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From the folks at TruTV comes a new show featuring four friends daring each other to do crazy shit on television. Check out the video below, where one of the guys convinces some customers in a car show room to climb into the trunk together :

Here is the basic premise behind Impractical Jokers, which starts on December 14th.

Sal, Murr, Q, and Joe have entertained each other for years with the most hilarious dares they could imagine. Now you get to watch them in a series of outrageous stunts (recorded by hidden cameras) to make each other (and you) howl with laughter. You gotta see this to believe it!

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Should Non-Citizens Have Concealed Carry Permits in South Dakota? Lawsuit May Decide Question

In January, a federal lawsuit was filed in South Dakota challenging a state law which prohibits non-US citizens from obtaining a concealed carry permit.  That law, “was enacted in the wake of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when states were looking for ways to tighten security and guard against future attacks, Secretary of State Jason Gant said,” according to the Rapid City Journal.

“It had tremendous support at that time to make sure only U.S. citizens were receiving the permits,” Gant said. “It had bipartisan support along with several other agencies.”

“At the time, Attorney General Mark Barnett, the South Dakota Police Chiefs Association, the South Dakota Sheriff's Association and the South Dakota Shooting Sports Association all supported the change. Gant said the measure passed without opposition or a dissenting vote at any level.”

But in the suit, one Wayne Smith argued, “that he should be allowed to receive a permit as protected by the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. Smith, of Sioux Falls, has been a lawful permanent resident since 1979 after moving to the United States from the United Kingdom.”

Source: Rapid City Journal 1/6/11

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Our Busiate Pasta in the Garrubbo Guide

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Here’s what Ed Garrubbo had to say about our ancient grain pasta: “Who knew that wheat has been cultivated for nearly 10,000 years, originating in the Fertile Crescent (around the Rivers Jordan, Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates) and is now grown on more than 500 million acres of land. And who knew that there were so many varieties of wheat, ranging from soft bread wheat to the hard Durum wheat used to make pasta? And then there are sub-varieties of Durum wheat, like today’s pasta which is made from Tumminia wheat, an ancient variety, indigenous to Sicily and one of the oldest in Italy. It has a low yield, so it isn’t very popular with farmers who want to squeeze the most from their land. But luckily for us, the makers of this delicious Sicilian pasta care more about tradition, uniqueness, and quality than they do about crop yield. A whole wheat pasta, milled by stone at Molini del Ponte, in Castelvetrano, Sicily, it has a distinctive dark color, sweet aroma, and intense flavor. I adapted their recipe for this unexpected treat of Busiate con Rapini e Salsiccia.”

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What a difference a day makes! One moment I am sailing around the world with wonderful friends – old and new – and the next moment I am in the Sheraton Rio hotel overlooking its own private beach and the beach at LeBlon.  Beautiful setting in which to wind down after a few hectic days. […]

ECUADOR – Manta, Montecristi & Panama Hats

So!  Like me, did you all think Panama hats came from Panama? Wrong!  They come from Ecuador. Montecristi, Ecuador. Where they have been making them, by hand, for hundreds of years.  One reason why they are called Panama hats maybe because they were shipped out of Panama.  And another reason maybe because President Roosevelt was […]

I am sure everyone has been closely following the news about the coronavirus out of China.  But probably not as close as those of us on board our Around the World cruise with scheduled stops in many ports in Asia.  Every night it seems this virus has increased in numbers and deaths, and has spread […]

EL SALVADOR – Acajutla & San Salvador

Today is the first time since we have been hearing about the coronavirus, that the people checking and greeting us at the port were wearing masks and checking our temperature as we came ashore.  We have all been hearing about the plight of some cruise ships over in Asia but so far we are happy […]

MEXICO – Puerto Chiapas

The southern most state in Mexico is Chiapas.  It has one of the prettiest ports, in my opinion, along the Mexican coast.  Many times we pull in between the tankers and container/cargo ships in industrial ports.  This port was upgraded from a small fishing & agricultural centre, hoping to attract cruise ships as well as […]

MEXICO – Acapulco

Sunday in Acapulco, and I elected not to do a tour but instead along with several old friends from the 2018 ATW (Around the World), we decided to walk a few blocks to an old church and marketplace.  We were inundated with taxi drivers who insisted they could drive us there, but we kept saying […]

MEXICO – Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa

We tendered into the port of Zihuatanejo, which is a sleepy little fishing village where the fishermen gather on the beaches and sell their daily catch and there are beautiful unspoiled beaches.  Just a few kilometres away from here is the modern resort town of Ixtapa – pronounced – Ish-tapa,- one of Mexico’s most popular […]

MEXICO – Cabo San Lucas

The days are still cool as we continue down the California coast with stops in Santa Barbara and San Diego and onward toward Mexico. We have two excellent lecturers on board.  Dr Sherry Hutt who will be with us for the whole cruise and gives us not only a lot of information about the ports […]

Panama to San Francisco!

Wending our way up the west cost of Central America, Mexico and the USA, we visited Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Corinto/Leon, Nicaragua, Manzanilla & Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Los Angeles & San Francisco, California. I was glad we were stopping in Nicaragua, because in 2018 we were not able to do so due to political problems at […]


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Historically, problems have arisen between immigration officers and the attorneys who represent individuals at immigration examinations.  This is especially true at the St. Louis field office.  Attorneys have been kicked out of interviews and examiners have commenced examinations early without counsel present.

St. Louis immigration attorney Jim Hacking applauds the new guidelines and welcomes the clarification that they provide. The guidelines make clear – first and foremost – that the attorney has every right to be present.  The memo also makes clear that attorneys can raise objections to inappropriate types of questions.  If warranted, the attorney may complain to the supervisor or even the Field Office Director.

This is an important clarification and one that every immigration attorney and potential interviewee should be aware of.  If you have a question about an upcoming interview, please contact us by either filling out our online form or by calling our toll-free 1-800 number, 1-314-961-8200.


