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My Secret Identity
I've told most of my friends about this blog. I've got a link up to it on my social networking profiles. It is connected to my real name. Sure, it's in ways that are only accessible to those I allow to see it, but the connection is there.
Since I've told people in my real life about this blog, I feel weird writing about my current relationships. Part of me wants to say "fuck it" and be completely honest. Who cares if people read about themselves in my blog? I'm all about openness. Why not just deal with people in a completely free way? Force things out into conversation.
The other part of me wants to avoid the subject of my personal life altogether. Telling stories about people or sharing opinions about their actions is a quick way to alienate them. I don't always think good things about my friends, and while I can be critical in a kind way, it's harder to do that for a general audience. Tact serves a purpose in my interactions; I can't abandon it entirely. But I don't want to soft-pedal things on my blog.
I can't just stop talking about my life, though. That would kind of defeat the purpose of having a blog, wouldn't it? I love this medium because it's such a revolutionary way of sharing narratives and making connections. I can see that I have something in common with a person who lives across the globe, or learn about our differences. That's freaking awesome. I wouldn't want to cut that off for myself.
It's certainly a conundrum. I could always start a new, more anonymous blog, but I don't really want to do that. I like putting my energy here, and I like the impetus to be honest. It's just a fine line to walk, and a (fascinating) challenge every day.
3 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Very interesting.
I've been avoiding telling my family about my blog - I have told a few friends, but I primarily communicate with most of them over the Internet, anyway.
I would think that as long as you make things sufficiently anonymous, nobody sensible would be too offended if you mentioned them. Good luck with walking that line!
- October 12, 2008 at 8:36 PM
- Unknown said...
I haven't told my family because they don't know that I've been stripping as long as I have. I wouldn't mind if they read what I have here, but I don't want my blog to reveal my earlier lie about my job.
And you're right, so long as I don't name names it should be fine. Walking the line between anonymous and too cryptic is tricky, but fun. Thanks for the good wishes.
- October 12, 2008 at 8:42 PM
- Kekla Magoon said...
Yes, interesting.
I'm fairly new to blogging (and I contribute to a blog that style-wise is actually much less abjectly intimate than yours!) but I'm finding it intriguing to balance the ease of expressing honesty in a seemingly faceless medium, with the fact that people I know will be reading.
Maybe it's just a good way to break the ice about things you might not get around to saying in person.
- October 13, 2008 at 4:20 AM
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An optional third steering station is in the cockpit, to starboard. With joystick control, it may be handy for backing into a slip but good visibility is only to the aft starboard corner, making the station's appeal somewhat limited.
Steps lead up both sides to sidedecks where the cabin top has been angled inward, providing more shoulder room to walk forward. A sunpad takes up most of the foredeck but here, Prestige rethought things. Although the pad is triple-wide, both sides have room for an unobstructed skylight, which bring light into the forward stateroom. A cabana at the head of the pad provides shade, and a four-seat forward-facing settee is at the foot. The settee seatbacks can be lowered to make the sunpad even larger.
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Across from the galley and behind the starboard settee, eight steps lead down to said luxurious, full-beam master and its centerline queen bed and portside lounge. To starboard is a vanity desk, which is nice but a little too high to work at comfortably with a laptop. (I'd venture to say that, today, it's more important to offer a comfortable work desk than a makeup application space.)
Stowage capacity is exceptional in two large hanging lockers and drawers throughout. The headroom and the length of the master berth are both six and a half feet, for tall boaters' comfort. As always, Prestige has added touches of luxury where it counts, including a 60-inch flat-screen TV and a backlit, fabric-covered headrest that provides a soft glow throughout the cabin. The master head to starboard has an extra-wide sink integrated into the Corian counter and a compact shower stall.
While the cabin stretches more than 16 feet across the full beam, it is a bit shorter fore and aft, as space seems to have been allocated to the accommodations in the forward section of the boat, including two guest cabins that are fully en suite. Of course, the VIP cabin in the bow runs a close second to the master. As mentioned before, plenty of light and air pour through the overhead hatch and skylights, but there are also hull windows and opening ports, so the cabin is light and breezy. Another vanity desk (same issue with its height) is to port, and the head is en suite; a separate door makes it the day head too.
Upstairs on the main deck, the galley is aft and to port, so it can easily serve the interior dinette and anyone in the cockpit. Cooks will appreciate the convenience of a ceramic three-burner Bosch cooktop and a separate Miele oven at knee level. A standup refrigerator/freezer combo is hidden behind matching wood paneling, and an optional Edgestar dishwasher is down low in the aft corner. A center island holds dishes, including tiny espresso cups in individual cutouts. Inboard of this island is a very useful leather-covered handhold, matched by another a few feet forward on the galley counter.
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The helm, to starboard, is well laid out. Three 16-inch Raymarine gS165s MFDs sit on the dash behind the wheel at an angle that minimizes reflection off the windshield. The touchscreen displays also have a control panel that could be mounted a bit closer to the driver, so he can reach them from a seated position. The MFDs are easy to see but the Volvo-Penta EVC display, which sits flat on the dash, has lots of reflection from above, so drivers might have to lean down for a closer look. Or just repeat the engine information on one of the MFDs.
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Before we left San Diego, we tested the time to plane on the flat waters of the bay — a neat 8.3 seconds. Not that the conditions warranted it, but we ran with the Seakeeper activated and the ride was smooth as silk.
I always start a test in the engine room, so I completed a thorough walkthrough before we took off, while the engines were still cold. On the 630, the engine room is accessed via the swim platform. The exterior door opens to optional crew quarters — twin berths and a small head — that also serve as the walkthrough to the machinery space. Twin 725 hp Volvo Penta IPS950s are coupled with pod drives, a combination that delivers better fuel economy and greater performance with less horsepower and overall weight.
