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'Feeding Orchids to the Slugs: Tales from a Zen Kitchen' by Florencia Clifford
Vala Publishing Co-operative Ltd, 2012
Hbk: 224 pp
Reviewed by Hermina Stafford
At first glance when I was asked to review Florencia Clifford's book with what I thought was a curious title, I was somewhat bemused at being told it was a cookery book. However it is so much more than that. The book is unusual because it is a personal journey of self-discovery combined with the author's love of cooking.
Florencia was brought up in Cordoba, Argentina and she paints a vivid picture of her early food influences from her Scottish paternal ancestry and the Argentinean women of her family. She explains to her readers that she was always destined to be a cook because her soul had been nurtured through the food in the kitchens of her childhood.
Finding Buddhism changes her life and eventually Florencia finds a job as a Zen cook in a Buddhist centre in Wales. This is where she begins to learn more about who she really is, not just through being part of the community but also through creating and serving meals.
She is clearly a sensitive and deeply intuitive person on a spiritual journey and becomes increasingly aware of her deep connection to the natural world and to the changing seasons. As the book unfolds we find her discovering more about her own creativity and learning more about the art of living in the present moment.
The reader cannot help but be affected by this author's ability to see cooking as a joy and by the way her spirit shines through her words as she describes her recipes. She speaks of her cooking as a kind of alchemy – the transformation of basic ingredients into food. She writes: "The kitchen brings me back to something ancient that inhabits me, a non-linguistic space. It is something innate, inherited…..a deep understanding of food that comes from within."
This book is beautifully illustrated by Michaela Meadows and is full of delightful-sounding recipes. Florencia's descriptions of the meals she prepares and cooks evokes for the reader a visual image of the colours and deliciousness of the food—so much so that I found myself wanting to sit down and be a guest at her table.


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Daysormay Kick Off 2021 with New Jam 'Everything Is Changing' [VIDEO]
While Vancouver based trio Daysormay may just be getting started, their success thus far has been years in the making. Formed by brothers Aiden and Carson Andrews when they were just 16 years old, the group has since proven themselves to be a force to be reckoned with in the Canadian Indie scene. Now, at just 21 years old and with Nolan Bassett on board as the third member, Daysormay continue to push boundaries while developing a sound all their own – and it seems people are clamoring for more. With a full album and an EP release already in their catalog, it seems the buzzing band is about to kick things up a few notches further and I will without a doubt be keeping tabs.
When I first came across Daysormay via their late-2020 single, "Running", I was instantly hooked and have kept that tune in my personal stash ever since – without a doubt helping to drive some major streams for the budding trio. With influences like Phoenix, Glass Animals and Portugal the Man, Daysormay have been able to create a sound that is both original and familiar and have no doubt caught the attention of tastemakers far and wide. With performances under their belt around Canada as well as in Europe and Germany, the group have also touched stages at massive festivals like The Great Escape and Bumbershoot – using their electric live performances to help push their music even further.
Their latest single, "Everything is Changing", is a smooth, laid-back and hypnotic tune that brings an uplifting and emotional vibe. From the enchanting vocals to the muted, minimal production, Daysormay have crafted an uplifting, hopeful tune that helps to show a different side of the group. While still bringing along the indie feel that fans have come to love, their latest release totally helps to switch gears from their last few tunes.
About the single, Daysormay says, "Everything Is Changing" is an idea that's been around for a while. Carson and I started the chords on a ukulele when we were on a camping trip back in 2017. We had all just graduated high school about a month before, and, even though I knew we were jumping right into music, I still felt like I had just swam over a drop-off into the deep end. The first verse and the chorus were written in that period and headspace, but it was shelved for about another two years. We rediscovered the demo in early 2019. We had just become a trio, and everything felt like we were floating over the deep end again. The lyrics really resonated with us, we all just stared at each other after listening to it. It was like we'd written it for our future selves. All the production and mixing on the song was done by us, it was a super DIY process. We wanted to preserve the feeling we put into it back in 2017, so there's even still some stuff from the first demo in the final version."
