Chicken alla Vodka Lasagne

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, I love making food for my family and enjoying a big meal with them. I love sitting around the table and talking about the things we are grateful for. I love the tradition that surrounds Thanksgiving. Making the same meals year after year. Letting the kids help cook dinner. This year Mason wanted to know why we weren’t having Lasagna! I quickly explained–Lasagna isn’t for Thanksgiving! It’s for Christmas.

Growing up I was always really interested in my heritage. My mom’s family is from Puerto Rico. My Dad’s family is a little bit of everything. My dad’s grandmothers came from Italy and Canada. Somewhere down the line we also had family coming from Ireland and Scotland. Along the way we’ve adopted the our Italian roots more than anything. Probably because it was the most recent. So Lasagne is for Christmas. But I have a little boy who’s been begging for it for so Lasagne it is, BEFORE Christmas.

But with a twist.

Traditional Lasagne is for Christmas but Chicken alla vodka Lasagne is for all year long. I’ve been obsessed with my InsantPot lately. It’s not always “instant” but it saves me time because I don’t have to stand over a stove stirring and watching and waiting. Lasagne can be an ordeal. My InstantPot helps to shorten it. Get you one. I made the meal even easier by grabbing everything I needed at Walmart and getting $2 back from Ibotta since I used Barilla sauce and Galbani cheese!

I put together a little video about this meal. A little step by step to show you how it’s done.

This meal is SO worth the effort and it provides plenty of leftovers even if you’re a family of 5 like we are! The kids devoured it. Emi was licking her plate.

If the man of the house has anything to say about it, traditional lasgane on Christmas Eve just got kicked to the curb for Chicken alla vokda Lasgane.

About Christa Marie

Christa is a mom to four, Mason, Kyla, Elena who grew her wings the day she was born in February 2012 and Emilia. She blogs about the things she loves; her family, recipes and whatever she's up too that week. When she's not blogging you can find her entertaining the kids or reading.


require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
require_relative 'shared/block_scanf'
require 'scanf'

describe "IO#scanf" do
  before :each do
    @hw = File.open(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/fixtures/helloworld.txt', 'r')
    @data = File.open(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/fixtures/date.txt', 'r')
  end

  after :each do
    @hw.close unless @hw.closed?
    @data.close unless @data.closed?
  end

  it "returns an array containing the input converted in the specified type" do
    @hw.scanf("%s%s").should == ["hello", "world"]
    @data.scanf("%s%d").should == ["Beethoven", 1770]
  end

  it "returns an array containing the input converted in the specified type with given maximum field width" do
    @hw.scanf("%2s").should == ["he"]
    @data.scanf("%2c").should == ["Be"]
  end

  it "returns an empty array when a wrong specifier is passed" do
    @hw.scanf("%a").should == []
    @hw.scanf("%1").should == []
    @data.scanf("abc").should == []
  end
end

describe "IO#scanf with block" do
  it_behaves_like :scanf_io_block_scanf, :scanf
end


The ability to mentally see the outlines of things, to envision how things come together, come apart, what looks strong, what looks weak, seems to be linked to having an “engineers” type mind. I think all little kids are engineers, but they lose it soon after they go to school. It’s a kind of intuitiveness combined with logic, I believe. You need imagination, which 75% either lacks or uses only to try to be a better liar than the next guy, but us 25% or perhaps it’s 10% or even 1% – that can bend space and time, see gravity in action (watch the spacetime continuum bending and moving) – and i think the best part about being this way, is that its difficult to be really “bored” for any length of time: because the “normal world” is so insanely boring that we learn at a very young age how to occupy ourselves in our minds – that, and having a natural temperment that GIVES us very strong internal Universes – combined with a self-awareness, that we’re able to do things in our minds that the world will never see, the world may never know. I wouldn’t trade my mind for anything – except perhaps a better memory for details….


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Friday, 2 December 2011

What are you doing on 8th March 2012? Don't Know? I'll be queuing!

Following the successful sell-out of Versace for H&M, Marni will follow suit as the next label to create a collection for high street retailer. Consuelo Castiglioni has designed a spring collection which will land in 260 stores worldwide, and online, on March 8th 2012.

The menswear and womenswear will showcase all the elements that Marni mainline has become famous for, from vivid colours to all-over prints. Highlights from the women's collection will include full pleated skirts, dresses, cropped trousers and jacquard knits, in fabrics range from silk to crisp cotton.

"Marni has such a modern touch with everything they do, mixing prints and accessories in a playful but chic way. It's fantastic to see how Consuelo Castiglioni coordinates her designs, matching new combinations of print and colour, with such incredible craftsmanship behind every piece. The collection will arrive in stores at just the perfect time, as a lovely statement for spring."

The Marni collection is the latest designer collaboration for H&M, which has previously collaborated with brands such as Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Comme des Garçons, Jimmy Choo, Lanvin, and most recently Versace. This is truly a wonderful opportunity for everyone to fall in love with Marni, as the fash-pack already do!


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DEBATE has raged in the past about the correct term for this delicacy (aka the jewel in the crown of our national cuisine):

Depending on where you live in Australia, some people will call it a “sausage sandwich”.

Other people will call it a “sausage in bread”. Everyone will call it “the best thing about a trip to Bunnings”.

But as far as we know, nobody on this great big brown land has ever referred to it as an “Aussie taco”.

So when Leon Sjogren opened up the Daily Telegraph and saw this ad (starring an appropriately uncomfortable-looking Merv Hughes) he was dumbfounded:

Whoah whoah whoah... When did Australia agree on calling a snag in bread an "Aussie Taco".

Shut it down. pic.twitter.com/aQkQ2GJQG3 — Leon Sjogren (@Leonsjogren) January 12, 2017

“At first I thought there must have been a typo or the wrong word printed in the ad, then when I saw Merv holding the sausage up I realised Coles must be trying to make it a thing,” said Sjogren, an executive producer at Southern Cross Austero.

“It won’t work ... Saying that, I wouldn’t mind trying a snag in a taco shell ... that might work.”

One of the first responses Sjogren received to his tweet was “Aussie taco? Get f**ked, mates.”

Other people who had noticed the ad separately also had their say on social media.

I don't know about you guys, but I've never heard a sausage on bread referred to as a 'great Aussie taco' @Coles #aussieED — Marco Cimino (@MrMCimino) January 12, 2017

WHO STARTED CALLING A SAUSAGE IN BREAD THE GREAT AUSSIE TACO — papa chick snit (@amy_addisonn) January 7, 2017

"the great aussie taco" uhh what? no one calls a sausage in bread that — Brad (@ImRefleex) January 6, 2017

Dear Coles, the sanga on bread is not called the Aussie taco. PR crap — BobbieAnt (@bobbieskates) January 4, 2017

Phillip Molly Malone was so emotional about it he ended up conducting a poll.

Come clean @coles!U made up "Great Aussie Taco" line,right?Of all crap written onthe net,that phrase has never been! https://t.co/J3QsT2ZUty — Phillip Molly Malone (@mollyfud) January 13, 2017

On the @MervHughes332 add for @Coles sausages, he suggests "some call it the great Aussie taco". Have you ever heard this? #BBL06 #Australia — Phillip Molly Malone (@mollyfud) January 12, 2017

Though there seemed to be one lone person who approved.

Just saw Dipper (I think) refer to a sausage in bread as an Aussie Taco on a Coles ad and I'm like... pic.twitter.com/CSdwmsWXfb — Jess (@librijess) January 4, 2017

What we really need here is Regina George from Mean Girls to have a word with Coles (just change the word ‘fetch’ to “Aussie taco” here and it works).

So we can conclude: the vast majority of people are “down” on Coles for attempting to bring “Aussie taco” into our lexicon.

Having said all that, the ad really makes us want a sausage in bread and you can’t argue with the $3 value.

You win this round, Coles.


Nanobody medicated immunoassay for ultrasensitive detection of cancer biomarker alpha-fetoprotein.
Immunoassay for cancer biomarkers plays an important role in cancer prevention and early diagnosis. To the development of immunoassay, the quality and stability of applied antibody is one of the key points to obtain reliability and high sensitivity for immunoassay. The main purpose of this study was to develop a novel immunoassay for ultrasensitive detection of cancer biomarker alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) based on nanobody against AFP. Two nanobodies which bind to AFP were selected from a phage display nanobody library by biopanning strategy. The prepared nanobodies are clonable, thermally stable and applied in both sandwich enzyme linked immunoassay (ELISA) and immuno-PCR assay for ultrasensitive detection of AFP. The limit detection of sandwich ELISA setup with optimized nanobodies was 0.48ng mL(-1), and the half of saturation concentration (SC50) value was 6.68±0.56ng mL(-1). These nanobodies were also used to develop an immuno-PCR assay for ultrasensitive detection of AFP, its limit detection values was 0.005ng mL(-1), and the linear range was 0.01-10,000ng mL(-1). These established immunoassays based on nanobodies were highly specific to AFP and with negligible cross reactivity with other tested caner biomarkers. Furthermore, this novel concept of nanobodies mediated immunoassay may provide potential applications in a general method for the ultrasensitive detection of various cancer biomarkers.


Incorporating Coconut Oil into Your Daily Life

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Today I wanted to share how I have slowly been able to incorporate traditional coconut oil into my cooking.

What type of coconut oil should I buy?

