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He also sells a Gundry MD Multi-Purpose Lectin-Free Flour Mix.

Both coconut flour and blanched almond flour are on Dr. Gundry’s lectin-free “yes” list and appear frequently in his recipes and videos. He does not pick only one. He typically uses blends rather than a single flour. Almond flour Use blanched almond flour only. The skins contain lectins that many of his patients react to. Unblanched or “almond meal” is not recommended. He often rates it well (an “A” in his flour tier lists) and uses it for cookies, cakes, muffins, and pie crusts. Coconut flour He likes it a lot. It is high in fiber and contains some MCTs. In several Gundry MD videos he calls it one of his favorites and even groups it with “superfood” options. The catch: it is extremely absorbent, so you cannot swap it 1:1 for wheat or almond flour. Recipes usually need extra liquid (or eggs) and often mix it with other flours. Other lectin-free flours he recommends These appear on his official lists and in his cookbooks/baking talks: Cassava flour (often the closest “all-purpose” st...

Compass Datacenters is the live proposal. Everything else in Shawnee County right now is either process, pause, or pushback around that one project.

The project itself Dallas-based Compass Datacenters filed a Conditional Use Permit (CU-26-203) with Shawnee County on July 24, 2026, for a hyperscale campus on just over 600 acres of unincorporated land southwest of Topeka in the Wakarusa area. The site is described as 3303 SW 77th Street / SW 85th Street, west of US-75, adjacent to the 2012 South Topeka Economic Growth Corridor that already holds the Walmart Distribution Center and the Mars plant. It sits on land currently zoned light industrial, west of Kanza Fire Commerce Park. Proposed build: 10 single-story buildings, phased 400 megawatts of IT capacity Dedicated Evergy on-site substation paid 100% by Compass Target full operations around 2031; construction roughly 2028–2031 Compass’s own numbers (filed studies plus its project site): ~300 on-site operations jobs plus ~400 more in the metro through suppliers/contractors (~700 total once running) ~1,700 construction jobs per year during build, typically three-quarters l...

We need the sales tax

Union at Tower District is their first Topeka community (and third in Kansas, after projects in Lawrence and Wichita). It is a ~$59–70 million, 250-unit development of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments for households earning 30–60% of area median income. Location: 1104 SE Quincy Street (southeast corner of SE Quincy and 11th Street), near downtown Topeka. Buildings: Two four-story and one three-story buildings on about four acres. Amenities: Community center, fitness center, playground, dog park/courtyard, on-site management. Timeline: Groundbreaking June 3, 2025. Construction is underway; the first building was expected to open spring/early summer 2026, with full completion targeted for January–March 2027. Applications have been accepted. Financing and public partners include: City of Topeka RHID tax incentives (approved ~$12 million cap with a 20-year term and sale clawback). Shawnee County revenue bonds (Stifel underwrote $35 million; not-to-exceed $65 million...

"Kevin Cook" Buy the the man a [hot Dog] some therapy time

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Title: A Hot Dog, a Witness, and a County Commissioner I pulled up to talk to my county commissioner. That is supposed to be an ordinary thing in Shawnee County. You have a question. You see the man who holds the office. You roll the window down, or you step out, and you talk. What I did not expect was to be accused of electioneering. I might have bought somebody a hot dog. That sentence still makes me pause, not because a hot dog is a scandal, but because of how quickly a simple conversation was turned into a crime scene. Kansas is not vague about electioneering. The statute is about polling places and advance voting sites. Two hundred and fifty feet. Campaign materials. An attempt to persuade voters where they vote. A class C misdemeanor if you do it there. A hot dog, purchased somewhere that is not a polling place, is a hot dog. If mustard has become a campaign contribution, someone should send a memo to the Governmental Ethics Commission before the next county fair. I was r...

ghrelin

That “hole in the stomach” is real physiology, not just willpower failing. When you eat early and stay up late, several things stack: The stomach empties. A normal mixed dinner leaves the stomach in roughly 2–4 hours. After that the organ is empty. Empty-stomach cells start pumping out ghrelin , the main hunger hormone. Ghrelin tells the brain “find food.” It also makes the stomach contract. Hunger contractions (the actual “hole” feeling). Once the stomach is empty it runs a housekeeping cycle called the migrating motor complex. Every 80–120 minutes it produces strong, rhythmic contractions (phase III). Those are the gnawing, hollow, rumbling pangs people describe. They are not an emergency; they are the gut clearing itself and signaling that the last meal is gone. Your body clock is already biased toward evening hunger. Even when calories and meal timing are controlled, hunger has a built-in circadian peak in the biological evening (around 8 p.m. for most people) and a trough in th...

Exposing corruption

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If anyone missed Mayor Spencer Duncan’s 11-minute AI-generated speech explaining why he’s taking the first step toward raising property taxes on Topekans, you didn’t miss much. Most of it made no sense, and many of his words have already been contradicted by his own actions. His excuse? Cutting the budget could hurt public safety. Guess what? Our city already doesn’t feel safe. Police are taking longer than ever to respond to calls, if they even do. State Troopers and Sheriff’s deputies are often getting to emergency calls before our own police officers. Houses are burning, along with people and family pets, because of low water pressure or inoperable fire hydrants. Streets aren’t getting plowed in the winter. Homeless people walk around carrying knives, swords, bats and whatever other weapons they can get their hands on. Junkies are everywhere! This city is out of control, and the problem isn’t simply a lack of money. It’s how the money is being spent. B...

