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TOP 13 HORROR SUB-GENRES (Part 1 of 3)
If there's anything the internet has taught us to do, it's to pointlessly compartmentalize pop-culture trivia to the point it almost seems to matter. You can find lists of everything from Top 10 Worst CGI Effects to 7 Best Songs About Drugs.
Because horror is so diverse in scope, most fans tend to find one or two particular sub-genres they favor; or more often, they go through phases of certain directors, eras, scenarios, or in the case of fiction, authors or publishers.
I recently read a piece about how certain sub-genres of horror seem to correlate with similar strata of metal music; death metal matching splatter horror, power metal comparing to action horror, etc.
As a fan, such classifications help me find the kind of horror film for which I'm in the mood, while as a writer, it helps to have some point of reference with which to promote my work — though, in the interests of being all "punk rock" and whatnot, I pay lip service to the notion of defying pigeonholery, and to seeking films and books that do the same.
Thus, I've attempted to compile an overview of horror's various niches, with some illustrative examples. Almost every horror film is a crossover to some degree, of course, which is why the horror universe keeps expanding.
Influenced by the success of Hammer Films' 50s era reimaginings of classic literary monsters like Frankenstein, Dracula and The Mummy, one Mister Roger Corman produced a series of Poe-inspired films set in gloomy, cob-webbed castles and fog carpeted landscapes, setting the stage for Italian filmmakers to do the same. These films, like the contemporary sub-culture of overly-eyelinered teens which shares the term, relied on gloomy mood rather than startling sudden jumps, leaving an overall impression of oppressive nihilism rather than the roller coaster feeling wrought by less subtle types of horror. Perhaps due to its more deliberate pacing, gothic horror is not one of the more popular sub-genres of recent years, but certainly has its fair share of classics. THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, THE RAVEN, BLACK SUNDAY, BLACK SABBATH, HOUSE OF USHER
And of course: GOTHIC
Some more contemporary examples: SWEENEY TODD, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE OTHERS
A splatter film need not necessarily be a horror film, but by nature, it would certainly be horrific. George Romero is credited with the first use of the term, so it's clearly not meant as dismissive, given that his "Dead" series is heavy on social relevance. However, there is more bad splatter than good, as gore was a notoriously easy sell in the grindhouse -and later- DTV markets, hooking the least compromising of screen thrill seekers.
Hammer once again gets much of the credit for bringing (what was once considered) excessive bloodshed to the cinemas, and again it was the Italians who took it and ran with it. 80s Italian horror films went far beyond the level of their British or American counterparts, with lingering, often close up depictions of eyeballs pierced, breasts chewed off, brains eaten and much much worse, all before the advent of CGI allowed filmmakers to create such mayhem in a sanitary editing room. Yes sir, FX technicians had to live the nightmare, and get down and dirty to simulate brutal slaughter back in the old days.
It's worth noting that splatter has a good many sub-sub-genres and crossovers, such as blood-spurting-yet-somehow artistic samurai films, and the nearly unwatchable collection of cannibal flicks that stained drive-in screens during their heyday. This subgenre is presently thriving at the mainstream level even on television via popular fare like THE WALKING DEAD and AMERICAN HORROR STORY. DAWN OF THE DEAD, DAY OF THE DEAD, ZOMBI, THE EVIL DEAD, JIGOKU, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, BRAIN DEAD, SIN CITY, LONE WOLF AND CUB, REVENGE OF THE NINJA, MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, HELLRAISER
ALIEN is probably the first film that comes to mind when one thinks of a sci-fi/horror hybrid, but it's far from a watermark. Thomas Edison himself created what was likely the very first sci-fi and/or horror film when he made a loose adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" way back in nineteen-and-ten. The 30s Universal effort could also be called sci fi, along with it's sequels and crossovers featuring other, folkloric based beasts. But the mix of sci-fi and horror truly come into its own in the 50s, when fears of the new and seemingly limitless powers of atomic energy and space travel gave rise to fears that scientists had gone too far in tampering with nature. Film producers took up where the long-dated warnings of Mary Shelley, H.G Wells and Jules Verne left off by imagining ever more gigantic and unstoppable mutations and manifestations from just beyond these new scientific horizons.
ALIEN was beaten to the punch during this era, coming across in retrospect as an uncredited remake of IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE and Mario Bava's PLANET OF VAMPIRES.
Some of the best horror is wed with sci fi, as is some of the worst. Getting right down to it, sci-fi horror presents us with some extra-terrestrial threat but genetic mutation is a big seller as well. THE THING, VIRUS, THEM!, TARANTULA, GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS, THE DEADLY MANTIS, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, THE FLY, PANDORUM, GALAXY OF TERROR, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
I don't think there are any blurred lines in regard to what a slasher film is. Though PSYCHO and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE appeared a few years before the great slasher boom that came in the aftermath of HALLOWEEN, they're still largely considered part of the subset. But it was actually Bob Clark's unsettling BLACK CHRISTMAS that set the blueprint. Assuming the set up for a slasher film (with little variation) is agreed to be a set of teens or young adults targeted by a demented stalker on or near a holiday in an isolated setting, it seems to be a pretty limited formula. However, close examination reveals that some of the most highly regarded horror films, such as THE SHINING and ALIEN, are essentially slasher films.
Many, especially from the 80s, also double as whodunits in the best Agatha Christie tradition. Once the initial wave of holiday-themed cash-ins settled and other flavors took over the public palate, slasher films became nostalgia, and soon after, fresh again, via Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson with the SCREAM series. Everything that made the sub-genre overtly formulaic was turned on its ear and used against the audience in brilliant fashion. Ironically, this ushered in a whole new age of cookie cutter slashers in the 90s.
These days, the slasher film is surviving, if not thriving, via mostly superior, amped up or intentionally retro variations like LAID TO REST, MALEVOLENCE, HATCHET, and the surprisingly clever BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON.
With 1984's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, the addition of supernatural elements mutated the sub-genre and squeezed some more life from it, giving us an undead Jason in FRIDAY THE 13TH 6 and other defining entries like: BAD DREAMS, CANDYMAN, VENOM, KILLER PARTY
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Italy's giallo movement, but it deserves a more extended treatment and might even be considered its own sub-genre.
That's it for this week. Come back next week when we explore more horror sub-genres including Creature Features, Comedy Horror and more.
If the Avengers and The Expendables franchises have taught us anything, it's that more is better, or at least…morier. And while horror fans may enjoy the classic scenario of a small group facing a singular implacable menace, sometimes it's fun to engage in sensory overload via a film filled to the face with a variety of menaces.
This list focuses on the over-the-top monster mashes that leave us sated like scary smorgasbords. No ALIENS, STARSHIP TROOPERS, zombies or other multitudes of the same species here; the following focus on flicks with several different kinds of monsters.
Back in 1933, horror and monster pictures were just beginning to take hold and prove their box office worth. But Universal's nascent house of black and white horrors must surely have paled (literally) in comparison to RKO's monster fest KING KONG. O'Brien had worked on a silent adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's THE LOST WORLD nearly a decade earlier, but comparatively speaking, KONG was light years ahead in the FX department, featuring stop motion special effects work by Willis O'Brien that included not only the titular monster monarch but a stegosaur, bronto(or pleisio?)saur, styracosaur, a giant lizard and the triple threat of an allosaurus, eel monster and pterosaur engaging Kong in epic battles.
As if that wasn't enough. O'Brien and crew devised an icky menagerie of smaller insect and reptile critters that attacked crew members forced off a log bridge and into a swampy pit by Kong. Reportedly, this scene was deemed too horrific by studio suits, so it wound up on the floor. Sadly, that footage is long lost.
