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Not much happening here today. We did however manage to finish making the pickled onions. I have been eyeing off the recipe from this book sally wise after seeing it on this blog melissa goodsell. We will now have to wait for 2 months before we can try them.
I hope you are all enjoying your New Years Day.
We are hopefully off to the drive- in tonight to see Alvin and the Chipmunks The Squeakquel if the weather holds out. Fingers crossed.


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Big Tech companies have spent the last three years ruthlessly censoring conservatives and center-right commentators on social media. Not a week goes by without another tale of a conservative being banned and deplatformed from literally everything because of their political beliefs.
Earlier this week, President Trump announced the creation of a website where people can go and report incidents of social media censorship and bias.
The Trump Administration is fighting for free speech online.
No matter your views, if you suspect political bias has caused you to be censored or silenced online, we want to hear about it! https://t.co/9lc0cqUhuf pic.twitter.com/J8ICbx42dz
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Dietary supplementation with an extract of lycopene-rich tomatoes does not reduce atherosclerosis in Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic rabbits
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- Tomatoes are rich in lycopene and other carotenoids which have shown beneficial effects on CVD in epidemiological and intervention studies. In the present study the effect of an extract of lycopene-rich tomatoes, Lyc-O-Mato (R) on atherosclerosis was studied in Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic rabbits. The rabbits were fed a control diet, a control diet supplemented with the tomato extract or a control diet supplemented with a mixture of plant oils for 16 weeks. Lycopene was detected only in plasma of rabbits receiving tomato extract. The tomato extract had no effect on cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels measured in total plasma, lipoprotein fractions and on aortic atherosclerosis evaluated biochemically and by microscopy. Oxidation of lipids in unfractionated plasma also was unaffected by the intake of tomato extract. In conclusion, the tomato extract increased plasma levels of lycopene in rabbits, but had no effect on hypercholesterolaerma, oxidation of plasma lipids or aortic atherosclerosis.
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- British Journal of Nutrition, 2007, Vol 97, Issue 1, p. 6-10
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- Animals; Antioxidants; Aorta; Aortic Diseases; Atherosclerosis; Carotenoids; Cholesterol; Dietary Supplements; Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined; Lipid Peroxidation; Lipoproteins; Lycopersicon esculentum; Male; Models, Animal; Plant Extracts; Rabbits; Random Allocation; Treatment Failure; Triglycerides; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; phytoene; lycopene; atherosclerosis; cholesterol; beta-carotene
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- Review type:
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- Submission year:
- 2007
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Migrating toward Happiness
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"Migrating toward Happiness reads like a song, an intimate melody, made vibrant by the rhythm of motion and the shifting accents of the immigrant voice. This story is at once familiar and extraordinary – it could be anyone's family, any American journey – but the storytelling is so poignant, so lively and enchanting, that the tale is utterly seductive. Tara O'Grady sings from the page in this charming debut, and her readers will be keen for an encore."
–Jeanine Cummins, American Dirt
"You see more than the USA in Tara O'Grady's Chevrolet. All memoirs are journeys but this one is exhilarating, effervescent, and sometimes sad. All men should read it to help them understand the magic of the workings of a woman's mind and all women should read it for affirmation. It's got prose, poetry, music, musing and humor spiced with history all soaring in a wild profusion of color and romance settling on a positive peak. Get elevated. Read it. I loved it!"
–Malachy McCourt, A Monk Swimming
"An unconventional and perceptive memoir that aims to inspire readers to 'discover the happiness that is waiting to be revealed at his or her core.' "
"...thoughtful, insightful prose..."
"...surprising insights on the nature of the American Dream and the immigrant experience."
- Kirkus Reviews
"It's a wonderful story of magical events occurring at just the right time, synchronistic events spanning the globe and a trip across America (but in many ways, a trip into family, identity and self). An enjoyable, funny and thoughtful book - I'm already looking forward to her next book."
- Robert Waggoner, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self
Quarantine Tunes
Tara O'Grady and her band became unemployed when the pandemic hit NYC in March. She contracted Covid-19 and was sick for five weeks. Unable to sing, she welcomes donations in her online tip jar. Please consider supporting arts and music relief funds organized across the country. Musicians are the heartbeat of America. They are currently struggling and need your assistance.
The Studios of Key West
Tara O'Grady was a resident of Key West where Ernest Hemingway used to live and write. From April 16-May 14, 2019 she was sponsored by The Studios of Key West to write songs in paradise. The organization nurtures creative exploration and collaboration supporting the advancement of artists of all disciplines. Tara is often inspired by the places she visits, evident from her songs about Belfast and New Orleans. She completed a full new album of songs about mocking birds, sunsets and key lime pie. Read her article featured in KONK LIFE.
The Magic of Budapest
On December 3, 2016 Tara O'Grady returned to the city where she studied during her university days to present a rare signed bible from 1893 belonging to one of Hungary's most famous sons - Ehrich Weiss - aka Harry Houdini. A press conference was held at The House of Houdini. Irish Ambassador Pat Kelly joined Tara along with Museum Founder and Hungarian escape artist David Merlini, as well as the Hungarian Prime Minister's cultural advisor and poet Géza Szőcs who said "Books have their own destiny, and Tara was destined to bring this bible to Budapest."
Later that evening a concert was held at Becketts hosted by the Irish Hungarian Business Circle. Tara was joined by Hungarian jazz musicians, including Attila Korb on trumpet and trombone, Istvan Toth on guitar and Zoltan Olah on bass. It was a magical day indeed!
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The story of Tara bringing the bible to Budapest reached newspapers across the globe, from Mexico to South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Ireland, France and even Qatar. Read Tara's article "The Magic of Dreams" which was published in Irish America Magazine, and more about Harry Houdini on the blog Wild About Harry.
A new music series has launched on IRISH TV and Sky 191 with host Cathy Maguire airing Mondays at 8pm/Thursdays at 11pm in Ireland and online at www.irishtv.ie. Tara's band appears August 29 and September 1.
Filmed in the New York neighborhood of Sunnyside, Queens, the show features Irish musicians living and performing in the Big Apple.
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Any personal information received from visitors to the Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) in Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery website will be treated as confidential. Email addresses and other contact information that is provided to the CRE by persons requesting information or registering for events will be held on the CRE's database only. This database will not be provided to another third party without the knowledge and prior consent of the user.
