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How 'tall poppy syndrome' can hinder career development
There are many factors why you may never fulfill your career potential and find work you love. One such factor could be the tall poppy syndrome. This is when people of high status are resented, envied and criticised for being successful. Perhaps this is something to do with our modern culture where success, however you define it, has negative connotations. The celebration of success is seen as being arrogant and self-indulgent. Therefore we want to bring successful people back down to earth, even if it's in our mind.
So how does this impact your own career journey?
Well, if you yourself are given the opportunity to climb the ladder of success, you may balk at the idea because you don't want to be perceived as being the aforementioned poppy. The thought of fostering the envy of your peers may be enough to keep you in the comfort zone of mediocrity and this is the reason why many people fear success.
Now if this sounds like you, it's not for me to slap you on the wrist and tell you to change your ways. However, I would like to ask you the following questions:
1. Do you recognise tall poppy syndrome in yourself?
2. Where do you think this tendency or cultural belief came from?
3. How old is the evidence of this tendency?
4. If it came from an individual, where did they get it from?
5. If you banished the tall poppy syndrome from your psyche, what is the worst thing that would happen?
6. What are the odds of this worst thing happening?
7. How much is the adherence to this belief impacting you on a daily basis?
8. If the belief is limiting you in some way, what new belief will help you move forward rather than hinder you?
The more unique, empowering and evidence-based your new belief is, the more effective it will be. But changing long-held beliefs takes time and constant recitation. Eventually, your thoughts and beliefs will be reflected in your actions. And who knows where that may take your career?
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When we think of habituation, we tend to think of a process in which there is a decrease in psychological and behavioural response(s) over time following an organism's exposure to a stimulus. Conceptualising habituation in this manner seems to imply the loss of something once an initial learning event has taken place. Although this may accurately describe what occurs at the psychological and behavioural levels, a study by a group of scientists from the University of Illinois (Dong et al. 2010), which examines habituation at the neurobiological level, shows that contrary to this conceptualisation, both initial exposure and habituation to song playbacks initiates a vast array of genetic activity in the zebra finch brain.
The systematic regulation of FoxP2 expression in singing zebra finches has been the subject of previous posts, but there is also a growing literature, of which Dong et al's study is a part, documenting increases in ZENK gene (which encodes a transcription factor protein that in turn regulates the expression of other target genes) expression in zebra finch auditory forebrain areas in response to playbacks of song or the song of a conspecific. Studies showed that ZENK expression seems to mirror the typical decline in response associated with habituation in that after a certain amount of repetition, presentation of the song that originally elicited upregulation of ZENK no longer did so, and that ZENK returned to baseline levels – although upregulation of ZENK would occur if a different song or an aspect of novelty was introduced (i.e. the original song was presented in a different visual or spatial context).
What Dong et al. have demonstrated by conducting a large scale analysis of gene expression at initial exposure, habituation, and post-habituation stages however, is that unexpectedly profound genetic changes occur as a result of habituation in the absence of any additional novel stimuli following the surge of activity observed during initial exposure to novel song. Thus, the resounding merits of the Dong et al. (2010) study lie in the broadness of their approach, providing a true sense of magnitude with respect to genomic involvement in vocal communication and illuminating important influences that have gone unnoticed by studies with a narrower focus. I summarise the experimental design and findings of the paper below.
Dong et al. 2010 – Experimental Design
The researchers measured both RNA and protein expression in the Auditory Lobule or AL (a region of the zebra finch brain that previous experiments have flagged for increased ZENK mRNA expression in response to song exposure) of zebra finches. Using an experimental design based on 3 main conditions over a time period of 3 days, subjects were distributed into the groups below. Half the birds in each group were euthanized for dissection of the AL so that RNA (including ZENK and related RNAs) could be extracted, where as the other half were euthanized an hour later so that protein expression could be analysed.
Three main groups used in initial experimental design:
1) Silence – Subjects in this group did not hear any song what so ever over the three day period, providing a benchmark with which to compare the results of novel and habituated groups.
2) Novel – Subjects in this group were exposed to novel song for the first time on the third day.
3) Habituated – Subjects in this group were exposed to novel song for 3hrs on the second day (habituation) and heard a repeat of this song on the third day (a day after habituation had taken place).
Dong et al. 2010 – Results and findings
Changes in RNA regulation and protein expression in novel and habituated groups
Using microarray analysis, the team focused on RNA expression for each group and how this differed relative to the silence group. The sheer number of genetic components they found to be involved is astounding – 616 RNAs showed significant differences in the novel group relative to the silence group. Most significantly and rather unexpectedly however, was the whopping 2,923 additional RNAs that showed significant differences in birds in the habituated condition relative to silence that did not manifest in the novel group!
The use of 2-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis to analyse changes in protein expression also confirmed that mirroring RNA changes, proteins also displayed differential abundance (both up and down) relative to the silence group with additional protein changes in the habituated group. The results gained from both these approaches suggest different molecular profiles for each 'state', including a surprisingly distinct profile for birds in the habituated group relative to those in other groups.
Distinct molecular profile in habituated group is a 'delayed' consequence of training
To further investigate the nature of the distinct molecular profile observed in the habituated group, researchers added another condition to their experimental design, namely the 'Trained only' group. Birds in this group experienced the same exposure to song as those in the habituated group on the second day (3hr period), but did not that hear the song again on the third day. As molecular profiles were identical for birds in both habituated and trained only groups despite the lack of repeated exposure in the latter group, Dong et al. conclude that the distinct molecular profile of the habituated group is a 'delayed' molecular consequence of the previous days of training and was not a response to the re-presentation of familiar song.
Gene Grouping and Functional Analysis
The next step for the team was to try and get an idea of the corresponding function of these apparently significant and extensive molecular changes. Functional information was derived from genetic orthologs in the chicken, the only bird to have an entirely sequenced genome at the time this paper was published, which led the researchers to conduct a broader analysis of gene groups rather than detailed analyses of individual genes due to incomplete genetic data for the zebra finch. Functional analysis began with the classification of regulated RNAs into four groups according to the nature of their expression (up or down) relative to silence group (as shown below). Interestingly, RNAs were shown to have similar functional associations unique to their group.
Novel up (153 RNAs) and Novel down (463 RNAs) As expected, ZENK was identified as being among RNAs that showed the most significant increase relative to 'Silence' group, showing consistency with results of previous studies. Like ZENK, most of these RNAs encoded transcription factor proteins that regulate other genes. As reflected in the above figures, downregulated RNAs far outnumbered those upregulated RNAs present at the time of exposure constituting the initial surge of 'positive' activity. Identifiable RNAs appeared to be ion channel RNAs, however, the team speculated that a large proportion of RNAs that could not be identified for function represent noncoding RNAs.
Habituated up (1,467 RNAs) and Habituated down (RNAs 1,456) Despite the vast number of differentially expressed gene products apparent in the habituated group, the team were able to discern changes in a high majority of RNAs and proteins involved in mitochondrial regulation (mitochondria being known as the 'power houses' of cells), suggesting the onset of a widespread metabolic or energetic shift in the AL as a consequence of the habituation process.
Looking forward
So, it goes to show that what looks to be happening on the 'outside' doesn't necessarily reflect what is happening on the 'inside'. Even if birds seem a bit fed up after being subjected to the same pesky song over and over again (who wouldn't!), their genomes are hubs of activity. In a way this isn't surprising in that habituation is a form of learning (albeit a basic one) in which knowledge and information must be integrated and neural circuits modified. For further detail and clarification I strongly encourage a reading of Dong et al.'s paper, which is brilliantly written and fairly accessible to non-experts in biology such as myself. It is also essential work that has provided a foundation for coming research on the recently assembled zebra finch genome (hoping to post about this soon), which will no doubt yield some fascinating insights.
