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Herbatint is the permanent ammonia-free coloring, containing 8 organic herbal extracts, which covers 100% of grey hair for a natural and intense result that is rich in highlights. Your hair regains brightness and vitality, and is immediately healthier and naturally beautiful.
Dermatologically tested on sensitive skin, its skin compatibility is excellent. This result confirms the brand's distinctive quality and its unique finely balanced formula. The developer contains a low hydrogen peroxide concentration (less than 3% after mixing, equivalent to 10 volumes), well below the 6% limit permitted by the European legislation (EC NO 1223/2009).
Herbatint uses gluten-free and Nickel tested ingredients. Suitable for vegans.
A formula enriched with 8 organic herbal extracts to nourish and protect hair and scalp, preserve color intensity and provide a natural and long-lasting result.
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Herbatint's gentle formula with a low hydrogen peroxide concentration (10 volumes) allows you to lighten your natural color up by a maximum of 2 tones. Only coloring with higher hydrogen peroxide concentrations (30-40 volumes) have a higher bleaching power which inevitably affects the hair's structure and health.
The Herbatint packaging is made of totally recyclable uncoated paper with designation of origin (FSC). Herbatint is against animal testing and is suitable for vegans. The bottles can be reclosed and used again, allowing you to use the only necessary product and keep the rest for later applications to avoid useless waste.
HERBATINT, the main brand of Antica Erboristeria, was founded in 1970 following a brilliant intuition of its founder, the herbalist Michele Albergo, who focused his research on a colouring formula that could combine product efficacy with hair and skin health. Thanks to his outstanding knowledge of medicinal herbs, starting from formulations based on herbal extracts, he progressively reduced the percentage of chemical ingredients, including hydrogen peroxide.
"Producing a high-quality and highly balanced formula is a challenging task. It requires experience, precision, countless tests and a strong determination." Michele Albergo, founder of Antica Erboristeria
Michele Albergo, strongly influenced by the Swiss herbalist with whom he had carried out his apprenticeship when he was young, applied in the production of Herbatint all the formulas and knowledge gained until then which had been passed down from generation to generation.
Thus, in a sector dominated by large multinational companies producing ammonia-based hair colouring, aimed only at product performance, Antica Erboristeria introduced a totally innovative formula: a permanent hair colouring containing herbal extracts without the use of ammonia and with a very low percentage of hydrogen peroxide. Passion and knowledge of herbal properties were fused together to find the most natural alternative to traditional 'chemical' colourings.
Due to its perfect coverage of grey hair since the first application and the wide selection of colours in accordance with hair structure, Herbatint is still today, after over 40 years, the undisputed market leader of permanent colouring without ammonia.
Antica Erboristeria manages the entire chain production (research, production and marketing) applying a strict control at every level of industrialization, thanks to the expertise it has gained over the years and the recognized quality of its formula. Today Herbatint is known and purchased by millions of consumers in over 40 countries.
Herbatint is ammonia (which damages hair fibers) free, and does not use parabens as preservatives, or resorcinol for colouring. The absence of alcohol and perfume prevents hair from drying. It does not contain Nickel and the developer that is used contains a very low concentration of hydrogen peroxide (less than 3% after having been mixed), an amount that is well below the 6% limit fixed by European legislation (EC NO 1223/2009).
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Omni Health's Lack of Updates on CBD Drug Progress Leaves Public in the Dark
Miami based Omni Health, Inc., (OTC: OMHE), a healthcare company developing cannabis-based pain and anti-aging products, announced its plan last December 2017 to create a drug candidate "compelling to Big Pharma."
Omni claimed to have started the process of reformulating its proprietary formularies to include cannabidiol (CBD), and to begin its FDA Medical Devices registration for topical pain analgesic. Omni Health's intent is to "capitalize on a significant potential for cannabinoid bio therapeutics to transform the treatment of chronic pain and other debilitating conditions, and bring a product to the market with a strong demand and reimbursable under government payors and major insurance plans."
However, little has been revealed since then by the company to let the pubic know its progress.
Its December 2017 update by CEO Andrey Soloviev continued: "By employing an FDA regulations-savvy, 'fast-track' pipeline strategy, Omni Health will quickly be in a position to partner our new drug for late-phase development…Our projections set this target date at roughly three years out. It will be a strong competitor in a lucrative medicinal niche populated by a limited number of pain management products at exponentially higher valuations. Peer analysis shows these valuations to be in the range of $100 million to $140 million."
"Additionally, Omni Health is in the final stages of development of non-prescription CBD analgesic creams and ointments with fast absorption properties which we are able to rapidly deploy to the market.
"Simultaneous to the FDA application for this new drug, Omni will commence by manufacturing OTC analgesic creams and ointments containing CBD with rapid absorption and optimal bioavailability profiles. Given the potency of these analgesics, they will be marketed and distributed exclusively to doctors' offices, clinics, and hospitals to ensure appropriate patient support and product usage. As per the current schedule, it's anticipated they this product will be introduced to the North American market during Q3 2018. Based on current market trends and competitor analysis, Omni Health projects generating a recurring annual revenue exceeding $7 Million.
"The Global Market for Pain Management will grow from nearly $36.1 Billion in 2017 to $52.0 Billion by 2022 and the Cannabidiol (CBD) market is estimated to grow by 700% by 2020", concluded Andrey Soloviev, "As such, there is a unique potential for Omni Health to truly seize the day by bringing the first FDA registered CBD pain analgesic to the market"
After this very rosy company update, Omni has released very little news. It continues to occasionally release additional claims, but rarely follows up with progress on previous claims. We hope the company starts to communicate regularly and transparently with its shareholders and the investing public.
Source Omni press release December 2017
Omni Health's Lack of Updates on CBD Drug Progress Leaves Public in the Dark


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NOAA Teacher at Sea
Mary Cook
Onboard R/V Norseman II
March 18-30, 2016
Mission: Deepwater Ecosystems of Glacier Bay National Park
Geographical Area of Cruise: Glacier Bay, Alaska
Date: Monday, March 28, 2016
Time: 7:48 am
Data from the Bridge
Temperature: 39.4°F
Pressure: 1022 millibars
Speed: 5.6 knots
Location: N 58°56.540', W 136°54.153'
Science and Food Log
This morning at the science meeting, Chief Scientist Rhian Waller expressed that, even though we've had blustery weather conditions the last few days, most of the scuba dive and sample collection goals have been met making this scientific cruise a huge success! It's nice to be able to take a deep breath and realize the science objectives are going to be met before deadline! Everyone's hard work has paid off. We are all glad for the exceptionally clear skies and good weather during the first half of the cruise. Rain, snow, fog and wind have been the environmental setting for R/V Norseman II in Glacier Bay this weekend.
I am hoping to get to go back out on the little dive boat today or tomorrow one last time, even though it's a bit choppy out there.
Yesterday, the scuba divers brought up some more fascinating samples from their dives!