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Here we go with another modeling adventure, this time the 1:32 scale Wingnut Wings Albatros D.V.
This model packs a lot of detail into the 1:32 airframe, and quite frankly, it's just one of many from the best series of WW1 aircraft ever modeled IMHO, Wingnut Wings.
Which ones have you built, Martyn? It's an amazing series of aircraft models.
The Camel f-1 and the Fokker v.ii . The next one I want is one of the seaplanes not sure which one yet?
Nice! I just ordered the Felixstowe and Hansa-Brandenburg combo. Squadron was offering a 25% discount on anything from their catalog and I couldn't resist. It's rare to ever find Wingnut Wings kits at a discount.
I started my build out of sequence from the instructions, going with the engine first.
This is the Daimler-Mercedes D.III 160 HP six cylinder engine. I stripped the insulation off some computer wires and am using the soft copper strands to simulate valve springs.
Another great aircraft kit - will be following this one also.
The Wingnut Wings Website https://shop.wingnutwings.com/ has massive discounts (many greater than the 25% you quote) for the whole of April while stocks last if you buy direct.
Oh no! Say it ain't so. I can't look...my budget is busted as it is for the rest of this month, and I won't spend any money on a credit card. For us in the USA, mid April is the filing deadline for our federal taxes and income tax return. Mine is due.
Squadron has a surprisingly small inventory in stock for a major distributor. As many know, Squadron is MMD, the well known hobby distributor in the USA.
"Just-in-time" ordering is the new normal, so warehouses just don't keep inventory on hand like they did at one point in time. While I've never owned a large business who had to be concerned about things like these, it's my understanding businesses pay taxes on inventory in stock, so they try to avoid that as much as possible.
.5mm i.d. brass tubing and very fine soft copper wire was used to create spark plugs and spark plug wiring. The basic engine has been assembled and is now ready for paint.
Base color is Tamiya rubber black. Detail colors are Mr Color aluminum, iron, and gold. Aluminum and iron colors are dry brushed on over the rubber black. Other various colors are Tamiya.
Excellent work, doesn't that look realistic some grand weathering going on there.
Thanks for those kind words, OC.
Here are my final pictures for today. Wish my lighting was a tad better.
Great work Craig the wiring came out perfect.
I'm surprised you are't listing to something like "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" fro inspiration.
Looking forward to the coming days and seeing another masterpiece.
I like listening to a variety of music, but blues and rock are my favorites.
I'm going to try some techniques when I paint this model I've never tried before. We'll just have to wait and see how it comes out cause I really don't know.
Please dont do it blidfolded - I once did that with darts - didn't go down to well, when I had to explain that down at the hospital. LOL.
I'm going to be using inks and water colors (pencil water colors) to reproduce the plywood look of the Albatros airframe. I've seen master modelers do it and it looks quite convincing. Me?, who knows how it will come out but I'm going to give it a try anyway.
I'll first be laying down a primer coat of Tamiya flat white (I already did that tonight and let it dry), then the inks go on second with some fancy brush work, some stray water color pencil, then Tamiya clear yellow, then clear orange, then regular clear. Phew!
Looks like you even got the serial number tags on the motor, Craig. Sweet.
Really like the dry brush effect . I tried this for the first time yesterday on a Spitfire I am doing and it seemed a bit over done - however this looks perfect.
Craig, the motor looks real. Well done.
I got lucky - the placards came on the decal sheet. Thanks!
I think the finishing touch is the Tamiya dark brown wash at the end. It tones down the bright metal finish and blends it all together.


