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The age-old problem of "Where the heck did I leave my car?" may finally be over as a number of app developers use the built-in GPS feature in the iPhone to track and remind users where they left their vehicle. Car Finder Locator is just such an app and offers one of the more intuitive, attractive interfaces for GPS car locators currently on the market. The app is very easy to use, instantly activating the GPS locator on your phone and ascertaining your current location. Simply click the "Set new position" button to mark the location of your car or tap the arrow to leave a note or write which street you are on. It works equally well in parking lots as it does for alternate side of the street parking in New York City.
As a free app, Car Finder Locator integrates a number of ads into its design. While the ads are tastefully done and actually fit the very sleek design of the app quite well, we found them to be inconvenient. More than once, an ad would appear on screen immediately after or before tapping another button, forcing us to visit the App Store or a Web site. The actual GPS and note-taking features are very efficient, however, offering fast, effective tracking tools. While it would be nice to have a date and time stamp added to these markers to avoid accidentally overwriting a location, the interface performs well.
For a free app that does something most everyone has needed or desired at some point, Car Finder Locator is a great tool. The buggy ad integration could use some work and a way to save locations for future reference with time stamps would make the app even more useful, but for what it promises, Car Finder Locator delivers quite well.


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There are a lot of fun 70th birthday decorations available with 70s on them. Here are some fun 70th birthday party supplies that will add some color to the party room:
Standard birthday decorations also work great for a 70th birthday party. Have oodles of colorful crepe paper streamers decorating the ceiling. Fill the room with colorful balloon bouquets. Keep everything colorful and the room will look great!

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Virginia 50
(2) Miami (FL) 54
Coverage: ESPNU/WatchESPN
9:00 PM ET, February 19, 2013
BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Reggie Johnson breaks tie with late layup, lifts No. 2 Miami past Virginia
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Following the Miami Hurricanes' latest down-to-the-wire victory, Shane Larkin was asked where the win ranked this year.
"Umm ..." he said, mulling over the question before coach Jim Larranaga interrupted."Tied for first," Larranaga said. "With all the games."The Hurricanes' unprecedented season to savor took another thrilling twist Tuesday. Reggie Johnson made a tie-breaking layup with 5.7 seconds left, and the No. 2-ranked Hurricanes overcame a ragged offensive performance for the second game in a row to beat Virginia 54-50 and remain unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference.Durand Scott added two clinching free throws with four seconds to go for the Hurricanes, who earned their 14th consecutive victory. The win came two nights after they rallied late to beat Clemson 45-43.The Hurricanes (22-3, 13-0 ACC) improved to 12-0 at home. They hold a 3 1/2-game edge over second-place Duke in the ACC as they chase their first league basketball championship."Nothing happening now is a coincidence," Johnson said. "We really worked for this. I think we're just getting what we deserve."Virginia (18-8, 8-5) fell to 0-6 in Miami. The Cavaliers led only once, at 29-28, but Evan Nolte tied the game at 50 by sinking a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left.After a timeout, Larkin dribbled past two screens, faked a pass and then hit an open Johnson under the basket, and the senior center made a reverse layup. Paul Jesperson's inbounds pass was intercepted by Scott, who was fouled and hit both free throws.Johnson's last-second tip-in 10 days earlier beat North Carolina State."Those game-winning shots, you never forget those the rest of your life," Larranaga said. "He'll be telling his friends when he's my age, `I remember when I played against Virginia and scored the game-winning basket.' And they'll all think he's exaggerating."Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett said Johnson's basket was too easy."We left the rim unprotected," Bennett said. "For playing such a sound game defensively, it does sting to give them one at the rim. You want them to at least earn it. Make them hit a contested shot, and obviously that was an uncontested shot."Defense kept the Hurricanes in front on a night when went 1 for 7 from 3-point range and struggled against a Virginia defense ranked fourth in the nation. The Hurricanes smothered Virginia with their aggressive man-to-man."They did a good job of trying to make everything difficult," Virginia's Joe Harris said. "It seemed like they tried to overplay everything."Harris, one of the nation's top outside shooters, had 16 points but only one 3-pointer. He extended his streak of treys to 16 consecutive games by sinking one in the final minute.Miami held the Cavaliers to 39-percent shooting and blocked seven shots. Julian Gamble had four blocks, including three on one possession."I really pride myself in protecting the rim," Gamble said. "I joke with my teammates about having block parties during these games."The Hurricanes held a league opponent to 50 points or less for the sixth time. They're 4-0 in ACC play in games decided by four points or less.Miami climbed on Monday to No. 2 in the rankings, best in the program's history. For two weeks the Hurricanes have been the only unbeaten team in league play among the major conferences.Their ACC start is the best since Duke went 16-0 and won the conference in 1999."They're doing a great job," Bennett said. "They've earned their victories, and they're a hard team to play against. You've got to be very sound to beat them. We almost were -- just a few possessions away."Larkin had 11 points, including four in the final 42 seconds, to go with six assists and only one turnover. Rion Brown added 10 points off the bench in 25 minutes. Gamble had eight points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes.The Hurricanes started fast on offense, working the ball inside and shooting 5 for 5 in the first 3:21. But points were tough to come by after that.Instead it was Miami's defense that had a sellout crowd roaring, especially when Gamble blocked three consecutive shots by Akil Mitchell.The Cavaliers trailed by seven points early and took their only lead seven minutes into the second half. Brown answered by making three consecutive free throws after being fouled on a long attempt, then sank a 3-point shot to put the Hurricanes ahead 36-29. That matched their largest lead.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
Team Stat Comparison
Points | 50 | 54 |
FG Made-Attempted | 20-52 (.385) | 22-47 (.468) |
3P Made-Attempted | 5-15 (.333) | 1-7 (.143) |
FT Made-Attempted | 5-8 (.625) | 9-16 (.563) |
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 17 (0/0) | 10 (0/0) |
Largest Lead | 1 | 7 |
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Team Stats: Virginia | Miami (FL) |
2012-13 Season
» Feb 19, 2013 | @MIA 54, UVA 50 | Recap |
Next 5 Games
02/24 GT 2:00pm 02/28 DUKE 9:00pm 03/03 @BC 4:00pm 03/07 @FSU 7:00pm 03/10 MD 6:00pm |
02/23 @WAKE 1:00pm 02/27 VT 7:00pm 03/02 @DUKE 6:00pm 03/06 GT 9:00pm 03/09 CLEM 2:30pm |
Complete Schedule: Virginia | Miami (FL) |
ACC Conference Standings
#6 Duke | 14-4 | 27-5 |
#2 Miami (FL) | 15-3 | 27-6 |
North Carolina | 12-6 | 24-10 |
NC State | 11-7 | 24-10 |
Virginia | 11-7 | 21-11 |
Maryland | 8-10 | 22-12 |
Florida St | 9-9 | 18-15 |
Georgia Tech | 6-12 | 16-15 |
Boston College | 7-11 | 16-17 |
Clemson | 5-13 | 13-18 |
Wake Forest | 6-12 | 13-18 |
Virginia Tech | 4-14 | 13-19 |
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Lakefront Bock
Lakefront Brewing
Milwaukee, WI
I know there's a difference between "malt" and "a malt" but this reminds me of a little of each. The creaminess is inherent but the caramel is teased in with minimal carbonation and makes a warm puddle of dark liquer in the stomach. It's what I expected of the Eastside (by the same brewer) and didn't receive. Or it could just be the electricity from tonight's thunderstorm ambience which is tricking my tastebuds but I don't think so.