Let me explain the difference between mass produced “copra” coconut oil and extra virgin coconut oil. Copra is the type of coconut oil you want to avoid. It won’t say “copra” but may be called refined or, just plain, “coconut oil”. The coconuts used to make this oil has been smoke, sun or kiln dried. Since they do this in an unsanitary way, it must be purified, bleached, and deodorized. To make matters worse, they also will sometimes partially hydrogenate coconut oil to keep it solid at higher temperatures. Avoid this coconut oil.

What you want to buy is either extra virgin coconut oil that is produced by a quick, sanitary partial drying, and then pressed mechanically, a wet milled coconut that is not dried at all, or a fermented coconut oil that uses gravity and a traditional method of extracting coconut oil. These methods retain a subtle and delicious coconut taste.

But, if you don’t yet enjoy that coconut taste, you can actually buy a high quality refined coconut oil. It still contains all of the medium chain fatty acids that are so good for you.

Which Coconut oil should I get?

When I first started using a lot of coconut oil, I was not used to that slight coconut taste. So we did actually buy a gallon of the expeller pressed coconut oil. If you are going to be heating up the oil anyway, there isn’t much difference between that and the virgin coconut oil. It has a neutral (really kind of bland) flavor.

In the end, I decided I actually like the coconut taste of extra virgin (after I gave myself some time to get used to it). It adds a sweetness to baked goods that I really love, and I just plain like it!

I would recommend, if you haven’t had coconut oil at all before, that you start by buying a small jar to experiment with. Then, as you get used to it’s flavor, and adjust to it, you can consider buying a large quantity online. If you really don’t like the flavor of the coconut oil, then buy an expeller pressed coconut oil. It’s also good to know that coconut oil has a long shelf life. Many coconut oil connesours, say that they tried many brands before they came across their favorite.

Adding it into our cooking

Thai and Indian Food

Many people really, really into coconut oil, use it as their oil of choice in just about any dish. I find that my gourmet side doesn’t like coconut oil in my Italian pasta sauces. But it does wonderfully in curries, and other Indian food or Thai Food. It really adds to the flavor. Use coconut oil in these types of dishes freely.

Baked Goods

I have also found that coconut oil goes wonderfully in baked goods. When I first heard of people adding coconut oil to muffins and such, I was not to impressed with the idea. I have since become a convert. My friend gave me a muffin with no sweetener and a fair amount of extra virgin coconut oil in it. It was so good and had a nice subtle sweetness to it. I have used it in muffin recipes, cobblers, pancakes, and other baked good recipes. Now that my palate has adjusted to coconut oil, it doesn’t taste “coconutty’ to me, but just sweet. But I should note that others will sometimes comment, ‘Yum…. this is good. Does it have coconut oil in it?”. So I know that others do taste that coconut flavor.

Desserts

Another way to add the benefits of coconut into your diet is to make desserts out of coconut milk. There are so many ways you can do this. You can make ice cream (like Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream), Chocolate Pudding, and I even made a bread pudding using coconut milk instead of regular milk. There are many traditional Thai desserts using cococnut milk as well.
Beverages

You can also add the oil to beverages. You can add it to smoothies, other blended drinks, and to hot tea. These is a very easy way to get more coconut oil in your diet. Just beware that since coconut oil does get your metabolism going, you may get hungry after having a cup of tea with coconut oil in it. We also use the coconut milk tonic to make a wide variety of beverages, like egg nog and hot chocolate. I find that coconut milk, or coconut milk tonic is very nice added to hot or iced teas as well.

Oil blend

Mary Enig recommends that you melt a cup of coconut oil over low heat, and combine it with a cup of seseame oil, and a cup of olive oil. You can use this in many recipes. It gives you the benefits of coconut oil without being to ooverwhelming in flavor. I have even used it in salad dressings.

In Soups and Bean dishes

I have been recently trying some Indian flavored lentil or bean dishes that have coconut milk in them. They are delicious! I will be sharing some of those with you soon, but be aware that there are many delicious recipes out there. There are also some wonderful soups that contain coconut milk as well.

In “Candy”

Coconut oil makes delicious homemade chocolate and other “candy”. I am going to be experimenting more soon, but I have been making my own homemade “Mounds” candy bar for quite a while. We love it and it only has a small amount of honey in it! Look for that recipe coming up soon.

Finally, don’t forget that you can also use it as a moisturizer for your skin.

But I am sure that there are many ways I haven’t even heard or thought of before. Does anyone want to share their favorite ways?

Update: I realized that I only had this warning in my post about using coconut oil for weight loss, but not here. Do very aware that coconut oil has been known to cause someone to start detoxing (a natural process the body undergoes to get rid of toxins). This could make some feel tired, flu like, or have other symptoms. I recommend that you slowly add coconut oil into your diet, unless you want to detox, to avoid this. It is powerful stuff, after all!

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To substitute for vegetable oil, use the amount of oil called for in the recipe, melt the coconut oil and be sure that the other ingredients (eggs, liquids, etc.) are at room temperature or at least warm enough so that they do not cool the coconut oil enough to make it solidify.

Donna, To start with, I usually will melt the coconut oil before adding it. Then, when I am “soaking” things, I do notice, if the room is cold, it can get a little hard again, but seems to loosen up as I mix other ingredients in. It all has to do with temperature. If your room is below 77-76 degrees, it will start to solidify. To prevent that, melt it, or keep it warmer. Some recipes, you actually want it to act more like butter (like in scone making). In that case, you should keep it cool.

amyK, I forgot to add that in! We use it with popcorn all the time as well! Maybe I need to add that in now. 🙂

I must admit that I loved the flavor of coconut oil from day 1. I do still use olive oil in my Italian dishes, though. I just try to cook over medium to medium-low heat when using olive oil.

Another way to use coconut oil on a (near) daily basis is as a replacement for KY-type…stuff. With all of its antifungal and antibacterial qualities, nothing could be better. (Kill this comment if you think this is inappropriate. I’ll understand.)

Hi Kimi,I recently read NT and was floored, and I am planning to read "Nutrition & Physical Degeneration" soon. I really enjoyed your posts about coconut oil, in fact I am going to use it as my research topic in my clinical nutrition class. Have a great evening!~The Fat Dietitian~

If you are interested in using coconut in Thai cooking try this sitehttp://www.thaifoodtonight.comIt’s got about 30 recipes each one with a cooking video to go along. Most of the recipes use coconut milk in some way

I’m so glad you posted about this because we need to get the word out! Ever since I began using it, my under-active thyroid has leveled out some. Very encouraging. We use it to bake our bread, in place of oil, in our homemade granola, and in place of butter on our toast! Great stuff!

Thanks for the additional info. Most recently during a trip to Ireland I had sweet potato and coconut soup and it was delicious. I’ve tried to recreate it by adding a little coconut milk to a soup recipe I already had. Worked out well.

You talk about the good health benefits of coconut oil, but is it same with coconut MILK? I’ve been avoiding coconut oil and milk because I am trying to maintain my husband’s cholesterol and blood pressure. I use to use canola oil for baking, but not as of yesterday. I threw it out. I did not know canola oil is highly-refined industrial oil. Can you collaborate on coconut milk?

I include coconut milk as having some of the benefits of coconut oil because a high quality coconut milk actually has a high amount of the oil in it. It does have other beneficial elements to it as well. As far as cholesterol and blood pressure, I would offer you a few resources for further study.

The book Real Food (check out my amazon store for more info)goes into the cholesterol issue very thoroughly. Although I have some differences of opinion, I highly recommend reading it.

Nourishing Traditions may have very helpful research for you to consider as well. For example, I just read yesterday this quote, “Research has shown that three raw carrots, eaten daily, lower blood cholesterol…”

I would also search through Westonaprice.org’s article base.

A few things that family members have told me that you might find helpful.

My grandparents were told by some friends to actually take coconut oil to lower their blood pressure. They started adding it in as much as they could and have found that it does indeed keep their blood pressure lower. If they go off of it, they tell me that their blood pressure goes up again.

My sister is a nurse who has worked with elderly people who often have high blood pressure. She would advise them to eat one celery stick every day. While this doesn’t have quick results, if done consistently, it will slowly lower blood pressure and keep it lower.

Most of all, I encourage you not to take “real food” out of your diet out of fear, but to instead, research about what type of real food would be the most useful for your husband’s needs. 🙂

Something my family and I enjoy doing is adding coconut oil to smoothies. But I have found that I do need to melt the coconut oil first and then stream it in slowly with the blender running in order to have the coconut oil emulsify well. Otherwise it gets chunky and gross.

This is a smoothie recipe I use:

8 ounces raw milk

8 ounces kefir

2 Tbs. raw cream

2 scoop Pro-Optimal Whey powder

3 Tbs. Hi-maize Natural Fiber

2 cups fresh or frozen fruit (I used fresh strawberries)

2 Tbs. coconut oil (at room temperature)

Add first 6 ingredients to the blender and process at high speed till well mixed. With blender running, drizzle in coconut oil. Blend for one more minute, then pour over ice and enjoy. Serves 2.

This is a great way to get coconut oil into one’s diet as you can barely notice it in the smoothie other than a slight, yet pleasant, coconut flavor.

You can read more about this recipe and where to find the products I use here:

I’ve just recently gotten hooked on coconut oil for cooking. I had purchased a gallon from MRH before, but that was intended to mix with shea for body butter. Anyway, I just went to MRH’s site and was shocked at how drastically the price of the unrefined gallon has jumped! Any idea what’s going on? Has that happened across the board? I know food prices are on the rise, but it’s more than double what I paid a few months ago!

