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Boris Red version 5 announced Posted over 9 years ago by N/A - Posted in Software
Boris have announced the new Boris RED 5 - looks like some really good new features, we await with baited breath... the good thing is that if you purchase now you get a free upgrade when it appears in Q3 2010 - nice :)
Scheduled for release in Q3 2010, Boris RED 5 introduces support for 64-bit applications such as Adobe CS5 and Sony Vegas 9, adds 30+ new filters, and provides a score of new user interface and workflow enhancements including ergonomic panels, a curve editor, and a spreadsheet-style keyframe editor window. Customers who purchase RED 4.3 now will be eligible to receive a free upgrade to RED 5 from Boris Fx.
Boris RED Version 5 brings RED's award-wining 3D compositing, titling, and effects capabilities to 64-bit video editing applications," commented Boris Yamnitsky, president and founder, Boris FX. "30+ new filters cover many common post-production tasks including 3-way color grading, the ability to uprez SD video to HD, video noise reduction, and a range of image restoration tools."
Boris RED 5 New Feature Highlights
- New Support for 64-bit Video Editing Applications. Boris RED 5 will support Adobe CS5, CS4, and CS3 under 64-bit and 32-bit Macintosh and Windows operating systems and Sony Vegas 9 under 64-bit and 32-bit Windows operating systems.
- 3 Way Color Grade Filter provides a professional color grading process complete with three custom color wheels for pedestal/gamma/gain adjustment.
- New Noise Reduction Filter smoothes out video noise using spatial and temporal information derived from the video clip - especially in dark areas of an image.
- New UpRez Filter for high-quality SD to HD conversions, facilitating the resizing of image clips while minimizing the data loss that is usually associated with resizing media in a host application. The UpRez filter includes several high-end image processing algorithms to enhance the sharpness and smoothness of the final result.
- New Pixel Fixer Filter removes bad pixels resulting from a faulty digital camera sensor or dust on a camera lens. Up to 10 bad spots can be repaired with a single filter application - without any degradation of image quality or sharpness.
- New DV Fixer Filter softens or removes diagonal stair-step lines from a clip captured with a lower-quality camera - without degrading image sharpness or quality.
- New Smooth Tone Filter smoothes or softens an image while preserving detail contrast, making skin tones silky-smooth without loss of sharpness in the image.
- New Lens Blur Filter emulates a popular lens blur or rack defocus effect where out-of-focus highlights of an image clip take on the shape of the lens shutter.
- New MatchMove Filter allows users to combine motion tracking with transformation and compositing of a layer. Users can lock the movement of one image clip to another image clip using Boris RED's built-in motion tracking capability.
- New LED Filter makes an image, clip, or text element with alpha appear as though it was constructed out of an array of blinking or solid LED lights.
- New Prism Filter simulates the photographic effect of chromatic aberration in which a bad lens generates prismatic color fringing along edges of high contrast within the image.
- New Scan Lines Filter generates rolling RGB scanlines over the source image clip, emulating the effect of a computer monitor which was shot on video tape or film. The filter also includes a user-controlled noise generator function for added realism.
- New Damaged TV Filter emulates the appearance of a CRT-style television that is receiving a bad antenna signal or is in need of repair - complete with gun offset, distorted edges, image roll, noise, scan lines, and interference lines.
- New Turbulence Filter generates auto-animated gel-like distortion fields in an image clip based on input from the built-in noise map and turbulence controls.
- Other New Filters include Lens Shape, Warp, Morph, Video Morph, Pencil Sketch, Charcoal Sketch, Cartoon Look, Water Color, Tile Mosaic, Lightning, and Color Choker.
- User Interface and Workflow Enhancements include drag-and-drop panels, a curve editor for smooth parameter animation, and a spreadsheet-style keyframe editor window.
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Microsoft Says It Is Not Bound by GPLv3
Microsoft cleared the air July 5 on its obligations to GNU General Public License Version 3 support, declaring it will not provide support or updates for GPLv3 under the deal it penned in November with Novell to administer certificates for the Linux distribution.
Microsoft also said July 5 that its agreement with Novell, as well as those with Linux rivals Xandros and Linspire, were unaffected by the release June 29 of GPLv3 by the Free Software Foundation.
For its part, Novell said it will support customers with a regular SUSE Linux Enterprise Server subscription, regardless of the terms of the certificates provided by Microsoft.
Microsoft is "not a party to the GPLv3 license, and none of its actions are to be misinterpreted as accepting status as a contracting party of GPLv3 or assuming any legal obligations under such license," Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft's vice president of intellectual property and licensing, said July 5.
As a result of the ongoing statements from the FSF and others that cast doubt on Microsoft's legal position and obligations with regard to GPLv3, the company decided it needed to clarify its position in that regard.
