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'I'm loving life'
Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, June 4, 2009
At age 36, Peggy Mangan, of Sand Point, got a horrific scare. Diagnosed with melanoma, a malignant form of skin cancer, she didn't know what the rest of her life would bring, or how long she might have.
"At that time I had young children," Mangan said. "It was very hard for everyone to deal with."
Fortunately she recovered.
"I was told it may come back, but in the meantime get out there and enjoy myself," Mangan said. "So I did."
She and her husband, John, raised their daughters, then took a trip. Sailing around the Carribean for six years was relaxing, the vacation of a lifetime. Mangan took special care to slather her skin with sunblock whenever she was on deck, and took advantage of the opportunity to pursue her passion for photography, a hobby she took up while recovering from the melanoma. She found out photography eased her tensions, and she discovered she had a good eye for composition.
Mangan's daughters were grown, and had settled in Virginia. She and her husband decided to retire to dry land and be near their grandchildren. They began building a house in Northern Virginia, and put their Sand Point property up for sale. It was an exhilarating experience, but exhausting.
"I got very, very tired," Mangan said.
Both she and her husband began losing weight, due to the exercise they were getting … they thought. Mangan continued to lose weight and was abnormally fatigued. She decided to have herself checked.
It was bad news.
The retired registered nurse said she couldn't believe it. Only in her mid-50s, and having already gone through the trauma of a malignant melanoma, Mangan's world was again turned on edge when she was informed she had Mantle cell lymphoma.
"Sometimes being a nurse is a curse," Mangan said. "Because you know too much. I thought, 'Oh no, I'm not getting out of this one.' I just shut down. I thought, 'I've done this before. I paid my dues with this cancer stuff.'"
Mangan once again had cancer, and this time the future looked bleak, indeed. Mantle cell lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, comprising about 6 percent of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cases. There are only about 15,000 patients with the diagnosis in the United States, and the prognosis was not good.
"I was in Stage Four," Mangan said. "It was in the bone marrow, and my spleen was huge. I was mildly affected in the liver."
She received heavy doses of chemotherapy and went into remission. She was fortunate, but was still in need of a bone marrow transplant.
"I was told by some people at Huron Medical that they wouldn't have given me a chance for a remission," she said.
Having to deal with cancer is devastating, and to go through the process twice was unthinkably difficult, she said.
"I was pretty upset, and for a doggone long while I was very angry," Mangan said.
Then, she said, a friend came to the rescue.
"Just before I went in for the bone marrow transplant, a friend of mine ran a marathon in Hawaii, in my name, for the Lymphoma Leukemia Society," Mangan said.
She became encouraged, realized she couldn't let her family and friends down, and decided to do something about her anger.
"When you have cancer, you have two choices," Mangan said. "One is to fold up and go, because people have a choice, and that can happen. The other choice is to fight it."
She feels there are many ways to fight, but the predominate method is with your mind. A positive outlook is imperative, but her mental state made it difficult.
"I had what's called Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome," she said.
Mangan began looking for tools to help cope, and discovered a method called EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques.
"It's ancient, on the same format as acupuncture, but this is acupressure," she said. "They're using this on boys and girls coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan. It's the quickest way to get to the trauma of what they went through, and to eradicate it."
The method involves pressing certain spots on the body while repeating positive affirmations.
"It works on the energy field of the body," Mangan said. "It sounds like hocus-pocus, and I was rather skeptical."
As a nurse, she was used to more traditional medical methods of dealing with a problem. But the distress was increasing, she said.
"I was having horrible nightmares," Mangan said, "and anxiety attacks."
Knowing she was in dire need of help, Mangan began an intense analysis of EFT.
"In studying it, and identifying the validity of it, I chose to try it," she said. "There are oodles and oodles of EFT practitioners nationwide, and worldwide. It's unique. Many people will call it ancient Chinese mysticism. But, when you have a cancer that is going to kill you, and mine will, if there's a chance it might work…"
EFT wasn't the only form of therapy she embraced. While in the hospital recovering from the bone marrow transplant Mangan fell in love with harp music.
"When I was in there, this wonderful lady would come in and play at the bedside," she said. "She came every day, and I was just enamored with the harp."
Mangan became friends with the harpist, who brought her a small harp and taught her to play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
"When I left the hospital, I needed something to focus on, to get into and have a passion for," Mangan said. "That was my passion. There's something about putting your arms around the instrument, and making music."
She learned how to read music and began playing the harp, ultimately making contacts in the harping community. Through those contacts she became aware of a nationally known harpist named Pamela Bruner, who was also a practitioner of EFT, and certified through the World Center for EFT as a Life Coach.
Basically Bruner works with people such as Peggy Mangan to help them overcome fears, distress and anxiety through Emotional Freedom Techniques.
"Like any other coach and confidant, she has to know where you're coming from," Mangan said. "Just in normal conversation, she asked how things went when I got out of the hospital, and how I dealt with the trauma. We proceeded from there to eradicate those feelings."
She could have gone with a more traditional method of dealing with her fears, such as psychotherapy, but is satisfied with her choice of EFT.
"In my opinion it's better, because it's immediate and then it's over," Mangan said.
EFT seems to have worked, she said. She's happy with her life, and intent on helping others deal with the aftermath of a cancer diagnosis.
"I'm just so happy, every single day," Mangan said. "I'm loving life. I'm in remission, and using every second of it. I wake up and say, 'It's a beautiful day.' It could be raining, or storming, but I'm alive, and I feel good. I'm doing things I've always wanted to do, and I'm not going to let fear stop me."
She said she struggled mightily to overcome fear, all the time wishing there was someone to talk to. Mangan was fortunate to discover EFT, but feels more could be done.
"I had it in my mind that it just wasn't right for patients to have to come home cold," she said. "When I came out of the hospital, they didn't give me anything to work with. There was no one to fall back on, no one to talk with about it. I wanted to do something, but didn't know what."
She met a group of nurses who practiced holistic medicine. They put her in contact with a retired nurse named Gretchen Schodde, at the Harmony Hill Retreat Center, in Union, Washington, near Seattle.
"She invited me to come out and take part in their program, free of charge," Mangan said.
She was thrilled with the experience.
"All this time I knew what I wanted, and lo and behold, there's this center doing what I wanted to do," Mangan said. "It was the most healing experience of my life. The people were extremely kind, and up front. Anything you need to say — family doesn't want to hear it, friends don't want to hear it — I just needed to get some of this (frustration) out."
Mangan hopes to create local program
Anger, fear and frustration are common among cancer victims, she said. Alleviating these, and other concerns, are what Mangan hopes to accomplish by setting up a non profit program modeled after the Harmony Hill Retreat.
"I'm going to do a holistic retreat experience for recovering cancer patients," Mangan said. "We'll do relaxation techniques, and let them tell their story, without judgement."
She is working with the Huron Medical Center to implement the program, called Life's Expression Retreats. Mangan hopes it'll be operational by mid-August.
"I'll have licensed professional psychotherapists and social workers," she said. "I'm a licensed RN, and I'll be there to co-facilitate. There are various events we're going to incorporate."
It will be a three-day seminar.
"I want to give every cancer patient this experience," she said. "That's my mission … to bring them the chance to heal like I have. To walk out of there with a smile, and not be sad and gloomy."
Sad and gloomy Peggy Mangan is not. After recovering from a malignant melanoma then having her world collapse 18 years later by finding out she had Mantle cell lymphoma, undergoing heavy doses of chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant — by relying on family, friends and Emotional Freedom Techniques, she is an incredibly confidant, downright happy person.
Mangan recently performed on the harp at the Ice Cream Social sponsored by the Historical Society of Caseville. She is a member of the Thumb Arts Guild and her photography was exhibited at TAG's Spring Exhibit. Some of her photos are currently on display at the Burns Gallery in Sebewaing as part of a month long TAG exhibit. She had a booth at last year's Art in the Park on Labor Day Weekend in Gallup Park, also sponsored by the Thumb Arts Guild, and will be there again this September.
Living life to the fullest is Mangan's goal, and she said she's well on her way to accomplishing it. She's convinced her cancer-related experience is responsible.
"Look at what I'm doing now," she said. "Look at what having cancer gave me."
A unique outlook from a unique person.
For further information about Life's Expression Retreats, contact Peggy Mangan at 989-856-3855.
On the net:
World Center for Emotional Freedom Techniques — http://emofree.com
Pamela Bruner — http://www.pamelabrunermusic.com
Harmony Hill Retreat Center — http://www.harmonyhill.org
For information on Mantle cell lymphoma — http://www.lymphomation.org
For information on malignant melanoma visit the American Academy of Dermatology — http://www.aad.org


