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The Germans had the word for centuries. In Ancient times, they even thought a bug ground up could treat ear diseases. Today it simply means the music that gets stuck in your head More in the show notes at https://accelerandocast.com/show_notes/ The post S2. 7. Earworms (The Songs In Your Head) first appeared on Accelerando Podcast.

Episode Notes S5E23- Join us as we dive into the minds of metalcore bad boys Thy Will Be Done. We'll be talking everything from their newest hit single "Prelude to Apostasy" to their upoming hometown show in July.. MEMBERS OF THY WILL BE DONE: J.Costa -- Vocals Kurt Fraunfelter -- Guitar Chris Robinson -- Guitar Chris Côte -- Bass Jay Waterman -- Drums Thy Will Be Done is an American heavy metal band formed in 2005 from Providence, Rhode Island.[7] The ensemble has released the studio albums Was and Is to Come and In Ancient of Days via Stillborn Records, as well as the EP Temple via Eye.On Lion Recordings. Since the release of Temple, the band has recorded two cover songs: "Emerald" by Thin Lizzy and "March of the Pigs" by Nine Inch Nails,[12] as well as released two singles, "Breath of Light" and "Last Ghost to Kill". The band has released two music videos to date. The first, debuted on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball on May 17, 2009 for 'Earth's Final Embrace'.and their second, fifteen years later, for 'Prelude To Apostasy' and is not suitable for all viewers. NEWS FLASH: You can now purchase Toking with the Dead full novel here https://a.co/d/7uypgZo https://www.barnesandnoble.com/.../toking.../1143414656... You can see all your past favorite episodes now streaming on https://redcoraluniverse.com/ OR Show your support by purchasing FB stars. Send stars to the stars fb.com/stars Toking with the Dead: https://www.stilltoking.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TokingwiththeDead?tn=-]C-R https://www.instagram.com/stilltokingwith/?hl=en https://twitter.com/thetoking?lang=en https://pinecast.com/feed/still-toking-with Check out Toking with the Dead Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awhL5FyW_j4 Check out Toking with the Dead Episode 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaUai58ua6o Buy awesome Merchandise! https://www.stilltoking.com/toking-with-the-dead-train https://teespring.com/stores/still-toking-with Our booking agent: https://www.facebook.com/AmyMakepeace https://www.facebook.com/groups/3770117099673924 Sponsorship Opportunities: https://www.stilltoking.com/become-a-sponsor or email us at bartlett52108@gmail.com thetokingdead@gmail.com ————————————— Follow our guest https://thywillbedone.bandcamp.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thy_Will_Be_Done https://www.facebook.com/thywillbedone/ https://www.instagram.com/twbd/?hl=en https://twitter.com/twbd?lang=en ———————— Follow Still Toking With and their friends! https://smartpa.ge/5zv1 https://thedorkeningpodcastnetwork.com/ ————————————— Produced by Leo Pond and The Dorkening Podcast Network https://TheDorkening.com Facebook.com/TheDorkening Youtube.com/TheDorkening Twitter.com/TheDorkening Dead Dork Radio https://live365.com/station/Dead-Dork-Radio-a68071 MORE ABOUT THE GUEST: The band toured with DevilDriver, Suffocation, and Goatwhore with fill-in bassist Jeff Golden who would later go on to join Crowbar. In 2012, the band performed with Metallica at Orion Music + More, as well as Party to the Apocalypse 2012 starring Shadows Fall, God Forbid and Trumpet the Harlot. In December 2015, Thy Will Be Done had been working on the follow-up to their Temple EP when the band's drummer, Jay Waterman, suffered cardiac arrest amidst tracking the band's new album, resulting in a provisional break from performances for the band. See less Find out more at https://still-toking-with.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/still-toking-with/4e80f363-62ad-4ecb-a803-ed176c42b008

In Ancient times, all people groups prepared for battle one way or another. This would include the Israelites. However, the Israelites went about it in a very different manner.    Welcome to the History of the Bible!   If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon Page (https://patreon.com/TheHistoryoftheBible)  To give feedback on The History of the Bible click the link (https://forms.gle/AtzUReJ8gLuFYPaP8). Let us know how this podcast has impacted you or someone you know click the link (https://forms.gle/jr4EdGsqCaFk4qZm8)! Please let us know if you believe something was presented with incorrect information (https://forms.gle/PiMMkPnJFaa4j5p37).  Our show was edited and produced by Nikao Productions. Search Nikao Productions wherever you listen to podcasts to check out other shows! Follow them on Instagram @Nikaoproductions  