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using namespace process;

using mesos::slave::Isolator;

namespace mesos {
namespace internal {
namespace slave {

WindowsFilesystemIsolatorProcess::WindowsFilesystemIsolatorProcess(
    const Flags& _flags,
    VolumeGidManager* _volumeGidManager)
  : ProcessBase(process::ID::generate("windows-filesystem-isolator")),
    PosixFilesystemIsolatorProcess(_flags, _volumeGidManager) {}

Try<Isolator*> WindowsFilesystemIsolatorProcess::create(
    const Flags& flags,
    VolumeGidManager* volumeGidManager)
{
  process::Owned<MesosIsolatorProcess> process(
      new WindowsFilesystemIsolatorProcess(flags, volumeGidManager));

  return new MesosIsolator(process);
}

} // namespace slave {
} // namespace internal {
} // namespace mesos {

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A Batesville man was charged with felony theft by receiving following a July 17 traffic stop around midnight on July 17. Zachery Kyle Cooper, age 26 of Batesville was initially arrested by Trooper Villiger for reckless driving, driving on a suspended license, having no insurance, and no vehicle license but it was later determined, according to Sheriff Tate Lawrence that the motorcycle Cooper was riding had been reported stolen from Independence County. Cooper was arrested for theft by receiving relating to the theft of a 2009 Suzuki motorcycle that was stolen in Independence County in December 2013. . cooper was released from the Izard County Detention Facility July 20 after posting a $5,000bond and issued a circuit court date of August 26 for this class "d" felony..
A July 17 traffic stop on highway 69 south in Izard County resulted with the passenger of the vehicle being charged with possession of meth, a class "d" felony and possession with the intent to use meth drug paraphernalia. Sheriff Lawrence said James Michael Dillard, age 40 of Ash Flat when searched was carrying a metal container in his pocket that contained to small plastic baggies containing a white crystal like substance. The substance tested positive as methamphetamine. Dillard posted bond July 20 in the amount of $5,000 and issued an August 26 circuit court date in Melbourne.
A Horseshoe Bend woman identified as Megan Stanton, age 26 was arrested from the Izard County Department of Health office in Melbourne on a failure to appear warrant following her positive test for methamphetamine. The failure to appear warrant followed an earlier arrest for obstructing governmental operations. While being booked into the Izard County Detention, a container of what appeared to be urine was found on her person. The contents of that container was tested and tested positive for meth. Sheriff Tate Lawrence said it appeared that Stanton had substituted the urine of another person for test purposes at department of health but that the substitute urine was positive. Stanton, at the time of arrest appeared to be heavily under the influence of drugs such that she was unable to appear in Horseshoe Bend court on July 21 as scheduled and remains in the Izard County Detention Facility on a no bond status until an available court date.
A Horseshoe Bend man and an Oxford man were recently arrested on charges of battery third degree. Sherman Horner, age 53 of Horseshoe Bend and Michael Robert Pinkonsly, age 51 of Oxford apparently got into an argument over a television set and the argument escalated into a physical altercation. Each appeared in court on July 23, entered a plea and a trial date was set.
Jeremaiah Totman, age 28 of Guion was arrested early morning July 21 on the charge of fleeing and was later transferred to a mental facility.
Tammy Lynn Martinez, age 38 of Salesville was arrested July 22 on a felony failure to appear warrant and remains in the Izard County Detention; Facility in lieu of $10,000 cash bond.
Jessie Earl Baney, age 31 of Cherokee Village was arrested July 19 on the charge of drinking in public, driving on a suspended license, and not using a seat belt. Baney was released the following day from the Izard County Detention Facility after posting a $655 bond.
Thomas Albert Branscum, age 34 of Calico Rock was arrested July 20 on a nonsupport warrant and was released the day of his arrested after posting a $5,000 cash payment.
Lindsey Dawn Teague, age 24 of Batesville was arrested July 14 on the charge criminal mischief. Teague posted bond the day of her arrested in the amount of $1,000 cash and issued a July 23 court date.
Two Izard County inmates were transferred to the Arkansas Department of Correction on July 17. These inmates were Mark Allen Rogers, age 36 of Batesville and Justin Robert Farmer, and age 21 of Oxford. Both had been incarcerated awaiting space in prison.
Erick D. Beck, age 39 of Brockwell was transported July 16 to the Arkansas State Mental Hospital in Little Rock.