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This programme of the UNU International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST) is increasingly relevant because the link between governance and development is now well established, with governance playing a central role in any development effort and good governance considered a pre-condition to achieving any form of development. This is particularly true for sustainable development (SD) which, as a socially-instituted process of adaptive change, faces very particular governance requirements such as vertical and horizontal policy integration to ensure coherency of government decisions, engaging citizens and other non-state actors in the sustainable development process, and adopting a long-term policy perspective to address inter-generational concerns.
In this context, electronic governance (EGOV) entails strategic use of information technology to enable the governance of the sustainable development process. The aim of the Electronic Governance for Sustainable Development (EGOV4SD) programme is to conduct research, provide policy support to governments and the United Nations system, develop educational programmes, and build capacity among universities and governments to better understand how SD objectives and EGOV programmes can be aligned, and how to develop integrated EGOV4SD solutions.
A twinning arrangement is being discussed with the Centre for Technology in Government (CTG) at the University at Albany, SUNY, in the United States. The mission of CTG is to foster public sector innovation, enhance capability, generate public value, and support good governance. Similarly to the EGOV4SD Programme, CTG is involved in both research and practice though strategic engagement with the local government (New York State Government). The choice of CTG as a twin institution is based on the CTG's complementary expertise in public administration and organizational and behavioral sciences. In addition, CTG as one of the foremost Centers of Excellence in Electronic Governance research and practice, provides access to funding and partnerships within the United States, North America and Europe, complementing the Programme's network in the developing world. The twinning arrangement commenced with concrete research collaboration on service integration for smart cities, a planned Executive Master's Programme on Government Information Leadership, and the organization of ICEGOV2012 in Albany in September 2012.
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Tomasz Janowski, Academic Programme Officers Dr. Adegboyega Ojo, and Dr. Elsa Estevez are focal points for this programme.
The grand challenges for EGOV4SD research include a number of questions. What new technologies, policies and strategies can be adopted to reduce all forms of digital divide — geographic, gender, age, socio-economic, etc. for citizens to be able to participate in government decisions that directly affect their lives? How to integrate information technology (IT) policies with economic, social and environmental policies across different levels of government, and what kind of IT tools can support the integration of the national policies with global policies on environmental change, health pandemics, human security or terrorism? And finally, how can the new generation of EGOV4SD policies, strategies, architectures and infrastructure, be developed and diffused to support the global sustainability transition?
Responding to these challenges, the programme will focus on five research themes: i) EGOV4SD programme frameworks; ii) EGOV4SD architectures, infrastructure and services; iii) EGOV4SD impact assessment; iv) comparative analysis of EGOV4SD strategies and programmes across countries and levels of government; and v) EGOV4SD innovation transfer and knowledge management.
The programme is guided by five strategic goals. The first two are in regards to research; that is, to invest in high-quality research in the five thematic areas listed in the Programme Purpose, using project-generated data for validation; and to apply research results to developing frameworks and guidelines to enable policy- and decision-makers to deploy appropriate tools and technologies for EGOV4SD development. The third goal, focused on capacity building, is to carry out projects to build government capacity in applying the developed frameworks and guidelines in defining and evaluating EGOV4SD policies, strategies and programmes, and to evaluate research results. The fourth aims at policy support and seeks to develop a Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) framework to direct and coordinate ICT and EGOV4SD initiatives nationally and internationally. The fifth goal on education is to establish an Executive Master's Programme in Government Information Leadership to address the need for GCIO professional education, with sustainable development objectives addressed throughout the curriculum. These strategies aim to establish the programme as one of three leading centres for EGOV4SD research and practice.
Half of the programme's senior team members and one out of three focal persons are women. Gender mainstreaming will be applied in the implementation of the programme's capacity building, policy support and education-related strategies, and in the programme's recruitment practice, including the presence of the gender mainstreaming clause in all vacancy announcements.
Primary beneficiaries of the programme's research, policy support, capacity building and education efforts are academic, government and intergovernmental organizations located in developing and in transition countries, or working for the benefit of such countries. Of particular interest are the organizations responsible for, or engaged in the development, diffusion and coordination of information technology capabilities (human, organizational, technical) across different levels and functions of government and beyond the government in the service of sustainable socio-economic development. The users of various programme outcomes include academics, postgraduate students, policy- and decision-makers, public managers and others.
Impact: Contribution to a UN assessment/issue/query
Target: Promote and contribute to the establishment of the Chief Information Officer function within United Nations organizations (UNCIO), with the responsibility to develop and manage information technology capabilities, to strategically align such capabilities with existing organizational objectives, and to lead the organizations towards adopting new strategic objectives made possible by IT.
