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Coral Sea Dreaming enters into the very heart of life - and death - on a coral reef. It is a story that spans 500 million years and stars some of the most exotic and wonderous marine creatures on earth. Coral is the planet's greatest natu- ral architect, and coral reefs boast the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem.
Filmed over a 7 year period, Emmy Award-winning cinematographer David Hannan gives a magnificent testimony to our extraordinary undersea world, set to an original score by Tania Rose. We meet thousands of reef inhabitants, from ancient turtles to feeding sharks; adorable pygmy seahorses and savage sea slugs; and witness a manta ray ballet and a courting octopus. Specialised state of the art high definition technology captures these lives with unprecendented intimacy, illustrating elaborate courtship displays, mating rituals, feeding frenzies, intense night-time predation, cannibalism and chemical warfare.
Many of the sequences have never been filmed before. Some may never be filmed again. Corals have survived 5 mass extinctions. But can they survive us?
Episodes : 1
Runtime : 60 mins
Definition : HD
Production Company : A Plankton Production
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You might recall that a few weeks ago, we - inspired by the mighty Andy Kelly - asked you to make a bunch of TWINE games about the most boring things imaginable. And you did! Even Christmas couldn't stop you, you glorious bastards. Let's play and talk about the games you made. I haven't included Twitter handles or the like, because half of you buggers didn't include them when submitting your games. YOUR FAULT.
First up, the ones we already knew about:
Andy Kelly - Toilet Paper
A game about buying toilet paper. Dull, and with a dash of existential angst. Perfect.
Ashton Raze - Don't Read The Comments
You might've noticed, but we don't have any comments on Midnight Resistance. This is why.
Kanane Jones - Household Chores
I'm ignoring a whole bunch of real-life chores that I'm meant to be doing right now in order to post this. META.
Also this game looks different to the others. HOW DID YOU DO THIS KANANE
Joe Skrebels - First Person Shooter
An FPS, remade as a text adventure. Superb.
Matt Suckley - Shoes
I found it hard to empathise with the protagonist of this game, as I fucking love buying shoes. But, it contains the line "You watch a Louis Theroux documentary on Youtube (the one about paedophiles)"
Duncan Skuse - Za
This one's about waking up hungry and having to decide whether to try and find some food, or just go back to sleep. This feeling is the reason I've not had a proper lie-in since I was about twelve years old.
Andi Hamilton - Get Your Ass To Work
"Now you're sweaty, out of breath and your hand smells like a dick."
Nicholas Treen - Eye Moistener
Have you ever wanted to moisten your own eyes? Well NOW YOU CAN.
Seriously though, this one is brilliant. Play it.
Laura Rich - Postal Worker
Not a game about going on a killing spree. But don't let that put you off!!!!
Rowan Searle - To Clean Or Not To Clean
A game in which we find out what Rowan thinks is an acceptable way to clean his glasses. He gets extra marks for being the only person besides Andy Kelly to use a picture in his game.
Alex Frazer - Progress
Emily Gera - Congratulations, You Are Now A Kotaku Commenter
Emily cheated and didn't use TWINE for her game, but she's also staggeringly talented so we'll let her off. Her game is about Kotaku commenters being sexist bellends. I can't remember if she said the comments in it are made up or genuinely lifted from Kotaku, but I feel like I'm better off not knowing.
Aaron Smithies - The Bus
This is probably the most terrifying, frustrating and depressing of the lot. Bravo, Aaron!
Sean Bell - Signal Failure
And now here's mine, which I have left until the end because of my boundless modesty. It's about the difficulty I have getting phone signal at work. I need you to know how I suffer.
And that's it! Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to #DULLJAM, and to Andy for letting us host this farce and for doing the ace logo you can see at the very top of this internet webpage.
Luckily all your games were ace, so I don't need to do a bit here where I sort of have to avoid praising some of them. Cheers!

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Ford (NYSE:F) owners can now wirelessly connect to the Amazon Cloud Player (NASDAQ:AMZN) through their car's SYNC Applink systems.
After downloading the Amazon MP3 app through the Amazon Appstore or Google Play, Ford owners can access and control their Cloud Player music library through voice and audio controls. A few simple commands enable customers, for example, to select from music stored on their mobile phones.
So far, Ford Applink-equipped vehicles include the 2013 Ford Fiesta, Mustang, Focus, E-Series, C-MAX Hybrid, Expedition, Fusion, F-150, and Super Duty models. Amazon Cloud Player can also be accessed on any device through a browser or through the Amazon app.


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Alumni Association
iJAG is proud of its alumni and takes pride in their achievements. The purpose of the iJAG alumni association is to develop stronger relationships between friends and former students and to support and promote the mission, activities and interests of iJAG. Membership in the iJAG alumni association is free and open to all iJAG graduates.
Why Join?
- Stay connected and re-unite with lost friends and rekindle fond memories.
- Enhance your networking opportunities by sharing information.
- Join in social activities and events to make or renew friendships with other alumni.
- Make a difference in someone's life by volunteering your time in iJAG classes across the state or assist at various iJAG special events.
Become a member in iJAG's new alumni association and participate in the growth of the program and in your own professional and personal endeavors. For more information, call 515-242-5617.
To join the alumni association, please email Jenn Beal.


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In 2017 we launched Supply the Love! We supply the camera and film and you supply the love. We would love to have you be an ambassador of Print the Love! If you are traveling to an under-resourced community anywhere on the globe in the next year and would like to participate in spreading random photo kindness to the local people, lets chat! Together we can make a difference! Application is online.
The Supply the Love program is 100% supported by donors. If you are not travelling, you can still donate funds towards the camera and film for those who are.
As part of the program, we ask that ambassadors write a short description of their experience. All the words are their own.
Jenny in North America/Mexico
Mother, Me (Part 1)
Project Overview:
Mother, Me is a storytelling project in collaboration with young mothers in North America (most
recently taking place in Northern New Jersey and Mexico City). Supply the Love has generously
supplied instant film and cameras for the young mother participants to take home portraits of
themselves and their newborns. This is the first in a of two blog posts from the Mother, Me
Dispatch #1:
"Do you want to listen to Ariana Grande or Beyonce while you give birth?"
Cheyenne (1) shakes her head no with a small smile in response. She is holding her house mate Alicia's sleeping 5 month year-old daughter while Alicia and I help her curate a birthing playlist
of music for the delivery room. Cheyenne is both days away from her due date and her 18th
birthday. Both Alicia and Cheyenne are residents of Zoe's Place—a residence program designed
to provide safe housing for pregnant teen moms and their children.
In the United States more than half of the teenage girls who bear children never graduate high
school, and less than two percent earn a college degree by the age of 30. Recently funding
programs for teen pregnancy prevention, support and research has been significantly reduced
nationwide (2). When Alicia was pregnant with her daughter she was still in high school and
needed help. "I was looking for help, and I learned about the Zoe Place's program from a
counselor at school," she says. "I met with the staff and they helped me finish school and get a
job. I always have wanted to be a nurse." Alicia recently earned a certificate as a medical
assistant and has a part-time job. She is saving up for a car and apartment and making plans to
live on her own with her daughter.
Originally as a Lewis Hine Fellow (3), I got to know and share photography with the young mothers support group at Zoe's Place. The tight-knit group consists of both past and former Zoe's Place residents. In addition to providing a safe place to live, Zoe's Place staff offer comprehensive child care and assistance programs like the young mother's group in order to meet the critical need for education, parenting skills and support services that will enable the teens to become self-sufficient in the long term.
