faith for nearly 300 years and to House Baratheon when the Targaryens fell. However, overly noble stoics can be vulnerable and the Stark words heard often in the halls of Winterfell ring true. Winter is coming. The Stark's resiliency, strength and ability to thrive under the most intense situations are greatly shaped by Winterfell's frigid temperatures. Like House Stark, Dalwhinnie is made in one of the highest and coldest distilleries in Scotland, and its extreme conditions are responsible for shaping its signature honeyed sweetness and spicy warmth. Naturally, it's best served chilled or over ice. Please drink responsibly.


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The Spinal Tap of sci-fi movies.
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No rule is inviolate
Saw the D&D trailer at the movies this weekend. My wife doesn't play D&D but said if you're putting Chris Pine and Rege-Jean Page in a film together, she'd be more than happy to see it with me.
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Good point, I'd forgotten that rather dated and face-palm-y aspect of Deadlands. Well, there's always rugs to sweep these things under.
I think a bigger bar is that, aside from the 1960s Wild Wild West TV show, pretty much every movie/show that tries to do a magical or sci-fi take on the actual Old West turns out to be absolute drivel and a flop on top of that (with the possible exception of Bone Tomahawk, which I haven't seen but hear works decently). Whereas modern-day-set Westerns with supernatural themes often do well.
Yeah even if other studios decide to get in on RPG-inspired movies, I think it's going to be down largely to the quality of movies and the audience engagement with them, and they'll all have more of an uphill battle on brand recognition than D&D.
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Whereas modern-day-set Westerns with supernatural themes often do well.
Shout-out to Outer Range, which just got renewed for a second season on Amazon Prime.
I thought Brisco County Jr. Was fun (if nothing else, its theme song had a great second life...).
Interview with the Music composer for Honor Among Thieves, as well as Black Adam and Top Gun: Maverick.
Dungeons & Dragons Movie Composer Reveals Why He Joined Project (Exclusive)
Hollywood is taking another stab at a Dungeons & Dragons movie with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor [...]
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Bolfe is the Wheel of Time composer too.
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Bone Tomahawk is mainly a survival horror film playing out in an Old West setting.
While I love that show and rewatch it regularly, it mainly works because it's The Bruce Campbell Show.
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Not surprised that the composer was a gamer. I swear, so many musicians I've met and gigged with used to play or played D&D.
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Yeah I'm not commenting on quality as much as success in terms of getting people to watch the thing (and I'm sure cost factors in too, but I figure Westerns even with supernatural elements are a lot cheaper to shoot than many shows, despite locations and horses). Brisco County Jr ran for one season, which in the '90s, definitely is about a 3/10 on the success-o-meter for a show that made air. 1/10 would be "Cancelled after 1-3 episodes", 2/10 would be "cancelled after less than half a season". Maybe push it to a 4/10 because at least critics liked it and it got a cult following.
Shout-out to Open Range, which just got renewed for a second season on Amazon Prime.
Outer Range, right?
I've been meaning to check that out.
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Oops, yes.
Brolin is fanstastic in it, and I don't think many people guess what's really going on in the show before the halfway mark or so. Even if they never make another season (Amazon has greenlit a second one, as it happens), it's a satisfying mythic story.
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Lorne Balfe also scored Mission Impossible: Fallout, which I thought was a great action score.
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Comet helped some, too:


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A DOCTOR who assessed the Scottish teenager behind the notorious murder of Alesha MacPhail has called for better screening of potential young psychopaths.
Dr John Marshall, head of forensic clinical psychology services at the The State Hospital's Board for Scotland, said certain early warning signs of the personality disorder can be detected in children as young as five.
Dr Marshall was one of the psychologists who assessed 16-year-old Aaron Campbell before the teen was sentenced to a minimum of 27 years in prison last month over the killing of six-year-old Alesha last summer.
Campbell abducted the schoolgirl at knifepoint from her grandparents' home in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute in the early hours of July 2, 2018, before carrying her to an isolated woodland clearing where he raped and murdered her.
He finally admitted his crime in a psychological report prepared ahead of his sentencing on March 21, during which Lord Matthews slammed Campbell's "breathtaking lack of remorse" and admitted he may never be released.
Aaron Campbell, 16, murdered Alesha MacPhail, 6, on Scotland's Isle of Bute back in July 2018 (Image: File)
Writing in The Scotsman, Dr Marshall said "some good" could come from the tragedy if awareness was raised of the need for early prevention of psychopathic traits.
These traits can include poor or sadistic treatment of other children or animals, a lack of expressiveness or emotion and a failure to respond to parents or boundaries.
"You don't become a psychopath on your 16th birthday. At the age of 16, such traits are already entrenched and chronic so it is time for policy to catch up with research, given the enormous social costs of psychopathy," Dr Marshall said.
"Psychopathic traits start in very early childhood, have predictable pathways and yet we do not assess children for this neurodevelopmental problem.
"We have to deal with psychopathy trajectories in childhood head-on now to divert budding psychopaths and make sure what happened to poor Alesha never happens again".
Dr Marshall said he had repeatedly raised the "major public health issue" during his career, but had been vilified about labelling children and even told that psychopathic traits don't exist in children despite scientific evidence.
He also hit out at claims by some that sadistic acts such as Campbell's are so rare that little needs to be done about young people with psychopathic traits, as well as the "culture in children's services that almost everything we see has to be linked to some past trauma" – as Campbell had not suffered childhood trauma.
Some psychopathic traits can be found in children as young as five (Image: iStock)
"It is estimated that less than one to three per cent in the population will be diagnosed with these traits over their lifetime and even among offenders only around eight per cent are psychopathic," Dr Marshall explained.
"However, psychopaths are responsible for overwhelming misery, disproportionate amounts of crime, more varied offending and they are far more likely to be responsible for homicide. They may even be responsible for more than half of all persistent, violent crimes.
"The response to [my] proposals has been highly negative. I've been vilified about labelling children, lectured on issues of mental health stigma, told psychopathic traits don't exist in children despite the scientific evidence, and even faced dealing with complaints from professionals about using the term 'callous-unemotional traits' – a precursor to psychopathy – for a child.
"Such attacks are from professionals who fail to understand the trajectories and devastating life outcomes for society from this group".
He added: "It's not only the victims we should consider.
"Children who end up psychopathic do not choose their atypical-neuro-psychological functioning, they often end up hooked on poly-substance abuse, display suicidal behaviour and can have short lives, if immersed in a violent sub-culture."
Sentencing Campbell at the High Court in Glasgow last month, Lord Matthews said psychological reports "had painted a clear picture of a cold, callous, calculating, remorseless and dangerous individual", telling the twisted teen: "Not once did I detect a flicker of emotion from you".
In his discussions with psychologists, Campbell described his sickening crime as "a moment of opportunity" and said he immediately knew he had to kill the six-year-old.
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The welcome news comes in the wake of reports at the start of the year when some experts asked whether the spammers had taken a holiday over Christmas. That trend, however, continued and in March, Symantec reported that spam levels were continuing to decline.
And now the trend has continued apace, something that the IT security vendor attributes to the downing of the Rustock botnet in March.
According to the latest spam report, Bagle - currently one of the largest botnets - has decreased the amount of spam that it sends from 8.31 billion spam emails per day during March to `just' 1.60 billion spam messages per day in June.
Delving into the report reveals that 76.6% of the spam seen in June was sent by botnets, compared with 83.1% in March. All of this resulted in spam accounting for 72.9% of all email seen in June - a figure significantly down on the 90+% levels reported late last year.
Commenting on the figures, Paul Wood, Symantec's senior intelligence officer, said that, despite the decrease in botnet spam this month, spam is still to be considered a dangerous force on the internet.
"Cybercriminals continue to use botnets to conduct distributed denial of service attacks, carry out fraudulent click-thrus on unsuspecting websites for financial gain, host illegal web site content on infected computers, harvest personal data from infected users and install spyware to track victims' activities online", he said.
Wood went on to say that spam remains a huge problem and levels continue to be unpredictable.
Following the disruption of Rustock in March, approximately 36.9 billion spam emails were in circulation each day during April. This number rose to 41.7 billion in May, before falling back to 39.2 billion in June, he noted.
"During the same period last year, spam accounted for 121.5 billion emails in global circulation each day, equivalent to 89.3% of email traffic in June 2010. Over a twelve month period, a drop of 68.7% in volume resulted in a fall of only 16.4 percentage points in the overall global spam rate", he said.