Becky, Their price has risen pretty drastically. But I suspect that it may not have to do with the food crisis, but rather to do with the fact that they were selling their coconut oil for sooooo cheap that they couldn’t even keep it in stock! Their prices now match other, cheaper priced coconut oi prices.

It’s too bad though. I certainly enjoyed being able to buy it so cheap. 🙁 🙂

It’s funny, what is old is new again. When I was a kid allot of packaged cookies had coconut oil in them. I remember that was at the time that saturated fats were becominga huge hot button. It is something that I really enjoyed as a flavor in the cookies and I remember the cookies tasted “funny” after the coconut oil was changed out for something else (probably hydrogenated something or other). I’m glad that we are coming to our senses and using real foods in our lives again. Thanks for webistes likes yours!

I just ordered a case of coconut milk from Amazon, and was disappointed to see the ingredients listed differently than listed online. Is “coconut extract and water” as nutritionally beneficial as “coconut milk” ?? Trying to decide if I send the cans back for a different product. I want all the good fats so my husband and I can follow “Eat Fat, Lose Fat.” Any advice?

I don’t know what “coconut extract” means. Does it mean coconut liquid extracted from the coconut meat, or does it mean something else? Can you contact the company, perhaps, and find out what that term means? It could just be another way of saying “coconut milk”, but I couldn’t say for sure.

I just bought some refined coconut oil, but not before reading this entry. It does say on the jar that there is no hydrogenated fat. Should I avoid cooking with it or just return it? I do know where I can buy the extra virgin coconut oil. Thanks. 🙂

Wee bit late to the posting here, we use coconut oil for many of the purposes listed above (my fav is popcorn!) and thanks to this blog, I am using it in alot more of my baked goods. We also give it to our dogs and sphynx cat, they love it and it is very healthy for them too!
Your site it awesome, I grind my own grain, and was just learning the benefits of soaking my grains when I found you. I have learned so much, I am so glad you share all of your great ideas!!

I have a hot air corn popper. I pour a little coconut oil over the popped corn instead of butter, then sprinkle a little sea salt. Everyone who tastes my popcorn for the first time says the same thing, “WOW”… then I have to start on a second batch. It’s also fantastic in banana loaf. …and chocolate cookies!

I have a hot air corn popper. I pour a little coconut oil over the popped corn instead of butter, then sprinkle a little sea salt. Everyone who tastes my popcorn for the first time says the same thing, “WOW”… then I have to start on a second batch. It’s also fantastic in banana loaf. …and chocolate cookies, and on rice!

So I’ve really been interested in starting to incorporate coconut oil into my life. The price was definitely holding me back…I knew my husband would think I was crazy! I finally bought some the other day and started replacing oil in some things. Oh my goodness…I think I stood there for 5 minutes sniffing the stuff and going giddy! I LOVE the smell, taste of coconut. I made homemade chocolate chunks with it and the hint of coconut makes them even more delicious!

So my question…where does everyone buy it? I’m trying to find the best place/price to buy it.

I am going to make my famous Pineapple Bread and it calls for 1 1/2 cups of oil, if I substitute that with coconut oil do I use the same amount as stated in the recipe?
Thanks to everyone here for all the good advice/hints on how to incorporate coconut oil into our everyday cooking. I’m a newbe can you tell? Lol

To Holly, I bought mine at the local health food store, if you have a Whole Foods or Henrys near by they probably carry it. Make sure it’s Raw Organic Virgin Coconut Oil. I use it on my hands/body, I have put it on my hair and scalp about an hour before washing it, it comes right out and my scalp feels good. Hope this helps. 🙂

Hi! I’m a newbie and bought my first container of Coconut oil yesterday. I googled ways to use it and found your site. My container says “Organic” “Vegan” “Extra Virgin” but then it also says “Expeller Pressed”. Did I get the wrong thing? Or is this acceptable? It is semi-solid and smells like Coconut but is easily scoop-able and soft & I dissolved it into my coffee. It was quite good & I don’t actually care for coconut.

I bought mine at Central Market in their Vitamin section and there were about 10 options to select from.

I bought some recently and I dont know why but as I was cutting my potatoes ready to cook them up I decided to cook them with coconut oil instead of butter and oh my goodness did they come out delicious! I found your site researching on how I can incorporate into my baked goods. Thanks!

I clean & exfoliate my face every morning and then apply the coconut oil right after. I’ve been doing this for almost a month now and my skin has never looked better. It’s even helped with the scarring I had from previous acne. I also use it on my 2 year old daughter when she gets a diaper rash and any other rash for that matter… it clears it up overnight…doesn’t matter how bad the rash is, by the next morning it’s completely gone. Although it does take a bit longer when her eczema flares up but it does help stop the itchign. My mom has been giving it to her dogs too, one of them gets really bad rashes on his belly and so she’s been using the coconut oil and it cleared it up in a few days. Before they would have to take him to the vet who would then put him on meds and change his diet. Now they just use the coconut oil and all is well. I’m just trying to find ways of incorporating it into my diet, I can’t take it straight and I don’t drink coffee. I have tried the chocolate but it was too bitter and strong for my taste. So it looks like a smoothy is the best way for me. I buy Extra Virgin coconut oil from Vitacost.com, it’s $20.00 for a 54oz container and it lasts me quite a while. But I love this one or the Nutiva. Both are great. I love coconut oil, enough so that I bought two books by Bruce Fife. “The coconut oil miracle” and “Coconut Cures”. I’m currently reading “coconut cures” and it’s a good read so far, very interesting.

I use it right after I wash my face twice a day. I suffer from rosacia and I find this really helps clear up my skin. within a week the redness was gone!!! I LOVE it on my whole body!! If you can’t eat a skin product then dont put it on your skin, it absorbs right into your body!!

I started using coconut oil not to long ago and I am sooo glad I did! I found organic coconut oil nothing added its cold pressed I found it at the vitamin shopee and as of right now they are on sale 🙂 its the vitamin shopee brand buy one get one 50% off 😉 hope that helps someone oh and they have it at gnc but it mre expensive and I love the taste of the vitamin shopee’s brand and this is coming from someone who was never a big fan of coconut lol

I started giving my sister coconut oil capsules (she has alzheimers) and she has been doing so much better remembering things. When she had a 4 hour test (dealing with alzheimers patients), the person testing said she could make intelligent decisions without any problems. This was a big improvement.

I make really good no sugar added bars with coconut oil and its so good, the whole family loves it. I use 1/2-2 cups rolled oats blended in the blender, then I melt 1/2 cup coconut oil with 1/2 cup almond butter and cinnamon with 1 tsp vanilla and one mounded scoop of KAL brand stevia. I mix with the oats and pour onto wax paper and form into a rectangle and top with dark chocolate, put it in the oven until the chocolate is warm enough to spread evenly and then I stick it in the freezer until it sets up. Its so good! You can make all kinds of variations with this bar by adding nuts, shredded coconut, or whatever but it is a really good snack.

Hi, I am from Sri Lanka, and as you know there are plenty of coconut trees here. We have been fools for a long time. Used only vegetable oils has it was bad for your health. Thats what we heard and never really knew the benefits of coconut oil. My Grandmother had lovely skin and hair. She used coconut oil daily on her hair and we used to cook it as well about 30 years go. There was this one doctor in Sri Lanka who had proved a very long time ago that this was the best thing ever. He had done a research on the farming community and found out that they were using only coconut oil. Can you believe it that they never suffered from hear problems or diabetic etc… so HOORAY to coconut oil.

My 80+ year old brother-in-law is from the islands and has always insisted on cooking with coconut oil. He stands erect and does not look his age. He used to complain about his stomach when other oils were used. In the reading I have recently done, I learned that it is anti-inflammatory and beneficial for the GI tract. It is also, according to the literature, antibacterial.
In one of the same articles it was recommended not to heat any seed oils because that will release free radicals. Would sesame seed oils not be in this category?
We cooked a ratatouille mix on top of the stove the other night. I have never tasted anything better. I have loved butter on my veggies but now, it will be coconut oil from here on. Even fried eggs taste better. The egg taste is not lost but the flavor and texture are enhanced. I have Dr. Bronner’s Magic “All-One” fair trade, organic, fresh-pressed, virgin, whole kernel, unrefined coconut oil.

I don’t taste a thing when I try it. That’s why I wanted to know how to use it. it tastes like shortening to me and I rarely use that in anything. Without flavor I find it hard to incorporate into my diet, other than to cook with it like any other oil.

Just started to use coconut oil. I take it, it must be melted before measuring? Also, has anyone used it in granola instead of the typical canola oil (never realized how bad that stuff is!!) If you freeze granola wouldn’t coconut oil solidify again. What is your recommendation for the oil?

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It's important to keep your pets away from all those holiday treats

You already know the holiday season’s steady stream of sweets and treats takes a toll on your waistline—but experts say it may also pose a risk to your pets.

Veterinarians see an increase in food-related illnesses—particularly those caused by chocolate, which pets can’t digest well—from Halloween through Christmas, says Michael Topper, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association. “You do see an uptick of this, just because it’s more readily available,” Topper says.

In a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Vet Record, University of Liverpool researchers analyzed U.K. electronic veterinary medical records and discovered a “significant peak” in canine chocolate poisoning during the Christmas season. Chocolate boxes, cakes, liqueurs, Santa figurines and advent calendars were common culprits, according to the study.

Chocolate is dangerous to pets because it contains theobromine, a diuretic and stimulant; caffeine; fat; and a variety of sugars and sweeteners, Topper explains. “Dogs and cats are more sensitive to theobromine and caffeine than people are, so it affects them more. It can result in more nervous system stimulation, [it] may cause them to urinate more and [it] may cause their hearts to race,” he explains. “The high fat content can cause anything from diarrhea to even pancreatitis.”