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The 2016 'Cuvèe Clemence' is a lovely showing which displays pretty aromas of white flowers, gooseberry and grapefruit along with lovely minerality. On the palate this focused and balanced with gorgeous acidity providing remarkable vibrancy through the finish. This is drinking well now and should continue to be at its peak for another year or two. (Best 2017-2019) - February, 2017 (JD)
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- Producer: Château Haut Dambert
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- Drinking Window: 2017-2019
- Suggested Value: $N/A
- Country: France
- Region: Bordeaux
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text: 2009 Prospect Duds: Dayan Viciedo by Marc Hulet September 18, 2009 It's not uncommon for prospects to receive more hype than they are worth, and Dayan Viciedo was one of those players in 2009. The Cuban defector came into the 2009 season as the No. 2 prospect in the Chicago White Sox system, according to Baseball America. He was also ranked by Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus as the No. 4 overall prospect in the system. In the 2009 Prospect Handbook, Baseball America stated, "Viciedo has the power to hit 40-plus homers in a season, thanks to a quick swing that's triggered by strong wrists… He's an aggressive hitter who will chase bad pitches… Viciedo has a high ceiling but brings a bigger risk than the more experienced and athletic [Alexei] Ramirez." Knowing little about Viciedo – aside from the circulating scouting reports – I was cautious with my assessment of him last winter by stating, "Only 20, Dayan Viciedo will not step right in to the Major League roster like fellow Cuban Alexei Ramirez did last season. The third baseman will likely begin his career in High-A ball and could move up to Double-A around mid-season if the hype surrounding him is somewhat justified. He has plus-power potential, but there are concerns about his conditioning and drive." Viciedo earned a spot on the double-A squad in 2009 and hit .280/.317/.391 with 12 homers in 504 at-bats. His .111 ISO was a far cry from the projected 40-homer power. As well, his walk rate of 4.4 BB% left something to be desired. His strikeout rate was reasonable at 17.7 K%, especially if he does develop at least 20+ homer power. Viciedo's .692 OPS versus right-handed pitchers is cause for concern, as are the scouting reports that focused more and more on his lack of conditioning, which no doubt hindered him at the plate, as well as in the field. He showed worse range than Oakland's Brett Wallace, widely considered to be a first baseman playing third base (especially based on his range). Unfortunately for Viciedo, he has yet to display enough power to be an asset at first base, and he lacks the mobility for even left field. The Cuban also performed poorly in a small sample size as the designated hitter in double-A, which could be a result of his focus issues. It's a good thing that Viciedo is just 20 years old. He has a lot of work to do – beginning off the field this winter. It is imperative that the Cuba native get into better shape, as well as an improved mindset, for the 2010 season. The sky remains the limit for Viciedo, but his takeoff was more than a little bumpy. We hoped you liked reading 2009 Prospect Duds: Dayan Viciedo by Marc Hulet! Please support FanGraphs by becoming a member. We publish thousands of articles a year, host multiple podcasts, and have an ever growing database of baseball stats. FanGraphs does not have a paywall. With your membership, we can continue to offer the content you've come to rely on and add to our unique baseball coverage. Support FanGraphs


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Cable Certification Standards
These standards define three types of performance requirements: components, cable and cabling. Component standards define the performance of the jacks/outlets and plugs (connectors) for each performance category. Today we have performance standards for category 3, 5e, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 8.1 and 8.2. These standards are what the manufacturers of components use to design and test their products. When a person purchases a cat 6A outlet they assume the manufacturer guarantees that it provides the performance defined by ISO or TIA for cat 6A.
Cable standards define the performance of the bare cable with no connectors attached. Just as with the component standard, we assume a box of cable marked cat 6A meets the performance requirements of the ISO and TIA standards for cat 6A.
The component and cable standards are used by manufacturers of those components for design and testing. The third standard mentioned above, Cabling, is what field engineers use for testing installed cabling. The cabling standard defines the performance of the completed links and channels when connectors and cable are installed in the field. Field testing is critical because the link and channel performance is what determines whether the networking equipment will operate properly and provide the advertised bandwidth.
Setting Up Cable Certifiers
When setting up a certifier to test cabling, the desired performance standard is selected as well as the configuration of the cable being tested. The two options for certifying commercial cabling are channel and permanent link.
Channel tests consist of the installed cabling plus the patch cords that connect the cabling to the networking equipment. In the diagram below, the installed cabling, called the permanent link (PL) is shown in green and the patch cords are shown in purple. The measurement begins about 2 cm from the channel adapter of the certifier and includes the cable of the patch cord and the connector that mates to the patch panel and work area outlet. The connection at the channel adapter is not included in the test. The black lines and Stop/Go symbols indicate the portions of the cabling being tested.
When testing a permanent link (PL) only the installed cabling (green in the diagram) is tested using special PL adapters on the certifier. Here the test includes the connection at the patch panel and work area outlet, plus about 2 cm of the PL adapter cord. This is the most common test performed in the field because it is a test the components that the installer is responsible for and not patch cords which the end-user of the network can change and invalidate the certification test results.


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This Pharmacy Illegally Charges for Birth Control
Obamacare may mandate free contraceptives, but that hasn't stopped CVS from illegally charging for birth control pills. An inquiry by Congresswoman Jackie Speier recently revealed that these illegal contraceptives charges have affected 11,000 women who, under federal law, should have gotten their prescriptions for free.
The Women's Health Amendment under the Affordable Care Act requires coverage of women's reproductive health services without cost-sharing. This means that generic versions of FDA approved contraceptives that are prescribed by a doctor, such as vaginal rings, pills, hormone patches, hormone shots, and IUDs, should all be free for women covered by the ACA.
After hearing that a woman on her staff was charged a copay for birth control pills at a CVS in Washington, D.C., Speier brought the issue to the public's attention with a letter to Larry Merlo, CEO of CVS, saying,
Charging a co-pay for generic prescription birth control is a violation of federal law, and that is exactly what was taking place… I worry that many women may not know their rights under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and may go without this essential family planning service guaranteed to them under law. We've already established through the ACA that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition when it comes to health insurance coverage.
CVS claims that a price-coding error is to blame for charging thousands of women for their generic contraceptives. Sol J. Ross, Head of Federal Affairs of CVS Health, stated that all the women affected will be receiving reimbursement checks by Oct. 1 at the latest.
But this isn't the end of the issue. Speier has also been receiving complaints from women who have been charged for their contraceptives at other companies, such as Walgreens and Target. And, women may be charged a copay when their birth control is prescribed in packs of three rather than packs of one.
It is important that women have access to contraceptives. Pharmacies need to take responsibility for their actions, and comply with federal law to ensure that there aren't these types of "glitches" in the first place. Women who don't know their rights are clearly being charged unnecessarily, and those who can't afford the copay may even go without birth control at all.
What is surprising to me is that it seems as though these pharmacies will face no consequences for their actions. If you have been illegally charged for birth control, speak up and hold the pharmacy accountable for their actions. If you know someone who has been paying for their birth control, make sure that they know their rights. Pharmacies won't be able to get away with this type of behavior if we all speak up and demand the free contraceptives we are legally entitled to. After all, isn't it time that we stop having to deal with this type of bullshit?


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Hi everyone!
June has been a great month for me because I've made steps forward in my racing and I've finished school!
Round 2 of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in Mugello was not the best weekend I hoped for as I was suffering from an illness. I didn't want it to stop me but unfortunately it got the better of me.
I came across the line in 10th but I got a 3 position penalty putting me in 13th. It's not the result I hoped for because I was just at the back of the leading group and I know if I was 100% healthy the result would've been much better.
The weekend after I went to Barcelona to race in the Junior World Championship. It was another big step forward with 2x 13th positions from 21st on the grid. Im happy with my improvement so far and I know toward the end of the year I will be at the sharp end!
I then came back from Barcelona with a week of exams and then my school days are over. In the summer I can't wait to have more time to train and prepare for the races. I feel a big weight lifted off my shoulders and now I can really focus on my racing. With the week off that I had I've already been supermoto training and at the gym everyday.
I can't wait for Assen and can't wait to ride my KTM again!
See you soon,
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The effects of Niemann-Pick Type C disease in the central nervous system: in vitro and in vivo analyses of neuronal function.
Neurons -- Physiology. ; Neurons -- Growth. ; Neurotrophic functions. ; Cholesterol -- Physiological effect. ; Purkinje cells. ; Gene fusion. ; Adenoviruses. ; Niemann-Pick Diseases. ; Central Nervous System -- growth & development.
Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease is an autosomal, recessive, neurovisceral disorder associated with defects in cholesterol and glycolipid trafficking and metabolism, leading to the accumulation of cholesterol in the late endosomes and lysosomes....
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Cholesterol trafficking and the etiology of NPC disease.
Cholesterol -- Physiological transport. ; Cholesterol -- Genetic aspects. ; Purkinje cells. ; Neurogenetics. ; Neimann-Pick Diseases -- etiology.
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is a fatal autosomal recessive pediatric neurovisceral disorder characterized clinically by progressive neurodegeneration in the central nervous system (CNS) and hepatosplenomegaly. Biochemically, it is...
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Improvement and evaluation of nonlinear inversion MR elastography / by Matthew D. J. McGarry.