Read the rest of this eWEEK story: "Microsoft Says It Is Not Bound by GPLv3"

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Welcome to SSA Savannah United! All great soccer players have one thing in common: a love for the greatest game on earth. SSA Savannah United is committed to channeling that passion for soccer to the development of lifelong soccer players from the earliest ages into adulthood. This process depends on a commitment to continuous education for our coaches and parents, along with a relentless pursuit of player development and enjoyment.
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The Academy Program runs from August - December in Fall Seasons and January - May in Spring Seasons. You can find the latest version of the schedule in the 'Document Center' on our website. There is travel associated with Academy Soccer, which works out to be approx 60% home events and 40% away events. The distance traveled depends on the level of the team. Like any sport, our most competitive teams must travel a little further to find an equal level of competition. For out of town festivals we try and stay within a 2 our radius and for tournaments we try to stay within a 4 hour radius.The Select Program runs on a similar timeline as the Academy Program. August - December in Fall Seasons and January - May in Spring Seasons. Select Teams participate in the Georgia Soccer State Classic (Boys) & Athena (Girls) Leagues. If a team performs well in the State Leagues or State Cup Competitions, they may earn a place in the Region III Premier League. Further Information on these leagues can be found HERE
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To participate in WPI's alumni tuition incentive program, you have to be admitted and enrolled as a full-time student in one of WPI's MS or MBA degree programs. In each semester of your first year of graduate study, you will pay for nine credits of course work, but you may register for as many as eighteen credits in each semester. In other words, you can take up to nine credits beyond the nine-credit, full-time threshold in each semester of your first year at no extra cost.
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Washington: When Bangladeshi blogger and social activist Ashif Entaz Rabi hosted a TV talk show about a slaying of a publisher by Islamic extremists, he faced a torrent of threatening phone calls.
He says young men with earpieces started loitering outside his workplace, and a militant website urged followers to "send this Ashif to Allah."
But Bangladeshi authorities told him they couldn't protect him, saying he'd need the kind of security usually reserved for the prime minister to keep him safe. Instead, they told him to take care of himself, and write something good about Islam and the government.
Rabi, 37, is in Washington at the invitation of a human rights group, calling attention to the dozens of writers and bloggers who fear they could be the next victim of a wave of savage attacks on liberals and religious minorities in Bangladesh. The violence has had a chilling effect on freedom of expression in the traditionally moderate Muslim nation.
Tuesday marked World Press Freedom Day, and a coalition of rights groups are calling for a UN-backed inquiry into the killings because Bangladesh's government has failed to address the situation.
They say "an atmosphere of complete impunity" in the South Asian nation is emboldening the killers. Since the beginning of 2015, at least nine intellectuals, academics, writers, bloggers, and activists have been hacked to death in targeted assassinations.
Rabi attended the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the weekend, and met on Tuesday with a top State Department envoy on human rights, Tom Malinowski, to discuss the deteriorating climate of tolerance in Bangladesh.
He'll also be hoping to find a way to secure sanctuary in the US for himself and his immediate family. "It's better that the international community do something rather than just make statements. It's no use just issuing letters, as the prime minister (of Bangladesh) does not care," Rabi told The Associated Press on Monday.
Secretary of State John Kerry called Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, urging Bangladesh to protect those at risk.
He also offered US support for the investigation into the slaying last week of Xulhaz Mannan, a US Agency for International Development employee and gay rights activist.
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Cotton is obtain from vegetation which help to make cottonsarees . This fabric is very relaxed in all the weathers expressly summer's.Cotton sarees lends dazzling and elegant look to all women. It symbolize comfort elegance and style. These are the everyday staple sarees of the working class of India.
They are trendy in all parts of India and worn from North to South, East to West as a daily casual wear.It comes in countless designs, colors, styles & materials. You can find it in hand painted, written, kanta work, handwork, boarder or simple plain sarees.
As for proper places they are best choice because it gives a neat and crisp look. Similarly they can be worn for official events, festivals, parties, casually and the list just goes on.They can be team it up with blown up handbags, ethnic jewelry and beautiful Indian footwear like chapels or open sandals.
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Walmart, Mavericks, and the Value of Information Security
Last year, Gartner began to expose a bunch of "Maverick Research," which it is using to encourage innovative thinking around relevant IT topics. This has become one of my favorite watering holes to satisfy my thirst for new information and new models for solving strategic business problems. I highly encourage you to spend some time on Gartner's Maverick site.
This week, I took one of my strolls through the Maverick section of the site, and one of the papers that caught my eye was, "Maverick* Research: Walmart Will Reign When Corporations Become Nations."
A lot of positions are taken in this article, including musing about Walmart declaring itself as a nation, but one statement that really struck me is this:
"[Walmart has] a history of exploiting IT to deliver competitive advantage — and it can deploy these to provide the citizens of Walmart Nation with cost- efficient services that correspond with the lower layers of Maslow's hierarchy of needs."