How: The target will be pursued by making available a systematic process for establishing a UNCIO function, supported by many cases of Government Chief Information Officer functions from around the world, including roles and responsibilities, institutional and community support, required competencies, curricula for developing such competencies, and existing education programmes to implement such curricula. Further, the target will make it possible for UN organizations and their qualified staff to participate in the planned Executive Master's Programme in Government Information Leadership.
Impact: Influencing policymaking at the regional level
Target: Enabling systematic EGOV development within the member countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) and other UN regional economic and social commissions.
How: The target will be pursued by offering the EGOV.* development model and its components — stakeholder analysis, readiness assessment, benchmarking, strategy and programme development, and human and institutional capacity building — to assist UN regional economic and social commissions in participatory development of the regional EGOV development frameworks, supported by the EGOV.* application experience and lessons learnt from Macao (e-Macao), Cameroon (EGOV.CM) and Afghanistan (EGOV.AF).
Impact: Furthering knowledge in an academic field
Target: Contribute to establishing EGOV4SD as an interdisciplinary study domain.
How: This target will be pursued by: 1) conceptualizing EGOV in the SD context; 2) relating EGOV4SD to the existing EGOV, SD and ICT4D research; 3) building an EGOV4SD research framework and agenda, guided by the digital divide, policy integration, and EGOV4SD development challenges; and 4) pursuing concrete research in this agenda along the five thematic directions — EGOV4SD programme frameworks; EGOV4SD architectures, infrastructure and services; EGOV4SD impact assessment; comparative analysis of EGOV4SD strategies and programmes; and EGOV4SD innovation transfer and knowledge management.
Impact: Curriculum development
Target: A curriculum for Chief Information Officer positions in government and intergovernmental (including UN) organizations, contributing to the establishment of the internationally recognized and practiced Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) profession.
How: This target will be pursued by: 1) carrying out research on EGOV and GCIO education; 2) surveying existing EGOV and GCIO education programmes, GCIO vacancy announcements and profiles and interviews with current and former GCIOs; 3) developing and benchmarking a GCIO curriculum; and 4) establishing the Executive Master's Programme in Government Information Leadership to implement the GCIO curriculum and to target the education needs of mid-career executive professionals who currently hold, are expected to hold, or aspire to hold Chief Information Officer or related leadership positions in government or intergovernmental organizations.
Impact: Capacity development in developed/developing countries
Target: Building the human, organizational and institutional capacity of governments and universities, particularly in developing and in transition countries, and relevant intergovernmental organizations to apply EGOV in the service of sustainable development.
How: This target will be pursued by: 1) organizing advanced training events with UNESCWA and other UN regional economic and social commissions focusing on GCIO functions in member states; 2) including SD objectives in the curricula of such events; 3) offering methodological and strategic assistance in establishing GCIO functions in the member states; 4) making the planned Executive Master's Programme in Government Information Leadership available to build a pool of qualified GCIOs in the member states; and 5) engaging local academic partners in localizing and partly implementing the GCIO curriculum.
The expected research outputs include the contribution to establishing EGOV4SD as an interdisciplinary study domain through: 1) conceptualizing EGOV in the SD context; 2) relating EGOV4SD to the existing EGOV, SD and ICT4D research; and 3) building an EGOV4SD research framework and agenda, guided by the digital divide, policy integration and EGOV4SD development challenges. In addition, the research is expected to advance this agenda along the five thematic directions: 1) EGOV4SD programme frameworks; 2) EGOV4SD architectures, infrastructure and services; 3) EGOV4SD impact assessment; 4) comparative analysis of EGOV4SD strategies and programmes; and 5) EGOV4SD innovation transfer and knowledge management.
The strategic goals pursued by the programme include two goals to achieve bridging between research and policy recommendations. That is, applying research results in developing frameworks and guidelines to enable policy- and decision-makers to deploy appropriate tools and technologies for EGOV4SD development; and carrying out projects to build government capacity in applying the developed frameworks and guidelines in defining and evaluating EGOV4SD policies, strategies and programmes. The latter also stresses that capacity building projects can be used to evaluate research results. In addition, the results of the GCIO and EGOV education research will be directly reflected in the curriculum and organization of the planned Executive Master's Programme in Government Information Leadership. In turn, the lessons learnt while implementing this programme will be used to validate research results.
There is value added by the programme for the UN system by promoting and enabling the establishment of the Chief Information Officer function within UN organizations to follow international best practices in the area. The added value for UNU is raising system-focused and technological considerations traditionally pursued by UNU-IIST to the organizational and policy level on a par with other institutes like UNU-MERIT, thus creating opportunities for collaboration. The value added for governments and policymakers is that the programme is connecting research and policy communities, and mapping theoretical frameworks and practical tools to provide fresh insights into policy issues, and making available formal GCIO education instead of professional training.
The outputs from the programme will be disseminated through research publications, edited works, frameworks, courseware, policy briefs, toolkits, knowledge bases and software. The outcomes will be disseminated through publications, conference presentations, training events, as well as the curriculum of the planned Executive Master's Programme in Government Information Leadership, among others. Specific channels include: the ICEGOV conference series, UNU, UNU-IIST and UNU-IIST-EGOV portals, Our World 2.0, events organized in collaboration with UNU-ONY, social media, etc.
The programme is expected to last for at least five years beginning in January 2012 and contributing to the implementation of at least two editions of the Executive Master's Programme in Government Information Leadership beginning in January 2013 and January 2015.
The performance of the programme will be assessed biannually based on the indicators established by UNU-IIST and UNU to cover progress in the four prescribed activity areas: research, policy support, capacity building and education.
The main challenge facing the programme is to secure long-term funding to balance existing short-term project contributions, and to secure a long-term faculty to ensure successful launch and continuation of the Executive Master Programme in Government Information Leadership.
The programme is expected to run for a duration of 84 months, from 1 January 2010 through 31 December 2016.
Activities within the programme will involve cooperation between the UNU International Institute for Software Technology and three partners:
Prof. Peter F. Haddawy, Director
United Nations University
International Institute for Software Technology
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Friday, November 30, 2012 - 8:08am
Kilgore — The Kilgore College Rangerettes will high kick their way through their 2nd annual Christmas showcase on Sunday.
