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Female genital hygiene
Is there a 'right way' to clean the genitals? The vagina?
Generally speaking, the female genitals include skin folds (outer and inner lips), the clitoral hood + the clitoris, and the openings to the urethra and the vagina.
A lot to clean, right? Not really.
The vagina itself is self cleaning (!) and you should leave it alone unless instructed by your healthcare provider to douche; the rest can be easily maintained following the tips below.
Women with vaginismus – do your best to try the following; if nothing else, it will be a good exercise in beginning to own your genitals!
- Install a hand-held shower to better rinse off the area. If not possible, use a spray bottle.
- Never use hot water on the genitals so as to avoid over-drying and chafing irritations. You can take your shower as hot as you wish but turn the water to warm when rinsing the genitals.
- Best to use a neutral or hypoallergenic soap to avoid irritations caused by fragrances and/or other chemicals in the soap. However, feel free to use any soap you like when washing the rest of your body.
- No need to scrub the area. Apply a bit of (neutral/hypoallergenic) soap on your hand, lightly soap between the genital lips (not inside the vagina) and rinse. If using the soap makes the genitals burn, use warm water for a few days before trying again, and/or try another soap.
- Pat dry the area when you towel off and just leave it alone.
- If your genitals feel dry, you can apply a thin coat of Aquaphor Healing Ointment to the area between the lips, but not inside the vagina. Aquaphor is an over-the-counter ointment that can be also used as a lip balm, a diaper ointment, and a barrier ointment to prevent chafing irritations between toes (during running), in the genitals (bike riding), etc.
- Cleaning after intercourse? Read our post Intercourse & cleaning.
- Final note: it is common to find residue in the genitals: toilet paper dust/pieces, sloughed dry skin, leftover ointment/medications, etc. If left accumulated they may cause skin irritation. Use a mirror and take a look at your genitals every 2-3 months to ensure good hygiene.
Not much more is needed…. Use the same approach if taking a bath.
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My mother in law has used nothing on her vaginal area in the shower for over 50 years, only Water, I can't emagine how dirty she must be
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Sitz baths really help with particles trapped in vulva folds.
I tried this but it had scents in it and irritAted me worse. Are you saying plain Epsom salts?
Using female shower gel and regular visits to your gynecologist are two very important steps.
Ja well your never to old to learn I'm 56 and only recently learnt that to wash with soap inside the genitals is wrong I had a very bad odour and was washing with soap often…. Have since at the suggestion of my doctor started using water only and lo and behold no odour shows you soap don't always clean lol NOW IM HAPPY
In many countries there are hand-held bidet showers or bidets in every toilet. That is the way… Sorry, that this still seems to be unknown facility in USA.
Hi am lydia,mine is a question.am having problem with ma private part it irritate and whitish fluid flows often what can i do?
Dear Ms. Lyndia,
This Blog is for information only. Please schedule an appointment with your doctor to evaluate your vaginal problem.
When & how often should I have Pap/pelvic exam. I am 19 & have had a few sex partners but never had symptoms of infection. I do use condoms also.
Have a baseline exam/Pap smear and then follow your doctor's instructions for how often to return.
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thank you due to lack of communication growing up, this information was never passed on to me. Now I can help my daughter by passing this information on to her and perhaps prevent her discomfort later.
Pls help. I am 12, nearly 13 and i usually have this thick, whittish substance coming outta my vagina. I think it's a yeast infection. Is it true? Either ways, what can i do to prevent discharging this substance?
See your doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment.
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hi guys! where can i find the soap?
They do !!!! I carry then with me all the time!!!!
Actually I have tried it and I really liked it. Do you know if they make wipes?
There is actually a soap that came out recently called Fresh Control, that is specifically for Women's genitals. It's hypoallergenic and non scented and has the same PH as the vagina. Needles to say it's way better than bar soap. Has anyone tried it too?
What is the name of this soap? I'd really appreciate the name.
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How I stumbled upon your fabulous website almost two years after you wrote this, only Google and the cosmos will know. However, I want to thank you for answering a question that has plagued me for over 30 years. I've always wondered just how far I should take cleaning myself. I discovered via trial and many errors and infections later that Ivory or unscented soap was vital for the bath and the washing machine. I have very sensitive skin all over my body, so why wouldn't it be "down there?" Of course it would. Yet I still made sure I washed – front to back always – with a sanitized washcloth (fearing hotel ones) and rinsing with the handheld shower, a great invention. When it comes down to it, what you describe is right on. Yet because of sexual abuse, I felt dirty, no matter how much I washed or didn't wash, so it all became distorted. Thank you for writing down what proper care is. I've printed it out to keep whenever I need to read it again.
Sadly I share the stories of two women who felt dirty after sex. One, believe it or not, is that of my mother-in-law. I'm not sure how many she told this to, for she was a difficult woman to her sons and their wives. None the less, she pulled me aside one day to tell me something. With a room full of people in her home, she told me of her wedding night and how unsure she was on what she was to do after intercourse. She ended up douching with Lysol. I don't doubt her. She conceived her first son rather easily, but it took nine years to conceive the second (my hubby) with her doing, in her words, everything but standing on her head. I imagine she did some damage along the way with her strong douches.
Another sad story, very similar, was told me by a dear friend whom I met while we were both in treatment for sexual trauma. We had the good fortune to land at a Masters and Johnson-run hospital with a great program. Yet, as with any program, you have to be ready to work it. Ann was there after a suicide attempt. She was overseas on a college foreign exchange program, in France, the land of love. Too much love, she found out. She liked the girl whose family she stayed with. Her father liked her too much and would watch her any chance he got, including while bathing. Ann was always uncomfortable but felt it must be the way the French live. One night she was upset and began to walk away from the house. The father followed, thinking it was a gesture to have him follow. He did, and he raped her. From there Ann returned to the house to douche over and over and over again with every cleaning product they had. She tried to find medical help after that. She was so terribly lost in a foreign land, wandering and trying to find help. Eventually she found some in Germany, if I recall. I can't begin to imagine.
How strange that I can share that yet know that I had my own horrid story. Ann's story was silenced when she succeeded in her next suicide attempt. From 1200 miles away I tried to tell her how much she was worth, but she hadn't found that for herself, and she just wanted the pain to stop.
Ann helped me with a lesson that I apparently helped her with as well. We were suite-mates .. we each had our own room yet we shared the bathroom. My first night there, I gathered linens for the night and the next morning and put them on the towel bar. By morning, the girl in the next room leaving that day had swiped the linens. When Ann checked in that day to take her place, I immediately approached her and explained that I had a problem with my cleanliness in the bathroom and explained what had happened and how I would appreciate it not happening with her and what system could we come up with so we kept our clean linens separate. Ann also had a problem, and we made fast friends.
Your blog here tonight is the first time I've read it spelled out with such simplicity on how to clean your body in your "private parts." Why on earth did it take over 50 years for that to be read by me so I could confirm what I'd more or less learned on my own? Any why did I have to go through all the trials I did in order to learn that some of my problems were hygiene due to sensitive skin but many, many more of them were because of prior sexual abuse?
Again, I say thank you for spelling it out. Now, I must go and read much more of your place. Sandie in Florida
Lysol used to be advertised by the makers as a vaginal cleaner (douche = shower in French)!! It was popularly used as a contraceptive!!
Can you imagine??
Go to http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/09/27/the-secret-of-vintage-lysol-douche-ads/
and wikipedia.
What the FUCK was all that about? How did an article about genital hygiene result in me reading a marathon of a comment about you being sexually abused? Why would you feel the need to share this on here?
It was her relating to the thread. I understand her entire correlation. Best not to judge but rather to observe. We are all different 🙂
your response was really HILARIOUS! you made me laugh for a long time in the middle of the night after reading your reply, my husband thought i was crazy. you're right though!
Frequent sexual intercourse with same/different men will not alter the vaginal diameter nor make it 'soft.' However, we hope that you are taking all needed precautions to avoid contacting Sexually Transmitted Diseases and to prevent unwanted pregnancy!
Please, what do you think will likely hapen to lady's that frequently have sex with different guys cause i heard their vagina will continually get soft. I am only asking to have the ideal ooooooo.
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As I sit quietly and sip my vegetable stew, I look around suspiciously. People sprinkle things like "Braggs liquid aminos" and "za'atar" onto their soup. One woman recalls a conversation she recently had with the raspberry bush outside.
This has to be some kind of cult.
The Lama Foundation is a self-proclaimed "sustainable, spiritual community" nestled in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico. I came here to find out how a sustainable community actually worked. Realist and alarmist environmentalists alike have been telling us for decades that we are going to need a new way of living if we don't want to run out of clean water, clean air or safe food. I thought Lama might have some of the answers to what that different way of living could look like.
I wake up eager to find out how I will get to participate in this new community. Sebastian introduces me to Lucas, the summer intern coordinator — or as they call him, the "steward guardian" — who offers to take me on a short tour of the grounds. Lucas shakes my hand and then pulls me into a hug. "It's so good to finally meet you after all those emails!"
We walk out the back doors of the kitchen, and Lucas tells me that he'll start off by taking me to the Dome, the central meeting space for the community. On our way, I spot four solar hot-water panels glistening in the late-day sun — just the stuff I was hoping to see here. I make a mental note to ask about them later. When we get to the doors of the Dome, Lucas tells me to kick off my shoes, since it is considered a "sacred space." I nod as I struggle to balance on one leg and pull my shoes off.
When we walk in the squeaky front doors, my jaw drops. I've never seen a room like this. In front of me is an enormous octagonal window. The blazing orange and pink sunset streams in, leaving the mountains in the west in stark, black silhouette. Just before the mountains, the winding Rio Grande is highlighted in yellow and brown shadows, and the falling sun has turned the clouds into swirling red ribbons across the sky.
The room is round, and the roof, as the name of the building implies, is stretched into a towering domed shape. A large purple banner with the word "Remember" painted across it hangs over the door. Directly above the middle of the room is a skylight in the shape of an eight-pointed star.
Lucas explains that this is the place we will come for such things as "Practice and Tuning." I nod again, but have absolutely no idea what "Practice and Tuning" could be.
He leads me back outside and up some crudely cut stone steps, pointing out the washhouse, the greenhouses, and the rows of newly planted vegetables. Tattered and sun-faded prayer flags flap from the handmade fences that line the gardens. Lucas points out the path to the outhouse, and I make another mental note to ask about that later, too.


