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Juliette de Levy Bairacli went home
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She past away at the 28. of May 2009 peaceful without pains.
We don't organize an official announced funeral,
we plan to bring the ash back to Kythera.
About Juliette
Juliette de Bairacli Levy is a world renowned herbalist, author, breeder of Afghan hounds, friend of the Gypsies, traveller in search of herbal wisdom, and the pioneer of holistic veterinary medicine. Juliette has a long record of spectacular cures to her credit and the books she has written have been a vital inspiration for the present day herbal renaissance.
Juliette was born on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11 month, almost in 1911 (actually 1912) in Manchester, England. Her parents were Jewish – her mother from Egypt and her father from Turkey. Juliette was raised in a household with three sisters and two brothers, a nanny, chauffeur, maid and gardener. She was educated at Lowther College, one of the best girls schools in Britain, and went on to study veterinary medicine at the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool. However, Juliette did not approve of the vivisection and animal experimentation that was going on in the universities in the name of science and health. So she left university after two years and went to study with the Gypsies and peasants of the world. In the late 1930's Juliette ran a distemper clinic in London where, at a time when many dogs were dying from this disease, she treated and cured hundreds of dogs with fasting, herbs and a natural diet. When many Afghan hound puppies were dying of distemper, Juliette raised a litter of puppies on her natural rearing methods and these puppies won Best of Show at Crufts Dog Show.
It was in the 1930's that Juliette developed a line of herbal supplements for animals known as Natural Rearing Products. For the next 50 years these were the only products of their kind on the market. Today these supplements are still distributed world wide.
During the World War II Juliette worked in the Women's Land Army gathering sphagnum moss which was used on soldiers' wounds. After the war she went to Yorkshire where she cured thousands of sheep who had been declared incurable by conventional vets. This work brought her to the attention of Sir Albert Howard, founder of the Soil Association and creator of modern day "organic" farming methods. Sir Albert Howard encouraged Juliette to learn all she could about herbal treatments for animals.
In the 1940's, while travelling in America, Spain, France, North Africa and Turkey, Juliette gathered herbal remedies from the nomadic and peasant peoples of these lands. When her Complete Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable was published in 1951, it was the first veterinary herbal ever to be published as before this time, the art of farriers, gypsies and peasants had been passed on only by the spoken word.
Thus Juliette became THE pioneer of what is known today as holistic animal care. She went on to write The Complete Herbal Book for the Dog. Both these books together with Juliette's Illustrated Herbal Handbook for Everyone and Natural Rearing of Children have become classics and many generations of humans & animals have been raised & healed on these books.
Faber and Faber, one of Juliette's publishers, say that for the past 50 years they have always received more inquiries about Juliette than about any of their other authors who include T.S. Eliot, Ted Hughes and William Golding.
Juliette's two children, Luz and Rafik, were born in the early 1950's. She took her children to live in Israel where they raised owls, hawks, dogs, goats, donkeys and bees. Juliette became famous for saving her hives of bees from shell attack during the six day war. In Israel and later when she moved to Greece, Juliette continued to write, to raise Afghan hounds, to garden and to gather herbal remedies. As well as her herbal books, she has written several travel books, two novels and three books of poems.
For the past many years Juliette has been coming to America every summer to give lectures, workshops and seminars on herbal medicine. In America she has become recognized as the grandmother of today's herbal renaissance. In 1998 at their HerbFest in Iowa, Frontier Herbs presented Juliette with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to the herb world.
Zen and the Art of Chinese Medicine
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"Throughout eastern Asia the square signifies Earth, the circle refers to Heaven, and the triangle is the potential of Humankind to stand on the Earth and reach toward Heaven – both physically and metaphorically."
Zen and the Art
of Chinese Medicine
by Steven Alpern, L.Ac.
The scroll of Zen Buddhist monk Sengai (1750-1838) entitled Circle, Triangle, and Square is a concise symbolic expression of classical (Neijing style) Chinese medical thinking. While this brush painting may not be language in the conventional sense, it articulates Sengai's intention with clarity and power. Practitioners raised and educated in the modern world can benefit from his creative inspiration. We liberate ourselves most effectively from the confines of modern thought, when we grow more conscious of the divergence between our scientific conceptual models and classical oriental thinking.
Each of the three simple geometric figures represents a basic orientation toward being and knowing. Their relation to each other on the scroll presents Sengai's observation concerning the relationships among their respective modes of thought. Throughout eastern Asia the square signifies Earth, the circle refers to Heaven, and the triangle is the potential of Humankind to stand on the Earth and reach toward Heaven – both physically and metaphorically.
The physical thinking represented by the square is static and structured. The square is the most diffuse among the three figures, thus the least invested as real by Sengai. Physical thinking is governed by the naïve perception that objects displace each other in space. That is, two objects do not occur in the same place at the same time. This principle is then generalized to apply to all qualities and characteristics. It becomes the "principle of the excluded middle" in common logic (formally known as Aristotelian Logic), which creates a world of objects with fixed attributes and qualities. This structured thinking forms the basis of modern scientific thought, and its investigation of nature. Scientific thinking provides a stable cognitive structure (determined by the rules of material implication) that individuals can use to project point of view, and control limited aspects of their environment.
The circle represents the undifferentiated whole that abides either before individuals establish separate points of view or after they transcend them. While the undifferentiated embodied spirit is always there, it is commonly covered over by the individual's personality. Living in the circle resolves the conflicts that are necessarily engendered by individuality. The circle does not touch the square, and has no stable base from which to project individual point of view. Unconscious projection of interpretations and judgments leads individuals to have attachments that obscure the subtle nature of the world, and their interactions with it. The circle represents instead the ideal of knowing the world separate from point of view, as a dynamic flux of constantly evolving and transforming inter-dependent influences. It allows every perspective because any assertion (or even expression) is understood as merely the projection of individual point of view. Within the "mind of Dao" (the circle) there is no point of view. There is only being and presence.
The triangle represents the embodied spirit's potential to dynamically transcend the limitations of the square, and progressively approximate the circle. Sengai presents the triangle as barely touching the most diffuse side of the square – the less obvious implications of physical thinking – indicating that it is not embedded within the point of view expressed by the square. The horizontal side of the triangle emerges from the square, and is parallel with its base. This side represents the distilled veracity of the physical point of view supporting the square. The other side touching the square departs in another direction; it represents those aspects of experience not expressed in the square, thus highlighting its limitations in comprehending the fluid dynamic nature of life.
The third side of the triangle (not touching the square) represents the resolution of these diverging points of view. Each is represented by an equally bold stroke (strong investment), but when its extent is realized and the corner is turned toward the other, Sengai withdrew the brush somewhat from the scroll, leaving only a narrow meeting between the two bold ends. His brush painting suggests that resolving diverging points of view is accomplished through perspective – by distancing from both in order to allow the common thread joining them to emerge. This narrow bridge symbolically represents the capacity to resolve opposing points of view by recognizing the contextual validity of each. Individuals can approach knowledge of just what's so about the point touching the square, and consequently the square itself, by releasing the limitations of individual point of view.
