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Born of a sense of classical romanticism, always with an eye for the ephemeral portrayal of beauty in its most natural form, Ulrich Lindenthal talks to Predrag Pajdic about his inspirations, his passions and his perceptions surrounding him both as a person and as a great artist. This sensitive and in-depth interview takes a peek into the gentle space that defines equally time and beauty inside the mind of this creative talent.
PP. Were you always interested in photography?
UL. I have been taking pictures since I was a teenager. Back then, I would always carry an old agfa camera with me that belonged to my father and take pictures when we were on vacation. I remember no one really fancied my photography though, because I would see some tiny little butterfly on a marble ground in Italy and shoot it, and everyone would ask me: "why the hell did you take a picture of THAT?" I didn't really care though, because to me, that butterfly would tell more about my trip than any repeatedly taken photograph of any church or a city view ever could. I think this is a tendency one can still see in my pictures today. To me it is about the image in my head more than the actual real life situation.
Apart from taking pictures myself, I was always browsing through books featuring works from photographers like Scavullo, Man Ray, or Mapplethorpe. I didn't realise it back then, but today I think what attracted me was the symbolism in those photographs, the 'not obvious' part, and the feeling captured in a picture.
When I think of the pictures that I took in earlier years, they were predominantly about moments, smells, wind blowing through a curtain, light falling through a window. It was like putting every sensual reception into a box, and opening it again by looking at the picture again later. In this way, photography was with me throughout my life, even though I was employed in the travel industry back in the 1990's until early 2000. At some point I realised how unhappy I was in my job, and spent more and more time working on the pictures I had taken than on my 'real' job. Then one day the company I worked for was sold to a Swiss company, and in the process they were to fire some of the employees. One of them was me. I was more than happy because I knew it was the kick in my ass that I had needed to start anew. So, I found myself jobless in my mid thirties, but it wasn't hard for me to cope with it. I said to myself – it is time to do what I always wanted to do… become a photographer. And that is what I did, despite all those around me trying to tell me it would never work, because I didn't have any education or experience in the field. I took part in a contest, I won the 1st prize, flew to Paris, picked up the prize money, and started.
PP. How did you get involved with fashion?
UL. In a way, I always have been involved with it. After school, I started to study fashion design in Berlin, my hometown. I was all enthusiastic about it, but cooled down rather quickly when I realised that fashion is not only about having great ideas and visions, but about long nights sewing pieces together, draping and all that. I felt it was not me, because although I was very good at sketching and designing, I was very bad at going all the way from the idea to the final product. It didn't interest me at all. I just wanted to make the sketch, to deliver the idea. The process itself following the idea was a bore to me, as was the question of whether a trouser leg should be wide or tight, or a skirt should be short or long. I wasn't enthusiastic enough to follow a career in the fashion industry. Without that enthusiasm I knew it would be a waste of time and I stopped going to fashion school after two years. But throughout the following years, I always knew I would come back to it somehow.
Berlin in the eighties was not the growing capital as it is now, a fashion industry. It had been extinguished after the war, companies had left the city… but you would find an enormously creative bunch of people coming to live in Berlin. I lived in condos for a while in Kreuzberg, meeting so many wild and crazy people, all creating their own fashion statements. At that time I went to the clubs like The Jungle or the Cri du chat, and was hypnotized by Jean Paul Goude and his videos for Grace Jones. Somehow I continued to make sketches for dresses; my first boyfriend was an artist, painting, drawing, sewing. I think it is those years back in Berlin, and trips to London and Paris in the early 90s, that influenced me a lot. Most things in my life have just happened, they simply came to me or maybe it was me searching for them really without knowing it. Perhaps in the end, everything always just happens by coincidence.
Speaking now, I would not even consider myself as a pure fashion photographer. I don't think I see myself as that. Fashion comes kind of second in my pictures. It still is the moment, the face, the special look in the eyes, a movement of an arm or a slight twist of the head. The clothes are not the main actors. I still prefer to just put on a piece of fabric onto a girl's head and play around with the shadows it throws upon her face than to concentrate on the dress she might be wearing. Another thing is, I have never been very contemporary in my view of fashion. I always feel that it is about beauty, the illusion, more than about the kind of photography that has been "in" for many years now, shooting people with a hotshoe flash and hard light jumping on a sofa. This kind of perception of fashion is so far from me. My fashion is what some might call old fashioned, and it took me a while to learn and accept that. It is about allure, a pose, a look. Not about the hip factor.
PP. You are a romantic, aren't you?
UL. You know the answer, don't you? And yet, somehow I seem to make a much less romantic impression on people when they see me… which is a good thing. Of course I am romantic when it comes to my work, I guess, where you will find romantic subjects i.e. from the romantic period of art such as longing, dreaming, fear, death, nature…
PP. Where do you get ideas for your work? What inspires you?
UL. It depends. I can never really tell. I do have some ideas in mind sometimes before I start a project. Like… with the 'Stabat Mater' series I had a clear vision of how the pictures should be, with two boys fighting each other until one of them is dead. Yet a lot of times, I just start and let myself get inspired by the person I work with, by the surroundings, the atmosphere. Sometimes I change my plans dramatically and end up with a totally different story. Music can be a great inspiration. I see music more than I hear it, and unlike other people who listen to music in order to help them to go to sleep, which is something that never works with me because there is always a film in my head when I listen to music that keeps me from falling asleep. Apart from that I guess photography – free work I mean – is a way to deal with one's own thoughts, longings, cravings, fears, dreams. Just like any form of artistic expression. Faces inspire me. Eyes, bodies, lips, details…. Francis Bacon is an inspiration to me. I just have to go a long way until I am able to really express my visions when it comes to such drastic pictures.
A lot of old paintings inspire me as well, from the Renaissance period in particular, also movies from the late 30s – early 70s. I love the style of George Cukor films, or the French Tati movies. From contemporary photographers, I admire Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Tim Walker, for their very own style, as well as Bruce Weber for his arranged spontaneity.
PP. What makes you excited? You know, to the point of hair standing on your arms or a shiver in your body?
UL. When I realise how much of my own self is in a piece of art, when I can actually sense what moved the artist when he did his work. It can be very saddening sometimes in a way of having an emotional breakdown because you see so much truth in a photograph or a sculpture, or in a piece of music. This is a very intimate and subjective moment I guess, and it will not affect everyone in the same way. I think trigger points are touched that make one react to a piece of art. The art must evoke some special feeling or long forgotten things that happened to you, or that you have been involved with emotionally. And sometimes it is just the shear beauty that gives me goose bumps. I surrender to that, for the sake of beauty. And I mean solid, true beauty. The one you find in a face without make up. And, although I consider myself a rather nonreligious person, domes and big churches give me that shiver. They have an impact on me I cannot really explain. But then again, I guess that is why they were built that way, they were supposed to give you that feeling. And again, the paintings of Francis Bacon, even though they are so frightening sometimes. It is something I can't explain, and maybe I don't even want to be able to explain.
PP. Your images are breathtakingly beautiful. Does it take a lot to get that perfect shot?
UL. Thank you. The most beautiful pictures usually seem to take the least time to be shot. In my opinion, there either is beauty to be seen and captured, or there simply is not. In the latter case, there is no use in trying to get something out of it. The longer you try, the less you will get. Usually, I know instantly when I see a person in front of my camera if – to me that is – whether beauty lies within the man or woman, or not. I let them move a bit, just to reassure myself of what I think or might be seeing. And then I know what their beauty is to me, and just start shooting.
I know very well that not everyone shares my point of view when it comes to the definition of "beautiful". My own perception has changed so much over the years, and I am glad it did. If I have learned one thing for myself, then it is that perfection is by no means beauty. There has to be more than mere perfection. Also beauty without brain is the biggest turn off that can happen. In the end I depend on the person I photograph. I am not the type of a photographer who shouts at people in order to get his picture, which is a bad thing sometimes. I wish I could yell at someone so he or she would realise how beautiful they really are. The very best pictures are the ones where you can sense the total trust someone gives me. If that happens, I am done within ten minutes.
