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monkyyy, 19 Sep 2011 @ 10:11pmreally? i stick to my guns no matter what
Anonymous Coward, 19 Sep 2011 @ 10:17pm
It is all relative to bots and shillsFor example the lowly shill; if he gets his daily quota posted it really doesn't matter to him that people don't agree with it. Kind of how spambots don't really care if you don't fall for their 'advertisement'.
Lawrence D'Oliveiro, 19 Sep 2011 @ 10:54pm
HP TouchPad EffectIf something isn�t popular, I should be able to buy it for less.
Liz (profile), 19 Sep 2011 @ 10:59pmPicking a piece of furniture is not the same as a more deeply held belief such as religion or politics. There's no deep philosophical "truths" involved (at least for most people) when it comes to fashion sense and taste in decorative design.
When a bunch of people tell you, "Hey, that chair is pretty ugly," then it's easier to change your mind and go with the consensus. It's a fairly new and recent viewpoint that's more easily changed. It seems from this study that when there's larger opposition, then we get to a sense of individualism. "I don't want to be another drone like everyone else." In the greater view of things though, it doesn't really matter in the end.
When it comes to more ingrained beliefs that actually reflect our self-value like religion and politics, or even our own moralities, then people are much more likely to dig in their heels and stick to their beliefs. You see this a LOT with arguments like liberal vs. conservative, Republican vs. Democrat, atheist vs. theistic faith, science vs. religion. Or a whole host of other cultural clashes.
To change someone's mind based on an issue that hits at their core beliefs can become a traumatic experience. It shakes someone right down to their sense of self. Their core beliefs become challenged and psychologically many people will react in a similar manner that someone would if they were being physically violated. People feel a need to strongly defend such a position because it is a part of who they are as a person.
"These are my beliefs. My values. This is who I am. If what *I* believe is wrong, then *I* and everything I've been taught is a lie."
We don't want to feel betrayed by those who we've entrusted in positions of authority. Educators, religious leaders, community heads, even our own family. Those people who shape our society are the same people who shape our lives and help us grow as individuals. This is where the trauma comes in when challenged on personally held beliefs. People can have a crisis of faith, or doubt themselves, or feel betrayed by people who taught them, or even distance themselves from family and friends. The former social bonds can be shattered leaving a person feeling alone and lost.
So, picking between two chairs? That's easy. It generally doesn't personally effect you on a grand scale. But arguing against your core beliefs is an entirely different matter.
monkyyy, 19 Sep 2011 @ 11:05pm
Re:i wonder how many ppl went "emmi meanie minie moe" for the chairs
Greevar (profile), 19 Sep 2011 @ 11:25pm
Re:Whether you're deciding between two chairs or between different philosophical beliefs, it comes down to cognitive dissonance. The mind cannot live with the existence of an unresolved conflict. So it has to choose one option as being superior over the other. By merit of that choice, the unselected option(s) is inferior. Why else do we have the colloquial "fanboy" for many of the major interests out their like the iPhone vs. any other phone, PS3 vs. 360, Jacob vs. Edward? When presented with a choice of one superior option, the mind has to determine the superior and the inferior choice. Once the choice is made, the mind finds every rationalization it can to justify that choice to reassure oneself that "proper" choice has been made. The more strongly a person values that choice as part of their identity, the more fiercely they hold to it, regardless of it's practical or logical importance. If it's as important to make the right choice of chair as it is for some people to choose the right religion, it's just as valid. Being as it's subjective to each individual, you can't dismiss the merit of this experiment because they used chairs and not religion.
Liz (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 12:32am
Re: Re:What you suggest sounds more like an "Us vs Them" prospect of culturalism. You describe a fan base of electronics due to an established culture behind them that already existed. Marketers like to call it "Brand Loyalty."
Ask someone that isn't a gamer to pick which console is better. They might use a whole other set of standards. Things like the number of titles available on each system, or the hardware specs, the uses each console has beyond just playing video games, maybe the physical look of each appliance, or more likely the over all financial cost associated with each product. The same thing goes for the iPhone and it's "Cult of Mac." Jacob vs. Edward was a huge marketing success because it developed a neat division of "Us vs. Them." They created a culture based on a work of fiction. However beyond that fan base, does anyone really care that much?
Even then, we'll probably see similar results as the chair experiment because it's a consumer product. The non-gamer may defer their decision to a group who actually owns the item in question.
How often has someone resigned their decision making with a simple phrase, "I don't care. You pick." And as monkyyy so humorously put it, the decision process could have been left to chance. If it happened, would a random result really be a determining factor in which product is superior? "The coin landed on Heads, so that chair is best."
Besides, the mind CAN exist with unresolved conflict once a person learns that a viable answer is an undisclosed third option. There are almost always alternate options not presented. Someone could have chosen both chairs. Or disregarded either as being atrocious. Or simply gone with the answer, "I don't know."
A whole other world is opened up once we break binary thinking. However that's another subject.
The difference between picking a chair and a philosophical belief is the difference between the short and long term investment. How much of a personal stake are you willing to put into an aesthetic design as opposed to your own core beliefs? Is it worth more to you to hold your views over the look of a chair or is there more value in discussing the merits and pitfalls of a Vegan lifestyle?
I didn't intend to dismiss the study outright. It does provide insight into an aspect of the human mind. You can learn how to understand other people by the way most would react to a given set of choices.
Greevar (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 7:32am
Re: Re: Re:Us vs. them is just a simplification. It could just as well be a vanilla vs. chocolate vs. butterscotch vs. custard. The most important issue here is selecting the superior option and rationalizing that by deeming the other options as inferior. The choice of which chair you prefer can be just as important as what religion you follow if you are as emotionally invested in it and/or consider it a part of your identity. The probability for a higher emotional investment in the choice might be stronger if it's religion or philosophy, but that doesn't mean a chair can't do the same. All aesthetic or philosophical choices are completely subject to a person's ego.
'How often has someone resigned their decision making with a simple phrase, 'I don't care. You pick.'"
This happens most often when one can't resolve the internal conflict over which is superior and defers the decision to a trusted companion who knows their mind to help resolve that conflict. The companion makes what they think that person would consider the superior option given the available data.
"Besides, the mind CAN exist with unresolved conflict once a person learns that a viable answer is an undisclosed third option."
It's not a one or the other kind of issue, it's a which of the options is the best choice. For example, you're an EMT and you have three dying patients. If you don't act, they all will die. They all have an equal chance of survival and there is nothing apparently distinguishing about one over the other, but you can only save one and the other two must die. How do you choose and how do you live with the deaths of the other two? That's what cognitive dissonance is. A person might manage to live with the conflict over time, but it won't leave them without some sort of lingering doubt, possibly even trauma. The mind will go berserk trying to find a way to justify the choice because it can't deal with choosing one when other options are equally valid. It must find a way to put one choice above the others.
Liz (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 1:03pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:I'm afraid I haven't witnessed any sort of philosophical debate over ice cream flavors, so I'll leave that one to you.
If you're so involved in picking furniture that it invokes such an emotional response akin to a spiritual awakening, then you have larger, more concerning personal issues than deciding on home decor.
As for EMTs? I'm told that they are trained for triage, but the determination can be different. The premise is "Save the ones that you can." There are a multitude of situations an EMT could find themselves in from a car wreck to a building fire, to a plane crash to...whatever!
If you're an EMT and are deferring a choice on who to save based on popular opinion, then you could be as bad as the two who let Brandon Teena die after being assaulted.
Greevar (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 4:27pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Good grief, that is some grade-A nonsense. Who said choices have to be philosophical to apply? Nobody, because they don't. You just pick at the irrelevant details and miss the overall point. You don't care about the merits of this discussion, you just want be "right". That is an excellent example of cognitive dissonance. You've already chosen your point of view as the superior option and you're scraping up any bits you can to rationalize that choice because if it's the "wrong" choice, then you're "wrong" and that creates a conflict to be resolved. You're making my point for me.
Yes, EMT's are trained to deal with such situations, but to claim that they are impervious to something that is core to human psychology is pure idiocy. Oh, and nice straw man too. I didn't say the EMT is making their choice on popular opinion, you just made that up yourself. I said that the EMT will be conflicted to choose the person who lives because there's no clear best choice for survival. This means the EMT will have to wrestle with that choice the rest of his or her life until they can resolve it, or be traumatized by it. If you actually put yourself in the EMT's shoes for a moment, maybe you would understand and not say such nonsense?
Liz (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 4:56pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:And here I thought I was addressing the points you brought up. Each point of discussion brings us further and further from the original topic. Now we're entering the round-about phase of repetition. So in essence, the 'debate' between us had already ended.
