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Everyone has heard the old joke about reading Playboy for the articles. As far as Amazon's latest original series, American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, is concerned, doing just that is what helped phase out America's culture of toxic repression. What's more, the series chronicles Playboy's ascent in the latter half of the 20th century without a lick of the irony you'd usually find in discussion of the topic.
Did Hef and Playboy push boundaries and stir controversy to the benefit of all Americans? Sure, just as Larry Flynt and other provocateurs chipped in to help secure and expand First Amendment rights. Unfortunately, the new series is far too riddled with odd choices to allow viewers to digest the story properly.
These are a few of the strangest takeaways from American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, to give you a better idea of what you're in for if you decide to watch the show. For the writing, of course.
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Hef spends most of his time staring into space
Hefner spends time in a wide array of settings, most often chatting with co-workers or mingling with one of his many paramours. But far more frequently than you'd expect -- we're talking at least three or four times per episode -- these scenes situate Hef alone in an empty room staring off into nowhere for an uncomfortably long chunk of time. This device is used to represent the mogul in all his natural states: happy, sad, pensive, excited, biding his time -- you name it.
The show is 90% voice-over
American Playboy is an unusual mix of documentary and biopic (kind of like the movie American Splendor, save for any discernible creative rationale). It devotes some time to archival footage and talking heads -- a combination of new and old interviews -- with Hugh Hefner, his family, former colleagues, plus some more surprising figures, like Brett Ratner and Jesse Jackson.
The rest of the series is made up of dramatized reenactments of Hef's story, starring Matt Whelan as the entrepreneur. The weird thing about the latter piece of the equation is that it's delivered almost entirely beneath Whelan's voice-over, with actors exchanging dialogue only occasionally, and otherwise wading silently through scenes.
Every episode opens with the same line of dialogue
At the beginning of each installment, a disembodied Hef proclaims some variation of, "The year was __________," before going on to name events of note that we may have forgotten about. Like the civil rights era.
The ethics of Playboy printing Marilyn Monroe's nude photos without her permission are never discussed
A bit of dumb luck and good business sense landed a young Hugh Hefner in the possession of nude photographs of Marilyn Monroe, taken years earlier and owned by a Chicago-based calendar company. Hef buys the pictures for a bargain and proceeds to print them on the cover of the inaugural issue of Playboy. Never once in the series, by any of the scripted characters nor the interviewed subjects, are the gray-at-best ethical grounds of this decision discussed.
The series claims Hefner didn't drink
… even though we see him drink numerous times before and after the claim. It also insists he didn't know how to swim. Jury's out on that one.
The following is a real line from American Playboy:
"You have to remember: This was before the internet."
Playboy replaced one stolen name with another stolen name
The magazine's original name, Stag Party, was ousted in favor of Playboy because the preexisting Stag magazine sued Hefner & Co. when they caught wind of the new publication. Forced to come up with an original name on a tight deadline, the team instead just lifted the name Playboy from a car company that one of them had heard of. No issue there, half a century later.
Hefner wanted to make Playboy a 3D magazine
One of the more interesting tidbits dropped by the series: Back when the magazine was still called Stag Party, Hefner hoped to take a page from the book of the then-booming 3D-movie craze and make his publication compatible with 3D glasses. Unsurprisingly, production and distribution of a 3D magazine and accompanying specs proved too costly for the budding team.
Episode 2 opens with a six-minute recap of Episode 1
Even if this were a week-to-week broadcast, six minutes would be pretty excessive.
The iconic logo took less time to create than the minutes spent recapping Episode 1
Unsurprisingly, an especially dramatic sequence is devoted to the creation of the Playboy Bunny logo. Hef gives his art director the task of coming up with a symbol worthy of their genre-defining magazine. What ensues is a montage of shots of the artist hunched over a number of different desks from an even greater number of angles, hard at work on the assignment. The sequence concludes with a surprising bit of narration from Hefner: "Four minutes later, he had sketched the perfect symbol."
Playboy's original art director was named Art
A true fact, but still.
The show features some comically vague office jargon…
In cutting into and out of office scenes, we occasionally catch stray lines of workplace dialogue, such as…
"There's a market for this."
"Let's set it up. Or try to."
"Arrange a meeting with everybody just to, uh…"
… and slightly more specific, though no less baffling, professional interactions
Character 1: "Are you talking about making the entire magazine twice as big? That'll make everything cost twice as much!"
Character 2: "What's wrong with that?"
Hugh Hefner awes his employees by folding paper
Even after the notion of a "centerfold" is dreamed up spontaneously by one of Playboy's staff members, the rest of the team doesn't seem to get it. Luckily, Hef is on hand with a visual aid. He takes a large piece of paper and folds it before the troupe, wowing their mouths agape.
Hef's speech about getting girls is backed by dramatic string music
As any great boss must do from time to time, Hefner is called upon at one point early on in the series to fire up his subsidiaries with a rousing speech about the value and grandeur of their work. As Hef carries on about Playboy's calling to teach lonely men how to woo women by way of fancy wines and expensive suits, a vividly unironic string crescendo builds behind him. It certainly heightens the effect, but perhaps not the one American Playboy was going for.
This is another real line from American Playboy:
"For years, Hollywood had been synonymous with the film industry."
