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The Twitter of the Blue Bird
The Twitter of the Blue Bird
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Personal Stargate
The Twin Towers are symbolically interchangeable with Jachin and Boaz of Freemasonry and Solomons Temple. The portable Tabernacle and its successor Solomons Temple is believed to be modeled after Giza. If all is so, it is sound to view the Twin Towers as symbolically equivalent to the pyramids of Giza. (See 911 Stargate video for details)
The above statement addresses the WTC/Giza from a logical point of view, its conclusion I feel being sound, WTC as symbolic Giza is sound albeit fringe rational. Further however synchromystically we don't even need argue the point as pillars, mountains, towers and pyramids are in this system equal and the WTC as Giza a shoe in.
The logic of comparing two systems of symbols both involving twinned buildings that bookend human history need not be explained to the already sensitive, intuitively it resonates loudly enough.
The two stills above are from the recent Roland Emmerich film "10 000 BC". The film sees Mammoth type dinosaurs help build the pyramids of Giza in 10 000 BC, far earlier than traditional Egyptology would place said buildings construction (circa 2500 BC). We can posit by Emmerich's choice of subject matter in films "Stargate" and "10 000 BC" that he views untraditional explanations for Giza i.e. Atlanteans (ancient civilizations) or Ancient Astronauts - or a combination of both - as likely. Further the circa 10 000 BC construction of Giza correlates with popular authors Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval's alleged astronomically derived dates for Giza layout and possible construction.
Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince suggest however in "The Stargate Conspiracy" that Hancock and Bauval have potential - conscious or unconscious - bias influencing there work as Edgar Cayce and his affiliated interested parties also roughly correlate this date with Atlantean/Giza themes. My point only being to suggest layered vested interest and innuendo in picking "10 000 BC" as title.
Currently I myself feel the that Giza's construction seems out of place and anomalous as purely ancient Egyptian. I am however dubious about the traditional alternative explanations (Ancient Astronauts and/or Atlanteans) and specific dates as they suggest unhealthy reliance on outside context and other. I feel Ancient Astronaut and Atlantis implies and unconsciously symbolizes 'other' instead of the spiritually grounded outlook of 'self'. As Atlantis and Ancient Astronaut are strong resonators of the Stargate of cosmic illumination I would suggest that the truth lies more in understanding the ecstatic experience as the force that built Giza. The tendency to attach knowledge of Being and Illumination onto an 'other' form (gods, angels, aliens) is an old problem resulting in all the crazy religions running amok on the planet.
Giza then becomes a natural object excreted by the universe, more then likely through human hands. It seems to be a prehistorical human ant hill or beehive, its function relating to mankind's decent into history (thought and from) and eventual liberation from the cocoon of time and space.
The placement of Giza (with its 2 pillars portal) at the start of mankind's divinely necessitated phase called history, which came to a close on 911 (with its 2 pillar portal) reveals a non-local intelligence - but by no means separate! - directing the phases of the human organism as it climbs towards the Stargate of cosmic illumination.
Is this process our collective liberation from the veil of Maya, symbolized by the 2012 Maya theme? Something worth pondering from time to time...
I heard or read Echart Tolle talk about how the impermanence of forms or constant flux and change of all that is, is more obvious in natural environments then in man made landscapes like cities. The illusion that objects are solid and permanent is more concrete when you live in buildings and drive on roads all day. Plants and animals come and go at a greater rate then seemingly solid human excreted stuff.
On 911 this illusion was tested and found wanting in the most vivid fashion imaginable, waking mind up to the fact that even American built giants of commerce and industry can be wiped out in an instant.
Anyway, we have dinosaurs building Giza in "10 000 BC" and we also saw dinosaurs all over the Twin Towers in the previous post. Suggesting yet again Giza as connected to the WTC and the evolutionary function of these structures.
Just for fun and as we have started down this road of association lets go over "Escape from New York" and "Stargate" one more time.
In 1981's "Escape from New York" Kurt Russel flies towards the Pillarmids of the 911 Mega Ritual, he eventually actually lands on top of a Tower.
In 1994's "Stargate" Russel is the first human ever through the - buried in ancient Egypt, but constructed by Ancient Astronauts - Gate, Portal, Wormhole. All these time and space distortions in media are just simply symbols of awareness of awareness, the Being which animates the present moment becoming - in our case, through humanity - conscious of itself.
I have been somewhat reluctant to include my personal narrative into the synchromystic work that flows through me. The potential attachment to attention (Ego) received through the growing interest in what I do has tended to make me nervous (just fear, which is also Ego) and showing the connections to my personal life i believed might vivify this dynamic. Yet not doing so might exclude valuable context and could even result in the ego finding a new expression as "humble unassuming me" or "little old me, who could care about me?". Therefore I am letting go of attachment to any form of what constitutes my personal self and relating any and all sync winks whether of a personal or pop-media related nature. The synchromystic finds synchronicities through paying attention, he/she is attention. No attachment should interfere with where attention leads itself.
Kurt Russel's birthday, as is my own, is 17 March, Saint Patrick's day. Christopher Knowles at the Secret Sun relates that this festival date likely stems from - at the very least synchromystically resonating - veneration of Osiris as:
"In Egyptian mythology, Osiris was killed on the 17th day of Athyr, the third month of the ancient calendar."
The (Not-So) Secret History of Saint Patrick's Day
So we have in Kurt Russel resonator of our 'father in heaven (space)'/Osiris (note in the OS/OZ in Osiris) flying towards the Pillarmids who is at the same time humanities first ambassador through the Stargate.
Further entrainment with the 911 Mega Ritual - mankind's wake up call (note the 911 emergency call number sync wink to the September 11th event) coming through Stargate - and Kurt 'Osiris' Russel comes in the form of "Executive Decision".
"The movie is similar to the 9/11 attacks as it depicts a novel idea of aircraft hijacking with the intention to use the hijacked aircraft as a suicide weapon to inflict massive casualties, as opposed to the conventional purposes of taking hostages in return for ransom or other demands. It was released over 5 years prior to 9/11/2001." Wiki on Executive Decision
A pivotal scene sees the protagonists attempting a novel mid air boarding with an experimental government aircraft. The connecting dock through which Kurt Russel, John Leguizamo (who interacts with a KK sporting Twin Towers and dinosaurs in "Super Mario Bros", see previous post) and Joe Morton (Miles Dyson from T2) board the hijacked 911 resonating 747, connects at a spot under the plane bearing a Double K resonating CK/KC.
Most interesting is the airline name of the plane. Oceanic Airlines, the disaster prone fictional film and television in joke carrier, as also seen on "Lost". This connects 911 yet again to the "Lost" island (being synchromystic Manhattan and OZ) in a most intriguing manner... (See the Comic Book Cycle Parts 5 A and B for "Lost" details)
Tunney Time:
In "Darwin Awards" (resonating evolution) Joseph Fiennes and Winona Ryder investigate untimely deaths.
They leave Nevada by plane passing the Luxor Hotel complete with pyramid sphinx and obelisk. Literally mere seconds pass of real time and we find them interacting with "Stargate Queen" Robin Tunney! (See Tunney Trilogy and Jesus and Robin Tunney at the Cafe Paparazzi for some context)
Tunney (a lady friend mocked me the other day saying "Oh, your movie girlfriend") is also wearing green the color of Saint Patties or Osiris.