Dong, S et al. (2009) Discrete molecular states in the brain accompany changing responses to a vocal signal. PNAS 106:27, 11364-11369

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I was living in a "new" house although it felt like I had been there a while. The house was large, and I didn't understand how much space it had. I was getting ready to clean it, and I discovered that in addition to the main house, there was an entirely new floor below (in the basement) that had a very long hallway with extra rooms. Many of them were bedrooms, and in fact some had multiple bunk beds. I remember thinking that I didn't realize how much extra sleeping space we had. I felt overwhelmed at the idea of cleaning it all, but I closed off some of the rooms that I wasn't going to need immediately, and then I started cleaning my own bedroom first. I was dusting a shelf, and there were items from my childhood that I didn't really like. There were some very feminine, girly things like ceramic hearts with fake lace around the edge. I thought to myself that I didn't need to keep those things, and that I needed to donate them or sell them.
Then the dream shifted (or maybe it was a second dream.) I was supposed to go to the young adult group at the church and talk to them about Servant Ministry projects. I was supposed to be there at a certain time. First, I was in a big area that resembled an airport but with lots of food places. I was looking for something to eat. It also felt a little like a college dorm cafeteria. I was planning to eat and then go to the meeting. I stopped Will and asked if it was ok if I turned it into a game. I was planning to do trivia like "How many people did we feed with Stop Hunger Now?" He said that was fine. But then I missed the event (maybe this is when I was cleaning??) Dylan came in and said that he and his dad had done it, and although he hadn't wanted to go, he ended up winning the trivia.


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Paul's Thorn in the Flesh…..
2Co 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
2Co 12:8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
2Co 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2Co 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
I was reading a brother's blog today and noticed the topic came up about Paul's thorn in the flesh. Often, I would say the majority of the time, I hear people say that Paul's thorn in the flesh was his sickness. Most often people say it was Paul's eyesight…that he had poor vision. I don't doubt that Paul might have had poor vision, though I'm not really convinced of it, but I personally don't believe Paul's thorn in the flesh was poor eye sight or sickness. I believe Paul's thorn in the flesh is the same thing God's says the "thorn" is in the Old Testament….persecution…attacks from the enemy.
Num 33:55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those of them whom you let remain shall be as barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land where you dwell.
Jos 23:13 know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you, but they shall be a snare and a trap for you, a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good ground that the LORD your God has given you.
Notice in these verses the "thorn" for the Israelites was not a physical sickness but persecution from their enemies.
That was certainly the case with Paul. (Though the Israelites where persecuted/attacked for disobedience..Paul had his "thorn" because of his revelations received.) Paul was continually persecuted by the Jews. So much so that they traveled to different cities stirring up the people against Paul. Paul was also persecuted by heathen as well. In fact Paul say's in 2 Cor 11 all the different ways he suffered for the gospel.
2Co 11:24 Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one.
2Co 11:25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea;
2Co 11:26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers;
Not to mention all the time that Paul spent in jail. So again, I don't believe Paul's thorn in the flesh was a sickness, illness, or bodily condition. If Paul had an eye problem or some bodily ailment I think that is all together a different thing. Notice that Paul was sent a "messenger from Satan":
2Co 12:7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass (buffet) me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
2Co 12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.
2Co 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
The messenger from Satan was sent to "harass/buffet" Paul (most likely an evil spirit sent to stir up strife and persecution against Paul). Having poor eyes is not harassment. Being persecuted, hunted down like a criminal, being beat to a pulp with rods is certainly "harassment".
Notice what Paul says in the verse following his statement on the messenger of Satan that was sent to harass him:
2Co 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities (weakness), in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
He says THEREFORE… So..therefore..because God sent a messenger to harass/buffet me…and because God's grace is sufficient… I can therefore take pleasure in infirmities (weakness), in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses..etc. Notice the theme in verse 10 has an overall focus on persecutions and trials. Also, the word infirmities can also means weakness which does not always mean sickness or a physical disability. It's the same thing Paul says to the Corinthians:
1Co 2:3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
The scriptures also say Christ was crucified in weakness.
"2Co 13:4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. "
Weakness in this verse is the same word used as infirmity in Corinthians. We know Christ wasn't crucified in sickness but his body was crushed through physical persecution.
So.. I'm persuaded that Paul's thorn in the flesh was the abundant persecutions and trials that God allowed Paul to have. If you look at Paul's life he was in some sort of distress or persecution at almost every turn. Continually being put in those type of situations would certainly humble a man, make them rely on God's grace, and give a man an opportunity for God to be strong as they are made weak. ONLY God's grace could carry one through the trials and distresses that Paul so often found himself in.
I think the amazing part of it all is not that Paul went through everything he did. Nor the fact that God gave him grace to endure these things (though that is wonderful). The amazing part of it all is Paul's attitude through it. Paul had come to the place where he took "pleasure" in these things. I believe another translation says Paul "rejoiced" when these trials came upon him. Paul knew these trials were something he couldn't handle in and of himself. Paul knew these trials were God's ways of making him weak and dependant so that God could be strong through Him and ultimately be glorified. How few Christians truly have this attitude towards trials and persecutions. In fact, most believers, whether they realize it or not seem to order their lives to avoid these very things at all cost. Their lives are so comfortable and their walk so lukewarm that they would never, or very rarely, experience persecution or trials for their faith. The sad thing is they are resisting and shielding themselves from the very means that God uses to conform us to the image of Christ. They never allow God to put them into a place of weakness to where they really have to depend on God and allow God to show Himself strong. Yet the very things that most believers don't want in their lives are the very things Paul took pleasure in and rejoiced in. How much our perspective can change when we finally come to see things through God's eyes!
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Amen Brother.. sorry I haven't been able to respond. We just drove to Dallas and are now in East Texas. On Friday we leave to CA for about a week and a half. But I agree brother…it's good that we have the freedom to discuss these things. I'll try to write more later on what you wrote. God bless you brother!
Good article, brother. And Paul can't say God didn't let him know what lay ahead:
16 "…I will show him how much he must suffer for my name." (Acts 9::16)


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Amigurumi "Mia, the math-loving Owl" Crochet Pattern
Learning your numbers will be a piece of cake! – With little math-loving owl Mia.
She might look like a little odd-ball, but she's absolutely friendly and patient and will certainly forgive you, when you miscount her beads.
This sweet little owl is quick and easy to make from a few scraps of yarn and can also be used as a key chain, a good luck charm or a little gift for a loved one.
- Crochet hook size 3.5 mm
- Cotton yarn in different colors (137 yds / 1.75 oz or 125 m / 50 g) – you may, of course, also use any other type of yarn and crochet hook in matching size
- 2 black beads (4 mm) for the eyes (if you are using any other weight of yarn than indicated, you might need slightly smaller or bigger beads here)
- 20 colored beads 10 mm in at least 2 different colors (one color per 5 beads)
- Tapestry needle
- Filling material (e.g. polyester fiberfill)
using the indicated yarn and crochet hook, little math owl Mia will be about 3-4 inches (8-10 cm) tall and will have a wingspan of up to 5 inches (13 cm).
easy, suitable for beginners, basic knowledge of crochet techniques required, the pattern contains plenty of pictures and is easy to follow.
chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, increase/ decrease
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This English pattern is written in US Terms, but I have attached a conversion Chart for US/UK at the end.