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Greyhound racing officials in New South Wales, Australia, have been forced to step down in the wake of the "most horrific cruelty that you would ever come across involving dogs and animals."
Undercover footage released on Monday by animal welfare groups showed prominent greyhound trainers using live rabbits, possums and piglets as bait on mechanical lures to spur dogs around the track. This bloody practice, thought to make greyhounds run faster in competition, has been illegal in Australia for decades reports 9news.com.au.
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style tip #1: layer up for Fall with a leather jacket.
style tip #2: rock a midi dress as a short dress by folding the bottom hem inward. To see the original, click here.
style tip #3: rock a two-tone lipstick.
Try any of these for the weekend and let me know how it goes!
I love receiving comments or feedback :)
Have a great weekend!
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Archive for the 'Tokyo date' Category
Do you remember that I once went to match making party?
Actually my relationship with "my perfect match" didn't end that night so let me write about this. We never met again, but he tried and tried and tried to pursue me and pretty much did everything in his power (using cellphone) to convince me to marry him, or at least have a drink with him.
I must admit it was flattering at first, to be told how surprised he was to have met his perfect match in a match making party(what a coincidence, he kept saying) and that he had never expected such fortune. I would have even gone for a full dinner + drink date with him at that point, if it wasn't for the wrap up of my busy analysis project. I really would have, he was nice, decent guy at least from what I remember that night, and his sms wooing were harmless, if not flattering.
After 3 weeks of meetings, report makings and excel databases, his emails turned into something more than what it originally was. It seemed as if his passion for the idea of getting married (note: not the passion for me) has gotten out of control in my absense, and his sms started get more and more in tense, in terms of volume and content. He was so getting anxious to get married, he couldn't wait till he seems me again.
"What kind of a family do you like to have?" "What kind of a man do you like to marry? I will try to be that man, I will get stronger for you" … isn't it getting bit intense to hear these from a guy you just met once? But I realized this has to end when he googled me and found me on the company website and my university website and commented on sms "You work so hard, I saw your success in the company and in the university, you must be so smart with great genes"
After a month or 2, it was all about the sms chase. I became the Queen of avoidance, and ignored his passionate sms (about the idea of marriage, not me) and slowly he became quieter with sms. And it was his very last sms that really impressed me, after all the sms that had tired me, freaked me, and pushed me away from him.
In his very last sms, he asked that we meet again, so I could give him a feed back on what he did well, what he did wrong, and how he could do better next time he goes to the match making party. Well, he doesn't learn the lesson that may be this whole match making thing isn't for someone like him, but he is surely ready to learn te lesson from his failure and grow to be the konkatsu-professional.
What did I learn from this experience? … To be desired for sex, is one thing. It happens, right? Lust at first sight. He doesn't know you, but he knows he wants you. He wants to kiss you and take you in his arms, even though he doesn't know you. I welcome that, eventhough I find it annoying if the guy is not my type. But to be desired for marriage, without the guy knowing me… this is freaky. This is completely different story. And although this match making party, my konkatsu activity was a success for having him desire me for marriage so much (hell yeah, I could have been married by the time I'm writing this now) I really learned the sadness of idea of marriage without love… and lust.
Romance meter: 65%
Conclusion: This turned out to be the most decent date in my Tokyo Meet Market experience, probably because it was a double date of "successfully matched couples" and because we shared experience of surviving Monday night omiai party. As in the case with gokon, Japanese people seem to perform better when in group than as individuals. Perhaps that's why gokon is preferred to Western style one-to-one blind date, and group dating is preferred to one-to-one date.
Genre: dinner double date following konkatsu party
Show time: Monday 9:30pm-
Running time: 90 min
MPAA rating: PG
Cast: my friend and I, #4 and #5 from konkatsu party
(continued from Konkatsu party frenziness)
"Congratulations!!! Tonight we have 13 matched couple" the match maker shouted with happiness and excitement! "I will announce the paired numbers and the guys will leave the building and please wait for your partner downstairs. And here we go, the first pair is…" it was my friend and #4, and me and #5…
We left the Mariage company office and the two guys were standing in front of the door waiting for us. They smiled shyly and one of them said "haha… so we were successfully matched, this is nice, we were quite surprised, didn't think this kind of things work. Anyways, it was so dry in the room and we are so thirsty, do you want to go for drink with us?"
So we went along to an izakaya near by and toasted to our fateful encounter. And I must say, it was a nice comfortable dinner full of interesting conversation. It was unusual date… in a way it was similar to gokon in a way we were dining with complete strangers trying to get to know eachother, but it was also similar to a normal double date, at the same time there was mutual mixed feeling of awkward embarassment (from how we met eachother in a matchmaking party), excitement (how we were successfuly matched), and hope (that this might turn out to be something in the future). And our conversation flourished around them.
After the toast, we, again, exchanged our profile card just as a reminder of who it was that we were matched to. We picked up the conversation from the profile card once again, but this time, more casual and relaxed. We asked eachother more personal questions than during the speed dating to get to know eachother. We shared our experience and review on the speed dating, since it was first time experience for 3 of us. We again expressed how surprised we were to have been matched and how surprisingly natural to have double dinner with the matched partners. The conversation was mostly between the matched couples, but at times, when one couple runs out of things to say, then the four of us would converse together. There seems to be mutual support among the four of us to take things forward from quite embarassing encounter in a matchmaking party.