Sync winking from the back is a glowing Kris Kringle (KK/2K/K2) spreading its holiday cheer. Christmas is the day, according to tradition, that Jesus was born. Jesus in my current world view is a proto-Freemasonic opener of the Stargate (ecstatic contact with the divine) singled out as major Messiah by Grace. Similar in many respects to Buddha, Crowley and Echart Tolle there function in society is to facilitate and instigate the process of awakening, now in full swing as you hear this. How indeed could you even be reading the message of synchronicity and consciousness if it was not so? I certainly would not be writing this stuff without the influence of these groovy cats.. They were rare flowers heralding the current blooming of the entire forest.
Another small facet of a Stargate realizer is being a flesh and bone tube with food coming in the one end and shit out the other, lets try to keep perspective...
The Darwin investigator Ryder eats a hotdog while playing match maker between my 'movie girlfriend' Tunney and Fiennes. I don't currently remember where on the vast concreted mind of God (the net) I found this image (below) but it syncs the Pillarmid portals of Being, Isis Liberty and a bright sun with a hotdog being heated over the Illuminating torch. I believe this is another pre 911 sync wink, anybody reading this with more info or a translation? Hotdogs were noted once before exiting a cornucopia in the Thoth Duck video.
In 1998 on Christmas eve I showed up in Margate (note the Star(gate) resonance) with school friends for summer vacation. I had been taking LSD practically every weekend for 6 months. Me and one co-space cadet decided to take more then ever before and let the chips fall where they may. Believing ourselves to be seasoned users, the cosmic giggle and all seeing eye was about teach us a valuable lesson about the true depth of the psychedelic experience. Black market drugs... who knows what dosage we really took, maybe even the perceived intensity of my journey was the very shallows of the infinite ocean of Being.
I was never to be the same individual, my reality splintered and time fractured. At points I was being recruited by what I perceived as non local discarnate Illuminati agents communicating through my friends and environment, selecting and propositioning me for membership. I thought this sheer nefarious madness and proceeded to puke all over myself. It was the best (unimaginable vistas of bliss and joy) and worst (pain, emotional torture, conviction of permanent brain damage) time of my life, spanning through the 24th and 25th December.
This Particular Circle formed/made 1st August 2007 on Sugar (Candy Stargate theme) Hill. It arrived while I was hunting them and it was the 'freshest' circle I was privileged to enter while investigating.
Last year I visited Ben Fairhall to investigate crop circles for 5 days. Some of the Crop Circles that year displayed hexagons and cubes, shapes I had been fascinated with and had spent much time, prier to the trip, blogging about (see videos like Contact With Higher Intelligence and the Saturn Hexagon). I imagined the circles were synchromystically entraining with my personal development narrative or individual life story.
Further I decided I would journey to the environmental complex the Eden Project (read about it at first at Todd's Through The Looking Glass) in Cornwall, after viewing circles, because of an interest in Geodesic Domes (invented by Buckminster Fuller who believed in Contact with Higher Intelligences), Hexagons and noting the attractions opening date of 17 March 2001 (my birthday/ Osiris day and year of the Mega Ritual).
That night after much speed (only did that once, yikes!) and a little hash, without expecting or consciously encouraging, something spoke to me as I lay in my tent...
I hardly care whether it was a facet of my mind, extraterrestrial, Egyptian God or super intelligent computer from the future. It was infinitely knowledgeable about my personal life and could highlight at slightest request events obscured by time and ad new and fascinating perspective. Much was discussed but of particular relevance to things already addressed here the voice inside me claimed the symbolic significance of my Christmas Eve Margate experience was related to my Christian background and Jesus. I was born again after experiencing ego death on Christmas day. No doubt, not exactly what my parents had in mind when raising me in their faith.
The entity (what ever it was, certainly a facet of Being) told me my fear on that day had caused some bugs in the download, it would then be happy to fix the problem. I asked it if it was affiliated with the same Illuminati thingemagicks from the previous encounter, which it confirmed, admitting the vast almost limitless personal interpretations human mind gives entities such as itself. Indeed it seemed to matter little to the voice what it 'is'!
I was healed and told to continue as I have been up until then, following my bliss and helping realize consciousness... No problem, fine thingemagick, I couldn't fuck up even if I tried. Everything is always in its right place.
Newish flick "August" staring Josh Hartnett centers on events during the month before 911, hence the title. It's poster sports the 911 Mega Rituals twin Pillarmid portals and the movie is also graced by Robin Tunney...
More, Grace willing, as things flux.
Be spectacular!
25 comments:
- mjorange said...
Brilliant post, Jake. Have had my own negative/positive psychedlic drug experiences, opening me up to new dimensions and have never been the same since.
Btw, have you heard of of Jodie Foster's new movie: 'Nim's Island'? Sure to be plenty of sync winks in that one!
- May 2, 2008 at 5:26 AM
- Jake Kotze said...
Thanks mjorange
Evaluating experience is something the mind does. To Being all is a gorgeous dance.
I do still think we can get more folks to enjoy dancing to a less violent and angry beat.
Just recently took note of that film, yet to look closer. Maybe see Ironman also.
- May 2, 2008 at 7:57 AM
- mjorange said...
Okay, few more thoughts on 'Nim's Island' I wanted to share with you:
'Nim' brings to mind 'Nimrod' who led the people to build the Tower of Babel.
'Island' brings to mind Lost, another OZ resonator.
Gerard Butler's character in the film is refered to as 'Jack', resonating Matthew Fox's character in Lost.
- May 2, 2008 at 8:28 AM
- The Secret Sun said...
Jake, one thing I can offer is that the more you delve into Synchronicity, the more Synchronicity will begin to talk directly to you. I don't think any unnatural entity is necessary to explain it. It's a force of the Universe itself, like gravity or radiation. It's like in the Mothman Prophecies- "you noticed them and they noticed you noticing them."
Cheers for the shoutout as well.
- May 2, 2008 at 9:16 AM
- Star Gate the Nickname said...
hi jake..
i'm one of ur fan..i read ur blog from last year..
now.. i have my own blog..hehe
p/s: i'm also the fan of chris knowles n goro adachi..
- May 2, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- FilmNoir23 said...
Opening a few of your own personal Stargates with this one Jake my boy! (I do agree with Christopher also though).
I also notice that David Bowie appears in "August" which should prick up some ears.
Cheers, and thank you for the nod. I don't think I knew that you went to the Eden Project. I sure would like to get your take on what you saw there!
- May 2, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- Just Me said...
Those "synch winks" never cease to amaze. Just before reading your post this morning I was reading about the Branch Davidians and thought it rather odd that David Koresh allowed his formerly vegetarian SDA followers to eat turkey bologna, but not turkey hot dogs - which makes no logical sense whatsoever. After reading your post today (I had forgotten about that video with the hot dogs and the cornucopia until you reminded me), maybe there was a reason after all.
- May 2, 2008 at 12:05 PM
- aferrismoon said...
Thinking about MORTADELO Y PHILEMON , the cartoon page with the twin aircraft punctured.