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Being vegan in Japan, while far from impossible, presents new challenges to even the most experienced vegan. For example, food that is usually vegan, like bread, suddenly contains animal products. Food labels also become practically unreadable unless you have a good understanding of Japanese, including knowledge of many complex kanji. Navigating the local supermarket or convenience store can become a matter of guesswork, which is clearly less than ideal for a vegan.
We would like to help by sharing the information we have gathered so that others don't have to 'reinvent the wheel'. There is a lot of great vegan food here, but it is often difficult for foreigners to identify, simply because they don't have a good enough understanding of Japanese. We want to help break through the language barrier.
Please note this site is not intended to be a vegan restaurant guide – that niche is happily filled by many good resources, such as HappyCow, Vegewel, which also has both an English and a Japanese Facebook page, and Hachidory (for those that read Japanese), as well as the Tokyo Vegan Guide book, and even the "vegan" tag on the Metropolis magazine website.
Where information appears to be lacking is in relation to packaged and convenience foods, as well as cooking ingredients (for those of us living in Japan and cooking for ourselves). While there is quite a lot of general information around about the presence of animal products in almost everything in Japan, there is little practical information about the specific products that are and aren't vegan. We want to try to help fill that gap.
We have started with some of the most common foods in Japan. You will see there are photos of the products to make them easier to recognise, as well as translations of the ingredient panels. We have included products that you may expect to be vegan, but which aren't. Unfortunately there are some mystery ingredients like 'flavouring' that we cannot identify.
In addition, emulsifiers can be made of different things, including plants, dairy, or occasionally meat ingredients like pork. It's not typical for Japanese labels to identify what source their emulsifier comes from, unless it's made of soy. In that case it will often read 乳化剤、大豆由来/nyuukazai, daizu yuurai, or emulsifier-soy origin.
Also, unfortunately white sugar in Japan is still sometimes made using the old method of whitening using animal bone char as a filter to whiten the sugar. The animal bone char does not remain as an ingredient in the final product, so it's not possible to tell if bone char was used by reading the label on the product. Where we have any information on if bone char was used or not, we will include it in our description of the product. There is no current consensus in vegan groups in Japan on if sugar made with bone char is non-vegan or not. You will therefore find white sugar in the items recommended in vegan Facebook Japan-related groups, at items sold at some vegan festivals (but not all) and in items marked as vegan at some restaurants (but not all, especially not at macrobiotic restaurants or 100% vegan restaurants).
As in other countries, it is sometimes necessary to contact the manufacturer to determine whether a product is vegan. This is something we're working on also.
We have included information on animal testing wherever available, however this information is not comprehensive.
As time goes on this site will continue to grow, so please check in with us every so often as well as join us at our Facebook group Is it vegan? (Japan) for more up-to-the moment information, as well as to ask if specific products are vegan.
We hope we can help you stay vegan while in Japan.
Hello 🙂 Just moved to Japan for a year, and REALLY Happy to find your website! The ingredient list is going to be so helpful, thank you so much for all your time and effort. Now to go and learn all that list… ganbatte ne… 🙂 Will most definitely try and contribute as my Japanese gets betters along with my knowledge of what vegan can eat or not here.
Hey, is there a vegan society or something like this in Japan?
Thank you!! I have just added some information about vegan festivals and groups in Japan. There is the Japan Vegetarian Society, which is vegan and vegetarian, and it looks like there was a Japan Vegan Society at some point, however the website is currently under reconstruction. It might be better to try to join a local vegan meet-up group if there is one near you. Good luck!!
Wow that's great – thank you!!
Thank you so much for sharing all the vegan-friendly information here.
I am Jan, a vegetarian from Thailand and currently a research student Waseda University. Though I am not a complete vegan (I can't quite give up milk, so I label myself vegetarian), I find this blog super helpful!
I am doing a little survey for my Japanese course here, about the difficulty and more flexible options of eating out as a vegetarian in Japan. Could you please spare 5-10 minutes and help me fill out my short questionnaire here? I know most things can already be found on this blog, but I would be very grateful if you could help me fill in the form personally.
Thank you so much again. I hope I don't sound like a spam here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me.
Thanks for your message 🙂 I have completed your survey. Do you want some other people to complete it also? If so, you could post it in our Facebook group.
I,i'm vegetarian so I have a"vegetarian question"xD..Is it possible to find free range and organic eggs in japan?
Hi! Do you know if mitoku natto spores for making natto are grown on a dairy based culture, or on a plant based culture?
Hello! I've been living here for 5 years and this year im slowly transitioning my self into vegan lifestyle. I'm glad ive found this site as I'm still having hard time reading Japanese. I hope I can learn alot from this site and maybe contribute some stuff aswell. Eager to meet people that can inspire and coach me along the way of my transition. Hoping for this site to prosper!
I work on a cruise ship and I visit many Japanese ports (Nagasaki, fukuoka, kumamotos etc) I want to get a few groceries for my cabin (margerines, spreads, snacks, crackers, crisps, sweet treats) if people could tell me very easily accessible brands out there for the basics would love to here them, pictures might help? And whish supermarket you went to!
Any help is appreciated! Loving this journey!
Hello! We recommend our Facebook group, Is it vegan? (Japan), and the unrelated Facebook group Vegan Supermarket Finds in Japan for updated information about where people are finding specific products. Also please check the Dairy Alternatives section of this website for pictures of some margarines and spreads. https://isitveganjapan.com/food-products/soy-milk/ We also have a section for potato, corn, and vegetable chips here: https://isitveganjapan.com/food-products/potato-and-corn-chips/ Will be adding information about crackers soon. The Convenience Stores section of this website also has a lot of pictures of snack foods.
We're so glad you're finding it helpful. We'll keep working hard to update more and more items!