Rangerettes Director Dana Blair said this year's Rangerette Christmas Extravaganza has been in the making since before Halloween.
Blair said the Rangerettes have been practicing two to three hours a day, five days a week. The show will include performances by four area dance studios and the Kilgore High School Hi-Steppers.
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Joseph Williamson
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"One of the ablest of Pepys' colleagues in the public service.
Under-Sectretary of State 1660-74..." etc., eventually an Admiralty Commissioner, and knighted in 1672.
"In some ways his carrer parallels that of Pepys. Virtually contemporaries, they both rose from small beginnings; both were formidable adminstrators who created new standards of efficiency; and both had learned tastes and served as Presidents of the Royal Society (Williamson in 1676-7), and were instrumental in founding Mathematical Schools (Pepys's in Christ Hospital, Williamson's in Rochester, by bequ4est). Williamson kept a diary, but only of public events and only for a short period (Dec. 1667-Jan. 1669)."
(p. 487, Volume X--Companion to "The Diary of Samuel Pepys," HarperCollins, 1995 paperback edition.)
In light of the note regarding parallel paths between Sam and Williamson above, which seem to me possibly extend to character as well as career, Sam's comment about his counterpart, "...a pretty knowing man and a scholler, but, it may be, thinks himself to be too much so," may well have been Williamson's pronouncement about Sam too.
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Spoiler but if you want to see into the future to his run in the Powers to be goto http://www.british-history.ac.uk/people.asp? Josph Williamson
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Caveat emptor: Address respecting the Committal of Mr. Sec. Williamson.
Resolved, &c. That an humble Address be made to his Majesty, representing to his Majesty the Reasons that induced this House to commit Mr. Secretary Williamson to the Tower: And that his Majesty be humbly desired, not to release Mr. Secretary Williamson from his Imprisonment: And that his Majesty will be pleased to recall all the Commissions that have been granted to any Papists, or suspected Papists, within the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, and any other his Majesty's Dominions and Territories.
[ there be more ]
From: 'House of Commons Journal Volume 9: 19 November 1678', Journal of the House of Commons: volume 9: 1667-1687 (1802), p. 542. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?com.... Date accessed: 07 February 2006.
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Joseph Williamson
This chap is twice mentioned by Sam who describes him as "…a pretty knowing man and a scholler, but, it may be, thinks himself to be too much so," and "… a pretty understanding and accomplished man, but a little conceited."
Clement says above that in some ways his career parallels that of Pepys. So trying to avoid spoilers here is a sumary up the present time from…
Intelligence and Espionage in the Regn of Charles II, 1660-1685.
"There is little doubt that Williamson's part in the establishment of an efficient intelligence and espionage system was an important one. For some 19 years he was to have a major influence on the secretariat's involvement in the covert world.
He was born (1633) in Bridekirk, Cumberland. His father was vicar of the parish, and the family relatively poor. He started his education at the grammar school in St. Bees, which had links with Queens College Oxford.
He secured the patronage of MP Richard Tolson who brought him to London in the late 1640's as a clerk, and was admitted to Westminster School in 1648. There he learnt the ideals of discipline and hard work, and the value of keeping notebooks. He had a driving ambition for power and tangible financial rewards, as well as a penchant for gathering useful information.
He was recommended to Queens College in Oxford in 1650, and in 1657 he had a Masters degree by diploma.
At the Restoration he secured a post in the office of the Secretary of State Nicholas. In December 1661 he was appointed Keeper of the King's Library and the State Paper Office with a salary of £160 per year.
When Arlington took over as Secretary he was dismissed, but Arlington quickly realised that the office could not be run without him and he was reinstated, and having Arlington's confidence."
(SPOILER…There were undoubtedly opportunities for making money in the service of the government and Williamson was to prove that he never be slow in taking any financial opportunities which presented themselves. This was so much so that by 1668 he was rumoured to be worth £40,000 in ready money.)
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This article from a French website is linked from Just Genesis's posting of a story about the recent discovery of a pyramid in Niger at Dan Baki that predates the Giza Egyptian pyramids by 1,000 years. At least that's the claim. The megalithic tombs of Britain were originally offered as an example of the "diffusion" of culture from the fertile crescent outward to the edge of Europe, until new dating methods marked them as older than the pyramids. I guess the pyramids of Egypt aren't what they used to be.
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The megalithic tombs of Britain
Not to mention the spectacular example at Newgrange, Co. Meath, which is older than Britain's Stonehenge. It's in Ireland and therefore, of course, not in Britain (am I laboring that point?).
The Gobekli Tepe monoliths in Turkey predate Stonehedge by about 6000 years.
Alice, I just learned about the Gobekli Tepe monoliths (discovered in about 1993) in Turkey in the past month or two, and it was completely fascinating! If others are not familiar with these monoliths, here is a link from the History Channel:
This agrees with the Catherine Acholonu Reseach Center (CARC) thesis that the NIGER VALLEY is the MOTHER of world civilizations. The NILE VALLEY civilization is DAUGHTER to the NIGER VALLEY civilization.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287796-2 -
Dr. Acholonu's research in which she makes connections between the Yoruba and Akkadian languages is excellent. She doesn't seem to have explored the much earlier migrations of Nilotic and Proto-Saharans out of Africa however.


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by Joe Buscaglia
posted Jul 21 2014 6:07PM
Since it was announced on the Wednesday heading into training camp, not much has been learned about Buffalo Bills left tackle Cordy Glenn and why he was listed on the Active/Non-Football Illness list. The starting player, and perhaps the best offensive lineman on the Bills' roster, is set to miss practices until cleared.
At this point, there is no end in sight for the illness that has claimed the first two practices for Glenn. Head coach Doug Marrone, despite repeated attempts from the media on Monday, couldn't give any other details regarding Glenn's situation.
"I don't know that. It's a medical condition. I'm preparing to go on as if he's not playing, which he's not," Marrone said. "I'm just waiting for the doctors, and I can't speak about the condition because it's something that happened outside of football."
