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Europa Oil & Gas (LON:EOG) has confirmed it has been awarded a new licence option (LO) for acreage in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland.
AIM quoted Europa was notably the only small cap explorer among the initial licence awards – with other new acreage holders named as Eni, BP, ExxonMobil, Nexen, Scotia, Statoil and Woodside Petroleum.
"We are delighted with the award of this licensing option, particularly given the strength of the competing companies," said Hugh Mackay, Europa chief executive.
"This is an endorsement of the strong technical work that supported our bids."
In a statement the company said it understands it will shortly receive a formal letter of award from the Irish authorities, at which point the LO will be given a reference number and maps showing the new awards will be published by the government.
It will own 100% of the new acreage. The LO lasts for two years, and converts into Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) once committed work programmes have been completed.
Europa highlights that it has further applications in Ireland's current licensing round, which was split into two tranches and the remaining awards are expected in mid-May. The first tranche of awards was timed in order to enable certain work programmes, involving seismic surveying, to be carried out this summer.
It also told investors that formal documentation for the transfer of Kosmos Energy's interests in FEL 2/13 and 3/13 is currently being prepared for approval by the Irish authorities, and as such it will shortly retain 100% of those assets.
The company seeks a new partner, ideally a 'major or mid-cap' oil company, to help take forward FEL 2/13 and 3/13 where 'billion barrel potential' has already been outlined. Europa highlighted that it officially opened its farm-out data room for the process on February 11, and it said it is pleased with the initial response from 'target companies'
It is anticipated that the new high profile licence awards, and the introduction of high calibre new entrants, could be a boost to the partnering process.
Mackay added: "We are pleased that major and mid-cap oil companies are now taking acreage positions around our licences and we feel this is providing validation of our long held belief that the South Porcupine Basin is underexplored and has the potential to hold substantial hydrocarbon reserves.
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Pacific took the first step in setting up an amateur radio repeater atop Blackburn Park, that will tie into repeaters in the region, setting up valuable emergency communication to be used in case of disaster.
Aldermen approved the purchase of a repeater at their Dec. 17 board meeting at a cost of $3,000.
Previous approval had been given for the city to purchase a radio dedicated to amateur, or ham, frequencies for the same amount that was to be installed in the city emergency operations center.
But technology had advanced so much, the city can better serve the emergency communication system with a repeater, according to City Administrator Harold Selby, who is a licensed ham radio operator, KAØXX.
Selby said he did not buy the radio that aldermen had approved a year ago, but did run the cables to the roof and purchased an antenna, which is stored in his office.
"We didn't install the antenna on the roof because of concerns about wind damage," he said. "But in case of an emergency, I can put it up in 1 1/2 hours."
Selby said he was recommending the repeater instead of a single radio after he and Bob Masson, KBØJDY, met with Franklin County emergency management officials about what communication would be needed if a disaster occurred in Pacific and the Interstate 44 corridor.
"Between Bob and me, we have six radios that we could bring here and set up if need be and put in EOC," he said.
Selby displayed a 1 1/2 by 3 3/4 blue box with cable, which belongs to Masson, that he said would eliminate the need for radio anywhere in the government center. The small apparatus is a DV Dongle, which is a duplex vocoder DSP chip that connects computers via a SUB port to provide amateur radio voice transmissions through the computer.
"This little unit can plug into any computer and the computer becomes an amateur radio that can talk and send messages anywhere in the world through Internet," Selby said. "It's very rare new technology. Anyone who has Internet and an amateur radio license can talk to someone in Japan, New Zealand and Bob (Masson) has done that."
Amateur radio is way ahead of how public services uses ham radio, said Selby, who read a letter from Paul Chambers, Franklin County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) coordinator, who said he fully supported and welcomed the digital repeater.
"This would be yet another tool that could be utilized for communication needs in cases of disasters or other communication outages," Chambers said. "Your location along Interstate 44 is also an ideal location due to the fact that it would facilitate communications for relief supplies and personnel into and out of St. Louis."
Selby said he contacted St Louis and Missouri repeater councils and they also are on board.
Alderman Ed Gass made a motion to purchase the repeater, but added that a battery backup would be needed for the unit in case electricity was out during an emergency. Cost of the battery backup is estimated at $200.