Fw: Dornwood

From: Angela Lake <lakeangela98@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2026 1:29 PM To: mcre13@gmail.com <mcre13@gmail.com> Subject: Dornwood   Dear Mr McClure Hi! You came out to Dornwood a few years ago and talked with us about the problems and the improvements that were needed. We are still fighting to get those improvements done, and we really need your help. I’m trying to bring more attention to Dornwood and put this issue in the public eye. Our kids and our community deserve better, and we need the community to come together and support this effort. Would you be willing to meet with me and talk about how you could help us bring attention to Dornwood and finally get the improvements we’ve been asking for? Thanks so much  Angela Lake President TBSA 

What counts as a “substantial interest”

The Capital-Journal’s exclusive, published today, examines claims by the tenant advocacy group Topeka Tenants that District 1 Councilwoman Karen Hiller has a conflict of interest on the proposed landlord registry. Hiller chairs the Public Health and Safety Committee that has been reviewing a pilot program. cjonline.com What Topeka Tenants says The group issued a statement arguing Hiller has shown bias in committee discussions and votes, and that her status as a landlord plus campaign donations from real-estate interests create a conflict. They contend this has contributed to the proposal being “slow-walked.” cjonline.com What the newspaper found Hiller owns three homes: the one she lives in and two she rents out. The current pilot would apply only to properties with five or more units, so her rentals would not be covered now. A later expansion could change that. In her 2025 re-election campaign, roughly $2,900 (about 23 percent of total donations) came from people or entities in rea...

Going barefoot strengthens your feet, sharpens balance, and can lower stress—especially on safe, natural surfaces. The strongest evidence is musculoskeletal; grounding and some wellness claims are more preliminary.

Here are five of the most commonly cited reasons, with why they matter. 1. It strengthens the muscles in your feet and ankles Modern cushioned or supportive shoes do a lot of the work that your intrinsic foot muscles (there are dozens of them) should be doing. Walking barefoot forces those muscles, tendons, and ligaments to stabilize and propel you. A 2021 study found that switching from conventional supportive shoes to more minimal footwear produced about a 57% increase in foot strength over six months. Habitually barefoot people (and kids who spend a lot of time without shoes) often develop stronger feet, more defined arches, and fewer toe deformities such as bunions. Stronger feet support better mechanics all the way up the chain—ankles, knees, hips, and back. 2. It improves proprioception, balance, and posture The soles of your feet are packed with nerve endings that tell your brain where you are in space. Shoes mute that feedback. Barefoot contact increases sensory input, so...

putt putt to the pizza hut

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  The two boards make a clean comparison, but they are not apples-to-apples on every line. Breadsticks went from a 6-pack to an 8-pack, and the Family Night combo swapped a pitcher for four individual drinks. The 2026 prices also look like list/menu prices; Pizza Hut’s actual ticket is usually lower because of carryout specials, $7 Deal Lover’s items, Tuesday personal-pan deals, and app coupons. Even so, the graphic is useful for seeing how list prices moved versus general inflation. Inflation baseline (1988 → 2026) U.S. CPI-U: $1 in 1988 has the purchasing power of about $2.74 in 2026. That is a 174% cumulative increase , or roughly 2.69% per year on average. Every 1988 price below is multiplied by 2.74 to get the “if it only kept up with inflation” 2026 price. Item-by-item Item 1988 Inflation-adjusted (×2.74) 2026 menu vs. inflation Personal Pan $1.99 $5.45 $7.49 +3...

Fact check

Molly,  Will you fact check the attachment, please.  H Henry McClure  Time Kills Deals  785.383.9994 444

Executive Summary — Good Golly Ms. Molly

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Executive Summary — Good Golly Ms. Molly 2024 GO Topeka Public budget vs. 990 actuals The attached sheet is the JEDO-approved 2024 GO Topeka Public operating budget (Dec 2023 / Feb 14, 2024 packet). It is labeled budgeted and non-GAAP. The watchdog figures come from 2024 Form 990 actuals and the Greater Topeka Partnership (GTP) audit. Budget and actual are not the same document. What the sheet does show It is the plan for how JEDO-funded “GO Topeka Public” would charge payroll and GTP shared services: Payroll / benefits: $847,044 budgeted vs. $941,190 allocated on the 990 (~$94k hotter). Shared services: $585,000 budgeted vs. $660,000 actual (~$75k hotter). Packet split: $248k marketing/communications + $337k finance/admin/HR. Combined payroll + shared services: $1.43M planned vs. $1.60M reported. Occupancy: $135,827 on this sheet vs. $335,934 on the GO Topeka 990 — this page does not close that gap. Structure matches the watchdog finding: GO Topeka has no employe...

Fw: Yurii Levchenko Has a New Business!

Henry McClure 785.383.9994  Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device Get Outlook for Android From: Fr. Nikolai Meyers <frnmeyers@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, 26 August 2026 07:30:01 To: Fr. Nikolai Meyers <frnmeyers@gmail.com> Subject: Yurii Levchenko Has a New Business!   Saints Peter & Paul Orthodox Church Topeka, KS August 26th, 2026 Saints Adrian & Natalia Dear Faithful of Saints Peter and Paul,  The blessing of the Holy Trinity be upon you! Yurii Levchenko, a member of our community, is starting a new business. Please read the message below and help him get his business off the ground! Fr. Nikolai  Hi everyone!  My name is Yurii , and I’m a member of our church. I came to the United States from Ukraine through the  U4U (Uniting for Ukraine)  program...