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My name is ***** ***** I would like to assist you.
Is this your excel sheet you created or did you receive it as an attachment and are trying to open it and someone else created it?
It is a commercial product Invoice Sheet Manager. I have been using it for years to generate invoices for my consulting services. Tonight when I opened the program I get the error and I can't get beyond it.
alright, so it's the program you are trying to open, not a particular excel sheet
Let me check something
I can open the program. I can see the sheet. I just can't enter data as the error code pops up whenever I try to do anything. The excel sheet is working from an access data base. (I think)
That Invoice Manager, who created the product? Is it quickbooks?
Or microsoft?
It isn't Quickbooks. As far as I know it it Microsofts creation.
Alright thanks
what version of windows do you have?
xp, vista, windows 7?
Alright please bring up the start menu, then in the search at the bottom type in programs and features then push enter
Now scroll through the list and find your invoice program and click on it then at the top click on change and then click on repair
I don't see a repair option.
what options do you have?
Just uninstall?
Did you do any special tweaking for this program? It may just be easy enough to uninstall it then re-install it
wala, it should then work :)
are you trying to get me into the control panel menus?
no control panel menus, just the programs and features menu, similiar to the add or remove programs menu in XP
it says programs and files
The window should look similar to this:
I didn't do anything. I printed invoice # 18. Tonight I want to create # 19. I can't do it because something has changed. If I uninstall I lose 2012 data. That is a ton of work. Maybe I'll sit on this and give it to one of the accountants tomorrow. They know excel because they work in it all the time. I am willing to give you access to this computer, if that will help; however, it is late at night and I have to get to bed. No offense intended.
Unfortunately our Remote Service is only in beta and select techs have access to it,so I can't remote into your computer.Could you please tell me are you trying to open the program from a invoice or from the program original icon?
I am going into the documents files clicking on 2012 INvoices. That openes the files then I select a macro the opens invoices from there I have options. I opened the last invoice to see what the last day I billed for was and you know the rest "error 91"
Did you change anything in the code for the macro?
sounds like a macro could have caused this?
Can you open the program without clicking on the macro first
It is midnight. I am want this fixed and I know you would like to help me. I can't spend any more time on this. I did not realize it would play out this way.
Alright no problem
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Drakes Branch, VA - A Charlotte County teacher has been charged with unlawful filming or photographing of another person.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says that Larry Kozlik, 50, of Drakes Branch was charged Monday.
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The sheriff's office says the incident did not happen on school grounds.
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One of the distinguishing features of mountain walking is the elevation it provides, and how psychological perspective changes with the geographic. Mind and feelings change as an inevitable consequence of environments; mountains are both aesthetically and psychologically refreshing.
To understand this dynamic, its interesting if we look at remarks made by astronauts. I think this is even more pertinent than anything spoken or written by Everest mountaineers, because the experience of summiting the highest point on earth is embedded in a grueling, arduous, and dangerous physical situation battling against cold, oxygen deficiency, changing weather and the immediate need to return. Reaching Everest and coming back is a struggle against the clock in terms of physical energy, supplies, settled conditions and daylight. You can't stay at the top for more than about twenty minutes because above eight thousand metres you're in the Death Zone: your body is slowly dying at an altitude that does not support life. Climbing Everest is arduous and painful. Would I go if I had the means to do it when it also costs many thousands of pounds? Yes I probably would. Kit me out, get me the Sherpas, buy me the flights, give me months of free time for climbing and altitude training, and I'd find it irresistible. But given the option, I'd use the money and resources to finance years of pleasurable walking elsewhere: the Pyrenees, Picos de Europa, Dolomites, and the vast possibilities of North America.
The astronaut situation is beyond the mountain experience, but more pertinent and psychologically revealing in regard to the underlying factors of both: the elevation of height. It's not easy to get into space either, but when you see astronauts peering through portholes or floating across the moon's surface, you see human beings protected with a large amount of technology. They are more safe than someone who stands on Everest, and the reflections that follow concern the greater majesty of seeing Planet Earth hanging in space. The dynamic though is the same: astronauts have a revelatory psychological experience similar to the process of mountain walking, a change in psychological perspective which occurs as a consequence of geographic vision. I empathise with all of the following, particularly in regard to my Pyrenees walking in 2009.
A Chinese tale tells of some men sent to harm a young girl who, upon seeing her beauty, become her protectors rather than her violators. That's how I felt seeing the Earth for the first time. I could not help but love and cherish her (Taylor Wang).
For those who have seen the Earth from space, and for the hundreds and perhaps thousands more who will, the experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us (Donald Williams).
The colours are stunning. In a single view, I see – looking out at the edge of the earth: red at the horizon line, blending to orange and yellow, followed by a thin white line, then light blue, gradually turning to dark blue and various gradually darker shades of gray, then black and a million stars above. It's breathtaking (Willie McCool).
In outer space you develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, "Look at that, you son of a bitch" (Edgar Mitchel).
If somebody'd said before the flight, "Are you going to get carried away looking at the earth from the moon?" I would have to say "No, no way." But yet when I first looked back at the earth, standing on the moon, I cried (Alan Shepard).
Some philosophical thoughts occur when a person stands on the surface of the moon and looks back at the earth a quarter of a million miles away, what a beautiful planet it is, what a fragile planet it is… limited resources, all these things automatically flash through your mind (Alan Sheperd).
In her book Earth Shine, Anne Morrow Lindbergh says
No one, it has been said, will ever look at the Moon in the same way again. More significantly can one say that no one will ever look at the earth in the same way. Man had to free himself from earth to perceive both its diminutive place in a solar system and its inestimable value as a life -fostering planet. As earthmen, we may have taken another step into adulthood. We can see our planet earth with detachment, with tenderness, with some shame and pity, but at last also with love.
Mountain walking is not on the same scale as seeing the Earth from space, but entails a similar physical-psychological reorientation which I find fascinating as a natural and inevitable occurrence, with no effort or will required. The walking itself requires both, but its effect on the psyche is automatic.
Finally, the comment of astronaut Loren Acton recognises the sublimity of space but also its impersonality, not so much hostile towards life but lacking in life:
Looking outward to the blackness of space, sprinkled with the glory of a universe of lights, I saw majesty—but no welcome. Below was a welcoming planet. There, contained in the thin, moving, incredibly fragile shell of the biosphere is everything that is dear to you, all the human drama and comedy. That's where life is; that's where all the good stuff is.
I don't entirely agree with this last point. It's a fine reminder of our humanity but says nothing about the conflict, wars, violence, greed, stupidity and suffering you also find on our planet. Reframing our perception of Earth as astonishingly beautiful is paradoxically tinged with the Buddhist notion – whether we recognise its origin or not – that to be born is to suffer. I suspect, though I've found no writing to support this, astronauts also ponder the facts of mortality when they float in vast space still tethered, psychologically, technologically and socially, to our distant planet. We are born, we learn, we grow, we die, we see others around us die; how, in such conditions, is happiness possible within fundamental impermanence? Such thinking summarises and encapsulates the human experience which is incomprehensible when we are young, seems irrelevant when we are older, and meets us as insoluble fact – tinged perhaps with sadness and resignation – in our later years. It's like the entirety of a novel and weighing it up for its value, compared to the survey and experience of its constituent parts. As I understand it, though I'm no expert on this, Heidegger also used this point as the basis for much of his work: because we know we will die, concern with our mortality is a constant feature of human experience and the only genuine question is why we exist at all. He criticizes the tradition of Western philosophy, which is nihilistic in the sense that it obliterates the question of 'being'. Mountain walking in a big area like the Pyrenees is a kind of existential playground, subtly presenting us with such issues. We play at being explorers, wanderers, adventurers when the reality is thousands have been here before and will come after you, in the same summer. But this doesn't matter: in big, wild places, it doesn't degrade the experience.
