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As there isn't any Lore Forum yet, I've decided to start a thread that will be dedicated to the facts and speculations surrounding the lore of Heroes of Newerth.
Lore discussions, although usually ignored and underappreciated by most gamers these days contribute to the creative designs of the game. Through lore-related discussions new content such as Heroes, Maps and the like are created without things veering off from the entire game's feel (as evident by the previous Artillery issue which was now remedied)
I would highly appreciate it if people were to contribute to the topic with their own lore discussions or speculations, and if in my posts I do make some mistakes, then I would love to be corrected.
Heroes of Newerth
What, Where, When, Why?
"Heroes of Newerth" is the name given to the 3rd chapter of the ongoing wars of Newerth, set a number of years after the events of Savage 2: A Tortured Soul.
The setting revolves around the land of Newerth, a huge continent inhabited by the surviving humans and creatures after the events of "The Scar" that tore the old earth asunder.
After their defeat in the hands of the Malphai during "A Tortured Soul" the Legion of Man and the Beast Horde's leaders: Jereziah and Ophelia called for a ceasefire between their two warring factions and formed an alliance to counter the Malphai threat. From then on they were called "The Legion" and they referred to the daemons of hell ,and those who side with them, as "The Hellbourne".
The LegionThe Legion is composed of the Legion of Man led by Jereziah and the Beast Horde led by Ophelia. Along with the core ranks are various personalities throughout Newerth and afar that aid the cause of the Legion to stop the ongoing Hellbourne Threat.
The HellbourneAs embodiments of the negative energies absorbed by the world called daemons, The Hellbourne has no true leader, however there are many entities that rule over the lesser demons to an extent. One example is the previous leader of the Legion, Maliken who has been corrupted by his enthusiasm for dark magic. Joining the daemons are fanatics, slaves and priests of the daemons as well as persons of various reasons.
The information that follows here are mere tidbits and speculation that can be expanded later on, note that these are by no means written to replace the existing lore of each Hero, but simply for clarification, simplification, expansion and speculation.
Facts and Speculations
Legion AgilityLegion IntelligenceLegion Strength
Hellbourne AgilityHellbourne Intelligence
Hellbourne StrengthMISCELLANEOUS
Lore-Related Lists
Information within this section are based on either actual facts presented by given data or assumptions based on given data.
Heroes Grouped By Place of Origin
Heroes Grouped By Organizations
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This section of this Lore Thread will be for examples of concepts that can be fished out from the lore of Newerth
- One of the Moon Warriors, asides their Queen as a new Hero.
- Another member of the beast sect that Emerald Warden hails from.
- A map built around the concept of Newerth's savannas, mid wars would be great for this as the savanna is bare and an open field (less sight obstruction like trees.
- A shaman with swamp/marsh-related skills from the Wild Cults
- A Member of "The Sacred Order"
- Some key places that can be used somehow, be it as basis for items, maps or even modes: Arasunia and Iron City
- Newerth does not seem to refer to the entire planet, but to a large continent where surviving civilizations and creatures roam. This is made clear by Berzerker and Valkyrie's lore that they came from places off the coast of Newerth to the north.
Last edited by kerespup; 04-20-2012 at 08:08 PM.
Wait, HoN has lore? That's like saying LoL has lore...
On a serious note ths was actually pretty interesting, thanks :-)
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Yes, HoN has lore. Even DotA 2 has lore.
XD aaaaand don't get me started on LoL's lore. So much lore already that you could make a Trilogy of Movies.
You're welcome and thanks for reading. I want to let HoN's lore become more realized and compiled, that way new ideas and concepts will be made much closer to Newerth and not just randomly made out of whim.
A much clearer lore to go by = Much easier for ideas to come into mind.
There was a number of fan created stories which happened in HoN universe. It was really good and fun. Last i read was the duel between gladiator and swiftblade. Anyone has the link to those?
What about Hellbourne Speculations ?
:3 I'll be getting there. Just busy with something at the moment.
Think one key point to address is which heroes are individuals and which are units.
For example: There's only one and , yet there are multiple , , and on.
Also, i'm quite interested in that cult thing that was mentioned several times. How many different branches of religion are there in Newerth? You have one that reveres Sol, and then you have ones for , and so on. There are some speculations in your post, but they seem to make sense anyway.
One interesting fact I found while reading through the item lores (yes, there's such thing), is the name of being mentioned in the one for Elder Parasite.
Also speaking of , since he also comes from the north, I wonder if there's any relation between him and .
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Aye, that is one keypoint that I actually addressed. If you noticed some of the facts state certain heroes in their plural "Scouts", "Pyromancers", etc.
As well as titles such as "Pollywog Priest", "Martyr" being made clear to be a title for a single person of a certain level in their group.
Interestingly, most of the religions revolve around Sol, yet a lot of the cults point all the way to "The Prophet"
Also, yep yep yep. Besides them coming from the north, they're also of Celtic/Nordic origin. Berzerker based around Vikings and Valkyries based around Shield Maidens + The Valkyries of norse mythology.
S2 needs to make a video featuring the marriage of Cthuluphant and Nymphora. This secret event needs more..... more..... well more everything!
inb4 rule 34.
oh wait already got one
not sharing though
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Added The Legion Strength facts.
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You are aware that ckmo has been making an ongoing lore for quite a while now if I recall he actually asked one of the creators and got all of the information to make a real story. A very good read just so you know.
Very nice, good to see someone taking initiatve to do a huge project such as this. Very interesting read, though I feel that a space between each hero would be good for readability, and also putting each category in a spoiler to make it less of a wall of text.