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Title: A Rush of Wings
Author: Kristen Heitzmann
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
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Though her panic is real, Noelle St. Claire is uncertain what danger she is fleeing. Fragmented images and slivers of memory have driven her to abandon her wealthy, sheltered life in New York for the hope of a haven—remote and safe.
Noelle's arrival at the Rocky Mountain horse ranch owned by Rick Spencer and his brother Morgan causes more than a little stir. Beautiful, vulnerable, yet strangely secretive, Noelle is an enigma the two contrasting brothers seek to unlock. But as their attentions breach the wall she hides behind, the past becomes a menacing threat from which Noelle can no longer hide.
A Rush of Wings takes readers on an amazing journey of pain, hope, and healing. Noelle St. Claire is running scared—she just isn't sure what she's running from. When she arrives at the Spencer ranch just outside Juniper Falls, Colorado, she finds what she's looking for: a place she feels safe.
Rick Spencer and his brother Morgan are both attracted to Noelle, although Rick tries to deny it at first. Morgan tries to garner Noelle's interest while drawing her out of her shell. While it wasn't his original intention, his carefree, outgoing ways start to crack the wall Noelle has placed around her memories. Rick can see that the only way she can ever heal is with God's grace and love, but she's resistant to anything related to God or faith. Panic attacks triggered by harmless comments and gestures start to cripple Noelle, and she has to decide if she wants to continue to live in fear or if she wants the freedom and independence she first sought at the ranch.
Kristen Heitzmann has done a wonderful job of showing the devastating result of traumatic events and the healing power of God. The realism of the characters and their struggles makes them easy to identify with, and the vivid descriptions throughout the book bring the story to life. A Rush of Wings is a great read for anyone who loves realistic Christian fiction.


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If you haven't read "The Great Stone Face" you should read it now. Here's your warning—I'm about to spoil the ending. It's a short story written by the Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850, and it's riveting.
Hawthorne tells the story of Ernest, a young boy who awaits the fulfillment of a prophecy. He lives beside a mountain that bears the natural image of a man's face: "All [its] features were noble, and the expression was at once grand and sweet . . . The Great Stone Face seemed positively to be alive."
The prophecy says that one day, a man would arrive into town bearing perfect resemblance to the Great Stone Face. Every day, Ernest gazed upon the Great Stone Face, longing to see the man who would bear its beautiful image.
Years pass, Ernest grows old, and many men claim to fulfill the prophecy. One built his life on material wealth, another on military strength, another on political leadership, and another on creative magnificence. None of these men, however, doubled the gentle wisdom and tender sympathies of the Great Stone Face. Through all the discouragement, Ernest's hope remains steadfast:
"'Fear not, Ernest,' said his heart, even as if the Great Face were whispering him—'fear not, Ernest; he will come.'"
By the end of the story, after years of gazing upon the Great Face, Ernest's face grows into its perfect likeness. Someone realizes this and shouts, "Behold! Behold! Ernest himself is the likeness of the Great Stone Face!"
Here's your one-sentence summary of "The Great Stone Face."
We become what we behold.
Behold money and you'll grow greedy and unyielding, buying what you can't afford just for the image of being wealthy. Behold power and you'll feel weak, perpetually terrified of someone questioning your authority. Behold the opinion of others and you'll be a slave to their every desire—doing whatever it takes to be liked. Behold physical beauty and you'll always feel overweight and unattractive. Behold intelligence and you'll feel like a phony—that someone smarter than you might turn their nose up at you when they realize how little you've read. Behold religion and you'll feel like you're never good enough before God—that to earn God's approval you have to read more, pray more, and live more nobly.
Behold Jesus, and you'll be transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory.
"And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory." (2 Corinthians 3:18)
God has mercifully invited us into the process of becoming like Him. The gospel doesn't end with our forgiveness. The gospel demands our sanctification. Will this be easy? No. But "be confident . . . he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 1:6). As we stare at Jesus, we become like Him—one degree of glory to the next.
So don't behold your spiritual efforts—your performance before God. Behold Jesus. Behold His gentle wisdom and tender sympathies. Behold the nail-scarred hands of His ultimate sacrifice. Behold His great, beautiful, glorious face.


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Bradley Denny was part of the GB team who ranked eighth in the 2013 World Youth Championships in China, and won a cadet bronze medal the following year at the European Indoor Festival.
As well as being selected for the senior archery team for the World Cup event in Shanghai, Bradley also won cadet team gold at the 2014 European Championships in Ljubljana.
While he represented Team GB in the same year at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, reaching the quarter-finals of the individual competition and international mixed team event.


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A dedicated club has been formed b he students of Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in order to discuss and share the ideas with operations and industry experts along with gaining practical exposure. The major aim behind establishing this club is to acquire a hands-on exposure in the field of operation management.
Operation Club is a discussion forum or portal that is designed and implemented for promoting student engagement in the operational areas of business and industry. Its establishment is thought to facilitate industry interfacing, collaboration and knowledge building with other management institutes, research and cross-disciplinary applications.
The contribution of three students - Navaneeth KP, Prasanna R and Apurva Sule lead towards the evolution of the club. Prasanna, a doctoral student of Production and Quantitative Methods faculty with Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP) students – Navaneeth and Sule has brought about a master program to bring an ideal platform for operational activities in this industry. The concept of the club has already got popularized with more than 130 PGP students joining the club already. The club has been formed on October 25, 2013.
These three prime volunteers feel that the concept of operation management in India is highly motivated with the inception of many amazing businesses in the industry like Amazon, Infibeam, Flipkart and many more. In fact, the interest of the multinationals like Wal-Mart in the Indian market and following announcement of FDI, the Indian industrial sector has grown with a boost. However, many people or businesses are still unaware of many different opportunities that they can gain being in this field.
People can easily notice the perceptible difference between the thinking of the student to work in the field of operation management and the things he or she actually come through. However, the same thing has been noticed and the club is formed by these students for filling this knowledge gap and assure continuous knowledge sharing. The club is also getting recognition in other B schools as well.
Pan-IIM initiatives and publications for the sharing of knowledge among all the top management schools, regular blog of the professors about operations management are included under this program. Logistics and inventory management are some new avenues included here other than the traditional areas of operation.


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Yes, in the European countries Mebendazole can be found on the supermarket shelves.
Mebendazole is an anthelmintic drug that has been used since the early 1970s to treat a range of parasitical worm infections, including threadworm, tapeworms, roundworms, and other nematode and trematode infections in humans and domestic animals (Ref.). The drug is among those on the World Health Organization's list (WHO) (Ref.).
Mebendazole became and remained one of my preferred drugs since I learned about it at the beginning of 2014. This was mainly due to the multiple strong points that are defining Mebendazole. Those strong points are:
- it has high potential for serious effectiveness against cancer supported by both
- it has nearly no side effects, and due to this reason
- it is an over the counter drug in most of the countries, which means there is no need for a doctor prescription
- and on top of all, it is a very cheap drug
- available virtually anywhere and everywhere.
The first website where I came across Mebendazole discussion was, I think, this one: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread822776/pg1 I was happy to see in 2014, just a few months latter after I studied Mebendazole intensively and became convinced about its anti cancer relevance, a paper has come out from one of my favorite Anti Cancer Foundation, i.e. Anticancer Fund, consolidating a good amount of research and proposing Mebendazole as a re-purposed drug against cancer. Here is that nice paper published in 2014: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4096024/ By that time, we were already using it.