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Here is my method for loading the boat onto the car. Where I live is quite windy so I developed this to make sure that I didn't drop the boat on the car when loading it by my self.
Its just two lengths of 2x2" wood about 7ft long and attached to the roofrack with straps (old bike toeclip straps).
You will have to work out how to attach it to your type of roofrack.
Set the canoe onto its edge and lay it against the bars.
Reach under and lift the lower gunnel.
Slide the canoe up the bars onto the roof.
When the upper gunnel reaches the top of the bar, lift the lower gunnel up level before pushing it across the car. If you don't, the thwart will bash against the roof of the car and scrape the paintwork.
Its even easier taking it off as gravity is on your side!!
The Loading bars fit inside the car when I'm on the water.
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The Rise of the Slacktivist
Ever had this feeling that you were a Slacktivist? Well wonder no more! The Rise of the Slacktivist infographic from sortable.com will put a rest to all your questions!
Is there any value in a Slacktivist? Can 500,000 people on twitter actually change something? Is hitting the streets and protesting the only real way to cause social change? Sortable takes a look at the rise of slacktivism, and the power this movement has.
This design does a good job of telling a story to the reader that is easy to understand in a linear fashion top-to-bottom. It starts with the background of "What is a Slacktivist," then shares a number of behavioral stats about Slacktivists, a few successful Slacktavist campaigns and finally the "10 Signs you might be a Slacktivist" is a self-check for the readers.
The illustrations are mostly relevant, and the overall design isn't too crowded with information. I don't understand some of uses of the social media icons, like why is Twitter representative of volunteering and Facebook representative of taking part in events? They missed the opportunity to visualize some of their data point too, like the Red Cross stats related to the Haiti earthquake. Even at least an illustration of five days on a calendar would help.
Even though there are a lot of Sources, they were thorough and correctly included them in the infographic design. They are also listed on the landing page, but none of that text gets carried along when someone reposts the infographic.
The bottom of the design is missing a copyright statement, and it would be nice to give the designer credit. Readers are generally more receptive to a design when the designer is mentioned because it comes from somebody and not just a corporation.
Thanks to Brenden for sending in the link!