At the end of the dinner, there was exchange of contact information between the matched couples and we parted our ways with casual promise to get together in the future. Within 1 hour after good byes, both #4 and #5 texted to their matched partner thanking us for a wonderful night, and hoping to see us soon for double date to enjoy summer fun together. "hmmm… this is how serious these guys are when they actually pay $60 to meet women…." my friend and I nodded convinced of the dedication and seriousness of the konkatsu activist guys.
Konkatsu activist guys are serious about finding partners. Don't play with them, they are serious. As much as they treat us nicely though, I wonder…. if they are treating us nicely because they like us, I mean from the bottom of their heart they feel some attraction, anything, even lust … or do they just treat us well because we are women, their potential housewives in the future… funny I never asked myself this question, but I have asked myself similar one: is he nice to me because he likes me or does he just want to sleep with me? Well I guess with the konkatsu guys, it's more of "does he just want to marry me?" LoL that's new!
Places to go on dates
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Where to go on "dates" is very important for Japanese couples. It seems restaurants are the most casually chosen location for the first date. But as couples see each other more frequently, where to go, aside from restaurants become an important issue.
Because of crowding and high rents, youngsters in Japan tend to live with their parents until marriage. Though more single people in the 20's are living alone these days, some 70 percent of single Japanese aged between 18 and 39 still live with their parents. They all have full-time jobs, (granted they aren't making bank, but then again who is) but it's just a more convenient/efficient way of of life for them.
But when it comes to dating, living with parents are not so convenient. Most of the Japanese people are not eager to introduce their partner to the parents until engagement, they cannot even bring their partners home.
Therefore, where to go on a date, ususally called "date spot" in Japanese, become big fun issue for Japanese couples.
So where do they go on dates? What are the "popular date spots" in Tokyo Meet Market?
- Movie theater
- Somewhere with a beautiful night view
- Aquarium
- Amusement park
- Driving (renting a car and drive around into the Tokyo suburb)
- Beach
- Cafe
- Park
- Planetarium
- Karaoke
- Manga cafe
- Zoo
- Botanical Garden
Romance meter: 34%
Conclusion: Japanese men don't know how to impress women on a date. They can pull off a compliment or two but cannot behave in a smooth, confident way to melt a woman's heart. Chivalry is DEAD in Japan, what they want is a mother and a wife, not a lover or a partner.
Genre: dinner date
Show time: February Saturday 7:30 pm
Running time: 120 min
MPAA rating: PG
Cast: me and investment banker boy
"Investment banker boy" was dancing alone in a dance floor when we first met. I noticed he kept starring at me but, as usual, seemed to have no guts to come talk to a woman, so I asked for the time and then soon after, he bought me drinks and asked me out on dinner. One month later, he called me to ask me out on dinner and we decided to go to an area in my neighborhood that he had not visited yet. He called me three times after that, to confirm the time and place of our meeting.
We met in the station, both bit nervous to meet each other after 1.5 months but I politely talked about the cold weather of Tokyo in February. And as we walked out the station, he started to tremble from the cold weather. We kept walking, with him complaining about the weather, and went to one of my favorite brasserie for oden (Japanese winter dish). We started the dinner with beer and after we decided on the appetizer, we gave a polite little toast with him looking at the chopsticks. (again! please look at Tokyo date report #1: Yurakucho boy)
As the food was getting served, our conversation flew from his work (which is usually the first thing Japanese men want to talk about), his tennis lesson, manga books and PS games. Luckily, I am quite knowledgeable regarding manga books and games Japanese men like, thanks to otaku friends I had back in the college in the US. So we talked a lot about which manga is interesting, what games are good, and we talked about Hollywood making movies based on Japanese manga, like Dragon balls and Death Notes.
It was around then I started to realize he has developed some rash on his neck, from the 1 glass of beer he had drunk. At the time, I had already finished my 2nd glass of beer and was wondering if it would be polite for me to order another one… So I decided to say, "You know, you have developed some rash on your neck, are you ok?" and he told me "yeah, I'm kind of not handling alchol so well today, I've had horrible hangover." and since it was Saturday night, "Oh, you must had crazy Friday night!" and to my surprise, he say "oh no, I was staying home lastnight, I had the hangover 2 weeks ago, not yesterday! you silly!" …. and I lost my guts to order my 3rd beer or to tell him that I've had a crazy Friday night and had woken up with horrible hangover myself lol
But it was during the walk to the next cafe that I decided that I do indeed need a drink, and perhaps a smoke. For the whole entire 3 min walk, he kept saying how cold he is, jumping up and down, and running into stores here and there to escape the blowing wind. Let me remind you once again, this is in Tokyo and we have 35°F even in the February night. Even if it is cold, shouldn't it be the other way around? Shouldn't he be asking me if I'm cold? Shouldn't he be putting his arm around my shoulder to keep me warm?
The date was going down the hill from here on. He had a tea, and I had a cocktail, and he talked about movies, manga, and games and I listened with a smile on… until he put his head on my shoulder and said "I get so sleepy when I drink, I wish I could just sleep here…." So… that's why I concluded this night "Chivalry is DEAD in Tokyo"
Coming from a country side of Japan, and having 2 older sisters to babysit him, his attitude was rather meek and docile throughout the date. If anything, he made me feel like a man… He kept whining about the winter weather and how cold it is, he wanted to take a cab to go to a bar nearby, he gets all red after 1 beer, he doesn't smoke, his legs are skinner than mine, he gets sleepy after 1 drink and he tells me that with his head on my shoulder… uggggh
Japanese men don't even try to impress women on dates. Though there are so many rules out there for women to follow to comfortably welcome men into their lives, men don't even try to woo a woman. At least, be a man, when you go on a date, then I should have some respect for them. Am I being too harsh?