With this in mind, I think I'll bow out and leave the now-dated post with a relevant XKCD frame.
Zot-Sindi, 20 Sep 2011 @ 1:00am
i have beliefs i know for a fact the vast majority of the world would disagree vehemently on
i've been insulted, pushed aside, alienated, labeled a troll or an idiot and accused of being mentally unstable & even "sick" for daring to try and mention/explain them to people because they do not understand these beliefs
does it make my belief less? nope. i'll stick with it to the end, it's my core and no amount of human stupidity and social pressure will change that
Zot-Sindi, 20 Sep 2011 @ 1:01am
Re: Re:i would have hell of alot more trouble picking out the chair!
Re:Indeed, it boils down to egoteneoism and matters of furniture are highly unlikely to reach a religious level as is global warming, evolution, liberalism or conservatism for example..
Anonymous Coward, 19 Sep 2011 @ 11:34pmThis is more or less a matter of taste, style, and aesthetics. In that regard, people want to be unique. Things like fashion trends change all the time.
Chosen Reject (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 5:15am
people want to be unique. Things like fashion trends change all the timeI love how you say people want to be unique and then talk about trends, which are, by definition, a lot of people trying not to be unique. Some people like to be unique. Other people want to be like others. Some people don't care. Most (if not all) people are each of those at different times and for different things. This study is interesting, but I think it would be fascinating to see this study replicated for all sorts of choices.
Butcherer79 (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 1:12amDepends on the argument put forward, if I'm convinced, I can change my mind.
But generally, no, it won't make me change my mind... NEXT!!
grumpy (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 1:14amSo in order to change the collective minds of the MAFIAA we would have to only disagree a little with what they do. Tough proposition, that... But hey, if it saves the world I'll stick to only calling their business practices unethical. :-)
Anonymous Coward, 20 Sep 2011 @ 10:55am
Re:no, i'm pretty sure those beliefs fall firmly into the "deeply held" category. this is partly because their livelihood is based on the continuation of those beliefs.
Frost (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 1:22am
It depends on the subject at hand.It all depends on what the subject matter is.
If it's something unknowable like religion then I personally have to go with trying to view things based on what we already know and/or have theorized as well as the observable real-world consequences of religion, and once I do that, religion seems to be a vastly evil force that we need to get rid of. I'm not so interested in discussing various flavors of insanity and which is the least nuts - that seems pointless and a waste of time.
Same is true for politics and finances and such - right, left, capitalist, communist, that's all just slightly different flavors of money-based-society thinking, and the solution isn't in that minor bickering about the internal details of the system - it is in deep-sixing the system in favor for something that has a hope in hell of actually working, without destroying the planet like now.
Now, if we're talking aesthetic choices, things get a bit more murky and considerably less important, but any technological process has very few cases where there truly is more than one optimal approach, in my view. I think it more comes down to it being more difficult to enumerate the optimal choice as well as people wanting some specific thing to be true due to ingrained ideology so they reject reality and try to substitute their own.
I like to think that if someone can prove me wrong in any given area, I will change my mind. Areas where nobody can prove anyone wrong, however, do exist - philosophical or aesthetic choices and the like, and there you have to just go with what you believe and enjoy.
Chosen Reject (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 5:21am
Re: It depends on the subject at hand.So you're saying that since the majority disagrees with you on religion, politics, and finances, that you are less likely to change your mind. That's interesting. In fact, I recently read a study that talked about that very thing.
Anonymous Coward, 20 Sep 2011 @ 1:38am
Are You More Or Less Likely To Change Your Mind...Definitely less!
Who's with me, guys?
No one?
Uh... then I mean more!
Miran (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 2:57am
game changerI see people bouncing around opinions. More or less saying the same thing. Most of the time which they say are not well thought out. There are things which they do not know. Which may seem apparently irrelevant and unrelated but is very closely linked to it. People rarely seek an alternative way of thinking. I only stick to my opinion when every aspect of an argument has been covered.
Butcherer79 (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 3:03am
Re: game changerWhen do you know that every aspect has been covered?
Anonymous Coward, 20 Sep 2011 @ 3:26amWhen it comes to the United States Constitution and the Original Intent of the Framers, You Damn Skippy I Stick To My Principles.
For if the Constitution is a so called living document malleable to any current idea or whim then it stands for nothing and liberty is lost.
Butcherer79 (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 3:59am
Re:I thought the constitution WAS a living document, hence the (27?) amendments?
From Wiki:
"The framers of the Constitution were aware that changes would be necessary if the Constitution was to endure as the nation grew. However, they were also conscious that such change should not be easy, lest it permit ill-conceived and hastily passed amendments. On the other hand, they also wanted to ensure that a rigid requirement of unanimity would not block action desired by the vast majority of the population. Their solution was a two-step process for proposing and ratifying new amendments."
JEDIDIAH, 20 Sep 2011 @ 6:33am
It...and that's all well and good for subjects that are actually directly addressed by an Amendment. Otherwise, the original legal language needs to stand and it's original linguistic context needs to be correctly acknowledged.
Butcherer79 (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 7:28am
Re: ItCorrect, until it's deemed that a change is necessary, then you whack in an amendment to counter the original text, even if it can take centuries to get passed.
Anonymous Coward, 20 Sep 2011 @ 3:36amWell at least they are starting to try and understand but right now is not that accurate.
abc gum, 20 Sep 2011 @ 4:41amAs everyone knows, majority does not necessarily equal correctness.
Anonymous Coward, 20 Sep 2011 @ 5:06amThey missed a crucial point, you're more likely to change your opinion if your friends or those you have a good opinion of have a different opinion then you. This is especially true in politics.
Global warming is a good example of where people are digging in where they're wrong. Despite more evidence then ever showing that it's fact conservatives have quickly turned against believing in global warming. Just a decade ago, and even 5 years ago, we had conservative politicians in America talking about the importance of fighting global warming. But now because a majority of their own party doesn't buy it those people have flip flopped and pretend they never believed in global warming.
NullOp, 20 Sep 2011 @ 6:27am
Very InterestingThis is a very interesting question. It's very relevant to the news people as they count on people "going with the perceived majority" for their bread-and-butter. So many people in the world are ready to believe what they read in the paper or see on the news it doesn't enter their minds that they are being manipulated. The news media is famous, infamous, for showing things out of context, choosing unflattering pictures and other shenanigans meant to sway opinion. The sad fact is, it's only going to get worse. As technology improves the manipulation of fact and circumstance only gets more appealing to the media people.
Obama 2012 - NO!
candide08 (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 7:11amI disagree with the results of this study...
OC, 20 Sep 2011 @ 7:23amIt gets more interesting. Assuming you know this fact the researchers found and you "dig in" when faced with a choice like that you are actually doing what the majority of people does. That sounds like a contradiction. If you're doing the opposite of majority you would actually agree with the majority. And now I got a headache.
rosspruden (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 7:38am
A study about reporting factsI heard a similar study, but the test was to get subjects to report factual observations. Two lines drawn on a blackboard were obviously different lengths, but the subjects' reliability in reporting the truth dropped as more shills were asked to answer falsely before the subject answered. With as few as five shills answering before them with false claims � "the lines are the same length" � the subjects' answer was truthful only 25% of the time. However, If one shill was asked to tell the truth, the subjects' truthful responses jumped back up to 80-90%.
Explains why dictators always start by excising any dissenting intellectuals.
Howard, 20 Sep 2011 @ 7:59am
Science is not done by show of hands.I supposed it's possible to be swayed by other's opinions, and that certainly appears to be the rule in what passes for science in the field of nutrition, but actual science should (eventually) rule the day, I hope. For instance, "whole grains" are about as good for you as tobacco, and there is no clinical study clearly establishing a causal link between dietary cholesterol (or saturated fat) and blood serum cholesterol -- despite over 5 decades of attempts to establish one. There isn't even any good evidence that high cholesterol causes heart disease -- a critical examination of the AHA's own published data shows a very weak *negative* correlation.
Worse yet, statins increase all-cause mortality in every group but one: men over 65 with a prior heart attack. And even in that group, the "benefit" of statins is so slight as to be doubtful.
A Guy (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 9:21am
Re: Science is not done by show of hands.At least one 10 year study disagrees with your stance on whole grains.
Maybe the only benefit was the people consumed less of what was actually terrible for them and ate whole grains instead, maybe whole grains are inherently good for you. Either way there does seem to be a benefit for at least some people.
And here's a paper that debunks your serum cholesterol stance with extensive citations.
I'm glad we have Google now. Just think, when that study was published it would have taken more than 15 min to debunk people with dangerous medical ideas.