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Well I somehow managed to skip over H, so here we go!
One the most beautiful parts of New Zealand's North Island is on the eastern coast, a region known as the Coromandel.
And one of the highlights of the Coromandel is a special borderline-magical place called Hot Water Beach, approximately 12 km southeast of Whitianga.
At this beach, just a 5-minute drive from Hahei and the Cathedral Cove, is an incredible volcanic phenomenon.
Within two hours either side of low tide, beach-goers (an estimated 700,000 per year) can dig around to find the natural steamy hot mineral water that sits just below the surface of the sand-covered ground.
Families come from far and wide to experience nature's glorious spa, delivered from deep within the Earth, as they relax in hot holes overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
It should be mentioned however, that while the activity is popular with visitors of all ages, it is important to use caution, especially with young children, because the water can be so hot it can burn skin (and boil eggs too)!
The temperature of the water has been recorded up to 64 degrees Celsius/147 degrees Fahrenheit!
And it is also important to take caution when swimming at the beach, which is known to have rip currents and fairly large waves.
But back to building your super cool beachside bath!
First off, you'll need a spade (otherwise known as a shovel if you're of the American influence).
These can be brought with you – many hotels and hired bachs keep them in stock – or they may be rented for a small price nearby.
I personally suggest borrowing from a friendly face.
Or if you're feeling extra cheeky, invite yourself into another digger's handmade pool after all the handwork is finished!
I say this because, as you see in the photos above, many people are standing around.
The location of the hot water can be difficult to find. Don't just stick your spade in the ground and expect to find it (like we naively did).
It's probably best to wait and see who manages to discover the sweet spot, and then do your best to capitalize!
Another tip: We went to during the middle of Southern Hemisphere summer. It's probably quite a bit less crowded in the off-season.
On a more personal note, this particularly day happened to be my dad's birthday.
James – who has the most amazing penmanship – offered to help me write a message in the sand to send to him.
Hot Water Beach proved the perfect background for the photo.
After our coastal exploration, we went back to The Church accommodation in Hahei, where we broke out our brand new Auckland-themed Monopoly.
The overcast weather created the perfect environment for a lazy afternoon with board games.
Needless to say, James cleaned up when I landed on the ridiculously expensive Sky Tower tile!
Overall: We both enjoyed Hot Water Beach and highly recommend it to those passing through the Coromandel!

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The collage work done in the 12″ LP series seems to stand out for me, however there are few in the 10″ series (L'Images en Enfance, by Ardouin in particular) that are truly unlike anything else done in the field of library music. A lot of time seemed to have been spent crafting these sleeves — it's quite interesting (and unfortunate, really) that most of these were left unused an unseen, filed away in the back room of a television studio.
I guess I should point out that this isn't meant to be musical guide to these records, merely a gallery showcasing MPI's cover art from the late 60's into the mid 70's (we're also missing quite a few of their releases so don't take this to be a discography either). Think of this as "part two" of this labels' section in Johnny Trunk's "The Music Library" book.


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Brownlow, Dahlstrom see larger role for education
Superintendent Paul Brownlow's goals for Verndale students have not changed after Minnesota received a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements.
President Barack Obama announced last week that Minnesota was one of 10 states selected for the special waiver which will free Minnesota public schools from six criteria which were imposed by the NCLB Act of 2001.
"I'm the first guy that believes in accountability," Brownlow said. "I don't want to lose any accountability."
NCLB in its present form is considered by some to be restrictive and punitive. School districts failing to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward the goal of having students achieve proficiency in reading, math and science risk federal sanctions.
NCLB's stated goal is to have every student proficient in those core subjects by 2014.
"We see students of all different backgrounds," Brownlow said. "Sometimes the expectations were unrealistic."
Brownlow sees future education strategies at Verndale demanding more from schools, parents and students. As an administrator, Brownlow believes that while good grades in the class room are important, they not always the best measure of a student. Speaking as a parent, Brownlow said he wanted to see his children become "responsible and productive" people.
"We want to make sure they've got the skills to be successful," Brownlow said.
Wadena-Deer Creek Superintendent Virginia Dahlstrom also has a larger view of what education is today. "We're not just common core to the students we're common core to the community," Dahlstrom said.
Minnesota's application for a waiver from NCLB had to meet four principles - college and career-ready academic standards, a state-developed system of differentiated recognition, accountability and support, supporting effective instruction and leadership and a reduction of unnecessary administrative burdens.
Accountability has drawn the most attention. Unlike AYP, which centered mostly around proficiency, the proposed Multiple Measurements Rating will use four equally-weighed measurements in judging a school's success - proficiency, growth, achievement gap reduction and graduation rate.
"The real difference in Minnesota is that we will be labeling schools differently," Dahlstrom said.
Using MMR, the top 15 percent of schools will be labeled Reward Schools. These will represent the highest-performing schools. Focus Schools will be the 10 percent of Title I schools with the lowest focus ratings. They will have to work with Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and their district to implement serious interventions aimed at improving the performance of the school's lowest-performing subgroups. Priority Schools will be the five percent of the most persistently low performing Title I schools.
The MDE has proposed the creation of two additional groups - Title I schools in the 25 percent of schools directly behind the Reward School cutoff will be able to apply to be Celebration Schools. Another 25 percent of Title I schools will be identified as Continuous Improvement Schools if they are not already Priority or Focus Schools.


