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Is winter getting the better of your skin? Dry skin not only leads to itchy, flakey skin and doesn't allow makeup to play nicely together, but it also accentuates fine lines and wrinkles. One product you need in your arsenal at all times is a hyaluronic gel, which plumps the skin and adds moisture deep in the the dermis. It feels like a really light jelly and instantly makes your face look brighter, smoother and plump.It also feels fantastic on skin that has recently had peel or laser treatment. Or wind burnt skin. Or really, any time your skin feels dry and tight.
I've tried several and these two are my favorites.
JF Aesthetic HP Gel, $99. This lightweight gel contains hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump the skin. Apply to damp skin for best results.
Skinceuticals Hydrating B5 Gel , $70, uses B-5 and hyaluronic acid to moisturize, calm and plump fine lines.
While I haven't tried it, everyone I know raves about Christy Brinkley's Skincare line . It helps plump fine lines and gives great glow.
Another way to combat winter skin is to gently exfoliate the skin so dry skin doesn't accumulate on the surface, making skin look older, dull and uneven. You can do this in one or two ways; manual or chemical exfoliation. Some retinols, or chemical exfoliants, can be very strong and irritate the skin further, so choosing the right retinol can be tricky, especially if you have sensitive skin.
While I've tried quite a few, my favorite for times when my skin is sensitive is definitely JF Aesthetic R●nol 20 Serum, $99. This serum feels like water when applied to the skin. Honestly, I wondered if my press sample had been baited and switched. There was no traditional retinol feeling or scent and nothing felt warm or tingled. It felt just like water was being applied to the skin. In actuality, it's a medical-grade serum that contains the highest amount of retinol allowed without a prescription. Yet it feels like water. I never had any kind of negative reaction to this, which has happened to me lately when I test stronger products. All I got was refreshed, brighter skin!
If you are looking for a serious at-home micro-dermabrasion option, (manual exfoliation), check out DDF's new Revolve 400X Micro-Polishing System. It involves a motorized brush (think mini-Clarisonic), different brush heads and a special polishing gel. Unlike other similar products, this brush completes 400 rotations per per minute. You can use it up to two times per week and your skin feels very smooth, very fast. I didn't find it to be too harsh at all and have been incredibly pleased with how soft and smooth my skin is since I've been using the Revolve 400X. It couldn't be easier. You wash your face, apply a thin layer of the gel, which includes very fine granules, and use the rubber pad to massage your face. Afterwards, you rinse and your skin is glowing. It's not as abrading as other systems I've tried. But since it rotates in a complete circle, it pulls strongly in one direction. Be very careful using this on your cheek, as a klutz like me could easily have it jump on to your eye if you aren't being very careful. Other than the strong rotational pull of the brush, I've been really, really pleased with the results! It also comes with a cleansing brush head that can be used with your favorite cleanser and can be used at two different speeds. Not too shabby for $98.
Are you battling winter skin? What works for you? Tell me in the comments!


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Pac-12 Weekly Honors: Week 13Posted by AMurawa on February 11th, 2013
Here's another installment of the weekly Pac-12 honors, as handed out by the Pac-12 microsite.
Team of the Week – Colorado
All season long, the Buffaloes have had problems closing. Dating back to the Charleston Classic when they did their best to give away their semifinal game to Baylor, continuing most famously through the Arizona game and on several other occasions, end-game scenarios have been downright scary for Tad Boyle's club. Coupled with the truth that the Buffs have struggled in their two Pac-12 seasons on the road (a record of 4-10 coming into this weekend), the fact that this team went on the road to the Oregon schools and came away with two hard-fought wins in which they performed admirably down the stretch shows that the Buffaloes are indeed making progress — a hallmark of Boyle-coached teams. Against Oregon on Thursday night, a game-winning bucket by Andre Roberson was a good metaphor for this squad's whole week. After getting his layup attempt swatted from behind by Arsalan Kazemi, Roberson persevered by grabbing the ball and putting it back in for the go-ahead win. On Sunday night, Spencer Dinwiddie was the CU hero, making all of his shots on the night (6-of-6 from the field with four threes, and 8-of-8 from the line) and providing a calming presence down the stretch. With their chance at revenge against Arizona coming up this week in Boulder, the Buffs have a chance to put themselves squarely in the middle of the Pac-12 race.
Player of the Week – Allen Crabbe, California
When Crabbe's got it going, he's one of the nation's elite scorers. And Crabbe definitely had it going on Sunday night. He and his Golden Bears had a decent first half against Arizona; he scored 12 and Cal was within five of the nation's #7 team at the break. But the Cal wing earned this honor as a result of what happened after halftime. Crabbe scored 11 points before the first media timeout in the second half as the Bears put together a 17-2 run from which they would never look back. As the half progressed, every time the Wildcats got back within striking distance, Crabbe would hit another big shot, twice drilling threes after Arizona pulled within four then hitting a big jumper late after the 'Cats had pulled within two. All told, Crabbe wound up with 31 points on the night, missing just three three-pointers out of his 15 attempts from the field. For the week, Crabbe averaged 23.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and a block per game, all while shooting a 63.6% effective field goal rate.
Newcomer of the Week – J.T. Terrell, USC
Early in his first season with the Trojans, Terrell struggled to connect from the field and struggled to connect with his coach. It wasn't until Terrell made a pair of field goals in just one minute of action in a blowout win over UC Riverside on December 15 that the junior college transfer made at least half of his field goal attempts in a game. Meanwhile, he was regularly butting heads with Kevin O'Neill. In a home loss to Minnesota, Terrell was pulled from the game for failing to hustle back on defense in the middle of the first half and never returned to the game (leading to that one-minute cameo in the next game). And Terrell's effort (or lack thereof) was a constant theme with O'Neill, prompting one of the great backhanded compliments ever from the former head man: "He's finally starting to play hard. He knows the game, and he's very intelligent — more intelligent than I thought he was." But all of that is just prelude to the current Terrell. He's bounced back from those early struggles and has shown a much better attitude on the court of late. He has scored in double figures in six of seven games since O'Neill was fired and has averaged 13.7 points per game over that stretch. This week he contributed 15 points per night against the Washington schools, and he got it done in a highly efficient manner, posting a 64.3% eFG and turning the ball over just twice all week.