In addition to making a instant photograph portrait of each of the young women and child, we collectively look at different photographs related to motherhood and/or photographed by mothers. One of the photo books we worked at during this particular workshop was Latoya Ruby Frazier's book The Notion of Family.
We were looking at a photograph in the book titled, Mom Relaxing My Hair in which the
photographer and her mother gaze intently into a vanity mirror as her mother does her hair.
One of the group members starts flipping through her phone while we are talking about the
photograph. I worry that she has lost interest until she shoves the flip phone in my face
giggling. I look at the phone screen and see a reminiscent photograph of her braiding a young
girl's hair in front of a large mirror, who she goes on to explain to me is her sister. I love how a photograph can make us look both outward and inward, cultivating human
connections and common ground in the process.
I see this reflected in the young women's faces when they hold their instant photograph portrait, watching as it develops. In more than one case, I'm told this is the first printed photograph of themselves with their child they possess. I am immensely grateful to Supply the Love for the opportunity to connect with these young women and their children through instant photography.
(1) names have been changed to protect privacy of participants
(2) https://www.revealnews.org/article/trump-administration-suddenly-pulls-plug-on-teen-pregnancy-programs/
(3) https://documentarystudies.duke.edu/production/projects/lewis-hine


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Whether it's the wildlife, scenery, or people you remember most, Africa is out on its own for sheer scale, variety and dramatic impact. It's an extraordinary place that will entice you back again and again, from the elegance and charm of Cape Town to the primal attractions of the Serengeti and the impossibly-perfect beaches lapped by the Indian Ocean.
With its gleaming towers rising out of the desert, constantly sun-drenched beaches, world-beating designer shopping and fabulous hotels, the UAE serves up the very last word in urbane glamour, while Oman is a stylish and sophisticated choice for those looking to enjoy the very best Arabia has to offer.
How can you begin to sum up Asia? Mysterious, majestic, surprising, spiritual, energetic, enticing… it's all those and more. A trip here is a true voyage of discovery, not least because its cultures and history have been hidden to Western eyes for too long, and with so much to explore, you'll be back time and again.
Explore, cherish and fall in love with Australia, the world's largest island; the epic countryside and adrenaline-junkie Eden of New Zealand, or the spectacularly laid-back islands of French Polynesia – which bring to life just how dreamy reality can get.
Hunker down by translucent shores and shady palms to breathe in jasmine and hibiscus and watch the hovering of miracle-winged hummingbirds. Why not explore the stunning tiny islands of the Caribbean?
From the sun-kissed Mediterranean to sophisticated cities, Europe's diversity is without equal. Its converted castles, restored monasteries, refurbished palaces and rolling landscapes are all testimony to its fascinating history, whilst the gourmet cuisine, vintage wines and glamorous nightlife reflect the continent's irrepressible joie de vivre.
Choose from idyllic islands adrift in the Indian Ocean, seducing you with overwater villas, underwater reefs, iridescent white sands, swaying sugar cane and cerulean oceans; or the magnificence of the Indian Subcontinent's temples, Buddhist Kingdoms and beaches throughout Sri Lanka – all serving up a feast for senses as well as the soul.
Straddling the two Poles and encompassing myriad landscapes and cultures, The Americas offer an almost tireless treasure trove of experiences for travellers, from the remains of ancient civilizations in South America to the gleaming cities of Canada and the US, peppered amongst ever-changing landscapes which define majesty.
"The smells and sounds of the bush; feeling the power of big game; that tingling on your spine… this is the home of the walking safari and there really is nothing like it!"
"The smells and sounds of the bush; feeling the power of big game; that tingling on your spine… this is the home of the walking safari and there really is nothing like it!"
A massive country with a small population, Zambia has a real sense of space and its attractions are enormous. Take the majestic Victoria Falls, for example: known as 'the smoke that thunders' (stand by them and you'll understand why!), a million litres of water per second plunge 100 metres over these astonishing falls to create huge clouds of spray seen over 50 miles away. Together with 16 other awe-inspiring waterfalls, they make up a breathtaking tour for 'cascade followers'.
The Zambezi River is just as impressive too; its lush valleys and floodplains attract a huge range of wildlife and over 750 bird species. The reserves here – including the game-rich South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi, the wilder North Luangwa and the huge Kafue National Parks – are among the world's finest. They offer a real 'Out of Africa' experience, especially if you join a river or walking safari (a Zambian invention).
And if the wildlife isn't wild enough for you, the town of Livingstone (near Victoria Falls) is fast becoming Africa's adventure capital, with extreme sports such as white water rafting and kayaking, gorge swinging and bungee jumping on offer in the nearby gorges.
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Double Jumpers: Volume One TPB
The cult hit of 2012 is finally collected! After Jason and his team of programmers get stuck in their virtual reality game, Dungeon Lords, they must find a way back to the real world. Unknown to them, the fantasy characters they inhabit have taken control of their bodies – and now wizards and warriors run free in Las Vegas!
From the dream team of Dave Dwonch (Space-Time Condominium) and Bill Blankenship (Thunderchickens), this mature-readers series is ideal for fans of epic fantasy action and old-school platform gaming. Double Jumpers: Volume One is is listed in the this month's issue of Previews (Diamond Order Code APR130763 ).
The Final Plague has begun, and with it mankind's final hours. Can a rural Iowan family survive the initial onslaught of crazed, rabid animals, presumably the product of a mutated super-virus? Or will they succumb to the plague that threatens to end all life as we know it?
From J.D. Arnold (Top Shelf's BB Wolf and the 3 LPs) and Tony Guaraldi-Brown, Final Plague #1 (of 5) is listed in the this month's issue of Previews (Diamond Order Code APR130759 ).
Night of the 80s Undead #1 (of 3)
It's 1986, and Russia's last-ditch Cold War effort is to strike at our American excess lifestyle with bio-engineered Colombian cocaine. What happens when two girls out for a good time cross paths with a huge celebrity party hyped up on commie zombie blow? Radical undead action, man! Totally!
From the team of Jason Martin (Super Real) and Bill Mckay (Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders), Night Of The 80s Undead #1 (of 3) is listed in the this month's issue of Previews (Diamond Order Code APR130760 ).
SubCulture Omnibus
Everything SubCulture in one book! Join Jason, Arthur, Noel and the entire Kingdom Comix crew as they live–and enjoy–the geek life in this funny and poignant look at fanboy (and fangirl) culture. This 336-page tome collects the critically-acclaimed four-issue mini-series plus all 501 webcomics published between 2008 and 2012. It also includes dozens of strips from guest artists, pinups, behind-the-scenes features, and also comes in a limited edition hardcover!
Written by Kevin Freeman and featuring the art of Stan Yan, the SubCulture Omnibus is available in softcover and hardcover editions and is listed in the this month's issue of Previews (Diamond Order Code APR130761 or APR130762).


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Monday, 12 November 2012
Weaning - Do We Need Follow On Milk
After a little research and a lot of lovely people on twitter helping me out I now know otherwise.
One of the main difference I have read about is that follow on milk contains more iron than stage 1 milk. This is because at around 6 months baby iron stores start to drop. With this in mind you might panic when I say that we aren't going to give Paige follow on milk. The reason behind this. If you wean you baby onto food and give them a balanced and varied diet they will be getting all the iron they need from the food you are giving them so have no need for the extra iron in the milk.
With Paige's eczema the change we made from SMA Gold to Cow and Gate seemed to have helped her a lot so I don't want to go changing her milk again just to upset her eczema.
What do you think about follow on milk? I'd love to know your opinion.