Continued from Gokon report #2: gokon by the book
Romance meter: 12%
Conclusion: Though the overall date was not so bad, with mediocre food and mediocre polite conversation, I was mostly annoyed by how the boy could not talk with eye contact. His lack of confidence and attitude did not motivate me to see him again.
Genre: dinner date
Show time: February 17th 7:30 pm
Running time: 120 min
MPAA rating: PG
Cast: me and Yurakucho boy
"Yurakucho boy" was one of the participants of the Friday night gokon from 2 weeks ago. Since our workplaces are just one station away, and our birthdates are just one day away, our conversation flourished as we absorbed more alcohol. We parted with casual promise to have a lunch in the future ,and after several exchange of text messages, the Yurakucho boy asked me out for dinner at a thai restaurant.
I arrived 5 min late and was surprised to see that he was a little shorter than me with my heels, but I politely talked about the cold weather of Tokyo in February. We started the dinner with beer and his back pain and after we decided on the appetizer, we gave a polite little toast with him looking at the chopsticks. (ugh, I don't like men who don't give eye contact while giving toast)
I had decided not to smoke for the date, but as our conversation went on and on about his work, his guitar practice, his back pain, his work, his weekend snowboard trip that gave him more back pain, then his work again, then his family, then his back pain, then his favorite alcohol… it was a time for me to have my cigarette.
After he was done talking about all aspects of his life, and I had started to feel full, with thai food and his story, it was time to go because he could no longer sit because of his back pain. I followed the rule and offered to split the bill and he told me to pay a little less than half of the bill. We parted in the station politely, but I could not be polite enough to say "see you soon"
I had learned before the date, as I wrote in Dos and Don'ts of the first date, that I should ask questions and listen to him. I followed the rule with an expectation that he would eventually ask some questions too. But he did not, he just loved talking about himself so much that it seemed he does not even realized that I was listening, looking at him in the eyes. I think the date was over when he made the toast without eye contact. As the French and the Germans say "taost with eye contact, else it's seven years of bad sex"… I think it will be seven years of no sex for this poor boy.
Another thing was that he kept complaining about his backache throughout the dinner. It seemed that the alcohol had worsen the back pain and worsen his redness of his face, and he only had 2 drinks! "It's because of my age, I am 30 years old, already a granpa" was the killer line that really killed my interest in this poor little grandpa.
I just wanna wish that he finds a nice masseuse!
Today is the memorable day of my first Tokyo date.
I got some tips from my trustee friends and Japanese dating guides
so I have summarized my learnings in the following Dos and Don'ts!
Let's see what they say….
Dos and Don'ts for the first Tokyo date:
- Don't wear jeans, he'll think you were not so motivated for the date, or that he's not worth the effort
- Do wear skirt of appropriate length, just above your knees
- Don't show your skin too much, better to look pure and clean than too sexy
- Do ask him questions, let him talk, and when there's common interests, then talk about your opinions and preferences.
3 key questions to ask:
- "How's work, busy this week?" to give him chance to show his business which would give confidence that he is a successful business man
- "What do you do when you go home?" to give him chance to talk about his hobbies and interests. Make sure you ask more in details once he starts talking to show that you are interested in him
- "What did you do on the weekend?" to give him chance to talk about how he spent his money on entertainment and give him chance to show off his luxurious status
- Do give him enough time to talk about his job, his daily tasks and career goals so he can listen to himself talk of his business and start to feel confident!
- Do give him encouragement as you listen, smile, nod, give eye contact, agree, praise, get impressed
- Don't talk about yourself much, especially on how busy you are at work
- Don't tell him you have already been to the restaurant (that he picked for the date) even if you have
- Don't talk about your past relationships but if he does, listen with sympathy and kindness
- Do show your willingness to split the bill by asking "how much is it" as you leave the table and look for your wallet in your bag
- Do let him say with pride "don't worry about it, let me take care of it"
- Do smile and thank him if he buy you dinner
- Do walk away from the cashier machine and let him take care of it. Wait for him outside of the restaurant
And what to expect from the date if it goes well?
"Nothing much, just expect him to entertain you"
"Free dinner! Yep, he should pay for it since he invited you!"
"Probably better not to expect anything romantic. He won't give you good night kiss like they do in the US, that's for sure!"


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Star-Demon wrote: So - I've once again started an attempt to learn ogre - but unfortunately most tutorials give you lots of packaged stuff that isn't working out or showing me what I need to see.
What I really would like is some kind of tutorial that tells you what you need to do just by opening up MSVC and hitting "empty project".
this looks really good:
http://www.ogre3d.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 2&p=418904
But Cmake throws a fit and I can't get it to make a project because no one ever updates their IDE.
It's frustrating that picking up OGRE has always met with failure. I really want to succeed this time, at least being able to use the classes I've been making for so long to actually work.
So if anyone has any suggestions for things I should look out for, or any personal stories about learning this or starting from scratch, feel free to share.
gus wrote: You can have a look there:
http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/Setting+ ... ual+Studio
and there:
http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/MadMarx+ ... =Tutorials
Hope it helps
Zini wrote: The first link gus gave you looks rather good. I guess. No idea about MSVC really. If you are only doing some experimentation for yourself and you want to use an IDE then using cmake is a bad idea. It only makes everything more complicated.
I am not so sure about the second link. Looks a bit too complicated for an OGRE beginner.
Star-Demon wrote: I've been pouring over those pages for a while. I like the new ones, but I get a missing ogremain_d.dll error when I try to build it.
The setup page works, though, but it's also dependent on using the tutorial framework, which doesn't teach me anything about starting my own. I'd have to structure everything around the tutorial's code.
Lots of these have so many items that re added and so much packaged that it doesn't give you any practical experience to build on - it doesn't even show you what the training wheels you're on actually are.