What does this mean? Walmart clearly understands the business value of IT, and leverages that as a competitive advantage. Makes sense that we would all strive for that kind of value in our own organizations, doesn't it?
Maslow for IT?
Another thing that jumped out at me is the notion of aligning the value provided with Maslow's hierarchy of needs. In the human condition, that means we always cover the basics (breathing, food, water, procreation, sleep, critical bodily functions, etc.) before we can move to some of the more discretionary needs, like creativity, love and belonging, etc.
What is the Maslow's hierarchy of needs for your business? For some, the "must haves" are things like revenue, profit, business availability, etc; while the discretionary things may be giving back to the community, employee satisfaction, company parties, etc.
It would be interesting to figure out what the "hierarchy of needs" is for your business, and ensure you are taking care of the most important things first. I've created a (very rough) example of a pyramid to give you an idea of what I'm thinking of, below:
Your pyramid may look different, have more layers, etc. but I think you'll find that there is clearly some kind of a "bottom layer of the pyramid" that must be protected above all else.
Practical advice from the Mavericks at Gartner
I could go on about this topic for a while but, rather than do that, I will present some of the recommendations from this paper, as I think they provide some excellent food for thought:
CEOs and CIOs: To survive and thrive in the face of threats from "juggernaut" competitors like Walmart:
- In the short to midterm (that is, 12 to 24 months):
- Focus on sustaining the trust and loyalty of your customers by delivering on the basic expectations of those who consume your products and services.
- Get a sound understanding of what your organization's core competencies are and how they will help you deliver the customer basics.
- For the long term, and to prepare for the future:
- Implement an achievable plan for the reorganization, which is needed to support sustainable delivery of your customer basics.
- Keep abreast of technological, societal and business trends — in particular, how your customers are using technology.
- Investigate the stated future strategies of world-class leading companies, other businesses in your industry and those with which you partner.
This list was intended to be applied at the business level but it's easy to reframe the advice to make it more applicable to our charter in information security and operations. By rewording the guidance to focus on IT's customers (internal and external), and on delivering value to them, it's easier to envision ways of using technological innovation that is very aligned with the needs of the business.


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MM: What about African Americans? What was their situation?
BN: Well, the African Americans were spread among the various school boards, I think, and my recollection is that the Indians were the dominant racial group in the schools in the county. But there were white and black students in the county school board as well. It wasn't totally Indian.
MM: Do you feel like African Americans had any more say so over the city school boards than say Indians would have, Indians that lived in the cities or—
BN: I'll tell you generally I thought the blacks and the Indians were both oppressed groups in Robeson County at this time, and we're talking in the early '70s. That they were equally oppressed, that there were a number of devices that were used to oppress them, a number of ways that they were kept powerless, that this is a device, this double voting so called was a device that had a greater impact on Indians than on blacks. So it was of particular interest to the Indians and the elimination of double voting itself didn't help blacks as much as it did Indians. But I know, I did know about a lot of other devices that oppressed blacks and also kept blacks and Indians from working together.
MM: Talk about those a little bit. We can get back to the double voting structure. But I'm sort of interested in that moment when you came down here, what you were observing.
BN: Well, I wouldn't say in the moment, I spent a lot of time in Robeson County. I came down often. It's not a matter of, I mean things were pretty clear from the beginning. But the more I was there the more I learned, and the more I learned about it. The one matter related to the education system that I thought was a concern both the blacks and whites was that the education system was deliberately kept at a low level of quality. At that time and it think still Robeson County depended for its economy on low wage industry. In order to attract industry to Robeson County, folks promised low wages. One way to maintain low wages was to have a large group of uneducated, even illiterate, citizens who would be willing to work for the low wages. So the education process was kept at a poor level in order to be able to produce people who would work for low wages. Another strategy that I learned about was that the county was fairly evenly divided between the three races, not precisely certainly, but there were pretty strong proportions of each of the three races. In order to keep the whites and blacks from joining together in political races in order to win a race for, win a political seat, a political position for a member of one of those two races, the whites would often put up candidates from the white and/or black races to run against other candidates to divide the vote. So if there were a serious black candidate or a serious Indian candidate, the whites would put up a black or Indian candidate to divide the vote, divide the Indian or black or minority vote, and enable the white to win. That was a pretty effective device and it was very strongly used. So those are a couple of things.


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WILMINGTON, N.C. – VCU scored runs in seven of the first eight innings and used a 21-hit attack to defeat UNC Wilmington 15-6 Friday evening in the second game of a three-game Colonial Athletic Association series at Brooks Field.
VCU, which evens the series at a game apiece, snaps a three-game losing skid and improves to 22-31 overall with a 12-17 mark in CAA play. UNC Wilmington, which clinched a spot in next week's four-team CAA Tournament despite the loss, slips to 29-26, 17-12.