Karen and Mark Wilson share from 37 years of experience in a marriage and expand their experience and the messages in Ephesians 5:21-33. After receiving the gift of the Good News of the Gospel…. How then should we live a worthy life? The Gospel story should reshape our own story and how we should live - in our homes - in our workplace - in our relationships In Ancient time - there was a household code of conduct between; - husband and wife - parents and children - slaves and master In the ancient world the man was the boss and in that context slaves, wives and children were often mis-treated as objects. Jesus enters the world and changes the context. He reminds us we are all created in the image of God and there should be inherent dignity in the way all humans are treated. Jesus came in grace and spoke the truth and broke the structures of power by serving. Practical applications for us; Use the Cross as a reminder symbol of the power of submission to create lives of victory and be filled with the Holy Spirit. 1. Mutual Submission. Be willing submit yourself to each other. 2. Understanding Headship as servanthood. Giving your own life for the good of the other. Use Jesus as the prime example. Strength in posturing yourself to serve. 3. Serving one another. Less selfish and less independent. 4. God's grace is needed. Seek his Spirit through prayer, wisdom and grace 5. Marriage can be great. Marriage can be the best fertile ground to experience God's grace. Unwavering commitment to faithfulness. Carve out time for fun Listening to one another Do great things together Surround yourself with people with great marriages Walk as there are 3 in your marriage, your partner, your self and Jesus.

In Ancient times men lived by a code. Samurais had a code called bushido. Gangsters had a code saying you never rat anyone out. When you have a code you live by it gives your life purpose and focus. So today we are going to go over how to make your own code to live a better life. In this Episode:What is a code?Why having a code is importantResearch codes.Ask yourself why.Repetition is key.Visualize.Teach your code.I as always want to thank you so very much for your support and listening to the Podcast. If you ever have any questions on this or anything else, Please feel free to reach out Anthony@gentsjourney.com!  

Hello Interactors,Chicago was bursting at the seams at the turn of the century. People were stressed, companies were panicking, and something had to be done. They needed a plan; a map of a 20th century city. They needed someone to draw a picture, ease their minds, and persuade Chicago’s industrial elite. As interactors, you’re special individuals self-selected to be a part of an evolutionary journey. You’re also members of an attentive community so I welcome your participation.Please leave your comments below or email me directly.Now let’s go…THE POWER OF THE PENIt wasn’t going to end well. The mechanical engineering class was split in their opinions over elements of a design for a handle bar bracket they were designing. It was getting tense. There was yelling, pointing, and gesturing among the aggressive ones while distracted, despondent doodlers were dawdling in the margins. The instructor, clearly rattled, was vainly refereeing the melee. Then, from the back of the class, came a calm but firm interjection. “Can I make a suggestion?”, a man’s voice said. The class whirled around in their seats. There was another professor seated in the back, but who was he? Last week we left Chicago at the turn of the century. The flood of immigrants from the 1830s to 1900 had led to exponential population growth.  There were nearly 4,000 people living in Chicago in the 1830s and over two million by 1900. It made a lot of people rich, but left many more poor. It was also causing congestion, pollution, and, yes, disillusion. Chicago was not becoming what the city’s elite had imagined. Those who could, escaped to the suburbs proffered. Those who couldn’t, scraped by on whatever was offered. But everyone was frustrated, confused, anxious, and scared. Infamous Chicago organized crime had been building for decades with crooks named Michael ”Hinkey Dink” Kenna, George “Bugs” Moran, and the “Bloody Gennas” – six Sicilian brothers “Bloody” Angelo, Mike “The Devil”, and Pat, Sam, Jim, and Tony – “The Gentlemen.” Railroads were stringing rail lines into the city, boats were crowding the harbors, and the glimmer of automobiles was on the horizon. Companies were booming and competing for rights to increasingly limited public land. The government did their best to mediate and keep the town running, but it was getting heated. Then somebody in the periphery was asked to make a suggestion. As that engineering class was staring down the mysterious man in the back, he continued, “I’m not a mechanical engineer so I’m having trouble understanding what you’re talking about. Would someone kindly draw a picture of this bracket on the whiteboard so I can see what it is you’re arguing about?” All of the students look at each other and then one sheepishly admitted what they were all thinking, “I don’t really know how to draw.” Eventually somebody was delegated to draw a rough sketch of the part. They then circled and labeled the elements they were discussing. The room erupted again in debate. “That’s not what we’re talking about!”, said a boisterous one as they charged the whiteboard. They grabbed another marker and circled and labeled another element. “What are you talking about?”, said another as they leapt from their seat for the board. Soon, all of the students were gathered around the whiteboard, pens in hand, visually negotiating a resolution.  