Much of the single stroke of the circle is the most bold and dark of all three figures – to Sengai it is the most real. It begins at the base of the triangle, then immediately includes this bridge within its arc. The circle eventually returns to the base of the triangle, where the stroke becomes somewhat more diffuse. While the loop closes into a circle, it does so without being strictly defined for human perception. The circle interlinks with the triangle around the narrow bridge, which becomes the individual's point of access into its holistic thinking. The "mind of Dao" cannot reside in any fixed conceptual framework concerning nature. It can only be pursued through an ongoing process of resolving divergent points of view – working the triangle to approach the circle.
Modern science has developed very complex and sophisticated theories of the physical world. Scientists delineate and measure myriad physical parameters, especially with the aid of various sense-enhancing technologies. While this socially agreed upon investigation provides a measure of security, scientific investigations typically fail to discern truths beyond the limits of their physical models. Perhaps Einstein is so widely revered because he stepped outside the conceptual model of his time, and explored genuinely new ways of seeing and understanding phenomena. This is indeed rare in the scientific world!
Scientists generally eliminate experiential phenomena as subjective, and give precedence to "objective" measurements. They remain focused on statements of physical status, rather than discerning the fluid dynamics of evolving process, which is based in individual responsiveness rather than uniform movements. The physical bias of scientific thinking seeks direct, predictable, and reproducible relationships between causes and effects. It reduces the complexity of systems by focusing only on parameters that can be physically defined and measured. This process results in mechanistic models of physical reality that prioritize single (proximal) causes and the material implications they engender, rather than exploring the variety of contributing causes that generate individual variations.
The "experimental method" for investigating the world falls short of being truly empirical, because it projects the physical perspective of the square. Only the circle, which accepts all possibilities, is truly empirical. Yet, the physical theories of the square appeal to many because they provide conceptual models that explain (and can predict) certain phenomena. While this may be an expedient method for controlling a limited scope of the environment (in space and/or time), investment in the mechanistic model blocks a deeper understanding of the complex web of causation that characterizes individual situations.
Physical theories typically evolve in response to conflicting data. Gradually, scientists recognize the limitations and/or inaccuracies introduced by both their explicit assumptions and unconscious projections. Integrating certain considerations from the other side of the triangle can refine the conceptual model projected by the individual's point of view. But, a box remains a box. The increased sensitivity of the model may help one control certain aspects of the environment, but it does not capture the potential of individually differentiating the blocks to vital process that create distress, and the embodied spirit's need to express symptoms.
The application of scientific thinking to issues of health has pervasive implications. It impacts both how doctors understand the nature of various diseases, and the practical (clinical) approaches developed to address them. Scientific medicine absorbed its purpose from the common emotional urge to see disease and suffering as afflictions, rather that a natural result of life. This bias has created a theory of external (physical) etiology, which relieves individuals of responsibility for both the development and resolution of disease. The clinical emphasis of modern medicine is controlling the expression of disease, rather than resolving the roots of its dynamic process within each individual's life (which cannot be standardized into protocols). Focus narrows to controlling symptoms (often through suppression), rather than discerning and disentangling the factors creating and sustaining the individual's blocks.
There are many specific topics within the various scientific fields related to health care that demonstrate the implications of physical bias, especially in clinical implementation. Relative to:
· Nutrition and Herbs: There is far more emphasis among most experts on the amounts of specific nutrients and "active ingredients" (easily measurable and external), rather that on the individual's ability to utilize them (internal and not easily quantified or measured). Within the scientific model, attempts to understand and evaluate life as a vital process led to the refinement of overly simplistic chemical models into more sensitive biochemical ones. This led to the idea of "bio-available nutrients," which represents a significant improvement over the earlier standard. Yet, it remains a uniform (external) measure rather than one that differentiates individual (internal) capacity to utilize nutrients and "active ingredients." The Chinese medical ideas of food, qi and blood stagnation address some of an individual's specific blocks in resolving material that has been internalized. Individuals may struggle with many different blocks and/or insufficiencies that undermine their ability to process physical and experiential inputs into smoothly flowing qi and blood. They may need a wide variety of therapies to stimulate them to release, transform, dissolve, or vaporize their impacted attachments. The effects of neither foods nor herbs can be analyzed down to nutrients or "active ingredients." Rather, the impact of their qi on an individual person's qi is generally discussed in experiential terms: flavor, nature (temperature), and channels resonance. Such metrics help practitioners individualize treatments to stimulate and facilitate a patient's intrinsic responsiveness rather than attempting to generically control disease expression.
· Infectious Disease: There is nearly exclusive emphasis upon various microbes as the (proximal, physical, and measurable) causative factors, and nearly none on the individual's internal ecology as a terrain for the particular microbes. This idea includes but is not limited to the effectiveness of immune response. Therapeutic focus is directed toward immobilizing the reproduction of microbes (physically measurable), without considering the vitality and effectiveness of the individual mechanisms that expel them and/or impede their penetration (not measurable). Therapy is directed toward measurably controlling the external environment, and considered complete when the proliferation of microbes is rendered inert. Little attention is focused on the impact therapy has had upon the terrain – the integrity of the individual's physiological homeostasis (which is difficult to measure), unless it has been sufficiently deranged to support another infestation, such as candida in the gut. The Wen Bing (Warm Diseases) School of Chinese medicine differentiates three terrains, each with its distinctive nature, typical paths of development within individuals, and characteristic paths of expulsion and resolution. It provides guidance for therapeutic intervention in people struggling with chronic or recurrent viral (wind-cold), bacterial (wind-heat), or fungal (wind-damp) infections.
· Osteo-arthritis: There is nearly exclusive emphasis upon inflammation as the (proximal) cause of pain and the growth of osteophytes. There is little discourse concerning either habituated muscle contractures, which provide a stable platform for the growth of osteophytes, or as a contributing cause to strain, which precipitates inflammation. Neither is there much discussion of nutrition, and even emotional patterns, as contributing causes of a biochemical terrain supporting the growth of osteophytes and/or a particularly strong (or poorly controlled) inflammatory response. The medical approach to clinical management of people with osteo-arthritis is directed toward controlling the inflammation and pain, rather than stimulating the individual to change his or her (internal and individual) factors supporting habituated contractures. While many physicians suggest exercise for patients with osteoarthritis, there is little emphasis upon the quality of movement. Specifically, there is little focus on devising and teaching movements to release the individual's habituated contractures, which precipitate and sustain the development of osteophytes. There are many such systems of therapeutic movement (Qigong, T'ai Chi, Daoyin) inspired by Chinese medical theories, which facilitate movement and can eliminate or dramatically reduce pain and physical restrictions. There are several other systems of exercise that are equally valuable in stimulating the flow of qi, which derive from other medical traditions such as yoga from Ayur-veda.
While the historical and philosophical roots of classical Chinese medicine lay deep in the shadows of ancient China, the thinking process of the triangle – working the triangle to approach the circle – remains vitally important. One can work ideas rooted in modern science with that thinking process to discover pervasive physical bias. Individuals can learn to observe and discriminate the unconscious projection of point of view, and release their rigid models for understanding the physical world, which each person must develop in order to survive. We can learn to release how we analyze what we know, and accept fluid interpretations of what we sense. This can help practitioners develop true intuition, which is based in calm and quiet acceptance of circumstances, events, and reactions.