Space, for all it provides in experiential terms, is not home. I can therefore understand the great longing of Loren Acton. Being in space an astronaut is paradoxically and uncomfortably confined in a suit and space ship, whereas walking in the mountains is geographically and physically liberating with a feeling of greater self possession and self awareness: you inhabit yourself, in mind, feelings and body, to a greater degree than is normal in the confines of daily living. You walk long pleasurable miles, and this sensory bodily experience is part of the fun. This is why taking a cable car to a peak is disappointing, as you might do in the Alps. In addition to the altitude, the views, the beauty of mountains and how they make us feel humble from which comes a kind of wisdom rather than powerlessness, it's also pleasurable to feel self reliant and independent with survival trappings pared down to a minimum, worn or strapped around the body. Then off you go, on a self willed journey.
Astronauts float in space with a high degree of dependence on others. They see something very grand indeed, and have powerful feelings, but the nature of this is that of a precarious snapshot rather than a process one can return to and dream about. Of all the moments I had in the Pyrenees mountains, reaching 3,000 metre peaks, surmounting vast beautiful valleys, sleeping peacefully in my little tent, seeing the area unfold in both my imagination and my understanding, I remember the poignant beginning. Here's my tent after sleeping at the Lescun camp site:
It's a lovely site, though what you don't see here is the multitude of people around me. A few metres away, there was a French family from whom I borrowed a mallet: the ground was rock hard and difficult to penetrate with tent pegs. To my rear, a huge camper van was parked and hooked up to a power supply. There was a water tap nearby, and five minutes away the facilities of showers, toilets, and a small but convenient shop where I'd bought bread, cheese, and a fruit pie for dinner the previous evening. When I was packed and ready to go, as I left the camp site I felt a delicious mixture of feelings. Frankly, I would have liked to spend a day there to sleep in the sun and enjoy the valley. I was very tired. I felt insecure and apprehensive. And now this was it. I was on my own, in France, setting off, tent in my rucksack, into a mountain range far larger and higher than British hills and not knowing how difficult it might be.
But I also know, such feelings are alchemised in the process of walking. They inevitably arise at certain moments in the hills, and the solution is not to solidify or get trapped in them. The walking is itself the key, the release, and the practise, and I was setting off…I was a walker, starting a journey, that was simultaneously imaginative, psychological, and physical. As I said a few times when I was there, "J'aime le Pyrenees".
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WASHINGTON — Obamacare alters and disrupts health insurance markets in numerous ways. Exactly how individuals and employers will respond to all these changes remains highly uncertain.
This uncertainty makes it difficult for insurers to predict claims costs, much less set premiums. Naturally, insurers wish to make a reasonable profit and remain competitive in the marketplace. But finding that "sweet spot" in pricing premiums will remain elusive until they have data from several years under the new system.
The congressional Democrats who designed and enacted Obamacare knew this would happen. That's why they included in the law three provisions that make it less risky for insurers to participate in the Obamacare insurance market.
The first is a three-year "transitional reinsurance" program that imposes $20 billion in taxes on existing employer plans and health insurance policies and transfers those funds to the Obamacare exchanges plans. While it is a fixed amount for a limited time, it is still a tax on existing policies to subsidize those insurers offering exchange coverage.
Under the second provision — a "risk adjustment" program — insurers will transfer money among themselves to adjust for the possibility that some get more or less than their proportionate share of high-risk, high-cost enrollees. While this program is permanent, it doesn't increase total subsidies to insurers; it merely reallocates money already in the system.
The third provision — a "risk corridor" program — is the most problematic. This program essentially establishes a range or "corridor" for profits or losses by insurers selling exchange coverage.
If an insurer has higher-than-expected profits, the government will "claw back" some of the money. Conversely, if an insurer has higher than expected losses, the government will pay the insurer additional subsidies to offset those losses.
Like the reinsurance program, the risk corridor program is limited to the first three years. But the risk corridor program's funding is not balanced — and that's a problem.
If many, or even all, of the insurers have excess profits, then the government would collect a big windfall. But if many — even all — of the insurers suffer large losses, then the government is on the hook for huge subsidy payments.
Given the uncertainty insurers face in pricing the new coverage, combined with pressure from the Obama administration to keep premiums low, the more likely scenario is that there will be more big losses than big profits, resulting in a government bailout through the risk corridor program.
Earlier this year, in response to congressional concerns that the risk corridor program could turn into an insurer bailout, the Obama administration said it would run the program on a "budget neutral" basis — meaning that it wouldn't pay out more than it took in. However, the administration has now reversed that position. It is promising to pay insurers whatever it takes to cover any big losses they incur and, if necessary, to fund the program by diverting money from other accounts.
For several years the administration has been raiding other programs — such as the prevention and public health fund sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa — to fund Obamacare. Congress thought it stopped that with provisions in January's omnibus appropriations bill limiting the administration's ability to transfer funds among programs. These latest efforts by the administration should be stopped.
The best response would be to simply repeal the risk corridor program. As public policy, the program is redundant. Its two sister programs — reinsurance and risk adjustment — are more than sufficient to adjust for any uncertainty faced by insurers.
The White House has re-embraced the program, not because it's sound policy, but because it offers a convenient way to hide from the public the adverse effects and true costs of Obamacare. Institutionally, it represents another attempt by the Obama administration to circumvent Congress' authority.
Edmund F. Haislmaier is a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Center for Health Policy Studies. Readers may write to the author in care of The Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, D.C. 20002


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You have to appreciate people that have an idea and act upon it, even if it is a little odd or crazy sometimes. Hot tubs are actually a pretty easy thing to make, although manufacturers today have increased the quality of the mechanisms around them today with electronic circuit boards, dazzling light shows and automated cleaning and oxidizing components. The idea of a hot tub is still hot water therapy, and for that you need hot water and a vessel to put it into to. The people and pictures below are examples of the simplest forms of hot tubs. Remember whether your hot tub is from a manufacturer or custom The Cover Guy can take care of your hot tub cover, hot tub cover lifter, hot tub chemicals, and hot tub filter needs.
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With Facebook's massive acquisition of WhatsApp, many were curious as to why the social networking giant would be interested in a messaging platform. More to the point, why were they interested to the tune of $19 billion? Even more curious was WhatsApp's rebuffing of Google's apparent advances to acquire them. Now that the deal is done, new information on events leading up to the acquisition paint an odd picture.
"Going Google" seems to be the startup's dream: make something useful, gain a following, and google comes along to swoop you up and into their fold. WhatsApp was apparently uninterested in that game, as reports suggest they were reluctant to discuss an acquisition with Google. Prior to today, we'd heard of a $10 billion offer from Google, but the latest news paints a strange picture of desire — or perhaps desperation — on Google's part.
Google CEO Larry Page met with WhatsApp investors Sequoia Capital after hearing the messaging platform was in talks with Facebook. He promised Google would meet or beat any price Facebook was offering. WhatsApp wasn't interested in going with Google, primarily because they felt Facebook had a batter grasp on what they were trying to do. It's worth noting that Google was also willing to let WhatsApp operate independently, just as Facebook will. The more telling statement in the report from The Information is that WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum felt that Google was interested in their platform to spite Facebook, not necessarily because they wanted or needed them.
In summary: Google wants WhatsApp, WhatsApp doesn't want Google, Google tries to muscle investors, WhatsApp goes with Google's rival. It's a telling tale of the lengths Google went to in an attempt to get WhatsApp, but an even more interesting store when looked at from WhatsApp's perspective. Whether it was just plain insouciance on Whatsapp's part, or their insistence on doing what they felt was right, one thing is clear: Google can't have it all.
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This is a homebrew 100 watt six meter linear amplifier. The project was designed by Pat Bunn - N4LTA, and was featured in the October 1990 issue QST magazine. It is built around the inexpensive Motorola MRF 492 power VHF RF transistor. It operates from 13.8 volts DC and consumes approximately 13 amperes while producing 100 watts RF output. Here are some photos of the completed amp.Interior View
The amplifier easily produces 100 watts when driven by a low power exciter such as the Ten Tec 1208 transverter, which produces 8 watts of drive power. The amplifier can be operated in either class AB linear or class C modes, I installed a front panel switch to do this. The amp features a sensitive RF sensing circuit to key the antenna change over relays from receive to transmit. The massive heatsink I used barely gets warm even when operating at rated power for extended periods of time.Take a Sneek Peek at the Amplifier's Schematic
The Motorola MRF 492 transistor, heat sink, and the ceramic trimmer capacitors were obtained from RF Parts Company. The chassis, relays, and other small parts were obtained from Digi Key and Mouser Electronics. A circuit board can be obtained from Far Electronics. The heat sink I used is overkill, as I was thinking of using the amp in continuous duty as part of a beacon transmitter. You won't need one that large.