I am well aware of that and am one of the followers of his stories. However what I am doing and what he is doing are different things. He is creating new events and stories with his own vision of the Newerth lore; whilst I am simply gathering and giving information regarding the base lore, and from there create discussions that will open up new concepts and ideas based on discussion and speculation, as with other game lore discussions.
In a way, you could say that while CKmo is creating or continuing the story of Newerth by himself. While I am opening up the opportunity for the community to weave together the threads that make up the Newerth universe as a whole.
I'll continue on with the remaining Hellbourne Heroes Tomorrow. Right now, I have to get some rest.
I also put the Hero Facts in Spoilers, as well as added spaces between them for easy readability (Thanks for reminding me Envisionise)
But before I'll go rest, I'll leave these questions for Speculation Discussion:
Was it Hellbringer who fascinated and tainted Maliken with Dark Magic?
Who is this Prophet and why is he mentioned in almost every cult and religion?
Does Wildsoul live in the Forests of Caldavar?
Are the world trees that we see in game the actual world tree? Or are they simply parts and extensions of the actual thing?
Is the Hellbourne Meatball made out of Pork or Beef?
Last edited by kerespup; 04-11-2012 at 01:02 PM.
Added in Hellbourne Intelligence.
Kind of interesting thing I fished out of the lore actually:
Artesia (who was then a Legion Sorceress) had a Legion Sorcerer lover, who was killed 'by fate'. Because of this she went to the Hellbourne to strike a deal to be reunited with her lover.
Myrmidon was a Legion member, but was too brutal. He was always suspected of loving carnage, and when a Legion Sorcerer witnessed this, he killed the said Legion Sorcerer before leaving the Legion.
It's quite possible that Artesia's lover was killed by Myrmidon, yet ironically, his death led to both Artesia and Myrmidon defecting to the Hellbourne.
Inb4 Artesia's lover being resurrected to become a new hellbourne int hero. What are the chances that Artesia knows nothing about the culprit? Initially I thought the avatar was Artesia's lover, but I could see a new hero being created base on this story
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Not afraid to be honest about something that's now being termed the "girly narrative" (a term I dislike but that's another post) but what is really just the story of what human beings with vaginas think, feel and experience, Dunham created this show that depicts the struggles of young girls in their personal and professional endeavours and their attempts at figuring themselves out in the process (you know, like LIFE). In doing this, she created what her character Hannah Horvath calls, facetiously, in the pilot episode, the "voice of my generation." Except I think the joke's on her because, um, she kind of did. And in doing that, she gave a voice to all the other young girls in her generation (and even some who aren't, hiiiiiiiii) who recognize themselves completely in Dunham's characters, in all their messy, imperfect, confused, self-doubting, still-figuring-it-out awesomeness.
Because when I think about the girls of Girls, I think about my girlfriends and me; specifically, how the girls of Girls ARE my girlfriends and me. After watching the first episode together a friend turned to me and said, "It's like they put a camera in this apartment and just filmed US." And that's generally the reaction I get from every girl I speak to about the show. By drawing on her own experiences and telling her own stories, Dunham is really telling the story of the overall girl experience (that's girl, not girl-y, and there's a difference, to me anyway). Life is hard, often embarrassing and full of making mistakes and doing stupid things and having shitty boyfriends and feeling like you want to be more than you are but not knowing how to get there and Dunham was astute enough to harness this secretly universal thing and present it in a refreshingly honest, realistic and hilarious way, showing us that we're not at all alone, like for real.
Which is why I think Dunham is the perfect role model for teenagers: she tells it like it is, not how you wish it were. Unlike other television shows that present these aspirational lives for you to covet – not that I don't love SATC but – Girls makes you feel like you're still okay even though you don't have a walk-in closet filled with fabulous designer labels and an easily-paid-for-by-a-single-weekly-newspaper-column one-bedroom apartment in New York. She shows us that all the insecurities and doubts we feel, the hardships we encounter along the way to becoming grownups, are normal and part of the process and everyone's the same in more ways than we think and isn't that what we all, particularly teens who are just beginning the growing up thing, really need to hear? By baring it all (both figuratively and literally – in the first episode she's naked in the tub eating a cupcake) and putting her insecurities, embarrassments and body out there, Dunham presents a way more realistic version of what life's going to be like as a young adult than anything I grew up with as a teen. Which is, frankly, healthy and also a total relief because finally we have a show for girls that's accessible. And I'm apparently not the only one to think so because girl just got nominated for FOUR Emmy awards. So when I said above that it's difficult to watch Girls and not see your reflection and those of your friends in the characters? I think that if we can see even a little bit of ourselves in the smart, funny, candid, thoughtful person that Lena Dunham is, well, then I feel like we're going to be just fine.
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Dietary supplement
A dietary supplement is intended to provide nutrients that may otherwise not be consumed in sufficient quantities.
Supplements as generally understood include vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids, or amino acids, among other substances. U.S. authorities define dietary supplements as foods, while elsewhere they may be classified as drugs or other products.