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Gabriel Magalhães (* Geburtstag und Ort unbekannt) ist ein brasilianischer Fußballtrainer.

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Lange Zeit als Technischer Assistent und Analyst für verschiedene brasilianische Vereine aktiv, begann Gabriel Magalhães seine Trainerkarriere 2022 in Thailand als Co-Trainer des Erstligisten Chiangrai United FC. Anschließend übernahm er den Cheftrainerposten des Stadtrivalen, dem Drittligisten Chiangrai City FC. Nach einem halben Jahr verpflichtete ihn dann im Januar 2023 Chiangrai United FC als Übungsleiter.

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Phoenix Sonata – Opus 102a (2010)
I. Allegro vivace
II. Tranquillo
III. Allegro molto
The Phoenix Sonata is a condensed version for oboe and piano of Patterson's Phoenix Concerto, which was commissioned by David Bowerman for Emily Pailthorpe. The world premiere was given by Emily Pailthorpe at the 2009 International Double Reed Society Conference in Birmingham.
Inspiration for the concerto is Phoenix, the bird of fire. This mythically beautiful and exotic creature has fuelled the legends of the Orient; soaring the skies with power and grace. The fire, passion and power of the Phoenix is very present in the outer movements of this piece, with the last movement filled with mesmerising dance rhythms. The oboe's unparalleled ability to recreate the feel of exotic birdsong is showcased in the central slow movement.
The 15-minute work has 3 movements that run without a break fast-slow-fast. The opening sets off on its urgent trajectory with an active, forceful dialogue between soloist and piano that propels the argument, eventually building up to a wild cadenza which effectively dissipates the tensions which have accumulated up to this point. As the temperature lowers, the slow second movement takes over, with the oboe's long, melismatic ariosi alternating with passages of a more recitative-like stasis. Once the movement has run its course, the piano breaks rebelliously into the proceedings and dragoons the oboe into the fast, breezy finale. Spirits stay high throughout, and a final whirlwind cadenza punctually and unceremoniously sets the seal on the work.
Celia Nicklin wrote "I was fortunate enough to hear Emily Pailthorpe give the world premiere of Paul Patterson's Phoenix Concerto. I felt that a re-working of the piece for oboe and piano would give the work even more performance possibilities, and would be a welcome addition to the oboe repertoire. I suggested he might consider shortening the piece to a length to suit very many situations. Paul seemed delighted with this idea & the Phoenix Sonata was born. Oboists now have the option to perform the Phoenix as a sonata or as a concerto. We're all thrilled – thank you Paul!"
Emily has subsequently recorded the Phoenix Concerto with the English Chamber Orchestra, (conductor Ben Wallfisch) for Champs Hill Records (CHRCD023)
www.champshillrecords.co.uk
a re-working of the
Phoenix Concerto
Video (Phoenix Concerto):
Written 2010
Length 15′
Publisher: Joseph Weinberger
Corsham Festival, 19th Oct 2013
Peter facer, oboe


We haven't seen Tom Holland's Spider-Man in Civil War yet, but we're already dying for a live-action Spideypool crossover, and as it turns out, Tim Miller and Simon Kinberg are on the same page. The powers-that-be behind the Deadpool movie want to see a crossover with Spider-Man, and they're putting the wheels in motion to make it happen.
"Simon and I have been trying to build bridges," Miller told Superhero Hype of a potential Spideypool crossover.
Producer Simon Kinberg officially stated that he "didn't know if it would be possible," but didn't completely rule it out, either.
"I would love to see it. Both of us are close with [Marvel's] Kevin [Feige], we respect and love Kevin. If it were even remotely possible, we will find a way 'cause we'd would love to see it."
Tom Holland's Spider-Man will first be seen in Captain America: Civil War on May 6, and then will star in Spider-Man: Homecoming on July 7, 2017. Deadpool 2 has not technically been confirmed yet, but is clearly in the works, and is expected to hit theaters in the next few years.


Macedonian is the official and widely spoken language in the Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian language was derived from the South Slavic group. This language is related with Standard Bulgarian. The language has similarities with Serbian, Torlakian, and Shop dialects which are spoken mostly in the southern area in Serbia and some places in western Bulgaria.
Implementation of the Standard Macedonian as the official language of the Republic of Macedonia was legalized after the language Socialist Republic of Macedonia codified in the year 1940.
Comprising a large population of the country speak Macedonian. Macedonian was the native language of the people in the Republic of Macedonia.
The Macedonian language was distributed in some of the countries surrounding the Republic of Macedonia. Besides that the people of Macedonia, there are places outside the republic that consider Macedonian as their native tongue. It is because that some of the ethnic minorities live outside the republic. Before the establishment of the standardization of the official language Macedonia, Macedonian communities that reside outside the republic spoke and retained the dialect. Some are emigrants to countries such as Canada, Australia and the United States. According to the 1964 census, nearly 30% of the Republic of Macedonia's total populations that speak Macedonia live outside the Republic.
Macedonian language is also spoken in some parts of Greece, especially in the northern part where the minority ethnic group reside. This ethnic group can be located in the Greek provinces of Central and Western Macedonia.
In some parts of Macedonia exists dialects that varies region by region. The Macedonian dialect varies from Eastern and Western region of the country.


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Q: Graphing an Alpha Vantage API with Python I'm new to Python and more specifically, Alpha Vantage.  My issue here is that my code is collecting the data for the stock, but it is not graphing it.  I ran this code on my cmd with 3.7 python and already updated all my packages.  I have heard people have been having problems with matplotlib and 3.7 version of python, but I really want to figure out this API.  This is my code below:
from alpha_vantage.timeseries
import TimeSeries
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import sys

def stockchart(symbol):
    ts = TimeSeries(key='1ORS1XLM1YK1GK9Y', output_format='pandas')
    data, meta_data = ts.get_intraday(symbol=symbol, interval='1min', outputsize='full')
    print (data)
    data['close'].plot()
    plt.title('Stock chart')
    plt.show()

symbol=input("Enter symbol name:") stockchart(symbol)

I got this in response on my cmd after entering MSFT for the symbol name... which means I am pulling from the API but the data['close'] function is not working correctly with PANDAS
          1. open   2. high    3. low  4. close  5. volume
    date
    2018-09-05 09:30:00  111.1900  111.4000  111.1200  111.3500   673119.0

File "C:\Users\davis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\internals.py", line 4115, in get
    loc = self.items.get_loc(item)
  File "C:\Users\davis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\indexes\base.py", line 3080, in get_loc
    return self._engine.get_loc(self._maybe_cast_indexer(key))
  File "pandas\_libs\index.pyx", line 140, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc
  File "pandas\_libs\index.pyx", line 162, in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc
  File "pandas\_libs\hashtable_class_helper.pxi", line 1492, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item
  File "pandas\_libs\hashtable_class_helper.pxi", line 1500, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item
KeyError: 'close'

A: I had the same problem.
Pay attention in this line, that contain the names of columns:
 1. open   2. high    3. low  4. close  5. volume

So, change this line with name of column: For example:
data['close'].plot() change for data['4. close'].plot()