The language of modern science can make many subtle differentiations, if those using it remain sensitive to its inherent physical bias. People with any disease process can be examined with a focus on the internal factors that generate and support dysfunction, rather than simply focusing on precise physical descriptions. Patients who learn to disentangle from the conflicts that generate their blocks can reduce their dependence on reactive attempts to control symptomatic expression.
Some modern practitioners of Chinese medicine seek the certainty of a fixed conceptual model. Rather than including the wide variety of historical theories and having to "work the triangle" to differentiate individual cases, modern Chinese medical doctrine provides a single explanation for many symptoms and signs. Practitioners are taught to classify the manifestations of dysfunction into symptom-sign complexes, and develop therapeutic strategies aimed directly at managing them. This clinical model is familiar to people trained in physical (scientific) thinking.
Rather than classifying the manifestations of imbalanced function, Neijing style practitioners seek to identify clearly the individual's specific blocks, and his or her struggle to maintain life. The classic texts of Neijing (Suwen and Lingshu) use the dynamic interactions among the five sets of channels and vessels (sinews, luo, primaries, divergent/distinct, and extraordinary) to facilitate the embodied spirit's intrinsic process, rather than just classifying their manifestations into syndromes of imbalance in the zangfu (vital and hollow organs) and trying to manage them with the primary channels alone.
For instance, modern TCM subscribes to the ideas of Chao Yuanfang concerning the source and generation of phlegm. Chao was an Imperial physician during the Sui Dynasty (581-618), who focused on the proximal cause of phlegm as inadequate transformation and transportation of food essence by the spleen/pancreas, which collects in the lungs according to the "normal" physiology of generating post-natal qi. While this is an important source of phlegm, many other ideas about it have been used and validated during the long history of Chinese medicine:
· liver qi stagnation, which allows for the stagnation of fluids and compresses them into phlegm; continued impulse (yang) generates heat (hot-phlegm), and can degenerate into wind (wind-phlegm). The etiology of these was first clearly delineated by Zhang Zihe (1150-1228).
· de-vitalization of kidney essence (Kidney yang deficiency), which directly degenerates into phlegm. Blocking or withdrawal of impulse allows cold-phlegm to collect, and the individual's failure to control fluids (generally exacerbated by diet) generates damp-phlegm. While these names would not be developed for several hundred years until Tang era (618-907) doctors focused on fluids and phlegm as primary pathogenic factors, Zhang Zhongjing certainly recognized the basic dynamic of these etiologies in herbal formulas such as Xiao Qing Long Tang (Minor Blue Dragon Decoction) in Shang Han Lun. Later authors, such as Zhang Jingyue (1563-1640), developed further the idea that "life is yang," and focused on preserving it.
· exhaustion of kidney essence (Kidney yin deficiency), which generates phlegm as a distorted attempt to preserve essential yin – phlegm as a response. Zhu Danxi (1281-1358) focused on essential yin as the foundation of life.
· lack of willingness by the embodied spirit to see (Heart qi) its experience as it is, which is the cognitive basis of denial. Denial is somatized into phlegm by the embodied spirit – to make it dormant. This allows the individual to internalize "new" inputs to process and thereby continue generating post-natal qi.
The clinical ideal of classical Chinese medicine considers each treatment a unique creative response to an individual patient. The immediate focus stimulates his or her intrinsic responsiveness (wei) and/or capacity to internalize experience (ying). The purpose of acupuncture (and other Chinese medical therapies) is facilitating the individual's release of habituated holding patterns, which accumulate to restrict movement and create various distortions of the individual's interaction with the environment. Eventually, these distorted interactions derange physiological process and create disease. Resolving these disturbances to vital process (qi) allows disease resolution, rather than having to settle for its management.
Instead of releasing their points of view and resolving recurrent conflicts and struggles, many individuals develop various adaptive and compensatory strategies to accommodate them. These can be probed with therapies, but regardless of how insightful the conception and implementation of a therapeutic strategy, the patient must be willing to release habituated patterns of interpretation and reaction. Therapy does not directly create healing, but it can stimulate profound transformations of vital process (qi), allowing individuals to grow out of the disease(s) they host through distorted physiological process.
A practitioner who uses the wide variety of historical ideas of Chinese medicine can enrich his or her contemporary practice with a rich framework for making differentiations, and determining therapeutic strategies. There is no limit to the variety of disease manifestations that have been discussed and treated during the history of Chinese medicine. While the modern world presents new stressors to challenge the embodied spirit, there are not new ways for it to be overwhelmed and fail to sustain individual life.
Therapeutic results beyond those predicted (or even accounted for) by the physical theories of "scientific medicine" are available when both the practitioner and "patient" are willing to go "outside the box" – the square – to engage the intrinsic wisdom of the embodied spirit. Many treatments stimulate the individual's intrinsic responsiveness to expel stagnating factors, and thus liberate the "patient's" vitality to focus on supporting life process. Treatment strategies are found by the practitioner listening to the embodied spirit's expression of distress, and facilitating its intrinsic movement to live.
Therapeutic work inspired by the profound mysteries of life cannot be standardized into protocols. It arises from identifying and stimulating release of an individual's blocks and impacted struggles. Healing ensues when "patients" allow their whole beings to engage experience in an open and focused way to support vital function. There is no limit to the awesome potential of the embodied spirit!
The Art of Mentoring: Jon Young
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Lifesong Adventures: herbalism for the future generations
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Bethany Staffieri ~ has been a long standing friend.
I first met Bethany when I was a guest instructor for Tom
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Lifesong, her passion for nature and wild plants was
evident in her desire to study, work and heal with plants
and herbs.
She has since gone on to become an authority in the field
of herbalism using and caring for natures gifts. We are
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Natural Remedy: helps to alleviate everything from stomach ulcers and psoriasis to nail fungus
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Copaiba oil has a long history of use in South America, where it has traditionally been used as a topical remedy to help clear up skin problems including dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, rashes, herpes, insect bites, injuries, wounds and boils.
Amazonian healers also recommend diluted copaiba oil for internal use as a treatment for a wide range of conditions. For example, it acts as an expectorant and can help alleviate respiratory problems like bronchitis. In Peru, a traditional sore throat remedy involves taking four drops of copaiba oil mixed with a spoonful of honey. Its antiseptic properties also make it an effective gargle for easing sore throats and tonsillitis.
Copaiba oil was first introduced to the rest of the world in the 17th century, when it was known as Jesuits balsam (because it had been brought back from the New World by the Jesuits). Among other things, it was used as a topical preparation applied to hemorrhoids, and also to soothe chilblains.
There are more than 30 different types of copaiba tree, and they are found mainly in the South American rainforests of Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Guyana, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. The oil the tree produces is what is known as an oleoresin a substance that accumulates naturally in cavities within the trunk of the tree.