There are more than 50,000 dietary supplements available. More than half of the U.S. adult population (53% - 55%) consume dietary supplements with most common ones being multivitamins[1] .[2] These products are not intended to prevent or treat any disease and in some circumstances are dangerous, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. For those who fail to consume a balanced diet, the agency says that certain supplements "may have value."[3] Effects of most of these products have not been determined in randomized clinical trials and manufacturing is lightly regulated; randomized clinical trials of certain vitamins and antioxidants have found increased mortality rates.[4][5]
Need for dietary supplements[edit]
Dietary supplements are unnecessary if one eats a balanced diet.[6] Moreover, many supplements have no practical effect. For example, glucosamine and chondroitin, often thought to relieve joint pain, have been shown to be without benefit. Relief reported for these supplements may be explained by the fact that many people taking them on a doctor's recommendation are also taking other pain relievers.[7] Another common supplement, omega-3 fatty acids, has been similarly shown to be without benefit for healthy individuals.[8]
Some supplements are harmful. For example, one study funded by the National Institute of Health found that men who consumed vitamin E supplements had a higher rate of prostate cancer than men who did not.[9] Also, it has been found that calcium supplements puts people at a greater risk for heart attacks.[10]
Supplements may create harm in several ways, including over-consumption, particularly of minerals and fat-soluble vitamins which can build up in the body.[11] The products may also cause harm related to their rapid absorption in a short period of time, quality issues such as contamination, or by adverse interactions with other foods and medications.[12]
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In the name of deregulation, the Dietary Supplement Health And Education Act of 1994 restricted the Food and Drug Administration from exerting authority over supplements as long as manufacturers made no claims about preventing or treating disease. As a result, the FDA currently regulates dietary supplements as a category of food, and not pharmaceutical drugs.
In contrast with pharmaceutical manufacturers — who must demonstrate their products are effective as well as safe — supplement manufacturers are not required to demonstrate efficacy.
Supplement manufacturers must, however, indicate a product is safe prior to introduction. The product cannot be marketed for 75 days following filing of this information with the FDA. Listing the information, however, does not mean the FDA regards the product as necessarily safe.[13]
In practice, the FDA has said it has lacked funds to determine whether a given supplement should be considered "hazardous" and, thus, removed from the market. In one situation where this standard was reached (Ephedra), the agency faced significant opposition from the supplement industry and the U.S. Congress, and thus limited itself to making announcements about Ephedra's problematic safety records on the FDA website.[14]
In 2007 the FDA implemented a "good manufacturing practices" policy to ensure dietary supplements "are produced in a quality manner, do not contain contaminants or impurities, and are accurately labeled." [15] Also in that year, the FDA implemented a rule requiring that supplement manufacturers submit reports of serious adverse events involving their products.
Because of the 1994 legislation, the FDA must demonstrate that individual supplements are unsafe using its adverse events reporting system, which may capture only 1 to 10 percent of all adverse events linked to supplements.[16]
In 2012 the director of the FDA's Dietary Supplements Program, called the level of non-compliance with regulations on dietary supplements "astonishing." Based on audits completed by the FDA's compliance division in 2011 and 2012, the official, Dan Fabricant, said it was estimated that nearly 70% of dietary supplement manufacturers are currently not compliant with rules governing "good manufacturing practices."
Fabricant also indicated that FDA had concerns regarding under-reporting of adverse events.[17]
A 2001 study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, found broad public support for greater regulation of dietary supplements.[18]
According to Consumer Reports, the 1994 law "has left consumers without the protections surrounding the manufacture and marketing of over-the-counter or prescription medications" and it became the FDA's responsibility to prove that a supplement is not safe.
Similarly, Time described the 1994 legislation as "ill-conceived and reprehensible", that "gives the industry virtually free reign [sic] to market products defined as dietary supplements, while severely limiting the FDA's ability to regulate them".[19]
Quality Rules (U.S.)[edit]
FDA rules require that supplements meet specifications for "purity, strength, and composition and has been manufactured, packaged, labeled, and held under conditions to prevent adulteration." [20] FDA inspectors can look at a company's records upon request.[21] However, enforcement is difficult given the number of supplement manufacturers and the 16% decline in FDA investigators from 2003 to 2006.[22] Suppliers provide certificates of analysis stating that they have tested the material.[22]
In the U.S., contamination and false labeling are "not uncommon".[23] The United States Pharmacopeia offers a "seal" that may indicate that the product has been tested for integrity and safe manufacturing,[24] and it is the only certification program that conducts random off-the-shelf testing.[23][25] In 2008 ConsumerLab.com criticized the USP for proposing a 10 microgram per daily serving limit on lead in dietary supplements and drugs. It noted that under the FDA's 2006 guidance on lead in candy, only 0.2 micrograms of lead per serving are allowed.[26] Consumerlab randomly tests some dietary supplements and makes the results available to subscribers. It has reported that 25% of the supplements it tests have problems, and half of the multivitamins category had similar problems.[22] NSF International,[27] HFL Sport Science,[28] and the Natural Products Association[29] also have dietary supplement certification programs.
Permissible claims (U.S)[edit]
The FDA says that if a product sold in the U.S. as a dietary supplement is promoted or claimed as a treatment, prevention or cure for disease, it is considered an unapproved — and thus illegal — drug. In addition, all supplements must, in the U.S., include on the label a statement that all claims by the seller "have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration," and that the product "is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease."
Supplement makers are permitted, however, to claim their product supports the structure or function of the body (e.g., "glucosamine helps support healthy joints" or "the hormone melatonin helps establish normal sleep patterns").
The FDA must be notified of these claims, which must be substantiated according to FDA rules. In reality, however, inaccurate claims are very common.[30][31] For example, the compound hydrazine sulfate is promoted as a treatment for cancer, despite no significant evidence that it is either safe or effective.[32][33]
In the U.S., a supplement may include vitamins, minerals herbs, amino acids, or any substance historically used as a diet supplement. Products must also be for ingestion as a pill, capsule, tablet, powder or liquid and not represented for use as a conventional food or as the sole item of a meal or diet. Finally, the products must be labeled as a "dietary supplement".