In 2005, Universal released a fun -if overlong- remake created by The Lord of The Rings director Peter Jackson and his New Zealand effects house WETA, which featured more of everything, including the pit scene.
This would not be Jackson's first shot at the infamous sequence though, as he lovingly recreated the lost footage based on the original script and various descriptions. See it here!
There was plenty of dino-filled matinee fare after KONG, though most were not nearly as well realized. Japanese films mostly just pitted single monsters (including Kong) against their reigning champion Godzilla until the mid-sixties, but this entry in the giant bug brigade, coming in 1957, brought back O'Brien and his creepy stop-mo aesthetic for a unique, if rather cheap effort that, aside from the titular mutants (their were actually many of the big arachnids) presented an unnerving subterranean sequence filled with spiders and worms that had all the nuclear age housewives shaking out their bouffants and sleeping with their kids' Daisy BB repeaters for months.
Japan's Toho Studios followed Universal's formula of one film containing multiple monsters in 1965 by bringing their Big Three, Godzilla Rodan and Mothra, together to battle the new menace of GHIDORAH THE THREE HEADED MONSTER but it wasn't until 1968 that they assembled no less than eleven kaiju for a proper monster party set in the far away future of 1999, when daily moon trips were/will be the norm and all the giant menaces that have so plagued the world have been corralled onto a pacific island affectionately termed Monsterland. But as we all know, the future will bring with it alien contact, and in this case the aliens are hostile. They've devised a method to control the monsters and promptly release them to raze the world's capitols. Godzilla and friends, Rodan, Mothra, Anguirus, Kumonga and many more, eventually turn face and help defeat the aliens but the enemy has an ace up their silvery sleeves: King Ghidorah. The space demon, vastly outnumbered, quickly succumbs, finally dying after three films. It's fun to see the 90s through the eyes of the 60s, but all those monsters onscreen at once is a 12-year-old sci-fi geek's dream come true.
Exploitation studio stalwarts American International and Amicus came together for this very very 70s B pic based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs tale featuring western star Doug McClure, Peter Cushing and the irresistible Caroline Munro, in a tiny animal skin bikini no less. The plot: Victorian era scientists ride a drill machine past the earth's upper crusts, where they find a neolithic civilization enslaved by a race of rodent men who are in turn working for telepathic flying reptiles.
But wait, there's more. Along the way, our heroes encounter dinosaur-like beasts unseen in the above-ground fossil record, such as a giant bulldog lizard thing, two bipedal wild boars fighting over a mansnack, a beaked allosaurus, a fire breathing toad, and a creepy carnivorous plant. The same producers followed up with the equally monster-filled THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT and WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS, but neither of those carries the weird charm of this bad boy.
Just get a look at the poster art and there can be no doubt that this ALIEN-inspired Roger Corman production, despite its budget shortcomings, delivers monsters galore, and yes, a full galaxy's worth of terror, not to mention a cast to kill for: Robert Englund, Edward Albert, Ray Walston, Erin Moran and Sid Haig. But its Taafee O'Connell who is best remembered for the dubious distinction of being raped by a giant maggot thing. So yeah, this is that kind of flick. Quite a departure from the above-mentioned films in terms of subject matter. Aside from the maggot thing, there is a tentacled brain sucker, a malevolent disembodied arm, a glowy-eyed giant demon, sentient wires, Erin Moran minus epidermis, and… okay not as much monstrage as some of the previous flicks, but just the idea of a film trying to outgun ALIEN earns it those coveted monster mash points.
The legendary sailor and adventurer began his film career in 1958 with Ray Harryhausen at the helm of spectacular stop motion effects that, for my money, are his best work. Kerwin Matthews leads a cast of white folks playing Arabs doing battle with and running from, such monstrosities as Talos The Bronze Giant, a vicious horned cyclops, a two headed vulture, (aka a 'Roc,') a massive fire breathing dragon and an army of unsettlingly agile skeleton warriors. Spawned a handful of sequels, but none compare to the majesty and wonder of the original.
INFRA-MAN aka THE SUPER INFRAMAN
OMG, ya'll — a Chinese kung fu/sci-fi/monster flick? No further sales pitch needed. An ancient subterranean troupe of intelligent and malevolent monsters (hmm…kinda like NIGHTBREED, but much better at jump kicks) rises to overtake the world and install as its ruler The Princess Dragon Mahm, a seriously bad bitch with a hand that is a dragon's head sprouting a tongue for a whip. …FUCK yeah. That's not all she has up her sleeve — er, reptile…arm/neck. She turns into a full blown winged dragon that can re-grow its head, countless times! So, a scientist creates an implant or something that allows bad ass Danny Lee to turn into the titular hero via a series of aerial flips. Just in time too, because the princess' horrific hordes are as brutally destructive as they are ugly. Infra-Man's seemingly unlimited powers serve him in battle against: a reptilian bulldog/gorilla beast with one metal drill hand and one metal boxing glove! A green tentacled fellow who can plant himself like a seed and sprout to Godzillian heights as a bundle of flailing tentacles! An orange bipedal arachnid who traps dudes in web spheres! An armor plated demon with a red mustache! A chick with eyes in her hands, that, of course, shoot lasers! Infra-Man is obviously China's answer to Ultraman, Kamen Rider and countless other Japanese heroes, but I have to admit — I've always liked INFRA-MAN better than any of those shows.
More MONSTER MASHES to come!


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my 5-month-old reminds me: try not to ignore people, okay?/
a very clear thing has been happening with our baby recently: she is asserting her place in conversations, even though she's miles away from talking. she stares, absolutely rapt, observing the conversational flow. her eyes bounce from one speaker to the next and back again. and if we go too long without acknowledging her presence in the discussion, she raises a small fuss to let us know we're leaving her out. if we then make some eye contact, leave her some space to "say" what's on her mind, and direct some of our words her way, she's part of things again. and one of her big, open-mouthed grins gets added to the conversational mix.
this is remarkable to me because she's so young, but why shouldn't she be included? after all: she's a person. she's in the room. she wants to participate.
it strikes me that we do this to people (and not just tiny people who haven't learned our vocabulary yet) more than we'd like to admit. clearly, it happens in the larger ways like in policy-making and community-building. but, even as adults, doesn't it happen in small, daily ways, too? in party conversations, at meetings, and at family dinners, in the moments when we unconsciously, subtly, and even accidentally leave people out?
yes, it can be inconvenient to be inclusive. but, on balance, maybe it's worth it. i'm excited for the next time i realize i'm doing this to someone, and my daughter's reminder taps at me, saying:
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We have partnered with Chun Photography that specializes in musician head shots to provide our students with a photoshoot.
Cal Music Prep Photo Day will be held on the beautiful Santa Clara University campus on May 13th AND May 14th @ 5:30-7:15 pm.
Students must sign-up at the recital on May 1st. Sign-up sheets will be available at the recital and payment of $15 (payable to Cal Music Prep), which reserves a time slot and includes 1 pose, should be made at the time. Each shoot will take 15 minutes and students will be provided three to five different poses (digital format) to choose from. There will be an option to purchase additional poses for $5 per pose (paid directly to Ms. Chun).
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Dress code is up to the student. Since each session is 15 minutes, it is recommended that you have one outfit. If you wish to have multiple outfits, it is recommended that you book more than one session to have ample time to change. If you are able to bring your instrument, please do so! Props such as sheet music, headphones, etc. are also recommended.
