Cullen has lost the plot: Clark didn't get the cash
When John Key ruled out working with Winston Peters after the election unless this donation scandal was resolved, Michael Cullen said it was statement with "wriggle room". Key has now removed the wriggle and ruled out working with Winston Peters or NZ First outright after the election. So Cullen said Key was disregarding natural justice and not letting inquiries finish before passing judgement. He said Owen Glenn was "confused".
It's a pity Cullen didn't criticise Peter's lawyer Peter Williams, who believes that if Peters' donations arrangements were above board that the fact that he has not declared donations as required was irrelevant.
"Oh, I don' t know about that rubbish , I couldn't discuss that", Williams said, but added there was no evidence of fraud.
So Cullen thinks it is fine not to declare donations as well, I wonder? As for Helen Clark's opinion, she wont give it as she's refusing to talk to the media, because she doesn't want to tell them that the reason she did not reveal what she knew about Glenn's donation to Peters is because she was trying to get money out of Glenn herself - via Mike Williams - as Labour is short of cash, and to reveal what she knew earlier may mean that Labour missed out on Glenn's cash.
This month, Dr Antigone Kouris shares some healthy eating habits from from Greece and Catherine Saxelby looks at the benefits of oregano and rosemary . In Curly Questions, we ask you to pitch in with your thoughts on stretching the food budget. 'Spend as much as you can at the greengrocer, as much as you need in the butcher's shop, and as little as you can at the grocer, ' is one suggestion. We'll be interested in your ideas. There are all our usual features too, including delicious recipes and Robert's incredible 25 kg weight loss Success Story.
Good eating, good health and good reading.
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High GI diet speeds progression to type 1 diabetes in at risk kids A high GI diet increased the rate of progression to type 1 diabetes in children with high levels of islet autoimmunity is the finding of an observational study published in August Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. This is ‘perhaps due to increased demand on the beta cells to release insulin,’ writes Prof Jill Norris and co-authors in their conclusion. The research team followed children already at increased risk of type 1 diabetes for genetic reasons who are taking part in the DAISY study (Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young). Of 1,776 children in the study, 89 developed islet autoimmunity and 17 subsequently developed type 1 diabetes. Correspondence: jill.norris@uchsc.edu
Islet autoimmunity is the development of antibodies made by the immune system that attack insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. These antibodies are considered a strong predictor of type 1 diabetes.
Mealtimes and metabolic syndrome We are what we eat it's said, but a new study in Obesity suggests we may also be how often we eat. Skipping meals is widespread these days – too busy, wanting to lose weight, endless reasons. Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet found that skippers (those who said they rarely ate a regular breakfast, lunch and dinner) had on average a bigger waist and greater risk of metabolic syndrome than those who ate more regular meals in their study of 3,607 men and women. They also tended to have more signs of insulin resistance.
Regular breakfast, weigh-ins and no fast food = better BMI Want to lose weight? Then eating breakfast regularly, weighing yourself regularly and cutting way back on fast food are three healthy habits you need to adopt report researchers with the Look AHEAD Research Group (Action for Health in Diabetes) in Diabetes Care. They evaluated the weight loss strategies adopted by 5,145 participants with diabetes and a BMI of at least 25 in the Look AHEAD trial. To get their weight under control, 60% of the participants had done things like eat more fruits and veggies, cut out sweets and eat fewer high-carb foods). What the survey found, however, was that the study participants with a lower BMI weighed themselves at least once a week and had the following healthy eating habits:
The latest on diet and diabetes risk Three long-term studies in July's Archives of Internal Medicine look at the links between diet and type 2 diabetes risk.
Sugar –sweetened beverages and diabetes: Julie Palmer and colleagues (Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University) analysed diet and health questionnaires completed by 43,960 African American women who did not have diabetes when the study began back in 1995. They found that drinking two or more soft drinks each day was associated with a 24% increase in diabetes risk and drinking two or more fruit drinks each day was associated with a 31% increase in diabetes risk compared with women who had less than one soft drink or fruit drink per month, respectively. They noted no association between type 2 diabetes risk and diet soft drinks, grapefruit juice, or orange juice.
‘Our study suggests that the mechanism for the increase in diabetes risk associated with soft drink consumption is primarily through increased weight. Reducing consumption of soft drinks or switching from sugar-sweetened soft drinks to diet soft drinks is a concrete step that women may find easier to achieve than other approaches to weight loss,’ they write. ‘It should be noted that consumption of fruit drinks conveyed as high an increase in risk as did consumption of soft drinks. Fruit drinks typically contain as many or more calories compared with soft drinks and, like soft drinks, may not decrease satiety to the same extent as solid food.’
Type 2 diabetes, vitamin C, and fruit and vegetable consumption: Anne-Helen Harding and colleagues (Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England) found that higher blood levels of vitamin C were associated with a substantially lower risk of developing diabetes in 21,831 adults followed up for 12 years European Prospective Investigation of Cancer-Norfolk). ‘Because fruits and vegetables are the main sources of vitamin C, the findings suggest that eating even a small quantity of fruits and vegetables may be beneficial and that the protection against diabetes increases progressively with the quantity of fruit and vegetables consumed,’ they conclude.
Low-fat diets and diabetes risk: Lesley Tinker and colleagues (Women's Health Initiative, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, Seattle) conclude that: ‘Weight loss, rather than macronutrient composition, may be the dominant predictor of reduced risk of diabetes.’ They analysed a sample of 48,835 post-menopausal women who, had been randomly assigned to either a ‘usual diet’ group, or a ‘low-fat intervention diet’ group where they were encouraged to eat more fruits, vegetables and grains. Over an eight-year period, around 7% of women in both groups developed type 2 diabetes. ‘Trends toward reduced incidence (of diabetes) were greater with greater decreases in total fat intake and weight loss,’ they report. The women in the low-fat diet group lost an average of 1.9 kg or 4.2 lbs more than women in the usual diet group, although the study's intention wasn't weight loss. What's New? 12 Steps to Healthy Eating Nutrition for Life audio CD ‘Forget dieting and eat for life,’ says Catherine Saxelby in step 1 of her new 30-minute CD where she cuts through the confusion with practical tips to help you achieve your optimum weight, reduce your risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes and discover how to eat for a healthy brain, eyes, skin and body. Listen to her 12 steps to healthy eating in the car or at home. The CD is ideal for people who are blind or vision impaired as they are often unable to get the reliable health and nutrition information they need. Did you know that your stomach is only the size of your fist clenched? Imagine this and you’ll soon realise that it doesn’t take a lot of food to fill that amount of space ... find out how to listen to your stomach in Catherine's podcast below.
Play the Podcast above or download here Magic Foods for Better Blood Glucose Reader’s Digest Australia This new edition of Magic Foods from the editors at Readers Digest (the US edition featured in May 2007 GI News) has been completely revised and updated Australian and NZ market. Lavishly photographed and beautifully designed by Susanne Geppert, it features an introduction by Prof Jennie Brand-Miller and has been endorsed by the GI Symbol Program. It’s packed with recipes, menus and foods to help people achieve better blood glucose management.
Submissions invited on draft updated type 2 diabetes guidelines Invitation for Submission of Comments on the Draft Updated Primary Prevention Guideline, Draft Update Case Detection and Diagnosis Guideline, Draft Blood Glucose Control Guideline, and Draft Kidney Disease Guideline (Diabetes Australia)
No one ‘diet’ has a monopoly on good health Just as there’s no one superfood, there’s no one super diet that’s going to be right for everybody. The recent Israeli head-to-header published in the New England Journal of Medicine adds to the growing evidence that the optimal diet for weight loss, for example, can be either low fat, Mediterranean-style or low carb (providing you aren’t pregnant or have kidney disease). When it comes to eating for your long-term health and wellbeing, our view is that your dietary approach is strictly up to you and again can be low fat, Mediterranean-style or lower carb (with the above provisos). Just make sure it's a balanced healthy one that doesn’t cut out entire food groups and does include a wide variety of foods. It also needs to be enjoyable so you actually want to stick to it. That’s because out here in the real world most of us don’t have the sort of backup they get in weight-loss trials like the Israeli one (eighteen 90-minute small-group workshop sessions over two years plus six 15-minute motivational phone calls when the compliance going gets tough).