Mike Bates seconded the motion saying that kids from local Boy Scouts, Explorers and Girl Scouts could be introduced to the system when they tour the government center building.
"This could also be used during Cruise Night, and the rodeo for communication," Selby said.

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Name change for 'Harry Potter' event
Children hoping to celebrate a Harry Potter day in the Northumberland town of Alnwick have been told they cannot use the young wizard's name for the event.
The Northumberland market town has provided a backdrop for both of Warner Brothers' box office hits.
Alnwick Castle, home to the Dukes of Northumberland, has been used as a location for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and local children have appeared as extras.
But when the district council planned a pre-Christmas Harry Potter Day they were told by the film company that they could not use the name.
The mayor of Alnwick, Councillor Key Gray, said: "I think it is sad because the children will be disappointed."
He said no money would be made at the event which had been arranged to promote the town - recently voted the best place to live in the country in a Country Life article.
Councillor Gray said the film-makers would still be welcomed back to Alnwick.
He said: "Being in the films certainly has been a tremendous boost for the town and I sincerely hope this is not the last one they make here."
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Paul Gee, council director of environment and regeneration, said Warner Brothers seemed reluctant to take the stance but they felt they had to protect their product.
He said: "They felt if they said 'yes' to Alnwick, they couldn't really say 'no' to anyone else."
Mr Gee said the company had provided prizes for the event which will still take place on 6 December, renamed The Wizard's Extravaganza.
Warner Brothers was unavailable for comment.
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The phrase Dropout Economy (made popular by Reihan Salam in the recent Time Magazine article) tells a tale of community activism and radical thinking — sparked by a rejection of traditional norms that revolve around working for "The Man." In a time when corporate profits are privatized and losses are socialized in the form of unemployment and bailouts, it's not so hard to imagine that the people bearing the most hardship might reject the traditional socio-economic framework and seek out an alternative Dropout Economy.
Remote Workers: The Road Warriors of the Information Superhighway.
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Of course we are. But I'm not sure if our future is as gritty and post-apocalyptic as Salam makes it out to be:
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The corporate rejection of a traditional office is just as significant as a worker's decision to "drop out". It represents a shared experience of the problems facing the workforce at large. In addition, the integration of teleworkers into the traditional work environment shows an understanding of the value of remote talent. This survey from Microsoft offers more insight into the support for remote work in the workplace.
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We all make choices as to how we're going to fit in to the marketplace, and sites like oDesk strive to make it easier for remote workers to capitalize on their skills. It's really about increasing the efficiency of connecting forward-thinking businesses with skilled remote workers.
The idea of dropping out of the economy is a bit outlandish. We are the economy. While dodging taxes and living off the grid may be choice to limit participation in the traditional economy, it's still a part of a fringe economy and an indicator of the overall health of a larger, and so far, self-correcting system.


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So she was hounded out of the running, with neocon darling John McCain at the head of the pack.
And finally, according to our neocon war caucus, we're supposed to let this guy bomb Iran, eh?
Additionally, let us note how the Obama record on Libya compares with the neocon record.
Danielle Pletka, neocon stalwart, told Politico that her confederates thought Romney's remarks were a "disaster."
Correction: The original version of this story included an embedded link in the text to a blog called the neocon Zionist Threat.
In fact, Syria has figured prominently in neocon fantasies for years.
Writing for the Council on Foreign Relations today, neocon Elliott Abrams wrote an astonishing thing.
Which is why we should stop using "neocon" before any more damage is done.
Libya was the great case of neocon hypocrisy in the Bush years.
On the one hand, most Americans do not share her neocon fever.
by 1987, abbreviation for neo-conservative in the U.S. political sense.
Neoconservatism is the first variant of American conservatism in the past century that is in the 'American grain.' It is hopeful, not lugubrious; forward-looking, not nostalgic; and its general tone is cheerful, not grim or dyspeptic. Its 20th-century heroes tend to be TR, FDR, and Ronald Reagan. Such Republican and conservative worthies as Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, and Barry Goldwater are politely overlooked. [Irving Kristol, "The Neoconservative Persuasion," in "The Weekly Standard," Aug. 25, 2003]
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Aqueous solutions of isovaline and its precursor molecule, 5-ethyl-5-methylhydantoin, were irradiated with ultraviolet and γ-ray photons, to evaluate their structural stability against space radiation. The degree of photolysis was measured and irradiation products were identified using chiral, reversed-phase and ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography. The experimental results show that the degree of photolysis of 5-ethyl-5-methylhydantoin is more significant than that of isovaline under ultraviolet light irradiation, while the results under γ-ray irradiation are the opposite. As the products of isovaline photolysis, aspartic acid, serine, glutamic acid and alanine were dominantly detected.