Playboy was apparently pivotal in launching a lot of famous people's careers
Another genuinely interesting takeaway from the series is how many entertainers got their starts at one of Playboy's affiliated nightclubs, or by virtue of some other form of launchpad from Hefner. Included are the likes of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Woody Allen, Steve Martin, the comedy troupe Monty Python, and the band ABBA.
A sinister-sounding instrumental accompanies discussion of Malcolm X
It is highly uncomfortable.
The only non-white recurring character has zero lines of dialogue
Hefner's professional inner circle is made up of a few regular players, including executive schmoozer Victor Lownes (played in the show by Emmett Skilton), writer A.C. Spectorsky (Adam Jonas Segaller), and art director Art Paul (Ian Bell), all of whom get their share of material. The only key member of the Playboy team who doesn't get a single line: photographer Vince Tajiri (Akira Bradley), an Asian-American who is the only person of color to appear consistently throughout the series.
This is another real line from American Playboy:
"I never tried hard drugs. I didn't believe them." (Not "I didn't believe IN them." Just "I didn't believe them.")
Hef develops and overcomes a drug problem very quickly
Hefner's budding addiction to uppers is introduced in Episode 6, and painted as quite a treacherous problem for the mogul and those around him… until it's resolved completely all of three minutes later and never so much as hinted at again.
In one piece of archival footage, James Caan is attacked by a squirrel
Without the benefit of context or audio, all we can do is wonder what the hell is happening in a video that features Dorothy Stratten -- a Playboy Playmate who factors heavily into the narrative of the penultimate episode of the series -- approaching actor James Caan with a live squirrel, which she lets loose to scramble all over his torso.
A scene about the AIDS crisis is accompanied by "Take It Easy on Me"
In case you're not familiar with the Little River Band's song, it opens with the lyrics, "It used to be so easy to be your lover."
This is another real line from American Playboy:
"I had sent my team out looking for the perfect girl, and I realized she had been in front of me all along."
There's a scene in which a man acts out an alleged sexual conquest on a co-worker while Hugh Hefner watches through a window, smiling
That may be the only thing you really need to know about American Playboy.
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U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III has a daunting job ahead of him: filling the four spots on his squad reserved for wildcard picks. Who's on DLIII's short list? Presumably he already has his favorites — and we have ours. Each day in the run-up to Sept. 12, when Love will announce three of his picks (he won't name his final pick until Sept. 26, the Monday after the Tour Championship), a GOLF.com staffer will make the case for a player who deserves the nod. Up next, Ryan Moore. Who do you think belongs on the team? Let us know here.
Is it just me, or does this year's Ryder Cup captain's pick process seem a bit more political than in years past? Since the automatic qualifiers were announced, the bubble boys have been openly lobbying Captain Davis Love III through the media, brandishing the kind of nationalism usually reserved for the Fourth of July. At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if Rickie Fowler slapped on a "Make America Golf Again" hat and promised to "get tough" with Europe.
After back-to-back-to-back losses, the last of which was a seemingly lackluster effort derailed by infighting, the PGA of America promised to turn the tide, offering hope and change through a renewed commitment to the event. There was a summit. A task force. A committee. It didn't take long for the players to get the hint and start waving the flag like candidates on the campaign trail.
But last time I checked, patriotism doesn't earn points. Putts do. So Love should add Ryan Moore to his Ryder Cup roster.
The 33-year-old PGA Tour veteran has steadfastly refused, time and again, to utter a single word in support of his Ryder Cup claim. "It's something I would love, and I do enjoy match play and team events and all that stuff," Moore told the Golf Channel. "But the reality is, I have to play my way on. It's very clear to me that that's what needs to happen, and that's what I want to do." He even declined, through his manager, to be interviewed for this piece. So if Moore won't make his case, I'll make it for him.
Since the PGA Championship, Moore has played significantly better golf than any of the other players on Love's radar. Period. He would be a Ryder Cup rookie, yes, but he owns a solid match-play record in both professional and amateur events, with two top-five finishes in the WGC-Match Play Championship and U.S. Amateur, Public Links and Western Amateur titles on his resume. He's also no stranger to international team competitions, having represented Team USA in the Walker Cup, Palmer Cup and Eisenhower Trophy.
He's consistently been a steady putter, making him a smart pair for a bomber like Dustin Johnson or Bubba Watson or J.B. Holmes who struggles with the flatstick. And when an American is facing a downhill five-footer to secure a crucial point against a confident European duo, who do you want standing over the ball? The guy who talked the talk, or the guy who can putt?
Moore prefers to let his clubs do the talking. Love should listen.


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I'll Never Tire Of You
I turned 32 on Wednesday and it was charmingly low-key. I worked from home to mark the occasion—well, it was coincidence, really; my new company has a fairly benevolent policy towards Work From Home Wednesdays, and I figured, given the choice, that it would be more fun to wear my slippers on the day of my birth than not wear my slippers—and man, I do not know how I did that for six months. It was lovely and quiet and I was highly productive, of course, but I was also dying to talk to someone by about hour three. As much of an antisocial homebody as I proclaim myself to be, I also have to admit that I really do like me some idle office gossip about why the big conference room has been booked for three days solid, you know? I like the camaraderie of having co-workers, and the hustle and bustle of being somewhere other than my living room. Plus, my new company has a cafeteria with amazing food, and on the day I worked from home, I made the mistake of looking at the menu. Red velvet pancakes, people. I missed the red velvet pancakes on my birthday.
