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SC Entertainment History - 2013
The Electric Oinks reunited to make an insanely bizarre and twisted new record called Secret Eyes. It was an instant hit and made all the young girls cry.
Secret Eyes by Electric Oinks
Meanwhile I was having a pretty nasty first part of the year and recorded a new fukachuk egg machine record. It is pretty angry and bleak. And definitely not something I listen to very often any more.
Waiting Around In Buildings by fukachuk egg machine
The good news is that I finished up work on World of the Uncanny, and it was amazing. Tons of crazy hard work paid off, and to date, at least as far as youtube views go, it is one of the most popular things we have ever done.
That year at the Comic and Entertainment Expo, we were invited to hold a discussion panel, show a short film about the history of SC and do a question and answer thing about making movies and stuff.. it was pretty cool. And we met the talented Jennifer Hartley there. Watch it here:
http://youtu.be/JsbWAhl8jBI
That May me and Elaine finally got married in Terry's backyard, surrounded by friends, family, flying saucers, and monster tentacles attacking us from massive paper mache craters we spent weeks building.
The summer produced a short film written and directed by my daughter Miette.. it is kind of spooky actually. It's called The Petal: http://youtu.be/fCk7SFj8i7k
I also spent a lot of time back in Britain, and discovered that Scotland is my favourite place ever. When I got back to Canada, I spent the rest of the summer building a huge sculpture of a Dodo in a box... It is actually really cool. The rest of my time was spent preparing for the super exciting SC Entertianment 30th Anniversary festival that was to take place at the end of August. I had gather some of my friends who made music, as well as Fukachuk Egg Machine, Dads with no Face, and the Electric Oinks. We were also to have film screenings and basically just a bunch of fun and celebrations.. my hope was to match the awesomeness of the SC 15th Anniversary festival that had taken place in 1998.. And it totally did. It was a great night.
After the Massive SC celebrations, I got back to work. I had decided to make another fantastic cartoon series, like Space Cow from years before. This time I would use other comic book characters from my past and decided that Dorriss Doom would be the main hero in a sci-fi adventure about defeating oppression. The cartoon was to be in 6 parts, and I got our new friend Jennifer Hartley to be the voice of Dorriss. By the end if the year the first two episodes were complete.
Dorriss Doom is here!
Hello loyal followers of SC super action, the time is now!
Go watch the new action packed SC Animation: Dorriss Doom!
From the pages of SC Comics come your favourite super hero cats, and other anthropomorphic fun.
The first installment contains episodes 1 and 2, where Dorriss, Veltrax, Pattee, and Forclune begins their exciting adventure to take down the sinister Order of the Vetabanting Five!
Anyway, check it out and tell your friends.
http://youtu.be/Og240Xl6ckM


Gelato at Pan'e Dolci, Las Olas Blvd.
Gelato, made fresh at Pan'e Dolci Italian Bakery 613 E Las Olas Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I was just having some fun, wandering around with my camera and fisheye lens. There is hardly any grain in this image, even though I was shooting at ISO 1600. I held the camera right up against the glass of the gelato case.
Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. Exposure: f/4 1/500 ISO 1600.
Ill Nocturnal and Ill Ra... the REAL Angry Birds?
My friend Ill Nocturnal called me this afternoon and asked if I could meet her at a friend's house to shoot some photos. Here's one of the images from that shoot. It should be obvious but I'm going to say it anyway... don't try this at home!! Ill Nocturnal and Ill Ra are part of the Illuminautians. Check out their web site, www.illuminautians.com.
Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 manual focus lens. Exposure: f/5.6 1/15 ISO 400. Remote strobe.
Here's my friend Tikidoll Sakura wearing her custom made, stuffed animal fluffies. She makes all kinds of crazy clothes for gogo dancing and EDM events. We did this shoot in downtown Miami, near Biscayne Boulevard. If you'd like to learn more about Tikidoll and her clothing, check out her page.
Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 manual focus lens. Exposure: f/8 1/250 ISO 125. Remote strobe.


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Victor matrix B-23783. Oh! By jingo! / Margaret Young
Oh! By jingo! (Primary title) Disc label (RDI)
Oh! By gee! You're the only girl for me (Subtitle) Disc label (RDI)
Linger longer Letty (Work title) Victor ledgers
Lew Brown (lyricist)
Albert Von Tilzer (composer)
Margaret Young (vocalist)
Rosario Bourdon (conductor)
Description: Female vocal solo, with orchestra
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
3/26/1920 Camden, New Jersey 1 Master Victor 18666 10-in.
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3/26/1920 Camden, New Jersey 2 Destroy
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-23783. Oh! By jingo! / Margaret Young," accessed January 22, 2020, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700008973/B-23783-Oh_By_jingo_.