A wide variety of bioorganic compounds such as amino acids and their precursors have been detected in carbonaceous chondrites [
The radiation field in the low Earth orbit (LEO), up to an altitude of 450 km, contains three types of radiation: galactic cosmic radiation (GCR), solar cosmic radiation (SCR), and radiation belts generated by the interaction of trapped GCR and SCR with Earth's magnetosphere (van Allen belts). GCR, SCR, and the radiation belts are composed of protons, electrons, α-particles, heavy ions,
On the other hand, the polarization of light is an important property with respect to the asymmetric photochemistry of bioorganic molecules. Neutron stars near presolar nebula are the possible astronomical sources of circularly polarized light (CPL) which can trigger enantiomeric excess (EE) of interstellar organic materials through asymmetric photochemical reactions [
Isovaline (Ival), a structural isomer of valine and a non-proteinogenic α-methyl amino acid (
The recovery amount (fraction of unphotolyzed molecules in percent) in
The quantum yield of photolysis,
With γ-ray irradiation, Ival was more significantly photodecomposed than EM-Hyd in the same conditions, as shown in
The quantum yield of photolysis (
As the common photolysis products of Ival during continuous UV and γ-ray irradiation, serine (Ser) and alanine (Ala) were formed (
The analysis of the photolysis products of irradiated EM-Hyd will be addressed in a future study. As mentioned in the introduction, EM-Hyd is one of the precursors of Ival and it is well known that hydrolysis of EM-Hyd produces Ival [
As starting material for the radiation experiment, EM-Hyd (equimolar mixture of
UV absorption spectra of Ival and EM-Hyd were measured using a UV-VIS spectrophotometer (JASCO V-660). The wavelength range of the measurement was 190 to 400 nm.
Ival and EM-Hyd were placed separately in synthesized quartz cells for UV irradiation with continuous spectra (190 to 400 nm) using a deuterium lamp (L1835; HAMAMATSU Photonics), as shown in
Ival and EM-Hyd were sealed in borosilicate glass tubes in air. Every sample (2 mL, 10 mM, pH = 7) was irradiated with γ-rays from a 60Co source (1.25-MeV-photon energy) at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Takasaki, Japan. The total irradiation doses were 10 and 20 KGy (20 and 40 J) as absorbed by the solvent.
After the UV and γ-ray irradiation, an aliquot of EM-Hyd was hydrolyzed with 6-M HCl at 110 °C for 24 h to convert it into Ival. Following the acid hydrolysis and evaporation to dryness, the hydrolyzed fraction was dissolved in milli-Q water. Finally, a portion of the irradiated sample (Ival, hydrolyzed EM-Hyd) was injected into a chiral chromatographic system to measure the amount of decomposition. The chromatographic system was equipped with a pump (TOSOH DP-8020), a column (Sumichiral OA-5000 or OA-5000L, 4.6 mm i.d. × 150 mm), and a detector (JASCO CD-2095 Plus, 254-nm detection wavelength). Copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate (CuSO4·5H2O, 1 mM) was used as the mobile phase and the flow rate was 1 mL/min.
In addition, the decomposition of irradiated EM-Hyd was analyzed (without hydrolysis) by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). The RP-HPLC system was composed of two pumps (SHIMADZU LC-20AD), a column (Capcell Pak C18 UG120 S-5 μm, 6.0 mm i.d. × 250 mm), and a detector (SHIMADZU SPD-20AV, 210-nm detection wavelength). The temperature of the column was maintained at 37 °C. Phosphate buffer (25 mM, pH = 3.5, flow rate 0.90 mL/min) and acetonitrile (100%, flow rate 0.10 mL/min) were used as the mobile phase under isocratic conditions.