Amongst the curious creatures were beautiful sea stars, a jellyfish that reminds me of a jam-drop cookie, a big yellow nudibranch, a fat-looking brown sea cucumber and a one-armed sea star! The one-armed sea star was alive and moving. Did you know that sea stars have the ability to regenerate missing body parts? So this one-armed guy will grow another body!
Hard working scientists, divers, and crew members need good food to sustain their abilities to concentrate and do the physical labor.
Thanks to our ship's cooks, Harry and Darrin, we have an abundance of delicious and healthful food choices prepared daily onboard the R/V Norseman II. As each mealtime approaches I look forward to finding out what these two guys have whipped up to serve everyone onboard.
According to Head Cook Harry, who is a retired Navy cook with over 26 years of cooking experience, the biggest difference in meal preparation on a ship is the scale. They are preparing four full meals a day for 23 people in a small kitchen!
Their shifts are from 7 to 7. Harry works the day shift preparing lunch and supper. Darrin, the assistant cook, works the night shift preparing midnight meal and breakfast. You may recognize names of some of the famous chefs that Darrin has worked for during his off-season: Emeril and Chappy.
The biggest challenge is planning the meals for 14 days without being able to go to the grocery store if something was forgotten. One thing Harry never, ever forgets is coffee. There must be plenty of coffee onboard.
Improvisation becomes an important skill for the ship's cook–to make do with what you have. Rotating foods and re-purposing leftovers into something tasty are essential. I must say these guys do a wonderful job of putting on a sumptuous, nutritious meal four times a day every day!
In addition to the great meals, Darrin is a pastry chef whose baking fills the ship with the delightful scents of cakes and cookies. Darrin shares that when baking on a ship you must rotate what's in the oven often or it'll come out lop-sided!
I'm also impressed that we are still having fresh green salads at this point in the voyage.
Harry relates that he buys lettuce in whole heads and keeps them cold. This enables him to get at least two weeks of good out of the fresh produce. A cool, dry place for storage of potatoes, carrots, beets and squash is in the fore peek hold located in the ship's bow. Every nook and cranny of the ship is used for something! No wasted spaces here.
Good quality food and skilled meal preparation is very important on a lengthy voyage—for the health and overall morale of the hard working people on board the R/V Norseman II.
Hmmm….. I wonder what's for lunch?
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I really can't express the wonder and awe that I feel when getting to view the creatures from the deep. Seeing pictures is just not as good as seeing them in person and getting to hold them in my hands. They move and creep along exploring their new environs while Dann and Kasey and I take photos. With each new batch I get another wonderful science lesson from one of the scientists explaining the life cycles, behaviors and importance of these animals! Many of you will be happy to know that after their "glamour shots" most of the animals are returned to the ocean.
So, I just found out that I get to go out on the next dive boat! Yay!


text: Before Artie died, I was always saying how fast time was going by. Now it seems like we are moving forward in double time! This year is half gone and it will be two years since he left us. Hold tight to those you love and cherish the moments you have. Love and Peace my friends!


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- Development and measurement of palliative care cultural standards using clinical indicators
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- O'Brien, Anthony P.; O'Connor, Margaret; Griffiths, Debra; Bloomer, Melissa J.
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- Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology Vol. 8, Issue 1, p. 3-9
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- 2012
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- Australia is a culturally and linguistically unique country with one of the most diverse migrant populations in the world. For example, more than 25% of the population have been born overseas and comprise people from more than 200 countries, including Asian countries. To highlight this point, in 2008 Australia's overseas-born population accounted for 30% of all deaths. Although there have been many efforts by the Australian Government to establish culturally sensitive health services over the last 30 years or so, more work is required to ensure that culturally sensitive end of life care is provided, especially because of differences in culture and traditions at the end stage of life. It is vital to consider the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse groups in the palliative care setting, as highlighted in the literature, the including inequitable health outcomes in the healthcare requirements of people from the non-dominant culture. For the purposes of discussion, this article focuses on migrants who are considered to represent Asian culture. This group is broadly defined to include people from the many countries bordering Australia, including Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and China. It is a significant group due to decades of migration to Australia and where, in 2009, individuals born in China alone comprised the third largest group of overseas-born residents (this group is preceded only by individuals from the UK and New Zealand).
- Subject
- cultural sensitivity; multicultural; palliative care; migrants
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|Introduction to MODS version 3
The MODS Schema is defined at the Library of Congress which is the ultimate authority. This document seeks to be an introduction to trying to use MODS and is the sort of document I would have liked to have had when I first started outputting MODS from my conversion tools.
1. Self-contained Items
The easiest type of reference is to a self-contained item, such as a book or report. The source I'm showing is bibtex (but I also could find RIS, EndNote, or other examples if it's helpful).
@book(bandj, author="T. L. Blundell and L. N. Johnson", BOOKTITLE="Protein Crystallography", publisher="Academic Press", address="New York", year=1976)
Converted to MODS, it looks like the following:
<mods ID="bandj"> <titleInfo> <title>Protein Crystallography?</title> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart type="given">T.</namePart> <namePart type="given">L.</namePart> <namePart type="family">Blundell</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart type="given">L.</namePart> <namePart type="given">N.</namePart> <namePart type="family">Johnson</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <originInfo> <dateIssued>1976</dateIssued> <publisher>Academic Press</publisher> <place> <placeTerm type="text">New York</placeTerm> </place> </originInfo> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <genre>book</genre> <identifier type="citekey">bandj</identifier> </mods>
1.1 modsCollection
First things first. A list of bibliographies is a modsCollection, which is only allowed to have mods (individual items) collection inside.
<modsCollection> <mods></mods> <mods></mods> </modsCollection>
1.2 Title
The title of the item goes under the title key. Subtitles are explictly split, as is shown by the following:
@book(bandj, author="T. L. Blundell and L. N. Johnson", BOOKTITLE="Protein Crystallography: with subtitle", publisher="Academic Press", address="New York", year=1976)
<titleInfo> <title>Protein Crystallography</title> <subTitle>with subtitle</subTitle> </titleInfo>
@book(bandj, author="T. L. Blundell and L. N. Johnson", BOOKTITLE="Protein Crystallography? with subtitle", publisher="Academic Press", address="New York", year=1976)
<titleInfo> <title>Protein Crystallography?</title> <subTitle>with subtitle</subTitle> </titleInfo>
MODS also supports items with full and abbreviated titles, something that I do not know how to code in BibTeX.
<titleInfo> <title>Protein Crystallography</title> <subTitle>with subtitle</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo type="abbreviated"> <title>Blundell-and-Johnson we call it</title> </titleInfo>
1.3 People
People associated with the work (authors, editors, translators) all fall under the <name> tag, distinguished by their role. All possible roles under the "marcauthority" are defined on the MODS web site. I do have some problems with limitations. For example, "reporter" isn't a valid term, which is problematic both for newspapers and court proceedings; however, the roles under the "marcauthority" do cover a lot of ground.