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This is a 4-topic series focused on nutrition for babies and toddlers with eczema. I'm passionate about nutrition and believe that it's of utmost importance to our health – after all, it's one of the daily survival activities of breathe, drink, eat and sleep! I'm honored to have Judy Converse, founder of Nutrition Care for Children LLC, to help out in this series. Judy is a licensed nutritionist, a registered dietitian for more than 20 years and authored the first web-interface accredited learning module for health care providers on nutrition and autism.
More on Judy Converse, MPH RD LD – Judy has a master's degree in public health nutrition and a bachelor's degree in food science and human nutrition. She authored 3 books including Special Needs Kids Go Pharm-Free and Special Needs Kids Eat Right: Strategies to Help Kids on the Autism Spectrum Focus, Learn and Thrive. She has also testified for safer vaccines and consulted with industry partners on specialized formulas for infants and children with inflammatory conditions. Judy is available for nutrition consultation at http://www.NutritionCare.net
Newborn – Just Milk but Complicated
Last 2 weeks, Judy has helped parents to navigate nutrition information. This week, I'm seeking her advice on nutrition for new born. Seemingly a simple task, after all, weren't we first-time moms just asked at the delivery hospital 'Breastfeed or Bottle-feed?' It's in the weeks and months that follow which we then found out feeding our newborn can get complicated!
MarcieMom: Judy, thank you so much for helping us. My questions will be based on my (thankfully, past!) experience and what I know other moms of eczema children face. We know that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend breastfeeding for 6 months, but in reality, it's not always possible in every family. In my case, I just can't generate sufficient milk supply even after consulting with lactation consultant, taking their recommended supplements and a harrowing ordeal with tricking my baby to latch despite my lack of milk (using the supplemental nursing system). So, for parents of eczema child who are choosing formula milk, would you recommend that they go for fully hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed formula from the onset? Or should they wait and see if the child is allergic to cow's milk before switching to alternatives? Since allergy testing is not accurate for a new born, how can a parent know if it is cow milk allergy?
Judy: First we should understand "hydrolyzed". That means the formula uses an in-tact, whole protein source – casein or whey or soy – which is treated with enzymes to partly break it up or hydrolyze it. The idea is that this will make it easier for the baby to absorb. It's a reasonable place to start. If it works, it should work in a week or so, to settle eczema down. But many babies do just as poorly on this as they do on whole protein formulas (this was my son). Then what?
There are a couple of options. The baby may do better on any formula, if gut biome is replenished with probiotics. I work these into care plans for many infants and children. There are many different types and potencies. Some probiotics are not appropriate for babies. More experience and data are emerging to show that beneficial bacteria are critical to mitigating inflammation in a newborn's gut. What grows in a newborn's gut appears to be predictive of whether or not they have allergies or asthma years later. So, no matter what, if a baby is having signs of inflammation, I would be keen on getting a probiotic in the mix.
If trouble persists, the next step is elemental formula. These are different from hydrolyzed formulas because they are not made from naturally occurring protein. Instead, individual amino acids are blended in a specific ratio known to be essential for human newborns. These are ready to absorb. A healthy human gut will break protein down into these constituent amino acids during digestion. So this formula simply provides the protein in that form, ready to absorb, and it can't trigger inflammation. What surprises me is how often this option is not offered to families whose infants are really uncomfortable with eczema and colic. Many pediatricians may not know about elemental formulas. Brand names are Elecare or Neocate. The caveat with using formulas is that they change the baby's gut biome. That is, they change the profile of bacteria in the baby's gut. Breast milk sets up the healthiest gut biome, which humans need to develop normal, healthy immune signaling and avoid allergy. Formulas, especially the
elemental ones, make it easier for nasty species like Clostridia difficile or fungal strains to grow.
To have a win win, use a probiotic for your baby. My book Special Needs Kids Go Pharm-Free guides parents on how to pick these, and what to do for colicky babies with eczema.
Second – how do you know it's cow's milk allergy? Easy. Do an elimination trial. Newborns eat one protein source (breast milk, or formula). Change it and observe. Note that soy protein is triggering often as well. My preference, if breast feeding is truly out, is to trial homemade goat milk formula (I provide recipe and steps to do this safely in my books) first. This often goes very nicely, and it may support a healthier biome than commercial formulas. If eczema is still persisting, then I suggest hydrolyzed casein or whey formulas, then elemental. If you must use soy protein, which I hesitate to do since it has other impacts as a phytogen and is usually genetically modified, then be sure you use an organic source.
MarcieMom: Thanks Judy, and yes you're right, I haven't heard of elemental formulas and indeed, it had never been offered as an alternative to me though I've seen the well-esteemed pediatric clinic group in Singapore!


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The Legend of Zelda's Link is Heading to Monster Hunter Stories
The Hero of Time likes to hunt, too.
Another Nintendo Direct broadcast has come and gone, but there was a piece of news that might have slipped past some fans. That's because the piece of information about Monster Hunter Stories never made it to the North American stream.
In that segment it was announced that Nintendo and Capcom had worked together to bring Link's signature outfit, shield, and weapon into the game. These items aren't just for looks either, as we get to see the character in action using the sword, riding Epona around, and what looks like a special attack as the Tri-Force is activated.
Currently, it is not known if this is a pre-order special, if the items are found in the game, or just how easy it is to get these items. Monster Hunter Stories is set to release on Oct. 8 for the 3DS in Japan, there is no release date as of this report for North America and Europe. The game is also set to get its second wave of amiibo which will be releasing in December.


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notes for august
- On my playlist: Lianne La Havas's debut album "Is Your Love Big Enough?". Do not miss it.
- I've managed eat noodles nearly every day since I got back from my trip to Europe last month. A sampling of the unhealthier options above.
- After about two years of preferring tucked-in shirts to untucked, I've been inching back towards untucking my shirts.
- I really love going back to using an iPhone.
- Bought some leather insoles and breathed new life into a pair of ballet flats that had stretched.
- "Breaking Bad" has come back to turn me into a hermit in my living room, curtains drawn as I catch up on Season 4 and start on Season 5. Bought the August issue of GQ just for the Aaron Paul editorial alone.
- Other thing turning me into a hermit: the Olympics.