Victor matrix B-23783. Oh! By jingo! / Margaret Young. (2020). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 22, 2020, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700008973/B-23783-Oh_By_jingo_.
"Victor matrix B-23783. Oh! By jingo! / Margaret Young." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2020. Web. 22 January 2020.

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Join yoga teacher Kimber Simpkins for three days of learning how to become your body's best friend. Starting wherever you are, you can end the struggle and find a lasting peace with your body. Women of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds are invited to take this vital step in deepening their relationship with themselves.
Embracing yoga, contemplation, and conversation, Kimber helps women envision the joy of loving their bodies in a way they never imagined was possible. Through the healing practices of yoga, Buddhist meditation, and reevaluating our underlying beliefs, we can emerge inspired to transform how we relate to our bodies to benefit not only ourselves, but the world around us.
Inspired by her recently successful book, Full: how one woman found yoga, eased her inner hunger, and started loving herself, Kimber shares the transformational practices which helped her overcome the residual effects of an eating disorder. Women of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds are invited to join Kimber in taking this next step in deepening their relationship with themselves.
Fifteen years ago Kimber Simpkins gave up being a lawyer and dove into the intensive study of yoga, with barely a glace back. Since then, yoga has brought more joy and delight to her life every day.
The wisdom of Buddhist and Tantric philosophy, the insights of physics and psychology, storytelling, and music continuously resonate through Kimber's teaching and the experience of her students on the mat. She comes from a long line of lay preachers, teachers, singers, and healers and is happy to be walking a path that blends all of these roles. Kimber is the author of the Silver Nautilus Award-winning memoir Full: How one woman found yoga, eased her inner hunger, and started loving herself out in March 2015 from New Harbinger Publications.
Currently Kimber is working on a second book, 52 Ways to Love Your Body, based on the yoga workshop in which she shares with women the tools that led her from loathing her body to loving it. In addition to her work around body image and eating, Kimber finds herself drawn to the question of how yoga can help our innate connection to nature stay vibrantly alive while living in an urban environment. When not on her yoga mat, you may find her playing, meditating, dancing, writing, or hula-hooping in her backyard garden. She teaches weekly classes, immersions, workshops, and retreats year round and supports the Health At Every Size (HAES) movement, welcoming students of all sizes and levels in her classes.
Kimber received her teaching certification through Anusara Yoga in 2008 and has found much inspiration from wonderful teachers, including Katchie Ananda, Sianna Sherman, Noah Maze, Pema Chodron, Carlos Pomeda, Wes Nisker, Kevin Griffin, and many others. A long-time Bay Area resident, she lives with the love of her life, son, dog, and cat in Oakland.
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The Lotus Feed Retreat Center at Taylor Maid Farms rests on 108 acres of vital Sonoma coast nature. Its diverse landscape provides the most exquisite and magical experience of raw and cultivated beauty. From ourredwood, fir and oak forests, to our thoughtfully designed circle gardens. Our ocean view ridge-tops overlook our colorful and hidden creek beds; The Lotus Feed Retreat Center is blessed with a full palette of wonder.
Start your day with a yoga or a pond side meditation and spend your day meandering through our medicinal herb gardens. Hike our trails through fern groves and cool off with a dip in the fresh water springs. Cultivate a relationship with the earth and lend a hand in the organic gardens harvesting the fruits and labor of the land to feast for our Farm To Table Communal Feast.
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End your day with a sunset yoga practice under the passion flower canopy and the rest of you evening can be spent star gazing by the fire pit.
We have thoughtfully crafted the native land into a perfect classroom to dive into wild edibles and medicinals. Our cultivated gardens and structures present learning experiences in permaculture and the peace and energy of the land provide a backdrop for transformation, learning and evolution. Farm to table meals will be harvested from our stunning circle garden and prepared in our outdoor pizza oven imported from Italy.


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Is The Tide Of Antibiotic Use On Farms Now Turning?
By Dan Charles
Published December 7, 2017 at 5:13 PM CST
Grass-fed, antibiotic-free cattle gather at a farm in Yamhill, Ore. For the first time, government statistics show America's pigs, cattle and poultry are getting fewer antibiotic drugs.
Something unprecedented happened this week. The Food And Drug Administration released its annual accounting of antibiotics sold in America for use in poultry, pigs and cattle, and for the very first time, it reported that fewer of the drugs were sold. Sales of medically important antibiotics in 2016 declined by 14 percent, compared to 2015.
The new report is the strongest evidence so far that the FDA's efforts to restrain antibiotic use on farms, along with public pressure, are having an effect. The FDA has been publishing these reports since 2009, and each report until this one had showed a steady increase in antibiotic sales for use in farm animals.