The severity of the illness will depend on the concentration and amount of chocolate consumed, as well as the size of the animal, Topper says. (While we typically think of dogs getting chocolate poisoning, Topper says cats are susceptible, too—they just don’t tend to eat much of the sweet stuff.) “If they eat a whole pack of concentrated baking chocolate you probably have a problem,” Topper says, “Versus, ‘Oh, they ate a couple bon bons off the table.'”

While you should never allow your pets to eat chocolate—or “people food” in general—Topper says it’s especially important to stay vigilant during the holiday season, when treats tend to be scattered around the house and parties are common. If you fear your pet got into something it shouldn’t have, look out for symptoms including hyperactivity, restlessness, excessive drinking and urination, staggering, diarrhea, vomiting and, in extreme cases, seizures.


Go all out on TikTok for just P15/day with Globe!

Short-form video platform TikTok and its global community base is taking over social media in the Philippines, one of its fastest-growing markets in South East Asia. With its easy-to-use tools and features, TikTok has become a space where everyone can be a creator and share their own 15-seconds-or-less videos.

TikTok and Globe join forces to bring Filipinos a creative platform to capture their favorite moments online. Plus, express yourself in 15 seconds or less and #CreateWithLove to get a chance to win special prizes!

Globe has just announced its partnership with the worldwide hit app, offering exclusive and affordable data promos for its customers. Globe mobile users can now access TikTok and share their own videos for as low as P15 per day with TIKTOK15! For hardcore video creators, there are bigger data promos such as TIKTOK50 with 600MB for 7 days and TIKTOK199 with 1GB for 30 days. They can register to their preferred promo by texting the keyword to 8080. Special promos for Globe Prepaid GoSURF and Globe At Home HomeSURF users will also be coming soon.
“With being online now second nature to most, if not all, of us, Globe continues to forge partnerships with content apps like TikTok to give our customers a richer digital lifestyle. With TikTok and our exclusive affordable data promos, the youth can get more creative than ever and be more inspired to share more of what they love whether it’s funny short videos, new dance moves or just singing to the music they like,” says Jil Bausa-Go, Globe Vice President for Content Partnerships.
“TikTok is designed for the new generation of creators as it has become the preferred platform for expression, given its lowered boundaries for sharing, creating, discovering — all made easy on mobile. We are thrilled to partner with Globe Telecom to empower more Filipinos to bring their imagination to life and making the most out of capturing their favorite moments in 15 seconds,” said Steven Tannason, Strategic Partnerships (SEA), TikTok.
Aside from the budget-friendly offers, Globe also launched the #CreateWithLove Challenge. TikTok users can simply film themselves expressing their love for anyone or anything they’re passionate about through hand gestures, poses, or animations, and creating their own heart versions in any way possible. On the TikTop app, tap on the "Hashtags" button, type #CreateWithLove and #GlobeTikTok, and post it publicly.

The top 5 most viewed videos will win Prepaid load cards, Globe Streamwatch Xtreme Prepaid, discount vouchers from partner establishments, and TikTok premium merchandise! There will also be special awards for Globe Prepaid's Choice and Globe At Home's Patok of the Town. Contest runs from April 12 to May 3, 2019.
On TikTok, creators can unleash their imagination and set new boundaries in capturing their favorite moments online—be it song, dance, comedy, travel, food, fitness and many others. Users can easily create unique short videos with amazing effects and stickers that they can share with friends and family all around the globe.
More than providing a platform and budget-friendly data promos for content creators, Globe and TikTok are committed to the safety and digital wellbeing of its users through its various programs - #MakeITSafePH workshops for Globe, and #BetterMeBetterInternet Challenge for TikTok during this year’s Safer Internet Day. Most recently, TikTok also introduced upgraded safety features for Filipino users, allowing them to filter comments in English, Tagalog and Cebuano, as well as empowering them with upgraded screen time management options.
Unleash your creativity and express yourself in 15 seconds or less! #CreateWithLove on TikTok with Globe for as low as P15 per day. Visit globe.com.ph for more information and follow Globe ICON on Facebook and Instagram.

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package ftl.util

import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting
import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
import com.google.gson.JsonArray
import com.google.gson.JsonSerializationContext
import com.google.gson.JsonSerializer
import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken
import ftl.args.ShardChunks
import java.lang.reflect.Type

val obfuscatePrettyPrinter = GsonBuilder()
    .registerTypeHierarchyAdapter(ListOfStringListTypeToken.rawType, ObfuscatedIosJsonSerializer)
    .registerTypeAdapter(ListOfStringTypeToken.rawType, ObfuscatedAndroidJsonSerializer)
    .setPrettyPrinting()
    .create()!!

@VisibleForTesting
internal object ListOfStringTypeToken : TypeToken<List<String>>()

@VisibleForTesting
internal object ListOfStringListTypeToken : TypeToken<ShardChunks>()

private object ObfuscatedAndroidJsonSerializer : JsonSerializer<List<String>> {
    private val obfuscationContext by lazy { mutableMapOf<String, MutableMap<String, String>>() }

    override fun serialize(
        src: List<String>,
        typeOfSrc: Type,
        context: JsonSerializationContext
    ) = JsonArray().also { jsonArray ->
        src.forEach {
            val items = it.split(" ") // split for class and test name
            jsonArray.add(items.first() + " " + obfuscationContext.obfuscateAndroidTestName(items.last()))
        }
    }
}

private object ObfuscatedIosJsonSerializer : JsonSerializer<List<List<String>>> {
    private val obfuscationContext by lazy { mutableMapOf<String, MutableMap<String, String>>() }

    override fun serialize(
        src: List<List<String>>,
        typeOfSrc: Type,
        context: JsonSerializationContext
    ) = JsonArray().also { jsonArray ->
        src.forEach { list ->
            jsonArray.add(JsonArray().also { nestedJsonArray ->
                list.forEach { nestedJsonArray.add(obfuscationContext.obfuscateIosTestName(it)) }
            })
        }
    }
}


1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to novel reagents for use in thin film deposition processes such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD). These reagents can be used for deposition of materials containing silicon and/or phosphorus along with metals and/or oxygen, commonly called metal oxides, silicates or metal phosphates, or silicon dioxide.
2. Description of the Related Art
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a widely-used process for forming solid materials, such as coatings or powders, from reactants in the vapor phase. Comprehensive reviews of CVD processes have been given recently in CVD of Nonmetals, W. S. Rees, Jr., Editor, VCH Publishers, Weinheim, Germany, 1996; CVD of Compound Semiconductors, A. C. Jones and P. O'Brien, VCH, 1996; and The Chemistry of Metal CVD, T. Kodas and M. Hampden-Smith, Editors, VCH, 1994.
In CVD processes, a reactant vapor or vapor mixture is brought into contact with a heated surface on which a thin film is deposited. In a related form of CVD, two reactant vapors are alternately exposed to the heated surface. This form of CVD is often called atomic layer deposition (ALD). For suitable reactants, ALD can provide improved step coverage and thickness uniformity compared to CVD with mixed vapors. For a review of ALD, see the paper by Mikko Ritala in Applied Surface Science, volume 112, pages 223-230 (1997).
Coatings of metal silicates have many applications or potential applications. For example, silicates of zirconium, hafnium, yttrium or lanthanum are being considered as potential replacements for silicon dioxide in gate insulators in silicon semiconductor technology. See, for example, A. Kingon et al., Nature, volume 406, pages 1032-1038 (2000). In Science, (volume 288, pages 319 to 321 (2000)), Ritala et al. report the use of the sequential ALD reaction of metal chlorides and silicon alkoxides to produce metal silicates, including zirconium silicate. However, this reaction deposits films containing residual chlorine, which can be deleterious to the properties of the film or to its adhesion to substrates or subsequent coatings. The chlorine in the precursors can also corrode metal substrates or the apparatus used for the deposition. Thus it would be advantageous to have chlorine-free precursors for CVD or ALD of metal silicates or oxides.
ALD of silicon dioxide has been achieved by Klaus et al., U.S. Pat. No. 6,090,442 (2000), but the deposition rate is very slow and the substrate temperature is limited to values near room temperature.
Lithium phosphate is a material of current interest as a lithium ion conductor in lithium batteries. Currently there is no known process for CVD or ALD of lithium phosphate.


Vertical video. *twitch*

Yesterday we showed you Robert Downey Jr.‘s Ice Bucket Challenge video, the gist of which is that you get a bucket of ice water dumped on your head in support of ALS charities. You accept the challenge—bucket o’ ice water, $10 to charity. You don’t accept the challenge—$100 to charity. Then, after you’ve done it, you get to challenge three other people. All to help fight ALS, often known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease and one of the 40+ diseases that falls under the Muscular Dystrophy Association‘s umbrella.

As you can see above, Chris Pratt gave the challenge and amusing (vodka) twist. Dave Bautista, the gauntlet has been dropped. You know what to do.


Russian news agency Tass reported that Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh met on the sidelines of a conference steered by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller. According to the report, Miller was mum on the details of the conversation.

Iran is looking to regain a market share lost to sanctions enacted in response to its foreign policy stance in the region and lingering issues related to its nuclear research program. An OPEC member, it's one of the few producers in the group with room to grow under a multilateral agreement to limit output in order to balance the market.