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is a technique to produce images of the mechanical properties of tissue, which are indicative of a variety of diseases. Tissue motions measured using MRI are used to solve an inverse problem to recover...
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Estradiol regulation of innate immune protection in the human female reproductive tract / by Mickey Vinay Patel.
Estradiol is a key regulator of immune protection in the female reproductive tract (FRT). Its concentration varies during the menstrual cycle, leading to changes in innate immune protection. In this thesis, I demonstrate the multiple levels at...
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Brain repair after trauma : birth and migration of immature neurons after focal traumatic brain injury in piglets and human children / by Sabrina Rose Taylor.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of acquired disability in children, yet innate repair mechanisms are incompletely understood. A possible innate mechanism to repair injury after insult is neurogenesis - the birth, migration,...
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Characterization of an inducible model of a genetic prion disease in Drosophila melanogaster / by Archana Murali.
Prion diseases are progressive disorders that affect the central nervous system leading to memory loss, personality changes, ataxia and neurodegeneration. In humans, these disorders include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, kuru and...
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System and methodology for receptor-level fluorescence imaging during surgery / by Kristian Sexton.
Fluorescence molecular imaging will have an important clinical impact in the area of guided oncology surgery, where emerging technologies are poised to provide the surgeon with real-time molecular information to guide resection, using targeted...
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The role of DEG/ENaC ion channel subunits in pheromone detection and mating behaviors in Drosophila melanogaster / by Vinoy Vijayan.
Gustatory pheromones regulate mating behaviors in Drosophila melanogaster and represent an important model for understanding how sensory stimuli can drive behavior. However, the genes and cells involved in pheromone detection have remained poorly...
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Multimodal electroencephalography and near-infrared spectroscopy neuroimaging measurement and analysis / by Paolo Giacometti
This project focuses on the development of research tools and methods that are used to study the relationship between neural activity and subsequent hemodynamic responses in the human brain. This relationship, referred to as neurovascular coupling,...
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Leptin DNA methylation and maternal and infant pregnancy outcomes in the Rhode Island child health study / by Corina Lesseur Perez.
In utero exposure to maternal malnutrition is associated with increase offspring susceptibility to cardiometabolic and neuropsychiatric disease. Epigenetic mechanisms mediate, at least in part, fetal adaptations to adverse in utero environments...
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The causes and consequences of regulation of [Delta]NP63[alpha] in mammary and breast cancer stem cells / by Andrew Joseph DeCastro.
Despite the array of targeted therapeutics that currently exist to combat breast cancer, disease progression leading to metastasis, and tumor recurrence still remains a significant clinical challenge. Efforts to identify novel pathways and...
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Nerve growth factor and the septohippocampal system / by Lan Guo.
Nerve growth factor (NGF), the prototypic neurotrophin, is well characterized for its pro-survival and growth effects in sympathetic and sensory neurons. Acting as a target-derived factor, NGF regulates the maturation of innervating neurons, and...
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Characterization and rescue of a Drosophila model of prion disease; and The role of carcinine in signaling at the Drosophila photoreceptor synapse.
Drosophila melanogaster -- Genetic aspects. Prion diseases. Neurotransmitters. Photoreceptors.
Drosophila melanogaster is a model organism often used when studying the complex processes of neuronal signaling and neurodegeneration. The short life cycle, malleable genetics, amenability to in vivo electrophysiological assays and sensitivity to...
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The isolation and characterization of squid p196: a new member of myosin-V class of proteins.
Myosin. Axonal transport. Neurons -- Physiology. Squids -- Nervous system.
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Molecular mechanisms underlying the induction of neuronal Na channel expression by growth factors.
Neurons -- Growth -- Effect of growth factors on. Cell differentiation -- Molecular aspects. Developmental neurobiology.
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Effects of chronic anabolic androgenic steroid exposure on GABAergic neurotransmission and neuronal activity in the mamalian forebrain.
GABA -- Receptors. Anabolic steroids -- Physiological effect. Androgens -- Physiological effect. Prosencephalon. Neurotransmitters -- Effect of drugs on. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are derivatives of testosterone originally designed for therapeutic applications to enhance anabolic potency (protein synthesis and muscle growth) while exerting low androgenic (masculinizing) effects. The...
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Formation and interactions of infectious prions
Prions. ; Proteins -- Conformation. ; Nanoparticles. ; Iron oxides. ; PrPSc Proteins.
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Allosteric modulation of GABAa receptors by anabolic-androgenic steroids.
GABA -- Receptors. Allosteric regulation. ; Anabolic steroids -- Physiological effect. ; Androgens -- Physiological effect. ; Receptors
Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are synthetic derivatives of the gonadal hormone, testosterone. Despite their many untoward side effects, AAS are wildly abused for their ergogenic properties. AAS have numerous effects on many organ systems,...
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Steady state NMR imaging of cerebral blood volume as an index of chronic hypoxia induced angiogenesis.
Neovascularization. Brain -- Blood-vessels -- Magnetic resonance imaging. Blood volume -- Measurement. Cerebral circulation -- Measurement. Anoxemia. Blood Volume Determination -- methods.
Angiogenesis is part of the natural defense mechanism in brain against hypoxia and ischemia. Animal models and methods for the non-invasive investigation of cerebral angiogenesis are needed. This thesis addresses the hypothesis that steady state,...
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Ionic and mechanical responses of the rat brain to acute dilutional hyponatremia.
Brain -- Physiology. ; Hyponatremia.; Rats.
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Neuronal interferon signaling : implications for HSV-1 replication and pathogenesis / by Pamela Rosato
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) establishes lifelong latent infections in the sensory neurons of the trigeminal ganglia (TG) wherein it retains the capacity to reactivate. The interferon (IFN)-driven antiviral response is critical for the control of...
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The novel p53 target gene STK17A : implications for cancer therapy / by Pingping Mao
Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) are highly curable with cisplatin-based therapy. The p53 tumor suppressor is induced in response to a variety of cellular stresses. Our previous work has implicated an important role for p53 in TGCT...
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ACAT1 blockage stimulates autophagy to emeliorate Alzheimer's disease / by Yohei Shibuya
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia in the aging population. Currently, there is no cure for AD. The hallmark of AD consists of extracellular amyloid plaques, mainly composed...
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The mechanism of action for angiotensin-1-7 in the rostral ventrolateral medulla in the modulation of cardiovascular sympathetic nerve activity / by Mark S. Bilodeau
Elevated sympathetic discharge from the CNS is an underlying pathogenic mechanism in neurogenic hypertension and an exacerbating factor in chronic heart failure (CHF). Current treatment of these diseases focuses on attenuation of the downstream...
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A proteomics approach to NIMA-related kinase signaling in mitosis / by Sierra N. Cullati
NIMA-related kinases (Neks) control several aspects of cell division downstream of master mitotic regulators such as Cdk1 and Plk1. Though depletion of Nek6, Nek7, or Nek9 results in cytokinesis failure, to date no molecular mechanism has been...
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NPC1-mediated trafficking of intracellular cholesterol.
Cholesterol -- Physiological transport. Cholesterol -- Genetic aspects. Cholesterol -- Metabolism. Genetic disorders -- Molecular aspects.
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is a neurovisceral disease that causes intracellular accumulation of cholesterol and other lipids. The exact mechanism how the defects in cholesterol trafficking pathways result in the progressive neurological damage is...
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Neuroimmune and behavioral responses to peripheral nerve injury in the rat.
Nerves. ; Peripheral -- Pathophysiology. ; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Immunological aspects. ; Spinal cord -- Pathophysiology. ; Pain -- Physiological aspects. ; Rats -- Nervous system -- Diseases -- Immunological aspects. ; Rats -- Behavior.
The pain that follows nerve injury is chronic and consistently refractory to available analgesics. Neuropathic pain syndromes include deafferentation pain, diabetic, cancer and ischemic neuropathies, phantom limb pain, trigeminal neuralgia,...