Regulation in European Union[edit]
The European Union's Food Supplements Directive of 2002 requires that supplements be demonstrated to be safe, both in dosages and in purity.[34] Only those supplements that have been proven to be safe may be sold in the bloc without prescription. As a category of food, food supplements cannot be labeled with drug claims but can bear health claims and nutrition claims.[35]
The dietary supplements industry in the United Kingdom (UK), one of the 28 countries in the bloc, strongly opposed the Directive. In addition, a large number of consumers throughout Europe, including over one million in the UK, and various doctors and scientists, had signed petitions by 2005 against what are viewed by the petitioners as unjustified restrictions of consumer choice.[36]
In 2004, along with two British trade associations, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) had a legal challenge to the Food Supplements Directive[37] referred to the European Court of Justice by the High Court in London.[38]
Although the European Court of Justice's Advocate General subsequently said that the bloc's plan to tighten rules on the sale of vitamins and food supplements should be scrapped,[39] he was eventually overruled by the European Court, which decided that the measures in question were necessary and appropriate for the purpose of protecting public health. ANH, however, interpreted the ban as applying only to synthetically produced supplements—and not to vitamins and minerals normally found in or consumed as part of the diet.[40]
Nevertheless, the European judges acknowledged the Advocate General's concerns, stating that there must be clear procedures to allow substances to be added to the permitted list based on scientific evidence. They also said that any refusal to add the product to the list must be open to challenge in the courts.[41]
See also[edit]
- ^ Park, Madison. "Half of Americans use supplements". CNN. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ Grace, Emily. "How to choose the best supplement". Health Beacon. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ Staff, FDA/ FDA FAQ's on Dietary Supplements
- ^ Staff, National Public Radio. May 30, 2010 GAO Finds Many Claims About Supplements Mislead
- ^ Paul Offit for The Atlantic. July 19, 2013 The Vitamin Myth: Why We Think We Need Supplements
- ^ "The Truth Behind the Top 10 Dietary Supplements". Webmd.com. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "The Truth Behind the Top 10 Dietary Supplements". Webmd.com. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "The Truth Behind the Top 10 Dietary Supplements". Webmd.com. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)". cancer.org. 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ Grandi, N. C. et al. (2012) Calcium, phosphate and the risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in a population with stable coronary heart disease. Heart 98, 926-933
- ^ "The Truth Behind the Top 10 Dietary Supplements". Webmd.com. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ Ermak G., "Modern Science & Future Medicine (second edition)", 164 p., 2013
- ^ "New Dietary Ingredients in Dietary Supplements — Background for Industry". Food and Drug Administration. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Dangerous supplements: still at large". Consumer Reports. 2004-05-01. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "FDA issues Dietary Supplements final rule". Food and Drug Administration. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ Heinrich, J. (2000). "Adverse drug events substantial problem but magnitude uncertain: Testimony before the committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate" (PDF). Government Accountability Office.
- ^ "Dan Fabricant: FDA 'Somewhat aghast' at degree of cGMP non-compliance". Nutra ingredients-usa.com. 2012-04-26.
- ^ Blendon RJ, DesRoches CM, Benson JM, Brodie M, Altman DE (March 2001). "Americans' views on the use and regulation of dietary supplements". Archives of Internal Medicine 161 (6): 805–10. doi:10.1001/archinte.161.6.805. PMID 11268222.
- ^ Jaroff, L (2004-02-10). "Beyond Ephedra". Time. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Final Rules: Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements". Federal Register. 2007-06-25.
- ^ Dickinson, A; Shao, A (2007-08-27). "The Evolution of Dietary Supplement GMPs". Natural Products Insider.
- ^ a b c O'Connell, J (2007). "The untold dietary-supplement scandal". Men's Health.
- ^ a b Larimore WL, O'Mathúna DP (June 2003). "Quality assessment programs for dietary supplements". The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 37 (6): 893–8. doi:10.1345/aph.1D031. PMID 12773081.
- ^ "USP Verified Dietary Supplements". United States Pharmacopeia. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions about USP Verification Program for Dietary Supplements". United States Pharmacopeia. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Asks USP to Adopt Safer Lead Limits for Drugs and Supplements, 2008". ConsumerLab.com. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "The Importance of Certification". NSF International.
- ^ Mathews, AW (2009-09-03). "What's Really in Supplements?". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Quality Assurance Programs". Natural Products Association.
- ^ "'Miracle' Health Claims: Add a Dose of Skepticism". Federal Trade Commission.
- ^ Bonakdar RA (2002). "Herbal cancer cures on the Web: noncompliance with The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act". Family Medicine 34 (7): 522–7. PMID 12144007.
- ^ Questions and answers about hydrazine sulfate. National Cancer Institute. March 12, 2009.
- ^ Black, M; Hussain, H (December 2000). "Hydrazine, cancer, the Internet, isoniazid, and the liver". Annals of Internal Medicine 133 (11): 911–3. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-133-11-200012050-00016. PMID 11103062.
- ^ "Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements". Eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "European Commission website: Food Safety - Labelling & Nutrition - Health & Nutrition Claims". Ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Controversial EU vitamins ban to go ahead". Timesonline.co.uk. 2005-07-012. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ EU Food Supplements Directive[dead link]
- ^ "'Court victory for vitamin firms'". BBC News. 2004-01-30. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "'EU health foods crackdown 'wrong''". BBC News. 2005-04-05. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "'Vitamin controls backed by Europe'". BBC News. 2005-07-12. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "'EU court backs health supplements ban'". Guardian. 2005-07-12. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
Further reading[edit]
- Dietary Supplements: General Resources for Consumers (PDF|131 KB), Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library. List of resources that provides an overview of herbal and dietary supplements, including use, regulation, research, and cautionary information.
- Questions to Ask Before Taking Vitamin and Mineral Supplements, Nutrition.gov.
- Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.