I didn't bother to look up statins. Someone else can... or not.
heyidiot (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 1:12pm
Re: Science is not done by show of hands.Hmmmm... even though I know this to be complete nonsense, I'll agree with it as soon as everyone else does.
I will agree with it for the same reason I always agree with the statement, "These pants don't make me look fat, do they?"
A Guy (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 9:43amExplain how and why your position is in my self interest and I will be convinced. Short of that, I'm not known for changing my stances because they usually already align with my self interest.
A Guy (profile), 20 Sep 2011 @ 10:09am
Re:Just to clarify...
"Because I will sleep with you if you agree with me" (for some) and "Because I will give you a big pile of money if you agree with me" do qualify as self interest, but you have to state it explicitly instead of implying it through a ridiculous ad campaign.
Anonymous Coward, 20 Sep 2011 @ 4:59pmMaybe they just don't want the same stupid sofa everyone else has, even if it is somehow better.
kyllikki andersson, 22 Sep 2011 @ 11:10am
change when in minority?I have the courage of my convictions. If there are extenuating circumstances or facts of which I was unaware I will reevaluate position. I do not condone "mob mentality" change.
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As the conflict in Afghanistan fades from the front pages, now is the time to pay attention.
After 12 years of fighting in the mountains on the Pakistan border and the fields of Helmand province, the United States is planning to withdraw from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war. But that doesn't mean the fighting is over.
U.S. forces first entered Afghanistan to find and capture Osama bin Laden on Oct. 7, 2001—just weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks—and disrupt al Qaeda's most important safe haven. It began as the "good war" with little controversy and a small number of troops with a specific mission. Then the Iraq war diverted American attention, resources and fighting power, dividing the nation as nearly 4,500 American troops were killed and 32,000 wounded. When that war ended in 2011 and President Obama vowed to end the war in Afghanistan, Americans turned their attention elsewhere.
But if there was ever a time to pay attention, it's now.
Difficult Choices
This final year of the war in Afghanistan will be the most crucial. A bilateral security agreement between Washington and Kabul needs to be reached to allow some U.S. and NATO troops to stay behind to train the Afghan army and police and conduct targeted counterterrorism operations. And a presidential election set for April 5, 2014, will decide who replaces the iconic Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's strongman since 2002. All while bringing about half of the more than 50,000 U.S. troops home by February.
One of the sticking points is whether Karzai will agree to give American troops legal immunity, which in Iraq was a primary issue that derailed the deal to keep troops there past 2011. But Afghan negotiations have hit a bump in the road. Karzai not only wants the United States to guarantee Afghanistan's security, he wants U.S. forces to hand over their intelligence to Afghan troops so that Afghans can conduct operations against al Qaeda and its operatives. It is one of many difficult choices leaders face before Americans can wipe their hands of the war.
"Our war may be ending, but the war in Afghanistan is only changing," says Matt Sherman, a political adviser to ISAF Joint Command.
Signing a bilateral security agreement is priority No. 1 right now. The sense is that Karzai must ink a deal before he leaves office because the new president isn't going to want his first act to be an agreement that cedes his nation's sovereignty. Also, the political machine moves slowly in Afghanistan—after a likely runoff election, it could be next fall before a new leader is in place.
"What's going to be so key is the transition of power after the elections, in my mind," Sherman says. "How will the victors govern, and will Afghan security forces remain a force that's able to defend their country? The issue is whether the people, the security forces and the government accept their new leadership. And equally important are the losing candidates. Will they accept defeat and rally their supporters to support a new government? It's just going to be a very, very fragile time."
Far From Over
Although the war rarely makes the front page or the evening news anymore, the fighting is not over. Four U.S. soldiers were killed in early October by an IED in Kandahar. There are certainly fewer U.S. and NATO casualties now that they've stepped back to let the Afghans take the lead, but that doesn't mean the fighting has abated—it just means the Afghans are taking the hit now with as many as 100 Afghan soldiers and police killed every week. And there is another fighting season to be fought, though many U.S. military officials wonder just how much of a lull in fighting there will be this winter with the election coming up in April.
During his speech at the United Nations in September, President Obama said the core of al Qaeda—the terror group that U.S. and NATO troops have been battling for more than a decade—has been dismantled. Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul says he agrees with that assessment, but his country still needs help battling the Taliban.
"[The] Taliban is not powerful enough in Afghanistan, but they continue to disturb our security," Rassoul told CNN's Situation Room. "One thing that we're focusing on now is the peace process to convince those in Taliban to come to the peace process, join Afghanistan and stop fighting."
Brig. Gen. Jim Blackburn, commander of the U.S. Army III Corp, says "there's still a lot of work to be done." But, he adds, "insurgencies live and die on perceptions, and perceptions have changed here."
There has been a lot of progress in Afghanistan in recent years, according to Blackburn. "We've established the conditions for the Afghan forces to be able to repel threats against the government," he says. "The Afghan security forces are not going to lose this war."
One U.S. official in Afghanistan says he takes a longer view. "Are segments of the Taliban going to continue to pressure this government? Absolutely," the official says. "Are they going to continue to attack? Absolutely. The question is will the Afghan security forces be able to stay together. That's the greatest lever in my mind, in terms of long- term stability."
It remains to be seen how hard the Taliban will try to take over the government after 2014. "There will still be high-profile attacks in urban areas, and there will still be incidents in rural places," the official says. "The issue is whether it poses a threat to the government in a real way. If the government and security forces remain cohesive and functional, the Taliban and other insurgent groups will then realize that they can't return to power with force. They will then be forced to come to the reconciliation table if they wish to remain relevant and take part in the political process."
And will the international community stay focused on Afghanistan after 2014 and keep its commitments to provide billions of dollars in aid? That's something surely on Karzai's mind as he negotiates the conditions for withdrawal.
Although most Americans think the war in Afghanistan is finished, this next and final year could be the most decisive of the 12-year conflict. And the fight against terrorism is far from over. As Blackburn puts it: "I'm not sure what 'over' is. I don't think there will be an end to people conspiring against the United States of America."


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1/2 nos of whole green cabbage,cut ,washed and drained
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2 red chili pepper,sliced
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salt to taste
2 tbsp minced garlic
3 tbsp oil
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Dr Ibrahim U Mhaisker
A Clinical Repertory To The Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica together With Repertories Of Causation Temperaments Clinical Relationships Natural Relationships By John Henry Clarke, M.D
This was published in 1904.. He asks his readers to give more attention to the preface both general and introductory notes to each separate division. This work is more useful for the study of Materia Medica no less than an instrument in finding out indicated remedies. Homoeopathic practice demands unlimited practice in knowledge of Materia Medica and knowledge how to use it. This demands unlimited patience and application in the study of drug comparisons. The author described his repertory as beneficial. It enables the practitioner to compare any remedy with any similar remedy in five different points, all of great importance in practice.
The basis of this work is Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica where every remedy is described from a number of different points of view. The clinical point of view is one of these, and under the heading "CLINICAL"in which it has been found most frequently indicated in practice. Later he prepared an Index to enable the reader to find at a glance all the remedies which can cause a particular clinical condition. The clinical repertory constitutes the Index.
Under next section, remedies are described under the heading of " CAUSATION". This tells how the remedies are related to conditions due to definite causes. An alphabetical list of causes is added. Under anyone will be found all drugs which have been observed curative in condition produced by it.
Another index deals with TEMPERAMENTS. The last section deals with RELATIONSHIPS both NATURAL AND CLINICAL.
There is a Dedication, Preface and List of remedies with Abbreviations then list of Abbreviations with Remedies. The number of medicines given in this repertory comes under 1065. First a list of remedies with abbreviations are given then a list of abbreviations and their remedies. In making these abbreviations the author has followed Cipher Repertory. The object aimed at the selection has been to choose a combination of letters which shall at once suggest a remedy and that alone. Then he used the letter 'X' to signify Acid. Every medicine name begins with a Capital letter. When the name of medicine has 2 parts, The second part always begins with small letter. In between 2 parts there will be a full stop.
There is alphabetical arrangement of rubrics and sub-rubrics. There is no grading of remedies. Almost all rubrics consists of a general group of remedies followed by sub-rubrics. Cross- references are given wherever necessary and at the end of rubrics.
Eg: Asthma. After the sub-rubric it is given that See also Cardiac asthma and Miner's asthma.
A Symptom Repertory to the Dictionary is a different matter and a very difficult undertaking. Clinical Repertory serves the purpose for which it is given. It is given complete in itself within the range of its aims.
Most important part of the repertory. Here a number of clinical conditions with corresponding remedies in alphabetical order are given. The list is not regarded as inclusive or exclusive but rather as suggestive. But the list serves several purposes.