The plans give little information on the RF choke connected to the power transistor's collector, this is RFC1. Through experimentation I found that this can be made by winding 15 close-spaced turns of number 14 enameled wire wound on a 1/4 inch drill bit shank. Originally I wound this choke on a small ferrite rod that would become warm to the touch. Through experimentation I found that it works better air-wound, which stays cool to the touch.
I was unable to obtain trimmer capacitors with capacitance values and physical sizes exactly as specified in the QST article. Never fear, order the nearest "ball park" value tending to perhaps lean toward a little larger maximum capacitance. This is what I did and they work great. The trimmers I used are medium sized, about 3/4 inch square, meant for use in transmitting circuits. The amplifier tunes up easily and mine is unconditionally stable.So what are you waiting for? Build this or another project...let's get the fun rolling!
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VALE — When the North Lincoln Lady Knights varsity basketball team needs points on the scoreboard, they don't have to look beyond their "Ace."
Junior guard Antaijah "Ace" Easter scored 34 points with four rebounds, four assists and four steals in North Lincoln's 74-54 Southern Piedmont Conference win over the West Lincoln Lady Rebels on Friday.
Easter went 6-11 from the free throw line, shot 11-25 and made six 3-pointers — several from far beyond the 3-point line.
The win puts North Lincoln (10-5, 4-1) one game behind first-place Lincolnton (10-3, 5-0) and tied for second with Lake Norman Charter in the conference standings. North Lincoln travels to Lincolnton on Friday.
West Lincoln (5-8, 3-2) was led by senior Taylor Sutton's 15 points. She went 6-12 from the free throw line and had five rebounds. Senior Rylee Marsh added 10 points and nine rebounds. Senior Brittany Ormand had a game-high 11 rebounds with five points.
Sutton landed a short-range jumper from the corner less than a minute into the game to put West Lincoln ahead 2-0.
North Lincoln senior Payton Bruce pulled in an offensive board and hit a layup moments later to tie the game, and sophomore forward Lyndsi Pound (4 points) gave North Lincoln the lead with a layup after stealing the ball with five minutes left in the first quarter.
West Lincoln freshman Heather Truesdale knotted the game at 4-4 with a field goal with 4:35 left but Easter then weaved through the West Lincoln defense and took a short jump shot to put the Lady Knights ahead, permanently, 6-4.
Easter's score touched off a 9-0 run by North Lincoln. Easter landed a field goal, added three points on free throws, and scored on an assist from Bruce. West Lincoln senior Rebecca Owens snapped the streak with a field goal with 2:25 left in the first quarter.
North Lincoln took a 25-11 lead out of the first quarter and pulled ahead further by outscoring the Lady Rebels 20-14 in the second.
Easter hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game from just past midcourt at the halftime buzzer.
West Lincoln showed an offensive spark in the third quarter, outscoring North Lincoln 18-13. Sutton made a field goal with 5:30 left in the period to cut North Lincoln's lead to 52-31 and then Marsh completed a 3-point play to bring the Lady Rebels to an 18-point deficit. Easter made back-to-back 3-pointers, broken up by a layup from West Lincoln's Erin Huff, with under four minutes left in the third. The Lady Rebels closed out the third quarter with a 7-0 run that included field goals from Amanda Ritch, Sutton and Madison Ferguson and a free throw by Ormand.
North Lincoln outscored West Lincoln 16-11 in the final quarter. The Lady Rebels pulled within 15 points of North Lincoln with three minutes left in the game when Huff made a pair of free throws but the Lady Knights went on a 7-0 run to take a 72-50 lead with 45 seconds left in the game.
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text: It seems odd that it shut off during the fire, but I think you will find that most report that the "auto" function is a bit flaky at best. I think it is related to the fact that they sense the temperature under the stove rather than on top of the stove. In my case I find that it pretty much stops working in auto when I have a fare amount of ash in the stove. I think that the ash insulates the bottom and lowers the temperature where the snapstat senses. I don't really use auto at all anymore. When I do use it I flip it to auto when I go to bed so that fan doesn't run all night. But sometimes that just shuts it off even when a roaring fire is going. I'd say empty the ashes and try it again.


text: No doubt there are many people here who have already seen these videos, but I thought that I'd post some of them here for people wanting to see what it's like to watch someone of Andy's level playing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpNFxnShJ9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1yt7GCnazs&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71j8AaqnVlM&feature=related Another really good place for more videos of this kind is the Pro Stroke Library at FYB. http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/pro-stroke-library/ Sort through the players, choose one, and look to see if there is a video of him or her playing points. There are some nice ones, like this one of Nadal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB6EY7FxgUg&feature=player_embedded


text: A record shattering 81 points grants Auburn the 2011 Fulmer Cup and the first every "Switzer Slam", winning the BCS title, Heisman and Fulmer Cup all in the same year. Marshall steals second thanks to WR Troy Evans' Ellis T Jones Award winning armed robbery spree on the last weekend of the season. Full write-up and top 10 here: FULMER CUPDATE: THE 2011 FINAL BOARD - Every Day Should Be Saturday


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Grinderman Gets Rave Reviews In The Montreal Mirror
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First off, you should know that Grinderman is the once again pairing of Dirty Three's Warren Ellis and Satanâ??s favourite lounge singer, Nick Cave. Free from the confines of the Bad Seeds, Cave resurrects his Birthday Party howl and, for the most part, gets back to his noise roots while letting his blues get even swampier. Cave dashes all criticism of this being a tossed-off side project by hitting lyrical high points within the Stooges-style punk rock fury. It seems like Cave is really saving his best days for last while doing away with cheap competition, rendering Jon Spencer's entire discography obsolete in just 40 minutes. If you like the Bad Seeds as much as anyone but miss Cave's more nihilistic, stripped-down Birthday Party days, this will absolutely fucking kill you. 9/10 (Johnson Cummins)
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Success…the buildup is finally gone!!
I didn't think I would ever get rid of it! I used the same shampoo and scrubbed harder and used it all over. It's more dry now since I did use the shampoo all over my hair and not just my scalp, but at least the buildup is gone. One thing I notice immediately after clarifying is that my hair feels so light and looks so voluminous, I love it! How often should I clarify in the future?
I have never heard of wet wrapping. What is that and how does it work? I know that's not the problem because I just started flat ironing a couple weeks ago. Prior to that, I hadn't flat ironed since December and it has been dry prior to flat ironing it again. It's mainly the bleached part that hasn't grown all the way out yet. When my hair stylist cuts it at my appointment coming up, that should get rid of a lot of that blonde still left. I can't adjust the heat setting, my GHD only comes with one heat setting. And I believe it is around 350ish. Anything lower won't get my hair straight, I've tried it with other flat irons in the past. I haven't had any luck in finding one good heat protectant. All I want is one that works well and protects my hair but is fragrance free or a light smell. All of them seem to smell strong or terrible. I've heard about Tresemme Heat Tamer Spray. Do you know how good this one is and how it smells? Or do you know of one you would recommend?
How would you recommend a better balance in my routine? When I look at people's hair routine at the bottom, they have a lot of things listed. I've always thought having naturally curly hair requires a lot of products. All I'm using right now is: shampoo, conditioner, detangler, curl defining cream, heat protectant (trying to find a better one). And I don't use a whole lot of the curl defining cream. I use enough but I don't overuse it.
I could try a few CG techniques. I don't like sulphate free shampoos. Maybe it's just the ones I have tried but I have had horrible luck with them. One of them lightened my hair (I'm trying to keep it brown) and others smelled really bad. Plus the majority of them aren't over the counter shampoos (I think tresemme makes some, not positive though) and are highly concentrated, which my hair doesn't like and doesn't react well too. That's why instead, I still use sulphate shampoos but only shampoo the top. But if you have one you would recommend that doesn't smell bad (preferably an over the counter if possible), I would certainly try it! I could try finger detangling in the shower with conditioner. So should I never comb or brush my hair? When I straighten my hair, I leave it like that for a few days and it gets tangly so I have to brush it a little.
