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Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 6, 1555-1558. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1877.
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January 1555
|Jan. 2. MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|1. Cardinal Pole to the Bishop of Viterbo, Nuncio in France.
|Has received his letters of the 26th ulto., delivered by the brother of the French ambassador, (fn. 1) both of whom came to Pole last evening and delivered to him their King's most gracious letter in reply to what Pole wrote to his most Christian Majesty, who thereby shows himself most truly deserving of his title. He also gave him a letter from the Constable in conformity with the noble and pious disposition of his master. The ambassador also confirmed the Nuncio's account of the good opinion of King Philip and Queen Mary entertained at the French Court, and also of the constant desire of his most Christian Majesty for peace and the common weal. To-day Pole narrated the whole to King Philip and Queen Mary, alluding also to what the Nuncio wrote to him about the "deputation" (deputatione); and after some conversation on the subject, the King told Pole he would write to the King of France about it, evincing the best possible disposition, as he does in whatever relates to works of piety. Has written about this to the Nuncio at Brussels, that he may speak in conformity with what Pole said to their Majesties, and knows that he will not fail to use his best endeavours for the desired end, according to the intention of his Holiness, and in furtherance of the common weal. Will acquaint the Bishop of Viterbo with the result, and requests him humbly to kiss King Henry's hands in his name, thanking him much for his great graciousness towards Pole, and returning due thanks to the French ministers, to whom he will not fail to write when any suitable occasion presents itself.
|From London, 2nd January 1555.
|Jan. 2. MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|2. Cardinal Pole to the Archbishop of Conza Muzzarelli, Papal Nuncio with the Emperor].
|Conza will already have heard of the hint about peace which Pole dropped to the King of France, availing himself of the congratulations on the auspicious reconciliation of England to the Church. Pole performed the like office with the Constable and the Cardinal of Lorraine, and has now received their replies, as Conza will perceive by the enclosed copies. Communicated these letters to-day to King Philip and Queen Mary, as also what he wrote to the King of France, telling them also what else he had been able to elicit from the French ambassador when he presented him the letters yesterday, which was in short in conformity with the contents of the letter from the Nuncio in France, namely, that he considers it certain that should the Emperor assuredly be content to do the like, his King would be induced (si redduria) to send two personages to any neutral place to treat for peace; and when Pole asked him what he meant by a "neutral place," he said some place near Calais. Pole then inquired whether he considered England a neutral place, and as the ambassador replied affirmatively, Pole endeavoured moreover to learn some particulars, in case the project be realized, most especially as the ambassador's brother, who has now come to England, was with him, and as he is mentioned in the King's letter. They said they had no further instructions, and that the negotiation embracing many topics, it was impossible to come to any conclusion by messengers or letters, but that they hoped for a good result by means of such a deputation of persons of note and authority; saying, however, that he spoke of this particular without any commission, though he believed, etc., and showing, in short, that his King has a good opinion of the King and Queen, and places great trust in them. After having mentioned all this to their Majesties, King Philip told Pole he would write to the Emperor, nor will Conza fail to perform such offices at the Imperial Court as to his prudence shall seem fitting.
|From London, 2nd January 1555.
|Jan. 4. MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|3. Cardinal Pole to the Bishop of Viterbo, Nuncio in France.
|With the Bishop's letters of the 23rd ulto. received one from the Cardinal of Lorraine, rejoicing at the auspicious return of England to the unity and obedience of the Church, and informing him of the commission received from his most Christian Majesty (as announced by the Bishop) to celebrate a public thanksgiving for it. Encloses copy of his reply. Showed the Cardinal's letter to the King and Queen, and on every account thinks it warrants fair hopes for the negotiation of the peace. He also told their Majesties what the Bishop wrote about the good disposition towards it at the French court, and hopes that the replies to his last letters will give him an opportunity for proceeding further with them in this matter.
|From London, 4th January 1555.
|Jan. 4. MS, St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|4. Cardinal Pole to the Cardinal of Lorraine.
|From the conversation held by him [at Fontainebleau] with the most Christian King, having known his wish for the re-establishment of the Catholic religion in England, thought it his duty to congratulate him by letter on its having been effected, and at the same time alluded to the peace, which is so much desired and so necessary for the whole of Christendom.
|Wrote also to the Cardinal of Lorraine, well knowing how much he wishes to aid both matters, and was beyond measure gratified to find himself anticipated by the Cardinal's letter of the 22nd December, written before his receipt of Pole's, expressing not merely his own ardent and pious affection, but also the great satisfaction and joy of his most Christian Majesty at this so great and auspicious an event, and that he had chosen to announce it throughout his kingdom by ordaining a general thanksgiving, in which circumstance, as in that of the prodigal son, his Majesty has not only imitated the elder brother, but when rejoicing at the recovered health of the younger, has sought the joy of the father, an act well worthy of his Majesty's great piety.
|They subsequently occupied themselves with the completion of this holy work, which was terminated to-day in Parliament by the abrogation of all the laws and acts (constitutioni) passed at the time of the schism against the authority of the See Apostolie; re-establishing them as they were previously, and restoring their pristine and due jurisdiction to the bishops and clergy, which body has been reduced to such a state of weakness by the past misfortunes, that in the matter of the Church property and of the interests of private individuals it became necessary to make concessions, (fn. 2) though it may be hoped that the true foundation having by God's grace been laid, the late ruins will daily undergo further repair, to which they will attend strenuously, and their Majesties, through their piety, give great hopes of the best result. Again entreats the Cardinal, by means of his great authority, to favour the negotiation for peace, which Pole will never cease to recommend to their Majesties.
|From London, 4th January 1555.
|Jan. 5. Lettere del Colegio (Secreta), File No. 20.
|5. The Doge and College to Giovanni Michiel, Venetian Ambassador in England.
|To congratulate the King and Queen on the conversion of their subjects to the Christian faith, and on the certainty now obtained of the Queen giving an heir to the realm (et della certezza che si ha della posterita sua in quel Regno).
|Ayes, 23. Noes, 0. Neutral, 0.
|Jan. 5. Lettere del Collegio (Secreta,) File No. 20.
|6. Doge Francesco Venier to Queen Mary.
|The announcement made lately by her Majesty's ambassador of the return of the realm of England to its obedience to the holy mother church, was very agreeable and much desired by him, but subsequently his satisfaction increased on hearing it through the Queen's most loving letter, and by the statement of her ambassador, whom he has requested to congratulate her Majesty in his (the Doge's) name with all affection on so auspicious and desired an event, and to tell her that although many thanks should be rendered to the Almighty for this great gift conferred on the whole of Christendom, yet must its own part be assigned to the very prudent government and to the religion and great authority of her Majesty and of the most serene King in England.
|Has charged his ambassador in England to represent this and other things to the Queen, whom he requests to give Michiel full credence, as all proceeds from the Doge's respect for her Majesty.
|Ayes, 23. Noes, 0. Neutral, 0.
|Jan. 9. Original Letter Book of Agostino Barbarigo in the Venetian Archives.
|7. Agostino Barbarigo, Venetian Ambassador in France, to the Doge and Senate.
|Mons. de S. Sulpice (S. Sulpitio) has been sent to England to congratulate the Queen on the return of that kingdom to the true faith, and to its obedience to the Apostolic See, a thing which has caused great satisfaction to all good Christians, and should any mention be made of the peace, he is commissioned to say that his most Christian Majesty will never be averse to any fair and suitable adjustment, such having always been his wish, he neither desiring the Emperor's possessions, nor that his Imperial Majesty should have what belongs to France. According to the statement (relation) of a gentleman able to know the fact, it seems that twelve captains have been sent to take troops from this kingdom to Scotland, it having been previously said that Mons. d'Aumale would be sent thither, but it seemed that subsequently nothing more was said about this. (fn. 3)
|A few days ago an envoy (huomo) arrived from the Marquis Albert of Brandenburg, and has had several conferences with the Constable. Has not been able to obtain any authentic account of his negotiations, but it is said that the Marquis wishes to re-enter the French service, promising to bring into the field 15,000 infantry and 4,000 horse, wherever his Majesty shall please, not excepting Italy, the stipend demanded for this service being 50,000 ducats monthly; but unless Barbarigo's memory fail him, this negotiation was on foot last year, and well nigh stipulated, the Marquis marching southwards with his troops at the time when he was routed and put to flight. (fn. 4)
|Poissy, 9th January 1555
|Jan. 14. MS. St. Mark's Library, God. xxiv. Cl. x.
|8. Cardinal Pole to Cardinal Morone.
|Is debtor to him for three letters, to the last of which, written throughout in Morone's own hand, he will reply autographically, and for the preceding ones Morone will allow him to acquit his debt in the handwriting of others.
|This last, which is throughout congratulatory, comforted him greatly, not merely from hearing, and having well nigh palpable proof of his joy, but also from seeing that it commences and ends with the praise of God and acknowledgment of his infinite mercy and providence in bringing this so important an act to such an end. Had Morone seen how it came to pass he would say, as is said by those who were the agents, that divine providence did everything, both by giving such pious princes as the means and instruments for bringing this holy work to an end, as also by removing obstacles from the sight of those who so promptly resumed their obedience. Certain points and doubts which were subsequently mooted caused much difficulty, as Morone will have heard, and it now appears that the providence of God did this to accelerate and facilitate the introduction of the obedience, in like manner as He accelerated the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt, (fn. 5) who having been let go (licentiati), and having already departed, Morone knows how Pharaoh, before they crossed the Red Sea, again returned to persecute them, and endeavoured with his whole host to prevent their passage. The like seems to have occurred in the present case, the common enemy not having failed by indirect means and with all his might and malice to endeavour to prevent the repeal of the laws against the authority of the Pope, which act was the passage of the Red Sea and departure out of Egypt, which were at length effected, nevertheless, by the power of God, through the piety of Philip and Mary, for which be the divine goodness praised and thanked eternally.
|Pole was much pleased to hear the way in which the Pope demonstrated his joy, and yesterday, having commenced speaking about this with their Majesties, the King anticipated me by telling the Queen in detail all the various rejoicings made by his Holiness, and afterwards whilst his Majesty was reading the Roman jubileebull, the Queen desired Pole to repeat the narrative in English, and they were much pleased with it. After this, her Majesty commenced speaking about sending an ambassador to Rome, and after having discoursed a little about finding persons suited to this office, the nomination was deferred until after the dissolution of Parliament, which please God will take place in two days, (fn. 6) and then, arrangements will be made for the remedy of abuses and irregularities of late introduced into the religion, which will be done together with the Bishops, who show themselves ready to do their duty in this matter, for which purpose they wish to confer with Pole, as they must do more than once, there being so much and such great disorder, and the body of the kingdom is so infirm, that to apply a remedy res non est parvi eonsilii et magni laboris, and also requires much time; but as by God's grace the jurisdiction of the Bishops is restored, the Legate also having full scope (corso) to exercise every faculty relating to this matter, it is hoped that in time things will daily go from good to better, for which they must constantly pray God.