Keep in mind:
Not all carbs, fats or proteins are created equal. It’s the slow low GI carbs, good mono- and poly-unsaturated fats and lean protein you need.
To achieve substantial weight loss, diet alone won’t do it. Despite the backup, the average weight loss in the Israeli study was a very modest 10–14 pounds (4-6 kg) over 2 years. So you’ve got to pick up the pace and get moving for 3o minutes every day.
Tightening your belt a notch is not enough. Check out the ‘extras’ – the value-added benefits that will reduce your risk of diabetes and heart attack, help control blood glucose levels and improve your overall health and vitality.
A low GI traditional Mediterranean-style diet delivers the ‘extras’ Numerous studies link living longer and lower risks of heart disease, diabetes and cancer to a traditional Mediterranean-style of diet which would also have been low GI thanks to the abundance of legumes and less processed grains. Although dietary habits vary around the Mediterranean, there are some key ones found in most places. Dr Antigone Kouris, who has carried out extensive research on the Mediterranean diet and longevity, picks out 7 healthy eating habits from a traditional Greek diet for long-term health and wellbeing.
‘The Greek version of the traditional Mediterranean diet is low in saturated fat (due to low intake of animal foods), high in monounsaturated fat (mainly from olive oil, olives, nuts) and omega-3 fats (fatty fish, wild greens, nuts), high in plant protein (from grains, nuts and legumes), moderate in animal protein, moderate in carbohydrate, and high in fibre (from legumes, nuts, vegetables and fruits). Traditional meals included large quantities of salads or cooked vegetables (especially dark green, leafy artichokes) rich in olive oil (which helps absorb the fat soluble antioxidants) and legumes – these were eaten frequently as a meal in place of meat (this is also good for the environment!). Traditional Greeks consumed wholegrain sourdough bread daily, usually with a meal (rather than as a meal) but unlike their Italian counterparts, rice and pasta were consumed less frequently. Wine was consumed in moderation and almost always during meals. In addition, many traditional Greek foods are high in magnesium (dark green leafy vegetables, nuts, Greek coffee) which can help improve insulin function and also add cinnamon (cassia) to many sweets which may help lower blood glucose levels.’
7 healthy eating habits from the traditional Greek diet
Eat legumes as a meal at least once a week – The beans have it – they are easy on the budget, nutritious, filling, low in kilojoules and low GI. They have been associated with long-lived food cultures such as the Japanese (soy, tofu, natto, miso), the Swedes (brown beans, peas) and the Mediterranean people (lentils, chickpeas, white beans). Harvard researchers who persuaded 26,000 Greek people to record their food intake for eight years found that eating less red meat and more peas, beans and lentils cut the risk of cancer by 12%. British Journal of Cancer
Eat lots of dark green leafy vegetables like spinach, rocket, endive, chicory, amaranth and mustard greens (found in Australian supermarkets as choy sum, buk choy, Chinese spinach) which are also excellent sources of magnesium and plant omega-3 fats). These can be steamed/boiled and served with olive oil and lemon juice or throw them into salads, soups, stir fries or casseroles. And while you are cooking, be generous with herbs like oregano, rosemary, dill and mint – they make vegetables taste great so you eat more of them. Don’t serve them up plain, either. A little dressing goes a long way – Greeks like to add oil/lemon/vinegar to vegetables (and starchy foods) which not only boosts the flavour, but it helps to lower the overall GI of the meal.
Eat a range of brightly coloured vegetables including tomatoes and capsicum – they're high in antioxidants, including lycopene. Add them to slow cooked stews with meat along with garlic, onion and olive oil – this style of cooking produces less carcinogens than grilling and barbecuing.
Use extra virgin olive oil – the recent University of Navarra study published in the British Medical Journal reported that sticking closely to a Mediterranean-style diet may protect against the development of type 2 diabetes and identified extra virgin olive oil as a key constituent for diabetes protection noting that studies have reported it may protect against insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome.
Enjoy some fermented foods like yoghurt, feta cheese and olives that may help provide gut healthy bacteria. In the traditional Greek diet, milk intake was rather low, but consumption of sheep/goat cheese and yoghurt was moderate; goat feta cheese has less fat (around 16%) than most yellow cheeses (more than 25% fat). Top salads and vegetable stews with feta.
Eat fish and seafood – Rich in omega-3 fats, they were eaten more often than animal meats because until recently meat was expensive whereas fish consumption was a function of proximity to the sea.
Snack on nuts and seeds – Traditional snacks in Greece include pumpkin seeds, roasted chickpeas, almonds, walnuts, as well as dried and fresh fruit.
Antigone Kouris
Dr Antigone Kouris is a dietitian and nutrition research fellow from Monash University.
From this month, American dietitian Johanna Burani will be sharing some of her totally simple and simply delicious low GI Italian fare. Johanna has a home in Friuli, in northeastern Italy, which she visits frequently – always in pursuit of new recipes. Smashed Tomatoes and Penne from her most recent trip is a taste of good things to come in the next few months. If you can’t wait, visit her website: www.eatgoodcarbs.com
The recipes are photographed by her husband Sergio Burani. Sergio is a free-lance photographer specialising in wine and wineries worldwide. He devotes 20% of his time fulfilling the photographic needs of worthy charities. For more information check out: www.photosbysergio.com
Johanna Burani
Smashed tomatoes and penne This recipe allows 60 g (2 1/2 oz) pasta per person which is plenty for a light meal or ‘i primi’ – first course. With pasta, take notice of the cooking times the manufacturer suggests, but ignore the suggested serving size. They are almost always too much pasta for a single meal, sometimes suggesting you use 500 g pasta for four people! That’s serious carb overload. Serves 4
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 2 large cloves garlic, minced 1 lb (1 dry pint/450 g) grape (cherry) tomatoes, washed and cut in half lengthwise 8 oz (240 g) penne or other short pasta 1 tablespoon kosher salt
In a medium-sized pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over a medium–low heat for just a minute. Add the garlic and tomatoes and give it all a good stir then cover the pan and let it simmer gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat and, with the back of a wooden spoon or a fork, lightly smash the tomatoes (see photo).
In the meantime, bring a large pot of 2–3 quarts (litres) of water to the boil, add the salt and cook the pasta for 10–11 minutes until al dente following the packet instructions. Do not overcook. Drain the pasta and add it to the pan with the tomatoes and garlic. Drizzle the remaining olive oil over the pasta mixture, stir so it is all well combined and serve immediately. Top with fresh basil leaves and freshly grated romano cheese if you wish – my family would send it back to the kitchen if I didn’t!
Per serving 1487 kJ/ 354 calories; 7 g protein; 15 g fat (includes 2 g saturated fat and 0 mg cholesterol); 51 g carbohydrate; 3 g fibre
Seafood paella ‘Eat fish and seafood’ is the message from the Mediterranean diet and here’s a great recipe that’s a complete meal in a bowl to get you started. Brigid Treloar created it for a new range of easy seafood ‘meal options’ for Sydney Fish Markets – ‘Market Pride’. We used medium grain Doongara Clever Rice to reduce the GI and replaced the chorizo with 200 g sliced button mushrooms. Rest assured, it works as well with a seafood marina mix from your local fish shop. For more quick and easy fish or seafood recipes like this such as a seafood pizza or Spanish hotpot, check the Market Pride website. Serves 4–6
3 1/2 cups (875 ml) fish or vegetable stock 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 chorizo sausage, thinly sliced (optional) 1 small red capsicum, seeded and chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika or paprika 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1 1/2 cups (300 g) rice Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 cup (130 g) green peas (optional) 400 g (14 oz) Market Pride Australian Seafood Medley, or a seafood marina mix 1 lemon, cut in wedges 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
Heat the stock and saffron together in a saucepan.