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HARRISONBURG, Va. - Bridgewater College took No. 16 New Jersey City to the wire Saturday afternoon before the Gothic Knights prevailed in overtime, 73-70, on the second day of the EMU Tip-Off Classic at Yoder Arena.
Bridgewater had the nationally-ranked Knights in some trouble late in regulation when freshman Liam Caswell knocked down a 3-pointer for a 58-50 Eagles lead with 4:29 left in the game.
Sam Toney responded with a long 3-pointer for the Knights to trim the margin to five and a three-point play by James Richardson pulled New Jersey City to within two, 58-56 with 3:21 left.
The teams traded empty possessions until Josh Cammon connected on a short jumper to put the Eagles up 60-56 with 1:57 remaining. Toney hit 1-of-2 at the foul line and Denzel Banks converted a steal into a layup, cutting the Eagles lead to one-point, 60-59, with 1:06 left.
Bridgewater moved ahead by three with 46 seconds remaining when Jimmie Sanders drove the lane and converted a layup in traffic, making the score 62-59.
The Knights tied the score when Jeff Haddock, Jr. drained a deep three with just 29 seconds to go, making the score 62-62. The Eagles worked for the last shot and Dimetri Chambers drove into the lane and kicked the ball out to Monte Simpkins near the 3-point line. Simpkins' open look just before the buzzer rattled in-and-out and the teams headed to overtime tied at 62-62.
Haddock opened the extra session with a three-point play, but Chambers responded with two foul shots to pull the Eagles to within one, 65-64. The Eagles got a stop at the defensive end and Cammon knocked down a jumper to put the Eagles up, 66-65, with 3:27 left in OT.
After Chambers made 1-of-2 free throws, Banks went to the line and hit two foul shots to pull the Gothic Knights even, 67-67, with two minutes remaining.
A layup by Banks gave the Knights the lead and two free throws by Toney pushed the New Jersey City margin to four, 71-67, wtih just 17 seconds left. Chambers drained a 3-pointer to make it a one-point game, but the Eagles were forced to foul and Toney hit both foul shots to put the Gothic Knights up 73-70. with seven seconds left. The Eagles had a chance to tie, but Chambers' long 3-point attempt was just long and Gothic Knights escaped with the three-point victory.
Chambers led the Eagles with 13 points and Chandler Murray added 12. Cammon scored 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Sanders added 11 points and five assists.
Banks paced the winners with 22 points and 12 rebounds while Toney added 16 points and 15 boards.
Poor free-throw shooting hindered Bridgewater the entire contes as the Eagles made just 21-of-37 foul shots for 56.8 percent.
Bridgewater, now 1-1, returns to action Tuesday evening when the Eagles travel to Arlington, Va., to play Marymount University. Game time is 8:00 p.m.


With a stay at Hotel Sunline Kyoto Gion Shijyo, you'll be centrally located in Kyoto, steps from Yasaka Shrine and minutes from Gion Corner. This hotel is close to Kiyomizu Temple and Nijo Castle.
Make yourself at home in one of the 76 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Hotel Sunline Kyoto Gion Shijyo is an amazing Kyoto lodging choice for your trip to Japan. With numerous amenities for guests such as 24 hour front desk, parking - self, you will wake up at Hotel Sunline Kyoto Gion Shijyo feeling excited every day for your time in Kyoto. Don't let this amazing reservation opportunity pass you by, book your stay at Hotel Sunline Kyoto Gion Shijyo today to make the most of your time in Kyoto, Japan.


Hey Lifehouse fans! Today is such an exciting day for fans AND the band, because their new album, Almeria, is finally out! This album is fantastic, so you better go out and buy it!
Lastly, in honor of Almeria, I've created a couple new lyric graphics. I was feeling a little artsy today :) Enjoy!
We all know how moving Lifehouse songs are, and how they have helped (and maybe even saved lives) people throughout the years. Just like last year's Musicians On Call fundraiser, Lifehouse fans are giving back to another great cause this year: the Kelsey Wynne Harris Foundation. Read more about this foundation here.
Please click here to go to the By Your Side Fundraiser page.
Please also follow this cause on Twitter (@LHFundraiser) and head over to their Facebook.
New Spin Cast episode + Happy Birthday Ben!
Episode 5 of The Spin Is Here!
Hey everyone! Good news... The fifth episode of the one and only Lifehouse podcast, The Spin, is here! This is a really great episode that goes over a lot of really interesting and fun things and I think you're going to love it. :) So head over to the Podcast page and take a listen! You can leave a comment or and email and tell us what you think.