"It's very encouraging," says Karin Hoelzer, a former FDA scientist who now works at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew, along with many other environmental and public health advocacy groups, has been demanding tougher action by the FDA to reduce antibiotic use on farms. Using these drugs, whether in humans or in animals, promotes the development of drug-resistant bacteria, which have become a critical problem in human medicine.
According to a statement from Avinash Kar, a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, "this course change provides a glimmer of hope that we can beat the growing epidemic of drug-resistant infections."
The FDA's numbers show reductions in the sales of many different antibiotics. Penicillin sales were down 10 percent from 2015 to 2016, after rising more than 25 percent over the previous six years. Tetracyclines, an older class of drugs that account for a whopping 42 percent of all antibiotics use in food animals, declined by 15 percent.
The levels of antibiotic sales still are much higher than when the FDA first started collecting data in 2009, however.
The report also includes, for the first time, some fascinating data on antibiotic use among different industries. The billions of chickens in America, it turns out, get fewer antibiotics than cattle or pigs. Chicken and turkeys together accounted for just 16 percent of the medically important antibiotics used in agriculture in 2016. Cattle accounted for about 45 percent of these drugs, and swine a bit less.
Many large poultry company have made commitments over the past two years to reduce antibiotic use in chickens. Perdue Farms has led the way in this effort, and the vast majority of the company's chickens now get no antibiotics at all.
Cattle also received large amounts of antibiotics that are not important in human medicine, such as a class of drugs called ionophores that can't be used in humans because they're toxic to people.
Hoelzer, from the Pew Charitable Trusts, says that this data will be helpful in pinpointing areas where more research is needed in order to reduce reliance on antibiotics. She also says that we need more data from individual farms, in order to understand the exact circumstances that lead to antibiotic use.
Dan Charles is NPR's food and agriculture correspondent.
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Here is the Mix to produce our favourite Chilly Cheese Bread. This mix produces one single bread. No need to weigh out the mix. Just add water, mix it by hands or a spoon (do NOT kneed it) and let it prove in you Fridge for about 16-36h. See the full introduction here.


In separate incidents, gunshots fired into two Gary homes on the city's west side resulted in serious injury to Harmoni and another child.
Both occurred Monday, June 19 and were the focus of the Gary Police Department press conference Tuesday morning.
In the first incident, Gary police received a call for service at approximately 5:15 p.m. for a gunshot victim inside a residence in the 2100 block of Chase Street.
Upon arrival, police learned that an 8-year-old female sitting at the dinner table was wounded when gunshots entered the residence, striking her on the left side of her stomach.
Several hours later, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Gary police received a call for service for a gunshot victim inside a residence in the 4300 block of W. 19th Avenue. Officers determined that a 9-year-old male was inside the residence when gunshots entered, striking him in the chest.
Both children were transported to Methodist Hospital Northlake by the Gary Fire Department. They both were later transferred to Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago. The children are in stable, but critical condition.
Hopkins said the young boy is also doing better and the children are in nearby rooms.
Several councilmen were upset about the shootings. Council President Ronald Brewer said Tuesday, June 20 that he has contacted the Indiana State Police, along with the Lake County Sheriff's Department, hoping those law enforcement agencies will assist Gary in handling the shootings.
Appearing at the press conference to condemn the shootings were Gary City Councilman Ron Brewer and Lake County Councilman Jamal Washington. Both cited a need for more police presence on Gary streets.
McKinley said his department is already working with the county and the state and welcomes more assistance.


This large family home sits on a 1457m2 allotment situated in a well established quiet court on the high side of town with outlooks towards the Baw Baws, yet still convenient to all town amenities.
Featuring a large tiled entry foyer, lovely polished hardwood floors, open fire place and leadlight features, this home has old world charm and character in abundance. The main section has 3 bedrooms, all with built in robes, gas central heating, a modern new kitchen with timber benchtops and quality appliances, huge lounge, central family bathroom with separate shower and bath.
Step down through the rear utility room and back up into the self contained guest accommodation/teenagers quarters or home office - a very practical space comprising bedroom, living space and full ensuite.
The utility room separating these 2 zones opens out onto the enormous paved undercover outdoor area and could be utilized as an extension to the entertaining space in cooler weather.
Additionally there is a large workshop/games room, garage, carport, above ground pool, and lush well established gardens. This is truly a unique home that must be inspected to fully appreciate.


The 10th annual conference of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) Consultation Liaison Special Interest Group (CLSIG). For the first time, this conference hosted a parallel stream of papers that specifically addressed perinatal and infant mental health.