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  <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">   Snail snailtsunami at gmail.com, Wed Jul 31 19:19:00 UTC 2013 wrote:

 >We attract a lot of anarchists or anarchist-interested, and also some libertarians and libertarian-interested, because ...we don't have big lists of rules... People like to throw around the word "anarchism" in Noisebridge or they are saying it kind of jokingly because of how non-organized we are & that is what they think anarchy is [chaos], whether that's correct or not.

 You're right, Snail. Anarchy does not mean "chaos", that's a common misconception. In my view NB has chaos, not for political reasons, but for immaturity reasons-- kinda like, when i was a kid my bedroom was always a mess.

 Nor does Anarchy mean "no rules", as i discussed in my post, "Anarchy Is Not Anti-Structure".
 https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-May/037095.html

 Although, there's some debate about this. In January 2012, Snail created a page on the wiki titled "Against policy". Snail quotes an Anarchist essay, titled "Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology". So I guess, Snail, you are one of the Anarchists or anarchist-interested that you mentioned, and you quoted an Anarchist essay on the Noisebridge wiki in support of having no rules at Noisebridge.

The notion of "policy" presumes a state or governing apparatus which imposes its will on others.
 https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Against_policy_(a_tiny_manifesto)

 My response:

If people manage their own affairs by collectively developing a policy which they accept and agree to willingly, then they cannot legitimately complain of a government imposing its will on them.

 When i refer to anarchistic aspects of NB, I'm talking about aspects which i believe are intentionally inspired by and informed by Anarchist Theory: leaderlessness and Consensus. These are baked into Noisebridge, by intentional design, and they are Anarchist. It seems the "no rules" aspect of NB was also inspired by anarchism. So, I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised that someone would think NB is an anarchist project.

 But what's the shame? Anarchy contributes a valuable deconstructionist perspective-- it's anti-fascist, and I cannot argue with that.

 But personally, I think a group can be non-fascist, pro-liberty, and still have some common sense, communally-agreed on policies, which protect people from those who would impose their own freedoms in a way that restricts the freedoms of others.

 Like, "dogs who bite people and start dog fights are not allowed."

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VietNamNet Bridge – Around 300 tourists on a direct flight from Russian city Novosibirsk were welcomed by the authorities of Da Nang City in central Vietnam last Saturday afternoon.
A Russian tourist was welcomed at Da Nang airport on May 12. (Photo: Tuoi Tre)
It is estimated that around 12,000 tourists from Novosibirsk and other cities like Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk will arrive in Da Nang on Boeing 767-300 planes from now until October.
On the first direct flight between Novosibirsk and Da Nang, there were tourists who are on a 10-15 day tour in Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue and Nha Trang.
Besides, travel companies and news agencies from Russian cities also came to study tourism potentials in central Vietnam, according to Anh Duong Join Stock Company, which organizes the flights.
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A new excerpt from a deserted draft of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy novel, along with a score of previously unseen material, will be published in an upcoming biography of the author, The Guardian reports.
Biographer Jem Roberts' book The Frood will include discarded parts from the first Hitchhiker's book (which was turned into a movie in 2005), as well as sections from the "lost" draft of Life, The Universe and Everything, which Roberts says has "whole chapters where the characters are doing different things — different ideas he never got round to using, [such as] chapters written from Arthur Dent's point of view." Roberts found the pages amongst a staggering amount of unpublished work stored in Adams' archives at St. John's College in Cambridge.
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While a collection of story fragments and part of an unfinished novel were published posthumously as The Salmon of Doubt in 2002 (Adams died the previous year), those were culled from the author's hard drives. "Nobody had ever thought about a paper trail though," Roberts said. "Douglas Adams was the king of new technology, and people probably thought he'd had a huge bonfire of all his papers. But there are boxes and boxes of notebooks, lots of typescript stuff, paper printed from the computer... it was just an enormous job."
The well of Adams' work is deep, and The Frood will also feature an alternative original pitch for Hitchhiker's Guide, a draft for the second television series and unused material boasting characteristically absurd, grandiose titles like "Baggy the Runch" and "The Assumption of Saint Zalabad."
Roberts did stress, however, that "none of this stuff is finished. It's very important to contextualize this material properly... and I understand people thinking that this is raw material and he didn't want it to be seen. I spend part of the book asking what Douglas would have wanted … but there are so many great Douglas Adams jokes which have been completely air-sealed for the last 20 years. [And] I think it's wonderful that we finally get to read some of this stuff."
The Frood is set to be published this fall. While there have been other biographies of Adams, The Frood is the first authorized by the author's estate and family.