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The CAD Cast procedure gives you access to a wide range of precious alloys. Acryl frameworks are fabricated in the BEGO Medical center, based on your CAD models or files. These are then invested and cast in the material of your choice using industrial vacuum/pressure casting. The cast framework is then being sent to you.
The CAD Cast procedure offers you, in comparison to your tradicional procedure, an economical alternative for fabricating frameworks out of precious alloys.
- A wide choice of precious and non precious alloys for any indication alloys
- Only new material used
- Industrial casting
- No stock required and no waste of material due to casting
Ideal for
- Crowns and bridges including individual twopiece abutments made of various precious and non-precious alloys for a broad range of indications


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Comic Book Resources is happy to announce another year of sweeping coverage of New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City! All through the weekend of October 13-16, CBR's news team will bring you the latest headlines directly from the con floor and live from the most essential discussion panels. And as always, CBR will be the place to be for all the best exclusive announcements and last minute surprises.
For an even more immersive NYCC experience, look no further than CBR's network of blogs: Comics Should Be Good and ROBOT 6 for the latest, up-to-the-minute comics news and commentary, Spinoff Online for a metric ton of film and TV news and CBR LIVE!, our mobile blog that puts you right in the middle of the convention floor with ceaseless photo updates.
And if that wasn't enough, CBR TV is back high above the New York show in our plushly appointed skybox that we're transforming in to a "magical" tiki room! CBR Executive Producer Jonah Weiland and News Editor Kiel Phegley will conduct exclusive on-camera interviews with the biggest names in comics and pop culture about their hottest projects and latest announcements.
CBR's coverage of New York Comic Con begins Thursday, October 13 on Comic Book Resources, Comics Should Be Good, ROBOT 6, Spinoff Online and CBR LIVE!
Publicists or talent interested in being interviewed for CBR TV may contact Jonah Weiland or CBR TV Producer Remy Minnick.


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Trends in UTVs
Radio interview source: Aaron Kleingartner, Product Specialist, Bobcat
Click here to listen or read the story below: Trends in UTVs
When you have a lot of land to cover, using a utility vehicle, or UTV, to take you from one chore to the next will help you accomplish more. Companies that produce UTVs are rolling out the latest technologies and accessories to make you more efficient, whether you're clearing snow or checking on cattle.
Aaron Kleingartner is a product specialist with Bobcat, and says utility vehicles offer electronic fuel injected gas engines, higher speeds, and more horsepower. "One of the things that customers have requested is increased payload capacity of the vehicles so they can haul tools, haul supplies very easily with the vehicles. And they want a very comfortable ride," says Kleingartner. "By including four-wheel independent suspension, it makes it very comfortable for them to ride in when they're doing multiple tasks around their farm site."
Attachments can be cumbersome to switch, and users are looking for ways to make this process easier and faster. Kleingartner says a rapid link front-mounted attachment system is one answer. "They wanted something that was easy to change from one attachment to the next. And by a single lever, you basically move it from one side to the next, it unlocks the attachment, you can lower it and set it on the ground, and then go and grab your next attachment. Move that single lever again and you're attached, and you're ready to go working with the other attachment or implement."
Another improvement is to the seats, focusing on greater comfort and proper restraints.
Manufacturers are also modifying the cargo boxes. Single-latch tailgates can be opened easily with one hand. Integrated mounting systems allow you to attach accessories to the cargo box such as tool holders, string trimmer racks, and box extensions.
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One year after Steve Jobs' death, Apple employees are still grappling with the void he left, Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica reports.
Cheng spoke with a variety of Apple employees working in different divisions at the company. She says the question, "What would Steve do?" comes up frequently among the employees:
A common thread among all these conversations was that the last year has invited constant reflection on decisions within the company. "'Steve wouldn't have let that happen' is something you'd hear all too often in the last 12 months," one source told Ars. "Anything from Maps to things such as the clusterf*** with [Apple's new retail head] John Browett."
The missteps, such as iOS 6 Maps, have upset the employees, too. "It was clear to anybody who would use it, even in the iOS betas, that Maps looks pretty bad," another source said. "If someone had showed that to Steve, he would've said, 'This looks like sh*t.' He would have actually said that. Tim did the right thing by apologizing, but the better thing would've been, like, 'We can't ship this.'"
A lot of people outside the company have tsk tsked it in the last year, saying certain things, "would never happen under Steve Jobs." From the outside looking in, saying that feels like a trite, hack move. But, the fact that it happens inside the company shows that it's still figuring out how to deal with losing its visionary leader. Considering how important he was, this is an entirely natural reaction. The question for Apple is how long will it last?
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Release Date: January 31st, 2014
DVD Release Date: May 13th, 2014
R |1 hr 34 minPlot Summary
Best pals Jason (Zac Efron) and Daniel (Miles Teller) indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment. However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.
Cast: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Jessica Lucas, Mackenzie Davis, Addison Timlin, Josh Pais
Director: Tom Gormican
Genres: Romantic comedy
Production Co: Treehouse Pictures
Distributors: FilmDistrict
Keywords: Amusing, Relationships, New York City, Bar, Office, Cheeky, Temptation, 2010s, Transformation, Best friend, Charming