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I love these ear buds! I've used them for running and I'm so happy that they don't tangle because that was a huge problem I had in the past with another brand of ear buds I used. I also love that they have enough base to make the music sounds good. I have to have base while running because it's part of what fuels my runs. I like that they come with 3 different size ear buds because I generally like the smallest ones but found the medium ones worked well for me too. I also loose them often so having a few replacements is nice. The sound quality was great and the music sounded crystal clear.


Our acquisition of Klang Hock Plastic Industries (KHP) in 2018 brings with it a wealth of experience and capabilities. Since its beginning in 1976, KHP has emerged as a leading player of flexible plastics packaging.
Equipped with latest European coextruded blown extrusion systems, KHP brings into the market with improved performance stretch hood films besides the conventional shrink hoods.
Housing the largest blown extruder line with an open width of 11metres, KHP serves the agricultural film segment and specialised flexitank solutions.


Crazy Concoctions is so much fun for everyone!
This is surely one of our favourite workshops full of fun and sensory stimulation. Did you ever want to raid the pantry and bathroom cupboard and see what crazy creations you could come up with? That's what this workshop is all about. 1.5hrs of no rules just pure messy fun!!!
Each child will recieve a potion bottle to take home one of thier chosen concoctions as a momento.
If you have been before you can certainly bring your bottle previous bottle along to fill up as well.
Workshops sizes will be limited to 8 spots only.
We supply Aprons however you may want to pop kids in clothes you don't maind getting a little messy especially for our Painting and Slimetime.
Children may like to bring along a water bottle. We ask that no food is brought along.
Cancellations within 48hrs of workshops will incur a $20 admin fee.


This is the first book by John Mefford that I have read, and boy was it brilliant. I love a good detective/murder/crime/thriller editor and this one did not disappoint!
We met Alex when she wakes up in the hospital after a really bad car crash with amnesia.
Immediately we are sucked into the story as we follow along with Alex who is trying to get her memory back, slowly pieces come together but there is still so much missing and see her dealing with a murder case whilst still on LOA from her job and the FBI.
This is brilliant book and I couldn't put it down, can't wait to read what Mefford has in store for Alex.
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ahhh it's hearty white night. yay!
joining late because i had to eat the dinner my wife slaved over and it was rude to comment whilst eating.
my body is a meaty public conveyance that i don't drive and don't control the route and schedule of.
You got a protective film on your washer and dryer?
that blue peel off vinyl on the area where the knobs are - hate to have those get scratched in transit from the whirlpool factory.
pantry moths laid larvae in a box of crackers i was partaking of. got totally skeeved out, but it was probably good protein.
lost the 90.1 feed...am i gonna be okay?
WMFU's been a problem a lot this week.
picked up the nutrition online.
oh - it's back over the radiola.
@dale - I texted Ken, he must have found another band-aid.
what if my love isn't worth as much as euro love?
if 90.1 went away i would shoot myself. well, i'd probably shoot someone else but it would still ruin my day.
Much effort has been expended by WFMU personnel in recent weeks trying to get the network carriers relaying the signal to 90.1 to actually carry network.
We're also working on setting up a backup for the backup.
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Quinine is kind of dangerous (real risk of multiple organ failure). It's basically an old folk remedy lacking validity. In fact, the FDA banned the marketing of quinine in 1994 due to its toxicity and lack of evidence that it even helps with nocturnal leg cramps. (Procedings of Baylor University Medical Center, 2003 January; 16(1): 21–26. PMCID: PMC1200805) Since 2007, the Food and Drug Administration has recommended that quinine be prescribed only for the prevention and treatment of malaria. For nocturnal leg cramps, "better to rely instead on stretching exercises to flex the legs before bedtime," according to the Mayo Clinic, which also recommends drinking plenty of fluids and eating foods high in potassium. (NY Times 8/5/08) There are certainly much safer and more convincingly effective things to take for leg cramps. Giving elderly patients a vitamin B supplement providing 250 micrograms of B-12, 30 mg of B-6, 5 mg of riboflavin (B-2), and 50 mg of thiamine (B-1) for three months, doctors found that 86 per cent of their patients who took vitamin B complex vitamins enjoyed complete remission for noctural leg cramping. The researchers reported that, in their view, safe and effective vitamin B should be the treatment of choice for nighttime leg pain in older people. (Chan P, Huang TY, Chen YJ, Huang WP, Liu YC. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the safety and efficacy of vitamin B complex in the treatment of nocturnal leg cramps in elderly patients with hypertension. J Clin Pharmacol. 1998 Dec;38(12):1151-4.) [The B vitamins will be found in multiple vitamins and B-Complex vitamins, but some are far weaker than these amounts.] Vitamin E may also be helpful (about 400 IU minimum). (Robert F. Cathcart, III, M.D. The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 219, No. 2.) http://naturalsolutionsradio.com/articles/article.html?id=6614 And another study showed that calcium, magnesium, and B Vitamins were all effective at dramatically reducing or eliminating noctornal leg cramps. (Int J Gynecol Obstet 2006 Aug 17 [e-pub ahead of print]) http://bastyrcenter.org/content/view/1131/ Some people may simply require more than normal of some specific nutrients...probably due to recent medical history, such as GI problems. Muscle cramps can be aggravated by some drugs, but rarely remedied by any drug. After all, all drugs are "controlled substances" precisely because of their known toxicities and side effects.