Saute the chorizo (if you are using it), capsicum, onion, garlic in the oil in a frying pan over medium heat for 5 minutes, then add the paprika and tomatoes and cook for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the rice, add the hot stock, season with a quite few twists of black pepper, then simmer gently, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Add peas and cook a further 3 minutes. Add the Seafood Medley (or marinara mix), cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat, garnish with the lemons and parsley and cover with a clean tea towel for 5 minutes to absorb any excess moisture before serving.
Per serving (based on 6 serves and no chorizo) 1480 kJ/ 352 calories; 23 g protein; 7 g fat (includes 2 g saturated fat and 104 mg cholesterol); 46 g carbohydrate; 3.5 g fibre
Picking up on this month's Mediterranean theme, it seems appropriate to highlight two very special herbs, oregano and rosemary, that not only add flavour to traditional Greek cooking but research suggests they may bring health benefits of their own, thanks to a high concentration of antioxidants – substances that protect our bodies from damage – along with anti-bacterial qualities, which is thought to be the reason why they helped preserve meat dishes in early times before refrigeration. In fact, extracts of rosemary are being used as a natural food-grade preservative in place of chemical preserving agents.
Of all the herbs, these two have consistently been at the top of the list for their antioxidant concentration. For example, in 2006 a Norwegian research group analysed and ranked 1113 foods for their antioxidant concentration. Oregano was in the top five of all herbs and spices along with cloves, ginger, cinnamon, turmeric and dried basil. In an Australian study, both were singled out for star qualities. They carry a type of antioxidant known as polyphenols, which researchers believe may cut the risk of heart disease. Like other fresh green herbs, they have small amounts of vitamin C, folate, vitamin B1 and vitamin K - all this for virtually no kilojoules or calories. Both are easy to grow and add a bonus of important minerals like potassium and magnesium. Perfect if you’re on a low-salt eating plan.
oregano
So next time you’re eating Mediterranean fare, don't discount the value of the culinary herbs that can make a sizable contribution to our nutrition intake if we eat enough of them. A few leaves of fresh oregano or a sprinkle of dried oregano greatly improves chicken and fish but also teams nicely with tomato, pasta, eggplant or zucchini. Nothing lifts a can of no-added-salt sardines as quickly as some oregano.Rosemary teams wonderfully with lamb, chicken, pork, rabbit, duck, potato sweep potato, pumpkin, garlic and bread.
Dietitian and popular nutrition communicator, Catherine Saxelby, is the author of Zest and Nutrition for Life
For more information on super foods and healthy eating, visit Catherine’s website: www.foodwatch.com.au
Fact: Children can have high cholesterol and the numbers are increasing in step with the number of children who are overweight and obese. The risk factors for high cholesterol in children are the same as those for adults. That is, being overweight or obese, eating too much saturated fat, and having a family history of high cholesterol.
OK, so kids do get high cholesterol – so what? Unfortunately, the longer the body carries too much cholesterol around in the blood, the greater the chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Children who have high cholesterol are more likely to experience these devastating events at an earlier adult age. The first evidence of the damage high cholesterol can cause in youth came from post-mortems of teenage soldiers killed in World War II. Their coronary arteries were already showing the fatty build-up of atherosclerosis. The fact these soldiers were probably on the fitter and slimmer side makes you shudder to think what may be happening in the blood vessels of today’s obese, sedentary kids. Add to this the increasing incidence of type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers and you have a potent recipe for a heart attack in the third or fourth decade.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently announced recommendations to prescribe cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to obese children as young as eight. Oh dear – a classic case of closing the gate after the horse has bolted! Their position has understandably attracted a lot of criticism, the main argument being the problem should be solved by diet and lifestyle change rather than drugs.
Also contained in the AAP recommendations is the more palatable advice that some high-risk toddlers as young as one could switch to reduced fat milk. Traditional advice was only to switch at two years of age so as not to compromise calorie/kilojoule intake for growth. However in the case of a child at high risk of obesity or with a strong family history of cardiovascular disease, reduced fat milk can help manage cholesterol levels with no adverse effects on growth or development. Even if your family is low risk, switching to reduced fat milk when children are two years is recommended. This will help everyone’s cholesterol to stay down, and prevents ‘multi-milk confusion’ in your refrigerator. As many household nutrition managers and grocery buyers (Mums and Dads) will attest, the family will eat/drink what’s there.
Whether a child already has high cholesterol, or to prevent the problem in the first place, kids need to ‘eat to beat cholesterol’ as much as grown ups to keep their hearts healthy. The evidence is convincing that diet works without side effects and nourishes the whole family as well.
For heart-friendly recipes the whole family will love, try Heart Food by Veronica Cuskelly and Nicole Senior available from www.greatideas.net.au For more information on cholesterol and what you can do about reducing high cholesterol in adults and kids, check out Eat to Beat Cholesterol by Nicole Senior and Veronica Cuskelly: www.eattobeatcholesterol.com.au
Lifestyle Lesson 2: Monitor your children’s growth regularly Many young people have a significant weight problem (1 in 4 in Australia for example), yet few parents realise it – numerous studies show parents don't seem to notice when children have weight problems until they are obese. It is easy to monitor children’s growth patterns, and it is absolutely crucial to do it so you can make sure that any weight issues a child may have don’t get out of control.
How can you tell if a child has a weight problem? Well, ideally children will follow the growth curve on which they were born. For example, if a newborn was on the 75th centile for weight at birth, ideally she (or he) will follow this pattern throughout childhood. Extreme variations from these growth curve charts is a warning sign that you need to monitor a child’s food and activity habits – for example if a child on the 90th centile for weight but only 50th for height. Here are some other telltale signs that may indicate children have a weight issue. They:
Wear clothes sizes 2 or more years above their age
Are constantly hungry and asking for food
Are much bigger than the other kids at school
Eat more food than you
Have waist measurements over 80 cm
Do not participate in any physical activity, and
Watch more than 3 hours of TV or sit at the computer for more than 3 hours each day.
What to do if you are concerned? The best thing you can do is see your local paediatrician for a full growth assessment. Knowing your kids' BMI (Body Mass Index) is a starting point. The NSW Government has special website where parents can calculate a child’s BMI to see if it is in the healthy weight range. Don't use adult BMI calculators for children.
Susie Burrell
Susie Burrell(www.susieburrell.com.au) is a specialist Weight Management Dietitian at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. In her private practice, she balances her clinical work with writing for both print and electronic media. Susie currently has a weekly column in The Daily Telegraph's Simply Food lift out as well as columns in Good Health & Medicine, ALPHA and Dolly magazines. She is also a regular guest on FRESH television and The Today Show.
GI Group: Centile charts show the position of a measured parameter within a statistical distribution. They do not show if that parameter is normal or abnormal. They merely show how it compares with that measurement in other individuals. They are called centiles and not per centiles. If a parameter such as height is on the 3rd centile, this means that for every 100 children of that age, 3% would be expected to be shorter and 97 taller. On the 97th centile, 97 would be shorter and 3 taller. Centile charts are very useful for plotting changing parameters such as assessing a child's height or weight over time.
Body weight is like sand on a beach. It comes and goes. But sometimes it builds up to a big wide beach, and other times it thins out, depending on the sand available. With weight gain, this generally occurs slowly over a lifetime. However, there are some life stages and some life events where the risk is greater.
Puberty: This is a time where cell numbers in most parts of the body increase rapidly. If the lifestyle is poor (lack of exercise and bad nutrition) a greater number of fat cells can develop, making weight loss later in life difficult. Pregnancy: Increases in weight here are normal, but unfortunately many women put on more than is required and then have trouble losing it after childbirth. The more children, the greater the chance of weight gain. Breastfeeding and a quick return to exercise are ways of reducing the effects of this. Peri-menopause in women: This is the 1–2 years leading up to the menopause. Weight gain is most marked here, but can continue into the menopause as female hormones decline and fat is re-distributed from the lower to the upper body. Research has shown that traditionally living tribal women and those who remain active during this period do not gain weight, suggesting this is a lifestyle-based cause. Mid-life in men: Less marked than a woman’s peri-menopause, however around 40, a slowdown in metabolism, reduced activity levels and often an increase in food and drink make a stable weight difficult to attain.