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A slave between empires : a transimperial history of North Africa

Abstract : In June 1887, a man known as General Husayn, a manumitted slave turned dignitary in the Ottoman province of Tunis, passed away in Florence after a life crossing empires. As a youth, Husayn was brought from Circassia to Turkey, where he was sold as a slave. In Tunis, he ascended to the rank of general before French conquest forced his exile to the northern shores of the Mediterranean. His death was followed by wrangling over his estate that spanned a surprising array of actors: Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II and his viziers; the Tunisian, French, and Italian governments; and representatives of Muslim and Jewish diasporic communities. "A Slave Between Empires" investigates Husayn’s transimperial life and the posthumous battle over his fortune to recover the transnational dimensions of North African history. M’hamed Oualdi places Husayn within the international context of the struggle between Ottoman and French forces for control of the Mediterranean amid social and intellectual ferment that crossed empires. Oualdi considers this part of the world not as a colonial borderland but as a central space where overlapping imperial ambitions transformed dynamic societies. He explores how the transition between Ottoman rule and European colonial domination was felt in the daily lives of North African Muslims, Christians, and Jews and how North Africans conceived of and acted upon this shift. Drawing on a wide range of Arabic, French, Italian, and English sources, "A Slave Between Empires" is a groundbreaking transimperial microhistory that demands a major analytical shift in the conceptualization of North African history.
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# One is permitted to leave food on a fire if there is a tray or metal sheet to cover the fire. Some adds hold that it’s preferable to also cover the knobs. <Ref> Magan Avraham 253:31 permits Shehiya in modern day ovens because the fire is covered based on S”A 253:3 permits leaving on the fire if there’s an empty vessel separating between the fire and the food. This leniency is sourced in the Maharil (Minhagei Maharil pg 36; see 318:15), Agudah, and Tashbetz 27 in name of Maharam MeRotenberg. Eliyah Rabba 253:31, Tosefet Shabbat 253:40, Shulchan Aruch HaRav 253:26, Mishna Brurah 253:81, and Chazon Ovadyah (Shabbat 1 pg 50). Chazon Ovadyah extends this to a stove and so one can cover the stove flame with a metal sheet based on Rashba and Ramban (Shabbat 36b) that partial covering of a fire is sufficient. Sh”t Zera Emet O”C 26, Sh”t Maharam Brisk 2:76, Sh”t Tefilah LeMoshe 1:37, Shem Chadash (on Yereyim 1 pg 58), Kaf Hachaim 253:11, Sh”t Maharshag 2:50, Sh”t Divrei Chizkiyah 1:2 in name of Mahari Shari, Sh”t Yashkil Avdi O”C 3:10(2), and Sh”t Ohel Yosef Parid 10 concur. Sh”t Igrot Moshe O”C 1:93 and Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 7:17(3) adds that besides covering the flame it’s preferable to cover the knobs also. However Chazon Ish 37:9 argues on the Mishna Brurah from Rashi (Shabbat 37a D”H Gaba; quoted by Tur) who requires a covering over an empty space. Thus, a covering on our modern stove would still be forbidden. Chazon Ovadyah (pg 51), Sh”t Shevet Levi O”C 91, Toldot Zev (Shabbat 2 pg 192) argue on the Chazon Ish that Rashi is referring to a cooking on Shabbat in a way that’s unusual and so it would need to be a covering over an empty space but by Shehiya one only needs a reminder not to stoke the coals. See Bach 253:14 D”H VeDavka and Sh”t Maharam Shik O”C 117 who also make this distinction. </ref>

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Regionals-November 2016 to January 2017

Regional Marching Band Events
A listing of marching events: major competitions, shows and conferences, by region. From November 2016 to January 2017.

Winter Guard Association of Southern California
Jan 28—Chino, CA—Eval/Clinic at Don Lugo HS

Jan 4-7—Albuquerque, NM—New Mexico Music Educators Association

Jan 19-22—Anaheim, CA—The NAMM Show

Jan 25-28—Colorado Springs, CO—Colorado Music Educators Association

Dec 3—Los Angeles, CA—Los Angeles Unified School District Band and Drill Team Championships

Dec 14-17—Chicago, IL—Midwest Clinic

Jan 12-14—Fort Wayne, IN—Indiana Music Education Association

Jan 25-28—Peoria, IL—Illinois Music Education Association

Tournament of Bands
Jan 14—Pittsburgh, PA—Region 8 Preview at Baldwin HS

Jan 28—Allentown, PA—Salisbury HS

Jan 28—Pittsburgh, PA—Mt. Lebanon HS

Jan 28— Bridgeton, NJ—Cumberland Regional HS

Dec 1-4—Rochester, NY—New York State School Music Association

Jan 11-14—Tampa, FL—Florida Music Education Association

Jan 19-21—Montgomery, AL—Alabama Music Educators Association

Jan 26-28—Athens, GA—Georgia Music Educators Association

Jan 28—Atlanta, GA—Honda Battle of the Bands

Bowl Games and Events

Dec 17—Albuquerque, NM—Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Dec 17—Las Vegas, NV—Las Vegas Bowl

Dec 17—Montgomery, AL—Raycom Media Camellia Bowl

Dec 17—Orlando, FL—AutoNation Cure Bowl

Dec 17—New Orleans, LA—R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Dec 19—Miami, FL—Miami Beach Bowl

Dec 20—Boca Raton, FL—Boca Raton Bowl

Dec 21—San Diego, CA—San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl

Dec 22—Boise, ID—Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Dec 23—Nassau, Bahamas—Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

Dec 23—Fort Worth, TX—Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Dec 23—Mobile, AL—Dollar General Bowl

Dec 24—Honolulu, HI—Hawaii Bowl

Dec 26—St. Petersburg, FL—St. Petersburg Bowl

Dec 26—Detroit, MI—Quick Lane Bowl

Dec 26—Shreveport, LA—Camping World Independence Bowl

Dec 27—Dallas, TX—Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl

Dec 27—Annapolis, MD—Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman

Dec 27—San Diego, CA—Holiday Bowl

Dec 27—Phoenix, AZ—Motel 6 Cactus Bowl

Dec 28—New York, NY—New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Dec 28—Orlando, FL—Russell Athletic Bowl

Dec 28—Santa Clara, CA—Foster Farms Bowl

Dec 28—Houston, TX—AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl

Dec 29—Birmingham, AL—Birmingham Bowl

Dec 29—Charlotte, NC—Belk Bowl

Dec 29—San Antonio, TX—Valero Alamo Bowl

Dec 30—Memphis, TN—AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Dec 30—El Paso, TX—Hyundai Sun Bowl

Dec 30—Nashville, TN—Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl

Dec 30—Tucson, AZ—Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl

Dec 30—Miami Gardens, FL—Capital One Orange Bowl

Dec 30-31—Pasadena, CA—Tournament of Roses Bandfest presented by Remo

Dec 31—Atlanta, GA—Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Dec 31—Glendale, AZ—Fiesta Bowl

Dec 31—Jacksonville, FL—TaxSlayer Bowl

Dec 31—Orlando, FL—Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl

Jan 2—Tampa, FL—Outback Bowl

Jan 2—Arlington, TX—Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Jan 2—Pasadena, CA—Rose Parade presented by Honda

Jan 2—Pasadena, CA—Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual

Jan 2—New Orleans, LA—Allstate Sugar Bowl

Jan 7—San Antonio, TX—U.S. Army All-American Bowl

Jan 9—Tampa, FL—College Football Playoff National Championship

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Self-Love During Quarantine.