1.It saves lot of space. The main indications of a remedy are the same in any disease and the fine indications will be found on referring to the headings under which they occur in the Schema.
2.The name of the remedy printed in Italics or ordinary roman, does not represent in grade in evaluation, but when a remedy appears in Italics, it signifies that the same remedy occur under the same heading in the Prescriber.
Eg: In the rubric, gastric affections (P-68) Ulcers- Atro appears in Italics. It indicates that under the same heading Gastric Ulcer it is given in the book Prescriber.
3.Finally it affords a convenient basis for compiling a Clinical Index.
The Dictionary was linked to the Prescriber in the clinical section of the former.
That link is preserved in the Clinical repertory. Instead of the names of the diseases being italicized as in the clinical headings, the names of the remedies are italicized in the Clinical repertory. The sixth edition of Prescriber is used as a reference for the occurrence of the name of the remedy and that was prepared in the interval between the appearance of the first and second volumes of the Dictionary. Under the heading of the any disease show that in its general action it has a correspondence with the most marked features of that disease. So we can make a comparison of remedies. In selecting a remedy first the Clinical Repertory, then the Prescriber and lastly the Dictionary will have to be referred for any case then if any striking Causation or Temperament is there it will help more. General rubrics are followed by sub-rubrics.
Rare rubrics :
Many of the clinical rubrics which are difficult to find in other repertories are found here – eg: Bazin's disease, Chagre's Fever, Cynanche Cellularis etc.
Another method of attaining similimum by ascertaining the similarity is the seat of action. Some drugs have a predominant affinity for certain organs and that drugs will often relieve a great variety of affections seated in or arising from disease of particular organs. So here we get rubrics like Heart affections, Gastric affections. The work of Paracelsus and his disciple Rademacher deals largely in Specifics based on the Homoeopathicity of organ affinity. The greatest modern exponent of this practice is Dr. Compton Burnett who has brought to light vast therapeutic treasures which lie forgotten.
The remedy appearing in brackets signify that the particular affections under which it appears does not occur in the Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica under the clinical heading but has been added to the copy since Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica was published.
Rare rubrics with meanings :
1. Adipsia – Absence of thirst or abnormal avoidance of drinking.
2. Adrenal neuralgia – Pain near or upon the kidney.
3. Angina Faucium – Sore throat from any cause, severe constricting pain.
4. Antrum of Highmore – Maxillary sinus.
5. Arachnitis or Arachnoiditis – Inflammation of arachnoid membrane and its subjacent space.
6. Ardor urinae – Ardor is the old term for hot or burning so hot urination.
7. Balanorrhoea – Balanitis with discharge or Purulent balanitis.
8. Bazin's disease – Erythema induratum
9. Bereavement – Deprivation causing grief and devolation especially due to a death of a loved one. The period of grief and mourning following bereavement resembles clinical depression.
10. Blenorrhagia – Discharge from mucus surfaces.
11. Blepharopthalmia – Gonorrhoeal opthalmia.
12. Bronzed skin – Darkness in Addison's disease.
13. Brow ague – Intermittent supra orbital neuralgia.
14. Catheterism – Passage of a catheter
15. Catheter fever—Urinary fever.
16. Chagre's fever—Virus of Bunyaviridae, an agent causing bunya virus encephalitis.
17. Clairaudience – Hearing illusions of.Able to hear not discernable by ordinary means, a type of extraordinary perception.
18. Clumsiness – Awkwardness.
19. Consumptiveness – Wasting disease especially Tuberculosis.
20. Cynanche cellularis – Sore throat.
21. Decemetitis – Inflammation of Decemet's membrane.
22. Dysmenia – Dysmenorrhoea.
23. Farcy – Cutaneous glanders, the more chronic and constitutional lymphatic form of glanders with thickening of superficial lymph vessels.
24. Fidgets –Restless.
25. Frowning – Wrinkled aspect of brow, expressing disapprobation or severity occasionally of deep thought or perplexity. Habit of expressing disapprobation.
26. Hospital Gangrene – Decubitus ulcer.
27. Innutrition – want of nutrition.
28. Knock- knee—Genu valgum.
29. Levitation – Hallucinatory sensation of floating or rising in air or Support system for severe burn victims, consists of bed in the form of inflatable chamber containing numerous outlets through which humidified warm sterile air is released at pressure sufficient to raise patient so that he is supported in sterile air environment.
30. Lisping – Parasigmatism or Imperfect pronunciation of s and z sounds.
31. Lithaemia – Excess of uric acid or its salts in blood or hyperuricaemia.
32. Melanosis – Disorder caused by disturbance in melanin pigmentation or melanism.
33. Mendacity – Quality of being mendacious or habitual lying, deceiving or falsehood.
34. Mendicity – Practice of begging.
35. Mental Alienation – Alienation refers to the condition with lack of meaningful relationship to others, sometimes resulting in depersonalization and estrangement from others.
36. Metritis – Inflammation of the uterus.
37. Mycosis – Any disease caused by fungus.
38. Panaris – Panaritium , Whitlow, Paronychia.
39. Phlegmon – Acute suppurative inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue.
40. Pining boys – Low spirited boys, lacking boyish go.
41. Psilosis or Sprue – Falling of hair.
42. Reveries –
1. Rejoice, wildness or rage
2. Violent or rude language.
3. Fantastic or fanciful unpractical or purely theoretical notion or idea.
4. Day dreaming or lost in thought.
43. Rhinorrhoea cerebrospinalis – Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the nose
44. Rhinoscleroma – Granulomatous disease in mhich hard patchesn or nodules form on nose and nasopharynx due to Kleibsella rhinoscleromatis. Occur in Egypt, Eastern Europe, Central and South America.
45. Rumination – Physiological process in ruminant animals where they chew the cud and material gets regurgitated from their rumen for rechewing. eg: cow, sheep, antelope, deer etc,
Disorder of infancy with repeated regurgitation of foodn with weight loss, failure to thrive which develops after a period of normal functioning.
Periodic reconsideration of the same subject.n
46. Sausage – A preparation of comminuted beef, pork etc or a mixture of these either fresh, salted, pickled, smoked with salt, spices, flour and stuffed into a container made from an intestine or other animal tissue.
47. Scleriasis – Diffuse symmetrical scleroderma.
48. Scurf – Dandruff.
49. Spavin – Disease of tarsal joints of horse.
50. Steatoma – Steato denotes fat.
51. Tic convusif – Facial spasm.
52. Ticklishness – Titillation or peculiar disaggreeable sensation by light stimuli of skin accompanied by laughing.
53. Uric academia – Hyperuricaemia.
54. Vaccinia – Infection primary, local limited to site of inoculation in man by inoculation with small pox.
55. Varioloid – Resembles small pox and it is a mild form of small pox.
56. Veta – Mountain sickness.
57. Xerostomia – Dry mouth from arrest of salivary secretion.
Almost all remedy have relations to some kind of various accidents or conditions of ordinary life. These symptoms are made worse or better by heat or cold, rest and motion, by night or by day or other circumstances or conditions. This is not the same thing as aggravation, though allied to it and sometimes identical with it. For instance Arnica removes morbid conditions(apart of course from surgical injuries such as broken bones) caused by falls; Ruta relieves the effects of bruised bones. It is not correct in either case to describe these as aggravations and so he arranged such relationships under a separate heading in the Dictionary. These he had indexed and repertorised in the subjoined list.
Although Causation and Aggravation are not the same, they are closely allied. Rhus is related to the effects of damp weather and appears in the list of remedies having this Causation ; but it also has its symptoms, when not caused by damp, aggravated in a supreme degree of conditions of damp. So the Prescriber who uses this list of Causes as a rough list of Aggravations also will not go far wrong, and may find no little help from it in some of the cases.
The name of the few remedies have been added which do not occur in the Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. These for the most part is enclosed in brackets. When a cause is associated with a particular effect, the effect is placed in brackets and precedes the name of the remedy which responds to it. Washing clothes causes ill effects to which certain remedies respond. Phosphorus corresponds to headache resulting from washing clothes. In the list of remedies it is marked thus : "(headache) Pho.". When in a list of remedies one of them has a qualifying word or phrase thus prefixed to it, the qualification must be understood to apply to that remedy only, and not to those which follow.
Eye overexertion – Phos, Ruta,(Sulph) This indicate that this condition is not mentioned under Sulphur in Dictionary of PractiCal Materia Medica.