|With regard to the private affairs about which Morone writes to Pole in his other letters, he will merely tell him that concerning any matters to be treated or requested for him, through King Philip, Pole will always do willingly more than he has done hitherto for himself, never having spoken as yet with their Majesties about any private business either of his own or of his kinsfolk, who crowd round him, as Morone may imagine, and also how much they are in want; but until he sees the public affairs more consolidated, Pole is determined not to molest their Majesties about any private affair, and this he has hitherto adhered to strictly, but, as aforesaid, will always willingly break this rule whenever he can serve Morone, as he did last evening, by speaking to King Philip about the affair of the church of Novara in such a way as seemed to him suitable at the moment, dilating on Morone's personal qualities, and presenting his letter. His Majesty listened to Pole willingly, and desired him to draw up a memorial, as he will do, and Morone shall be acquainted with the result.
|The other letters will acquaint Morone with the commencement given to the affair of the peace, which they must constantly pray God to grant, in like manner as he has already granted the reconciliation of England.
|From London, 14th January 1555.
|Jan. 16. MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|9. Cardinal Pole to the Cardinal of Trent.
|Has received his letter in reply to the one delivered by Pole's gentleman, concerning the return of England to the obedience of the church. The Cardinal expressed himself so eloquently that it gave Pole an opportunity for speaking about him to the King, who seems to esteem and love him as his great worth and affectionate observance towards his Majesty deserve. For news of subsequent events, refers him to Messer Hercole Pagnano, from whom he hopes to have news of the Cardinal. Apologizes for merely writing these few words in reply to his long and most affectionate letter, again alluding to its extreme eloquence.
|From London, 16th January 1555.
|Jan. 18. MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|10. Cardinal Pole to the Bishop of Arras.
|The Bishop's letter of the 10th, in answer to what Pole wrote him by his gentleman despatched to Rome, has by so much the more gratified him, not because he had need of any testimony of the great satisfaction which he was certain the Emperor and the Bishop would derive from the auspicious reconciliation, etc., but that with regard to this matter he might be enabled to satisfy others who are not so well acquainted with the Bishop's nature, which, like that of Pole, is averse to ceremony; nor have they due consideration for his incessant occupations. The Bishop will have heard subsequently all that has taken place from day to day and the good decision formed lately by their Majesties about the Parliament (che ultimamente quelle Maestà hanno fatto del Parlamento); and he will have seen that the whole was done, not only with the concurrence (correspondentia) of their Majesties, as the Bishop says, but at their constant instigation (continui indrizi), they having been, as it were, throughout the chief movers of everything, and great thanks are due to God for their goodness and piety. Arras will have heard of the movement which Pole thought it opportune to make about the peace, by writing to France (with the opportunity afforded by transmission of his congratulations on these auspicious events), and the result obtained, which Pole having communicated to their Majesties, he is also writing about it to the Nuncio at Brussels. Does not doubt but that the Bishop, who has always shown himself anxious for peace, will perform every good office for this object, which is desired for the general benefit and welfare of Christendom; and the sooner some positive reply is given the more expedient would it be, in order not to lose the opportunity of the moment and of the season. Pole for his own part, although he has never had any greater wish than to serve the Emperor, thinking thus to farther the common weal, at the same time; yet should he know his service to be less acceptable than he would wish it to be, he will withdraw and turn aside, according to his custom, to serve his Majesty by praying God, whom he beseeches to comfort King Philip and Queen Mary, and all Christendom by a peace, if not altogether such as wished, at least such as may daily give hopes of something better. Recommends himself to the Bishop and requests him humbly to kiss the Emperor's hand on his behalf.
|From London, 18th January 1555.
|Jan. 19. MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|11 Cardinal Pole to Pope Julius III.
|Pole's agent will have acquainted the Pope with the daily course of events in England since the reconciliation, and now that Parliament is dissolved and everything quite concluded and established, he sends him more full and particular information of the whole, together with the writings, that he may present them to his Holiness or to such person as the Pope shall appoint. The agent will also have reported what Pole did about the peace when writing his congratulations to the King of France on the auspicious events in England. The Pope will now hear, that from the reply received, and from the discourse of the French ambassador in London, and of their Majesties, Pole has thought fit again to enter upon this negotiation, for which purpose he has sent the Abbot of San Saluto to the Imperial Court, both as a demonstration of greater zeal in this matter, as also to obtain a positive reply more speedily lest the opportunity of time and season be lost. Will not weary the Pope with particulars which he can hear at his pleasure from the agent. If the peace can be obtained, as a sequel to the reconciliation of England, it will fill up the measure of the Pope's joy.
|From London, 19th January 1555.
|Jan. 19. MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|12. Cardinal Pole to the Emperor.
|As by means of King Philip and Queen, the Almighty has reunited England to his Church, having also employed the intervention of Pole, according to the first commission received from the Pope, he now has greater hope that the Lord will also comfort his Holiness by the grant of the peace between the Emperor and France, for which having also been enjoined to exert himself as he did, he now again recommenced, availing himself of an opportunity to write to the French King, from whom and from his ambassador he had the reply which the Emperor will hear from the Abbot of San Saluto, for whom he requests audience, and prays God to open the way for so great and necessary a blessing, and long to preserve and prosper the Emperor, whose hands he humbly kisses.
|From London, 19th January 1555.
|Jan. 19. MS. St. Mark's Library. Cod. xxiv. Cl. x. Printed in vol. 5, "Epistolarum Reginaldi Poli," etc., pp. 60–62.
|13. Cardinal Pole to the Cardinal of Augsburg.
|Together with the Cardinal's congratulatory letter on the auspicious return of England to the Catholic Church, received a certain printed libel (libellus quidam typis excussus) in abuse of him, which, now that he is receiving so many congratulations, so far from causing anger, was accepted by him as an antidote to the dulcet melody of praise; but with regard to the author, what Pole wrote about the supremacy of the Pope (de primatu summi Pontificis), (fn. 7) if Pole's opinion—which is not his, but that of the Catholic Church—did not please him, why did he not commence by confuting it. If he wished to render Pole odious to the reader, could he not have done so more easily by confuting in the first place his doctrine. Instead of this he extracted from the book such parts as concern the King [Henry VIII.], interpreting them in a sense quite contrary to Pole's meaning. Pole wished to lay before the King what might befall him by provoking the wrath of God, the Pope, and the Emperor, by persisting in his error. This Pole did, because he desired the welfare and safety of the King, who knew not his own danger.
|This was Pole's object throughout the discourse, which the Emperor never read, Pole taking care that the King should read it, as it greatly concerned him; but as all these things are sufficiently explained, partly in the books themselves, (fn. 8) and partly in his intended preface, he now sends them to the Cardinal of Augsburg, with permission, should he think fit, to publish them together with the other works written by him concerning this matter, without the slightest thought of publication; but being thus induced by divine providence, through the iniquitous and malignant calumny of the interpreter, he dedicates them to Christ and the Church (Christo, et Ecclesiœ, dedicata sunto). He had determined to do this last summer, on receiving a certain "epistle" containing much abuse, in which, as it seems, this same person threatened to write against him, as he has now done; but as Pole heard nothing farther about the publication, he neither sent to the Cardinal of Augsburg the letter which he had written to him on the subject, nor yet the writings for publication, but now does so the more willingly, hoping that if published he may thus be saved the trouble of any farther reply. In the meanwhile they must pray Christ, the light of truth and true physician of souls, to cure that of this man and the other renegades, which are ulcerated by malevolence and hatred towards ecclesiastics, so that they may the more easily discern the truth, and be received into the bosom of the Church. Sends many salutations to Father Soto, for whom, as he is comprised in the maledictions of that reviler (conviciator ille), Pole greatly wishes as assistant and co-operator in England, where that sort of crop abounds, and he is wished for by many, not only of his own country, but by Englishmen likewise, and unless he is enabled to come shortly, as hoped, Pole will have no rest. (fn. 9)
|[Latin, 82 lines.]
|Jan. 20? (fn. 10) MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|14. Brief Summary of what took place concerning the Church Property.
|When Renard, the Imperial ambassador resident in England, was sent to Brussels by Queen Mary to settle with the Legate about his coming hither, he asked him, amongst other things, to state his determination. The principal matter was the restitution of the Church property held here by the laity, about which the Legate could never be induced to promise anything, from his conviction that it would be too injurious for the matter in hand (which ought to be treated with all sincerity) if they proceeded by means of compacts and obligations; so he merely announced to Renard his general intention that on the return of the kingdom to its obedience to the See Apostolic, they would know in everything the grace, benignity, and paternal will of his Holiness.
|On the Legate's arrival the King, before stipulating the union, went in person to Pole, and told him in short that it was impossible to effect the return to the obedience, unless the holders of this Church property were allowed to retain its actual possession. To this, after much discussion, the Legate at length said that should the Pope have to condescend to some indulgence for the removal of the impediments to so holy and necessary a work, this would be done after the completion of the return to the obedience, and that then this indulgence might be used, "ob duritiam cordis illorum," but that with regard to that part of the Church property which was in the hands of their Majesties, they could not in honour allege these reasons; to which the King replied that they would occupy themselves with the conclusion of the union, and that as to the property held by the crown he believed (teneva) their intention was not to retain any part of it, unless it was deemed that they could do so with a clear conscience, and that they would always refer themselves to the Pope and his Legate, and thus the matter rested (et con questo si restò).
|The kingdom having subsequently freely resumed its obedience, as known, promising to abrogate all the laws enacted at the time of the schism against the Pope and the See Apostolic, and whilst occupied with this repeal the Parliament having presented a petition to the King and Queen for that, amongst the other things, they should intercede for the renunciation (resalattione, sie) of the Church property; and the bishops in like manner petitioning apart to the same effect, for the sake of the common weal, although contrary to their own private interest; the Legate having first of all endeavoured by several ways to recover as much as he could for the churches; at length, being unable to do otherwise, in order not to impede the completion of so important a work, and for the public welfare and quiet of England, condescended in such a way to the retention of this property that everybody might very easily perceive that his dispensation was a mere permission (fn. 11) ob duritiam cordis illorum, as in this dispensation he never would consent to add the clause "quod absque aliquo conscientiœ scrupulo possent hujusmodi bona relinere," (fn. 12) although he was several times urged strongly to insert it; and this he did to leave in their minds a goad (unstimulo) which in the course of time might move them to make some fitting and due acknowledgment, as some of them have done already.