Furthermore, the photolysis products of irradiated Ival were analyzed by ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography (IE-HPLC) using post-column derivatization with
The present results of laboratory simulation suggest that EM-Hyd (precursor of Ival) is photochemically much more stable under γ-rays and less stable under UV environment than Ival. Moreover, the photo-alteration process of Ival produces Ser and Ala suggesting that Ival and its precursors might play an important role for the formation of Ser and Ala in the prebiotic chemistry. Our second phase simulation experiments will focus on the photochemistry of solid-state samples including glycine (Gly), hydantoin (a precursor of Gly), Ival, EM-Hyd and complex amino acid precursors synthesized from possible interstellar molecules. We are also planning to irradiate them in a real space environment. Recently, the "Tanpopo Mission" [
The authors convey their gratitude to Issay Narumi, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Takasaki, Japan, for his kind help in 60Co experiments; and Hajime Mita, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan, for providing racemic Ival and EM-Hyd.
Structure of 5-ethyl-5-methylhydantoin and isovaline.
Stability of Ival and EM-Hyd against γ-ray irradiation.
Ion exchange chromatograms of amino acids: (
The photo-alteration process of Ival by the energetic photons forms dominantly Ser and Ala.
Recovery of Ival and EM-Hyd after UV and γ-ray irradiation. Plus minus (±) represents the standard deviation of multiple analyses.
|Types of irradiation
|Total energy dose (J)
|Recovery (%)
|UV (continuous, 190–400 nm)
|94 ± 0.24
|85 ± 0.95
|82 ± 0.07
|67 ± 0.96
|64 ± 0.02
|74 ± 1.5
|26 ± 0.44
|58 ± 2.3
Quantum yield values (
|Types of irradiation
|Quantum yield of photolysis,
|UV (continuous, 190–400 nm)
|4.4 × 104
|2.8 × 104


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I found it hard to quite smoking and pass drinking.
I found it hard to quite smoking and pass drinking.
It is difficult, but not impossible. Take it slow, tapering off a little more each day. You can do it!
You need to find a good support network to help you. Obviously you know that it is best for your growing baby to not have either of things entering their system, so having supportive people around you that will help get you off them will be a great help for you and your baby. I'm sure even your GP or midwife would be able to point you in the direction for support people in your local area if you need it.
Good Luck
If you want a baby then you'll do it. Acupuncture can help with the cravings and withdrawl but if its too hard your GP can arrange help with a psychologist for you.
Acupuncture is great but oh my - Cranial Osteopathy is better IMHO!
Hello Isaacle,
Here is an article which I hope you will find useful on Safe Eating and Drinking in Pregnancy.
Whilst some women who smoke and drink have healthy pregnancies; both smoking and drinking can make it harder to conceive and can have an affect on the growth and development of your baby. Alcohol can cross the placenta to the baby which can result in a lower birth weight or even a miscarriage. Smoking can have devastating consequences in pregnancy; it increases the risk of a premature birth and even of stillbirth.
I don't want to worry you but these are serious risks. Therefore, I would take the advice above and look at ways to help you stop smoking and drinking before you conceive.
Please do post back if you have any further questions.
Best wishes,
Hello Isaacle
A great article on Environmental Tobacco Smoke and its danger to children has just been posted on this site. This one Alcohol and Breastfeeding also explores drinking after the birth of your baby.
These articles both provide pretty compelling evidence about the dangers of smoking and drinking to unborn babies to infants and children. I have never smoked but I do like a glass of wine and I did find resisting alcohol while trying to conceive hard. But in the end I realised that if I was unable to conceive, I would always blame the alcohol and myself for drinking it.
I think the same is true with smoking and drinking in pregnancy. The risks to your baby are very real and serious. Like LJ, I don't want to worry or pressure you but I do urge you to seek help in the best interests of your baby.
Hi dessydell,
I think it is best to not smoke at all when you are trying to conceive. I know this isn't always easy - but it will give the best chance of a healthy baby being conceived. Some sources recommend having a smoke and alcohol free body for the 3 months leading up to the period you want to conceive. However, many women who have healthy pregnancies do have the occasional drink whilst they are in the 'trying to conceive period of time'. Again, I know this is harder if you have been trying to conceive for longer.
With best wishes,


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Regular playing time in right field is on the agenda for the 21-year-old. In a prospect-rich farm system in terms of outfield talent, Carvajal needs to make an impact.
Strangely enough, he is more concerned with good at-bats than power.