The Iranian oil minister was working the sidelines from Vienna, talking earlier this week with Patrick Pouyanne, the chairman and chief executive officer of French energy company Total. The French supermajor in November signed a head of agreement deal with the National Iranian Oil Co. to help develop phase 11 of the South Pars natural gas complex in the Persian Gulf, the largest of its kind in the world.

Gazprom, for its part, signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Iranian Oil Co. during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Moscow in March. Both sides agreed to "examine avenues for cooperation" on exploration and production in Iran.

Boasting that it's a result of a multilateral nuclear deal enacted last year, OPEC-member Iran said its trade volume with oil-rich Russia could pass the $10 billion mark.

Iranian trade representatives raised the possibility of oil swaps and refinery construction during a visit to Moscow in late 2014, an issue Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in February was still under consideration.


Revisiting Open Source Software Development Models for Community-Based Digital Humanities Research Generation

Richard J. Lane

Abstract

Enmeshed modes of digital communication are based on public disclosure and the exposed space of the digital, that is to say, where an idea shared is always already an idea utilized by someone else.

Background: Community-based practices of open source software development offer a model for enmeshed private-public digital humanities (DH) research that can balance the demands of macro or global digital disruptive forces with the needs of everyday learning communities.

Analysis: In the space of enmeshed modes of digital communication, knowledge is not owned, since it is essentially discovery-based.

Conclusion and implications: Digital literacy is key for contemporary DH knowledge production, yet also needs to be active (not a passive information technology awareness or ability) about building, making, and improving, as well as functioning within an open environment.


World Day of Social Justice and "Phanuel Friday"

TORONTO - February 16, 2009 - Celebrating World Day of Social Justice this Friday has been made easier for everyone including educators, media outlets, and community organizations. Phanuel Friday is an initiative being launched by ACCESS: Allowing Children a Chance at Education, a youth-run non-profit organization benefitting the developing world and empowering students locally.

Phanuel is a young man living in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, where only about half of the population is literate and primary school net enrollment is also only estimated at 50%. Being accepted to university is a dream for Phanuel and his entire community! ACCESS is calling individuals, through communities such as schools, to make a small step in recognizing that all youth, regardless of their status, should be given a chance to achieve a the highest level of education!

The event called "Phanuel Friday" focuses on a simple $2 donation from each and every willing and able student in one such school, community, or group, to fund Phanuel's full university education costs, providing an individual with access to a valuable education which he would otherwise not be able to afford.

Annually on February 20, World Day of Justice was created by the United Nations to encourage people to look at how social justice affects poverty eradication. It also focuses on the goal of achieving full employment and support for social integration.

The campaign continues beyond Friday's World Day of Social Justice. Schools, parishes, and community organizations are asked to host a "Phanuel Friday" during the month of February and March this year.

ACCESS: Allowing Children a Chance at Education, Inc. is a youth-run organization aiming to provide needy children in the developing world with school uniforms and necessary school supplies, enabling them with the opportunity to obtain an education for a successful life. ACCESS also aims to educate North American youth about related world issues, and to inspire them to make a difference globally.

For more information or media inquiries, visit www.accesscharity.ca for resources including downloadable documents, project details, and photos and video.


package rprocessing.lancher;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import processing.app.Platform;
import processing.core.PApplet;
import rprocessing.RunnableSketch;
import rprocessing.Runner;
import rprocessing.util.RScriptReader;

/**
 * StandaloneSketch
 *
 * @author github.com/gaocegege
 */
public class StandaloneSketch implements RunnableSketch {

  private static final boolean VERBOSE = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getenv("VERBOSE_RLANG_MODE"));

  private final File sketchPath;
  private final String code;
  private final List<File> libraryDirs;

  // private final List<File> libraryDirs;

  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
  private static void log(final Object... objs) {
    if (!VERBOSE) {
      return;
    }
    for (final Object o : objs) {
      System.err.print(StandaloneSketch.class.getSimpleName() + ": " + String.valueOf(o));
    }
    System.err.println();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the path of the main processing-py.jar file.
   *
   * Used from launcher
   *
   * @return the path of processing-py.jar.
   */
  public File getMainJarFile() {
    // On a Mac, when launched as an app, this will contain ".app/Contents/Java/processing-py.jar"
    try {
      return new File(Runner.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().toURI());
    } catch (final URISyntaxException exception) {
      exception.printStackTrace();
    }
    return null;
  }

  @Override
  public List<File> getLibraryDirectories() {
    return libraryDirs;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the 'root' folder of this instance. Used when running with a wrapper.
   *
   * @return the distribution root directory.
   */
  public File getRuntimeRoot() {
    final File jar = getMainJarFile();

    // If we are on a mac
    if (jar.getAbsolutePath().contains(".app/Contents/")) {
      return jar.getParentFile().getParentFile();
    }

    // If we are on Windows
    return jar.getParentFile();
  }

  public StandaloneSketch(final String[] args) throws Exception {
    final List<String> argsList = Arrays.asList(args);

    // In case the sketch path points to "internal" we get it from the wrapper
    if (argsList.contains("--internal")) {
      this.sketchPath = new File(getRuntimeRoot(), "Runtime/sketch.R").getAbsoluteFile();
    } else {
      this.sketchPath = new File(args[args.length - 1]).getAbsoluteFile();
    }

    // Debug when using launcher
    if (argsList.contains("--redirect")) {
      // Get sketch path, name, out and err names
      final String name = sketchPath.getName().replaceAll("\\.R", "");
      final String out = sketchPath.getParent() + "/" + name + ".out.txt";
      final String err = sketchPath.getParent() + "/" + name + ".err.txt";

      // Redirect actual input
      System.setOut(new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream(out)));
      System.setErr(new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream(err)));
    }

    // Read main code in
    this.code = RScriptReader.readText(sketchPath.toPath());

    // TODO: Support library in standalone sketch.
    final List<File> libraryDirs = new ArrayList<>();
    libraryDirs.add(getLibraryDir());
    log(getLibraryDir());
    libraryDirs.add(sketchPath);
    this.libraryDirs = libraryDirs;
  }

  private File getLibraryDir() {
    if (Platform.isMacOS()) {
      String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
      return new File(home + "/Documents/Processing/libraries");
    } else if (Platform.isLinux()) {
      String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
      return new File(home + "/sketchbook/libraries");
    } else if (Platform.isWindows()) {
      String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
      return new File(home + "\\Documents\\Processing\\modes");
    }
    log("Operating System is not supported now.");
    return null;
  }

  @Override
  public File getMainFile() {
    return sketchPath;
  }

  @Override
  public File getHomeDirectory() {
    return sketchPath.getParentFile();
  }

  @Override
  public String[] getPAppletArguments() {
    return new String[] {
        PApplet.ARGS_SKETCH_FOLDER + "=" + sketchPath.getParentFile().getAbsolutePath(),
        sketchPath.getName() // must be last argument
    };
  }

  @Override
  public String getMainCode() {
    return code;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean shouldRun() {
    return true;
  }
}


Q:

What classes i am missing- Foundation 6?

I am learning foundation 6 framework and I am stuck in getting the desired result.

I want this three column grid approach up till mobile.

Below is what I am trying but unable to produce the result.

.MyNewRow {
  background: red;
}

.MyNewRow .large-4 {
  background: yellow;
}

.MyNewRow .large-4+.large-4 {
  background: green;
}

.MyNewRow .large-4+.large-4+.large-4 {
  background: blue;
}

<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/foundation/6.3.0/css/foundation.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

I am Row 1

I am Row 2

I am Row 3

A:

User class small-# for mobile:

.MyNewRow {
  background: red;
}

.MyNewRow .small-4 {
  background: yellow;
}

.MyNewRow .small-4+.small-4 {
  background: green;
}

.MyNewRow .small-4+.small-4+.small-4 {
  background: blue;
}

<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/foundation/6.3.0/css/foundation.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

I am Row 1

I am Row 2

I am Row 3

If you want same output on mobile & desktop then only used small-# class, no need to add  another class like large-# or medium-#
More info check this: http://foundation.zurb.com/sites/docs/grid.html


For Indian board, 'tamasha' comes before serious cricket

While the Champions League is failing to create any waves, much to the disappointment of many loyal champions of the format and its loss-making owners, India's domestic season began sans its stars.

Those experts, who through their fawning, high decibel commentary, want you to believe that after the IPL, this clash of the "titans" is a perfect recipe for taking the game forward, are understandably silent on why our cricketers should give priority to this event over Duleep Trophy.

The argument for a Sachin Tendulkar, a Virender Sehwag or a Gautam Gambhir working their way to form while playing domestic cricket is a compelling one, especially in the light of India playing a four-Test series against England from the middle of November.

It is a series which for most is of vital significance, where India can showcase its "home" strength, much like England did against them last year. The 0-4 whitewash, the worst defeat in its cricket history, had left even its inveterate fans feeling betrayed and humiliated. Now that India gets an opportunity to hit back, it should be preparing for that series in earnestness and not let its players fiddle with a slam-bang tamasha, whose value only the profit-making sharks understand.

Bad preparationThat the Indian board is now a full-fledged corporate house would be stating the obvious. So, they must be more busy sorting out the Deccan Chargers issue than giving a serious thought to how best to prepare for the England series. Even the Duleep Trophy has been played on tracks where scoring runs is easier than blinking an eye.

Our stars in South Africa could well say that the worth of getting out to an ugly slog is equivalent to scoring a hundred on a dead track. Either way, it is bad preparation for the England series. Well, I have no counter to this sound logic.