I'll have to just take it slow. I can't expect to pick it up as easily as I did XNA.


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Improv Everywhere: Just Helping Out
Last weekend, Improv Everywhere staged another mission for Manhattan. 80 IE agents in royal blue shirts hung around in a Best Buy store, just being helpful.
>The reaction from the employees was pretty typical as far as our missions go. The lower level employees laughed and got a kick out of it while the managers and security guards freaked out. […]
>With our main photographer busted, I took out my camera and started taking covert snapshots. One employee caught me in the act and rushed over. As soon as he got to me, I caught him off guard with a question, "Hey, do you know where I can find the right memory cards for my camera?" He stammered for a second and then said, "Sure. They're right over there." I thanked him and was on my way. Another employee caught me moments later in the DVD section, but I disarmed him with a question as well, "Do you know how much the Star Trek DS9 DVDs are? There is no price tag." We chatted for a second about how expensive the set was, and by the time I walked away he forgot all about the camera.


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scientific studies on homeopathy.
Studies showing the efficacy of homeopathic medicines have been published in the Lancet, the British Medical Journal, Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Cochrane Reports, Chest (the publication of the British Society of Rheumatology), Cancer (the journal of the American Cancer Society), Journal of Clinical Oncology (journal of the Society of Clinical Oncology), Human Toxicology, European Journal of Pediatrics, Archives in Facial Plastic Surgery, Archives of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, and many more. ALL of these studies were randomized, double-blind, and placebo controlled. Further, because of bias against homeopathy, these studies have been scrutinized rigorously, perhaps even more rigorously than is usual…………….
Extreme sensitivity of gene expression in human SH-SY5Y neurocytes to ultra-low doses of Gelsemium sempervirens. 28 April 2014
Response by the Homeopathy Research Institute to Australian NHMRC Report 18 April 2014
Do Homeopathic Pathogenetic Trials generate Recognisable and Reproducible Symptom Pictures? 05 April 2014
Exploring frontiers: Use of complementary and alternative medicine among patients with early-stage breast cancer. 07 March 2014
Impact of complementary and alternative medicine on the quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease: results from a French national survey. 02 February 2014
New Homeopathy Study on ADHD 10 January 2014
Long term evaluation of homeopathy on post treatment impairment of pulmonary tuberculosis 10 January 2014
A Review of Homeopathic Research in the Treatment of Respiratory Allergies 14 December 2013
Physical chemical and citotoxic evaluation of highly diluted solutions of Euphorbia tirucalli L. prepared through the fifty milesimal homeopathic method 14 December 2013
Homeopathy Research – National Centre for Homeopathy 14 December 2013
Plant-derived nanoparticle treatment with homeopathic Cocculus 30c ameliorates attention and motor abilities in sleep-deprived rats 16 November 2013
What if we could explain homeopathy? Moving towards a physical theory of homeopathy 25 October 2013
Designing a randomized double blind controlled clinical trial for add-on homeopathy in cancer patients 25 October 2013
A closer look at the Nobel-winning Higgs boson particle 19 October 2013
Differences in use of complementary and alternative medicine between children and adolescents with cancer in Germany: A population based survey. 22 September 2013
Calcarea carbonica induces apoptosis in cancer cells in p53-dependent manner via an immuno-modulatory circuit 22 September 2013
Potentized Homeopathic Drug Lycopodium clavatum (5C and 15C) Shows an Anticancer Effect on HeLa Cells In Vitro 10 August 2013
A Mixed Methods Exploration of Homeopathy for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Comparing Research Evidence and Clinical Practice 20 July 2013
Homeopathic medicine for acute cough in upper respiratory tract infections and acute bronchitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 09 June 2013
Antimalarial potential of Nosode 30 and 200 against Plasmodium berghei infection in BALB/c mice 17 May 2013
Antimalarial potential of China 30 and Chelidonium 30 in combination therapy against lethal rodent malaria parasite: Plasmodium berghei. 11 May 2013
Efficacy of individualized homeopathic treatment and fluoxetine for moderate to severe depression in peri- and postmenopausal women (HOMDEP-MENOP): study protocol for a randomized, double-dummy, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial 27 April 2013
Abstract of the Results of a Polish study on High Dilutions 04 April 2013
Declaring a Truce With Our Microbiological Frenemies 31 March 2013
Management of Influenza-Like Illness by Homeopathic and Allopathic General Practitioners in France 10 March 2013
Effect of homeopathy on chronic tension-type headache 06 March 2013
New Homeopathic Medicines' database: A project to employ conventional drugs according to the homeopathic method of treatment 24 February 2013
Homeopathy v antibiotics in dairy-cow mastitis 10 February 2013
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Pediatric Specialty Outpatients 06 February 2013
Adaptive network nanomedicine: an integrated model for homeopathic medicine 19 January 2013
A model for homeopathic remedy effects 19 January 2013
The Emerging Low-Dose Therapy for Advanced Cancers 06 January 2013
The Scientific Evidence for the Efficacy of Homoeopathy 01 January 2013
The development and use of Hering's Law Assessment Tool (HELAT) in homeopathic clinical trials 29 December 2012
300 Studies on Homeopathy 12 December 2012
Therapeutic Effect of Arsenicum album on Leukocytes 12 December 2012
Rhus Tox retains its anti-arthritic efficacy at high potency 1M, 10M and CM homeopathic dilutions 12 December 2012
Usage of complementary medicine across Switzerland: results of the Swiss Health Survey 2007 12 December 2012
Individualized homeopathy in a group of Egyptian asthmatic children 12 December 2012