<name type="personal"> <namePart type="given">T.</namePart> <namePart type="given">L.</namePart> <namePart type="family">Blundell</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">author</roleTerm> </role> </name>
There are two name 'types', personal and corporate (for things authored by agencies and the like). My converter tools support an external file that lists names that when matched will be automatically listed as "corporate", which also includes government agencies.1.4 Origin
Provides the information about date, publisher, and the like. The date really ought to be output in a much cleaner way using nice XML standards (whose names I don't have right here). I've been dragging my feet just a little bit--mostly it's due to the range of things I've seen used as date information in different bibliography sources (that claim to be the same formats)....They're easy for humans to parse, but much more difficult to do correctly using a program. This is mostly me being lazy coupled with a lack of people really pushing it.1.5 Type of Resource
The options here are fully enumerated by the MODS standard:
Almost all references are going to be <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource>, which makes the field not so useful for determining reference "types" in the bibliography software world.1.6 Genre
The <genre> tag is more helpful for actually dterming reference "types" in the more traditional sense of software. Allowed types under are defined at the MODS web site.1.7 CiteKey
There was a question as to where the citekey "bandj" should go. Two possibilities were discussed and both were used to make the MODS output more generally useful for different XML parsings...the first is the ID attribute for the main <mods> tag, the second is the citekey type of identifier.
2. Items within Larger Collections
These types of scenarios were more difficult for me to initially understand, but once I appreciated them, it shows how MODS really shines. Every MODS reference can also include a <relatedItem>, which is another MODS reference and potentially other <relatedItems>. The <relatedItem type="host"> and <relatedItem type="series"> refer to a larger collection that contains the reference. Thus it's possible to nest a chapter of a book in a series thusly:
<mods> ...chapter details... <relatedItem type="host"> ...book details... <relatedItem type="series"> ...series details... </relatedItem> </relatedItem> </mods>For a journal (or newspaper) article, the article is considered as part of the journal as a larger collection:
<mods> ...article details... <relatedItem type="host"> ...journal details... </relatedItem> </mods>
For example, here's the MODS output of a bibtex journal article:
ARTICLE(C003, AUTHOR="B. Kramer and W. Kramer and H. J. Fritz", TITLE="Different base/base mismatches are corrected with different efficiencies by the methyl-directed {DNA} mismatch-repair system of {{\it E. coli}}", JOURNAL="Cell", VOLUME=38, YEAR=1984, PAGES="879--887")
<mods ID="C003"> <titleInfo> <title>Different base/base mismatches are corrected with different efficiencies by the methyl-directed DNA mismatch-repair system of E. coli</title> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart type="given">B.</namePart> <namePart type="family">Kramer</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart type="given">W.</namePart> <namePart type="family">Kramer</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart type="given">H.</namePart> <namePart type="given">J.</namePart> <namePart type="family">Fritz</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <relatedItem type="host"> <titleInfo> <title>Cell</title> </titleInfo> <originInfo> <issuance>continuing</issuance> </originInfo> <genre authority="marc">periodical</genre> <genre>academic journal</genre> <part> <date>1984</date> <detail type="volume"><number>38</number></detail> <extent unit="page"> <start>879</start> <end>887</end> </extent> </part> </relatedItem> <identifier type="citekey">C003</identifier> </mods>
2.1 Part tag
The part tag is the only new tag defined in the <relatedItem> that isn't defined in the main mods level. For a <relatedItem type="host">, it describes where the object is in terms of volume, issue, pages, and the like. From the above example:
<part> <date>1984</date> <detail type="volume"><number>38</number></detail> <extent unit="page"> <start>879</start> <end>887</end> </extent> </part>
The detail is used to describe single item locators, such as volume, issue, number, section, and session.
The extent is used to describe ranges. The only extent element that I current output is the page range; however, I've been told that to use extent for a reference of only a single page is wrong. So:
<part> <extent unit="page"> <start>879</start> </extent> </part>
<part> <extent unit="page"> <start>879</start> <end>879</end> </extent> </part>
and should be handled by a detail element
<part> <detail type="page"><number>879</number></detail> </part>
3. Thoughts about MODS for Bibliography Conversions
The biggest problem for using MODS as an intermediate XML format for converting between different bibliographies may be one of scope. MODS appears to have been defined for people who want to extensively characterize their references, and it lacks a field with a simple 1:1 relationship to typical bibliographic reference types used in bibliography programs. Instead the information appears to be scattered across a number of different fields which have to be looked up to sort out what sort of reference type a particular reference is (which is the most basic sort of information programs like BibTeX and EndNote require).
Thus far, I've resisted introducing my own custom "authorities" and types to my MODS output (and input) as I want the conversion tools to happily take MODS files from anywhere, rather than only handling MODS files that my programs have generated.
4. Credits
As a final thought, this entire document stems simply from my experience in trying to use MODS as a format. Bruce D'Arcus http://netapps.muohio.edu/movabletype/archives/darcusb/darcusb/) has been really helpful in getting me started in working with the format and has patiently looked for bugs even in really raw alpha versions of my converter programs. What's right about the software is substantially due to his help. What's wrong about the software (and this document) are fully my responsibility.


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The Best International Eats in the DMV
Restaurants like Rasika, Little Serow, Makoto, and Ethiopic are wedding day versions of the ethnic cuisines they serve -- they're toned, polished, best-ever iterations instead of the real thing. That's not what you'll find here. Instead, we give you the real thing. You may have to navigate a language barrier, suck on a faucet of water to combat explosive spice, fight traffic on I-66, or mess with off-cuts of meat, but it will be worth it. These are the 18 best budget ethnic eats in the DMV, broken down by cuisine.
El Salvadorian: El Rinconcito CaféMt. Vernon Square
This small corner cafe (see we can use Google translate) brings the pupusas. So many pupusas, and none cost more than $3. But you'd have to be a gringo to think masa formed into a flying saucer and stuffed with meat and cheese is the only pinnacle of El Salvadorian food. Tostones, chicharrones, ropa vieja, and chimichangas make for fine chow, too. But if you want to experience the best of the best, go with a group and get the Super Boca Mixta with fried pork, chicken wings, taquitos sonora, mixed pupusas, fried calamari, and Salvadoran sausage for $32.95. And, don't forget they serve breakfast.
Ethiopian: Zenebech RestaurantU Street/Shaw
Zenebech began as a bakery in 1993, so you know the injera is good. The husband and wife team of Zenebech Dessu and Gebrehanna Demissie were distributing the spongy, sour bread to markets and restaurants throughout town until their success dictated a larger location (where they are today). In 2000, they began to serve food little by little until they got to the robust menu they offer today. Try as much as possible in one visit by ordering the $14 mehaberawi sampler platter with four veggie and four meat dishes including kitfo and doro wot. Then there's gored gored for more adventurous eaters. It's similar to kitfo in that the beef is raw and blessed with butter, but instead of being ground fine, the rare meat is served in cube form. Most people see Zenebech as a carry-out, but there are a handful of tables to dine in.