The guy 'mummified' also has one trouser leg 'up' in Mummy-Mason Rolled - up trouser leg, on a 'royal' barque.
Hotdog cooked by Isis = Food of the Gods [ doubtless fiery ketchup can be acquired]
Hotdog held up by Isis - Sirius - Dogstar, Isis = Sirius A , Osiris [ the dog without a bone] = Sirius B , orbiting around A.
The orbit , like a guard-dog = ANUBIS [ IN A BUS] who's a dog too.
The plane indentation in the building gives off a K - shape
Doubtless the personal synchs will be used to defeat u in a Presidential campaign or Governor of Manitoba reelection swizzle , for me , they , well some convoluted discourse .......
- May 2, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- Michael Skaggs said...
Jake, great work as usual buddy.
Your really delving deep into yourself and Being, which are indeed one and the same.
Great share on your personal life too, and like Chris said, the deeper you go the more it will talk to you.
Thanks for sharing!
- May 2, 2008 at 11:52 PM
- Jake Kotze said...
Subtle issues, very interesting.
"I don't think any unnatural entity is necessary to explain it."
The word unnatural doesn't make any sense to me. How can any-thing be unnatural when it arises from the no-thing (Being beyond form).
So, I agree, but imagine you must have gotten another impression from the words I used.
Our thoughts and words separate us Christopher, we probably agree but don't even realize it. Or not, but it would still just be our competing semantic maps struggling for resolution.
"It's a force of the Universe itself, like gravity or radiation."
Yes, no doubt. Inseparable from the universe. One and the same as universe.
Perhaps the difference comes in my viewing the syncs as both pointing towards the elegant universe (interconnected and intelligent) and more importantly the no-thing (which deceptively, but out of necessity I personify as Being beyond form) which animates all and allows for non-local effects such as synchronicity. The universe in its entirety is just the shadow or shell of consciousness (a wonderful yet small but still inseparable facet). Mind as form cannot fathom this, these words only point.
Syncs also point, they are not the message itself.
Thanks for your views kind sir.
- May 3, 2008 at 1:24 AM
- Pan said...
wiki on Mortadelo y Filemon
note Filemon's last name: Pi
official Mort and Fil website
don't read spanish well, unfortunately. as for the image, note the page number (44). and what is the shadowy thing on the left tower? i guess it could be a plane coming from the background, but it looks like a bull...or maybe a giant mutant crab...
- May 3, 2008 at 1:49 PM
- The Secret Sun said...
I don't feel separated from you at all, Jake. I feel like you're my brother from another mother. =)
Love the CK in Executive Decision!
- May 3, 2008 at 5:51 PM
In the Executive Decision the shaft that connected the two planes was an extruded octagon. I wish I had some money, time off and a passport so I could do a trip like Daniel Pinbeck. The stuff still scares me but I take my trip to the top of the mountain once or twice a year.
- May 3, 2008 at 6:39 PM
- Z said...
I find your concept of seeing the construction of the pyramids and the destruction of the wtc as bookends of history to fascinating. I also agree with your caution- viewing giza as constructed by Atlanteans or ancient astronauts is spiritually unhealthy as it implies "other" as opposed to the unfolding of being.
As for the Spanish cartoon- perhaps someone can fine tune this but it appears that the statue roasting the hotdog was built in commemoration of our mummy friend. He's being reprimanded for having foolishly climbed the statue of himself under extremely windy conditions. Apparently he was so enraptured with his thank you speech that he slipped off the hotdog and fell to the ground.
- May 3, 2008 at 10:17 PM
- Jake Kotze said...
Yo Todd
Eden Project is amazing, maybe more on that later... Thanks for helping getting me there.
AHA! The Secret Sun is invoked by the Executive Decision CK. Very good, be well. Not separate indeed.
I am a little asleep, yes, a mummy. I am even reading abooot Toot And Come In "The Exodus Conspiracy"...
It's a hexagon (The Sleeve) I believe, didn't notice that either. Very interesting. I think of Hexagons as symbols of contact, while Octagons are the gate through which the message comes... Very roughly, its dynamic
- May 4, 2008 at 12:33 AM
- Chloe said...
Hi Jake.
I just realised I'm a synchromystic!(I've got a word for it now.)
I read your blog and then later that day (coincidentally) listened to a broadcast on Kublai Khan.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/ark/stories/2008/2230455.htm#transcript\ Love how sync works.
I've got a blog in a similar style if u are interested. It's called Syn-chro-nicity http://mysecretboudoir.blogspot.com/
Look forward to reading more of your stuff in the future. :-)
- May 4, 2008 at 1:38 AM
- Unknown said...
Recruited by transdimensional illuminoids? Hearing voices from 'beyond'?
Oooh, brother: the conspiraloons are gonna make hay with this, mate.
Thanks for the mention. Those were fun days in circleville. Did you notice there have been two already this season?
- May 5, 2008 at 4:28 AM
the sleeve i believe is exactly as you percieve, silly me
- May 5, 2008 at 9:08 AM
- Jake Kotze said...
Hi Ben
Surely no sane mind could conceive I might be part of a conspiracy involving bizarro forces. Those wacky conspiraloons...
Yes indeed two rapeseed circles I believe, very exciting stuff. Anticipating with much joy the season. Come what may.
- May 5, 2008 at 10:37 AM
=Your own, personal, stargate; pick up the reciever, I'll make you s believer.=
"At points I was being recruited by what I perceived as non local discarnate Illuminati agents communicating through my friends and environment, selecting and propositioning me for membership."
That is what is constantly going on here, for just about anyone. The LSD just lets you see what's actually the true motivations behind the illusionary appearances of manifest things. They won't just sell their own gran; they'll manifest a whole care home full of grannies and work there themselves all to convince you of something seemingly trivial, such as "new shoes do smell nice".
(If you can do this w/o getting caught, ie - it being used to label you a nutter for example, then find ways to refer directly to the fake-initiations being tried on you in the background, it's hilarious when you hit the right buttons cause they can't stand how anyone can know what they're doing AND use it to make them look the stupids they are. A few well-placed comments can sink the whole thing.
The one they really hate is when you get on with your mundane life, but still know about them. They rely on anyone finding out about it then being unable to cope with boring slave reality. Use their illusion against them, and make them have to live in it too.)
That's why lots of the intl paniced and had the psychedelics made illegal; some of them realised it made all the lies disappear. If everyone 'in the illusion' were to awaken, then the ones keeping them in it would cease to exist.
I think the real reason they began poisoning drinking and bathing water with chlorine was actually just to prevent the possibility that someone would spike the water supply with acid; chlorine destroys LSD. And - as you'll probably have realised also - by extension it also kills those neurotransmitters that occur naturally in the brain, which are very like LSD and psilocybin etc.
- May 6, 2008 at 10:05 AM
I have no idea what that timeframes first-month would really have been, off the bat, but generally it's taken that whatever 'sign' the Sun rises in front of at the Spring Equinox then that's the first month.
So, in Western astrology (not Hindu - they move theirs according to the actual sky) despite the fact we've been in 'the age of Pisces' for about 2000 years, no-one has shifted the zodiac wheel since 'the age of Aries', so it still begins at Aries even though the Sun ain't there anymore at the Spring Equniox.
