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Package Quality: 3.6
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 3.6
Price: $$$
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Oily, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I have oily, sensitive skin that is also prone to dehydration and mild rosacea flares, but oddly acids are one of the few things I've never had issues with (except peels...that was a bad idea). I've had issues with closed comedones (and picking at them) since I hit puberty. More recently I've also been dealing with some very painful, relentless adult acne. I've never really had to deal with inflammatory acne before and the amount of scarring on my face now has really been affecting me emotionally. Since spring (when they breakouts began) I've tried just about everything from retinoids to finacea to BHA...you name it. Every single thing I tried either did nothing or made it worse. Finally I decided to completely strip my routine back to what it was when my skin was clear -- cleanser, BHA (not sure if I'll be adding this back yet), AHA, and gel moisturizer (sunscreen in the AM).
I've used mandelic acid in the past with very "meh" results due to the fact that it was in the form of a MUAC peel which my skin just can't tolerate (all that alcohol = OUCH), but I felt that it was worth trying in another product since it seems to work better than glycolic on acne. I started out with the 5% no/no serum, but didn't see much improvement likely because I had previously been using 8% glycolic semi-regularly. On my most recent order I decided to step up to the 10% no/no version and THANK GOODNESS. After one use all of my active spots are much less inflamed and well on their way out. My skin also looks calmer and more even-toned not to mention that it feels smooth for the first time in about 6 months. Because it does appear to be so effective for me I'll likely only be using it every other or every 2 nights to prevent overexfoliation.
The next step is to see if this will keep new spots from coming and get rid of the slew of scarring and closed comedones on my cheeks and jawline. So far I'm feeling extremely optimistic and only wish that I had decided to try AHA again sooner. Only con I can see with this product is perhaps the texture which is basically like water. I just put however many drops I need in my palm and then use both hands to smooth it all over my skin. I also find this to be a good thing in my case because it leaves no residue whatsoever...that's what always annoyed me big time with Paula's Choice acids. 5 stars for now, but I will be sure to update later on.
Age: 44-55
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
UPDATE: Purchased full size. My skin is looking better with continued use. Up to 5 overall rating.
I have the 5% no alcohol and no seaweed version. I purchased a small sample size that is .25 oz for $6.25.
My skin is oily but often looks as if it has a layer of dry skin. I cannot use a lot of exfoliaters as my skin is sensitive, but this I can use.
List of ingredients (GOW site)
List of Ingredients
Distilled Water
- hydrant
- solvent
Rooibos (red) Extract
- excellent anti-oxidant
Mandelic Acid
- improves skin texture
- refines pore size
- lightens hyper pigmentation
- improves skin tone
- excellent surface exfoliant
Lactic Acid
- gentle AHA exfoliant
- water binding
- moisturizing
- emollient
Sodium PCA
- natural moisturizer
- water binding to the skin
Panthenol B-5
- penetrating moisturizer
Sodium Lactate:
- pH adjuster
- moisturizer
Hyaluronic Acid
- hydrates skin
- can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water
Description frow GOW site:
Mandelic acid is an alpha hydroxy acid that helps clear away dead skin cells that have built up on the skin's surface, and because of its smaller molecule size it can also work within the pore as well. Unlike glycolic acid, it cannot penetrate the skin's layers to enable deeper exfoliation, but it can help to refine pores. Mandelic acid has antibacterial properties.
Reasonable cost at $18.90 per one ounce
Sample size available
Does not irritate my sensitive skin, but gently exfoliates
Formula does not have a lot of fillers or items I do not want ie: perfume, silicone
I spread a few drops over skin. Moisturizer over it if required. Suggest wait time is 20 minutes.
Only available from Garden of Wisdom online
Runny, thin formula. I need to be careful when applying.
I do plan on purchasing the full size with my GOW order.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love Garden of Wisdom products and really wanted to like this mandelic acid, especially because it's the purest formulation out there that I could find. But this mandelic acid serum was just too watery for me. It was difficult to apply. The container was good for dispensing the product, but it was so watery it would just drip between my fingers before I could apply it to my face. It also didn't seem to work as well as other mandelic acid products I've used.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Green
It does a good job with unclogging pores and keeping them clear. I've been using 5% at first and then moved on to 10%. I recommend this to everyone I met :)
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I've been fighting blackheads & clogged pores since i was 10 and never really had a chance to say that any product worked for me. Blore pore strip has always been my weekly chore but it never really solved my problem. I am now started with 5% w/o alcohol / seaweed and I'm already seeing my blackheads disappearing and becoming smaller by the day. On alternate days I also apply GoW's AHA/BHA 4% Synergistic Exfo Tonic Gel. About just half a week of using, while I was washing my face, I noticed a whitish plug coming off from the corner of my nose. This particular clogged pore have been the hugest one I know and it never end, like a clogged bottomless pit. But this time the whole plug came loosen and I didn't even squeezed it. Now the empty pore is slowly closing up and I'm such a happy girl who has finally found her right product after godzillion products and years. On a side note, because of this product, I've to make sure that i always apply sunscreen b4 i step out of the house and I don't really like the heavy feeling. Nonetheless, my excitement has turned grateful~ thanks Gow!
Age: 36-43
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
I tried the 10% without alcohol or seaweed because of the rave review of a MUAer who seemed to have the same skin issues I do, but I guess that ultimately we don't. This didn't do a darned thing for me except to cause breakouts--not the cystic kind, luckily, just small ones that could be dried up easily, and clogged pores. My skin was looking pretty good beforehand, though, so back to the old regimen of moisturizers, exfoliators, and a weekly masque.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
While this product isnt a miracle worker, I feel like it has really improved the quality of my skin. I use it every other day after I have cleansed.