PP. If you could start your life all over again, would you change anything?
UL. You should ask me that when I start all over again. But I know this is not the answer to your question. So… all in all… not really. Even all the bad things that have happened to me turned out to bring something good. I am just very happy at where I am now in my life. Yes, you can always have more money, more luxury. I am certainly not someone who says he does not either of these things, but the older I become, the more I appreciate the things that no money on earth can buy: someone beside me whom I love and who loves me, health, happiness too. Still I have my family with me, healthy and happy.
I sometimes wonder what it would be like to live as a woman, but only for curiosity. I am a very happy and content man in all aspects. More than wanting to change anything I often just wonder how my life would be if I was born somewhere else, in another country, a poor country, under different circumstances or even in another time, like in the Dark Ages. But I am not sure I want to start all over again. I often joke about my worst fear: one where I am old, I had a good life, I am happy and more than ready to die, and then I die and think: yes, all is good, I can just go off now and lay down and rest. Then this voice comes out of nowhere telling me "get up young man. No time for rest! New life begins now!
PP. Can you remember your dreams?
UL. Sometimes I can, sometimes not. Some dreams I had as a kid I can still remember very clearly, more clearly than who was my classmate for example in elementary school. But remembering dreams is not the fun part to me. I don't care much about it. I know that my brain tries to sort out certain things. Much more fun and interesting is when you realise you are dreaming while you are dreaming. I don't have that very often, but when I do, I just love it. You can direct your own dream… try it when you get the chance to do so!
PP. Do you believe in destiny?
UL. How long do you want this interview to be? Yes and no. I do and I don't. Perhaps more, I do. I believe things happen for a reason, and I do believe that sometimes you have to go through deep shit just to realise what is wrong, and how to get over it. A lot of the people I have met in my life turned out to play an important role, in what ever way… even if I didn't know it at first sight. Sometimes it took years, before I met them again. Sometimes it was just for a second that I knew them but this very second was an important one. What I definitely believe in is that you are responsible for your own destiny. You can change it, if not all, then at least a major part, be it by thoughts or deeds.
But more then anything else I believe in love. It stays forever in your heart, it makes you strong, it comforts you through death and sickness. I believe you can feel the love of loved ones even when they are gone. There is no bigger reason to life than to find love… and give love… the true kind.
Images: © Ulrich Lindenthal
Text: © Predrag Pajdic, August 2010


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L' Indic (1983) is a French crime drama. Few actresses are as playful in their bodies as Pascale Rocard, who is its female lead. When she shows up in this scene wearing only a sheet and a smile, we can't help but smile with her. She is completely comfortable in her skin and we are completely aroused looking at her skin when she drops the sheet for the fur coat her lover is holding up for her. When the sheet drops the shit hits the fan, as in her shitter and a bit of side boobs and bush....Join Mr. Skin for the full review >>

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Jonas Bendiksen is an award-winning Noweigan photojournalist who has shot for National Geographic and has a second place finish in the Daily Life Stories category for World Press Photo to his name. While he has worked on a wide range of articles, including a project documenting life in slums around the world, there was a job Bendiksen hadn't done that he wanted to cross off his bucket list: A newspaper photographer.
He writes in a Magnum Photos blog post titled "I've got a new job":
We've heard it repeated countless times over the last decade: Newspapers are dying.
I don't know if it's true or not. But I do know I don't want to die without ever having worked for one of these fine purveyors of information. So I have gotten a job at one: Bladet Vesterålen, a local newspaper that comes out five times a week in the small northern Norwegian town of Sortland. Circulation: ca 8000.
Wired got in touch with Bendiksen about his move. The photojournalist told Wired's Pete Brook:
"In much of my work, I'm often drawn to global, epic-scale issues – things that affect millions of people. I found that I was inspired to spend some time scaling down, and trying to look over time at a really small area, where nothing too obvious or dramatic was going on and to just see daily life in a fairly quiet place, one day at a time.""
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Supplements are defined as ingredients, such as vitamins, herbs or minerals, added to make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole. Wisely selected supplements may help ensure optimal nutrition. Please make sure talk with a registered dietitian and/or your doctor about any supplements that you use. [Registered dietitians have a significantly broader and deeper nutritional education than doctors do, but doctors often know in-depth nutritional specifics about their respective specialty.] This FDA website supplies info on making informed decisions and evaluating information when it comes to dietary supplements at: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-savvy.html#tips
Medline Plus offers up-to-date research on specific vitamin requirements at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamins.html
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has loads of nutritional and health information at: http://health.nih.gov/
Mayo Clinic Drugs and Supplements page http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH http://nccam.nih.gov and their Herbs at a Glance page http://nccam.nih.gov:80/health/herbsataglance.htm
Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health (NIH) http://ods.od.nih.gov
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center page "About Herbs, Botanicals, and other products" http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
Turmeric is the normal spice, ground up from the root of a plant. Curcumin is an extract from turmeric... not normally available except as a supplement. Curcumin has the yellow color (and in fact is used as a coloring in many foods). I have broken curcumin capsules apart and dissolved it in olive oil (which makes it more easily absorbed by the body) and it has very little flavor. So if you cook with turmeric you get a little curcumin. You can also buy turmeric extract capsules (Turmeric Force by New Chapter brand) that are concentrated and they smell spicy right through the capsule.
Interesting article in then June edition of Life Extension Magazine about the benefits of melatonin:
"In addition to its benefits for cancer survival, melatonin may also help counteract the toxicity of chemotherapy treatment. Two-hundred-fifty individuals undergoing chemotherapy for advanced cancers of the lung, breast,gastrointestinal tract, or head and neck received chemotherapy, either alone or in combination with melatonin (20 mg/day). After one year, the melatonin-supplemented individuals demonstrated a higher rate of survival, and were significantly protected against many of the side effects associated with chemotherapy, including decreased platelet count, neurotoxicity, heart damage, mouth sores, and fatigue."
When you go to check out Melatonin, look for the sublingual spray. It's an orange-flavored spray that's absorbed through tissue under the tongue so it goes into the bloodstream without having to burden the liver. Wish Gleevec and Sutent came in such a delivery system!
Found a good source, and yes, 20 mg is standard dose for cancer, even up to 50 mg. http://www.melatonin.com/melatonin-dosage.php
Iron Supplements
Iron is important for the production of red blood cells. Furthermore, hemoglobin is dependent upon the amount of iron in our bodies. Hemoglobin is the component in blood that supplies oxygen to all the cells in our bodies. Hemoglobin also removes waste products, like carbon dioxide, from out bodies. When hemoglobin is low then we become anemic - our hemoglobin is no longer able to supply us oxygen or remove excess carbon dioxide. This leaves us with lower stamina, fatigue, weakness, lower concentration, internal bleeding, pale skin color, fatigue, weakness, irritability, shortness of breath, sore tongue, brittle nails, unusual food cravings (pica), decreased appetite, frontal headache, blue tinge to sclera (whites of eyes).
You can see the Institute of Medicine iron recommendations at this link: http://books/hap.edu/openbook.php?record_id+10026&page=290
All adult men and women age 51 years or over need 8 mg of iron per day (minimum). Younger women need 18 mg/day due to menstruation. The median dietary intake of iron in the USA is 16-18 mg/day for men and 12 mg/day for women. Excess iron in the body is a problem. Novartis recommends consultation with your doctor before supplementing with additional iron.
Gleevec prescribing information "warns that if you are needing high doses, You should use the 400 mg pills because the pills are coated with iron, and if You take the 100 mg pills to reach a high dose ,You will be getting high levels of iron that may be dangerous. It says to use 2 - 400 mg pills to get the 800 mg dose."
GLEEVEC COATING looks like rust because it is rust -- FeO (Iron oxide -- garden variety rust.) The more common pharmaceutical iron supplement is FeSO4, ferrous sulfate. Each 100-mg Gleevec pill contains 0.813 mg of iron, while the 400-mg pill contains 1.944 mg of iron. So four 100-mg Gleevec pills would provide 3.252 mg of iron, versus 1.944 mg for the 400-mg pill.