Which, if you like to think in that way, rather sums up exactly why these times are still bogged down in the age of war (the Aries energy) and have completely missed the whole message of the Christ age (the Pisces one).
I think, if I remember this correctly, that there are available accounts of the Romans calander being changed - something about three months at the start being added, instead of it begining at Spring / following the seasons for that part of the Earth.
Might seem odd, but think about it logically - why does the year start when it is mid-winter (just after the Solstice) in the parts of the world that decreed those kinds of calanders be used?
The months names are like the days names; the days are named after the 7 luminaries (Sun day, Moon day, Mars day (not obvious in English), Mercury day (also not obvious in English), Jupiter day (yup), Venus day (and again), Saturn day.
- May 6, 2008 at 10:23 AM
- Dennis/87 said...
You syncro masters continue to amaze me. What an interesting trip's montage you provided. The mystical sure bleeds thru when in the spirit. Time will reveal the importance that spychotropics provide the human psyche.Keep up the increasingly succinct syncros. Shine forth brave souls. Respectfully, Dennis from Oregon.
- May 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM
- Unknown said...
Just happened to read about a new tv show co-starring Robin Tunney called "The Mentalist" . So naturally I thought I'd send it your way in case you haven't yet heard about it. Wonder how it might connect to the stargate synchronicities?
- May 15, 2008 at 4:18 PM
- serinx said...
The song played during the 'Escape From New York' glider scene is a John Carpenter synth version of Claude Debussy's 'The Engulfed Cathedral'. Debussy used a 'Pentatonic Scale'... see below. Anyway, love the blog.
- serinx @ gmail . com
- July 2, 2008 at 10:05 PM
- A Figure Eight said...
Wow. Really loved hearing your personal story.
The ISness of the Voice reminds me of that famous passage, "I am that I am."
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Ran 1.3 miles @ 7:55/mile pace.
Today I just ran the warm up and cool down with the high school XC team. It was just a maintenance run to keep my legs from getting rusty.
I head to Vermont tomorrow to compete in the Vermont 50. It'll be the farthest I've ever run. I'm a bit nervous, but I feel I've trained well for it and am ready to go.
Weather forecast hasn't improved much. In fact, not only is there a 70% chance of rain, but the National Weather Service is calling for 20mph winds with gusts as high as 40 mph. That's pretty much the same conditions I encountered at the MDI Marathon last year. I did fine with that and I'm sure this will be okay as well.
I've been carbing up the past few days by eating a lot of pasta, bagels and pretzels. That'll continue tomorrow, and I'm also baking a loaf of milk bread for the trip.


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After our deeply moving ceremony in the Ring of Brodgar, I expected that we would have a long trip back to Edinburgh, play tourist for a little, and leave. Instead we had the most spectacular time in Edinburgh, a gem of a city.
The morning we left the Orkneys we got up at 5 to drive our car to town and take a ferry to the mainland. Then we took a cab to the train station and headed off on the train for our 7 hour ride to Edinburgh. Three trains later and a few hours early due to a happy connection we emerged.
Deb had booked us a room at 94DR, a truly wonderful B&B run by Paul and John. The inimitable Paul and John were just one of many great discoveries we made in this beautiful city.
Introduction to Edinburgh
We got in about 7pm and so had time to have a real dinner. Paul worked some magic – something which he seems to have no end of – and got us a table at the Outsider. Now generally the food in the Highlands and Orkneys was fine, but with the exception of Kylesku, it wasn't anything noteworthy. And we had prepared ourselves for that. This first night in Edinburgh, though, we had a sumptuous dinner of lamb, steak and venison. And yet, it was not even the best dinner we had there.
The next morning we got up and went to breakfast. Paul and John told us that they expected that we had had enough of the "traditional Scottish breakfast" – eggs, bacon, Lorne sausage, black pudding, grilled tomato, and mushrooms (and sometimes haggis). Indeed, we pretty much had that in every place we stayed.
Instead, they made us the most amazing shakshuka, a Middle Eastern dish with eggs, tomatoes, peppers and onions. After that, we went on a 7 hour hike around the city and surrounding hills. It was a mix of urban, historic, and even rugged, hilly terrain.
Hiking the Hills
Edinburgh had a history of volcanic and glacier activity in the distant past and you could see in the surrounding "hills" which were part of the city.
The Cliffs Above Edinburgh
We headed out first on a long hike up a few thousand feet to Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park. From there, we had a 360 degree view of the city and its surrounds. We could see the Edinburgh castle, Scott Memorial, Firth of Forth (a "bay"), the "old town", the "new town", the downtown and everything else.
The "Road" to Arthur's Seat
A Partial Panorama of Edinburgh
We hiked among the cliffs and hills for a few hours. It was an amazing opportunity to capture photos and we occasionally spotted a bit of ancient history among these hills.
A Hiking Friend
Tower Ruin
The Old and the Older Still
We came down from the hills to one of the more diverse cities we've experienced. It's actually a second Scottish UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There are several different centuries of buildings and the Scots take as incredible care of them as they do their history. We haven't seen a city that is as good at blending the past with the modern. And it seems that there is an old castle, manor house or church on every street.
Ancient and Modern
One of Many Incredible Churches
As we literally circumnavigated the city, we also found ourselves circumnavigating the impressive Edinburgh Castle, sometimes closely and sometimes far away. It is built on a cliff and is impregnable from at least two-thirds of its circumference.
The Imposing Edinburgh Castle
Along the way, we found many nuggets, like the Hanging Bat, a brew pub that makes (and imports) some of the best brews we've had, and that's saying a lot for us Pacific Northwesterners.
Another favorite was Princess Street Gardens. It was fun watching kids come out after school in their uniforms, playing in the grass. Of course, there were statues everywhere.
Statue and Friend
We rounded the castle and came to a must-see attraction: the Scott Monument – a memorial to the legendary Sir Walter Scott. It's a most amazing piece of Gothic architecture, though as Deb says, "It needs a bath!"
The Scott Monument
We climbed 371 steps to the top, up spiral stairs that got narrower and smaller. It is not for the claustrophobic. By the time we got to the top, it was more like a tight cave passage. There was no room to pass and the doorway at the top was narrower than my shoulders (and I'm only 5'7").
It was adorned with a large number of "gargoyle-like" ornaments both inside and around the outside. Many of these were of dogs and Deb found a greyhound friend among them.
Deb and Friend
For the end of our hike we headed to Calton Hill. We saw his rather eclectic assortment of structures when we first arrived in Edinburgh and wanted to check it out more closely. It has an Egyptian Obelisk, a Parthenon-style structure, an Observatory, and a Tower among its many features.
Calton Hill from the Train Station
Interestingly, John (of 94DR) told us that Calton Hill is viewed as #Edinburgh'sDisgrace since they evidently had much grander plans for the site but ran out of money. While some of the buildings were fascinating, it was rather an amalgam of incongruous things.
Finally we headed off to a real treat for dinner – the Gardener's Cottage. Once again, Paul had worked his magic and was able to get a seating at this incredible restaurant experience. Gardener's Cottage serves 7 course meal of amazing dishes, each created with locally grown or farmed ingredients. Among the tasty dishes we had tempura scallops, hedgehog mushrooms and creamed corn with sourdough bread, razor clams (or "spoots") with fresh greens and the most amazing apple sorbet.