I am plagued by tons of milia, which are tiny bumps with hardened gunk inside. There is no head so you can not pop them. This sloughs off the skin on top so that the gunk can escape without extractions. It is also good for keeping the skin smooth, shrinking pores, and making the skin less oily. I love how on days I use this, I don't get oily!
My only complaint is I get very dry after using this, and the PRICE. I wish there was a cheaper way to manufacture this.
UPDATE: I have now owned this product for over a year. Bought 1 refill, used it consistently for periods and sometimes not at all.
It definitely helps acne, but you have to be careful not to overuse it. On oily areas with texture problems, I have been using it every day at night.
I even use it as a spot treatment on large pimples 2x a day, and it prevents them from becoming full blown cysts.
I STILL have texture problems, but this has helped. You definitely need to use it consistently. I thought I wasn't seeing results, so I stopped using it for some time. Texture improved immediately after, but skin became bumpy after a month of not using it.
Increasing my rating to 5 stars because you actually see results with it.
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Like many of you - I've tried it all. After having been blessed with perfect skin my entire life - at the age of 55 I'm having to deal with issues I've never dealt with before ie: oily tzone, congested pores, blackheads, etc. After alot of research I decided to try GOW's mandelic acid - I'm currently using 5% no alcohol, no seaweed. My skin is pretty tolerant but I've learned from past mistakes that more is not always better so I started with the lowest percentage. For me - this is the magic bullet. I dampen a cotton pad, swipe the serum once over my face concentrating on the tzone - within one week my pores are noticeably clearer, blackheads are almost gone, skin is glowing and overall looks healthier. I did not have the purging that many speak of, perhaps I'm just lucky in that respect, but I found this product to do what it claims. Many of you are quoting a high cost of $40+ however I paid $18.50 for one ounce. I will be re-ording asap. I recently contacted GOW to ask them what adding the seaweed might add - am waiting for a response. Bottom line - if you have congested pores, blackheads, etc - try this - I can recommend it highly enough.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Update #2 10/3/12: My skin has improved dramatically since beginning to use GoW products and cutting out all the traditional commercial products that I always knew were irritating my skin. I now have a full sized bottle of the 5% no alcohol no seaweed, and a sample sized bottle of the 10% no/no. This pared with their Beta-Hydroxy 2% gel, and a few other GoW odds and ends. My old hyperpigmentation marks are fading rapidly, if new ones form they are way less noticeable than they would have been, and my skin is smoother, more even toned, and has a better elasticity. At 24 that's not my main concern but it's a nice additional benefit.
Update 9/1/12: After a particularly bad stress related breakout that I, being stressed, picked at and made 100x worse the 5% no alcohol/no seaweed has cleared my face in record time. I still have some hyper-pigmentation marks but many, many others have disappeared completely or almost completely. My skin tone looks like it belongs on the same face, my pores are smaller, blackheads are easily removed, the open pores with gunk in them (not blackheads but not whiteheads...) can be cleaned out easily too. I have never ever had results like this. The only "downside" (not really a downside at all) is that this does make my skin purge a little bit when first using it. However, it's not all at once. More of a slow purge that takes time to get to the surface. I can handle that.
I like it so much I just ordered a 2 oz size of the 5% and a sample of the 10% to see if I can get my more prominent and stubborn hyper-pigmentation marks to hit the road. I'm also thinking the stronger 10% formulation would make a nice active acne spot treatment while using the more mild 5% on the rest of my skin to keep it clear, smooth, toned, to prevent fine lines, and just looking generally happy. I also ordered one of GoWs acid blends and a sample of a new 2% salicylic acid tonic serum (no alcohol). I'm looking forward to adding these into my skincare routine as it seems my skin has no idea how to properly shed skin cells, without a lot of help. Even though my skin is sensitive it responds well to regular exfoliation, even daily exfoliation if mild enough like the 5% Mandelic acid serum. End update.
I received a sample of the 5% no alcohol/no seaweed in my last order and have begun trying it out over the last month. I have acne prone sensitive skin and at first I over did it. My face got worse but I'm pretty sure it was my fault. After letting my skin recover I tried again. This time using it every other day or less. I use it at night before bed and in the morning my skin looks so much better. Any spots I have are smaller, less red, not as tender, just so much better. The rest of my skin has a more even tone, looks hydrated and firm, smoother and generally healthy. This makes extracting the gunk from my pores a breeze and helps to shed the dead skin from healing acne. It also reduces my hyper pigmentation marks, almost overnight. It's amazing stuff. I will say that it can have a mild *tingling* effect when first applied but it settles down shortly after it dries. I like the watery consistency. To give it a thicker appearance would require extra ingredients, and those ingredients would serve no purpose other than to thicken the product. For my skin, less is more. Fewer applications and fewer ingredients keep my skin happy and healthy. The smell... It's not an over the top perfumed concoction. It's no supposed to be. It's a fabulous facial treatment that does its job and happens to smells nice at the same time. I plan on ordering a full sized bottle soon.
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Love, love this product. I've been on the fence for quite a while and when I finally purchased it, I wished that I could turn back time! I had a big zit that showed up near one of my ears and I've been using three different products and while they are s..l..o..w..l..y chipping away at this HUGE thing on my face, Super Mandelic Serum shows up three days ago and this HUGE zit is history!! I have noticed - this is in three day! - that my pores are most definitely clog free. I've not seen this in a long time. Usually at the end of the day, my pores are clog and aching to be cleansed but last night, no clog pores. I have the 10% Yes Alcohol/Yes Seaweed. I did not have any tingling or negative reaction while waiting for the 20 minutes wait time.
I am going to purchase the full size but will be buying the 15%. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this. Ladies, if you're on the fence, try it now - don't walk, run! I have three products that have been shelved and the cost of all three is over $80. This little size .25 oz cost a little over $10. It's pure magic.
