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From that day to this present one, man has continued to add to, embellish, interpret, and complicate God's laws. We have attempted to "perfect" what cannot be perfected. By doing so, we have complicated what is simple. And we have altered what God established.
In our day, there is perhaps no greater example of man's altering and complicating God's simple and perfect law, than in the battle for Life.
The second major sin ever recorded by God in the Bible was the taking of an innocent life. We read in Genesis 4 that Cain killed Abel, his righteous brother. Since that day, man has been prematurely ending the most precious gift ever given to man: Life.
Yet man has debated, argued, defined, redefined, and will continue to complicate, a simple standard.
What is life? When does it begin? When does it end? Under what scenario is it right to end life?
While man confuses, Jesus, the Son of God, simplifies and uncomplicates. Man muddies. Jesus clarifies.
When Jesus walked the earth, He regularly confronted the leaders of His day, both political and religious. As He did, Jesus would dismantle the complicated systems that these leaders had built up. And when it came to Life, Jesus could not have been more clear about the standard God established.
One day Jesus was confronted with the opportunity to heal a man. But doing so would have violated the complicated requirements that the Jewish leaders had established. These leaders had taken one of the original 10 commandments, "Keep the sabbath holy" and they had built around that simple standard an entire laundry list of codes and requirements. By doing so, the elite "interpreted" what man could and couldn't do.
Save Life: Allow the heart to continue to beat.
Destroy Life: End the beating of that little heart.
Last week I wrote about Annie, a little girl whose life was destroyed, because her mother allowed politicians, laws, peers, and her own personal desires, to complicate God's simple standard. Since the writing of my story last week (An Aborted Life: The Thoughts & Dreams of Baby Annie), 30,000 little Annies and Johnnys have been lost in America — their lives destroyed because the hearts of 30,000 mothers and fathers were confused. They were deceived into believing that taking a life in the womb is okay because man's law allows them to do so.
Do we save life or destroy life?
Regardless of whether you believe you have a right to control what goes on inside your body, if you end your pregnancy, are you saving life or destroying life? Is the heart beating? Will your "pro-choice" belief stop the beating of that little heart?
If you are a Mommy with a little heart beating inside your womb, I pray you will call out to God for His strength to Save Life and reject the temptation to Destroy Life. If you will call upon God, He will offer you the grace to help in your time of need.
It was the period before Time… better known as Eternity Past. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit opened the Book of Life. In it they wrote down her name.
Her beauty was angelic. Her features were flawless. Her heart was tender. Her birth was predestined. Her parents were chosen. Annie's life to come was joyfully celebrated. The triune God along with the angels of heaven were eager for the day when little Annie would be conceived.
Annie's future was to be a bright one. Not only would she bring extreme joy to her parents, she would also be the one to reconcile them to God, through the miracle of her birth. Annie would bring hope and relief to millions. As she grew she would become a medical doctor, and God would use Annie to discover the cure to a cursed disease that had taken the lives of so many in the world.
But wait. Eternity Past would first need to intersect with Time — for a few short millenniums.
As Time briefly took center stage, the day of Annie's conception approached. And then it arrived. Annie's first moment of life began as her parents, yet unwed, succumbed to their desires. While their passion was driven by pleasure, it resulted in the blessing of Annie's life. God had ordained her precious life. As He looked upon that moment, knowing that Annie was not conceived according to His laws, God still loved Annie and her parents. In fact, it had been known in eternity past that Annie's life would begin in this manner. It did not change God's master plan.
Those first moments of Annie's life turned to days, and days to weeks. As they did, Annie's little body began to take form. As she began to grow, the first hints of thought began to materialize. Annie's little brain, not yet completely formed, was nonetheless beginning to recognize sensations, warmth, sounds, even light. She was unsure of what she was sensing, but she felt safe… secure… wanted… loved. It was a feeling that she could not yet describe, but she relished it. She felt at ease. She instinctively knew that she was where she belonged.
The weeks passed and as they did she began to hear sounds. Melodious sounds. Music that gave her pleasure. She also heard a steady continuous sound that never ceased. In fact it was two sounds… one faster, the other slower. One louder, the other softer. Thump… thump… thumpity-thump. Her heart and that of her Mommy's often lulled her to sleep.
But she also heard what she would soon come to know as voices. The higher one was always with her. The lower sound would sometimes be there — although it sounded a little more distant. Annie instinctively knew that the higher sound would always care for and love her. But that lower sound was mysterious, one she also longed to meet. Annie's heart accelerated whenever she heard those two sounds together. They were sounds that she loved deeply.
As Annie became more aware of these sounds and emotions she became even more at ease. She felt so peaceful in this warm place. She would sleep often and as she did, she would dream.
Annie wasn't quite sure how to relate to what she dreamed of since the thoughts she had were not borne out by any experience. But it was as if Someone was supernaturally guiding Annie's thoughts and interpreting her dreams for her. She envisioned the smile of her father. She dreamt of the caresses of her mother. While she felt safe inside her mother, she also longed to see and touch the one who was bearing her. She sensed that this warm place was temporary… that there was a better place for her. Her dreams affirmed this. And so she began to grow restless to see the ones she had dreamt of often.
As the weeks had now turned into many months, Annie longed for something else. She felt confined. It was becoming more difficult to stretch her legs and arms. The continuous thumpity-thump she now understood was her heart and her Mommy's. The sounds she now knew as voices. The low one was her Daddy's and the higher one was her Mommy's. Her dreams had revealed these things to her and so she longed to meet them. She could sense that the time was growing near.
As she began to sense the day was approaching, she suddenly heard the thumpity-thump sound of her Mommy's heart accelerate to a pace she had never heard before. Instantly she felt something she had never sensed. It's as if the fear of her Mommy had been transferred to her. Annie's own heart began to speed up. She knew something was not right. For the first time in her existence she felt fear. She no longer felt secure, safe, or protected.
And then it happened. An intense moment of pain. Her cry was silent. No one heard her. Annie writhed in pain. She attempted to pull away from the pain. She tried to grasp her Mommy but the pain just grew exponentially. The sound of her own heart had accelerated to such a rapid pace that it seemed like one continuous thump. She thought her heart would explode. The pain was more than she could bear. She screamed one last time, hoping her Mommy would save her. And once more, no one heard Annie.
Annie's Mommy lay there, weeping as the procedure continued. For an instant she almost thought she heard her little baby crying. The physical pain Annie's Mommy felt was dwarfed by the emotional trauma and guilt she was enduring. What had she done? Why had she done this? The precious life inside her was gone… forever… never to be restored.
Just as quickly as all had stopped for Annie, God's little one instantly found herself in the presence of the Author of Life. Annie's delicate rosy cheeks were wet with the tears of loss. Her life inside her Mommy was over… but her eternal life had just begun. The dreams she'd had were not to be. The joy she would bring to her parents would not occur. The cure that God had desired for her to bring to the world was lost — and many more would die because of her own death. As she thought of her Mommy and Daddy, whom she had never met, her body quivered with emotion and the tears continued to flow.
But as Annie looked up, she saw the face of a Glorious Man, and His voice said, "Come to me little child." As Jesus spoke, He stooped down and wiped Annie's tears dry, and as He did, Annie felt the embrace that she had dreamt of so often. She knew she was now safe, secure, forever.
There are deep divisions today in our nation that are seen in issue after issue.
But perhaps there is no greater divide, with such irreversible consequences, than the Pro-Life/Pro-Abortion battle. On one side are the voices of those who claim that the life in the womb is precious, of immeasurable value, and worthy of defending. On the other side are the shouts of those who claim the choice of the mother outweighs the right of her little one to simply live. And most recently the pro-abortion voices have embraced a new mantra: #shoutyourabortion. So a tragic choice that ended a life, has now become a movement that pridefully celebrates ending the life they conceived.
Since that first murder, the strongest have sentenced to death millions of lives over thousands of years, with this culture of death continuing today. But there truly is no greater example of the strong taking the lives of the weak than in the loss of our nation's little ones in the womb. These innocent lives, formed by their Creator, are tragically being silenced by their mothers. No words can adequately describe the sorrow, loss and permanence that abortion does to its greatest victim.
But, for all the words that have been written and the voices that have been raised in decrying the curse of abortion, there is one voice that has never been heard. And yet it is this voice that counts the most.
This is the missing voice: The Silent Cry.
We've all heard the cry of a little baby shortly after birth, as it simply longs for the cuddle, caress and love of her mother. But have we stopped to hear the silent cry of the one that was snatched from the womb before she took her first breath? Have we paused to consider her voice? While her voice is silent, her message is loud, clear, and convicting, if we will be still and listen.
This matter of eternal consequence has divided our nation into three groups.
The first group is perhaps the most pressing one. If you are carrying an unwanted pregnancy and considering an abortion even today, will you stop and listen? Will you hear the silent cry of the little one in your womb, who longs to look in your eyes, to feel your embrace, to know your love, and to simply have the opportunity to live?
Before you add one more cry to the millions of silent cries that rise up across our nation, I pray you will stop and listen. Listen to your child's heartbeat. Envision him or her in your arms. Consider the beauty of her face. Trace the outline of his features. And embrace life today.
The second group within our nation includes those women and men who have already chosen abortion. You may be one who succumbed to the lie that your choice trumped the life in the womb. If so, then you know your choice was irreversible. But your guilt over that choice can be reversed. God, the Author of life, is also the One who forgives. There is no choice that you and I have made that God does not offer to forgive — even the one that ended the life of your little one. Go to Him. Confess your sin. As you do, He promises to forgive you and to grant to you the peace that passes all understanding.
The final group within our nation is where most of us reside. We are not pregnant. We have not had an abortion. But we have a choice to make. Will we stop and listen? Will we hear #thesilentcry? Will that silent cry cause us to reevaluate our thoughts, our actions, and our choices? As we listen to #thesilentcry, will we decide to make the following choice?
As we apply the Golden Rule to the life in the womb, may our nation collectively and each of us individually do to the little one yet unborn, what was done to us by our mother and father.
This last weekend the nation's elite journalists came together at the White House Correspondents Dinner, for an evening of roasts and toasts, all under the guise of humor. But while the night featured laughs at the expense of others, Michelle Wolf, the comedian hosting the WHC Dinner, stooped to a new low as she belittled Americans whose crime is simply supporting life over abortion.
While Wolf's attack was crass and deplorable, what was likely lost in her comments was an inadvertent admission that few pro-abortionists have been willing to make publicly.
It has been a long standing argument from those supporting the taking of innocent life, that the child in the womb isn't really a child… rather it is simply tissue, just a "fetus" or some other "sub-human" entity. However, those standing on the side of life have accurately referred to the child in the womb as simply that, a child or a baby. Logic would suggest that if a child is a baby outside the womb, she is also a baby inside the womb. And since this is true, then the baby in the womb is as deserving of the right to life as she is the moment she's in her mother's arms.
Webster defines "baby" as "a very young child." By her use of the word baby, Wolf acknowledged what her own conscience had no doubt already informed her of. I have no doubt that millions of other pro-abortionists, if they were honest, would also admit the same. That little body inside a mother's womb is a baby, receiving the same gift of life from her Creator as every other individual walking the face of this earth received.
So on this I agree with Michelle Wolf. The baby outside the womb is also a baby inside the womb. The life held in the mother's arms moments after birth is also a life moments before, when she is held in the mother's womb. So if we can agree on this truth, then can we not also agree that all life is deserving of protecting and nurturing?
At the end of the day, God has made each of us so that our own internal conscience affirms to us certain basic truths. What could be more basic than the truth that a baby is deserving of love and life, regardless of where she makes her home?
This last weekend, as tens of thousands of radical feminists marched in cities around the nation, their vulgar and "nasty" remarks received prime coverage by a media eager to feature their heinous and godless tirades. Their despicable comments were beamed to homes and mobile devices everywhere.
But what struck me was the utter selfishness of these radical feminists. It was on full display for anyone honest enough to acknowledge their despicable self-absorption. As a godless media deified them, these radicals felt no shame in their self-exaltation.
Lost in all the rancor, protests, profanity and threats though, were the feminists' lies. Also missing was one glaring truth.
This selfish, morally debased, and evil philosophy is what permeates the radical feminist movement. These feminists' rabid torrents of anger are the antithesis of what God designed and ordained in the beginning.
The smoothness of her soft, untainted features and delicate skin.
The sweet sounds of his new lungs as he inhales the breath of life for the first time.
The tenderness of her astonished cries as she leaves the warmth and security of her mother's womb.
The fragility of that little child, who only desires the love and care of the one who chose to conceive him.
The very image of God, implanted in her DNA.
What has been merely a "choice" to millions over the last 34 years since Roe vs Wade, has been a tragic death sentence for more than 55 million innocent children. It is a scourge of a nation that has turned its back on what God loves.
As Jesus hung on the cross, presenting His innocent life as a sacrifice for all, His death was the ultimate example of selflessness. He gave His perfect, sinless life in death, in order to offer life to all of sinful mankind.
Tragically though, the polar opposite of that selfless sacrifice by Jesus, is the abhorrent selfishness that is exemplified by radical feminists. In the name of choice, they will continue to demand "reproductive rights" and "equality"— their unacknowledged code words for snuffing out the lives of those they deem unworthy of life.
Over the course of one week, the despicable acts and philosophy of the pro-death feminists will be juxtaposed with the peaceful and loving throngs of pro-life supporters, who will march this Friday, seeking merely to bring an end to the murderous act that was legalized by Roe v Wade in 1973. There could be no greater contrast in the messages of these two groups than the feminists versus those who are pro-life.
May our nation, and our people come to our senses and move diligently to protect the most innocent and fragile, and in so doing, may we find the mercy and grace that only a sovereign and forgiving God can extend.