Partridge at the Gardener's Cottage
Dinner was a truly wonderful cap to our Edinburgh experience. We didn't really expect much from Edinburgh beyond it being a large city. That's generally been our experience in other large, commercial, metropolitan cities. And indeed there was a long street with the typical high-end shopping. But there was so much more to Edinburgh as we learned. Had we known, we would have stayed longer. You can bet we will next time! A big thank to our "hosts" – Paul and John. Thank you for pointing us to some memorable experiences. Pura Vida.
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A Man "Out Standing" in his Field (sorry – I had to do that!)
Having Fun
A Surreal Panorama
Pollock Hall
Old Buildings
A Unicorn at the Queen's Palace (in Scotland)
A Imposing Silhouette of Edinburgh Castle
A Gargoyle on the Scott Memorial
The Observatory Cottage at Calton Hill
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Young smokers say these cigarette-size little cigars and cigarillos — slimmer versions of big cigars — look better and can be bought one at a time instead of spending more than $5 for a pack of cigarettes. Many teens also think that they are less addictive.
That's a problem.
"You have the same cancer-causing chemicals but wrapped in flavors that don't let you experience the harsh sensation of cigar or tobacco use," said Donald Shell, interim director for Maryland's Center for Health Promotion, Education, Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation.
Maryland is one of several states where the increase in youth cigar smoking has been large enough that it has caught up with and in some cases surpassed cigarette use in that age group, according to state and federal health data and anti-tobacco groups.
To fight back, the state will launch ads on billboards, buses and trains starting next week. The home page of the campaign Web site, thecigartrap.com, shows youngsters running to an ice cream truck with a giant cigar on its roof. "No matter how they sugarcoat it . . . cigars kill," a warning reads.
Little cigars look like cigarettes but are wrapped in a brown paperlike substance that contains some tobacco leaf.
The Food and Drug Administration banned flavored cigarettes in 2009, but no such ban applies to cigars. Selling tobacco products to anyone younger than 18 is illegal, but not all stores check identification.
Some teens and young adults said the smaller cigars were appealing on several levels. Several said the most popular brand is Black & Mild, whose cigarillos come in wine and creme in addition to regular flavors.
Marcus Hunter, 18, said he started smoking cigarillos when he was 14 or 15. "I thought it would help me with stress, you know, from school and stuff," said Hunter during a brief interview outside the Gallery Place Metro station in the District. Hunter, who attended Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, said he stopped smoking a year ago.
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Between 2000 and 2010, cigarette smoking decreased by nearly 40 percent among Maryland high school students, but cigar use jumped more than 11 percent, according to the Maryland Youth Tobacco Survey, a survey of high school students conducted every two years.
In 2000, 23 percent of Maryland high school students younger than 18 reported smoking cigarettes in the previous 30 days, compared with 12.5 percent for cigars, the data show. By 2010, the percentage smoking cigarettes fell to 14.1 percent, and the percentage smoking cigars rose to 13.9 percent. In other words, officials said, almost as many youth smoke cigars as smoke cigarettes.
Nationally, cigar smoking is the second-most-common form of tobacco use among youth, after cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 14 percent of high school students smoke cigars (18.6 percent among boys; 8.8 percent among girls), according to 2009 CDC data.
But in some states, cigar smoking among some youth groups is more popular than cigarette smoking. In Massachusetts, 18 percent of high school boys smoke cigarettes, but 22 percent smoke cigars, according to 2009 CDC data. A study in Ohio found cigars to be the most popular tobacco product among high school students. In New Jersey, researchers found cigarette use dropped by 29 percent between 2001 and 2004, but for the first time ever, more high school boys reported smoking cigars (17.2 percent) than cigarettes (15.9 percent).
Experts say most states have considerably lower taxes on cigars than on cigarettes. The rise in youth cigar use in New Jersey occurred during a period when the state increased cigarette excise tax three times while the tax on other tobacco products was cut in 2002 from 48 percent to 30 percent, according to researchers at the School of Public Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
The larger issue, according to Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, "is real concern that tobacco manufacturers are using little cigars to undermine the impact of the federal ban on flavored cigarettes."
The Cigar Association of America, which represents major cigar manufacturers, said in a statement that its members sell a legal product for adults, advocate against youth usage and have used flavors for more than 100 years. The state health campaign, it said, "unfairly maligns an industry that provides jobs and generates tax revenue in Maryland."
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Marina K necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 63 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
A logo for an India investment funds - 3 companies - with a common element but customizable for each. Powefiul and clear but sophisticated.
We are an investment management company that finds, funds and manages investment projects in India. We are very excited about India as the investment opportunity of our century – over 1 billion people, and a hundreds of millions of people being lifted out of poverty and wanting the living standards of the West.
I need a logo that can be customized for our 3 different entities at the moment (so, 3 logos)
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I love polka dots! They just seem very versatile and cute! I can think of a thousand polka dot things that I love: polka dot fabric, polka dot ribbon, polka dot pillows. I could go on. I even have a favorite polka dot sweater. Soooo, I have always wanted to make a polka dot cake and specifically I have always wanted to make a cake that looks like the one in our logo! My brilliant husband designed the logo, and of course it is perfect for me considering my love of everything polka dot, and my love of cakes. So what could be better than a polka dot cake that looks just like the one in our logo?
I looked at my round cutters to find a fairly small size for the polka dots. I ended up using a 3/4″ round cutter and I designed the scallops using a piece of cardstock that I cut into a pattern. The cake is covered in white fondant and then a layer of dark brown gumpaste that went about 3/4 of the way down the cake. I laid the cardstock pattern against the fondant and cut the scallops using an exacto knife, being careful not to cut into the white fondant behind. I then used a ruler to mark the placement of the dots and I cut those out with the 3/4″ round cutter and filled them in with the 3/4″ dots I had cut out of pink gumpaste. Voila! As far as time, this cake is one of the quickest and most simple I have made. I love simple designs, but also find that the simpler the design, the more perfect it needs to be because the flaws really show.
You can see some creased fondant and overcuts in the brown gumpaste. I was in a bit of a hurry with this one (just trying to fit it in during my baby's naps) so it is not flawless, but I still think it's a super cute cake. As with all cakes, there are things I would do differently if I did it again. The cake is a 7″ round cake and next time I would go with a 6″ round cake to elongate the shape and give more height. You can't tell but the middle cake layers are actually smaller (probably 6 to 6-1/2″ in diameter) to give the cake sort of an hourglass figure as it appears in the logo. This effort was definitely lost, but I think it would show up better on a taller 6″ cake. The other thing I would do is lose the cake drum bottom and just have the cake sit directly on the pedestal for an appearance more similar to the logo. In this case the cake drum was necessary. I made the cake for my own birthday adventure which was bike riding around Angel Island, and I knew it would be going on a bumpy ride so I designed it for maximum stability (it is doweled into the cake drum). Maybe it is just because I love polka dots, but I feel like it is a fun and simple cake that could work for birthdays, showers, anniversarys, etc. I hope you had fun taking a look. I am sure there will be more polka dot cakes in my future!