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The 100-strong Leadership Health Care delegation to Washington, D.C., enjoyed a keynote address by David Wasserman, House editor of The Cook Political Report. Wasserman offered a dynamic analysis of the road to the White House in 2016. In this video, he names his picks for presidential candidates and outlines the role of health care in both federal and state races.
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LHC in DC: The need to clean up laws and free up data
Editor's note: This is the second post from the Nashville Health Care Council's 2015 Leadership Health Care Delegation to Washington. Look for more content from the trip in coming days and click here for entries from past visits.
During the second day of Leadership Health Care's annual trip to Washington, D.C., 100 of Nashville's emerging health care leaders heard from members of the Tennessee delegation to Congress, as well as key members of the Obama Administration, about the health care topics that are shaping policy discussions in the nation's capital.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) kicked off the day's sessions. Alexander discussed his work as chairman of the Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, including trying to find ways to shorten the time and cost associated with bringing a new medical treatment, pharmaceutical or device from the discovery and development phase to the physician's office or medicine cabinet.
Corker discussed work with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Burwell on a long-term fix to Disproportionate Hospital Share payments for Tennessee, which is the only state that doesn't have a permanent DSH solution.
And Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) (pictured) delivered a talk on fraud and waste in the health care system, providing an overview of the laws — such as the False Claims Act whistleblower protection and the Stark law's anti-kickback statute — that are intended to eliminate costly fraud but can actually create more problems than they solve.
"If we cleaned up the laws, there would be less fraud, but also the government would be saving a whole lot more money," Cooper said. "And that's my goal, to save money."
LHC members also heard from Meena Seshamani, M.D., director of HHS' Office of Health Reform and Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., National Coordinator for HIT and Acting Assistant Secretary of HHS, about topics surrounding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and health information technology initiatives.
Seshamani (pictured at left) provided an overview of consumerism in the health insurance marketplaces, discussing the successes of the most recent health insurance open enrollment period and the ongoing work to reach new enrollees to encourage use of those plans. She talked about her office's desire to work with states that are interested in expanding Medicaid, noting that $4.2 billion of the $5.7 billion of uncompensated care costs that were eliminated because of the expansion of insurance coverage came in states that expanded Medicaid. And she outlined steps being taken to reform the health care delivery system, including incentives to reward value over volume, initiatives encouraging providers to deliver better coordinated care and improving the distribution of information so providers can make better care decisions.
On the health IT front, DeSalvo discussed the activities of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT in advancing the interoperability and usability of health data so providers can more easily share patient health data and use the information to provide better care, reduce costs, improve population health and advance scientific initiatives like precision medicine.
The key ingredients to achieving interoperability are to "standardize the standards," create incentives to use the standards, and to create a "trust environment" where providers and consumers understand expectations around security and privacy.
"I feel really strongly that we need to unlock this data," DeSalvo (pictured at right) said, noting that consumers know the data is useful and are frustrated that they have to keep filling out forms on a clipboard at their doctors' offices and can't get their children's immunization records when they're trying to sign up for school.
"We know the data is there," she said. "We just have to find a way to get the data to move."
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LHC in DC: Supreme Court case front and center on first day of delegation
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Less than a week after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the controversial King v. Burwell case, 100 of Nashville's emerging health care leaders visited Washington, D.C., to gather insight into the policy and politics that will shape the health care industry in the year ahead. A slate of expert speakers told attendees of the 13th Annual Leadership Health Care Delegation that Washington is holding its breath as it awaits the court's ruling, which could eliminate health insurance subsidies for about eight million Americans.
"Everyone is waiting on Secretary Burwell, and I don't think anybody (in Washington) has a really clear idea of how they're going to move forward, what the next play is, until they get a ruling on that case," said CNN Investigative Correspondent Chris Frates (pictured at left), who kicked off the delegation's two days of sessions with a briefing on the state of affairs in Washington.
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said there's a general consensus in Congress that something must be done to assist the millions of Americans who would lose their insurance subsidies if the court decides in favor of the petitioners in the case.
Daschle asserted that, while there are areas for bipartisan support on issues like precision medicine, telehealth and the Sustainability Growth Rate (SGR) reform, Congress remains divided on issues related to the ACA.
Anne Filipic, president of Enroll America, echoed other comments about the significance of King v. Burwell, saying there's "absolutely no way" the eight million people who may lose benefits will be guaranteed the same level of coverage if the court decision comes down against subsidies. As part of a panel discussion on what's next for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Filipic (pictured at right) and her co-panelists said a Supreme Court ruling against subsidies would be devastating for many Americans — particularly since the primary reason most Americans who remain uninsured have not purchased coverage is they assume they can't afford it.
Of course, as the nation learned with the 2012 Supreme Court decision striking down the ACA provision requiring state Medicaid expansions, most people trying to predict the outcome of King v. Burwell are not constitutional scholars, said panelist Cheryl Jaegar, principal with Williams & Jensen and longtime former staff member for Republican leaders in the House of Representatives. It's difficult to predict what will happen or how the industry will have to react.
Looking ahead, the panel discussed the possibility of Medicaid expansion in additional states. Mary Grealy, president of the Healthcare Leadership Council, said she could see more states expanding if their Republican governors can find a "Republican way to do it" and the federal government is willing to work with them on waivers.
The first day's sessions also included discussion of the future of value-based purchasing initiatives, how to continue supporting providers as they work toward achieving meaningful use of electronic health records, the nature of political discussions around fixing the SGR, and of course, the 2016 general election.