Science Sins and Media Mistakes What You Should Know About Dietary Supplement News Reporting By Neil E. Levin, CCN, DANLA Are male smokers taking beta-carotene really at increased risk of cancer? Are high dosages of Vitamin E really hazardous to your health? Is ephedra, an herb with demonstrated weight loss benefits, really a "killer" that merits its banned status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration? Natural health remedies have a long history of promoting health and wellness, dating back thousands of years. But sloppy science and sensationalist health reporting by the news media make this increasingly hard to believe. And misleading and contradictory information about the safety of nutritional supplements may cause consumers to make poor health choices – or to avoid making any choices at all. The result: Many miss out on the myriad health benefits supplementation can bring about. Understanding the common sins of commission and omission on the part of science and the press arms the public with the ability to make better decisions – if not to apply a liberal grain of sea salt to what they're reading and seeing. Beta Carotene: Myth vs. Fact There have been several instances where the reputation of a dietary supplement or herb has been tarnished due to poor science combined with the media's inertia. The association of cancer risk with the use of the anti-oxidant beta-carotene is a prime example. In 1994, an antioxidant study being conducted in Finland was halted as a result of a report noting an increase in cancer rates among male smokers taking beta-carotene. Headlines roared: Beta-carotene connected with cancer risk. Doctors told patients to avoid this nutrient and sales dropped. Yet ten years later, the data was re-analyzed, this time taking into the account the smoker's total antioxidant intake – not just beta-carotene. The results were clear: a combination of antioxidants – including beta-carotene – actually lowered lung cancer risk in male smokers. Supplementing beta-carotene to people with low antioxidant status was simply a matter of too little, too late. The antioxidant itself was not to blame; the lack of other antioxidants was. Science Sin: Poor science did not originally eliminate additional dietary antioxidants as variables or look at how antioxidants interact and support each other. Adding one antioxidant does not make up for the lack of others. Nutrients are not drugs, and supplementing a single nutrient is actually a model of a drug study, not a nutrient study. Media Mistake: Failing to fact check. In the original report, the researchers stated that the slightly increased risk was possibly due to chance and that there was no known mechanism as to how this could happen. Yet the news media and others, including a National Institute of Health (NIH) scientific panel, stubbornly continue to refer to beta-carotene as potentially harmful even though credible scientists actually revised those findings years ago and high blood levels of beta-carotene are shown to be consistently protective to populations at risk for cancer. Sloppy Science and Vitamin E One of the strongest examples of sloppy science is the controversy over Vitamin E. In 2004, warnings were issued by authors of a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine about taking 400 IU or more of Vitamin E per day. This warning was based on a "meta-analysis" report that was generated by statisticians who mathematically integrated the results collected from 19 individual studies, selected partly on the basis of at least ten deaths occurring - from any cause - in the course of each study. Sales of this essential vitamin dropped dramatically. This was a major national news event. But when leading antioxidant researchers re-reviewed the same individual datasets more carefully for the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, they found that daily doses of Vitamin E up to 2,000 IU were actually safe in the same study populations. It seems that the Annals report did not properly segregate doses and forms, such as taking into account other supplements taken. Nor did it find a dose-dependent relationship between vitamin E and death risk, which is a normal toxicological rationale for determining risk. Apparently, it was simply sloppy work that was not able to be replicated using more accurate statistical models that properly accounted for more variables. Similarly, the Institute of Medicine sets the safe upper level of Vitamin E at 1,500 IU per day. And a recent SENECA study of 90,000 nurses showed a 30% to 40% lower incidence of heart disease among those who take in the highest amounts of Vitamin E from diet and supplements, indicating that the Annals report may have scared a lot of people from taking a life-saving essential vitamin. Science Sin: Mistaking unverified statistics for proven science. The straight mathematical integration of data from different selected scientific studies – and the interpretation of the results – were left largely to statisticians whose methods were heavily criticized in comments by other researchers published by the same journal. Consequently, apples were compared to oranges and the reputation of Vitamin E among consumers continues to feel the squeeze. The researchers have never adequately addressed the criticism or the reanalysis that produced vastly different results. Media Mistake: Making a mountain out of a molehill. The outcome of the original study was interpreted by the press to be more meaningful than it really was, as if one study negated all others, and no follow-up was done to report the reanalysis or to mention the myriad of studies showing the proven protective effects of vitamin E. To this day, journalists continue to cite the flawed report – even though Vitamin