It feels peculiar to be 32, because I don't think I've ever imagined myself being this old. It's not old old, I know—not the existentialist freak out of OH MY GOD I'M THIRTY AND NOW I'LL NEVER BE A TWENTYSOMETHING NOVELIST (PS: MY EGGS ARE WITHERING), nor the slightly more subdued ehhhhh, thirty-one is just a little extra thirty, and that turned out fine—but it feels pretty surreal all the same. Thirty-two? Don't people who are thirty-two have, like, toddlers and stock portfolios and a wholesome discipline around moisturizing every evening? I didn't even manage to buy the right kind of milk last week because the label was confusing!
Still, show me a person who doesn't still feel about fifteen in their own head and I'll show you a person I probably wouldn't want to have a beer with, and that's fine, really, because guess what? If you're still having birthdays, you're still alive, and that's a pretty good bargain, if you ask me, particularly since you also get some cake thrown in. Actually, when you put it like that, it sounds amazing. So let me get this straight: I get to stay another a year in a world where chocolate-covered potato chips are actually a thing you can buy in a store, plus I get a whole day where people sing to me and give me presents and write nice things on my Facebook wall? LET ME LIVE UNTIL A HUNDRED, THIS IS A SWEET DEAL.
When Sean came home from work in the evening of my birthday, I was on the phone to my mother, and I didn't understand why he was ringing the doorbell. Perhaps he forgot his keys, I thought, and so I opened the door to find a pile of presents wrapped in shiny gold paper just sitting on the doormat, a giggling husband—manly giggling, he would want me to clarify—hiding around the corner. We brought the presents upstairs and I unwrapped the first two—truffle salt from Dean & Deluca, and a FitBit so I can track my steps and sleep; both things I'd wanted for a while—until I got to the last one, which looked curiously like a tire.
"This looks curiously like a tire," I said to him. "Did you wrap up a tire?"
I unwrapped it to discover that he had, in fact, wrapped up a tire.
"Ah," I said. "You wrapped up a tire. That's....uh....thank you?"
"Yes!" he said. "You said you always wanted a---"
"A tire swing!" I exclaimed, suddenly understanding. "I get it! I always wanted a tire swing!"
"Exactly," he beamed. "I'm going to make you a tire swing. I've already researched how you do it, and I know how to make it the really swingy kind."
And all that time I'd spent as a teenager, wondering what kind of man I'd want to marry when I was older, came sharply into focus: the kind of man who'd build me a tire swing in the back yard for my 32nd birthday. You don't know it then, of course, or at least you aren't really able to explain it. But that's the one you want, I'm telling you. That's the one.


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Shelfy hates her family
As you know, Shelfy's been relentless on the wedding campaign, leaking to People.com about a visit to a jewellery store with the Pip during their Roman vacation and planting biweekly items in the tabloids about his imminent proposal.
Problem is…
Her family doesn't famewhore. Or at least she hasn't taught them yet.
Thanks to Jodi V in Denver for the tip – apparently one of Jessica Biel's relatives called up a radio station yesterday morning to reveal that Shelf and Pip and not engaged and that her father has been assuring family members that nothing in the tabloids is true…
Oh dad! Don't you know?
Poor dad needs media training, wouldn't you say? All that hard work by her publicist, convincing the gullible superfans, floating that ridiculous story about Justin serenading Jessica with an obscure song inside an even more obscure Italian bauble shoppe… all that shot to hell by a father completely naïve to his daughter's obsessive publicity campaign.
Bet your boob job daddy got a phone call yesterday.
And this is Shelfy in Rome rehearsing for Beverly Mitchell's wedding – the original reason why she and Pippy are in Italy although if you believe her own rumour mongering, you would have thought their trip was actually pre-honeymoon.
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Hello again!
I can't tell if this week is going by quickly or slowly…is that just me? Anyway, I wanted to write a post that's a bit more about me, since people tend to get confused about what I do and how I do it. That can happen when you've been a professional dancer who moved across the country, a hand model, business school student, and now full-time marketer! Things get a little crazy around here, but I like to be busy. My days are never exactly the same, but here's one example for ya 🙂
6:57am: I'm up before my alarm again *insert eye-roll here,* so I do the usual phone-check and go through my Instagram and Facebook feeds, and respond to some work e-mails.
7:30am: Alarm actually goes off. I hurry up and get ready so that I can make myself a nice cup of coffee and finish prepping my food for the day. I usually do most of the prep the night before, but I'll actually pack my lunch and snacks right before I head out for work.
8:50am: I get to the office and realize my coffee is all gone…it's a sad moment. Luckily I still have my breakfast to dig into – today it's overnight oats made with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, peanut butter powder, half a sliced banana, and chia seeds. I warm it up because it's been chilly outside.
11am: I kid you not, I get hungry at 11am every single day without fail. Unless I've had a huuuge breakfast, like I do on the weekends sometimes, I'm in desperate need of a snack. I munch on a siggi's yogurt with the other half of my banana.
12:40pm: I head out on a walk to the closest Starbucks – I've been using it to treat myself mid-day because I absolutely love the taste of coffee and will most definitely need some caffeine to make it all the way through this afternoon. Starbucks is only about 2/3 of a mile away, so I take the extra-long way back to the office so that I walk for about 40 minutes total, listening to my audiobook (Through Her Eyes, at the moment! It's very Gone Girl-esque so I'm intrigued). I try to get some movement in during the day so that I'm not so sedentary for 9 straight hours!