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An analysis of an ecdysterone response element from the Drosophila hsp27 gene.
Ecdysone. ; Gene expression. ; Drosophila -- Genetics. ; Heat shock proteins.
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The neural assembly of place cells and head direction cells.
Limbic system -- Psychophysiology. ; Neuropsychology. ; Cell interaction.
Previous research has identified neurons in a variety of limbic structures which discharge in relation to the animals ongoing head direction (HD) (Ranck 1984; Taube et al. 1990a) or location (O''Keefe & Dostrovsky 1971). Because these signals...
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Muscle-specific and activity-dependent transcriptional regulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit gene.
Acetylcholine -- Receptors -- Genetic aspects. ; Muscles -- Innervation. ; Neuroplasticity.
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CO2 chemoreceptor function in the pulmonate snail.
Helix (Mollusks) -- Respiration. ; Chemoreceptors. ; Carbonic anhydrase.
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Investigation of the molecular basis of directed particle movement in the squid giant axon.
Axonal transport. ; Molecular dynamics. ; Squids.
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Actions of substances placed in the cat cerebrospinal fluid space.
Pharmacology, Experimental. ; Cats.
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Sex- and region-specific differences in GABA[subscript A] receptor function in neurons of the hypothalamus and forebrain.
GABA -- Receptors. ; GABA -- Physiological effect. ; Sexual behavior in animals. ; Hypothalamus -- Physiology.
The overall goal of this research has been to investigate sex-specific and region-specific differences in the function of the γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA[subscript A]) receptor in two regions of the brain which are essential for the...
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Distinct neuroimmune interactions in acute inflammatory pain and persistent neuropathic pain.
Pain -- Immunological aspects. ; Inflammation -- Immunological aspects. ; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Immunological aspects. ; Neuroimmunology.
Chronic neuropathic pain is a debilitating condition that exacts an emotional and physical toll on its sufferers and their family as well as an enormous monetary toll on society. Neuropathic pain can arise following nerve injury induced by trauma,...
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Studies on the basis of the toxicity of aliphatic organonitriles.
Nitriles -- Toxicology. ; Polyamines.
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Effects of selenium deficiency on deiodinase expression and thyroid hormone economy in the rat during development.
Thyroid hormones -- Physiological effect. ; Selenium -- Physiological effect. ; Thyroid hormones -- Synthesis.
The iodothyronine deiodinases, D1, D2, and D3, play a crucial role in determining the circulating and intracellular levels of active and inactive thyroid hormone (TH), and thus have a major effect on TH action during development and adulthood. The...
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Neo-architectonics computer-aided histological examination of the human visual cortex.
Visual cortex -- Imaging. ; Visual cortex -- Histology. ; Image processing -- Digital techniques.
Functional neuroimaging has confirmed a high degree of localization of function in the cerebral cortex of man. In contrast, microstructural analysis has contributed very little to the topographical characterization of cortical areas. In this work I...
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Functional analysis of the Runx1 C-terminal sequences.
Transcription factors. ; Hematopoiesis -- Regulation. ; Genetic transcription -- Regulation. ; DNA-binding proteins.
RUNX1 is a transcription factor regulating hematopoietic development. Study of the RUNX1 structure revealed two functional domains. The runt domain binds DNA and mediates interaction with CBFß. Sequences C terminal to the runt domain form the...
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Investigating ACAT allosterism.
Acyltransferases. Allosteric proteins. Esterification. Cholesterol -- Metabolism.
Acyl coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) is a membrane bound enzyme whose primary biochemical activity is to convert cholesterol, along with long chain fatty acyl Coenzyme A, into cholesterol esters. ACAT plays an important role in the...
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Biochemical characterization of prion conversion.
Prion diseases. Prions. Proteolytic enzymes -- Pathophysiology. Proteins -- Conformation.
Prion diseases are infectious neurodegenerative disorders characterized by a conformational change of the host-encoded prion protein. The normal nonpathogenic isoform of the prion protein (PrPc) is primarily composed of α-helices and very low...
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Effects of mitomycin C and other DNA crosslinking agents on gene expression: modulation of cancer cell multidrug resistance in cell culture and in vivo.
Mitomycin C -- Genetic aspects. ; DNA damage. ; Drug resistance in cancer cells. ; Cancer -- Chemotherapy -- Genetic aspects.
Our laboratory is concerned whether the distribution of chemically-induced DNA damage is non-random at the level of individual genes. Using changes in gene expression as a marker for DNA damage, we have previously demonstrated that genotoxic...
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Regeneration of neuromuscular connections from allotransplanted ganglia in the crayfish.
Ganglia, Sensory -- Transplantation. ; Central nervous system -- Regeneration. ; Procambarus clarkii -- Nervous system. ; Neurons -- Innervation. ; Synapses.
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Timothy Knapman studied at Oxford University and has written plays, musicals, songs, and children's books. His books include the successful Eleanor's Eyebrows and Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates and its sequels. His work has been translated into 12 languages and have been read on British national television.
Carles Ballesteros was born in Badalona, near Barcelona, in 1977. He now lives in Santiago de Chile and has lived there since 2011, where he teaches illustration classes at the local University and works as an illustrator for various publishers. Carles uses a mixture of traditional drawing skills with digital techniques to create his work.


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Back In Time 05-17-17
May 17, 1957: Ruby Curry, librarian of the Plainview City Library, has arranged an interesting display of rare and old books in the library for Pioneer Round-Up.
--Judge Meade F. Griffin, associated justice of the Texas Supreme Court, will address local and area lawyers at the Hilton Hotel.
--Following Silverton's tornado on May 15 which left 20 dead, County Agent Ollie Liner announces that he has blueprints for storm cellars at his office.
May 17, 1967: Carolyn June Burgess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burgess of Hale Center, has been crowned 1967 Miss Plainview.
--Linda Ballard and Carol Buchanan were guests at a senior brunch in the home of Mrs. S.D. Ballard.
--Robert L. Jackson, minister of Beard Chapel Methodist Church, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for Booker T. Washington School.
May 17, 1977: Officers of the Texas Insurance Women's Association include Joyce Slack, Myrtle Haas, Jenny Walls, Karen Rogers, Lanell Julian, Chris Bell and Pam Mock.
--On the Sports Page, a photo shows Mayor Pro-tem Medlin Carpenter firing a pitch to Noon Optimist Club President Lanny Voss, symbolizing the opening of the 1977 Optimist Summer Baseball program.
--Susan Grabbe was named valedictorian of Silverton High School and Kimberly K. Mayfield, wife of Zane Mayfield, was salutatorian.
--A tornado caused an estimated $150,000-$200,000 damage when it hit Plainview last night.
May 17, 1997: Beulah McInnish was named Pioneer Woman of the Plains and Betty Gonzales received the Trail Blazer of the Year Award during the Pioneer Round-Up.
--A retirement reception was held for Janice Sageser of Cotton Center, who has been teaching for 30 years.
--Sabrina Neff and Ethan Tanner earned scholarships for their anti-drug speeches at the Lions Club convention.


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Times of Illusion: Thoughts Become Things
When you get some distance from a thing, you start to see how you might have overestimated its significance. I questioned that about this series. 'Times of Illusion', I thought to myself, 'isn't that a bit exaggerated?'.
I'd had a good month since the last instalment; encountered beauty, meaning and stimulating conversation.
But I also saw the news. Watched the lifeless and bloody limbs of children flailed across debris littered with the remnants of weapons making their beneficiaries billions. I witnessed the lies and doublespeak transmitted around the world via the media – the work of individuals committed in identifying with the part of themselves that supposes This Is It. The part that says: the world is all there is and ever will be, existence is a matter of Survival of the Fittest. And Power is God.