VCU's leadoff batter reached in seven of the first eight innings, while the Rams pounded out 21 hits, their second-highest total all year.
Freshman Bill Cullen went 3-for-4 with a career-high six RBI, including a pair of doubles and a home run. The Colonial Heights, Va., native extended his career-long hitting streak to 13 games, the longest by any Ram this season. Senior Michael Cheatham and junior Taylor Perkins collected four hits apiece, freshman Joey Cujas added three, while seniors Michael Caddell and Ryan Caldwell, and freshman Chris Ayers each posted two.
VCU starter Kyle Haynes (6-7) picked up the win, allowing three runs (none earned) on eight hits with three strikeouts in six innings. UNC Wilmington's Travis Bradley falls to 2-5 after surrendering five runs in 1 2/3 frames. Rams reliever Ryan Morrison picked his first career save after tossing the final three innings.
Cullen drew a four-pitch leadoff walk and scored on a base hit by Cujas to give VCU a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. The Rams then tacked on four more runs in the second to pull ahead 5-0. Perkins and Ayers collected back-to-back singles to start the frame. Caddell then laid down a sacrifice bunt in front of the plate but Seahawks catcher David Shambly's throw was wild and Perkins scored from second. A RBI groundout by Caldwell, a double from Cullen and a base hit by Cujas extended VCU's lead.
The Black & Gold didn't stop there as senior John Lenherr reached on a fielding error by shortstop Jake Koenig to start the third and Perkins followed with a single into center to push the Rams lead to 6-0.
VCU broke the game open in the fifth with three more runs on four hits. After Cheatham and Perkins both singled, Ayers drove in one with a base hit through the right side and Caddell collected a pair of RBI with a ball just out of the reach of Hunter Ridge at first base to make it 9-0.
A two-out fielding error by Cujas extended the fifth inning for UNC Wilmington as the Seahawks went on to plate three runs to pull within 9-3. Koenig singled into right to start the frame but after two quick outs, Cujas couldn't come up with a ball off the bat of Michael Bass. Matt Campbell followed with a RBI single up the middle and Andrew Cain drove in a pair with the bases loaded to make it a six-run game.
However, VCU got a run back and jumped ahead 10-3 in the sixth. Cullen drew a leadoff walk for the second time in the game and scored on a base hit by Cheatham with one away.
A three-run homer by Cullen gave the Rams a 10-run advantage in the seventh but Ridge pulled UNC Wilmington within 13-4 with a one-out double in the bottom of the inning.
Cullen drove in his sixth RBI of the night with a two-out, two-run double in the eighth. UNC Wilmington added two runs on four hits in the bottom of the ninth to make it 15-6.
The Rams and Seahawks conclude the three-game series Saturday at 2 p.m. It will mark VCU's final game of the season.


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It is becoming a regular occurrence in Washington. Another deadline, another conflict and another looming showdown.
This time the showdown is over a payroll tax cut, that if a deal is not made, could lead to a 2 percent cut in the average American's take-home pay.
Just like in the battle over the debt ceiling, Republicans in the House and President Obama have backed into corners with two dramatically different plans.
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Despite the bleak prognosis, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Henrico) is confident a deal will get done.
"We are going to see our way forward and resolve our differences," Cantor said. "So that we can afford those with a job out their working hard some relief."
Cantor seems confident, but areas of common ground appear few and far between. And with the holidays approaching, the December 31 deadline is looming large.
Video of Cantor's remarks can be found below:
Click here to read Nobles' full analysis.
Ryan Nobles, an anchor at NBC12 in Richmond, Va., moderates the Decision Virginia blog. Nobles has been named one of America's "Best State-Based Political Reporters" by the Washington Post. Politico recognized him as one of the "50 to Watch" political players in the U.S. You can read more from his blog by clicking here.


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Weekday Warrior
|This article is about a mod.
The subject matter of this article was conceived by third-party developers and is therefore deemed both non-canon and non-official. It cannot be used as a relevant source in articles on official subjects.
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June 7, 2006
Robert Midlil
Weekday Warrior is a mod for Half-Life 2. It was developed by students at The Guildhall at SMU during 6 months and released. Development started in January 2006 and finished June 7, 2006, date the mod was released. It received the Best Mod and Best Singleplayer FPS Mod awards in the 2007 Independent Games Festival.[1]
Set inside a modern corporate office environment, the player takes on the persona of Doug Smith, a very bored man with the untapped potential for greatness. Because of Doug's status as a corporate drone, the only way for him to explore his potential is to fantasize himself into a more exciting life. Doug, as an avid comic book fan, particularly likes to imagine himself as a character called The Mongoose, a James Bond like super-spy. A plot from the upstairs office could get Doug and all his co-workers fired. Suddenly the player has to navigate Doug through the drama and political struggle that ensues and save his office.