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Theresa May promises crackdown on gun middle men
A new offence of supplying a firearm will be introduced to tackle people who hire out weapons to gangs, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.
Ms May told the BBC those supplying guns were "as guilty" as those using them as the impact was just as deadly.
The maximum sentence for the offence, which will apply in England, Wales and Scotland, will be life imprisonment.
It is one of a number of measures to be outlined by David Cameron on Monday in a speech on crime.
Labour MP Keith Vaz, who chairs the cross-party Home Affairs Committee, welcomed the tougher sentences for "gun-running" but said the change must be made in consultation with the police.
The government is looking to regain the initiative after a difficult week dominated by the resignation of the Chief Whip, Andrew Mitchell.
'Rented guns'
No 10's handling of Mr Mitchell's departure, five weeks after a confrontation with a police officer outside Downing Street, has been questioned within the Conservative Party.
The prime minister has also been criticised for confusion over the government's energy policy and fresh accusations that senior ministers are out of touch with the public.
Monday's speech will be an attempt to end what he will characterise as a sterile debate between those who call for tougher sentencing and others who want to see more rehabilitation of offenders and say that "retribution isn't a dirty word".
Ahead of the speech, Mrs May confirmed that gun-runners who supply lethal weapons to gangsters could be given life sentences, telling the BBC's Sunday Politics show the actions of those individuals needed to be treated more seriously.
"We know there are middle men, who have firearms that they then rent out to criminals who then use them.
"There isn't at the moment an offence for someone to possess a firearm with the intent to supply it to someone else.
"I think it is right that we introduce that offence, because those people who are supplying the firearms are as guilty as the people using them when it comes to the impact."
'Strong message'
Since 1968, possessing firearms with intent to endanger life has carried a maximum sentence of life, but the police say it is hard to secure convictions in cases of trafficking by proving intent.
At the moment, people who deal in guns are mostly charged with separate offences under the Firearms Act, which carry sentences of up to 10 years, but ministers have been persuaded of the need for a specific new offence with a tougher penalty.
Welcoming the move, Mr Vaz said: "We have to make sure the law is very strong when people decide to sell firearms illegally or give firearms for other people to use illegally," he said. "This will send out a very strong message to those involved in criminal activity."
The Association of Chief Police Officers said it was vital that those who imported, sold and distributed weapons were "appropriately dealt with" and the penalties "reflected the damage" their actions did to families and communities.
However, a document produced by the Home Office earlier this year questioned the effectiveness of a new offence of possession with intent to traffic weapons.
The document, produced as part of a consultation on the issue, said as many as 20 offenders could be affected each year.
It said evidence on whether it would reduce firearms offences by acting as a deterrent was "mixed". Any reduction in gun offences was likely to be temporary, it added, with the gap in the firearms market "likely to be filled by other individuals".
On Monday, the prime minister is also expected to announce that a payment by results system for private companies will be expanded and the practice of giving all prisoners £46 in cash when they are released from prison may be ended.
Labour say that, far from being tough on crime, the government was cutting 15,000 police officers, curbing the use of CCTV cameras and "watering down" regulations on the use of DNA in criminal investigations.
The speech comes after the prime minister replaced Ken Clarke with Chris Grayling as justice secretary in September's reshuffle, a move widely interpreted as a shift to the right.
Mr Grayling has already announced plans to toughen community sentences and give householders who react with force when confronted by burglars more legal protection.


text: Bill Tarmey, who played Jack Duckworth on Coronation Street for many years, died this morning. The 71-year-old left the soap in 2010 after more than 30 years playing the pigeon-fancying, loveable rogue alongside Liz Dawn, who played his wife Vera. He joined Coronation Street as an extra in 1977 but show bosses spotted his potential and two years later he landed the role that made him famous, and he played the character continuously from 1983 to 2010.Picture: ITV / Rex Features