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SQL: A Comparative Survey is a companion to Hugh Darwen's An Introduction to Relational Database Theory, best studied in parallel with that text. Closely following the structure of the theory book, it shows how the examples in that book can be expressed in SQL. SQL's many deviations from relational database theory are thus exposed and their consequences discussed. Drawing on the author's long experience as a member of the committee responsible for production of the ISO SQL standard, the book includes copious Historical Notes showing how SQL has evolved from its very beginnings in the 1970s.
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If "gluten-free" and "organic" aren't big in your vocabulary, you've probably never heard of zucchini puttanesca ($13.95).
Unless, of course, you've already discovered Fresh First, the first gluten-free cafe in South Florida. Mary Siragusa and her pastry chef daughter, Francesca Siragusa, opened the restaurant in June.
Their puttanesca is a perfect example of how far we've come in the evolution of what we once called health-food restaurants. Long strips of shredded zucchini are tossed with sprouted garbanzo beans, sprouted lentils, cherry tomatoes, red pepper, Kalamata olives, scallions, basil microgreens and a bit of garlic-lemon sauce. Food doesn't get any fresher or more satisfying.
Whether your body is already your temple or you're working toward treating yourself with more nutritional respect, I urge you to check out Fresh First. And if you suffer from celiac disease, Fresh First ought to be on the top of your restaurant list.
You can tell right away from the bright, celery-colored walls, the well-trained wait staff in orange trousers and celery-colored shirts that this isn't some fly-by-night juice bar. There are fresh flowers at every table. The Siragusas are serious about food and business. For four years, they operated a healthful meal-delivery program that has been on hiatus since the restaurant opening.
We started lunch with soup. Hearty vegan chili ($4.50 cup/$6.50 bowl) was full of tender kidney and garbanzo beans. Soup doesn't get much fresher than pea and roasted garlic ($4.50 cup/$6.50 bowl), a bright-green puree blended with vegetable broth and topped with chive oil. Each day brings a different soup, including creamy cucumber dill on Friday and creamy cauliflower on Monday.
A section of the menu is devoted to salads, of course, but sandwiches are a delight for celiac-sensitive folks, especially when the bread is freshly baked in-house: raw flax bread or incredibly savory waffle bread. A trio of vegetarian burgers — portabello ($11.95), raw lentil ($12.75) and quinoa veggie ($13.25) — beckon. So does the Tuna Melt ($12.95), made with wild albacore and topped with shredded carrots, melted white cheddar on savory, balsamic-glazed, house-made waffle bread. Have it with a side of house slaw or a salad. It's not a huge serving, but it's satisfying just the same.
Along with that zucchini puttanesca, Fresh First serves several other bowls, including a veggie fried quinoa ($9.95), with carrots, red pepper, scallions and purple cabbage topped with a fried egg; and fiesta brown rice ($8.95), with avocado, papaya, red onion, tomato, cilantro and red pepper sauce.
Francesca Siragusa is a genius gluten-free baker. The crumb in her cupcake ($5.25) is perfect. They're topped with fruit jam and goat cheese frosting and don't leave you wanting anything as so many gluten-free desserts do. Likewise, you don't miss anything in the chocolate chip cookies ($3.25). Hers are made with eggs and butter, however.
Juices ($6.75-$9) and smoothies ($8.25-$9) are a big draw here. The Glorious Green smoothie ($8.75) combines kale, avocado, spirulina, strawberry and flax. The Pink juice ($6.75/12-ounce) is a refreshing mixture of watermelon, cucumber, celery, lime and mint.
Mary Siragusa says she wanted to create a restaurant for vegans, vegetarians, people with celiac disease and a group she calls conscious eaters. I'm not sure I fall into any of those groups. But I find lots here that I want to eat.
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I don't know if I'm revealing something out of school or not, but as I was coming back from the still-simmering Giants clubhouse, I passed broadcasters Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow in the press box as they were exiting the ballpark. Were they simmering over the game-ending upheld challenge that resulted in a 2-1 Giants defeat? No. They both thought Starling Marte had beaten the tag of Buster Posey and that the replay reversal was correct.
And, sorry, Bruce Bochy, have to agree. It was correct. Yes, it was close. No, it wasn't conclusive beyond an absolute shadow of a doubt. But it was conclusive enough, and that's what we want from this replay system — the correct call. Face it, had the Giants been on the other side of it, nobody would be whining about it back in the Bay.
Here's the real issue: Major League Baseball has been way too inconsistent ruling on these very close plays through the first month and change. As Posey and Tim Hudson both noted, plays this close almost always go with the call on the field. There have been a few surprising overturns, but generally, it seems MLB has given the umpires on the field the benefit of the doubt when it's a bang-bang, eyelash calls, even if their calls appear wrong.
The Giants seemed more upset that this decision bucked the prevailing trend rather than protest the actual ruling itself. And they probably had a beef there, particularly since such a close play was overturned in a mere 1 minute, 14 seconds, the shortest duration of the 12 replay challenges the Giants have been involved with this year.
Fact is, teams, players, fans, media, we've all been warned that the first year of the replay system will reveal some bugs and some inconsistency. This is one of the most dramatic replay reversals yet, obviously, in that it was the first to actually determine the end of a game. But quite honestly, I have to applaud the person(s) in the New York replay command center to show the courage of conviction to get it right, even though without replay, it's doubtful anyone would have quibbled with the home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott's actual out call.
The only thing you would ask is that the replay "umpires" be this forceful on the tough calls all the time. We've already seen several replays where an overturn was fairly obvious yet the folks in New York couldn't pull the trigger. That's what the players and managers aren't understanding here.
Bottom line, Marte was safe. It's a tough swallow, as Hudson said, but ultimately you have to swallow it and move on.
Hudson was amazing again: 8 2/3 innings, 1 run, 4 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts. And for the seventh straight game since the outset of the season, he pitched at least seven innings. So far, he's the bargain buy of the offseason, because you could argue fairly easily that he is already the ace of the Giants' staff.