If you took two 400-mg Gleevec pills per day you would get an extra 3.9 mg of iron, and if you took eight 100-mg Gleevec pills you would get an extra 6.5 mg of iron. The difference is 2.6 mg of iron. The difference is 2.6 mg of iron. Whether this additional 2.6 mg is a big deal is the question.
You could easily get this much by eating many foods, but they do not warn not to eat iron-rich food while taking Gleevec. Everyone can decide for themselves after discussing this with their health care professionals. If taking 100-mg pills enables a person to tolerate the higher dose, the 2.6 mg of extra iron seems like a small price to pay. I think "dangerous" is over-stating and that the warning is perhaps over-cautious.
A prescription called Repliva http://www.repliva.com/video.aspx contains iron (Fe fumarate), ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and succinic acid for best absorption.
In your multivitamin, some types of iron are more easily absorbed. Ferrous iron (ferrous fumarate, ferrous sulfate, and ferrous gluconate) are better absorbed than ferric iron. The most bioavailable form of iron supplement (ten to fifteen times more bioavailable than any other) is iron amino acid chelate. Iron is absorbed better when taken with Vitamin C.
Dietary suggestions for iron: highest is oysters, then beef liver, prune juice, clams, walnuts, ground beef, fish, poultry, egg yolks, peas, beans, raisins and whole grain breads. See http://www.umm.edu/blood/aneiron.htm for listing of iron-rich foods. If you eat primarily a vegetarian diet, most of your dietary iron is from non-heme sources...more difficult for the body to absorb.
You can read more about iron at the National Institute of Health (NIH): http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/iron.asp
Vitamin B-12
If you have had a total gastrectomy or partial loss of small intestines, then you likely will not be able to absorb B-12. It is vital that you get B-12 either through regular shots of B-12 (inexpensive) or regular use of nasal B12 (expensive) [Note that B-12 patches on your skin DO NOT WORK - the B-12 molecule is too large to be absorbed by your skin]. If you don't get B-12 then you will develop a special form of anemia caused by lack of B12. With time you will even develop central nerve damage which can become permanent.
By using sublingual B12 tablets (they dissolve under the tongue) you should get a better results. They are widely used in Europe & is the choice of administration to the patient.
-Vitamin B12's primary functions are in the formation of red blood cells, the maintenance of a healthy nervous system, and the rapid synthesis of DNA during cell division. This is especially important in tissues where cells are dividing rapidly, like the bone marrow tissues responsible for red blood cell formation. Strict vegetarian diets, chronic alcoholism, Crohns and malabsorption disorders can initiate this deficiency as well.
Symptoms of vit b12 deficiency are numbness or tingling in the arms and legs, weakness and loss of balance, difficulty walking and diarrhea, depression and smooth, sore tongue.
Dietary suggestions: eggs, meat, poultry, shellfish, milk and milk products.
I consulted with Dr. Frankl at MDA this week. He is the alternative medicine doctor. I wanted to share his observations on B-12 because it is contrary to what I had always understood. He said that a good sublingual(with the potency it claims to have) is as effective as a shot for absorption. And that a B-12 pill is not absorbed (much) if swallowed.
Omega 3 Oils
Proper amounts of omega-3 fatty acids in our diets has some very important positive health benefits - it helps to lower the risks of getting cancer, cardiovascular disease, heart arrhythmia, arthritis, asthma, allergies, depression, diabetes, and disregulated body weight - really important stuff!
Omega-3 fatty acids can help you by: 1. thinning the blood and lowering inflammation in the body 2. improving the immune system, 3. helping with weight and appetite.
It cannot hurt to try to down-regulate NFkB, an item associated with inflammation and resistance to cell death. Omega 3 fatty acids help with this -- as in fish oil(at least 1 gram per day of EPA & DHA combined) To get the true benefit from omega-3 you need to drastically reduce the quantity of omega-6 you eat by eliminating corn oil, safflower oil, margarine, Crisco, etc -- just stick with olive oil, canola oil, and flaxseed oil.
There are two types of omega-3 fatty acids, long-chain and short-chain. Long-chain is the better of the two because it naturally contains EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). Short-chain omega-3 needs to be converted by your body into the long-chain EPA and DHA.
Generally speaking it is considered a good idea to get at least 300mg of long-chain omega-3 oils in you per day. However, recommendations go up significantly from there. For example, the American Heart Association recommends at least 2 grams (2000mg) per day of EPA/DHA for heart patients.
The most common source of long-chain omega 3 fatty acids is from fish. Omega 3 supplements made from various fish oil have become quite common. Unfortunately, if everyone in the world decided to take omega 3 fatty acid tablets made from killed fish then what is left of the world's natural fisheries would collapse. The journal Science projected that the Earth's stocks of fish and seafood would collapse by 2048 if trends in over fishing and pollution continue. As it is, 15 of the 17 great fishing banks worldwide have been either completely fished out or seriously depleted from over-fishing.
Fortunately, it turns out that sea algae also contain long-chain omega 3 fatty acids. One big advantage these tablets have over fish oil is that sea algae doesn't have the same level of environmental toxins that fish do (things like dioxin and mercury are bio accumulative - so they gather in higher and higher concentrations the further up the food chain you get).
Another source of omega 3 is flax seed (freshly ground or flax seed oil). However, these contain short-chain omega-3, which needs to be converted to long-chain omega-3 fatty acids by your body. This process is dependent on the amount of omega-6 oils you have in your diet. If you eat too much omega-6 then your body cannot convert flax oil to the long-chain omega-3 because the converter enzymes are "used up" on omega-6. Western diets typically have ratios of omega-6 to omega-3 in excess of 10 to 1. The optimal ratio is thought to be 4 to 1 or lower. Omega-6 is primarily found in vegetable oils.
You can get omega 3 naturally by eating a few tablespoons of walnuts or flax seeds daily, or meals consisting of sardines, salmon or mackerel twice a week, or a tablespoon or two of cod-liver oil or other fish oils.
One brand using long-chain omega 3 from sea algea is V_PURE from Switzerland http://www.water4.net/products.htm (not a promo, just that sea algea omega 3 is hard to find). Each V-PURE tablets contain 75mg eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 270mg docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) per dose. There are other brands available. Check your local health food store or the net. If you are a serious vegan/veggie then check to make sure they don't use gelatin in the capsules.
You can buy an Ensure-type product with omega-3 called Pro-Sure from Ross Abbot.
You can also take fish oil capsules (enterically coated ones to prevent burping) or add liquid flavored fish oil to foods, or just gulp a spoonful(lemon flavored is tasty!) which is best metabolized by your body. Make sure the brand is mercury-free!
More info on the benefits of omega 3 is available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-fishoil.html
Below is a link to a Medscape piece on fish oil. Medscape is free-access after a free registration. Fish Oil: Getting to the Heart of It: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/554507?src=mp This article emphasizes the heart benefits. The anti-cancer benefit is the anti-inflammatory factor (barely mentioned).
CoQ10 improves function of the cardiovascular and immune systems simply by providing the cells with the raw material they need to function optimally. It allows the cells, and therefore the systems, to express their full potential. Without sufficient CoQ10, these systems (along with many others) are handicapped. There is simply no way they can perform their jobs at the level needed to sustain good health-they don't have the energy. http://www.uspharmacist.com/oldformat.asp?url=newlook/files/comp/acfaa8.htm http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/cam/coenzymeQ10
Tina writes: "My husband and I run a support group for prostate cancer here in the UK and we have known of the benefits of COQ10 in fighting cancer and indeed heart disease. A lot of our members swear by it and put down their good health to the fact that they take a COQ10 supplement. One thing is for sure is that you cannot overdose on it and there are no harmful side effects. The lack of interest in CoQ10 by the pharmaceutical companies as a cancer therapy is caused by their inability to patent it. See the article on COQ10 by Dr Howenstine http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james2.htm - I have a very useful book on Q10 which I purchased in 1991 by Dr Knut T. Flytlie where he goes into great detail.