1:30pm: I'm having a later lunch today because the latte I got from Starbucks and my snack helped to tide me over. I like to bring my lunch from home to save some money and calories. On today's menu: leftover Golden Milk Quinoa with half an avocado, torn kale, cherry tomatoes, and roasted chickpeas. So darn delicious.
4pm: I'm heading to the gym after work, so I want a snack that's going to fuel me for my workout. I eat an apple and one of Quest's new Cereal Bars. They were giving them out at my 24 Hour Fitness and I've been dying to try them. It was pretty good! They're lower in calories than most other bars but still have protein. I'm hoping to try the other flavors soon!
6pm: I get to the gym and do a quick 35 minute cardio sesh. I know I should probably stay longer, but I'm starving and want to see my boyfriend. We're making dinner tonight! My workout consists of a mix of my new favorite machine, the stairmaster (Calorie Burn at level 7/9) and walking on the treadmill at an incline (Inc: 15, Speed: 4.1).
7:30: Before I jump in the shower, I throw chopped beets and carrots to roast in the oven at 400 degrees fahrenheit, throw the farro on the stove, and the boy has already taken care of the protein. He's made jerk-chicken and herb chicken wings. Am I spoiled or what? 🙂
8:30: Dinner's a bit on the late side tonight, but it was worth the wait. I honestly think that making dinner at home is just as good if not even better than going out. Plus you have leftovers for lunch the next day! Into a tupperware they go. We skip dessert tonight since we're doing no-sweets-February (I know, it's horrible).
9:30: I'm finally posted up on the couch for a solid hour of TV watching (generally VICE News these days). Since I'm trying to get a blog post up for the next day, I'm editing photos and working my writing with the TV on in the background.
10:45pm: I jump into to bed, shut the lights off and turn my white noise maker on. It takes me awhile to fall asleep sometimes, so I like to be in bed early enough in case this is one of those nights. See you in the morning!
xo Jordan


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Final decision following public consultation
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Following the public consultation, the NHS on Teesside has agreed to introduce changes to respite services for adults (18+) with a learning disability, complex needs and/or autism. The decision taken by both NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-On-Tees (HAST) Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS South Tees CCG at the Governing Body In-Common on 1st February 2018 agreed to commission a range of services to improve choice whilst recognising the importance of retaining the current facilities available.
This means that bed based services will continue to be delivered from 2 Bankfields Court in Middlesbrough and Aysgarth in Stockton-on-Tees. Other changes to be implemented to make the service more equitable for people with a learning disability include:
- Changing the assessment and allocations process, making it more needs led;
- Offering more choice and improved focus on the needs of people with a learning disability and their carers and families;
- Buying flexible community-based respite services and clinically-led outreach support services so that people with a learning disability can choose from a range of respite activities with the appropriate support they need.
The decision follows extensive feedback from people who currently access services, their families and carers, and other key stakeholders as part of the 10-week formal public consultation process, which ran from September to November 2017.
Ali Wilson, Chief Officer of NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees CCG, and Amanda Hume, Chief Officer of NHS South Tees CCG said in a joint statement: "The CCGs are pleased to support the recommended changes and would like to thank all those who contributed to the consultation; from people who access current services and their families and carers to key stakeholders such as our local authorities for their participation and feedback which has made this a truly participative process.
"We know how much the existing services and staff mean to people. We heard first-hand at our public consultation events the impact the services have on families across South Tees and the Hartlepool and Stockton areas.
"All the feedback received from the consultation; including both verbal and completed questionnaires; was vitally important in helping the CCGs make an informed decision on the future of learning disability services, and a decision that we believe reflects the majority view of people who took part in the consultation process."
Following the outcome of the decision making in relation to the future of respite services for people with Learning Disabilities and complex needs on 1 February 2018, the CCGs are keen to continue to involve families and carers in how future services are developed. If you are interested in working with the CCGs on the further development of the proposals then please email the North of England Commissioning Support engagement team at email@example.com or telephone 0191 374 2795.
Reports on the public consultation (held from 4 September 2017 to 10 November 2017)
The independent report of the public consultation on learning disability respite services has been published and is available to download below:
Independent consultation report
Easyread of independent consultation report
Pre-consultation background documents
Consultation narrative document
Easyread consultation narrative
Engagement session for voluntary sector organisations
Previous engagement
Easyread Document – Review of Respite Services for people with learning disabilities and complex needs
The CCGs worked in partnership with the four Local Authorities across the South Tees and Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees areas to ensure that the review considered complex health and social care needs.
The aim of the review was to ensure that health respite services appropriately meet the needs of the local population now and into the future and it was carried out in the context of the Transforming Care programme.
Transforming Care is a programme of work to enable more people with learning disabilities and/or autism who have complex needs to live in the community, with the right support and close to home. More information about Transforming Care is available on the NHS England website or the North East and Cumbria Learning Disabilities Transformation Programme website
Both Transforming Care and the NHS Five Year Forward View include a strong emphasis on personalised care and support planning, personal budgets and personal health budgets to put people at the centre of their care to enable maximum choice and control about how their own needs are met.
The review of health respite services for people with learning disabilities will help the CCGs to make sure that families and carers of people with learning disabilities and complex needs are supported, valued and recognised within their roles.
As part of the review, the CCGs talked to people with learning disabilities and complex needs, and their families and carers, to understand more about:
- What the expression 'respite services' means to them
- What they think works well with current respite services
- How they think respite services could be improved.