Before and after the publication of the above paper by Anticancer Fund, there were multiple relevant scientific papers published around Mebendazole and multiple discussions, triggering me to start writing about Mebendazole. Interestingly and amazingly, in 2016, a drug company has decided to charge 200x higher price for Mebendazole (thanks to Helga, a reader of this website I learned about this) (Ref.). Fortunately, it seems that in the US there is still available a powder form that is cheap. Alternatively, it can anyway be ordered online as discussed below in the "Source" section. This was another point when I wanted to write about Mebendazole. Today, finally, I succeeded to write this post, triggered again by another publication coming from US Oncology center and School of Medicine, suggesting the re-purposing of Mebendazole as a replacement for Vincristine chemotherapy for the treatment of Brain tumors (Ref.).
Credit photo: https://valelab.ucsf.edu/research/microtubules/
While many of the constant readers of this website already know Mebendazole, I hope the article will help the awareness of new readers.
Indeed, Mebendazole, alone or combined with chemo, has been shown to be effective against multiple forms of cancer cells, such as:
- adrenal cancer (Ref.1, Ref.2)
- colon cancer (Ref.1, Ref.2)
- brain cancer, medulloblastoma, glioblastoma (Ref.1, Ref.2, Ref.3, Ref.4)
- melanoma (Ref.1, Ref.2, Ref.3)
- head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) (Ref.)
- cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer (Ref.)
- gastric cancer (Ref.)
- breast cancer (Ref.)
- lung cancer (Ref.1, Ref.2)
- ovarian (Ref.)
- leukemia (Ref.) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (Ref.)
- pancreatic cancer (Ref.)
- fibrosarcoma (Ref.)
A study, showed a high level of activity against leukaemia, colon cancer, CNS and melanoma cell lines, with lesser activity in breast, ovarian, renal and NSCLC lines (Ref.).
Based on all the research available, I would expected the highest chance of effectiveness of Mebendazole, against
- adrenal cancer,
- colon and colo-rectal cancer,
- brain cancer,
- melanoma and
- leukemia
and possibly
- pancreatic cancer and
- lung cancer
However, given the low cost, limited to now side effects, its availability and potential, I would still try it for the other cancer types (next to other treatments), specifically for the aggressive cancer types. Based on the above results, the other potentially responsive tumor types seem to be those of
- ovarian,
- breast,
- bile duct,
- gastric.
Note: other anthelmintic drugs have also been shown to present strong anti cancer effects, but their main anti cancer mechanisms may be different. Of the anthelmintic category, Albendazole is one of my other favorites due to its unique anti cancer mechanism (to be discussed elsewhere) but that comes with some liver toxicity. Albendazole has been indicated to be effective against, e.g. ovarian cancer (Ref.). Here is a study suggesting that of the existing repurposed drugs, antiparazite medication is one of the most effective group of drugs against cancer, after typical anti neoplastic drugs (Ref.).
The ever growing evidence that anti parasitic medication is effective against cancers may also trigger medical doctors and researchers look at cancer from other perspectives, e.g. cancer as a parasitic disease, a perspective which so far has been only discussed outside the mainstream medicine. Here is an example that consolidated such a perspective http://jeffreydachmd.com/2016/05/cancer-as-a-parasitic-disease/ I think, successful researchers have to always keep their mind open, ready to consider new perspectives proposed by others and even better connect the available "dots" to generate new perspectives.
As we will discuss further, the only drawback with Mebendazole is that due to its absorption which can be different in different patients, the results may vary from patient to patient.
According to recent research, Mebendazole may inhibit Multi Drug Resistence (MDR) transporters (Ref.). These are the transporters used by cancer cells to push out chemotherapies in order to survive during chemo treatments. Therefore, using Mebendazole during chemo treatments may lead to increase effectiveness of the conventional therapies.
Case Reports in Humans:
Besides all the studies in the lab indicating the effectiveness of Mebendazole against various cancer types, below are two published scientific case reports that are clear and coming from trust-able sources. In both cases, Mebendazole has been applied after the patients were not responding anymore to conventional therapies. The medical doctors have decided to use Mebendazole following scientific results from various research groups suggesting Mebendazole may be effective for those cancer types. This indeed, was the case. The results were extremely promising:
Mebendazole monotherapy and long-term disease control in metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21454232
Here is a PDF version available.
A 48-year-old man with adrenocortical carcinoma had disease progression with systemic therapies including mitotane, 5-fluorouracil, streptozotocin, bevacizumab, and external beam radiation therapy. Treatment with all chemotherapeutic drugs was ceased, and he was prescribed mebendazole, 100 mg twice daily, as a single agent. His metastases initially regressed and subsequently remained stable. While receiving mebendazole as a sole treatment for 19 months, his disease remained stable. He did not experience any clinically significant adverse effects, and his quality of life was satisfactory. His disease subsequently progressed after 24 months of mebendazole monotherapy.
My comments: as discussed in the article, the patient received only 200mg Mebendazole each day. That to me is the lowest daily dose and according to multiple sources the dose could be further increased with no issues. In addition, Mebendazole is known to be poorly absorbed in the body and there are ways to increase its absorption. All these will be further discussed in the "Dose and Application" section below, but the point is that while the medical doctors authors of this article have my highest regards, in the future higher dose can be used to try increase Mebendazole effectiveness.
Drug repositioning from bench to bedside: tumour remission by the antihelmintic drug mebendazole in refractory metastatic colon cancer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24160353
Here is a PDF version available.
A patient with refractory metastatic colon cancer was treated with MBZ at the standard anthelmintic dose of 100 mg twice daily. The patient experienced no subjective adverse effects at all from the drug and computerized tomography evaluation after six weeks of therapy showed near complete remission of the metastases in the lungs and lymph nodes and a good partial remission in the liver. At this stage, the liver enzymes AST and ALT were found elevated up to five and seven times above upper limit of normal and mebendazole was temporarily stopped and then reintroduced at half dose. Liver enzymes slowly decreased and the patient still reported no adverse effects from mebendazole. The disease was stable at a new CT, confirming the response observed earlier.
My comments: Since Mebendazole is not associated with hepatic dysfunction (Ref.) and since the daily dose used here is on the very low side, I suspect the elevation of AST and ALT was due to the tumor lysis.
The primary anti cancer mechanism is related to the depolymerization of tubulin in human tumor cells caused by Mebendazole, inhibiting mitotic spindle formation, and therefore inducing mitotic arrest and apoptosis. This is a mechanism similar to that one I already described in details in the post on Griseofulvin: https://www.cancertreatmentsresearch.com/decide/ so I will not discuss again, here, the details of the mechanism.
Indeed, Mebendazole has been shown to cause mitotic arrest in parasitic cells as early as 197o's (e.g. Ref.). As a reference for the reader, at some level, Mebendazole acts similar to microtubule dynamic inhibiting chemotheraphies such as microtubule-stabilizing (e.g., paclitaxel, docetaxel) or microtubule-destabilizing (e.g., vinblastine, vincristine, nocodazole, colchicine) agents (Ref.)
Mebendazole has been found to work against tumors via other mechanisms as well:
- angiogenesis inhibition (Ref.) MBZ may inhibit the action of VEGFR-2 by binding to it (Ref.)
- inactivates Bcl-2 and activates caspases to promote apoptosis in cancer cells, and the release of cytochrome c, which has also been shown to trigger apoptosis in malignant cells (Ref.). Here is how Bcl-2 fits into the picture (Ref.).