You can find the book by following this link ISBN 87-7776-004-2
"I am told to go to a compounding pharmacist and have them prepare Coenzyme Q-10 into a cream and then apply everyday to the liver area and the liver tumors will shrink quite dramatically. Sounds stupid to me, but Dr. claims this is working on 100% of the patients they are treating. The cream I order is called CO-ENZQ10/VANICRE 200MG GM CREAM" Compounding pharmacies can be located at http://www.angelfire.com/fl/endohystnhrt/pharmacy.html
Folic Acid/Folate
-Folic acid or folate is important for cells and tissues that rapidly divide and is involved in the synthesis, repair, and functioning of DNA. Deficiency of folate may result in damage to the DNA that may lead to cancer. Oral or intravenous folic acid supplementation may correct, however, lifelong support may be required if poorly absorbed or loss of small intestines.
Symptoms of folic acid deficiency are sore mouth and tongue, tiredness, headaches, pallor.
Dietary suggestions: green leafy vegetables and citrus fruits (juice, juice, juice...)
Kombucha tea
Please investigate Kombucha tea at the website below --- it claims to be a digestive tonic, as well as an all-around immune enhancer. Actually it is the symbiosis of a live culture, much like what is found in yogurt, when mixed with yeast and fed a diet of sweetened black or green tea. The result is a filtered sparkling beverage, Kombucha tea, that holds the health properties of the cultures, as well as a slight alcohol content (less than 0.5%) from the fermentation. Essential nutrients are then present after fermentation such as active enzymes, viable probiotics, amino acids, antioxidants and polyphenols.
Kombucha supports digestion, metabolism, immune system, appetite control, weight control, liver function, body alkalinity, anti-aging, cell integrity and healthy skin and hair.
The following abstract indicates no clear evidence that antioxidants interfere with traditional chemotherapy.
Cancer Treat Rev. 2007 Mar 14; [Epub ahead of print]
Impact of antioxidant supplementation on chemotherapeutic efficacy: A systematic review of the evidence from randomized controlled trials. Block KI, Koch AC, Mead MN,Tothy PK, Newman RA, Gyllenhaal C.
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- PURPOSE: Much debate has arisen about whether antioxidant supplementation alters the efficacy of cancer chemotherapy. Some have argued that antioxidants scavenge the reactive oxygen species integral to the activity of certain chemotherapy drugs, thereby diminishing treatment efficacy. Others suggest antioxidants may mitigate toxicity and thus allow for uninterrupted treatment schedules and a reduced need for lowering chemotherapy doses. The objective of this study is to systematically review the literature in order to compile results from randomized trials that evaluate concurrent use of antioxidants with chemotherapy.
- DESIGN: MEDLINE, Cochrane, CinAhl, AMED, AltHealthWatch and EMBASE databases were searched. Only randomized, controlled clinical trials that reported survival and/or tumor response were included in the final tally. The literature searches wereperformed in duplicate following a standardized protocol. No meta-analysis was performed due to heterogeneity of tumor types and treatment protocols used in trials that met the inclusion criteria.
- RESULTS: Of 845 articles considered, 19 trials met the inclusion criteria. Antioxidants evaluated were: glutathione (7), melatonin (4), vitamin A (2), an antioxidant mixture (2), vitamin C (1), N-acetylcysteine (1), vitamin E (1) and ellagic acid (1). Subjects of most studies had advanced or relapsed disease.
- CONCLUSION: None of the trials reported evidence of significant decreases in efficacy from antioxidant supplementation during chemotherapy. Many of the studies indicated that antioxidant supplementation resulted in either increased survival times, increased tumor responses, or both, as well as fewer toxicities than controls; however, lack of adequate statistical power was a consistent limitation. Large, well-designed studies of antioxidant supplementation concurrent with chemotherapy are warranted. PMID 17367938
I [and who are you??] still say they are irrelevant to targeted therapies like Gleevec or Sutent. Note the conclusions of the abstract -- the people who took them felt better, may have lived longer.
Members' advice regarding various nutritional cures/treatments for GIST, include:
- Red Wine Polyphenols http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/132/9/2814
- Fuciodan complex compound derived from seaweed.
- Inositol Hexaphosphate - other common name(s): IP6, IP-6, Insp6, inositol, phytic acid, phytate,myo-inositol hexaphosphate. Scientific/medicalname(s):inositol-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphate
- Selenium
- CoQ10
- Olive Leaf aka: Oleuropein
- Vitamin E
Other substances which down-regulate NFkB, an item associated with inflammation and resistance to cell death, are curcumin (must be dissolved in oil to be absorbed well -- you can break open a capsule and dissolve in a few drops of olive oil -- or dissolve in peanut butter)and resveratrol, a naturally occuring phenolic fungicide in grapes (and wine). See curcumin under Nutrition page also.
I was at my oncologist yesterday and I asked about supplements. She said if you want to take a multiple vitamin, that is ok, but you can overdo it by taking too many supplements, therefore, she does not recommend that course of action.
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After being diagnosed with GIST 11/03, my sister-in-law hooked me up with a rogue researcher who created a nasty tasting recipe for me to drink everyday. I have been using the brew since then, and am still NED. Here it is!
In 1/4 cup FATTY coconut milk mix 1/2 tbls palmitic acid 1000 mg EGCG Ultra (70%) Bring to flash boil, cool, then add 25 mg Paw Paw Cell-Reg
The only difficult ingredient to find is the palmitic acid. I get mine from Stephen Martin, who is the guy who developed this recipe for me. EGCG is from drhoffman.com and Paw Paw is from Nature's Sunshine. He says if I get a recurrence, he will add more ingredients, and make me use it more than once a day.
So, the question is - would I do just as well without it? The answer is NO - because it gave me some peace of mind at the beginning just knowing I was DOING something. Mentally, it helps - physically, who knows? Deanne
I have had good results with supplements suggested by a naturopath. I have been on continual dosage of 37.5 mg Sutent since 09/06. My first two scans ( at 3 month intervals) showed shrinkage of my tumor. My third scan showed no change from previous scan. My side effects are nowhere near as severe as the ones I have read about in the digest. My bloodwork shows that the Sutent is wreaking havoc, but for the most part I can'tcomplain.
The supplements designed to work on apoptosis and white blood cell function through my naturopath are as follows:
IP-6: White blood cell immune stimulant that increases function, esp. cell mediated immunity.
Glutathione precursors: major internal antioxidant. As you make energy you move electrons around to make energy. On the most efficient system, you still lost about 10% of that electron energy, which causes oxidative damage. Glutathione is also used in most of the major detox pathways. You can't eat glutathione because it gets broken down in stomach. You use the precursors and hope your liver makes the glutathione out of the precursors. The precursors has alpha lipoic acid and NAC, the precursors you use to make the amino acid into glutathione.
Melatonin: Is normally used for sleep at the dosage of 1-3mg/night. At the dosage of 20mg/day it's a signal to cells to undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death). Do a literature search on "melatonin and apoptosis" at this address http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov You can't use melatonin for blood cell cancers.
He also has me on B-complex, iron & vitamin C, and calcium supplements.
TO the nurse: Sometime natural treatments are OK with most chemo such as IP-6 (for immune) or L-Glutamine for gut lining. But lots of treatments will interfere with the chemo or the patient's treatments, so you have to be careful.


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How to Avoid Leaving Money on the Table When Filing for Social Security
April 12, 2016 | Enjoying Retirement
Thinking about filing for Social Security retirement benefits? Before you take a trip to your local Social Security office to apply, make sure you fully understand your options and know exactly what you want.
"The worst thing you can do is walk into the agency's office when you turn 62 and ask, 'What should I do?'" said Elaine Floyd, a former financial professional who now trains other professionals on how to counsel clients about Social Security.
"The people who work in your local Social Security office are not trained to provide advice. In fact, they're prohibited from offering advice about how and when you should claim your benefits," said Floyd. "Their job is limited to gathering the necessary documents you need to apply for Social Security. So if you ask them for guidance, who knows what you'll hear. You may end up leaving confused or—worse yet—leaving money on the table."