External links[edit]
- Dietary Supplements Labels Database, from the United States National Library of Medicine
- PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset from the U.S. National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements and United States National Library of Medicine
- Dietary Supplement Information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- What's in the Bottle? An Introduction to Dietary Supplements, from the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Safety information on herbal supplements, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health
- Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by the American Public: A report of the Institute of Medicine
- Marcus DM, Grollman AP (December 2002). "Botanical medicines--the need for new regulations". The New England Journal of Medicine 347 (25): 2073–6. doi:10.1056/NEJMsb022858. PMID 12490692.
- EPC Evidence Reports on Dietary Supplements


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What The Hell Is Wrong With This Beeyoch !!! This Is Your Brain On Drugs !!!!
I can't take it no more… And I'm sure the public can't take watching this debacle any longer either.
Lindsay Lohan is now accused of not ONE, but TWO altercations at the Standard Hotel and their Smoke & Mirrors club.. the first alleged incident occurred 2 weeks ago, just a few days after the Judge lifted her formal probation. There have since been 3 police reports filed against the crackhead, and she denied ever being in the Hotel.
Then, a 2nd altercation occurred just two nights ago, and also involved her dysfunctional father, Michael "Shut-Your-Mouth-About-Things-You-Know-Nothing-Of" Lohan, also at the Standard Hotel.. which seemed a little too coincidental if she claims she never went there the first time. Only idiot crackheads go back to the scene of the crime, like Amanda Bynes and her recent DUI, also at the Standard. Damn… they're setting new Standards for Crackhead Drunkenness.
Well, chick is denying both incidents. But now, video surveillance footage from the Standard Hotel in Hollywood has been turned over to authorities, and they have stated that Lindsay Lohan was clearly at the Standard on the night of the first alleged incident, even though she told Police otherwise.
So now, not only did she go to a club after a Judge told her to quit her clubbing and partying ways, but chick straight lied to cops regarding her whereabouts that night. Not a good look for someone who just got off probation
I don't know about you… but that sounds like some straight crackhead s#!t to me yo. Girl's brain has been way too fried over the years from all of her poor choices. And now, chick can't even act like a normal human being.
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Admit it: One of the things we like best about this time of year is the opportunity to feast with friends and family. Turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, good conversation: All are the comforts of the holiday table that stuff us with joy.
Unfortunately, there's some unwelcome company at the table – and I don't mean that uncle who always creates awkward moments with inappropriate remarks. The nation's "food police" want to classify joy as an addiction, equivalent to a hard-drug addiction.
Yale University academics even created a "Food Addiction Scale" to determine how hooked you are on pumpkin pie and other foods. Others say that foods with fat, sugar and salt "hijack our brains."
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Likewise, potatoes topped with gravy might create feelings of well-being in your brain by influencing neurotransmitters, but they don't make you a junkie. Drug addicts in withdrawal can get the shakes, become paranoid or be driven to violence. People who eat too much at Thanksgiving sleep through the football game.
The "cookies-are-crack" theory sprouts from the fact that food affects the brain's dopamine system, its pleasure center. But lots of things affect the brain's pleasure center. McGill University scientists found that even music does. Does that make an iPod a morphine drip? The idea that we can dumb down the definition of "addiction" to cover snack foods gives you an insight to the activist playbook.
There are other examples of pleasurable activities that activate our dopamine systems. Exercisers experience a "runner's high." Laughter activates the dopamine pathway; Saturday morning cartoons might need to watch out next.
Food, just like music, exercise and comedy, isn't some cocaine-like substance just because it makes us feel good. Even one pro-food-addiction researcher revealingly conceded that "nobody claims that food has [as] strong of an effect" as real drugs on the brain.
Why is food the main course for addiction fear-mongers? Activists hope to use food addiction as an excuse to replace personal responsibility in food choices with government compulsion. They say that foods have "abuse potential" and that people get fat from addictive eating so trial lawyers can feast on restaurants, grocers, and other distributors of food.
The causes of obesity are far more complex than just eating too much; everything from desk jobs to urban sprawl has made us gain weight. The correct response to our collective weight gain shouldn't be lawsuits or food bans but personal responsibility. If we gorge Thursday, perhaps we should go for a walk Friday.
If your family members help themselves to seconds or thirds, you haven't literally hooked them. You may just be a good cook. So, rest easy. After dinner, you'll need it.
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Drunken wife in Blackburn bar attack
5:17pm Wednesday 21st August 2013 in News
DRINK and jealousy have been blamed for a woman striking her husband over the head with a bottle in a Blackburn bar.
And a court was told an innocent bystander went on to be punched in the face by Victoria Davies.
Preston Crown Court also heard that her husband Benjamin was on a community order at the time over a domestic violence-related incident against her.
Davies, of Valley Lane, Blackburn, was given 12 weeks' jail, suspended for 18 months, with 18 months supervision.
She had pleaded guilty to two charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, committed in May last year.
Lisi Ke, prosecuting, said the couple had been married for three years at the time. There had been problems. Mr Davies had thought of moving out but they decided to give it another go.
On the night of May 5 last year, both were out separately. Mr Davies and his brother were at the Florence Hotel Bar in Blackburn, while the defendant initially went to a 30th birthday party.
She began calling and texting her husband, to see where he was and who with. She became suspicious.
The defendant, 31, went to the bar and saw him in the company of two women. He said they were partners of friends. The prosecution said an argument arose between them. She went on to hit him on the head with a bottle. A member of staff tried to separate them.
Bryony Burns, a friend of the staff member, tried to help and was punched by the defendant.
The court also heard that Benjamin Davies did not want to continue with his initial complaint. In a subsequent statement he said emotions had been running high on both sides.
A three page handwritten letter from Mr Davies was handed to the judge, in which he had apparently said he himself was just as bad, if not worse.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Christmas came early for this group of Fort Carson friends and family as they welcomed home their loved ones.