The oil is harvested by tapping or drilling holes into the trunk and collecting the oily resin that drips out. When it is actually leaving the tree, this substance is clear, thin and colourless; but when it comes into contact with the air, it becomes thicker and darker and has a bitter taste.
The copaiba tree is a sustainable crop in that it can provide about 40 litres of oleoresin a year, without destroying the tree or the forest in which it grows.
Costa Rica Fresh: …connecting conscious consumers and sustainable producers
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Costa Rica Fresh is the brain child of Tricia Stapelton.
Tricia began this project of building a farmer network of small sustinable producers, selling cooperatively to discerning consumers of the Osa Penninsula in 2004. Since that time service has expanded to cover Chirripo to the Golfo Dulce.
Costa Rica Fresh is a small distribution network of local farmers and food producers working to bring the southern zone of Costa Rica our very best. We distribute fresh produce and other natural foods to restaurants, lodges and individuals in neighboring communities.
(SEE MARKETS. Our goals include providing sales opportunities for local small farmers, supplying our community with high quality, nutritious foods and promoting a local sustainable food system that conveys the quality, variety and value of Costa Rica's harvest. We pledge to protect our land and water resources, treat animals with care and respect, and support a sustainable economy for the local community.
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Fall Equinox: sept 21st
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Fall Equinox, also known as Mabon, occurs in the middle of September. It is the main harvest festival of the Wiccan calendar and marks the beginning of Autumn. The Goddess manifests in Her Bountiful Mother aspects. The God emerges as the Corn King and Harvest Lord. Colors are Orange, Dark Red, Yellow, Indigo, and Brown. It is the festival of thanksgiving.
Select the best of each vegetable, herb, fruit, nut, and other food you have harvested or purchased and give it back to Mother Earth with prayers of thanksgiving. Hang dried ears of corn around your home in appreciation of the harvest season. Do meditations and chanting as you store away food for the Winter.
Think Before You Drink! plastic, no bueno
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Hopefully if you're at this site and reading this you are well aware of the alternatives to using disposable bottles and recycle the ones you do. The advent of bottled water sent our already wasteful consumer culture into pollution overdrive and it's a tremendous task to put the brakes on the momentum of this waste. Here is a list of plastic bottle fun facts that put the magnitude of this pollution into scope.
* Plastic bottles take 700 years to begin composting
* 90% of the cost of bottled water is due to the bottle itself
* 80% of plastic bottles are not recycled
* 38 million plastic bottles go to the dump per year in America from bottled water (not including soda)
* 24 million gallons of oil are needed to produce a billion plastic bottles
* The average American consumes 167 bottles of water a year
* Bottling and shipping water is the least energy efficient method ever used to supply water
* Bottled water is the second most popular beverage in the United States
Although it can be easy and convenient to pick up bottle beverage products the end cost to the environment is staggering. So be mindful when you drink…and remember, friends don't let friends drink from disposables!
Scientific Evidence: anti-cancer effect of milk thistle
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Milk Thistle has been used in the treatment of liver diseases including liver cancer for years. It heals the liver by lowering enzyme levels and assisting the liver in its process of detoxifying the body. Herbalists and Chinese Physicians have prescribed milk thistle for all types of liver disorders including cirrhosis, inflammation, high liver enzymes, jaundice, hardening of the liver, hepatitis and liver cancer. Herbalists recommend milk thistle for any type of cancer as it is vital in aiding detoxification of the blood.
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There was a somber mood in the Deadspin office last Friday, when we received word that Red Sox owner and billionaire John Henry had been rushed to the hospital after sustaining an injury on his megayacht in Boston. We wondered if he'd broken a bone, or gotten a paper cut from a million-dollar bill, or if he'd had too many cigars and passed out from the fumes.
We wondered if we could get a picture of him in a neck brace. (Alas, that never surfaced.)
What we never bothered to speculate on was whether or not Terry Francona, recently departed manager of the Red Sox, played any part in Henry's injury. In retrospect, it was an obvious oversight—the injury took place the same day that Francona stepped down, and old men usually do not do well with surprises (Henry is 62). Yesterday, John_W_Henry took to his Twitter account to explain his near brush with yacht death:
Henry also joked about his fall on his yacht last Friday, a short time before the Sox held press conferences after issuing statements that Francona's two-year option would not be exercised.
"Thanks to all of the well-wishers. I'm fine. But it makes one appreciate health. Rushing downstairs is dangerous for an old guy."
Explaining the accident, he tweeted: "I just ended up in the hospital trying to get to a press conference. I've always preferred talking with fans.''
Henry even got on the defensive when a paranoid Boston fan accused him of lying ("FRAUD, You fall down the stairs the day the Sox can the manager of 8 seasons ? Nobody believes you"), responding: "It was sort of his fault. He was in a hurry and I was trying to make it there. Believe it or not."
We hope this inspires the Henrys to install the appropriate rubber grip on the yacht staircase, so that they are able to safely travel from one floor of the yacht to the other floors in the yacht. It's just sensible, you know? And we hope that soon there is a picture of John Henry in a neck brace.
Henry surfaces with a tweet, and a dodge [ESPN]
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In an advice column I read this morning, a 29-year-old woman wrote in complaining that she'd been hanging out with a guy and his friends all the time, but she really wanted him to just ask her out on a real date for once — you know, alone.
According to the advice guru who responded, it's a common problem he's seeing among Millennials these days. We're using technology as a crutch — texting to set up "casual" group outings, flirting by way of Facebook likes — to help us avoid outright rejection.
What we end up with, though, are messy, ill-defined pseudo-relationships and a lot of anxiety about setting up formal dates that build real connections. It's such an issue that several colleges are now offering Dating 101 classes. Really.
As a Gen Yer who has been on her fair share of "Uh, is this Ultimate Frisbee game supposed to be romantic?" non-dates, I wasn't surprised to hear it.
And as a giant nerd, I also wasn't surprised to find that the column made me think of modern sales relationships, too. Because it seems the problems plaguing Gen Y daters today are also hurting client-producer connections.
It's easier than ever for agents to send out mass emails and schedule automatic tweets and status updates. And — just like going mini-golfing with 10 other people — there's nothing wrong with that.
But while your clients might appreciate those things, they're not activities that promote close, real relationships. So when an advisor walks into a client meeting, expecting a warm reception — I mean, he sent all those helpful emails, didn't he? — he's instead going to be greeted as just another salesperson.
I'm not saying producers shouldn't use technology. I think social media really can help build relationships — if a real person, and not just a link-sending robot, is using it, that is. Even mass emails have their place.
But like the poor letter writer who just wants a fancy dinner out, your clients need some personalized attention, too. A handwritten birthday card, maybe. Or a condolence call when a loved one passes. Those small gestures, while they might seem antiquated and time consuming, are actually a really big deal.
If you want a quick one-and-done sale with a client, then, by all means, do nothing but bombard her with generic, impersonal emails. But if you'd like a client to stick around for generations and recommend you to friends and colleagues, pick up her hanky, offer your jacket and, for God's sake, make some dinner reservations.
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[From the Shared Experiences: Suggestions for those with Alzheimer's disease booklet and audiotape by the Alzheimer Society of Canada. To get a copy, contact your local Alzheimer Society.]