The potential for confusion and misinformation has gotten worse over the past year, says Floyd, as Baby Boomers race to take advantage of two complex filing strategies to maximize their benefits (File and Suspend and Claim Now, Claim More Later) before those strategies expire.
"Social Security staffers are very nice, and they really do want to help. But they don't understand all the intricacies of the rules," she said. "I've seen some cases in which clients became so frustrated while at their Social Security office, they just gave up and went home. And as a result, they may be missing out on benefits they were entitled to."
Another reason to avoid asking Social Security workers for advice, according to Floyd, is that they don't have a view into your broader financial situation.
For example, one of the decisions you'll need to make is when to begin receiving benefits. If you choose to take your benefit as soon as you are eligible (age 62), you'll be locking in a reduced monthly benefit for life. But if you delay taking Social Security past your full retirement age, your benefit will increase by 8 percent each year (up to age 70) through what are called delayed retirement credits. So, is it more important for you to have some money now or more money later? That's a question only you and your financial professional can answer, not Social Security staffers. "They're focused on the near-term objective of getting you the highest benefit possible right now, but that may conflict with your long-term goal of receiving the most benefits over your lifetime," said Floyd.
To make sure you're receiving benefits in a way that works best for you, Floyd recommends taking these steps:
1. Open an online account on the Social Security website. You can do this whether you're two months, two years or 20 years from retirement. By signing up online, you'll be able to check your earnings record each year, see your estimated retirement benefits (and how they change over time) and get answers to frequently asked questions. And for those nearing retirement, it's a great place to start learning about what to expect and what to consider as you make plans to apply for benefits.
2. Get expert help. Just like you consult a tax expert rather than rely on the IRS for guidance, Floyd recommends finding someone who understands the ins and outs of Social Security to help you evaluate your options. "More and more financial professionals are choosing to develop expertise in this area so they can help their clients make smart Social Security choices that support their unique goals and expectations for retirement."
3. When it comes time to file, file online. Floyd recommends filing for your Social Security benefits online rather than in person or by phone. "The online application is very easy to fill out. It takes only about 15 minutes," she said. While you might not find the exact strategy you're looking for on the application, there is a remarks section for you to clearly specify what you want to do. "And after two or three weeks, you'll get a call back from a more highly trained Social Security staffer who will go over your application and make sure everything is in place."
The bottom line? Be realistic about what you can expect from workers on the front line of Social Security. Don't ask them what to do. Tell them what you want—but that means you'll have to take the initiative to educate yourself about your options, talk through potential scenarios with your financial professional and then decide on a strategy that gets you the benefits you deserve in a way that supports your overall financial plan and your unique goals for retirement.
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MANY of us dream of jetting off to exotic destinations and visiting strange new lands, steeped in history and culture, and 24 year old James Reynolds from Chalford is no exception, in fact it is his job, not to sightsee or sample the local cuisine, but to visit some of the poorest countries on the planet, frequently struck and left devastated by the world's worst natural disasters.
Right now, James is in China, where he has lived and worked for over a year as assistant producer for Kaimu productions, a small Shanghai-based film company, helping to make 80 Trades Around the World , a travel documentary for Channel Four.
But outside of work, James has visited Taiwan, Japan and Vietnam among other countries, documenting the aftermath of huge tropical storms and earthquakes, and posting his work on his website.
"It fascinates me, I love the adventure" said James, relaxing at his parent's cottage in Chalford before his six week trip to some of the most remote areas of China.
"My aim to raise awareness of the damage done in South East Asia by constant natural disasters, and to try and get the word out to educate people here in the west, as many of these storms go unreported"
As Asia's only location based storm-chaser, he often works with Geoff Mackley, the New Zealand-born film maker and freelance photographer who most consider to be the foremost storm chaser in the world.
"One third of the world's storms occur around Asia but they are so unpredictable, the costal villages and cities are always the worst hit. We sometimes hear of category fives, the most violent hurricanes, hitting the midwest of America, but countries like Taiwan for instance, can be hit by up to five of these per year" he said.
"Some places you visit you have to keep a low profile and be careful about how you go about approaching people. But the majority of people you meet are wonderful. The resilience of communities in East Asia is astonishing, they are tough"
James, who studied Chinese language at Edinburgh University, funds his travels by selling his work on-line to other documentary film-makers and private buyers.
He has even sold work to the Taiwanese government for educational purposes, and he plans to approach major Asian media companies to showcase his storm-chasing back catalogue.
His mother Jane, 57 and father John, 62, a retired Concorde pilot, who met while Jane was working as an air stewardess, said they would always support James in whatever he does, and wherever he goes.
"From a mother's point of view, we always encouraged him to take life by the scruff of the neck and get the most out of it" said Jane.
"Of course I worry but he's got an instinct for avoiding danger and bags of common sense"
James hopes to visit China's Sichuan Province after his work trip, where up to 50,000 people are thought to have died in the country's worst earthquake for 30 years.
"My ultimate aim in life is to have the independence to cover the most dramatic environments in the world. I love travelling and building up my profile, and soon I hope to combine all my films and photos to make my own documentary on the world's worst storms" said James.
All of James' work, together with up to date reports on China's earthquake and Burma's Cyclone can be found on his website www.typhoonfury.com
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Lynn Hummel: Fits of temper usually backfire
The McLean County Independent (Garrison, N.D.) recently published a photo of my confirmation class in the "Good Old Days" gallery.
It was a big class, 35 kids, all wearing white robes, a flower and, on the boys, a black bow tie. In the middle of the picture was our handsome, smiling pastor, a talented, early - 40s man of God.
I know he was a man of God because he did what Jesus did —he lost his temper. Jesus did it when all the hustlers, outlaws and conmen were setting up shop in the temple. He turned their tables over and kicked them out.
Our pastor had a different situation. We had classes every Saturday morning and we were expected to do our homework during the week (but never on Sunday).
On this particular morning, the pastor started asking questions and nobody had any answers, any energy or seemingly, any interest.
Finally, he lost it.
He had a powerful voice that never needed to be raised. But he raised it and raised it again. He gave us a reaming out that I'll bet the other 34 classmates remember to this day.
He said, "I'm leaving you for an hour. I expect you to be quiet when I'm gone and I expect you to study like you've never studied before."
He terrified us. We were quiet and we studied like we'd never studied before.
When he returned, he had calmed down and we had a few answers and managed to escape without serious injury.
That day was a turning point in 35 young lives. All 35 of us turned out to be much better than we would have otherwise.
Could he have achieved the same result with a patient, loving, forgiving, heart-to-heart talk? Not a chance.
Some temper tantrums have become famous.
Like when Boston Bruins hockey player Mike Milbury went into the stands and took a fan's shoe and beat him with it.
Or when Bobby Knight, Indiana Hoosiers basketball coach, while coaching the U.S.A. team in the Pan American Games in Puerto Rico, threw folding chairs out on the basketball floor in protest over a ref's decision.
Harry Truman was known to have a temper. His daughter, Margaret, aspired to be a concert singer. After one concert, Paul Hume, music critic for the Washington Post, wrote a column critical of her singing talent.
The president read the column and exploded. He wrote the critic a letter. He said, "It seems to me you are a frustrated old man who wishes he could have become successful … Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens, you'll need a new nose, a lot of beef steak for black eyes and perhaps a supporter below."
You know what the crowds always shouted out to Truman: "Give 'em hell, Harry." Did Margaret Truman become a famous singer? No, she became a writer. Not everybody can sing, but anybody can write.
Sen. John McCain demonstrated a temper many times, more than once on tape. One time, McCain walked in on one of his Republican Senate colleagues, Senator John Cornyn of Texas, expressing doubt about an immigration bill that McCain favored.
Cornyn said he saw a loophole that would allow felons to pursue a path to citizenship. McCain was instantly furious. He called Cornyn "chicken----" and said that Cornyn was just looking for an excuse to scuttle the bill. Cornyn tried to explain, but McCain cut him off with "f--- you."
I worked with a couple of partners who were in the real estate and construction business. But it wasn't going so well. The real estate guy and the construction guy were nose to nose.