The 150 soldiers spent the last nine months in Afghanistan with Operation Enduring Freedom.
"I'm glad to be he home to be honest with you, it was a long nine months but I'll do it again that's what I signed up for," Specialist Adrian Carrillo of the U.S. Army said.
The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom assuming responsibility of four provinces, partnering with three Afghan National Security Force Brigades, and assisted in establishing a fourth.
But for some of the soldiers, the hardest part of going overseas is trying to stay in contact with their family back at home.
"It was hard, I'm not going to lie, but we had family and my kids, and Skype and I talked to him as much as I could," Michelle Carrillo, a Fort Carson wife said.
Now that the whole family is back together it's time to celebrate, for Private First Class Cameron Wood that means admiring his girlfriend's welcome home banner.
As for the parents in the room it's time to focus on the little ones like Sgt. First Class Nicholas Lombard's 11-month old son.
"I would like him to walk, in a few more weeks, a few more weeks and he'll be good."
The celebration continues Wednesday afternoon when another 50 soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team return home.


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Cory's Corner: Adversity makes Rodgers MVP worthy
We all know that Aaron Rodgers is good.
But in the last two weeks he's actually given us a value of how good.
With Randall Cobb and James Jones out with injury, he effortlessly beat Cleveland at home with only nine incompletions as he spread the wealth to eight different receivers.
And then last week, with Jermichael Finley out, he carved up the Vikings. He spread it around to six different receivers and of those, four were still getting used to being thrust into an increased role thanks to a rash of injuries.
Now I know the Browns and Vikings aren't exactly the cream of any crop whatsoever, but Rodgers proved that he is the Packers' puppet master.
In a year in which Peyton Manning is taking a machete to the passing record book, Rodgers just put himself in the NFL MVP discussion.
Everyone, including myself, didn't think it was possible for Rodgers to jell with guys like Jarrett Boykin, a Jacksonville castoff, Myles White, a practice squad promotion, and Andrew Quarless, whose career has been truncated due to injury. The last time Quarless caught five passes in a game was Dec. 2010.
There's a reason why these guys are backups. Obviously Randall Cobb, James Jones and Jermichael Finley are exponentially more talented than this trio. There's a reason why Rodgers gets all the reps with the No. 1's in preseason camp so they can quickly get on the same page and develop that needed nonverbal communication that's so important for success.


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Eastern Illinois 57, Illinois State 24: Jimmy Garoppolo threw a school-record seven touchdown passes to lead the host Panthers in the rout.Garoppolo, a senior from Arlington Heights, Ill., completed 26-of-41 passes for 480 yards for Eastern Illinois (3-0). Erik Lora caught 10 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns to break the 43-year-old Ohio Valley Conference career record for receptions with 240 and Adam Drake had 11 receptions for 176 yards two scores.Jared Barnett and Blake Winkler combined to complete 15-of-29 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns for Illinois State (0-2), but Barnett was intercepted three times. Chick Chatham caught three passes for 85 yards for the Redbirds.Illinois State scored first as Barnett found Anthony Warrum for a 22-yard touchdown pass. Garoppolo answered with touchdown passes on the next three possessions and threw his fourth of the first quarter with four seconds remaining.Garoppolo had 438 passing yards at the half and a school-record tying six touchdowns, previously held by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Shepard Little rushed for 129 yards on seven carries for Eastern Illinois, including a 73-yard touchdown scamper with 10:44 left in the third quarter that pushed the lead to 50-17.


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"MA! MOM! The MEATLOAF!!" Classic Wedding Crasher's line. Anyways, Mother's Day is right around the corner. My Mom happens to love all things MacKenzie-Childs, so I thought I would create a gift list. Here are a few MC items that might be perfect for your Mama too:
2. Sun Readers 3. Ranch Hat 4. Courtly Check Apron5. 5 x 7 Courtly Check Photo Frame 6. 4 x 6 Courtly Check Photo Frame


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It was three o'clock in the afternoon on a rainy Friday. David was hungry. He needed a nap, a shave, and a hot meal. What he had was a kettle, a pack of matches, and a bag of black tea. So he grabbed some ingredients and threw them in the water. Chocolate, cinnamon, coconut, vanilla – this drink was a real piece of work. He lifted his cup, took a drink and then another. It was hotter than an inferno and smoother than silk. It was good. Almost too good.
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Big deal and some big conflict coming this evening
Deadline Day.
Really, how cool was it with all the stuff flying around Thursday afternoon?
I sure don't remember one better.
There were a couple of big surprises around the league but none bigger than Boston moving Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to Oklahoma City for Jeff Green.
I'm a big Green fan but, for the life of me, I cannot imagine what Danny Ainge is thinking in Boston and I can also imagine there's some angst over there among fans, and players.
If I'm going into the playoffs banking on Shaquille O'Neal to be healthy, I'm taking a huge, huge gamble and I know there was no indication that Perkins would re-sign in Boston this summer but aren't the Celtics in a "win now" mode?
Of all the deals, that's the one that's going to have the greatest impact on who wins a title this year, I think.
And all of a sudden, the Thunder is a lot bigger and a lot tougher and they might have made the greatest strides toward immediate success of any team out there.
Thanks to that trade, I think both conferences got a little bit tougher to win.
And, to me, that's what trades are all about.
I cannot wait for this to happen tonight.
Steve Nash is leading the break and the fans are waiting for something magical to happen.
He lofts a brilliant pass just over the out-stretched hand of a Raptor defender and the joint goes crazy with cheers.
Vince catches it, dunks and the fans stop mid-cheer to boo.