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Aeras and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals have entered into a public-private partnership to develop GSK's tuberculosis vaccine candidate, GSK 692342. The vaccine consists of a recombinant fusion protein (Mtb72f) formulated in GSK's adjuvant system. GSK 692342 is being developed for two indications: prevention of primary tuberculosis infection in young children in highly endemic areas, and as an adjunct to treatment for tuberculosis in adolescents and adults. Phase 2 clinical studies of the vaccine candidate have been completed in Switzerland, Belgium, Gambia, South Africa and the Philippines, and are ongoing in Taiwan, India and Estonia. GSK 692342 induced a M72-specific CD4 T cell response in adult patients, with well controlled chronic HIV infection, who were receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. All recipients were seropositive to anti-M72 antibodies one month after the second dose.
The Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Valneva and Sanofi Pasteur are collaborating in the development of a recombinantly-engineered prophylactic vaccine for TB, designated H4IC. The H4IC vaccine candidate consists of Valneva's synthetic adjuvant IC 31 and two fused immunodominant antigens, Ag85B and TB10.4, which are secreted by MTB. In February 2014, Aeras and Sanofi initiated enrolment in a phase 2 study to assess tolerability, immunogenicity and prevention of TB following administration of H4IC vaccine or BCG re-vaccination in healthy adolescents, in South Africa. Preliminary results are expected at the end of 2015.
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The film is a spin-off from the Death Note and Presents the "final 23 days of L." The mystery the world wants to know will be revealed. After solving the Kira case in Death Note, another serious one finds L and he only has 23 days left to solve it. A boy and a girl hold the key to solving the case and L faces a crisis of global magnitude to protect the kids. L is without his trusted partner, Watari, and to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.
What will happen to L? What will change? The 23 days are packed with turns of events even L himself cannot predict.
Sadly rather disappointing. I knew that it will not be as great as the Death Note movies, but I still thought that another adventure with L could only be good.
But except for some minor references to the Death Note movies, this movie could be set around any set of characters. Though it is supposed to center around L, I had the feeling, that he had a bigger role in the Death Note movies, than in his own film. Also it feels more like L is just going along with the flow of the events. It doesn't feel like he has any major influence here. His skills of deduction are sadly rather underused. As I said, it could be any other character in the center of this movie. It wouldn't have needed L. It feels a little like they had already a script for another movie and after L was such a fan-favorite character in the Death Note movies, they made little adjustments in the script and used it for an L movie.
Minor spoiler for this movie (spoiler tag inside spoiler tag doesn't seem to work): As anybody who has read the manga or has seen the anime probably guessed at his first appearence, the small boy which is with L during most of this movie is Near. After a lot of hints during the movie it is spelled out for the viewer when L takes him to Wammy's House and gives him the name "Near". The rest of the movie he was simply referred to as "boy"
A wonderful story about angel-like creatures - with beautiful animation work.
A girl finds herself, after having some strange dream, coming out of a cocoon with small wings on her back. She has lost all memories of her previous life and now must find out what it means to be a "Haibane" (this is how these creatures are called).
Misou managed to get through all of high school and college without a grilfriend. A wizened fortune-teller has predicted that it is his destiny to be alone for his entire life! When Misou sees the beautiful Nagisa, his heart is awakened for the first time. He has serious competition in the form of the flawlessly handsome Kaizuka and the amazingly ugly Kujira.
Misou is determined to succeed, but he is stalled by his knack for ending up in compromising situations with other woman at exactly the wrong moment.
This collection are two separate series, which both take a different take on the same source material.
First, we have a 3-episode OVA series: On this the animation is well-done and the story is told from a more serious and romantic angle.
Then we have a TV series with 16 mini-episodes (about 7 minutes each): Animation overall is not as good as in the OVA but due to its more comical take on the story, it had a lot of good laughs (often from good visual gags). Due to its structure, the story continues mostly as "1 step forward - 1 step back" for the main character. Usually each episodes end with a cliffhanger, which is resolved in the beginning of the next episode. Due to the short length of the episodes you are at, before you know, yet another cliffhanger.
Overall I can say, it was another 12 bucks well spent.
For those of you who still haven't seen this movie, because either of the non-RC1 issue or because you do not like watching movies with subtitles ( ): Soon there is a RC1 release coming for the first Death Note movie. It contains both the original Japanese language track and an English dubbed track (with the same voices as the English version of the anime).