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Graham Crackers (from Nancy Silverton's Pastries from the La Brea Bakery (Villard, 2000) reprinted from 101cookbooks.
Yield: 10 large crackers (or 24 smaller crackers if you follow my method for cutting the crackers described above)
2 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons unbleached pastry flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
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3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
7 tablespoons (3 1/2 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen
1/3 cup mild-flavored honey, such as clover (CC note: this is an important element: use high-quality honey)
5 tablespoons whole milk
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
For the topping:
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade or in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Pulse or mix on low to incorporate. Add the butter and pulse on and off on and off, or mix on low, until the mixture is the consistency of a coarse meal.
In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, milk, and vanilla extract. Add to the flour mixture and pulse on and off a few times or mix on low until the dough barely comes together. It will be very soft and sticky.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and pat the dough into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Wrap in plastic and chill until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.
To prepare the topping: In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon, and set aside.
Divide the dough in half and return one half to the refrigerator. Sift an even layer of flour onto the work surface and roll the dough into a long rectangle about 1/8 inch thick. The dough will be sticky, so flour as necessary. Trim the edges of the rectangle to 4 inches wide. Working with the shorter side of the rectangle parallel to the work surface, cut the strip every 4 1/2 inches to make 4 crackers. Gather the scraps together and set aside. Place the crackers on one or two parchment-lined baking sheets and sprinkle with the topping. Chill until firm, about 30 to 45 minutes. Repeat with the second batch of dough.
Adjust the oven rack to the upper and lower positions and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Gather the scraps together into a ball, chill until firm, and re-roll. Dust the surface with more flour and roll out the dough to get about two or three more crackers.
Mark a vertical line down the middle of each cracker, being careful not to cut through the dough. Using a toothpick or skewer, prick the dough to form two dotted rows about 1/2 inch for each side of the dividing line.
Bake for 25 minutes, until browned and slightly firm to the touch, rotating the sheets halfway through to ensure even baking.


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While parents told touching stories of their children's activities at charter schools at last week's hearing before the Legislature's Education Committee, the fact that charter schools do not serve all Massachusetts students was also hammered home ("Charter advocates want cap removed," Metro, May 8). That we face not an achievement gap but an opportunity gap was made clear when the researcher from Stanford University conceded that the pro-charter report of the school's Center for Research on Education Outcomes does not control for parent influence.
An involved parent, such as one who carefully selects a school, makes an unmatched difference in a child's life, and it is misleading for a school of choice to take credit for that boost. To continue to publicly fund a special class of school that is not held accountable for how it treats students, does not pass a public budget, and does not admit all students is outrageous.
The Commonwealth cannot afford this. We must place a moratorium on charter school expansion.
The writer is a member of the Worcester School Committee.


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HHCom 10
In Ten Little Novels, the budding writers start dying off one by one. Who — or what — is responsible for the deaths? They're trapped on the island by a freak storm. They first turn to each other; then they begin turning on each other. Still, the death toll mounts.
Is one of them a demented Agatha Christie fan? Are the freakish coincidences they uncover part of a larger plot? Who or what is guiding the murderer as he (or she) takes yet another victim? As each dies, the behavior of the remaining writers becomes more bizarre. Still, these are ten writers, and so only Death will stop each of them from recording what has happened. When the end of the month comes, each of them will have left a record of everything that happened here. Making sense of the ten little novels, and understanding the clues they contain, will be the final challenge for the last man (or woman) standing.
Miss Snark killed them.
Trust me.
Over over over done.
25 comments:
I think this sounds like a hilariously good read...provided the tone is supposed to be light and mocking.
- 12/15/2006
- Charlie Loudowl said...
My personal favourite take on this idea is Calvino's If On a Winter's Night a Traveler. Published back in 1979.
- 12/15/2006
JMO, but I liked the first paragraph. It made me laugh, 'course as a budding writer, I'm biased. The hook lost its power in the second paragraph though. Too many questions, not enough plot or specific characters.
- 12/15/2006
- Don said...
I thought for sure that this must have been a parody submission. Surely no one would actually think that this would be a viable submission.
A good rule of thumb: If your main character(s) is(are) a novelist(s), then the writing has to be REALLY good. I wasn't left with a sense of good writing in this hook.
Of course I could just be cranky because I've written next to nothing this week.
- 12/15/2006
*Haunted* - Chuck P.
- 12/15/2006
- ORION said...
This sounds like Agatha Christie's 10 little Indians
- 12/15/2006
- Dave Fragments said...
hey expect to find bad food, bad manners, and bad coffee. Instead, they get murder.
What did you expect? Gay love affairs? Raging sex?
- 12/15/2006
- LindaBudz said...
I thought this one sounded fun ... am curious as to the format ... is it actually told as 10 individual stories?
If so, I'm thinking 10 might be too many ... quite a challenge for an author, though, to tell the same story from 10 perspectives without getting too repetitive or boring! My hat's off to you!
- 12/15/2006
- HawkOwl said...
Metafiction. I like. Oh, and sentences with meanings. I'd want to know whether this you pull this off. Colour me hooked.
- 12/16/2006
Ummm...it sounds like the movie Clue. But I think it could be fun. Throw in a little monkey brain soup and singing telegrams and I'd read it.
Seriously. I'd read this.
- 12/16/2006
I liked Agatha Christie's novel. A new novel with the same basic idea but a different twist is something I'd take a look at.
- 12/16/2006
Yeah, I'm with the "could be fun" club. Of course it sounds like Christie's Ten Little Indians, it's an overt hommage! But I too am afraid of the difficulty of managing ten separate narratives.
- 12/16/2006
You know, if Steven King wrote this, it'd be a damn good book, a best seller, and a terribly adapted film script that would make crappy movie -- unless William Goldman was the one who adapted it (Misery, The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid).
Just hold this one back till you're a famous writer, then write about writers....
- 12/16/2006
If Stephen King was one of those writers I might read it.
Having spent time with a lot of writers, I can state we prefer to hang out, booze up, and kvetch about our spouses, editors, agents, ungrateful fans, and horrible cover art and rarely, if ever, think about killing each other.
Gimme the gay love affairs/sex orgy angle. Now THAT's a writing retreat I wanna see!
- 12/16/2006
I'd read it.
- 12/16/2006
I'd buy this book. The deliberate homage to Agatha is funny and the plot seems smart and fresh. I'll bet some agent out there will bite.
- 12/16/2006
Count me as another who'd check this novel out, especially if it's told as ten separate accounts and the truth lies somewhere in between (a la An Instance of the Fingerpost). It's almost unfortunate that Christie had ten characters, though -- the concept would probably work better with five or six threads instead of ten.
- 12/17/2006
- Ski said...
I like it. Ten stories, each leading us closer to the truth. Who wouldn't want to know? Good Luck.
- 12/17/2006
More than all the others so far, I think it's impossible to judge this one without a writing sample, but if I read this on the back of a book I'd definitely be intrigued enough to have a flick through the opening pages.
- 12/17/2006
- Virginia Miss said...
I agree with Helen. This intrigues me but I'd have to see the writing.