This has the makings of one of the most conflict-filled evenings in the arena I can remember.
Know what comes now?
The period when players who weren't traded, or couldn't be traded, and even some who were, are waived or bought out or told to go away and we start a whole new wave of roster changes.
And two of our old friends might be on the move, it appears.
Jason Kapono is sure to be bought out in Philly, and it's equally sure some team will find a need for a guy who can still make a three-pointer (I'm looking at Boston and maybe Miami) and the word filtering out of Indy is that TJ Ford would welcome a departure if he knew he had somewhere to go.
Now we're not talking about stars here but we are talking about guys who can help teams with specific needs and if you thought players engineering their own trades was an angst-causing issue, think about a guy getting paid and then waived so he can go where he wants.
All right. I'm standing there looking at this poster for Sportsnet's stepsister network (the one a bunch of you can't see at the moment) and there's a picture of Andrea with the big, bold statement:
Intense One
And I'm thinking (besides "What kind of seizure did Danny Ainge suffer?):
Are there no truth in advertising standards or laws in this country?
Okay, not much time left because we have to get in touch with the winners this afternoon but there are still MGD Best Seats to be had for Sunday's game against Dallas.
Three sets of four and entering is easy as clicking here and following the instructions. And the math question isn't too hard. I couldn't get it, but it's not too hard.
Entries have to close at 10 a.m. so if you get here after that, sorry. But I know we'll have at least one more night before the season ends.
What's up with the Suns?
I was standing outside the locker room the other night after the Bulls game, chatting briefly with one of the Henchmen and, of course, the talk was of James Johnson and his somewhat impressive debut.
But the fellow looks over his shoulder as he walks and away and says,
"Give the other guy credit, he did a good job."
And he's right.
Lost amid the new-guy-starts-immediately scenario was how well Sonny took the news.
Kid was a pro about it; not that I expected him to sulk or anything (although that has indeed happened with others in the past) but he played hard and well and smart.
And people in the office noticed.
Let's get a quick one out of mail.
Q: Hey Doug. Do you think that there will be anything in the new CBA that will make it easier for teams to keep their star players? It seems that the way players are orchestrating trades to teams of their choosing is bad for the league.
Jeffrey G, London
A: All I can say is they better.
The league's reputation, which wasn't stellar in some circles to begin with, has taken a hit with all the shenanigans about player movement of late and it has to be addressed in the new collective bargaining agreement.
It goes hand-in-hand with the need for a change in the economic landscape so that all teams can truly compete but some mechanism that makes it possible for teams to keep their players without paying through the nose is much needed.
The Decision and the free agent summer were bad enough, the six-month-long Anthony crap put it over the top.
Of course nothing happened with the HOTH at the deadline, just as we'd expected. Not only didn't they have a lot to dangle (Reggie Evans hasn't played in months, Leandro's been banged up) but Bryan made it crystal clear the other night he's not about to take on anything that would disrupt the long-term plan, which is to finish out the year with this young group, see if he can do something around the draft with the $9 million or so left from the Bosh trade exception and make a good pick.
Might make the final 24 games like the first 58 but that's how it's going to be.
Just when I though there were some athletes who were nuts, Charlie Sheen helps me cast an eye to Hollywood and think: "Some of those people are certifiable."
Mail? Here. Doesn't seem like there's much over there.
Okay, how many of you giggled at the Bosh 1-for-18 night against the Heat Bulls? Be honest. Almost all of you, I bet.
Oh yeah, there's this, too: Bosh misses 17 of 18 shots, his team loses and he finishes plus-2. Guess he had a good game?


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How GBP/USD may put a dagger in my heart
Posted by John Forman in Forex Trading, Pips Weigh In, tags: BOE, downside protection, England, exchange rate, Forex Trading, GBP/USD, head and shoulders pattern, QEAin't it always the case that an exchange rate rallies into your trip, then starts falling after you've spent the lion's share of the money? GBP/USD did that to me. It was looking so good early in January when the rate was down the low 1.50s, but by I time I left for my trip to England last week the rate was looking at testing 1.60. What day did the market peak? The day I checked out of my longest hotel stay, of course (insert your favorite string of curse words here).
What's even more annoying is that GBP/USD really looks like it's set up for a tumble.
On the weekly chart below we can see the clear support along the line going back to the lows from September 2010 near 1.5300. That was broken during the last leg down, but the market quickly reversed back higher. It hasn't been able to push those gains to even create a test of the November peak, however, so the pattern of lower highs and lows since the 2011 highs remains in place.
These lower highs are also building a head-and-shoulders type of pattern on the chart. If we consider the peak of the pattern to be about at 1.6735, that gives us over 1400 pips in downside projection using the head-to-neckline measurement. A simple target would thus be about 1.3900. This is quite aggressive given the likely support above 1.4000 based on the 2010 lows, but it does provide a fair bit of scope as to the type of damage that could be done should GBP/USD manage a sustained break of 1.5300.
So what's the catalyst for that kind of action? The BoE has already announced GBP50bln of additional QE. That has largely already been priced in and the market isn't looking for any big additions at this point. The biggest risk factor at this point is a crank back up of the risk-off market psychology that would drive the dollar higher. If we see the S&P 500 fail to overcome the 2011 highs as part of the current rally, that becomes a very real risk.
This couldn't have happened a bit sooner?
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Havana activist Elizardo Sánchez says he bears no ill will for the Caamaños, neighbors who collaborated with State Security agents to harass him for years. After all, he heads the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation.
But his sister Marcela, who lives with him, has no problem denouncing the two Caamaños and a son-in-law, who now live in Miami.
"The first thing I would do is bring them back," she said. "It is not a grudge. But it IS a lot of pity for the many people suffering here, while they live without any kind of problem over there."