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|CheeseCats - hi ! Just zombi and Nintendoland at the moment NSMB has been locked away until birthday
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Sorry but I've ended up as ReGuRgIt8oR again. Wanted Gurgy but it has to be 6 characters so I was stumped.
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I be Dangerfrog. Come be my first wiiu friend, I dont bite and have cookies (not promising i will be sharing).
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Finally got my ID set up, will add some of you guys tonight.
NNID is Adwab2
Now then, been a long time EG reader but not very active in the posts - loving the wii u so far. Will go through list when I'm on next and add people. My tag is hutchDBL if anyone wants to add me in the meantime (in fact that also goes for Xbox live and iOS game centre.....erm, and steam as well).
Got zombiu, nsmb, Nintendo land and cod so far. Anyone got an opinion on trine 2? Is it a yay or a nay?
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Der_tolle_Emil (same as in the forums here).
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I've added everyone except Tommy_uk where I'm receiving an Error Code.
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Be sure not to forsake me gentlemen, NNID exactly as advertised:
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is my ID. Hope to see some of you guys online.
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So far have Sonic and Tekken for online play.
Mines 2383 8821 7382 7272 because its easier to remember that this new fangled idea of 'names' that Nintendo now uses. What was wrong with 4 sets of 4 numbers eh? So simple.
Nah I'm being a dick. It's gunark.
@gunark - for some reason that soundcloud link doesn't seem to work...?
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Declan Burke's 10 Rules For Better Writing
1. Consistency
Attention to detail is very important. If you say a character has blue eyes in Chapter One, don't say he has green eyes in Chapter Four. Unless he has greeny-blue eyes, which are greener in winter and bluer in summer. Or your story is about genetic eye experiments on human guinea-pigs. Or contact lenses. Or a David Bowie-type alien pop star.
2. Use Simple Grammar
Go easy on complicated sentence construction. Ration yourself to three commas per page and you won't go far wrong. Apostrophes are the Devil's own invention – first-time writers should always try to avoid plurals and possession. Unless your story is about multiple exorcisms. Or multiple orgasms.
3. Narrative Arc
Do ensure your novel has a beginning and end, as most reviewers like to read at least a sample of both.
4. Cutting The Dead Wood
It can be hugely helpful to just walk away from your novel for a while, go out into the backyard and split some logs. Not only will you get some fresh air and exercise, you'll also get that 'big picture' perspective you need to squeeze that vital extra thousand words into the chapter you're working on. And you'll have logs for winter.
5. Naming Your Hero
It's in your own interest to give your heroes one-syllable names. Not only will this save you valuable writing time (as opposed to, say, having to type 'Llandudno Fetherington-Smythe III' every time your LF-S III hoves into view), it also means your moron reader won't have to open his or her mouth too long whilst reading, thus cutting down on the likelihood of them swallowing flies and dying of some disgusting disease (see 6), and not being around next year to buy the sequel. If the one-syllable rule constrains your artistic vision, try giving one-syllable 'pet' names for longer names – e.g., 'Pet' for 'Petunia Fetherington-Smythe'.
6. Try To Ensure Your Readers Are All Morons
Morons are more forgiving, less judgmental and generally better for karma all round. They're also notorious for being easily parted from their money.
7. Avoid Clichés Like the Plague
Clichés should be avoided like devastating killer epidemics transmitted by parasites carried by rats.
8. Tell, Don't Show
People don't have a lot of reading time these days, which is why they're grateful when a writer, as we say in the trade, 'cuts to the chase'. In fact, it's probably best if you start your novel with a chase and just keep it up for 300 pages (large type). But don't 'blow your wad' too early. Start with a chase on skateboards, working up to a climactic race to Saturn between space shuttles, via bicycles, jet-packs, helicopters and rocket-propelled whales.
9. Speed Is Of The Essence
Even if it's inappropriate to your novel to have your hero addicted to amphetamines, do try to ensure your novel has pace. In THE WILD LIFE OF SAILOR AND LULA, for example, Barry Gifford called Sailor and Lula's son Pace.
10. Don't Be Afraid To Dumb It Down
Every aspiring writer with at least one rejection slip knows that agents, editors, publicists and publishers are all failed novelists. If the story you send them is too good, they'll (a) steal it for themselves and make a fortune or (b) ignore it completely, for spite, so that no one benefits. Don't say you haven't been warned.
Any other suggestions, folks? Don't be afraid to share …
22 comments:
- Sandy Lender said...
LOVE it.
I particularly enjoyed #5.
Being a sci-fi/fantasy author, I have to accept that my readers won't fall into the #6 category. Bummer. But, hey, it forces me to avoid the rat-infested cargo ships full of dead people with boils on their skin rising up to take over some colonized planet, eh?
Fab post.
Sandy Lender
"Some days, I just want the dragon to win."
- July 30, 2009 at 4:21 PM
- Dorte H said...
Suddenly it dawns on me why no publisher wants to buy my brilliant stuff!
- July 30, 2009 at 4:49 PM
- Ali Karim said...
I spilled my coffee....
Very Droll
- July 30, 2009 at 5:02 PM
- Dana King said...
This is part of your fiendish plot to winnow out the competition, isn't it?
- July 30, 2009 at 6:09 PM
- Jay Stringer said...
my new ten commandments.
- July 30, 2009 at 6:16 PM
- July 30, 2009 at 7:08 PM
- Donna said...
Aw Dec, you're brilliant.
- July 30, 2009 at 7:24 PM
- Corey Wilde said...
You had James Patterson write this post for you, didn't you???
- July 30, 2009 at 7:32 PM
- Scobberlotcher said...
Brilliant. Now I finally know what's wrong with my writing. :)
- July 30, 2009 at 7:34 PM
- Declan Burke said...
Dana? You know me too well, squire ...
Corey - JP, as he insists I call him, actually came up with the idea, and then farmed it out to me. I get 3% of all good karma accruing ...
Cheers, Dec
- July 30, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Number 11. Use a pseudonym. Don't worry if someone else has used it. Publishers will snap up your book. Suggested pseudonyms include John Grisham, Stephen King, Danielle Steele, William Shakespeare, King James, and Ken Bruen.
- July 31, 2009 at 1:18 AM
- seanag said...
Jerry, this is such a good idea. It not only works for novels, but as with Michael Jackson, it apparently also works for illegal access to prescription drugs. "Josephine Baker"--what a card that Jackson was.
I'd like to add more, but I really don't have time, what with cutting down all the neighborhood telephone poles as my newfound avocation.
- July 31, 2009 at 5:16 AM
- bookwitch said...
Moron? I think not.
- July 31, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Uiscebot said...
Cool list - my addition would be to Die. All the successful writers do it.
- July 31, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- sex scenes at starbucks said...
I'm with Uiscebot. Nothing sells books like a tragic story behind the story.
- July 31, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- seanag said...
Actually, all the unsuccessful writers do it too. Wannabes, I guess.
- July 31, 2009 at 3:43 PM
- crimeficreader said...
Thanks for the laughs!
- July 31, 2009 at 4:57 PM
- Chris O'Grady said...
Good to see #6 about all readers being morons. The more fiction I read, the truer that seems, to the point that when novels get longer and longer, 450 and 500 pages and more, the more obvious it becomes that the creeps who run the publishing racket are trying to sell books by the pound, which is why they keep getting longer and the explanations seem to be written for the moron readers you specify. For them, everything has to be spelled out nice and clear, and thus more words and pages are needed. That way they get these huge books, twice as long as they ought to be, most of them.
- July 31, 2009 at 5:05 PM
- Peter Rozovsky said...
Cliches cost ten cents for twelve here.
If I may be so bold, write distilled, convincing dialogue, not real dialogue.
I mean, peppering your dialogue with, you know, interjections because, you know, people, like, really talk that way will make your readers, like-- I mean, they'll just stop reading, you know?
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"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
- July 31, 2009 at 11:31 PM
- Michael Haskins said...
Dec, these are good commandments for ALL writers to remember. They are true and bring a smile when reading them. Nothing wrong with that. From the other island . . .
- August 1, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- bookwitch said...
Oh, you mean everyone else is a moron? Thought you meant me.
- August 1, 2009 at 9:28 PM
- Fiona said...
Hilarious and extremely clever. I'm going to save it all and reference it frequently.
Thank you!!!
- August 2, 2009 at 7:07 PM


text: Frocktalkers, if you love shoes (really? Like who wouldn't love shoes?!) you are going to LOVE this. The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto has a fabulous website, and they have PODCASTS all about shoes – famous peoples' shoes, historical shoes, unusual shoes, I mean, WOAH. It's pretty incredible. Thanks to Frocktalker Haleh for alerting me to this. I need to grab my earbuds and get listening! Enjoy!!


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For every sling sold, Rockin' Baby donates a new sling to a mother in need, and educates her on the importance and benefits of baby wearing.
About Rockin' Baby
American and mother of 5 Kathryn Wiley knows the profound effect a mother has on her children. Considering the fact that Haiti has the highest infant mortality rate in the Western Hemisphere, Wiley started a movement. Inspired by the One for One giving of TOMS shoes, Wiley wanted show her children how a for profit business can give back to the world. Wiley purchased Rockin' Baby in 2011, and evolved the company into a "Mother to Mother" business. Understanding the importance of the bond between mother and infant, Wiley decided that for every sling sold, Rockin' Baby would donate one to a mother in need.
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5 ways to show appreciation for wilderness this Thanksgiving
Flikr creative commons: Bunches and Bits {Karina}
There's no question that the benefits that wilderness offers are plentiful, from the health and wellbeing of our families to that of our communities and economies.
This is why it makes good sense to express your gratitude this Thanksgiving by returning a favor or two. Here are some ideas on how you can demonstrate appreciation for the wilderness you love:
Connect with wilderness through recreation. Whether its a simple hike, a trek on a mountain bike or an adventure on skis, be sure to spend part of your Thanksgiving holiday in a wild place that inspires you to feel awe. To find new ideas for places and adventures near you go to recreation.gov.
Share special places with your friends and family. Do you have a coworker who is feeling fatigued or a child who needs to run off some steam outdoors? Why not give them a breath of fresh air by taking them to your favorite landscape this Thanksgiving - they are sure to be grateful that you did.
Make a difference. If you want to take your appreciation a step further, consider volunteering or joining a friends group to support the wilderness you love. For more information, speak with a representative at your favorite wild land or search this directory for groups at National Parks.
Speak up for the quiet places. As lovers of wilderness, we must work to defend and protect the lands we love. With one of the worst congresses for wilderness in history, this Thanksgiving holiday is the perfect time to contact your elected officials and let them know that you support public lands.
Join us. Become part of our WildAlert network to learn about how you can stay involved all year, or contribute to our work to help us protect the lands you love.