|The repeal of the acts having been passed, and Parliament being dissolved, Pole again spoke to their Majesties about the Church property incorporated with the Crown; and for conscience sake they evinced their readiness not to fail in the intention announced (data) "by them to him, with regard to which they have referred themselves to the Pope and his Legate, as seen by their letters, a resolve which it may be well supposed met with many and great impediments; but their piety at length overcame them all; and the reverend fathers who are about the King, likewise performed every good office in this matter.
|After the renunciation had been made, Pole, in order more maturely to accomplish the disposal (dispositione) of this property, requested their Majesties to appoint some of the chief personages of their Council to give him particular information respecting its quality and quantity, and the necessities of the kingdom (et de bisogni del regno), so they appointed him the Chancellor and the others who are named in the minute of the bull drawn up concerning this property, they being those suggested by Pole, persons of piety, and who are very well acquainted with these matters. There was no lack of other members of the Council who opposed this committee (deputatione), wishing to be comprised in it, and whose intervention might greatly have confused and disturbed the business; but Pole nevertheless contrived that the [original] number [of the committee] should not be added to; and so subsequently the commissioners held frequent conferences with their Majesties, and everything having been well examined, the business was at length concluded, as seen by the said minute of the bulls which is annexed. (fn. 13)
|Although the advantage thus obtained is self-evident, yet, for a full comprehension of the quantity and quality of the Church property incorporated with the Crown, will mention that in the. . . . year (fn. 14) of the reign of Henry VIII. . . . . . . [it was decreed ?] by Act of Parliament that he and his successors, for the maintenance of the crown, and of the title of Supreme Head of the Anglican Church, were to levy and receive the entire first fruits of all the church benefices of the kingdom, whenever they fell vacant, and that no one could take possession of any benefice until after payment of said first fruits, or compounding for them, the sum thus raised amounting to the sum of X. (fn. 15)
|Considering the quality of this ecclesiastical revenue, which could not be taken from the Crown without depriving their Majesties of the means of maintaining their dignity to the benefit of the religion, care was had nevertheless not to leave to the Crown that part of the property which concerns the ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and dignity and interest of the clergy, such as levying the first fruits and the tenths. They therefore, in the first place, entirely annulled (si sono levate) the levying of the first fruits, and, secondly, of the tenths, conferring them on the clergy, but with the obligation to pay the pensions paid by the King to the regular and secular clergy who had been expelled; and as these pensions were for life, and their holders of advanced age, the clergy will soon be relieved from this burden.
|Secondly, by decree of the said Parliament it was established that the King and his successors were to receive annually for the same cause all the tenths, revenues, and profits, both temporal and spiritual, of all the ecclesiastical benefices of the kingdom, amounting to the sum of X. (fn. 16) Thirdly, by Acts of Parliament passed in 1527 and 1531, there were annexed to the Crown all the property and rights of all the monasteries and religious houses (luoghi religiosi), including expressly those of St. John's of Jerusalem, by force of which decree the Exchequer (il fisco) took possession of all this property, including 700 church benefices attached to these monasteries and religious houses, yielding an annual rental of X. (fn. 17)
|Thirdly, they have recovered from the Crown (si sono levati) all the benefices and property annexed to the monasteries and places aforesaid, no longer leaving these titles at the disposal of laymen, and thus benefiting the people, who will be better served by their own pastors than they were by mercenaries in the time of the monasteries before the schism; and as some of the benefices in England have a very small revenue, it has been thought fit to augment them at the expense of the richer ones; and besides this, provision may also be thus made for the education of young students destined for the service of the Church. The rest of the property belonging to the monasteries has been left to the Crown, to lighten the burden of State expenditure, most especially as in this case no injury is done to private individuals, the monasteries having been completely destroyed; and this property is also renounced, with the hope that from time to time their Majesties will realise the intention professed by them of restoring the monasteries and other religious institutions (et altri luoghi pij).
|On presenting this statement to the Pope, [Pole's agent?] is to request him to let the Legate know if he sanctions it; in which case, after concluding it with their Majesties, a convocation will be held of the Bishops and other persons who usually attend the synods in England, that this arrangement may be carried into execution.
|"Et perchè i beni de' beneficij di questo Regno alcuni sono molto tenui, si è pensato di supplire con parte di quelli che sono più grassi, il che non solo si potrà fare, ma oltre acciò provedere anco alla educatione de giovani in studio, ordinati al servitio del elero."
|[From London, 20th January 1555?]
|Jan. 21. Original Letter Book of Agostino Barbarigo in the Venetian Archives.
|15. Agostino Barbarigo, Venetian Ambassador in France, to the Doge and Senate.
|Wrote lately that Monsr. de S. Sulpice had been sent to England, this information having been derived by him from the Nuncio, who repeated it, but told him subsequently that this charge was given to the Prothonotary de Noailles, brother of the French Ambassador in England, whose arrival thence at this court was announced to the Signory. [Understands that the troops sent to Scotland, as mentioned in his last, may have been for the purpose of filling up some companies in need of recruits, but it is nevertheless said that this has caused some suspicion to the Imperialists, and it also seems that some cavalry officers are now going to join their companies towards Champagne and Picardy.] (fn. 18)
|Poissy, 21st January 1555.
|Jan. 24 Deliberazioni Senato (Serecta), Vol. 69, p. 79.
|16. The Doge and Senate to the Venetian Bailo at Constantinople.
|Our letters from England confirm the fact of that kingdom having returned to its pristine Catholic faith, and obedience to the Pontiff. The "Bailo" is to communicate these advices as usual.
|Ayes, 165; Noes, 9; Neutrals, 6.
|Jan. 26. MS. St. Mark's Library, Cod. xxiv. Cl. x.
|17. Cardinal Pole to [Pietro] Contarini, Bishop of Paphos.
|Acknowledges receipt of his letter of congratulation on the auspicious events in England, and thanks him for it.
|From London, 26th January 1555.
|Jan. 30. Original Letter Book of Agostino Barbarigo in the Venetian Archives.
|18. Agostino Barbarigo, Venetian Ambassador in France, to the Doge and Senate.
|Conversing lately [with the Papal Nuncio, was told by him, that considering some days ago the impossibility for the Emperor or the most Christian King to take the field in these parts for the next four months, he wrote to Cardinal Pole that for this reason he should think it well for him to seek another conference between two personages in the confidence of the Emperor, as for instance, the Bishop of Arras and one of his colleagues, and for this side the Cardinal of Lorraine and the Constable, assuring him that so far as he could see, he considered the most Christian King very well disposed to that effect. Cardinal Pole replied that the government being then intent on reducing the kingdom to the obedience of the church, he did not perceive the opportunity for putting forward the matter at that time, neither did he see how he could attend to it, but on the accomplishment of the act of reconciliation, on which he relied through God's assistance, he would commence this other undertaking. Thus has it come to pass, as on the 13th instant, Cardinal Pole wrote to the Nuncio, that having spoken to their Majesties on the subject they showed themselves so well inclined towards it, that they immediately sent a despatch to the Emperor, in such wise that the Nuncio was of opinion, that were anything whatever to take place, it will be through the mediation of their said Majesties; and concerning peace, the Portuguese Ambassador told the writer that more than once King Philip had sent to and from England to the Emperor, a Portuguese gentleman (whose name he mentioned), his intimate servant and chief chamberlain, and the Portuguese ambassador believed him to have been sent for this cause.
|On the day before yesterday Monsr. de Vendome, having been met with great demonstrations of honour from the nobility, arrived at the court, having come to consummate his marriage with the sister of the Duke of Nemours at Fontainebleau], (fn. 19) so some persons say that this also may afford an opportunity [for speaking about peace, in conformity with what was said by the English ambassador, as written to the Doge on the 11th December. The Nuncio also told the writer that some days ago, the Emperor acquainted Don Juan Manrique with his intention of coming to some understanding about the affairs of Sienna, of which they have good hopes here.]
|At the close of the King's stay at St. Germain, one of the Dukes of Brunswick arrived there, Monsr. de Lansac having been sent to meet him, and from what the writer has heard, it is the one who visited the Doge at Venice. [His most Christian Majesty will be here to-morrow, and after remaining a few days, will then go to Fontainebleau with the Queen for her delivery.]
|Paris, 30th January 1555.
|Jan. 30. Parti Secrete Consiglio X. File No. 8.
|19. Peter Vannes.
|Motion made in the Council of Ten and Junta.
|The reverend Ambassador of England—not as Ambassador from his King, but in virtue of letters of credence from the Signory of Lucca—having requested our Signory to allow him to hire two ships in Venice, that they may be sent into the Levant to load wheat for the use of their city, and it being necessary to answer him:
|Put to the ballot, that when said Ambassador returns for the reply, our most Serene Prince do apologize for being unable to grant his demand, making such excuses as to his Serenity's wisdom shall seem fit.
|Ayes, 22; Noes, 3; Neutral, 0.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post8745810259500959055..comments2020-07-05T07:31:01.399-07:00Comments on The Revolutioner: Korea Shopping Service Konlinehouse/Pinkbox Watertonkorea Reviewzinepinhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-1168392074951151662017-06-21T14:05:26.714-07:002017-06-21T14:05:26.714-07:00Hello. Thank you for the blog, though I'm a bi...Hello. Thank you for the blog, though I'm a bit late. I was about to order something but came upon your blog. If there is any reliable website or service you know of, please email me ��
--> email@example.com://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-48964952627589076762016-10-23T05:41:03.581-07:002016-10-23T05:41:03.581-07:00Hi,do you know of any korean agents in singapore? ...Hi,do you know of any korean agents in singapore? or any shipping service that helps to buy and ship to sg or just ship to firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-90335571915907630842016-08-08T09:53:12.636-07:002016-08-08T09:53:12.636-07:00Hi! Finding for a reliable website to help purcha...Hi! Finding for a reliable website to help purchase items. Please email me at email@example.com. thanks! huannhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-43378382234185331192016-06-16T22:26:39.776-07:002016-06-16T22:26:39.776-07:00Hi, not sure which site you mean. But SG bank tran...Hi, not sure which site you mean. But SG bank transfers (TT or telegraphic transfer) is expensive to transfer. You'll pay bank exchange rate + your side of transfer fee + recipient's side of transfer fee. You can ask your bank how much it costs to transfer.zinepinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-51755151256803904702016-06-16T12:49:04.821-07:002016-06-16T12:49:04.821-07:00hi dear. I've read your blog and found this re...hi dear. I've read your blog and found this reply on Korean agent accept sg bank transfers..wonder if you still remember the site? if you do, please share with me by sending to this email:purple.babyblue@Hotmail. com
I will be looking forward to your reply :)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-48108479501833835882015-03-30T23:35:03.387-07:002015-03-30T23:35:03.387-07:00Anonymous said: When I was googling for services ...Anonymous said:

When I was googling for services for forwarders, saw your blogspot. Since it's 2 years ago, do you still have any trustable agents which can help order stuffs from korean website which don't ship internationally?

My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
Hope to hear you soon
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Hi, you missed out the "from" in your last sentence.

I'm sure you'll find or have found a trustworthy agent on your own. If it's the popular one, I've found that he charges more each time although he's reliable. I won't say which one.

I've stopped using Korean agents for a long time as I don't buy things from Korea anymore. Their skincare products don't work. Their fashion is expensive & sometimes from China. zinepinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-30114796254736324322013-06-24T08:37:58.835-07:002013-06-24T08:37:58.835-07:00 E-mailed you about the spree site that accepts or...
E-mailed you about the spree site that accepts orders from any Korean website. They accept SG bank transfers and cash deposits. zinepinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-66420852940309141742013-06-22T03:50:58.655-07:002013-06-22T03:50:58.655-07:00Hello. :) Do you have any other korean agents/kore...Hello. :)
Do you have any other korean agents/korea buying service providers to recommend?
I have searched for quite a long time, but some of the links I found are all mentioned in your blog post. Haha! :)

Hi, you are from singapore right? Do you know of any korean agents in singapore then? Because all the links I found are all internationally, and only accepts paypal. :(firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-77668412424127001332013-05-11T00:20:37.748-07:002013-05-11T00:20:37.748-07:00CollectKorea is actually very expensive. Their ser...CollectKorea is actually very expensive. Their service fee is actually very high. Their quote is also not quite honest. Although, they do deliver the item/s. zinepinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-33334366552424765462013-05-09T08:34:59.853-07:002013-05-09T08:34:59.853-07:00Thank goodness i read your post. I was about to pl...Thank goodness i read your post. I was about to place an order. Could you please email me a reliable and Reasonable korean shopping service site? I Know Collectkorea is good based on reviews but they only accept Paypal for orders below a certain amount. :( Thank You
email@example.com://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-9595796452647209512013-05-02T09:06:44.709-07:002013-05-02T09:06:44.709-07:00Review on "service" provided by "KC...
Review on "service" provided by "KC" who is spending temporary time in Korea at the moment.

Googling will show up the website.

1) Not Korean. She can't order from Korean stores. But she can order from actual stores.

2) Friendly but not reliable. I waited 2 days for a reply. 2nd e-mail, she was keen on asking for money but disappeared.

zinepinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-40772986371652853862012-12-19T00:29:20.447-08:002012-12-19T00:29:20.447-08:00Hi, Im glad ive read your post. I was searching ot...Hi, Im glad ive read your post. I was searching other korean shopping service and we are also in a business industry. Ive been searching for ages now. Ive seen other korean buying agent quoting 15-25% but i think its too much :( I have to calculate shopping service +transaction fees+shipping fees and even custom tax! If u know a reliable and cheap buying agent please do inform me please? i will realyy appreciate yur help thank u very much. email@example.com@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-4186348838131278802012-07-18T14:45:56.777-07:002012-07-18T14:45:56.777-07:00hi zinepin, Thank you so much for sharing your ex...hi zinepin,

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with the korean buying service sites.

Have you used CollectKorea? Or do you know a better and trustable buying agent from Korea?

Please email me and let me know. :)

Thank you so much~twinktwinkhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-89995881042152887482012-03-16T00:49:09.208-07:002012-03-16T00:49:09.208-07:00Hello, Ms Park. The problem is not about the % ch...Hello, Ms Park.

The problem is not about the % charge.

If you read the blog post, the problem is the dishonest increase in the % fee without informing the customer first.

At the moment, you have changed the % in the Konlinehouse website.

When I ordered from Konlinehouse, the website stated 20-25%. Not 30%. There was no mention of 30% at all (otherwise, I wouldn't have used the service).