Other life events that can fatten up both sexes include marriage and quitting smoking. The latter occurs largely because of the reduced metabolism that comes from eliminating nicotine. Improved taste and not having something to do with the hands, also contributes to an increased food intake. Quitting sport is another life event that can lead to weight gain, with the greatest potential gains occurring in those competing at an elite level, who then become sedentary.
Trim’s tactics: Be aware of critical mass periods and take steps. Prevention is better than cure.
Any type of exercise before breakfast can result in more fat loss than from exercise after breakfast. This is because of the decreased availability of glucose in the fuel mix as a result of the overnight fast.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day to raise metabolism and reduce body fat.
Dr Garry Egger aka Prof Trim
For more information on weigh loss for men, check out Professor Trim.
Thrifty low GI eating. We are often asked about food costs eating the low GI way. Have your say on how GI News readers can stretch the weekly food budget. ‘Spend as much as you can at the green grocer, as much as you need at the butcher, and as little as you can at the grocer,' is one tip we like. Please post your suggestions.
I really miss flour-based gravies and sauces. Do you know of any thickener I can use that won’t affect the taste of a sauce or cause my blood glucose to spike? We are often asked about the GI of starchy thickeners from arrowroot and cornstarch, to kudzu root powder and instant tapioca. None of these thickeners has been GI tested as far as we know; we haven’t seen any published results. However, you are only using very small amounts diluted in a cup or more of liquid or pie filling. So the GI of the recipe will depend really on the other carb ingredients in the recipe/meal rather than the thickener. Here's what GI News readers have suggested:
‘I thicken stews and casseroles with natural oat bran, which is virtually unnoticeable and creates a richness to the sauce that other thickeners don’t. It works best if the dish is simmered for 10 minutes or so after adding the bran.’
‘I have thickened soups and stews with a small amount of pinto bean flour made by grinding uncooked pinto beans in my grain mill.’
‘For thickening soups try bean flours, yellow split pea or lentil flours. If they taste too strong can be mixed with basmati rice flour – this way it stays gluten free too. It is great to make even roux. We use yellow split pea flour in making bechamel sauce.
‘I have made low GI soups and thickened them with porridge oats, which I sometimes add to stews as well. Adding skimmed milk as well makes the soup very creamy and filling.’
‘I have often used either flake oatmeal or carrigeen moss (sea weed picked on the west coast of Ireland).’
‘An idea for thickening up soup, or making it taste more substantial, is to add some nuts to a blended mix of veggies.’
JBM suggests: ‘adding a teaspoon or more of psyllium, a viscous fibre that's now sold in most supermarkets.’
‘In six months I lost over 25 kg. It has been a very interesting and enjoyable journey ... and I bore my friends with the details! Some think I am obsessive (possibly true).’ – Robert
My diet management, fitness improvement and weight loss program was based on the recommendations in The Low GI Diet: 12-Week Action Plan (Prof Jennie Brand-Miller, Kaye Foster-Powell & Dr Joanna McMillan Price, Hachette Livre Australia). Goals set on 29 December 2007
To lose 20 kg by 6 November 2008 (next birthday – age 57), and
To run a 400 m (competitively) at the Sydney International Athletics Centre during November 2008.
Diet program: What has changed with my diet? Based on The Low GI Diet, I eat breakfast daily (did not beforehand); I have increased consumption of tea (black, no sugar), vegetables, fruit and seafood (e.g. tuna and sardines); and reduced my intake of bread, some high fat dairy products, coffee, honey (which went into the coffee – 6–10 cups per day prior to 29 December 2007), potatoes (gone completely from the diet) and saturated fats. I still eat red and white meats. Wine consumption is part of my lifestyle – I am not desperate enough to stop drinking wine.
Exercise program: I have used The Low GI Diet as a guide and my program consisted of a 60 minute brisk walk plus resistance exercises, or 60 minutes of Concept 2 Rowing Machine routines, plus resistance exercises 6 days per week (mornings). The resistance exercise component now takes around 10 minutes. In week 16, I changed my routine to a shorter 45 minute walk (more hills), plus 16 minutes of a Concept 2 routine, plus resistance exercises; or 60 minutes of a Concept 2 routine plus resistance exercises. Still exercising for a total of 6 sessions per week (mornings), and around 1.25 hours per session. Every Saturday morning after the walk, I perform a 2000 metre time trial on the Concept 2 – my test of my fitness level. I have also taken up (March 2008) single sculling after a 25 year absence (try to go sculling on Sunday mornings – around 8 km). I used to row competitively for Sydney University in the mid 1970s to the early 1980s – my body weight then was around 85kg to 90kg at height 188cm. During the week of 7–13 June 2008, I commenced some light jogging (will lead to running assuming the legs i.e. knees etc are OK).
Challenge: Sustaining a reasonable level of exercise (e.g. 5–6 times per week) and maintaining a body weight at around 95–100 kg (my height is 188 cm).
Graph of Robert's results - click for full view
‘I’m having fewer hypos, I am on low doses of insulin and I feel much better.’ – Sarah ‘About six months ago I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, which I managed with insulin. I read lots of handouts about how to manage diabetes with diet, but the focus was very much on reducing sugar in my diet and little about low GI foods. As a result, I continued eating breads with high GI, lots of potatoes and so on and my BSLs were all over the place. Six weeks after having my baby I found out that the diabetes was actually late-onset type 1! It was recommended that I try a low GI diet; I did lots of reading, including The New Glucose Revolution and incorporated their recommendations into my diet. I have found that my BSLs are much more stable, I’m having fewer hypos, I am on low doses of insulin and I feel much better. My partner is also on the low GI diet and he feels more energetic, particularly in the mornings when he used to feel lethargic and unmotivated.’
‘Are there guidelines covering manufacturers making the claim on food labels and in advertising that their product has a low glycemic load (GL)?’ Yes there are guidelines for cut-offs. Back in 2003, Prof Jennie Brand-Miller and colleagues suggested that the following cut-offs be used to describe the glycemic load (GL) of individual foods:
Low GL ≤ 10
Medium GL 11-19
High GL ≥ 20
But as far as I have been able to ascertain, manufacturers aren't necessarily using these specific cut-offs as the basis for making their low GL claims on food labels at this point in time. There are in fact no government regulations about making GL claims anywhere in the world. Yet.
Nutrition claims are regulated by Food Standards Codes and so far no country has a code that defines GL, how to measure it, and what the cuts-offs should be. There are a number of likely reasons why this is so but this is where the story can get very technical. Perhaps the key reason is that when it comes to low GL diets, you aren’t just looking at carbs or GI. You are looking at a mixed bag.
This is because low GL diets can be protein- and fat-rich, and contain high or moderate GI foods, but with little carbohydrate in them such as the original Atkins Diet. Or they may be higher in low GI carbohydrate, and lower in fat and protein, like the Low GI Diet.
If you look at specific food examples, high fat, higher GI foods with relatively little carbohydrate per serve such as many savoury snack foods, can have a low GL, as can carb-rich foods with a low GI such as most fruits and legumes, and then there are those foods that come somewhere in between such as most cereal based foods. As I said earlier, it's inherently a mixed bag.
‘Are low GL claims more useful than low GI ones?’ In our experience most people find the GI is a much simpler tool to use than the GL day to day in the supermarket. And the evidence published to date in scientific journals suggests that low GI diets are generally healthier than low GL diets – for most of us. In addition, if you use the GI as it was intended – to select the food with the lowest GI within each food group or category – then in most cases, you get the product with the lowest GL anyway, as foods are grouped according to their macronutrient content (amongst other things), so they generally have a very similar carbohydrate content anyway.
This is why the GI Symbol program focuses on the GI of healthy foods within specific food groups/categories to help people make healthy choices easy choices in the supermarket.
Back in August, GI News announced that one of Australia's leading supermarket chains, Woolworths, had joined the GI Symbol program with their Woolworths Select range. Here are the GI values for the tortilla, breakfast cereals and canned fruits that will be carrying the symbol.