Most common is the struggle of normal people in between these two polarities, the ones making up the bulk of the Earth's population. Those Just Going About Their Day. Here, we are all witness to the daily pettiness, insecurity, drama, fear, anxiety, hatred and callousness. But there are those who try to guide us towards a Higher reality by prodding us to be more compassionate, more courageous, bolder and less self-pitying.
And so, I retained the conviction that as much as we engage ourselves in the reality of this world, (namely that it isn't Heaven, that it in facts manifests more of Hell, if you take the view that injustice towards one innocent being is not worth the happiness of thousands), it is mired and enmeshed in illusion. The ways we live life seem so meaningless and mindless when we consider that we will actively enjoy all this palaver for about 6 or 7 decades and then pop off. And I maintained the absolute certainty that we were called here to do something More. Perhaps to elevate our spirits and birth the truth of the latent potential within us and all of existence.
So, I kept the title.
This part of the series touches on the power of our mind, both conscious and subconscious. New Age works have been invaluable in bringing this to the forefront of our consciousness with texts like 'The Secret', and the popularity of the 'Law of Attraction'. However, many rightfully point out that a lot of it seems like cheap magic, geared towards the gaining of transitory goods and materials. Vision boards seem to exist only to glue your dream house with a swimming pool and a Ferrari on. But we can't deny that the power of our mindset can and does change the game, completely.
I brought these thoughts to Charles Upton, a Sufi Poet, Metaphysicist, author and veteran of the counter-culture, after reading his book 'Findings: In Metaphysic, Path & Lore' (Sophia Perennis, 2009).
In the chapter 'A Dialogue on Magic' with Kamal Southall you touch on the topic of thought forms, saying 'I suspect that thought-forms might be described as impersonal energies configured in such a way that they invoke conscious entities'. I have suspected that the 'Law of Attraction' works this way. Why do you feel it may be contrary to morality to use thought forms or other spiritual energies to manipulate reality or access alternative dimensions of being?
I would not necessarily say that it is contrary to morality, only that it is unwise from the standpoint of the Spiritual Path. Nonetheless it can become a violation of morality if one has received a call from Allah to give up such practices, to submit to His will and follow Him on a deeper level than before, and one is unwilling or unable to make that sacrifice. Since "acts are judged by their intent", people attracted to using thought forms and subtle energies should be clear on why they want to do this. To make life more interesting? To search for truth? To gain power? Many times all three motives are involved. It ought to be obvious that to seek "spiritual development" for entertainment purposes is very immature, and that childishness when dealing with energies powerful enough to "manipulate reality" is extremely dangerous. A better motive is the search for truth, but such a search must be disinterested; if it is not, the "truth" one discovers will simply confirm one's pre-conceived notions, so nothing will really have been learned. It you expect to search for truth and find it, you'd better get ready to follow it when it appears. As for the quest for power, this is the first step on the road to magic, not the Spiritual Path; the two must never be confused. In the course of walking the Path various "thought forms" will likely appear and various subtle energies be encountered; God can certainly employ these realities, and often does. These things are not problematic in themselves; the real problem is the intent to "manipulate reality." Reality, Al-Haqq, is another name for God; whoever thinks that he or she can manipulate God is a profound fool, and will reap the consequences of this foolishness. One of the cardinal rules in Sufism is: "Don't seek spiritual states; seek Allah." Spiritual states (the ahwal) are sent by God, in His own time and for His own purposes; they are gifts, not acquisitions. If we hold on to and identify with these gifts instead of seeking the Giver Himself, then we turn them into idols, into veils that will hide the Truth and lure us into many dangers. Attempts to access "alternative dimensions of being" on our own slim authority will usually lead us into realms that are primarily psychic, not Spiritual. Psychic realities are never entirely free of subjectivity; the psychic plane is a kind of collective subjectivity based on beliefs, impressions, experiences. The Spiritual plane, on the other hand, is based on objective Truth because it is a direct reflection of God, who is objective Truth. The Spiritual plane is the world of the Angels; the psychic plane is the world of the Jinn, and the Jinn are a very unreliable bunch. Some are true Muslims who submit to Allah; others are demons who are in rebellion against Him. But even the Muslim Jinn are dangerous to encounter, since dealings with them may open up one's psyche in such a way that the demons can come in later. The Jinn are also highly fascinating and diverting; it is very hard to responsibly fulfill one's spiritual and material duties if one has become addicted to the kind of psychic experience they offer. Such experience may be able to teach you useful lessons about the structure of subtle reality and your own psychic tendencies, but nine times out of ten this sort of knowledge makes true ma'rifa, Spiritual knowledge, harder to attain, because psychic experience is immensely distracting. If you dedicate yourself to following God's will, everything you really need to know about subtle realities and the state of your own soul will present itself in the least dangerous and the most useful way, and in God's own time. So as I general rule I would say that a person who has not been able, or willing, put God first in his or her life should concentrate on fulfilling practical, interpersonal and social duties, and not mess with thought forms and subtle energies.
How do you explain the fact that we seem to be using a lot of these techniques subconsciously? Aren't they a part of our inherent human nature?
You can't really use a technique unconsciously. The psyche, the soul, the Nafs, is doing what it's doing, whether or not we are conscious of it. It's true that the Nafs is in touch with higher realities, psychic realities, even Spiritual ones. What it is initially incapable of doing, however, is submit to Allah, Who is Reality Itself; to begin with it is manipulative, not submissive. While we remain unconscious of its doings, which largely determine how we relate to the world and other people, it presents itself to us as inevitability, as fate. The same sorts of things keep on happening to us for mysterious and unknown reasons, over and over again; we feel helpless to prevent them or control them. That's why it's a very good idea to become as conscious of the Nafs as possible. One thing that really helps in this process is to have a set of external standards to follow, like the shari'ah, which the Nafs will initially oppose because she doesn't like to be told what to do. If we can be vigilant and watch for the ways in which she sabotages our efforts to follow these external standards, we can begin to get an idea of what she is and how she operates. The other way of becoming conscious of the Nafs is through awareness of our dreams and an understanding of dream symbolism, which is a whole science in itself. Here a familiarity with the scriptures and myths and art and poetry of the world is a great help—and if we are committed to a particular religion, then the scriptures and art and wisdom-writings of that tradition will increasingly become our central guides for dream interpretation. This interpretation goes way beyond the simple notion that to dream of A means that B will soon happen to you. Symbolism is a language in itself, a language made mostly of images but sometimes also of words. A dream symbol is there to tell you something. On one end of the spectrum it is saying something about your present life and the present condition of your Nafs; on the other, it may be revealing something about the nature of Reality itself, about the Names and Attributes of God, how they operate and what they require of us.
So the idea is to become more and more conscious of the nature and activities and habits of the Nafs, which on one level is the psyche itself, and on another is identifiable with the ego, which is partly conscious and partly unconscious. The Nafs-as-ego is made up of all the things you identify with, in both the outer world and the inner one, all the things that go to make up your sense of who you are and what the world is. It is this very sense of self that must progressively be constructed on the Spiritual Path (slowly, step by step, certainly not all at once) until the Presence of Allah finally takes the place of "me". And as you become increasingly conscious of the Nafs, its powers and its knowledge, the point will come where you will need to make a decision: are you going to submit to Allah and place the Nafs in His hands so that His Spirit can pacify it and educate it, or are you going to adopt its "techniques" and try to use them, on the basis of self-will rather than submission to God, to advance your own agendas? The one who fully commits to the first alternative is on his or her way to sainthood; the one who fully commits to the other path, in a misguided attempt to attain freedom and self-determination by manipulating the Nafs rather than being manipulated by her, has begun to train as a saher, a sorcerer. The first path leads to the Garden, the second path to the Fire—not only after death but in this very life. If you think that you can use the Nafs to fulfill your desires you have failed to realize that it is the desires of the Nafs that are being fulfilled, not the desires of your Fitra, your true humanity. The Nafs is vastly more powerful than you are, and also immensely deceptive. If you believe you can control her, that you can hitch her to your wagon and drive her wherever you want to go, she will be all too happy to agree with you that this is possible and encourage you to attempt it. She will make you think you can have power over her, precisely so as to get power over you; this is very easy for her. (Demons operate the same way; whoever has opted to use the Nafs as a source of personal power has in fact invoked them). To be a slave of the Nafs is to be in bondage; to be a slave of God is to be free.