Effects of Calendula officinalis on human gingival fibroblasts 12 December 2012
Homeopathic Successful Trial (RCT) of Hypericum for Peripheral (Sciatic) Nerve Regeneration 10 December 2012
Homoeopathic studies for benign hypertrophy prostate 30 November 2012
Homeopathic Treatment of Migraine in Children: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study. 18 November 2012
A protocol for a trial of homeopathic treatment for irritable bowel syndrome 11 November 2012
Promising plant model for research into Homeopathy 03 November 2012
A model for homeopathic remedy effects 28 October 2012
Homeopathy studies for Arthritis 25 October 2012
'Water computing' breakthrough? Tiny water droplets harnessed to perform computational logic 30 September 2012
How Homeopathy helps dairy calves overcome diarrhoea 02 September 2012
Management of Influenza-Like Illness by Homeopathic and Allopathic General Practitioners in France During the 2009–2010 Influenza Season 27 August 2012
New study shows widespread use of homeopathy in German children 27 August 2012
Impact of physician preferences for homeopathic or conventional medicines on patients with musculoskeletal disorders: results from the EPI3-MSD cohort. 28 July 2012
Homeopathic treatment for peripheral nerve regeneration: an experimental study in a rat sciatic nerve transection model. 28 July 2012
Accelerating the healing of bone fracture using homeopathy: a prospective, randomized double-blind controlled study 28 July 2012
Use of plants in basic research in homeopathic potentisation 14 July 2012
Method for appraising model validity of randomised controlled trials of homeopathic treatment: multi-rater concordance study 10 July 2012
THE PLACE OF HOMEOPATHY IN CLINICAL CARE 06 June 2012
Treatment of acute childhood diarrhea with homeopathic medicine: a randomized clinical trial in Nicaragua 06 June 2012
Study: Homeopathy Eases Patients Suffering of Chronic Sinusitis 07 May 2012
Cochrane: Homeopathic medicines for adverse effects of cancer treatments 14 April 2012
Outcome of homeopathic treatment in paediatric patients: An observational study from 1998 to 2008 04 March 2012
Groundwater Arsenic Poisoning Alleviated with Homeopathy: Journal Study 04 March 2012
Potentized homeopathic drug Arsenicum Album 30C inhibits intracellular reactive oxygen species generation and up-regulates expression of arsenic resistance gene in arsenine-exposed bacteria Escherichia coli. 26 February 2012
Homeopathic medicines substantially reduce the need for clotting factor concentrates in haemophilia patients: results of a blinded placebo controlled cross over trial 21 January 2012
Homeopathy in paediatric atopic diseases: long-term results in children with atopic dermatitis 21 January 2012
Randomized controlled pilot study to compare Homeopathy and Conventional therapy in Acute Otitis Media 21 January 2012
Complementary and alternative medical therapies for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 21 January 2012
Homeopathic Studies: Peer Reviewed Journals 14 January 2012
Management of distress during climacteric years by homeopathic therapy 14 January 2012
Brazil: homeopaths versus family doctors: a preliminary quantitative study 14 January 2012
Homeopathy on Science Direct 10 January 2012
Homeopathy enables rheumatoid arthritis patients to cope with their chronic ill health 02 January 2012
German Scientists Investigate Water Memory 21 December 2011
Homeopathy AIDS Study Demonstrates A Dramatic Ninety Per Cent Improvement 20 December 2011
Homeopathic Potencies Identified By A New Magnetic Resonance Method 14 December 2011
Real-life effect of classical homeopathy in the treatment of allergies: A multicenter prospective observational study 11 December 2011
Induction of Apoptosis of Tumor Cells by Some Potentiated Homeopathic Drugs: Implications on Mechanism of Action 16 November 2011
Mercurius solubilis: actions on macrophages 16 November 2011
Homeopathy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (HIBS) 14 November 2011
The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Products in Preceding Two Days Among Finnish Parents – a population survey 08 November 2011
Developments on drug discovery and on new therapeutics: highly diluted tinctures act as biological response modifiers 27 October 2011
Russian DNA Discoveries 26 October 2011
A Reply to Rheumatology Journal for its misconceived trial on homeopathy 19 October 2011
Homeopathic Research & Clinical Studies 16 October 2011
Society of Homeopaths 14 October 2011
Responses to specific homeopathic medicines can be measured 08 October 2011
Effect of Gelsemium 5CH and 15CH on anticipatory anxiety: a phase III, single-centre, randomized, placebo-controlled study. 01 October 2011
Studies of Homeopathic remedy TUBAID + pictures 28 September 2011
Strong Biological Activity of Homeopathic Remedy on Arsenic-Poisoned E. Coli Shown in Study 25 September 2011
Effect of dielectric dispersion on potentised homeopathic medicines 25 September 2011
Homeopathic Treatment for Chronic Disease: A 6-Year, University-Hospital Outpatient Observational Study 25 September 2011
Subnuclear Particles May Move Faster Than Light. Who Says Homeopathy Can't Work? 23 September 2011
More people using alternatives for Arthritis 04 August 2011
An exploratory study on scientific investigations in homeopathy using medical analyzer 31 July 2011
Science & Art of Homeopathy Daily 23 July 2011
Patients whose GP knows complementary medicine tend to have lower costs and live longer 21 July 2011
Use of Alternative Medicines by Patients with Cancer in rural Switzerland 03 July 2011
Homeopathy: Impact of Plausibility Bias 21 June 2011
1247 Scientific Studies on Homeopathy 19 June 2011
Complementary and alternative medicine use in children with life-limiting conditions 18 June 2011
Advances in homeopathy and immunology: a review of clinical research. 02 June 2011
Asthmatic children treated with homeopathy 31 May 2011
Homeopathy cure for prostate gets global signal 30 May 2011
Homeopathy Measured by Electroencephalogram 30 May 2011
A trial of homeopathy for moderate to severe depression 21 May 2011
High dilution effect assessed by UV-Spectroscopy 19 May 2011
190 Studies in Support of Homeopathy 12 May 2011