Living one day at a time, doing the things you enjoy, and that bring meaning and fulfillment to you are just some of the ways to live with the disease.
There is currently no way to stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Still, there are many things you can do to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
- Look after yourself.
- Eat properly and exercise.
- Ask your doctor what kinds of activities you can do to keep active.
- Rest when you are tired.
- Take medications as prescribed.
- Stay connected to family members and friends.
Things that were important and meaningful for you throughout your life will always be important and meaningful.
- If you enjoyed cooking, gardening, fishing or sports, continue making them a part of your everyday routine.
- You can also take pleasure in living in the moment, appreciating the small joys of life, such as seeing flowers coming into bloom, watching birds at a feeder and pushing a child in a swing. Capture these moments and enjoy them.
Practical tips for daily living with Alzheimer's disease
We asked people living with Alzheimer's disease for some practical tips for daily living. Here are some of their suggestions:
- "Do one thing at a time."
- "Write things down."
- "Follow routines."
- "Stay away from large crowds."
- "Avoid overstimulation."
- "If you forget something, don't dwell on it."
- "If you are having problems with one activity, try something else."
- "Ask someone to help."
- "Use a dispenser for pills."
- "Set the timer when using the stove or oven."
There are things that you can do to improve the quality of your life. Watch the video I Have Alzheimer's Disease - What Can I Do to Help Myself and Improve my Day-to-Day Life?
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AKRON - Contractor Anthony Melaragno pleaded guilty Friday in a plea agreement in the Cuyahoga County corruption probe and, as part of that agreement, will give "substantial assistance" to federal prosecutors in their case against former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora.
Melaragno, of Vandra Brothers Construction, pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe Dimora beginning in 2002. In exchange, Melaragno was to get millions worth of county road contracts.
Melaragno faces up to two years in prison. Dimora is scheduled to go on trial in January and has manintained his innocence since the FBI/ATF probe went public in July 2008.
Bedford-based Vandra Brothers Construction poured the concrete for a swimming pool at Dimora's home. According to court documents filed in Melaragno's indictment, Dimora paid for the concrete but not the labor.
In addition, court documents show that the same arrangement was in place in later years when Vandra also poured the concrete footers for Dimora's outdoor bathroom and the concrete pad for his back yard basketball court.
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A memorable day out. We board our River Boat at Chertsey at 11.00am and have a memorable 2 ¼ hour cruise with commentary up the River Thames through Sunbury Lock and passing lovely riverside properties, some formerly owned by such stars as Diana Dors. Approaching from the river gives a unique view of the Palace - we shall arrive at 1.15pm, departing at 4.15pm. Plenty of time to explore the magnificent Tudor Palace with its remarkable history, stroll around the gardens and view the world famous maze. We would recommend that you bring a packed
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The recent spoof claiming that the late Tupac Shakur was killed by Suge Knight got my mind racing back to 1996, the year that Tupac was murdered. Some might say that Tupac was the greatest rapper in history. I don't agree, but then again, my pick for "the greatest" changes with my mood. I can say that I listened to Tupac every morning and found his energy to be contagious. He represented a type of fearlessness, creativity and (most of the time) intelligence that led him to sell 75 million albums worldwide (he makes more money as a dead man than most of us will ever make in life). I am not here to pretend that Tupac was perfect, for he was flawed in quite a few significant ways. But he was certainly a legend and well-ahead of his time.
As we approach 2011, the year that most of us thought would never arrive, I thought I would list some quick reasons that Tupac wouldn't necessarily enjoy being here with us. Sure he would probably rather be alive, but he might be a bit disappointed with what he saw. Let's start from the beginning, shall we?


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The industrial HMI is continuing to evolve with the addition of multi-touch capabilities that are now standard on smartphones and tablets. With multi-touch functionality, HMI operation is simplified and enhanced, but the biggest question is how quickly these more sophisticated interfaces may be adopted by machinery builders and users.
At the recent MD&M East show in Philadelphia, we visited with Marc Ostertag, president of B&R Industrial Automation . He showed us application examples of the new multi-touch HMIs. The demonstration was very impressive visually, and this technology definitely enables a user interface that is similar to tablets with touch-to-open menus and the ability to monitor key system parameters easily.
Multi-touch panels open up new dimensions for innovative HMI design. There are numerous gestures that might be used in an application: zooming in and out and rotating objects with two fingers, scrolling lists (panning), and switching to the next screen with a quick swipe (flick). A key main advantage of multi-touch technology is how it makes operation more intuitive. But it also provides an effective method of preventing operating errors by requiring two-hand gestures for critical or potentially dangerous operations.
To enhance the efficiency of processes, better and more effective use of information is a first requirement, which is the main reason the manufacturing management is emphasizing visualization tools. With its growing importance, more technologies are imported in HMI, and it's being applied, not only to the production process, but also to intelligent buildings, ships, and others significant applications.
Jonney Chang, a director in Advantech's Industrial Automation Group, wrote in a recent blog post that HMIs are moving toward computing, control, and communication. By integrating these three functions, the HMI is incorporating a new different look. In the past, HMIs only had simple keys. Today they provide more comprehensive screen visualizations. Chang wrote that HMI design will not only include hardware, but also will be integrated with software that will become a key concept in the next-generation HMI.
To envision the future development of HMIs separately from software and hardware, Chang wrote that the panel and sophisticated semiconductor technologies are facilitating the invention of thin HMI panels. Multi-touch technology and applications are becoming mature, and with these technologies, HMIs now appear to be an oversized smartphone. In the future, they will operate intuitively and easily by clicking and dragging. The HMI specification used to depend on screen frames; more frames meant more power and flexibility. But with multi-touch technology, users can tap options on the screen, shrink and enlarge, or even use more sophisticated 3D displays.
The ultimate promise of multi-touch technology is that it will make workers more productive. American Industrial Systems has a whitepaper that might be interesting if you want to learn more about the evolution of this technology and the specific advantages it offers for industrial control. A Beckhoff video might also be interesting as an introduction to the technology. It provides a visual demonstration of how multi-touch technology is being implemented for industrial control.
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FLOWERY BRANCH -- Former Saints and Falcons quarterback Bobby Hebert is an expert on perhaps the most under-appreciated rivalry in the National Football League.
The native of Cut Off, La., played eight seasons (1985-1992) for the Saints and four seasons (1993-1996) for the Falcons, and has seen the rivalry from both sides of the field.
Unlike several other NFL rivalries, the Saints-Falcons match-up, is not rooted in sheer hate or nastiness.
"Overall, we are Southern gentlemen," Hebert said. "It might be all in fun. You can talk smack about the opposing team, but basically we are going to tailgate and party. We'll have a good time and not take it to that level."
The proximity of the cities plays a part in the rivalry as busloads of fans usually make the trip from either city to the games. On Monday night, likely hundreds of New Orleans fans will disembark along Northside Drive and do the second-line parade dance down the street and into the Georgia Dome.
"There are a lot of connections, especially in the African-American community, between New Orleans and Atlanta," Hebert said. "People that are from New Orleans have moved to Atlanta for business opportunities. It's kind of friendly type of rivalry, more for bragging rights."