E has been proven safe and beneficial. Ephedra's Bad Rap But it's Ephedra – an herb most commonly used to assist with gentle weight loss and easing breathing difficulties – that will go down in history as the most pilloried dietary supplement ever. The FDA banned Ephedra in 2004 based on a series of unproven Adverse Event Reports (AERs.) AERs are by definition preliminary, unscreened and unverified reports of possible associations of a substance with a side effect. In banning Ephedra, the FDA said that evidence proving that the product has caused actual harm to someone is not required; all that is required is scientific evidence that supports the existence of some theoretical risk. Ironically, after closer examination of the claims, the FDA eliminated virtually all of the Ephedra AERs from consideration. It also admitted that a total ban on the herb would possibly prevent only one estimated death per year out of 3 billion doses taken by 20 million consumers. In comparison, about 100 out of 11 million people with true food allergies die each year. Yet tree nuts, fish and dairy (the most common food allergens) are still legal. Science Sin: Considering AERs to behard evidence. AERs are unverified and thus cannot be considered scientific evidence as proof of toxicity. Government and medical authorities falsely and cynically assumed that most dietary supplement AERs are true, while drugs that have received far more numerous AERs outlining severe side effects (including death) continue to be widely prescribed. More than 100 years of scientific studies were arbitrarily ignored by the FDA in ruling that ephedra had no benefits and no safe level of use; and the agency likewise ignored its own scientific panels that found no smoking gun. Supplements containing large doses of caffeine and other stimulants were lumped in as "ephedra-related" AERs because they also happened to contain ephedra; or more likely, synthetic ephedra alkaloids. Ironically, ephedrine alkaloids are still universally available as OTC drugs for allergies in doses considered too dangerous to sell in a dietary supplement label. However, they are usually sold behind the counter at pharmacies because of the risk of people making crystal meth from these drugs. Ironically, the ephedra herb is too dilute to economically make meth from. I assume that ephedra was axed as an innocent bystander in the drug war to avoid it competing with products which had to be locked up behind the counter. The coincidental timing of the supplement ban and access to the competing drug is very suspicious. Media Mistake: Not getting the whole story; scaring people unnecessarily. Journalists did not bother to research the whole story when it when it came to reporting on this controversial herb. The media made the all-too common assumption that press releases issued by researchers or governmental offices are true. With a little digging, the "real" story might have been reported. But the media was largely content to focus on the sensational "killer herb" rather than to investigate the facts and find out the truth. When controversy arises around dietary supplement or herb, an unproven AER is often at its root. AERs are intended to be an early warning system to allow experts to try to look for and hopefully isolate a dose-related cause and effect. But most, if not all, AERs involving dietary supplements actually involve a combination of substances and issues that include the supplement as well as prescription drugs or other substances along with pre-existing conditions. And many "adverse effects" attributed to supplements are known side effects of prescription drugs. It's dubious that either science or the media will admit fault or repent. But with a little effort, consumers can get the most accurate and up-to-date information to ensure they can make informed and beneficial decisions when it comes to their most important asset: our families' health.
There are some common myths about stearates. Please allow me to describe the stearates that are utilized in making nutritional supplements, and how they are used, and other pertinent information on their safety and use in dietary supplements and foods.
Supplement manufacturers rarely use more than 2% and usually far less or none at all, even though common foods contain much more (beef fat is 19% stearates; cocoa butter is 30%) and stearates are Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS). It is unusual that they would use more than1-2% in a product, and when they do use them it is typically used in microgram amounts to help process only sticky or non-flowing materials.
The hydrogenation process is not used for the stearic acid in the magnesium stearate. It is possible to convert oleic acid to stearic acid by hydrogenation, but that is not necessary (or desirable) with sources that are already high in stearic acid and low in oleic acid. Lipase-catalyzed interesterification is a viable alternative to hydrogenation these days, for example, if one were to want to convert oleic acid to stearic acid.
No consumer should be inhaling stearates, so the issue of being hazardous is also a bogus one that should be relegated to producers and manufacturers. You can actually say far worse about the hazards of inhaled enzymes, for example. Most supplement materials have MSDS handling sheets that mention the dangers of inhalation. There are no known significant dangers from normal oral consumption or skin contact.
The reason dietary stearic acid is considered benign is based on its failure to elevate plasma cholesterol concentrations (1, 2). Foods naturally rich in stearic acid and other saturated fats include: Red meat (beef, pork, or lamb) High-fat dairy products (whole milk, cheese, butter, and ice cream) Chocolate, Lard, Coconut oil.