Engagement activity took place from December 2016 until the end of February 2017. This included discussion groups and questionnaires. The aim was to ensure that people with learning disabilities, their families and carers are influential in the development of appropriate services to meet their needs now and into the future.
To ensure that people with learning disabilities and complex needs can have their say, the CCGs are working in partnership with Inclusion North, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the inclusion of people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
A questionnaire was developed for families and carers that could be completed online or if preferred, downloaded, printed and returned to the FREEPOST address on the questionnaire (no stamp required). Alternatively, printed copies were available on request.
The engagement activity helped to inform the development of a number of possible 'scenarios' for the provision of health respite services for people with learning disabilities in the future. These scenarios will be ideas on how learning disability respite services could be further developed or delivered differently to best meet the needs of the local population.
It is important to note that there were no fundamental changes to the type of respite services available for people with learning disabilities while the review was conducted. Following the review, scenarios that are developed that are viable and sustainable in the longer term may be taken forward as proposals for change to improve respite services.
Any proposals for significant change will be subject to formal consultation with people who use respite services and the wider public. If any proposals for change are not significant, these will be subject to a further period of informal engagement, as opposed to formal public consultation.
The CCGs produced a Respite needs and responsibilities paper. This contained background information to help people take part in the review.
Please see full post review engagement report attached below, a summary of the engagement report, easy read version of the summary and newsletter.
HaST STees Respite Review Engagement Report


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It is important for me to acknowledge two important sources of inspiration:
- valvorik (here on Obsidian Portal) created a campaign that I borrowed many ideas from. After 20 years of playing in his game (plus nearly a decade of other campaigns), it was inevitable that I would be influenced by it, but I also consciously adopted lots of his ideas and style. If I'm successful at all as a DM, valvorik can take more than a little credit.
- One of the early players in the campaign back in the 80's wanted to play a very particular type of character. Wherever you are, Kay, I want you to know that many people have followed in Sefera's footsteps, and enjoyed the richness and depth you brought to the campaign.


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Dosage and administration
Orally, after a meal.
For adults with body mass below 80kg – two capsules in the morning, one capsule in the daytime (3 capsules a day).
For adults with body mass above 80kg – two capsules in the morning, two capsules in the daytime (4 capsules a day).
The drug should be taken by a 5-days course. To avoid accumulation, another 5-day days course is suggested after a two days break.
To increase working performance in extreme conditions the drug should be taken 40-60 minutes prior to work at the 500-750mg dosage. The maximum number of courses – two 5-day courses with two days break.
Side effects
The frequency of side effects: very often (above 10%), often (1-10%), infrequent (0.1-1%), rare (0.01-0.1%), very rare (<0.01%, including isolated cases with undefined frequency).
Central nervous system: very often – headaches, facial hyperemia, sleep disturbances, anxiety; very rare – paresthesia, spasms.
Cardiovascular system: very rare – hypertension, tachycardia.
Digestive system: rare – nausea, vomiting, liver and stomach discomfort.
Allergic reaction: often – hives, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis If the side effects occur, including those that were not listed in this instruction, you should cease using the drug and seek a medical advice.
ContraindicationsHypersensitivity to any ingredients of the medication, hypoglycemia, pronounced liver dysfunctions, epilepsy, psychomotor agitation, arterial hypertension, glaucoma, ischemic heart disease, arrhythmia, lactase deficiency, lactose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption, pregnancy, lactation and age below 18 years.
Symptoms: agitation and sleep disturbances.
If the signs of the overdose occur, the dosage should be reduced or the treatment ceased. Overdose treatment: gastric lavage, administration of activated charcoal, if necessary, symptomatic therapy.
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Do not take in the evening time (may cause sleep disturbances). While taking this drug, a constant monitoring of arterial pressure is necessary. The usage of drug Bemitil is not recommended for people with suicidal behavior and for those who experienced suicidal thoughts before treatment. In case of behavior alteration or appearance of suicidal thoughts, patients should inform their doctor immediately.
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Developed in the Soviet Union for the needs of the military, Bemitil (also known as Metaprot and AntiHot) has a long history of usage in clinical practice and in sport. It was developed in the 1970s and was successfully used during Afghanistan war, Chernobyl catastrophe and Olympic games in Moscow.
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- Asthenic conditions (chronic fatigue)
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Meningitis, encephalitis
- Cerebrovascular and cognitive disorders
Mechanism of action
The chemical structure of Bemitil is similar to that of nucleobases adenine and guanine, which can explain its pharmacological effects.
Bemitil does increase the expression of RNA and proteins in the skeletal muscle, brain cells, liver, and kidneys. It also stimulates ATP formation and gluconeogenesis. Gluconeogenesis is the process of formation of glucose from non-carbohydrate substrates, such as lactate, fats and glucogenic amino acids, which plays an important role in the energy supply during exercise. Fasting, physical exercises and a low-carb diet rich in proteins and fats have also shown to stimulate gluconeogenesis.