In any case, whatever the preparations, India's strength at home is not how good they will play, but how bad England will be on our wickets. The answer, judging by past records, would be very discouraging for England. So, why waste time on a well thought-out buildup to the series. Better, instead, to watch bowlers trying their best not to let the batsmen hammer the ball out of sight in faraway South Africa.

If that is not entertainment enough, still better is to get into a fiery debate on why a majority of the Australians are against Tendulkar getting their country's civilian honour? If in future India decides to honour an Australian with our own Padma award, make sure he isn't a cricketer, especially not someone like Matthew Hayden!


CPI(M) isolated in crucial Left Front meet in Bengal

The Forward Bloc announces that it would oppose acquisition of agricultural land and setting up of SEZ in the state, reports Aloke Banerjee

indiaUpdated: Feb 06, 2007 23:05 IST

Aloke Banerjee None

With resistance against the Bengal government's land acquisition for industries and infrastructure gaining momentum and spreading, a major partner of the Left Front - the Forward Bloc - announced on Tuesday that from now on it would hit the streets and oppose acquisition of agricultural land and setting up of Special Economic Zones in the state.

Bloc's public announcement comes two days before the crucial Left Front meeting to be held on Thursday to take policy decision on land acquisition, relaxation of land ceiling in the state and setting up of SEZ particularly in Nandigram.

After maintaining silence for several weeks, the Forward Bloc's decision to join the chorus with the CPI and the RSP, is sure to further isolate the CPI(M) on the issue of industrialisation in Bengal during the much awaited Front meeting to be attended by chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and industries minister Nirupam Sen..

Bloc state secretary Ashok Ghosh said on Tuesday that the state government was enticing farmers with money so that they gave up their agricultural land for industries. "This is bound to have dangerous consequences for agriculture," the veteran leader observed.

In the select committee meeting of the state assembly held during the day, the Forward Bloc joined the CPI and the RSP in opposing the state government's move to relax land ceiling saying that such a move would reverse land reforms and once again introduce zamindari system in the state.

The sudden change of stance of the Forward Bloc, which was of the opinion even in the last Left Front meeting that Singur was a closed chapter, was an indication that the coming Front meeting would be a stormy one. The CPI and the RSP have already gone on record saying that they would oppose the state government's land acquisition policy during the Front meeting.

According to insiders, the Forward Bloc, CPI and the RSP have begun coordinating among themselves to corner the CPI(M) during the Front meeting. They would oppose the chief minister's model of industrialisation with an attempt to force the government to go slow on land acquisition at least till the panchayat elections next year.

The veteran Forward Bloc leader demanded that land acquisition be halted till the government formed a detailed land use map of the entire state. He also demanded that Land Use Committees be formed in every district to give permission for changing the character of land.


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Actions by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and St. Louis Prosecutor Bob McCulloch only inflamed the situation in Ferguson.

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- The Ferguson Grand Jury did not find probable cause to indict officer Darren Wilson because Prosecutor Robert McCulloch, acting like Wilson's defense attorney, didn't want them to.

McCulloch's grand jury process, leaks to the press, comments made during his bizarre, ill-timed verdict announcement, and information revealed in the document drop, prove that earlier demands that a special prosecutor be named were justified.

The grand jury verdict was a foregone conclusion the moment Missouri's spineless Governor Jay Nixon refused to name a special prosecutor.

Attorneys for Michael Brown's family had substantial probable cause to formally request Nixon remove McCulloch. McCulloch's Father was tragically killed in the line of duty by a black assailant. McCulloch said he couldn't become a policeman, so he became the "the next best thing" a prosecutor. In over 20 years as Prosecutor he has never charged officers in a shooting. Including a case where two unarmed men were killed after being shot 20 times. McCulloch's relationship with the black community has been as cold as Buffalo, only it got colder in the last election where McCulloch was involved in two racially charged campaigns.

Living up to his controversial reputation, McColloch turned the normal grand jury process into a de facto trial of Michael Brown, minus the Judge, cross-examinations from opposing attorneys and public transparency.

Legal experts argued the McCulloch had the legal authority and ample probable cause to charge Wilson without going to the grand jury. He could have opted for a Judicial Hearing, that would have been a public proceeding.

A typical grand jury proceeding lasts no more than a day, often just hours. The Prosecutors office recommends an indictment and only presents a portion of the evidence that supports it. The threshold for the jury is probable cause.

One of the several dubious statements McCulloch made in his verdict announcement, is that it's the duty of grand jury to determine the facts and the truth of a case. No, it's not, that's the duty of a trial jury. The only duty of a grand jury is to determine the low threshold of probable cause.

Instead of the normal proceeding, McCulloch did a document drop on the grand jury, overwhelming them with all the evidence and witness accounts both for and against Wilson, without recommending any of the five possible charges presented to them and offering minimal instruction and guidance. Evidence and witness accounts that would never make it into a legit trial, were given to the jury to sort out for themselves.

The grand jury heard from 60 witnesses, most significant, of course, was Darren Wilson. Despite being the target/defendant in the Prosecutors office proceeding, Wilson was not subjected to cross-examination by McCulloch's assistants.

Grand jury documents reveal Wilson was only subjected to softball questions by prosecutors. Among those were leading questions that appeared to be carefully worded to help Wilson meet the Use of Deadly Force standard the jury had been instructed on.

The prosecutors initially gave the jury the statute on deadly force that had been ruled unconstitutional and redacted. When they realized their "mistake" they withdrew the instructions. But the jury had already read the passage that said an officer could shoot to kill a fleeing individual.

While the prosecutors were treating the defendant Wilson with kid gloves, they played hardball with witnesses whose testimony didn't match Wilson's narrative.

McCulloch has come under heavy criticism for disparaging those witnesses. In his verdict announcement McCulloch boasted how witnesses were challenged and discredited when their accounts allegedly didn't match the physical evidence. McCulloch cited the inconsistent witness testimony as a reason not to bring charges. That's news to his fellow prosecutors and attorneys around the country. Because in just about every case brought to trial there are conflicting witness accounts. That's why you have trials, to have a jury determine the truth after hearing conflicting witnesses cross-examined by opposing attorneys.

Not all witness accounts that didn't match the physical evidence were challenged by prosecutors. The testimony of Wilson didn't match physical evidence. And the testimony of a witness McCulloch had described as one of the more credible, had significantly changed.

Witness 10's testimony was one of the few that matched Wilson's narrative from start to finish, especially Wilson's claim that Brown bull rushed him (while his body was full of multiple bullets). When Witness 10 was first interviewed by investigators he said he was 100 yards way from the scene, but by the time he testified before the grand jury, his story had now changed. He now claimed he was 50 to 75 yards away. McCulloch found his testimony more compelling than unchanged testimony from witnesses who were 20 ft and 20 yards away, who saw Brown stumbling forward, reeling from multiple gunshot wounds.

Prosecutors didn't challenge Wilson's assertion that he "felt like a five-year-old grabbing on to Hulk Hogan", even though Wilson's young, healthy, 6'4", around 215 pounds and was armed with a gun. That's one big, well-armed 5-year-old the Ferguson P.D. hired to police their city.

A little "Excessive Use of Force" trivia: Convicted L.A. PD officer, Stacey Koon compared Rodney King to the Hulk and Tasmanian Devil.

Prosecutors also didn't challenge Wilson's assertion that he was pummeled so severely by Brown that he feared one more punch might be fatal. Photos of Wilson only show barely-visible, rosy abrasions that could easily be mistaken for slap marks or "beer blush".

The Justice Department continues to investigate Wilson for excessive use of force and other civil rights violations, along with the Ferguson Police Department. That's one of the reasons McCulloch's disparaging comments about witnesses was so offensive and inappropriate.

Based on McCulloch's unusual handling of the grand jury, his comments in the press conference and what's been revealed in the released documents, the Justice Department should consider expanding their investigation to St. Louis County Prosecutors office.

Michael Brown's body was left out on the street for more than four hours by the City of Ferguson. Now it's Lady Justice that's been left out to dry. The case has finished like it started. McCulloch does like consistency.


Repainting MUGA Courts in Mollinsburn

We offer repainting services for worn out sports courts in schools and clubs, this process always starts with a thorough clean to remove moss and dirt from the existing area.

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The process of repainting MUGA courts in Mollinsburn G67 4 is often carried out when the sports surface loses its playing qualities and starts to become slippery and flooded. This can happen with hard courts, such as macadam and polymeric EPDM rubber, which have previously been painted but the coating has worn away over time.

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Sport courts may be painted in a number of different colours depending on client preferences. We often install anti-slip paint in two colours - one for inside the court and one for the outside. It is completely up to the client how the court is painted and our specialists can alter our own designs and specifications to meet your individual needs and requirements.

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If you have a macadam surface which has developed fretting and loose stones in some areas, our sports surface painting specialists can apply a binder coat for you. For details on tarmac courts please click here http://www.muga.co.uk/surfaces/tarmac-muga-court/north-lanarkshire/mollinsburn/ The binder is a coating which binds the loose stones down onto the surfacing and boosts the quality of tired macadam flooring.