Frates, who provided delegates a primer on recent happenings (or lack thereof) in Congress, said he doesn't see a clear challenger for Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. For Republicans, he thinks timing is an important factor for whoever emerges from the field, given how party favorites like Chris Christie and Marco Rubio have ascended and fallen.
Of course, it could just be a throwback year: "If you have 1992 yard signs, you might want to dust them off: Clinton v. Bush," Frates said.
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, right, talks to Dick Cowart, chair of the health law and public policy department at Baker Donelson, about King v. Burwell and other Washington topics affecting health care.
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State uninsured rate drops 25 percent
A study released by the University of Tennessee Monday found that Tennessee's uninsured population has decreased by 25 percent from last year, marking the lowest percentage of uninsured Tennesseans in a decade.
The report found that 7.2 percent of Tennessee's 6.5 million residents are uninsured. The state has also seen a 35 percent decrease in the number of uninsured children.
The uninsured rate was helped by the establishment of the health insurance marketplace through the Affordable Care Act, the report said. The national conversation around health reform encouraged many uninsured people to evaluate their eligibility for Medicaid or federal subsidies to obtain insurance through the marketplace. Last year, TennCare experienced the third-highest new enrollment in its 20-year history.
The study also found that 93 percent of TennCare recipients were satisfied with the program. That number stands in stark opposition to a stance held by three legal advocacy groups that sued the state in federal court this summer over the agency's alleged inefficiencies.
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So that's just a little background leading up to my latest obsession: Frank Zappa. I'm 40 fucking years old, how did I not know how amazing this guy was? Here's how I got to where I am. I watched this:
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I had no idea Steve Allen was an author, I barely know of him as more than a media personality of anther era, I couldn't tell you anything specific about him. So I searched for him after watching that video, and one of the videos that came up was an interview by Steve Allen of Frank Zappa. I didn't watch it, but I did watch, of course, Frank Zappa exposing the Illuminati, when I saw that in the search results.
It ended up not being about the Illuminati at all, but a series of extremely interesting statements and laments by Zappa about the music industry, politics, and popular culture. I had no idea he was so fucking awesome. All I knew about Frank Zappa was that he made weird music, that I don't know if I had ever even heard a bit of, and that he had testified in front of congress back when the issue of labeling music was being discussed. After that first video I went on a Zappa tear. I watched this this this this this this most of this, and I plan on watching this tomorrow. The best video by far was this gem…
Finally at the end of the day, I ended up back at the original video that started it all. Steve Allen and Frank Zappa. Amazing.
I sometimes say that I go to the University of YouTube. I know that sounds fucking corny and stupid, and most people think it's mostly cats using the toilet and a billion music videos, but there is so much more than that. I liken it to sitting in a lecture hall in a top university. Only it's free. Well, the cost of internet access and a computer, I guess. The reason I feel comfortable comparing watching YouTube to going to Yale is because guess what? You can watch lectures from Yale for free online. And MIT. And many other colleges and universities.
Of course, I'm just as likely to watch a lecture by Michael Cremo as I am by a Yale professor. And I make no apologies for that. If it weren't for YouTube, I would probably not have been exposed to Manly P. Hall, Terrance McKenna, Anthony Sutton, Carroll Quigley, John Taylor Gato, just to name a few. I also would not have developed one of my other obsessions, Joe Rogan's podcast. Joe Rogan has become like my own personal fact-checker. It's kinda fucked up how many times I find myself researching something or someone and they come up as a guest on the podcast, or he discusses things I'm looking into. It's awesome. I was randomly watching videos about leptin resistance because I saw a short video in my Facebook feed, and I am, well, getting fat, so in an attempt to not be so fat, I watched this video
It was pretty cool, and I would have bought his coffee, but it's fucking $80, so yeah, not gonna happen. Then I was laying in bed that night and I remembered Joe Rogan mentioning that he was drinking coffee with grass-fed butter or something, so I literally googled Joe Rogan grass-fed butter coffee, and this came up…
It was actually a kinda negative commentary about the whole thing that I was kinda up on, but I was able to then watch Joe Rogan's original interview with the guy. There's a second interview, but I had didn't need to watch it. I had enough info to go on, and I felt better informed about the whole thing because Joe Rogan had already gone down the path I was on. He's actually a distributor of Dave Asprey's products, but he had some issues/questions that he was voicing, and it was helpful and relevant to my life.
I could go on for days about Joe Rogan's podcast. I didn't even know he had a podcast, or how incredibly popular podcasts are right now, until I was searching for ever more videos of Sam Harris, an older, on-going obsession, and I came across Joe Rogan interviewing him. I knew Joe Rogan from News Radio, and I had watched Fear Factor many years ago, but I had no idea he was such a fucking cool guy, and he has this awesome podcast. He's actually interviewed Sam Harris three times, I think, and I have so much more to say about those discussions, but that will have to be another time. I'm a huge Harris fangirl, but I think what I appreciate most about listening to him is that on the occasions where I might disagree with him, or see something differently than he does, it always spawns some very interesting thoughts and ideas in me, and I love it.
It's thanks to Joe Rogan that I know about Graham Hancock and it was in that interview that I learned about John Anthony West, and Oh My God did I then watch approximately 8 hours straight of this awesomeness…
Joe Rogan even interviewed Stefan Molyneux, another guy I randomly found on YouTube a few years ago. I also need to expand on that whole nonsense between Stefan and Ana Kasparian and Adam Corolla. I love that shit, that back and forth between passionate people. But that will have to wait for another day.


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November 18, 2013
Tallahassee, FL - Since he was five weeks old, Peanut the 6 year old Chihuahua has been by Ethel Harvey's side.
"He's my family, he's my protector, my little companion," said Harvey.
She says this past Wednesday, a female pit bull mix belonging to her nephew jumped over the fence at her sister's home and started attacking Peanut while Ethel was holding him.