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Applications of Squares of Oppositions and Their Generalizations in Philosophical Analysis
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This papers examines formal properties of logical squares and their generalizations in the form of hexagons and octagons. Then, several applications of these constructions in philosophical analysis are elaborated. They concern contingency (accidentality), possibility, permission, axiological concepts (bonum and malum), the generalized Hume thesis (deontic and epistemic modalities), determinism, truth and consistency (in various senses. It is shown that relations between notions used in various branches of philosophy fall into the same formal scheme.
Mathematics Subject Classification (2000).03A05
Keywords.Logical relations logical square logical hexagon logical octagon
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Did you know that eczema affects 30 million Americans? Eczema literally refers to several types of skin swelling, but the most common type is Atopic Dermatitis. It makes skin red, very dry and itchy and often affects babies and children. It can even cause blisters ti form under the skin in certain types of Eczema.
What causes Eczema? It's cause is not known in western medicine but some suggest it could be an immune disorder. In Chinese Medicine we know this disorder can be a combination of factors such as heat, wind, and dampness. Heat makes the skin red, wind causes it to itch, and dampness can be present if there is oozing or blisters. When we recommend Chinese Herbs to treat this disorder, we aim to treat the root cause so that the symptoms do not return. Chinese medicine has been treating Eczema for hundreds of years using both internal herbs and external herbs.
Another factor to consider is diet. Evidence suggests that improving the gut "microbiome" can positively affect eczema symptoms. Nourishing all of the beneficial bacteria in our digestive tract through diet helps to regulate the immune system. This in turn can keep our skin healthy. Avoiding sugar, increasing intake of fiber and adding probiotic rich foods like raw pickled vegetables are a few ways to improve the gut flora. A high quality probiotic can also be useful. The strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus is one to look for on the label. This one has shown to have immunomodulatory effects and lower the incidence of eczema in children by 44%.
Inflammation of the lining of the intestine due to stress, inflammatory foods, preservatives and chemicals in food can create a condition known as Leaky Gut syndrome. This leads to a situation of increased intestinal permeability where intestinal contents can then leak into the system. When this happens our bodies mount an immune response, creating more sensitivities and inflammation. Leaky Gut is suggested to be the cause of many diseases including eczema, so healing the gut is crucial. For more information about leaky gut, check out this article written by Leo Galland, MD. http://huff.to/1ib3ooZ
Topical treatments can be very helpful either on their own or in combination with internal herbs. Dermatologists often prescribe topical steroids. These can cause PERMANENT thinning of your skin, so extreme caution should be taken when using these. There are many options out there, and some products work for some but not others.
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After moving with my family to a little street on the waterway, we've spent so much time enjoying the marsh and everything it entails. It has been such a time of healing, wonder, fullness and rest. Each piece of my new collection is inspired by one of those moments in the marsh.
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New national energy data body could be established to manage huge quantities of energy use information
The government has today released its long-anticipated plans for rolling out smart meters to every home and business in the UK with the publication of a new consultation document outlining how energy companies should manage the installation of the technology.
The proposals set a goal of ensuring every home and business in the UK has smart meters installed by 2020, capable of providing real-time, accurate electricity and gas use data that will make it easier for people to reduce the amount of energy they use, switch suppliers, and ultimately take advantage of smart grid technologies.
"Smart meters will empower all consumers to monitor their own energy use and make reductions in energy consumption and carbon emissions as a result," said energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband. "Smart meters will also mean the end of inaccurate bills and estimated meter readings."
Under the preferred rollout option, the government will adopt a "central communications model" where energy suppliers are responsible for installing and maintaining smart meters, but the transmission and management of the data to and from the device will be handled by a new nationwide body.
However, the government said it would also consider two alternative approaches as part of the consultation, which would either see individual energy companies manage all aspects of smart metering, or require the establishment of regional franchises to handle the installation of the meters while the data is managed by a new national body.
"This is a big project affecting 26 million homes, and several million businesses, so it's important we design a system that brings best value to everyone involved," said Miliband.
The three proposals will now be open to consultation until 24 July 2009 and are likely to further fuel a long-running debate among energy firms about how best to roll out the technology.
The Local Government Association and some energy industry insiders have called for the adoption of a regional franchise approach, arguing that it will be far more cost effective to send one team to carry out installations on a street than require each energy firm to carry out installations only for its own customers. However, some within the industry are fearful that the absence of competition in such an approach will make the franchises more costly and reduce the likelihood of the most effective meters being installed.
Based on the government's impact assessment, the rollout of smart meters will deliver net benefits of £2.5bn-£3.6bn over the next two decades, in the form of lower bills and reduced costs for energy firms.
It said that the technology will also underpin the shift to a lower-carbon energy infrastructure, allowing energy firms to offer more sophisticated tariffs that reduce the price of energy used at off peak times, and making it easier for them to feed energy from customers who deploy micro and community-level renewable energy generation systems into the grid.
Smart meters would also support smart grid technologies capable of turning off electrical appliances such as fridges and washing machines at times of peak energy use and make it easier to manage the electric car recharging infrastructure that is likely to be required if the government's plans for increased use of electric vehicles prove successful.
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The 5th Side
"The 5th Side" is what we call the tall space in the building that is accessed through the Garden at the 5th St Entrance. It is a 600 SF space with 19' ceilings, a balcony and some spectacular lighting fixtures. Great photo opps abound... The 11' high blue doors open accordion-style onto the patio for the option of one large indoor-outdoor space.


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You can choose how and when you contribute. Perhaps you would like to staff Gallery 2453 for half a day, sell tickets at a concert, help to hang a new exhibition, billet overnight guests, or just put out chairs and welcome people as they arrive at an event. If you have specialist experience in the relevant area, you might like to lead a seminar or workshop; become Treasurer or Secretary of one of our committees; join the ACD's grant writing or publicity teams; take on organising an event; or serve drinks at our gatherings (you'll need a RSA certificate for that).


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YOUR good health is OUR true mission
Posted on 09/11/2012
Organic food is everywhere these days. If you can think of it, it is offered in organic. With the popularity of organic food, it seems the prices would go down but they haven't. Shouldn't organic cost less? They don't use pesticides. However, I know that there's less land used so with less space to grow it, the output is less and the price goes up.
With the increase of organic food to an ever-growing industry accounting for $31.4 billion sales last year, I know many wonder if it is healthier for them. Researchers at Stanford University were wondering it too. So, they decided to find out: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me? The results were somewhat shocking to not only the researchers, but also the average person who was under the impression that it must be superior because it costs more. Think again.
There's little evidence that eating organic is healthier, citing only a few differences involving pesticides and antibiotics. Eating organic fruits and vegetables can lower exposure to pesticides, including for children -- but the amount measured from regular or so-called conventionally grown produce was within safe limits, researchers reported.
Thinking organic is actually healthier? Researchers proved it is no more nutritious either. Researchers were surprised by the findings that it's not much different.
With organic food accounting for only 4.2 percent of retail food sales, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It certifies products as organic if they meet certain requirements including being produced without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, or routine use of antibiotics or growth hormones.
So, at the end of the day...if you are buying organic food for the health benefits, you may just be wasting your money. That has been my opinion on the subject for a very long time. If you can and choose to buy organic, great, but for improving your health, a healthy, balanced diet is much more important in the end.
Are you looking for a healthy, balanced, and fresh way to lose weight and keep you on track moving forward? Look no further than Seattle Sutton! Our fresh meal plans are created by registered dietitians and nurses to help you lose weight the healthy way and keep it off! Don't just take our word for it, take a look at our client success stories!