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The Canadian Food Experience Project: Round Up Nine
February 15, 2014 by Valerie Lugonja 9 Comments
My Canadian Love Affair
Laureen King at Art in the Kitchen from St Albert, Alberta, lives close enough to me that I could actually drive over for a slice of this cake…what a gorgeous tribute to those she loves. And chocolate? How can anyone go wrong with that. According to Fairtrade Canada, Canadians consume an average of 5.5 kg of chocolate per person each year, but not even close to the top five chocolate consuming countries: Switzerland at 22.36 pounds per person, Austria at 20.13, Ireland at 19.47, Germany at 18.04 and Norway at 17.93 pounds per person per year.
Bernice Hill at Dish 'n' the KItchen from Calgary, Alberta learned to bake from the best…her grandmothers! "Carrot cake holds a particular place in my heart because it was our wedding cake made by my 83 year old grandma. She's not with us today but I celebrate my February birthday every year by making a carrot cake and remembering the good times with my grandma." Carrot cake is such a Canadian concoction and loved by all, isn't it?
I, Valerie at A Canadian Foodie from Edmonton, Alberta, espouse my love affair for my Canadian culinary farm food identity through identifying some personal stories that have been fundamental to forming my Canadian food identity and passion for the importance of farm food.
Sarah at All Our Fingers in the Pie from Swift Current, Saskatchewan has a Canadian Love Affair with apples! I second that!
Barb Bamber at Just a Smidgen from Calgary, Alberta, has a Canadian Love Affair with her little puppy and making delicious nutritious food for her. Barb thought you might want to bake up a few treats for your puppy for Valentine's Day. For her, "nothing feels more Canadian than when we bundle up and walk our dog on a splendid snowy winter's day. And nothing feels more like Calgary on a day when hoar frost flocks our trees." To celebrate, she baked a few homemade puppy treats and named them Bella's Biscuits to honour her family's newest Love Affair! She loves these and thought we should share her recipe with the rest of Canada!" My dad would have gone nuts if I found a recipe for doggie biscuits that my little baby sister, Penny, would like – so, I see Bella's Biscuits on my "to do" list.
Korena at Korena in the Kitchen from Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island, British Columbia says she's like many Canadians, as she loves maple syrup and was surprised to discover that it can be made from the Bigleaf maple trees found in British Columbia. She visited the Bigleaf Maple Syrup Festival in Duncan, British Columbia, to find out how it was done. Now, this is news to me. That is why I love this project!
Margaret at Kitchen Frau from Stony Plain, Alberta, writes about the Danish wedding cake she made for her daughter's wedding, using antique cake pans brought over from Norway in 1927 by her husband's relatives when they immigrated to Canada. The beauty of our Canadian cuisine is the combination of customs, traditions and recipes brought to the New World and integrated into our culinary fabric. This lovely Danish wedding cake is the perfect way to celebrate the love story of a Danish boy and a German girl and their Canadian immigrant heritage.
Anna at Hidden Ponies from Abbotsford, British Columbia knew she couldn't top her mom's love for creamy, rich seafood chowder, inspired by a trip to the Maritimes where fresh seafood is available in abundance and cooked to perfection. Her Mom writes about the quest to perfect a seafood chowder worthy of any Maritime restaurant. This hearty soup is easily personalized with your favourite catch! I cannot wait to go there in May.
Wanda at bakersbeans from Calgary, Alberta,is in love with a locally made sausage shop called Spolumbo's. These sausages have no fillers, binders or preservatives and can be used in virtually any dish. Supporting local vendors and knowing she is feeding her family good wholesome food, makes her swoon with glee. Check out her pasta recipe.
Charmian at The Messy Baker from Guelph, Ontario has had a facelift on her site for the new year! She writes, "When I bought my husband a whisky finishing kit for Christmas I thought it would keep him amused for a month. I didn't realize it would become a 30-week venture involving family, friends, a piper and the mayor. This transcribed interview gives you a glimpse into what makes us tick." Now this sounds too cool! And too many people have a love affair with our very fine Canadian Whisky… apparently Charmian's husband has a new hobby where our Canadian terrior triumphs, once again.
Shari Johnston at Tales From A Small Kitchen from Grande Prairie, Alberta, writes about her love affair with Canada itself in her post "Coast to Coast Adventures: Food Family and Friends". Shari drives across Canada regularly and seeks out fantastic food in the process. Pop by to read about some of her favourites, like the musk-ox sausage, above.
Karlynn at The Kitchen Magpie from Edmonton, Alberta, has a love affair with Canadian fish! Now, that is really no surprise if you follow her as she is an avid fisher with her family, and even ice fishes in the winter. Pop on over to learn about her fresh water fishing adventures as this is certainly a rare topic within the Canadian food blogging community.
Mallory at Because I Like Chocolate from Calgary, Alberta says, "I could not pick one thing to base my Canadian love affair on, so I decided to pay homage to the entire country. It's cheesy, but I love everything about Canada, food and all: the mountains, the people, the freedom, BC apples and of course, Nanaimo bars. I cannot see myself living anywhere else"
Sarah from Delish in a Dish in Victoria BC made Blackberry Crumble Muffins with blackberries picked last summer in her own backyard. These are muffins you might even want to eat for dessert!
Carole at The Yum Yum Factor from Toronto, Ontario, loves the rich cultural diversity that is represented in Toronto and finds nothing more Canadian than the hodgepodge of ethnic cuisines. She celebrates with a recipe for Tandoori Sopes. I am elated to see cultural diversity celebrated here as multiculturalism is one of my most cherished aspects of our Canadian culture.
Dale at Eats Writes Shoots from Ottawa, Ontario, writes: "Food is an extension of my heart. It is not only a part of physical being, it is how I celebrate and express love." Dale takes us on a very personal journey and shares how food and romance have been long intertwined in his life, from a first date that left him vulnerable to his most recent exploits in the kitchen that produced Pomegranate and Vodka Glazed Chicken, a dish inspired by his significant other who has given him the courage to take chances, be himself, follow his dreams, and let his culinary imagination spread its wings.
Valerie at More Than Burnt Toast from Kelowna, British Columbia writes, "As with so many foods that we grew up with, the importance of this one goes way beyond the actual bacon itself and is one of those comfort foods we talk about so often. Peameal bacon for me symbolizes breakfast around the table with the entire family, summer at the cottage in Ontario, and all that goes with it… no school, new friends, and so on. I remember having Peameal Bacon Sandwiches at the fall fair, the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival, the St. Jacobs Farmers Market, or at the beach at Wasaga. They would take a large hunk, anywhere from 2 to 3 pounds, and slice it not too thin and not too thick. They would then grill it over medium heat so it stays just ever so pink in the center and the cornmeal coating and external fat would grill up nice and crispy. It would be served on a soft Kaiser roll slathered with mayonnaise, and topped with iceberg lettuce and slices of summer sun-ripened tomatoes. Oh, and a few thin slices of Canadian cheddar would be acceptable too. Sheer heaven and such a wonderful foodie memory related to my childhood!" Definitely, pop over and see Valerie's recipe.
Jen at The Victorian Food Blog from Victoria, British Columbia has created The Food Nerd Podcast Episode 18: My Canadian Love Affair – a tribute to the greatest Canadian cocktail, the caesar! Her ingredients included such quintessentially Canadian ingredients as Canadian Rye and even a slice of bacon!
Jessica Giesbrecht at Jessica InsideOut from Ottawa, Ontario, writes about her love of Vancouver Island and discovery of Native Canadian culture. "My tribute to my beautiful love affair with this incredible Canadian place is conveyed through this recipe for Bannock."
Barbara at My Island Bistro Kitchen from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, titled her post: True Confessions of an Island Foodie's Love Affair with Local Prince Edward Island Foods. Barbara tempts our tastebuds with some of her favorites – steamed mussels dipped in melted butter, creamy seafood chowder that contains a variety of the Island's best seafoods, a tasty Lobster Newburg, and a chocolate cake made with PEI potatoes. To compliment her Valentine's meal, Barbara pairs one of the Island's best wines from a local winery.
Lindsay at The Kitchen Witch from Lady Smith, Vancouver Island, British Columbia wrote a love story about her ragu that she put together with chicken and chorizo as a nod to her Spanish roots served over potatoes, homage to her Irish half. "All together, the dish came together spectacularly!"
Jacquie at My Park Allen Home Kitchen from Edmonton, Alberta, writes about her favourite local products.
Ashley Cattell at The Localize Project Blog from Edmonton, Alberta, writes about her Canadian Love Affair, discovering and sharing the rich and savoury "stories behind Canadian food". As Vendor and Communications manager for Localize she dives into the stories behind food products and food producers, seeking out the juicy morsels we can really savour, taking a moment to really connect to the 'people' who have made it their life's work to produce good quality, safe, and delicious food for their communities. In the spirit of a good story she shares a personal tale of her own which she calls her Canadian crush. The object of her desire? Cherry Tomatoes!
Mimi from Ajax, Ontario, at Tummy Grumbles talks about the love of her life, her late husband, Paul, who was the Canadian chef who introduced her to her lifelong love affair with food.
Christine at Manning Canning from Scarborough, Ontario, asks, "Have you ever met someone whose skills you admire and are envious of all at the same time?" Christine shares with us a short story about Konrad Sauer, a Canadian graphic designer who has carved a niche for himself in the world of woodworking.
Kathryne at Food Musings from Winnipeg and Lester Beach, Manitoba, writes about her Canadian love affair.
Nathalie Gauvin at Délinquances et saveurs from Shefford Québec shares The WIPPET, creating the pure taste of Quebec maple, a wonder to discover! Les wippet, création totalement québécoise au bon goût d'érable, une merveille à découvrir!!
Marilyn at Here and There from Calgary, Alberta embraces this day as a celebration of family with warmth. Early memories of making Valentines and Valentine envelopes coupled with memories of the hardship her parents endured learning the English language warm her heart. "Valentine's is a celebration of family but mainly loving life, self and those around us! This recipe is perfect for self indulgences or for one's love!"
Filed Under: Canadian Food Experience Project Round Up
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Traditional Canadian Christmas Fruit Cake Tasting 2014 »
The Canadian Food Experience Project: Round Up Eight
The Canadian Food Experience Project: Round Up Four
The Canadian Food Experience Project: Round Up Five
The Canadian Food Experience Project: Round Up Two
The Canadian Food Experience Project: Round Up Twelve
Simone says
That first gorgeous cake…. I know the rest of your post has some lovely people in there but I am mesmerized by that beautiful chocolate heart! How I would love to live close by too!
Anna (Hidden Ponies) says
What a wonderful roundup! I just love the ice fishing photo and the carrot cake!
Very diverse, and very Canadian, eh, Anna?
Helene says
Incredible recipes this month. Carrot cake is always a fav in my home!
Helene,
It is the cream cheese icing that everyone seems to go nuts for. The cake is a hit, but forget the icing, or switch it up, and there is trouble!
Jennifer Andrews says
Another solid Canadian food round-up! Great to see so many people engaged in the project. Love the bacon Caesar!
Retro Recipe: Pork Chop Supreme
Thermomix Christmas Stollen: Mom's Famous Recipe
Canadian Prairie Chicken Stew with Biscuits