Country of Manufacture: Belarus
Here you can read more Review and clinical trials of Metaprot
- Kibalchich et al (2011) Pharmacokinetics of domestic actoprotector drug Metaprot in healthy volunteers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21870773
- Lucas et al (2012) Metaprotein expression modeling for label-free quantitative proteomics https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22559859
- Vorobeva et al (2012) Protective effects of metaprot and ethomerzol in carbophos intoxications https://wwww.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/23012992/[Protective_effects_of_metaprot_and_ethomerzol_in_carbophos_intoxications]
- S Oliynyk, O Seikwan (2012) The Pharmacology of Actoprotectors: Practical Application for Improvement of Mental and Physical Performance https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3762282/
- I Zarubina et al (2015) Antioxidant Effect of Polyoxidonium and Metaprot during Bronchopulmonary Inflammation in Rats https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/26621277/
- V Yasnetsov et al (2016) Studying some pharmacological effects of new 3-hydroxypyridine derivative https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/27416675/
- Kwiatkowska et al (2018) Detection of bemitil and its metabolite in urine by means of LC-MS/MS in view of doping control analysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30346653


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A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade—abducted from Africa on the last "Black Cargo" ship to arrive in the United States.
In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive to tell the story of this integral part of the nation's history. Hurston was there to record Cudjo's firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in the United States.
In 1931, Hurston returned to Plateau, the African-centric community three miles from Mobile founded by Cudjo and other former slaves from his ship. Spending more than three months there, she talked in depth with Cudjo about the details of his life. During those weeks, the young writer and the elderly formerly enslaved man ate peaches and watermelon that grew in the backyard and talked about Cudjo's past—memories from his childhood in Africa, the horrors of being captured and held in a barracoon for selection by American slavers, the harrowing experience of the Middle Passage packed with more than 100 other souls aboard the Clotilda, and the years he spent in slavery until the end of the Civil War.
Based on those interviews, featuring Cudjo's unique vernacular, and written from Hurston's perspective with the compassion and singular style that have made her one of the preeminent American authors of the twentieth-century, Barracoon masterfully illustrates the tragedy of slavery and of one life forever defined by it. Offering insight into the pernicious legacy that continues to haunt us all, black and white, this poignant and powerful work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture.
- Imprint: Amistad
- On Sale: 05/08/2018
- Trimsize: 5.50 in (w) x 8.25 in (h) x 0.77 in (d)
- Pages: 208
- List Price: 24.99 USD
- BISAC1: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- BISAC6: HISTORY / Social History
- BISAC7: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery
"One of the greatest writers of our time." - Toni Morrison
"Zora Neale Hurston's genius has once again produced a Maestrapiece." - Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple
"Short enough to be read in a single sitting, this book is one of those gorgeous, much too fleeting things...Brimming with observational detail from a man whose life spanned continents and eras, the story is at times devastating, but Hurston's success in bringing it to light is a marvel." - NPR
"A profound impact on Hurston's literary legacy." - New York Times
"With its historically valuable first-hand account of slavery and freedom, Barracoon speaks straight to the 21st-century world into which it has emerged—almost a century after it was written." - Lily Rothman, Time
"Though both Hurston and Lewis are long gone, Hurston's account of the former slave's life serves as a timely reminder of our shared humanity—and the consequences that can occur if we forget it." - People
"Barracoon and its long path to print is a testament to Zora's singular vision amid so many competing pressures that continue to put us at war with ourselves." - Huffington Post
"[Barracoon's] belated publication of her phonetic transcription offers spine-chilling access to one of modernity's great crimes, an atrocity that, when described by a victim, suddenly becomes far less distant." - The Guardian
"Zora Neale Hurston's recovered masterpiece, Barracoon, is a stunning addition to several overlapping canons of American literature." - Tayari Jones, Washington Post
"Zora Neale Hurston has left an indelible legacy on the literary community and commanded an influential place in Black history." - Essence
"A posthumously-released work of acclaimed Harlem Renaissance-era writer Zora Neale Hurston offers a chilling firsthand look at the horrors of the slave trade." - Vibe
"An invaluable addition to American social, cultural, and political history." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Sure to be widely read." - Kirkus Reviews
"Barracoon is a testament to [Zora's] patient fieldwork" - Vulture
"Barracoon is an impactful story that will stick with you long after the final page." - Parade
"A profound work that shows a writer in the process of gathering a landmark story." - Garden & Gun
"Barracoon is a powerful, breathtakingly beautiful, and at times, heart wrenching, account of one man's story, eloquently told in his own language. Zora Neale Hurston gives Kossola control of his narrative— a gift of freedom and humanity. It completely reinforces for me the fact that Zora Neale Hurston was both a cultural anthropologist and a truly gifted, and compassionate storyteller, who sat in the sometimes painful silence with Kossola and the depth and breadth of memory as a slave. Such is a narrative filled with emotions and histories bursting at the intricately woven seams." - Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun
"That Zora Neale Hurston should find and befriend Cudjo Lewis, the last living man with firsthand memory of capture in Africa and captivity in Alabama, is nothing shy of a miracle. Barracoon is a testament to the enormous losses millions of men, women and children endured in both slavery and freedom—a story of urgent relevance to every American, everywhere." - Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Life on Mars and Wade in the Water
"Barracoon is a piece of the puzzle we didn't know we were missing. Ms. Zora has captured through the lens of Cudjo Lewis a glimpse into what the slave trade, Middle Passage, and first steps onto American soil meant for millions. The narrative of Cudjo reminds us of the faith and hope that got us here despite it all." - Michael Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene
"[Zora's] newly published book, released for the first time 87 years after it was written, will shed new light on the author as a historical chronicler." - Quartzy


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Puzzle had a little bit of a dilemma today when I tore my bedroom apart to rid it of a few months accumulation of dust and cat hair under the bed and behind the dresser. She thought sitting atop the edge of the bed was going to be the answer until I dragged out the vacuum.