In the Preface it is mentioned by Dr.Clarke that acute observers from the time of Hahnemann have noticed that some remedies act well on some persons and at all well in some others. The respective types of Nux vomica and Pulsatilla are well known but many other remedies have preferences marked more or less well marked for particular temperaments. These are mentioned in the Dictionary under then heading "Characteristics" as the types or constitutions the particular remedy is specially "suited" to. But under "Suited to" are included not constitutions, temperaments ands persons only, but also occurring in persons of particular age and type, sot his becomes a complement of the Clinical repertory.
The user who may not find the remedy he is in search of in the Clinical Repertory may possibly find in the Repertory of Temperaments under the heading of the complaint the patient is suffering from. Here remedies which are found to act most beneficially on certain types of persons, temperaments, sex and age are given. Complaints and conditions of particular type of persons or constitutions are arranged. Various types of temperament like bilious, lymphatic, leuco-phlegmatic, sanguine etc are given. Here we get remedies which act most beneficial in certain types of persons.
Eg : Sore throat public speakers.
Remedies for peculiar constitutions eg: Carbo-nitrogenoid, Hydrogenoid etc. In the Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica these are given generally in the section "Characteristics" under the description "SUITED TO"..
This section is given in tabular form the clinical relation of all the remedies in Materia Medica. They are included under the following headings.
a. Complementary.
b. Remedies Follow Well.
c. Remedy is followed Well by.
d. Compatible.
e. Incompatible Remedies.
f. Remedy Antidotes.
g. Remedy is Antidoted by.
h. Duration of action of Remedies.
The term "Compatible" is a generic term and includes all the remedies of the first three columns but Compatible is included as some remedies have been noted as compatible with others without further qualification.
The source of this section is the table published by Dr. Gibson Miller in the Homoeopathic World in 1902.. Under Complimentary – Certain food materials which enhance the action are given.
Eg: Artimesia when given in wine is more effecting than in water.
In the Preface it is told that the aim of Homoeopathy is to individualise and this must be with most possible completeness. Grouping can be of utmost value in the study and use of the Materia Medica. When individualisation is mastered grouping becomes an important event in practice. Dr.Cooper grouped Lobelias and Dr.Burnett grouped some of the Conifers. The Homoeopathic Materia Medica consists of anything and everything in the universe. Man himself epitomizes the Universe and nothing in the universe is unrelated to him. Thus he has developed some of the applications of the substances and the methods by which they are to be prepared and applied. This section provides knowledge at a glance the place in Nature of any remedy in questions etc, mineral, animal, vegetables etc.
First we can find the alphabetical list of all the natural order and under each section is given in alphabetical list of all the remedies included in the Materia Medica.
There is also given a list of natural or evalutionary order. Here a number is given for each order and same number is in alphabetical order. This knowledge is important because there is a therapeutic likeness and between the members of same group. This section of the repertory is divided into 5 sections.
- Metals or elements.
- Vegetable kingdom.
- Animal kingdom.
- Sarcodes.
- Nosodes.
1.Metals or elements.
First an alphabetical list of elements are given each with its symbol and atomic weight. Prefixed to each name is a number. This number shows its position in the succeeding list, which gives the elements in the order of their atomic weights. In addition to this, distinguishing number in the second list is affixed to the letter "G" and a Roman numeral. This refers to a third list—a list of the Mendeleffian groups; and the numeral shows in which of these groups any given element is to be found.
2.Vegetable kingdom :
There are 2 lists given in this section – a list of natural orders in alphabetical order, and a list of natural orders in systematic or evolutionary order. In the first or alphabetical list, under the name of each order, all the remedies of the order are given, also alphabetically. The alphabetical list is distinguished by the numbers which correspond with the numbers of the systematic list, so that the place of any remedy in each list can at once be found.
For example that it were desired to find out all the relations of Belladonna in the Materia Medica. On consulting to the Dictionary it belongs to Solanaceae,
Looking for Solanaceae in the alphabetical list we find 20 other remedies belonging to the same order. Affixed to the name of the order we find the number 69.Turning to the systematic list we find Solanaceae bracketed with Convolvulaceae (68), Boraginnaceae (67), Hydrophyllaceae (66) and followed by Scrophulariaceae (70) etc. Under each of these orders in the alphabetical list all the members will be found. Thus the relation of Belladonna to any or all of them may be traced.
3. Animal kingdom :
Of the animal kingdom as similar arrangement has been adopted—an alphabetical list distinguished by numbers corresponding to numbers in the succeeding systematic list. In arranging the latter he has been governed by Francis. P Pascoe's "Zoological Classification". In the Dictionary and the authorities it has been relied, no very definite distinction between "Orders" and "Families" has been observed in describing the place or the various animals ; but he do not think this will occasion any difficulty in tracing any animal remedy and its natural relations.
4. Sarcodes :
They are medicines prepared from healthy animal tissues and organs. They are "flesh" remedies. They are remedies of great importance and there is the list of remedies and the supplementary list of remedies derived from altered tissues and secretions as Urea and Uric acid from Urine, Thyro-iodin from Thyroid glands.
5.Nosodes :
Nosodes are remedies derived from morbid tissues and secretions containing the specific virus of the diseases. A list of these remedies, the importance of which is becoming daily more recognized concludes this section.
1. Number of medicines given under each rubric is very few, even in general rubric as compared to other repertories.
2. There is no grading of remedies, so we cannot find most important remedy for each condition.
3. Most of the remedies used are rare and the curative effects of which are to be proved.
4. Many medicines given in sub-rubrics are not included in general rubric. Eg : Asthma – hysterical – Nux mosch.
5. This repertory can only be used for quick reference and not for good systematic repertorization.
THE HOMOEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS OF DIARRHOEA, DYSENTRY, CHOLERA, CHOLERA MORBUS, CHOLERA INFANTUM, and All other Loose Evacuations of the Bowels. Dr. James B. Bell.
It is one of the type of clinical repertories which is based on the loose evacuations of the bowels. It was originally prepared for the personal use of the author as a time saving notes. Basic intention behind the book was not to include all remedies producing diarrhea, but only those remedies of which symptoms regarding;
- Type of stool.
- Condition of Aggravation, Amelioration & Causation.
- Concomitants.
The first edition came in the year 1869.
Second edition – 1881.
In this edition Dr. W.T. Laird added 32 new remedies & more than 100 pages & also remodeled the Repertory part. Dr. A. Lippe also has contributed 2 annotated copies & many suggestions.
Third edition – 1888.
Fourth edition – 1896.
Till date 13 editions have come.
- Own clinical experience of about 10 years.
- From various journals.
- Hahnemann. Chronic diseases.
- Jahr. New manual. Repertory
- Lippe. Materia Medica
- Hale. Materia Medica
- Boenninghausen's Therapeutic Pocket book
- Hartmann.
- Wells Diarrhoea etc.
This book is in 2 parts.
Part 1: Remedies with their indications.
Part 2: Repertory proper.
Part 1: The 141 number of Remedies have been dealt in detail with respect to following points;
1) Type of stools.
2) Aggravations.
3) Ameliorations.
4) Before stool.
5) During stool.
6) After stool.
7) Accompaniments.
8) During convalescence – given only in few drugs.
Under each of the best known remedies some symptoms will be found italicized. These, it will be understood, are the symptoms which have been frequently observed & which also serve to most sharply distinguish that remedy from others. The more of these emphasized symptoms we have under any one remedy the easier the selection.
Part – 2: Repertory proper.
It is based on ;
* The doctrine of complete symptoms.
* The doctrine of concomitants.
* The doctrine of evaluation of remedies.
Gradations used: 4 Types of gradations are used.
* Roman bold. — First grade. —- 4 Marks.
* Italics. — Second grade —- 3 Marks.
* Simple roman. — Third grade —- 2 Marks.
* ( Roman ). — Fourth grade —- 1 Mark.
Total number of remedies—- 141.
Repertory has been divided into 5 parts;
1) Pathological names.
2) Character of stools.
3) Conditions of the stools & of the accompanying symptoms ( Modalities )
a. Aggravation.
b. Amelioration.
4) Accompaniments of the evacuations.
a. Before stool.
b. During stool.
c. After stool.
5) General accompaniments.
23 Subsections are given.
1) Mind & mood.
2) Head.
3) Eyes & ears.
4) Nose.
5) Face.
6) Mouth.
7) Throat.
8) Oesophagus.
9) Appetite.
10) Eructations.
11) Nausea & vomiting.
12) Stomach.
13) Abdomen.
14) Anus.
15) Urine.
16) Sexual organs.
17) Chest.
18) Back & neck.
19) Extremities.
20) Sleep.
21) Fever –
a. Chill.
b. Heat.
c. Sweat.
d. Pulse.