Self-Love During Quarantine.

by Ava C. Frigo

We have all heard or maybe even dreaded the saying “freshman 15”, but what about the saying “Quarantine 15”. During this time of quarantine, we are all surrounded by stressors and hardships. We struggle with the changes of online classes, shortages of food and essential supplies, and being separated from our friends and loved ones. While our lives are quickly changing and it may feel that we do not have control over many aspects of our lives, it is good to know that our bodies may change too.

With an increase in stress on our bodies, we may be impacted with:

-More headaches

-Increased depression and loneliness

-Increased blood sugar

-Missed periods

-Impacts on our moods, sleep and coping mechanisms

Humans tend to enjoy having a routine, and when interrupted our body’s normal routine also adapts to the changes within our society.  Remember to listen to the needs of your body: hunger, thirst, exhaustion, stress, loneliness. Respond to these changes and needs in ways that make you happy and are healthy for your body. During this time, it can be hard to stick to normal eating habits and foods that we deem “healthy.” It is important to eat foods that make you feel nourished instead of restricting yourself to a limited diet.

Throughout this time of quarantine, what we need is to show our self some compassion. It is important to determine the activities that make us happy and try to find new ways of accomplishing them. Try staying close to your normal routine or create a new routine that incorporates the things you enjoy and the tasks that are necessary to accomplish. If you enjoy taking workout classes with other people, try doing a zoom workout class with your friends. If you are missing your favorite game nights, setting up an online game night with friends of family could be a close second. If you are feeling lonely, call your friends and family members to reminisce about your favorite memories and stories.

During this time, it is okay to go easier on ourselves as we stray from our normal routines. There is no right or wrong way to do quarantine, and it is ok if you find yourself snacking more, gaining a little bit of weight, or exercising less. It’s ok to alter your normal routine by finding new ways to exercise at home, catching up on sleep, spending more time talking to friends and family members, or picking up a new hobby. Most importantly though is that you listen to the needs of your body. Paula Freedman, a licensed clinical psychologist that specializes in anxiety, says in Psychology Today (April 2020) “The next time your brain gives you a negative thought about your body or tells you what you’re “allowed” to eat, try zooming out on your life. We only have eight or nine decades on this planet (if we’re lucky). How many of them do you want to spend chasing a goal weight and sucking in your stomach, when you could be doing literally anything else?”

I challenge you to take some of the extra time you may have and find new ways to continue doing the things you enjoy or find new sources of happiness. Also, remember that your body may be adapting to your new lifestyle routine and although your body may be going through many different changes, you are still you!


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12.0Validation Introduction

This section contains details on several strategies for validating resources:

  • Parser Error Handler validation is validation at runtime during the parsing of a resource. It can be used to catch input data that is impossible to fit into the HAPI data model. For example, it can be used to throw exceptions or display error messages if a resource being parsed contains elements for which there are no appropriate fields in a HAPI data structure. This is useful in order to ensure that no data is being lost during parsing, but is less comprehensive than resource validation against raw text data.

    Parser Validation is extremely fast and lightweight since it happens within the parser and has no dependencies to outside resources.

  • Instance Validator is validation of the raw or parsed resource against the official FHIR validation rules (ie. the official FHIR definitions, expressed as profile resources such as StructureDefinition and ValueSet.

    The Instance Validator can also be used to validate resources against individual Implementation Guides which derive from the core specification (e.g. the US Core implementation guide).

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Today was our first day working in a school in India and I loved it! For the next weeks, we will implement some STEM Module in the Bridge Schools in which children involved in Child Labour, are studying before being ready to go to the governmental schools. STEM is a project-based curriculum, educating students in four subjects: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, in an interdisciplinary and practical approach. I am passionate about the universe and I proposed to implement a Solar System STEM Module.

The first step in our journey was to create the story around the projects that we will put into practice. So, on our first day, we created a class of astronauts by confectioning an astronaut kit for each student from the class. After having this astronaut costume, we will explore the space and we will have different missions to accomplish. Our idea was to use things that we could reuse by demonstrating that garbidge could become bring some fun in the class.

 I didn’t expect anything from today’s activity, I just wanted to start working with the kids but they were amazing smart, curious and open to trying something new. They got involved in the process by bringing cartoons and recycling plastic bottles. It’s beautiful chaos in their joy and way to deal with learning because they are very active and willing to use their hands. I was impressed by their dynamism and happy until the bottom of my heart because they were implicated in our story.

We want to develop this STEM Module for boys and girls in the same class and I was curious about the relation between them in the same activity. Even if there were some tensions regarding sharing the resources that we used, in the end, they were helping each other to finish at the same time. This part was a lesson of avoiding judgment for me because I was afraid that they can not work too well together. The reality is that children are the same everywhere, they love to play together and they help each other in their playing time.

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Jean Harvey Crockett

Jean Harvey Crockett

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September 25, 2015

Date of Service: September 28, 2015

Interment Location: Crown Section

Jean Harvey Crockett, age 92, of Elizabethton, passed away on Friday morning, September 25, 2015 at Johnson City Medical Center. She was born August 25, 1923 in Davy, West Virginia, and was a daughter of the late Robert Walter and Selma Burnham Harvey. She had lived in Elizabethton since the age of five. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, John R. Crockett, Jr. March 30, 2007.

Mrs. Crockett was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Elizabethton where she served her church through her prayers, her presence, her gifts, her service and her witness. She served as the Sunday School Superintendent for many years.

She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to all who knew her till the end of her life. She enjoyed her home and the joy of working in her flowers.

She is survived by; a beloved son and daughter-in-law, John R Crockett, III and his wife Lanelle, a sister, Anne H. Austin, a grandson, John R. “Jay” Crockett, IV and his wife Victoria, and three great grandchildren, Callie, Chloe and Caroline.

A service to honor the life of Jean Crockett will be conducted at 5:00 PM Sunday, September 27th, 2015 in the First United Methodist Church of Elizabethton with Rev. Raymond Amos officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Chancel Choir and David Arney, organist. The family will receive friends from 3:00 till 4:45 PM prior to the service hour. The committal service will be at 10:00 AM Monday, September 28, 2015 at in the Crown Section of Happy Valley Memorial Park. Those wishing to attend the committal service are asked to meet at the funeral home at 9:15 AM Monday to go in procession to the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be: Wayne Hyatt, Richard Tetrick, Richard Robinson, Tom Little, Frank Schaff, Chuck Finley, David Pinckard, Carl Burrough, and Kelly Geagley.

The family wishes to thank Judy and Victor Deloach and the wonderful nurses and staff of Ivy Hall for the loving care they gave to Jean for the past six years. The family also wishes to thank the nurses and staff on 5500 of the Johnson City Medical Center for their compassionate and loving care during the final days of Jean’s life.