She couldn't escape fast enough.
All three of them went into hiding. None of them like the vacuum and have taken refuge where ever they can find to hide, at least until they are sure it's been put away or until it's time to eat again. Probably the latter.


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In the world of business, reputation is everything. If you don't know how to manage yours, your reputation can cause your business to fail. Read the article that follows for some great tips to help you maintain a solid business reputation.
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If you own your own business, be sure your employees are treated with respect. Sometimes, this isn't seen as something that is necessary, but if you don't respect your employees, then you could be dealing with serious consequences. If others know that you don't treat employees well, they may not want to do business with you.
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You should contact your customers a few times after they have purchased something from you. It may be that their issues do not arise until later down the road. Checking in several times will help you address any issues that may come up.
Get into sponsoring an event in a community as a corporate entity. This is one way to improve your company's reputation. This will give customers a positive impression of your company. A good impression takes your company a long way.
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Always do a background check on new employees, as they can seriously affect your business. Even though a background check can cost a little bit, it's worth the cost if you discover something that could negatively impact your business and might make you rethink hiring this individual. Be sure that you are confident about those employees who will represent your business.
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Mint is growing out of its bounds and into the fescue. I mow some of it as I follow the defined line of grass, and the scent of fresh, wet spearmint lifts and spreads. The pepper plants are small, but the peppers are long. The tomato plants are spindly, yielding nothing of worth.
The red trumpet honeysuckle vine is thinned out, and there are no trumpets. Ferns that once were on the forest floor of my family land now grow under my stand of old trees and sway in a warm August breeze. The trees are dropping yellow leaves that mix with mulch and keep the flowerbeds from looking neat. Birches have a neverending supply of twigs that they give up willingly. I've already said it — I'll never plant another birch tree. I'm tired of tripping over their droppings and picking them up for disposal in brown paper bags they don't fit well in.
The rose bush has no leaves. Nothing but thin green arms sticking out like those of aliens. I think the squirrels have eaten the leaves. They do this in August. First they eat the Christmas cactus my mother-in-law gave me years ago to care for. I curse them and bring the plant in sooner than I want. I can't stop their careless destruction.
The abelia is wild and flowery, forsythias are crazily growing, and a blue wildflower is running rampant through the flowerbed. Nandinas and monkey grass are lush.
The fountain in the pond bubbles anxiously and sends out waves that move as fast as time.
And weeds grow where grass fades.
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MWC 15 Special
that Danger's new Sidekick, which is available since yesterday from T-Mobile
USA, is running Windows Mobile yet, it's nevertheless an interesting development
Microsoft took-over Danger back in February. Therefore it's interesting to
see how Microsoft deals with different platforms and user interfaces for mobile
devices. As a matter of fact, Microsoft now has three mobile device platforms:
Windows Mobile (which is even divided into phone and non-phone as well as touch-
and non-touchscreen platforms), Zune and now the Sidekick which wants to
introduce (another) innovative software, services and hardware customization
that improve an already celebrated mobile experience.
The new Sidekick features key software improvements including support for
video capture, playback and sharing; wireless stereo music and media sharing via
Bluetooth; quick friend search and optimized group chats in instant messaging
(IM); customizable Web browsing; and universal search across all phone
applications and data. In addition, the phone's shell is customizable, creating
a unique look for every device. The result is a Sidekick that is fun to use and
showcases the owner's individuality and style.
Custom mobile experiences define what it is like to use the new T-Mobile
Sidekick. For example, it presents a streamlined Web browsing experience that
allows users to either view Web pages vertically, as with previous models, or to
"pan and scan" Web pages, much like a typical personal computer. Users can also
visit the Download Catalog to preview and select from hundreds of games,
applications, themes and other content and receive purchases instantly.
Individuality gets another boost with a customizable exterior that, for the
first time, allows users to match the hardware to the software with their own
personal taste. No longer will phones be accidentally swapped among friends and
family. The new Sidekick is built with removable shells, and at http://www.sidekickshells.com,
users can create their own unique designs - that will be printed directly on the
shell and shipped to the customer - to personalize their handset and show off
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Starting with an always-on connection for true IM and push E-Mail
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friends are available to chat. IM also becomes easier to use with a "search for
friends" feature and the ability to initiate group chats with a simple
Life cannot be captured in images and text alone. It is all a story and,
because video is the ultimate storytelling medium, the new Sidekick supports
video recording, playback and sharing right out of the box. Whether via E-Mail
and picture messaging or via sideloading to the memory card, users can receive
and share video instantly and easily.
The Sidekick is brought to life by software and services from Danger, a
subsidiary of Microsoft and a component of the Microsoft Premium Mobile
Experiences (PMX) group, which focuses on innovative mobile experiences for
consumers. Software and services play an increasingly important role in the
mobile world, where rich social interaction and ease of use are the main
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Ishigakijima Travel Guide
Ishigaki-jima (Ishigaki Island) is an island associated with Ishigaki City in Okinawa Prefecture. Among the islands of Okinawa Prefecture it is the one with the third largest surface area, and is home to a population of around 50,000 people.
You can take a plane from Honshu in order to get to Ishigaki-jima. The Ishigaki-jima Airport connects to numerous places, including Honshu, Okinawa, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. To get to Ishigaki Island from Honshu, you can take a plane from Haneda Airport, Kansai International Airport, Chubu International Airport, or Fukuoka Airport. You can also use Naha Airport on Okinawa Island.