For more on stearates, please see: http://www.nowfoods.com/index.php?action=itemdetail&item_id=93528.
A common reference is to a 1990 study in the journal Immunology, but the reference is hardly satisfactory as a demonstration of the alleged harm of stearic acid. This was a test tube study that has not been replicated in living beings, with an artificial situation providing high concentrations of stearic acid exposed to isolated immune cells for hours at a time. It was actually done as a way to investigate whether prolonged high dose stearic acid administration could possibly be used to suppress the immune system for an autoimmune disease treatment. (5) It was definitely NOT a demonstration that this would work the same way with dietary supplements or with foods containing stearic acid. The effect was dose- and time- dependent; with a sustained, prolonged exposure over an 8-hour period that is impossible to replicate in the living human body. For a test tube study, it would first have to be shown that the mechanism was valid in vivo before it could be considered reasonable to extrapolate it to actual living organsms. This study did not do that; nor has any other, to date.
In conclusion, since this mechanism has not been proven in humans or had additional verifying studies, since humans have much more complex metabolic activities, since stearic acid is easily absorbed from the gut and then readily converted to oleic acid in the liver (in vivo), since manufacturers use far less than this study gave and with only a brief exposure, and since people get stearic acid in many common oil-containing foods in far greater amounts than are used in dietary supplements, I conclude that the fears about the use of stearates in dietary supplements are unproven and speculative at best, slanderous and unscientific at worst.
1. Yu S, Derr J, Etherton TD, Kris-Etherton PM. Plasma cholesterolpredictive equations demonstrate that stearic acid is neutral and monounsaturated fatty acids are hypocholesterolemic. Am J Clin Nutr 1995;61:1129–39.
2. Aro A, Jauhiainen M, Partanen R, Salminen I, Mutanen M. Stearic acid, trans fatty acids, and dairy fat: effects on serum and lipoprotein lipids, apolipoproteins, lipoprotein(a), and lipid transfer proteins in healthy subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 1997;65:1419–26.
3. Lin DS, Connor WE, Spenler CW. Are dietary saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids deposited to the same extent in adipose tissue of rabbits? Am J Clin Nutr 1993;58:174–9.
5. Tebby PW, Buttke TM. Molecular Basis for the Immunosuppresive Action of stearic acid on T Cells. Immunology. 1990;70:379-384.
What is pharmaceutical grade (USP)?
The US Pharmacopeia (USP) publishes official monographs for certain substances. These monographs include specific assay methods and product specifications to assure identity and potency. Material that is tested by these methods to meet those specifications is then eligible to be called pharmaceutical grade, or USP. The key concept is "standards and verification" http://www.usp.org/aboutUSP/ Many natural ingredients do not have published USP monographs, so cannot be called USP grade (as there are no USP specifications or standards to test against). Also, the testing is often a bit imprecise, so a test result for purity may be acceptable within a narrow range (from 98% - 101% of label potency, for example) and still be considered good. Another standard monograph is that found in the Food Chemicals Codex, desribing FCC food grade materials. A product with an FCC monograph can be tested to meet the food grade specifications that are typically less rigorous than those in a pharmaceutical monograph, but do provide standards for purity and identity. http://www.usp.org/fcc/ Some substances have both USP and FCC monographs and can claim both grades. For example, the amino acid l-arginine has monographs in both compendia, as do some other aminos.
Should cancer patients take vitamins?
A couple of people have asked me to comment on other sites, or to refer to other sites, which I generally will not do. After all, this blog is an archive of my non-commercial writings, which are heavily referenced; so you may analyze and determine whether or not you think my scholarship and logic are valid, or not. I do not wish to comment on other people's sites; it is beyond the scope of my purpose. I think for myself and you can, too. Don't let self-appointed experts tell you what to think, unless you respect their scholarship, not just their arguments. That goes for believing me, as well! One writer has pointed out that the FDA does not approve supplements and pointed me to the agency's site, implying ignorance. If my blog entries were inspected more carefully, many references to the FDA's web site exist and in quite a bit more detail than the writer gave. Apparently the writer did not carefully consider my nuances of meaning while asserting that he/she was the expert. In fact, the agency requires all label claims ("structure-function" claims) to be submitted to them, allowing it to deny those claims, and then paradoxically requires all labels to say that the agency hasn't evaluated the claims. Kind of makes you think, no? It should! The agency also has to receive safety documentation for all new ingredients before they are sold on the market, but again does not explicitly approve them, though the absence of action to stop them does ring loud and clear. Again, the agency has plausible deniability, while retaining control. Yes, I do understand how the FDA works. Do you? One writer has persisted in questioning whether I work for and profit from vitamin companies. I do state in my bio that I am a vitamin formulator. But, you may notice that I scrupulously avoid mentioning any company names or endorsing them. If I were to post the comment, it would name names and could promote products. I am trying to maintain a professional detachment and tell the truth, as I see it. If I involve my clients/employers, I would not be able to have the freedom and independence necessary to "speak truth to power". But I write from the heart and do my own research. I formulate my own opinions as to the validity and accuracy of scientific and news reports, which I have done for decades. If you want to debate my conclusions and references, fine. But I assure you that my references are much more scrupulous and to the point than those of many of the published research I critique! THIS IS MY PERSONAL BLOG AND I WRITE PROFESSIONAL, WELL-REFERENCED TEXT ABOUT NUTRITION. NO ONE TELLS ME WHAT TO WRITE OR NOT WRITE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT PROFIT, "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" But my credentials and reputation do not substitute for you carefully dissecting my writings and my arguments. That is why I don't belabor their defense. The point is that people should realize that there are second opinions and not to rely on experts and authorities to tell us what to think. Yet I point out that the emperor has no clothes, and someone wants to know my tailoring credentials...seems like they kind of missed the point, doesn't it?