- hedgehog inhibitor (Hh) (Ref.) Here is how hedgehog fits into the picture (Ref.). The hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is activated in many types of cancer and therefore presents an attractive target for new anticancer agents. Hedgehog ligands or markers of downstream pathway activity have been detected in melanomas, lung cancers, ovarian cancers, adrenocortical cancers and colorectal cancers (Ref.), which are all responsive to Mebendazole, as discussed above. Interestingly, among other Hedgehog inhibitors that have previously identified are also drugs that interact with microtubules, including vinblastine, vincristine, and paclitaxel (Ref.). Itraconazole, that I previously discussed in a different post is also a hedgehog inhibitor: https://www.cancertreatmentsresearch.com/itraconazole/ So there may be a connection between hedgehog inhibition and microtubule dynamics inhibition.
- based on the fact that ultra low dose microtubule inhibiting chemotherapy is known to activate the immune system, (https://www.cancertreatmentsresearch.com/ultra-low-dose-taxol/) it has been proposed that Mebendazole could do the same (Ref.)
Interestingly, Mebendazole is not toxic against normal cells. Researchers speculated a defect in at least one mitotic checkpoint function in tumor cells leading to their higher sensitivity to Mebendazole (Ref.).
Update November 2017: Here is an article, published this month, presenting a diagram with Mebendazole's anti cancer mechanisms known so far: https://www.tjpr.org/admin/12389900798187/2017_16_10_32.pdf
Side effects:
In general, the drug is well tolerated but some people may present adverse effects and may have to discontinue. Here is the product description https://www.janssen.com/canada/sites/www_janssen_com_canada/files/product/pdf/ver11192014cpm.pdf
At high dose, it has been found to possibly induce bone marrow suppression in patients chronic liver disease (Ref.) That reverted to normal after the drug was stopped. There are rare reports of reversible alopecia, urticaria, rash, gastro-intestinal upset, leukopenia, and neutropenia in some patients treated with high-dose MBZ (Ref.)
MBZ is contraindicated during pregnancy, due to its potential anti-angiogenesis properties.
In the event of accidental overdose, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may occur (Ref.).
Dose and Administration:
One of the challenge with Mebendazole administrations is its low bioavailability which leads to only 20% absorption. The mebendazole plasma concentration-time profiles differed considerably between patients receiving 10 mg/kg Mebendazole; elimination half-lives ranged from 2.8-9.0 h, time to peak plasma concentration after dosing ranged from 1.5-7.25 h and peak plasma concentrations ranged from 17.5 to 500 ng/ml. (Ref.) Such doses are indeed in the plasma level reported to achieve anti cancer effects in the lab. Hoewever, as it can be seen the distribution of plasma level is wide so not everyone will reach high plasma level of Mebendazole.
Therefore, to address the challenge related to reaching a high level of mebendazole plasma level, which on one hand is due to the bad absorption and on the other hand due to a strong first pass metabolism in the liver, the following actions can be taken:
- administer with a fatty meal (Ref.)
- long term administration (Ref.)
- increased dose may increase the absorption (Ref.)
- given with Cimetidine (another of my preferred anti cancer drugs) (Ref.) will reduce its metabolism in the liver. Cimetidine can be found as an over the counter drug on eBay but should be used with care when combined with chemo as it will increase the plasma level of some of the chemos.
The low bioavailability is also probably why its side effects are very limited. Mebendazole is rapidly metabolized to less toxic metabolites by the liver, and this could be another reason for its low toxicity (Ref.). Increasing the plasma level with the strategy mentioned above, may also bring some side effects, so have an eye on that.
According to the literature, some people may absorb better Mebendazole compared to other, that may also lead to different effectiveness of Mebendazole in different people.
In the two successful case reports referenced above, the patients have used the minimum dose typically used against worms, i.e. 100mg 2x/day.
This, to my opinion is on the low side of the dose but could be the starting dose. A high dose, but still feasible, according to a World Health Organisation reference (Ref.) cited by the Anticancer Fund (Ref.), could be up to of 40–50 mg/kg/day for at least 3–6 months. This seems to be the long-term treatment of cystic echinococcosis. Another reference in terms of max dose still feasible is that used for alveolar echinococcosis, where 40–50 mg/kg/day is used with treatment for at least two years, and possibly longer for patients with inoperable disease (Ref.).
Based on the above, a person of 50kg could use up to 2.5g Mebendazole for months to years. Actually, this website pointed out a discussion on Inspire website where a caregiver said a brain cancer patient accessing a clinical trial at John Hopkins Hospital was "taking 2500mg in the morning, 3000 mg in the afternoon & evening." (Ref.) That is really a huge dose.
Indeed, there was a clinical trial at John Hopkins Hospital, involving Mebendazole for Brain cancer gave it at 3x500mg/day with meals, on a 28 day cycle (Ref.). I haven't found yet the results reported.
Following the above discussions, I would take the daily dose split into two, during or just after breakfast and dinner, if possible together with Cimetidine 400mg 2x/day. I would always start with a low dose Mebendazole and go up step by step to the target dose. If the target dose is very high, I would split that in 3x/day. Also, please note that in the clinical trail they did not used Cimetidine. And since Cimetidine may very much increase the plasma level of Mebendazole (some say by 50%), in case we use that I would make sure the target dose is lower than what was used at John Hopkins Hospital.
Janssen Pharma product descriptions states the following regarding the dose: "In controlled safety studies, humans have received from 100 to 1200 mg of mebendazole daily for up to 14 days with no reported side effects." (Ref.)
Update Nov 2019:
Here are two clinical trials on Mebendazole:
- A Phase I Study of Mebendazole for the Treatment of Pediatric Gliomas https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01837862 giving the following doses to the patients: 50 mg/kg/day, 100 mg/kg/day, or 200 mg/kg/day
- Mebendazole in Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Glioma Patients Receiving Temozolomide (Mebendazole https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01729260 giving the following doses to the patients: 3x/day 500mg with meals
Although a dose of 50 mg/kg/day seems very high, here is a man reporting that his son takes a very high dose of mebendazole as a part of a clinical trial, using 4.5g/day without significant side effects (Ref.).
The brand name is Vermox, Benda, etc. sold as a solution or tablet. I prefer the tablet version. Those tablets come in 100mg or 500mg version. I prefer the 500mg version and cut them in pieces if lower dose is required.
Mebendazole is available at many pharmacies in many countries, online and over the counter. Here is an example of a version that is available over the counter at a super market in the Netherlands: https://www.kruidvat.nl/kruidvat-anti-worm-mebendazol-100mg-tabletten/p/1023933 . In this case 6x100mg tablets costs 3 euro.
Another option is to buy from eBay or from sites like this one: http://smartproduct4u.com/?ref=285 many of which are coming from Thailand.
Finally, if there is no other option or would like to go the low cost version, we can buy it from China, via Alibaba, at a cost of about 200 euro/kg if I remember correctly. But that is powder version. Btw, just think about this: 200 euro for 1000g in China vs. about 800.000 euro for 1000g in USA, after the price increase initiated by a US drug company last year. Imagine the gross profit on this one. How can, we, the society accept something like this???
Other clinics recommending Mebendazole:
Care Oncology Clinic in London, UK: http://careoncologyclinic.com/ They usually seem to give to their patients a combination of drugs including Sratin + Metformin + Doxycycline + Mebendazole. Here is an article explaining in details the price, activity and vision of this clinic http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbeing/health-advice/crowdfunding-cure-cancer/
Mebendazole monotherapy and long-term disease control in metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21454232
Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO)—mebendazole as an anti-cancer agent https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4096024/
Mebendazole, a well-known anti-helminthic drug in wide clinical use, has anti-cancer properties that have been elucidated in a broad range of pre-clinical studies across a number of different cancer types. Significantly, there are also two case reports of anti-cancer activity in humans. The data are summarised and discussed in relation to suggested mechanisms of action. Based on the evidence presented, it is proposed that mebendazole would synergise with a range of other drugs, including existing chemotherapeutics, and that further exploration of the potential of mebendazole as an anti-cancer therapeutic is warranted. A number of possible combinations with other drugs are discussed in the Appendix.