With the power of the pen, and the emergence of an image, comes the persuasion of people. To visualize is to compromise.THE WINDY WHITE CITYSeven years before the 20th century arrived, Chicago hosted the 1892 World’s Fair: Columbian Exposition. Otherwise known as the Chicago World’s Fair. But most people ended up calling it ‘White City’ due to the white neoclassical architecture it featured, but in today’s social context it was ‘White’ for other reasons. For one, it was celebrating the 400 year anniversary of Christopher Columbus “discovering” America. For another, the organizing committee refused to appoint any Black or African-American members. There were Black and African-American exhibits accepted as a consolation, but even though these Americans comprised one tenth of the population at the time, it seemed the organizing committee would rather not hear from them.Ida B. Wells, a Chicago resident at the time, Frederick Douglass, and Irvine Garland Penn didn’t sit idly by. They produced a pamphlet entitled, The Reason Why: The Colored American is not in the World's Columbian Exposition. It was printed in English, French, and German. The preface reads like this:“TO THE SEEKER AFTER TRUTH:Columbia has bidden the civilized world to join with her in celebrating the four-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America, and the invitation has been accepted. At Jackson Park are displayed exhibits of her natural resources, and her progress in the arts and sciences, but that which would best illustrate her moral grandeur has been ignored.The exhibit of the progress made by a race in 25 years of freedom as against 250 years of slavery, would have been the greatest tribute to the greatness and progressiveness of American institutions which could have been shown the world. The colored people of this great Republic number eight millions – more than one-tenth the whole population of the United States. They were among the earliest settlers of this continent, landing at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 in a slave ship, before the Puritans, who landed at Plymouth in 1620. They have contributed a large share to American prosperity and civilization. The labor of one-half of this country has always been, and is still being done by them. The first credit this country had in its commerce with foreign nations was created by productions resulting from their labor. The wealth created by their industry has afforded to the white people of this country the leisure essential to their great progress in education, art, science, industry and invention.Those visitors to the World's Columbian Exposition who know these facts, especially foreigners will naturally ask: Why are not the colored people, who constitute so large an element of the American population, and who have contributed so large a share to American greatness, more visibly present and better represented in this World's Exposition? Why are they not taking part in this glorious celebration of the four-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of their country? Are they so dull and stupid as to feel no interest in this great event? It is to answer these questions and supply as far as possible our lack of representation at the Exposition that the Afro-American has published this volume.”The lead architect of the neoclassical “White City” was Daniel Burnham. He was lauded by the White organizing committee for capturing the essence of the American exceptionalism they intended the fair to evangelize. It was the largest exposition to date and drew over 750,000 people on its opening day. So in 1906 when Chicago was fuming in its own waste, clogged with congestion, and stuck with an unclear path forward, a group of industrialists, called the Commercial Club of Chicago (which is still around today), called Burnham to the front of the room to draw them a picture. The project was called the Burnham Plan. WAR OF WORDS AND WATERCOLORSBurnham had already sketched some ideas of how to improve the city’s waterfront after the World’s Fair had concluded. He also helped other cities like Washington D.C., Cleveland, and San Francisco with their own plans. Some regard him as the father of American city planning. Burnham signed on a partner, Edward H. Bennett who ended up doing much of the coordination. But they also hired a prominent muralist and watercolorist, Jules Guérin. Burnham knew his ideas, along with the ideas of the Commercial Club members, would take some selling to the public, other prominent businessmen, and the city government. He needed more than a sketch, a plan, or even a map. He needed people to be both inspired and consoled. But also persuaded.What led to the contention and confusion in that mechanical engineering class wasn’t just differing opinions. That’s what came out in their actions, but what compelled these people to react as they did was more likely anxiety, frustration, confusion, and maybe even fear of being wrong. It’s that same feeling we have when we’re disoriented or lost. There’s a unique image in our head, if we can access it, that will orient us when we’re lost. Every student in that classroom had their own individual image of that bracket in their head. They just needed to access it. But manifesting that image through words can be inadequate and frustrating. Words only get us so far. That’s why images are worth a thousand words. So in our struggle to reason with that feeling inside us we can sometimes lash out, point fingers, blame the environment — and sometimes each other. What an image provides, be it a drawing or a map, is clarity. Certainty. It makes the invisible visible, the impossible possible, and persuadable persuaded. And, yes, it can also be consoling.Jules Guérin was a