Those wishing to make memorials in memory of Mrs. Crockett may donate to the Children’s Ministry or Mobile Food Pantry of First United Methodist Church of Elizabethton, 325 East E Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting and signing the guest book. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton is serving the family. Office 423 542-2232, Obituary line 543-4917.

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Do you really believe in demons?

Moving to Africa has plunged us into a radically different environment. I joke with Stacey that we would be prime candidates for the voyage to Mars, having already journeyed to a new world. I can stand next to a neighbor, see with fully functioning eyes the exact same event, and walk away with a drastically different impression. This reality was vividly demonstrated a couple weeks ago when we endured a ferocious storm here in the village. People’s roofs were ripped off and flung into the surrounding forest. Lightning was striking all around us and the thunder was terrifying. Both Stacey and I rejoiced knowing that the God we worship is Lord of the storm.

The following day we were marveling at the power of the storm with our neighbors. One of them told us that the storm was actually caused by a witch doctor. She said that when someone has stolen from a field, people will go to the witch doctor to get revenge. The witch doctor will call up a storm which will thrust the guilty party into the street and kill them, still clinging to what they stole. Stacey was somewhat dumbfounded, especially as this neighbor has recently been asking about baptism.

This situation is just one of many that has demonstrated that the Kwakum have a remarkably spiritual worldview. We have mentioned here before that at (as far as we can tell) every Kwakum funeral they perform a ceremony to determine who caused the death. This includes motorcycle accidents, prolonged illnesses, and unexpected sudden deaths. The Kwakum are not looking for a murderer as we might think of one. They are looking for the person who caused the death spiritually. This could be by curse or even by casting one’s spirit into an animal. But it is clear that my neighbors believe that every death has a spiritual cause.

Now, what about you? Do you believe that? Do you believe that any death has a spiritual cause? I can say that before coming here I would probably never have attributed a death to spiritual causes. And I thought that coming to Cameroon would cause me to believe more deeply in the presence of Satan and his demons. However, living here has had somewhat of the opposite effect. I know that only God can control the weather (see God’s argument to Job in Job 38). So, I know that when our neighbor attributed the storm to the witch doctor, she was wrong. It was not that our worldviews are just different, but that she was attributing to man something that only God can do. And my temptation is to then say that the Kwakum are wrong in all of their attributions to the spiritual realm. But such a reaction would be wrong, not because it is culturally insensitive. Ignoring Satan and his demons is wrong because it is unbiblical. Peter reminds us:

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world (I Peter 5:1:8-9).

Peter did not ignore the presence of the spiritual. He told us that the devil prowls around like a roaring lion. More than that, he tells us that we should respond to the present attacks of the devil: “RESIST HIM!” Now, what does that mean? How can we resist the devil? I have been in houses here in Cameroon where you can find Jesus’ name written above the front door. When I asked why they would write it there, they said that it was to prevent witches or evil spirits from entering their homes. I have found that many people here in Cameroon have added Jesus’ name to their list of magic incantations that protect them and their families. I don’t believe that this is what Peter was going for. But, here are three biblical ways I believe we can resist the Devil:

1. Acknowledge the Devil and his demons

This first way to resist the Devil is not something I would need to say to my neighbors here. But for those like me who are tempted to deny the ability of the Devil to impact my life, we must acknowledge he can do just that. CS Lewis wrote of demonic strategy in his fictional book The Screwtape Letters. In this book he imagines what an experienced demon (Screwtape) would say to a trainee (Wormwood). At one point, Wormwood asks if he should ever reveal himself to his charge. Screwtape explains that for the English culture at that point it would be counterproductive to reveal himself. Why? Because English men of that day considered themselves too sensible to believe in demons, and it was better to let them just pretend that demons did not exist. He said that in the case that the Englishman starts to believe that a demon might be affecting him he should just deflect. He said,

“The fact that ‘devils’ are predominantly comic figures in the modern imagination will help you. If any faint suspicion of your existence begins to arise in his mind, suggest to him a picture of something in red tights, and persuade him that since he cannot believe in that (it is an old textbook method of confusing them) he therefore cannot believe in you.”

I believe that one of the ways that Satan works in the West is to make us believe that he does not exist. We think of all of the ways that people create a caricature of him and we reject the caricature without ever thinking about who he really is and how he really works. And in doing so, we become less biblical, and we are at a loss to resist him.

2. Be watchful

Peter tells us that we need to be watchful, considering that the devil is like a roaring lion. We cannot be watchful if we are not acknowledging his existence. But we also cannot be watchful if we do not know how Satan works. If you are only looking for people carving pentagrams on heads or casting their spirits into animals to kill their neighbors, you will miss much of what the Devil is doing. Now, I do believe that at times Satan uses signs and wonders (see 2 Thess 2:19), but that is really only one of the ways he attacks. We know that Satan is a liar and a murderer (John 8:44). But since he often disguises himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14), I think that we have to be watchful because he does not always attack in ways we would expect.

For instance, in Galatians 4, Paul calls the Galatian Christians not to turn back to the “elementary principles of the world” (v 3) or “those that by nature are not gods) (v 8). These terms are clear connections to demonic activity. But what were the Galatians being tempted to turn back to? Paul says “You observe days and months and seasons and years!” (v 10). The Galatians were in fact being tempted to turn back to the Mosaic Law as a means of getting right with God. Is that the way you would expect the Devil to tempt people? To turn them to the Law? No! But the Devil often works in ways we would not expect.

Here among the Kwakum, I have found that my neighbors believe pretty much anything they hear (other than the Word of God).* The result, I believe, is that Satan is not overly involved in signs and wonders. He doesn’t need to appear physically if he can encourage someone to lie and say they saw the spirit of their dead mother. If it is said, and people believe it, the lie is just as strong. Further, our village is full of strife. People are often in the streets yelling at one another (they are doing it as I type). Strife, bitterness, and anger are the work of the devil, as much as possession.

As Christians we need to be watchful. We need to ask, “How might Satan be working in this circumstance? How might he be lying? How might he be calling me to trust in my own works? How might he be stirring my heart to murder and strife?” We need to be wary, we need to be watchful, and we need to resist.

3. Cling to God’s Word

In Jesus’ parable of the four soils (Matthew 13:1-9), he describes seed landing on the path, where it was immediately gobbled up by birds. In his explanation in verse 19, he says, “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.” One of Satan’s main talents is snatching away God’s Word and leaving people void of understanding. To resist this demonic ignorance, we must cling to the Word. We must search and strive to understand and to be changed by it.

When my neighbors try to use Christ’s name as a charm, they are not being glib. It is not a joke to them. They deeply fear the power of spirits and witches and long to be protected. They have heard of Jesus, and have heard that he is very powerful. They sinfully try to take his name and use it for their own ends, but they do so because they genuinely do not understand. They have tried to incorporate Jesus into their current worldview, full of manipulatable spirits. For them, Jesus is just another spirit to use for their own means.