Maybe the best part about him fans don't see. He takes losses HARD. After he talked with the media, he sat in a chair and fumed over the whole turn of events. He was upset about the replay decision, but yes, he was probably also steaming about the pitch that he threw to Marte, a four-seam fastball he thought was good enough but obviously wasn't. As Hudson said, "he just barreled it up." And no, he said there was absolutely consolation that he gave the tired bullpen a night of rest because he wound up losing the game himself.
That was about the only ball barreled up against Hudson, though, and even in the wake of tough loss, the Giants and their fans should be overjoyed knowing they'll have this guy toe up every five days. And there are GMs around baseball kicking themselves that they didn't take the risk on Hudson's ankle recovery that Brian Sabean did.
Pablo Sandoval's left hand was heavily wrapped after the game after he got kicked on Marte's slide into third. He said it didn't require an x-ray, but that it was sore.
Posey and Angel Pagan will get a rest day for Wednesday's day game and a lot of folks think Pablo should sit, too. That's a tough call. He spanked one ball to deep center Tuesday night that was caught, but he also struck out twice, including once in the eighth inning when the Giants had a rally eventually die with runners at first and third.
The smart money here is with Bochy's sentiments, that Sandoval has to keep playing to work his way out of this awful slump. Is he thinking too much about his next contract? Probably. It may be the first salary drive thrown into reverse. Sandoval undoubtedly feels dollars slipping away by the day, but sitting him may make him think even more negative thoughts. It's not like the Giants are suffering in the win-loss column as he struggles. If they were, it might be a different story.
Moreover, is Joaquin Arias really that much better of an option. Arias is hitting .152 with 1 RBI in 46 at-bats. Even Pablo is better than that. Any notion that Posey should be moved to third is ridiculous. He's never played there, and even if that switch is eventually made if Sandoval leaves, Posey will need time to prepare to learn that new position.
Face it, the Giants are just going to have to ride it out with this guy. They've played 33 games. They've got 129 to go. And we've all seen it with Sandoval. One breakout game and he's off to the races. It's frustrating, but it's not time for drastic measures yet.
Take-out song? Tough one. Guess we'll have to go with Chuck Berry's "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man," which includes the lyric "Rounding third he was headed for home / That was a brown eyed handsome man / That won the game; it was a brown eyed handsome man."
Starling Marte does have brown eyes. But have to say, we might need a ruling from New York to call him handsome.


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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
A Great Miracle Happened Here (I finally moved)
Above this text you see a picture. A blarey, bright picture with funny gingham checked yellow curtains (not my choice), and a plate full of something, which you probably can't quite make out. It happens that it's my lunch. But not just any old lunch, a lunch partially cooked (the other part raw) on a stove that I installed with my own two hands (and a leatherman) in my new kitchen. A kitchen in which I have set up the previous satellite kitchen (baker's rack) as a place to eat while I ponder the great outside and marvel at the fact that I can stand up and whirl around and extend my arms, and oh my goodness, it's a real kitchen.
I am stupidly excited about the new kitchen, as well as the hallway of my new place. The hallway is also photogenic, but seriously? You can't all want to see pictures of my whole apartment. Trust me when I say there are parquet floors and they are vitrificados (finished), which means I will not have to do the wax-on wax-off shuffle again for as long as I live here.
I have been talking about moving for as long as some of you have been reading here, and for years, for those of you who (like me) don't easily keep track of time. My last apartment had many great features. It was not the one before it (a truly horrible little hovel, with carpet in the bathroom). It had a great view, lots of light, was conveniently located in Barrio Brasil, had giant windows, from which I would take lots of pictures. It was also too small for me and my stuff, so cleverly tetrissed into place. My proof of this is how easily all this stuff that was in my previous tiny apartment has expanded to take up so much space in my current home.
Oh heck, here's the darn hallway, with many linear feet of closetified (shelves and racks and things) closet. Oh, great organizational boon.
There's more, so much more. Many thanks to friends who heeded my crazy need to drag things over under cover of darkness, and who helped me to decide which stove to buy and whose little girl played with a box of scarves and then said "ep-ee" to get help to put the top back on.
There is great joyousness in the land, and maybe soon I will answer the question, "What made you finally decide to move" which is the question I have most been asked. That, and "When are you having a party?" Oh friends, do you know nothing about me?
Deets: About five blocks from my old place, near Metro Los Héroes on a street that if you block out the last two letters stands in as slang for the male genitalia. Oh, ri-KELM (as some people used to call it), I won't really miss you!
12 comments:
- Abby said...
Love the floors! Can't wait to see it in person. Looks lovely, I think I will be jealous.
- February 9, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Isabel said...
I want to see more pictures of it! Congrats on the new place.
Soooo...you never told us when that party is! (hah.hah.)
- February 9, 2011 at 5:42 PM
- Mandinga Pataki said...
Muy bien!!! Felicidades...
Está bien lindo el lugar, ya lo bautizaste? como se llama?
- February 9, 2011 at 6:32 PM
- Michelle Schusterman said...
Hey, new place! I remember your teeny tiny old kitchen. So glad you made the move!
- February 10, 2011 at 1:34 AM
- Candice said...
I totally wanna see more pics! Congrats on your epic move.
- February 10, 2011 at 2:09 AM
- Richard said...
That is a most pimping new abode. Congrats :)
- February 10, 2011 at 7:34 AM
- Margaret said...
Very spiffy! Shaping up nicely. Kitchen looks great--and man, now THAT'S a stove! (And I AM impressed that you figured out how to install it yourself--although I have know idea what (or WHO?) a leatherman is. Glad you're settling in and feeling at home! You deserve it!
- February 10, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Sharon said...
You deserve a place that can hold all your stuff
- February 11, 2011 at 10:08 AM
- Katie said...
Congratulations on your new digs, Eileen! I'd like to see more photos once you're completely settled in.
- February 11, 2011 at 2:43 PM
Congrats on the new place! The light in the kitchen is lovely and I feel having a proper kitchen is a necessary joy.
More pics! I'm only mildly stalkerish, here in Oregon, and won't be coming to the party either.
- February 11, 2011 at 6:17 PM
You´re near me! Why aren´t we real life friends?
- February 17, 2011 at 10:35 PM
- Eileen said...
We all live near each other, n'est pas? But hey, yes! friends! How's the end of Feb looking for you? Beginning of March? My friends all say I should have a sleepover party, which seems damn unlikely, but if it (or any other big get-together type thing happens, I'll be sure to let you know. Though I do prefer the one-on-one!