Natural Supplements for H1N1 Influenza: Retrospective Observational Infodemiology Study of Information and Search Activity on the Interne 12 May 2011
First Clinical Trials on homeopathy at the Garrison Hospital in Vienna 05 May 2011
Electromagnetic Signals from Bacterial DNA 01 May 2011
Research on Eczema & Homeopathic Medicine 24 April 2011
Efficacy of homeopathic and antibiotic treatment strategies in cases of mild and moderate bovine clinical mastitis. 24 April 2011
Macae in Brazil uses Homeopathy to prevent Dengue Fever 28 March 2011
How Healthy are Chronically Ill Patients After Eight Years of Homeopathic Treatment? 22 February 2011
Fibromyalgia: science validates homeopathy (again) 16 February 2011
A Study of Homeopathic Practitioners' perceptions and experiences of the Homeopathic Consultation 06 February 2011
Patients whose GP Uses Complementary Medicine have Lower Costs and Live Longer 04 February 2011
Who seeks primary care for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with physicians prescribing homeopathy and other complementary medicine? 26 January 2011
DNA molecules can 'teleport', Nobel Prize winner claims 20 January 2011
New highly significant results from Psorinum 6X in serious cases of Cancer 10 January 2011
Homeopathic Studies – Malaria 05 January 2011
IIT-B Team Shows how Homeopathy Works 24 December 2010
Exploring the Research on Homeopathic Treatment for Fibromyalgia 12 November 2010
Extreme homeopathic dilutions retain starting materials: A nanoparticulate perspective 05 November 2010
Clinical Verification of Homeopathy 04 November 2010
Use of Homeopathy in Pediatric Oncology in Germany 05 October 2010
204 human studies on Homeopathy published in 86 peer-reviewed international medical journals 24 September 2010
Electromagnetic Signals from HIV – Prospects for a Science of Homeopathy 03 September 2010
Homeopathy Associated With Dramatic Reduction In Leptospirosis Infection In Cuban Population 09 August 2010
Homeopathy and Hormesis (low-dose effects) 04 August 2010
Effects of pulsed low frequency electromagnetic fields on water using photoluminescence spectroscopy: role of bubble/water interface 15 July 2010
Narrative Review: Homeopathy in Cancer Care by Moshe Frenkel, MD 16 May 2010
Homeopathy as replacement to antibiotics in the case of Escherichia coli diarrhoea in neonatal piglets 31 March 2010
In vitro and in vivo anticancer properties of a Calcarea carbonica derivative complex (M8) treatment in a murine melanoma model 26 March 2010
An Overview of Positive Homeopathy Research and Surveys 08 March 2010
Cytotoxic effects of ultra-diluted remedies on breast cancer cells 14 February 2010
An Ideal Trial for Homeopathy 09 February 2010
New biological models of Homeopathy from Elsevier 21 January 2010
Darwin, Drosera and Homeopathy 18 January 2010
Approximately 400 Publications demonstrate therapeutic efficacy of homeopathic drugs 18 January 2010
The Subject of "Publication Bias" 18 January 2010
Repetitions of fundamental research models for homeopathically prepared dilutions beyond 10-23: a bibliometric study 15 January 2010
Inhibition of CD203c membrane up-regulation in human basophils by high dilutions of histamine: a controlled replication study 19 December 2009
A molecular model of interaction between extremely diluted solutions and NaOH solutions used as titrant 10 December 2009
Amelioration of Carcinogen-Induced Toxicity in Mice by Administration of a Potentized Homeopathic Drug, Natrum Sulphuricum 200 10 December 2009
Homeopathic Doses of Gelsemium sempervirens Improve the Behavior of Mice in Response to Novel Environments 10 December 2009
Dynamized Preparations in Cell Culture 10 December 2009
NMR relaxation time measurements of H2O in homeopathic preparations of quartz, sulfur, and copper sulfate 10 December 2009
Influence of very low doses of mediators on fungal laccase activity – nonlinearity beyond imagination 09 December 2009
The Relevance of the Placebo Effect in Homeopathy 05 December 2009
Homeopathic institution conducts HIV study 05 December 2009
Are Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Redundant for Testing the Efficacy of Homeopathy? 29 November 2009
Randomised Controlled Trial of Healthcare by a Homeopath for Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome 29 November 2009
Homeopathic treatment of patients with chronic sinusitis 29 November 2009
Homeopathic Individualized Q-potencies versus Fluoxetine for Moderate to Severe Depression 29 November 2009
Icy claim that water has memory 28 November 2009
'Proof' that homeopathy works 22 November 2009
Homeopathic Influenzinum as Flu Preventive 22 November 2009
Test of a Homeopathic Dilution of Aconitum napellus 21 November 2009
High dilution effect reported in NMR study 21 November 2009
The Scientific Proof of Efficacy 15 November 2009
A positive effect from Homeopathic remedies study 09 November 2009
Homeopathy AIDS Study – Ninety Per Cent Improvement 08 November 2009
Nobel Prize Luc Montagnier Foundation Proves Homeopathy Works 09 September 2009
How healthy are chronically ill patients after eight years of homeopathic treatment?–Results from a long term observational study. 09 February 2008
Controlled Clinical Trials Evaluating the Homeopathic Treatment of People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 05 July 2004


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Globalization: Past and Present
"The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind. Their consequences have already been great… To the natives, however, both of East and West Indies, all the commercial benefits which can have resulted from those events have been sunk and lost in the dreadful misfortunes which they occasioned." — Adam Smith
Capitalism has been global in character since its very birth. As the Europeans discovered new lands, starting from and Latin America, they realized the presence of rich natural endowments of the New World. The Europeans recognized that trade in these resources could accrue humungous amounts of profits and income. As Adam Smith pointed out, "The profits of a sugar plantation in any one of our West Indian colonies are general much greater than those of any other civilization that is known in Europe of America".