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Statistics IO parser in Ruby & Python
Here I am working on tuning a rather large stored procedure; old school. I have statistics IO and showplan turned on. I work through the obvious missing indexes and improper joins and now I'm into the 'Let's try this technique', to improve different pieces. The gauge for me is the logical IO count in the statistics IO output. The lower the IOs the better the query. Since a change in one place might reduce the IO of that section, but might increase the IO of another section, I have to count up all the IOs. An example of this would be adding/removing an index on say a temp table. It might improve inserts, but kill you later on down the road during look-ups. Needless to say I got really tired of counting the logical reads, adding them up and seeing if my change worked. I had about 50 lines of stats output from the one procedure!
Wanting to flex a different portion of my brain, I decided to play around with a few programming languages. I need a problem to solve in order to really learn a language and this was a perfect problem. I needed to quickly count up all of the IOs for the run, but more importantly I need it broken out by table. Having the total counts by table will enable me to quickly pinpoint areas that need the most attention. The end result are two programs, one written in Ruby and the other in Python. The command line for each is identical. I'll go through how to use them, using the Ruby version in the example.
I run my query in SSMS, with statistics io turned on, and save the output to a file: io_output.txt
Since logical IOs are what I am interested in, I will look for "logical reads". The command line for the program is quite simple:
Voila! Broken out by table, including a total for the entire query/procedure.
Here is output looking for 'Scan count'. Yes, it is case sensitive!


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This class covers how to prepare for the postpartum period and what to expect for mom and baby during the first days and weeks together. Topics for mom include rest, nutrition, breast care, perineal care, postpartum mood, and more. Topics for baby include temperature, nursing, cord care, diapers, jaundice, and more.
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The full mito sequences from this new Derenko at al. study should come in very handy when many more ancient genomes from across North Eurasia are published. The paper is open access, but here are a few excerpts anyway:
Although the genetic heritage of aboriginal Siberians is mostly of eastern Asian ancestry, a substantial western Eurasian component is observed in the majority of northern Asian populations. Traces of at least two migrations into southern Siberia, one from eastern Europe and the other from western Asia/the Caucasus have been detected previously in mitochondrial gene pools of modern Siberians.
We report here 166 new complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences that allow us to expand and re-analyze the available data sets of western Eurasian lineages found in northern Asian populations, define the phylogenetic status of Siberian-specific subclades and search for links between mtDNA haplotypes/subclades and events of human migrations. From a survey of 158 western Eurasian mtDNA genomes found in Siberia we estimate that nearly 40% of them most likely have western Asian and another 29% European ancestry. It is striking that 65 of northern Asian mitogenomes, i.e. ~41%, fall into 19 branches and subclades which can be considered as Siberian-specific being found so far only in Siberian populations. From the coalescence analysis it is evident that the sequence divergence of Siberian-specific subclades was relatively small, corresponding to only 0.6-9.5 kya (using the complete mtDNA rate) and 1–6 kya (coding region rate).
Overall, the phylogeographic analysis strongly implies that the western Eurasian founders, giving rise to Siberian specific subclades, trace their ancestry only to the early and mid-Holocene, though some of genetic lineages may trace their ancestry back to the end of LGM. Importantly, we have not found the modern northern Asians to have western Eurasian genetic components of sufficient antiquity to indicate traces of pre-LGM expansions, that originated from the Upper Paleolithic industries present both in the southern Siberia and Siberian Arctic, and that date back to ~30 kya, well before the LGM [43]–[45]. Apparently, the Upper Paleolithic population of northern Asia, whose western Eurasian ancestry was approved recently by complete genome sequencing of 24 kya-old individual from Mal'ta and 17 kya-old individual from Afontova Gora in south-central Siberia, did not leave a genetic mark on the female lineages of modern Siberians. It is probable that the initial population expansion in the southern Siberia region involved maternal lineages other than present now, or that there was a substantial gene flow into the region after the LGM, most probably from eastern Asian sources as have been suggested by Raghavan et al. [7].
Derenko et al.: Western Eurasian ancestry in modern Siberians based on mitogenomic data. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2014 14:217. doi:10.1186/s12862-014-0217-9


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HISTORIC SOIREE: It's absolutely true that people rarely don fedoras and silk gloves and board grand ships for multi-week voyages, at least nowadays. But modern nostalgists do miss that halcyon period, or at least the most elegant, oft-remembered elements (tea service, monogrammed luggage, grand balls at sea). Of course, the Queen Mary is still one of the great ships, and one of the great Deco landmarks, not just of our state but the world. And the legendary Long Beach ship is about to hit a major milestone.
HAPPY 75 YEARS: The Scotland-built beauty first sailed in 1936, and a party will celebrate that voyage on Friday, May 27. Gussied-up party goers will dine on dishes that appeared on that first menu and bubbly will be on the pour. There will be a ceremony to mark the ship's 75th anniversary and fireworks as well. Oh, and ghost hunters should know that the famously phantomy vessel will introduce a new Paranormal Tour that night. If you're especially tempted by ceremony and spirit sightings, there's a Maiden Voyage package to look into.