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#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <netinet/tcp.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdatomic.h>

#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>

#include <bsd/stdlib.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <time.h>

struct client_details {
	struct sockaddr_in * servaddr;
	long iterations;
};

struct client_stats {
	double mean;
	double S; /* stddev = sqrt(S/n) */
	long n;
};

void * client(void * arg);
const double Z = 1.96; // 95% probability estimated value
const double E = 5000; // lies within +/- 5us of true value
const int MAX_ITERATIONS_PER_ROUND = 1000000;
const int MAX_SPIN_SECONDS = 3*60;
static const int ONE = 1;

static atomic_int wait_n = 0;

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
	int port, clients = 0;
	int opt, i, ret;
	long max_iterations;
	int sockfd;
	int failed = 0;

	struct sockaddr_in servaddr;
	struct client_details carg;
	pthread_t * threads;
	uint32_t zero = 0;

	struct client_stats *cret;
	double current_mean, mean = 0;
	double stddev = 0;
	long n = 0;

	struct timespec start, now;
	time_t secdiff;

	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "p:c:")) != -1) {
		switch (opt) {
			case 'p':
				port = atoi(optarg);
				break;
			case 'c':
				clients = atoi(optarg);
				break;
			default: /* '?' */
				fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s -p port -c clients\n", argv[0]);
				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
		}
	}

	if (optind < argc) {
		fprintf(stderr, "Unexpected additional arguments:");
		for (i = optind; i < argc; i++) {
			fprintf(stderr, " %s", argv[i]);
		}
		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}

	bzero(&servaddr, sizeof(servaddr));
	servaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
	servaddr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);
	servaddr.sin_port = htons(port);

	carg.servaddr = &servaddr;

	threads = calloc(clients, sizeof(pthread_t));

	max_iterations = MAX_ITERATIONS_PER_ROUND / clients;
	carg.iterations = max_iterations;
	fprintf(stderr, "priming with %ld iterations across %d clients\n", carg.iterations, clients);

	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &start);
	for (; carg.iterations > 10;) {

		atomic_store(&wait_n, clients);
		for (i = 0; i < clients; i++) {
			ret = pthread_create(&threads[i], NULL, client, &carg);
			if (ret != 0) {
				errno = ret;
				perror("failed to spawn worker thread");
				goto after;
			}
		}

		for (i = 0; i < clients; i++) {
			ret = pthread_join(threads[i], (void**) &cret);

			if (ret != 0) {
				errno = ret;
				perror("failed to join worker thread");
				failed = 1;
			}
			if (cret == PTHREAD_CANCELED) {
				fprintf(stderr, "thread cancelled...\n");
				failed = 1;
			}
			if (cret == NULL && failed == 0) {
				fprintf(stderr, "thread aborted...\n");
				failed = 1;
			}
			if (failed == 1) continue;

			current_mean = mean;
			mean = (n * current_mean + cret->n * cret->mean) / (n + cret->n);
			stddev = sqrt((pow(stddev, 2)*n+cret->S)/(n+cret->n));
			n += cret->n;
			free(cret);
		}

		carg.iterations = (long) ceil((pow((Z * stddev) / E, 2) - n) / clients);
		fprintf(stderr, "iteration complete: %.0fus/%.2fus\n", mean/1000.0, stddev/1000.0);
		if (carg.iterations > max_iterations) {
			fprintf(stderr, "need many more samples (%ld) to achieve statistical significance, doing another %ld per client\n", carg.iterations * clients, max_iterations);
			carg.iterations = max_iterations;
		} else if (carg.iterations > 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "running %ld more iterations per client to achieve statistical significance\n", carg.iterations);
		}

		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &now);
		secdiff = now.tv_sec - start.tv_sec;

		if (secdiff > MAX_SPIN_SECONDS && carg.iterations > 10) {
			fprintf(stderr, "we've been spinning for too long -- giving up\n");
			break;
		}
	}

after:

	// send termination signal
	sockfd = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM, 0);
	if (sockfd == -1) {
		// TODO:: handle socket error
	}

	ret = connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *) &servaddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
	if (ret == -1) {
		// TODO: handle connect error
	}

	ret = sendto(sockfd, &zero, sizeof(zero), 0, NULL, 0);
	if (ret == -1) {
		// TODO: handle errno
	}
	close(sockfd);

	if (failed == 1) {
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}

	printf("%.0fus %.2fus %ld\n", mean/1000.0, stddev/1000.0, n);
	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

void * client(void * arg) {
	struct client_details * config = arg;
	struct client_stats * stats;
	double current_mean;

	struct sockaddr * servaddr;
	int sockfd;

	struct timespec start, end;
	time_t secdiff;
	long nsecdiff;
	double diff;

	uint32_t response, challenge = 0;

	long i = 0;
	int ret;

	stats = malloc(sizeof(struct client_stats));
	memset(stats, 0, sizeof(struct client_stats));

	sockfd = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM, 0);
	if (sockfd == -1) {
		perror("failed to open outgoing socket");
		atomic_store(&wait_n, -1);
		free(stats);
		return NULL;
	}

	servaddr = (struct sockaddr *) config->servaddr;
	ret = connect(sockfd, servaddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));

	if (ret != 0) {
		perror("failed to connect to server");
		atomic_store(&wait_n, -1);
		free(stats);
		return NULL;
	}

	setsockopt(sockfd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &ONE, sizeof(ONE));

	// verify connection

	challenge = htonl(1);

	do {
		ret = sendto(sockfd, &challenge, sizeof(challenge), 0, NULL, 0);
	} while (ret == -1 && errno == EAGAIN);

	if (ret == -1) {
		perror("failed to send test challenge to server");
		atomic_store(&wait_n, -1);
		goto thread_after;
	}

	do {
		ret = recvfrom(sockfd, &response , sizeof(response), MSG_WAITALL, NULL, NULL);
	} while (ret == -1 && errno == EAGAIN);

	if (ret == -1) {
		if (errno == ECONNRESET) {
			fprintf(stderr, "reconnecting...\n");
			free(stats);
			return client(arg);
		}
		perror("failed to receive test response from server");
		goto thread_after;
	}
	if (ret == 0) {
		perror("received no test data from server; connection closed");
		goto thread_after;
	}

	response = ntohl(response);
	if (response != 2) {
		fprintf(stderr, "server responded with incorrect test response (%u != 2)\n", response);
		goto thread_after;
	}

	atomic_fetch_sub(&wait_n, 1);
	while (atomic_load(&wait_n) > 0) usleep(1);

	if (atomic_load(&wait_n) < 0) {
		goto thread_after;
	}

	fprintf(stderr, "thread connection ready.\n");
	for (i = 0; i < config->iterations; i++) {
		while (challenge == 0) {
			challenge = htonl(arc4random());
		}

		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &start);

		do {
			ret = sendto(sockfd, &challenge, sizeof(challenge), 0, NULL, 0);
		} while (ret == -1 && errno == EAGAIN);

		if (ret == -1) {
			perror("failed to send challenge to server");
			break;
		}

		do {
			ret = recvfrom(sockfd, &response , sizeof(response), MSG_WAITALL, NULL, NULL);
		} while (ret == -1 && errno == EAGAIN);

		if (ret == -1) {
			perror("failed to receive response from server");
			break;
		}
		if (ret == 0) {
			perror("received no data from server; connection closed");
			break;
		}
		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &end);

		challenge = ntohl(challenge);
		response = ntohl(response);
		if (response != challenge + 1) {
			fprintf(stderr, "server responded with incorrect response (%u != %u+1)\n", response, challenge);
			break;
		}

		secdiff = end.tv_sec - start.tv_sec;
		nsecdiff = end.tv_nsec - start.tv_nsec;
		diff = secdiff * 1e9 /* nanoseconds */;
		diff += nsecdiff;

		stats->n += 1;
		current_mean = stats->mean;
		stats->mean = stats->mean + (diff-stats->mean)/stats->n;
		stats->S = stats->S + (diff - stats->mean) * (diff - current_mean);
	}

thread_after:
	close(sockfd);

	if (i < config->iterations-1) {
		atomic_store(&wait_n, -1);
		free(stats);
		return NULL;
	}
	return stats;
}


/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
  =========                 |
  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
   \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
     \\/     M anipulation  |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
License
    This file is part of OpenFOAM.

    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
    for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

Class
    Foam::uniformFixedValueFvPatchField

Description
    This boundary condition provides a uniform fixed value condition.

Usage
    \table
        Property     | Description             | Required    | Default value
        uniformValue | uniform value           | yes         |
    \endtable

    Example of the boundary condition specification:
    \verbatim
    <patchName>
    {
        type            uniformFixedValue;
        uniformValue    constant 0.2;
    }
    \endverbatim

Note
    The uniformValue entry is a Function1 type, able to describe time
    varying functions.  The example above gives the usage for supplying a
    constant value.

See also
    Foam::Function1s
    Foam::fixedValueFvPatchField

SourceFiles
    uniformFixedValueFvPatchField.C

\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#ifndef uniformFixedValueFvPatchField_H
#define uniformFixedValueFvPatchField_H

#include "fixedValueFvPatchFields.H"
#include "Function1.H"

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

namespace Foam
{

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                Class uniformFixedValueFvPatchField Declaration
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

template<class Type>
class uniformFixedValueFvPatchField
:
    public fixedValueFvPatchField<Type>
{
    // Private Data

        autoPtr<Function1<Type>> uniformValue_;

public:

    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("uniformFixedValue");

    // Constructors

        //- Construct from patch and internal field
        uniformFixedValueFvPatchField
        (
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>&
        );

        //- Construct from patch and internal field and patch field
        uniformFixedValueFvPatchField
        (
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>&,
            const Field<Type>& fld
        );

        //- Construct from patch, internal field and dictionary
        uniformFixedValueFvPatchField
        (
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>&,
            const dictionary&
        );

        //- Construct by mapping given uniformFixedValueFvPatchField
        //  onto a new patch
        uniformFixedValueFvPatchField
        (
            const uniformFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>&,
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>&,
            const fvPatchFieldMapper&
        );

        //- Copy constructor
        uniformFixedValueFvPatchField
        (
            const uniformFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>&
        );

        //- Construct and return a clone
        virtual tmp<fvPatchField<Type>> clone() const
        {
            return tmp<fvPatchField<Type>>
            (
                new uniformFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>(*this)
            );
        }

        //- Copy constructor setting internal field reference
        uniformFixedValueFvPatchField
        (
            const uniformFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>&,
            const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>&
        );

        //- Construct and return a clone setting internal field reference
        virtual tmp<fvPatchField<Type>> clone
        (
            const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>& iF
        ) const
        {
            return tmp<fvPatchField<Type>>
            (
                new uniformFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>(*this, iF)
            );
        }

    // Member Functions

        //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field
        virtual void updateCoeffs();

        //- Write
        virtual void write(Ostream&) const;
};

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

} // End namespace Foam

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

#ifdef NoRepository
    #include "uniformFixedValueFvPatchField.C"
#endif

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

#endif

// ************************************************************************* //


Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Archives and Special
Collections, University Libraries, Ball State University
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net

[Illustration]

  No. 23.