Taiwanese: A & J RestaurantAnnandale & Rockville
To experience the deep bench of pleasures A&J Restaurant offers, you'll need several visits. But start with the greatest hits: a thousand layer pancake that doesn't exaggerate; pan fried pork dumplings verging on perfection; and the pièce de résistance spicy beef noodle soup starring the restaurant's signature rustic, hand-cut noodles so springy you'll think about that trampoline mom never bought for the backyard. On subsequent visits, dive deeper into the dim sum menu or consider a breakfast of Chinese churros.
Indian: IndigoNoMa/H Street NE
Yes, Rasika brings it with their truffle naan, lobster hot pot, and James Beard nods for their esteemed chef, but we're looking for is everyday, authentic eats that don't require a blazer, remember? For that, there's Indigo's enormous blackboard of home-style Indian cuisine ranging from mild to I-don't-care-I'd-drink-the-Potomac-right-now heat. Adding to Indigo's charm: The thali comes out on cafeteria trays; there are painted picnic tables resembling a beer garden; and a quaint outdoor bar. Don't overlook the vegetarian options, especially the kadhu pumpkin -- a dish so spicy it'll likely come with a warning.
Greek: Greek Deli & CateringDupont Circle
Kostas Fostieris is a household name if your career has ever taken you through a stint in a Farragut or Dupont office building. The take-out counter has been drawing lines since 1990. That's the year The Simpsons first aired, so you can trust that Kostas has perfected his stick-to-your-ribs recipes by now. You're getting the avgolemono soup if you're sick or sad; the moussaka is you're ravenous; a gyro if you have an impending conference call; and a loaf of homemade bread if you know what's good for you. Gain employee of the month status by bringing some rizogalo (Greek rice pudding) back to the office with you.
German: Cafe MozartDowntown
The best way to experience this sausage party is with a sampler platter. That's how you'll get to try a selection of Cafe Mozart's 11 different franks along with German potato salad, red cabbage, and sauerkraut. Other top picks at this old standby include stick-to-your-ribs plates like chicken schnitzel, sauerbraten, and beef goulash. You should feel like you're in a real beer hall thanks to German brews and the live music. Just push past the deli to find the seated restaurant, and don't skip dessert.
Korean: Yechon RestaurantAnnandale
Short of your Korean grandmother's house or your buddy's Korean grandmother's house, Yechon is your best bet for Korean because they're open 24hr and have a bevvy of Korean dishes that go beyond BBQ. Play it safe with bibimbap or bulgogi, or just drop a finger down onto the menu and see what shows up. We're partial to the cold buckwheat noodle dishes, pajeon pancakes, and kimchi jeongol. Another plus? They go balls out with banchan.
Dominican: Los HermanosColumbia Heights
Ignore the set up at Los Hermanos because it might give you flashbacks to college dorm cafeteria days. We guarantee that the hearty mounds of mofongo and tender piles of meat will make up for the fact that it gets scooped in front of you. Choose a rice preparation, a side, and a meat dish for a meal that should take you straight to the Dominican Republic. The restaurant started as a small bodega in 1995 but then the owners started to cook, and BOOM a business requiring 300-400lb of rice a week was born. Be brave and try the oxtail or goat, you'll be rewarded, and never leave without an order of tostones.
Japanese: KintaroGeorgetown
Don't expect ornate kaiseki cuisine here. Leave that showmanship to the Sushi Taros and Makotos of the world, and get to Kintaro for fast, affordable sushi that is precisely the kind of spot you'd pound a meal of before boarding a high-speed train in Tokyo. The lunch bento boxes are homey, the ramen is satisfying, and the sushi selection is standard but fresh. Order it chirashi style and wait for a jewel box to arrive at your tiny table.
Lebanese: Me JanaArlington
Watch me whip at Me Jana, where your best bet is any dish that comes with the restaurant's signature garlic whip, which is like mayo on speed. This includes sujok -- the spiciest dish on the menu comprised of beef and lamb sausages that need the obligatory cooling bath the garlic whip provides. Other must-orders at this Lebanese eatery, named for a folk ballad about welcoming friends to reminisce, include the freakishly tender lamb shank, fried kebbeh, and lahem de ajeen (baked pita with ground lamb on top).
Thai: Baan ThaiLogan Circle
The best thing to happen Logan Circle since ChurchKey jumpstarted the neighborhood's cool-factor was when Tsunami Sushi decided to rebrand a bit and serve the Thai dishes the staff would eat together during family meal. Chef P'Boom is a major force in the kitchen when preparing food from her home region of Isaan. Each seasonal menu release pushes the envelope a little more, adding heat and tang. Take out is tempting, but be sure to dine in every once in a while to experience the stunning presentation of dishes like this Northern Thailand pork and tomato chili dip. Other can't misses: chicken stuffed in tapioca skin, tom yum noodle soup with roasted pork & ground chicken, and the coconut milk griddle snack.
Mexican: Taqueria Nacional14th Street
Things that are challenging: not hitting the drink during presidential debates, parking in Georgetown, and finding a Mexican restaurant that has both cheap food and decent drinks. We can only solve one of these. Taqueria Nacional will fill you up on food for a cool $10 in the form of tacos, quesadillas, and tostadas without skimping on the drinks. Boldly colored margaritas flow, so too do spiked agua frescas and drafts of Mexican beer. You might remember the taco shop from its Capitol Hill days, but now Taqueria Nacional fills an old post office on T Street NW in a space that's as sexy as Salma Hayek. Hit them for "prime time happy hour" during the week when drinks are deeply discounted from 7pm-close.
Yemeni: Saba' RestaurantFairfax
Lost and want to know where to start exploring Yemeni cuisine? Try Saltah, which some consider the national dish. It's a brown-meat stew that will fill you up with good feelings, along with cooked veggies and a fenugreek scented whipped froth that serves the same purpose as sour cream atop black bean soup. Though filling, it's crucial that you leave room for dessert because that's where Saba really shines. The bint as-sahn is bready, layered heaven, and the areekah uniquely combines bananas, fresh cream, purified butter, cheddar cheese, and honey. Adding authenticity are the various forms of seating at Saba'.
Lao: Thip KhaoColumbia Heights
"What should we get for dinner tonight, pizza, Chinese or Lao?" Chances are this question has never rolled off your tongue, but maybe it should. Thip Khao is helping put Laotian cuisine on the map, even scoring a spot on Bon Appétit's "50 Best New Restaurants." Ease into Lao with laab—a minced meat dish with explosive flavor thanks to toasted rice, scallion, cilantro, and mint. Or, try one of the curries or noodle soups whose flavors aren't a far off from Thai food (which, let's face it, you order weekly). Once you're ready to take on Chef Seng's "Let's Go to the Jungle Menu," laden with heat and offal, don't miss the spicy pig's blood sausage.