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BP Class Action Settlement Reaffirmed as Valid Under Federal Law
BP Class Action Settlement Reaffirmed…
BP's attempts over the past months to dismantle the Deepwater Horizon class action Settlement Program they agreed to more than two years ago were denied by a Federal Appeals Court on Friday. BP had claimed the Program it agreed to was not being administered the way it was intended, and that the class should be de-certified because the Program Administrator was paying fictitious and overstated claims to those who did not truly suffer economic losses related to the oil spill caused by BP. The Federal Appeals Court, after considering all of BP's arguments and evidence in the record, found such arguments wanting, and ruled that the Program as originally approved and agreed upon was fundamentally fair and consistent with federal law relative to class actions like this.
The simple truth is that only claims that meet the strict formula guidelines of the Settlement Program are being paid, and those objective formulas are the very formulas that BP represented to the District Court in 2012 as "fair" and "reasonable" to get the Program approved originally. There are no fake claims. There are only more claims than BP anticipated, which is costing them more than they had hoped to rectify the economic harms caused by their gross negligence in operating the Deepwater Horizon. Now, after nearly three months of consideration, the Court has rendered its final word, and reaffirmed Judge Barbier's 2012 approval of the Settlement Program for the benefit of those harmed by BP.
BP has spent millions of dollars on advertising and PR in its attempts to dissuade claimants from seeking compensation under the Program. It is clear that this ruling will not slow BP down in their attempt to lower their ultimate payout. But the reality is, BP's own negligence brought us to this point of environmental and economic devastation. Now, the company is being held responsible for its actions, and must make reparations to all valid claimants. A recent editorial in the Tampa Bay Times calls BP out, and demanded that business owners on the Gulf hold them accountable. "The courts are right to enforce the agreement and hold both the company and the claims program accountable for delivering on the promise made in the aftermath of the nation's worst environmental disaster. It shouldn't be torpedoed by a public relations campaign aimed at undoing an agreement one side suddenly finds unacceptable." Once business understand the fully story, the business reason for filing a claim become more clear. BP will continue to try and sway the public to be sympathetic to them, but we should remember why we're here in the first place.
In terms of any changes to the claims process, we do know this: Friday's ruling affirms the class action settlement. Therefore, as we look at the Program moving forward we can be confident that any business that uses GAAP accounting (as most large companies do) will be evaluated and paid as was agreed. Those that use less formal accrual or cash accounting methods will be subject to a new set of "matching" rules to be determined by the Claims Administrator, but, those claims will be evaluated and paid. The Settlement Program is here to stay, but businesses can now act before the April 22, 2014 deadline for filing claims knowing that if they were harmed, and they meet the Program guidelines, they will be compensated for their valid economic losses. We applaud the efforts of the Courts and the Administrator as they continue work to make this Program even more objective and transparent. This Program, in any form, was and is about helping the businesses hurt by the oil spill. It's unfortunate that BP lost sight of this.
There are only 14 weeks left to file a claim. Anyone who does not file before the current deadline of April 22nd, will be forever barred from making a claim against BP. For more information, visit ERGLawFirm.com.
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Who is The Richest Musician in 2022?
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Music, according to Wikipedia, is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content.
Similar to how we probably sang before we learned to speak in whole, grammatically correct phrases, music has always been an integral component of our development.
We hear a song in other animal realms as well; both birds and whales make noises that aren't necessarily pleasant to human ears but are nonetheless full of semantically communicating purposes.
By any measure, the music business has flourished and created a number of major performers over the course of its history.
However, some musical superstars are also enormously wealthy. Having said that, who is the richest musician in the year 2022?
On the internet, lots of musical artistes have been listed as part of the richest musicians in the world. This article is thoroughly researched to scoop out the richest musician.
American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer, Kanye West also known as Ye has been listed as the richest musician in 2022.
Recently, Kanye gave Forbes documentation indicating how his share in Yeezy has skyrocketed his net worth, confirming that his fortune is in the billions.
As of now, Forbes says Kanye West has an estimated net worth of $2 billion.
Real estate, endorsing products, and selling music albums are the main sources of his riches. He has won more than a dozen awardsand his records have sold over 140 million copies.