The real estate guy was shouting "I'm looking at these numbers and these numbers are telling me a story. And the story they're telling is that we're losing money hand over fist."
As he was saying this, he was poking his finger in the other guy's chest for emphasis. Bad idea. The construction guy responded with a solid right fist to the nose. End of nose. End of partnership.
The moral of the story is that while an occasional temper tantrum may be biblical and produce a miracle, it's more generally considered unsportsmanlike, bad manners, bad politics, bad business, immature, embarrassing and rude.
Further, when arguing face to face, never, never put your finger in the other guy's chest.


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IT MIGHT not have been the result he wanted, but new Wildcats signing Ollie Betteridge was delighted to grab his first goal for the club on Sunday.
The 17-year-old forward scored Swindon's fourth in the 5-4 EPL defeat to Slough at the Link Centre.
And although the goal might have come in slightly fortunate circumstances, Betteridge was just happy to see the puck go in.
He said: "It felt great and I wasn't expecting it. It was the luckiest goal, a nice little one-hander.
"That was my first one-handed goal. I've scored a couple in training but never in a game.
"It was a lovely feeling when it went in and I enjoyed the game, it was a good experience."
He added: "We went up two goals in the first and we needed to keep it up.
"We battled hard but just let a couple of silly breaks go through the D and had a couple of unlucky bounces, but overall it was a solid game."
Nottingham-based Betteridge and teammate Sam Bullas stay over in Swindon at weekends in a house that includes netminder Tom Murdy and D-man Paul Swindlehurst.
And the Wildcats' newest recruit says he has settled in well at his second home in Wiltshire.
He said: "All the team have welcomed me in.
"I've been at Murdy and Swinners' house and they have welcomed me a lot.
"They have been a great help to me and it feels like home.
"It's nice to feel welcomed when you come to a club and only know a couple of players."


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"This is a fund that has worked and been able to pay out benefits for 90 years," he said. Managers also note the "funding ratio," which is the percentage of the fund needed to pay out all its obligations, is more than 80 percent in many states, which pension managers say is positive.
As an example of pension funds adapting to meet changing conditions, the $51 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System increased its cash allocation to 8 percent after the 2008 market crash so it could pay benefits without having to sell assets. It has lost as much as 3 percent in value since July 1.
After a strong showing last year in a rebounding market, many state pension fund managers are confident they will ride out the latest gut-churning gyrations on Wall Street.
While Virginia's fund has an unfunded liability of $17.6 billion, it diversified after the stock market losses in 2008 and 2009, allowing it to better weather stock market swings. New Jersey's pension portfolio is more diverse than ever and includes real estate, hedge funds and private equity investments.
"It's a hedge against the kind of market conditions we've seen over the past two weeks," state Treasury spokesman Andy Pratt said. "We have significant protection against the ups and downs of the stock market we're seeing now."
He said returns for the last fiscal year were between 17.5 percent and 18.5 percent, the best year since 1998.
In Massachusetts, investments are being diversified and loopholes to accrue pension benefits are being closed. The state also added 15 years to its deadline for fully funding the retirement system, pushing it to 2040.
Julie Graham-Price, spokeswoman for Ohio's Public Employees Retirement System, said the fund's bond holdings gained this week even as stock values sunk, evidence of a balanced portfolio.
"We have no idea yet what July and August will look like except to say it's not good when the market is volatile and has dropped like it has," said David Urbanek, spokesman for the Illinois Teachers Retirement System. "It's a cyclical thing. We will ride it out, just as we have overcome numerous other downturns over the last 72 years."
Even with the steady-as-she-goes response from pension fund managers, critics of the system say taxpayers should be nervous about their future liabilities to government retirees, said Jim Waters, vice president of the Bluegrass Institute, a nonpartisan group that has pressed for a defined contribution system for government employees in Kentucky.
"Without pension reform, Kentucky could be headed for bankruptcy and the inability to provide necessary services for its neediest citizens," he said. "Kentucky's been in a hole for a while now, but continues to dig … There's no way we can rely solely on the stock market or even individual contributions alone to close the liability gap."
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Daily Reading for Saturday, July 20th, 2013
Reading 1, Exodus 12:37-42
37 The Israelites left Rameses for Succoth, about six hundred thousand on the march-men, that is, not counting their families.
38 A mixed crowd of people went with them, and flocks and herds, quantities of livestock.
39 And with the dough which they had brought from Egypt they baked unleavened cakes, because the dough had not risen, since they had been driven out of Egypt without time to linger or to prepare food for themselves.
40 The time that the Israelites spent in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.
41 And on the very day the four hundred and thirty years ended, all Yahweh's armies left Egypt.
42 The night when Yahweh kept vigil to bring them out of Egypt must be kept as a vigil in honour of Yahweh by all Israelites, for all generations.
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 136:1, 23-24, 10-12, 13-15
1 Alleluia! Give thanks to Yahweh for he is good, for his faithful love endures for ever.
10 He struck down the first-born of Egypt, for his faithful love endures for ever.
11 He brought Israel out from among them, for his faithful love endures for ever.
12 With mighty hand and outstretched arm, for his faithful love endures for ever.
13 He split the Sea of Reeds in two, for his faithful love endures for ever.
14 Let Israel pass through the middle, for his faithful love endures for ever.
15 And drowned Pharaoh and all his army, for his faithful love endures for ever.
23 He kept us in mind when we were humbled, for his faithful love endures for ever.
24 And rescued us from our enemies, for his faithful love endures for ever.
Gospel, Matthew 12:14-21
14 At this the Pharisees went out and began to plot against him, discussing how to destroy him.
15 Jesus knew this and withdrew from the district. Many followed him and he cured them all
16 but warned them not to make him known.
17 This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
18 Look! My servant whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delights, I will send my Spirit upon him, and he will present judgement to the nations;
19 he will not brawl or cry out, his voice is not heard in the streets,
20 he will not break the crushed reed, or snuff the faltering wick,
21 until he has made judgement victorious; in him the nations will put their hope.
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Inflation affects the purchasing power of money. A portfolio typically constitutes of various asset classes. The way various asset classes counter/tackle inflation should be one of the indications on how much exposure you should take to that asset class.
In the long run, the asset class most likely positioned to beat inflation is equity. Good businesses that have the capability to generate healthy profit margins and cash flows come out stronger through challenges such as high inflation. They are able to reduce their leverage through cash accruals, borrow at competitive rates, negotiate better pricing from their vendors, manage their operating costs efficiently, pass on a part of the incremental costs to their customers due to their value-add and quality, take on a larger market share (from weaker competitors) to achieve higher revenue growth and continue to innovate and define new trends in their space. Of course, there are risks that these businesses face and not all strategies are necessarily good ones. So the only solution to that is to have enough of them in your portfolio.
The level of diversification though may depend upon several factors, including risk tolerance of the investor and time horizon, among others. What is most critical in equity investing though, is to invest in good companies and stay invested through the course until one finds a better company. Also, one should consider delegating the selection to experts, who have the time, experience and discipline to analyze these businesses and build relatively good quality portfolios.
If one does not have the appetite to ride through the equity market roller coaster, one may even consider incurring some costs (such as intermittent liquidity and/or some upside) to build protection on the way or at maturity through equity-linked structured products.
Large and sophisticated investors, with time on their side, may even consider allocating some portion of their portfolio to private equity in unlisted businesses.
Traditionally, for Indian investors, exposure to global equity markets has been restricted. However, now there are onshore products providing opportunities to participate freely in some of these markets. Also, there is a general apprehension that the developed equity markets over longer term do not tend to provide significant real returns over Indian inflation levels. However, if one incorporates the currency depreciation (partly due to high inflation levels), these investments may start making sense and provide additional diversification benefits (apart from giving access to great businesses globally).
Debt as an asset class would underperform in high/rising inflation scenario but that does not mean one should get out of the debt asset class during periods of high inflation. This could be a good time to lock in higher interest rates and ride through reinvestment risks during the low interest rate cycles. For investors willing to take higher portfolio risks, allocations can be made to actively-managed portfolios, where experts can build profit by trading in duration and/or credit spreads.
