CASINO CAPITALISM IN A NUTSHELL

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In his article in Asian Times, the link of which is displayed below, Pepe Escobar brilliantly describes Casino Capitalism and its subsequent cause and effect on society</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_383418207">http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/MK05Dj02.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

CASINO CAPITALISM IN A NUTSHELL

In his article in Asian Times, the link of which is displayed below, Pepe Escobar brilliantly describes Casino Capitalism and its subsequent...

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WHY SKINNY B*TCHES EAT MORE(and don't get fat)

<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">By the time I first meet with a client, they’ve already decided they want to do the hCG protocol. Not because they want to completely overhaul the way they eat, but because they’ve convinced themselves losing weight will improve their life. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">On some level, they are absolutely correct. Fat cells are organ cells that create and stimulate all sorts of hormones, and because these clients have too many fat cells, weak stimulus results in a strong hormonal response. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Do you understand the hormonal difference between a leaner body compared to a more obese body? The more fat you have the weaker hormonal stimulus you need. On the other hand, the less fat you have the stronger hormonal stimulus you need.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Similar to hormones, food (all food) stimulates your fat cells to release hormones. As a result, in order to maintain hormonal balance, those who have more fat need significantly less food. If you continue to eat similar to others who have less fat, you’ll inevitably have hormonal problems. This is why those who are leaner (skinny b*tches) can eat more without gaining fat or having hormonal problems. And a person who has more fat, eats less, gains fat, and has hormonal problems. (This is thoroughly explained in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Weight-Loss Apocalypse)</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Because of this magnified hormonal response after eating, the larger you are, the more you end up feeling like crap if you eat “normal” amounts of food. You're tired, fatigued, have suppressed adrenal function which makes you less motivated to do anything, have hot flashes, daily symptoms of heart burn, erratic sex drive, inflamed joints, breathing issues, night sweats, sleep disruptions, etc. These symptoms don’t occur with people who have less fat-- unless they binge eat or have a hormonal cause, such as thyroid, ovary, or other organ problem. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">As soon as clients begin the very low calorie protocol and their food intake is regimented and minimal, they notice how much better they feel. Energy for most improves. Hot flashes and heart burn disappear. The more fat they lose, the more their sleep improves, etc. However, many people look past how incredibly better they feel to instead, base all of their motivation on their weight. If they lose more weight, they want to continue. If they don’t lose enough weight, they feel burdened by the reduced food intake. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Weight on the scale is a very superficial reason to eat less. When you consider the disease and hormonal problems associated to obesity and eating’s hormonal magnification, don’t you think there are more profound motivations to eat functionally?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Unfortunately, the diet industry has plagued us with the idea that weight is the only measure of success. Why? Because you pay for it. The more you obsess over your weight, the less focus you put towards ending the reasons you eat that have nothing to do with true physical hunger, and have everything to do with why you have excess fat. Weight motivated diets don’t realistically prepare you to live in our culture of normalized gluttony. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">This time, instead of enlisting for another shallow diet that judges food, causes guilt every time you eat, and encourages you to weigh obsessively-- do something very different. Choose to eat less to feel better, and to reduce your hormonal problems. If you’re never going to lose the damn weight anyways, wouldn’t you at least want to lose all the sh*tty hormonal symptoms?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">For the next couple of months try this: stop judging food. Eat anything you want. HOWEVER, the boundary is that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you must have true physical hunger to eat, and you must avoid fullness at all cost.</i> Throw away your scale, and choose to eat functionally no matter what the result. You’ll notice you physically feel much better. Binging because of diet guilt will immediately stop, food isn’t such a big deal anymore, and neither is your weight. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Because you aren’t allowed to eat without hunger, you’ll have to find other things to do with your spare time. Projects you’ve started will finally get finished; you’ll try new hobbies, and have more creative drive. Emotionally, you’ll be held accountable. This is similar to a baby and a pacifier. If food is your pacifier, you’re going to have to learn to handle change and life without superstitiously thinking food will make things better. Truthfully, letting go of food emotionally will get you back to the way you used to eat as a child.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Children spend their time playing, thinking, and creating. Eating is only necessary when they get the physical irritation of hunger, which eventually can’t be ignored. They eat, but only enough for the pang to go away. Then they bolt out the door, back to the fun and creativity they only left, because of hunger. No fullness, no emotional high, no emotional guilt, no fear of gaining fat, and no caring about weight.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">This is a challenge of your ability to understand what physical hunger feels like, and to understand the difference between true physical need to eat, from emotional desire. Ultimately, as you no longer need food as a pacifier, your emotional confidence will grow. Eating less won’t need motivation or feel like punishment. With hormonal balance, you’ll immediately feel better, and the obvious result will be fat loss. This immediately solves hormonal problems that created fat gain, and were caused by eating without hunger in the first place.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">This is one of those win/win situations: <em>Eat what you want, but only when there’s true physical hunger, and avoid fullness at all cost.</em> I challenge you to try this, and let me know how it goes!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div>