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NASDAQ:DLTR - Dollar Tree Stock Price, Forecast & News
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P/E RatioN/A
Dollar Tree, Inc operates discount variety retail stores. It operates through two segments, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. The Dollar Tree segment offers merchandise at the fixed price of $1.00. It provides consumable merchandise, including candy and food, and health and beauty care, as well as everyday consumables, such as household paper and chemicals, and frozen and refrigerated food; variety merchandise comprising toys, durable housewares, gifts, stationery, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, and other items; and seasonal goods that include Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas merchandise. Read More…
Industry Variety stores
Sub-IndustryGeneral Merchandise Stores
SectorRetail/Wholesale
Current SymbolNASDAQ:DLTR
CIK935703
Webhttp://www.dollartree.com/
Trailing P/E RatioN/A
Price / Cash Flow4.60
Net Income$-1,590,800,000.00
Net Margins-6.82%
Employees182,100
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Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dollar Tree's stock symbol?
Dollar Tree trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "DLTR."
How were Dollar Tree's earnings last quarter?
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) released its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 26th. The company reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $5.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.74 billion. Dollar Tree had a positive return on equity of 20.85% and a negative net margin of 6.82%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.18 EPS. View Dollar Tree's Earnings History.
When is Dollar Tree's next earnings date?
Dollar Tree is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, March 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Dollar Tree.
What guidance has Dollar Tree issued on next quarter's earnings?
Dollar Tree issued an update on its FY 2019 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.66-4.76 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.05. The company issued revenue guidance of $$23.62-23.74 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $$23.74 billion.
What price target have analysts set for DLTR?
21 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Dollar Tree's stock. Their forecasts range from $74.00 to $140.00. On average, they expect Dollar Tree's stock price to reach $103.95 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Dollar Tree.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Dollar Tree?
21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Dollar Tree in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Dollar Tree.
Has Dollar Tree been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about DLTR stock has trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Dollar Tree earned a media sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Dollar Tree.
Are investors shorting Dollar Tree?
Dollar Tree saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 6,620,000 shares, an increase of 18.6% from the November 28th total of 5,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,470,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Dollar Tree's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Dollar Tree's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Dollar Tree include Target (TGT), Dollar General (DG), Big Lots (BIG), Tuesday Morning (TUES) and Fred's (FRED).
What other stocks do shareholders of Dollar Tree own?
Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Dollar Tree investors own include Cronos Group (CRON), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS), Starbucks (SBUX), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walmart (WMT), Home Depot (HD) and Dollar General (DG).
Who are Dollar Tree's key executives?
Dollar Tree's management team includes the folowing people:
Mr. Bob Sasser, Exec. Chairman (Age 67)
Mr. Gary M. Philbin, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 62)
Mr. H. Ray Compton, Co-Founder (Age 76)
Mr. Kevin S. Wampler, Chief Financial Officer (Age 56)
Mr. Michael A. Witynski, Pres & COO of Dollar Tree Stores Inc (Age 56)
Who are Dollar Tree's major shareholders?
Dollar Tree's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.18%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.13%), Huntington National Bank (0.10%), Garnet Equity Capital Holdings Inc. (0.04%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.03%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own Dollar Tree stock include Arnold S Barron, Bob Sasser, Conrad M Hall, David A Jacobs, Duncan C Macnaughton, Gary M Philbin, Gary Maxwell, Joshua R Jewett, Kevin S Wampler, Lemuel E Lewis, Michael A Witynski, Robert H Rudman, Thomas A Saunders, Thomas E Whiddon, Thomas O'boyle Jr and William A Old Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Dollar Tree.
Which major investors are selling Dollar Tree stock?
DLTR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Dollar Tree company stock in the last year include Arnold S Barron, Bob Sasser, David A Jacobs, Duncan C Macnaughton, Gary M Philbin, Gary Maxwell, Joshua R Jewett, Kevin S Wampler, Michael A Witynski, Robert H Rudman, Thomas A Saunders, Thomas O'boyle Jr and William A Old Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dollar Tree.
Which major investors are buying Dollar Tree stock?
DLTR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Garnet Equity Capital Holdings Inc., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Huntington National Bank, Alpine Global Management LLC, IMS Capital Management, Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. and DNB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have bought Dollar Tree stock in the last two years include Conrad M Hall, Lemuel E Lewis and Thomas E Whiddon. View Insider Buying and Selling for Dollar Tree.
How do I buy shares of Dollar Tree?
Shares of DLTR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Dollar Tree's stock price today?
One share of DLTR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $91.55.
How big of a company is Dollar Tree?
Dollar Tree has a market capitalization of $21.67 billion and generates $22.82 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-1,590,800,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $5.45 on an earnings per share basis. Dollar Tree employs 182,100 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Dollar Tree.
What is Dollar Tree's official website?
The official website for Dollar Tree is http://www.dollartree.com/.
How can I contact Dollar Tree?
Dollar Tree's mailing address is 500 VOLVO PARKWAY, CHESAPEAKE VA, 23320. The company can be reached via phone at 757-321-5000.
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Dunkin' Brands to go private; in talks to be acquired by InspireDunkin' Brands to go private; in talks to be acquired by Inspire
Dunkin' Brands to go private; in talks to be acquired by Inspire
Mateen Dalal October 26, 2020 Food & Beverages
If the pact reaches potential conclusion, Inspire Brands would take over Dunkin' Brands for a price of USD 106.50 a share.
The acquisition deal would be backed by Roark Capital.
The global food and beverages sales have been declining over the past few months in the wake of dreaded COVID-19 infection spread. Considering the revenue and business loss resulted due to this, several food and beverage companies have been brainstorming in enhancing their product offerings by establishing potential acquisition, partnerships, and mergers, thus bolstering the companies' reach worldwide.
In one such instance recently, Baskin Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts chain owner- Dunkin' Brands Group announced holding preliminary discussions about being acquired by a private equity backed restaurant firm- Inspire Brands. However, various news reports suggest that the probability of any agreement reaching to a conclusion is still uncertain.
As per official sources, if under any condition the agreement reaches a terminal point, the deal would take Dunkin' Brands private at a price of USD 106.50 a share. The announcement would be made public any time soon before the month end.
Dunkin' Brands boasts of presence of about 13,000 Dunkin locations and over 8,000 Baskin-Robbins stores worldwide. Its potent acquisition would enable Inspire Brands to grow profusely across the globe. The torchbearers and other officials for both of these companies declined to comment on the uncertain acquisition deal.
Post the tentative acquisition announcement, shares of Dunkin' Brands fell by 0.38%.
Inspire's portfolio includes more than 11,000 Buffalo Wild Wings, Rusty Taco, Arby's, and Jimmy John's outlets worldwide. The acquisition deal would be backed by its private equity firm- Roark Capital, which has emerged as a holding company for the global restaurant brand, post Arby's acquisition of Buffalo Wild Wings.
About Dunkin Group
Massachusetts based Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. stands as one of the pivotal restaurants holding companies which runs two chains of fast food restaurant globally, labeled- Baskin Robins and Dunkin'.
Source credit: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/26/dunkin-brands-is-discussing-potential-sale-to-inspire-brands-.html
Mateen Dalal October 26, 2020