Peruvian: El ChalanFoggy Bottom
What started as a carry-out in Arlington is now DC's oldest Peruvian restaurant. Pedro and Elsa Espinoza first opened the doors at their full-service restaurant on I Street NW in 1975, and they've been cranking out zingy ceviche, textbook lomo saltado, and cinnamon dusted pisco sours ever since. Get your grub on in the underground bunker decorated with black and white scenes from Peru and take in the service that's a warm embrace. As an added bonus, only three dishes will cost you more than a Jackson.
Russian: Mari VannaDupont Circle
Alex Ovechkin has a booth here. Enough said. Okay, okay, there's more to Mari Vanna's legitimacy than a devoted Russian hockey player and none have to do with pouty Putin. Namely: enough flavored vodkas to keep you tipsy for a year, warm meat pockets called pelmeni, brightly colored borsch, and an arsenal of smoked fish. As you chow down and drink up, be sure to take in your pink-hued surroundings because Mari Vanna kills it in the kitsch department. We shouldn't have to tell you, but the caviar service puts this meal outside the affordable eats realm. Fur coats encouraged.
Vietnamese: Huong VietFalls Church
Although we always deduct points for restaurants whose websites come with sound, Huong Viet is the undisputed Vietnamese champion (worth the drive). This boisterous, no frills fish sauce authority has been bringing the authenticity for more than 20 years and boasts a menu with 180 selections in Eden Center. Play it safe with spring rolls and pho or get something you can't find in DC proper like pork, shrimp & jellyfish salad; fried shrimp cakes and pork pate over steamed rice crepes; or a perfectly executed bún topped with grilled sugarcane shrimp rolls. Wash everything down with "33" Vietnamese beer or a creamy avocado boba.
Moroccan: FettooshBallston
Fettoosh hits all the mom & pop marks, the most important being that the soul satisfying food tastes like someone's Moroccan Jiddah made it. Though the restaurant also dabbles in Lebanese, you're sticking to the Moroccan menu full of flaky bastilla, warming tagines, and filling couscous dishes. Order a full pot of Moroccan mint tea (often poured from high above your head) and stay a while, or take your food to-go and enjoy it alongside your favorite bottle of wine at home.
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Rosalind was named after the daughter of the banished Duke in Shakespeare's play As You Like It. It is the eighth known satellite of Uranus and was discovered by Voyager 2.
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Date of discovery 1986
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Equatorial radius (km) 27
Equatorial radius (Earth = 1) 4.2333e-03
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Mean distance from Uranus (km) 69,930
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Orbital period (days) 0.558459
Mean orbital velocity (km/sec) 9.11
Orbital eccentricity 0.000
Orbital inclination (degrees) 0.28
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A video taken by ranger Sam of a lion kill as they were busy suffocating a buffalo on the 14th of June 2016. The Kruger National Park and surrounding areas are currently going through the worst drought in recorded history with 19991/92 being the previous worst season. This year was superseded by a dry year so the effect might be even worst than in 1992. We had some rain very late in the season, but it was too late to stimulate growth and scientists predict that buffaloes and hippos will be hit hardest.
Nature can seem very cruel, especially during droughts, but droughts have an important natural selection role to play – young and old as well as individuals with a weaker genetic make-up will die, ensuring that the resulting genetic pool is stronger and healthier in the long run. Droughts are healthy for ecosystems and what is good for the ecosystem is not necessarily always what is good for individual plants and animals. A drought is a way of resetting the system. Carnivores and predators would benefit from this change.
Lions are well adapted to spot a weakness such as an animal losing condition due to the ongoing drought. Buffaloes are dangerous adversaries and although the reward can be substantial in killing a buffalo, the danger of serious injury to a lion itself can be high and not always worth the risk. The tables turn against buffaloes in times of drought and they now become a lion's favorite target. Seventy percent of lion kills are now buffaloes and the adrenaline levels rise when one sees sleeping lions lift their heads and prick their ears upon hearing the distant bellow of a buffalo as this now shows real intent instead of just normal curiosity. Spotting a lion kill during a wildlife safari, the most sought after sighting for most safari visitors, might just become a reality.


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Great job, Mark! I'm amazed at how good this looks - I know our conversion heads may be a little large for PPig bodies, but as a character figure I really don't think it matters - in fact I think it helps to bring out the personality of the figure - after all, Arnie always was "larger than life"... ;-)ReplyDelete
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Mark, excellent conversion. Do you plan on releasing the rest of the team ?
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Piotr - I've subsequently received a commission to convert and paint 'Dutch' (a la movie) and 4 compadres for another gamer. I'll pop them up on the blog when complete.
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Let's be honest, who bothers to really watch females play sport because we care how well they play it, but rather how well they look when they play it?
Whether you agree of disagree with this statement, the Badminton World Federation has ordained that in the event if this statement is true, it's best to take advantage of said fact and have women start dressing more 'appropriately' so spectators can now suddenly find the sport that more 'stimulating,' and by default start watching.
Sound fuzzy and sexist to you? Well maybe that's because it is….
But before we can continue with this discussion it should be pointed out pursuant to hotly contested fracture within the Federation, authorities today have decided to do away with the rule which would have gone into effect this coming Wednesday, as reports today's New York Times:
Facing mounting criticism, the Badminton World Federation announced Sunday that it was scrapping a rule that would have forced women to wear skirts or dresses in elite competition.
Nevertheless an investigation of what popular leading journals were saying earlier this week could shed some light as to why today the Federation pulled the plug on it's less than popular mandate:
jezebel: The new dress code will finally go into effect on Wednesday after widespread complaints led officials to postpone the May 1 start date. Currently many women play in shorts or track pants. After consulting with a marketing firm, it was determined that players at the upper levels of the sport need to look more feminine to attract fans and sponsors, according to the New York Times.
On the same token does that mean men also need to look more masculine and assertively attractive to fans to ensure beer and other liquor sponsors continue fronting that sport?
But here's a thought. Does wearing a skirt make the female participant play a much better game? Not necessarily so, but what it's sure to do is make certain members of the audience and marketers think she is playing a better game, and if we all know one thing about womanhood, it's not what you achieve that matters- but how you look when you achieve it. Right?
A document issued by the Badminton World Federation helpfully lays out in pictures what ensembles are now allowed, for those confused by the written guidelines. Players can still wear pants, but now they must put a skirt over their track pants or shorts. Seeing a woman sweat through her track pants is gross, but if you add another layer of fabric, she'll look totally hot!
And for anyone who is astute, understanding that a woman should totally look hot at all times is almost a no brainer. Right? After all that's what we mean by femininity? Isn't that what we really value in a woman?
nyt: "This is a blatant attempt to sexualize women," said Janice Forsyth, director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at the University of Western Ontario. "It is amazing. You'd think at some point, somebody would have said: 'Wait a minute. What are we doing?' "


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On the extremely rare occasion that the Camellia Ye comes to a full day of school (instead of going to Florida for All-Nationals, casually jetting to Oxford, or her "mental health" days), you might wonder who is that mysterious girl that struts the halls of Wheatley? With her main fashion statements being athletic shorts in the harshest winter days, high socks and Birkenstocks, and her Dora-like hair, it is quite easy to be confused by her presence. I once had these same thoughts; and that is why I am writing this today, in order to attempt to explain the once-in-a-generation genius that is Camellia Ye.