The % fee quietly increased to 30% in my 2nd order without my knowledge.zinepinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-32000868243404404452012-03-15T20:50:58.045-07:002012-03-15T20:50:58.045-07:00Pinkbox and konlinehouse is different, pinkbox is ...Pinkbox and konlinehouse is different, pinkbox is oldest and konlinhouse was established by park she was one of staffs in pinkbox, and doing separatly part from pinkbox.and konlinehouse their service fee is 30% if the amount is less usd 30
And, 25%,20%▼that,s reasonable,i think.
Someone who buy usd10 and some who buy usd 200 , do you think, they should offer same percentage fee?
They are based on korea and firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-69423846555140865792012-02-11T02:47:34.620-08:002012-02-11T02:47:34.620-08:00Hi, e-mail sent to you. As mentioned, if the websi...Hi, e-mail sent to you. As mentioned, if the website is not suitable to you, feel free to search elsewhere.zinepinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-91338955507434262062012-02-10T21:56:05.910-08:002012-02-10T21:56:05.910-08:00Hi Zinepin. I just saw your blog. I also thinking ...Hi Zinepin. I just saw your blog. I also thinking to use Pinkbox and they're already sent the quotation to me but I haven't pay them yet.
Anyway after see your blog I'm dot dare to use them.
Do u have another reliable agent ?
Please let me know @ email@example.com
Thankss :))firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-46161476689337792062012-01-27T06:34:54.006-08:002012-01-27T06:34:54.006-08:00If anyone is asking for tips/links to alternative ...If anyone is asking for tips/links to alternative Korea shopping websites, you'll need to look/search around for yourself.

It is after all, for your own benefit. Do a little work for yourself.

Someone just asked for freebie information and when I gave, she/he/it didn't even appreciate it and replied as if I'm the one begging to give her information.

Don't forget who was the one who asked first.

I throw her/him/it a line/crumb of information, it's already considered good.

Considering my limited patience these days, she's lucky I did not use my acid temper on her.zinepinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-77755417791566583152012-01-05T04:12:32.240-08:002012-01-05T04:12:32.240-08:00Thanks for your comment. Have replied to your e-ma...Thanks for your comment. Have replied to your e-mail.zinepinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-69546768341663492712012-01-04T23:26:28.013-08:002012-01-04T23:26:28.013-08:00Hi Zinepin, I'm really shock read your blog, ...Hi Zinepin,
I'm really shock read your blog, I was PinkBox or watertonkorea since 2009 and all is fine, the service fee around 20-25% depend the cost, if you buy more, maybe can get more discount also, anyway sometimes 20% for service fee is to much for me also, and until now I can find trustable deputy service beside PinkBoxm can you give me advice or sharing about information deputy service in korea, thank you and I'm really appreciate your help.
please email me : email@example.com@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-54429414636924534512011-09-20T21:12:13.817-07:002011-09-20T21:12:13.817-07:00I've sent to your e-mail. :)I've sent to your e-mail. :)zinepinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1850378995588069585.post-26995234287509503472011-09-19T10:26:40.969-07:002011-09-19T10:26:40.969-07:00omg...lucky i did saw ur blog>"< did yo...omg...lucky i did saw ur blog>"<
did you found any others web which provide this service? if have and is trustable, please email and let me know @ firstname.lastname@example.com . thanks ^^email@example.com

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Natalie is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the APS College of Clinical Psychologists, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, the International Association of Clinical Neuropsychotherapy, and a member of The Gottman Referral Network. Natalie is a registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency and endorsed as a provider of clinical psychology services under Medicare.
Natalie works with adults and couples and her professional interests are primarily in the domain of relationships; helping couples to repair and reconnect, stay or go dilemmas, constructive separation, issues related to infidelity and the recovery from infidelity, the practise of sincere and responsible honesty in relationships, and open marriages/relationships, and polyamorous relationships.
Natalie is a polyamory-friendly psychologist who can assist people who want to understand and navigate the challenges of ethical polyamory and other non-monogamous styles of relationships.
Natalie has strong research interests in the neuroscience of mood disorders and psychotherapy and Methylenedioxy Methylamphetamine (MDMA; an empathogenic drug) to treat treatment resistant trauma and other psychological conditions.
One of the most important elements of Natalie's practice as a psychologist is to create a therapeutic relationship based on safety, acceptance, authenticity, and positive regard for her clients. Natalie is also committed to advancing her clinical knowledge through ongoing professional education and training.
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This week's Topic: Giving yourself permission to be imperfect!!!
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Trying to understand what is going on with my narc: Las
Trying to understand what is going on with my narc:
Last weekend I was confronted by the OW that my narc was sleeping with her. The OW was not aware he was in a relationship with me. They apparently had gotten into a fight and at some point she was able to go through his phone.
He leaves her place and comes over to mine- avoiding the narc rage I went to the backyard- he grabbed all of his clothes (we don't live together), shattered my iPad, took my passport and left. He tried to call me twice but I did not answer.
It's been a week and there's been no contact with him. I know he has tried to have/have contact with the OW. He's painted me out to be insane, but she has our texts so she knows he's lying.
As I said, all of his important stuff is here, and it seems like if he really wanted to be done he would have gotten them by now. The silence is just killing me, as I know it's intended to. What's going on?
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@Bop thank you for checking in. I think he has started hoovering me? He sent me a text that he needed to contact me and that I wasn't responding to his texts. I lost control of the no contact and responded and he of course then disappeared. It's the same cycle over and over. I've started therapy which has been really helpful!
How are you?
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Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Wheaton, Henry
WHEATON, HENRY, an American jurist; born in Providence, R. I., Nov. 27, 1785; was graduated at Brown University, 1802; practiced law in New York, 1812, and edited the "National Advocate." He was a reporter of the United States Supreme Court in 1816-1827, and then became chargé d'affaires to Denmark (1827-1835), and in 1835-1846 minister to Berlin. His chief writings are: "Digest of Maritime Law" (1815); "Life of William Pinkney" (1826); "Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court" (12 vols. 1827); "History of the Northmen" (1831); "Elements of International Law" (1836); "History of the Law of Nations" (1841). He died in Dorchester, Mass., March 11, 1848.


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Polin Rokedet project [hebr. dancing Poland] is a unique weekend festival of Israeli Folk Dances, organized annually under the honorary patronage of the Embassy of Israel in Poland since 2013. Polin Rokedet was initiated by Miriam and Natalia Hakenberg who wanted to share with Poles their love for Israel and Israeli Folk Dances. The aim of the festival is to give the participants a chance to experience rich and vivid culture of Israel. They will experience this through dancing, art and culinary workshops, lectures, concerts and interactions with other people. The festival is attracting people regardless of age, nationality and even dance skills, because that kind of dancing fills dancers with joy and gives them a feeling of unity, equality and acceptance.
Dance sessions are in 3 groups: for beginners, intermediate and advanced dancers. During the sessions participants will learn step by step, at the right pace, getting to know older and newest Israeli dances and learning about their meaning. All participants receive educational materials allowing them to review what they've learnt during the festival.
Every year we make sure to engage a team of respected, professional and full of passion dance teachers and choreographers. Upcoming June 12th-14th, we will host again great team of Israeli instructors: Danielle Shkop, Oren Ashkenazi and Michael Barzelai.


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Microsoft: The "X" MenNumber of the BeastMicrosoft: The "X" Men - RSS 2.0
While Jordan Weisman guided Microsoft's game division to respectability, worked on the cutting edge with Virtual World centers, started a cool miniature gaming company and currently heads up a bleeding edge ARG design firm, he describes his background with a simple, "Let's see. I was a college dropout who founded FASA." Founded in 1980 by Weisman and a partner, FASA - short for Freedonia Aeronautics and Space Administration, after Groucho Marx's fictional country in Duck Soup - was a tabletop gaming company known for legendary franchises like Shadowrun and Battletech before becoming one of the flagship developers in Microsoft's efforts to legitimize itself in gaming.
Going back a little further, Weisman describes himself as "a severe dyslexic growing up, and [I] had bluffed my way through school until about age 16. I succeeded in never actually reading a book up to that age, as many dyslexics do. You become very good at cramming your way through that kind of stuff." Dungeons & Dragons changed all that. "[When] I was a camp counselor up in Wisconsin, one of the other counselors discovered the game and brought it to camp and got me involved in it. It was a very eye-opening experience. It was this complex, immersive entertainment experience that really made you think, that made you collaborate with your peers, socialize and problem solve. It was like nothing else I'd seen."
More importantly, "It also finally forced me to read, because there was no way to cheat through it. If I wanted to start telling my own stories and running my own games, I needed to read those damn books. And I also needed to read Tolkien, so I understood what the hell an elf was, and Sauron, and orcs. ... It was part of a big turning point for me." He says he "really fell in love with the concept of creating that kind of immersive social entertainment. I did that through what was left of high school and my abortive college career and then decided to go pro, if you will, [by] starting FASA."
He describes the early days of FASA as "very small. It was [started], literally, around my parents' kitchen table when we were playing a game that I was running. It was a system called Traveller, which was a system published by Game Designers' Workshop. I said, 'Hey, I'm going to start up a publishing company, initially to publish accessories for Traveller. Anybody want to come in on it with me? I need 150 bucks.' Ross Babcock, from across the table said, 'Yea, I'm in for $150.' So we became partners, went down to the local quick print place and printed up stuff, and started hocking it door to door to the different stores in the Chicago area." At those stores, he says, "We asked them where they bought their goods and developed a list of distributors and started sending stuff out to distributors. So it started with the two of us and my girlfriend and grew from there." Two or three years later, they were "the second-largest company in that very small industry, after the guys who published Dungeons & Dragons."
FASA's success in tabletop and electronic gaming brought Microsoft knocking. The fate of the FASA team is covered more extensively in Russ Pitts' "From Borg to Boss," but his team experienced considerable difficulty adapting to Microsoft's development culture, and one is struck by the sense that Microsoft's by-the-book engineers didn't quite know what to do with a bunch of free-thinking creatives. On a personal level, Weisman calls it a "mixed bag. I learned an enormous amount." Each of the companies he's worked with has "different strengths and weaknesses," he says. "I get to be part of corporate America for a while, until I find my soul again and go back to the garage." He picks his words carefully, saying, "For me, personally, I think [selling out to Microsoft] was the right thing to do. It gave me an opportunity to play, to have what is one of the dream jobs in any game designer's world. ... If you're the Creative Director for a major launch platform in the videogame world" - in this case, the Xbox - "that's a pretty darn cool position to be in."