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Some Like It Hot (1959, Billy Wilder)
Some Like It Hot is a brilliant movie, but I've never agreed with the traditional line that it's the finest of all Hollywood comedies. In even the myopic scope of Billy Wilder movies, we need only to look a year ahead to The Apartment to weaken that argument. And speaking generally, revisiting the film I find not so much that I like it less than I did some years back — if anything, my affinity toward much of it strengthened — but that I had initially overrated it as a result of the intense intellectual connection it inspires, as opposed to any gut-level emotional resonance. Because one thing we can say unequivocally is that Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond's script is just about the most impeccably crafted — in any genre — of the Hollywood era; Casablanca might have it beaten, but that's pretty much it. I'm impressed by the film, in other words, without being head over heels in love with it.
On some level, our distance might come out of the hallowed nature of the film; it's so iconic it can be difficult to wrap our arms around it. "Cross-dressing musicians during Prohibition" sounds like a bad sitcom pitch, but the actual approach taken and the complex interrelationships and the structural nuances of the story give virtually every scene, particularly those that find heroes Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis hiding in transit in ladies' garb, a hint of indomitable size and night-fever magic; despite humor being its ostensible goal, Some Like It Hot ultimately amounts to the casting of a spell.
There is awe at the film's (and the actors') prescient fearlessness in examining and subtly jabbing at gender roles and norms in a manner no other film of its era would've had the guts to even attempt; this one does it with full conviction and no apology, as if it's no big thing to see a straight male actor even joking about marrying another man in 1959. In the androgynous innuendo, the turmoil and physical conundrums of the setpieces, and the playfully multilayered dialogue, we have here a story and screenplay that are almost Shakespearean — elegant enough that it's seemingly designed to be spoken of in hushed, reverent tones.
Surely nothing contributes to that feeling more than the casting of Marilyn Monroe — one reason for the film's modern fame — who'd appeared in Wilder's earlier film The Seven Year Itch but whose embodiment of Sugar Kane may be one of the greatest testaments to the actual level of her gifts, which go beyond the body that Wilder nevertheless emphasizes — he had to, in order to assuage the ticket-buying public — in a vocal performance she gives that essentially amounts to a topless striptease. But her scenes work because of her comic timing and playfully affected naivete, which are the expert work of an actress far better than she ever had the time to demonstrate; because the film's two lusty leading men are forced by circumstance to be among "the girls," she approaches most of her scenes as a friend rather than an object of desire, hence much of the sophistication and adorable tenderness she's able to wring out of the role. Speaking as someone who never really had the "thing" for Monroe that a lot of folks did, well, every time I see it, this movie comes close to changing that.
But Lemmon and Curtis are, inevitably, the chief attractions here — and the best word to describe their work here is "amazing," in drag and out of it, as they each come to embody what amount to multiple characters and variations and ideas and illustrations of who they truly are. Without being too explicit and Blake Edwards-y about it, their unusual state of being forced to conceal their maleness for a spell while hiding out offers up the opportunity for some sharply critical attacks on male entitlement and sexual harassment, a trend Wilder slightly picked up on in Sabrina and would bring to fruition on The Apartment. Curtis' big moment is that which finds him in a sailor outfit impersonating Cary Grant to try and get the girl, affecting a priceless accent and playing the charmer, the stodgy old man, and the wily playboy with equally adept persuasion. Lemmon, meanwhile, loses himself in his drag character to such an extent that he, the audience, and the other characters all seem to be plenty confused; it's not even that he actually resembles a woman visually as his "otherness" is so complete and so separate from the man he typically plays that it's an honest thrill and a revolutionary-feeling thing to witness. The performances of both men enrich the picture immeasurably and are magnificently teeming with life. And the perfection of the casting reaches all the way down to minor but unforgettable faces like that of Joe E. Brown as the well-to-do, sexually charged gentleman chasing after Lemmon, who delivers the immortal and shockingly liberal (for the period) final line, "Nobody's perfect."
This was a return to straight comedy for Wilder after three projects that considerably stretched his interests as a director: the courtroom mystery Witness for the Prosecution, true-life adventure The Spirit of St. Louis, and the slick Lubitschian valentine Love in the Afternoon. Wilder had never been so identified with a single genre as he permanently would be after United Artists let Some Like It Hot loose upon the world, and his prior stylistic hopping around and what he'd later imply was a dissatisfaction with sticking to a single "kind" of movie results in a few confusing caveats in this film. Few people ever mention the Prohibition-era gangster bust at the start of the film or the brutal killings that occur a few minutes in, largely because — except to provide an antagonist later on — those sequences serve little purpose. But Wilder certainly goes all the way with them, giving us unpleasant sound effects and blood and broken bodies and all the rest, something that worsens at the climax when the heroes accidentally bust up a murderous gathering that turns into a shootout. All the convoluted backstory leading the characters to this point results inevitably in a feeling of overlength; 120 minutes seems a bit excessive for a movie that at its best says so much in so little time.
It's hard to say how that could have been fixed, of course, since the later parts of the film hinge wholly on Lemmon and Curtis having something to run away from — but perhaps their hiding out in all-girl band to make a buck could have been enough conflict for the film. The St. Valentine's stuff doesn't serve to truly complement or flesh out any important part of the story, and the element of physical danger is simply not necessary; every time the camera lingers over to Spats and his gang — whose presence, incidentally, at the hotel in the last act is far too much of a coincidence to make much sense — it's the beginning of a series of yawns as we wait eagerly for Marilyn and the others to reappear.
Even that criticism is leveled, of course, by how expertly Wilder handles the action sequences; we wouldn't mind seeing more of that movie he's trying to make, just not while it's interrupting this one. Honestly, there's little human expression here that isn't filled in by the audience; the dreams Monroe expresses, those sad and yearning bits about "the fuzzy end of the lollipop," express as much a despair and hope that we're left with as they foreshadow the early end of her young life. The splendid flamboyance of life as led in this scrappy train-to-concert-hall world might have been captured more humanely by other directors, but never so hilariously — and it really is often exhilaratingly funny. The movie finds time for everything from class status to romanticism to gender identity to mobsters — it's the kind of film that packs it all in and feels ultimately as satisfying and fulfilling as entertainment can be. And when it's all over, we still have that image of Lemmon crowing about how old Mr. Fielding's asked for his hand in marriage and jumping up and down with nothing but pure joy in his eyes. That is, well, perfect.
[Some portions of this were lifted from a review originally posted in 2004.]
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Q: Integrating Existing Java Project with Groovy I have my Existing JAVA project.
I have to run a Groovy script through a Java file from this project.
I'm Using Groovy Grails Tool Suite (GGTS).