Thank for reading,
Nicola Xx
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I got advised against it and kept with stage one until around 8 months... then I got to the point where I had so many money-off vouchers and baby event leaflets about the discounts on the next stage milk that I caved! And it is saving me a fortune. And still is. I'm glad I did it a bit later though as she's only having 2 large bottles a day now rather than the 4/5 she was having when I first started weaning. I think it's juts your presaonl choice really xxReplyDeleteReplies
That sounds like a good thing and defiantly makes sense to save a little money. xxDelete
I used follow on milk for my 1st born ,as a first time mum i did everything by the book and thought this was what i was supposed to do! I found it awful it made him constipated, grounchy and he started waking in the night again. Ive gone on to have another 3 children since then and ive never used it since. They have all been on cow and gate stage one until their 1st birthday and switched to whole milk then.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thats very intesting... I was quite scared been a first time mum i just thought you had to change. Now i too know different :) xDelete


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It is a great joy that I get to be creative and make for a living. It is an equal joy to be able to share what I discover on that journey. So far I have taught in Australia (three times), Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic (twice), England (three times), Germany (twice), Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Scotland (twice), Switzerland and the USA (seven times). Thank you to those I have already taught, for the pleasure of your company and for your kind support. To those I haven't yet met, I look forward to sharing a class with you soon! I am taking a short break from in person teaching for a while in 2018, while I work on creating my own online classes, which will be able directly from this website. Please stay tuned by making sure you are on my mailing list via the sign up box on the front page!
Polymer in 3D Online Class via CraftCast
My latest live online class for Craftcast is available for purchase as a recording, with full notes. Click HERE to learn how to make beads like those pictured in my 'Flight Waves' necklace to the left.
Rocks Cuff Online Class via CraftCast
Don't worry if you missed the original broadcast of this class, in which I share all my techniques for creating the style of cuff in the photo to the right. Just click HERE to purchase a fully downloadable recording. What a joy it is to work with Alison Lee, who is a fun gal and a consummate professional.


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Apple Beams in Video iPod
Apple Computer Inc. introduced its much awaited iPod handheld device with video capabilities on Wednesday, ending months of speculation that the company was readying such a device.
Apple said that the 60GB iPod can hold up to 15,000 songs, full-color album art and up to 25,000 photos and that the new devices also boast up to 20 hours of battery life, five hours more than earlier versions.
The new iPods, which will ship next week, will be available in both black and white exterior finishes.
"The white iPod has been a success, so of course it's time to replace it," said Jobs. "Yes, it does video."
Perhaps trying to throw the industry off of Apple's trail, Jobs had previously denied that the company would introduce a video-capable iPod, questioning demand for such a device. The company also introduced new, flatter versions of its iMac desktop with a built-in iSight camera.
Apple also introduced iTunes 6, the latest version of its digital media download service, adding the ability to download over 2,000 music videos, and 6 short movies made by Pixar Animation Studios, for $1.99 apiece. Other new features of iTunes include capabilites to give downloads to other users as gifts, view and author reviews of various downloads, and a beta version of "Just For You" a service designed to suggest songs or videos based on a person's previous buying habits. Interestingly, Apple launched its fifth version of iTunes only five weeks prior to launching iTunes 6.
As part of the announcement, Jobs also detailed a new deal between Apple and the Walt Disney Co. through which iTunes users will be able to purchase and download episodes of ABC and Disney television programs for $1.99 apiece. Among the shows offered through the deal will be hits such as Lost, Desperate Housewives, and Night Stalker, as well as the Disney shows That's So Raven and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Episodes will be made availble the day after they are first broadcast.
The introduction of the new devices marks the latest step in Apple's evolving strategy for handheld media players, which saw the company introduce its most powerful model yet, the iPod nano, in early September, along with an iTunes-compatible phone built in partnership with Motorola and dubbed as the ROKR.
Apple said it shipped roughly 1 million iPod nanos, which are offered as a 4GB model priced at $249 and a 2GB model priced at $199, during the first two weeks the devices were made available. The nano replaced Apple's iPod mini model.
On Tuesday, Apple reported that it sold over 6.4 million iPods during its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended on September 24, representing an impressive 220 percent increase over its sales of the devices in the same period last year.
However, in a conference call with analysts, company executives admitted that the strong sales of the iPod nano have left it short of meeting new orders for machines as it deals with a "component constraint."
The nano has also come under fire from consumers because it is very easily scratched. There were also reports of a very early batch of nanos that had defective screens; Apple responded by saying it would replace nanos with cracked screens at no cost.
The only other seemingly negative aspect of Apple's iPod business was hardware maker Hewlett-Packard Co.'s announcement in July that it would halt sales of its re-branded version of the devices, which resulted in the company lowering prices for its remaining stock of iPods last week.
Apple is currently considered the dominant player in the handheld digital music space, controlling as much as 75 percent of the market for such devices, according to researchers NPD Group, which is based in Port Washington, N.Y.


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ATL Istanbul
ATL have designed, manufactured and installed a large sectional shoaling display and twenty prefabricated display tanks for the Turkazoo Aquarium in Istanbul, Turkey
The renowned Turkazoo Aquarium in Istanbul underwent a major expansion of its existing exhibits and have entrusted Aquarium Technology Ltd to complete the large aquarium display tank works for them. The existing multi level ramped building layout presented particular access issues. However by working closely with the local aquarium staff and project management team the ATL installation technician team rose to the challenge and successfully installed the ATL display tanks in situ.
The largest new ATL Istanbul display is a specially designed 8m diameter x 2.6m steel reinforced GRP composite shoaling display. Due to it size and desired location within the building this display was built as a set of sectional components.
To make sure the site assembly operation went as smoothly as possible the frame was trial assembled at ATL. Then the tank was disassembled and each of the awkward shaped sections were loaded onto a series of HGV vehicles and transported by road across Europe into Turkey.
Once the tank components were cleared through customs and delivered to site the ATL team commenced the specialist installation and assembly works. After being carefully handled into position the steel base and tank framework was welded and jointed together to create the toroid framework.
The inner circumference of the exhibit was then glazed and sealed with a series of full height thermoformed acrylic viewing panels in the deep section, ramping up to some high level panels in the shallower section.


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KEYLIME Athletic Wear is located in Sherwood Park, Alberta near Edmonton. We offer Canadian-made athletic wear for women, men and teens of all sizes and shapes from extra small to double extra large. If you do yoga, dance, running, walking, workouts, or prefer to live in comfy clothes, KEYLIME is your key to quality, flattering athletic clothing. We carry yoga pants and tops in styles ranging from low to high rise, skinny to wide leg, shorts to capris, bamboo to cotton, and loose fit to running leggings. We also sell Canadian-made yoga jackets, hoodies, wraps, sports and yoga bras, and tank tops.
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Hotel Review: The Regent Singapore
The Regent Singapore is a Four Seasons hotel that is located near to Tanglin, slightly off-Orchard Road. Boasting 440 classically appointed rooms and suites, The Regent Singapore may look slightly dated on the exterior but after staying there last month, I can safely say that the hotel is slowly making its way to one of my top few favourite hotels in Singapore. Most importantly, The Regent Singapore is one of the rare few hotels in Singapore that allows you to bring a pet along to stay with you.
I stayed in the Four Seasons Executive Suite at The Regent Hotel which comes with a separate bedroom and living room. The suite itself is pretty massive in size (88 sqm) and it comes with walkout balconies, a powder room for your guests, dressing room and walk-in closet and a bathroom with a tub. The lovely team at The Regent Singapore has also prepared a plush dog bed, water bowls as well as a canned food (in case your dog is hungry) - you may also request for chew toys and other pet amenities but I actually brought my own!