She made healthy eating her mission in life long before anyone else did, in hopes of helping her own obese father. A registered nurse by training and entrepreneur at heart, she lives, eats and breathes everything about healthy eating and helping to improve people's eating habits and overall health. She enjoys never having to bother with grocery shopping, cooking and counting calories. Her favorite SSHE meal, although it's hard to pick just one, is the Potato Gnocchi with Basil Pesto Sauce.


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Falling In Love: Ralph Lauren Tender Romance
"Tender Romance evokes both the sweetness and innocence of falling in love for the first time."—Ralph Lauren
Tender Romance is a fragrance that really captures the essence of new love. It's fresh, light, airy, and sweet. It makes me think about when my boyfriend and I first started dating almost eight years ago, it was such an amazing time—among all of my favorite things he did, I remember waking up in the morning to find really cute love notes on my night table, that he would write just before leaving for work every day. I found them recently when I was cleaning my closet, and rereading them just made me feel butterflies and warm all over. It was such a small gesture, but it really showed me how much he cared. It's really hard to describe that feeling of falling in love, because it's so personal, but anyone who has had the experience, knows that it's indescribable yet incredible.
I really love the thought behind this scent, because not only does it smell great, it's also supposed to make you feel something. I enjoyed the balance of scents, from bright and uplifting ginger, sweet pear, to soft cashmere, and sensual musk. I think it's perfect for the person who wants to be reminded of their first love, or the person going on a promising first date.
Falling in love is enchanting, romantic, and endearing; it's a time full of optimism and hope that something greater will come from a few moments of exchanging glances, and holding hands. It's not about living in a fairytale, but for a moment, you get to live in a bubble with that other person where everything is wonderful. Modern romance isn't just about dating, it's getting the privilege of connecting on a deeper level with someone that you hope you can live your life with, someone who will share or support your dreams, and make your life better any that way they can—even if it's just cute notes scribbled on scrap paper—and, when you find someone like that, everything else is just a cherry on top.
What does falling in love feel like to you?
Ralph Lauren Tender Romance sample courtesy of Influenster.
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So, yay! It's Tuesday! Seems like just yesterday it was Monday!
You know the deal - write your random post, grab the fugly purple button, and link up! Don't forget to shine up your karma and visit a few of the other participants, too. I don't pay you guys for nothin', you know.
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The in-laws called yesterday and said they wanted to meet us for dinner. They live 1-1/2 hours out of town, so they wanted to meet us halfway.
"There," my MIL said as we settled down at the table, "Isn't this a better idea than us driving all the way into town and then back?"
You mean the part where we trap a cranky and overtired toddler in a car for 45 minutes, then pin him in a restaurant booth for a crappy, podunk town meal for over an hour, and then he passes out in the car on the way home, thus ruining his nights sleep entirely? Yes! That's a fantastic idea!
For YOU.
Y'all made me feel so guilty for heating my bath water during Earth Hour on Saturday, that I lit some candles and tried to draw instead. But it turned out to be a little too dark for that, so I just sat. And thought.
Not surprisingly, I ended up thinking that it was way too quiet, and that every distant tire squeal or scream - wait, was that a scream?? - was a sign of the impending Zombie Apocalypse.
So I picked my nose instead.
What? It needed to be done.
The neighbours have one scrawny tree in their yard that's lit up with those spastic, seizure-inducing flashing Christmas lights. I noticed they were off on Saturday night, while I was looking to see if anybody else was participating in Earth Hour.
They turned them right back on the next day. You guys, it's almost APRIL.
I comfort myself with the thought that when the dead DO rise, my neighbours lawn is basically a flashing buffet sign.
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Hubby is watching Batman Beyond while I blog. Must...resist...laughing at...fake gravelly voice.
Yeah, so...I'm going to go watch the fake gravelly voice now. (If you try not to listen, it's good eye candy.) Want to play? You know what to do!
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ASU baseball team ramps up efforts to help hurricane victims in Puerto Rico
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WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news.
The images and personal accounts coming out of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria have inspired members of Alabama State University's baseball team to take action to provide assistance and aid to victims.
Head coach Jose Vazquez and six of his players are from Puerto Rico, as well as other coaches, and they all have family on the island affected by the hurricane.
"There's no power, no water. They're standing in line for five, six hours to get $20 of gas. It's getting so frustrating for everyone," Vazquez said. "It's devastation, total devastation."
When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Alabama State baseball took part in an effort started by Todd Whitting, the baseball coach at the University of Houston. So when Hurricane Maria struck and impacted their loves ones in Puerto Rico, they discussed ways to help with members of the coaching staff.
Vazquez went to the administration about putting together a donation drive and the university was supportive.
"One of my players said, 'Coach we need to get involved.' And I 100 percent agreed. The response was overwhelming. The entire team wanted to help. So we started that initiative and softball is also going to help us. Bottom line is that things are not good where we're from and we want to help," Vazquez said.
Joseph Estrada, an outfielder, and Gian Carlo Jimenez, a pitcher, are focused on baseball and their studies at Alabama State University, but their hearts are with their families in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria's devastating wrath.
"There's a lot of people that lost their houses including a member of my family and it's been tough," Estrada said. "My uncle lost everything and he's dealing with a lot of things right now and it's hard. It's hard to recover. It's hard to see people suffering in Puerto Rico so that's why we're doing this. That's why we want to help."
"The whole house has been flooded where my grandparents live and the house I used to live in over there. It's really sad but they're fighting and they have a good spirit so I think they're going to be alright but they're struggling right now," Jimenez added. "They said maybe a year until some of the communities get energy. But maybe I can bring a little peace and if I can make a few people smile, that's enough for me."
The baseball and softball programs are teaming up next week at their respective facilities to collect and distribute as many donated items as possible to the citizens of Puerto Rico affected by the flooding.
Donations will be accepted at three locations around the Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics beginning Thursday morning. Donations will be accepted from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex. The donation location will move over to ASU Stadium at each entry gate to the stadium for Thursday's night football game against Alcorn State, with gates opening at 4:30 p.m. The donations will continue on Sunday, as the Alabama State softball team will host a pair of teams in fall competition –Talladega and Tuskegee – beginning at 11 a.m.
"It's a time to help people. Things are as bad, maybe worse than they've seen on TV. People are struggling over there so we're going to put as many things as we can together and try to send them over to the people who need them the most," Coach Vazquez said.
Suggested items needed in Puerto Rico include the following: batteries (mostly C and D), flashlights, first aid supplies, bottled water, canned food, personal hygiene items, feminine care products, baby care items (diapers and baby formula), mosquito repellent, battery-operated fans, cleaning supplies and garbage bags.
Vazquez said he's proud to see his players giving back to those in need during the difficult recovery ahead.
"It shows what kind of student athletes we're recruiting. It's more than just baseball and it shows the character of ASU. We're a family. It's a great institution and I couldn't be any prouder. When things like that happen, you know you have a united team. You know it's going to be a good year for us because this early in the fall, we're already doing things that united teams do," he added.
On Friday night, the ASU Theatre and Dance Department is also hosting a concert and collection drive to aid victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
The University will be collecting basic supplies and monetary donations for its "Project Nobody Left Behind" initiative, a hurricane relief drive and concert to help rebuild shattered communities in Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Anyone can drop off supplies starting at 6 p.m. and a concert featuring faculty, staff and students from the ASU Theater and Dance Department will follow at 7 p.m. Both events are at ASU's Leila Barlow Theater in the Tullibody Fine Arts Building, 845 S. Jackson St. Admission to the concert is a donation of supplies or money.