This is a dangerous place to be (see the warning to Simon the Magician in Acts 8), but I have great hope for them. Up until this point they have been the hardened soil of the path. What little Word that has been sown in their hearts has been gobbled up. But as the Word is translated more and more into a language they truly understand, and should the Lord send his Spirit, I believe we will see more and more fertile soil. But the change will come only as they understand and cling to the Scriptures. I pray that those of us who have had the entire Bible in our mother-tongue will see ourselves in no less desperate of a situation. We too can harden our hearts, we can quench the Spirit, we can fall into the snares of the Devil. And the only answer for us is the same: we need God’s Word. We need it to help us to see the real dangers of Satan, of his sometimes subtle schemes, and of our only path of salvation.

*This is not specific to the Kwakum. Napoleon is quoted as saying, “Man will believe anything as long as it’s not in the Bible.”

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Author: David M. Hare

Dave is a husband, father of four Africans, and is currently helping the Kwakum people do Oral Bible Storying and Bible translation in Cameroon, Africa.

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  1. Hyde Park – Take a walk through Hyde Park, where you can see the Princess Diana Memorial and Speakers Corner, no trip to London is complete without a visit to this fantastic park.
  2. 29.  St James’ Park – One of London’s Royal Parks.
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  6. 33.  Richmond Park – Another beautiful park.
  7. 34.  Bushy Park – Yet another beautiful park.
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  9. 36.  Kensington Gardens – Where you can see the Peter Pan Statue.

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  2. 38.  Thames Walk – Breathe in the fresh river air and soak up the atmosphere.
  3. 39.  Tower Bridge – Cross the bridge and wait around to see it open and close.
  4. 40.  Houses of Parliament – A great location for a London holiday photo opportunity.
  5. 41.  Buckingham Palace – Arrive early enough to observe the Changing of the Guard.
  6. Tower of London – Request permission to witness Ceremony of the Keys, the nightly lock-up of the Tower of London.
  7. Leicester Square – Soak up the buzzing atmosphere or relax in the park.
  8. The London Eye – Get your photo took standing near this 443ft Ferris wheel.
  9. Wellington Arch – A triumphal arch in London.
  10. Marble Arch – Another triumphal arch in London.
  11. Big Ben – Stand in Parliament Square at noon and listen to Big Ben chime.
  12. Cross the Jubilee Bridge – Cross the Thames at Embankment on this wonderful bridge.
  13. Cross the Millennium Bridge – From the Tate Modern to St Paul’s or vice versa.
  14. City Hall – Admire London’s new bee-hive-shaped architectural structure.

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The 158th Anniversary of The Battle of Gettysburg

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On this day in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg begins. Our nation should have been celebrating its 87th birthday that week. Instead, we were engaged in a brutal, 3-day battle that would end with as many as 51,000 dead or wounded.

At the time, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was fresh off a victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia. He decided to head to Pennsylvania, with the intent of collecting more supplies. He also had another goal: Some northerners wanted out of the war. Perhaps he could encourage that sentiment by moving the fight to their own backyards.

In the meantime, newly appointed Major General George Meade led the Union army toward Lee’s troops. The two sides ended up clashing in Gettysburg when Confederate infantry ran into some Union cavalry, more or less by chance. The situation quickly took a serious tone, because Union commanders did not want to lose the town. Many roads converged there.

The fighting was intense. Confederate troops drove the Union cavalry down the streets of Gettysburg, pushing them back toward Cemetery Hill. At this point, Major General Richard Ewell made a choice that may have cost the Confederate army a victory. It was the end of a long day of fighting, and Lee had given him some discretion in the matter. Upon seeing Union artillery at the top of the hill, he declined to pursue the attack further. He thus failed to capture an important position before the first day of fighting came to a close.

More reinforcements arrived that evening. The fighting that had begun on July 1 continued into a second day. Then it continued into a third day. The battle finally swung decisively in favor of the Union army when the Confederate army launched an attack at the center of the Union lines. At least 12,000 Confederate soldiers marched across an open field in the attack known as Pickett’s charge. That attack lasted about an hour and ended miserably for the Confederate side. Half of the Confederate soldiers were lost, and the army soon began a hasty retreat toward Virginia.

Meade declined to pursue Lee, perhaps echoing the mistake that Ewell had made two days earlier. Some speculate that Meade could have ended the war then and there, if only he had taken up the pursuit. Abraham Lincoln certainly thought so. He wrote a letter to Meade (although he never sent it).

Lincoln wrote: “Again, my dear general, I do not believe you appreciate the magnitude of the misfortune involved in Lee’s escape—He was within your easy grasp, and to have closed upon him would, in connection with our other late successes, have ended the war—As it is, the war will be prolonged indefinitely.”

The aftermath of the battle was gruesome. One teenage girl, a resident of Gettysburg, later recounted what she saw:

“I fairly shrank back aghast at the awful sight presented. The approaches were crowded with wounded, dying and dead. The air was filled with moanings, and groanings. . . . [A]mputating benches had been placed about the house. I must have become inured to seeing the terrors of battle, else I could hardly have gazed upon the scenes now presented. . . . To the south of the house, and just outside of the yard, I noticed a pile of limbs higher than the fence. It was a ghastly sight! Gazing upon these, too often the trophies of the amputating bench, I could have no other feeling, than that the whole scene was one of cruel butchery.”

Only a few months later, the Gettysburg Address would be given on this battlefield. “The brave men,” Lincoln stated, “living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. . . . we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

It’s a resolve that bears repeating, isn’t it?

Guest author, Tara Ross, is a mother, wife, writer, and retired lawyer. She is the author of The Indispensable Electoral College: How the Founders’ Plan Saves Our Country from Mob Rule,Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College, co-author of Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State (with Joseph C. Smith, Jr.), & We Elect A President: The Story of our Electoral College. She is a constitutionalist, but with a definite libertarian streak! Stay tuned here for updates on pretty much anything to do with the Electoral College, George Washington, & our wonderfully rich American heritage.

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And yet, despite the damage that unaddressed urgency can do, urgent employees are usually some of the most committed and are often very productive. Here are steps you can take to mitigate the negative impact of their urgency, to help them focus their intensity on the right targets and ensure they make better long-term decisions before taking action.

Help them recognize their impact on others. Show how collaboration pays off for everyone — including them. One assistant VP I worked with was correct about what needed to be accomplished, but he was driven to “get it over with” and “put it behind” him, and often operated unilaterally to get things done. Because he was only urgent about his own goals and tasks, he was perceived as a bad partner and not a team player. I encouraged his manager to affirm the importance of collaboration, and to ask him specifically to prepare the equivalent of “impact statements” as a way to force interaction and cooperation with other parties. His manager also learned to stop praising him for every accomplishment and to praise him instead for the process — joint planning, coordination, and interdepartmental success.