22) Skin
23) General symptoms.
Under all chapters and subchapter the rubrics are arranged alphabetically.
Chapter 1:Pathological names.
This chapter gives direct pathological rubrics like –
Cholera infantum
Cholera morbus
Dysentery etc
Chapter 2: Character of the Stools.
This Chapter deals with the different types of Stool.
For example: Albuminous
Coffee ground like
Frothy etc.
Chapter 3: Conditions of Stools and of the accompanying symptoms.
This chapter is divided into two sub chapters,
Under the heading aggravations not only aggravating modalities are given but also many causative modalities are placed.
For example: Acids after
Beer after
Cabbage after
Fruit after etc.
Chapter 4: Accompaniments of the evacuations
This chapter is divided into three subchapters.
a.Before stool
b.During stool
c.After stool
In this Chapter all the symptoms that accompany diarrhea before, during and after are included
For example: Anguish before stool
Anguish during stool
Anguish after stool etc
Chapter 5: General accompaniments
There are 23 subchapters are given which are arranged according to Hahnemannian schema. Under each heading peculiar concomitant state of patient suffering from diarrhea is given.
For example: Mind and Mood – anxiety
Irritability etc.
Appetite – Aversions
Thirst etc.
Any patient suffering from diarrhea, his detailed case history is taken with respect to;
Once this is done then case can be repertorised easily as in case of other repertories.
The author's experience had been most satisfactory with the use of the twelfth, fifteenth, thirtieth, two hundredth, & often higher potencies, of our remedies, administered in water, & repeated every one to six hours according to the urgency of the symptoms, & suspended as soon as decided improvement appeared.
1.Handy & very concise.
2.Contains rubrics related to diarrhoeal diseases with concomitants at one place.
3.In first part common indications of remedies in diarrhea are given.
1.Number of remedies is very less
2.Remedies in each rubric are very less.
1.The principles & practice of repertorisation By Dr. K. Harinadham.
2.The Homoeopathic therapeutics of diarrhea By Dr. J. B. Bell.
Book Review by Dr. Ibrahim U. Mhaisker.MD(Hom)
Lecturer, Department of Repertory,
Yerala Homoeopathic Medical College, Kharghar, Navi-Mumbai.
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When I teach our group Type 2 class and I am flailing my arms through the air (which I do when I talk) and then ask several hours later, did any of you notice my medical id. Most of them say they thought it was just a bracelet and then I get to tell my stories. Both women and men are delighted that the medical id's are not big and ugly and always choose to pick up a flier and I hope purchase an id. They now understand that the EMT's will look at arms, legs and neck and perhaps save a life.
So that is my story. I love the fact that you have provided "cool" looking medical Id's and I get to share them with the young and old alike. Thanks."
-Tish Wright MS, RD, LD, CDE
"On January 9, 2009 our lives changed. Our 6 year old daughter, Grace, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. We spent five very long days in the hospital, learning to care for her.
It was a shock to our family and to her. We left the hospital as different people, now coping with a lifelong chronic illness. There was so much to absorb in those early days of diagnosis. I had to learn so much about insulin, carbohydrates, carb counting, dosing and syringes. It was enlightening and also scary. I knew no one who had a child this young with Type 1 diabetes. As I spoke with the doctors and nurses at the hospital, they all would mention that Grace should wear a medical alert bracelet of some kind now. Among all the things I now had to do, I added this to my list.
I went on line. I would show Grace the bracelet and she would respond 'It looks like a boy's bracelet." or "That's not pretty, like a girl would wear." She was still 6 years old. She wanted something pretty that would sparkle. As I searched, I happened onto laurenshope.com and lo and behold, there, right there, on their web page, they had sparkly bracelets. I scanned through to find the pinkest one I could find, 'Carole's Choice' and I showed it to Grace. Her face lit up. 'That, Mama, THAT'S a girl's bracelet. That's the one I want." I ordered it right then and there, from the hospital room.
Grace is now the proud owner of three Lauren's Hope bracelets. She wears them every day. She adores how they sparkle and look 'girlie.' As her mother, I wanted a bracelet that was a medical ID for her and also was something that she wanted to wear. I found it at Lauren's Hope. It gives me great pleasure to know I have found something that she willingly and proudly wears.
I have found strength from others in this last year with Type 1. Friends and support on line that I would never have known have surfaced in our lives. People are good. It will all be OK. We will carry on with this chronic illness. I will raise a child with diabetes, not a diabetic child. The Lauren's Hope bracelet reminds me that while she has Type 1, she never stops being a little girl, who wants things."
"I have been a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) in the state of Georgia for the past 15 years. I have placed your brochures in our diabetes classroom as well as given to children who attended our diabetes camp each summer.
Little did I know that my own 11 year old daughter would be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes three weeks ago during the Thanksgiving holiday. Although traumatic for her mother and father, she is doing well with this experience.
She really enjoyed looking through your web store and choosing her medical ID bracelet and was very excited when it came in the mail last week.
As a diabetes educator, I always thought it was good to give individuals a choice when it came to selecting a Medical ID bracelet, but as a mother of a child with Type 1 diabetes, I am extremely grateful that my daughter has a medical ID bracelet that is not only functional but that she enjoys wearing. Thank you."
-Sheila Holcomb, RD, LD, CDE
"I am so very blessed and grateful for still being a healthy 52 yr. old Diabetic. Thank you all for giving me the hope to go on each and everyday!"
-Susan J
"I have been an EMT for 20 years andI can personally attest to how important it is to have amedical ID. Several times ID bracelets have helped me save people's lives. When I came across Lauren's hope I was so excited! I have not only bought myself several bracelets, but I have also bought several medical ID's for friends. In fact, a fellow EMT one day noticed my bracelet and was amazed when I showed him it was an ID bracelet.
He ended up buying one for his daughter and passed along the information to his neighbor who had atoddler with a food allergy. I cannot thank you enough for your site, from a personal and professional aspect."
"Our daughter Sarah is 11. She has several health issues and one is quite unusual. She does not have the ability to control her body temperature.
She does not sweat and can over-heat easily... and living in Texas... summer can be hot!! The ID tags allow me to put all 5 health issues on them and my phone number... it is so wonderful! It gives my daughter and I peace of mind when we are separated knowing that anyone can look at her bracelet or necklace and know what could be wrong. She has several dog tag style IDs and several bracelets so she can switch out to match outfits (she is never hesitant to wear them because they are stylish). I tell everyone I meet that haskids with health issues about Lauren's Hope... it is a wonderful product you all have come up with."
"I ordered a combination set recently, then approximately 1-1/2 weeks I fell in the bathroom and broke my arm in 2 places and damaged the joint, and I was really grateful your site had been shared by a friend. I have a complicated medical history and was so happy with the timing of the purchase. The ambulance service arrived and I was in so much pain thatI was hardly able to speak my name. Your bracelet was a real bright spot in a very painful situation, but the bracelet was so helpful, and the ambulance drivers made certain they had your address before leaving me.
They thought the quality and beauty were outstanding and they would be sharing your address and contact information with many people who would appreciate looking at your card. I did not believe the Grace I was blessed with and really wanted to share my good fortune with as many as I could, and tell you how happy you were there with me, right by my side."
-Fran Smith
"Being fortunate enough to have my medical condition under control is one thing to be happy about; being safe is another; but being safe with style - well that's icing on the cake!
I am a VP Shunt patient with an out of state doctor; I was told a medical ID bracelet was a must have. Being only 40 years old, having an ID bracelet was not something I was excited about or had ever had to deal with before.
Going online, I saw a variety of places to get the a-typical 'chain link fence' medical ID bracelet. Then I happened upon some prettier versions, but the websites and the companies behind the websites didn't provide me much confidence in what I was ordering nor the quality of the bracelet I was receiving. Not one of those companies had information or websites that gave the impression that any of these companies were in business for the long haul anyway or anticipated having repeat customers.
Then, I found Lauren's Hope. I found a tv news story on You Tube, and I ventured to your site - well, after that there was no going back to the other sites I'd found. I had been putting ordering a bracelet off and putting it off again, but then I saw a picture of your Butterfly Kisses Medical ID Bracelet and suddenly I knew I had something I could order that fit me perfectly - everyday wearable, not too fancy, something happy looking and with a little sparkly pizazz.