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Thursday, March 29, 2012 my advisory class hosted our school's March assembly. The theme was the Month of the Young Adolescent. It was the first assembly I've attended at my school where there were no monthly or student of the month awards given to students. That's the first out of the 132 monthly assemblies that I've attended in my 15 years here at Chimacum Middle School that wasn't an awards ceremony.
My advisory entertained and recognized their peers without handing out of any certificates. The only two parts of the assembly that even looked like awards was when the ASB called out the best decorated doors from student-led conferences and when the Science Olympiad coach/teacher called out the students who represented our school at the national competition.
Back in 2008 my advisory class hosted the March Month of Young Adolescent assembly. Here's a copy of the agenda we put together for our assembly (click here if you can't see the one below):
Awards Assembly Agenda 08
Fast forward four years later and look at the agenda for this year's Month of the Young Adolescent assembly (click here if you can't see the one below):
Assembly Agenda 12
In 2008 students were asked to sit while we called out the names of those getting certificates for many different things for most of the assembly. My advisory did plan a mini talent show for the fun part. This year we spent the entire 50 minutes on the fun part! We spent 18 minutes watching my advisory's new show segment and the rest of the time we put on a short skit, silly stringed teachers, had kids freeze dance, and drew names for candy bars. We thought it was a very fun assembly, especially two days before Spring Break and especially to honor young adolescents! We told the rest of the school that we just didn't think it was fair selecting only some of our students to receive an award for being a young adolescent.
There were a couple of kids who told me that they missed not getting an award. One in particular really wants to get student of the month and this month she didn't even get a chance! So this was just a first step. A first step to see if we can run our monthly assemblies differently or not. I still want to challenge our students to find ways to feel appreciated by their teachers without getting a certificate while others don't.
We'll see what happens next month. Will the advisory hosting next month's assembly have awards or will they find other ways to honor all the wonderful things our students are doing?
History of this endeavor:
Awards, Grades, and Competition
Awards as a Habit