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I've made the WASC many many times and it is a very moist cake. My question is that I am getting ready to do a topsy turvy cake and I am wondering if this recipe is too moist to hold up to this design.
Should I use less or more of something to make it less moist?
Weird I know - when does anyone want a LESS moist cake?? Go figure.
Really? No one else has had this issue?
I tried the "amazing chocolate wasc" cake recipe on this forum and it's the best tasting chocolate cake EVER but it was a bear to decorate with - was toooo moist or something (it was my first and only attempt at making and decorating it - am too afraid to try again unless others can vouch for this recipe for decorating purposes) I hope others will respond to this post too so we can find out whether it's us or the recipe
I find that the chocolate version is a little moist also. Do you have to make it chocolate? because the original WASC recipe is the perfect cake for carving and decorating..hth!
The secrets of cake carving:
Go to this thread http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-614554.html and ask them. Macsmom will give you some advice,she is extremely helpful.
I use the WASC recipe also but I found this video and it makes a denser cake. I think it is better for carving. I have been doing this method lately so I don't have to cut and throw away the tops


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Random Eye Candy Photography – Feature Three with Hillary
Hillary was such a fun client! I love that she is a writer. Creative minded people are so much fun to be around and we had a blast talking about blogging! She wanted to capture her other "self" as if she herself changed into a character in her stories. To feel sexy but not show off too much. I love the purple hair/eye additions to give her a little edge to her set. Ren from Random Eye Candy Photography, did it again by capturing her other personality to a tee. I almost wish I had a before picture and you know I HATE doing that!!
Makeup design was, as always with Ren, so much fun. The main colors of her eyes were:
- Brows: Cork eye shadow MAC
- Eye Primer: Eye Bright Laura Mercier
- Highlight: NW20 Concealer Pot MAC
- Lid/Corner: Beautiful Iris eye shadow MAC
- Crease: Haux eye shadow MAC
- Corner: Fig #1 eye shadow MAC, kiss of Carbon eye shadow MAC
- Inner Corner/lid: #1 eye shadow Angelberry Organics
- Liner: Black cake eyeliner Laura Mercier
Skin was perfected with:
- Foundation: Blush Ivory Moisturizing Foundation from Laura Mercier
- Concealer: NW20 Studio Finish Pot Concealer MAC
- Powder: Make up Forever HD Invisible Loose Setting Powder
- Blush: Plum Radiance from Laura Mercier.
Lips were the following:
- Liner: Magenta MAC and Trimmed in Pink MAC (discontinued)
- Lipstick: Girl About Town MAC
- Gloss: Pink Poodle MAC and #1 eye shadow from Angelberry Organics (center only mixed into gloss to create white highlight)
So ladies, if you are interested in having a fun mini session at a great price like this please shoot us an email firstname.lastname@example.com and Ren and I can come up with a fun shoot for you!
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Let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Sisson. I'm 63 years young. I live and work in Malibu, California. In a past life I was a professional marathoner and triathlete. Now my life goal is to help 100 million people get healthy. I started this blog in 2006 to empower people to take full responsibility for their own health and enjoyment of life by investigating, discussing, and critically rethinking everything we've assumed to be true about health and wellness...Tell Me More
On the docket today: a meaty, slippery, jam-packed can of worms. Makes you just lick your lips in anticipation, doesn't it? Last week's direct to consumer health testing post got this one going. I mentioned this do-it-yourself health trend comes with both the good and the bad – as yet unproven and unsound alternative therapies like homeopathy being such a potential snare. From that point, a healthy and robust debate ensued in the comment board. Yes, that's exactly the way it should be. I always appreciate and, indeed, relish the active discourse of our comment board. Folks offer up their experiences, questions, and perspectives in ways that thoughtfully challenge and extend the discussion of the post itself. It's the beauty of a blog – and the "Internets" as a whole, wouldn't you say? At times, I find these conversations stand by themselves. Other times, I'll pick up on a certain thread that I think could use more Primal-based clarification and a further targeted discussion. Today I'm taking up the homeopathy debate and giving the full of my two cents. I'm up for it if you are. Let's roll up our sleeves and dig in, eh?
First, what homeopathy isn't. It's not herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine, or even flower essences. It's not naturopathy or isopathy (pus anyone?). It's doesn't include nutritional supplements, energy work, or body manipulation. It's not a catch-all term for all of CAM (complementary and alternative medicine). I say this because the term is sometimes mistakenly used in these ways, and I want to be clear about what I have on the dissection table today.
Here's, in a nutshell, what it is. First, key caveat… In the space of a reasonable blog post, I cannot tell the entire history of homeopathy or touch on every study ever performed. I'll go out on a limb and say that my decision to do so does not, by its own merit, discredit my critique. I've read many more books and many more individual studies and reviews – from both conventional and CAM journals –than I'll mention here. Anyone else is free to similarly delve in while forming their own opinion about homeopathy or any other subject. (PubMed is a fantastic, thoroughly addictive site that I spend entirely too much time perusing.)
O.K. now what it is. First, the historical basics. Homeopathy is a medical practice first envisioned and designed by Samuel Hahnemann in the late 18th Century. As a philosophy, it fit within the vitalist framework and held that illnesses were the manifestations of disturbances to an individual's life force. Effective intervention, according to Hahnemann, necessitated the rousing or provocation of the life force with a small (understatement) amount of a single, relevant substance. In the spirit of that approach, homeopaths today assess both a patient's symptoms and overall mental and physical condition – usually through an extensive interview and a varying physical examination. Based on the findings, they determine a particular "remedy" that has been prepared according to homeopathic principles.
We could chat for long, languorous hours about all of Hahnemann's principles. (PrimalCon, anyone?) Today, let me give particular attention to a few central tenets.
Hahnemann believed that the ideal treatment for a patient's symptoms was a substance that elicited the same physical signs in healthy individuals. The assigned homeopathic remedy is an artificial means intended to stimulate the disturbed life force into a self corrective mode – based on the similarity of symptoms, yes. In this process, the body will supposedly defuse the observed illness and rid itself of it. (Yeah, I don't get it either really.)
Because he believed like treats like, Hahnemann focused his proving (i.e. testing) on healthy subjects. He used large groups of volunteers, instructed them on lifestyle restrictions and recommendations during the testing period, and asked them to keep exhaustive journals of any and all symptoms or sensations they experienced. From this standpoint, he initiated early characteristics of the modern controlled clinical trial. (Hat tip.) He then matched these tested substances with diseases that displayed similar symptoms. (See above.)
Long story short, along the line Hahnemann decided that diluting the original substance would make it more potent. (Yes, do the double take.) He even developed his own scale for diluting his remedies – the centesimal or C measure. Each C indicates dilution by a factor of 100. Given Hahnemann's penchant for a 30 C dilution, you can imagine – well, actually you probably can't imagine – how dilute that would be. We're talking exponentially diminishing here – as in there may or may not be a single molecule of the original substance or not. Ummmm…?
The power of a homeopathic remedy solution allegedly resides not simply in the remedy itself but in the full relationship and dynamic interaction among the homeopath, patient, and remedy. (This is one of the reasons those in the homeopathic field reject the applicability of conventional "blind" clinical trials.)
O.K., let me start by saying this. Compared to the rather brutal approaches of the medical community in his time, Hahnemann's new take on treatment must have felt downright civilized, enlightened, and sophisticated. I'd rather take a small diluted remedy than have my blood let any day. And as irrational as his belief in super ultra mega diluting was, it must have seemed remarkably, even comfortingly precise when held up against the generally sloppy, arbitrary, and clueless practices of apothecaries.
In a system where most of us are lucky if we get five uninterrupted minutes with our physicians, I appreciate the extensiveness of the repertory interview homeopaths undertake with patients. Finally in a very generalized way, I even loosely sympathize with the idea that treating a condition with conventional medications can simply mask it and drive it deeper into the body. (Granted, I see it more as metaphor in these modern times, but it's a good one. We do a lot of ineffectual "band-aid" work in Western medicine.) Oh, and the life force thing sounds pretty groovy.