What can I say: I love it!!!
Great Japanese comedy series I can highly recommend. If you remember, I recently watched the anime series of this after a lucky blind buy.
This series is even better than the anime.
The actress who plays the main character is simply perfect in the role. What makes the series so great is the combination of the line delivery by main stars, editing and camera work. I had to laugh out a lot in most scenes thanks to the great direction on these (and that even though I am watching the series for the second time).
This show does not only offer comedy but also a little drama. Which is often on the cheesy side but it really works here.
The only minor critique I have is, that the grandfather of the main character is too much of a nice guy to be the head of a Yakuza clan.
Sadly I did not find any YouTube material which does the show justice.
Here is a best of montage, but of which I think that the shown scenes are hardly best of material of this series. There would have so much better stuff.
If I have even remotely sparked your interest, I recommend that you follow the link provided in the description in both of the above YouTube videos. It will lead you to a site which offers fansubbed versions of the episodes. This is how I come to know this series the first time around.
This series is about a girl, Haruhi, who acts like the whole world revolves around her. What she doesn't know, it probably does. Three years ago she wished herself, that there would be things like aliens, time-travellors and ESPers (psycics) in her world for her to meet. Because of this wish, these things do exist. As a matter of fact, the school club she has founded (which goal is to find aliens, time-travellors and ESPers), has an alien, a time-travellor and an ESPer in it and she doesn't notice it. The job of these individuals is to make sure, that Haruhi is happy with the world as it is and is not bored with it. You never know, what she would wish next otherwise. Maybe the end of the world?
This series is really funny. Especially how forceful Haruhi is with her fellow club members. It is told from the point of view of the only "ordinary" member of her school club "SOS Brigate" (Spreading Excitement All Over the World with Haruhi Suzumiya Brigade) who narrates the story.
What I find disappointing with the DVD release though (and that is not necessarily the fault of the US publisher, because it also was this way with the Japanese DVD release), that they are using the chronological order of the episodes and not the order they were aired. Originally the main story arc was told in six episodes spread out over the season with single self-contained stories in-between (which happen after the main story). But on the DVD they start with an episode which is totally different from the rest of the series (Episode 0) which shows a "movie" the main character have made. It's a little strange going in, but after getting to know the character during the rest of the series, this episode has a lot charm to it. After it they bring the main story's six episodes. Which ends with a nice emotional conclusion. Then after that they bring the rest of the episodes with single story lines which go nowhere particular and therefore the season ends on a low note.
But nevertheless it is totally worth to watch.
I just did a little browsing at YouTube and encountered countless videos of people performing a song from this anime. Which shows that the show is really huge in Japan.
If you look further (e.g via related videos), you will find tons of videos of this song played by High School bands or the guitar part played by countless other people.
The mother of all destiny. Her son, the future leader of mankind. Their protector, a Terminator from the future. Together they must take back the future as Sarah Connor (300's Lena Headey) prepares her son to fight the war against machines determined to annihilate the human race. The Clock is ticking. Can they stop Judgement Day?
I think it's a great series. When I saw the pilot when it first appeared on the internet, I really liked it. I was hoping that the rest of the series holds up. And I think it did. Cannot wait for season 2!
How did the Cromartie terminator travel to the future when it was already blown to pieces and thus not covered by "living tissues" anymore?
Now I am hoping that Arnie will turn up in a cameo. I imagine a scene set in the future where we see how John sends the re-programmed Arnie back in time for Termintor 2.
This series put me in the mood to watch T1 and T2 again. Maybe I will do it soon.
I like your idea for an Arnie cameo. It would make sense for the series to end with a shot of him being teleported back.
It's a while since I saw the pilot, but he got blasted into the future!
Yes, but we have learned in the movies, that only living tissue can travel through time. That is why people arrive naked and only flesh-covered Terminator and not other machines and weapons can travel through time. So how did the skull travel through time?
This question has been asked sooo many times before.