Woolworths Select Traditional White Corn Tortilla GI 53
Woolworths Naytura Fruit and Nut Muesli GI 48
Woolworths Select Traditional Rolled Oats GI 57
Woolworths Select Apricot Halves in Fruit Juice GI 51
Woolworths Select Chunky Fruit Salad Portions GI 54
Woolworths Select Mandarin Segments in Juice GI 47
Woolworths Select Orange & Grapefruit Segments in Juice GI 53
Woolworths Select Peach & Grapes GI 46
Woolworths Select Peach & Pineapple in Fruit Juice GI 45
Woolworths Select Pineapple Pieces in Juice GI 43
Woolworths Select Pineapple Pieces in Unsweetened Juice GI 55
Woolworths Select Pineapple & Papaya Pieces in Juice GI 48
Woolworths Select Ruby Red Grapefruit Segments in Juice GI 45
Where can I get more information on GI testing? North America Dr Alexandra Jenkins Glycemic Index Laboratories 36 Lombard Street, Suite 100 Toronto, Ontario M5C 2X3 Canada Phone +1 416 861 0506 Email info@gilabs.com Web http://www.gilabs.com/
Australia Fiona Atkinson
Research Manager, Sydney University Glycemic Index Research Service (SUGiRS) Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences Sydney University NSW 2006 Australia Phone + 61 2 9351 6018 Fax: + 61 2 9351 6022 Email sugirs@mmb.usyd.edu.au Web http://www.glycemicindex.com/
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Rajen Prasad is number 12, London-based Jacinda Arden is number 20, and Raymond Huo is at number 21. Following them are Carmel Sepuloni at 35 and at 36, Stuart Nash, who may miss out because they are too low on the list to get into Parliament.
All are list only because nobody will elect them as candidates, just like Margaret Wilson. Phil Twyford, at 26, is the highest-ranking non-MP who is contesting an electorate seat. At 28, Carol Beaumont is contesting Maungakiekie and at 29, Kelvin Davis is contesting Te Tai Tokerau.
So in the top 40 in Labour's list, just three new candidates are contesting seats. And two current ones are list only - Cullen at 2 and Choudhary at 31. Hardly democratic rejuvenation if, of the top 25, all the new candidates are to get a free ride into Parliament whether you like it or not. At least the others are standing for the contestable vote.
I predict that only MPs in the top 30 will get into Parliament without winning a seat conditional on George Hawkins and Ross Robinson winning seats. Both are not on the list. So Russell Fairbrother, Mark Burton, Rick Barker and Judith Tizard are gone. Louisa Wall is gone too and that'll reduce the lesbian quota. Harry Dynhoven is gone, he's not on the list.
Jordon Carter is at 71. What has he to say about that? And according to Labour's media release, there are two listed as 74,two listed as 77, and two listed as 78 and Leslie Soper, sitting MP is third to bottom of the list.
Can't Labour do lists of numbers and have MPs alongside different numbers in rank order? After all, this is ummm.. a list.
Update 4pm Gee that was quick, they altered the numbering on the list and have sent out the correct list now.Jordan Carter will be pleased, he's gone up a place to number 70. Leslie Soper is now 44 on the list.
The costume designer Katrina Lindsay has confirmed that Love's Labour's Lost, which will star David as Berowne, will be played in Elizabethan costume. Rehearals for the production are now underway and the play will open for previews on Thursday 2nd October at The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Has NZ First made false declarations?
It's actually a pity that people will be judging Helen Clark based on Winston Peters' behaviour. Peters may have been stood down but he still gets to keep his ministerial house and other baubles, as well as his staff who can now spend more time assisting Winston campaigning to get back into Parliament after the election.
Which is exactly what Helen Clark wants Peters to do, because her only hope of getting into power is if Winston and his party are alongside her.
Peters' lawyer, Peter Williams, maintains that Peters will be cleared today by the SFO, as all the money has gone to NZ First, even if it was channeled to other trusts. I'm not so sure that will be the end of it. If the money has been channeled to NZ First through trusts, perhaps Peter Williams can tell us why it wasn't it declared? As DPF has said, if Williams is correct, NZ First has forwarded a false donation declaration for years on end.
And I believe Helen Clark is aware of this. She should tell us what she knows about that, too. But she'll no doubt tell us that it is NZ First issue, not an issue that Winston Peters was responsible for.
On 27 August, Shabnam Parastesh was hanged in Tehran’s Evin Prison for the murder of her husband Mojtaba Amirpour.
Shabnam Parastesh was sentenced to death in 2006 by a criminal court in Tehran for the murder of Mojtaba Amirpour. She had been detained for the past two years in Raja’i Shahr prison in Karaj, a city west of Tehran.
Her death sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court and her execution was scheduled for 12 August 2008 but was not carried out at the time.
BBC Four continues its repeat run of Takin' Over The Asylum from 22:00pm tonight with the next two episodes airing back to back.
You Always Hurt The Ones You Love: Will Eddie and the team raise enough money to save the radio station? A plan is carefully hatched by the obsessive-compulsive Rosalie. Takin' Over The Asylum: You Always Hurt The Ones You Love airs tonight on BBC Four at 22:00pm.
Fool On The Hill: The possibility of a discharge means Fergus must find a job. Meanwhile, the aftermath of the Hospital Open Day is felt by Campbell, Eddie, Francine and the hospital radio.
Takin' Over The Asylum: Fool On The Hill airs tonight on BBC Four at 22:50pm.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Gone by news time
After refusing to say why he would refuse to stand down as a Minster, Winston Peters has stood down as a minster to avoid being sacked again -and so he can keep all his baubles except his workload - and has asked the PM to take over his portfolios. Helen Clark said, "Okay Winston, that's a good idea", and is now the acting ministers of Foreign Affairs, Racing and Associate Senior Citizens at Peter's request until the SFO has run its course.
Lets hope she doesn't take racing too seriously. The portfolio doesn't stretch to limousines - even stretch limousines. Now all Clark has to do is pass the ETS bill and call the election.
Bloggers and journalists - do this test
Those who have recently sorrowed over the question of who a real journalist is (as opposed to one of these upstart bloggers), can now rest easy. David Cohen of the NBR has compiled a failsafe test. Incidentially, Cohen was the first journalist I ever discussed journalism with.
Okay, it is clearly difficult to reach a definitive answer of exactly what constitutes a journalist – but many factors could be taken into account. On their own each factor wouldn’t necessarily be a test or journo or non-journo, but together perhaps they make a journalist. Take the 5-minute test, scoring one point for every Yes response: If you answered Yes:0-5 times – Get back into your pyjamas. Sorry, you ain’t enough of a journalist to be entrusted with sharpening the newsroom pencils.
6-10 times – You may be a legend among the 10 people who frequent your blog, but you’re not exactly major league.
11-15 times – Hmm, maybe you could be considered a mid-grade hack.
15-plus – Wow, you’re a pro!
According to Cohen, I`m a mid-grade hack. I got the same score as David Farrar - who did pretty well seeing he hasn't got a journalism qualification and as far as I am aware, doesn't know shorthand, and doesn't get paid for blogging. And the writers of The Standard, who wanted press credentials to get into the National Party conference, would not even be entrusted with sharpening the newsroom pencils. But I did note there was no question on HTML.
Gone by....time
The word is that Winston Peters will be sacked today, once Helen Clark has had a talk to him this morning. Journalists have been asking why Helen Clark had not revealed that she knew about Glenn's $100,000 donation. She was asked again yesterday, and her reply was that no-one had asked her.
Bill English: Can the Prime Minister tell the House whether her coalition partner New Zealand First has advised her whether Owen Glenn is the mystery anonymous donor who placed nearly $100,000 in the New Zealand First bank account last year, and if not, does she intend to ask New Zealand First in order to find out whether a donation may have affected Winston Peters’ consideration of who to appoint as consul to Monaco? Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN: No, I cannot advise that nor can I advise the House of any of the anonymous donors to the National Party.
Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain's pick for the next Dick Cheney (to borrow a phrase from Joe Biden), is "pro-life" but not opposed to capital punishment.
According to several web sites, she said in November, 2006: "If [Alaska's]legislature passed death penalty law, I would sign it."
Source: Abolish! newsgroup
Who is Sarah Palin?