Commodities (except precious metals) may at best track inflation and tend to be very volatile. They are also cyclical in nature and do not lend themselves well to an investment portfolio. A more appropriate format to take tactical exposure to commodities could be through equity exposure in businesses or economies that benefit from higher commodity prices or through active managers in the space. Gold seems to have appreciated too much too fast and while it is generally perceived to be a safe haven, given the past history it can be volatile and has its own risk dynamics.
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Real estate is an important asset class that has traditionally provided relatively decent real returns and we believe that it should form an important component of an investment portfolio. Diligence, demand and supply analyses in the micro market, liquidity and diversification are all important consideration while trying to build a long-term real estate portfolio.
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Episode # 15,728----A volunteer drops off boxes for an emotionally numb Reva to fill for the Fifth Street Mission. Reva starts to dump Jeffrey's things into the boxes. Blake comforts Reva when she tells her she wants to get rid of Jeffrey's stuff to get rid of her pain. Reva tells Matt she's thinking about returning to work, and that it's not too soon. Mallet sees Reva with all the boxes and asks her if she's sure about this. But to her, keeping them won't bring Jeffrey back. Shayne tells Josh he's telling Reva about his engagement today. Dinah tries to get Matt to leave the gym before her kick-boxing class starts. He tells her she's a hero for what she did. Matt won't let Dinah forget what she did; Shayne shows up and tells Dinah they're going to give Reva their good news. Shayne and Dinah show up
as Reva looks at Jeffrey's keepsakes. She sees the engagement rings and tells them how happy she is. Shayne tells a guilt-ridden Dinah that she makes so many different lives better. Reva pulls out the "What the Hell" poster, puts it on the mantle and tells Jeffrey she's trying.
Bill and Lizzie make love - trying to preserve the honeymoon feeling as long as they can. Beth stops by to tell Lizzie there is a wedding present she needs to take Lizzie to see. Beth takes Lizzie to the same house Bill had looked at - and tells her Phillip bought it for them as a wedding present. Lizzie tells Bill she has good news, but Dinah beats her to it, announcing her wedding is the day after tomorrow. Lizzie takes Bill to their new house. They head inside their house to check it out. They're going to make this house a home and move in tomorrow.
Marina and Mallet retrace her steps the day of the murder. Frank finds Cyrus' cell empty and wants to know who would post bail for a jewel thief. Buzz knocks on Cyrus' door. He demands to know everything Coop told Cyrus about Jenna. Buzz pulls out Coop's box to go over the pieces with Cyrus. Marina finds out her credit card was canceled and tries to figure out the mess. Buzz admits he used Marina's credit card to re-mortgage Company to bail Cyrus out of jail. The shocked Cooper family wants answers. Buzz tells them Cyrus is the only person to help him solve Coop's mystery. As Marina breaks down under the stress, Mallet tells her he has the receipt that's another piece of the puzzle. Blake tells a troubled Frank that Buzz didn't do this for Cyrus, he's doing it for his family. As Buzz and Cyrus go over more material, Buzz proclaims he's not going to stop until they've figured it out. Frank tells Buzz he can't support what he's doing, but he won't stop him either. With another receipt in hand, Mallet tells Marina she can account for her whole day - except for a 45 minute gap in time.
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Dorothy A. Meyer, 79, of New Vienna, Iowa died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2014, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in New Vienna with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Dennis Quint will officiate.
Dorothy was born November 29, 1934, in Dyersville, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Regina (Wilhelm) Wolf. She married Alvin Meyer on May 29, 1954, in Dyersville where they resided until 1966, when they moved to New Vienna. She was a loving mother and grandmother who took care of her family while working several part-time jobs. She enjoyed camping, fishing, needlework, cooking and playing cards.
Survivors include, 2 daughters: Linda (Dean) Hemesath of Cedar Rapids and Polly (Mike) Haight of North Liberty, 3 sons: Steve (Susie) Meyer of Lake Delhi, Wayne (Jayne) Meyer of Dyersville and Ken (Liz) Meyer of New Vienna, 21 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, a sister, Betty Wilgenbusch of New Vienna, in-laws: Merlin (Kathy) Meyer of New Vienna and Leo Meyer, Darlene (Frank) O'Connor and Mary Ann Heinrichs, all of Dyersville,
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Alvin in 2008, siblings, Margaret (Charles) McDermott, Ivan (Anita) Wolf, Helen "Jane" (Ben) Westemeier, Rosemary Wolf and Charles (Catherine) Wolf; in-laws: John Wilgenbusch, Ginger Meyer, and Bob Heinrichs
Memorials are preferred to the Good Neighbor Home.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.


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Sleeps 8
Bedrooms 4
Bathrooms 2
Pets No
- Off road parking
- Ground floor bedroom
- Open fire
- Smoke-free
- Garden / Patio
- Pub/shop < 1 mile
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Seaside
The property
A wonderful detached cottage located in the heart of Fanore, a peaceful seaside village on the west coast of County Clare.
Tastefully decorated throughout, this spacious Fanore cottage offers an excellent variety of accommodation making it ideal for families and friends wishing to explore the breathtaking region of West Clare.
This Fanore cottage consists of four well-presented bedrooms and a stylish open plan living area, including a fitted kitchen with breakfast bar, a sitting area and a dining area with French doors to the rear patio that boasts some wonderful sea views.
There is also a separate sitting room with open fire, where you can enjoy some tranquil time with your loved ones after a fun day on the beach.
To the rear of this Fanore cottage is a patio with furniture, the perfect spot to enjoy your morning coffee or a refreshing glass of wine whilst reflecting on the day's fabulous memories.
The coastal village of Fanore plays host to an excellent pub, which is just across the road from your Clare cottage, a perfect place to relax after spending a day lazing on the sandy beach, which is just a short stroll away, plus there are great fishing spots available.
The village is a magnet for hill walkers, cyclists and nature lovers as it lies just beside The Burren, a limestone paradise full of interesting flora and fauna.
This cottage has direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, plus just a few miles away is the village of Lisdoonvarna, and within reach are the villages of Ballyvaughan and Doolin.
A drive along the coast road to see the majestic Cliffs of Moher is also a must, it's no wonder they are Ireland's premier attraction.
A superb cottage in Fanore, just waiting for you to come and explore.
Four bedrooms: 1 x ground floor double with en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 x double, 2 x twin. Bathroom with bath, shower over, basin and WC. Ground floor basin and WC. Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area. Utility. Sitting room with open fire.
- Oil central heating with open fire
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, TV with Saorview, DVD, selection of books, games and DVDs
- Oil and electricity charged by meter reading, first €20 inc. in rent
- Starter pack for fire inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- Off road parking for 3 cars
- Patio with furniture
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shop and pub 1 min walk
- Beach 10 mins walk
- Note: Max
- 6 adults and 2 children, excluding infants.
About the location
Lisdoonvarna 10 miles; Lahinch 18 miles.
Situated between Ballyvaughan and Doolin in County Clare, Fanore is a popular village with walkers, surfers and tourists, and boasts a nice sandy beach. It is also of particular interest to botanists and geologists, owing to its location on the edge of the Burren – renowned for its unique flora and fauna, and rugged landscape. Nearby Lisdoonvarna is Ireland's premier Spa town, home to the only active spa centre in Ireland; boasting a Victorian pump house, sauna, massage room and mineral baths, situated in woodland surroundings. The town is also home to the 150 year old Matchmaking Festival, which takes place every year during September and October. Lisdoonvarna has eight pubs, some offering traditional Irish music, and good shops and restaurants. Lahinch, 18 miles away, is a bustling seaside resort, offering a promenade, golf links, Seaworld and a leisure complex. In addition, the world renowned Doolin is 9 miles away, famous for its traditional pubs and restaurants, not to mention the local recording studio, where you can listen to some of the best traditional musicians being recorded live. A beautiful location with something for everyone.
Note: Up until 5th January 2016, electricity will be included in the rent. From 5th January 2016, electricity will be charged by meter reading, with the first €20 included in the rent.