Even trying to get a gauge on the situation, Marrone was asked if he is fearing the worst in regards to his starting left tackle.
"I'm not allowed to speak about it guys. I'm sorry about that."
One of Glenn's teammates along the offensive line is center Eric Wood, and he expressed optimism about the left tackle's outlook. It's really been the only real claim anyone has made about Glenn to this point.
"And then with Cordy, that was kind of bad luck," Wood told WGR Sports Radio 550 Monday morning. "As far as I know, he had an illness and he'll be back."
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According to the bible, God created Adam and Eve about 6000 years ago...Lets think about some maths:
Two people multiplying to 6.5 billion in 6000 years. Ignoring the whole flood thing, how many children would eve had needed to give birth to to allow for both the genetic variation and the current population of the planet?
Has anyone ever thought about this before? I might attempt the math myself sometime if no one has.
You cannot have a human phenotype with all the alleles possible. My understanding of genetics is that you can only have a few loci with different alleles (eg, black hair, brown hair, blond hair, etc). To have all the genetic variation we have today would mean that adam and eve had dna that was very different that ours today.
I was in hated Catholic school all my youth and that's how the bible was taught, as a metaphor, especially the old testament, which was slightly scoffed at.
I'm pretty out of it at the moment, but it seems perfectly plausible to me. Even if humans reproduce, on average, at a rate of 1.1, you'd still hit 6.5 billion before the end of 250 generations, barring any cataclysms wiping everyone off the face of the planet. Given six thousand years, the average generation would need to be twenty-four years at its longest, I think.
I mean, it's not like that's a realistic model of human population growth over the ages, but I'm just saying that even at a low birthrate, a whole ton of kids can theoretically be pumped out in six thousand years. Then again, I haven't really slept in days, so my math could be off drastically.
No, No, No. You have to do this math after Noah survived the Flood because all the other humans were KILLED! Using Adam and Eve is pointless.
Noah is the key. How many were there in his family after the flood? I forget ... also, Noah lived very long and so did his descendants ...
A guy in my church actually believes the ages are literal. He said our bloodlines has become 'less pure' after so many generations of breeding.
WTF? I questioned him further and he actually thinks it's the BLOOD itself that becomes diluted after generations continue breeding. So people don't live as long anymore ...
Going from Noah onwards is probably better...I believe it was Noah, Noah's wife, Noahs three sons, and Noah's sons wife. 4 breeding pairs... Anyone have info on the supposed date of the flood?
I think it's roughly a millennium after Adam and Eve. Unless I'm mistaken, that's about five millennia prior to present date (give or take a century or two). Really though, given exponential growth, you don't need five thousand years to reach current population levels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah's_Ark Scroll down to chronology
I have though of this before, but must admit that I've never attempted the calculation. There's a lot to factor in. You have to estimate what year the flood occurred. You need to adjust for the time each new offspring will need to reach sexual maturity. Infant mortality rates undoubtedly differed through the ages. Etc...
Didn't people used to wait several centuries before having children in Noah's time?
The genetic variation problem is solved by Rick Warren in his book "The Purpose Driven Life". In it he states
that God had the wherewithall to give Adam and Eve a wide variety of DNA so that their offspring were not only Middle Eastern but also, Aboriginal, Asian, Caucasian, etc. Imagine the stares she must have received every time she took her brood out to MacDonalds.
Awesome question, but you need to add holy magic into the equation.
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Rainy Tuesday LinkBlogging: Out of Print Books, Digital DRM, Webcomics.com, and Good Advice
- Posted by Johanna on May 11, 2010 at 4:58 pm
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Before I start, I'm sorry there are no pictures here, but I believe you're smart enough to keep reading even without some loosely connected image to draw your eye.
Books Are Perennials
I've slammed Marvel before for not understanding how to handle book-format comics, and now it's DC's turn. Via speedforce.org comes a stunning survey of which key DC books are out of print. This should not happen, especially when we're talking about items in a series. You cannot sell book five to most customers if they can't get book four. Especially now that DC is all about the long story and never-ending continuity. As the anonymous writer points out:
But for those interested in the "full story," and given the rise of interest in trade paperbacks and the number of readers I hear from who've "gone back to the beginning" to follow the DC Universe in trade form, it's disappointing that seminal crossovers like Underworld Unleashed and Final Night shouldn't be easy to find. That one can't read the ground-breaking Batman story No Man's Land, which includes the beginnings of the conflict between Two-Face and now-Question Montoya, is equally sad (if ever a series deserved omnibus collecting, it's No Man's Land). And that as a new Flash series begins, the collections of the well-regarded previous Flash series by the exact same writer aren't available? Surely there's some profit to be made in those books being around.
Comic publishers, though, are used to thinking of the short-term serial. And since they put out so many series and collect so much (some of which shouldn't have been published in the first place, let alone in a long-term format), their back catalog has become very unwieldy, and something's got to give. At least this gives retailers and speculators something to mark up now that the back issue market is mostly worthless. But I persist in thinking that books should be kept in print.
Smart Advice, Foolish Choice
You've likely already seen this link, but I wanted it where I could find it when I looked for it in future, and heck, maybe you haven't. Shaenon K. Garrity gives you all the advice you need on publishing your first comic. Her points are immensely realistic about what it will and won't do for you, and she sticks to the basics, including actually doing the work.
Two Smart Guys Talking
Tom Spurgeon interviewed Brian Hibbs, noted direct market retailer.
[Spurgeon on Hibbs:] His Comix Experience isn't one of the giants in terms of units moved, but the San Francisco-based store has long been a leading light of one of comics' most potent communities. Hibbs is an activist on behalf of his peers and thinks through the issues of the day in a way that gives him influence in place far away from his San Francisco doorstep. He sued Marvel and won a settlement beneficial to his entire peer group.