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saints & sinners necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 73 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Am changing name of my 15-yr old firm to "9South".
We're a small, independent sales firm representing major media brands in the travel, epicurean, outdoors, and luxury categories, managing their advertising sales efforts across the southeast region for all of their platforms -- print, online, iPad, event sponsorships, etc.
I uploaded a basic graphic of initial logo idea. Am interested in reviewing any ideas around how you can improve upon it creatively.
Top advertising sales executives at content sites and magazines responsible for hiring their company's national ad sales team.
I definitely would like to use the "shield" template like the one in the graphic I uploaded. In other words, please don't swap out for a blue interstate shield, or some state highway signs use circles. I definitely prefer the black & white state "shield".
Also, while not critical, I prefer a typeface that would be similar to the typeface used on actual highway signs.
Other than the b&w shield and typeface, I can't think of any other creative direction to provide. I'm open to:
- making the sign look more weathered and authentic (Route 66-ish?).
- making it look more modern or sleek (like the second graphic I uploaded).
- something artistically drawn.
The logo will be used on our business cards and site as well (will be following up with contests for those as well).
The files required are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art.
Please send any questions. Thanks.
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SBGLogo necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 361 diseños de 78 diseñadores freelance.
We need a new logo for a building/construction company. Open to imagination/inspiration.
Sun Building Group
- We are a small size company looking for a logo to bring us into the larger company corporate playing field without looking too arrogant- We build homes, townhouses, small apartment blocks, factories and warehouses. - We do not work in the high-rise construction industry or in the country side. - Our target market is consumers, home buyers, businesses, and developers.- The logo should not imply that we do renovations or small jobs like fix leaky pipes- In order to expand the creative contribution, the logo does not necessarily need to link us as being a construction company, as most corporate logos don't really say much about a company other than branding. ( ie. a house roof outline. We think its been done to death and I guess its use must be unique and fresh for inclusion) - The logo does not necessarily have to identify with a Sun, but am not opposed to it as we use it on our previous logo as an italic eclipse around the letter S of the word "Sun" which we got off logo creator, however we are looking for a new look so it depends if it stands out or not. For the previous 2 points, exercise creative judgement on this. We will see if we like it.Also, the word Sun and fixtures should be versatile to be used on its own. ie. without the word building group if need be.
- Modern- Corporate- Retail- Fresh & Clean- Prefer 3 to 4 colours or less. - Please restrict color palette to Grey, cream, yellow, white, neon green, red, black, brown, orange, sky blue. Colors used should contrast well with each other - Fonts used should be modern sans serif type or equivalent.
- Use of abbreviations such as SBG- Old, vintage, victorian, colonial theme- Cartoon or clipart look- Pictures of tools, hard hats, people, cranes or windows.- trees, leafs, barns, columns, high rises, skylines or pictures of factories- Multi color or shades of color or shadows.- cluttered or too much detail- logo that infers we build high rises or work in the country side- Cursive, handwritten, goofy, or unconventional fonts.- 3D generated logos
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Mermaid Slime- Ages 4-10yrs Essendon
Parents Please Note: Please register your children's name (and not your own) so that we can identify the booking on the day.
This course is perfect for children aged 4-10 years.
The holiday workshops are drop off-classes so parents are not required to stay.
Please refrain from bringing nut products to the studio.
Smocks are also provided. However, please dress your child in appropriate clothes as they may still get messy.
- Be Creative
- To use their imagination
- Make some crafty mermaids and their magical underwater home
- Byo nut free snacks
Art and craft-appropriate clothes as it may get a little messy. Smocks are already provided.
Kids 4-10yrs
Vendor since 2012
The Art Factory is a vibrant art studio that facilitates art programs and creative events in our 3 studios across Melbourne, or on location. From kid's parties and school holiday programs to corporate workshops, be inspired by our fantastic instructors and endless supply of creative ideas and discover your inner artist.
Emma Light, Victorian College of the Art Graduate and Artist, established The Art Factory in 1999 out of a passion for art and a joy for nurturing creativity. Amy Samovitz, Manager, is an early childhood professional who believes in the enormous benefits of creative expression and exploration.
Together they have expanded The Art Factory to offer a range of inspirational art programs in three studios across Melbourne. The Art Factory goes beyond the studio as well, setting up art activities at all sorts of events and functions that need a big burst of creativity!


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J-Lop all star Bumblebee proposed this one, apparently after getting spanked by a hopped-up CJ-7. Bumblebee isn't alone, as we got spanked by a sleeper recently. Pulling up a red light we notice a Caddy CTS in the next lane. It had but one tailpipe, meaning the car was not the awesome CTS-V. The guy starts gasing the car like like crazy, indicating that he's ready to go. We reel off the numbers in our head. We can hit 60 mph in about 5.5 seconds in the WRX, assuming we get lucky with the clutch. He's looking at 7 seconds, easy. This one is a no-brainer. We rev back at him. Light goes green and... turns out (after we tracked him down at the next light) that he had dropped a turbocharged LS1 from a wrecked Callaway into his Caddy. He was claiming 4 seconds flat to 60 mph. We have no reason to doubt him. Our ultimate sleeper would consist of that engine in some sort of wagon. Preferably our old brown on brown 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Safari Station Wagon. And we realize that's just us. So how about it? Describe your ultimate Q-ship.
[The Jalopnik "Question of the Day" runs every day. Unless it doesn't. Do you have a question you want answered? Email it to email@example.com with the subject line "QOTD"]
Sleeper of the Day: Plymouth Reliant; The Jalopnik Question of the Day [Internal]


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This weekend, freshman Brittany Geyer became the second National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national champion in Stevens history, winning the 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Division III Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
Geyer won the 200-breaststroke with a school-record time of 2:15.55. She earned 20 team points in what was a fantastic race, besting senior Caitlin Lehberger by .01. At the 2011 NCAA's, Laura Barito '11 became Stevens' first-ever national champion after placing first in the 50-yard freestyle.
As a team the Ducks placed fifth overall, the best finish in program history. They finished with 195 points, 11 points better than the previous program-high from a season ago. The fifth-place finish is also one spot better than last year. Over the last four seasons Stevens has placed fifth (2012), sixth (2011), 12th (2010) and 11th (2009).
In total, the women's swimming team had 19 All-America accolades and nine honorable mention All-America finishes. They were the top team in the national standings from the Empire 8 and the state of New Jersey.
The men's swimming team also made history this weekend by placing 11th in the nation at the NCAA's for the best-ever program finish. The previous program-high finish for Stevens was 14th one year ago.
The Ducks finished with a team total of 78 points which gave them the highest placement in program history. Stevens was led on Day 4 by freshman Wesley Elford who placed third in the 1,650-yard freestyle. In total, Stevens had three All-America honors and 14 honorable mention All-America accolades.
Visit www.StevensDucks.com for a complete recap of all the highlights at the 2012 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.