Repositioning of the anthelmintic drug mebendazole for the treatment for colon cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3825534/
Sixty-eight compounds were defined as hits with activity in both of these cell lines (<40 % cell survival compared with control) at 10 μM drug concentration. Analysis of chemical similarity of the hit compounds revealed several distinct clusters, among them the antiparasitic benzimidazole group. Two of these compounds, mebendazole (MBZ) and albendazole (ABZ) are registered for human use. Data from the NCI 60 cell line panel revealed only modest correlation between MBZ and ABZ, indicating differences in mechanism of action. This was further supported when gene expression signatures were compared in the CMAP database; ABZ ranked very low when MBZ was used as the query signature. Furthermore, MBZ, but not ABZ, was found to significantly interact with several protein kinases including BCR–ABL and BRAF. Analysis of the diagnosis-specific activity of MBZ showed activity in 80 % of the colon cancer cell lines in the NCI 60 panel. Three additional colon cancer cell lines and three cell models with non-malignant phenotypes were subsequently tested, confirming selective colon cancer activity of MBZ. MBZ seemingly has repositioning potential for colorectal cancer therapy.
Repurposing the antihelmintic mebendazole as a hedgehog inhibitor https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297232/
The hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is activated in many types of cancer and therefore presents an attractive target for new anticancer agents. Here we show that mebendazole (MBZ), a benzamidazole with a long history of safe use against nematode infestations and hydatid disease, potently inhibited Hh signaling and slowed the growth of Hh-driven human medulloblastoma cells at clinically attainable concentrations. As an antiparasitic, MBZ avidly binds nematode tubulin and causes inhibition of intestinal microtubule synthesis. In human cells, MBZ suppressed the formation of the primary cilium, a microtubule-based organelle that functions as a signaling hub for Hh pathway activation. The inhibition of Hh signaling by MBZ was unaffected by mutants in the gene that encodes the Hh pathway signaling protein SMO, which are selectively propagated in cell clones that survive treatment with the Hh inhibitor vismodegib. Combination of vismodegib and MBZ resulted in additive Hh signaling inhibition. Because MBZ can be safely administered to adults and children at high doses over extended time periods, we propose that MBZ could be rapidly repurposed and clinically tested as a prospective therapeutic agent for many tumors that are dependent on Hh signaling.
Combination of Manumycin A and Mebendazole in Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines, a PhD thesis from 2010 https://uh-ir.tdl.org/uh-ir/bitstream/handle/10657/166/HADDADIN-.pdf?sequence=2
An article on Mebendazole, on a nice website of a breast cancer patient: https://magiccocktailquest.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/mebendazole/
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I'd love to do a surprise color on a ceiling in our next home. The rooms are all so beautiful - but the second one in the magenta and the green are my favorites. WOW is all I can say to them. I've been seeing a lot of those tobacco baskets around too (like in the green room) and think they are so fun and add lots of texture. And I can't wait to see your girl's room reveal!
Love the vibrant purple/magenta and the blue is so soothing. I would love to have at least one ceiling painted. Why do I have a feeling once I started, I would want to keep doing it?
Cannot wait to see the girl's room, and congrats--over 100 followers!! Much deserved :)
LOVE a painted ceiling! In fact, I am always disappointed when I am working with a client who only wants ceiling white...! Great examples of the fun of it all Pamm!
If it wasn't such a pain in the neck (hee hee), I'd definitely have more painted ceilings in my house! I really like the look. Can't wait for the teen room reveal!
Looooove the idea of a painted ceiling!
I love painted ceilings!! My mom has always done this in her house and it makes the biggest difference!
Love these rooms and this idea, Pam. I'm with Holly, the green room with the tobacco basket is my favorite. Looking forward to seeing your girl's room!
I love the idea of a pop of color on the ceiling! These are all such inspiring examples!
Oooh - I love that cottage beachy blue one! My house is boring - all my ceilings are white. But I love the idea of painting them a color. Oh, and speaking of white, are you guys expecting a blizzard out there this week? Stay warm!
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland January 3, 2011
Snowflakes fall, are you listening?
In the lane, snow is glistening.
A beautiful sight, I'm happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow I can build a snow fox,
And a little rabbit to the right.
They'll say "Are you tired?", I say "No way!
But how about you go home for the night?"
When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though my nose gets a chilling.
I'll frolic and play the dorkettes' way
Walking in a winter wonderland.
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Bubbles! Take me to the skies! November 14, 2010
BOO! *jumps out from the shrubs and waves hands manically*
Welcome to the once-a-month post of "Who Let The Dorks Out"! I can't deny that the thought to just officially stop blogging has crossed my mind in the last weeks. However, I am not ready to let it go yet. Instead I have been thinking about a format change. What is clear is that I don't have as much time available anymore to do lengthy posts with lots of different items and URLs. This is especially true for "fashion posts", something wich I kind of slipped into in the recent past. So I decided to go back to my original vision and show silly, weird and wonderful avatars and toys. I possibly will not credit every single thing of my outfit anymore, but if you are interested in something, please just leave a comment and I will let you know where I got it from.
I am also going to try and post quick sreenshots of things that I come across and like, instead of trying to build a whole outfit around them. For example, I loved these flowery shoes at Ingenue [SLURL].
Enough introduction, I would like to introduce the real star of this posting to you: The "Alien Bub" avatar by Madcow Cosmos [SLURL].
If you have been following this blog for a longer time you will know that I love aliens and bubbles – so I got VERY excited when I saw this avatar which promised to combine both in one! And I was not disappointed. Not only is it cute and colourful in an asymmetrical outer-space way, it also comes with a HUD called "To the Skies" . When you click on it once, the alien blows a big bubble. <33333
But the really amazing thing happens when you click the HUD a second time. The bubble becomes huuuge and the alien starts to fly up high into the sky. Click another time and the bubble bursts. I might have spent some time making my alien fly up to the sky and plummet back to earth…
You can buy this and lots of other wonderful avatars at Madcow's Primordial Soup and Sandwich shop [SLURL]. Because it can be a bit difficult to find, I took a picture of the vendors to make it easier for you. 🙂
Have a great Sunday in your SL and RL, and even better if, it involves bubbles of some kind.
The Dorks' Guide to Burn2 – Part I October 18, 2010
Even though RL is still winning over SL at the moment, I wouldn't want to miss my favourite virtual event, Burning Life (or Burn2, as it is called now). It seems a lot smaller this year, which in the first moment made me feel a bit sad – but then I realised that this means I will definitely get to see everything in the short time frame, which was a relief in a way. I haven't forgot the marathons in the last years, when I was flying around with speed of light and trying not to miss anything!
I started off with a small tour today but already found one of my favourite builds EVER: "Concrete Soldiers" by Liz Gealach [SLURL]. Her build is an interpretation of a poem which you receive on a notecard, and features a very grey and bleak street silhouette with a lonely sheep.
You must stay at this build for several minutes, because a sun will rise and transform the whole scenery into a small paradise of colours. First I didn't realise what was going on and it confused me a lot that one second the butterflies were there and the next one they were gone. But after I figured out what was going on, I stood for a while and watched the scenery change. What a fantastic idea!