I'm afraid that's pretty much where I part paths with Hahnemann and homeopathy. Call me too close-minded, but I stand with homeopathy's critics when it comes to its shortfall in the scientific principle department. Let's say you momentarily accept the life force concept as metaphor and just put aside the law of similar out of sheer frustration. (The alleged vaccine comparison, I'll simply say, is another ball of wax entirely and fodder for another day.) Even then, there's still the ginormous elephant in the living room (yes, the one that every critic focuses on because it's kind of important) – the dilution issue otherwise known as active ingredient-free medicine. Yes, recall that it's supposed to not simply be present but be more potent. Yes, homeopathy supporters claim that the original substance leaves a residual energy imprint of sorts in the remaining diluted solution (a.k.a. water memory). Theories have been put forward regarding movement and cohesion at the molecular level, "dynamic 'ordering'" of the water's intermolecular bonds and the like. (Random thought: if water that contained a homeopathic agent still can retain an active, potent energy imprint, does my waste water treatment plant do a good enough job of removing the imprint of sewage, industrial chemicals, and other refuse particles?)
In all seriousness, I realize that science is still evolving, particularly in the area of nanophysics and the like, but everything about this potentization concept flies in the face of scientific principle, defies all known laws of chemistry and physics, and appears to exist primarily in the hazy, moving shadows of ambiguity. I'm all ears if it's ever pinned down, but it's no dice right now.
A few readers last week said it was ironic that I was badmouthing another health related area subjected to the same rejection as many tenets of the Primal Blueprint (e.g. the dietary fat boogeyman.). It's true that the PB gets its share of quackery accusations. I wholly support being skeptical when the establishment dismisses a health philosophy out of hand. Nonetheless, I don't see homeopathy in that situation. I've read many studies over the years and paid attention to the reviews that have been conducted. When it comes to research, homeopathy just doesn't bear out.
Reviews suggest that the evidence is inconclusive at best for a myriad of conditions like asthama, anxiety, dementia, migraine, ADHD, cancer, and cancer treatment side effects.
Yes, there's the claim that true homeopathy can't be accurately assessed within the current clinical trial system. There's the issue of individualization of remedy – that an individual's treatment also is influenced by their overall well-being, personality, etc. Then there's the concept of entanglement – that dynamic, misty interaction among the perceived triad of homeopath, patient, and treatment. I don't know how you're going to overcome those hurdles. Right now it's a deadlock, but I'm going to have to side with hard science for now.
I've given my critique. Here's what I think works about homeopathy, and – mind you – I'm being wholly earnest. I know what you're thinking: placebo. Well, yes, but let me explain. The placebo effect, ladies and gentlemen, is nothing to shake a stick at. As mentioned before, it can claim a 30% effectiveness rate, and that number can go higher based on the people receiving the treatment. Some of us are more likely to experience physical effects from a placebo not because we're gullible saps but probably because we're more in tune with our mental power, so to speak. Some of us, for example, can creatively visualize our way through the intense physical pain of a medical procedure or the pain of childbirth. Some can't as much. The placebo effect is such a force that a recent study showed the pretense isn't necessary. And if your doctor believes that the "placebo" is actually an effective treatment, the effect is even stronger.
Much has been made lately of the therapeutic impact of the doctor-patient relationship itself – the connection, the empathy, the listening, and the basic human touch of the physical exam. Imagine the result if your caretaker took two hours instead of ten minutes to listen to your concerns, asked about your general well-being, and inquired about your life overall. Is it much of a stretch to see that there would likely be a more intensive healing element to this relationship itself?
My final thought on homeopathy is this. I can't accept it as a medical practice given what is currently known. I leave room for the effectiveness of a few substances when given in a non-traditional formula (actually present in the solution). Furthermore, I respect the humanistic elements of homeopathy practice and wish conventional medicine would learn a thing or two in this department. I understand why people might be interested in its therapies and experience suggested relief from the idea of a gentle treatment that gets them thinking about the power and essential balance of their bodies. The truth of its impact, however, lies outside the bounds of medical science.
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Oh dear God, they are really attempting to justify this with quantum physics?
It doesn't make sense, it makes no sense at all. Take a class in quantum physics and get back to me.
You do realize that photons are everywhere. Light, radio waves, etc, etc. A glass of water is bombarded with billions of photons per second. So what would make the photon "stimulation" from the original active ingredient that has such an extremely low concentration unique?
Photons are, by definition, interchangeable, except for wavelength they are identical according to quantum theory.
Where does the quantum physics "kind of make sense"?
Sorry, that did not come through in totality. I've participated in seventeen experiments regarding the placebo effect. My background is in traditional medicine. I switched to homeopathy, as M.D.'s sometimes do, because it made more sense when it came to the bottom line of actually restoring health.
Good on you Ellen, your obviously have a lifetime of experience in what you are speaking about, rather than the armchair critics.
Do they actually use quantum entanglement to justify the alleged efficacy of homeopathy?
Great critique, Mark. Outside of the placebo effect, I find homeopathy to be very dangerous, in that it invites patients to forgo scientifically proven treatments for serious illnesses.
Google "homeopathy randi" for a good video from James Randi, a prominent skeptic.
Tom, indeed, Randi has some very good videos.
Thank you for addressing the very unscientific methodology so sadly presented as science because so-called (and self-proclaimed)scientists said it.
An appeal to authority is a logical fallacy.
The point I was making about gravity, which you chose to overlook, is that you can't find a molecule of it. Yet it keeps the universe together. Even your graviton is an conceptual supposition. Therefore using the argument presented against homeopathy would prove the non-existence of gravity. Anyway, to be really scientific you have to notice that science turns on its head its best ideas, very regularly. So next week vibrational medicine could be in. The point is to test the hypothesis, as it seems Ellen above has, and you have all ignored in your rush to be clever.
@Neal: Your definition of "science" is so screwed up … it saddens me. But it also explains how concepts like homeopathy can survive for centuries … there'll always be plenty of gullible people.
The problem with alternative medicine is that it is no alternative at all. It is utterly and completely ineffective and therefore – conveniently – rarely harmful.
I definitely agree that some more one on one time with doctors/nurses and patients would be beneficial. Maybe someday soon!
Fact check: Many (if not most) medical school curricula do include training in nutrition.
Also, medical schools around the U.S. continue to implement CAM into their programs as elective courses of study.
Be careful making blanket statements about all doctors.
For number 3 there… Couldn't your undiscovered reason be placebo effect?
Can I get a list of treatments that fill patients with toxic chemicals? What exactly do you expect medicine to do with difficult-to-treat conditions? Patients vary in their response and it always takes effort to determine the best course.
The only reason homeopathic products made from things like mercury and arsenic don't kill people is that there isn't any of the original ingredients left.
If it were true, it would be dangerous, but fortunately it isn't true.
I suspect there is an inverse therapeutic effect when scaled against the cost of the consultation.
Now, anyone for making the Emperor's new wardrobe 🙂
Where are my science books?
you mean like the complete control we have over our bodies from CAM right? we already know it all. hell, a few decades ago acupuncture was akin to voodoo but is now readily accepted and scientifically proven. vibrational medicine is quite real contrary to marks assumptions. if you disagree, simply try having your electrons stop bouncing around and see how well you feel.
or you simply had some bunk sugar pills.
Homeopathic vodka anyone?
HAHAHHAAHAHA! Good one! Now, where did I leave mine?
"I really like the tone of this post. Respectful, insightful, open to possibilities yet firmly grounded in logic and opinion. No need for anyone to get upset about it. Thank you Mark!"
I think it is very important that people understand the difference between "Homeopathy" and "Natural and Preventative Health and Wellness Practices" such as Chiropractic, herbalism, or acupuncture.
I had a bruised rib once, given to me by my martial arts instructor. It wasn't going away. I knew western medicine would prescribe pain medication I didn't really want. So, although I knew it was a stretch, I went to a chinese medicine practitioner and had cupping done on my back, which helped for several days to eliminate the pain. The a week later, acupuncture with electricity. Cured. All in my mind? Don't care. 50 bucks. I would have paid more than that for a prescription pain med.
I will add though that if it hadn't worked, I was going for the pain meds next.