good choice on the part of Burnham. His serene cityscape watercolors not only represented the rational, orderly, and systematic plan of Burnham, Bennett, and others, but they made Chicago look calm, peaceful, and serene. Maybe even egalitarian. These artistic maps drew inspiration from Europe — especially the Beaux Arts movement of Paris. Georges Eugène Haussmann had executed a similar city plan of Paris fifty years earlier. It was good timing in the lead up to their 1889 World’s Fair and the construction of the Eifel Tower in 1887. Paris was a medieval mess until Napoléon III hired Haussmann to redesign and renovate the city. His work is now synonymous with the allure of Paris. Guérin ended up painting over 150 images that Burnham used for presentations or to be hung in the halls of buildings housing influential commercial and governmental decision makers. His work wasn’t only pleasant to look at, but featured elements that appealed to a wide variety of constituencies. Some paintings included pastoral forests, farms, and open space contrasted with railroad tracks bordering or dividing the natural landscape. Many included high contrast lightly rendered rivers and lakes that featured both boating for pleasure and commerce. There was something for everyone.But one of the most distinctive elements, is the aerial bird’s eye view. This unique perspective allowed the paintings to be seen as traditional works of art, but also allowed Burnham to sell his vision of an orderly, well structured, architectonic city. Just like the ones in Europe. This style of painting, mapping, and planning of cities came to be known as the City Beautiful movement of urban design and planning that spread across the country.Burnham was a master at leveraging the power of these illusory, artistic, and fanciful maps to persuade. But he wasn’t doing it alone. He had the full backing of the Commercial Club who came with their own ideas. But they weren’t alone either. There were competing visions for the city. One contentious element was the refactoring of Michigan Avenue. Burnham’s plan called for both widening and elevating a portion of the street and connecting the two roads with a double decker bridge. Another group called the Michigan Avenue Improvement Association had a simpler idea. They wanted to widen the street, but keep it at one level connected by a single level bridge. Both groups spent two years drawing pictures, making pamphlets, and arguing. NOTHING NEW SINCE THE GREEKSJust like those students all standing around the whiteboard, with pen in hand, they were debating, negotiating, and persuading with pictures. It’s what that guy in the back of class was looking for. The mysterious observer was the head of the Design Department at Carnegie-Mellon at the time, Dick Buchanan. He’s now at Case Western Reserve. He was curious how the engineering department was teaching their students, so he asked to sit in on a class. Drawing is a part of the foundational curriculum in design schools, but he learned maybe that wasn’t the case in engineering. Mr. Buchanan also knows the power of persuasion. He studied rhetoric in college and understands the power of carefully crafted words and images to persuade.The Burnham plan wasn’t the first to take the approach of top-down patriarchal style city planning. Idealized fantasy cities dot the history of western civilization. In Ancient times, the Greek city of Miletus grew from a planned city map dating back to 450 BCE. Milesian settlers used plans like these throughout present day Turkey. Their grid formations became the basis for the gridded Roman cities that I mentioned in my first post of this spring series on Roman cadastral surveying and mapping. These methods continue to be the dominant form of urban planning today.The grid went dormant in mapping and city structure when the Roman empire fell and throughout medieval times. Just like large scale cadastral mapping, it didn’t reappear until the Renaissance. This time the cartesian arrangement included elements of protection to guard against organized military attacks on monarchies. They were optimized for the interaction of people and place and monetary exchange within their borders and thus took on radial and symmetrical arrangements. Architects and designers like Leonardo da Vinci reached back to 80 BCE and the books Vitruvius wrote on structured, practical, architecture to draw these schemes.  Another influential, though less famous, craftsman, artist, architect, and writer of the Renaissance was a man named Filarete. He wrote a highly influential book on architecture in 1464 called Libro architettonico or “Architectonic book.” Even da Vinci was pulling ideas from his work. His book featured a fictional storyline that included an idealize city called Sforzinda. Including a star shaped diagram of the city plan. Humanism was at the center of Renaissance philosophy so art and design often echoed the proportion and function of humans. This trope is also a nod to Vitruvius and his Vitruvian Man that was popularized by Leonardo da Vinci’s famous 1490 illustration of the man with outstretch arms.Newcastle University Urban Design Professor, Ali Madanipour writes,“The desired order was to be achieved by a single design for an entire city, anticipating Machiavelli and Descartes who also looked for a single source of order, which politically became manifest in absolute monarchies.”The