Can you explain a little about the different ontological levels of being? You imply we seem to be accessing these when we really shouldn't be when dabbling in these things. What exactly is going on here, in your view?
Different ontological levels, different levels of being, are what they are; we can't avoid them or escape them because they are what we are made of. The simplest scheme of such levels is fourfold: the material plane, the psychic plane, the Spiritual plane, and the Divine, each of which is capable of further divisions—though the discernment of "hierarchy" in the plane of the Divine does not compromise the Unity of God since its purpose is to conceive and express the implications of this Unity, not to posit any intrinsic divisions in It. To become aware of these different planes of Being, to be able to differentiate one from the other, is immensely helpful on the Spiritual Path, probably even necessary. Problems develop, however, when we try to access these higher levels of Being in order to use them. Each higher level is causal to all the levels below it. A healer may be able to heal the physical body through balancing and strengthening the energy-body; a more powerful healer may access even higher levels than that, levels where difficulties may exist that have produced those imbalances in the energy-body in the first place, which have in turn affected the physical body. This way of accessing higher levels of being for healing purposes is lawful for those who are called to it, though it is not without its dangers. But in terms of the Spiritual Path, our attention should be on Allah, the highest "level" that includes all the others, the Absolute Reality. Anything less involves the error of shirk, of attributing partners to Allah by acting as if He needed help from the Jinn or the Angels or from whatever forces or beings or ontological levels you have decided to access in an attempt to do His work for Him. The best way is to responsibly fulfill your material and social duties, and to pray to and remember Allah. Once these two poles are established, which are the base and the crown of the Hierarchy of Being, then the power of Allah and the angels of Allah will begin to move between them, doing precisely what He commands, not what we would prefer or what we think would be best. He is the One who knows what is best; He is the One whose wishes do not merely affect reality, but are reality.
Hypothetically how would one undo the damage caused by spiritual attacks when one has been on this path of little or no protection? I believe many people of my generation have already opened ourselves up to these influences and may wonder what to do next.
The mass experience of spiritual attack is due to the fact that the door to the psychic plane is wide open, both individually and collectively, and it can't be closed again over night. The first need is not to open it any wider. Ideally you should access the Spiritual plane first, and leave it up to God what psychic experiences he wants you to have or what sensitivities He wants you to develop. In our time, however, this is easier said than done, since the psychic plane has already been forcibly pried open on a mass level by the electronic media, by the shock of wars and social breakdown and environmental destruction and electromagnetic pollution and inhuman technology, by the release of nuclear energy, by various psycho-physical techniques and poorly-guided yoga practices, by the use of psychedelic drugs, and by God knows what else. So the first step is to give up seeking psychic powers, replacing this quest with the attempt to remain conscious of God's real presence under all circumstances. You will likely not be able to do this in any constant way, at least to begin with, but your sincere intention will not go unrewarded; at least you can keep remembering more and more often to ask Him what He wants for you. Secondly, you must stop using the "powers" (or weaknesses) you've already acquired—and a big part of this work will simply be learning to mind your own business, to renounce curiosity about everything and everybody under the sun, and replace it with vigilance in listening for God's commands. This may be difficult, since some of these powers will have become "second nature" to the point where you aren't fully conscious of employing them, or can't imagine how you could function without them; psychic powers acquired not as gifts of God but through self-willed attempts to develop them are a true addiction. A friend of mine once worked counseling alcoholics. He would tell them: "It's so hard for you to give up alcohol because alcohol saved your life." Of course it was killing them at the same time, but it nonetheless appeared at one point as a coping-mechanism that worked when nothing else would. The same is often true of psychic powers. A Native American shaman was once asked by anthropologists, "Why did you decide to become a shaman?" His answer was, "Because I was afraid of shamans." You can get drawn into the world of magic and psychic technologies simply out of a misguided attempt to protect yourself from psychic attack. And while some psychic protection techniques can be helpful in the short term, they often do little to repair the rips and tears in the "etheric" or energy-body that make you vulnerable to demonic incursions, or simply too permeable to any and all psychic influences, good bad or indifferent, to the point of serious confusion; they may even make your condition worse in the long run. Some spiritual healers apparently have the ability to repair holes in the energy-body, but finding the right practitioner is a very uncertain proposition, and there's no-one I can personally recommend. Ultimately, you can't heal psychic damage by psychic means, only by Spiritual means. Instead of fighting the fire of psychic pollution with the fire of the Jinn (even the good, healing Jinn), you need to fight it with the water of God's mercy. Ultimately this means embarking on the Spiritual Path as a lifetime commitment, hopefully with the help of a true spiritual master and a true lineage—though finding a true master and lineage, while separating them from the cynical charlatans and the well-meaning lunatics, is a whole other struggle and may take quite a while. Meanwhile, as you to Allah to protect you and guide you to the people He wants you to be with for the good of your soul, you can employ the specific techniques of spiritual protection that every religion provides. In Islam these include the invocation audu-bilahi min ash-shaytan al-rajim, reciting the last two surahs of the Qur'an, etc. Beyond that, be constant in your prayer and your remembrance of Allah, listen for His guidance, and be ready to act on it.
Charles Upton, a Sufi poet, author, metaphysicist and veteran of the counter-culture, developed an interest in metaphysics via 'mythopoeia', and having survived the social upheavals of the Sixties, and the psychic allures of New Age occultism, awakened at the end of the Eighties to the esoteric teachings of the traditionalists, eventually becoming initiated into Sufism. His critique of New Age occultism and modernism is his best-known work and is published under the title, 'The System of the Antichrist: Truth and Faleshood in Postmodernism and the New Age' (Sophia Perennis, 2001). Sophia Perennis has published many other books by Charles Upton. His most recent book 'Day & Night on the Sufi Path' (Sophia Perennis, 2015) was published last year. He is also the founder of an international movement of Muslims to combat terrorism and defend persecuted Christians called 'The Covenants Initiative'. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Lexington, Kentucky.
This blog post is the second instalment of a four-part series entitled 'Times of Illusion' touching on contemporary New Age thinking and its intersections with 'traditional' spirituality or religion. The format of the series is as follows:
- God in the New Age
- Thoughts Become Things
- The Power of Myth
- Darkness
The next post will touch on 'The Power of Myth'; namely, the psychological, spiritual and personal implications of a universal narrative.


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Mike over at Vox Political has posted an article on the glaring faults of the candidates in the current Tory leadership contest. They are all strikingly, obviously unsuitable to be prime minister. After giving brief, sentence-long explanations why they are unsuitable, like Theresa May wanting to spy on everyone, and encouraging immigrants to hand themselves in to be deported; or Stephen Crabb believing that gayness can be cured, and people with Parkinson's will get better, he goes on to describe the massive incompetence of Michael Gove. The government's accounts were published belatedly because of his massive incompetence when he was at the Ministry for Education. Gove could not account for £33 billion of government money under his direction. This is equivalent to half the department's budget, or three years of contributions to the EU.
Go to his article at: http://voxpoliticalonline.com/2016/07/02/the-treacherous-tories-have-no-good-candidates-heres-why/
Apart from further information, it also has a piccie of Judge Death announcing his candidature in the Tory leadership contest. Well, he's as qualified as they are, and is probably better-looking.