- February 17, 2011 at 10:59 PM


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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
He Do the Police in Different Voices
Some time ago, I was musing about the changes that I'm likely to incorporate in the experience point system for the hapless adventurers. I'd concluded that treasure=experience is a good thing, and that spending treasure for experience, while having its place in certain games, is not a viable system for what I have planned.
This leaves me with one last decision to be made: experience as role-playing awards.
By nature, I'm a role-player. I like the funny voices, the grand gestures, and the wearing of odd hats. For many years, I was right there in the battle of ROLE-playing vs. ROLL-playing, reading the ever-present missives to Dragon's "Forum" pages regarding that fight with great interest. I saw the introduction of awarding experience points for good role-playing to be a long overdue correction to the rules of many role-playing games. After all, if you weren't role-playing your character, you had no business being in this hobby. Dice-tossers and hacker/slashers need not apply.
In retrospect, there is a part of me that believes the entire Role vs. Roll-playing argument was detrimental to the hobby, or at least to the gamers that I knew personally. I, of course, include myself in that number. This was a battle engaged over just half of the definition of our hobby of choice. Where was the faction crying out, "It's a role-playing GAME!"? Arguably, one can say that was what the roll-players were trying to remind us of. True to a certain extent, but I know a fair share of dice-tossers, hack/slashers, min-maxers, and munchkins who took the fate of their character just as seriously, if not more so, than the worst community theatre-reject role-player.
It's a game! Game, people! This is not Art, as much as Mark Rein dot Hagen might have us believe otherwise. What we do around a table does not leave the world a better place than it was before we sat down. I'll grant that being a good DM is more of an art than a science, but that's little "a" art, not big "A" Art. Somewhere along the line we lost focus that this is a recreational activity, not high drama.
It is within this light that I feel I would be remiss if I started doling out bonus experience points for "good role-playing."
Firstly, I feel that "role-playing properly" is too vague a criteria for the awarding of experience points. While it may at first seem to be a relatively easy thing to judge, I'm reminded of an event that occurred some many years ago in one of my games. For many, many sessions, I was less than impressed by the way one of my players was running his character. This was still during my "serious role-players only" period, mind you. He seemed to lack any interest in the events occurring around his character, especially during frantic moments when the guns were blazing and the bodies were dropping all about him. As such, poor Kit never got the extra-special bonus round role-playing experience award at the end of a session. It wasn't until several months into the game that it came to light, not only to me but to the rest of the players as well, that Kit's character has a Self-Control rating (we were playing V:tM) that was through the roof! The penny finally dropped and we all realized that he had been role-playing his character exactly how he had pictured him THE ENTIRE CAMAPIGN. Because he was choosing to emphasize an aspect of the character's personality that wasn't very overt or flashy, he'd not been fairly rewarded for his efforts. Granted, I should have been more aware of his character's traits, but even had I been, the way that the player pictures his character and the way the referee sees him are often two different beasts.
Secondly, "role-playing awards" provide entry for a creeping experience point imbalance that I'd rather avoid. In my current game as a player, we are awarded extra xps for role-playing. More times than not, I find that I'm leading the pack in total experience earned at the end of the session, and this is even taking into account that as a veteran of the hobby, my bonus awards are smaller than those that are awarded to less experienced players. This even caused a slight kerfuffle some months back, and while the matter has been settled somewhat, it's not territory that I want to explore when I'm on the other side of the screen.
Thirdly, but most importantly, I feel that awarding experience for role-playing is tantamount to requiring role-playing, whether or not one feels the desire to engage in such a thing. This, more than anything, has become very much a concern for me as of late. It's a marked departure from my earlier holier-than-thou stance on role-players.
The reason for the sea-change is firmly set in a lot of my real life experiences over the last few years. Grudgingly, despite my mantra of "we all have to grow older, but we don't always have to grow up," I've become a little wiser and a little more laid-back, especially when it comes to the activities that I engage in for recreation. If someone wants to sit down at the table and play the game, that's all I require from them. If they're having fun playing as "themselves, only shorter" or any other permutation of a less than completely immersive gaming session, I'm not going to punish them experience-wise for not wanting to talk in funny voices.
What it comes down to is this: if you like getting deep into character, you're doing so because it's rewarding to you and you enjoy it. As such, no additional incentive is needed. If you don't care for this level of immersion, and to do so would detract from your enjoyment, I'm not going to let you lag behind the group because of it. So no experience point bonuses for role-playing when I'm on the side of the screen with the most numbers written on it.
However, this doesn't mean that I won't reward players who take a great interest in their characters and my campaign setting. It just won't be with experience points.
Anyone who provides a contribution to the game that goes abovemere regular attendance will see some sort of tangible reward for going the extra step. I feel this is a better way to encourage active participation in the game than the narrow confines of extra experience for role-playing. It gives the players a greater choice of how they wish to contribute to the overall setting, rather than just by encouraging role-playing, and allows for players who might be gifted in areas other than their acting ability to gain the benefits of bringing more than just their presence to the table.
Contributions like a painted miniature of your character, an illustration of a party member/notable NPC, a website recommendation useful to the group, homemade "period" snacks, a song or poem about in-game events, and the like would all be rewarded in some way. Right now I'm considering awarding some sort of "marker" that could be cashed in for a tangible in-game result, be it a re-roll or invoking Jeff Rients' "Thirty-Sided Die Rule." I'm also partial to "controlled collaboration" in my games, so a marker could be burned to allow the player to insert a useful bit of lore in the game that assists the party somehow. The details are still vague, but I feel that a system like this, derivative of other gaming systems out there, is a better solution than bonus experience points. The effects are short-term and don't upset the overall experience climb.
6 comments:
- Sham aka Dave said...
Good read. I can remember as far back as 1982 playing in a campaign where the DM regularly adjusted experience totals based upon how well the player role-played, AND how well they actually played their role. I've never understood the ongoing debate in regard to handling XP this way. It's a method that has been around in D&D for a very long time in various forms.
As far as the method of 'markers', I enjoy this sort of 'outside the box' stuff. It helps to get the players involved in the game in a number of ways. I currently use a system of 'style points' which is a part of my entourage rules. Players collect style points and can use them in any number of vaguely defined ways.