idealized city Burnham had devised 500 years later drew from these ideas. It had been occurring around Europe throughout the Renaissance and into the Industrial Age. The orderly, industrialized, and mechanized designs of factories, tools, and products were now being applied to cities. Just as monarchies in Europe looked to artists, designers, and craftsman to bring order to the design of their cities and societies, so were industrialists looking to Burnham and others to bring order to Chicago and its people. A plan that was modelled from ancient European history, and the recent history of the Chicago World’s Fair and American exceptionalism.For both the fair and the Burnham plan, it was White men who held dominant roles in public politics and private enterprise that were in charge. They wielded a moral authority that leaned on America’s founding claims of ‘Manifest Destiny’. A moral code summarized in six words, “Is this yours? It’s mine now.” These men also had privileged social status and felt entitled to their benefits, wealth, and rewards even at the detriment of the lives of Black Americans, Indigenous nations, disadvantaged immigrants, and poor White Americans. Fearful that their privilege, status, or wealth may be challenged by growing populations of people different from them, they turned to power, order, and domination. They sought control over the situation. All they needed was someone to draw a picture. A map. A drawing. Something that would ease their mind. So Burnham stood at the head of the class, grabbed some chalk, and before he knew it he had Chicago’s most powerful men drawing pictures of their idealized future. Subscribe at interplace.io

In Ancient times, people were trained to be in tune with their mind, body, and soul, and that gave them a stronger foundation to deal with threats as they arose. Over the years, we’ve lost that mentality. As our lives have become compartmentalized, our mind, body, and soul have become separate areas dealt with individually.   The problem with this is, we no longer know how to determine what is a threat and what isn’t. As we’ve become more sensitized to external factors, we’ve gone into a near constant survival mode.   How can we become more in tune with ourselves, so we can stop giving so much of our energy to things that don’t need it? Aside from impacting our quality of life, are there any health risks of staying in fight-or-flight mode?   In this episode, Founder and CEO of Wellsmart, Dr Amy Coleman explains the dangers of not taking care of our health holistically.    Nothing causes more destruction to the immune system than what comes from our inner battles. The immune system follows the consciousness. -Dr Amy Coleman   Three Takeaways    How striving for perfection hurts our immune systemsPerfection is a moving target, so it should never be our goal. When we set our sights on unrealistic expectations, we make way for unrest within our consciousness. This ultimately causes an inner battle that impacts our physical health.    Why survival mode is more damaging than we realizeOur society has trained us to believe that stress is a motivator and being in survival mode brings great results, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. When we’re on high-alert for too long, our brainwaves collapse and we struggle to complete basic tasks.    The impact trans-generational trauma has on our healthThe experiences of our ancestors have a huge impact on our physiological health. They become memories within us, and impact various organs. There’s no way to remove them, but they shouldn’t be seen as a threat. We just need to digest and vibrate them out.     Guest Bio-    Dr Amy Coleman is the Founder and CEO of Wellsmart. She is a family medical physician with secondary training in Japanese Acupuncture, and started as a flight surgeon in the US Airforce. Dr Coleman went on to become the youngest and first female Commander of the Special Operations Clinic in Ramstein, Germany, where she guided global medical missions and was appointed physician for officers of the highest command positions. Dr Coleman is also the author of Discovering Your Own Doctor Within.   To find out more, go to: https://www.wellsmartservice.com/about/amy-coleman/ https://www.instagram.com/wellsmartservice/?hl=en https://twitter.com/wellinsidenout?lang=en   Links mentioned on this episode:Tribe: Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger/dp/1455566381

Revelation 3:12–13 "The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name."What does it mean, God will make you like a pillar? In Ancient cities great leaders were honored by erecting pillars with their names inscribed on them.God’s pillars, are those who remain faithful through life, to the end. You will be known in Heaven as a symbol of stability, and strength.You will be honored, forever. You will wear 3 Names. On your apparel will be emblazoned three marks of glorious identification.The NAME of your SaviorYour heavenly CITIZENSHIPYour own distinctive NEW name. Selected and awarded him by Christ Himself.The rewards Jesus will pass out for the faithful—are beyond measure."What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him"—1 Corinthians 2:9

In Ancient days, even unbelievers understand what was profane from public use. How do you raise a child in this kind of environment knowing that you only have so many years with them? Let's find out!