- 12/17/2006
Thank you very much for your insightful comments. I am learning what works, and what doesn't work, in the construction of a "hook".
As the author, who has a manuscript in hand, I have to say that lindabudz, hawkowl and nbm as well as others hit the nail on the head. It became unmanageable because of the number of voices I had to write. There's got to be a way around that problem, but for now, it sits on a metaphorical shelf waiting for The Muse or an improved skill-set to visit me and make it work. High concept, difficult to execute.
I truly appreciate the collective efforts of Miss Snark and the commenters in making the slushpile a better place for everyone.
- 12/17/2006
- Benja Fallenstein said...
I'm with Miss Snark on this one. Sorry.
This might work on the back of a book, where you're assuming that the publisher has weeded out the bad stuff and has a reason to put this out. As a hook in a query letter, it pings my "author writing about authors" warning signal (I'm not an agent, but I read slush for a magazine and stories of this type all too often seem to be dreadfully boring attempts at in-jokes), and there's nothing here to make me care about the characters.
But with so many commenters liking the idea, there's hope :-) Good luck with this!
- 12/17/2006
If the novel is a well written as the hook, this should be a fun read. Good work, IMHO. The only thing missing is a central character that the reader can root for or against. If the story is told from the POV of ten characters of equal importance, this might be a difficult novel to pull off.
- 12/19/2006
I rented this exact movie in Hollywood Video. Kelly Martin is in it.
- 12/19/2006
Try reading an experimental novel called A Few Corrections (not to be confused with THE Corrections, which came out about the same time.) This book takes an obituary and repeats it in each chapter. This is not boring, because in each chapter, a nugget of the deceased's life is clarified and the obituary is "corrected". What starts out as a humdrum life ends up with many layers. The obit itself is a red-penned mess.
Is there a brief element of your story that you could repeat in each of ten chapters, with each character expounding on the element from his/her perspective?
Experimental fiction isn't for everyone, but when it works, it's great!
- 12/29/2006


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Lupus pregnancies - the concerns spelled out in black and white
While you can read about my two fabulous high-risk pregnancies in blog posts past, and the ease with which Deirdre and Bernadette came into this world, the ideas of getting pregnant, staying pregnant, and caring for my kids post-partum weren't quite so easy. There was a ton of planning involved, precautions were taken, risks were mitigated, and many prayers were said. My two little ladies are the biggest blessings in my life (with Johnny being a very, very close 1.5), but the jury is still out on whether I'm going to "go for it" a third time. I have a lot to consider, and a lot at stake, as those gals need a mom who is as healthy and happy as possible. So I need to make decisions that will give me the best chance of making that happen.
What do I consider? Things that are touched on in the article...which remind me that I'm not crazy to carefully weigh the pros and cons. As quoted in the article:
"Our study highlights important reproductive-health concerns for women with RA and lupus," said Dr. Clowse. Study findings reported that concerns about inability to care for their children, adverse effects from medications taken during pregnancy, and genetic transmission of their disease to offspring lead to fewer pregnancies in women with RA and SLE.
These are things I consider daily - and while I always pictured myself with three little kiddos - sometimes you have to stop while you're ahead, and you have to follow where life leads you.
Of course, I don't want to act out of fear, either. I wouldn't have these two gals in the first place if I had let fear of an unsuccessful lupus pregnancy paralyze my decisions to get pregnant before.
Decisions, decisions. Whichever way I go, with Johnny's 100% declared support, and those two adorable faces staring at me each day, I think I've already come out on top.


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What is a Veterinarian?
A veterinarian is a medical professional who protects the health and well-being of both animals and people. They diagnose and control animal diseases and treat sick and injured animals. They also advise owners on proper care of their pets and livestock. Veterinarians provide a wide range of services in private practice, teaching, research, government service, public health, military service, private industry, and other areas.
When taking the veterinarian's oath, a doctor solemnly swears to use his or her scientific knowledge and skills "for the benefit of society, through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering, the conservation of animal resources, the promotion of public health, and the advancement of medical knowledge."
What does a Veterinarian do?
A Veterinarian:
- Diagnoses animal health problems
- Vaccinates against diseases, such as distemper and rabies
- Medicates animals suffering from infections or illnesses
- Treats and dresses wounds
- Sets fractures
- Performs minor to complex surgery, depending on training
- Advises owners about animal feeding, behavior and breeding
- Euthanizes animals when necessary
- Provides preventive care to maintain the health of livestock
- Performs diagnostic tests such as X-ray, EKG, ultrasound, blood, urine, and faeces
In many respects, a veterinarian is similar to a pediatrician. Animals cannot talk like babies and children can't, and much of the clinical history is obtained from the owner or client, as a pediatrician would obtain from a child's parents. Excellent people skills and communication skills are required.
What cannot be obtained from the clinical history is acquired with the fingers, eyes, and smell. The ability to listen with a stethoscope and palpate with the fingers and hands will reveal much of the physical findings. The sense of smell is also important in detecting the fruity odor of the ketotic cow's breath, or the urea from the breath of a cat in renal failure.
What cannot be revealed by the history and exam is further supported by diagnostic tests like blood work, urinalysis, and fecal exams. Veterinarians are well trained in laboratory medicine and parasitology.
The general practice veterinarian spends one-third to one-half of his or her time in surgery. Animal neutering operations are done in most veterinarians' offices. Many veterinarians also perform orthopedic procedures, bone setting, dentistry, and trauma surgery. Surgery requires good hand and eye coordination, and fine motor skills. A veterinarian's job is similar to that of a human doctor.
When health problems arise, veterinarians diagnose the problem and treat the animal. Accurate diagnosis frequently requires laboratory tests, radiography, and specialized equipment. Treatments may involve a number of different procedures including emergency lifesaving techniques, prescribing medication, setting fractures, birthing, performing surgery, or advising an owner on feeding and care of the animal.
To prevent the introduction of foreign diseases, veterinarians employed by government agencies quarantine and inspect animals brought into the country from other countries. They supervise shipments of animals, test for the presence of diseases and manage campaigns to prevent and eradicate many diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis, and rabies, which threaten animal and human health.
A veterinarian in research looks for better ways to prevent and solve animal and human health problems. Many problems, such as cancer and heart disease, are studied through the use of laboratory animals, which are carefully bred, raised, and maintained under the supervision of veterinarians.
There are many veterinarians that are professors, teaching at schools and universities of veterinary medicine. In addition to teaching, veterinary school faculty members conduct basic and clinical research, contribute to scientific publications, and develop continuing education programs to help graduate veterinarians acquire new knowledge and skills.
Veterinarians also work in the area of public health. They help to prevent and control animal and human diseases and promote good health. As epidemiologists they investigate animal and human disease outbreaks such as food-borne illness, influenza, plague, rabies, AIDS, and encephalitis. They evaluate the safety of food processing plants, restaurants, and water supplies. Veterinarians in environmental health programs study and evaluate the effects of various pesticides, industrial pollutants, and other contaminants on people as well as on animals.