In T2, Cameron never actually showed us how the T-1000 arrived, which has led to the 'skin-sac' theory, done off-screen to not give away what Robert's character actually is; or that Cameron either forgot about the living tissue rule, or was just messing with everyone's heads.
In T3 the rule was ignored because the director was a lazy moron who just wanted a carbon copy of T2 with a more pc villain.
Another season of The Office that I enjoyed very much. When this series started, I did not think that it would become a series which is not just a cheap remake of the original. But now in season 4 they are still going strong.
Due to the writer's strike this season was a couple of episodes short. But five of the episodes are twice the runtime as usual which makes it like watching 19 instead of 14 episodes.
Also there are a lot of deleted scenes available. About 10-20 minutes per episodes. These were obviously cut for time and and not for bad quality.
Immortals, they have secretly dwelt among us for thousands of years but their origins have been shrouded in mystery. The answers, Prophets say, are to be found in The Source. The last band of eternal warriors, lead by Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, have set out on a treacherous quest to find the origin of their immortality. But to learn the truth, they must first defeat The Guardian of the Source, a powerful killer who will destroy all who seek its secrets.
"How bad can it be?", I thought. After only reading bad reviews about this movie, I expected the worst. This movie is bad, but not as bad as I had expected. But nevertheless I cannot recommend it one bit.
The Highlander franchise doesn't have a good track record when it comes to movies. After one good movie, other movies followed which seemed to have forgotten what Highlander is about.
The TV series, although not necessarily of top-notch quality, did get it, what Highlander is about and what fans wanted to see. Now this movie has again forgotten it.
No real flashbacks to the past about MacLeod, badly choreographed sword fights. And a story which is worse than any episode of the TV series.
Duncan has married a mortal woman, who knew about him and also that he couldn't get children. But then she left him, because she wanted to have children. In what day and age are we? Never heard of adoption or artificial insemination? Couldn't really have been love then.
And a movie which has to end on a recap of the entire movie because of fear you wouldn't understand the ending otherwise. Always a bad sign.
That reminds me that I have to finalize the TV show. I've never seen the last season.
Meet Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old virgin and ex-biker. He's crude, foul-mouthed, and has a hair-trigger temper. His goal: to be the Greatest High School Teacher in the World! Wait, what?!? GTO is the fan-favorite story of Onizuka, a former motorcycle gang member whose goal is to become a teacher to make a difference. Once he's got his foot in the school door...can he squeeze his big head through it?
Watch in awe as Onizuka pummels through his teacher training only to be faced with the mammoth task of actually landing a teaching position. With unusual circumstances on his side, he just might pull it off. Using his street smarts to deal with colleagues, students, and troublemakers, Onizuka finds that he has too many lessons to learn!
This anime series is an adaption of the first 14 volumes of the manga. It follows fairly close the manga, only changing some story elements to soften it a little (AFAIK they allowed to be more crass in mangas than in animes in Japan) and extending others. Also some ideas were taken from the live-action version which came one year earlier.
It had its high and lows for me but overall the anime is good. Sometimes the animation style bothered me a little and I think they had dumbed down the character Onizuka too much on some occations. He was too gullable in some cases compared to the manga version.
Too bad that they made this anime while the manga was still running and therefore it does not cover the full manga story, but the new ending they devised is fitting (I haven't read the ending of the manga yet, so I am curious how that one will end).
I can understand that they make anime series based on mangas while the manga is still current and popular, but it is always sad that the anime is cut short or differentiate from the manga because of this.


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What is creatine?
Creatine is an amino acid (amino acids are the building blocks of protein) which is made in the body by the liver and kidneys, and is derived from the diet through meat and animal products. Creatine (creatine monohydrate) is a colorless, crystalline substance used in muscle tissue for the production of phosphocreatine, an important factor in the formation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the source of energy for muscle contraction and many other functions in the body.
What does creatine normally do in the body?
In the body, creatine is changed into a molecule called "phosphocreatine" which serves as a storage reservoir for quick energy. Phosphocreatine is especially important in tissues such as the voluntary muscles and the nervous system which periodically require large amounts of energy.
Why do athletes take creatine?