- ↑ 2007 Independent Games Festival Winners. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
External links[edit]
- Official website (archived)
- Weekday Warrior on Mod DB
- Weekday Warrior at the Valve Developer Community


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How to Grow and Use Aloe Vera for Medicinal Purposes
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Aloe vera, also known as medicinal aloe, is a species of succulent plant that thrives in dry, hot regions of the world. Aloe vera is a stemless or very short-stemmed succulent plant that can grow as high as three feet tall. The leaves are thick and fleshy, green to grey-green, with some varieties showing white flecks on the upper and lower stem surfaces. Yellow flowers may grow on outdoor aloe plants, but not on indoor potted aloe plants.[1] Aloe vera sap from the plants may be useful in the treatment of wound and burn healing, skin dryness, and even cold sores.[2] Keep reading to learn how to grow and use aloe vera for medicinal purposes.
Growing Aloe Vera
1Purchase an aloe vera plant. Purchase a small plant from a garden store and then repot it in a larger container. If you care for the plant properly, it will thrive and produce plenty of aloe for medicinal use.
- Choose a wide container to repot your aloe plant since aloes tend to produce offshoots, or baby aloe plants.
2Use appropriate soil. The most important point to remember while using soil for growing Aloe vera plants is that the soil should be moderately fertile and fast draining, as the plant itself contains a lot of water and will wilt if the soil is not fast draining. Use a good quality commercial propagation mix or pre-packaged "cacti and succulent mix" as they allow good drainage.[3]
3Keep your aloe vera plant in full sun. If you prefer to keep the plant inside, place in a window for maximum sunlight. If you are in mild climatic conditions, take care to provide enough direct light. Artificial light may be used if you do not have much sunlight in your region.[4]
- In areas that receive frost or snow the species is best kept indoors or in heated glasshouses.
4Check the soil before you water your aloe vera plant. Stick your finger into the dirt to determine if you plant needs to be watered. Allow the first 1-2 inches of soil to dry out completely between waterings. Since aloe vera plants are native to dry, hot regions, they can survive droughts, but the plants will be more likely to thrive if watered every few days.[5]
- Water your aloe vera plants less in the winter, since the plants will drain more slowly. Over watering can cause rot to form, which may kill your plant.
5Repot your plant as needed. When potted aloe plants become crowded with baby plants growing from the sides of the mother plant, they should be divided and re-potted to allow room for further growth and help prevent pest infestations.
- You will have to completely remove your aloe plant from its pot to find these baby plants. Use sharp scissors or a knife to sever them from the mother plant.
- Repot the mother plant when you are finished and transfer each of the baby plants to their own pot.[6]
Using Aloe Vera Gel
1Collect aloe gel as needed for medicinal use. Your aloe plant's leaves are filled with aloe gel that you can harvest as needed for medicinal use. Wait until you need the gel to harvest it. When you need some aloe gel, cut one of the leaves from your aloe plant and squeeze or scoop out the clear aloe gel.
- If you are harvesting a large amount, you may need to cut the leaf in half (lengthwise) in order to get all of the gel out.
- Try to only harvest as much as you need at one time. If you have any leftover gel, you can store it in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to a week.[7]
2Apply aloe after exposure to the sun. You can apply fresh aloe gel to your sunburn to help cool and heal your burn. Apply the gel to your sunburnt skin and reapply ever few hours or as needed to keep your skin moisturized.
- Try refrigerating some aloe gel for an hour or two before applying it to your sunburnt skin. The chilled aloe will have a nice cooling effect.
- Keep in mind that although people have been using aloe as a treatment for sunburns for ages, there is no conclusive scientific research that aloe has a healing effect on sunburnt skin.[8]
3Apply aloe vera to minor burns. Aloe may be effective for treating minor burns. It may even reduce healing time. Apply a small amount of the gel to your burn. Do not apply aloe gel to skin that is bleeding, blistered, or otherwise severely damaged.[9]
4Massage aloe vera gel into your scalp to prevent dandruff. Aloe vera gel has been found likely to be effective for treating dandruff. All you have to do is massage a small amount of the gel into your scalp.
- After you have washed your hair, rub a small amount of aloe gel between your hands (about the same amount you would use to shampoo your hair).
- Then use your fingertips to massage the gel into your scalp and leave the gel in your hair. Repeat this process each time you wash your hair.[10]
5Apply aloe to cold sores. Aloe has been found likely to be effective as a treatment for the herpes virus, also known as cold sores. When you feel a cold sore coming on, get a small amount of aloe gel on your fingertip and dab it onto the sore. Repeat the application as needed to keep the sore covered in aloe gel.[11]
6Apply aloe to dry skin. Aloe can also be used as a moisturizer or treatment for dry skin. Try replacing your normal lotion with fresh aloe vera gel. Use the aloe gel the same way that you would use a body lotion. Apply it to the skin all over your body and massage it in until it is absorbed.[12]
Community Q&A
QuestionI eat a tiny bit every morning. It's bitter as can be. Is it safe to eat?You might want to reconsider eating the raw whole leaf-- even a tiny bit. According to the US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, oral aloe is associated with a risk of diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Also-- potentially more dangerous is that raw aloe leaf extract has been shown to increase digestive system tumors in lab animals. While it has not been proven to be dangerous in humans, there is a definite risk from eating the raw leaf.