In selecting Palin, McCain counters the historic nature of Barack Obama’s candidacy. She’s young — 44, three years younger than Obama — and she’s a woman, the first to land a spot on the ticket of a major political party since Walter Mondale picked Geraldine Ferraro 24 years ago.
Disheartened Clinton supporters who were thinking about crossing over to vote for McCain may now have one more reason to do so.
Voters on the right will like Palin’s conservative credentials: She’s opposed to both abortion rights and gay marriage, supports increased domestic drilling for oil, is a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association and has a son in the U.S. Army. She's not opposed to capital punishment (If the legislature passed a death penalty law, I would sign it. We have a right to know that someone who rapes and murders a child or kills an innocent person in a drive by shooting will never be able to do that again. )
Obama spokesman Bill Burton seized immediately on the experience issue, saying McCain has put "the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency."
A former high school basketball star and beauty queen, Palin has limited experience in elected office: She served for four years as a member of the Wasilla City Council and four more years as the mayor of Wasilla, and she hasn’t yet completed her second full year as governor of Alaska.
Palin herself has been the subject of a probe involving the firing of her former brother in law, a state trooper who was fighting over child custody with Palin’s sister. According to the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan has said he felt pressure from the governor’s office to fire the trooper.
Why was Dalek Caan mad?In this week’s Doctor Who Adventures you can find out why Dalek Caan was the maddest Dalek of all time in a brilliant monster fact file.We also share the five best Dalek exterminations so far. They’re a nasty bunch that have blasted loads of people, so it took ages to decide which ones are the meanest!Remember the Roboform that worked for the Empress of the Racnoss? You can win a Roboform head worth £350, in the first of our three-part competition.The issue comes with a free Sontaran notebook and pen. Move the notebook and watch the creature lose his helmet – revealing a scary monster beneath! Yikes! PLUS: Interview: Ryan Sampson, who played genius, Luke Rattigan talks about working with Sontarans and his time on Doctor Who. Posters! Brilliant pictures of Luke Rattigan, Lucius, Dalek Caan and the Doctor. Ultimate Ood: More fascinating Ood facts. Tales from the TARDIS: Rose meets the Doctor for the first time. Adventure Guide: We look at Warriors of Kudlak from The Sarah Jane Adventures. Quiz: Be careful – we’ve got Weeping Angel quiz! Comic strip: Part two of Attack of the Mange Mites – the Doctor has been sucked into space. Doctor’s Data: All about Bannakaffalatta the little Cyborg. Time Teasers: Hidden horror and Odd Hath Out. Maze: Save Donna and reach CAL in this week’s quest. Woven wordsearch: Win some books! Win: The latest Doctor Who DVD and cool books could be yours! Subscription offer: Subscribe and you’ll get a FREE Doctor Who TARDIS and Doctor Files. ALL THIS AND LOTS MORE! Doctor Who Adventures issue 79, priced £2.10, is out on Thursday 28 August! Dalek Caan predicts you will like it…
Doctor Who has been named the TV show that UK viewers would most like to see turned into a movie in a poll conducted by Radio Times. The top ten was follows:
1. Doctor Who (new) (11%) 2. Friends (10%) Red Dwarf (10%) 4. Heroes (9%)5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (7%) 6. Spooks (6%) 7. 24 (5%)-. Lost (5%)-. Torchwood (5%)-. The Prisoner (5%)
The full results can be viewed on the Radio Times website here.
Doctor Who has won the trophy for Best Programme Of 2008 at the Edinburgh TV festival's annual awards. It was the second year in a row that the series has won in the Best Programme category. The winners were chosen by a panel of TV industry executives and journalists.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
SFO to investigate Peters/International news media rapidly posting stories
Director of the Serious Fraud Office Grant Liddell said the focus of the investigation of " serious and complex fraud" will be donations made to the party by Sir Robert Jones and the Vela family which may not have reached their intended destinations.Earlier today Mr Peters challenged the Serious Fraud Office to "either lay charges or to shut up and go away."
So they decided they wouldn't shut up. Or go away.
Mr Peters responded that the investigation was "ridiculous in the extreme" and his party would meet it "head on".He said the SFO had not spoken to him yet and if they had the matter would be cleared up. He claimed the office was motivated by a past grudge against him for criticising it.
Could it be that Winston Peters may be stood down as early as tomorrow, and replaced by Phil Goff?
August 27, 2008: Four men and one woman were hanged in a Tehran jail for murder, with two others given a reprieve. The five were hanged in Tehran's Evin prison, the state newspaper Iran reported. It said one of those executed had killed a five-year-old boy while robbing his home. The woman was executed for killing her husband after discovering he wanted to marry another woman. Two others due to be executed were reprieved. One has a stay of execution after killing a woman he was to marry and her lover. He has two months to seek forgiveness from the family, who can accept so-called 'blood money' for sparing him.
February 20: Dail Jones advises that NZ First had large anonymous donation - "probably close to $100,000 than $10,000" - and Winston Peters is furious the media knows about it Glenn has hinted that he gave a large donation. TVNZ reported that Glenn had made a substantial donation to NZ FIrst.
February 21 Helen Clark knew Glenn gave a donation to Winston Peters because Owen Glenn told her in the presence of Trevor Mallard when Glenn opened the Owen Glenn School of Business at Auckland University. He also told her that Peters had asked for the money. Peters subsequently denied this to the PM.
February 21 in Parliament Hon Bill English: Can the Prime Minister tell the House whether her coalition partner New Zealand First has advised her whether Owen Glenn is the mystery anonymous donor who placed nearly $100,000 in the New Zealand First bank account last year, and if not, does she intend to ask New Zealand First in order to find out whether a donation may have affected Winston Peters’ consideration of who to appoint as consul to Monaco?Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN: No, I cannot advise that nor can I advise the House of any of the anonymous donors to the National Party,
February 25 (Newstalk ZB) Presenter:Do you believe that Owen Glenn gave substantial money to New Zealand First to help them pay their electoral spending bill? Clark: ‘Well, that—that’s a matter for New Zealand First to answer, isn’t it. It’s not a matter for me.
February 28 Winston Peters' "NO" media conference
June 20: Helen Clark refused to comment on the any donations, saying it was an internal matter for NZ First. (Thats because she know that the donation was given.)
July 14 Speculation about a Glenn donation revives after e-mails from the billionaire to a public relations firm emerge. They appear to confirm a donation had been made. Helen Clark said the donation controversy is an internal matter for New Zealand First but said it did not relate to Mr Peters' foreign affairs portfolio, in which he conducted himself with integrity.
This exchange was on 22 July John Key: Will the Prime Minister be giving Winston Peters her express permission, as required by paragraph 2.79 of the Cabinet Manual, to retain the $100,000 he received from Owen Glenn; if not, why not?
Rt Hon HELEN CLARK: I would need to take advice on what the issue is where a donation has been made anonymously, and then is later declared publicly because Mr Peters’ lawyer has advised him of the facts. I would note that the word of an honourable member is always accepted in this House. Further, Mr Peters’ lawyer, Mr Henry, has entirely backed what Mr Peters has said. Mr Henry, of course, has professional obligations to the Law Society
Apart from the fact that Clark knew that Peters knew about the donation.
Also that same day "In his position, I'd be embarrassed if that was what I was told after making clear denials ... I'm in the position that Mr Peters is an honourable member and I must accept his word, unless I have evidence to the contrary."
Which she did.
I have not known Mr Peters to lie to me, and I have to take people as I find them, she said, yesterday.
I thought so: Labour did know about the $100,000
I have long suspected that Labour has known that Owen Glenn gave Winston Peters $100,000.
I wonder if Labour knew about the donation,as if they did they are protecting someone who knowingly lied, while publicly maintaining they have to take an honourable member at his word.
Helen Clark said today that billionaire Owen Glenn told her in February that he donated $100,000 to New Zealand First.
This is big news. And it was revealed just after NZ First committed to the ETS bill. Surprise, surprise.
The Prime Minister then put that information to the party's leader Winston Peters at the time and he gave her an assurance that the party had not received money from Mr Glenn.This new information this morning means Helen Clark has known for months of the conflicting sides of the story which were publicly revealed yesterday in letters to Parliament's privileges committee.