- October 22, 2008 at 9:14 AM
- Frank said...
Good thoughts.
As far as history of reward for good role play, consider that the DMG (in 1979) suggested basing the cost and time to "train" for a new level on the GM's consideration of the player's role playing.
I think a lot of the extra player contribution will generate it's own rewards but there are definitely lots of ways to reward. I actually wouldn't mind an occasional XP bonus for a good idea.
I think the key is to not detract from the central focus of play. So one consideration is that any mechanical benny should be limited, otherwise it will drive play towards earning those.
In the homebrew I used to play/run in college, there was a minor benny called "cookie crit pro." In that game, armor was rated with a critical hit protection value (crit pro). Cookie crit pro was single use and got it's name from being awarded often for the player bringing cookies (or some other snack, or fetching the GM a soda, or whatever). A very minor mechanical benefit, and thus a fun way to acknowledge a player's contribution.
- October 22, 2008 at 12:06 PM
- Vanadorn said...
Frank nailed it.
I use a two fold system. The first is as Mike had pointed out - a small xp blip for coming up with something great in gaem, figuring out a key point, or just impressing the hell out of me. For the newbies and "least immersive" (ie - Jason) its a bigger piece, maybe 75-100 xp, for the experienced guys (ie - Mike) its about 25 xp a shot. Some of it is RP, some of it is RL, some of it is just figuring stuff out and some of it is making the DM go Ahhh!
This did rail a few hackles mainly because the bodies around the table had noticed two things: 1) the tank up front who was killing lots of stuff wasn't getting the most xp (he was in the top 2-3, but not top) and 2) one of the mid-level range players who had been used to getting more was not getting as much as he was used to seeing at earlier meetings (as he had become more ensconced in his character I dropped him from the newbie 75 xp slot to the 50/25 xp slot for cool things).
Still, no matter what, the bulktastic 85% + xp around the table comes from the group doing things, whacking stuff, getting swag.
The other "fold" is as Frank had pointed out - better RPing makes training take less time and less cost. Everyone gets a score from 1-10, and the higher the number, the less time needed to train and the less it costs.
Either way, Mike is right - this is a hobby and not everyone is a theatre major and as long as we all get together for a good time, we're doing something right.
My 2 coppers
- October 22, 2008 at 2:14 PM
- Amityville Mike said...
Lest anyone get the feeling that I'm anti-role-playing, I'm really not.
Role-playing will have its rewards, such as a bonus to, or completely waiving, the reaction check with monsters and NPCs. It might influence the price of goods, but that's a slippery slope sometimes. Some players will turn every shopping trip into amateur hour at the Round, when all he needs is 50' of rope.
I'm just not sold on the idea of rewarding such things with hard experience points. There's just too many variables to it.
If I was to give 100 xps for a good role-playing moment, the value of that reward is dependent on the character's class and level. A 100 xp bonus has more value, to a 1st level thief than it would to a 1st level M-U. At higher levels, I'd have to increase the amount awarded for it to mean anything.
Once experience is awarded, it's a permanent addition, barring an encounter with certain undead. And that starts in with the xp creep I'm trying to avoid.
I've got no problem rewarding player interest and involvement, which was the point of me trying to organize my thought. I'm just not going to do it with experience points.
- October 22, 2008 at 5:00 PM
- Alex Schroeder said...
I think my main problem is that I'd feel like a teacher grading my players. I don't like it as a player; I don't like doing it as a GM. I am trying to add more "store rewards" however, just so the party can go up in levels without there being monsters to fight or things to take. I'm mostly thinking about exploration and making sacrifices. I used to claim that such things resulted in "in-game" rewards such as more friends, allies, magic items, etc. But instead of just adding a sentence or two at the end of my session report, I think adding a line or two of extra XP will feel more natural.
- October 23, 2008 at 8:16 AM
- Amityville Mike said...
That's where I used to be and how I used to dole out experience. The point of Ol' Nameless, however, is an experiment to get back to my gaming roots, so I'm trying to keep things as close to the original timber as possible, just to remember how things used to be.
As with any experiment, the whole thing could blow up in my face, but I'm interested to see how things are going to play out, and if classic D&D can still be enjoyed by folks without a basis in the wild and woolly days.
So no story rewards, treasure=xps, and no role-playings xp bumps. For now. I'm full believer in "No plan ever survives contact with the enemy," so we'll see how things develop.
- October 23, 2008 at 10:59 AM


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In these cold winter months, it can be difficult to stay healthy or even stick to clean eating and exercise. We are now in 2017 and trying to stick with health goals can be hard. Here is what I have been doing/working at;)
- Having good role models, having an awesome role model has really helped me to stick to my clean eating and daily exercise. I follow these amazing couples on Instagram, who are always posting gym pics and healthy food (this really helps). Then I have role models such as successful entrepreneurs who help me to stay motivated.
- Choose to feel good about yourself, this is probably the hardest one for me. Mostly because I find it easier to see all my flaws when I look into a mirror (my stretch marks, loose skin, lack of evident muscle , and so much more). I am working so hard-well some days are better and others not so much…but I am trying to replace these negative thoughts with positive ones ( I have lost 30 lbs since giving birth!)
- Visualize how you want to feel and look, I have been working on not seeing weight as a number, and instead focusing on how I am feeling. I want to look good in a bikini (I do not want to have to throw out all my cute bikinis!) and more important, I want to have energy to work out and the amazing endorphins after.
- Have an awesome support team-this can make all the difference. When I was in a weight loss contest last year, the real game changer was having an awesome support team. These were people who would check in with me and congratulate me on my small achievements.
- Know you aren't perfect-slip ups and relapses may happen and it is okay..do not beat yourself up over it (I am guilty of this).
All in all-LOVE yourself!!! YOu are strong, beautiful, and can do hard things!!!


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December 1, 2003
An OMS for Two Sizes
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Vendor Tries Once Again to Sweep up America
It's round two for Decalog. The buyside trade order management system sold by SunGard Investment Management Systems is getting its second shot at the U.S. market. That's after abandoning it four years ago when its technology fell behind competitors.