In case you have not already noticed by now, I actually brought my toy poodle (Miu Miu) to stay with me this time round. If you are a pet-owner and you wish to bring your pet to The Regent Singapore for a staycation, you will be happy to know that unlike other luxury hotels in Singapore, The Regent Singapore does not charge for your pet.
Miu Miu was excited to check out the Four Seasons Executive Suite but at the same time she was making sure that I did not leave her alone in the room. There was ample space for her to run about from the living room, bedroom to the bathrooms. While your pet is welcome to walk the public areas of the hotel on a leash, do note that the restaurants and clubs are out-of-bounds to pet for obvious reasons.
Anyhow, back to the Four Seasons Executive Suite (which is in The Regent Singapore - don't be misled by the name)! The spacious living room with an attached powder room outside allows you to entertain your guests without compromising on your privacy. If you are staying alone like me without having to entertain anyone (but your pet), you can leave the sliding doors to the bed-room open, creating an even larger sense of space. There is also a balcony where you can open and enjoy some fresh air in case you stay cooped up in the suite for too long.
You will find a large box containing different teabags and a Nespresso machine so you can get your caffeine fix through different flavours. Unlike other hotels where they give you a miserable number of teabags only, you have plenty to choose from here. In the rare instance where you run out, just ring up the friendly concierge to get it refilled.
One thing that baffles me slightly in the living room however is the position of the television. Due to the way the room is configured, there is absolutely no way for the TV to be placed comfortably in front of the sofas since it looks into the bedroom. That being said, I found it strange that the TV was actually placed under the mini-bar area which makes it really awkward to watch. This was the only issue I face in my room and I am actually not sure if I am missing something.
The bedroom comes with a small vanity table and a plush King-size bed. There is also a TV in the room which is placed more strategically for you so you can actually watch it while being in bed. There is another balcony that is accessible via the bedroom and it is actually not connected to the other balcony from the living room - giving you more privacy in case you have nosey guests or business partners.
The bedroom is also connected to its very own dressing room, walk-in closet and a full bathroom (different from the powder room in the living room) with a bathtub.
Bath amenities are provided by L'Occitane en Provence and you will find their signature verbana shower gel and five essential oils shampoo (which I fell in love with after this stay). Turndown in the evening should have these replaced as well but I did not call for it this time round as I had Miu Miu staying with me.
Staying in the Four Seasons Executive Club meant that I had benefits to The Regent Club (which is also easily one of the best hotel lounges in Singapore I have been). If you are wondering about feeding your pet at The Regent Singapore, you may make special arrangements with the hotel (prior to arriving of course) or Executive Chef Simone Cerea who heads all dining establishments at The Regent Singapore. I had initially wanted to simply email Miu Miu's preferences to the hotel as I did not want to make a big issue out of it but Executive Chef Simone Cerea (who is a pet-owner himself) insisted to speak to me in order to find out exactly what Miu Miu likes or dislikes - thumbs up on that!
Executive Chef Simone Cerea has prepared a generous serving of cube-sized grilled beef and broccoli on the side for Miu Miu's dinner. After settling her dinner, I then went up to The Regent Club on Level 11 to check out the evening cocktails with hors d'oeuvres which runs from 530pm to 8pm. Regent Club guests are offered a complimentary two-hour use of the private rooms at the Regent Club lounge for business meetings or evening soirées.
The first thing you will notice about the Regent Club is definitely the level of service here. You will not have to vie for the attention of the lounge staff. The next thing you will notice is probably how beautiful the space is - particularly the area where food is served. Last but most certainly not the least, you will definitely notice the spread of food (and drinks).
I was surprised to find dishes like the Deep Fried Mantou (bun) with Chilli Lobster Sauce (almost like a more superior version of the upper middle-class chilli crab). While I have generally found lounge food to be rather ordinary, the food at The Regent Club was excellent in terms of quality and flavours.
The Chilli Lobster Sauce easily triumphs over popular seafood restaurants here in Singapore like Jumbo and No Signboard Seafood so I was slightly upset that I will not be able to eat this whenever I wanted to.
The other dish that truly impressed me was the Ravioli that was served - delicious filling between two thin fresh pasta! The fried chicken wings (with an optional sweet chilli sauce) were also coated evenly and then fried to perfection. You can most definitely make for a decent dinner here at The Regent Club if you do not wish to wander around the Tanglin or Orchard area.
Choose from prosecco, a careful selection of red and white wines, beers or go with your usual fancy hardcore liquor at The Regent Club.
I woke up to Miu Miu's call for attention at 7am and then called up dining to call for Miu Miu's breakfast that I have previously arranged with Executive Chef Simone - poached salmon and broccoli. After settling Miu Miu's breakfast, I had to choose between having the breakfast at the exclusive Regent Club (since I had access with the Four Seasons Executive Suite) or at Basilico which is rated as one of the best Italian restaurants in Singapore - I obviously went for the latter. Breakfast runs from 630am to 1030am in both places on all days except that on Sunday, breakfast at Basilico runs from 7am to 1030am.
Located on level 2, Basilico offers both indoor and outdoor alfresco seating that overlooks the swimming pool. The outdoor terrace is really popular amongst hotel guests so be sure to get in early if you want a table outside by the pool. Basilico being an Italian restaurant in nature, does not offer too many Asian or local food. Where it excels in however, is the proud array of fresh breads, cold cuts and desserts.
The fresh pastry is a section not to be missed even if you do not usually eat them. Some of these are just amazing! If you have a pastry craving, remember that Dolcetto by Basilico serves really good bomboloni (my favourite flavour is the custard one) and croissants (although this isn't a French bakery)!
The pastries may be delicious but be sure to save your stomach for desserts though!
I also took the chance to give Miu Miu a bath while she was here. Instead of spending so much money on a Dog Spa, you might as well bring your pet here and do it yourself. Just make sure you ask for extra towels if your pet has really long fur!
The Regent Singapore is truly a break from the usual hotels that you get around the Marina Bay area. While the latter hotels are generally newer and more swanky, The Regent Singapore tackles what matters the most - service. Combining the Four Seasons mentality without the expensive price tag, If you live in Singapore and have a pet, there should be nothing stopping to check this place out. Not only does it deliver excellent service for you, your pet will most definitely enjoy the plush beds and bathtub! Considering how competing luxury hotels are charging up to $130 extra for your pets and The Regent Singapore charges you absolutely nothing extra for your pet, you should definitely take advantage of this situation.
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Hotel stay has been sponsored by The Regent Singapore, though all views expressed are my own.


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South Carolina resident Nick Diaz, whose wife has breast cancer, joined Fox News' On the Record Monday to discuss his family's problems with signing up for health insurance under Obamacare, ultimately leading to their coverage being dropped.
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"To make matters worse," Diaz lamented, "I found out today from the insurance agent that I was trying to work with, since we didn't get our application in this past week we'll be without coverage on January 1st."
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Our friends at Ashtead Bridge Drive met again the Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall at the beginning of this year and gave 2015 a great start. Their generosity will support one of the children for a visit this year.
The evening was made possible by donations from many individuals, and also from local businesses, including:
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- Stems, Ashtead
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Mis in Tokyo
January 17, 2013 § 2 Comments
One of the reasons that I haven't been writing anything here for quite some time is that, well… I just moved to Tokyo, and am going to stay here until August at least.