Encourage them to identify all the consequences of their actions. It’s typical for urgent employees to see only the upside of acting quickly, not the negative effects of acting too quickly. A VP at a nonprofit client had a history of making decisions hastily and without sufficient data. These decisions led to some unfortunate employee layoffs, despite her having been asked to consult with others and weigh such decisions carefully. After we had her rehearse the termination conversations with employees she had just hired, and we dramatized the impact the termination would have on them as individuals and on their families, the exposure to the pain she was causing finally got her attention.

Pair them with long-term thinkers. Effective interventions let urgent employees actually experience the success that comes from a more deliberate, thoughtful approach. A senior sales specialist brought in many deals because he was both diligent and intense. But he was so eager to get the deals that, as soon as a prospect indicated even a tentative yes, he would offer anything they seemed to want to close their initial order rather than strengthening his own presentation to get better value. After he brought in several new accounts that were significantly smaller than potential or had too many strings attached, his management paired him with a more cerebral colleague who excelled in research and planning. The combination of high energy and careful planning increased the number and size of deals.

Coach them to separate the feeling of urgency from what actually needs to be done. Addressing underlying concerns often mitigates the apparent need for urgency. During a period of organizational growth, a previously solid team leader made people nuts because he seemed to not take others’ input, needed to manage everything himself, and didn’t share enough information or decision making with his team. His team’s growth and development was suppressed, and he was almost always overwhelmed and holding up progress. We discussed various aspects of project management so that he could see he had all the elements under control, and then I asked, “What’s the actual pressure?” After discussion, it became clear that the pressure wasn’t from the work itself so much as from feeling alone with the awesome responsibility of handling it all. We used mindfulness techniques to help him cope with the feeling and various techniques for engaging his team so that they understood the ramifications, how to anticipate, how to shoulder more responsibility, and how to warn him if anything was going off course.

Employees who are driven by excessive urgency often act like they’re scratching an itch rather than making intentional efforts to accomplish and grow as much as they can, either for themselves or their organizations. Once they realize that additional reflection and deliberation can generate significantly better results, they can learn to corral their urgency in service of being a better leader and achieving better performance.


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With Warship Coronavirus Cases Rising, Concerns Over Military Readiness

Three U.S. aircraft carriers USS Theodore Roosevelt (top left) USS Ronald Reagan (top center) and USS Nimitz (top right) participate in exercises with South Korean forces in 2017.
Three U.S. aircraft carriers USS Theodore Roosevelt (top left) USS Ronald Reagan (top center) and USS Nimitz (top right) participate in exercises with South Korean forces in 2017.

Amid growing concerns about military readiness, a sailor from the coronavirus-sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt became the first crew member to be hospitalized in intensive care in Guam Thursday. He is one of more than 400 of the ship's sailors who have tested positive for COVID-19.

"I guess deep down I was hoping that we would never get to the point. I was hoping that the numbers would be zero at the end of this," Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said of the sick sailor at a Pentagon news briefing Thursday. "But that's just not going to be the case with coronavirus."

Hyten said with almost all of the Roosevelt's crew of 4,865 now tested, 416 tested positive — nearly 9% — and 3,170 tested negative, while the results for another 1,164 were still pending. Of those testing positive, he said 229 — more than half — showed no symptoms of the disease.

Following the leaking to the press of an impassioned plea emailed to his superiors for a faster response, the Roosevelt's skipper, Capt. Brett Crozier, was removed from his command last week by then-Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly. The Navy's top civilian in turn resigned Tuesday after remarks he made calling Crozier "naive" and "stupid" became public and were widely criticized.

Although Crozier had called for removing 90% of the Roosevelt's crew, only 2,700 sailors — 56% — had disembarked from the ship in Guam by Thursday. Navy officials have said the remaining crew members were needed on board to maintain the Roosevelt's two nuclear reactors and sanitize its cramped living quarters.

With 11 aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy's fleet, the Roosevelt is one of three with crew members reported to have been infected with the coronavirus. The only other American aircraft carrier currently in the western Pacific — where the U.S. uses such vessels to project military might and counter potential hostilities from China or North Korea — is the , docked in Yokosuka, Japan.

Although the Pentagon late last month stopped identifying the locations of active duty service members infected with the coronavirus, crew members are reported to have tested positive for COVID-19 on the Ronald Reagan as well as on the . That aircraft carrier — the oldest of the fleet — is currently docked in Bremerton, Wash., and has had its deployment to the Pacific delayed by a two-week quarantine of its crew.

Hyten acknowledged that many of the Nimitz's crew have remained aboard the aircraft carrier. "They've been kind of, I'll say, isolated on the ship, getting ready to go, and there's been a very small number of breakouts on the Nimitz and we're watching that very closely before the Nimitz goes out," he said. "But it's not a huge breakout; it's not a big spike at this point. There's been physical separation of sailors on that ship."

A spokesman for the U.S. 3rd Fleet later disputed Hyten's description of health conditions on the Nimitz, telling The Kitsap Sun that a sailor showing symptoms had been placed in isolation off the ship out of an abundance of caution and that a test for the virus had been "inconclusive."

"Sailors that had been in close contact with the individual were also removed from the ship as a precaution and placed into quarantine," Cmdr. John Fage was quoted as telling the local newspaper. "That sailor remains off the ship."

Hyten said the Pentagon is still trying to figure out how to quarantine ships with large crews before they set sail.

"It's not a good idea to think that the Teddy Roosevelt is a one-of-a-kind issue," Hyten, the Pentagon's number two uniformed official, said. "We have too many ships at sea. We have too many deployed capabilities. There's 5,000 sailors on a nuclear powered aircraft carrier. To think that it will never happen again is not a good way to plan."

An ongoing concern for the Navy is the possibility of coronavirus infection occurring during port calls made by deployed U.S. warships, such as the one the Roosevelt made in Da Nang, Vietnam, last month.

The only American aircraft carrier currently deployed to the Middle East is the USS Eisenhower, which left its home port of Norfolk on Jan. 17. In the 12 weeks since then, the ship has made no port calls.

Pentagon officials insist that despite orders halting travel for military personnel, suspended training exercises, and no new recruits being shipped to boot camp, the U.S. military's overall readiness has not been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

"To those who wish us harm, make no mistake: even with the challenges that this disease has brought to our shores, the Department of Defense stands ready to meet any threat and defend our nation," Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist said at the same Thursday Pentagon briefing. "If our adversaries think this is our moment of weakness, they are dangerously wrong."

Hyten, for his part, sounded a note of caution.