The struggle over the ownership of natural resources led to the conquests of the new lands. Gradually, but not non-violently, all the existing civilizations – starting with the Mayans, the Aztecs, Incas in Latin America to India and Africa – were brought under direct European domination and the Europeans embarked on the discovery of the East. This shift in power did not remain only at the top, but fundamentally changed the structure of society and polity of the New World.
Thus, discovery of gold and silver in America, and the enslavement and trading of Black population of Africa marked the beginning of a new world era – the era of Capitalism. Capitalism, from the very beginning, was complimented by political and economic domination over a vast majority of world's population and resources, resulting in what we know as Colonialism. Colonialism not only complemented Capitalism, but also played a very important role in its development as the political instrument to safeguard the economic interests of the colonizers.
With the development of Capitalism to the monopoly stage, the system of domination that complimented it also changed. The experience of Spanish-American War of 1898 unfolded the emergence of new form of domination, and the term 'imperialism' was brought into use in the economic and the political literature to explain the new phenomenon. From then on, 'imperialism' was recognized as an important perspective to understand the pattern of global political economy.
The definition of Imperialism has been a topic of much controversy and debate during the twentieth century. Various attempts have been made to both elucidate and confuse the concept of Imperialism. One of the major difficulties that exist in approaching a definition of Imperialism appropriate for the modern day and age is the adherence to the traditional model of a core nation-state that maintains dominion over the sovereignty of peripheral regions for whatever purposes. For-example, Michael W. Doyle characterized Imperialism in these words: "Empire, then, is a relationship, formal or informal, in which one state controls the effective political sovereignty of another political society. It can be achieved by force, by political collaboration, by economic, social, or cultural dependence. Imperialism is simply the process or policy of establishing or maintaining an empire."
There is no denial that the State plays a very important role in Imperialism. However, the view the State as an instrument divorced from the society is mistaken idea. It is important to note how State is not representative of whole people, but of a particular class.
These non-state actors often turn to national state to gain competitive advantage as a part of their larger corporate and commercial strategy. Modern day globalization is not a national project but a class project that seeks to bring national strategy within the folds of the interests of the dominant class in the state. In this way, the non-state actors utilize the state-machinery to achieve their aims and aspirations. Therefore, while broad definitions explain the general characteristics of the phenomenon, they fail to explain the distinct features of the contemporary form of trend known as Imperialism. Hence, the political definitions of Imperialism remain to be one-sided, and ignore some other features of Imperialism – particularly the economic ones that are peculiar to the twentieth century, like the emergence of large transnational corporations, banks, global institutions and their relationship with the state – which are as important, if not more, as the political ones.
The specific economic and political features of the modern-day Imperialism were first noticed by the John A. Hobson in this book Imperialism. While Hobson abstained from giving any concrete definition of Imperialism, he explained Imperialism as a natural outcome of the Capitalism, a political policy resulting from a "sudden demand for foreign markets for manufactures and for investments". A notable addition to Hobson's work was made by Rudolf Hilferding in highlighting the emergence of finance capital, the "capital controlled by banks and employed by industrialists", and capitalist monopolies. Such analyses are more in line with the world history then general political ones.
The work of Hobson and Hilferding assisted Vladimir Lenin in the preparation of his book Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism. In this book, Lenin laid down the five fundamental features of Imperialism for definitional purposes:
"Imperialism is capitalism at that stage of development at which the dominance of monopolies and finance capital is established; in which the export of capital has acquired pronounced importance; in which the division of the world among the international trusts has begun, in which the division of all territories of the globe among the biggest capitalist powers has been completed."
While most of the academics choose to declare any agreement with Lenin's definition as "impressionistic judgment" due to its attachment with the political movements, they seldom yield to one-sided analysis or unnecessary confusions while thoroughly failing to appreciate the trend pointed out by Lenin.
Lenin approached his conclusions while developing on the work of Hobson, with whom he had very little political agreement. The domination of finance capital and corporate cartels is no hidden fact. Not only do these corporations and banks control the issues concerning the global markets and governance, they also heavily influence crucial foreign policy instruments like war and peace. Even the dominant institutions like IMF, World Bank, and WTO are, as also pointed out by Joesph Stiglitz, serve the purposes of the global finance. How, then, can their power be denied?
Lenin's explanation of Imperialism also explains a one of the most pronounced phenomenon of the twentieth century – Imperialist wars. Imperialist wars, according the Lenin, is the persistent struggle of the global finance to divide and re-divide the world amongst themselves, where they use the influence the armies of their home country for the expansion of their markets and authority. These wars are carried out primarily against those who obstruct the progression of market forces, but also against the competitors. The First World War was one major manifestation of such a theory, where the rapidly emerging German capitalist class saw little room for the expansion of their markets in the already colonized world. Since then, a number of brutal and savage wars have been conducted in order to quench the never ending thirst of the capitalist forces for more and more markets.
The role of Imperialism in the future is a big question for all those who aspire for an international system based on of justice. Whether Imperialism will be allowed to inflict more misery and wars can only be decided by the large majority of people of this planet, those who face the "dreadful misfortunes" of globalization, for it's in the very nature of Imperialism to do what it has been doing.
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