Former Cuban provincial prisons chief Crescencio Marino Rivero made headlines over the past month amid allegations that he abused some prisoners and ordered guards to abuse others before he moved to Miami two years ago.
But uncounted hundreds of other Cubans with nasty pasts are also living here, including State Security officers, snitches and collaborators, judges, policemen and members of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution, the neighborhood watch groups.
Most were small cogs in the communist system's machinery for political repression. They did not beat or torture. But they were not harmless. Their work could land dissidents in prison or block their children from getting into the right universities.
Yet like hundreds of thousands of other Cubans, they eventually moved to Miami, legally or illegally, for valid or suspect reasons. And their victims fumed when they spotted their former tormentors living in the capital of Cuban exile.
"The fact is that he screwed up my life," Jose Varona, 73, said about the State Security officer whose court testimony in 1973 helped send him to prison for 6 ½ years. Varona was freed and moved to Miami in 1979. The officer arrived two years ago.
Frank Parodi, a retired official of the human rights violators' unit of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said that after the arrest of one Cuban abuser was announced in 1992, his office received 250 tips and leads about other abusers in Miami. He was transferred to Washington afterward and does not know what happened to those tips.
Elizardo Sánchez said "hundreds upon hundreds" of full-time officers of State Security, the Interior Ministry branch in charge of political repression, moved to the United States in recent years. Ironically, he claimed, some went searching for a safe haven.
"The smartest ones perceive that the regimen is in its final stage" and fear revenge attacks, he said by telephone from Havana. "They are looking to put themselves in a safe place."
U.S. government officials acknowledge it is difficult if not impossible to weed out the bad apples when Cubans apply for U.S. visas, residency or citizenship.
State Security officers use pseudonyms to hide their identities when cracking down on dissidents, and Washington does not appear to have extensive databases that could alert to Cubans with dirty pasts.
Marcela Sánchez said she warned U.S. diplomats in Havana that three of her Caamaño neighbors had obtained U.S. visas and were preparing to leave. They settled in Miami in 2000 or 2001.
In the absence of full U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations, Havana does not cooperate in confirming the personal details of Cubans seeking visas or citizenship, and almost never accepts U.S. deportations.


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Unserious Democrats on the nation's debt
How serious are Democrats about balancing the nation's budget? On Thursday, President Obama offered Republicans a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff: $1.6 trillion in tax increases, $400 billion in spending cuts, $50 billion in new spending, and unilateral presidential authority to raise the debt ceiling. "The offer lacks any concessions to Republicans," The Washington Post reported.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen helpfully illustrated the Democrats' attitude during an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday. After saying that no sacred cows should be spared when it comes to reducing the federal debt and avoiding the fiscal cliff, she said we should "take Social Security off the table."
"Social Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits," Shaheen asserted. That is false. Social Security benefits payments have been greater than its revenues since 2009. Last year Social Security ran a $46 billion deficit. "Now, Social Security is sucking money out of the Treasury," The Washington Post reported in October of 2011.
Democrats want substantial tax hikes, paltry spending cuts and unsustainable entitlement spending left largely untouched.
This is what passes for fiscal seriousness on the eve of President Obama's second term.
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Hello all! I am new to the HCRV lifestyle and have been searching for the last month or so for a good place to buy fruit/produce wholesale. I have been to Aldi's and they have some good deals, but not always. Does anyone know where I could buy organic fruit wholesale? Or even just somewhere to buy relatively cheaply in bulk? Could really use the help!!!
Hey Katie :-)
Kwik Trip is a great idea! I know of a couple nearby so I will check 'em out. I actually have a lot of family in Wisconsin, but live in MN. Funny we are kind of opposite!
Thanks for sharing this! Walked into Kwik Trip today and picked me up a case for $15.60... Living in hicksville, that's epic.
Wow that sounds like a pretty good deal for organic food! Which co-op distributor do you use?
I use wedge a lot, there are also couple of churches in Minneapolis that either sell donated produce super cheap or give it away. I need to look up exact addresses though. They are not organic, but a lot of time I can get box of 8-10 melons for 2$ or a box of cucumbers for $3, they had bananas last week box for 2$ super ripe and ready to be eaten, but I was a bit too late for that deal .. Like I said, they are not organic but overall saves money for organic greens.
That's fantastic! I would love to know those addresses if you are able to look them up :-)
this place is absolutely amazing! 1000 Oliver Avenue North Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55411-3734, USA
Pastor's name is Pastor Paul. They open doors m-f at 9:30am and usually there is a line at that time already. They don't have fruits and veggies every day, but often. I went today nearly at the closing time ( they open till 11am) and grabbed 2 boxes of bananas for $4 each. They are perfectly ripe with few freckles on them. I might go in the morning grab 1 more box to freeze and perhaps go on banana island for a week.
How far is this from you? I go there 1-2 times a week, as I live only about 2miles away, so I can call you when they have fruit or even pick up some stuff for you and you can come grab it from me when you have time? I live in North Minneapolis.
There is also a Joseph's house food ministry, they get a lot of donations from Trader joe and 3 boxes of whatever you get are $40. But they don't necessarily always have fruits and veggies. They also recently moved and I haven't been able to get their latest address, but I'll keep looking.
almost forgot they all cash only, and Pastor Paul doesn't like big bills.. so get lots of $5 and $1 lol
Join in my fruitluck Minneapolis group! Let's get fruity!
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Are the ondemand shows usually 2 hours long?
How much money can wiggy be making from these shows?
i was just listening to a 2008 show with chris rock. just as howard's ending the interview, gary rushes in to bring up chris' first pitch and bust his balls about how bad it was. stupid fucking monkey.