While on the island the most convenient form of transportation is a car. Once you arrive at the airport you can get a rent-a-car. There are also rental bikes and rental bicycles available so if you've got enough time you can rent one of those and enjoy traveling around the island at a leisurely pace.
Ishigaki-jima is surrounded by beautiful coral reefs and clear blue seas. You can enjoy a plethora of marine activities at locations such as Kabira Bay, Sunset Beach (Ishigaki-jima), and Yonehara Beach. For people interested in seeing and experiencing the unique culture of this area, formerly known as the Ryukyu Kingdom, we recommend places such as the Ishigaki Municipal Yaeyama Museum and the Ishigaki Yaima Village. For those interested in the island's nature and environment, you can learn more at the Shiraho Coral Reef Conservation and Research Centre. Ishigaki-jima itself is just 140km in circumference which means that you can travel around the island in one day via car, so if you're up for it you can visit the whole island in one day.
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Obama BFF, Turkish president Recep Erdogan's government, is proposing adoption of a sharia-based constitution
As the once secular Turkish nation moves closer toward Islamic fundamentalism, the European Union is leaning toward making Turkey a member state. What could possibly go wrong?
University of Central Florida building evacuated after alert goes out about a "Middle Eastern" gunman or woman
Designated Terrorist Group CAIR condemned the alert for describing the suspect as "Middle Eastern" and is demanding that the university review its "ethnic and racial profiling" policies.
GO ON, open your bleeding hearts to Muslim migrants and see what you get
Police were shocked to find blood, urine, feces, and semen smeared all over walls and floors and surfaces in a Muslim asylum center used for migrant housing in Germany, turning a nice, clean facility into a cockroach-infested, filthy slum.
UK Daily Mail (h/t Maria J) Police refused to sleep in a migrant shelter that had been cleared for them to stay in after they found the premises and beds soaked in urine, blood, feces, and semen. The officers were asked to stay in the former migrant home as their own police barracks was accommodating security team members attached to world leaders' meetings with Obama.
Photographs of the disgusting conditions in the rooms were posted on Facebook two days ago by the union for North Rhine-Westphalia Police.
The images showed spots of blood were dotted on a mattress, while what appeared to be feces was smeared on another, Junge Freiheit reported.
Wet patches also covered the floors of the bunk bed accommodation and a large patch of vomit was stuck to the carpet.The post on the police union page described the accommodation conditions as 'catastrophic' and said cockroaches were seen eating leftover food.
Although it 'welcomed the exchange of housing units' during such events, it said organisers must ensure clean standards were met.
Police instead opted to stay in their vehicles while parked at a zoo – where they were yesterday seen being woken up by giraffes. Around 250 officers slept in their vans at the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen, northern Germany, before the meeting of the G5 group of nations in Hanover.
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HELLLOOO…TRUMP HATERS: Did you hear about the Minnesota Islamic terrorist cell that had plans to import ISIS jihadists through a hole in the porous Mexican border?
One of the Muslims accused in Minnesota of trying to join the Islamic State group wanted to open up routes from Syria to the U.S. through Mexico. Guled Ali Omar told the ISIS members about the route so that it could be used to send members to America to carry out terrorist attacks, prosecutors allege.
FOX News The MUSLIM men — Omar, 21; Hamza Naj Ahmed, 21; Mohamed Abdihamid Farah, 22; and Abdirahman Yasin Daud, 22 — have pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit murder outside the U.S. Prosecutors have said they were part of a group of friends in Minnesota's Somali community who held secret meetings and plotted to join the Islamic State group.
Five other men have pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to support a foreign terrorist organization. A tenth man charged in the case is at-large, believed to be in Syria.
Prosecutors said audio recordings obtained during the investigation show the defendants spoke multiple times about the possibility of attacks in the U.S. Among them, Omar spoke of establishing a route for fighters, Farah spoke of killing an FBI agent and another man who pleaded guilty talked about shooting a homemade rocket at an airplane.
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CANADIAN Prime Minister condemns the savage beheading of a Canadian hostage in the Philippines by terrorists, but refuses to call them "Islamic" terrorists
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today denounced the execution of a Canadian hostage, John Ridsdel, by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants in the Philippines, calling it "an act of cold-blooded murder" yet doesn't mention the fact that the execution was committed by "Muslims."
Reuters John Ridsdel, 68, a former mining executive, was captured by Islamic militants along with three other people in September 2015 while on vacation on a Philippine island.
The Philippine army said a severed head was found on a remote island on Monday, five hours after the expiry of a ransom deadline set by militants who had threatened to execute one of four captives.
"Canada condemns without reservation the brutality of the hostage-takers and this unnecessary death. This was an act of cold-blooded murder and responsibility rests squarely with the terrorist group who took him hostage," Trudeau told reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting.
"The government of Canada is committed to working with the government of the Philippines and international partners to pursue those responsible for this heinous act."
John Ridsdel, kidnapped from a tourist resort along with three others by the Abu Sayyaf group in September of last year, pleads for their lives.


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This application would be started everytime there is an incoming call. If another android user is calling, then the other phone could transfer the current position (or situation, like "at work" or "at home",...) to the phone being called. That way, the incoming call could be announced as "Girlfriend calling from work".
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