I also really liked "POP ATOMIC" by Mikaty Slade and Emily Lang. [SLURL]. From the notecard: "The ATOMIC bomb changed the Japanese people forever. 8-bit console games are a loving part of Japan's POP culture nowadays. I felt that both the atomic bomb and the 8-bit consoles are powerful symbols of 20th century's civilization, at least as experienced by the Japanese people. And, so, POP ATOMIC was born."
Lastly, I thought that "The Painted Glasstower" by Betty Tureaud[SLURL] was both a beautiful and an impressive installation. The glass panels change over time and I think there is also an elevator box driving through the middle of the tower to the top (I entered the hole from the top and then landed on top of said box and drove a bit back up with it).
Hopefully I will be able to continue my Burn2 exploration in the next days and share more fabulous builds with you!
Round and round and round it goes September 1, 2010
I have a strange fascination for funfairs and theme parks in SL. They radiate a special kind of magic, reminding me of the excitement we felt as children when our parents took us out for a day of fun rides (and queues). I am definitely more adventurous in SL than in RL, where I am too scared to ride most huge rollercoasters or other wild rides. Another advantage of living some things through your avatar in a virtual world!
My favourite rides at a funfair are the carousels, be it chairoplanes or the old-fashioned ones with horses and carriages. Which mode of carousel-transportation do you go for when you have the choice? Do you prefer to ride in Mary Poppins style on horses or swans or drive in carriages. busses or fire-engines? I chose the horse this time, but my real favourite always was the little sphere that you could spin around manually, giving you a dizzying carousel ride!
Teleport to the funfair at Zombiepopcorn or Bust here.
It's all in the name of science August 3, 2010
This is a quick hello from me. I have logged in a few times in the last weeks but still didn't manage to find inspiration again. One of the reasons surely is that things have been rezzing soo slowly. I experimented with different viewers (e.g. Kirsten Viewer) but I felt too impatient to adjust to a new viewer interface with buttons being at different places, more settings, and so I gave up on that.
However, I just wanted to quickly share a link to a new SL blog with you, which has been created by Marian Dragovar and
Alarren Fede. It immediately became one of my favourite blogs because it is a brilliant fusion between randomness, hilariousness and intelligent analysis: "Crotches of SL – Where crotches are examined and exposed in the name of science."
In effort to continue on in the spirit of progress and innovation, I have decided to double post in honor of our blog grand opening. It is my sincere hope that this blog becomes the most popular blog about Second Life and issues of world peace in the whole world, and if not in the whole world, then at least in the Midwest region of the Unite States of America.
Speaking of the Midwest, here is a fairy crotch which has been accented by tastefully arranged insects and arachnid silk ornamentation.
The "submit a crotch" form is a must-read.
We accept the following types of crotches:
1. A crotch with an interesting organic and physical shape – one that provokes a viewer response. Whether said response is positive or negative is immaterial; it is the psycho-emotional reaction that is of chief interest here at Crotches of Second Life.
4. Special crotches – We like to look at crotches with special appeal, unusual ornamentation, fantasy crotches, crotches of rare animals and entities, crotches of aliens or beasts. Laps made of magic and science, oddly shaped, mutated, or evolved pubic regions — or anything that is out of the ordinary or a diversion from the standard expectations for the crotch.
5. Cultural crotches, crotches which convey significant cultural symbolism or display meaning from a distinctly ethnic perspective. Crotches used in spiritual and social ritual, crotches of distinct origins, exotic crotches, worldly crotches, any sort of crotch which conveys a sentiment of unique ethnic heritage.
Go and visit Crotches of SL now and contribute to World Peace!
The one which was supposed to be about fishies and ended up being a semi-farewell July 11, 2010
I just realised that it has been exactly a month since my last post and I apologise for the long pause. I have been going through a phase where SL has lost its fascination for me and at this point I am not really sure if I will get it back. I just don't feel the inspiration anymore to explore, put together outfits or take blog pictures. I log in, clear my messages, look at my inventory and then decide to log off again.
I have heard of many other residents of similar "age" (3 years) that they are going through the same and that this seems to be a common phase where people either take long breaks, leave or come back under a different account. For me it goes even deeper than that. SL has helped me through a very stressful phase in my life in which I often felt very low and, without noticing it at that point, retracted to this virtual world. It gave me an outlet to be creative, to get the kick of exploring new places and virtual art, to enjoy cheap online retail therapy. It provided me with a constant, the virtual home I am sharing with Fi, which always was peaceful and relaxing, and of course I met amazing people and other creative minds there.
Now things in RL have changed. Some stresses have ended, I have learnt to deal better with others. RL was very busy, I had a few health problems but I am now feeling better than I have felt in ages – and it makes me shy away from SL. I'd rather be out in the real world, enjoying the summer and the flowers, getting on top of RL duties and hobbies I neglected. A lot of SL things I used to spend hours doing now seem so unimportant and far away, almost like from a different life. Sometimes it is even a bit hard for me to understand why I spent so much time doing them (searching for the perfect pair of tights, for example). I keep in contact with my SL friends through Plurk and in the end those interactions now matter more to me than having an avatar and a virtual home – funnily enough, many of them do not log in much anymore either and use other social websites to keep in contact.
Maybe I subconsciously feel that coming back to SL might affect me in a negative way. SL can suck you in and time seems to fly much faster, as if two hours in RL equal half an hour in SL. I don't want to "officially" leave SL, I am still too attached to my avatar for that, plus I am thinking of all the Lindens I invested! LOL. But I will officially go on an extended break. There might be a blog entry, or there might be none, and maybe bad weather in autumn will drive me back to the always sunny virtual world. But when I am honest with myself, maybe I don't want to get that fascination with SL back after all and rather hold on to RL. We'll see.
The one thing I feel very sorry about is that this phase coincides with "Operation Squeegee", which so far managed to raise an incredible amount of L$830.000 (more than $3000) for the National Wildlife Foundation!! Unfortunately I was away for most of it and was hoping to do a long blog post this weekend, but for various reasons only managed this attempt to take up Ariel Wingtip's Operation Squeegee Blogger challenge. The original challenge includes the squeegee, but I fell in love with the fish and decided to use it instead. 😀 You can get the free antlers in a box near the stage and a squeegee pack from the donation bucket at the Operation Squeegee Headquarters (SLURL). Operation Squeegee runs until 15th July and has a ton of events, which can be found on the website. There are sooo many awesome things for sale – cute T-Shirts with marine animals, deco items, a houseboat, poses, cute trees with eyes, quirky transportation vehicles…Please go and have a look and support the help efforts for the wildlife affected by the oil spill. Maybe we will manage to break the one million mark!
Operation Squeegee Donation items [SLURL]:
Squeegeed Antlers by Fire Good!!!
Scuba Set by SYSY & Hopscotch.
Huggles Fish with pose by Hopscotch.
Non-donation items:
Hair "Ana Lu" by Truth.
Skin "Belle Pale" by Belleza.
Picture taken at Suboceana [SLURL].


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Perfect Day Out in London : Greenwich
Name: Lola Reynoso
Title: Groups Coordinator for Palmers Lodge & Hillspring Lodge
Age: Twenty Something
Country of Origin: Argentina
I have been living in London for almost 4 years now and Greenwich is still one of my favourite days out in London. Not the quickest but definitely the most scenic way to get there is from Embankment or London Bridge Station and then take the River Bus (you can even pay with your Oyster Card) and get off at Greenwich. Alternatively, you take the DLR from Canary Wharf or -the quickest and least fun in my opinion, you can get there by train from London Bridge Station.