When the two teams play for the 83rd time in the regular season at 8:30 p.m. on Monday night at the Georgia Dome, the NFC South title and playoff seeding will be on the line.
The Falcons hold a 45-37 edge and defeated the Saints in their only postseason match-up in 1991.
Traditionally, of course, there wasn't much on the line as both franchises struggled for decades to be competitive.
"All you were playing for was pride," said David Archer, a Falcons quarterback from 1984 to 1987.
The two teams were founded a year apart and played their first game on Nov. 26, 1967, at Tulane Stadium. The Saints won 27-24. The Falcons went on to win the next nine games.
Some of those battles for pride were fierce.
"I can remember when I first came to the Saints and the Saints had never had a winning season," Hebert said. "The first time that we won was in 1987, we won nine games in a row and we finished 12-3. Even before that ... fans used to tell me, You have to beat the Falcons, twice, at least.'"
Hebert was one of the first big-name players to cross enemy lines in 1993. Former Saints kicker Morten Andersen switched sides in 1995 and former New Orleans wide receiver Joe Horn joined the Falcons in 2007. Andersen holds the distinction of being the leading all-time scorer for both franchises.
"When I went to the Falcons, I looked at it like I was a mercenary," Hebert said. "Like a hired gun."
Former Falcons coach Leeman Bennett owned the Saints. He posted a 9-2 record in the rivalry, while winning two division titles from 1977 to 1982.
"It was always a big game for us and I think the reason for that was that it was two Southern cities with both of them trying to get their franchises going," Bennett said. "The fans would always come to Atlanta and the Atlanta fans always liked to go to New Orleans. That really helped to create that rivalry."
With the Falcons competitive during Bennett's years, the rivalry had a bully.
"Fortunately, we won most of the time and we probably were a little bit more festive than the New Orleans fans," Bennett said. "It was really an outstanding rivalry at that time."
The highlight was the "Big Ben Right" play that quarterback Steve Bartkowski threw against the Saints. On Nov. 12, 1978, Bartkowski completed a 57-yard pass to Alfred Jenkins as time expired to beat the Saints, 20-17. The pass was tipped Wallace Francis.
"Let's just say that luck was in our favor more times than not when we launched that thing up," Bartkowski said. "It becomes more of a beach volleyball game than a football game at that point. We had some success against those guys doing that."
For Bartkowski, who was the Falcons quarterback from 1975 to 1985, the Saints' rivalry was pretty fierce.
"It didn't seem to matter what the records were when we played those guys," Bartkowski said. "The truth is that it was just an all-out war when we played those games."
Former center Jeff Van Note played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s against the Saints. Overall, Van Note played in 33 games against the Saints.
"The Saints, you couldn't wait to play them and beat them," Van Note said. "I'm sure if you talked to Bart he mentioned the 20-17 games. Those were great wins there, where we snatched victory from them."
The fans remain a big part of the rivalry, appreciated by the players.
"I even enjoyed the Saints fans here snaking through concourses and down the tunnels singing that chant after they'd won here, once," Van Note said. "I didn't enjoy that they won, but it was kind of interesting to see the fans reaction to a victory."
Former Falcons running back Gerald Riggs has his favorite memory of the rivalry.
"It was always pretty intense and pretty physical," Riggs said. "I remember [Pat] Swilling, Rickey Jackson, Vaughn Johnson and Sam Mills. I remember their defenses as being very, very good and very, very physical."
The rivalry continued to thrive after realignment. Both teams were moved from the NFC West to the newly created NFC South in 2002. The rivalry has come a long way from its humble beginnings with two expansion franchises.
On Monday night, the Saints, as defending Super Bowl champions, will face the Falcons, who are 12-2 and can win the NFC South title and earn the home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
"Since I've been here, this game has always been played at a different level," said Falcons center Todd McClure, a 12-year veteran who played at Louisiana State. "The fans seem to get into it. It's just a special rivalry."
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The NFC South is finally at the point where other fans are watching to see some very competitive games. Always has been The NFC East with the highly televised games and all the media hype. We still have a long way to go but the rivalries are good. Hey at least we are in the position to be someones rival or arch enemy.
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What we create at No Thirst Software should be seen by our customers as amazing software and no matter how good it is today, I don't feel it's anywhere near amazing. There is so much we can do and so much potential to give people tools that can change their financial future that I physically ache for progress some days. This is why I've reinvested so much of our profits to grow this company even though the risk factor is high. I know that by myself I will never get everything accomplished that I have planned.
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This is what happens when you make Celine Dion share the stage. She doesn't have enough room to lunge! Celine of course performed during the MJ tribute with Usher, Jennifer Hudson, and the Country Bitch. She could have also performed during the Haiti piece with Mary J Blige and Andrea Bocelli singing Bridge Over Troubled Water. In fact, we were wondering during our live blog if she was harmonising from her seat. I was actually expecting her to Kanye that motherf-cker and insert herself into the number. Would have died happy and on the spot.
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The surf scene in Oahu is well known but, these days, the boardriders are outnumbered by families and honeymooners. The capital city of Honolulu is most people's base when in Oahu, but don't discount the lesser-explored north coast – home to some of the finest beaches in all of Hawaii.
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Honolulu, in southeast Oahu, is Hawaii's state capital. The imposing Aloha Tower lighthouse greets arriving visitors with its Gothic architecture, while Ala Moana Park, with its serene beach, offers a break from the city's bustle. History is the everywhere here, and you can step into the past at iconic sights such as Pearl Harbor, or explore the restored 19th-century homes in the Mission Houses Museum.
Head to one of Honolulu's beachfront cafes to sample pokē, a lightly spiced raw-fish salad, washed down with a freshly made tropical-fruit smoothie, before watching a smoldering sunset from an idyllic vantage point on palm-fringed Waikiki Beach.Další informace
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Don't rush, take everything one step at a time – you don't need to do it all at once. The best time to pluck your eyebrows is right after showering. This is when your pores are at their widest and the hairs are easiest to remove. Make sure you have plenty of light and a comfortable work space in front of you where you can sit at ease and rest your elbows on the surface. And you'll need a mirror. Make the most of this time for yourself, and enjoy doing something for your own well-being.
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A maximum of 1.5 cm is enough. Do not leave too big a gap between the brows – that overemphasizes your nose.
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Ideally, the brow should begin exactly above the inside corner of your eye. You can place a makeup brush or pencil against the side of your nose and up to your eye to provide a reference line. This is where your brow should begin. Use your Rubis tweezers to pluck any hairs on the other side of the line.
How long should the brow be?
Neither too long, nor too short. Again, you can use a makeup brush or pencil to help you determine the perfect length. Make a line between your nostril and the outer corner of your eye with the brush or pencil. Where the line crosses your eyebrow, that's where the brow should end.
Where should the highest point be?
The brow line should form an arch that rises 3/4 of its length and falls 1/4. If you're sitting in front of a mirror and want to see where the curve of the brow should reach its highest point above the eye, the best thing to do is draw another reference line (with a brush or pencil), this time starting at the nostril and crossing the middle of the pupil. The highest point is where the line and the brow intersect. Pluck any hairs above that level.