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"Weekend at Tinders"
I was invited to an Indian party at Tinders house this weekend and was allowed to bring a date. I accepted the invitation and hoped this would be the right time to ask Becky on a date. Of course she had to work so instead I brought Luigi as my "partner". When we arrived, Tinder and Pratiba was very upset since I brought a male friend, eventually I convinced them that we weren´t gay lovers. They seemed to relax a bit more then.
It must have been close 50 people at the party and it started out pretty well. Luigi overwhelmed all the sari-clad women with his wit and charm, and I was talking with Tinder about football (I know nothing about it ) and life in general (...don´t know much about that either). Past midnight Tinder came into a bitter dispute with his brother Pinter, who is a Sikh teacher in Birmingham, over a womans place in the family. I must say that this changed my view on Tinder a bit. He sounded like a leftist and I liked that. The arguement lasted till aboy 3 o´clock at night when most of the guest said goodbye and went home. Luigi and me slept over in the guestroom next to Tinder and Pratiba, while Tinders brother Pinter, and his wife slept on the sofa in the livingroom. They had to get up at six o´clock in the morning to drive to Birmingham and open their greengrocery at 10 o´clock.
I was woken at precisely six o´clock by the sound of Pinters rusten Ford Escort refusing to start. I know I should have gone down in the street and help them to push it, but Pinters wife seemed to be doing alright on her own. It must be all of those sacks of potatoes and cabbage she has been carrying around at their grocery shop. Tinder and Pratiba wisely pretended to be asleep, but I knew they were awake cuz I could hear laughter comin from their bedroom, and when Pinters Ford Escort came to live I distinctly heard the sound of a champagne cork popping and the chink of glasses. Not to mention the loud `Cheers ! ´
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Original Post From Timo Elliott
Perhaps surprisingly, bakers have a history of being analytics pioneers, from the first business application ever to the latest in-memory technology.
In 1951, the J. Lyons company, famous for their tea-shops throughout the UK, built and used the LEO "Lyons Electronic Organizer" computer they had built to run the very first business application ever: bakery valuations.
LEO was a massive, valve-powered computer that occupied 5000 sq.ft. of space. It used sixty-four 5ft-long mercury tubes, each weighing half a ton, to provide just 8.75 Kb of memory.
According to the official LEO archive, the application was:
"a valuation of the bread, cakes and pies produced in a dozen Lyons' bakeries for their assembly and dispatch to retail and wholesale channels. It integrated three different tasks that hitherto had been carried out separately: it valued output from each bakery at standard material, labor and indirect costs, as well as total factory costs; it valued issues to the different channels at standard factory cost, distribution cost, sales price and profit margin; and calculated and valued dispatch stock balances for each item."
In other words, it wasn't just the first business application, it was also the first example of actionable, computer-powered analytics and business intelligence.
By wonderful coincidence, I first talked about LEO in a post last year entitled Why The Last Decade of BI Best-Practice Architecture is Rapidly Becoming Obsolete. I explained that in-memory technology is transforming the way we do analytics, and used the analogy of how the change from disk-based databases to in-memory analytics is like the change from valves to integrated circuits: a new, disruptive technology that was faster, cheaper, and more effective.
Turkish Baker UNO is a perfect example of exactly that transformation. In UNO'spresentation at the SAPPHIRE NOW conference in Madrid earlier this year, the company explained how they are using in-memory technology and analytics to plan their market growth, using huge volumes of planning data from over 10,000 retail outlets.
Today, the average person in Turkey eats 124Kg of bread per year, over twice as much as the European average (even the bread-loving French eat only 57kg a year). But the majority of the market is made up of small, artisan bakeries, and the cost of bread has risen steeply over the last few years. UNO believes it has a massive opportunity to raise its overall market share closer to the percentages of large bakeries in comparable countries such as Italy.
To do that, UNO needed a complete understanding of its baking and logistics business, faster than ever before:
"We operate in the consumer products industry. Everything is fast. Fast moving goods, fast operations, fast response to consumer demand, fast planning, and fast delivery. That's why we generate huge data and we need to process it our way. FAST."
The company used to use Excel for budgeting, with just 16,500 lines of data along three business dimensions. But much better visibility was required, using all the data available – the company stores more than 700 million detailed records in the sales planning application alone.
UNO concluded that the only solution that could cope with the volume of data and speed of planning they required was SAP HANA.
The results have been impressive. Compared to traditional databases, query times are 400 times faster, the database is 9.5 times smaller, and data loading is almost four times faster.
J. Lyons used to run their bakery valuations weekly. Sixty years later, and with a change in technology, UNO can do it much, much faster.
What are you waiting for? In-memory technology is an analytics revolution – and not just for bakeries!
AltaFlux understands what you and your organization need to excel, and can deliver rapid innovation to unleash your full workforce potential. Together, we can empower your business by streamlining, transforming, and optimizing your key HCM and talent processes with industry-leading SAP SuccessFactors technology—enabling you to adapt at the speed of change.
AltaFlux Corporation is a global HCM cloud consulting partner based in Troy, Michigan. We empower organizations by streamlining, transforming, and optimizing key human capital management (HCM) processes with industry-leading HCM cloud solutions like SAP SuccessFactors, Benefitfocus, WorkForce Software and Dell Boomi.


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The old city of Istanbul is a fascinating place. It is easy to be transfixed with the narrow, cobblestone streets. The majestic Hagia Sophia and the iconic Blue Mosque are breathtaking. The city's history is ancient, and I have loved learning more about its interesting history. Istanbul is a remarkable combination of ancient and modern.
Ali Koc, managing director of Kocunix, met me at my hotel in the old city. We drove all over the city, over to the Asian side of Istanbul, and then back to the financial center on the European side. It is a vibrant, modern city. The restaurants, malls, and offices could just as easily been found in a major city in Europe or the U.S.
While in the Asian section of Istanbul, Ali and I had the chance to meet with Selim Cakir, chief economist at Turkish Economy Bank. Selim's background is impressive—he spent several years as a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. The previous day, he had been in Turkey's capital Ankara in a meeting with Turkey's finance minister.
Turkey has made great progress since the banking crisis of 2001. Turkish officials learned several lessons, and they have put their fiscal house in order. They also create strong supervision of the banking sector. Other reforms have taken place, including the independence of the central bank.
In practice, markets have some question about the bank's independence. (It doesn't help when the Turkey's president suggested that defending interest rates at current levels is tantamount to treason). The concern about political pressure on the Bank of Turkey undermines the confidence of financial markets. While the central bank targets 5% inflation (still too high), the actual inflation rate has remained around 8% or higher. High inflation undermines competitiveness, confidence and real returns.
Although growth is projected to be around 3% in the coming years, the current account has doubled since 2009. This makes Turkey more vulnerable to changes in risk sentiment and to the Federal Reserve's rate moves.
There has been a clear sense that Turkey had taken some steps back in reforms, monetary independence, and in legal protection. It is almost as if the country was headed for a slow motion crash, and many investors thought that they could simply jump off before the crash.
Turkey had elections on June 6th, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP party lost the majority it had held for more than 12 years. While uncertainty reigns as coalition talks continue, the consensus view is that Turkey is better off than it was on June 6th prior to the election. If a coalition government is formed, there is likely to be more accountability and more transparency. A coalition government would likely give a freer hand to the central bank. Selim felt that there are good economists in both parties, and he is cautiously optimistic about a grand coalition.
It is worrisome that while leaders in both parties seem to want a coalition, Turkey's President seems to be fighting against an agreement. The chances of a failure are not small, as Selim put the chances of a new election at 35%-40%. However, it is unclear that a new election would bring about a different result. Also, Moody's country credit rating review will happen in August, and it is likely that the Federal Reserve will raise rates in September. If there is no government in place, the risks of an "accident" increase. While there are the known unknowns, political uncertainty increases the risk of "unknown unknowns" (Syria?).