Hey there Weight Loss Nation, Today, we take a good look at - The Forbidden Food – Black Rice Black Rice is also called “Forbidden Rice” or “Emperor’s Rice.” In Ancient times, Black Rice was “reserved” for the Emperors of China and used as a “Tribute” food. As a matter of fact…….Anyone caught stealing even a “handful” of the sacred Black Rice, would be put to death! “Black Rice” was rare in Ancient China and it’s origin was unclear until recently. In a study published by “The Plant Cell,” in September of 2015, Researchers from two institutions in Japan collaborated to examine the genetic basis for the black color in rice grains. They discovered that the trait was due to a rearrangement in a plant gene, which activates the production of “Anthocyanins.” I hope you recall that I spoke about “Anthocyanins” on last week’s episode on “Raspberries,” on Concoction Friday. “Anthocyanins” are what give fruit it’s color. Red Raspberries, Black Berries, Red Rice and…..Black Rice!   The researchers concluded that this rearrangement of the gene must have originally happened in the tropical “japonica” subspecies of rice, (meaning it happened in or around Japan) and that the black rice trait was then transferred into other varieties (including those found today) by crossbreeding.   Dr. Zhimin Xu, Associate Professor at the Dept. of Food Science at Louisiana State Univ. Agricultural Center…. Who reported on the research presented at the 240th National Meeting of the (AMS) American Chemical Society said…..  “Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful of blueberries, but with less sugar and more fiber and vitamin E antioxidants.”   Wow! That’s a powerful grain!!! Black Rice is the variety of rice with the most powerful disease fighting “anti-oxixants,” as well as a great source of FIBER.  Black Rice contains “anti-inflammatory” properties which has the ability to…… “Search, Fight & Destroy” “Free Radical Cells” that cause Cancer……making it part of our “Pac Man” family!   That’s right Nation…….Black Rice is part of our “Pac Man” family. Searching for “Free Radical Cells” “bacteria” and “Viruses” that are invading the cells in YOUR Body!   The outermost layer of black rice…. Called “the hull,” is where most of the nutrients are found.   White rice is “milled,” where the “hull” “bran” and “germ”  is removed to expose just the rice.   After that…..the white rice goes through a process where it is “polished”…… to make the rice look bright, white and shiny.   Removing the hull of the rice and then “polishing” it removes much of the nutrients and flavor of the rice.   How does it compare to “black rice”?   I’ll tell you………   A 6oz serving of “White Rice” contains:   220 calories, 6.8 gms protein, 1.2 gms of iron and 0.6 grams of fiber.   “Black Rice” contains: 200 calories, 8.5 gms of protein, 3.5 gms of  iron, 4.9 gms of fiber, and the highest amount of antioxidants of any rice variety.   Study after study has found that eating whole grain varieties with high fiber content, protect against obesity, heart disease diabetes and digestive issues.   Fiber binds waste and toxins within your colon, which helps to regulate bowel function – reducing or eliminating constipation and diarrhea.   How do you Prepare Black Rice?   Very similar to how you cook other whole grains.   Calculate ratios: 1 cup rice should cook in 1 1/2 cups water; scale up or down as needed.   Don’t rinse: The outer layer has antioxidants, which may help lower cholesterol, help your immune system and help with brain functions. Go heavy: A thick-bottomed pot prevents scorching. Simmer slowly: After coming to a boil, the rice should simmer, covered, until it absorbs the water (anywhere from 25-35 minutes).   Steam to finish: Keep the rice covered, off heat, for 10 minutes after cooking. Today's Recipe I have chosen for you is:   Black Rice with Broccoli & Almonds Makes 4 Servings  about 300 calories each serving. Ingredients: 1 cup black rice 1 pound broccoli, cut into small florets 3 cloves garlic, unpeeled 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon coarse salt Freshly ground pepper 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (or Brown Mustard) 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted 1 cup lightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 2 scallions, thinly sliced Directions 1. In a heavy-bottomed medium pot, bring rice and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer, cover, and cook until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 25 - 35 minutes, depending on your stove top. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl. Let cool slightly. 2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss broccoli and garlic with 2 tablespoons oil. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Roast, stirring once, until tender, about 20 minutes. Remove and reserve garlic; transfer broccoli to bowl with rice. 3. Remove garlic from skins. Place in a small bowl; mash. Whisk in mustard, vinegar, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Drizzle over salad. Add almonds, parsley, and scallions; toss. Season with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Serve and Enjoy!