When I received it I was very excited to see how it all looked - a satiny little bag revealed what I had hoped - something functional yet fun! Once on, my medical ID tucked securely beneath my wrist, I hardly noticed the medical part - I was too busy smiling and admiring what had been made just as I ordered. I appreciate the service you and your staff provide, the unique products you create and the craftsmanship and quality of your bracelets. Being fortunate enough to have my medical condition under control is one thing to be happy about; being safe is another; but being safe with style - well that's icing on the cake! Thanks again...I'll be baaaaccck"
-Pam Matthews
"I found this website after I had my second brain surgery. My twin sister and I have a rare disease called CCM1. Only 0.15% to 0.5% of the population has it. We need it for doctors to know what we have and for what medicine we are not at any circumstance allowed to take that would be life threatening.
Our family also revolves around hope because we never know if we will get a brain bleed."
-Bethann Hankin
"I have 2 bracelets from Lauren's Hope and get many compliments on themand have told a lot of other people with my disease about your bracelets & they have ordered. I am 18 years old diagnosed in 2009 with a very rare disease Addison's Disease and it is very hard to find medical alert bracelets with that disease because only 1 in 10,000 get this rare disease.I would wear this with pride and happiness. Thank You Very much."
-Breanna Taylor
"I ABSOLUTELY, LOVE ALL OF YOUR PRODUCTS! And would highly recommend them to anyone who is sick and tired of wearing UGLY medical ID jewelry! I have bought a tag and a bracelet over 2 1/2 yrs ago, and sometime last year, swapped it out for a anklet. I LOVE BOTH! I love the fact that you can use one tag, and change it up with different products.
I wear mine ALL THE TIME!!! in the shower, etc, and they hold up just fine, which is odd, because I am really hard on jewelry. Part of my medical condition includes releasing a lot of potassium and salts through my skin, which breaks down most jewelry, very fast!
If you want to know if your jewelry is gold plated, just let me wear it for a week LOL! BecauseI will take the finish right off it : ) That being said...both items, look as good today, as when I first bought them. If I could afford it, I would have one in every color : )
Finally, I just want to say, that your product have made my quality of life, just a bit better. I find it hard to look down and see a big ugly reminder of my illness with the traditional jewelry. These products are fun, and helps me to take my mind off the fact that I am sick, which anyone in the mental health field will tell you is a positive thing. So, win or looe...I am already a winner!"
-Cara Freudenberger
"I saw Lauren on QVC in 2007 and purchased a bracelet (Diabetes) that day.That was almost four years ago and I'm still wearing it.
Looks as good as the day I bought it.It's so comfortable I wear it 24/7 and never realize it's on my arm.
Thank you for providing jewelry with taste, but practical!"
-Lyn Peterson
"I'm currently 8 years out on my cancer survival.I absolutely love my ID bracelets.You all even went the extra milefor me when I lost my favorite one and you duplicated the one that I had lost.That was awesome! Thanks for all you do."
"I have had to wear the traditional, plain silver medical bracelet for many years. I didn't mind so much as a child but as I grew older, it felt like more of a hassle than anything.
Three years ago, I decided to give up my bracelet thinking that even though I have fatal allergies to certain medications, nothing could or would happen to me.Then one day as I was working as a nurse in a trauma, a patient came in unresponsive and no one could find any allergy information or any family to help us assist the patient.I decided at that moment that I'd better put my bracelet back on but I hated the one that I had.
I searched for hours on line finally stumbling upon the Lauren's Hope website and what excitement!!I now own three different bracelets and can interchange them at will.I love them so much and constantly receive compliments.I even ordered bracelets for two of my boys who are fatally allergic to peanuts.
I thank you so much for the work that you do and the choices that you have given those of us that need to wear medical bracelets. I can now consider my bracelet as another piece of beautiful jewelry."
"My daughter Hannah hasintractable (uncontrolled) epilepsy, and I am ALWAYS concerned for her safety. It's a given around our home that any loud thump or bump is followed by, "I'm OK!"or someone will go running to check.
We discovered Lauren's Hope from a friend of Hannah's who also has epilepsy.
I can't begin to tell you what a difference I see in Hannah's confidence since she started to wear her bracelet. I thought, "Oh, I'll buy this and she'll wear it for a week." Well, she hasn't taken it off EVER since she got it!!!
She gets so many compliments on it and smiles with pride as she explains about Lauren's Hope. So I thank Lauren and all of her supporters for sharing a gift that touches more lives than you can ever imagine!!!"
"My name is Ariana. I'm 12 and I have type 1 diabetes. At first whenI got itI didn't know what it was. After a whileI started getting depressed a lot. I felt like I was alone. I went to camp and saw all the kids with diabetes andI felt better. After thatI went in DKA about nine times. I just stopped taking my insulin.
When I got my braceletI loved it and realized having diabetes isn't so bad and that it can be fun. Now I am happy becauseI was 1 out of a million chosen to have diabetes andI can help find a cure. So thanks for helping me.
P.S. I love so many of your bracelets and I would order thousands of them."


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Amid political turmoil surrounding the Keystone XL pipeline, two companies announced plans to create a rival system to bring crude oil from Canada and the northern United States to the Gulf Coast.
The move is a response to mounting supply pressure in the north, where advances in drilling technology have heralded an oil boom that has created a glut of landlocked crude with limited transportation options.
Enbridge, Inc., of Calgary, Alberta, and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., of Houston, will collaborate on a $2 billion pipeline from Cushing, Okla., to the Houston area, according to an announcement late Monday. Enbridge will spend $1.9 to $2.8 billion to build another pipeline, from Flanagan, Ill. to Cushing, which would link it to an existing route from Canada and offer access to oil producers in the northern United States. Oil produced in the Bakken shale, including areas in North Dakota and Montana, could be shipped through the pipeline.
The pipelines don't require the same federal approval as Keystone XL because they will not cross national borders. TransCanada's plan to build its Keystone XL pipeline to bring oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast was rejected by the Obama administration because it said it did not have enough time to review the plan before a deadline set by Congress.
The Flanagan South pipeline, which will make up the northern leg of the announced pipeline system, will be 36 inches in diameter and have capacity of 585,000 barrels a day of oil when it is completed, likely in mid-2014, according to Enbridge. It will run alongside another existing pipeline.
Enbridge and Enterprise jointly own the Seaway, a pipeline that has moved oil from the Houston area to Cushing, but the partners are working to reverse the flow to carry products south. The new line would run parallel to the existing one and would create a combined southward capacity of 850,000 barrels a day of oil from Cushing to the Gulf Coast, Enbridge CEO Patrick D. Daniel said in the announcement.
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Currently, oil produced in the northern areas that are not accessible by substantial pipeline capacity is selling at a substantial discount to world crude.


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Post subject: Dining Out: Pakta (Barcelona, Spain)
One of my most memorable meals during my recent trip to Spain was at Albert Adrià's Pakta, so that's the one that I really have to write about. My husband and I were so lucky that we scored reservations during the few days in May that we were in Barcelona, but I think that was partly due to the fact that the restaurant only opened in April so the buzz hadn't gotten out of control yet. When we went for dinner (at 7:30, which is an absurdly early time for most Spaniards), our waitress Sussie told us that the restaurant was in its seventh week. Therefore, we got to be some lucky guinea pigs for some of the menu items that Adrià wanted to try out.
Pakta is Nikkei cuisine, which refers to a mixture of Peruvian and Japanese fusion, as a result of many Japanese immigrating to Peru in the 1800s. I grant you that it seems a little odd that we wanted to eat Peruvian/Japanese food while in Spain but we just weren't about to pass up the chance to try out one of the Adrià brothers' new restaurants while there, no matter the cuisine. In case you are thinking these are Spanish chefs doing Peruvian/Japanese, the two chefs that are in the kitchen and responsible for creating the menu items are Kioko Li from Japan and Jorge Muñoz from Peru.
We also ate at Tickets, the famous "tapas with a twist" spot that consists of some famous El Bulli dishes, as well as 41 Degrees (the tiny Adrià a spot that serves 41 little courses in addition to cocktail pairings). Both of those experiences were also fantastic but honestly, 41 dishes is just a little daunting for me to call to mind no matter how tasty they were, so I don't feel like I can do it justice in a review, and Tickets is probably the most frequented of all the Barcelona Adrià restaurants. I just felt a sense of such delight at some of the food I was served at Pakta that I have to write about it. Barcelona was the last leg our Spain trip and this was even after dining at some of the three-star Michelin spots in San Sebástian.
We selected the Machu Picchu tasting menu at 90 euro per person (there is also a Fukiyama option for slightly less; the Machu Picchu menu is now listed as 120 euro on the website). This included 17 courses for the savory portion and five dessert courses. We also opted to split one sake pairing for an additional 44 euro.