Best known in Europe, Decalog has been completely rebuilt to go head to head with the dominant U.S. players in both the stand-alone and integrated sectors of the market. "We re-wrote every line of code," said Eyal Yaron, product manager for Decalog. "That's why it took so long. It wasn't easy."
Decalog first entered the U.S. market in 1995 when the product was called Idee (pronounced "ee-day"). The company was owned back then by an Israeli firm called Oshap. It garnered a handful of customers, but by 1999 was being surpassed by more dynamic competitors.
Idee was neither robust enough to handle increasing volumes, sophisticated enough to accommodate FIX connectivity nor flexible enough to satisfy demanding traders. Decalog lost a couple of customers, sold out to Sungard in 1999 and then largely disappeared from the U.S.
"For the past three or four years, we haven't really marketed Decalog," Yaron said. "But now we have a product to support the specific workflow of the U.S. market. This is the launch of Decalog 5.0 in the U.S."
Idee was developed in 1991 in conjunction with French buyside giant Credit Lyonnais. It grew to dominate the French and Italian markets. The system was originally built to accommodate fixed income trade order management and only later retrofitted for equities.
That wasn't too difficult in Europe where managing equity orders has traditionally been a less trading intensive process than in the U.S., Yaron explains. European portfolio managers still manage much of the workflow.
"Trade entry is the same," Yaron said, "but the whole issue of rebalancing and allocations and creating a blotter did not exist in Europe. That was created in the U.S."
Today, Decalog is still mostly developed in Paris, but the equity portion of the system was built with input from U.S.-based managers. The vendor says it has some 45 customers worldwide, including 13 in the U.S.
Decalog is actually a suite of products that includes Decalog Trader, the OMS, Decalog Manager, for portfolio management, Decalog Compliance and Decalog Performance Measurement. Decalog Trader handles both equities and fixed income securities. The entire Decalog suite is one of several products sold by the financial technology conglomerate's buyside division.
Although the Decalog unit is nominally headquartered in Boston, the president, Harold Finders, is based in Paris. Only 30 Decalog staffers out of a total of 100 actually work in Boston. Most are based in Paris. Sales and marketing and product support are handled from Boston, but the top U.S.-based exec, Juerg Hunziker, operates out of New York.


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Happy 9th birthday
to our sweet Danny!
The other night we were driving home and I told him,
"I'm sad you're turning nine years old, you won't be my little baby bluebird anymore!"
Dan says, "That's right, mama,
I'm a MACHO BEAST!"
When we got home, the beast went straight to the kitchen to get started on his birthday cake. We discovered an awesome trick to making multicolored cakes that I had to pass along.
The pictures for this tutorial are for a camouflage colored cake, but using the same technique, you could also do a rainbow, ombre, or any other color combination you can think of.
First step, whip up your favorite plain vanilla cake recipe.
Then divide the batter into four smaller bowls,
about a cup of batter in each bowl.
Butter and flour your baking pan and then tint each bowl of batter. For a camo cake, we did tan, brown, dark and light green.
Drop batter by large spoonfuls
(next time I'll use an ice cream scoop!)
into the pan and bake according to your cake recipe directions.
Dan wanted a Minecraft themed cake
and decorated it all by himself!
The cake came out delicious and was a big hit with the other Minecraft addicts in the house.
Happy birthday, Macho Beast, but remember,
you'll always be mama's little baby blue bird!


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By Roy L Hales
How much faith can we put in elaborate DNA based family trees that stretch back to a long vanished epoch in Africa? Have these tests shown themselves to be accurate when checked against genealogies based on written records? What does it look like when a genealogist looks at autosomal DNA testing.
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Mr Osborne and the wisdom of Sir Samuel Brittan
So it was off to the Financial Times last night for the launch of Professor Roger Middleton's edited version of Sir Samuel Brittan's Diaries from his time as a civil service 'special adviser' (before that term was even coined) in the 1960s (above). I know - what a glamorous life we historians lead.
But before I go too la-di-da on you, it was actually Sir Samuel's wisdom in the discussions that followed his opening remarks brought me up short. I hadn't quite traced out or realised just how radical this apparently and previously 'Thatcherite' and neo-liberal commentator has become. His excoriating comments as to the Coalition's ridiculous fiscal austerity - and the 'totem' of a balanced budget ('whatever that means', he said) could have taken the paint off the walls. Were they not great sheets of glass looking out onto St Paul's the river.
And it's Mr Osborne's foolish budgets that are doing it - turning a financial journalist who once lauded Hayek and attacked inflationary British governments into a symbol of socialist economic resistance among many on the Left. How times change! In any case, I thought I'd let you into some of Sir Samuel's more pungent sayings from a published 2010 lecture on just this subject, the text of which you can download here.
On the absurdity of choosing between 'left wing' and 'right wing' economics: 'Enormous confusion has been caused by the misleading identification of Keynesian economics with high public spending. There is no reason why Small State Conservatives or Liberals should object to demand stimuli at the appropriate time... As Keynes himself said near the end of The General Theory: if effective demand can be managed, the virtues of competitive capitalist markets make themselves felt once more'.
On the agreements, not the disagreements, between Keynes' ideas and neo-liberal Hayekian views: 'This counterrevolutionary doctrine [Hayek's] did not say that demand could be left to itself, whatever some of its adherents may have supposed. Nor did it deny any of the Keynesian propositions with which I started. But it did suggest switching from the Old Keynesian emphasis on real demand to demand management in nominal terms'.
On the real reasons for the 'Great Recession' (i.e. Asian savings and low demand): 'The proximate cause was the credit crunch which led to an investment led recession of the classic pre-World War Two type. There were other forces behind the credit boom and bust emanating from world wide trends in savings and investment, above all the Asian savings surplus which we can discuss later if you like. Whatever the trigger, there was a worldwide reining in of bank credit and consequent fall in spending of all kinds which threatened a new depression. Unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimuli averted that threat, but world activity is still well below a sustainable level of capacity operation and will be so whether or not we have a so-called double dip recession'.
And lastly, I like this one on the need to act now, and ourselves, rather than wait for others: 'the world as a whole is a closed economy. Each country on its own faces a collective action problem. If we wait for world government to solve it, we will all go to hell and high water'.
There we go - the truth according to someone who's been there, and done that, many times over. You don't have to trust what I say after all.