"They found an old rake over there and my brother kept beating and beating," said Harvey. "I was screaming, kill him, kill him, kill him, help me, help me," she said.
When the pit mix ran away, Peanut was badly injured including a neck gash.
Ethel had various cuts, scrapes, bruises and a bite mark on on her hand requiring 7 stitches.
She filed a report on the incident with Leon County Animal Control.
"I'm really just thankful to be alive, it could've been worse," Harvey said.
Shelter Director Erika Leckington says dog bite reports of humans are very common in Leon County.
She says once it happens, dogs are brought to the shelter for a 10 day quarantine to make sure they didn't have rabies at the time they bit a person.
"We receive dogs every week, sometimes every day," said Leckington.
And what ultimately happens to those dogs depends on several factors including whether or not the bite was provoked.
"Some of those animals go back to their owners," said Leckington.
"It's unfair that these dangerous dogs are out," said Harvey. "They can kill me, you, anybody," she said.
The pit bull mix will be put down because she was released by her owner and her bite was unprovoked.
Between October 1, 2012 and this past September 30th, there were 323 dog bite reports in Leon County or nearly one per day.
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Good Afternoon! I'm new to the group and just wanted to say Hi! I love making new friends and hope I can contribute to this group as well as learn from other mommies. I have 2 kids ages 10 and 5 and been married for 15 years now. :-)
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I had HDR explained to me as trying to make digital do what film does already. Film already has a high dynamic range - that's why you can dodge and burn and splitgrade to your heart's content. Unfortunately, bad HDR looks kind of like a poor dodge&burn job with haloing etc. I have to be honest but that's what bugs me more about HDR-type photos than the details.
On the other hand, maybe this is why I find St. Ansel photos so awful. Most of his photos have far too much detail for me to like. I always thought it was purely the subject matter not interesting me but maybe it's a combination of that and the excessive detail.
somewhat offtopic question, is bokeh really just depth of field? Or do I just know dumb digiphotogs who use it as a synonym for depth of field? I could have sworn it was more specific to the lens and aperture than just "the fuzzy out of focus bit of the picture".


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The 65-year-old will watch his new team from the stands when Rangers play Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday.
Redknapp told QPR's website: "This was too good an opportunity to turn down.
"I'm delighted to be back in the managerial hot-seat at QPR. I can't wait to get to work and get the results necessary to kick-start our season."
Redknapp, who has been out of management for five months after being dismissed from his role at Tottenham in June, succeeds Mark Hughes, who was sacked on Friday with QPR bottom of the Premier League table, and without a win in their opening 12 games.
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes, believes Redknapp's appointment is a huge coup for the west London club.
"Harry was our number one target, the unanimous choice of the board and we're delighted we've been able to attract him to the club," said the Malaysian businessman.
"He has a proven track record in the Premier League and has all the characteristics we were looking for to get us out of the current situation we find ourselves in.
Redknapp's managerial career
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Dec 2004 - Dec 2005
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"His man-management skills are second to none and we have a manager with significant experience at the highest level of football, who can come in and immediately help deliver our objectives."
Redknapp's former assistant, Joe Jordan - one of the favourites for the Scotland national manager's job - will meet Redknapp on Saturday to discuss a potential appointment.
Rangers are four points adrift of 19th place - the same position Tottenham were in when Redknapp took charge at White Hart Lane in October 2008.
Under his guidance, Spurs narrowly missed out on earning a spot in the Europa League with an eighth-place finish, before securing Champions League qualification in the following campaign.
Redknapp was installed as favourite to take over as England coach following Fabio Capello's resignation in February 2012, but was overlooked by the Football Association in favour of Roy Hodgson.
Speculation that he would take the national team role coincided with a slump in Spurs' form and Redknapp was dismissed by Tottenham in the summer after reportedly failing to agree new terms on his contract.
Redknapp kept a struggling Portsmouth in the Premier League during his his first spell at Fratton Park and repeated the feat on his return in December 2005, winning the 2008 FA Cup in his final campaign before leaving for Tottenham.
In between his reigns at Portsmouth, he was a controversial appointment at Pompey's south coast rivals Southampton.
Redknapp was unable to avoid relegation at the Saints, overseeing the end of their 27-year stay in the top division before resigning with the club unable to mount a challenge at the top of the Championship.
Comment number 22. Posted by monsieurhuloton 23 Nov 2012 17:21
How do I get on board this wondrous money-go-round where half-wits get paid £millions to come, and more £millions to go? In fact, the worse one does, the more lucrative the rewards seem to be. Can I get some sort of fast-track footie qualification that'll get me in. Or possibly into the FA, like "can't string a sentence together" half-wit Sir Brooking. Or even as a failed-manager TV pundit..
Comment number 68. Posted by Runcorn Gooneron 23 Nov 2012 19:19
Could be a taxing job to keep them up. Oops wrong word
Comment number 73. Posted by Master chef1on 23 Nov 2012 19:38
I'd be interested to know which "representative" went to the Ukraine! My bet it was all a ploy to force QPRs hand sooner rather than later. I would not trust Arry as far as his dog could sign a withdrawl slip from his bank account!
Comment number 93. Posted by steve bon 23 Nov 2012 20:29
Harry , who clained not to be able to read and write , is still not stupid enough to sign up before the United game is over.
Comment number 102. Posted by peteron 23 Nov 2012 21:17
That'll be QPR in League 1 and into administration in 3 years then.