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I work in marketing, and sometimes… I'm ashamed of our industry. If you were to judge the marketing field by the articles and books being produced, consumed and promoted these days you'd think we're all parasitic wastes of skin.
From oversimplified, vague and useless content like the "Top 5 ways to increase your followers" and "3 things you didn't know about Kim Kardashian's ass", to books on using the latest psychology and neuroscience to manipulate customers into buying MORE STUFF – it's hard to believe marketing hasn't been outlawed yet.
The sentiment I get from reading these kind of materials and seeing what are considered award winning campaigns is that we, the customers, are viewed and treated as mindless masses that just need the right carrot in front of them to get us to move, and buy. And unfortunately, it works often enough that we have an entire industry dedicated to shoving shitty products into our lives. Products that hurt the environment. Products that make us fat, sick and stupid.
However you choose to think about it, marketing is often used as a weapon of mass control. A tool of spreading "a message", reaching "target audiences", and influencing their behaviour towards certain biases (vote republican) or outcomes (buy a Big Mac).
And this worries me. Because all of it is coming from the wrong place, driven by the ever increasing need to show higher profits and revenues.
The motivating factor
A lifetime ago, at my last "real" job as a radio cluster interactive advertising manager, we had revenue targets to hit. They kept increasing every year. In particular, my department was expected to generate 20% – 50% growth year over year. A "normal" revenue goal increase was 8% yearly for most other departments. And so we buzzed around, meeting clients and pitching promotions, airtime and banner space. My role was to go in with a sales person and find a way to sell the interactive real estate we had on our websites.
A few times, the salesperson would pitch something I knew wouldn't actually work for the client. But we were selling air and banners with the goal of reaching our sales targets. Not because we genuinely wanted to help. And I would feel the knots growing in my stomach as we sat there, pitching things.
That was the beginning of my downfall as a corporate employee, and the the start of an aspiration to higher values in my own business.
Reality is… I didn't (and still don't) give a shit about revenue targets. The question that matters is: Can I help you? Do I genuinely believe my advice will make you happier with your life and your business? Is this the right thing for both of us to do right now?
You see… THAT comes from a different place, a different motivating factor. That sentiment now guides how I do my work, and who I work with.
And this was just my journey – millions of other entrepreneurs are rising to higher values and serving their community. Want another example? Check out 10 Tree – a company that plants 10 trees for every garment sold. Or Toms Shoes – a company that gives a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair sold.
So, it's important to ask where is this coming from? What is the driving motivation? Meeting sales targets… or genuinely wanting to help and make a difference.
Sidenote: I recently read "Start Something That Matters", written by Blake Mycoskie, the founder of Tom's Shoes – and you can follow the whole story including his motivating factor from the very beginning. Highly recommended read.
Hacking the marketing machine
The marketing machine, when utilized by big brands, spins its engines to reach groups of people and influence their behaviour. But even for master marketers, things are getting more difficult. We are getting harder to reach and manipulate.
Millenials, in particular, are circumventing the entire system. I recently flew out to Victoria, BC and while at the airport I noticed a couple of tweens puttering around, faces buried in their electronics. I happened to walk by the two girls who were about 10 or 12, happily giggling to each other while remaining focused on their devices. One watched a YouTube video of a girl around the same age speaking into the camera, about what seemed to be glitter or something, while the other was snap chatting away with her friends. All with full control over which brands they ALLOW into their lives.
Right now, there are 100 hours of video content being uploaded to YouTube every minute. That is 4 days worth of content. Every minute.
Snapchat is less then 3 years old. And it has 100 million active users. That is 500% the readership of The New York Times.
These new apps and social networks have thrown a wrench into marketers' gears, because they allow us to evade the marketing machine and make our own choices of who we want to connect with, how and when. You can easily block popups, and video pre-rolls on YouTube. You can read magazine-quality content on blogs, or block annoying brands on Twitter.
This phenomenon is flipping the entire industry on it's head. It's no longer about shoving unwanted content down people's throats… It's about getting us to choose you. It's about creating genuine and meaningful relationships. It's about love.
Love is all you need
I flew out to Victoria to meet with Paul Jarvis, a bestselling author and web designer extraordinaire (who is booked a year in advance BTW). I really admire how he built his business, so we chatted about his journey. One thing really stuck with me… A couple of years ago, when he started refining his voice and growing his community, he offered a free 30 minute Skype chat to his email subscribers. He wanted to get to know them better, and see how he could genuinely help them. He spoke to 36 members of his community – offering advice and help without asking for anything in return.
Armed with insights collected from that effort, he went on to write and publish four books and numerous articles aimed at giving something valuable to the people he spoke to and their peers. His community. His list has since more than quadrupled and keeps growing steadily.
No shady tactics. No manipulation.
Let me switch gears for a minute… and turn our lens on a REALLY big company. A company where a customer service agent can be Thor, son of Odin, and who will send a Valkyrie flying to deliver your package to keep peace in the galaxy.
Pretty cool story hey? These are the types of brands we CHOOSE to connect with because we are human and we feel human emotions. We need to feel heard and understood. We need to feel valued. Loved. Not targeted and influenced.
I believe our value systems are beginning to be reactivated. And with the proliferation of choice in communication channels, sources and connectedness – we are starting to make better, more informed decisions.
If you are reading this, chances are you'll love the concept behind 10 Tree or Toms Shoes, and you'll choose to allow them into your life. Because they don't try to manipulate or market, in the traditional sense of the word. They publicly display what their values are, and then manifest those values through their work. And we, as customers, want to connect with other real people with similar values.
I put together a simple graphic below, outlining the key differences between marketing as we know it, and using LOVE as a marketing strategy.
If you are an entrepreneur, we are waiting for you to put some love back into your business. Love is what makes good brands great, and great brands timeless.
So, instead of "Made in china" wouldn't it be great to see "made with love", and know that it's true?
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hello all my name is Colin just a bit about my self , my wife passed on feb 24 2016
since then i have been living with my sister we are both born again and when i was married i was doing work with different Christians helping them my sister told me to keep up my studies to be come a minister , which i did now from my the 24 i became a pastor and we are in a good church for Christians and they know i am a pastor , and we go to small groups and help well thats about it , and my lord has sent me to you all to help in any way i can love you all AMEN
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Like many people who read "12 Things a Girl is Probably Thinking About on a Hike", I was left feeling quite disturbed by the shallowness of the piece. I immediately started pondering how I'd rewrite it. A friend of mine and fellow writer, Tera Swanson, beat me to it, and did such a bang-on job, I thought I'd reblog it for you here. It is beautifully written, and one of Tera's best pieces to date (in my opinion!). Enjoy!
Originally posted on The Wander Journals:
By Tera Swanson
After recently reading an article a friend had shared with me regarding "what girls probably think about on a hike," it opened some conversation with the women in my life who enjoy the outdoors as to what we did or didn't relate to, how it portrayed outdoor women, and what our motivations were for getting out there. Turns out that yes, you can care how your hair looks and enjoy hiking too. Or not care. That is also ok.
Hence, I've compiled my own 12 thoughts and traits of "girls who hike" that I've gathered from these conversations and my own contemplations – let me know whether or not you agree!
1) We check in with our hiking partners. How is everyone doing? What are our group's strengths and weaknesses, as individuals and as a whole? Sometimes we need a little push to overcome things that seem a lot scarier than they really are. Sometimes we need to pay close attention to our partners when they are becoming more and more anxious, but won't make the call to pull out. And sometimes we explore with people who are way overconfident in their abilities. It's important to check in with others, as well as make note of your own thought process and comfort levels.
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Bjarke Ingels (Danish) started out as a young man dreaming of creating cartoons. Now he has been named "one of architecture's biggest stars" by The Wall Street Journal. Big Time follows Bjarke from 2011 to 2016, while he struggles to finish his biggest project so far: his company, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), has been given the task of designing and building one of the skyscrapers that will replace the Twin Towers, which collapsed on September 11, 2001, in Manhattan. While Bjarke is creating the building, which will change the New York skyline, he is hit by health-related issues.
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Looking to the future, I will begin blogging about the Cellars sub-level below the Inner Ward Ground Level on the 18th, in just a few days. After that, I will either do the next sub-level, the Sewers, or I will go up to the First Floor of the Inner Ward. Haven't decided yet.
The maps for the Cellars and Sewers were revamped to include new areas. Take a look at them on the right, if you wish. As mentioned before, I switched everything over to photobucket.com, and having received no complaints. So that is where they will stay for now.
Bryan Fazekas, the editor over at & Magazine, has been editing the next levels of the Outer Ward that I sent him. They should be coming out soon in PDF format along with a supplement with all the New Monsters and Magic Items from the Outer Ward. As always, this content is and will remain 100% free.
Friday Night Fights is one of the most popular things on the blog and it has been neglected for too long. They are time-intensive and have languished lately. Hopefully, I will get one done by Friday. In any case my plan is for them to come back.
I was interviewed by The Examiner online magazine recently.
Well that is it for now. I hope you continue to enjoy the blog. As always if you have any comments of suggestions, you can send me an email or type below.