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Love this. It really does take so little to be kind.
So true. Just a smile can makes someone's day better.


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Carneros + The History of Ricci
Label Stories
| A Wine Label Can Say a Thousand Words |
It is our opinion that a truly exquisite wine cannot be judged on taste alone. For us, we want something that grips us and won't let go. A wine that can tell a story is far more compelling than some ordinary store-bought bottle where the origins are unknown. Our goal is to tell our family heritage and history through each bottle we share and it is through our wine labels that we hope our story can take root.
We invite you to learn more about our family and our wine by reading below...
| Ricci Vineyards Rosé of Pinot Noir |
Remnants of an Old Windmill
The image above, which can be found on the label for our Rosé of Pinot Noir, is the last remaining vestige of a windmill that existed on the property long before it ever became a vineyard. Perhaps more precisely, this was part of a wind pump that drew water from an underground well and fed it into a stock trough for grazing cattle. Although the cattle have long been removed, and the physical relics of a livelihood that existed prior to the vineyard slowly fade to dust, this tower is an unrelenting reminder of our family's legacy; first as ranchers, now as farmers, and forever patrons to the land.
| Three Lions - Pinot Noir |
Undeterred by Sun and Time
At Ricci Vineyards there lies a small pond that has served as a source of summer relief and relaxation for our family for many years. Posted on the edge of this pond are three stone lion statues that stand ever vigilant and watchful; their stern gaze spanning across the reaches of our property. They are the protectors of our vineyard and even as the scorching sun cracks their stone bodies, they remain unwavering and determined. We like to think that the same principles apply towards our efforts as wine producers and grape growers. The image above can be found on the label of our Three Lions Pinot Noir.
| St. Laurent |
A Looming Giant
On the label of our St. Laurent you will find an image of a towering concrete monolith that casts its shadow over everything that lays below it. Although slowly crumbling by the passage of time, this pillar is an old grain silo and a reminder of the days long before our grapes and vineyards ever existed. The silo was a necessary vessel for storing grain to sustain the herds of cattle that lived on the land when it was used by our family as a dairy. We feel truly honored to carry on the family traditions of farming and we have no doubt that this looming giant will continue to stand tall; ushering in our future generations of agricultural undertakings.
| Pommard Clone - Pinot Noir |
Looking upon the vast sea of vineyards, vacant dairy pastures and marshland, Carneros can be viewed as a unique patchwork of untamed ruggedness and beauty. Kissed by chilling winds that whip over Mt. Tamalpais and the Marin Hills from the west, and wrapped in a blanket of fog that creeps in from San Pablo Bay to the south; this land will reward patient stewards that can embrace the challenge of growing wine grapes in such an environment. There is no doubt that starting a vineyard here can take a leap of faith, so our success in Carneros is like a badge of perseverance we wear with pride. Truly, there is no other place we would rather be.
| Carneros Chardonnay |
Tucked in a forgotten corner of our property, all but locked away from the rest of the world, is a room that speaks of generations long ago. Harboring the remains of a once-proud machine shop, the walls within are a time capsule adorned with antique jars filled with screws and bolts, saw blades that dangle from rusted nails, and hammers cloaked in cobwebs. The laboring of a century ago radiates through the warped, wooden planks that hold the building upright; invoking a sense of admiration for a much simpler time. For us, this old shop is a reminder that beauty shines brightest with simplicity; wine in hand and the conversation of friends and family nearby.
| Dry Muscat |
Survival and Resilience
This old, rusted delivery truck is a survivor. At one point its refrigeration unit was used as an incubator to nurse our young, fledgling vines. However, prior to this purpose it was a part of a proud fleet that transported cargoes of milk throughout Sonoma County for the historic Stornetta Dairy. In 2017 the Stornetta Dairy, which was established in 1932, was leveled by the raging fires that tore through the heart of the Sonoma wine country. After the ash and smoke had settled, this vehicle instantly became a treasured artifact; an endangered memento from a chapter of Sonoma's agricultural past. This truck will remind us how those flames changed, and strengthened, our community forever.
| Cesta Cuvée |
Cherish the Voyage Equally to the Destination
Cesta (pronounced sess-tah) is a Czech term that translates to "journey" or "path". The train tracks pictured above run through our vineyard and are symbolic for the trek we embarked upon as farmers in Sonoma nearly 40 years ago. Back in 1982, the path we started on is not the same path we travel today. Meandering through the decades, we have made plenty of course corrections and adaptations along the way. Ultimately, we celebrate our grape-growing odyssey for the direction it has taken us and find solace knowing that wherever we end up on this journey, our hands will till the soil and our hearts will undoubtedly be entrenched in Carneros.
| Chardonnay Pét-Nat |
Whispers From a Forgotten Town
Situated along the muddy banks of Sonoma Creek, mere miles from our vineyard, is the ghost town of Wingo. In a physical sense Wingo is no more than a collection of ramshackle dwellings slowly being reclaimed by the marshlands that besiege it. Yet, the undeniable spirit of Carneros is softly murmured from the creaking cabins and howling winds. Far removed from the opulence and commercialized grandeur of wine country, this is Sonoma Valley in its purest form. Much like the origin story of Ricci Vineyards, Wingo was built on hard work, sacrifices made by early settlers, and an ongoing admiration for the surrounding land. We pay homage to this spectral place and its enchanting legacy.
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Yesterday one of our Ordinary Vegan facebook community members reached out to me for help.
She wants to embrace a vegan diet, but cannot eat wheat or soy. She needed help finding the right foods to eat and worried about protein. I told her that it's easy for a vegan diet to meet all the requirements of protein, vitamins and minerals even if you are following a gluten and soy-free diet. Here is why.
According to Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of the China Study, there has been a historical overemphasis on protein.
Dr Campbell recommends that 8-10% of total calories should be protein. Most of us believe it is between 25-50%, but as we now know, excess animal protein is a potent trigger for chronic disease.
Conveniently, eating a varied whole-food, plant-based diet will naturally provide approximately 10% of protein from total calories without any special effort.
Below are some good rules to follow and a mix and match list of high protein foods to enjoy on a vegan gluten-free soy-free diet.
Never believe anything on the front of a package. As we have all learned recently, natural does not mean organic.
Always read the nutritional facts and ingredients list. Some natural, gluten-free products can be contaminated by wheat. Check that label to make sure it is certified vegan gluten-free.
Stay away from all processed foods even if they are vegan, soy and gluten-free. Processed foods are full of unknown ingredients and high levels of sodium.
Watch out for too much saturated unhealthy fat from cooking oils, vegan butters, processed crackers, bagels, cereals and tortillas even if they are vegan. Use veggie broth instead of oil when sauteing.
A vegan gluten-free and soy free diet is easy if you mix and match high-protein foods everyday from the list below. Try to include sources of protein in every meal and snack. Get your vitamins and minerals from leafy greens, veggies and fruits.
ps The best thing about a plant-based diet, you can eat all the natural foods you want without counting calories.
APPLES, BANANAS, ORANGES & STRAWBERRIES are packed with essential vitamins and approximately .5-1 gram of protein.
ASIAN NOODLES are delicious and mostly gluten-free. They are made from ingredients like acorns, mung beans and sweet potatoes. Rice noodles are made from rice flour. Soba noodles are made from buckwheat.
B-12 The only reliable sources of vitamin B12 on a plant-based diet are fortified foods and supplements.
NUTRITIONAL YEAST…………………………Amounts vary depending on brand – fortified nutritional yeast is my go-to for B-12 everyday. Mix it in practically anything. I especially like it in baked goods, sprinkled on popcorn or stirred in oatmeal.
1. Use vinegar on greens and nutritional yeast on popcorn to add flavor.
2. Hummus is a wonderful high-protein snack. Serve with carrots, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes or spread on pita bread with cucumbers & sprouts.
3. Make lots of salads and top with high protein nuts or seeds.
4. Use frozen fruits for topping almond milk yogurt, oatmeal or for smoothies.
5. Make a vegan, gluten-free banana bread for quick and easy snacking.
6. Use organic maple syrup as a sweetener. Delicious on baked sweet potatoes.
7. When you crave ice cream – try some almond milk ice cream. Equally as delicious.
8. Call ahead to restaurants to make sure they have gluten-free, vegan meals. Sometimes you have to explain what that means exactly. Most restaurants will accommodate you especially with a heads up before you arrive.