Comment number 76. Posted by Kvnhllron 23 Nov 2012 19:41
As a Chelsea fan I wish we had him,great manager with a great record,passionate,wealth of knowledge,I believe he will keep QPR up,
Comment number 5. Posted by Jesus the Teddy Bearon 23 Nov 2012 16:54
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Comment number 77. Posted by Con 23 Nov 2012 19:45
@44 Yes, real slippery slope for Spurs too, they slid down from bottom of the league to 4th in his final season, equalling their best finish in many years. At least sacking him paid off and they've risen all the way back up to 8th now. Wait a second....
@75 That's correct and he also has an excellent record at every other club he's managed to. Chelsea must be mad to choose Benitez over him.
Comment number 87. Posted by More Like Iton 23 Nov 2012 20:11
yep, he'll save them.
All very predictable though, especially as Harry was saying only a couple of days ago how he was keen on the Ukraine job. Had the desired effect, got Hughes dumped sooner to make way for his Harriness.
Comment number 101. Posted by masterEccleson 23 Nov 2012 21:15
Don't understand why everyone raves about Harry, he's not won much for what he's spent.
Plus look at what happened to Bournemouth, Portsmouth, West Ham and Southampton.
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Part 1
He was my friend, my best friend to be exact. We grew up together in the state of New Jersy. We were practically brother and sister. Spent every waking moment together, we were inseperable. Until he got his big break. My best friend you see was in a band. I went to every practise and every show. The band in question? My Chemical Romance. My best friend, Frank Iero. His other band Pency Prep had only just split up when he joined My Chem, and I knew that as soon as their record was launched that I would lose all contact with him…
Just before their first tour I had fought with Frank. It was a petty fight over nothing, but it escalated to something far more serious. At first it was due to the fact that I couldn't join him on the tour as I had no money to go. Then it turned to my darkest secret.. My love for him.. That was when he stormed out. He had the saddest face I had ever seen on him. I was left heartbroken.
After I got over the fact that my best friend had left, probably never to return to me, I got a job and an apartment of my own. I got a job in a small book shop in town. We didn't see many customers but who we did see were pretty regular. We often held small shows for local bands and poets on Saturday nights to bring in more money and once a month we would display local art for sale. The money would be split between us and the artist.
Apart from work I had this tendancy to isolate myself from the rest of the world. Occasionally I would leave the lonliness of my apartment and spend some time in Nick's Coffee Shop just down the street from me. Other times I would be with family. That was pretty much the only human contact I had. In the apartment my time was spent reading, playing music or watching wrestling. That was my life for four years until one night around three a.m there was a light knocking on my front door. I awoke from my sleep and drowsily dragged myself to the door. I was greeted by a book I had been waiting for with an important message laying on top…
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One of the first, if not the first, of the proprietarily named Napa Bordeaux blends, Phelps Insignia has been one of California's greatest Cabs for decades. This is their 30th anniversary bottling, and it's worthy of the tradition. Ultrarich and smooth, with a mouthfeel that's pure velvet, it's fairly thick in tannins now, suggesting cellaring. But it's huge in…— S.H. (3/1/2007)
A triumph. Aged nearly two years in all-new French oak, this massive wine stuns with its superb balance. Manages the elusive challenge of reining in hugely ripe black currant, cherry and oak flavors and sweet tannins while keeping the palate impression soft and alluring, almost feminine. Just gorgeous right out of the bottle, but should develop effortlessly through…— S.H. (10/1/2004)
This is not a wine for tonight, or next year, or for at least the next six years. It's shut down in tannins, with an astringency that can't be overcome even with decanting, although that won't stop people from opening it before its time. Buried beneath the tannins are well-developed black currant, roasted meat and cedar flavors that define upscale Napa Cab. Really…— S.H. (5/1/2009)
Opens with aromas of black cherry and pencil lead, fruitcake and cookie dough; now it's all one big melange wrapped a bit tight. The balance and immense depth of fruit shine, even in this unevolved state. Standard dark-plum and chocolate notes are rendered with uncommon subtlety here. The finish goes on and on. Needs four to six years, but will last and last.— W.E. (11/1/2000)
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Revised Figures Paint Much Less Rosy Picture of Wisconsin's Fiscal Health
New Structural Deficit Calculation Assumes $2.15 Billion of Lapses over Three Years
The state's fiscal health isn't nearly as strong as the Governor and a number of other lawmakers asserted in the spring. While the Governor was courting GOP support in South Carolina for his upcoming presidential campaign, he said: "At the end of the budget we're debating right now for our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million." Unfortunately, the latest figures from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) show that we need to change that plus sign to a minus sign, because the Governor's optimistic assertion was off by about $1 billion.
A July 7th memo from the LFB projects that Wisconsin will start the 2017-19 biennium with a structural deficit of $490 million. In other words, the 2015-17 budget developed by the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) puts the state in a position where lawmakers would need to use the first $490 million of revenue growth during the 2017-19 biennium simply to maintain the spending commitments assumed in the second year of the 2015-17 budget. Read more
Better Choices: A Blueprint for Avoiding Harmful Budget Cuts
Legislators Can Avoid Deep Cuts without Raising Taxes
Wisconsin needs a budget that invests in the building blocks of a strong economy. Healthy families, safe and stable communities, and a well-educated workforce are assets critical to helping Wisconsin remain an attractive place to live, raise families, and do business. By strengthening these resources, the state budget can lay the groundwork for broad-based prosperity and an economy that works for everyone.
Unfortunately, the budget proposed by the Governor makes deep and unnecessary cuts to investments vital to Wisconsin's long-term economic success. For example, the proposed budget would reduce resources for public education – a cut that would come on top of dramatic reductions in resources that have already occurred. The budget would also make deep cuts in state support for the University of Wisconsin System, giving a tremendous blow to one of the engines of Wisconsin's long-term prosperity. The proposed budget would also make it harder for people with disabilities to get the help they need to contribute to their communities. Read more
Sizing up the University Budget Cuts: The 2.5% Fallacy
The Governor and some proponents of the budget bill have understated the size of the proposed cuts to the University of Wisconsin System.
