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[@Cailen.]

One thing that I neglected to mention in my originating post is that the Japs have used Stevia for centuries and still do.

I doubt it's the only reason, but it might be a major contributing factor as to why there are more fat, lazy Whites than there are fat, lazy Japs. (Percentage wise, not person for person.)

BTW, the chewing gum here has either saccharin (sugar free diet products which always taste foul) or sugar.

http://www.sugarfreezone.com.au/faq.html#glossary for more info about sugar replacements.

And remember that Klassen said that one of the most addictive drugs in the world is sugar 

@Cailen.

[stevia]

New research is suggesting that stevia -- a natural compound isolated from the leaves of the plant Stevia rebaudiana -- may fit the bill. It's low in calories and about 30 times sweeter than sucrose, and it's been used as a sweetener in Japan for decades.

Coming to a Store Near You
After the FDA banned stevia from commercial food use in the early 1990s, you could only find it sold as a supplement. Until recently. Now, the FDA has cleared it for use as a sweetener in commercially prepared foods and beverages, with the caveat that excessive levels may be toxic. But because stevia is so sweet, you don't need much. Early research suggests it may even have some benefits to blood pressure and blood sugar.

From http://www.realage.com/ct/eat-smart/food-and-nutrition/

[More Than a Headache]

More Than a Headache
You know that your migraines are more than just headaches because of the way they feel. But there's something different about the way they work, too. While other headaches may be caused by muscle tension or sinus congestion, researchers are not yet entirely sure what causes a migraine. For reasons that are not clear, pain- and inflammation-causing chemicals are released in the brain during a migraine.

Here's a look at what may be going on inside your head:
1.   Migraine pain occurs when pain centers in the brain become -- for multifaceted reasons that continue to be studied -- overly excited.
2.   These overexcited nerves cause blood vessels in the face and brain
to swell.
3.   This swelling causes local inflammation.


Still, it's unclear why some people experience migraines while others don't.

Your Unique Migraine
While researchers sort out the causes of migraines, one thing remains certain: Getting to know your own unique symptoms is key to getting the right management plan. If you haven't already, start a migraine diary today in which you track your experiences, so you can share them with your doctor. (Here's a printable Health Journal where you can track all your health information.) This is what you'll want to write down in your migraine diary:



What: What did the migraine feel like? Write down exactly what you experience for each migraine episode. Describe all of your symptoms -- not just the pain, but also things like phonophobia or vision disturbances.

When: Jot down the dates and times that you experience migraine pain, so you can give your doctor an accurate idea of how frequent your migraine attacks are.

How: How bad was the migraine? Did you have to stop what you were doing or cancel plans? On a scale of 1–10, note your symptom severity. (Read this article to find out how migraines typically affect people's lives.)

Where: Where were you and what were you doing when your migraine struck? Recording this information may help you identify environmental triggers, like bright lights, loud noise, or strong odors.


Take Control
Don't be shy about sharing with your doctor as much detail as possible about your migraines. Getting the right management plan is well worth the time and effort it takes to provide a complete picture of your unique situation.

[Anzacs' atrocity had to be done: digger]

Bear in mind that this story is one of the very few to come out as Australians have a habit of glossing over or totally ignoring anything they don't happen to like about themselves. This particular story is really only coming out now because all Australian WWI veterans have since died. So next time a proud White Australian Nationalist starts on at you because of your German ancestor's so-called war atrocities, remind him of this:

Anzacs' atrocity had to be done: digger

Tim Elliott | Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.smh.com.au/national/anzacs-atrocity-had-to-be-done-digger-20090724-dw5x.html

TO REGINALD MESSENGER, it was "just something that had to be done". He was a trooper in the 6th Light Horse Regiment at Beersheba in 1918 when he took part in what is emerging as one of the darkest, and and most overlooked, chapters of Australian military history.

Known as the Surafend massacre, it involved 200 Anzac troops, some from the famed Australian Light Horse, who retaliated for the murder of a New Zealand soldier by razing a Bedouin village in Palestine and murdering between 40 and 120 of its inhabitants.

"Dad told me about it numerous times," Reginald's son, Oliver, said. "He said that they were camped next to this Gyppo village and one day they woke up to find that some of their blokes had their throat cut and their things stolen. It had been going on for some time - the Gyppos would steal from them all the time - and so they decided to do something about it, because no one else would."

One night in December 1918 the soldiers surrounded the Bedouin village of Surafend, emptied it of woman and children, then fell upon the men with bayonets and heavy sticks.

"Dad never expressed any remorse about it," Mr Messenger said. "I gather that they had put up with it for too long. They were good soldiers, those blokes, but they didn't put up with any shit."

The incident occurred shortly after the end of World War I, and has been all but obliterated from the official record.

Just three pages of H.S. Gullet's 844-page official war history mention it, and neither the NSW Returned and Services League nor the Light Horse Association had heard of it.

A new book, called Beersheba, by the journalist Paul Daley, re-examines the Surafend massacre, and the long shadow it cast over the legend of the Light Horse, famed for their 1917 cavalry charge at Beersheba.

Daley says that, after the massacre the British commander-in-chief, General Sir Edmund Allenby, "wiped his hands" of the Light Horse, even maliciously withdrawing citations and decorations. "Dad said that after the incident, a general - perhaps it was Allenby - addressed the men and called them cowards," Mr Messenger said. "But the men just counted him out [counted loudly, in unison]. They just drowned him out, you know?"

A spokesman for the Australian War Memorial, said: "The Anzac legend is an uplifting one but, like all legends, there are some unfortunate aspects. But this doesn't detract from acts of heroism and bravery."



Firstly, let me say that to me also, it was "just something that had to be done."

Now, let's paraphrase the final quote from the Australian War Memorial:

A spokesman for the SS Soldier's League, said: "The SS legend is an uplifting one but, like all legends, there are some unfortunate aspects. But this doesn't detract from acts of heroism and bravery."

I don't mean to detract from either the "ANZAC legend" or the SS, but what is good for one is good for the other. Think about it.

@Cailen.

[Israeli prime Minister Menachem Begin in a speech to the Knesset [Israeli Parliament] quoted by Amnon Kapeliouk, "Begin and the Beasts," New Statesman, June 25, 1982]

"Our race is the Master Race. We are divine gods on this planet. We are as different from the inferior races as they are from insects. In fact, compared to our race, other races are beasts and animals, cattle at best. Other races are considered as human excrement. Our destiny is to rule over the inferior races. Our earthly kingdom will be ruled by our leader with a rod of iron. The masses will lick our feet and serve us as our slaves."

Israeli prime Minister Menachem Begin in a speech to the Knesset [Israeli Parliament] quoted by Amnon Kapeliouk, "Begin and the Beasts," New Statesman, June 25, 1982



"There is no such thing as a Palestinian people. It is not as if we came and threw them out and took their country. They didn't exist."

Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel, Statement to The Sunday Times, 1969-06-15



"How can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to."

Golda Meir (quoted in Chapter 13 of The Zionist Connection II: What Price Peace by Alfred Lillienthal)