They cover a lot of what makes the comic shop direct market such a unique beast. Spurgeon seems to miss the good old days of a few significant indy/alternative comic titles that everyone read, back in the days when Love and Rockets was a periodical comic. Hibbs answers why books like that aren't stocked for the long term any more:
The nature of the Marvel and DC superhero comics is that you basically have a no more than 30-day window to sell 95 percent of them. There are certainly things outside of that that you can continue to sell, but if you look at your mid-list books, you don't sell those by the first weekend, they never sell ever. I think that a lot of stores are looking at alt-books for their initial window and that's all they're stocking for. I think that it's we have memories like elephants going on. I'm sure there are retailers that would tell you about the black and white boom and how black and white books don't sell because of that. Even though that was 25 years ago, or whatever it was. I think that we far too often as a class let the past inform us more than it should.
That's a very potent insight. The comic industry rarely forgets, and there are still retailers who don't support Fantagraphics publications because Gary Groth said mean things about Carol Kalish in 1991.
Spurgeon and Hibbs cover a lot of ground, including digital comics, which Hibbs wants delayed at least six months in order not to harm serialization, which he thinks should be preserved and encouraged as "incredibly helpful and incredibly unique to our business." They also discuss physical store locations and competition; how Diamond prevents new indy series from becoming successes; the hope for street dates; and much more.
Webcomics.com a Success
Gary Tyrrell does the right thing and says he was wrong about what would happen to webcomics.com when it became a pay site.
I was reading WDC as an informational resource and nothing more; what's become clear is that Brad's managed to turn it into something else entirely. If it isn't already, it's well on its way to becoming a professional society, with the fringe benefits that go along with it.
I was impressed when I heard that members had gotten C2E2 table discounts and other deals. That is a terrific way to justify the "trade group" subscription fee — by giving it back in valuable deals for members.
The Biggest Problem With Digital
You don't own your books, as Debbie Ridpath Ohi points out in a cute comic. She found that books she'd purchased through Fictionwise weren't available on the iPad using the iPhone version of their reader. She goes on to say:
[DRM is] meant to control copying of digital files but from what I can tell, it only ends up ticking off the consumer while content thieves find ways around it. It only takes ONE person to crack the code, and all the effort/hassle that has gone into the DRM for a particular item (an e-book, for instance) becomes worthless. Less than worthless, actually, because of the problems encountered by a consumer who LEGITIMATELY BOUGHT the e-book.
Publishers, hungry for money, are now trying to justify the idea that every new device and format means you have to pay again for material you already owned. In short, they're trying to replace the idea of ownership with a kind of license, so they can take away works from you in the future whenever they want and charge you over and over again. And as she says, the pirates don't care — they're happily enjoying their entertainment however they want. It's only legitimate customers who are frustrated and abused.
10 Responses to "Rainy Tuesday LinkBlogging: Out of Print Books, Digital DRM, Webcomics.com, and Good Advice"
- Caroline Says:
May 11, 2010 at 5:04 PMMy favorite DC rant is Question-related. During the '52' crossover, when the Vic Sage Question showed up as Renee's mentor, people ALL OVER THE PLACE were asking, 'What is with this guy?' Try to guess whether the classic — I mean freaking classic — Denny O'Neil 'Question' series was in print at that point. I mean, I don't know everything that goes into putting out a trade, and I don't know how much far in advance DC decided on using that storyline, but 52 took a year to come out. You'd think they could have got started on the TPB collection before it ended. I'm actually pretty sure the 52 TPB's were out before the Question reprints started.
- Suzene Says:
May 11, 2010 at 7:04 PMAnd yet DC also has no plans to make their back-catalog available for digital purchase. With all the hand-wringing that goes on about digital comics taking away from the brick and mortar stores, the fact that digital distribution has the potential to keep one's older stories eternally in-print does tend to get drowned out. Marvel's digital subscription service is clunky as hell, but at least it's a baby-step in the right direction so far as that kind of long-term planning goes.
- Maddy Says:
May 12, 2010 at 1:53 AMMan, I would kill for an omnibus version of No Man's Land. Or a digital download of the whole damn thing, because as it stands, the trade paperbacks do leave out sections of that storyline.
It's such a great series, I really wish it was given more recognition.
- Jacel Says:
May 12, 2010 at 10:27 AMCharging for owning digital comics in different formats (not even different resolution quality) is like having to buy a new printed issues when you wanted to switch between storing them in short boxes or long boxes.
- collectededitions Says:
May 12, 2010 at 12:08 PMOne of my hopes for the DC Comics Classics Library collections and these one dollar "Graphic Novels You Should Read" issues has been that DC would begin to build a dedicated back catalog — that is, these are the collections you should read to understand the DC Universe, and once you read them, you're all set. Of course, neither DC nor Marvel's universes are that cohesive; and the DC Library books like Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore and Batman: The Annuals are more curiosity pieces than a "library" per se.
I agree wholeheartedly that in the "collect everything" era, back catalogs can quickly become unwieldy; maybe what we need to see from publishers is more recognition that "this is important, this is not" and then have those books perennially in print. Of course, saying "yes Superman: Secret Origin, no Superman: Birthright" risks effectively killing Birthright sales; better to be vague on the subject and let the market make the decision.
The answer in considering this does seem to be digital collections. Despite my personal tastes, it's impractical to think that every DC or Marvel collection is worth the company's money to remain in print; but digitizing their collections requires just a front-end investment (not insubstantial, I recognize) and can then be available in perpetuity. I'm surprised to see DC dragging its feet on a digital solution — favoring single issues over collections I understand, but not this. I'd like to think DC's being vague because they have something in the works, but there's unfortunately no scuttlebutt to support that.
Thanks for the link over, Johanna; glad you enjoyed the post.
- Brian Hibbs Says:
May 12, 2010 at 1:32 PMIt is weird, I wouldn't really call ANY of those OOP books as "key" — and, looking at my sales history, they all sold really badly (in fact, I had to cull most of them when we went 366 days without a sale on them)
- Johanna Says:
May 12, 2010 at 1:54 PMCollected — do you have a real name? — I like the idea of One True Continuity Library, but as soon as something like that happened, someone would change it so they could plug the next big event as "Everything You Know Has Changed!" And there are so many reasons to collect a story beyond story — like work from a particular artist.
I also dream of the entire collection available digitally. I was a big customer of the CD-Rom collections for that reason.