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Ten African leaders are expected to attend the funeral of former Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe, a government spokesman said on Thursday, as a row continued over where the former strongman should be buried.
Mugabe's body was returned to Zimbabwe on Wednesday from Singapore, where he died at the age of 95.
He had been seeking treatment there for an undisclosed illness since April.
His funeral is due to be held on Saturday.
Read Also: 16 Things You Need To Know About Mugabe
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta and Mozambique's Filipe Nyusi are among the African presidents, who have confirmed their attendance, presidential spokesman, George Charamba, said in a statement.
Seven former presidents are also expected to attend.
They are South Africa's Jacob Zuma, Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda and Namibia's Sam Nujoma.
The Zimbabwe government had said that Mugabe would then be buried on Sunday at the National Heroes Acre, a hilltop shrine reserved for the country's ruling elite.
But family members want to honour Mugabe's wish of being buried next to his mother in his rural home in Kutama, about 85 kilometres from the capital Harare.
There is also disagreement over the burial date.
A meeting between Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Mugabe's widow on Friday failed to break the impasse.
"We are in consultation with the government,'' a spokesman for the Mugabe family, Leo Mugabe, said.
Read Also: Mugabe Bars Successor From Attending His Burial
"No burial arrangements yet.''
Mugabe was deposed in a 2017 coup after nearly four decades in power.
Still revered by some for his fight against white domination as a former liberation fighter, he is widely despised by others who see him as responsible for destroying Zimbabwe's economy and violently oppressing any opposition.


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ICOs are supposed to offer a convenient method of fundraising – both for Blockchain platforms, but increasingly also for companies not related to Blockchain. Although, reality differs a lot from its idea.
The potential of ICOs for companies
Companies looking for capital in early stages as well as companies needing a budget to expand their business might raise them easier by performing an ICO. Initial Coin Offerings promise to be easy, fast and secure. They do not require you to ask for money at a bank or fulfil complex requirements for an IPO. Therefore, they are expected to be cheaper.
Why ICOs are still a young phenomena
Who has been in the ICO sphere for a longer time might see the impressive development since 2017 that ICOs surpassed till today. Looking at from the viewpoint of a company who want to execute a tokensale, they are still bringing some pain with it.
Especially the regulation makes ICO produce a lot of what we call boilerplate results. Since many countries have not published exact guidelines that can be followed, many ICOs are doing their own business, building it from scratch and handling regulatory issues without being able to rely on previous experiences or governmental guidelines.
This requires a business to put a huge amount of money into the project upfront before the ICO can even start. Therefore, tokensales are not really a method to raise capital for everybody coming up with a great idea – at least for now. The money invested upfront can reach a few hundreds of thousand dollars.
How can we enhance the accessability?
Speaking about the regulatory aspect, governments will show how the new phenomena will be treated. And this can be a chance for many regions. For example, Singapore developed to a top location for ICOs since they provide some kind of a legal framework startups and businesses can count on.
On the other hand, the people behind can have a strong influence on the performance of ICOs. For example in Germany the market is quite small and the people dealing with it are a few. Especially in this case, it is more necessary than ever to network. There is no "How to ICO" guideline that guides you through the whole process. The technology is advancing in such a high pace that most of the information is exchanged between parties and people. The time will come when we will see certain frameworks, guidelines, etc., but this is still some time to work on it. Not to wait for it.
In a few years, regulatory frameworks may have evolved widely and ICOs could be executed


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With Maia Iotzova, Maya Richman, Dominique Ferraton, Igor Rončević, Marilene Gaudet
+ The Sierra Club with Floris Ensink
Friday, February 27th, 2015 – 7 PM
Suggested donation: 5 $. Free for Studio members.
@ STUDIO XX – 4001, Berri (corner Duluth) space 201
On Friday February 27 at 7pm, Studio XX presents The Wild City Mapping collective and their open source based,collaborative project, mapping the wild green spaces in Montreal. Artists Maia Iotzova, Maya Richman, Dominique Ferraton, Igor Rončević and Marilene Gaudet will share their work and invite the public to contribute to their online platform. Floris Ensink from The Sierra Club Quebec, one of the collective's community partners, will join the event to present Montreal Bioblitz, the Sierra Club's online urban biodiversity map.
Wild City Mapping is a project started by a collective of artists, green space enthusiasts and geeks. They map the wild green spaces in Montreal through the eyes of the community that uses them. The on-line open source based map that they are compiling weaves the physical and geographic features of each space with people's personal connection to it.
On February 27th at Studio XX the collective will launch the Wild City Map and the website that hosts the project: www.wildcitymapping.org
In the spirit of open-source software, the documentation for the project will be made public for other communities that would like to replicate it. Besides the map, the website feature a monthly journal where a new contributor will explore urban nature in a creative and meaningful way. The Wild City Mapping collective hopes that the website will serve as a focal point bringing together the community, artists and organizations working within the realm of urban nature.
In addition to the on-line component, the collective holds creative interventions in urban green spaces, from interpretive art walks to film screenings and yarn bombing. Each intervention allows the opportunity to explore a green space in-depth. The collective is always interested in collaborating with community groups for interventions in green spaces in and outside of Montreal.
Sierra Club Québec is a chapter of Sierra Club Canada, active in Québec since 2003. They are the Quebec chapter of North America's oldest environmental organization, founded in 1892 by pioneer of the environmental movement, John Muir. Each chapter works on local environmental issues, relying on the engagement of active citizens. In Quebec they are active on the protection of green spaces, protection of biodiversity, water conservation and energy efficiency. quebec.sierraclub.ca
They regularly organize bioblitzes, in both urban and rural environments, with the objective to better understand human influenced ecosystems and to bring people closer to the nature that surrounds us on a daily basis. An online tool they use for their biodiversity inventories can be found on www.montrealbioblitz.com