9. If you live in an area where stores aren't carrying many gluten-free, vegan products and grains, shop on-line for products.
10.When someone asks what you want for Christmas or your birthday, tell them gift certificates to plant-based stores like Whole Foods or Bob's Red Mill online store.
Hope this vegan gluten-free soy-free guide helps all our new vegans on-board and anyone with food allergies. Please share this list with everybody you know, and encourage them to embrace a plant-based diet for the planet, for the animals and most importantly for their health.
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Your list overall is good. I would add that many asian noodles DO contain wheat flour-soba noodles are often mostly wheat flour with a small amount of buckwheat so only buy them if they say 100% buckwheat. Ramen, udon, and many others are wheat, so always read the ingredients!
Yes, so true! It's not easy finding wheat free sobo or Asian noodles. When you look at the majority of their labels, you will find wheat flour (not even whole wheat, in most cases) is the first ingredient, buckwheat is second.
Good job on this post. Very informative. Mahalo!
Thank you very much for sharing some great and useful information. I am a vegan, and I find it nice to know that there are health-conscious bloggers like you. Keep em coming!
Love this post! I too am sensitive to gluten and soy, as well as trying to adopt a plant based diet. One small concern about your Whole Grain list. Celiac & Gluten sensitivity means no wheat, barley or, rye. You have barley is on your list!
Thanks for the information. Another small concern. Oats is mentioned a few times. As a Coeliac, I've been told to not eat oats at all. I've also been told that in some countriesoats is OK for Coeliacs. This piece is interesting. http://glutenfreefamily.com.au/2010/04/oats-gluten-free-or-not/.
Oats only contain gluten from cross-contamination, due to being processed on the same equipment as gluten-containing grains, like Wheat, Barley, and Rye. This is true for most Oats. That's why it's important to buy Gluten-Free Oats. However, recent research fount Oats to contain toxins from mold. Do your research before eating. Also, brown rice contains massive amounts of Arsenic. Stay away, or at least don't buy from south-eastern US grown areas, and use 6:1 water to rice ratio (cook like pasta) to reduce Arsenic by 30%.
Regarding oats, (I have Coeliac Disease, been diagnosed over 50 years) it is only in recent years that oats have been deemed to be gluten free providing they are not processed in the same place as other gluten containing grains. But also oats do contain a protein called Avenin which causes problems for many Coeliacs. I cannot eat oats, not even those labelled gluten free.
Thanks for the feedback Georgina! and thanks for being part of our community!
I wouldn't have oats at all. I have Celiac. I got gluten free oats and they made me really sick. There is some kind of protein is oats.
Thank you!! I have been vegan for nearly a year now, and I am soy intolerant. It gets difficult to figure out what to eat occasionally, but finding posts like this make things that much easier! My friend has celiac disease and has been vegan for about 3 years now, so I'll also pass this along to her!
Hi Alex: I think many people are surprised that they can be vegan and not eat soy. I only eat it a few times a month and could easily go without it. Thanks for the feedback and Happy New Year!
Hi I just started to be vegan and can't eat soy. Basically I'm starving. Lol how do u figure out foods? It's so difficult.
Hi Bita – You don't need soy to be vegan. My recommendation is to keep it simple – a grain, a legumes like beans or lentils, vegetables, fruits and healthy fats like nuts, seeds and avocado. This can be a simple plate of food, a soup or a stir fry. I would also recommend having 2 tablespoons of hemp seeds or ground flax or combination of both every day. You can put them in your morning oatmeal, in a soup or on top of a salad. I personally don't eat soy often and you don't need it for a healthy, filling vegan diet. Good luck and thanks for being part of our healthy community. Sending you lots of compassion.
I have a dealthy soy allergy and I have really wanted to be a vegan for a long time. But most nuts are manufactored in the facility that makes soy products. Soy is used in almost all grain products as a filler.
Thanks for helping us out! Just wanted to be sure to point out that if one eats wheat-free, the grains above are okay. If one is gluten-free, as a celiac must be, the spelt, barley, and kamut are also out. Also rye would be and regular oats as they get contaminated with gluten during processing. Gluten-free oats are okay though.
Thanks so much for the info Lauren!
Thank you for this handy list – but must warn that both BARLEY and KAMUT are NOT gluten free.
Thanks for the heads up Nicholas – You inspired me to do some more research and you are correct. They are coming off the list.
I'm in exactly the same boat – gluten-free, soy-free, peanut-free, (gmo-free) vegan. And I thought your post was awesome. I do need to tell you that spelt does contain gluten. It's not gluten-free. But other than that – great post!
Just so you know…..I bought several packages of Asian noodles, soba noodles made with buckwheat and one of the ingredients is wheat , so they have gluten. I could not find soba noodles made 100% of buckwheat . Also if you eat hummus with pita bread , the bread has gluten unless it says gluten free.
Wheat flour is a major source of gluten, so yes most traditional pita bread made from wheat flour are not low in gluten. You can replace the soba noodles for other kinds of Asian noodles like acorn noodles, harusame, kelp noodles, buckwheat vermicelli, rice noodles, tapioca noodles and sweet potato noodles. Always check the ingredients. Thanks for the info Miri!
I have been struggling with many food allergies. I have celiac and besides wheat I am also allergic to all stone fruits ( peaches, cherries, plums, apricots, nectarines, etc… Also apples, pears and raw onions). I can only have soy in very small doses and many other foods cause severe inflammatory response in my body. Let's just say it can be overwhelming. I am so grateful for wonderful people like you who take the time to share their knowledge with others. Thank you!
Jen, have you riled out a systematic Candida infection? It can cause many food allergies and maladies in the body. You do not need a doctor to diagnose yourself either. What I basically did was stay away from high sugar fruits, breads, dried fruit and beans for 1 month, and ate steamed protein ( vegan obviously for this site), raw and cooked veggies, herbal teas or water ( I did cheat with coffee and tea no sugar, stevia instead). Also use grapefruit seed extract tabs and olive leaf capsules (if your not allergic to them) as candida and fungal killers. After a month, start testing certain foods back in to see how you react., and add probiotics back in. This may just do the trick…..does not reverse gluten sensitivity or soy sensitivity though.
Hi Jen Thank you for posting about how you have to eat certain foods while leaving out others for inflammatory reasons… That's why I am here too, my reason may vary from yours but I'm here because I am vegan but recently found out that to help prevent autoimmune disease episodes that eating a diet free from corn, dairy, eggs, gluten, soy could very well help with this. I am already vegan and had been wondering for a while now if I should be eating soy and possibly gluten too, but its something I have just begun to explore.
Hi Amy – Thanks for stopping by and for your insight. You should join our Facebook community and private group. They are both good resources for like minded and compassionate people. Happy Holidays!
I'm just now trying to figure out how to get enough daily protein w/o soy or wheat. I'm reading the above which states that there is 18 grams of protein per cooked cup of quinoa. Every other resource I have found says there is 8 grams. (Also quinoa is not a grain, it's a seed). I'm very interested in switching to vegan, at least for much of the week, but I have problems absorbing protein so…which is it? 18 grams, or 8?
Hi Julie – Thanks for stoping by and congratulations on your goal to switching to a more compassionate diet. Quinoa is the seed of the Chenopodium or Goosefoot plant. It is frequently called a grain because it is used and cooked like one and is often called an "Ancient Grain". Since it is recognized as a grain, I put it on the grain list, but any way you look at it, it is a gluten-free super seed grain with lots of protein.
As far as the protein amount goes, I used the amount of protein in an uncooked cup of quinoa instead of cooked. So a cup of cooked quinoa is 8 grams of protein and a cup of uncooked quinoa is 24 grams.
Hi Bett – all the fruits and vegetables are uncooked. Thanks for stopping by and for being part of our community!
Thanks! That was the missing piece of the puzzle, and makes this very helpful indeed!!
Hey there! Great list! I'm writing a blog post on soy-free vegan protein options soon and was wondering if you'd mind if I referenced your list. Of course, all research credit would be given to you. Can I ask where you found the source for these numbers? When I tried researching online, I got mixed results.
Yes Shannon you can use the list and link back to this site. I did a lot of research to come up with correct numbers and I agree on the mixed results on the web. Thanks for being part of our community!
This is SO helpful. I am allergic to soy, grains (except buckwheat and millet), dairy, honey, etc. etc. I am at my wits end of how to remain vegan and stay away from animals, when my diet is so restricted. You have just given me hope!