While the Turkish Lira has devalued over the past year (10% in 2015), it has done little to improve Turkey's global competitiveness because inflation has remained high (real depreciation is not that great). Lower oil prices are hurting countries that import from Turkey (Iraq used to be #2, and Russia was high on the list).
We talked about the importance of price stability, and referred to the recent example of India. Increased "inflation-fighting" credibility has been welcomed by the Indian economy and by financial markets. The same would be true in Turkey if the central bank was allowed this freedom.
Long-term, Selim was very positive about Turkey's prospects. Strategic geography, a less indebted government, favorable demographics, and an emerging middle class are fuel for long-term growth. For example, if sanctions were reduced or eliminated in Iran, Turkey is positioned to benefit. While financial risks are real in the short-term, favorable resolution will position financial markets for long-term growth.
Special thanks to Brennan Staheli, Kailey Battaglia, and the Lunt Capital team for their contributions to this report.


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After months of dust flying in the air, the sound of saws and hammers, eating out of a garage, when it was mostly finally done we took a break...then school started and client work picked up, and I got a little unmotivated to keep going. There's some things purposely left unfinished. We plan to build shelves across the entire span of the fireplace wall to house our hundreds of books, small works of art, records, plants, tchotchkes and collected beach matter. I haven't figured out how I want to execute that, so we wait, and pop a temporary bookshelf in there for now. There are some things that will take me an afternoon to finish, like reupholstering the dining chairs. And there are some other things that are weighing on me that have to get done, so I'm outing myself to the interwebs to make it happen. Here we go...
The desk. I need a workspace that is not the kitchen island (from where I write these words). A place to plop the computer, to house the cords, to call my office. We have the cabinet, and the leftover walnut plywood from the open shelves, I even ordered the chair, so it's happening.
The chairs. I found this pair on Craigslist back in January? They are in "perfect" condition, with original blue leaf patterned upholstery. Fabric has been ordered, I just need to haul them down to the upholsterer to get it done.
Ack. The bathroom floor. I got it in my head that I would wait to do the tile floor after everything wrapped up, because we were leaving town for a few weeks and I'd needed to think more on what I wanted to do with the floor. Now I'm dreading this job. I finally ordered the black hex tile for the floor, and am working up the courage to start demo again. And then there's this...
There's a push pin holding up that rattan accent mirror masquerading as an actual vanity mirror, and those are the mirrored green room lights that came with the house. We switched out the vanity in order to complete the flooring, but stopped there. I need to change out the hardware, install new lighting, get a bigger mirror on the wall and paint.
Add I need to get Jasper's room decorated (I still haven't done that, we've been here for well over a year, poor kid) boy have I got my work cut out for me.
Okay, I feel better. Getting it out there is the first step... Deep breaths, just get started.
I'm also working on a DIY post for the the open shelves with some contractor notes from my brother-in-law for all those folks wanting more info on how to build something similar. Stay tuned.
xo, H


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I was honored to be included in the Surface Design Journal Spring 2016 edition in the Exposures Section. The Journal is put out by the Surface Design Association. Their website is here - http://surfacedesign.org/journal or just click on this link. I am on the second page which is shown below.
The Surface Design Associations vision is to "To inspire creativity, encourage innovation and advocate for artistic excellence as the global leader in textile-inspired art and design." They're mission statement is to "To promote awareness and appreciation of textile-inspired art and design through member-supported benefits including publications, exhibitions and conferences." All around a great place to visit and support if you are interested in Contemporary Fiber Arts.
Just a short blog post this time. I recently taught Tie Dying and Marbling with 22 five to twelve year olds. They were wonderful and my support staff was great (thanks Reagan and Cameryn!) but I'm still recovering. It reminds me of why I usually teach adults!


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By Dr. Mercola
Hospital-acquired infections are a significant problem. According to 2011 statistics, 1 in 4 patients in the U.S. end up contracting some form of infection while in the hospital, and 205 Americans die from hospital-acquired infections each and every day.
In just one year (2011), an estimated 722,000 Americans contracted an infection during a stay in an acute care hospital, and about 75,000 of them died as a result of it.
The most common hospital-acquired infections include central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, and clostridium difficile infections.
Contaminated Medical Scopes Implicated in Spread of Superbug Infections
Last year, Dr. Jeffrey Tokar, director of gastrointestinal endoscopy at Fox Chase Cancer Center, and a paid consultant for a medical scope manufacturer, wrote an article1 discussing strategies to improve patient safety in light of superbug outbreaks traced back to contaminated medical scopes.
Now, Kaiser Health News points out that Tokar's own cancer center was ground zero for at least three cases in which patients were infected with drug-resistant bacteria.
According to the article:2
"In accordance with federal rules, the hospital reported the possibility to the manufacturer … But the public was none the wiser.
The information only came to light … when a U.S. Senate committee unveiled the results of a yearlong investigation into scope-related infections that sickened nearly 200 patients across the country from 2012 to 2015, including those potential cases at Fox Chase in Philadelphia.
The incident in Philadelphia illustrates a larger problem, experts say: a lack of public disclosure when medical devices are suspected of posing a risk to patients …
[S]aid Lawrence Muscarella, Ph.D., a hospital-safety consultant … 'Hospitals don't realize the more transparent they are, the more infection risks would decrease. It looks like important information was missing from this paper.' …"
Unfortunately, there's no easy way for patients to determine where these kinds of infections are occurring, and whether your local hospital might be a hotspot.
According to the 2011 Health Grades Hospital Quality in America Study,3 Hospitals that accept Medicare tend to be far riskier than others in this regard, but the FDA does not release the names of hospitals where infections are reported.
Asking the Right Questions Could Save Your Life
Last December, I interviewed David Lewis, Ph.D., a retired microbiologist, about how non-disposable flexible scopes such as sigmoidoscopes and colonoscopes can transmit infections between patients, due to the fact that they cannot be properly sterilized. Their design simply does not permit it.
Lewis was the microbiologist that uncovered the fact that dentists were spreading HIV by not properly sterilizing their equipment in the 1990s. When he uncovered the problem with scopes however, rather than being rewarded he was fired.
If you're having a colonoscopy or any other procedure using a flexible endoscope done, you can significantly reduce your risk of contracting an infection by asking the hospital or facility how the scope is cleaned, and which cleaning agent is used.
Some esophagoscopes and bronchoscopes have sterile sheaths with disposable air-water and biopsy channels, but many others do not, and must be cleaned between each use.
If the hospital or clinic uses glutaraldehyde, or the brand name Cidex, cancel your appointment and go elsewhere. About 80 percent of clinics use glutaraldehyde because it's a less expensive alternative, however it does not do a good job of sterilizing the equipment.
If they use peracetic acid, your likelihood of contracting an infection from a previous patient is very slim.
So making a phone call or two before scheduling your appointment, asking what kind of scope will be used; whether it's fully disposable or must be cleaned, and what they use to clean it with, could be a lifesaving strategy.
The ultimate long-term solution would be to create flexible scopes that can be autoclaved (heat sterilized). But manufacturers have not been pressured to come up with such a design. As noted by Lewis, it really boils down to federal agencies failing to take the contamination issue seriously enough.
Canadian Experts Dissuade Patients From Colonoscopies
While contamination risk was not cited as a reason for Canada's updated recommendation to not use colonoscopy as a screen for colon cancer, it's certainly a consideration that needs to be taken into account, no matter where you live.