QuestionI have heard that using the entire leaf is more beneficial than using only the gel. How much of the entire leaf would I use in a single smoothie?Using the whole leaf should probably be avoided until more evidence comes in regarding the safety of the whole leaf. According to the US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), oral aloe is associated with a risk of diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Also-- and this is important, raw aloe leaf extract has been shown to increase digestive tumors in lab animals. While it has not been proven to be dangerous in humans, there is a definite risk from eating the raw leaf.
QuestionSome nurseries here have said there's a difference between regular aloe and medicinal aloe. Is this true?Aloe barbadensis (aka. aloe vera) is the type of aloe generally used medicinally. There are over 450 species of Aloe, some of which appear to have similar properties but possibly less effective. Other aloes are poisonous. There are bitter aloes (like Aloe ferox) and very pointy aloes (Aloe acutissima). So, it is true that the medicinal aloe is the aloe vera.
QuestionCan I grow the aloe vera for marketing purposes?Community AnswerIf that is what you wished to do, then yes. It is perfectly legal to grow.
QuestionCan I apply aloe vera on my hair? What are the benefits?Community AnswerYou can apply aloe vera to your hair. The benefits are that it repairs dead skin cells on the scalp, acts as a great conditioner and leaves your hair all smooth and shiny. It also promotes hair growth, prevents itching on the scalp, and reduces dandruff.
QuestionCan I make a health drink from aloe?Community AnswerConsider buying a non GMO aloe vera juice as the base and add some fruit juice you've freshly squeezed.
QuestionI have plants. Should I use the large or small one?Community AnswerThe large plant. It is more developed than the small plant, and it's less likely to be adversely affected by the harvesting process.
QuestionIs aloe safe to use on a baby's face if it has a scratch? Will it help speed up healing and prevent scarring?Community AnswerNo. Use baby Neosporin or let it heal on its own. You can use aloe, but it won't help.
QuestionHow do I get the gel from an aloe vera leaf to be smooth and not lumpy?Community AnswerMix it in a blender or put it into a container and mix with a little bit of water.
QuestionI have been told that aloe Vera is also good for dogs. Do I just put some of the gel from my plant into my dog's water?Community AnswerNot until you consult your vet. You should always consult with your vet before giving your dog something that you are unsure about.
I have a very large mature aloe vera maculata. Does this variety have the same health benefits as barbadensis?
How old should an Aloe Vera plant be before I can use the gel for medicinal purposes?
Would using a small aloe Vera plant say from Lowes be beneficial in any way? Are there such thing as smaller plants with benefits or are those pups?
Will aloe vera help my rabbit if it has a burn?
- As with any natural supplement, you should consult your doctor before you add aloe to your supplement regimen. Also, tell your doctor about aloe and any other supplements that you take to prevent any adverse drug interactions.[13]
- The green skin of the aloe vera plant contains a very potent laxative. If you're cutting the aloe and notice a bright green juice, that is the laxative. Because of this, you should not consume the whole leaf (both green skin and gel) unless instructed to by a medical professional.
- Although some studies have suggested that oral use of aloe may have some health benefits, these studies have not been confirmed. Currently, taking aloe by mouth is not recommended since some studies have shown that aloe latex, a component in the aloe plant, may cause cancer, kidney failure, and other serious health problems.[14]
- Do not use aloe if you have a known allergy to plants in the Liliaceae (lily) family.[15]
- Do not take aloe orally if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. It may cause uterine contractions and even cause miscarriage. It may also cause intestinal distress in infants that consume breastmilk after the mother has consumed aloe.[16]
- Do not use aloe vera on deep wounds or severe burns. Some studies have suggested that aloe extends the healing time when used in these situations.[17]
- Do not use aloe vera orally if you are taking oral steroids, digoxin, insulin, oral hypoglycemic drugs, or diuretics.[18]
- Aloe vera may lead to low levels of potassium in some people.[19]
- ↑ http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b628
- ↑ https://nccih.nih.gov/health/aloevera
- ↑ http://www.almanac.com/plant/aloe-vera
- ↑ http://www.almanac.com/plant/aloe-vera
- ↑ http://www.almanac.com/plant/aloe-vera
- ↑ http://www.almanac.com/plant/aloe-vera
- ↑ http://www.aloeplant.info/harvest-fresh-aloe-gel/
- ↑ http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/aloe/evidence/hrb-20058665
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-607-aloe.aspx?activeingredientid=607&activeingredientname=aloe
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-607-aloe.aspx?activeingredientid=607&activeingredientname=aloe
- ↑ http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/aloe/evidence/hrb-20058665
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-607-aloe.aspx?activeingredientid=607&activeingredientname=aloe
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-607-aloe.aspx?activeingredientid=607&activeingredientname=aloe
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-607-aloe.aspx?activeingredientid=607&activeingredientname=aloe
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/
Article SummaryX
To grow and use aloe vera for medicinal purposes, start by purchasing an aloe vera plant from a garden center. Then, repot it in a larger pot with fast-draining soil, because aloe vera plants will wilt if the soil drains too slowly. You'll want to keep your aloe vera plant in full sunlight and water it whenever the top 2 inches of soil dry out. When you need to harvest aloe gel, remove some leaves from the plant, cut them in half, and squeeze out the gel. You can apply the gel to calm sunburn or treat small burns. For tips on how to treat dandruff or cold sores with aloe vera gel, read on!