Brian, well, that explains that then. I suspect your experience was widely shared — and thanks for confirming it.
- Wacky World LinkBlogging: Using Comics to Quit, More on DC OGNs, Two Fun Bad Reviews » Comics Worth Reading Says:
August 10, 2010 at 8:01 PM[…] will be widely available? It's not like a comic that might sell out in a week. If DC is treating it as one (the way Marvel infamously handles its books, similar to periodicals), then that's another […]
- Bob Harras Named DC Comics Editor-in-Chief, Latest in Major Company Changes: A Summation » Comics Worth Reading Says:
September 28, 2010 at 5:19 PM[…] costs low" is the primary motivation. Plus, some fans complain about key titles being out of print. Still, again, what I want is obviously not what the company wants, and what I see as a detriment […]
- The Comics Code Is Dead: A History and Recent News » Comics Worth Reading Says:
January 22, 2011 at 7:55 AM[…] books that don't sell well." He also speculates that more DC trade paperbacks may be going out of print. […]


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William Dewey's third novel is the first major publication for maybeparade press. We are seeking funding for printing and promotions.
About this project
A word from the author:
"Writing is such a solitary endeavor. Even with a book as short as Homeland, I end up spending the greater part of many days alone with my thoughts. Which isn't a bad thing, necessarily, but I enjoy public events for that rare opportunity to interact with readers in an entirely different way, to be in the same room as they are when they're reacting to the story. I'm grateful to the folks at maybeparade for working so hard to make those sorts of interaction possible." -William Dewey, man of letters
A word about the press:
We are an independent press in Portland, OR. Prior to conceptualizing maybeparade, I had long harbored the desire to initiate a forum in which those around me could explore and share their talents as writers, artists, crafters, musicians — with the full creative freedom that fuels the perpetuation of original ideas.
The Homeland of Pure Joy, maybeparade's first official publication, has given all involved such an opportunity. From the moment William Dewey shared the manuscript of his third novel, maybeparade has grown into a community of able-handed and multi-talented individuals. We are now entering into the production phase and will be printing and binding the books locally. Thus, it is with great enthusiasm that we hope to bring our community to yours and open up the celebration of maybeparade's official inauguration with a book launch and regional book tour.
And what we're up to:
We will be able to host William Dewey for a regional tour of the Pacific Northwest with your support of this Kickstarter campaign. After the launch in Portland, we will host reading events in Olympia and Seattle. Maybeparade will then be able to represent with a reading in Mr. Dewey's hometown of Denver, CO. In return we'd like to share with you, at all levels of giving, some of the craft that drives and inspires us! And, we hope you will join us in continuing to support local arts and artists! We'd love to see you on May 2nd in Portland or at a reading nearby! -Clare Sabatini, maybeparade founder
We will post regular updates on the book's progress leading up to the May 2nd launch at Portland's Beech Street Parlor. Please help us spread the word by sharing this with your friends!
Take a look at our website, maybeparade.com.
You could also learn more about Mr. Dewey at williamdewey.com.
Video Credits:
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Content - Chris Sabatini/ 8.5x11 Comics
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Courtney: woodiiblog.blogspot.com
Azad: azadsadjadi.wordpress.com
Jenn: theoilrainbows.wordpress.com
Jason: Utmost Authority (formerly an informed source)
Chris: thelocalconstabulary.wordpress.com
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Your enthusiasm indubitably warms us! You will receive all of the above plus your choice of one original art piece. (Subject to availability — we will keep you updated as these are claimed!) These will be on first come/first served basis, with a choice of (1) pen & ink drawing of New Zealand flora by Courtney at Woodii (limited to 1), (2) pen & ink drawing of Wellington, NZ architecture by Chris (limited to 5), (3) mixed-media paintings by Jenn, inspired by the cover of the Homeland New Zealand release (limited to 5), (4) exquisite corpse drawn or embroidered (please specify) by members of the maybeparade crew (no limit), (4) a screenprint of the maybeparade tightrope walker on an article of clothing/piece of fabric of your choosing (within reason) (no limit)Estimated delivery: -
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- OR - Select an option belowFlip Burger Bar brings to North Miami something much needed around those parts: a casual, unpretentious hangout with good burgers and an ample selection of beers. The French-owned restaurant is located in a nondescript building along the highly trafficked 123rd Street near Biscayne Boulevard. The space seats 30 and sports five flat-screen TV sets and a beer fridge behind a natural wood bar, the main accent in an otherwise simple room. The menu includes wings, salads, and hot dogs, but burgers are the thing here. The Signature ($9), topped with Gruyère, mushrooms, and onion marmalade, is a good bet, as is the Works ($8.50), which comes with American cheese, bacon, mushrooms, and sautéed onions. For a place this small, a selection of about 50 beers from around the world is impressive. And what"s best is that the prices won"t break the bank. No burger - or dish for that matter - costs more than $10. Stop by for lunch and order a Classic (a plain burger) with hand-cut fries and a drink, and pay only $8. Add a beer for only $2 more. And during happy hour, weekdays 4 to 7 p.m., get two brews for the price of one. Save the extra cash for the jukebox.


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Incredible Jazz Guitar
Wes Montgomery
1. Airegin 4:28 2. D-Natural Blues 5:23 3. Polka Dots And Moonbeams 4:41 4. Four On Six 6:19 5. West Coast Blues 7:25 6. In Your Own Sweet Way 4:53 7. Mr. Walker (Renie) 4:33 8. Gone With The Wind 6:24
A dazzling display of the unorthodox technique and emotional power that combined to make Montgomery a literally "incredible" artist. Ever since its initial release in 1960, this album has been a consensus choice of musicians, critics, and knowledgeable listeners as a matchless example of the talents of one of the finest jazz instrumentalists of all times.
with Tommy Flanagan, Percy Heath and Albert "Tootie" Heath
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The Professional Practice Manual for the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist contains the most up-to-date practice related documents, including the Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice and Standards for Nurse Anesthesia Practice, position statements, supporting documents and forms. To order a copy of the manual, visit the AANA Marketplace.