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Welcome busy midwives and birth professionals,
Are you tired of watching your Mothers when they begin a cascade of medical intervention that doesn't seem to end?
Are you frustrated by their lack of choice? Does it sadden you to see that many women are misinformed, are fearful and give away their inner power and connection to their body?
Would you like to learn natural ways to empower mothers, to help them get back into their body, find their inner power and help them to have the birth they are capable of?
Through Acubirth (presented by Red Tent Health Centre), you'll discover Eastern remedies to support mothers through a beautiful birth, a pleasurable pregnancy and much more.
You'll learn natural and effective pregnancy acupressure techniques to help women cope with fear and anxiety in the lead up to labour, help them to manage pain naturally no matter how they entered the birth process, encourage a posterior baby to get into the ultimate position for birth and much more.
We're dedicated to helping you broaden your skills so you can help more women achieve their dreams of a natural pregnancy and birth. Many women say that ideally this would be their wish, however sadly many give away control long before their birth even starts.
Acubirth helps women get grounded, feel into their body instead of wanting to escape. It helps connect the midwife and birth worker with their woman, and the support partner (husband, mother, friend) with their woman, to give them back a sense of control.
We are passionate about sharing the skills that we have seen work with so many of our clients. We believe that all women should have greater choice and more access to information that will make their pregnancy-birth-motherhood transition smoother, simpler and a more joyous experience. As midwives, you are on the front line, which is why we are so passionate about helping you.
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Tinnitus Control Review – is Tinnitus Control a scam?
Tinnitus Control Review
Tinnitus Control is a relatively new product that has recently become available to the general public. As with any new product, caution should initially be advised to ensure that the product is not a scam, or that it can do you harm. But if you are suffering from tinnitus, it is certainly worth your while to look into this exciting new product, and to see what it can offer you.
Despite extensive research online, we have yet to find any negative comments or complaints about this product. This is good news, although bear in mind that it is still a relatively new on the market.
First of all, from our research, we can say that this is an FDA approved product, which is a huge plus point. If the FDA have approved it then it shows that they consider it to be a safe formulation, right?
The next thing to point out is that Tinnitus Control is a 100% natural homeopathic formula, which backs up its FDA approval. For us, this was initially a major concern when we hear about any new product such as this i.e. what is actually in it? Here is a full list of the ingredients. If you are unfamiliar with the practise of homeopathy, it is basically where ingredients are used at a very diluted strength, which is considered to be non-toxic and has no side effects.
The reason why Tinnitus Control seems to be so effective is mainly due to the efficiency of the mixture of the whole ingredients in the correct proportions i.e. it is the synergistic power of all the ingredients combined, rather than just the minimal power of any one ingredient. It is a 2 step formula which the makers claim has been specifically designed to help stop the constant ringing in the ears which tinnitus causes.
Although relatively new, this product is already producing interesting results, and many people do seem to be experiencing effective relief with this.
We are going to update this review regularly as and when we hear more about this exciting new solution for tinnitus treatment, but until then let's summarize what we know so far:
Tinnitus Control – Good Points
- FDA Approved
- 100 Natural Homeopathic Formulation
- seen on TV
- lots of positive testimonials from satisfied customers (not always easy to verify, but they seem very genuine)
- can relieve symptoms of tinnitus quickly
- safe and effective
- helps stop constant ringing in the ears
Tinnitus Control – Bad Points
- not yet widely available in Main Street stores
Anyone who is having problems with tinnitus, and who has been unable to cure that problem with regular tinnitus suggestions eg white noise cds, tinnitus maskers etc
If you have any known serious allergies to any of the ingredients, you may find this product is unsuitable for you
If you have suffered from tinnitus for a while, and are having a lot of trouble finding a solution, then this may just be what you're looking for. Although not easy to get hold of, the company do offer new customers a free bottle offer if you order select packages from them direct.
We think it is definetely worth trying out. If it doesn't work for you, then it doesn't work – but what if it does work? With all the tinnitus research that has been done so far, It may just be the best tinnitus treatment available, and could just help you to overcome and defeat your inner ear ringing problem once and for all, and so it has got to be worth a try. We hope that this tinnitus control review has proved useful in your decision making, as to whether to buy Tinnitus Control or not.
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Tinnitus Causes
Tinnitus Causes
There are several causes of tinnitus that will help you to understand why you have your inner ear ringing problem, and why you suffer ear noise:
a main cause of this debilitating condition is cell damage in the inner ear. Within your inner ear there are very tiny delicate hairs which move in response to the pressure of sound waves entering the ear.
This movement stimulates ear cells to produce an electrical signal to your brain, through the auditory nerve in your ear. These signals are interpreted by your brain as sound. The problem arises when the hairs themselves become broken or bent, which causes them to produce random electrical impulses, and hence tinnitus.
There are, however, other causes of tinnitus which need to be addressed, including other chronic health conditions, other ear problems, and maybe physical injuries which could affect the hearing center of your brain or the auditory nerves.
- Exposure to loud noises – your ability to hear can be damaged by consistent exposure to loud noise. Loud music, chain saws, heavy equipment, and using firearms can all cause this type of damage, as can the use of ipods, which shouldn't be played too loudly too often. It is really the long term exposure to loud sound which is though to be a contributing factor to causing long term tinnitus.
- Hearing Loss with age – 'presbycusis' is the medical term to describe the hearing loss caused by older age. This tends to happen to people over 60, which can cause tinnitus.
- Changes to the bones of the ear – 'otosclerosis' describes the stiffening of the small bones in the middle ear – this can cause tinnitus and effect your hearing. This is a genetic condition, which can be passed down through generations, and is caused by abnormal bone growth.
The following is a list of others known factors in causing tinnitus, although they are not so common:
- Depression and stress
- Meniere's disease
- neck or head injuries
- acoustic neuroms (non-cancerous tumors which can develop in the inner ear, on the cranial nerve, which controls hearing and balance and runs from your inner ear to your brain). Also known as vestibular schwannoma.
Tinnitus can also be caused by disorders of the blood vessels, such as:
- atherosclerosis (the build up of fatty deposits and cholesterol in the blood vessels near to the ear can cause these vessels to become less elastic, and which in turn can make blood flow more forceful), arteriovenous malformation (which happens in the connections between veins and arteries, can often cause tinnitus, although this usually only happens in one ear.
Medications which have been known to worsen tinnitus:
Some medications, especially in higher doses, have been associated with causing or worsening people's tinnitus condition. Often the degree of tinnitus can be reduced by cutting out these medications:
Aspirin taken in unusually high doses (10 or more tablets per day) has been shown to possibly cause tinnitus
water pills / Diuretics — such as ethacrynic acid, furosemide, bumetanide .
Cancer medications, including vincristine and mechlorethamine .
Antibiotics, including vancomycin, chloramphenicol, bleomycin erythromycin and tetracycline.
These are the main tinnitus causes that you need to be aware of when investigating your tinnitus problem. It may also be comforting to know that there is a lot of ongoing tinnitus research in the US, funded mainly by the American Tinnitus Association.
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Tinnitus Control Review
Tinnitus Control – Can It Really Help Stop Inner Ear Ringing?
Tinnitus Control is basically a 2 step formula which has been specifically put together to finally put an end to the constant ear ringing which Tinnitus causes. This formula comprises a special blend of 100% natural homeopathic ingredients, which have been used worldwide for centuries to help overcome and treat problems with the ears, and inner ear ringing.
As yet, we have yet to see any reports of complaints regarding this product, which is very good news.
Let's take a closer look at the ingredients which make up this tinnitus treatment:
- Pulsatilla
- Natrum Sulphuricum
- Kali Phosphoricum
- Ferrum Metallicum
- Chininum Sulphuricum
- Arnica 30x
Arnica – the roots of this herb contain many derivitave forms of thymol, which are often used as preservatives and fungicides, and which are also believed to have an anti-inflammatory effect. Many ointment and liniment products used for bruises, sprains and strains currently include arnica in their ingredients. Many professional athletes use products containing arnica, as a way of reducing inflammation from such bruises.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has registered arnica for bruising and sprains according to the 'National Rules For Homeopathic Products 2006', and such products containing arnica are widely commercially available.
Chininum Sulphuricum – this has been shown to aid in the relief of acute articular rheumatism, polyarticular gout, as well as some symptoms of chronic intestitial nephritis and retrobulbar nephritis. It is also a well-known homeopathic treatment for 'roaring of the ears'
Ferrum Metallicum – derived from iron metal, this homeopathic remedy has been shown to be effective hi hip-joint pain, shoulder rheumatism, blood hemorrhages, irregular blood distribution within the body, weakness from just speaking, congestive, pulsating, hammering headaches
Kali phosphoricum – this is a main homeopathic remedy for nervous system disorders, and helps people who have difficulty focusing and concentrating. It can help you be calmer, as well as help you to sleep at night, and be alert during the day. This remedy is often used for people who are worn down by stress.
Natrum Sulphuricum – is used in the treatment of headaches, depression, head injuries, hepatitis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, flatulence, and gallstones.
Pulsatilla – homeopaths use this substance for conditions which are caused by fright, shock, grief, exposure to too much sun, loss of vital fluids, and mental stress. As it is so widely used, it is often called the queen of homeopathic remedies, and can also aid against digestive problems, chickenpox, coughs, colds, swollen glands, and more.