Camellia is a writer and romantic at heart. You can often find her spending her nights, instead of completing college applications, writing sonnets for her pure enjoyment. While many students would find this impressive, Camellia's AP Lit peers find difficulty appreciating this ability since her talent led them to have to write sonnets of their own and then to analyze one of Camellia's sonnets for almost an entire class period. Camellia loves to read, and anytime you bring up books to her, she will proceed to go into a lengthy discussion of the Victorian novels she read in her youth that greatly shaped her psyche or the philosophical ideas behind her newest read. Nevertheless, Camellia does not only enjoy reading and writing, but she is amazing at both, too. She has won various awards and recognitions: Scholastic Arts and Writing, Teen Ink Editors Choice, NCTE Achievement in Writing, the National High School Poetry Contest, editor-in-chief of Wheatley's Vintage Magazine, and section editor of the Op-Ed section of The Wildcat.
Camellia is a renowned cellist who is part of the All-State, All-Eastern, and All-National orchestras. She is also Co-President of Wheatley's chapter of the Tri-M music honor society. However, Camellia is not a traditional musician. Breaking her finger a month before All-State last year, in gym class playing volleyball I might add, yet continuing to play, shows her true dedication to the instrument. As her own teacher reveals, "Camellia lacks a few classical technique skills and discipline, but she is a very lucky girl." Yet, if anything describes her cello career, it is that she started her All-Nationals audition video 30 minutes before the deadline and still made it. Even with her flaws, Camellia still enjoys classical music, and if you ever have the honor of getting in a car with her, trust me, choose life and do not do it. She will blast "Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner for you while you pray for your life throughout the drive.
If that is not enough for you, Camellia is a star athlete and holds school records in cross country. However, she did not start out as a runner and, until recently, swam at an extremely competitive, national level. Come to think of it, maybe swimming is the reason for her odd obsession with everything water. Camellia never stops talking about how much she loves the rain, and as a child she used to go outside naked and take showers when it rained – see I told you my attempt to understand. Additionally, she is in a long-term relationship with her Hydro Flask, which she gifted both her turtle sticker and friendship bracelet. Though I must admit she is not quite loyal to her water bottle, as she loses it on a regular basis, but she begs Patagonia for new stickers for her beloved canteen in order to make up for it.
When swimming resulted in a shoulder injury that put her in physical therapy for a summer and the 25 hour per week time commitment becoming too much, Camellia started to find enjoyment in other things, namely hiking. Camellia is now, as she describes, a self-proclaimed "environmental freak" and an activist for National Park preservation. More importantly, her favorite colors are "Earth tones"-the colors of rocks, sand, dirt, oceans, and trees- like that is a thing, I know. Camellia has traveled all over the United States and the world to visit various natural wonders. In the last year she has gone to Joshua Tree National Park, Yosemite, and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with plans to go to Patagonia during winter break and climb Mount Rainier this summer. Camellia is additionally a large advocate for sun protection, especially if it makes you look like a rice paddy farmer, and styles her hiking gear to complement her wide brim hats and large boots. However, Camellia has gotten her fair share of battle scars from such endeavors, most notably when she came to school in a homemade cast after she fell in the rain during a local hike and when she received a 5 inch gash down her chest after attempting to climb a tree, but no pain, no gain- right?
So do you want to be like Camellia? Well, while I strongly advise against it, she does live by one mantra: don't care. Sometimes you have to not care what other people think and do what you want because in the end you will be happier. And living with that in mind is what the Camellia Ye believes is the key to success.


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Indian authorities have tightened security in the eastern state of Orissa, after hundreds of Maoist rebels attacked police facilities, killing 15 - including at least 13 police officers.
Police say more than 400 rebels looted a massive quantity of ammunition and weapons in a series of coordinated attacks Friday across the Nayagarh district.
At least 11 police officers were wounded in the attacks, some critically.
Security forces have been combing the area for the rebels, and Orissa state officials have called on India's federal government for help.
In late December, nearly 300 Maoist rebels and their supporters escaped from a prison in eastern India.
The rebels, called Naxalites, say they are fighting for the rights of poor, landless peasants and neglected tribal people. They operate across a wide area of central and eastern India - mostly in the countryside.
The 40-year-old Naxalite insurgency has strengthened and spread to nearly half of the country's 28 states.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the rebels are the gravest threat to India's internal security and are undermining efforts to extend India's economic boom to its poorest regions. He has called for the creation of a special security force to target the rebels.
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To celebrate the release of Man of Steel this month, we're going Superman mad. Check back daily for Superman-related reviews.
Superman has struggled with his pop culture credibility for quite some time now. The character is seen as too old-fashioned or outdated to really resonate in the modern world, standing for an overly simplistic and unquestioning moral philosophy which doesn't take into account the nuances of current realities. Superman vs. The Elite, adapted from Joe Kelly's What's so Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?, represents an attempt to counter this opinion of Superman as a character. Unfortunately, it never really does so be convincing us that the character is still relevant. Instead, it creates a bunch of convenient straw men to oppose our hero, and never allows him to win on his own terms.
First, a bit of comic book history is in order. Apologies in advance for the broad sweeping generalisations. The nineties saw the comic book industry undergoing a bit of a shift. Anti-heroes saw their stock rising dramatically. Characters like Venom, the Punisher and Wolverine became even more hugely popular than they had been before. Part of the "grim 'n' gritty" fad of the nineties comics scene, these characters could often anchor multiple books. At the same time, more conventionally heroic characters saw their own popularity dropping.
In 1999, Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch launched The Authority. It was very much a giant middle-finger directed at the more mainstream superhero titles. Spinning out of Ellis' Stormwatch, it became one of the most influential comic books ever published. It dared to imagine a superhero story where the characters took it upon themselves to change their world. These characters would topple dictators and summarily execute war criminals and act unilaterally in international affairs – something when became even more pronounced when Mark Millar and Frank Quitely took over the title.
At one point, The Authority was selling more comics than any of the family of Superman titles, suggesting that perhaps the books were more in line with the tastes of modern readers than anything featuring the Man of Steel. Writer Joe Kelly drafted What's so Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way? as a fairly direct response to that state of affairs. He threw Superman into direct conflict with "the Elite", rather direct stand-ins for the Authority characters, determined to prove Superman's worth when compared to these new modern anti-heroes.