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*Have changed the JAVA project nature to Groovy nature from the IDE option

*Have externally included groovy-all.2.0.7.jar in ANT/lib too.

Source Code has following imports:
import groovy.lang.GroovyClassLoader;
import groovy.lang.GroovyObject;
import groovy.lang.MetaMethod;

Now I am trying to build it using build.xml (ANT) configuration.
BUILD.xml

<taskdef name="groovyc" classname="org.codehaus.groovy.ant.Groovyc">
  <classpath refid="groovy.classpath" />
</taskdef>
<target name="compile.groovy" description="Compile both groovy&Java"depends="init">
  <groovyc srcdir="src" destdir="bin/classes">
    <classpath refid="groovy.classpath" />
    <javac debug="on" deprecation="true" />
  </groovyc>
</target>

But I get the following error :
package groovy.lang does not exist [javac] import groovy.lang.*;

Please assist as to why the groovy-all-2.0.7.jar is not recognised!!

A: Have you tried removing groovy-all from your ant/lib directory, adding it to a lib directory under your project, and then doing:
<path id="groovy.all.classpath">
    <fileset dir="${basedir}/lib">
        <include name="**/*.jar"/>
    </fileset>
</path>
<taskdef name="groovyc" classname="org.codehaus.groovy.ant.Groovyc"  classpathref="groovy.all.classpath"/>


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October 1, 2008 | Men Issues
What puts a man's health at risk as he gets older? Parts I
By Maame Ama Djaba
6 Top Health Threats to Men - Part I
What puts a man's health at risk as he gets older?
By Matthew Hoffman, MD
WebMD Feature
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
More boys than girls are born every year in the U.S. But any lead in health men start with vanishes with the first dirty diaper.
From infancy to old age, women are simply healthier than men. Out of the 15 leading causes of death, U.S. men lead women in all of them except Alzheimer's disease, which many men don't live long enough to develop. Although the gender gap is closing, men still die five years earlier than their wives, on average.
While the reasons are partly biological, men's approach to their health plays a role too, experts tell WebMD.
"Men put their health last," says Demetrius Porche, DNS, RN, editor in chief of the American Journal of Men's Health. "Most men's thinking is, if they can live up to their roles in society, then they're healthy."
Men go the doctor less than women, and are more likely to have a serious condition when they do go, research shows. "As long as they're working and feeling productive, most men aren't considering the risks to their health," says Porche.
But even if you're feeling healthy, a little planning can help you stay that way. The top threats to men's health aren't secrets: they're known, common, and often preventable. WebMD consulted the experts to bring you this list of the top health threats to men, and how to avoid them.
Cardiovascular Disease: The Leading Men's Health Threat
They call it atherosclerosis, meaning "hardening of the arteries." But it could as easily be from the Latin for "a man's worst enemy."
"Heart disease and stroke are the first and second leading causes of death worldwide, in both men and women," says Darwin Labarthe, MD, MPH, PhD, director of the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention at the CDC. "It's a huge global public health problem, and in the U.S. we have some of the highest rates."
In cardiovascular disease, cholesterol plaques gradually block the arteries in the heart and brain. If a plaque becomes unstable, a blood clot forms, blocking the artery and causing a heart attack or stroke.
One in five men and women will die from cardiovascular disease, according to Labarthe. For unclear reasons, though, men's arteries develop atherosclerosis earlier than women's. "Men's average age for death from cardiovascular disease is under 65," he says; women catch up about six years later.
Even in adolescence, girls' arteries look healthier than boys'. Experts believe women's naturally higher levels of good cholesterol (HDL) are partly responsible. Men have to work harder to reduce their risk for heart disease and stroke:
* Get your cholesterol checked, beginning at age 25 and every five years.
* Control your blood pressure and cholesterol, if they're high.
* If you smoke, stop.
* Increase your physical activity level to 30 minutes per day, most days of the week.
* Eat more fruits and vegetables and less saturated or trans fats.
"There's a saying that 'children should know their grandparents,'" says Labarthe. "This is fatal or disabling condition that causes lost family time and working time. But a large number of these events are preventable."
Source: http://men.webmd.com/features/6-top-health-threats-men?page=1


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Home News Sea of Thieves Closed Beta Coming to Xbox from January 24 to...
Sea of Thieves Closed Beta Coming to Xbox from January 24 to 29
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E3 2017 saw a plethora of games being unveiled in front of the gaming community. While most of those titles did get a release date by the end of 2017, a select few of them got pushed to being released in 2018. One of those games is Sea of Thieves.
The Microsoft title is one of the most anticipated games of the year, with a release date set for 20th March 2018. The game allows players to control pirates in first-person mode and explore an open-world via a pirate ship and assume different roles such as steering, hoisting sails, navigation, firing cannons and other tasks.
Now, while the game is still a couple of months away, interested players will now have access to the game's multiplayer mode thanks to an officially announced closed beta.
The Sea of Thieves Closed Beta will run from 12 p.m. GMT on January 24 to 8 a.m. GMT on January 29. This will give the players a full five days of sailing, shanties, and shenanigans. That being said, the team has stated that they won't be testing the complete game during the closed beta to ensure some surprises for the players during the actual game release.
Furthermore, the closed beta will not have any Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) associated with it. This means that the players can stream, create videos, share clips, take screenshots of gameplay, and even monetize their personal content.
A noteworthy caveat about this is that the Closed Beta is only available for users who had previously registered for the Sea of Thieves Insider Programme before December 1, 2017, as well as for users that have pre-ordered the game. If you pre-ordered the game through the Xbox or Windows Store, the game will appear in your games library 24 hours before the Closed Beta begins. You will then be required to download and install it.
In case you failed to register for the Insider Programme, make sure to pre-order Sea of Thieves from here. Also, do let us know if you're excited about closed beta in the comments down below.
Update: An earlier version of this story erroneously called the game a "Ubisoft title" while explaining the gameplay. The article has been updated to reflect the correct information.
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