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And how did Rick Mercer find out about this lack of tourism advertising? Why, from Elizabeth May, of course. For those of you who don't know who she is, she's the LEADER of the Canadian GREEN Party. That's right. The leader of the Green Party is upset because our Prime Minister is NOT promoting the frivolous, unnecessary use of …. wait for it …. FOSSIL FUELS!!!
So exactly how do they propose those foreign tourists GET to Canada? ParaSail?? Canoe across the ocean?? Drive an electric car up from South America?? That would be a neat trick.
The cacophony of yelling and screaming and calling for carbon taxes and a decrease in Canada's carbon emissions that we've had to listen to for the past several years, has just been one monumental show of liberal hypocrisy. And THAT is my rant for the day.
Click on the picture to go to the Huffington Post article that includes Rick Mercer's rant….


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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a cluster of degenerative diseases that gradually destroy the human brain from the top down and from inside out. As brain cells die, brain tissue shrinks. Loss of memory, attention, speech, thinking capacity, and orientation, along with behavioral problems in various combinations, gradually become apparent. The website for the Alzheimer's Association provides these sobering, staggering facts:
- One in every eight older Americans has Alzheimer's disease.
- One of every eight baby boomers will develop AD, and one in six will develop dementia.
- Approximately 500,000 Americans under age 65 have Alzheimer's or another dementia.
- With people living longer, the number with Alzheimer's is expected to triple by the year 2050.
- AD is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
The likelihood of developing Alzheimer's doubles about every five years after age 65. Those who have a blood relative with Alzheimer's are more likely to develop the disease. The risk also increases if more than one family member has the illness. The annual cost for care of AD patients in 2012 is estimated at $200 billion.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a less serious condition which poses significant problems also. About 10 to 20 percent of adults aged 65 and older are believed to have MCI. Cognitive impairment, or the decline in mental faculties, can result from a variety of conditions. Half of these cases will develop Alzheimer's later.
Risk Factors
Cardiovascular disease increases the likelihood of getting AD and MCI. Mild cognitive impairment can come on suddenly as from a stroke or other type of head injury or gradually from lifestyle practices. Common diseases, such as high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and a major or long-lasting depression, increase the risk for developing mental impairment. Other chronic conditions that increase MCI risk include:
- Obesity
- Metabolic syndrome
- Diabetes
- Hypothyroidism
- Liver disease
- Parkinson's
- Multiple sclerosis
- Chronic kidney disease
- Certain drugs and medications
A Closer Look: Chronic Diseases and Mental Deterioration
A NHLBI study1 found that:
- Individuals with high blood pressure developed small areas of vascular brain damage at a faster rate than those individuals with normal blood pressure. They also experienced a more rapid worsening of scores on tests of the brain's executive functions (such as planning and decision making).
- People with diabetes in middle age lost brain volume in the hippocampus at a faster rate than those without diabetes. The hippocampus is involved in learning, memory, and mood regulation. People who lose brain cells in the hippocampus are more likely to develop dementia.
- The brain's executive abilities declined at a faster rate in individuals who were obese during middle age.
- People with a high waist-to-hip ratio were also more likely to be in the top 25 percent of those with faster decrease in their brain volume.
Therefore, it is essential that we use proven lifestyle interventions to control (and in some cases reverse) chronic diseases such as hypertension, obesity, and type diabetes. For some individuals, the judicious use of medication will also be needed. The good news is the same lifestyle measures that prevent, reverse, or control these diseases also helps to preserve brain functioning.
Lifestyle Counts
At least seven of the diseases that increase the risk for AD and MCI are related to the lifestyle we choose and the foods we eat. But that is not all. Consider these statistics:
- One study showed that when compared to non-smokers, those who had smoked two packs of cigarettes a day increased their risk of developing Alzheimer's by more than 157 percent and had a 172 percent higher risk of developing vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's.2 Smokers lose brain volume overall and in the hippocampus at a faster rate than nonsmokers and are more likely to have detectable signs of vascular damage in the brain.