I'm with you on almost everything you wrote about in this post. My only bone of contention is where you warn against saturated fat. Actually saturated fat from foods like avocado, walnuts, and coconut are very beneficial to you, considering your body needs them for healthy function of the liver and other organs.
In years past saturated fat has gotten a bad wrap because it was said to cause heart disease by raising cholesterol, but that not true. Cholesterol is produced in the body to heal internal wounds, particularly in the heart. These little cuts are not caused by saturated fat from healthy sources. They are caused by free radicals that are floating around in the body from consumption of grains (particularly wheat, rye, and barley), dairy, soy, and corn. So eat the saturated fat daily as long as you're getting it from quality sources like the avocados, walnuts, and coconut. You'll reap the benefits, I promise!
I agree Kylee – Healthy saturated fats from nuts, avocados and seeds are very beneficial and at the top of my Ordinary Vegan food pyramid.
Thanks for the information and for being part of our community.
Thanks for the article! I am a teenage vegan who has had medical problems relating to non-cancerous tumors in the past, and after reading articles about the questionable relationship relating to soy and ER positive breast cancer, I wanted to find a way to consume as little soy as possible. This list helped so much! Thanks!
Thanks so much for this information. I have celiac, dairy allergy, extremely low tolerance for carbs and sugar (even from natural) sources, and don't feel well when I eat meat. So, I have been trying the vegan route – eating a LOT of greens, nuts, seeds, some beans – while preparing meat for my husband and mom. I feel great when I stick to these foods! But, sometimes I don't know what to eat! I've gotten into a rut! I get bored and want more variety. SO, I really appreciate this post. I'm printing it and looking for some more recipes! Thank you for doing this service!
I like your list, but here is a question for you, what does one eat when they can't have soy, dairy, eggs, or too many lugumes/beans and also gluten free?
Hi Dante – here is a link for a gluten-free, soy-free list of plant-based foods that you can eat. If you can't eat too many beans, make sure you are getting complete proteins from quinoa, hemp seeds (put them on everything), and chia seeds. Hopefully you can eat chickpeas which can replace any bean you can't eat.
Great list, however the protein content listed for black beans is more than double what the general amount for organic canned black beans: Which/what type of Black Beans were found for the information listed; as well, who and where (sources) can the research results be located?
Thank you, in advance of your reply.
Long story short: Do to extremely bad genetics, I need to keep a gluten, dairy and soy-free, no-carb (ketogenic) diet. Is there any chance of doing that vegan?
Hi Andrea – I am not an expert in ketogenic diets but I believe it is about reducing fat. A healthy plant-based diet is all about healthy fats from seeds, nuts, avocados etc. so I think it should work for you. Meat contains unhealthy fats so omitting meat should be helpful. I would keep it simple and well thought out, but a vegan diet should be doable. Also, try to stay away from all processed foods even if they are vegan. They can contain a lot of unhealthy oils. Hope that helps and thanks for being part of our community!
By the way, if you go to Dr. Greger's site at http://nutritionfacts.org and search any food or nutrient, he has these great videos (with an option to read transcripts instead of watching which can be great) that surveys all the latest studies on many, many foods, nutrients and supplements. Very informative. And if you sign up for his emails you get the latest info that he has. The great thing is that he makes few claims for anything himself, although he does make recommendations based on the science – he's a doctor who knows how to read and interpret studies and is good at translating the latest info for laypeople. And he's a vegan and a general all-around good guy. He's done some noteworthy things including standing up for women's rights in the hospital setting.
I just want to point out that many people who are allergic to soy are also allergic to other legumes, making it very difficult to get enough protein. Also you suggest using veggie broth instead of oil when cooking, but veggie broth usually* has soy in it, where a pure olive or canola oil does not. Just wanted to share, as someone who is allergic to soy and wishes she could be vegan, but is also allergic to mushrooms, tomatoes, eggplant, and legumes, making it very difficult to get enough protein on a traditional vegan diet.
Legumes are highly cross contaminated with gluten. There are many people like myself who are either highly gluten intolerant or celiac that react to the cross contamination in legumes which would make it hard to get enought protein on a vegan diet. I wouldn't list legumes as being gluten free.
Is there a central place you have recipes that are vegan, nut, and soy free? My son is allergic to dairy, eggs, nuts, and soy. I'd prefer gluten free (specifically wheat-free) as well, but that's not required.
Hi Julie B – No I don't have a specific list for nut and soy free recipes. But that is a great idea and one I will try to conquer in 2016. Thanks for reaching out and thanks for being part of our community. Here is the recipe page.
Should i stay away from tartex or not?
Hi Jenny – If they are plant-based and cholesterol free – why not? Not sure about the amount of oil or gluten in them because I have never tried them but I do like a good plant-based pate! Thanks for being part of our healthy community!
Hi Bernadette – Sorry to hear about the G6PD. I would rely on protein-rich plant foods like seeds, nuts, grains, greens and avocado. This can be a simple bowl of food, a salad, stir fry or stew. Think of the high protein grain like farro, rice or quinoa as the building block and layer the other ingredients on top. For example this quinoa chili – just omit the beans. Or this barley bowl which is chock full of protein.Have him start the day with a protein rich breakfast like this overnight chia pudding. I would make sure he is consuming at least 2 tablespoons of hemp, chia or ground flax seeds a day. These can be incorporated in lots of ways – ground flax in oatmeal – hemp seeds over salads. Or penapple sandwiches – peanut butter smeared on apples topped with hemp seeds. I hope this helps. Thanks for reaching out and for being part of our healthy community!
I thought I replied before. I cam back to check out some of your recipes. Thanks for these suggestions!
Hi Danielle – So happy I could help and hoping you will feel better soon. Thanks for being part of our healthy community and sending you lots of compassion!
Thank you for this post. I would love to eat vegan but I have rheumatoid arthritis and react to gluten, dairy, soy, legumes, eggs, potatoes, and oats. Plus I am regular allergic to hemp and psyllium. I tried following a McDougall style vegan diet two years ago and got very sick from not enough protein. It is my understanding that nuts are limited in the same amino acids as grains so they won't help balance the amino acids. I have yet to find a good answer. Any ideas?
Hi Liz – Sorry to hear about your allergies. The first thing I would do is make a list of everything you can eat – make 5 different columns – one for gluten-free grains – one for legumes – one for vegetables – one for fruit and one for healthy fats like nuts and seeds. I would imagine you could get more than enough protein with those options. I would use ground flax for your omega 3/6 everyday – I recommend 2 tbsp a day – this could be included in soups, grains, etc and I would make sure I was piling on the beans and grains for protein with lots of healthy fats on the sides like nuts and avocado.Focus on what you can eat and google those ingredients with the word vegan recipe and I think you will find lots of options. Or just focus on a healthy plate of food that includes grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits and healthy fats and that should provide you with enough protein. Here is a link to a vegan gluten-free soy-free protein list. Hope that helps. Thanks for stopping by and for being part of our healthy community.
Liz – I am sorry to hear that – You would have to build your protein profile from grains, vegetables, nuts, seeds (besides hemp) and avocado – I would look at the protein chart and amounts and see if you can build enough protein from that. I would also add nutritional yeast into the mix, peanut butter etc. Always remember that Dr. Campbell says you only need 8-12% of your calories to be protein.
The edible part of quinoa is not a grain, it is a seed. I am always amazed by the amount of so called experts who do not know this.
Hi Todd – Quinoa is the seed of the Chenopodium or Goosefoot plant. Its frequently called a grain because it is used and cooked like one, and is often called an "Ancient Grain" and a "Wholegrain".
Thank you for such a great list! I'm going Vegan & Gluten free at the same time. I was tested a few years ago and discovered that I have a wheat allergy. I'm giving up animal products because I no longer find them necessary to consume. I'm continuing to do my research on this journey so I appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
Thank you for being here Lisa and good luck on your journey. Please come back again. Happy New Year!
Thanks for the protein list, do you have good gluten-free vegan sources of iron?
Hi and thanks for stopping by. There are many sources of iron in a plant-based diet. Here are some suggestions: Lentils, Chickpeas, Beans, Quinoa, Dried Fruits, Tofu, Spirulina, Black Strap Molasses, Nuts & Seeds – Hope that helps and have a wonderful day!