Superman vs. The Elite is a pretty faithful and direct adaptation of that comic. Part of DC animation's direct-to-video range of animated cartoons, it pretty accurately reflects Joe Kelly's original comic book. Which is to say that is – unfortunately – a grossly simplistic and overly trite attempt to deflect attention away from legitimate concerns about Superman as a character by constructing an elaborate straw man argument that can be easily disarmed. It's not a counter-argument, it's a smokescreen. It isn't a compelling defence of a character under fire, it's a shallow attack on a far superior work.
Warren Ellis' The Authority is one of the best comic books ever published, because it pushed the idea of what a writer could do with a superhero comic. It didn't propose an absolutist morality. Indeed, the book works so well because it invites the audience to dissect and to consider the actions of the lead characters. It doesn't treat their moral ambiguity as inherently "badass" or anything as popular. Indeed, Ellis and Millar are quite overt about the fascist overtones of the concept. These aren't good guys, and that's precisely the point. (In case you're wondering, yes I do recommend you read it.)
That's not to suggest that this morally ambiguous world view is superior to "truth, justice and the American Way" or anything like that. Just because The Authority is a well-written comic book with a philosophy different from that of Superman doesn't mean that the moral outlook most frequently associated with Superman is wrong or incorrect or stupid or anything like that. It's understandable that the popularity of The Authority should raise questions about the relevance of Superman in the modern world, and the best thing that Superman vs. The Elite does is to acknowledge those questions.
"You don't know what's it like to live in fear, do you?" Manchester Black accuses Superman at one point, and it's the closest that the film comes to mounting a legitimate armour-piercing criticism of the Man of Steel. The rest of the movie attacks the public's opinion of Superman, which can easily be dismissed with the argument that popular taste is not always equated with quality. However, Black's observation is quite pointed.
It's easy for somebody to talk about virtues and ideals when he can't be killed by a straw bullet or a freak explosion or even a bomb detonation. Superman's immortality makes it easy to hold these lofty ideals, because he is under no immediate threat. There's no point in Superman vs. The Elite where Superman's life is in danger, no moment where he risks everything and proves that Black's criticism is unfounded. At the climax, he plays possum, but it's revealed he was never under any serious threat.
The movie never addresses this criticism. It never even allows Superman to prove that his ideals can withstand criticism. "How does it feel to be deconstructed?" Superman demands angrily at one point, somehow missing that stronger arguments can hold up to deconstruction. He lashes out at the Elite and beats them on their terms, but he never proves why his way is good. The climax just turns Superman into a thug and a bully, and makes the case that this behaviour is bad in the most morally simplistic of terms.
Superman vs. The Elite creates convenient straw men for Superman. Although it's interesting that Superman should spend the movie beating up a team more multicultural than the Justice League – a concept with its own unfortunate "evil foreigners" undertones – the whole thing feels too weighted in favour of Superman. The Elite are never set up as having a truly defensible moral position. They might as well be a gang of generic supervillains.
For one thing, the Elite are hypocrites. They are liars. They are mentally unstable. When we are first introduced to the team, the female member kills a dog for barking at her. (The movie is ambiguous about whether any of the civilians at the scene survive.) The Elite are amateurs. During a rescue mission, Black concedes, "We're great for kickin' the snot out of wankers, but this…" They put innocent civilian lives at risk. At least one of them is implied to have severe substance abuse problems. Their cameras are designed to resemble TIE fighters.
This is a heavily biased and skewed interpretation of The Authority, and one which undermines the film's criticisms of that kind of story. Reflecting on why he has to stop them, Clark tells Lois, "I heard a child to say that he wanted to be in the Elite when he grew up because he thought it would be fun to kill bad guys." Just in case we didn't get that it's a bad thing, he repeats, "Fun to kill." There's no real depth to the argument.
There's no discussion, for example, about how Manchester Black's methods might stop another Rwandan Genocide from occurring. Suggesting the possibility would make Superman and Baxter's counter-arguments about freedom, liberty and self-determination all the more convincing. Pretending that Superman's position comes without any catch (apart from the suggestion it's "uncool", which is hardly the most legitimate of criticisms) is a shallow way of staging the argument. If Superman vs. The Elite was willing to accept that no model is perfect, then the conflict between the two ideals would feel more compelling and convincing.
(It doesn't help that Manchester Black has the most stereotypically British childhood ever. There's life as a street urchin, rows of semi-detached houses and even an alcoholic father who sounds vaguely like Ray Winston. "Sod off, copper!" his little sister yells at one point. It's almost a parody of a particularly grim view of British life. It doesn't add to the complexity of Superman vs. The Elite, and it actually reinforces the idea that sometimes Superman is a character who can be written in an overly simplistic way.)
A huge part of the problem with Superman vs. The Elite is that it never engages with any of the potential arguments here. There's lots of soul-searching and existential angst, but no follow-through. "Do you think the world has moved on to a place where I can't follow?" Superman asks Lois at one point. In another, Superman addresses the UN and finds himself asked some tough questions. "You had the power to end Atomic Skull's criminal career right there, permanently, why didn't you?" Professor Baxter asks. "Are you the Superman the 21st century world needs?"
However, the movie's response is to ignore the question and to back-track from anything that might stick. "I'm only playing devil's advocate," Professor Baxter feels the need to assure the crowd. "I'm a big fan." Superman vs. The Elite is firmly anchored in the Richard Donner era of the character, complete with gags about Lois' spelling and shirt-opening changes. When Superman confesses his insecurity to Pa Kent, the old man replies, "It ain't broke, so don't fix it."
It's a very weird position to adopt in a story that is intended as a firm rebuke to a particular type of comic book hero. If those characters have becomes so successful and the writers feel so threatened that they have to respond, perhaps there is something broken. And it responds to these other characters in such a petty and dismissive (and disingenuous) way that it feels a little trite. If you are going to respond to something like The Authority, at least have the decency to avoid misrepresenting its position.
Instead, the movie seems like a rather passive-aggressive swipe at comic book fans who dare to read about another type of superhero. The audacity! Superman vs. The Elite never engages with the substance of the argument, and undermines the Elite by suggesting that they are playing to crass populism. "The net's on fire," Lois tells Clark. "People love these guys." Superman points out the public didn't see the torture, to which Lois replies, "That would have sealed it." (Indeed, Black's declaration of intent can't help but feel rather pointed. "You asked for us world, now you got us." Yeah, you stupid readers, buying comics you enjoy!)
Of course, this is all an extension of the most basic problem with the film. You don't write a story like this to prove the worth or the resonance or the relatability of Superman. If you want to prove that Superman is a character with an outlook and philosophy which remains relevant, there's no need to resort to something as petty as this. Instead, you write a story like All-Star Superman, which stands as an affirmation of the character and all that he stands for. All-Star Superman is a much more convincing case for Superman as an icon who retains his popularity into the 21st century than Superman vs. The Elite could ever hope to be.
(Similarly, Mark Millar's own Red Son makes a pretty convincing case for the general portrayal of Superman as a character who doesn't dole out his own justice and doesn't meddle in human affairs. I am honestly quite surprised that DC animation opted to produce an adaptation of What's so Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way? before making a serious attempt to adapt Red Son.)