"The Theodore Roosevelt would have been coming off their port call in Guam and back out to sea now under the normal schedule," he noted, "so there is a degradation [of readiness] there in the Pacific, so we have to watch that very closely."

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The Smoke and Mirrors behind Wheat Belly and Grain Brain

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The Smoke and Mirrors behind Wheat Belly and Grain Brain

The Atkins Diet lives on in the current bestselling books Wheat Belly by William Davis, MD and Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, MD.

Robert Atkins, MD, creator of the Atkins Diet, was upfront with his recommendations to eat a diet almost exclusively made up of meat, poultry, cheese, butter, fish, and eggs, with very little plant-foods. The first Atkins Diet book was published in 1972; since then well-informed people have come to understand (through their own readings and personal experiences) that eating an animal-based, high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet is wrong. They have learned that following this eating pattern causes epidemic diseases, including type-2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and common cancers; and that the livestock industry is at the root of climate change. Many people are also wrestling with their conscience as they deal with the moral issues of animals being killed unnecessarily for food, supporting the horrors of factory farming, and depleting our oceans. Therefore, a diet book titled Eat More Animals to Lose Weight would meet a mostly unfriendly audience.

Wheat Belly and Grain Brain take a backdoor approach to the Atkins low-carbohydrate method. As the titles of these books suggest, wheat causes a big belly and grains damage the brain. Within their pages you learn that all starchy foods, including rice, corn, and potatoes—the traditional foods consumed by billions of people throughout human history—are now unhealthy and must be minimized or, better yet, avoided altogether. If you believe these authors, then what is left to eat in order to meet your energy requirements? Meat, dairy, fish, and eggs (the original Atkins Diet).*

In order for the authors of these two books to pull off the monumental task of luring otherwise intelligent people into inherently dangerous diet plans, they have had to (1) ignore the bulk of the science, (2) exaggerate the truth, and (3) make false associations.

Ignoring the Science: Low-Carbohydrate Diets Contribute to a Higher Risk of Death and Disease

Low-carbohydrate diets can cause weight loss, but weight loss should not be the primary goal of individuals, medical doctors, dietitians, insurance companies, or governments. The goal is to live longer and stay healthy. Three major scientific reviews show that low-carbohydrate diets increase the risk of sickness and death.

1) The 2010 Annals of Internal Medicine published the article “Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality.” Their conclusion: A low-carbohydrate diet based on animal sources was associated with higher all-cause mortality in both men and women, whereas a vegetable-based, low-carbohydrate diet was associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality rates.

2) The 2012 British Medical Journal published the article “Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet and Incidence of Cardiovascular Diseases in Swedish Women: Prospective Cohort Study.” Their conclusion:Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets, used on a regular basis and without consideration of the nature of carbohydrates or the source of proteins, are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

3) The 2013 Public Library of Science journal published the article “Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.” Their conclusion: Low-carbohydrate diets were associated with a significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality and they were not significantly associated with a risk of CVD mortality and incidence.

There are no comparable studies suggesting high-carbohydrate (starch-based) diets increase mortality, cardiovascular disease, or other common diseases. (Any negative references to carbohydrates in these articles apply to simple sugars, not starches.)**

Exaggerating the Truth about Inflammation

Promoters of low-carbohydrate diets, those high in meat, dairy, fish, and eggs, claim dietary carbohydrates are packed with inflammatory ingredients, and that inflammation is at the heart of virtually every disorder and disease. The evidence linking carbohydrates to inflammation is convoluted, theoretical, and largely limited to an uncommon condition, Celiac disease.

Inflammation is the consequence of injury, such as from a cut, burn, or infection. The pain, redness, swelling, and heat that follow are natural, necessary processes for healing. These symptoms and signs of inflammation resolve after the single event. However, with repetitive injury, inflammation can become long-standing, referred to as “chronic inflammation.” One common example of chronic inflammation is bronchitis from inhaling cigarette smoke 20 times a day. Stop smoking and the inflammation stops, and the lungs heal (scar tissues and other residuals of the damage can be left behind).

For dietary diseases, including atherosclerosis, primary sources of repetitive injury are meat, cheese, and eggs. Once the injury is stopped, then healing occurs and the inflammation resolves. Reversal of coronary heart diseaseis seen on follow up examinations.

Research does not support the theory that carbohydrates from wheat, other grains, or starchy vegetables are the source of injury that leads to chronic inflammation. In contrast, scientific research does solidly support that the source of injury leading to chronic inflammation is animal foods.

Animal Foods, Not Plant Foods, Cause Inflammation

Animal Foods Increase Inflammation

The 2013 European Journal of Nutrition published the article “Consumption of Red Meat and Whole-Grain Bread in Relation to Biomarkers of Obesity, Inflammation, Glucose Metabolism, and Oxidative Stress.” Their conclusion: The results of this study suggest that high consumption of whole-grain bread is related to lower levels of GGT, ALT, and hs-CRP, whereas high consumption of red meat is associated with higher circulating levels of GGT and hs-CRP. (Lower inflammatory markers, like CRP, are associated with better health.)

The 2013 Nutrition Reviews published the article “Dietary Pattern Analysis and Biomarkers of Low-Grade Inflammation: a Systematic Literature Review.” A major conclusion: Patterns identified by reduced rank regression as being statistically and significantly associated with biomarkers of inflammation were almost all meat-based or due to “Western” eating patterns.

The 2014 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published the article “Associations Between Red Meat Intake and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Glucose Metabolism in Women.” Their conclusion: Greater red meat intake is associated with unfavorable plasma concentrations of inflammatory and glucose metabolic biomarkers in diabetes-free women.

Grains (Including Wheat) Do Not Increase Inflammation

The 2010 Journal of Nutrition published the article “Whole Grains Are Associated with Serum Concentrations of High Sensitivity C-reactive Protein among Premenopausal Women.” Their conclusion:Women who consumed >or= 1 serving/d of whole grains had a lower probability of having moderate (P = 0.008) or elevated (P = 0.001) hs-CRP, according to the AHA criteria, compared with non-consumers.

The 2012 Nutrition Reviews published the article “Effect of Whole grains on Markers of Subclinical Inflammation.” Their findings: Epidemiological studies provide reasonable support for an association between diets high in whole grains and lower C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations. After adjusting for other dietary factors, each serving of whole grains is estimated to reduce CRP concentrations by approximately 7%.

The 2013 Nutrition Journal published the article “The Potential Role of Phytochemicals in Whole-Grain Cereals for the Prevention of Type-2 Diabetes.” Their findings: Diets high in whole grains are associated with a 20-30% reduction in risk of developing type-2 diabetes… biomarkers of systemic inflammation tend to be reduced in people consuming high intakes of whole grains.