When we take all these ingredients together, we can see that Tinnitus Control certainly does have the very real potential to stop your inner ear ringing problem. Added to that that no firm complaints have been made either against this product, and it clear that this is a tinnitus treatment which every tinnitus sufferer should try as soon as possible.
The 2 step Tinnitus Control Formula
The formula is essentially a 2 step remedy. First, you use the supplied spray to spray the potent herbal ingredients under the tongue. Then, you need to take the herbal pills which are also supplied.
How To Use Tinnitus Control
The spray should be used 3 times each day, spraying twice each time. The supplement pill should be taken twice also, 2 times each day.
How much does it cost?
If you order your bottle through any link on this site, your order will be processed direct with the manufacturer. This helps to keep the cost as low as possible, and also ensures you receive genuine Tinnitus Control. Prices do change from time to time, however, so you should click the link below to check the latest price (currently they are offering a 2 free bottle deal on selected packages of this tinnitus treatment).
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Tinnitus Maskers
What are tinnitus maskers?
Many people with tinnitus suffer the most when they are indoors, and in quiet environments. When they are outside they don't seem to hear the ringing in the ears which characterizes tinnitus, but when everything is quiet, such as when they are reading or trying to sleep, then that is when the tinnitus symptoms are more noticeable.
To combat this, for many years some sufferers have turned to tinnitus maskers, which are basically sound recordings of relaxing sounds or music, which help interrupt the pattern of 'no sound' which is what happens when the person is trying to sleep, for example.
Although tinnitus maskers are popular, the jury is still out as to whether or not enough people do actually benefit from them.
Tinnitus maskers are usually applied by using a hearing aid type device, which helps to mask or drown out the inner ear ringing which is the main tinnitus symptom that most people have. Tinnitus Masker (TM) is a brand new masker which you should consider using together with Tinnitus Control, and is one that may be worth considering on its own if the homeopathic remedy doesn't work for you..
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Buy Tinnitus Control
If you are about to buy Tinnitus Control, you should exercise caution before you do so. Here are some things you should know before deciding on where to purchase:
- The product is not, as far as we know, available in main street stores. If you come across a similar product in a store, check it out carefully as it is possible it will be a different cheaper product.
- The same goes when ordering online. As far as we know, Tinnitus Control is only available through the official website – if you land at a site claiming to sell it through any other means then you should be careful as to exactly what you are buying.
Remember too that our complete tinnitus control review will give you the full lowdown on this exciting new product, in case you still need some further information as to whether or not to order this exciting new tinnitus treatment.
If you have problems with the above link, here is a brief summary of our review:
Tinnitus Control is FDA approved, and is a 100% homeopathic tinnitus treatment. Although it is a new product on the market, these factors are good strong signs that not only is the remedy safe to administer, but also that it may significantly reduce your tinnitus symptoms. The product has also been featured on TV, and there is a lot of evidence already of many satisfied users.
It has also been suggested that the effectiveness of Tinnitus Control may be enhanced by using it in conjunction with tinnitus maskers.
We have supplied several links on this site, where you can be taken to the official site, for more information, and to order your free trial bottle.
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Ear Noise – what causes those ear noises?
Ear Noise
Ear Noise, ear ringing, tinnitus – these are all different terms for what is basically the same affliction. That inner ear ringing that just doesn't want to go away, and is especially apparent when it quiet places, or when trying to get some sleep for example.Although there has been a lot of on-going tinnitus research, predominantly by the American Tinnitus Association, and that research has certainly gone a long way in the search for a tinnitus cure, it is a sad fact that a total 100% cure does not yet exist.
There are several possible solutions to the ear noise problem – white noise cd's, tinnitus maskers, Tinnitus Control Homeopathic remedy, for example, as well as more detailed help in the form of tinnitus treatment ebooks such as Tinnitus Miracle, Banish Tinnitus etc.
Many people seem to express great success with their tinnitus problems by using a mixture of one or more of the above techniques.
However, even with all of these potential solutions to choose from, many people suffer with ear noise for most of their life, with little if any relief.
Ear noise is often referred to as Meniere's Disease, and it often more prevalent in people over 50. Other symptoms of Meniere's include vertigo, vomiting, as well as possibly a degree of deafness.
The problem starts in the canals of the inner ears, where there is an increse in the amount of fluid build up. This is the part of the ear which controls balance.
This fluid often causes injury to the cochlea, as well as damaging the canals themselves. When this occurs, sufferers will get symptoms of tinnitus as well as having difficulty with sound perception.
Vertigo is often the first main symptom of Meniere's, and all sufferers may eventually suffer from full-blown hearing loss and / or tinnitus. The tinnitus ear noise and vertigo may disappear in time, but often the deafness will not get any better.
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Tinnitus Control
Tinnitus Control
Tinnitus Control has been slowly making its way into the news recently, so it is worth taking a closer look at this interesting new tinnitus treatment product, as an alternative to the more traditional tinnitus maskers.
If you suffer from tinnitus, or 'tinnitus hearing' as it is often referred to, then you have probably already tried most of the existing treatments for this debilitating condition. So it is certainly worth investigating this particular treatment further. Here's why:
Tinnitus Control is a 100% natural homeopathic formulation. If you are not sure what that means exactly, it basically means that it follows the homeopathic principles in terms of how its ingredients are put together and tested. Very small concentrations of teach of the ingredients are used, which when used synergistically (all together), they combine to provide a much more powerful working solution to the problem.
This is the case with this product. Many natural ingredients, each of which have been known to possibly have a soothing effect on tinnitus, have been brought together to produce a much more powerful "whole" product. The concept is indeed exciting, and although a new formulation, it promises an intriguing alternative to the traditional tinnitus treatment.
The product has been noted on TV too, which is why it first came to our attention, and why we are planning a full review in the coming days. For now, the most important thing we have noticed is that it is FDA approved, and certainly seems to be a very safe treatment. That is probably the most important consideration.
We shall be publishing our full review in the next few days, so if you are looking to buy tinnitus control then you may want to read that first.
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Tinnitus Hearing
Tinnitus Hearing
Tinnitus Hearing is a condition which gives rise to a continual ringing sound in the ears. It is almost like a toothache or headache in nature, which can be so hard to cope with that it is just too difficult to ignore. It can also be very frustrating for the sufferer. The degree of ringing does vary from one person to another, so just because one person has severe tinnitus hearing doesn't mean that you necessarily will have to.
Some people just learn to live with it, as their case is not too severe, but for others the tinnitus will simply drive them mad. The condition arises due to pressure within the inner ear increasing, causing an exaggeration of the sound waves as they pass through the inner ear – this can lead to a constant buzz and loudish bangs.
There are many potential tinnitus treatments, but the majority are relatively cheap and do not offer a long lasting solution. Unfortunately, medical surgeries too do not always offer a working solution to this problem. Here are a few more suggestions that you can do for yourself to help relieve your tinnitus symptoms:
1. try to turn the volume down on car and home stereos, for example. Tinnitus Research has shown that tinnitus can be worsened when exposed to high volumes of music for extended periods of time.If you have no way of avoiding this , for example you work in a noisy environment, be sure to protect your ears with ear plugs or headphones of some description.
2. Be sure to keep you ears clean, by regularly cleaning them. This will help to remove all of the build up of fluids within the inner ear.
3. Research has shown that some diets even can help alleviate tinnitus symptoms. Diets that contain a lot of fruit and vegetables can prove very beneficial (good excuse to eat healthy eh!), so it may be worth paying some more close attention to your dietary habits too.
4. Avoid too much salt intake. Too much salt isn't good for you anyway, but when it comes to tinnitus it can help to ensure that not so much fluid is produced, thus reducing the fluid in the ear building up.
In terms of treatment for tinnitus hearing, the new homeopathic formulation Tinnitus Control is proving to be very popular amongst sufferers.
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Five border policemen have been sentenced to prison terms for torturing a group of Arab hotel workers in Tel Aviv in 1987.
Eli Gabai, 24, of Mazkeret Batya, near Jerusalem, regarded by the court as the ringleader, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison, of which he must serve at least one. The others, all 25, from various towns and villages, were sentenced to eight months' imprisonment and another 10 months on probation.
In addition, each was ordered to pay 1,000 shekels, about $400, to three of the six Arabs they attacked.
The eight Arabs in question were living in a ground-floor apartment on Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Street, rented for them by the nearby Concord Hotel, where they worked.
Two days before Independence Day 1987, two of the border policemen searched the apartment and left.
But at about I a.m. on Independence Day, they and three others came to the apartment, broke down the door and attacked two of the occupants.
The following night they again forced their way into the apartment, beating the Arabs present on the feet and head with clubs, electric wire and a metal ashtray. Burning cigarettes were also extinguished on their feet.
Passing sentence, Judge Moshe Talgam said: "These are acts which cause me to shudder by the associations they raise, precisely because I am a Jew.
"The punishment that is required, given the defendants' jobs as policemen, sworn to uphold law and order but who acted in accordance with deviant norms, is a normative punishment that will emphasize to them and their fellow man how much opposed their acts are to the basic norms of law, order and fairness."