Clark says Peters' handling of the issue "obviously leaves a great deal to be desired".
So does her unethical handling of the issues. So she has to take Peters at his word. But not Benson-Pope. I wonder if the climate change bill will be given urgency. It has its second reading today.
What an utter disgraceful way for a Prime Minister to behave. At least we now know Winston Peters will now not be part of a National Government as he will be unable to give a credible explanation to back up his version of events.
One attraction at a fun park in Paris (left) has been banned today by French authorities and later dismantled and put away by its owner.
Visitors to la Fête à Neu-Neu in the outskirts of Paris could admire an authentic, working electric chair imported straight from the United States. What's more, the park would periodically "execute" a puppet for guests' entertainment -- and they could watch as the mannequin flopped around and screamed as the voltage coursed through his body. At the end, the dummy's head would slump forward, smoke drifting up from the hood over his head.
The electric chair belongs to Stéphane Camors, 40, who bought it for $10,000 in Florida. He first had it on display at a fun park near Milan in Italy and was charging visitors €1.65 to watch the dummy die. The park manager told La Repubblica in July that 50 executions were performed daily, with 150 taking place on Sunday.
Protests against the macabre act, though, shut down the electric chair attraction. "It is my dragon or my King Kong, it's just an adornment," the owner told AFP. "It's not meant to glorify the death penalty."
The death penalty is not only illegal in the European Union but also severely frowned upon as a form of punishment, making this form of entertainment particularly politically incorrect.
August 21, 2008: Saudi Arabia executed two Pakistanis convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement. Shirzada Sahib Zada was convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom while Yusuf Khan Noor Muhammad was found guilty of taking delivery and selling the drugs. The two were beheaded by the sword in Dammam, in eastern Saudi Arabia.
August 23, 2008: the Iranian governement hanged a man convicted of murder in the northeastern town of Bojnourd, a press report said. The man, only identified as Ali, was executed in a prison in North Khorasan province for killing his friend in 2005, the reformist Etemad newspaper said.
August 25, 2008: Iran hanged a man convicted of raping and murdering a relative in the northwestern city of Tabriz. The man, only identified as Bahram, was hanged in a prison for raping and killing his sister-in-law 19 years ago, the Etemad newspaper said, without specifying when the execution took place.
BBC Four will be showing a repeat of The Quatermass Experiment on Tuesday 2nd September at 22:30pm.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Yes, Winston Peters is a proven liar
Owen Glenn told the Privileges Committee that Mr Peters met him at the Karaka yearling sales ... in early 2006 and he thanked Glenn for his "assistance", meaning a substantial donation.
Yet Winston Peters said that was rubbish .He said he couldn't have met Glenn there as he wasn't there.
Winston Peters, the New Zealand Immigration Minister watches the sales on day two of the Karaka yearling sales on January 31, 2006, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Jeff Brass/Getty Images)
What a shame someone took his picture there, then. The camera doesn't lie.
Clark won't sack Peters - yet, but John Key would have stood him down as Minister
I suggested in an earlier post that perhaps Helen Clark will wait for the report from the Privileges Committee before determining anything with regards to the conflicting statements between Owen Glenn and Peters. And that is exactly what Clark is doing. She said in the House this afternoon that she is indeed waiting on the Privileges Committee to report. But it is not up to the Privileges Committee to report on whether on not Winston Peters lied. That's for Clark to determine. The Privileges Committee determines matters of privilege.
It's a stalling tactic to get the ETS bill through.However given that NZ First has announced that it will support the ETS, Clark should suspend Peters.
Clark say that she will take Peters his word, at least until such time as she has compelling reason not to? Depends on how she defines compelling, I suppose. She should sack Peters.
In an interesting but overtimely development, John Key says Winston Peters would have been stood down if he was PM, and said he is not welcome in a National led Government unless he can provide a credible explanation on the Owen Glenn saga.
Credible to John Key, that is, not Helen Clark.
Labour's response is that Key is slippery, but he's got more balls (and principles)than Helen Clark in more ways than one.
Rimutaka electorate will be interesting
Ron Mark is standing for Rimutaka for NZ First this election. Young Chris Hipkins is the Labour candidate. Ron Mark could win this and if he does, Winston Peters will be in Parliament. hattip
Bang!
Despite Winston Peters saying he did not know about a $100,000 donation to the Spencer Trust, Owen Glenn, in a letter to the privileges committee, says it was Winston Peters who asked him for that donation and later thanked him for it. I wonder if Helen Clark will take the honourabull member at his word now? What Winston Peters said:
I have no knowledge of where and by whom any donation to New Zealand First was requested. I note Mr Glenn does not say I made it, or any donation was made, which is the substance of the New Zealand Herald 12 July allegation. Reported email in the New Zealand Herald, in fact contradicts his comment in his letter before you about donating to New Zealand First.
What Owen Glenn said:
The payment was made by me to assist funding the legal costs incurred personally by Rt Hon Winston Peters MP concerning his election petition dispute, at his request. Mr Peters sought help from me for this purpose in a personal conversation, some time after I had first met him in Sydney. I agreed to help in the belief that this step would also assist the Labour Party, in its relationship with Mr Peters. I supported the Labour Party.
The privileges committee is meeting again to consider the matter on Thursday, next week.
There is discrepancy as to over when Winston Peters thanked Glenn for the donation: Owen Glenn says:
Mr Peters subsequently met me socially at the Karaka yearling sales, I believe in early 2006. He thanked me for my assistance.
Winston Peters says:
In my evidence to the committee and in my press statement of 18 July I did not thank him until my lawyer advised me on 18 July 2008.
I wonder if Labour knew about the donation,as if they did they are protecting someone who knowingly lied, while publicly maintaining they have to take an honourable member at his word. Because for Labour, truth is irrelevant to politics. Lies are perfectly acceptable, provided the public doesn't have proof.Someone has lied and if Helen Clark is to take Peters at his word, she will have to hold that Owen Glenn lied. Problem is that the public won't agree with her and this could damage Labour. Perhaps Clark will wait for the report from the privileges committee before determining anything - it`ll certainly be politically convenient. That's because today is not about morals, laws, or what is right or wrong - its about politics.
It was predicted by many that the low-carb diet that had again gained in popularity from the late 1990's to 2004 was simply a fad diet that would soon be forgotten. Sometime after Dr. Atkins died, it almost seemed like they were right. Companies producing Frankenfoods collapsed, even the Atkins branch in the UK suffered enormous loss and they discontinued many low-carb products in America, and I could be wrong but the Atkins company got close to bankcruptcy. Interest in low-carbing waned so much that people were not buying (or perhaps they realized the Frankenfoods were not working and that the sugar alcohols were making them feel ill) and low-carb forums became quiet places for the faithful to still meet and discuss their WOE (no pun intended, of course. That is why I prefer WOL = way of life vs way of eating). And, yet, a resurgence in interest has been happening the last couple of years, and it is gaining momentum. Most people these days acknowledge that low-carbing is a healthier way to live, even if they don't fully embrace it, and certainly part of the reason for that is the numerous studies coming out to validate low-carbing as a healthier alternative to low-fat for many people and definitely healthier than the Western diet. Another part of the reason is due to the American Diabetes Association half-heartedly endorsing low-carbing (it's coming - big organizations are slow to change and rather conservative). Many of us have developed "carb" consciences versus the old "fat" consciences, which is also a big change in our thinking. The fear of fat has started switching to the fear of refined carbohydrates with some of us, but not the majority. As more and more physicians realize that their patients with diabetes and/or struggling with hyperinsulinism and too much weight fare better on a low-carb diet, they will embrace it, recommend it and things will slowly escalate from there. It takes time, but when the health professionals embrace low-carbing fully, it will become a household name - far far from the fad diet, diet craze name-calling days!! Poor, brave Dr. Atkins and other doctors, like Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Eades - what abuse they suffered from the medical establishment to benefit the rest of us.