Canada's Task Force on Preventive Health care now recommends4 using guaiac fecal occult blood testing (gFOBT) or fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) when testing for colon cancer in adults over the age of 50 who have no symptoms of cancer and who are not in a high risk category.
According to Reuters:5
"Opposition to colonoscopy as a primary screening test for colon cancer stems from the lack of evidence showing it to be any better than other screening methods, the Task Force says …
These recommendations differ from those published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in 2008, which support the use of FOBT, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy for colon cancer screening in adults aged 50 to 75.
'Regardless of age, primary care providers should discuss the most appropriate choice of test with patients who are interested in screening, considering patient values and preferences as well as local test availability,' the [Canadian] recommendations conclude."
Antibiotic Resistance Likely to Reach Epidemic Proportions Worldwide
In the CDC's 2013 report "Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States," no less than 18 superbugs were identified as "urgent, serious and concerning threats" to humankind.6
The majority of these dangerous bacteria are in the gram-negative category, because that variety has body armor that makes it extremely resistant to the immune response.
Most disturbing of all, an increasing number of bacteria are now exhibiting "panresistance" — meaning, resistance to every antibiotic in existence. One of the latest multi-drug resistant bacteria gaining ground is Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae(CRE), which produce an enzyme that breaks down antibiotics.
Hospitals are the most common source of this infection, which is lethal in about 9 percent of all cases. When the CRE infection affects your blood, the death rate jumps to 50 percent.7
In January, Canadian researchers issued a warning saying that antibiotic use in farming must be stopped if we're to gain the upper hand against antibiotic-resistant disease. Canada recently began a surveillance program covering all Canadian hospitals, following reports that China had discovered a drug-resistant gene (MCR-1) with epidemic potential in animals, meat, and human patients.
MCR-1 is a gene mutation that makes bacteria resistant to a last-resort antibiotic called colistin, and the rate of transfer of this genetic mutation between bacteria is exceptionally high.
While colistin has not been used much in human medicine in recent decades, it is widely used in China's agriculture industry. This heavy use may have triggered the acquisition of MCR-1 by E. coli and other bacteria. As a member of the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center at George Washington University said in a National Geographic interview, "It's real world, empiric evidence that this thing can spread very widely. It's almost like it possesses a universal key."8
As noted by CBC News,9 "scientists in England and Wales, Denmark, Thailand and Laos, among others, have published similar findings." Canada has also found the gene in three human cases. According to Michael Mulvey, Ph.D., head of antimicrobial resistance at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, "It's the first such finding of the gene in North or South America, which confirms its global dissemination."
Antibiotic Resistance Is Not the Only Cover-Up in Medicine
As reported by STAT News,10 "the regulatory system for reporting side effects caused by prescription drugs is producing its own kind of side effect — incomplete information about injuries that patients may have suffered."
According to an analysis11 published in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, drug companies frequently fail to file comprehensive reports on side effects, thereby preventing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from assessing the scope of the threat to consumers.
Doctors and consumers can report drug side effects to the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), and drug makers are required to not only report but also investigate side effects associated with their drugs and medical appliances. However, while drug makers file the vast majority of reports of serious or fatal side effects, compared to those filed by doctors and consumers the majority of their reports do not include key data.
As noted by STAT:
"For this reason, one of the study authors contends there are still wider implications … The analysis found that in 2014, the FDA received 528,192 new reports of a serious or fatal side effect, of which 4.7 percent were filed with the agency directly by doctors and consumers. Of those, 86 percent included complete information about four important data points — patient age and sex, the date the side effect occurred, and a specific medical term to describe the problem.
By contrast, drug makers filed 95.3 percent of side effect reports, but most were incomplete … nearly 38 percent lacked the patient's sex and age, and 47 percent did not have the date when the problem occurred. Overall, reports involving patient deaths offered the least amount of complete information for all of the key data points…
'With increasing pressure for the FDA to approve drugs fast but with less clinical testing, it is a major concern that postmarket surveillance has major problems that are not being addressed,' said Thomas Moore, a senior scientist the Institute for Safe Medicination Practices …'It is time for the FDA, the medical community, and industry to start work on a badly needed modernization' of this 'critical tool' for monitoring safety."
How Drug Ads Fool Consumers
Drug makers are also required to inform consumers about potential side effects in their ads. In another article,12 STAT News discusses how drug narrators "take the scariness out of side effects." If you think about it, how is it that so many people voluntarily take, let alone ask their doctor for a drug that has very serious and in some cases lethal side effects?
"[T]he actors paid to deliver these warnings … say there's an art to it. 'We use the same approach medical professionals do, telling a patient calmly: 'We're going to perform this surgery and there's a 60 percent chance you won't live,'' said Joey Schaljo, who has worked as a voiceover actor on drug ads and who has a knack for narrating endless lists of side effects …
Some ads use one narrator to talk about the benefits of the drug and a different actor to recite the risks — in a less engaging voice. Or the warning section may be written with more complex sentence structures, to make it harder for viewers to absorb …
Another common trick: Keep the voice actor who talks about risks off screen. Research has found that consumers absorb the most information when they can see people speaking rather than just hearing them … 'There's a shift in how the voice is used to make it easier to understand the benefits and less easy to understand the risks,' said Ruth Day, a cognitive scientist at Duke University who has studied drug ads for more than a decade."
Drug Companies Siphon Tax Dollars for Dangerous, Useless, Overpriced Drugs
As if it wasn't enough that you pay with your health for the drug industry's lackadaisical approach to side effects — both by their downplaying the risk of death or serious injury in their ads, and by their filing adverse event reports that are useless for predicting risk to other patients — you also pay for their crimes with your tax dollars.
Sovaldi, a hepatitis C drug made by Gilead was under investigation for 18 months by the Senate Finance Committee. In the end, the Committee decided that the price of the drug — $1,000 per pill, or $84,000 per treatment — "did not reflect the cost of research and development and that Gilead cared about 'revenue' not 'affordability and accessibility,'" the Epoch Times13 writes.
In 2014 alone, Medicare and Medicaid shelled out more than $5 BILLION for Sovaldi and another hepatitis C drug called Harvoni.
Writing for the New York Times,14 columnist Nicholas Kristof notes that in the year 2015, the drug industry "spent $272,000 in campaign donations per member of Congress … to bar the government from bargaining for drug prices in Medicare. That amounts to a $50 billion annual gift to pharmaceutical companies."
"But Gilead is far from the only drug company camping out on our tax dollars," Epoch Times reports. "Drug companies have devised elaborate schemes for drug sales to states … In 2008, the Texas attorney general's office charged Risperdal maker Janssen (Johnson & Johnson's psychiatric drug unit) with defrauding the state of millions 'with [its] sophisticated and fraudulent marketing scheme,' to 'secure … Risperdal, on the state's Medicaid preferred drug list' …
The Department of Veterans Affairs spent $717 million on … Risperdal to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in troops deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq only to discover after nine years that the drug worked no better than a placebo …
In Texas, a Medicaid 'decision tree' called the Texas Medical Algorithm Project was instituted that mandates that doctors prescribe the newest and most expensive psychiatric drugs first. The program was funded … by the Johnson & Johnson-linked Robert Wood Johnson Foundation … Another tactic that drug companies use is 'helping' states buy their own brand name drugs …
One such program sends registered nurses to the homes of patients who are on expensive brand drugs to ensure 'compliance' — that they have not stopped taking the drugs."
To Protect Your Health, Avoid Antibiotics — Both in Medicine and Food
The conventional medical system has in many ways created just as many, if not more, problems than it has solved. Drugs are vastly overprescribed and misused, and this is particularly true for antibiotics — more than 80 percent of which are used in agriculture to fatten up livestock.