"I don't care about homers and doubles – I want to hit for a high average and the rest will just happen," Carvajal said.
He understands more than ever that he needs to carry over the plate discipline he has shown at times, especially in instructs, into the regular season. Pitch selection is vital, Carvajal noted.
While Carvajal said he is not under pressure, he appeared tense during batting practice.
Allan Dykstra is amongst those that must provide early answers. The first baseman has a ton of raw strength but struggled during the 2009 season. A remake of his swing led to a lot of angst – the bright spot was seeing it pay off during a strong August.
Now, the towering San Diego native is looking to bring that success into this season. He is being counted upon heavily and should murder the California League. A slow start, however, could bring about more questions for another former first rounder.
"He is in a position to drive in runs for us and has to get off to a fast start," manager Carlos Lezcano said.
Drew Cumberland is an exciting prospect that is a perfect fit for the Petco Park philosophy. He does all the little things well, understands the strike zone, can run, and plays solid defense.
His mark has always been surrounding his health – or lack thereof. Staying healthy for an entire season is critical for the shortstop.
"They had a meeting me with this year – they think I still have that football mentality sometimes," Cumberland said. "This year is going to be a good year – injury-free."
On the pitching front, Nick Schmidt hit a wall in his rehabilitation program last season with the Storm. While that is understandable in his first year coming back from major surgery, the track record in the Padres farm system for recovering pitchers is not good. Schmidt must buck that trend.
The positive thing is the coaching staff was impressed with his work ethic and vows he will return to the form that saw him picked in the middle of round one. All the intangibles are there but the command must follow – that falls on Schmid't shoulders.
"I definitely hit a wall," Schmidt said. "I felt good but the ball wasn't going where I wanted it to. In this league, there is little room for error."
How will Jorge Reyes handle the challenge of the California League after seeing just a handful of innings in Eugene last season?
The right-hander has the stuff but his mental toughness will be challenged. When he found out he would be going to Lake Elsinore to begin the year, he was a tad nervous about the park factor – the Cal League is known for its hitter-friendly yards.
Alexis Lara had a tremendous second half in 2009. He was a key contributor to the bullpen and drove some of their success in the back half of the bullpen.
As his confidence soared, so did the crispness of his pitches. Will that continue if he is hit around?
Lara is still more of a thrower than a pitcher. His max-effort persona could lead to trouble.
"I would rather throw hard and see if they can hit me than go at 90 percent," Lara said.
It will be a turning point for several prospects, including some that are not mentioned here. If answers can be provided in a positive light, the Storm can challenge for the California League championship.
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Now that the season has concluded and the only game remaining is the Pro Bowl, the NFL Universe is rather quiet as we all await the Scouting Combine and Free Agency in the coming weeks. The one thing that's never quiet is the storm of Mock Drafts that hits the Internet daily, and after two weeks, I've decided to update my first round mock draft and forecast the future of 32 prospects.
The infusion of young talent in this year's draft is obvious, as I project 17 seniors and 15 underclassmen being selected in the first round. The off-season All-Star games helped the draft stock of some of this year's senior prospects, and with the Scouting Combine right around the corner, the underclassmen will have their opportunity to increase their value even further.
With that said, the intrigue builds as to whom the Detroit Lions will select with the first pick in the 2009 draft. The Lions are on the clock…
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K. Michelle shoots down pregnancy rumors & says she's all good with IRS
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K. Michelle can't seem to shake her haters.
After reports surfaced that the Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star owed Uncle Sam over $50,000 in back taxes, she wasted no time in setting the record straight via Instagram.
"Another day another headline. No jail time for me yet. [You're] stuck with me," she wrote. "Damn Uncle Sam Why you wanna stick me 4 my paper? Nice try bloggers its already been settled. Strippers need tax breaks [too]."
Hours later, MediaTakeOut posted a picture and suggested the singer was expecting a baby. Again, she used social media to fire back at the false report.
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Aromatherapy Research Update: Essential Oils Can Help With Your Smarts
Scientific research regarding health and medical applications of essential oils is going on regularly at universities and other facilities around the world. Many of these studies are immediately applicable to aromatherapy practitioners for improved health and well-being, while others spark interest in the potential of essential oils as a part of future medicine protocols. Modern scientific research is regularly confirming aromatherapy's practical medical applications! Here's a look at two important journal publications just released about direct effects of essential oils in the brain, reviewed by the staff at Ananda Aromatherapy of Boulder, Colorado.