While I am definitely physically closer to the kpop industry operations, as well as in a totally different way than in Sweden often encountering kpop and hallyu in my daily life, I am not mentally as close to it as I usually am. I am busy exploring a very new, very physical world, and I'm having, living, an adventure. My need for escapism looks different, and my head filled with too much other stuff to also harbor a lot of kpop love and worries.
In either case, I went to Shin-Okubo (Tokyo's Koreatown) today to have lunch with a friend. The streets were filled with hangeul, and the to me so familiar faces of various kpop idols watched me as I passed. For lunch, I had dolsot bibimbap, a really really tasty one, and awesome banchan, and the background music included Dal Shabet's "있기 없기" and Orange Caramel's "Lipstick", and I felt so homely, so familiar, and yet so far away.
End of the year, K-pop 2012. My Guilty Pleasure
January 3, 2013 § Leave a comment
SS501 was one of the first K-pop groups I got to know about a couple of years ago. Though the styling, plastic surgery (the evolution of their faces is worthy a blog of it's own) and choice of songs have been highly questionable within this group I still really like them and they released a couple of amazing and funny tracks through their active days. They are almost old school by now and it seems like ages ago they went on to different companies.
Park(Pak) Jung Min is the one member of SS501 I have spent most time thinking about through the years. This is a result of a friend giving me a Taiwanese pop magazine a couple of years ago with a lot of pictures of SS501, the reason it was so intriguing was that Jung Mins pervious and terrible nose job had been slightly corrected and he looked more like a human being then like Michael Jackson. That is, his nose grew a size for their comeback. The entire group had rather bizarre facial plastic through the years but Jung Mins nose was the biggest catastrophy of them all. It's been fascinating watching Jung Mins nose getting a litel bit bigger for every comeback and that is a relief. Jung Min is really trying it hard for his solo releases and I believe there is something genuinly nice with his efforts. For his first solo release, Not Alone he included both a couple dressed in punk outfits and a a transvestite, maybe it's all about showmanship, but that is more then most idols would. He also did a photo spread in ANAN magazine in 2011 which is daring for any idol. He tries really hard to stand out from the crowd.
Unfortunately the quality of his solo releases so far has been poor in my eyes. But as he released Beautiful in the fall of 2012 it at least gave the feeling of him being as happy as I have ever seen him. The teaser promised a bit to much I'm afraid since the track is quite silly, but it really looks like he is having a lot of fun. And I can't stop watching him with a newer and bigger nose that almost looks natural and a track that is almost a success but not quite there yet. Not cool and not good but…
Beautiful by Park(Pak) Jung Min is my obvious guilty pleasure of 2012. Not that good but ever so sweet.
check out previous end of the year posts here
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End of the year, K-pop 2012. Live Performance.
December 31, 2012 § 3 Comments
The meaning of the term Live Performance should be understood for what it is. A live performance of course does not have to be something you have experienced live, but rather a recording of a live performance seen on YouTube. For most of the international K-pop fanbase it has up until quite recently been impossible (or almost, depending on if you have the guts or/and the money to travel to South Korea) to see your idols live. But as YouTube and internet have been exploding over the last few years, the South Korean music industry is not that far away, even if you live in the other side of the globe. Where I want to get with this is that this moment, live performance of 2012 just as well could have been something seen on YouTube, not experienced by me irl. It could have been something like this, Key of SHINee doing Lady Gaga songs Hair and Judas as his solo performances in Japan. One of the most epic live performances in every category 2012.
On the other hand, these last few years, perhaps the last two years, K-pop and Hallyu have spread enormously and now it's not completely unusual for K-pop groups to actually hold concerts in Europe. And if they do come to Europe, Paris seems to be a popular goal, and so, that is were Super Junior held their European Super Show 4 concert.
I went to Paris with my friend Johanna, Paris is less then a two hour flight away from Stockholm so the journey itself is not that big a deal. We lived at a hostel very close to the concert arena and the weekend was a complete success with Super Show as the highlight of course. I remember how we were walking in the park area surrounding the arena the hours before the concert started and watching other fans as they were watching us while gathering to enter the arena. That evening, to see almost all of them so very close performing all of my favourite songs and running around the arena like the crazy people they are, I will never forget that evening.
Super Junior was the reason I got in to K-pop from the beginning and since then, the thought of once seeing them perform live have been present in my mind. While writing this evening I had to search the blog a bit and I ended up reading the posts I wrote about Paris and is still watching clips from Super Show and suddenly a few tears started dripping. So many emotions conserved from back then and from this years, for ever greatful for Johanna for going there with me that time. Thank you Johanna.
This was truly an epic moment in my fandom, more important then the music shows I saw while visiting Elin and Johanna in Seoul in the summer of 2011, even if that also was a dream coming true.
Live Performance of 2012 is Super Junior, Super Show 4 in Paris.
Check out the previous End of the year, K-pop 2012, The List. 80 tracks from 2012 that you have to have heard. All K-pop of course.
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Time and the Future
November 26, 2012 § Leave a comment
I'm currently taking three courses at my university:
One of them is the Japanese language class I'm taking in preparation for going abroad in January. I have spent some time during the last weeks preparing for the kanji test I have tomorrow. Among the kanji ideograms I have to write is the sign 年, toshi or nen, meaning "year".
One of them is called Future Studies and Forecasts. I have spent most of the weekend trying to analyze future scenarios, the idea of futures, utopias etc. Today I finally got started on the paper we'll be handing in next week.
One of them is called Theory of Science and Research Methods. I should probably get started on the final examination part of this, but I haven't yet.
Today two videos that I have looked forward to were released. One is called 1000年、ずっとそばにいて・・・:
One is called Humanoids, but the lyrics are about the future:
What song will I get for when I start writing the final part for the methods course?
(Also, here I am writing on a blog called The Future is Idol!)
Honestly, I'm a little creeped out by these coincidences.
What truly matters
November 19, 2012 § 2 Comments
Kpop has given me a lot of things. It has helped me through recovery from eating disorders. It has given me new, awesome friends. It has provided me with role-models when I have needed to push myself through heavy workloads in school. It has given me incentives to learn not one, but two new languages. It has given me friends all over the world and made me travel far away on my own in a way that I could never previously have imagined. All in all, it has given me a more beautiful outer world. But that is not why I'm in it.
Let me explain.
A common way of defending young nerds' interest in low-status hobbies is saying that it will lead to something with higher status. Computer games will improve your English and problem solving skills. Manga will let you know "Asia", which appearantly is the World of the Future. Vampires will give you a sense of community, although this might also be seen as something destructive. Technology will eventuelly make you rich – just look at Bill Gates!
I guess all of this might seem the only way to defend these things against sceptical parents and teachers and classmates, and to encourage children who are ashamed of liking them and feel that they should spend more time on sports, gossiping, or whatever is considered more appropriate for their gender and age. But even so, it is beside the point.
As for me, the indirect effects of kpop are doubtlessly nice to think about when I spend yet another evening doing seemingly pointless things. Scrolling through Tumblr instead of studying. Reading kceleb gossip instead of going out with friends. Missing Girls or whatever show that apparantly is currently what you're supposed to watch because I'm busy watching kdrama. Especially as I haven't had a real relationship in years, as that seems to be the true stamp of approval from Life Agency.