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FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2009 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to mothers who ate plenty of vegetables during pregnancy are less likely to have type 1 diabetes, Swedish researchers say.
"This is the first study to show a link between vegetable intake during pregnancy and the risk of the child subsequently developing type 1 diabetes, but more studies of various kinds will be needed before we can say anything definitive," study author Hilde Brekke, a clinical nutritionist at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, said in a news release from the university.
Brekke and colleagues studied 6,000 5-year-olds and found that 3 percent either had fully developed type 1 diabetes or had elevated levels of antibodies that indicate a risk of developing the disease. The risk was twice as high in children whose mothers rarely ate vegetables during pregnancy, and lowest among children whose mothers ate vegetables every day of their pregnancy.
The study was recently published online in the journal Pediatric Diabetes.
"We cannot say with certainty on the basis of this study that it's the vegetables themselves that have this protective effect, but other factors related to vegetable intake, such as the mother's standard of education, do not seem to explain the link," Brekke said. "Nor can this protection be explained by other measured dietary factors or other known risk factors."
While it's not known what actually causes type 1 diabetes, factors believed to play a role include immunological mechanisms, environmental toxins and genetic variations. Type 1 diabetes occurs throughout the world but is most common in Finland and Sweden.
More information
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International has more about type 1 diabetes.


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It's the "Secretariat" Trailer by a Nose
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Sunday, 7 April 2013
fergie:chelsea will be united greatest threat
Sir Alex Ferguson believes
Chelsea will be the greatest
threat to Manchester United
for the Premier League title
next season, provided Jose
Mourinho returns to his former side. - Manchester derby preview The United manager is on
course to win a 20th league
title with the Red Devils,
currently 15 points clear of
holders Manchester City, and
he has the opportunity to put further daylight between the
Red Devils and their bitter
rivals when they clash in the
derby on Monday night at Old
Trafford. Although United are coasting
to this year's championship,
Ferguson has warned his team
will not ease up next season.
"We've got a lot of youth in
the team, there's no doubt about that," he said. "The
record over the last 20 years
tells you we're not going away.
So I'd expect us without doubt
to have a real good challenge
next year." While the Scot is confident of
United being in the title tussle,
the 71-year-old feels Chelsea
will be right in contention,
dependent on whether
Mourinho decides to come back to Stamford Bridge. Ferguson's
failure to mention Liverpool is
perhaps a sign he believes
Brendan Rodgers will not be
able to conjure up a challenge
from Merseyside. "You'd expect - if Jose goes
back to Chelsea - a big
challenge there," Ferguson
said. "[Manchester] City won't
go away, with the money
they've got. And I think Arsenal will improve - there's
some indication that Arsenal
are building a better squad
than people think and
Tottenham have been
progressing for a couple of years now. "So it's a hard league to win,
there's no doubt about that.
But at this moment in time we
just need to concentrate on
winning the league this year." Mourinho was in charge of
Chelsea for four seasons, with
the Portuguese delivering
Premier League titles in his
first two campaigns and lifting
four more trophies during his tenure. The man who has so often
been tipped to replace
Ferguson at United guided Real
Madrid to the Primera Liga last
season as they toppled
Barcelona, but a fallout with the club's hierarchy and
reported unrest in the
dressing room make his
departure from the Bernabeu
likely come the end of the
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Here's a batch of LPs that all capitalized on pop culture phenomena.
Cleopatra, Saturday Night Fever and James Bond all had many releases riding on their coattails.
Chicago, Chico & The Man & Marty Robbins probably had less.
Hair probably has more exploitative emulators than any other movie.
However, both of my Hair related images got lost somewhere in my computer's nether regions, so I'll have to include some the next time I cover this topic!