This is particularly upsetting because Bruce Timm had already found a way to make Superman hip and relevant. The version of the character he brought to the screen during the nineties was in-touch with modern sensibilities. In a large part, because it avoid this sort of bait-and-switch nonsense. Timm's Justice League and Justice League Unlimited raised legitimate questions about Superman's philosophy, but addressed them in a more reasonable (and more constructive) manner than Superman vs. The Elite can manage.
The climax clinches it. Superman defeats the Elite by claiming to stoop to their methods. Except he doesn't, because that would be crazy and stuff. For some reason the public who blindly and unquestioning loved it when the Elite did it hate it when Superman does it. The climax turns Superman into a strong-armed bully, and doesn't really prove anything beyond the fact that he is a far more terrifying fascist than the Elite were – and for some reason, that proves their position invalid. There's some vague moral about giving them a taste of their own medicine, without having the guts to follow through, but it's all rather lazy.
I like Superman. I think the character can work as well today as he ever did. I think writers like Grant Morrison prove that. However, Superman vs. The Elite doesn't really help make a convincing case for Superman as character who holds up. Instead, it betrays a core insecurity at the heart of the character, and seems to be written more out of petty spite than profound sentiment. It's indulgent nonsense.
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Decaf, but not caffeinated, coffee may cause an increase in harmful low-density cholesterol, but may also be beneficial to some overweight people, according to a new study.
The findings, reported Wednesday at the American Heart Association's annual scientific meeting in Dallas, indicate that decaf coffee seems to increase specific types of blood fat that drive the production of low-density lipoproteins, or "bad" cholesterol, but also seems to boost production of high-density "good" cholesterol in people who are overweight.
The research is the latest in a long line of scientific studies that have considered whether coffee drinking contributes to heart disease, with some finding links, but others concluding there's no harm from most java consumption.
Dr. Robert Superko, lead author of the study and chairman of preventive cardiology at the Fuqua Heart Center in Atlanta, said the problem with many coffee and health studies has been that they looked only at people's established coffee-drinking habits and tried to associate them with some disease risk pattern.
His team sought to test coffee in more controlled circumstances. "Our study randomized subjects to a specific type and amount of coffee consumption, brewed in a standardized manner, just like a drug study," Superko said.
Researchers in the National Institutes of Health-funded study assigned 187 volunteers to three groups: no coffee, three to six cups a day of regular or three to six cups of decaf daily. The coffee drinkers got identical coffee makers and pre-measured bags of Maxwell House, and were required to drink it without cream or sugar. Participants also kept food diaries for a week at the beginning and end of the study to determine if eating habits influenced the results.
After three months, there were no significant changes among the three groups in levels of blood glucose, blood pressure or other major risk factors. But the decaf drinkers did have slightly higher levels _ 8 percent to 18 percent _ of fatty acids, which are the fuel in the blood for LDL cholesterol, and about 8 percent higher levels of apolipoprotein (ApoB), a protein associated with LDL levels.
Superko said that while he doubts there's a health threat from coffee for most people drinking a couple of cups of any kind of coffee a day, the study did detect a difference in how a steady decaf diet affected people who are overweight. Those with a body mass index of more than 25 increased their HDL cholesterol (the good type) by about 50 percent during the study, while decaf drinkers who were not considered overweight saw HDL levels drop by about 30 percent.
"So those who are overweight and have low levels of HDL but normal levels of ApoB might consider the potential benefit of drinking decaf over caffeinated coffee," the researcher said. "It's not a simple story of one coffee is good, one coffee is bad."
Officially, the Heart Association says the question of whether high caffeine intake raises heart-disease risk is still open, but advises that moderate coffee drinking, of one or two cups a day, doesn't seem harmful. Then again, coffee drinkers in the United States consume an average of about three cups a day.
The study also adds to the notion that there's more to the health effects of coffee than just caffeine. Coffee beans contain several hundred different substances, and recent studies have found similar effects on blood pressure, for instance, regardless of whether test subjects drank regular or decaf.
Superko notes that while most regular coffee is made from Arabica beans, decaf uses Robusta coffee beans that are more flavorful, and somewhat higher in some types of fat, to make up for flavonoids and other ingredients that give coffee flavor but are largely washed out in decaffeinating the beans.
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By Eric Han, Head of Safety, TikTok US
People all over the world come to TikTok to express themselves creatively and be entertained. To maintain the trust of our community, we aim to be transparent about the actions we take surrounding their content. With that in mind, today we're releasing our global Q1 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report as we continue to bring transparency to the critical work of moderating content in order to keep TikTok a safe and welcoming place for our community.
Since 2019 we've released Transparency Reports, increasing the information we provide with each report. This includes adding insights related to the actions we take to protect the safety and integrity of our platform, such as reporting the nature of content removed for violating our policies and the number of violative ads rejected. We've heard from our community, civil society organizations, and policymakers that this information is helpful to understanding how TikTok operates and moderates content. To share these insights more frequently, we're now publishing quarterly Community Guidelines Enforcement Reports as part of our broader transparency reporting efforts. Because of the nature of processing and responding to legal requests, we'll continue to publish those data bi-annually.
Here are some of the key insights from our Q1 2021 report, which you can read in full here.
- 61,951,327 videos were removed for violating our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service, which is less than 1% of all videos uploaded on TikTok.
- 82% of these videos were removed before they received any views, 91% before any user reports, and 93% within 24 hours of being posted.
- 1,921,900 ads were rejected for violating advertising policies and guidelines.
- 11,149,514 accounts were removed for violating our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service, of which 7,263,952 were removed from the full TikTok experience for potentially belonging to a person under the age of 13. This is less than 1% of all accounts on TikTok.
- 71,470,161 accounts were blocked from being created through automated means.
As we've evolved our report, we've aimed to help the industry push forward when it comes to transparency and accountability around user safety. To bring more visibility to the actions we take to protect minors, in this report we added the number of accounts removed from the full TikTok experience for potentially belonging to an underage person. This builds upon our previous work to strengthen our default privacy settings for teens, offer tools to empower parents and families, and limit features like direct messaging and livestream to those age 16 and over. As we look ahead, we aim to explore new technologies to help with the industry-wide challenge of age assurance in order to help route people into the age-appropriate TikTok experience.
This report also included our first security overview on our global bug bounty program which helps us proactively identify and resolve security vulnerabilities. This program strengthens our overall security maturity by encouraging global security researchers to identify and responsibly disclose bugs to our teams so we can resolve them before attackers exploit them. As we report, in the first quarter of 2021, TikTok received 33 valid submissions and resolved 29 of them. We also received and published 8 public disclosure requests. With regards to response efficiency, TikTok has an average first response time of 8 hours, resolution time of 30 days, and it takes us 3 days on average to pay out a bounty.
In the future, we'll publish this data at our online transparency center which we're working to overhaul to be a home for our transparency reporting and other information about our efforts to protect the safety and integrity of our platform.