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The Best Diet for Your Skin
Everyone wants to eat a healthy diet for a youthful, fit, healthy body. But we also want to look young too. Sometimes, believe it or not, these goals can be at odds with one another — nutritional health trends do not always correlate to great skin!
But, the last thing I wanted to do with this post was present another run-of-the-mill bit of nutritional advice. Let's face it, if one more expert out there tells me to eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats, I'm going to throw up. I really am tired of the standard blah advice — one of the reasons I started FutureDerm in the first place!
So, without further ado, here are some unusual (but accurate) nutritional tips for your best skin ever:
1.) Stop cooking food at high temperatures.
Score one for the Instant Pot: Advanced glycation end products are formed when sugars, fats, and proteins are heated at high temperatures, as when food is grilled, broiled, or microwaved (Larsen).
According to the best-selling anti-aging book Ending Aging, advanced glycation endproducts (appropriate acronym: AGE) play an important role in the aging of all of the cells of your body, including within the skin. AGEs come from the processing of blood sugar via the Maillard pathway. The advanced glycation endproduct called glucosepane is believed to be in some part responsible for the toughened, hardened state of aged collagen in your skin.
However, according to Larsen, slow-cooked meals are prepared at lower temperatures than those from a stove or microwave, and hence should not form as many advanced glycation end products in your skin cells.
2.) Avoid a low- or no-carb diet.
One study I love to talk about (particularly as a carb lover): In a 2005 study by Beisswenger, patients were put on the Atkins diet, and it was found that the rate of AGE formation was actually doubled. (The patients were proven to be following the diet and appropriately "in ketosis" by the presence of ketones in their urine.) This means that eating low- or no-carb diets can theoretically lead your skin to get to that less-resilient, non-supple, more-brittle phase faster.
So while I know that simple carbohydrates turn to sugar in your bloodstream, which then in turn causes insulin to be released, which in turn causes more fat storage, what I recommend is going to complex carbohydrates. Think sweet potatoes, quinoa, millet, whole-grain pasta, and berries and vegetables regularly — not simple carbohydrates like potato chips, candy, white rice, bread, or the like.
For the ultra-scientific, it seems that ketosis doubles the presence of methylglyoxal (see 3 above) in the body, which react with Amadori products, forming twice the AGE products that would normally be present. It is further notable that methylglyoxal is 40000 times more reactive than blood sugar itself, so it seems that avoiding sugar in hopes of decreasing AGE formation is incredibly counterproductive. It thereby seems to be the best advice to eat a well-balanced diet, with sugars in moderation, but certainly not restricted as in the Atkins diet.
3.) Eat protein in moderation.
"Old skinny" is how celebrity nutritionist Kimberly Snyder puts it. According to Snyder, digesting protein creates all sorts of by-products in the body like purines, uric acid, and ammonia, which create acidity in the body. According to Dr. Gabriel Cousens, M.D., it may also increase free radical damage and cross-linking (again, associated with wrinkles, brittle collagen, and aging), and deplete the body's energy.
The book The China Study also talks about strong correlations between animal protein and dairy consumption (two sources of protein) and cancer. As Dr. Campbell, the study's author, states: "Animal-based foods are linked to higher breast cancer rates; plant-based foods are linked to lower rates."
That said, it's hard to get a straight answer about how much protein to eat. For instance, the World Health Organization recommends about 5% of daily calories from protein — that's 100 calories/day, or 11 grams of protein/day of a 2000 calorie diet. On the other hand, the FDA recommends 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram we weigh, which means for a 120-pound woman, is 43.2 grams of protein/day. (For a 150 pound woman, that's 54 grams of protein/day)! That's a huge gap between 11 grams and 43+ grams — who to trust?!
Based on the information out there, I think it's wise to eat protein in a way that makes sense. Half a plate of vegetables, a quarter of a plate with carbs, and a quarter of a plate with protein, about 4 ounces per meal. Don't overload yourself with protein, but don't avoid it, either.
4.) Slow digestion = fast aging. 2-3 meals/day, that's it.
We are told that eating often will stabilize blood sugar. But according again to nutritionist Kimberly Snyder, grazing all day accelerates aging. The slower foods pass through your system, the greater the chance of them creating fermented matter, putrefaction, and methane-based gas — all of which contribute to aging. As Snyder says, "More Grazing = More Aging!"
5.) Intermittent fasting — eat only 8, 10, or 12 hours per day.
We also see the "More Grazing = More Aging!" idea proved out in reverse with intermittent fasting (IF). With IF, you eat only 8, 10, or 12 hours of the day, or you can choose to eat only 5 days a week, and fast the other two. Regardless of method, IF is associated with blood sugar stabilization (Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences), better brain aging (Aging Research Reviews), and lower rates of inflammation (Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism).
6.) Get the most antioxidants you can from fruits and veggies.
According to the American Chemical Society, strawberries are the best fruit for your skin. The ACS compared the antioxidant activities of twelve common fruits via ORAC score, and the results were the following:
- 1. Strawberry
- 2. Plum
- 3. Orange
- 4. Red grape
- 5. Kiwi fruit
- 6. Pink grapefruit
- 7. White grape
- 8. Banana
- 9. Apple
- 10. Tomato
- 11. Pear
- 12. Honeydew melon
As far as vegetables go, the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) score of 27 vegetables were compared, and artichokes, beetroot, cabbage, broccoli, red chicory, red chili, and yellow pepper had the highest ORAC score, indicating that these vegetables have the highest antioxidant activity.
Bottom Line on Your Diet
From the readings I've done, it seems that the best way to keep your skin looking younger for longer is to eat each food group moderately — fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. Too little fat, and your skin looks less plump. Too much fat, and circulation is impaired. Too little protein, and your skin is not getting the building blocks it needs to repair itself. Too much protein, and your cells are putting out a lot of free radicals in digesting it. Too little carbs, and your skin is wrinkling and cross-linking itself in ketosis. Too many carbs, and aging features like a double chin and jowls tend to form.
While it may not be hip, cool, or trendy, if you want to look your best, eat from each of the food groups at each meal (fats, proteins, and carbohydrates). For bonus points, slow-cook your food, and, yes (yawn!), load up on fruits and vegetables.


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Although being out and seeing the world is an amazing, intriguing and eye-opening experience some days just aren't glamorous. Today as I was repacking my pack I was thinking about how living out of a large backpack is a bit of a double edged sword. In some ways it's great and in other ways it can be annoying or even gross. So here goes my good, bad and ugly about long term living from one packs worth of items.
The Good
- Never having the problem of too many clothes to choose from or what goes with what. No more spending hours trying on outfits in front of a mirror, if it's clean (and bonus if it's unworn) it's good.
The bad
- Handwashing. What a pain; soaping and rinsing clothes in a tiny budget hotel sink while your fingers get all wrinkled and your arms get sore from wringing them out. Then depending on the climate you hope they dry in time to repack without making the rest of your bag damp.
The ugly
- Wearing clothes for multiple days in a row. The sniff test is all you need to check if you are presentable. Unfortunately the warmer the climate the less days you can rewear an item as it gets smelly pretty quick. Rewearing also means less washing so win-win right?! One thing I have never reworn is underwear, I haven't stooped that low yet.
This post may be a bit of an over share but from what I've seen and heard while talking with other backpackers it's the norm. So if you are planning on backpacking make sure a majority of the clothes you pack 'match'. This way you won't create too many odd outfits when your favourites are in the to-be-washed pile. So far I haven't tried out the ever so attractive dress/skirt with walking shoes combo, shudder.
Some days I do some self indulgent wistful thinking about all my lovely clothes which are packed away in various locations around New Zealand. But for now it's the same leggings and top I wore yesterday (and the day before that).


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An artist never stops learning and there is much to be learnt from the 20th century masters. Here is a painting I did replicating one of Cezanne's popular still lifes – 'still life with apples and a pot of primroses'.
First of all I did a charcoal and water wash study to appreciate the light and dark values, object placement, and composition in his painting. His still life seems so simple yet when you set out to understand it, one can appreciate the sheer genius in his simplicity- how he challenges perspective and warm and cool colours.
Next I began to complete a 18 x 24″ acrylic painting on mixed media paper reinforced with a layer of gesso by following a printout of the original.
The result was an increased appreciation of florals, drapery and fruit placed in beautiful balance and harmony.
18 x 24″ Copy of Cezanne's 'still life with apples and a pot of Primroses, Acrylic on Paper


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Rigoberta Menchu
The story of her birth and the difficulties of her life.
Time of Birth
Rigoberta was born on January 9, 1959.She was raised in the Quiche branch of the Mayan Culture.In the early years she helped her family with farm work in the northern highlands where she lived at the time. Rigoberta became promitmit in the Woman's Rights movement when she was still a teenager.
Teenage Years
Rigoberta Menchú was born to a poor indigenous family near Laj Chimel. Menchú received a primary-school education as a student at several Catholic boarding schools. After leaving school, she worked as an activist campaigning against human rights.
One of a kind woman to get so far by herself
What is her birth place look like?
The topographical composition of El Quiché is dominated by the central highlands and the mountain ranges of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Sierra de Chuacus, and the foothills of the volcanic mountain range on the department's South-Western border with Chimaltenango.


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Would you as a heart patient consider this device? One of the issues to understand is how a 12 lead ECG works vs. a single lead ECG. To understand this, pick up a piece of paper, look at it from every conceivable angle…front, back, top, bottom, side views. This gives a one directional view of the heart, so it really depends on where the issue lies if you are trying to pick up ischemia…lack of blood flow to heart muscle. An ECG has limited ability to diagnose heart attacks, that is why we use serial blood tests to measure enzyme troponin release to diagnose. Now don't get me wrong, in many heart attacks there are EKG changes, but they don't always show in a single lead ECG.
I think this tool is beneficial, especially for capturing arrhythmias or irregular heart rhythms. The second issue is if you use this device, who will read the data and what action will they take? Do you download and send to your cardiologist, your primary care physician, or the ER. Then who is responsible, and from their perspective who gets paid for reviewing. Many physicians are overworked and to add interpreting medical device data to their day won't go over well in today's environment. I perceive the future will have more devices like this, but the medical community needs to change current practices, and change is slow.
A new device and app is taking the mhealth capabilities of the iPhone to a whole new level.
San Francisco-based AliveCor announced Monday that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its heart monitor. Now, U.S. users of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S can shell out $199 (taxes and shipping are extra) to preorder the device, which begins shipping in January. Oh, and in case anyone was wondering, the iPhone does not come included, the company's website notes handily. (Looks the like final device ended up costing more than the $100 that founder and physician David Albert at one time envisioned.)So how does it work? The small wireless device comprising two electrodes can snap on to the back of an iPhone and then the souped-up iPhone can be placed next to the heart, against the skin to deliver clinical quality electrocardiograms. It functions like any iPhone cover intended to protect the smartphone.
Before the FDA clearance, prominent cardiologist Eric Topol used the device on an air plane to determine that a fellow traveler was having a heart attack, ordering the plane to land.
While interest in mhealth is exploding, this device appears to be mhealth on steroids, given that it is actually a physical device aiming to give medical data. The device has been eagerly anticipated by mhealth watchers and it will be interesting to see how well the product is adopted.
Perhaps this is the beginning of what Silicon Valley VC and provocateur Vinod Khosla proclaimed when he said that machines will one day replace 80 percent of middling doctors. No surprises that Khosla Venture, his VC firm, is an investor in AliveCor.
In June, the company raised $10.5 million in a series B round from Khosla Ventures as well as existing series A investors like Burrill & Company, Qualcomm Ventures and Oklahoma Life Sciences fund.
Read more: http://medcitynews.com/2012/12/get-an-ecg-now-on-your-iphone-courtesy-of-newly-approved-deviceapp-from-alivecor/#ixzz2E5WRDvfa