Studies have shown that creatine can increase the performance of athletes in activities that require quick bursts of energy, such as sprinting, and can help athletes to recover faster after expending bursts of energy. Creatine is best for the serious bodybuilder. It helps increase muscle mass, rather than muscle endurance, so it's not well suited for athletes participating in endurance activities. However, the increase in muscle mass may be due to water retention and not an increase in muscle tissue.
Why have I been hearing so much about creatine and neuromuscular disorders?
Two scientific studies have indicated that creatine may be beneficial for neuromuscular disorders. First, a study by MDA-funded researcher M. Flint Beal of Cornell University Medical Center demonstrated that creatine was twice as effective as the prescription drug riluzole in extending the lives of mice with the degenerative neural disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease). Second, a study by Canadian researchers Mark Tarnopolsky and Joan Martin of McMaster University Medical Center in Ontario found that creatine can cause modest increases in strength in people with a variety of neuromuscular disorders. Beal's work was published in the March 1999 issue of Nature Neuroscience and the second paper was published in the March 1999 issue of Neurology.
I want to start taking creatine — is it safe?
For the most part, athletes haven't experienced adverse side-effects from taking creatine, although recently there have been a few reports of kidney damage linked to creatine usage. No consistent toxicity has been reported in studies of creatine supplementation. Dehydration has also been reported to be a problem while taking creatine.
Athletes generally take a "loading dose" of 20 grams of creatine a day for five or six days, then continue with a "maintenance dose" of 2 to 5 grams of creatine a day thereafter.
What are the side effects?
Little is known about long-term side effects of creatine, but no consistent toxicity has been reported in studies of creatine supplementation. In a study of side effects of creatine, diarrhea was the most commonly reported adverse effect of creatine supplementation, followed by muscle cramping.18 Some reports showed that kidney, liver, and blood functions were not affected by short-term higher amounts or long-term lower amounts of creatine supplementation in healthy young adults. In a small study of people taking 5–30 grams per day, no change in kidney function appeared after up to five years of supplementation. Muscle cramping after creatine supplementation has been anecdotally reported in some studies.
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Here are 25 books recommended by some of the top CEOs in the world to kick off your reading list.
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos lists Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day among his favorite books, citing its ability to teach readers about life and regret.
As Morgan Stanley's chairman and CEO, James Gorman finds inspirationin this story of determined amateurs who accomplished great things.
When Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg kicked off his goal to read a new book every two weeks, he started with this book, a study in how leadership has evolved over the past 100 years.
Although he's no longer with us, Steve Jobs remains an inspiration. Among his favorite books was Clayton M. Christensen's book on changing technology, which he said deeply influenced him.
Apple's Tim Cook reportedly recommends this book to new hires and hands out copies to colleagues.
Former Oracle CEO Larry Ellison felt particularly inspired by Vincent Cronin's biography on Napoleon, feeling inspired by the way a man of modest means accomplished great things.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer threw her support behind this book, which instructs readers on mastering charisma to win people over.
Among the books that Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh recommends is Search Inside Yourself, a guide to finding inner joy.
He may be the world's top investor, but Warren Buffett spends most of his time reading. Among the many books on the billionaire's to-read list is this one, which he says shaped his investment philosophy.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates read Business Adventures at Buffett's recommendation and says the 1969 collection of Wall Street tales remains his favorite business book to date.
LinkedIn's Jeff Weiner learned the true meaning of compassion through this book from the Dalai Lama.
Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman lists this Nicolo Machiavelli classic among his all-time favorites.
In his book Behind the Cloud, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff describes how he applied the concepts in The Art of War to beat competitors through the element of surprise.
When Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg released her book Lean In, Cisco's John Chambers saw it as the perfect opportunity to encourage the promotion of women. He handed a copy to each of his senior managers.
In addition to her own book, Sandberg recommends this book, which centers around women's roles and self-perception.
16. How Will You Measure Your Life?
Former New York City mayor and business magnate Michael Bloomberg recommends How Will You Measure Your Life?—which explores the importance of mingling business and philosophy.