WHY SKINNY B*TCHES EAT MORE(and don't get fat)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="diigo-link"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://www.e4africa.co.za/" rel="nofollow">Documenting the challenges of implementing ICT in schools in South Africa. | Kobus van Wyk</a><br />Kobus' blog which gives loads of tips and practical advice for the integration of ICT in South African context.</li><li><a href="http://www.fastpencil.com/" rel="nofollow">Free Book Writing Software: self-publish and sell your book or ebook with just a few clicks. - FastPencil</a> - bookwriting software </li><li><a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play/3803" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE - LiveBinder</a> </li><li><a href="http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/10-social-media-tools-for-learning" rel="nofollow">10 Social Media Tools For Learning: The eLearning Coach</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/iTunesNew/index.html" rel="nofollow">How to use iTunes from Teacher Training Videos</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html" rel="nofollow">Educational Hash Tags</a><br />Cybraryman's list of hashtags</li><li><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/toolbox4teachinglearning" rel="nofollow">21st Century Toolbox For Teaching & Learning</a><br />Naomi Harm's toolbox</li><li><a href="http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans" rel="nofollow">Lesson Plans | EDSITEment</a><br />A great collection of humanities lesson plans</li><li><a href="http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/screenr-for-elearning" rel="nofollow">Screenr For eLearning: The eLearning Coach</a><br />Use Screenr fr screencasting</li><li><a href="http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2011/02/26/socioclean-can-help-clean-up-your-digital-footprint" rel="nofollow">Moving at the Speed of Creativity - Socioclean Can Help Clean Up Your Digital Footprint</a><br />Weblog of Wesley Fryer</li><li><a href="http://mathforlove.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Blog | math for love</a> Maths for love blog</li><li><a href="http://www.absolutely-write.com/magazines/businessteaching.html" rel="nofollow">The Business of Teaching</a> - A teaching magazine from South Africa</li><li><a href="http://blog.wikispaces.com/2011/09/resources-for-project-based-learning.html" rel="nofollow">Resources for Project-Based Learning</a> - projects for wikispaces</li><li><a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/100-ways-use-digital-cameras" rel="nofollow">100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras | Scholastic.com</a></li><li><a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/10/14/twitter-chat-to-explore-the-future-of-internet-search" rel="nofollow">Twitter chat to explore the future of internet search | eSchool News</a><br />All the major search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing) have revamped their formulas to include social media data as key indicators of a website’s importance </li><li><a href="http://www.angelamaiers.com/2011/10/guest-post-how-teachers-are-incorporating-ipads-into-the-classroom.html" rel="nofollow">Guest Post: Erin Palmer | Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc.</a><br />Ipads in the classroom</li><li><a href="http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Digital-Write-Ables" rel="nofollow">Digital Printables</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515" rel="nofollow">BBC News - 7 billion people and you: What's your number?</a><br />Where do you fit into 7 billion</li><li><a href="http://kommein.com/29-things-we-should-teach-our-kids-about-using-the-internet" rel="nofollow">29 Things We Should Teach Our Kids About Using the Internet — Kommein</a><br />Online safety tips</li><li><a href="http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/2011/10/28/a-to-z-web-toolsj" rel="nofollow">Ozge Karaoglu's Blog - A to Z Web Tools:J</a><br />AZwebtools - J</li><li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-planet-finder/id361753588?mt=8" rel="nofollow">Star & Planet Finder for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G on the iTunes App Store</a><br />stars, planets, constellations and satellites in the sky</li><li><a href="http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/10/5-reasons-e-books-are-awesome-even-for-the-most-reluctant/#more-16475" rel="nofollow">5 Reasons E-Books Are Awesome – Even for the Most Reluctant | MindShift</a><br />e-books are awesome</li><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XjbKi9PCHf8" rel="nofollow">Bringing e-books to African schools - YouTube</a><br />Kindles in Africa</li><li><a href="http://kommein.com/8-safe-social-networks-for-kids" rel="nofollow">8 Safe Social Networks for Kids — Kommein</a></li><li><a href="http://maggiev.edublogs.org/workshops-conferences-webinars/twitter-online-workshop" rel="nofollow">Twitter Online un-Workshop (1 November- 30 November)</a><br />Please join us and help us to get 500 teachers to use twitter for teaching and learning</li><li><a href="http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning_design/10-types-of-writing-for-elearning" rel="nofollow">10 Types Of Writing For eLearning: The eLearning Coach</a><br />IF you're considering writing online for eLearning here is a valuable site.</li><li><a href="http://kommein.com/25-essential-conference-networking-tips" rel="nofollow">25 Essential Conference Networking Tips — Kommein</a><br />These are useful tips for conferences</li><li><a href="http://education.skype.com/projects/1407" rel="nofollow">Skype Book Club for Elementary School Kids | Skype Education</a></li><li><a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/ictmagic/p/365661599/jellycam-stop-motion-animation" rel="nofollow">JellyCam - Stop Motion Animation | ICTmagic | Scoop.it</a><br />A site with a great collection of stuff for younger learners</li></ul><br />Posted from <a href="http://www.diigo.com/">Diigo</a>. The rest of <strong>SchoolNetSA</strong> <a href="http://groups.diigo.com/group/school_net_sa">group favorite links</a> are here.</div>

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Documenting the challenges of implementing ICT in schools in South Africa. | Kobus van Wyk Kobus' blog which gives loads of tips and pra...

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