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Euro Odds: who's the favorite after Group Stage?
The round robin portion of Euro 2016 was full of surprises. Yet, 36 games later, the favorites to win the tournament remain the same. Some stay near the top of the odds thanks to solid play (see Germany) while others benefitted from a great draw in the knockout phase (see Belgium).
Every game from now until the final (July 10) is do-or-die. Let's take a closer look at the top contenders and try to sort out who will respond and who will buckle under the pressure.
France earned two wins and a draw in the round robin to top Group A. But there were ample issues, especially on the attack. While Dimitri Payet has been outstanding, the rest of the team has not. They now have a tough road to the finals, facing Ireland and then likely England. If they win both of those, either Germany, Spain, or Italy is going to be waiting in the semis. Ouch.
Just like France, the expectations were sky-high for Germany ahead of the tournament. The Germans likely aren't content with how they played in the Group Stage, but they won their group without conceding a goal. Striker Thomas Muller is not at his best right now, and the team hasn't found anyone to take his place. But they certainly showed enough in the round robin to keep them near the top, even though they'll face either Italy or Spain after dealing with Slovakia in the Round of 16.
Spain's loss to Croatia in the group stage could prove costly. Their first Euro loss since 2004 led to a second-place finish in their group and a matchup with Italy in the Round of 16. They are not the same team that won this tournament in 2008 and 2012, but they are still dangerous.
The only reason Belgium's odds are this good is their draw. France, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, and England are all on the other side of the bracket. The top contenders on Belgium's side are an overachieving Croatia and a sputtering Portugal. That said, they have improved as the tournament has gone on. After a thoroughly unimpressive 2-0 loss to Italy, they overwhelmed an overmatched Ireland (3-0) and nipped Sweden (1-0). Now they get surprise Hungary in the Round of 16 followed by the winner of Wales/Northern Ireland. It doesn't get any easier than that.
Nobody has played better than Croatia so far. They played well in all three phases of the game. Apart from a mental collapse late in their game with the Czechs (which ended 2-2), they hardly put a foot wrong in the Group Stage. Their win over Spain should give them the confidence that they can win it all. Their draw (Portugal in the Round of 16 followed by the winner of Poland/Switzerland) should only boost morale.
I'm leaning towards Croatia. Belgium's path to the final is a bit easier, but Croatia are still on the weaker side of the bracket and they're playing the best soccer. The win over Spain showed that they can not only hang with, but beat, Europe's top teams, so they won't be overwhelmed no matter who emerges from the other side of the draw.
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FILE - In this Jan. 4, 1977, file photo, Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, right, talks with coach John Madden in Oakland, Calif. Stabler, who led the Raiders to a Super Bowl victory and was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1974, has died as a result of complications from colon cancer. He was 69. His family announced his death on Stabler's Facebook page on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)
FILE - In this June 5, 2015, file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. The Obama administration says hackers stole Social Security numbers from more than 21 million people and took other sensitive information when government computer systems were compromised. The number affected by the breach is higher than the 14 million figure that investigators gave The Associated Press in June. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:
1. LATEST ESTIMATE: 21 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DATA BREACH
The hacking -- which led to the theft of Social Security numbers and other highly sensitive data -- is believed to be the biggest in U.S. history.
2. GREECE BOWS TO CREDITORS' DEMANDS
Seeking a bailout, the government in Athens says it is willing to impose sweeping sales tax hikes and cuts in state spending for pensions.
3. SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL REMOVING FLAG FROM STATEHOUSE
The action acknowledges that the long-celebrated Confederate symbol is too painful and divisive to keep promoting.
4. JEB BUSH RAISES RECORD $114 MILLION IN SIX MONTHS
No candidate for president has benefited from so much money so early in a campaign.
5. WHERE POPE PERFORMED QUICK COSTUME CHANGE
The unpretentious pontiff, visiting Bolivia and needing a place to don his vestments, swings into a local Burger King before Mass.
6. RUSSIA TOP THREAT TO US SECURITY, JOINT CHIEFS NOMINEE SAYS
"If you look at (Russia's) behavior, it's nothing short of alarming," Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford tells senators at his confirmation hearing.
7. WHO'S SKIMPING ON FRUITS AND VEGGIES
In a national survey, only 13 percent of U.S. adults say they eat the recommended amount of fruit each day. And only 9 percent eat enough vegetables.
8. CLIMATE CHANGE COULD BE PUTTING BUMBLEBEES AT RISK
The geographic range of many bumblebee species in North America and Europe is shrinking, raising the possibility of future extinction, scientists say.
9. WHICH NBA SUPERSTAR IS STAYING PUT
LeBron James agrees to a two-year, $47 million deal to remain in Cleveland with the Cavaliers.
10. KEN STABLER DIES AT 69
The QB, who had colon cancer, led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl victory and was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1974.