As opposed to human medicine, general practice veterinarians greatly out-number veterinary specialists. Most veterinary specialists work at a veterinary school, or at a referral centre in large cities. As opposed to human medicine, where each organ system has its own medical and surgical specialties, veterinarians often combine both the surgical and medical aspect of an organ system into one field. The specialties in veterinary medicine often encompass several medical and surgical specialties that are found in human medicine. Within each veterinary specialty, one will often find a separation of large animal medicine from small animal medicine. Some veterinary specialties are evolving, some are limited only in the teaching universities, and some are practiced only in the field.
What is the workplace of a Veterinarian like?
Small animal veterinarians typically work in veterinary clinics or veterinary hospitals, or both. Large animal veterinarians often spend more time traveling to see their patients at the primary facilities which house them (zoos, farms, etc).
As opposed to a human doctor's office, which only has exam rooms, a veterinarian's office is more like a hospital with a full pharmacy. Waiting rooms are available often with separate areas for dogs, cats, and exotics.
Are there different types of Veterinarians?
Veterinarians may be employed or contracted by veterinary clinics and hospitals, government agencies, educational institutions, wildlife management groups, zoos, aquariums, ranches, farming-related businesses, or pharmaceutical companies.
The following are examples of types of veterinarians:
Companion animal Veterinarians
These veterinarians diagnose and treat diseases or abnormal conditions in animals, most often cats and dogs. They are the most common type of veterinarian and provide inoculations; prescribe medication; set bones; dress wounds; perform surgery and dental work; offer euthanasia services; and advise clients on the general care of their animals.
Veterinary Practitioners
These are veterinarians in clinical practice who have advanced training and expertise in a particular animal species. Some examples are:
- Avian Practice (birds)
- Canine/Feline Practice (dogs and cats)
- Equine Practice (horses)
- Exotic Companion Mammal Practice (ferrets, rabbits, mice, rats, and other small mammals often kept as pets)
- Reptile and Amphibian Practice (snakes, lizards, salamanders, turtles, etc.)
Food animal Veterinarians
These are the veterinarians who work with farm animals raised to be food sources, most commonly cattle, pigs, chickens, and sheep. Food animal vets spend much of their time on farms and ranches and test for, treat, and vaccinate against disease. Their consultation with farmers includes topics such as housing, feeding, and general health.
Food safety and inspection Veterinarians
The primary focus of these veterinarians is the inspection and testing of livestock and animal products. This involves vaccinating animals, conducting research to improve animal health, and examining slaughtering and processing plants. Food safety and inspection vets also participate in the administration of animal and public health programs designed to prevent and control transmission of diseases among animals and between animals and people. In short, they work to enforce government regulations concerning food safety.
Research Veterinarians
These veterinarians contribute to human health as well as animal health by engaging in research to prevent and treat diseases in humans. They may conduct clinical research on health problems which afflict both humans and animals; investigate the effects of drug therapies; and test potential new surgical techniques.
What is a veterinary specialist?
While most enter general practice, veterinarians, like medical doctors, may choose to complete additional training and specialize in a specific field of veterinary medicine. Perhaps surprisingly, there are currently twenty-two sub-disciplines recognized by the American Board of Veterinary Specialties.
The following provides a brief description of the focus of each specialty area:
- Anesthesia – Management of pain associated with veterinary procedures
- Animal Welfare – Education, certification, and scientific investigation
- Behaviour – Study of behaviour in both healthy and sick animals
- Dentistry – Animals' teeth
- Dermatology – Diseases and conditions of animals' skin
- Emergency and Critical Care – 'ER' and intensive care
- Internal Medicine – Specialties including cardiology (heart and circulatory system), neurology (brain, spinal cord, and nervous system), and oncology (tumours and cancer)
- Laboratory Animal Medicine – Research or practice specializing in laboratory animal species (rabbits, rats, mice, etc.)
- Microbiology – Study of viruses and bacteria
- Nutrition – Animal diets and required nutrients
- Ophthalmology – Diseases and conditions of the eye
- Pathology – Examination of organs, tissues, and body fluids to diagnose disease
- Pharmacology – Study of effects of drugs on animals
- Preventative Medicine – Study of how diseases are spread and how they can be prevented
- Radiology – X-ray, ultrasound, CAT scan, MRI, and other imaging procedures to see 'inside' an animal's body
- Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation – Returning animals to normal function after injury, illness, or surgery
- Surgery – Specialization in performing surgeries: orthopedics (bones, joints, ligaments of the body's skeletal system); soft tissue surgery (internal organs, non-bone tissues)
- Theriogenology – Animal reproduction
- Toxicology – Study of the effects of toxins/poisons and how to treat animals affected by them
- Zoological Medicine – Zoo animals, free-living wildlife, aquatic species, and companion zoological animals
How difficult is veterinary school?
While the claim by some that veterinary school is harder than medical school can be debated, there are factors which justify the argument. The patients of veterinarians possess very little means of communication and in veterinary medicine there exists a wider range of species. Yet, because less money has been spent on veterinary research, there are fewer treatment protocols from which to choose. While this fact simplifies decisions around treatment, it also limits options and potentially reduces the likelihood of cure or rehabilitation. Whether or not vet school is more difficult than medical school is irrelevant. The truth is that, like all worthwhile careers, veterinary medicine is a challenging field which demands dedication and commitment.
How should a high school student prepare for a career in veterinary medicine?
High school students interested in becoming veterinarians should seek part-time or volunteer work on farms; in small-animal clinics, pet shops, animal shelters, or research laboratories. Extracurricular activities, such as 4-H, are suitable ways to learn about the care of animals. This is essential because numerous veterinary schools have established experience with animals as a criterion for admission to their programs. Many veterinarians advise those determined to enter the field to start applying to vet school in the first year of college or university, because it is not uncommon for students to get rejected one or more times before being accepted.
What is the biggest misconception about being a Veterinarian?
The initial image of a veterinarian for most people is of someone who is fortunate to spend every working day with cute and cuddly animals and their kind and responsible owners. While this can be and often is part of the reality of a veterinary practice, it does not describe the other aspects and possible scenarios in a day in the life of a vet. Throughout his or her career, a veterinarian may encounter abusive animal owners; aggressive or dangerous animals; and difficult recommendations and decisions.
This misconception illustrates the need for prospective veterinarians to consider the career's diverse demands and to recognize that the profession calls upon much more than a love for animals. Of course, the career calls for a steady hand and manual dexterity to conduct surgery and other procedures. In addition, though, veterinarians need to be articulate communicators to effectively explain and recommend treatments and provide concise instructions to their staff. They need to be compassionate in the face of fatal illness and emotional owners. They need to be able to make decisions around choices of treatment or euthanasia. They must hone management skills to direct their support teams and delegate responsibilities. So, while the obvious focus of a veterinary practice is animal health, the career is clearly one which often summons observation and communication skills; compassion; and business management abilities.
Veterinarians are also known as:
Vet Veterinary Medicine Doctor Small Animal Veterinarian Emergency Veterinarian Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Large Animal Veterinarian Staff Veterinarian Veterinary Surgeon DVM Veterinary Physician Veterinary Doctor


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|Adults Aged 55-80, with a History of Smoking
The USPSTF recommends annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in adults aged 55 to 80 years who have a 30 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or willingness to have curative lung surgery.
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Internet Citation: Final Update Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. July 2015.