But seriously, that is not what matters. I have said this before, but I'll say it again – if not else but because I have to remind myself of this every day. The true value is no language skill, no networking, no cross-cultural know-how or future work prospects. The true value cannot be described with terms as achievements or benefits. The point of it all is how it feels. It is about being instantly cheered up from playing that certain song and imagining the awesome video. It is, also, about losing breath and crumbling to pieces over an animated gif. About the excitement of finding the fancam for a performance you have been jealous of. About giving the pillow a beating to let out your embarressment. About getting all giggly just thinking about a certain idol. About the feeling of intense interest talking about them. About crying. It is about worries and joy and love. The other stuff is just there for us to point out when we are questioned.
Getting Shipped
September 18, 2012 § Leave a comment
The other night, I had a dream about YunJae (they were taking care of a troubled child). I'm not really an active YunJae shipper – I definitely recognize them as a pairing, and I think that they were, in some way, "real", but I have never spent days and nights reading fanfiction about them. And tonight, tumblr was flooded with HunHan stuff, making me start wondering at what point Sehun and Luhan became aware of themselves as a ship (or a "couple") and started acting with that in mind. I don't really believe that entertainment companies make ships up and force them on their idols. Everyone who has ever watched a TV show or a drama where the main actors have zero chemistry would know that to be something you can't really fake extensively. But I do believe that idols are sometimes asked to play it up a bit extra, or to "remember" to be affectionate even when they aren't relaxed, which at least I need to be to act affectionate towards others.
This sort of subtle fanservice is interesting in other ways than the one sometimes displayed on stage. I personally have never really dreamed about standing on a stage, but for those who love it I imagine it to sometime be almost intoxicating: doing what you love in front of a crowd, having everyone look at you, want you in some way or another, admire you and scream your name from the top of their lungs. I find it stranger when that kind of raw energy and charisma boost don't spill over onto fellow group members on stage.But, for the sake of fans, being very obvious with having some sort of special bond with or warm feelings for someone? I bet it can sometimes be strange, like selling something intimate, but sometimes perhaps sort of fun or maybe even liberating, allowing expressions of friendship of love to a further extent than normal. If it later results in smut, well… That's another problem. If it is a problem.
(I sometimes wonder whom I would be shipped with, were I and everyone around me idols.)
My mothers K-pop favourites
August 12, 2012 § Leave a comment
Last week I was on a holiday with my family, eight people all in all to one of the big islands off the swedish coast.
Since we had two cars and me and my mother started off and ended our journey at the same place we traveled in the same car. The thing is, that my mother had arm-surgery this summer so she can't drive at the moment. Therefore this was on my duty, single turn 730 kilometers… As I was the driver I got to choose music for most of the ride, I choose K-pop. These two tracks are the ones my mother really liked out of the mix I played.
Quoting her:
"when music is good, it's just good"
My mother has really great taste don't you think?
So proud
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RLS named 2015 California Honor Roll School by CBEE/
We won the CBEE Award!! See message below...
Good job, Dolphins!
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When I first spotted these decorating pens, I thought the people who manufactured them were geniuses. They obviously saw great potential in merging an edible ink with a commonly used item that would help others express their creativity.
Easy to control and with a myriad of colours, your dessert has suddenly turned into a canvas.
I bought mine from Bake-It-Yourself for $28.90. They also sell a set of 5 colours for $12 or 2 black pens for $9.80 and a christmas set that has a red and green pen at $7.50.
If you are looking to just purchase one pen, Sun Lik sells the Rainbow Dust collection and each pen is $7.
Here are some ideas from pinterest : Craft with Food Pens. I was surprised to find so many ideas. I love the idea of drawing on tic tacs and plates. I can't wait to try them.


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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Day 55 - 30th June 2012
Photograph 1 - Inside the Boeing Factory "Future of Flight" building, Everett, Washington. The vertical stabiliser in the background is an actual item from a 747 original series that has flown many hours across the world.
Photograph 2 - The world's biggest building (in volume), the Boeing Factory at Everett, (near Seattle) Washington. It looks small from where the photo was taken, however, inside is massive. Those are brand new $300M USD 787 Dreamliner aircraft parked in front - probably for ANA or Japan Airlines.
Photograph 3 - A Dreamlifter aircraft at the Everett Boeing Factory. There are only four in existence. They are used to convey large aircraft parts from other factories around the world.
Photograph 4 - A brand spanking new Boeing 747-8 waiting to take the green preservative off before painting. At the Everett Boeing Factory.
Photograph 5 - A new Dreamliner Boeing 787. It appears to be waiting for engines. These aircraft are 50% made from composite materials (plastic in other words). This material is lighter and much more fuel efficient. The important aspect inside this aircraft is more leg room for passengers.....we are yet to see this! At the Everett Boeing Factory.
Photograph 6 - In the Seattle Food Market. Being a Saturday the market was packed out with people. This is some of the delicious seafood on offer.
Photograph 7 - Same as above. The lobster tails were huge!
Photograph 8 - Basically the centre of Seattle. The corner of 3rd Avenue and Pine Street.
It was overcast today. A bit of rain occurred but it didn't worry us. We were collected from our hotel at 9:15am for the Boeing Factory tour. It is located north of Seattle at a suburb called Everett. It has its own airfield (Paine Airfield) and more significantly has the worlds biggest building in volume. So big it has its own climate inside.....the building is huge. There are three daily shifts for 45,000 workers. It has a complex underground tunnel system and can manufacture several 747s, several 777s and many new 787 (Dreamliners) inside the building at the same time. Our tour was okay, but Boeing will not allow cameras, cellphones, or any electronic devices inside that building. So....that is the reason why we have not added any photos above. On the good side there was a Dreamlifter parked outside and only four are in existence. We returned back to the centre of Seattle at 2pm and certainly Anne had to visit her favourite shop at Macy's. Their clothes are soooooo cheap and hard not to buy. Also in Seattle we visited the Food Market and it was packed out. The seafood, flowers and fruit on offer at the stalls were extremely fresh. And the seafood as in lobsters, prawns, salmon and other North American fish were huge. We had a lunch/dinner at one of the diners and glutton ourselves into a seafood platter - yum. Well tomorrow it's time to leave Seattle. We wish we could stay for a few more days - the city has lots to offer. We crank up Connie tomorrow and head south for a place called Salem in Oregon (no not the witches of Salem as back in them old colonial days - that town is over in the New England region of USA). Depending on time we may divert and visit Mount Rainer just south of Seattle. However we will be happy just to view the 14,000 feet mountain from afar. Cheers
Oh by the way all you readers of this blog. And especially those who know Anne. It is her birthday on the 4th of July (next Wednesday). For those who may want to wish her a happy birthday please send it to her a day before (we are about 17 hours behind Sydney). I'm certain she would love to hear from her good friends and acquaintances. For those who do not have our email address (Unfortunately I cannot give our email address in this blog) please contact our dancing friends (Michael & Peter Cs, David W and so on) I'm certain they will oblige. Neil
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J&J Accused of Ghostwriting Campaign to Tout Risperdal's Off-Label Benefits
by Kevin Pflug
Last Updated on January 15, 2014
Here at ClassAction.org, we are constantly combing through newly-filed lawsuits and court documents to uncover information that is valuable to our readers. What we found when reading through some of the court documents in the Risperdal personal injury lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson was, to say the very least, shocking.
This practice, known as ghost writing, is purposefully calculated to create a positive buzz.
It's typical for defective drug lawsuits to contain allegations that a drug company knew a drug was dangerous and released it anyway, or even that the company failed to properly test a product before it was sold to patients; however, it seems that the lawsuits involving Risperdal go one step further.
Attorneys representing Risperdal victims have alleged that the pharmaceutical giant hired other companies to ghostwrite scholarly articles proclaiming Risperdal to be a wonder drug. The articles, the attorneys claim, were written to encourage doctors to prescribe Risperdal for uses that had not been approved by the FDA. J&J is said to have been specifically targeting children and nursing home residents as patients who should be given Risperdal.