- Alcohol and Alzheimer's produce similar effects on cognition, brain disorders, and brain chemistry.3
- The hippocampus is vulnerable to THC in marijuana. Marijuana use impairs a person's ability to form new memories and to shift focus. Marijuana's effects on the brain can gradually accumulate and deteriorate critical life skills over time.4 Such effects may be worse in those with other mental disorders, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and obesity.
Obviously, a person who is serious about preventing cognitive decline will address any addiction issues he/she may have.
Diet and Brain Health
Eat temperately. Overeating in middle-age years impacts memory in the later years. Indeed, a recent study showed that individuals who are obese in middle age are at almost four times greater risk of developing dementia in later life than people of normal weight.5 Obesity increases inflammation within the brain. In contrast to overeating, calorie restriction improves memory and reduces certain inflammatory markers in elderly people.
Avoid dietary pitfalls. A typical Western diet (high fat, high sugar) causes cell membranes in the brain to be less flexible, thus compromising the flow of nutrients into the brain cells. A moderate intake of unsaturated fats at midlife is protective, whereas a moderate intake of saturated fats may increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's.6 In her studies, Rothenburg found that a high intake of meat, butter, high-fat dairy products, eggs, and refined sugar, was associated with an increased risk for AD. Meat, especially pork, decreases electrical activity in the pre-frontal cortex of the brain.7 According to neurophysiologist Dr. Bernell Baldwin, some studies show that vegetarians have approximately 50 percent less risk of developing dementia than non-vegetarians.8
Enjoy a plant-based diet. Even if you have not eaten wisely, when you adopt a good diet, the flexibility of membranes of the brain cells improves. Not only that: the blood flow, the electrical balance, and the chemistry within the brain get better.
Monounsaturated fats, found in almonds and olives, prevent the clumping of blood cells in the brain. This results in longer attention spans and improved cognitive performance. Omega-3 fats improve the ability of brain cells to receive messages.9 Although fish is a good source of omega-3 fats, the fatty tissues of fish often accumulate environmental toxins (mercury and pesticides), which damage the brain. For this reason toasted flaxseed, walnuts, soybeans, and spinach are preferable as omega-3 sources.
Colorful fruits and vegetables provide antioxidants and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals that can protect the brain from cognitive decline. Flavonoids in purple, red, and blue fruits improve memory and problem solving.1011121314 Apples reduce pro-inflammatory chemicals (which promote dementia) in the brain. Their regular consumption seems to also help prevent the decline in cognitive performance seen in normal aging.15 They increase the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Studies suggest that regular consumption of cruciferous, green leafy veggies, and yellow vegetables may also afford protection.
Check your blood levels.
Even low normal levels of B12 can cause neurological damage and mental symptoms. Vitamin D deficiency is rather common in North America and Western Europe. Older men and women with low levels of vitamin D are nearly four times as likely to have problems with their mental faculties of memory, attention, and logic.
Keep Physically Active
Exercise increases neurotrophin levels in the brain and spinal cord. Neurotrophins act as fertilizers that nourish and protect brain cells and increase the number and efficiency of synapses (microscopic places of communication between nerve cells) thus making learning and recall easier. Neurophysiologist Bernell Baldwin teaches that exercise promotes the production of stem cells in three areas of the brain. If the diet is right (low in saturated fat and ample in antioxidants, for example), these stem cells can then migrate to other parts of the brain.
Use It or Lose It
Brain cells will die unless stimulated. Engage in a variety of wholesome mental activities that stimulates the different portions of brain. Jigsaw puzzles, mathematics, learning a new skill or a language, carpentry, mechanics, Bible study, and meaningful social relationships stimulate the various faculties of mind and make them stronger.
Used with permission from Wildwood's College of Health Evangelism.
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WhatsApp ends support for Blackberry and Nokia older version.
Most popular messaging app WhatsApp has announced in a blog post that they will end the support for the following platforms
- BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10
- Nokia S40
- Nokia Symbian S60
- Android 2.1 and Android 2.2
- Windows Phone 7.1
As WhatsApp is planning to expand the app and these devices don't have capability to handle the expansion, they have taken the decision to withdraw support.
WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook Inc. on February 19, 2014, for approximately USD 19.3 billion, and since then Facebook is continuously working on WhatsApp to improve functionality and behaviour.
According to the official Blog post by WhatsApp "This was a tough decision for us to make, but the right one in order to give people better ways to keep in touch with friends, family, and loved ones using WhatsApp. If you use one of these affected mobile devices, we recommend upgrading to a newer Android, iPhone, or Windows Phone before the end of 2016 to continue using WhatsApp."
If you are still using Blackberry or Nokia or older platforms, WhatsApp has suggested to upgrade the device to continue to use the services.