There are no comparable studies suggesting meat decreases inflammation or that whole grains, including wheat, increase inflammation. (CRP is a reliable marker of inflammation.)

Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain how animal foods injure our bodies. For example, atherosclerosis (chronic inflammatory artery disease) has been explained by the “cholesterol hypothesis” and by the “TMAO hypothesis.” Another sound mechanism identifies cow’s milk as the culprit. Most important for the consumer to understand is that these mechanisms consistently blame meat, dairy, and/or eggs as the source of the repeated injury and chronic inflammation. No debate here.

Relevant to the argument that inflammation is not the underlying cause of obesity and disease is the fact that treating inflammation with powerful anti-inflammatory medications does not favorably change the course and progression of the disease. To quote respected researchers, “In fact, to our knowledge, no anti-inflammatory therapy cures the majority of patients with a disease in which inflammation plays a major contributory role…” To repeat, inflammation is the result of injury, not the cause of disease.

Making False Associations: Using Celiac Disease to Demonize All Carbohydrates for All People

The main take-away that readers will get from Wheat Belly is that wheat is the major cause of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and almost all other major health problems that people suffer from. Wheat can be very troublesome for a small percentage of the population. Celiac disease is a condition that affects fewer than one in one hundred people following the Western diet. These people must avoid gluten, found in high concentrations in wheat, barley, and rye. However, to put this real concern into a global, historical perspective, consider the importance of these three grains: they have served to fuel the development of civilizations throughout human history and still are a major source of calories, protein, vitamins, and minerals for billions of people. People without celiac disease, or the few other conditions that warrant elimination of these three specific grains, will find them an excellent source of nutrition.

Whole Grains Are Consistently Found to Be Healthy

A recent review of 45 prospective cohort studies and 21 randomized-controlled trials (RCT) compared people who rarely or never consume whole grains with those reporting an average consumption of three to five servings per day and found by comprehensive meta-analysis that those consuming the grains had a 26% reduction in the risk of type-2 diabetes and a 21% reduction in the risk of heart disease (independent of known CVD risk factors). Furthermore, there is an inverse relationship between whole grain intake and weight gain. Examples of whole grains included whole wheat, dark bread, oats, brown rice, rye, barley, and bulgur.

Even those few people intolerant of gluten (wheat, barley, and rye) can healthfully consume non-gluten rice, corn, oats, and other grains. Low-carbohydrate promoters enthusiastically demonize these grains too.

Making False Associations about Diabetes and Carbohydrates

The main take-away that readers will get from Grain Brain is that grains and other starchy foods are the cause of type-2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, and most of the other chronic health problems suffered in the Western world. The truth is that people with type-2 diabetes are ill with many disorders of the body and brain. But grains and other starchy vegetables do not cause type-2 diabetes. The Western diet, loaded with meatfat, and empty calories, makes people overweight and diabetic.

Type-2 diabetes is cured by a starch-based, high-carbohydrate diet. To take this point to the extreme, the Rice Diet, consisting of white rice, fruit, fruit juice, and table sugar (more than 90% of the calories are from carbohydrate) has been shown to cause profound weight losses in the severely obese, cure type-2 diabetes, and reverse heart disease. Dietary fat increases blood sugar levels and causes people with type-1 diabetes to require more insulin.

Regardless of the effects on blood sugar, the underlying animal-based, low-grain, low-starchy-vegetable diet consisting of those very foods recommended in the books Wheat Belly and Grain Brain, is the major reason people with type-2 diabetes are so sick with heart and other diseases.

Looking Beyond the Smoke and Mirrors

The truth is that the rich Western diet makes people fat and sick. Steering people away from the few healthy components of our diet (grains and other starchy vegetables) and toward the unhealthy foods (meat, dairy, fish, and eggs) makes matters worse. People are desperate for a solution to their weight and health problems, and many of them are easily deceived. Especially when told that prime rib and cheddar cheese are good for them—people love to hear good news about their bad habits. Just as important for the rising popularity of low-carbohydrate diets, books like Wheat Belly and Grain Brain enhance the profits of the meat, dairy, egg, and fish industries.

Although these industries spend hundreds of millions of US dollars advertising “their science” and influencing national nutrition and health policies, the truth is simple and easy to understand: All large successful trim healthy populations of people throughout human history have obtained the bulk of their calories from grains and other starchy vegetables. Consumption of meats along with other rich foods in any significant quantity has been limited to the diets of fat, sick aristocrats (kings and queens)—until recently. To regain our lost health and save planet Earth, the smoke and mirrors behind popular diet books must be exposed.

*In an effort to partially compensate for important nutritional deficiencies, like dietary fiber, vitamin C, and thousands of other phytochemicals found only in plants, non-starchy green, red, and yellow vegetables (for example, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, celery, kale, lettuce, parsley, peppers, and zucchini), and a few fruits are commonly added to these low-carbohydrate diets, including newer versions of the Atkins Diet. Only plants make carbohydrates, thus “low-carbohydrate” is in practical terms synonymous with meat, poultry, cheese, butter, fish, and eggs.

** Simple sugars, like glucose and fructose, are refined ingredients found in sodas, cakes, cookies, and table sugar. Starches (sometimes referred to as complex carbohydrates) are foods with “natural sugars,” such as, barley, corn, millet, oats, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, and wheat.

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Bob Alexander, CHair of the Sussex and East Surrey STP

At the request of NHS Improvement and NHS England, Bob Alexander has been appointed as Chair of the Sussex and East Surrey STP. Bob will remain employed by NHS Improvement, but will be increasingly stepping back from many of his national responsibilities, enabling him to dedicate around three days per week to the STP to begin with.

Bob replaces Michael Wilson, CEO of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust (SASH) as Chair of the STP. In the coming weeks, Bob will be meeting a range of STP partners and stakeholders.  A priority is to ensure that the necessary leadership, governance and infrastructure in place as the STP moves from a planning phase to delivery.

Bob is currently Executive Director of Resources/Deputy Chief Executive NHS Improvement (NHSI) and is also a member of the NHSI Board. Bob was previously Chief Executive of the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA), the organisation which was responsible for providing leadership and support to NHS trusts and whose responsibilities transferred to NHS Improvement on 1 April 2016. Before this, he served as Director of Finance at TDA, having joined TDA at its beginning in 2012.

Prior to joining TDA, Bob was the Finance Director of NHS South of England and the Director of NHS Finance at the Department of Health from 2007. There he led on NHS financial policy and performance as well as being responsible for the national tariff programme and finance issues underpinning the Health Reform Programme. Bob re-entered the NHS as a strategic health authority (SHA) Finance Director from 2002 to 2007, first with Kent and Medway SHA, then with South East Coast SHA.

Previous to this he held senior financial positions in both the public and private sectors. He is CIPFA qualified.

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