'The Crime issss life. The sentensssssssse issss death'. A winning motto for the new government.


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CVM contributed engineering services to four award-winning projects at AIA Pennsylvania's 2017 Architectural Excellence Design and Special Awards. Held recently in Harrisburg, the event recognized architectural achievements across the Commonwealth.
The River House Renewal at Harvard University, for which CVM provided structural engineering and building envelope consulting, received a Bronze Award, while three structural engineering projects earned Honor Awards. The full list of CVM projects receiving awards and their respective categories is below. Congratulations to all of the winners!
- River House Renewal, Harvard University / KieranTimberlake (Bronze, Historic Preservation)
- The Discovery Center, EPLACC / DIGSAU (Honor, Unbuilt)
- Basecamp Delta, Boy Scouts of America / DIGSAU (Honor, Architecture)
- Congregation Rodeph Shalom Renovation & Addition / KieranTimberlake (Honor, Architecture)


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Dr. Katelyn Tara Scharf and Joseph Max Lichterman are to be married June 3 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Mich. Rabbi Avi D. Friedman, the groom's uncle, is to officiate, with Rabbi Norman T. Roman, to take part.
Ms. Scharf, 26, who will be taking her husband's name, is a first-year anesthesiology resident at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received a medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
She is the daughter of Susan Kirsch Scharf of Commerce Township, Mich. The bride's mother is a case manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in Detroit.
Mr. Lichterman, 27, is a senior business associate at the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, the nonprofit organization that owns The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com.
He is the son of Susan S. Lichterman and Mark D. Lichterman of Huntington Woods, Mich. The groom's mother is a lawyer at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss in Southfield, Mich. The groom's father is a nonprofit consultant in Huntington Woods.
The couple first met in grammar school and began dating in 2008 when they were students at the Frankel Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield, Mich.


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Emily J. Cook provides counsel to health care providers on complex regulatory and reimbursement matters. Her regulatory experience includes fee-for-service Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, billing and coding, licensure, survey/certification and accreditation, and compliance with Medicare and state fraud and abuse requirements. She also has significant experience counseling health care providers and other stakeholder entities on issues related to 340B drug pricing program implementation, compliance and advocacy.
Emily previously spent more than five years with the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy where she counseled hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and clinics on Medicare reimbursement and regulatory issues. While with HRSA, Emily regularly worked with staff from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other federal and state governmental agencies to address regulatory barriers to health care delivery and was responsible for review and analysis of regulatory policies regarding Medicare reimbursement for HRSA. Emily also served as the senior policy advisor to the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, advising the committee on key issues related to health care policy.
Emily is a contributing editor of the American Health Lawyers Association's (AHLA) Representing Hospitals and Health Systems Handbook, examining the multitude of issues that those who represent hospitals and health system need to be informed.
- Obtained favorable outcomes for clients in government health care program non-compliance self-disclosures to federal and state regulatory agencies
- Counseled large academic medical centers through development and implementation of a collaborative care models involving physicians and mid-level providers
- Successfully appealed adverse findings in government audits of 340B programs for multiple hospital clients and negotiated correction action plans
- Led the successful appeal of a denial of a hospital's application for Critical Access Hospital status
- Acritas Stars 2020, listed among independently rated lawyers
- The Best Lawyers in America 2019 and 2020, Health Care Law
- Super Lawyers 2012 to 2019, Southern California Rising Star, Health Care
- The Legal 500 US 2017
- American Health Lawyers Association, Planning Committee for Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues
- California Lawyers Association, Health Law Committee, Chair
University of Chicago Law School, JD, with honors, 2009
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Anne Wood - Oil Paintings
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Monday, 13 June 2016
Hazy days.
Salt Marsh
Oils on board 16 x 12 inches
A long look across the marsh at low tide.
Studio Musings...
I like a vertical format for a seascape. It gives space for the foreground.
The wet marsh and mud glisten with the hazy light.
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text: angryjay93 148 Report post Posted April 1, 2008 The topic is not a misprint, it is true, AJ is putting the keyboard away. Why you ask? Lots of reasons. After all these 2nd place finishes, i just dont have the same desire i used to try and fight through another season, another playoff run only to fall short in the end. Some people get frustrated when they dont make the playoffs, i get frustrated doing everything i can to get to the finals and lose. Also i rarely ever seem to get my hands on any sort of legitimate star player and it gets tiresome constantly fighting up hill battles. I see other guys always getting some stud and when i try to do the same thing, i get nothing. Just look at my gdl 4 team, its an utter joke in terms of star power. And when i was on the verge of getting JR in FVHL, someone took advantage of the system and signed him to a higher amount than i was going to be able to and i decided not to lose the guys i had already signed. Also, it doesnt seem as if my style of play is gonna be able to hold up much longer, guys are going with speed and light weight dudes and just want to skate through people. And when that is all guys seem to want to do anymore, it makes the game be pretty stale, ive always loved variety and im starting to see it dwindle. My slow down game and puck possession just seems to be ineffective in terms of actual success. Also many of the newer guys i seem to run across just dont have the same attitude or respect that people used to when they came into the league. I know i can be abrasive and a pain in the ass at times, theres no denying that. But when people get butt hurt, say i back stabbed them, call me cheap, refuse to play me, etc., all because of what happens on the ice or in a chat room, it gets really tiresome. Also, ill be starting my new job in about a month or two and i just wont have the time to devote to all the leagues im in and be able to practice an adequate amount. So its easier for me to not have to deal with the frustration or people who do happen to get on my nerves. I will say though, i did have a lot of fun moments and meet a lot of really cool people and had will certainly have some memories to take from all this. But i just cant deal with all the negatives anymore. As of this moment, AJ is officially retired as a player and after the GDL 4 season, a replacement will be needed for the role of commissioner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Eyelisse/Eye Lip Contour Cream
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It's the flower water coming from the flowers of bitter orange (which is the sister of the sweet orange we all know and eat). In general, flower waters (also called hydrosols) are diluted versions of essential oils coming from the same plant. They contain the same components but in far less of a concentration.
So - similar to its essential oil big sister - orange flower water contains a lot of fragrant components and has a nice, sweet scent. It has some skin toning properties and can help to relax the body.
If your skin is super sensitive, it's a good idea to choose products without fragrant floral waters.
We feel that this one is a bit under the radar probably because the Borage plant is not very well known. Maybe because its name isn't as cool as some others, it's hard to compete with kukui or baobab, not to mention murumuru. But let us tell you when it comes to skin care, borage seed oil is one of the best oils that can happen to your skin. Especially, if it's dry, sensitive, easily irritated, often itchy or eczema prone.
So what is so special about it? It is the richest known plant source of the super important essential fatty acid, gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). GLA is soothing and nourishing, and can repair even severely dry and irritated skin, but it's pretty rare and borage contains by far the most of it (17-28%). Next to GLA, it also contains more common fatty acids, like linoleic (36%), oleic (18%) or palmitic acid (10%).
If your skin is dry and sensitive, this one is totally for you.
A synthetic liquid oil that can replace mineral oil or silicone oils in the cosmetic formulas. There are different grades depending on the molecular weight ranging from very light, volatile, non-residue leaving ones to more substantial, slight residue leaving ones.
Apart from leaving the skin soft and smooth (emollient), it's also used as a waterproofing agent in sunscreens or makeup products and as a shine enhancer in lip gloss formulas.
A solid emollient that melts at skin temperature and gives a silky but non-oily skin-feel.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
- A natural moisturizer that's also in our skin
- A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years
- Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier
- Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits at higher concentrations up to 20-40% (around 10% is a good usability-effectiveness sweet spot)
- High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin
Butylene glycol, or let's just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It's a great pick for creating a nice feeling product.
BG's main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin.
It's an ingredient whose safety hasn't been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it's also a food additive.