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I kind of hope they go back to making armor sets which arn't based off mobs, I personaly havn't liked any warrior set post Tier 8.
I kind of hope they go back to making armor sets which arn't based off mobs, I personaly havn't liked any warrior set post Tier 8.
Though I've nothing class specific, I'm just thinking of some of the influences Blizzard has to choose from with the Oriental theme:
- Samurai
- Dragons
- Ninjas
- Buddha
- Tigers
- Nogaku
- Astrology
- Lotus flowers
- Geisha
- Chinese fans
- Bonsai
I wouldn't be surprised if they branches out of the Asian theme and even went with Indian influences too. I would really like to see that.
IMO ninjas are pretty much a certain thing for rogues, since there's the shado-pan pandaren clan of ninjas.
Hunter: Snake
Mage: Horse (Unicorn)
Monk: Dragon
DK: Rat (Plaguebringer)
Paladin: Ram
Rogue: Monkey
Druid: Tiger
Priest: Rabbit
Shaman: Boar
Warlock: Dog (Felhounds)
thats how its gonna be if they do a zodiac tier
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Why must every Tier be based on something these days? Why not just make an original good looking set, or is that too hard?
Have they simply lost inspiration and the easiest option is to base Tiers on certain enemies?
Most sets from vanilla and TBC weren't based on mobs, I prefer that approach.
it doesn't make much sense for a faceless to drop a doomguard-themed chestplate, does it?
that's why they base PvE gear on PvE content and leave the "freedom of theme" to PvP gear
it's funny you mentioned warlocks and vanilla/BC. let me break your convictions a little:
dungeon sets 1 and 2 were based on the necromancer outfit from WC3. since we get them in stratholme/scholomance (among other places), it IS based on the enemies.
tier sets 3 was based in the plague, used by the scourge to spread undeath. it was adquired in naxx so it WAS based on enemies.
tier set 4 was based on voidwalkers. while warlocks do summon voidwalkers, the type represented in the set are the stronger ones with shoulderpads only seen as enemies, not the summonable kind. so it IS based on enemies.
Tier set 5 was based on WC2 orcish death knights like teron gorefiend. they were warlock souls inside dead human knight bodies. so it IS based on enemies.
Tier set 6 was based on demons in general. though warlocks summon demons, the fact that most big villains in the expansion were demons is heavy. so in a way, it IS based on enemies.
where is your vanilla/BC god now?
the only tier sets not based on enemies were the t1 and t2.
Rogues are going to get orange jumpsuits and a foxhead mask.
I'm just hoping that the Druid tiers don't look too much like T5/T8, as they both used similar plants-on-shoulders, zodiac-al headdress philosophy.
(maybe tl/dr, but *shrug*)
The China vs Japan issue is still present, a sensible topic on many levels, among them marketing.
I've been a couple of times in China, studied in beijing, worked a short time in Shanghai etc. An ex-girlfriend of mine sadly had such a bad opinion of Japanese, it bordered to racism. I encountered this sentiment pretty often, it's still pretty widespread, especially among the more conservative population (which is not necessarily only old people!). Ofc there's other opinions too, another chinese friend studies Japanese
I had some lessons about "management/marketing in China". This here surfaced multiple times during the years as a top example of unwise marketing, Toyota commercial in China:
The text is something like "you have to respect that!" (my mandarin is shoddy and I'm lazy, just out of my memory ). The chinese lion pair is a symbol of chinese power, in older history representing the power of the chinese emperor (and empress). A symbol of the state. Note that it is saluting here (that's basically the gag of the commercial).
The chinese HATED the commercial. It got blown down HARD by public opinion. Parodies as this were common:
("you can only... smash it under your paw... or something" god it's good that teacher can't see me T.T''' )
Also, this Nike TV commercial was publicly blown down.
Because 1) he defeats the elder Kung-Fu master (in basketball...)
2) he defeats "evil" (impossibrew!) chinese dragons (in basketball.......)
There's also politics involved. The chinese dragon and Lion can count as national symbols, and the Chinese Communist Party can make use of a law which forbids these in commercials (just like the chinese flag, the party symbol or the national anthem). But the party is very moody on this, you can't be sure they'll forbid every commercial for just having dragons in it, it's for them to decide how they feel if that particular piece of media hurts the national pride or not.
Now with resentment towards Japan still being very common amongst the chinese population, the whole gear/style thing is definitely a big issue, a true minefield.
WoW can be happy it has so much access to the chinese market as it has today (I think they got there around TBC time, got forbidden inbetween, and then allowed again).
The wrong mix of Japanese themes and styles with Pandaren would be as bad as a wrong mix of jewish and german symbols (whatever that might be... Vrykul with rabbi hat and rabbi curls? Are Vikings german?? Is that a good example???)
Let's just say, there's historical ballast here, and it's still intensely felt.
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I'm a hunter. I skin faces and wear them like a mask. Works too.
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Blizzard needs to remind their tier designers that Warlock=DEMON Magic.
Not generic evil, not spooky, not emo, fucking DEMON.
t1, t4, t6, t5, t9 (Horde) are almost PERFECT for a warlock
t10, t8, t2 were also FANTASTIC since they evoked dark mage, it was a clear caster set in "evil" garb
t11,t12,t13,t3/7 while good tiers (hey I like t11) are not warlocky
t13 has NOTHING to do with Warlocks
It upsets me
in MoP locks are getting two interesting new spells: Twilight Ward (that replaces shadow ward) and Malefic Grasp (that binds the target in "twilight". the icon looks like something from tentacle anime)
what does it mean? it's simple: we beat the twilight cult and their old god stuffs and made that power our own. what does it matter if it's not a demon? power is power! and that's what warlocks are trully after. not just demons, but power.
demons are easy to summon and they are quite powerful, so they are kind of a "shortcut for power" lol
jus one request plz no more pink for druids! pink really doesnt suit my tauren
No, the entire point of Warlock is that it uses demon magic.
Warlocks are former arcanists, or in the case of the orcs, former shamans, who, in pursuit of ever-greater sources of power, have cast off their studies of the arcane or nature magics to delve deeper into the darker, fel-based magic of shadow.
In the face of demonic power, most heroes see death. Warlocks see only opportunity. Dominance is their aim, and they have found a path to it in the dark arts. These voracious spellcasters summon demonic minions to fight beside them. At first, they command only the service of imps, but as a warlock's knowledge grows, seductive succubi, loyal voidwalkers, and horrific felhunters join the dark sorcerer's ranks to wreak havoc on anyone who stands in their master's way.
Fel. DEMON.
Not Old God. Not Sha. Not Necromancy.
And again, I've said this before in a similar thread; Just give the japanese armor to the Mantid. They're obviously "china's" enemies. I'm sure a " chinese" warrior (pandaren) pilfering a samurai's corpse for his fancy hat in an MMORPG isnt going to turn too many heads.
If World of Warcraft has taught me anything, it's that teaching a crowd something is far harder than teaching individuals.
if old god power > demon power, do you think a warlock will ignore it jut because it's not demon power?
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