I have included photos of some of the highlights for me, though honestly, I did not have a bad bite throughout the entire meal. At no time did either my husband or I taste a dish and find it over or under seasoned or unappetizing. To me, that is quite the feat for 22 different dishes. I really enjoyed the "kaiseki" course, pictured here. Kaiseki refers to a traditional Japanese meal style that often includes select food items all served on a tray to one individual. In Pakta's case, the kaiseki included an edamame salad with kimchi sauce, potato with olluco (a South American root vegetable) and mentaiko (roe of Pollock), soy milk yuba (tofu skin) with caviar and dashi, tiger's eye pickles with salmon, and avocado tofu with salmon roe and wasabi. I have never had anything like that avocado tofu and that is probably one thing I have eaten that I will remember for a long time. I already love tofu but adding the wasabi, roe, and avocado gave it the perfect texture of smoothness and the sensation of salty sweetness.
The tomato ceviche with iced leche de tigre, blood orange, and beetroot also stood out for me. I was afraid it was going to taste like a pickled plum tomato such as I have had at sushi restaurants, but instead, it was fresh, chilled, and juicy.
One really fun dish in terms of its presentation was the red prawn smoked with pine. This was one of the items that Pakta was testing out for its menu and though it's not listed on the menu the restaurant gave us at the end of the meal (complete with staff signatures!), I see that it is now indeed on the menu according to Pakta's website. The servers brought it to us wrapped in pine needles and still slightly smoking. We then unwrapped it and beheld what was waiting for us - a beautiful prawn. And yes, it was tasty as well as well as aesthetically pleasing but this was perhaps one dish where the appearance overshadowed the actual taste.
I admit that perhaps I found the meal so enjoyable simply because I had never had the pleasure to experience Nikkei cuisine before. Sure I have had my share of "Asian fusion" but in my mind, this was the kind of food that a restaurant such as benu in San Francisco should aspire to.
Not only was the food great but also the service was warm and precise. Though Pakta is obviously a fine dining establishment, it had the impeccable service, food, and wine without the stuffy and formal environment. We even ate with wooden disposable chopsticks, which seemed a little incongruous to the fine cuisine we were eating, but it was just one of several touches of whimsy. The menu had a funny cartoon-ish figure on it and we saw that figure again on the white chocolate piece we received at the end of the meal. There was a second character on the chocolate and we then realized the cartoons were depictions of the two different chefs. We developed a nice rapport with our waitress, Sussie, who is originally from Denmark. We also met Sebastian Mazzola, the creative force behind much of the menus at Pakta and 41 Degrees and Albert Adrià's right hand man. The staff could not have been more friendly and when Chef Mazzola heard that we were not only dining at Pakta during our trip but also 41 Degrees and yet were unable to secure a table at Tickets, he personally called the manager at Tickets and procured a table for us the next day.
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Saturday - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM
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It's easy to fall for Paris. Even if you've never been, you'll probably have felt the attraction already; its beauty is no secret. Endlessly written about, painted, and photographed, Paris conjures up emotions for which adequate words and images simply don't exist. Whatever you have read, seen, or heard about the city, the most important thing you need to do is visit.
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Only Paris can make a gray, bulky bicycle seem glamorous and sophisticated. Velib, the city's free hire bikes, are Paris's answer to traffic congestion, the good heath of its inhabitants, and transport strikes. For the visitor, they offer an excellent way to get to know the city's 20 arrondissements, or districts, all of which have their own distinctive markings.
The heart of the capital, on the Ile de la Cité, is where Paris began around 250 BC. Now home to the law courts, a flower market, and the gothic masterpiece Notre Dame, it's a deservedly popular spot. Like most of Paris's landmarks, Notre Dame is always surrounded by people gazing up in awe and wonder. Climb the south tower and you'll be similarly humbled as you look down on the city landscape of grand boulevards, parks, and monuments.
Following your eye along the Seine, you can see the world's most famous museum, the Louvre, and further down, the instantly recognizable Eiffel Tower. Include these on your itinerary and you'll have made a small (but important) chip into the huge block of Paris's famous landmarks, monuments, and museums. It's quite possible that the list could seem overwhelming, but sitting at a pavement café with a strong coffee and a guidebook is a good start, and will certainly put you in the Parisian mood.
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Back in 1889, the Moulin Rouge introduced a seductive, skirts-and-eyebrow-raising dance called the cancan. Today it hosts a sell-out show, though risqué titillation has been replaced by slick dance routines and acrobatics. The Opera National de Paris offers a program of classical ballet and opera, performed at the modern Opera Bastille and the grandiose Palais Garnier. In contrast to these big-scale productions, you'll find live music from rock to chanson throughout the week at venues ranging from scruffy basements to plush auditoriums. Alternatively, try a dinner cruise along the Seine for a traffic-free view of the city's carefully lit architecture.
There are a dizzying number of festivals in Paris, each reinvigorating the city in a unique way. Visit on June 21st for a musical adventure as the city plays host to a free music festival, Fête de la Musique. As the world's capital of cinema, Paris naturally has its own film festival and the highest number of art-house cinemas per inhabitant. Open-air screenings, cinematographic tours, and an eclectic mix of films make up a busy program which is enough to push any blockbuster boundaries.
It's true that people here often have a baguette under their arm. There is a boulangerie (bakery) on almost every street and even if you're not hungry the pastries in the window will probably have a persuasive impact. French cuisine is notoriously sophisticated, but you don't need to find Michelin stars to enjoy it. A neighborhood brasserie can offer a fine meal, a place to watch people come and go, and inspiration for your return visit to the city of light.


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Designer Tips: I used two thick layers of Shell Pink alcohol ink to get the deep orange hue. I let the ink dry after each application (usually a few hours). I applied the ink by dropping it directly onto the back of the tile, covering the surface (but not letting it drip down the sides—easily remedied with a Q-tip).


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Launch "Give A Pint, Get A Pound" campaign
All presenting donors in January will receive a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin' Donuts coffee*
For the fifth year in a row, Dunkin' Donuts and the American Red Cross are teaming up for the "Give a Pint, Get a Pound" campaign, which provides a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin' Donuts coffee* to all presenting donors at Red Cross blood drives during the month of January in the greater Buffalo area.
The campaign is in celebration of National Blood Donor Month and helps increase awareness about the need for blood. The campaign has achieved great success during the past four years as Dunkin' Donuts has provided more than 350,000 pounds of coffee to presenting donors, and if one donation may help save three lives, Dunkin Donuts has potentially helped more than one million patients. Donated blood is used to help accident victims, trauma patients, transplant recipients, and those receiving treatment for life-threatening illnesses.
Buffalo residents joined local Dunkin' Donuts franchisees and representatives from the Red Cross to launch this year's program on Thursday with a blood drive at Dunkin' Donuts on Sheridan Drive in Buffalo. During the blood drive, Buffalo-area couple Dennis and Mary Sullivan, who have routinely donated blood every 56 days since Sept. 11, 2011, spoke about their experience and the overall importance of donating blood and the American Red Cross.
"We have lived through an unprecedented economic downturn in the past five years, but the support of Dunkin' Donuts has remained steadfast in their desire to help patients in the communities they serve," said Donna M. Morrissey, director of communications for the American Red Cross Blood Services - Northeast Division. "We are very appreciative of Dunkin' Donuts for its ongoing dedication to our lifesaving mission through the 'Give a Pint, Get a Pound' campaign, which helps the Red Cross increase blood collections so that we can meet the daily needs of patients in area hospitals during the winter months."
"Dunkin' Donuts is proud to partner with the American Red Cross once again to provide our coffee as a gift to those who give blood," said Eric Stensland, field marketing manager for Dunkin' Donuts. "We encourage all eligible blood donors to give blood and help those in need in our communities."
Dunkin' Donuts and the Red Cross are thanking donors who support the community blood supply by rolling up their sleeves to give the gift of life. Because winter is often a challenging time for blood collections due to severe weather and flu season, the "Give a Pint, Get a Pound" campaign helps boost blood collections when patients need it most. In addition, participating local Dunkin' Donuts restaurants are hosting blood drives throughout the month to collect blood for patients in need.
During the blood drive, the American Red Cross announced that one capital region resident who donates blood during the month of January will receive free coffee for a year, courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts.
To donate blood during the month of January, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org.
*Coupons are redeemable at participating Dunkin' Donuts locations. Coupons are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash.
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The American Red Cross has been a primary supplier of lifesaving blood products in the U.S. for more than 50 years. The Red Cross Blood Services - Northeast Division must distribute approximately 3,000 units of blood each day just to meet the basic needs of area patients.
To donate blood and platelets through the Red Cross, individuals must be at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in general good health. The states of Maine, Massachusetts and New York allow those who are 16 years of age to donate blood with parental consent. For additional information, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.
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