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Naturalism states that we are all completely natural human beings, that there is no immaterial god "out there" and there is no immaterial soul "in here". It also states that freewill is an illusion, that we are as individuals who we are because of our genetics, environment, and culture.
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Although I don't personally believe there is a god or soul or in anything I have not observed, I can not deny their existence absolutely. I hold it to be arrogant to state for certain that something does not exist if I have not observed it.
So although Naturalism may work for a pragmatic philosophy, it doesn't work in the realm of epistemology, necessarily.
Agree. Naturalism is too arrogant, it claims to know more than it can.
Reliability is the criteria I use for knowledge. My beliefs have to be demonstrably reliable. Repetition is how things get burned into memory. Our brains are geared for reliable data. So I guess I would call myself an empiricist, rather than a naturalist.
Yes, freewill is an illusion. But it doesn't feel like it, and that's what counts.
It seems the correct position is that of the legal maxim: de non apprentibus et non existentibus eadem est ratio. Reasoning about things that do not appear is the same as for things that do not exist—namely there is nothing at all to be said about them.
So what does work in the realm of epistemology?
Yeah, there's no such thing as free will, souls, or deities. So I am a naturalist. Did you want this discussion to go in the direction of epistemology or existentialism?
Epistemology. But seriously--how can one not have free will? I could randomly decide to go outside on a bike ride to see a friend of mine early. Or just stay in my room glued to my laptop. Either way, it's my choice. And if we really don't have free will, doesn't that mean we can't change anything about who we are as individuals? Like, what if we're lazy, or mean, or really hateful towards others (not saying I'm any of these things, just wondering), and we wish to change this?
Conscious thought is simply a reflection of, rather than an influence on, unconscious neural activity, which directs behavior.
You can't change your genes or the whole history of experiences you have had which led up to every decision you make, so you would need to show how there can be a cause within yourself that was not caused to show that you have free will. But this defies the laws of the physical universe. So if you "choose" to stay inside or go outdoors, it is because you have been caused to do so. This does not mean that we do not have agency, or (just plain old) will. We have been motivated by our genes and our environment to act and to carry that motivation forward into the future, but it isn't important whether we direct that energy externally or internally. So we are capable of changing our behavior, but only within the confines of the physical universe. This is why it is so hard to actually make big changes in our lifestyle. If it was easy and we could just wish we were better than who we are and suddenly become so, everyone would do it. It always takes some precursor, some preexisting motivation to make us realize, hey, you know what, I ought to really change how I do something. This happens in the form of a failure of some kind, or when we are driven by shame or pride, etc. We have to tap in to our reservoir of emotional energy to "make things happen", but that reservoir is limited. This is why we give in to temptation more easily when, for example, we are stressed, or early in the morning or late at night, or when we have other things that we are focusing our energy on and we are directing our energies elsewhere.
There is simply no support for the idea that we can pull things out of thin air. Again, read some of the articles I and others have posted on Sam Harris, he does a much better job of explaining this than I do.
Thanks for the links!
Those options (go out, or stay in) popped into your head from your subconscious. How did they get there? Your brain pops ideas in your head based on recent events. The prompts then sparked other thoughts of how to spend your time. You then weighed the options and "decided" to choose the most emotionally rewarding option. This moment in time was always going to turn out that way. Nothing could have stopped it.
It might be sad to realise we're just part of a big pinball machine, but such dark thoughts rarely come into attention so we mostly act as if we are free.
Change is possible. But if you manage to change yourself, how did you do it? The desire to rebalance your priorities/character was prompted by past experience. It was always going to happen.
We are predictable machines that always respond in exactly the same way given the same inputs at the same moment in time. But time and inputs are always on the move, so we sure don't feel like machines.
Michael and Wanderer's recent posts are quite helpful. Again semantics causes problems with philosophy. Choices and free will are different.
my latest analogies:
Biology: A road that we each travel decided by genes and environment.
Choices: Twists and turns, on and off ramps on the road.
Creativity: Taking a never before explored off ramp.
Free Will: Magic ability to initiate new off ramps or leave the road.
Misunderstanding: thinking you created the off ramp out of thin air when it was really already there.
Evidence: See Cashmore etc.
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OAKLAND — The father of one of the two girls killed last month and left dying on an East Oakland street said Tuesday that he has more questions than answers about the men who have been charged in the killing of his daughter and her best friend.
"I'm really anxious to get some information," said Barton Gerstel, 46, of San Leandro. "There's a lot still coming out."
An argument inside a parked car led to the fatal shootings Nov. 25 of his 15-year-old daughter, Raquel Gerstel, and her friend, Bobbie Sartain, 16, court documents said. Each girl was shot multiple times. Neighbors who heard the smattering of gunfire ran out of their homes and found the teens lying in the street, covered them with blankets and held their hands while they died.
The suspected shooter, Diantay Powell, 18, of Oakland, was charged with two counts of murder in Alameda County Superior Court on Tuesday, along with the special circumstance of committing multiple murders, a charge that could send him to death row if convicted. A second suspect, Antonio Edwards, 19, also of Oakland, was charged with being an accessory to murder. Police said the two men knew both girls — best friends since they were 8 years old — but were not sure for how long or how they originally met. Authorities did not say what the teens were arguing about before the shooting.
Barton Gerstel said he had never heard his daughter mention the suspects.
"I'm unfamiliar with them," he said while waiting in Alameda County Superior Court for the men to be arraigned. Bobbie's family was not immediately available for comment Tuesday.
Police said a 16-year-old boy also was present during the shooting. He was questioned but not arrested in connection with the shootings.
Multiple witnesses said Powell shot the girls and that he admitted the shooting, court documents said.
Edwards said he drove Powell away from the shooting scene, court documents said.
Investigating Officer Bradley Baker said that police received tips about who was involved in the shooting but did not elaborate.
With 123 murders so far in Oakland this year, homicide detectives are stretched thin and arrests less than a month after a killing or killings are uncommon. Gerstel said he is thankful for the arrests.
"I'm pleased with the work that the detectives did, and I'm glad there are some decent citizens who came forward with the information," he said. "I hope they get the death penalty."
It's not clear exactly who the "multiple witnesses" are in this case.
"Some people weren't happy with what happened, and several witnesses came forward," Barton Gerstel said.
The girls met up with the suspects shortly after leaving a mobile home where Bobbie's uncle lived on High Street about 4 a.m. Nov. 25, police said.
They were all together in a car that was parked on Minna Street when an argument erupted. Something was said that angered Powell, who shot both girls, police said.
The girls were found around 6 a.m., lying on the asphalt in the 2600 block of Minna Avenue near Brookdale Park, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. They clung to life as neighbors held their hands and waited for paramedics to arrive.
Powell was arrested the first week of December and Edwards the second week of December, both on unrelated gun charges, and were later connected to the Nov. 25 shooting, police said. Both remain in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. Powell is on a no-bail hold and Edwards' bail is $80,000..
The 16-year-old boy was in custody in another county on an unrelated warrant, police said.
Raquel's family has set up a website to help pay for funeral expenses. Go to www.raquelgerstelfoundation.com to donate.
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