(By Chris Moore, LibertarianToday.com) -- In yet another public relations stunt designed to maintain the illusion that the Democratic controlled Congress is serious about withdrawing US troops from Iraq, the House has passed, for the third time, "Iraq withdrawal legislation" that is virtually guaranteed to either be vetoed by President Bush or die in the Senate, as Congress' first two ploys at creating the appearance of voter accountability already have.
Yet when the opportunity presented itself last May to attach troop-withdrawal deadlines that could have been made to stick by repeatedly inserting them into the Iraq war-spending package, Congressional Democrats and their GOP allies instead overwhelmingly voted President Bush $100 billion more in US taxpayer funds to escalate the war with no strings attached.
Democrats claimed it was because the president vetoed the first bill they sent containing withdrawal requirements. Yet when it mattered most and all they had to do was stick to their guns and keep sending the president bills with drawdown deadlines until he signed one in order to secure funding for the troops, they instead quickly caved in and granted Bush yet billions more in unregulated war money after one meager veto. Talk about "opposition" theatre.
Is that the behavior of a body that really wants to end the Iraq war?
Are these beltway cads politically suicidal, or do they understand something about the nature of the two party monopoly in Washington and how elections and policy there are bought and paid for by certain special interests that the rest of us do not?
Writing for CounterPunch.org, Jerry Kroth thinks so.
'Bloggers called them "traitor Democrats", and the descriptor is apropos. At the time of the [$100 billion war funding] vote, sixty-two percent of the American people favored a time-table for a withdrawal, but, more significantly, seventy percent of Democrats were so inclined. Voting against this burgeoning tide of anger betrayed the will of the people and party that put these Democrats in office.
While most on this list have decidedly left-liberals views when it comes to domestic American social policy, nearly all of them suddenly become right-wing hawks when it comes to US foreign policy in the Middle East and wars against Muslims. For example, all of the Jewish nationalist Democrat leaders listed in the paragraph above voted in favor of the 2002 Iraq War Resolution authorizing the Iraq war.
So why does the left, ostensibly the opposition to the right, put up with neocon Democrats?
In part, it's because as Kroth's analysis of the "traitor Democrats" shows, they don't have a choice. Strings are being pulled for -- and huge money is being thrown behind -- traitor Democrat candidacies. (Insiders like Rahm Emanuel and his wealthy friends see to that.) So essentially, the neocon Democrat problem in the Democratic Party is part and parcel of the Jewish nationalist presence in the Democratic Party.
But the left-liberal intelligentsia refuses to touch the Jewish nationalist problem because confronting it would largely undermine the worldview that motivates the left-liberal base's raison d'etat: namely that A.) Christianity is the apex of evil, (and we all know that Jews are victims of Christians, never the other way around); and B.) there is a nearly miraculous, transcendent quality to multiculturalism (and Jews are part of the multicultural tapestry).
With regard to the latter, to acknowledge that the left-liberal program to institutionalize multiculturalism may in fact cause more problems than it solves (insomuch as the successful group-conscious warmongering of Jewish-American nationalists demonstrates that not every ethnic group that is granted a foothold in America is willing to assimilate, and some of those that are not have their own distinctly anti-liberal agendas and are fully capable of imposing those agendas on the rest of us) is to strike a huge blow to a major left-liberal tenet.
The left-liberal conceit is that a permanent minority victim class is perpetually under siege from the Christian majority, and only they (left-liberals) can hold back the tide and save Enlightenment, tolerance, and the progressive American way. (Ironically, this echoes the Israeli conceit that it is a bulwark against Islamofascism). If it turns out that a large percentage of a crucial member of the progressive-minority-victim coalition (the Jews) isn't so enlightened (or even tolerant) after all, that poses a huge problem to left-liberal theory and a crisis to its self-image, at which point serious contemplation would be in order.
Will the left-liberals continue to compromise their principles to maintain the partnership with wealthy and powerful Jewish nationalists for the money, the influence and the shock troops that Jewish nationalists bring to the left-liberal cause, or will they break with them on principle and risk their flight to the GOP?
It's all too much for the left-liberal intelligentsia to contemplate, and so it averts its eyes and insists that the Christian-Right, capitalism, the oil industry and the military-industrial complex comprise the extent of the forces pushing the Iraq war from the wings.
However, the left-liberal fantasy can only be maintained for so long. Americans want to end the war and bring the troops home, but the left-liberals will never be able to do that because their Jewish nationalist caucus won't let them. Eventually, Americans are going to realize this.
And when that happens, the left-liberal Democratic coalition is going fracture on the question of US troops in the Middle East -- whether they are fighting in Iraq, Iran, or both -- just as the GOP coalition has been fractured by the same issue.
At that point, one possibility is that the Republican-Democrat neocons will morph into a single party (in many ways they already have), leaving the field wide open for a coalition of authentic conservatives and authentic liberals.