  THE CHILD WHO DIED
  AND LIVED AGAIN.

  BY THE AUTHOR OF "PEEP OF DAY."

  LONDON:
  JOHN HATCHARD AND SON.
  1848.

[Illustration]

THE CHILD WHO DIED AND

LIVED AGAIN.

Did you ever see a person who was dead? Perhaps you have seen one of
your own brothers or sisters lying on a death-bed. What a change
takes place when we die! No more breath comes out of the mouth, no
colour is seen on the cheeks; the eye can look at us no longer, nor
the tongue speak to us; the body soon grows cold and stiff; it has no
more feeling than the ground on which we tread. And why? Because the
soul is gone out of the body. While the soul or spirit is in us we are
alive, but when it is gone out then we are dead. The soul can never
die, but the body is only made of dust, and it soon crumbles away and
becomes dust again.

No one can make a dead person alive again. Yet once there was a man in
this world who made dead people alive. Who was that man? He was called
Jesus; he was not only a man, he was God too; he was the Son of God.
Most people would not believe that he was the Son of God, though he
said he was. Yet we are sure he said true, for if he had been a wicked
man he could not have made dead people alive again. God his Father was
with him, and this was the reason he did such wonderful things.

One day a rich man came to Jesus, and fell down at his feet, and begged
him to come to his house. He said, "My little daughter is dying." He was
very unhappy, he loved his little girl very much, and she was his only
child. His name was Jairus, but I do not know the name of his little
girl. I do know her age, she was twelve years old. The father thought
that if Jesus only put his hands upon her he could make her well.

The Son of God was very kind to people in trouble. He went with the
father, and a great crowd followed him. As he went along the road, he
was pressed on every side by those who wanted to see him and to hear
what he said.

Before he reached the sick man's house, some people came and said to
the father, "Your daughter is dead." They told him it was now of no
use for Jesus to come. They little knew what he could do; but Jesus
said to the father, "Do not be afraid, she shall be made well."

When he came to the house, he only allowed three of his friends to
come in with him. Their names were Peter, James, and John. There was a
great noise and bustle in the house; there were men playing music, and
people weeping and crying out with loud voices because the girl was
dead. When Jesus came into the room where she was lying, he said to
these people, "Why do you make this noise? The girl is not dead, she
only sleeps." Then they began to laugh at him, for they knew the child
was dead. Why did Jesus say she slept? Because she was soon to be made
alive. Her death was like sleep.

Jesus would not let the people who mocked, stay in the room, but he
let the girl's father and mother be there, and his own three friends.
There were just these five in the room with him when he went to the
bed and took hold of the girl's hand and said, "Girl, I say unto thee,
arise." Immediately her spirit (or her soul) came again into her body.
Then she was alive. She was now quite well; she was not weak now, as
she had been; she got up out of her bed and walked about. Then Jesus
desired that something might be given her to eat. Her parents were
very much surprised. They had been afraid that Jesus would not be
able to make her alive. They did not know he could do everything. He
made all our bodies and gave us souls, and one day he will call all
the dead people out of their graves.

I wonder whether that young girl loved Jesus. She was old enough to
understand what he said. At twelve years old children can understand
almost as well as men and women can; they learn more quickly, and
remember better. Though they love play still, they have a great deal
of sense. Some children at twelve years old begin to take great pains
with their learning; then they get on very fast. Some begin to be very
useful; they can do more now than take care of the baby or run upon
errands, and often they get places as servants. If they are steady,
and tell no lies, they are trusted and get on well in the world.

Some children at twelve years old begin to think about their souls and
to say, "What would become of me if I were to die?" They go and hear
sermons, and they can understand them. They look in the Bible, and
they can understand a great deal which they read. Then some begin to
pray and to say, "Merciful God, give me thy Holy Spirit, for the sake
of Jesus Christ."

But there are some who at twelve years old will mind their parents no
longer. They say, "We are not little babies now, we will do as we
please." They forget all the kindness their parents have shown them
for twelve years, and they forget the words that God has spoken,
"Honour thy father and thy mother."

You can read the history of the daughter of Jairus in your Bible in
Mark v. verses 23, 24, and 35 to end; Luke viii. 41, 42, and 49 to end.

THE DYING CHILD.

    Why do you weep?
      I am falling asleep,
    And Jesus my Shepherd,
      Is watching his sheep;
    His arm is beneath me,
      His eye is above;
    His Spirit within me
      Says, "Rest in my love:
    With blood I have bought thee,
      And wash'd thee from sin;
    With care I have brought thee
      My fold to be in;
    Refresh'd by still waters,
      In green pastures fed,
    Thy day has gone by--
      I am making thy bed."

  _Extract in "The Twin Brothers."_

  THE END.

  Macintosh, Printer, Great New-street, London.

PRAYER.

    O Father in Heaven,
    Thou hast made all things;
    The sun, moon, and stars, the land and sea.
    Thou hast made me.
    Thou hast taken care of me.
    I thank Thee for all thy kindness.

    Great God, Thou art in every place;
    Thou seest in the dark,
    As well as in the light;
    Thou knowest all the naughty things
    That I have done, and said, and thought.

    O Merciful Lord, pardon my sins,
    Because Jesus Christ, thy dear Son,
    Died upon the cross for sinners.
    Give me thy Holy Spirit,
    That I may love Thee, and obey thy laws.
    Keep me from minding Satan,
    And save me from going to hell:
    And whenever I die,
    O take my soul to Heaven.

    When Jesus comes with clouds,
    And with the holy angels,
    May I be glad to see Him.
    May my dear parents, and brothers, and sisters,
    Be happy with Thee for ever and ever.
    May all people love Thee,
    And speak of thy goodness.
    Hear me for Christ's sake. Amen.

End of Project Gutenberg's The Child Who Died and Lived Again, by Anonymous

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An interesting and insufficiently explored aspect of the Werritty scandal is the role of Matthew Gould, UK Ambassador to Israel. Gould met with Werritty and Fox at least twice, at a pre-posting briefing meeting in the MOD and at an anti-Iranian conference in Israel. It is quite probable he had many more contacts with Werritty than that. As Werritty’s financiers specifically sought to promote the interests of Israel though Werritty, and it is thought by some within the MOD and Cabinet Office that they may have been acting on behalf of Mossad, these links with Matthew Gould are crucial.

Matthew is a good man, of whom Robin Cook thought highly. I have this morning sent him this email:

My dear Matthew,

Belated congratulations on your Ambassadorship and I do hope that you and your family are enjoying life in Tel Aviv.

I wish to ask you some questions on your role in the Adam Werritty affair. This email and the response will be published on my blog. I appreciate you will probably pass this on to News Department but it seemed impolite to address questions about you to somebody else, and you will need to provide them with the answers anyway. As I am sure you are aware, I can get a number of MPs very easily to ask these questions for me, but I hope you will be so good as to ensure that full and true answers are provided to me.

Anyway, here are the questions. I should like a brief but fully true answer to each individual question:

You are widely reported in the media to have met Mr Werritty with Liam Fox at a meeting in the MOD before your posting to Tel Aviv.

1) Was this part of your official series of pre-posting briefing meetings?

2) Who organised the meeting? Was it organised by another official, eg in Heads of Mission Section (if it still exists) or the geographical department?

3) At what stage did you know that Werritty would be in the meeting?

4) How was Werritty introduced to you?

5) Who did you think that Werritty was? In what capacity did you believe or presume or were you told that Werritty was at the meeting?

6) Was there any aspect of the discussion which you would normally view as classified? If so at what classification?

7) Was any note made or minute or letter written as a result of what transpired at that meeting? Did any other action arise?

8 ) What was the classification of any note, document, minute or letter arising from the discussion at that meeting?

9) Had you ever met Werritty before?

10) You and Werritty reportedly both attended an anti-Iranian conference in Israel, as did Fox. What contact did you have with Werritty at that conference or in its margins? What did you discuss?

11) Please list the total number of occasions on which you have met, corresponded with (including email), or spoken by telephone with Werritty.

I apologise for the long list of questions but you will understand the level of precision I am attempting to obtain and thus most of them require only very short answers.

I would point out that Werritty is in precisely the same position as me; merely a private individual and taxpayer. In asking these questions I am quite as entitled to your attention and time, and to be given information, as Werritty. I trust I will be given the answers; knowing you I am sure you will wish to be open, honest and helpful.

Craig