Once there, you can visit the Prime Meridian in the Royal Observatory, as well as the Royal Maritime Museum and the recently opened Queens House with its fine art collection.
Greenwich Park and the many imposing buildings around it are simply gorgeous and it's no wonder, as these were the former site of a castle, a palace, a royal hospital and presently the Royal Naval College, the University of Greenwich and The Music Faculty of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. You will regularly find a production company on their grounds filming a BBC period drama or a blockbuster movie; films like Les Miserables or The Pirates of the Caribbean feature several shots of these spaces around Greenwich.
If your visit is over the weekend, Greenwich Indoor Market has a great choice of crafts and food stalls with the widest choice (after Camden Market) of culinary options. Just around the corner from the market is Greenwich Theatre which regularly has excellent Off West End Productions that are also very affordable at around £15 on a weekend.
For more information on the River Bus (timetables and prices) go to: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/1131.aspx
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Things are heating up in "The Glass House" as we're past the half way point in the game. Now that the alliance of Stephanie, Joy, Erica and Jeffrey are up in the numbers, they've hatched a plan to vote Jeffrey into limbo this week. Jeffrey even votes against himself to go into limbo so that he will be immune to the vote next week.
Rob speaks with Primetime Alex Stein about all of the drama from tonights show including the fighting between Joy and Mike and the drama between Joy and Gene. Plus, Rob asks Primetime Alex Stein about the makeout scene between Jeffrey and Joy and Jeffrey and Erica.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/robcesternino/20120723-tgh.mp3]
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{Reported by Paula Gilarde}
The Art Life Flowers are pretty new on the scene - they are paper and fabric flowers with wire stems. They come in a variety of sizes and are very realistic looking. They're definitely vintage-inspired but the colors are not all vintage - the bright blue and turquoise ones just pop! I'm going to have to confess up front that I am not a flower person - even though I do have a girl to scrap, I tend to avoid flowers on my layouts so this assignment was quite an interesting challenge for me!
Ease of Use: These were very easy to use. They bunches of stems can be used together or individually. The wire stems was my favorite feature - I liked having the ability to bend them and that they held their shape.
Durability: They appear to be very well made - I didn't have any flowers fall apart on me - even the ones that I dismantled. The quality is very good.
Usefulness: Like I mentioned, I'm not a flower person - yet I was able to find many different uses for these flowers. I can only imagine what a true flower lover could do!
Cost Effective: The flowers posted on the website are between $1.50 and $1.99. I have yet to come across more reasonably priced embellishments!
What I liked:
1. I really liked the range of colors - there was quite a variety in colors and I appreciated the fact that there were brights as opposed to all pastels.
2. Once I started to play with the flowers I really REALLY liked the wire stems. The flowers come bound together with what I assume is floral tape but they are easily taken apart and can all be used separately.
What I didn't like:
1. I'd like to see some leaves and not just flowers but again, that's because I'm not a flower person!
2. The bigger flowers and pretty bulky and would bulk-up any album, also makes them hard to scan - another personal preference thing.
What I made:
|Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock, Jenni Bowlin Studios patterned papers, American Crafts thickers, EK Success stickers, The Art Life flowers
and here's a close up of the flowers:
|Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock, MAMBI patterned paper, SRM stickers, The Art Life flowers.
Where and How Much:
Product Name: The Art Life Flowers
Manufacturer: The Art Life
Available Online: The Art Life Flower Shop
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Fort Worth West Texas Real Estate Sales were up 18% in March 2012 over the same month last year with 52 homes selling this month! For the year to date, overall home sales were at 118 homes sold, a 20% change from last year. Fort Worth West Texas Real Estate total dollar volume of homes sold this month was $9,041,760 which is a -22% change from this month last year. For the year to date, the total dollar sales were at $23,892,286, which is a 9% change.
The Texas home market for the first quarter 2012 in the DFW Metroplex is overall improved over the last year. With both prices and interest rates at historic lows, this is an idea time to purchase for both new home owners and current home owners moving to larger homes. The key is to have your financing and prequalification work in process to insure a smooth transaction. As the spring begins and school ends more homes with be put on the market and more prospective buyer will be looking for homes. Traditionally the second and third quarters are the busiest in the real estate industry
New Fort Worth West Texas Real Estate listings experienced a -5% change for the same period last year with 90 homes listed this month. For the year to date, overall home listings underwent a 1% change with 226 homes listed this year. Listings pending sales this month underwent a -2% change, with 49 homes contracted. Listings under contract for the year to date experienced a 32% change, with 132 homes under contract for this month.
The average sales price of a home in Fort Worth West was $173,880, a -34% change from this month last year. Overall, for 2012, the average sales price was $202,477 , a -10% change. Sellers received 97% of their asking price this month, which is a 1% change from last year. For the year to date, sellers received 95% of their asking price, which is a -1% change. This month, homes spent an average of 102 days on the market until sold, which was a 7% change from last year. For the year to date, the average number of days on the market was 100, an overall change of 10%.
The current supply of active listings on the market this month was 216 homes. This is a change of -8% from the same month last year. For the year to date, the supply of active listings on the market was 203, which is a -12% change. This month there was a 4.7 months' supply of homes on the market; this was a -13% change from last year. For the year to date, there was a 4.5 months' supply of homes on the market, which is a -16% change from the same period last year. The average price per square foot was $99 this month; a -18% change from last year. For the year to date, the average price per square foot was $106, a change of -5% .
Fort Worth West Real Estate sales is known as area 107 in the North Texas Real Estate Information System. Information is believed reliable but is only as accurate as reported by the system in the month of March 2012. DFW Team Realty provides month reports on Fort Worth West Real Estate Sales as well as Fort Worth West Foreclosures, Fort Worth West Short Sales, and Home in Fort Worth West. Please visit our website at DFWTeamRealty.com for the latest information on Fort Worth West homes by price range and community.
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It's a nightmare, isn't it?
Watching as your child tries so hard to concentrate, gets frustrated and careens off into another hyperactive tantrum . . . receiving call after call from exhausted and angry teachers . . . feeling that pit of shame and concern in your stomach as you watch grades slip further and further . . . lying awake at night wondering (and with good reason) about the horrible, lasting effects of ADD/ADHD medications . . . feeling guilty . . . feeling like a failure . . . . feeling judged . . .
Mom's that was me, and still is me... My son is now Seven, and my hubby and I had to make a serious decision. We pulled our son out of his school, and now he is in a Credited Virtual Academy program (Wish is a blessing:) I'm not going to sugar coat anything... Having him at home in the Virtual Academy is hard work each and everyday (but his grades have turned around pretty much over night:)... But besides him going to school, everyday in general for us was a struggle... I was that kind of mom, that would refuse to put my son on medication (I was so afraid of the side effects). I was bound determined to get him through this without medication... I turned to the internet and started my research. Long store short, I came across this report: http://lnk.co/FKCM5 what a difference this has made for us...
Mom's if you have a ADHD/ADD Child... Please share your story with us. Let's all come together, to help one another:)
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The Blog is a description on the journey that I am traveling as the film commissioner of Belize.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Altun Ha, Maya Ruin
Water Of The Rock, oh how I love the mystical beauty of the ruins at Altun Ha. I have always wanted to use this spot as a location for a movie, hopefully my dream will come through. The power that exist in knowing that there was a specific culture of people here in Belize hundreds of years before us that were so advanced that what they achieved as a group of people withstood the test of time and now we have the privilege of seeing how they lived. Belize is truly a wonderful & magical place. Film Belize and enjoy life.
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