Note: Max. 6 adults and 2 children, excluding infants.
This property offers the following short breaks:
- Winter
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Before artist Lisa Camp and her husband renovated their 160 year-old farmhouse in Rhinebeck, a small village in the Hudson Valley in upstate New York, they discovered numerous surprises – some delightful, some not. A snake nest in one of the upstairs bedrooms and a raccoon's den in the attic were among the unfortunate finds – as was a list of repairs longer than the average measuring tape! On the upside, quirky treasures such an old class ring, an original Doors album from 1968 (still in its packaging) and a child's name carved into the one of the window frames gave the house a happy spirit.
Looking at these beautiful photographs below, it is difficult to believe that the house was in shambles when the couple purchased it in 1999. Only four families in its century-and-a-half history have called the address home and its current residents have achieved the perfect balance of comfort and style by bringing a youthful energy to the place without compromising its architecture. Bright rooms are kept that way through the use of light neutrals and uplifting hits of colour. A balance of modern and traditional elements keeps the spaces vital and prevents them from slipping into stuffy-farmhouse territory. Enjoy this little tour of their home!
Photos by Jamie Beck. You can see more photos here. The home was originally profiled in issue five of Rue magazine.
Andrew Ritchie is the creator of Martha Moments, a blog devoted Martha-Stewart related content and her community of supporters. He lives and works in Toronto, Canada, and has been a longtime friend of Brent & Josh, Beekman 1802 and Sharon Springs. Each week he'll scour the world (wide web) to find the 5 most beautiful things to inspire you. Follow Andrew on Pinterest.
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This is so beautiful! Love it too.
Love the corner cabinet and watering can collection.
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What a beautiful home! Love the corner cabinet!
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Very beautiful! I had a hard time getting past the snake nest in the bedroom comment. Eeek!
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pretty very simple and airy 🙂
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Love that last picture with the plants. I did not miss the use of the baking sheet under the big fat potted plant. I'm filing that away in my mental garden rolodex. It's unique and resourceful.
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Just beautiful…just a suggestion…please enlarge your font on your blog…thanks from Toledo.
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I can feel the warmth and love that went into the restoration of that house (from the beautiful floorboards to the ceiling)!
I love what they have done! I will be in Rhinebeck in June for the CL Fair. Will I see your smiling face there, too?
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We are beginning a major renovation on our upstate NY farmhouse (circa 1860) this week… with all the excitement and disruption that brings. Thanks for a little morning inspiration. Now to go get grubby…
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Nike's passion for running is as long and storied as Nike itself, as Nike's foundation is based on a simple running shoe that founders Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman sold out of the back of a car trunk. Year after year, Nike outdoes itself in terms of creating the most advanced, most lightweight, most stable, and most reliable running shoe, and the upcoming Nike Lunarswift will have no problem carrying the torch. The Lunarswift is set to take place of the Nike Free Everyday. While the uppers of both the Free Everyday and upcoming Lunarswift seem to mesh, the midsoles are entirely different; the Lunarlite midsole is entire flex-groove-free. An $85 pricetag and a myriad of colourways make these incredibly affordable and available. Look for these to drop at Nike retailers soon. via chajinyoung.
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DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said the seminar series will inform local governments and businesses "about how they can take advantage of an abundant, clean-burning, and inexpensive fuel found right here in Pennsylvania" and "will help us develop our grant program moving forward."
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Renewable energy technologies generally consist of two distinct processes: energy generation (using sources such as coal, solar, wind, etc.) and energy storage (such as batteries).
Earlier this year the Raleigh Police Department installed mobile power idle reduction systems in 29 police vehicles. The project was funded by an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, and aligns with Raleigh's commitment to environmental protection outlined in the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Engineers at Oregon State University have made a breakthrough in the performance of microbial fuel cells that can produce electricity directly from wastewater, opening the door to a future in which waste treatment plants not only will power themselves, but will sell excess electricity.
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Stony Brook University scientists have found that the disposal of contaminated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing – commonly known as "fracking" – wells producing natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region poses substantial potential risks of river and other water pollution that suggests additional regulation to reduce the potential of drinking water contamination.
In some isolated clinics in parts of Africa, the electricity needed to power lights and medical devices is generated by expensive imported diesel fuel; the water supply can be so cold in winter that health workers can't even wash their hands properly. But a startup company established by a team of MIT students and alumni aims to change that.
The popularity of fluorescent lamps and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) is steadily growing in the industrial, commercial and residential markets. However, they can also be potentially dangerous because of their mercury content.
U.S. proved crude oil and natural gas reserves achieved record annual volumetric increases in 2010 according to U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Proved Reserves, 2010, released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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While small beach bungalows once lined New Jersey's barrier islands, they are an increasingly rare sight today compared to the shore's towering rows of duplexes, condominiums and McMansions.
However, more modest housing may make a return someday in Ocean City after City Council recently approved the possible development of so-called coastal cottages in an effort to attract more year-round residents.
"The idea is to try to bring families into these areas either (seeking) starter homes, or perhaps some retirees looking for a piece of Ocean City to call their own," said planner Randy ScheuleCQ while explaining the concept to the governing body. "There is nothing like this in the city now."
The single-family, detached homes would have two or two and a half floors on lots of 1,800 or 2,400 square feet. By restricting the lot sizes, planners hope to keep property costs down, since land values account for the majority of total assessments in the city.
That could potentially make it easier for people to live on the island year-round, which officials hope would halt the city's ongoing population decline. The community has lost more than 3,600 year-round residents since 2000, and only 23 percent of the city's 17,800 residential units are lived in year-round by their owners.
By permitting this new type of development in certain commercial zones, planners also hope to increase the city's housing stock in areas that had otherwise been struggling to attract consistent uses.
"It's kind of out-of-the-box thinking," said John LoeperCQ, chairman of the city's Planning Board, which amended the city's master plan last year to recognize the concept as an option for attracting more permanent residents.
City Council approved the proposal last week, but it will take an interested developer to implement it. The builder would need at least 15,000 square feet of space, and it would be designed as a whole rather than by individual lots, with shared community spaces.
One such area that had been discussed is the half-block area between 12th and 13th streets on the west side of Haven Avenue. There are empty lots there, as well as the Car Caress auto detailing shop.
Most of the council members have praised the plan, saying it is necessary to give people the option to try something new.
"I know most people when they retire they look to downsize, not upsize, and this may be the right size, so I'm all for it," Councilman Keith HartzellCQ said during one of the governing body's discussions on the plan.
"I think it's got a lot of unique characteristics," said Councilman Tony WilsonCQ, who was recently selected as council president. "It's got a community feeling to it."
Mayor Jay GillianCQ also voiced support for the concept, saying it would add diversity to what the city has to offer.
"I just think it's a good thing, and I think it's going to be done right, and once it's done I think everybody, well, most people will be pleased, because we can't please everyone," he said at last week's meeting.
He was right, because several people, including Councilman Pete GuinossoCQ, opposed the plan, saying both that the concept would encourage too much development and that the structures are not small enough.
"You're putting eight or nine pounds of building on a five-pound lot," said resident and Planning Board member Marc ShusterCQ, meaning that he thought the buildings were still too big to attract young families or senior citizens.
Resident Shawna LairdCQ praised the governing body for trying to bring more affordable housing to the city, but she doubted the coastal cottages would be affordable enough for her and others like her.
"It's not just me," she said. "It's a lot of people who can't afford to live here anymore."
Councilman Antwan McClellanCQ, who sits on the Planning Board, replied to the criticisms by saying that the only way to make things better in the city would be to try something different.
"If it doesn't work, then hey, we try something else," he said, "but try it, and go forward from there, as opposed to killing something without trying it."
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This large 14.25 inch specimen was collected from the coral reefs of northern Zanzibar in East Africa in 1966. This is an unusual specimen as it has eight spines instead of the seven that is common for this species. These mollusks are collected and eaten for food by the locals in Zanzibar. The sculptural beauty of this specimen lends itself to a stunning black & white image.
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