Yeah, my brother sends me links to skeptic and quack websites about acupuncture with similar information. My reply was the same as yours – I had injured my periformis (sp?) muscle to the point where I couldn't dress myself. A treatment with an acupuncturist was all I needed. Placebo? perhaps…but for $50 and no drug side effects, I really don't care.
And remember that many of these alternative treatments aren't "proven" by studies because of the money…drug companies fund most studies either directly or indirectly through our universities.
Agreed. My repeat trips were only during my period as a single-minded endurance iron athlete. A good chiropractic is awesome and he kept telling me if I wanted a permanent solution I should look at the lifestyle!
Since I gave up chronic cardio I've been back only twice I think both when I'd fallen off my bike (pleasure riding) and misaligned everything again!
That's my problem with chiropractors. Now, I love the adjustments; I feel pumped leaving. The first time I literally felt a high.
But I really wanted to figure out specifically what I am doing to myself physically to prevent my having to return.
My best guess, I think a good part of it was bad posture instigated by my shoes and my motorcycle boots.
There are so many factors that can effect your back it would be hard to specifically pinpoint. One thing I feel people don't understand is that they spend sometimes decades "training" there body to hold the vertebrae in an incorrect pattern, our jobs as chiropractors is to correct that. This is something that takes time, we are working to essentially retrain the body to hold a better pattern. This takes time. Which is why people need to go back a number of times.
… well mark, you "paid" for your off-the-cuff remark honorably – on the whole, a balanced-with-opinion post – thanks for that –
i'm not going to jump up and yell foul but on the other hand, i have seen and experienced effects of Rescue Remedy and Bach flowers when no logical other explanation -except that they DID work- was there. Anecdotal i know – but ya know what they say, the mind is like a parachute – ain't workin 'less it's open…
They also say "keep an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out." 😉
Research is an important factor. Logic and science have to be factored in. All claims of cures have to be evaluated without emotion, some people are better salesmen than others in touting illogical claims.
"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease." – Voltaire
Mike, I use quotes from a bunch of people in the PB, but I wouldn't say I am "referencing" them all. Like Devo for instance. I'm not a fan of Chopra, but that quote about how long our organs will last had nothing to do with quantum physics or holograms…it was a simple observation that any doc will agree with. As for Lipton, I do like the way he thinks, even if he's a bit fringe.
Hey Mark,
sure, that's also how I understood it, but there are some who simply see those names mentioned and conclude that you're endorsing their pseudo-scientific views – I've read some of the few negative reviews of the PB on Amazon where exactly that was happening.
And another thought specifically about homeopathy: It's telling that when you go to the store and buy some homeopathic remedies, the guy behind the counter will typically recommend that you only take them along with "real" medicine … at least that's what I heard from some relatives. Personally, being the rationalist-atheist-skeptic that I am, I never spent any money on them.
BTW, speaking of skeptics:
James Randi, debunking homeopathy at TED. Very entertaining 🙂
I was worried for a second when I saw the title. Good post.
Homeopathy seems to be like a lot of these other alternative treatments. Somebody sat in a room and pulled an idea out of the air, and every time new science (or old science) shows it couldn't possibly work that way, people try to justify it using other or newer science. Repeat. Hence quantum mechanics, since, as I think Feynman once said, "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics.". 🙂
If you haven't watched it already, you must view this hilarious video by Mitchel and Webb (a UK comedy show) –
That Mitchell and Webb Look: Homeopathic A&E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGIbOGu8q0 (sfw)
Consequently, homeopathy seems to be entrenched within the UK public health service. Kind of nuts…
Agree with Mark broadly here, but have to agree with Bob's points 2, 3 and 4, as well.
Some compounds will have physiologic doses in the parts per million or billion.
On the flip side – many of us have seen astounding results with homeopathy and our pets. Pretty sure my dog doesn't fall for the placebo effect.
I think a great deal of the efficacy of homeopathy is on the shoulders of the practicioner and how good they are. If you choose the wrong remedy nothing will happen.
I have had little to no results self medicating with homeopathy however I have seen results in my dogs. Something interesting to contemplate…
However there is something called the investigator effect, where if the person testing something believes strongly in its efficacy, this will cause them to unconsciously sway the results in its favor. This is why good trials are both blinded and placebo controlled.
Yeah, I believe it's also referred to as confirmation bias.
I don't know a great deal about homeopathy, but I believe it is perfectly valid (or at least plausible) to view this through the lens of quantum physics. It's not about "life force," but about the electromagnetic fields (EMF) that exist around every single atom, affecting every cell in our bodies. It is much more complex than body chemistry and the amount of substance used; it is about agitating the EMF of the substance. Check out Savely Yurkovsky's work. Here is a wiki link http://www.wisdomwiki.com/wiki/Savely_Yurkovsky
@Daia, did you even read the post? Or do you know what BACH's is? It's Floral therapy, and Mark clearly states this is NOT what he's talking about in this post. Jeeze….I've never posted but you and your uninformed, need to bash posts really have me sickened. If you don't like it here…don't play here!
I don't think he (she) was bashing the post. Order some Primal Calm.
I stand resolute. My body, my choice. Don't try and regulate my medicinal decisions. Why don't you stick to what you know from your own experience, that being diet & exercise, & leave what you have no experience with alone? Anyone can argue against something they have never tried.
There are many things I've never tried that I can make reasonable arguments against.
Yours is a typical argument of the belief-biased.
Yes, I could argue strongly against eating cow-dung to cure headaches, but that doesn't mean I've tried it.
Even what Mark knows from experience he has backed up with research. That approach is far more convincing than if he had simply offered PB based on his own personal success.
In fact, supporting an argument with research is superior to individual experience every time.
Thee is a reason that people in the homeoptathic field call it going beyond flat Earth medicine.
What about the fish that change sex because of hormones in the water from birth control medicines? By the time it gets to the fish it should be really dilute, especially after going through the water treatment plant? I haven't actually read the research on this one so don't take my word for it, but I don't think water treatment plants are a fix all, which is kind of how we view them.
The processes in water treatment plants can't break down hormones and lots of pharmaceuticals. Hence the news about low levels of prozac in the water in certain areas. And when lots of women are peeing out lots of hormones.. it's enough to bother the fish.
Prozac in drinking water? The water that comes out of our fossets? They put it there on purpose like Fluoride?
That kind of stuff isn't diluted to anything like 100C dilution. There can be pharmacologically-significant levels of hormones and so on in water where lots of people live and work. People make lots of mess; it's one of the things we're good at.
Nicely written and to the point, Mark. Thank you.
It's about time Homeopathy is put to bed as an old, loopy theory that does not stand up to science.
I don't know why most "Holistic" or "Alternative" health practitioners persist in clinging to this. And "Natural" food and health stores still have large sections devoted to Homeopathic potions. (I think I just answered my own question – it makes a lot of money and there are no ingredients – pure profit!)
Homeopathy is obviously absolute bunk snakewater and it's kind of annoying that Mark had to waste a post on it. But I guess I'm glad he did. The most important thing on the topic is – as Mark addressed – there is a lot of terminology confusion between homeopathy and genuine herbalism. Heck, up until a few years ago I used the terms interchangeably. There's definite education that needs to happen.
Maybe a little lobbying can get their stuff classified as 'homeopathic beef'. Just enough of it in the grist to contain the memory of meat.
This argument is actually upside down. Galileo and Copernicus WERE science that was dogmatically repressed by those who "knew" from personal experience that these observations were wrong. Homeopathy would be widely embraced if it could live up to a double blind study. It can't.
It is truly wonderful that you have found success in homeopathy, and although anecdotal evidence doesn't usually rank highly in terms of proving a treatment (compared to a clinical trial for example), there is certainly great merit an anecdotal proof approach to self-care. And as such, it is certainly helpful to have a number of treatment options available to an individual.
However, I think that it is important to point out that, although the substance itself may be 'harmless', potential delay of proven treatment in favour of less proven, or unproven treatments may not be so harmless.
"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
– Voltaire
… jus' sayin….
…creds to Primal Palette…
I've read that they also hit the tube of water against a Bible. So yes, it's a religion!
The dubious (read: ludicrously stupid) claim homeopathy makes is that water can somehow remember what used to be in it and that dilution makes things stronger. This is simply false (read: tested rigorously and debunked many times) and can lead to people not getting real help for serious problems, and thus dying.