Wisconsin Near Average in Per Capita Revenue and Spending
New figures released last week by the Census Bureau show that total state and local spending and revenue in Wisconsin is not much different in Wisconsin than the per capita figures for the nation as a whole. For example, our analysis of the new data – which is for state and local revenue and spending in 2012 – found the following:
- Wisconsin ranks 25th in total revenue (including federal aid) per capita, and was 1.5% below the national average on that measure.
- Looking at all state and local revenue per capita, but excluding federal financing, Wisconsin ranked 19th and was 1.1% above average.
- We ranked 24th in total spending per capita, 2.9% below average, and 21st (just 0.2% above average) in a slightly narrower spending measure – direct general spending – which I think is better for comparative purposes because it excludes things like state-owned enterprises.
Wisconsin's figures are higher compared to the national averages when they are measured relative to income, because personal income in Wisconsin is well below the average nationally. Read more
How Would $100 Million Expenditure for Property Tax Relief Affect Other Budget Priorities?
Governor Walker proposed a $100 million property tax cut at a hastily-called press conference today. The tax relief would be delivered through the school aid formula – by adding $40 million this year and $60 million next year. Because the school spending caps aren't being raised, schools will have to reduce property taxes to offset the increased state aid. The Governor is calling a special session for next week to expedite legislative action on the plan.
According to a story on Channel 3000.com, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the bill will be introduced tomorrow, and he would like the legislature to pass it by the end of next week. The Governor is pushing for fast action on the proposal so the tax cut would be in effect when property tax bills are being calculated later this year.
Walker said that the funding for the property tax cut would come from the state budget surplus. Read more
Overdue Change in Criminal Justice Policymaking Gets a Committee Vote This Tuesday
Resolution (SJR 5) Would Finally Make Legislative Rule on Fiscal Estimates Consistent with Statute
For far too long, legislators have been making decisions about new criminal penalties without paying much attention to cost. A Senate Joint Resolution (SJR 5),which would address that longstanding problem, is scheduled for a committee vote this Tuesday, March 26.
Under the legislature's current rules, any bill "increasing or decreasing existing appropriations or state or general local government fiscal liability or revenues shall carry a fiscal estimate," but that rule (Joint Rule 41) contains an exception for bills changing criminal penalties. SJR 5, introduced by Senator Taylor, would eliminate that exemption. (The resolution is in the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Public Works and Telecommunications, and you can Senator's press release describing it here.)
One of the very surprising and disappointing things about that fiscal estimate exemption in the legislature's rules is that it conflicts with the statute! Read more
ALEC Prescription is Bad Medicine for States
States that follow the economic policy agenda promoted by ALEC risk weakening state economies and harming middle class families. That's the message of a new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which outlines American Legislative Exchange Council's policy recommendations and their negative effects.
ALEC is a network of conservative state legislators and lobbyists that works to influence state legislation in a variety of policy areas, including budget and tax policy. According to CBPP, ALEC's proposals would:
cut taxes deeply for wealthy individuals, investors, and corporations; shift tax burdens substantially from well-to-do to middle- and low-income households; and impose strict constitutional or legal limits on revenues or spending that would severely limit states' ability to provide adequate funds for education, health care, and other priorities, and impair state economic growth.
Many of the recent changes made to Wisconsin's tax and budget system follow ALEC's recommendations. For example, the Wisconsin state legislature has passed several new tax cuts that primarily benefit corporations and well-off individuals. Read more
DOA Says Projected 2013-15 Revenue Nearly Equals Agency Budget Requests
Modest Tax Growth Almost Matches Modest Requests – before Other Variables Are Taken into Account
A document released by the Department of Administration (DOA) Tuesday contains a revised estimate of tax revenue in the current fiscal year, and the preliminary estimates for the 2013-15 biennium. The projected tax growth – just 1.8% this fiscal year, followed by 3.8% in 2013-14 and 3.4% the following year – is okay, but uninspiring, and less than the typical increases in the past. Thanks in part to the fact that the 1.8% expected revenue increase this year builds on a higher-than-expected 2011-12 base, DOA estimates there will be a $348 million balance at the end of the 2011-13 biennium.
The lengthy DOA document summarizes the agency requests for the coming biennium, and it compares the total amount of General Purpose Revenue (GPR) requested with the estimated revenue in 2013-15. Notwithstanding the lackluster revenue growth, DOA calculates that requests only exceed the estimated 2013-15 revenue by $171 million GPR – which is a pretty manageable difference compared to past structural deficits, and is less than half of the expected balance to be carried into the next biennium. Read more
Half of State Spending Supports Local Services
More than half the money the state spent last year supports services at the local level, but the percentage has dropped significantly over the last decade.
In fiscal year 2012, 54 cents out of every dollar of General Purpose Revenue (GPR) spent by the Wisconsin state government went to school districts, county governments, and municipal governments to educate schoolchildren, carry out human service programs, and implement other programs at the local level. That amount is down from 60 cents out of every dollar of GPR expenditures in 2002, according to figures from the state Department of Administration. The chart below shows that the remaining GPR spending is divided between aids to individuals (such as Medical Assistance), and state operations, including the UW System.
Another way to look at state spending is by program. State spending for K-12 education (both public schools and private schools in Milwaukee and Racine through the school choice programs) continues to be the single biggest program in state GPR dollars, as shown in the chart below. Read more
In Government Spending, Wisconsin Ranks Near the Middle
Wisconsin is about in the middle of the pack in government spending, according to a new analysis by the Wisconsin Budget Project. Combined state and local spending per person in Wisconsin was 1.4 percent below the per capita national average in 2010 – the latest year for which data is available – placing it 23rd among the states.