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Q: Using multidimenshional array in an editable div? I am using steps in a editable div.Each step may contain different elements like span,div etc.I want to store all the  steps and thier elements or content with same class in the database.
Approach,I have used
Firstly I gathered the content  having same class in  every step  and then I have tried to place the steps and  thier content into array via .each loop.but it did not work

1  :
    yahhhjjjjjjjjasdfasdf

asdfasdfasdfasdf

2  :
    yahhhadfasdfasdf

               answer
javascript goes here.
    function add_to_answer(){
           var  values=[];
            $('.steps3').each(function(i,el){
           values.push(el.id.$('.stepo'+el.id).text());
            });
   alert(values);
   }

Jsfiddle  goes here.
Plz help me or suggest any alternative approach.

A: Try this,
 function add_to_answer(){

       var  values=[];

       $('.steps3').each(function(){
          var xTemp = [];
          xTemp[xTemp.length] = $(this).attr('id');
          xTemp[xTemp.length] = $('.stepo'+ $(this).attr('id')).text();

          values[values.length] = xTemp;
          xTemp = [];
       });

       alert(JSON.stringify(values));

   }

DEMO

A: A few things to point out:
You can simply call $(this).text() within the loop
JS:
function add_to_answer(){
   var  values=[];
   $('.steps3').each(function(){
       values.push($(this).parent().find('.spannumber').text());
   });
   alert(values);
}

Also, I wouldn use an unobtrusive approach to calling a function.
answer
JS:
//bind on dom ready
$(function() {

    //bind click event
    $('#answer').on('click', function() {

       var  values=[];
       $('.steps3').each(function(){
           values.push($(this).parent().find('.spannumber').text());
       });

      //do something with `values`

    });
});

Link to fiddle:
http://jsfiddle.net/8N7Ez/

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Q: How to get JSON from a class, created using Visual Studio's Web Essentials As mentioned in this other question, I'm setting my first steps in C# and JSON.
I'm working on a small application, that can read information from a DB and write it in a JSON file. In order to do this, I thought of creating the classes as they were defined in the JSON file. For that, I used Web Essentials and this has done a great job: the classes are generated completely. All this is mentioned in my previous question.
Now I was thinking of using those classes to write back to the JSON file, so I have this situation:
JSON file1 : used as an input in order to create the class diagram.
DB         : contains some information I need to add to the JSON file.
JSON file2 : used as an output, based on "JSON file1", and having the
             extra information, retrieved from the DB.

Very naïvely apparently, I've done this:
root.ToString(); // hoping that this would generate the JSON output.

But, I only seem to get some basic information out of that method (namespace and classname, no content).
Using intellisense, I don't see any method which generates my JSON output, but there's one flair of hope in my code (the one, generated by Web Essentials), as you can see:
    public class Rootobject
    {
        public Project project { get; set; }
    }

    public class Project
    {
        public string commonDESCRIPTION { get; set; }
        ...
        public Location[] locations { get; set; }

As you can see, neither Rootobject or Project inherit from anything (nor do they realise an interface), and I just cannot believe there isn't any class which covers this behaviour. So, I would like to know from which class I need to inherit in order to solve this issue.
I, however, don't think it might be that easy, and maybe some Web Essentials configuration editing needs to be done in order to cover this, but I don't know how to modify Visual Studio extension configuration.
Edit
Some more information on my Web Essentials installation: after having installed Web Essentials on my Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise platform, I can see Paste Special, Paste JSON as classes in my Edit menu, but I don't see Web Essentials in the menu toolbar (just File, Edit, ...) and in Tools, Options I also don't see any Web Essentials references.
Can anybody help me?
Thanks in advance

A: Apparently (as mentioned by Ruan), Web Essentials can turn a JSON file into a class model, but in the other direction, another way must be followed.
The way, which is mentioned (NewtonSoft), is a very good one:

*

*Add "NewtonSoft" as a reference (I did it, using the NuGet package Manager).

*At the beginning of the source code, add using Newtonsoft.Json;.

*The conversion to JSON is simple: string result = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(root);.


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The Global Issues Forum (GIF) held an event at UCR's Alumni Center on Thursday, April 21 called "Global Drug Trafficking: Understanding the Root Causes of the International Narcotics Trade." The panel was moderated by UCR professor of political science David Pion-Berlin and consisted of Angela Hawken, professor of public policy at Pepperdine University and Everard Meade, director of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego (USD).
However, driving down demand and supply in the U.S. in recent years, as Hawken explained, has been less than successful. Using the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program as an example, Hawken explained that some evidence suggests D.A.R.E. can be counterproductive, as it disseminates drug terms via lecture. With 50 percent or an estimated 95,800 sentenced inmates in federal prison serving time for drug offenses, she also stated that criminal justice approaches have also failed.
One thing that she does have hope for is drug harm reduction programs, which are currently being utilized in Canada, Australia and states like Washington and New York. An example that she shared is in Seattle where nonprofits and law enforcement have attempted to make sure that drug users are eating well and using clean needles so as to prevent the spread of diseases like HIV or hepatitis C.
Everard Meade, who is also professor of history at USD, started his talk by clarifying the definition and nuances of the drug war currently being waged in Mexico. Meade defined the war from the policymakers' side, which deployed 50,000 soldiers and marines to police the drug war since 2006, and the side of ordinary people caught in between. He explained how large-scale violence was something that he spent a lot of time explaining to immigration judges in the U.S. to fully comprehend an asylum seeker's experience.
Meade went on to explain that the impunity rate is what really sets Mexico apart from places, like Detroit, Michigan, that have higher homicide rates. The clearance rate, or rate of people indicted for homicides, in Detroit was about 40 percent at the peak of Detroit's 2007 homicide epidemic. On the other hand, in Culiacan, Mexico, a city that is home to the powerful Sinaloa Cartel and a homicide rate that is equal to Detroit's, the clearance rate was 3.5 percent, meaning that 98 percent of murders in Culiacan have been left unsolved in the last 10 years. "There's just this dramatic difference for ordinary people in terms of their expectation for justice," said Meade.
The second thing Meade argued that sets Mexico apart is the social impact of the spectacle of violence. Meade explained that places like Culiacan experience weekly spectacles where dead bodies are put on public display by the hitmen who carried them out. With the advent of the online age, these deaths can also be broadcast to millions of viewers who could "be immersed in the gore" of the murder.
This segued into his assertion that the modus operandi of cartels in Mexico has changed a lot since the late 1980s and early 1990s. Whereas violence was utilized only to enforce contracts, intimidate rivals or as a reprimand for someone breaking the rules, violence in the 21st century is used to spread strategic terror amongst the general populace and consolidate their social and political power in the region. The model of drug trafficking has also undergone change and cartels have started to traffic arms and humans and involve themselves in financial racketeering. "The drug war in Mexico isn't just about drugs anymore," explained Meade.