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May 31, 2001
Instinet's New Home In Times Square
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Instinet's new headquarters is in Times Square, not far from Nasdaq's Marketsite building in midtown Manhattan.
Located in the Reuters Building at 3 Times Square, the new headquarters houses a multi-tiered 22,000 square-foot trading floor that includes some 200 trading desks. Each desk has six flat-screen monitors.
The firm's headquarters was previously located on Third Avenue in uptown Manhattan.
"The technological needs were assessed for about a year prior to construction," an Instinet spokeswoman said.
"With the many portals, the trading floor has definitely been built with the capacity for growth," she added.
Instinet Square
Instinet's new digs will contain several of the business's units, including Instinet Research, Instinet Fixed Income, the Crossing Network and Lynch, Jones & Ryan.
About 700 employees will work out of Times Square. The company has about 2,200 employees worldwide.


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Shy with the introductions but here goes: I'm a card-carrying member of the entertainment-industrial complex (a.k.a. big media), generating cultural memes through television, film, writing and pretentious "about me" blurbs.
My gig: Two-time Emmy Award winning Executive Producer at VH1 where I:
My honors: Last year, a project I helped acquire, Anvil! The Story of Anvil won an Emmy for outstanding arts and culture programming! In 2007 I also won for my work on DMC: My Adoption Journey. Another film, NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell, was nominated in 2008.
On the side: My music journalism has appeared in Rolling Stone, Blender and Entertainment Weekly, New York, and Fortune and other articles have been in The New Republic, U.S.News & World Report, Washington Monthly. And I was an original member of the editorial team at Inside.com (RIP).
Click around to see highlights of my television work, articles, my blog and more. In short, if it involves musicians or other pop culture phenomena, I'm on it.
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Derrick Jensen Marvels with Fast-Talking-Philosophizing
Derrick Jensen at Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, Canada. Copyright Njeri Damali Campbell.
We told you about the event last Friday, so here is a quick review of what we saw and heard when we attended Derrick Jensen's talk in Toronto. The venue was packed with approximately 350 people, which was impressive, especially given the dumping of snow that was ongoing at the time. The talk started off on a comical note with Jensen asking if he could give the "swear word version" being that we were gathered in a local Church. The crowd overwhelming voted for the non-polite version, which Jensen said would take an additional 25 minutes.
He then proceeded to tell us that Star Wars was originally written by environmentalists, with him telling us the alternate screenplay at a rapid-fire pace. Of course, according to Jensen's anecdote, the title was originally "Star Non-Violence, Civil Disobedience." He was so convincing that I believed him for a sec. Jensen continued to marvel with his fast-talking, quote-throwing, philosophizing about civilization and the way we live. He asked some poignant questions, such as "What will it take to call it an apocalypse?" Will it take an 80% decline in chickadee populations? Will it take the complete disappearance of Auks (North Atlantic Penguins)?
Jensen went on to describe the premises from his book The Endgame, which is written in two volumes. We couldn't take notes fast enough as Jensen speaks really quickly - probably because he has so many important things to say, but the website describes the two books:
"In Volume I: The Problem of Civilization, Jensen lays out a series of provocative premises, including "Civilization is not and can never be sustainable" and "Love does not imply pacifism." He vividly imagines an end to technologized, industrialized civilization and a return to agragrian communal life."
During the talk Jensen goes so far as to say that the only sustainable way of life existed during the Stone Age. It was perhaps a bit to pessimistic for my taste, but certainly the arguments were outrageously well-made. Another interesting point was, "How we perceive the world influences how we treat the world." The example made was, if you look at trees and see dollar signs then you'll treat them like goods, but if you look at trees and see beautiful, living things with which you need to co-exist, then you will treat them accordingly. This shift in thinking and consciousness for the natural world (that some refer to as the environmental movement) will only come along with a change in our perception of the natural world.
"If Volume I lays insightful framework for envisioning a sustainable way of life, Volume II: Resistance catapults this discussion into a passionate call for action. Using his premises as guidelines for exploring real-world problems, Jensen guides us toward concrete solutions by focusing on our most primal human desire: to live on a healthy earth overflowing with uncut forests, clean rivers, and thriving oceans that are not under the constant threat of being destroyed."
Definitely look at the link to the premises of The Endgame books. The premises are intriguing, profound, sometimes harsh, pessimistic, but at the same time thought-provoking.
Walking away from the event, my friend and I were discussing the breadth of Jensen's knowledge and what it must be like to effectively bring together (and understand) so many disciplines. Ironically, look at how he is described on The Endgame
"Jensen's intricate weaving together of history, philosophy, environmentalism, economics, literature and psychology has produced a powerful argument that demands attention in the tradition of such important books as Herbert Marcuse's Eros and Civilization and Brigid Brophy's Black Ship to Hell."
Need we say more? Special thanks again to Njeri, Alissa and shout outs to tipster Lloyd. Read about Derrick Jensen here or about The Endgame books here. Image credit and Copyright: Njeri Damali Campbell.


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Medical questions & health advice by board certified doctors
"Is it normal to worry 24 hours a day?"
I feel very anxious all the time and can't help but worry about everything. What can I do to calm down?
I am very sorry to hear that you feel anxious all the time. Anxiety can be very tiresome and has the potential to negatively affect the quality of life significantly if uncontrolled. There are many different approaches to dealing with anxiety, and many different physiologic and psychosocial factors that contribute to why people become anxious in the first place. Let me first off start out by saying that you are not alone, and there are thousands of people who struggle with anxiety. If at any time your anxiety gets bad enough that you start to get depressed and develop thoughts of despair or self harm, that I would definitely recommend seeking medical attention at an urgent care or emergency department if needed. Most peoples anxiety does not get that bad, but in case I wanted to be clear. There are many different friends, family, and professionals that can help you. Most approaches to dealing with anxiety first involve taking a thorough history (things like when did you first notice anxiety, in what situations, was it after an inciting event, etc) Because if the root cause of the anxiety can be found and "fixed" then you may not have any further problems. A counselor such as a psychologist, can be a good place to start, but I recommend that you see a physician first. This could mean making an appointment with your primary care physician, or scheduling a consultation with a psychiatrist. I hope that this is helpful.
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