Another book on Jeff Bezos's list is The Effective Executive, which helps with time management and decision making.
HP CEO Meg Whitman makes this book required reading for HP's hundreds of thousands of employees, believing its advice on setting and following strategy is crucial to success.
When she wants to inspire her staff, Lockheed Martin Corp's Marillyn Hewson brings in The Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell.
Google's Larry Page finds inspiration in stories about other successful leaders, including this one about AC current inventor Tesla.
Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey hands this book to new hires at Square and quotes from it often.
In addition to his business book recommendations, Bill Gates lists this classic as his all-time favorite, admiring its depiction of the intelligence of youth.
JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon has a long recommended reading list, but this book is at the top of the list.
Add ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to the long list of people who believeAtlas Shrugged is among the most influential books of our time.


No matter where you want to go or when you want to travel, it's highly probable that you'll have the option of choosing to book a secret hotel. In booking a secret hotel, you can economise as much as 50% when you book with Hotwire and around 35% when you book through Lastminute. But it's not simply the cut prices that are enticing customers. The majority of the resorts in the secret hotels collection are 4 and 5 star, allowing you to stay in high quality accommodation for a fraction of the typical price.
To ensure you make a well educated choice, there's a couple of pointers to search for when choosing a secret hotel. Primarily check the star rating as this will give you a realistic idea of the standard of the resort. Next look what amenities there are in the description. If you're travelling for a holiday, you might want somewhere with a spa, whilst those travelling on business might be searching for a hotel with audio and visual equipment. Finally, lots of travel agents now utilise Google Maps, so make sure you check to see more or less where the property is situated.
Booking agent description: This classically-styled 19th century hotel is found in the area of literary area of Munich-Maxvorstadt, close to the citys central station. Unwind in the hotels spa, with a sauna and relaxation room, enjoy a tempting selection every morning at the hotels buffet breakfast, or just find a comfortable corner and take advantage of the free wifi. Colourful, but classical, the hotels air conditioned rooms come with en suite bathrooms, flat-screen TVs with satellite channels and iPod docks.
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Mr. Pantelis Lamprou, has been an executive of the Athens Exchange Group (ATHEX Group) for the past seventeen years. He is currently the Director of Strategic Communication and Markets Analysis. At the Group, he has also held the positions of Director of Compliance & Risk Management, Clearing & Risk Management, Business Products Development, Market Operation, Project Manager of the OASIS project (central trading system for stocks, bonds and derivatives), Head of Financial and Capital Markets Dept. and was responsible for the provision of Consulting Services in Capital Markets in the region.
He began his professional career in 1989 in the computer industry, working in development projects at the Computer Technology Institute (CTI, Academic R&D Institute), at InfoQuest as Product Manager and at the Rainbow Group of Companies (Apple Computers) as Business Manager.
He is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece and of the INSEAD Alumni Association. He sat on the Boards of Directors of private and state owned companies, was a member of the Board of students' society of the Computer Engineering Dept., member of the Scientific Committee of Greek Computer Engineers and members of Hellenic Volunteer Managers Center (KEMEL).
Mr. Lamprou was born in 1966. He holds a degree (with distinction) from the Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics of the University of Patras. He is a graduate of the International Executive Program (Fontainebleau & Singapore) of the INSEAD Business School and speaks Greek (native) and English (fluently).


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Two senior officers of the 80th Flying Wing at Sheppard AFB, Tex., shared the honor of flying the final mission of the AT-38 Talon on April 14. The upgraded T-38C now will serve as the primary introduction to fighter fundamentals aircraft. During the final flight, Col. Jeffrey Kendall, the 80th Flying Training Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Richard McCool, 88th Flying Training Squadron commander, flew opposite an IFF student flying a T-38C. Since 1994, the 80th FTW has flown 62,596 hours in the AT-38, with students across Air Education and Training Command flying 173,595 training sorties. The "C" model features an improved avionics suite and displays, providing a smoother transition to the newer fighters the students go on to fly. Sheppard will receive all 124 of its new "C" models over the next 23 months, with the first 25 designated for IFF training.


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