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Actress Lori Loughlin is reaching new fans as Debbie Wilson on The New 90210 (she'll always be Becky from Full House to me!) But more importantly, the 44-year-old star looks absolutely adorable while running some errands in LA in a mostly black and gray outfit punctuated by a bright red plaid scarf and metallic handbag. This is also a good opportunity for me to point out the way she's wearing her scarf using the classic button-hole tie: Fold your scarf in half, drape it around your neck, and thread the loose ends through the looped end. Just like that, you can add color (and warmth) that's perfect this time of year. Check out my budget-friendly breakdown after the jump.
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Citizen Founders: Ratification, the People Debate the Constitution, 1787–1788
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The American Constitution is our nation's most important document and the battle to ratify it was a crucial turning point in American history. Three experts recall a nearly 225-year-old debate that raged in homes, taverns, and convention halls across the new nation and discuss the key players who fought for and against ratification.
Special '21' Club Breakfast & Talk - A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia
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Join us at New York's landmark '21' Club for this singular program, which includes a breakfast and lecture for $65 (members $55). Book signing with author to follow.
George Washington's New York: Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan 2
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Civil War at Sea
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For generations, Civil War military history has focused heavily on the land war, the big battles and on the heroes of the Union and Confederate armies. But the neglected story of the war's landmark naval engagements, and its great naval heroes, ranks among the most compelling and dramatic in American history. Through both technology and old-fashioned gallantry, on oceans and rivers alike, at places like Hampton Roads, New Orleans, Mobile Bay and even Cherbourg, France, commanders like Farragut, Porter and Semmes changed the course of the war.
Civilization: The West and the Rest
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What was it about the civilization of Western Europe that allowed it to trump the outwardly superior empires of the Orient? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues, was that the West developed six "killer applications" that the Rest lacked: competition, science, property, democracy, medicine, consumerism and work ethic. The key question today is whether or not the West has lost its monopoly on these six things. If so, Mr. Ferguson warns, we may be living through the end of Western ascendancy.
Living History Days: Thanksgiving Weekend Celebration (Friday)
Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend with George Washington, Benjamin and Deborah Franklin, the Marquis de Lafayette, the 1st New York Regiment and Infanterie Regiment von Donop
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History comes alive for the whole family with Living History Days at the New-York Historical Society! Do you want to know what life was like in the 18th century? On November 25th, meet key players of the American Revolution, including George Washington, Benjamin and Deborah Franklin and the Marquis de Lafayette. Members of the 1st New York Regiment will fill the halls with period music throughout the day. Living History Days are produced in conjunction with the exhibition, Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn.
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History comes alive for the whole family with Living History Days at the New-York Historical Society! Do you want to know what life was like in the 18th century?
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When war broke out in 1939, New York was a cosmopolitan, heavily immigrant city, whose people had real stakes in the global conflict and strongly held opinions about whether or not to intervene. The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 brought the U.S. into the war, and New York became the principal port of embarkation for the warfront.


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The human brain produces four different frequencies of waves. A quick run down goes like this:
Beta waves = an alert and attentive state
Alpha waves = a relaxed state
Theta waves = a drowsy and day dreaming state
Delta waves = a deep sleep state
There is no proven cause of ADHD, but the general theory from the many observations and studies available point to the differences in brainwaves of patients with and without ADHD. The brainwaves of the ADHD population are generally slower, with Theta waves being dominant over Beta waves.
Because it is in a constant state of drowsiness and fogginess due to the slower Theta waves, the ADHD brain tends to overcompensate with hyperactivity…to try and "wake-up" the brain so to speak. This overcompensation results in restlessness, anxiety, distraction, etc., and why ADHD is typically treated with stimulants such as Adderall. These conventional stimulants speed up brainwaves – but only temporarily and with undesirable side effects.
While Neurofeedback has become a popular and effective natural treatment for ADHD because it doesn't just cover up the problem but actually trains the brain to produce faster Beta waves on its own, aromatherapy can play a powerful complimentary role in treatment.
Rosemary essential oil has been well known in the aromatherapy community as boosting focus and brain performance for decades – and even centuries, before the term aromatherapy was even coined. Now it seems like the rest of the population is waking up. Just google "rosemary brain" and rosemary's connection with increased brain function is obvious, with perhaps this recent Huffington Post article going the most viral.
Other essential oils known to be focus aids and stimulating to the nervous system can also be helpful, but like with all aromatherapy treatments the individual person and their needs should be taken into account when blending. Some may find stimulating or spicy essential oils agitating while others find them warming and invigorating. A few of my top picks would be black pepper, sweet basil and lemon. Children often gravitate to the sweet & uplifting aromas of spearmint or mandarin, so it is of my opinion that they should not be left out when working with an ADHD child. Blending stimulating oils, like the ones mentioned, with a grounding/calming oil or two can help settle the unintentional anxiety and restlessness that ADHD can bring and a well rounded blend can result. Jasmine, lavender or roman chamomile are good contenders.
And speaking of grounding oils, perhaps one of the most well known studies on treating ADHD with aromatherapy was done by Dr. Terry S. Friedmann and highlights the success of vetiver. It took place over two years with children ages six to fourteen with ADHD. Essential oils of vetiver, cedarwood and lavender were given by inhalation 3 times per day for 30 days with vetiver showing the greatest increase in scholastic performance and behavioral patterns. I can see how this would be so as vetiver is grounding and has high content of sesquiterpenes which, as the study mentions, is a chemical constituent that increases oxygenation and activity in the brain.
The key to aromatherapy's effectiveness is to incorporate it into everyday life and routine. Fortunately there are so many ways to do this from a few drops in the bath to room diffusers to simply taking the top off of an essential oil bottle and breathing in deeply. And because of the pleasing aromas, it is a treatment that is enjoyable. A favorite method of mine when using essential oils to address a physical issue is to combine it with foot reflexology. In the case of ADHD, applying an essential oil blend to the foot and stimulating the brain reflex would be the way to go.
To further understand how aromatherapy actually works, here is some recommended reading:
Benefits of Inhaling Essential Oils
Essential Oils and Skin Application


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