Regular readers of this blog will recall that J&J has been on the receiving end of a number of high-profile lawsuits. The company is set to pay out billions to settle lawsuits involving allegedly defective hip implants, is defending lawsuits filed by 11,500 women who claim they were injured by J&J's Gynecare transvaginal mesh products - which the company was able to sell by exploiting a loophole in the FDA's approval process - and has been accused of engaging in a multi-decade strategy of downplaying the risks of liver failure associated with Tylenol.
In the midst of all these allegations of improper behavior swirling around J&J, the lawsuits filed by Risperdal patients contain startling claims of corporate misconduct that truly shock the conscious, even against the backdrop of the shady behavior described above.
How Did A Drug Only Approved to Treat Schizophrenia and Major Psychological Disorders Become the Seventh Best Selling Drug in America?
The master complaint, filed in court 2010 by attorneys representing patients who suffered severe side effects after taking Risperdal, details the health problems many patients experienced after taking the medicine. These serious side effects include gynecomastia (abnormal development of breasts in males), pituitary tumors, breast cancer, and rapid weight gain. As reported in the New York Times, Risperdal may have contributed to the deaths of 31 children since it went on the market in 1993.
According to the master complaint, Johnson & Johnson hired Excerpta Medica to develop a publication strategy whereby Excerpta would create favorable articles about Risperdal, including its prohibited, off-label uses. Circumventing federal regulations designed to prevent drug companies from writing these types of articles, the studies would appear as if they were conducted and written by doctors unaffiliated with Johnson & Johnson, when in fact they were undertaken by Excerpta and paid for by Johnson & Johnson, the complaint alleges.
To effectuate this strategy, Excerpta allegedly employed other medical marketing companies, doctors, and ghostwriters to publish "seemingly unbiased and independent publications regarding Risperdal."
Johnson & Johnson paid Excerpta Medica to create a portfolio of articles to be published in medical journals that promoted Risperdal. As stated in the lawsuit, the articles were:
"Written by medical writers or educators in the employ of Excerpta Medica, then academic authors were approached by Excerpta Medica to become the named 'authors' of such articles. This practice, known as 'ghost writing,' is purposefully calculated to create a positive 'buzz' in the medical community that appears to emanate from an unbiased perspective, giving the article and the glowing conclusions about Risperdal stated therein, false credibility. Accordingly, psychiatric thought was 'shaped' through the academic arena to create dissatisfaction in the market, and to establish a 'need' for and create a desire for Risperdal."
As alleged in the master complaint, Excerpta had exclusive responsibility for drafting and revising the articles. In many instances, the doctors whose names appeared as the authors of these articles were not even allowed to see the data from the clinical trials or provide any meaningful input into the writing of the articles, according to the complaint.
One of the purposes of this ghostwriting campaign allegedly was to establish Risperdal as an attractive medicine for a much larger customer base. The campaign worked. As described by investigative reporting website Truthout, "How else do you explain a drug for schizophrenia (1 percent of the population), bipolar disorder (2.5 percent), and autism-related irritability in children 5 to 16 years old (less than 1 percent of kids) becoming the seventh best-selling pharmaceutical in the world in 2007?" Risperdal proved to be a blockbuster for Johnson & Johnson. It was the company's best-selling drug in 2007 and generated worldwide sales of $24.2 billion from 2003 to 2010.
Ghostwriting by the pharmaceutical industry may be a widespread problem and the controversial practice is starting to receive congressional scrutiny. A report published in June of 2010 by Senator Charles Grassley's office, entitled "Ghostwriting in Medical Literature" found that "the role of pharmaceutical companies in medical publications remains veiled or undisclosed" and that "detection of ghostwriting by medical schools is limited."
Doctors For Hire
Johnson & Johnson also allegedly hired doctors to speak about the off-label benefits of Risperdal by paying Excerpta to produce and offer Continue Medical Education ("CME") programs for doctors. For example, Excerpta conducted CME programs entitled:
- Broadening Horizons: Advances in Understanding the Etiology, Effect and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
- Treating Anxiety: Current Therapies and Beyond
- Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Augmentation in Resistant Major Depression Disorder.
Although Risperdal had not been approved to treat anxiety disorders or major depression disorders, doctors were allegedly receiving large checks from Johnson & Johnson to appear at these seminars and tell other doctors about how Risperdal is a wonderful drug to treat these disorders.
One doctor reportedly on Johnson & Johnson's payroll was particularly effective in convincing the medical community that Risperdal could safely be used to treat broad groups of patients, including pre-school age children who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The master complaint highlights the work of Dr. Joseph Biederman, a professor at Harvard Medical School and the director of the Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Biederman is alleged to have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in contracts and funding from Johnson & Johnson to promote Risperdal as an effective treatment of bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses in children as young as two years old, as well as promoting the use of Risperdal in treating various mental illnesses in children and adolescents. This allegation is particularly troubling in light of the drug's propensity to cause adolescent males to grow breasts.
The master complaint notes Johnson & Johnson's approval of and enthusiasm for Dr. Biederman's program at a pediatric seminar attended by more than 1,000 doctors where he advocated for the off-label use of Risperdal in children. According to the New York Times, Dr. Biederman "is the world's most prominent advocate of diagnosing bipolar disorder in even the youngest children and of using antipsychotic medicines to treat the disease, but much of his work has been underwritten by drug makers for who he privately consults." The New York Times observed that, "his work [funded by pharmaceutical companies] helped fuel a rapid rise in the use of these medicines in children." To secure funding from Johnson & Johnson, Dr. Biederman reportedly told the company, before even conducting any clinical trials, that the results of his study would prove the drug to be effective when used on preschool age children. So much for the scientific method.
We will continue to cover the Risperdal lawsuits as they proceed. Given Johnson & Johnson's recent history of settling lawsuits rather than facing victims in court, it is my belief that the Risperdal cases will eventually settle. In the meantime, if you or a loved one have taken Risperdal and suffered adverse side effects, you should talk to an experienced defective drug attorney as soon as possible to learn if you can participate in the pending litigation against Johnson & Johnson.
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Drum roll please…
(in no particular order)
#1. Flaxseeds
#2. Peanut Butter
#3. Apples
#4. Greens (spring mix, spinach…)
#5. Ezekiel Breads and Products
#6. Cranberry Juice
#7. Salsa
#8. Hummus
#9. Wine
#10. Bell Peppers
If I had to pick 10 foods to eat the rest of my life, this is what they would be! I think we always have these items on hand and if we don't I'm sure to always restock them in our kitchen! On any given day, I probably eat at least 5 of these foods if not more! BTW, at the last second, I remembered wine! I deleted Crushed Red Peppers from the #9 spot and replaced it with wine (hello, just look at this blogs header!)
Dinner tonight was Chicken Apple Gorgonzola Salad (minus the walnuts, we are out). I wasn't too hungry since I had a third PM snack. Yes ladies and gentlemen, I had 3 snacks this afternoon. If you are a reader of my blog, you should know that just doesn't happen. I am very calculated with my meals and snacks and plan them so I know I will stay full and have energy until my next meal. I am all about keeping my blood sugar stable all day! So about 2 hours before dinner, I broiled an Ezekiel Pita topped with 1tbsp olive oil, a sprinkle of organic natural feta, fresh ground black pepper and crushed red peppers. I had a huge side of jalapeño hummus with it! Yum, yum, yum! I may have spoiled my appetite for dinner, but I just couldn't wait. 🙂 I didn't wait to take a picture and ate snack #3 in record time.