These two are really interesting studies, as inhalation of many essential oils have been considered sharpening to our mental capacities. These have been thought to be more esoteric effects of aromatherapy, like the aroma just makes us feel good so we are a little more mentally clear. Now some of the biochemical mechanisms of these effects are being elucidated, proving it's not just all in our minds! Rosemary and Lemon are two very common, inexpensive oils researched for their ability to directly impact test scores of university students (in Japan at least), and reduce errors made by office workers (also in Japan -- thankfully, Japanese scientists are into aromatherapy). These oils are readily available, inexpensive, safe, and can be used in nebulizing diffusers (which output therapeutic concentrations of essential oil vapor).
In the first study, performed at the Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Shizuoka Japan, Tarragon, Inula, Lavender and Holy Basil were tested for their ability to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. In other words, their ability to prevent the breakdown of acetylcholine, the primary information-handling neurotransmitter. Supplements with this action are becoming more and more popular with regular folks trying to increase their smarts, and are used to treat dementia (Alzheimer's) by increasing the amount of acetylcholine in the brain.
Of the essential oils tested, Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) produced in France had the highest inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, though all the oils tested showed significant AChE inhibitory activity. All the oils were analyzed by GC/MS to find the individual natural chemical constituents of the oils which produced this effect. Of real interest is that 1,8-Cineol had the greatest inhibitory activity of all the constituents examined. Why this this interesting? Rosemary essential oil has long been considered a mental stimulant (we find in the office to be particularly brightening) and has been studied for this effect, improving mental focus in humans through a variety of tests. The primary component of Rosemary essential oil is 1,8-Cineol (it is also a major constituent of Eucalyptus oils, used for invigorating massages and steam treatments).
Also of great interest was that the effect of these constituents relative to their amounts in the complete natural essential oil was not very high -- meaning the complete essential oil, with nature's balance of the chemical constituents, was synergistically more effective than the singly-extracted molecules. This is a theme in aromatherapy: that the complete natural essential oil will generally have more benefits than a single 'active ingredient' extracted in a laboratory -- Therapeutic grade oils are those that retain the natural balance of the plant's, with proper harvesting and distillation methods.
While a single chemical from an essential oil may show a specific effect in a biochemical pathway, these molecules don't smell very interesting. A really fine, wildcrafted Rosemary essential oil is a pleasure to breathe in. Other studies have shown stress reduction (along with mental stimulation) occurs when Rosemary is inhaled, and it's well known that our brains perform more accurately when not under stress. The bottom line is that while it's a regular practice for researchers to examine single components of a natural substance to find the 'active ingredient', in general in natural medicine, and in particular with aromatherapy, the whole natural extract will be better for our health.
The second study very much ties in with the first, as it demonstrates the ability of Lemon essential oil to directly prevent dementia (Alzheimer's). The causes of dementia are not well understood, though some pathways are clearly documented. Toxicity from certain chemicals may lead to a breakdown in neurotransmitter systems, resulting in dementia symptoms. In research performed at the Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry in Shizouka, Japan, Lemon essential oil was shown to inhibit memory impairment from scopolamine exposure, preventing dementia. AND, as a final note of the study, the combined primary constituents of Lemon essential oil were shown to inhibit acetylcholinesterase activity! Lemon essential oil both prevents dementia and increases acetylcholine stores in the the brain.
How can you benefit from these studies? The best method is to find a cold-air nebulizing diffuser. These employ no water or other carrier, and make a very fine mist of essential oils that easily evaporate into your room. These are the only diffusers that create high concentrations of essential oils in the air -- enough to show measurable biochemical effects. A 'warming' diffuser or other non-nebulizing style will allow you to smell the aroma, though the concentration will be significantly lower. At Ananda Aromatherapy we've been trying Lemon and Rosemary together, along with a little sweeter oil like cold-pressed Orange, Tangerine or Mandarin. Lavender or Ylang Ylang might go well with this too, for a calming effect at the same time. One can set the diffuser up on a timer so it runs ten minutes every hour and run it all during the day. The oils can always be changed to other 'brightening' aromas, as they will likely have similar effects -- getting the mind sharp and staying sharp!
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