When spending is measured relative to income, Wisconsin was 2.9 percent above average in 2010, but still ranked 23rd. For this analysis we included all state and local government spending except spending in certain categories that not all states have, such as spending for state-run liquor stores. These numbers pre-date the deep cuts in government spending included in the 2011-13 state budget. The chart below shows that Wisconsin ranks just above average in state and local government spending.
Wisconsin's relatively lean public sector workforce is one of the reasons the state remains below average in per capita spending. Read more


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USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 �C (-30 �F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 �C (-25 �F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 �C (-20 �F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 �C (-15 �F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 �C (-10 �F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 �C (-5 �F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F)
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This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
San Leandro, California
Wheaton, Illinois
Conrad, Iowa
Orono, Maine
Wells, Maine
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Martville, New York
Cincinnati, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Eugene, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Salem, Oregon
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A weeping cultivar of U. x vegeta (U. carpinifolia x U. glabra), according to Hortus III.
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A Camperdown elm was brought from Scotland and planted in Prospect Park in Brooklyn in 1872. It is this tree which was immortalized by poet Marianne Moore. This specimen has been completely undamaged by Dutch elm disease.
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It was in 1640 that the "Earl of Camperdown", in Dundee Scotland, noticed a branch growing on the floor of his elm forest. He grafted it to a scotch elm tree and it took hold producing the first Camperdown Elm. The scotch elm is the only root mass that the Camperdown will grow on. The tree is a mutant and cannot self reproduce. Every Camperdown Elm tree in the world is a part of the original that must be grafted to a scotch elm tree to get started. When the graft starts to grow, the scotch elm branches are cut off leaving only the Camperdown Elm. This magnificent tree depends on humankind to keep it alive as a species.


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Michael Braungart: Designing "Eco-Effective" Solutions
Huecker, Shannon, E Magazine
Michael Braungart, a professor at Germany's University of Luneburg, is co-author of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Northpoint Press) with green architect William McDonough. He was a founding member of Germany's Green Party in the late 1970s and later directed Greenpeace's chemistry department. In 1987, with the help of his Greenpeace connections, he founded the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA).
Together, Braungart and McDonough wrote the Hannover Principles in 1991, a set of guidelines for sustainable design created for the 2000 World's Fair in Hannover, Germany. In 1995, McDonough and Braungart teamed up again to found McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, which promotes "eco-effective" solutions, and works with corporations, universities, governmental agencies and cities.
In one of MBDC's most famous projects, it helped DesignTex produce a compostable chair fabric safe enough to eat.
Cradle to Cradle, published in 2002, has raised awareness of lifecycle design around the world. In keeping with the firm's philosophy, the book is made of plastic resins and inorganic fillers, is completely recyclable, waterproof and durable.
E Magazine: What is Cradle-to-Cradle design, and how does it differ from recycling?
Braungart: Cradle-to-Cradle design means that, instead of minimizing damage, we create positively. Instead of waking up in the morning and apologizing for being human, we ask how can we be beneficial for other species.
It's really sad how many people believe that humans are innately flawed.
Yeah, it's amazing. But when you think that way, you end up trying to be less bad. But less bad is not good. There are far too many people on this planet to just be less bad.
What is downcycling?
Downcycling is what happens when things are not designed for recycling. For example, the print chemicals for making paper were never designed for recycling, so when the paper is recycled the quality is deteriorated.
So many things have already been designed and manufactured without their next use in mind. Are they doomed to become waste?
We need to see that our waste management systems just perpetuate waste. So we talk about eliminating the very concept of it, and about "waste supermarkets," where you could buy and sell used materials. …


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C chemistry is limited
D, The labor in this process by hand is HUGE!!!
E, The cost to process the film is ($260) this is not taking into account a fee for my time to do it.
Its not viable when there are so many other far more profitable processes that require far less effort.
These amongst other reasons is why this film and its process is dead.


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Nationally sanctioned bicycle racing comes to San Clemente on Sunday, promising a chance to witness high-level, precision riding.
The inaugural San Clemente Criterium will present eight races along an eight-turn course eight-tenths of a mile long, covering four streets at the Rancho San Clemente Business Park. Individual races will last 30 to 75 minutes each.
See a course map by clicking the Graphics tab above.
Here are some things to know:
When: First of eight races will begin at 7 a.m. Sunday. Final race starts at 1:10 p.m.
Where: Calle Pintoresco, Calle del Cerro, Avenida La Pata, Calle Iglesia
Why: In memory of John Cuchessi, who owned a San Clemente bicycle shop that his wife and son still operate at 2801 S. El Camino Real. Cuchessi died of a heart condition during a bike ride in May 2008.
Who: Riders licensed by USA Cycling. One-day licenses are available.
Spectator admission: Free
Added attraction: An expo with giveaways and vendors
Race entry fees: $30 to $40, depending on the race
Registration: Starts at 6 a.m. Sunday
Caution: These are precision races, requiring high speed and high skill, organizers say.
Directions: Take Avenida Pico inland from I-5. Go right on Avenida La Pata, right on Calle del Cerro and right into the parking area.
Proceeds: Go to Family Assistance Ministries, a San Clemente-based charity
Online: www.sccriterium.com
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contact the writer: firstname.lastname@example.com or 949-492-5127


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NBA Player's Association Filing Grievance Over Flopping Policy
by Robert Littal | Posted on Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The NBAPA hasn't nothing better to do.
The Flopping policy is fine based and the players don't want to pay.
The players union just announced it will file a grievance to protest the NBA's anti-flopping rule, bc it was imposed unilaterally.
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeckNYT) October 3, 2012