Used coconut oil and water to cook the chicken.
Okay, so I am really excited about a new part of BHL that will be featured later in the week. I am now going to be doing an Athlete in Real Life interview every now and again to explore different sports and exercise practices more in depth. I want to find out what different athletes eat, what motivates them and find out why they love what they do. The first interview will be on yoga. Yay! I hope to inspire myself along with you guys and also learn some fun new facts and ideas along the way! So check back tomorrow or Friday for the first Athlete in Real Life Interview!
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As much as I love Stampin' Up! two-sided designer series papers, even though they give you 12 sheets of 6-different designs, it is inevitable that I like both sides equally well! This fluffy little white clouds on a Mint Macaron sky are on the back of the Night of Navy balloons. My two favorite colors in direct opposition of each other. Trust me, the choices are really tough.
This Carried Away paper is part of the FREE Sale-a-Bration catalog that starts January 4th. It happens to pair perfectly with the new Lift Me Up! Bundle. You'll definitely want to add this to your wish list!
This card was inspired by Brian King. I really liked the colors he chose for the balloon and I wanted to CASE it right away. The balloon itself is Early Espresso and the stripes, which have their own framelits that fit exactly behind the balloon, are in Blushing Bride and Crumb Cake. I think it would be the perfect card to send to someone fighting the post-holiday blues!
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Well I've finished week 8 run 2. I took Runkeeper and my music with me today, sorry Laura love you but not sure about that Julie! I definitely run better with my own music which bodes well for post graduation but tech failure caused bad language again this morning. The music just stopped playing - I felt a bit like the lady with the hearing aid in Fawlty Towers, tapping and shaking my damn phone then Runkeeper pipes up with my time and pace and I nearly drop the phone into the mud 😬 Ok say have time reminders just no music , let's sort the cupboards but that's way too depressing for me so shut the door and write a beautiful post for you all. Poetic, exciting, poignant, amusing - yes it had something for everyone. Now what did I want to say ......😎
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I keep the program for every play I see in hopes of someday casting the actors whose work I liked. Over the last four weeks Corinne and I called in 55 actors and actresses and spent a cumulative 31.5 hours in the audition room and a third of the people we saw were from shows I'd seen over the last three years. It's been a time consuming process, but we've succeeded in casting eleven actors and we're making offers to another ten in the next couple weeks.
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Man survives bear attack by doing the last thing you'd ever expect
A man credits a gift from his grandmother after he survived a brutal grizzly bear attack in Montana on Saturday. While the bear was mauling him, the man allegedly remembered a magazine article that his grandmother once gave him that explained how large animals have poor gag reflexes. Therefore, in a last-ditch effort to save his life, the man shoved his arm down the enormous animal's throat.
Chase Dellwo was surprised when his desperate move actually worked. After he shoved his arm down the bears throat, the bear left, leaving him severely injured but alive.
Dellwo said that he was bow-hunting with his brother on Saturday when he realized he was approaching a sleeping bear. It wasn't until he was three feet away that he realized the size and danger of the bear. He said:
Startled, the bear quickly threw Dellwo to the ground and bit the top and back of his head. Dellwo said:
"He let go, but he was still on top of me roaring the loudest roar I have ever heard."
Despite having to receive stitches and staples in his head and face and suffering puncture wounds on his leg, Dellwo has no bad blood towards the grizzly bear. He said:
Thankfully Dellwo's surprising actions saved his life and he is expected to make a full recovery.
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Although he assumed an imposing stature in his later years, Jeffrey Smart was a grafter not a dasher. A careful, methodical craftsman, he had little respect for painters such as Sidney Nolan who might produce dozens of canvases in a week. For Smart a painting had to be constructed with the same care that an architect would bring to the design of a building. A typical Smart painting would take months to complete.
Smart began work on each new picture with a series of small, detailed studies. He might take a snapshot of a scene that caught his eye, but the final motif would be transformed and reworked beyond recognition. He laboured long and hard over his compositions, drawing inspiration from Piero della Francesca, whose paintings were based on the most rigorous geometry.
In the future, people will look at Smart's neat, precise images in museums and imagine the artist must have been a reserved, rather uptight personality. Nothing could be further from the truth. Smart had a wicked sense of humour and a piercing intelligence. He loved to gossip and tell stories. He had scurrilous nicknames for his enemies, and a deeply ironic view of life.
He was flattered when people referred to him as Australia's greatest living painter, but he knew such phrases were specious. He once told me a story about sitting in a restaurant with Gore Vidal, when a couple of "ghastly people" came fawning to the writer and asked for his autograph. "Gore just lapped it up!" he said, with mock horror.
Smart was no less accommodating to his fans but he never relinquished his facility for self-criticism, and never played the genius. He knew that talent alone was not sufficient to ensure one's success as an artist. Everything Smart achieved was due to hard work and shrewdness. He escaped from provincial Adelaide, then from provincial Australia, settling first in Rome in 1965 before moving to Tuscany, where he would spend the last 40 years of his life. He loved Europe but recognised the major market for his work lay in Australia, and understood that posterity would judge him primarily as an Australian painter.
His reputation was secured with many haunting images of urban life infused with a kind of classical stillness that makes one think of the old masters. He had many imitators, but no-one has ever recaptured the uncanny atmosphere of a celebrated Smart painting such as The Cahill Expressway (1962) or Factory and staff, Erewhyna (1972), both in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria. Like all great realists, Smart represented the world around us in such a way that the most commonplace subjects became extraordinary. He took those scenes we usually overlook and made them a lasting source of rapture.
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Tuesday Stuff
I have happily returned to browsing websites for my corral of men, Channing T, Ryan G. and my new addition Chris Evans. I will watch Housewives without guilt or explanation. I can't wait to get back to roaming around TJ Maxx and Home Goods, I have missed them. It's just not the same when I have someone at my heels wondering how I can stare at a shelf of accessories for 23 minutes as I mentally go through each room in my house.
In honor of my restored freedom, I give you chubby kritten who is defending himself against a couple of formidable opponents. Make sure you have sound.
10 comments:
- Erica said...
Glad you can get back to your important routine without any disturbances.
That video is RIDIC.
- 12.7.11
- Allicat said...
Thank heaven... balance has been restored to the Force. Nothing worse than husbands afoot.
I'm glad no one is here to question how I can stare at the flowers in my garden for 23 minutes while contemplating where to plant the remaining flowers I purchased....
I love, love the kitty facing off the scary object. Apples can be so disturbing.
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- J'Neil said...
Apples are so scary! That kitten sure showed them who's boss. :)
- 12.7.11
Yes...sanity is restored now that you have everything back in place. Fatty will probably have to readjust though.
That kitty is very fierce.
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- Allicat said...
I do hope this important routine also include regularly updating your blog...
- 12.7.11
- Ashley Rae said...
LOL... that is a hilarious little kitten.
Glad things are back to normal :)
- 13.7.11
Yes, I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things, there is so much Fatness and pop culture reporting that needs to be addressed.
Alli thanks for another CUTE header.
- 13.7.11
- Kristin said...
This video make me laugh out loud. And the music was almost as silly as the kitten. Thanks for sharing. :)
- 13.7.11
- PA-lurker said...
THIS is a classic post. I am loving the musings of one ms. hampton (shelly, if you're nasty).
The kitty video is so full of cuteness. It's as if the video was scored precisely for kitty's movements. Bravo.
And Chris Evans. Your taste is exquisite.
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