So why doesn't the water retain the memory of the myriad other compounds that are super diluted within it? e.g. contaminants, the containers it was processed in, and everything else it ever contacted.
"Extraoridnary claims require extraoridnary evidence." Until then, it's just a claim.
-Unicorns that phase between this universe and another are my personal guardians
-Invisible Fairies make my dinner every night by guiding my hands at the stove.
-My teeth talk for me without a thought from me–I just sit and marvel at their words.
These are claims that science has not developed strong enough instruments to measure. How come no one is taking my claims seriously?
I don't have any problem with "like treats like"; think of smallpox vaccinations or the Salk polio vaccine. Here, the mechanism is to introduce something similar (but less harmful) which triggers the patient's immune response system.
Of course none of this will help after you've contracted smallpox or polio.
On the other hand, I can't follow the dilution idea at all, in fact it (to my mind) is utterly absurd.
If I want Arnica I'll go for something that's 10%, not 10xE-3000
Trish, take a deep breath. I do think you're
overreacting. Daia's post was perfectly
civil, even though may disagree with its
Some people swear by drinking their own urine. People are going to believe what they want to believe and there is nothing you can do to convince them otherwise.
I was under the impression that the cure for malaria, quinine, is a homeopathic compound. Also I had great success with Zicam when they first came out with the nasal swabs. Neither of these is diluted – they definitely have 'active' ingredients that would cause malaria or cold symptoms if you took them when healthy, but they are both homeopathic.
My apologies. I should have said cinchona bark, not acacia. I was under the mistaken impression that cinchona was a member of the acacia family, but it's not.
All of your ailements are cyclical in nature. And no offense, but depression and "hormonal issues" require a medical diagnosis, which I suspect you never received. I too have allergies, but they ebb and flow, not with how much homeopathic care I get, but with the pollen count. Sometimes I go years without symptoms.
The homeopathic remedies that you can buy at a health food store don't work at all from what I can tell. BUT…when I had a systemic candida yeast infection, homeopathy was the ONLY thing that worked. It took several weeks, and I was very, very tired a lot of the time, especially near the beginning of the course of treatment. But my yeast symptoms went away by the end of this course of treatment. I had to get the candida medicine by mail order, and I'm not sure you can still get it.
Or, your immune system finally did it's job and got rid of it. Correlation and causation are two different things. Either way, I'm glad you're well!
Absolutely! I have so many people around me like that.
Anyone heard of Masaru Emoto?
He has done some interesting(and very questionable!) research on our thoughts and their effects on water.
I appreciate the information and I was completely uninformed about homepathy. But after reading your post, I can say the principles behind it just doesn't make sense to me. Starting at light force and then dilution, anytime someone saids diluting something makes it stronger I know their science is horrible. I think I figured that out at 8 when I tried to dilute Coke to make more Coke (yes in my sugar addict days).
Homeophaty is basically an alternative medicine. This is why it is not being recommended by physician per se. However, when the patient would like to try something outside of the traditional 'western' medicine, it can be tried out i.e. similar accupuncture and others.
I continue to find the term "hogwash" offensive.
There is no scientific basis for homeopathy. Nevertheless, I believe in it. I also believe in astrology, faith healing and reincarnation. Flame that.
Belief can lead to some dangerous actions. The fact that anyone finds the term "hogwash" offensive does not detract from it's appropriateness at times.
So you believe in hogwash … bunk, huey, baloney. And now you're criticising others for merely pointing that out?
This isn't about "flaming", it's about being rational.
I think homeopathy is just as effective as those silly holographic power balance wristbands.
I totally agree, and failed to mention it in my recent post. I think Mark was sharing a strong personal opinion, wrong though I think he is, and it really had no place here. But, since he did share it, I would like to see him research homeopathic use in babies and animals, and follow-up with what he learns. Better yet use homeopathy, correctly, for a year or two…and then let us know what you think! 🙂
What makes me very uncomfortable is my boss using homeopathic vaccinations for her horses when traveling out of state. I wonder what the horses would opt to take, given a choice.
For an hilarious skit on homeopathy, go to youtube and look up "mitchell and webb homeopathic", then click on "That Mitchell and Webb Look: Homeopathic A&E"
Yes! I was going to post that! Homeopathic Emergency Room FTW!


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VALHALLA, N.Y. – Losing is not something the Scarsdale swimming team has been experiencing lately. The Raiders have not lost a meet in two seasons.
That unbeaten streak continued on Wednesday in a 101-80 victory over the combined Byram Hills/Briarcliff/Pleasantville/Valhalla/Westlake team at Westchester Community College. With the win, the Raiders are now 9-0 on the season.
"The overall team effort today was really incredible," Scarsdale senior Michael Lu said. "This was definitely one of the harder meets we've had this year. Everyone gave their maximum (effort)."
Team depth and versatility have been critical reasons behind Scarsdale's success over the past two seasons.
"They're all strong swimmers and can all do different strokes," Scarsdale coach Tim Callahan said. "It just makes the lineup strong no matter what we do with it."
The Raiders realize that they need everyone to contribute to win meets.
"One of the things we really harp on is that in those races you're not going to win, even fifth place is a point," sophomore Dan Needham said. "Everybody counts and everybody is important. It's really a team effort that wins meets. We have a really good team. We're very deep."
"Even if we don't win an event, we always have second, third or fourth place finishes," Lu said. "Those are the points that really add up and help us have a successful season. One or two strong swimmers doesn't make a team."
The meet against the Thundercats didn't start off that promising for the Raiders when two of their teams were disqualified in the 200 medley relay. But Scarsdale responded by dominating the rest of the meet.
Needham placed first in both the 200 and 500 freestyles. He built a big lead in the 500 and cruised to victory with a time of 5:18.3.
"I really worked on my underwaters off the walls," said Needham, who is in his second season on varsity. "I tried to have good turns and I think that really helps. [In the 200] I didn't go out too fast and I really brought home the second hundred."
Needham, who was also a part of the 400 freestyle relay which placed first, has already qualified for states in the 500 freestyle.
"He knows what he wants to accomplish in this sport and he's doing everything he can to get there," said Callahan, whose team was the Division 2 champion last year. "He's a workhorse and his versatility is getting better."
His teammate agreed.
"He's having a fantastic season and has really come into himself as a swimmer," Lu said. "It's been great to watch. He has an incredible work ethic and he's always there to train and race hard."
Lu won two events in the 200 IM and 100 freestyle. He was also on the 200 freestyle relay which came in first place.
"The 200 IM was tougher in its length and having to swim four different strokes," Lu said. "Having Charlie McFarland (second place) there with me was definitely a major help. In the 100 freestyle I also had Sivan Mehta (second place). Having someone to be able to race and really go out with me was definitely a tremendous help. After the first 50 I really went after it."
Also securing first-place finishes for Scarsdale were senior James Frehill (50 freestyle), freshman Evan Moretti (diving), senior Matt Ginsberg (100 butterfly) and Mehta (100 backstroke).
Scarsdale possesses many swimmers that are capable of swimming any stroke.
"Matt Ginsberg and Carter McFarland always do a great job for us," Callahan said. "We can use them wherever we want and patch up some holes. Michael Lu, of course, is a great swimmer. We have younger guys that are doing well like Thomas Cooke, a good freshman. [Freshman] Charlie McFarland is swimming well."
The Thundercats, who dropped to 2-5, received a first-place effort from Zeke Brynin in the 100 backstroke. They also won the 200 medley relay.
Scarsdale is hoping to place high at sectionals this season after a disappointing effort last year.
"We want a top five finish at sectionals," Needham said. "We're going to try to fight and get in the 'A' finals and the 'B' finals. We want to fight for every point we can get at sectionals. We also want to qualify as many people for states as we can in relays and individual events."