How thick should the eyebrows be?
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At the apex of Styx's popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, many of the Chicago rockers' Top 10 hits came from a single songwriting source.
Not only did cofounder Dennis DeYoung pen such Styx hits as "Lady," "Babe," "Come Sail Away," and "Mr. Roboto," but his signature vocals played a considerable role in the band obtaining significant radio exposure and amassing catalog album sales of more than 17 million units.
Today, however, those attending a Styx concert won't be serenaded by DeYoung, who left the band after an acrimonious split in 1999, but by Lawrence Gowan, a Canadian vocalist/songwriter.
Just don't call Gowan a replacement singer.
"I would definitely balk at the term," says Gowan. "I'm into my 11th year, and we've played over 1,500 shows at this point. I joined this band not under the auspices of replacing anybody, but because they needed a new member. I've played more shows with the band than the former lineup."
In light of Gowan's addition, Styx has undergone a transformation and although some DeYoung songs are still performed, notably absent from the set list is "Babe." "Dennis made a very strong point of saying that's a song he wrote for his wife, so I feel that's his song and he should sing it," Gowan explains.
"It's so much more a true, classic rock band now," says Gowan of the new lineup, which includes cofounders Chuck Panozzo and James "J.Y." Young, veteran member Tommy Shaw and relative newcomers Ricky Phillips and Todd Sucherman.
If longtime fans are complaining about DeYoung's absence, they certainly aren't showing it at the box office: Styx is in the midst of a 2009 North American tour, playing everything from casinos and theaters to outdoor sheds and festivals. And in 2004, Styx, along with tourmates Journey and REO Speedwagon, grossed more than $17.2 million over 43 concert dates.
Speaking of Journey, the multi-platinum band now features Filipino lead vocalist Arnel Pineda, their third singer since Steve Perry departed in 1996. With Pineda fronting hits such as "Don't Stop Believin'," "Open Arms" and "Any Way You Want It," Journey emerged as one of Billboard's Top 20 moneymakers in 2008 raking in $44.8 million, just short of Taylor Swift but ahead of Billy Joel, Mary J. Blige and Kanye West. A new studio album, Revelation, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 in June 2008.
Interestingly, Pineda says that one of the reasons he was hired was to ghost Perry's sound.
"We have to make sure the hard-core fans will be satisfied listening to the songs," said Pineda during an interview with the Marin Independent Journal. "They're so used to Steve Perry's voice, so we have to be really close to how Steve Perry has done it. That's the hardest part."
A number of bands have flourished in the wake of vocalist departures. After the tragic death of Bon Scott in 1980, Australian rockers AC/DC bounced back with Englishman Brian Johnson and scored the biggest-selling album of its career with Back In Black. British progressive rockers Genesis survived the post-Peter Gabriel doldrums with such platinum sellers as Duke, Abacab, Genesis, and Invisible Touch, thanks to the seamless integration of Phil Collins as lead singer.
And Van Halen lost no momentum when Sammy Hagar replaced the ostentatious David Lee Roth for 1986's 5150, and continued to sell millions of albums and fill stadiums throughout the world into the 1990s.
Whether the departure of a singer is amicable or acrimonious, vocalists are usually the biggest risk factor in determining whether a group can survive the adjustment.
"It really depends on the individual act," says Gary Bongiovanni, editor-in-chief of Pollstar magazine. "Some of them are surprisingly successful, especially when you consider that the lead singer may well have been the focal point of the band."
More recently, '90s rock act Alice In Chains forged ahead with new co-vocalist/guitarist William DuVall. The group has released its first new album following the death of original lead vocalist Layne Staley in 2002, Black Gives Way To Blue, which debuted this week at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. The re-emergence of Alice In Chains began with a series of concerts in 2006, all with the blessing of Staley's family. DuVall, a friend and collaborator of founding guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell's for almost 10 years, was invited to participate and eventually found his place in the band.
"They lost a brother, but they gained a brother…. And I gained a new family," DuVall told the Associated Press. "I think when people see it and they see the truth in it, it presents a profound metaphor for how all of us can rise above tragedy if we choose to."
Whether it's nostalgia or the music that drives the fans' continued support in the face of these major personnel changes, Bongiovanni says there's one common element these acts deliver in order to thrive and survive.
"The ability to put on a good live show," he says. "That's really key — and provide a satisfying experience for their fans."
Gowan certainly feels that the live experience is largely responsible for Styx's continued success. "I think every single audience member has a different agenda, but if they have one thing in common, it would be that they want the concert to take them to a different place then they were when they walked into the door," says Gowan. "That's probably my best contribution to the band so far. We are such a live entity, and people are looking for a great concert experience, and we are able to provide them with that. I know we can deliver every night."
(Nick Krewen is a Toronto-based journalist who has written for The Toronto Star, TV Guide, Billboard, Country Music and was a consultant for the National Film Board's music industry documentary Dream Machine.)


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Google Instant Search is a very interesting experiment that could change the way you find information on the Web, but the new interface comes with a lot of unpleasant side effects.
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In a project spanning all of 2011, Tobias Till has created a box set of 27 limited edition linocuts showing different views of the capital; one for each letter of the alphabet, from the Albert Memorial to London Zoo.
The series plays with the idea of the A – Z map, but instead of a flat street plan, Till presents a colourful tableau of memorable views, knitted together through his distinctive pictorial style and recurring landmarks such as the London Eye, which appears in the background of several compositions. "I like the idea that a landmark that is shown from different positions in a number of prints sets up a dialogue between those images and gives an overall spatial impression of the city."
About Tobias Till
As a student, Tobias Till focused primarily on painting and drawing. It was not until a few years later that he made his first lino prints, which allowed him to explore his joint enthusiasms for composition and colour. London is his enduring inspiration. His works combine various viewpoints – from expansive aerial views to ground-level images – to convey the way the urban landscape changes as we walk through it. He wants to show off both the overall sense of a place, and the personal details that lie behind it.


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Windows® 7 from Microsoft gives you an improved operating environment for working with your SolidWorks product development solutions.
SolidWorks 2013 is the last release that supports Windows Vista. SolidWorks 2014 will not install on Windows Vista.
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Thanks for making Salome freely accessible. I want to use Salome to visualize the FE results I get from an in-house fortran code. I would like to see the deformed shape, and stresses and strains at the integration points, and some animation. This means that I would need to write a script to translate the data I get from my code to that format readable by Salome. It would be helpful to see an example of the data format that is to be input to the Salome post-processor. I looked in the documentation, but didn't find an example. Could you provide an example of the format?
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SALOME VISU (Post-Pro) module use files in MED format as input. You can use med 2.2.3 to put your data to the MED file and then import this file in SALOME.
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Publisher: 16 Bradbury e-books due out this month
NEW YORK (AP) -- E-book editions of "Dandelion Wine," "The Illustrated Man" and other Ray Bradbury favorites are coming out this month.
Publisher William Morrow announced Thursday that 16 Bradbury works will be released in April and seven more later in the year.