Still, the very fact that low-carbing is still alive and well, forums picking up in activity, my book sales picking up, some excellent low-carb products and even some new ones still to be found, low-carb online stores doing a brisk business, people like Dr. Eades and his wife, Gary Taubes and Jimmy Moore to name but a few people passionate about low-carbing and health still promoting online, plus the numerous low-carb bloggers out there - including myself - says low-carbing is here to stay!!
Let's hear it for Low-Carbing!!!! It is NOT a FAD DIET - far from it! I remember a "friend" who knew I had just written my first low-carb cookbook, Splendid Low-Carbing, calling low-carb a fad diet. It hurt and I'm ashamed to say that at that point I did not hotly defend it, as I'm not a very confrontational person at the best of times, and I was in her home enjoying her hospitality. I remember her words though and I derive some satisfaction from the fact that she must know today that it is not a fad diet. We have long since moved away from where she lives, but...you know what I mean.
In addition, I remember the rejection I felt years ago. When I switched from writing for people with diabetes and their traditional low-fat, higher carb diet to low-carb, the Canadian Diabetes Branches that had been ordering my books stopped ordering, the Splenda Company in Canada stopped ordering and the American Splenda Company lost interest in my books as well. Still, call me stubborn...I persisted and wrote 5 low-carb cookbooks, still feeling the rejection through all those years, but now I'm beginning to feel somewhat vindicated. I am writing low-carb recipes for an international Diabetes Magazine. The people at this magazine actually understand the importance of low-carbing for people with diabetes. I hope the people that rejected my books due to the switch to low-carbing will get to see those magazines and my recipes. :-) Sweet!
On 26 August, Behnam Zare’ was hanged in Adelabad prison, in the south-western city of Shiraz. Neither his parents nor his lawyer were notified prior to his execution being implemented, as required under Iranian law.
Behnam Zare’ was convicted of a murder that took place on 21 April 2005. During an argument with a man named Mehrdad he swung a knife, wounding Mehrdad in the neck. Mehrdad later died in hospital. At the time of the murder Behnam Zare’ was 15 years old. Behnam Zare’ was detained on 13 November 2005; Branch 5 of Fars Criminal Court sentenced him to qesas (retribution) for premeditated murder. The case went to appeal before the Supreme Court where the sentence was upheld. The verdict was then passed to the Office for Implementation of Sentences.
On 5 February 2008, the order for the implementation of his sentence was approved by Ayatollah Shahroudi, the Head of the Judiciary. On or around 11 February 2008, the Head of the Judiciary ordered a second attempt to negotiate payment of diyeh ("blood money") with the family of Mehrdad.
This year, according to information available to Amnesty International, Iran has executed at least 227 people, including six juvenile offenders. Since 1990 Iran has executed at least 37 juvenile offenders, eight of them in 2007. No other country is known to have executed a juvenile offender in 2008.
The situation of juvenile offenders facing execution in Iran has reached a crisis level, with at least 132 juvenile offenders known to be on death row, although the true number could be much higher.
The execution of juvenile offenders is prohibited under international law, as stated in Article 6 (5) of the ICCPR and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), of which Iran is a state party to and so has undertaken not to execute anyone for crimes committed when they were under 18.
Source: Amnesty International
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Disgraceful conduct from “Mugabe” Speaker
For the first time ever, the speaker of the House today stopped a member of Parliament asking a question to save the reputation of the person being asked the question.
I'm disgusted.The sooner Margaret Wilson is out of Parliament, the better. She tried to stop corruption allegations against a MP from being raised in Parliament. Is this case related to Labour's move to close the Serious Fraud Office?
This carry on has no place in a democracy. Maybe it was also a ploy to get NZ First to support the ETS tomorrow. So, what I've done is provided some of the transcript from Hansard .
Rodney Hide: Will the Prime Minister therefore assure the House that the Serious Fraud Office will be able to assess and investigate, unimpeded, the claims of corruption by a businessman, repeated on several occasions to Dominion Post reporter Phil Kitchin, that this businessman was one of several people to whom Peter Simunovich gave $9,999.95 in 2002, to pass on to New Zealand First in exchange for Winston Peters’ “shutting up about his allegations of wrongdoing against Simunovich Fisheries”, and that “Sure enough, within a couple of weeks Winston Peters did shut up.”, and that the man’s statement and details were provided last week to the Serious Fraud Office, and that the businessman himself was concerned for his personal safety? Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. You have just heard a very serious allegation from a member who, typically, failed to name anyone other than one company. But the critical person is the one he claims to be a businessman, whose life is under threat, apparently—unless it is from Rodney I cannot imagine from whom. But, I want to know, is that a fair question in this House? Madam SPEAKER: Well, unfortunately, yes, from time to time allegations are made, and that question falls into that category that is permitted under the Standing Orders. Rt Hon HELEN CLARK: The relevant question to me was “Can such allegations be fully and independently investigated?”, and the answer is, of course, yes. Madam SPEAKER: Supplementary question, Rodney Hide. Oh, point of order, the Rt Hon Winston— Rt Hon Winston Peters: No, I want to ask a supplementary question. Rodney Hide: Well, you can take your turn. Rt Hon Winston Peters: It is my turn.... Madam SPEAKER: Would you both sit down, otherwise you will both leave the Chamber and no one will be asking the question, which will solve the problem. Be seated. I called Rodney Hide before I saw the Rt Hon Winston Peters, so I will call Rodney Hide and then we will take the Rt Hon Winston Peters’ question. Rodney Hide: Does the Prime Minister think it a good look for her Government to be abolishing the Serious Fraud Office just as it is assessing the complaint made by a former business associate of Peter Simunovich that her Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, went to see Peter Simunovich to show him the evidence of corruption he had against Peter Simunovich and stated that through a payment of $50,000, “we would just slowly get rid of it”, or will she just keep accepting her Minister of Foreign Affairs’ word that he has done nothing wrong— Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. We are not going to truly have some sort of half-baked Serious Fraud Office inquiry inside this House conducted by “Rodney Hide QC”. The reality of it is that he has not presented one fact to make these serious allegations. They are deadly serious in my view, and they also concern the issue on which we turned over Radio New Zealand and Television New Zealand (TVNZ) in December last year with one Phil Kitchin, who was working for them—those are the facts. Madam SPEAKER: I thank the member. The only breach of the Standing Orders is that questions are meant to be succinct, as are answers. If the member could please make his question succinct, then it would be much appreciated, being consistent with the Standing Orders. Rodney Hide: It is very hard; he has been up to such a lot of naughtiness. Madam SPEAKER: No, could the member please just ask the question. Rodney Hide: Does the Prime Minister think it a good look to be abolishing the Serious Fraud Office just as it is assessing the complaint made by a former business associate of Peter Simunovich that her Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, went to see Peter Simunovich to show him the evidence of corruption he had against Peter Simunovich and stated that through a payment of $50,000, “we would just slowly …”— Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. I demand that either the member gives me the evidence now or he apologises. What he is saying is baseless and, more important, it is the subject of a serious defamation case for which at the time, all the way through December last year, TVNZ and Radio New Zealand argued that they had never at any point sought to impugn my integrity. The member is now seeking to litigate a sub judice matter in the House. Madam SPEAKER: Would the member please be seated. That is not a point of order. Would the member just complete his question, please. Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. The sub judice rule applies in this House. You know I have an action against TVNZ, Radio New Zealand, and others. Madam SPEAKER: I am sorry; would the member please be seated. No, I did not know that; I am sorry. I had not realised that. If matters are before the court, there are many precedents that they are not to be raised in this House. So would the member please just succinctly ask the point of his question, consistent with the Standing Orders. Rodney Hide: I will pick up where I was interrupted—that through a payment of $50,000, “we would just slowly get rid of it”, or will she just keep accepting her Minister of Foreign Affairs’ word—
Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. The member may not know any Latin, but the sub judice rule does not allow him to raise the matter in this House. I am fighting this case in the court—and doing rather well at the moment—and with the greatest respect TVNZ, Radio New Zealand, and ACT are not going to win inside this House. They have to come to court with me, and I am very happy to join them. Hon Bill English: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker— Rodney Hide: Can I finish my question now, Madam Speaker? Madam SPEAKER: No.
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