Meet Results
200 Medley Relay
1. BBPVW (Justin Cho, Zeke Brynin, Alec Ifshin, Mike Lyons) – 1:51.92
2. BBPVW (Carl Ronieri, Josh Santos, Charlie McAuley, Dan Sidoti) – 2:05.96
3. Scarsdale (Thomas Kurien, Jishu Datta, Seth Johnson, Kaji Ketan) – 2:14.9
200 Freestyle
1. Scarsdale's Dan Needham – 1:52.09
2. Scarsdale's Carter McFarland – 1:57.2
3. BBPVW's Alec Ifshin – 2:01.94
1. Scarsdale's Michael Lu – 2:06.6
2. Scarsdale's Charlie McFarland – 2:12.5
3. BBPVW's Justin Cho – 2:13.24
50 Freestyle
1. Scarsdale's James Frehill – 24.26
2. Scarsdale's Thomas Cooke – 24.26
3. Scarsdale's Ethan Zarnow – 25.33
1M Diving
1. Scarsdale's Evan Moretti – 239.75
2. BBPVW's Ryan Levy – 178.55
3. BBPVW's Max Kesten – 173.95
100 Butterfly
1. Scarsdale's Matt Ginsberg – 54.93
2. Scarsdale's Andrew McInerney – 1:01.3
3. BBPVW's Charlie McAuley – 1:09.16
100 Freestyle
1. Scarsdale's Michael Lu – 49.35
2. Scarsdale's Sivan Mehta – 51.01
3. Scarsdale's Ethan Zarnow – 59.4
500 Freestyle
1. Scarsdale's Dan Needham – 5:18.3
2. Scarsdale's Carter McFarland – 5:25.3
3. BBPVW's Alex Ifshin – 5:36.73
200 Freestyle Relay
1. Scarsdale (Matt Ginsberg, Sivan Mehta, Carter McFarland, Michael Lu) – 1:35.4
2. Scarsdale (Charlie McFarland, Andrew McInerney, James Frehill, Dan Needham) – 1:40.3
3. BBPVW (Alec Ifshin, Mike Jacobs, Mark Jackson, Josh Santos) – 1:46.02
100 Backstroke
1 Scarsdale's Sivan Mehta – 57.5
2. BBPVW's Justin Cho – 58.4
3. Scarsdale's Tom Cooke – 1:07
100 Breaststroke
1. BBPW's Zeke Brynin – 1:06.31
2. Scarsdale's Matt Ginsberg – 1:05.98
3. BBPVW's Charlie McAuley – 1:07.05
400 Freestyle Relay
1. Scarsdale (Dan Needham, Tom Cooke, Carter McFarland, Alan Zhong) – 3:44.4
2. BBPVW (Zeke Brynin, Edwin Zhou, Justin Cho, Mark Jacobs) – 3:59.84
3. Scarsdale (Charlie Rubin, Seth Johnson, Rich Gutierrez, Conner Wolfe) – 4:42.3
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Junior Burger
2012/01/26 18:20:54
When will the website stay the lead tours like the one in chaicgo in 2011. That looked so much fun!
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2012/01/26 18:47:54
Welcome to Roadfood, liney714!! Not sure what you mean by "stay". Are you asking when the site will be announcing the location for the next official RF tour? They have two each year. The New Orleans festival in February (details on the home page) and the fall tour (different region each year) usually in late Sept. I think they might be leaning towards a Connecticut tour this fall but don't quote me on that. They probably announce the fall tour sometime in late summer.
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2012/01/27 11:13:36
That is what I needed. Thanks so much for the help and for the welcome.
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2012/01/27 11:35:30
liney714 -
Welcome aboard!
There are also many "local" get-to-gethers...Boston, Chicago/Milwaukee, Nashville, etc. that appear under there own threads from time to time.
The New Orleans event is just beginning to be publicized and has it's own section of info.
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A local DFL official says he's looking into a second issue that could cost state Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, DFL-Fridley, his party endorsement.
Chaudhary is already under fire for his end of session push to restrict fishing on a lake where he owns a cabin. A Senate ethics panel ruled Wednesday that Chaudhary's actions violated the "accepted norms of Senate behavior" and threatened "public confidence" in the Legislature. But members of the bipartisan subcommittee concluded that Chaudhary did not have a conflict of interest.
Senate District 50 DFL leaders will vote later this month on whether to strip Chaudhary's endorsement. They will consider the fish flap, but they'll also consider the senator's backing of an unendorsed DFL candidate.
William Krueger, the local DFL party chairman, said Chaudhary's continued public support of Mark Dayton for governor is grounds for revoking his endorsement. Dayton is challenging the party's endorsed candidate, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, in the Aug. 10 primary.
Here's the party bylaw Krueger pointed to:
If a candidate who has been endorsed by a unit of the DFL
Party gives personal endorsement, financial assistance, or other
public support or public assistance to any candidate running against a
DFL-endorsed candidate for any public office, or engages in any
other act of malfeasance or nonfeasance, the central committee of the
unit that endorsed that candidate may revoke the endorsement by a
two-thirds majority vote of the members eligible to vote, following
the procedures in the Bylaw under Article III, Section 17.


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Chemotherapy With or Without Imatinib and/or Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (LAL0904)
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Imatinib mesylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. A peripheral stem cell transplant may be able to replace blood-forming cells that were destroyed by chemotherapy. When the healthy stem cells are infused into the patient they may help the patient's bone marrow make stem cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Giving combination chemotherapy together with imatinib mesylate and peripheral stem cell transplant may be an effective treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Nevertheless, in the last few years GIMEMA has pubblished a paper in which 100% of Ph+ ALL patients reach HCR only with Imatinib, without any chemiotherapy. Thus, this treatment will be implemented in patients pertaining to this category.
|Drug: asparaginase Drug: daunorubicin hydrochloride Drug: etoposide Drug: idarubicin Drug: imatinib mesylate Drug: mercaptopurine Drug: methotrexate Drug: methylprednisolone Drug: mitoxantrone hydrochloride Drug: prednisone Drug: vincristine sulfate Procedure: allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Procedure: autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Radiation: radiation therapy
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase II Study of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL): Imatinib in Combination With Chemotherapy in Ph+ Patients, and Post-remissional Treatment Intensification in High-risk Ph- Patients, With Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring.
- Disease-free survival [ Time Frame: At 4 years from study entry ]Evaluation of disease free survival in patients with high risk of remission obtaining a Complete Remission as from the date of hematological complete remission.
- Complete response after HAM [ Time Frame: At 4 years from study entry ]Evaluation, in terms of complete response, of HAM as 2nd line treatment in resistant patients not in progression after the 2nd or 3rd induction cycle
- Feasibility of minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring [ Time Frame: At 4 years from study entry ]Feasibility of minimal residual disease in hight and standard risk patients
- Negative prognostic role of MRD positivity [ Time Frame: At 4 years from study entry ]
- Rate of complete hematological response after induction therapy in Ph+ patients [ Time Frame: At 4 years from study entry ]
- Disease free survival in Ph+ patients [ Time Frame: At 4 years from study entry ]
- Cumulative incidence of relapse [ Time Frame: At 4 years from study entry ]
- Molecular monitoring of BCR/ABL after complete hematological response [ Time Frame: At 4 years from study entry ]
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: At 4 years from study entry ]Overall survival from diagnosis
|Study Start Date:
|October 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years to 60 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) meeting the following criteria:
- Negative myeloperoxidase stain
- Phenotype T (T-ALL) or B (B-ALL)
- No mature B-ALL (FAB L3, serum immunoglobulin-positive, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-negative)
- Creatinine ≤ 2.5 mg/dL (after adequate hydration)
- SGOT and SGPT ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal
- No severe psychiatric disorders
- No other concurrent malignant disease
- No presence of documented infections not responding to antibiotic and/or antifungal therapy
- Not pregnant
- No prior steroids
- No prior antiblastic chemotherapy
- No other concurrent chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00458848
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|Study Chair:
|Roberto Foa, MD
|Universita Degli Studi "La Sapeinza"
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00458848 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
LAL0904 ( Other Identifier: GIMEMA )
2004-001738-11 ( Other Identifier: EudraCT )
|Study First Received:
|April 9, 2007
|Last Updated:
|May 26, 2015
Keywords provided by Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto:
B-cell adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
T-cell adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
untreated adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
L1 adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
L2 adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
TdT positive adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Leukemia, Lymphoid
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Imatinib Mesylate
Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
Prednisolone acetate
Methylprednisolone acetate
Prednisolone hemisuccinate
Prednisolone phosphate
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortifacient Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017