This routine practice has resulted in a manmade scourge of antibiotic-resistant disease, which is already rendering previously treatable infections lethal, and may soon turn even minor surgery into a dangerous proposition.
So what can you do to protect yourself? Regarding antibiotics, avoid using them unless absolutely necessary, and remember they don't work for viral infections. Also opt for organic grass-fed and grass-finished meats, to avoid antibiotic residues and, more importantly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could kill you. This is a serious issue, so if you chose to eat meat, make sure it's clean…Read More at Dr. Mercola


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Dear Parents,
This week we wrap up our study of the Old Testament judges by studying Samuel. Samuel was called by God as a boy to tell Eli and the people of Israel about God's plan.
READ: 1 Samuel 1-3 with your kids.
Main Point: God called Samuel to share God's plan.
Samuel used God's words to tell the people what God is like. John 1:1 says that Jesus is the Word. Jesus showed the world what God is like, and He told people to turn away from their sin. Jesus ultimately freed people from the power of sin by dying on the cross and rising again.
Help your kids connect Samuel using God's words to tell others about what God is like and Jesus, the Word of God, showing the world perfectly what God is like because He is God.
This week's North Star catechism question is…
61. What does the Holy Spirit use to change Christians? God's word, prayer and trials.
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us. Isaiah 33:22
Next Week: Israel Demanded a King (1 Samuel 8–10)
Check out the Gospel Project for Kids Family App for more ways to interact with the Bible content each week.


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I love sex.
Whichever way you spin it, no matter how many hours a shrink would love to dig into my soul, or the number of 'friends' that want to analyze me, that is the only conclusion you can come up with. I do what I do because I simply enjoy sex. The way it feels, the way it makes me feel, the scent, the sounds that come with it…. I love the feeling of the uninhibited pleasure I get after each orgasm and the unbridled joy of basking in the aftermath. The high of knowing that my next lay is just around the corner and I have no idea who he is yet, is indescribable.
How did I get here? How did I become the woman that wakes up with a new guy at her side every other day? The woman that can't get a good night sleep unless it's induced by sexual exhaustion? It really isn't that much of a mystery.
First sexual experience I had was with another girl. I was 10. I should probably let you know I was a very curious kid. My 12-year-old cousin and her brother came over to our house for the summer holidays. One night as we were having a bath together, I just couldn't help noticing her budding breasts. The last time I saw her was the previous summer break and she was as bare-chested as a board. (uhm, so was I but that's not the point).
Tonight though, I honestly couldn't tear my eyes away. I teased her about it and as expected of any 12-year-old girl, she was really shy about it and told me to cut it out. I continued teasing, then at a point I touched them to see how they felt. She slapped my hands away. I touched again, she hit me the second time. Then the third time, she couldn't resist and I noticed a look in her eyes when I had a go at the nipples.
She stopped resisting and I continued exploring. Her soft breast sure were enticing to touch, and boy, I wanted to taste them so bad. At that age, I did not know why I had this urge. I just knew I did.
My first taste of an actual nipple (well, the first I can remember) was heavenly. I derived pleasure from her moan and I felt a stir in me I've never felt before. That was as far as we went last night, but during the subsequent bath nights, we took it steps further.
That summer holiday changed a lot for me. I became…. aware. I looked at everyone differently and it just seemed all my schoolmates and friends have a secret within them that I couldn't wait to unleash.
In subsequent years, I perfected the art of self-pleasure, and two days after my 13th birthday, behind the locked doors of my school's girls' bathroom, beside the rusted sink, back against the wall, legs spread apart, hands around his waist, I lost my virginity.


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Cilantro Chutney
-Take the skins off 1 clove of garlic then add them to the bowl of a blender along with 2 seeded jalapenos and process.
-Zest 1 lime then juice it.
-Add to the blender along with 3 TBS walnut or olive oil, ½ tsp salt and ¼ cup cold water.
-Wash and shake dry 1 bunch of cilantro.
-Leaving the rubber band on the herbs, chop them up stems and all until you get to the very end of the bunch.
-Add the herbs to the blender in handfuls, processing in between until all are incorporated.
-Blend well and serve fresh.


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I'll admit it. When I first agreed to read this book and write a review, I assumed it had something to do with Pinterest. That's where most people pin things nowadays anyway, right?
While I suppose you could create Pinterest boards to implement the ideas in this book, the concepts are bigger than that. In Dream It. Pin It. Live It., Terri Savelle Foy talks about how we can use vision boards to help us achieve our dreams and God's call on our lives.
I'll also admit that I've never been one much for vision boards. I'm still a bit on the fence about it. But I know from experience that I reach more of my goals when I write them down, and that keeping inspiration in front of me on a daily basis helps me stay on track. So who knows, maybe vision boards will be a helpful tool in my not-too-distant future. (If you're a vision board-er, I'd love to hear from you! Speak up in the comments below or on Facebook!)
Even though Terri and I have a few different perspectives on things—I don't know that I agree with the law of attraction, or some of her scriptural interpretations—I found several points from her book encouraging and motivating.
I especially appreciate the time she spends in one chapter, talking about the impact gratitude can have on our lives, and I thought this was such a timely reminder since Thanksgiving is next week!
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change."
No matter where we are in life, we always have things to be thankful for. And by focusing on these blessings, our countenance, outlook, and circumstances change.
Terri also encourages readers to ask God to help us to dream big. Another concept I whole-heartedly agree with. Even if you're in an amazing season overflowing with God's abundance, God wants more for you. And the same is true if this was a hard day in a difficult week in a trying month in an exhausting year. Your present reality is not as good as it gets. Ask God what He has for you. And not just what circumstances or situations He can change, but what good does He want to bring in your strength of character? In your perseverance? In the fruit of His Spirit in your life?
But I'm getting off track.
In Dream It. Pin It. Live It. Terri calls us to dream. To set goals and meet them, not just for ourselves but to fulfill the mission God has placed on our lives. She shares a verse from John 17 and as a detail-oriented checklist person, I appreciate the translation:
"I glorified you on earth by completing down to the last detail what you assigned me to do." John 17:4, MSG
I appreciate how Terri often turns the focus of the book back to what God is speaking in our lives. When we talk about vision boards, goals, and dreams it's easy for our focus to turn inward to our own (often selfish) desires. I don't want a big beautiful vision board full of things outside of what God wants for me. Terri encourages readers not just to have dreams but to seek God for the passions He wants to put in our hearts. Here are a few other valuable themes I found in her book:
- Grow your faith by intentionally listening to faith-filled words.
- Surround yourself with people you want to be like.
- Spend your time each day with purpose.
- Be a lifelong learner and create a personal development plan to grow in the skills needed to fulfill your calling.
- "Do fewer things more often! And get better at them!"
- "What you achieve isn't nearly as important as who you become while you're working toward the goals on your vision board."
Are you a vision board person? What have you found to work for you? I'd love to hear from you! Please drop a note in the comments below or on Facebook and one lucky participant will win a free copy of this book!
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Door Number 2
Length: 00:42:11
Synopsis: On this week's podcast Francesca, Jenny, Chris, and Lindsay marvel at how summer is passing us by (again!). We discuss a range of topics like choosing our battles/summer projects, making hard decisions in the face of cold, hard mathematics, fearless anime leaders, the Jucy Lucy™, stepping on rakes and getting hit in the face, Prince Pajama Parties and the age-old argument of who was in the excellent film Die Hard... Vin Diesel or Bruce Willis?
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Show Notes:
The Monty Hall Problem
Prince Pajama Party
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