A big molecule created from repeated subunits (a polymer of acrylic acid) that magically converts a liquid into a nice gel formula. It usually has to be neutralized with a base (such as sodium hydroxide) for the thickening to occur and it creates viscous, clear gels that also feel nice and non-tacky on the skin. No wonder, it is a very popular and common ingredient.
It's a common little helper ingredient that helps water and oil to mix together. Also, it can help to increase the solubility of some other ingredients in the formula.
A pretty famous and better-researched peptide consisting of five amino acids (the building blocks of all proteins). It was created in a joint effort by the French ingredient supplier, Sederma and the cosmetics industry big shot, Procter&Gamble.
The amino acid sequence of the peptide is lysine–threonine–threonine–lysine–serine (KTTKS). Sometimes, it's also called collagen pentapeptide, as it's a subfragment of skin-structure-giving type I collagen. The KTTKS amino sequence is then attached for better oil solubility and skin penetration to palmitic acid and BOOM; we get Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4.
Though most research is manufacturer sponsored, the clinical studies about Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 are promising. In short, it can reduce fine lines, wrinkles and improve skin texture significantly (and at crazy low concentrations, the studies were done with just 3 ppm that is 0.0003%).
There are also studies comparing Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 with anti-aging gold standard, retinol. One of them compared 3ppm Pal-KTTKS with 700 ppm (0.07%) retinol and found that they showed similar wrinkle improving ability with the peptide showing better skin tolerability.
Bottom line, if you are into peptides, this is a good one to try.
A nice yellow flower living in the mountains that's famously used to treat bruisings. Its role in skincare is questionable though. Read more here >>
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
It's a little helper ingredient that helps to set the pH of a cosmetic formulation to be just right. It's very alkaline (you know the opposite of being very acidic): a 1% solution has a pH of around 10.
It does not have the very best safety reputation but in general, you do not have to worry about it.
What is true is that if a product contains so-called N-nitrogenating agents (e.g.: preservatives like 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, 5-Bromo-5-Nitro- 1,3-Dioxane or sodium nitrate - so look out for things with nitro, nitra in the name) that together with TEA can form some not nice carcinogenic stuff (that is called nitrosamines). But with proper formulation that does not happen, TEA in itself is not a bad guy.
But let's assume a bad combination of ingredients were used and the nitrosamines formed. :( Even in that case you are probably fine because as far as we know it cannot penetrate the skin.
But to be on the safe side, if you see Triethanolamine in an INCI and also something with nitra, nitro in the name of it just skip the product, that cannot hurt.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Butylene glycol, or let's just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It's a great pick for creating a nice feeling product.
BG's main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin.
It's an ingredient whose safety hasn't been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it's also a food additive.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
CI 42090 or Blue 1 is a super common synthetic colorant in beauty & food. Used alone, it adds a brilliant smurf-like blue color, combined with Tartrazine, it gives the fifty shades of green.
Exactly what it sounds: nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. Fragrance in the US and parfum in the EU is a generic term on the ingredient list that is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average (but it can have as much as 200 components!).
If you are someone who likes to know what you put on your face than fragrance is not your best friend - no way to know what's really in it.
Also, if your skin is sensitive, fragrance is again not your best friend. It's the number one cause of contact allergy to cosmetics. It's definitely a smart thing to avoid with sensitive skin (and fragrance of any type - natural is just as allergic as synthetic, if not worse!).
It's one of those things that help your cosmetics not to go wrong too soon, aka a preservative. It can be naturally found in fruits and teas but can also be made synthetically.
No matter the origin, in small amounts (up to 1%) it's a nice, gentle preservative. Has to be combined with some other nice preservatives, like potassium sorbate to be broad spectrum enough.
In high amounts, it can be a skin irritant, but don't worry, it's never used in high amounts.
This totally unpronounceable ingredient (let's take a shortcut: MCI) is a super effective preservative with both antibacterial and antifungal effects that works at very low concentrations.
The bad news with it though is that it can sensitize the skin easily (it's a so-called non-fragrance allergen). It's not permitted to be used alone, but only with its BFF, methylisothiazolinone (MI), another icky preservative. Together they have a broad spectrum antimicrobial effect but are permitted to be used only in rinse-off products (under 0.0015%).
As you may guess, if something is only recommended in products that you rinse off (cleansers and shampoos), then it's probably not the best ingredient for the skin.
Methylisothiazolinone (MI) is a preservative that' super efficient against bacteria at surprisingly low concentrations. The problem with it though is that it can also sensitize and irritate the skin quite easily when it comes in leave-on formulas.
Currently, some countries are considering to ban it entirely (like Denmark) and the permitted use level is very low (under 0.01%). Luckily there are plenty of products on the market with other preservative options so if you are a better safe than sorry type it's probably best to avoid it.
Aloe Vera is one of today's magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped.
What research does confirm about Aloe is that it's a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie.
It's a little helper ingredient coming from corn, rice or potato starch that can help to keep skin mat (absorbent), to stabilise emulsions, and to keep the product together (binding).
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Tribe Life Tuesday: Intimidating Intangible Fear
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I remember as a child being very fearful. Once I accepted Jesus as my Lord I found that I was able to press past the fear and not be paralyzed by it. My goal as a student in school had been to be invisible so as not called on by my teacher (even though I often knew the answer to a question and was a good student), as an adult and believer I have pressed through fear to share the Good News in the juvenile detention ministry and helped teach classes which in the past would have never, ever happened! So, as you said, we do it fearful. We just do it!
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Ploughman's pork & cheese picnic pie
Take all the best bits in a ploughman's lunch and wrap it in golden pastry to make this fabulous pork & cheese picnic pie. One slice just won't be enough...
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: Per serving (10)
- kcal598
- fat36g
- saturates15g
- carbs41g
- sugars1g
- fibre3g
- protein27g
- salt2.8g
- butter, for the tin
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
For the pastry
- 500g plain flour
- 175g lard, diced
- 1 egg yolk, beaten to glaze
For the filling
- 400g shredded ham meat, or 8 thick slices of ham
- 200g fatty pork mince or good-quality sausagemeat
- 300g smoked chicken, or regular chicken if you have it leftover
While it's the traditional Christmas bird, turkey is good to eat all year round, though…
- 100g pickled silverskin onions, halved
- 1 tbsp coarse grain mustard
A condiment made by mixing the ground seeds of the mustard plant with a combination of…
- 2 tbsp chopped tarragon or parsley
A popular and versatile herb, tarragon has an intense flavour that's a unique mix of sweet…
- 200g red leicester or cheddar, cut into 1cm thick slices
To make the pastry, tip the flour into a bowl with ½ tsp salt. Pour 200ml water into a saucepan and bring up to the boil, then take off the heat, add the lard and leave to melt. Pour the mixture into the flour, beat with a wooden spoon and work into a dough. Cut a third of the pastry off for the top and wrap in cling film then, while still warm, roll out the other two-thirds of the pastry to the thickness of a £1 coin. Butter a 20cm springform cake tin and line with the pastry, leaving a good amount of excess hanging over the side.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 with a sturdy baking tray in it. Make the filling by mixing all the ingredients, except the cheese, together in a bowl and season generously with cracked pepper and a little salt. Pack half the filling well into the lined tin, cover with a layer of cheese slices, then pack over the rest of the filling. Roll the remaining pastry out and lay on top of the filled pie tin, trim the edges leaving a little overhang, and save the trimmings. Crimp the pie all the way around the edge, then brush the top with the beaten egg. Score the top of the pie with the back of a knife to decorate then, using a small cutter, press a hole into the middle of the pie to let steam escape.
Bake for 15 mins, then reduce the heat to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and cook for a further 50 mins-1 hr until golden brown. Leave until cold. Can be made the day before and kept at room temperature or chilled for two days. Wrap the pie well and take to the picnic in the tin, with a board and a large knife for serving.