The science fiction-fantasy master, who died last year at age 91, had long resisted e-books but relented late in life. In 2011, he granted electronic rights for his futuristic classic "Fahrenheit 451."
Other Bradbury e-books scheduled for this month include "Something Wicked This Way Comes," "Quicker Than the Eye" and "Driving Blind."
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As part of AdvisorOne's Special Report, 20 Days of Tax Planning Advice for 2013, throughout the month of March, we are partnering with our Summit Business Media sister service, Tax Facts Online, to take a deeper dive into certain tax planning issues in a convenient Q&A format. In this fifth article, we look at how annuity payments affect estate taxes.
Q. What are the estate tax results when a decedent has been receiving payments under an annuity contract?
If a decedent was receiving a straight life annuity, there is no property interest remaining at the decedent's death to be included in the decedent's gross estate.
If a contract provides a survivor benefit (as under a refund life annuity, joint and survivor annuity, or installment option), tax results depend on whether the survivor benefit is payable to a decedent's estate or to a named beneficiary and, if payable to a named beneficiary, on who paid for the contract.
If payable to a decedent's estate, the value of the post-death payment or payments is includable in the decedent's gross estate under IRC Section 2033 as a property interest owned by the decedent at the time of his or her death. If payable to a named beneficiary, the provisions of IRC Section 2039(a) and IRC Section 2039(b) generally apply and inclusion in the gross estate is determined by a premium payment test. Thus, if a decedent purchased the contract (after March 3, 1931), the value of the refund or survivor benefit is includable in the decedent's gross estate.
In the event a decedent furnished only part of the purchase price, the decedent's gross estate includes only a proportional share of this value.
The foregoing rules do not apply to death proceeds of life insurance on the life of a decedent. In addition, special statutory provisions apply to employee annuities under qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, to certain other employee annuities and to individual retirement plans.
See all the articles from Tax Facts Online, part of AdvisorOne's Special Report, 20 Days of Tax Planning Advice for 2013.
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There are 32 Bronze Trophies, 16 Silver Trophies, 1 Gold Trophy, and 1 Platinum Trophy.
4-in-a-Row, All-in-One-Go! (Bronze) - Break all the plane plates in a single pass in Moving Target Madness.
A Dish's Worst Enemy (Bronze) - Shatter 100 plates in Skeet Shoot.
Accuracy (Bronze) - Throw 20 balls in the distant holes in Wild West Alley Ball Challenge.
Basket Case (Silver) - Score 15,000 points by popping basket balloons in Hot Air Balloon Show.
Bats n' Pies (Silver) - Score 5,000 points from hitting Bat Targets during the Pie Dodge Event of Mine Cart Spelunk.
Bird Feeder (Silver) - Knock down 50 corn stalks in Farm Raising Fury.
Bombs Away (Silver) - Do not hit any bombs in Planetary Slash n' Defense.
Bouquet Bonanza (Bronze) - Get the Big Flower to appear in Baaa-loon Pop.
Bow Ow! (Bronze) - Hit the dog 3 times in Bacon and Eggs.
Chug-a-lug (Bronze) - Knock down every mug in the back row throughout a single play session of Sarsaparilla Slide.
Clean as a Whistle (Bronze) - Successfully dodge all the pies in a single shooting gallery.
Cloudy Night (Bronze) - In Garden Grow, change the level from day to night.
Crack Shot (Gold) - Take out the meteor and the UFO with a single rocket in Invasion of the Space Raiders.
Doing the Dishes (Bronze) - Break 25 stick targets in Plate Break.
Double Up (Bronze) - Destroy 20 targets with the Double Points power up in a single shooting gallery.
Dyno-mite! (Bronze) - Destroy 20 targets with the Dynamite power up in a single shooting gallery.
Earning Credit (Bronze) - Watch the credits to completion.
Eggless Victor (Silver) - Don't catch any eggs in It's an Egg Drop Spring.
Finger Lickin' Good (Silver) - Don't let any large chicken eggs fall to the ground in Fall-ing Eggs.
Flower Power (Bronze) - Pop every pink flower balloon at least once in Flight of the Balloons.
Fly Me to the Moon (Silver) - Earn 200,000 points during the UFO event in Rootin' Tootin' Targetin'.
Hack And Slash (Bronze) - Hit a multi-slash asteroid 20 times in Cosmic Slash n' Defense.
High Moo-n (Silver) - Compete the "Corral 3 Buffalo" objective while the Undertaker's clock reads Noon in Western Showdown.
Hyper Hydra-sis (Bronze) - Shoot the Hydra target 8 times in Dino-Rama.
Laser Blaster (Bronze) - Destroy 20 targets with the Laser power up in a single shooting gallery.
Lead Air Balloon (Bronze) - Pop a hot air balloon in Pop Party.
Master Terraformer (Silver) - Terraform all terrain at the same time using the TNT Powerup in Terraformal Event.
Mine Alley (Silver) - Throw 5 Balls into the mineshaft in Creaky Canyon Alley Ball Challenge.
My Hero! (Silver) - Never miss hooking a sheep in Rescuing Fields of Sheep.
One and Done (Silver) - Only hit a ball once and then never again in Midnight Breakout.
Partner Up (Bronze) - Play through any booth with a friend in Adventure Mode.
Penguin Pusher (Bronze) - Knock down 50 penguins in Ice-berrrger and Fries.
Perfect Aim (Platinum) - Earn all trophies.
Pleased Plesiosaurs (Bronze) - Knock down 25 plesiosaurs in The Jurassic Shore.
Pop n' Tops (Bronze) - Pop the tops off of the left and right moons in Launched in Deep Space.
Pretty Red Balloons (Bronze) - Pop 100 balloons in Balloon Blast.
Quick Spotlight (Silver) - Turn on all of the spotlights in Paratrooper Scooper in less than five seconds.
Rescuing Machine (Bronze) - Rescue more than 25 sheep in Flock of Sheep to Rescue.
Score Abduction (Bronze) - Ring a 5000 point UFO in Space Rescue.
Slow Mo Joe (Bronze) - Destroy 20 targets while using the Slow motion power up in a single shooting gallery.
Spread the Love (Bronze) - Destroy 20 targets with the Spread Shot power up in a single shooting gallery.
Streakin' Squeekin' (Bronze) - Hit the 5000 Point Mouse in Hamm and Eggs.
The truck on the Left (Silver) - Shoot all of the trucks on the left side of the screen in Shoot Camp.
There's Pie in Your Face (Bronze) - Complete all of the Objectives in a shooting gallery without dodging a pie.
They're all mine! (Silver) - Hit 20 different balls in Block Breakout Assault.
Thunderous Blue (Silver) - Shoot all of the blue helicopters in Wayward Whirlybirds of Wonderment.
Ticket to Ride (Bronze) - Get the train to come through town in Rootin' Tootin' Shootin'.
Wrecking Crew (Bronze) - Let the town get destroyed in Please Do Feed the Animals.
Zaaaap! (Bronze) - Ring all the lasers in Flying Discs... in space!
Zurg Rush (Bronze) - Shoot Zurg 30 times in Launched in Space.
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