The fact that CNN removed the video and corrected its text report on DSHEA by substituting some of the original quotes with quotes from US regulatory agencies adequately confirms that my original criticism was both factual and confirmable. Make no mistake; it is currently illegal - under DSHEA - to put undeclared ingredients like steroids and steroid precursors in a dietary supplement. The fact that some outlaws have made supplements containing illegal drugs - without declaring them on their labels - is not a reflection on the legally operating dietary supplement industry; any more than a drug smuggler hiding contraband in a teddy bear is representative of all teddy bear manufacturers or a hollowed-out book is representative of all publishers. My contention is that steroids are often being deliberately and illegally added to "spike" certain dietary supplements, which are not "contaminated" in the sense that the substance was not accidently added. The addition of an undeclared active ingredient is "adulteration" under DSHEA, whether deliberate or accidental, and adulteration is quite clearly illegal. The FDA has full power to remove adulterated substances from the market under DSHEA and other laws; there is absolutely no legal protection for these unlawful "supplements". It's not a law's fault if a government regulatory agency fails to vigorously enforce it, despite having clear authority in that area to act. Yet that's precisely the kind of misdirected criticism that some critics of the industry propose: blaming weak enforcement on a perceived legal emasculation which simply isn't there. This, despite the fact that the dietary supplement industry's legislative allies have introduced bills to add funding to the FDA specifically so the agency could enforce DSHEA more strictly; which is additional proof that the industry does not avoid reasonable regulation and in fact prefers it to false claims of being "unregulated". The Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act now requires all serious adverse events to be reported to the FDA within 15 business days. The supplement industry also supported this Act, knowing that it had to prove the safety of its products and show responsibility to the public and to lawmakers. The fact that supplement manufacturers supported the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 (HR 3886), banning androstene-type substances, should also reflect favorably on their commitment to responsible regulation and a desire to protect the public health. Even that has not quieted some critics. It is precisely an industry revulsion to outlaws posing as legitimate manufacturers that has repeatedly prompted industry support for additional government regulation. Industries do not typically request more regulation, so this stance should be more notable. Still, in my opinion it is illogical to blame a law for the actions of outlaws. Outlaws fill a perceived need at a high price, just like other drug dealers, but to consider their products to be accidentally "contaminated" is naïve, at best. Under authority granted to it by DSHEA, and after years of industry prodding, the FDA has only recently rolled out mandatory current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), requiring safety and identity testing. There are a number of manufacturers already certified as operating under independently certified GMPs, giving consumers a high assurance against inadvertent contamination. Steroids and anabolic steroid precursors are currently regulated as prescription drugs. So no dietary supplement manufacturer has any legitimate, legal reason to use these controlled substances in any of their products, whether on or off the label, making accidental contamination quite implausible. The FDA has not claimed that DSHEA blocked its ability to regulate dietary supplements. Actually, several FDA commissioners have testified to Congress that they already had adequate enforcement powers under DSHEA; and that was before the introduction of additional regulation such as cGMPs, adverse event reporting, the anabolic steroid precursor ban, etc. It is irresponsible to continue to echo allegations that have already been disproved, taking on faith the word of cheaters who have been revealed and are trying to point the blame elsewhere. It's ludicrous to try to shift blame on a law passed some 13 years ago, a law that specifically prohibits adulterated products. I think that the baseball player's union leader successfully did just that, knowing that he had a receptive audience in a leading DSHEA critic. But the resulting publicity, repeating the tired old complaint of supplements being "unregulated", does not constitute any form of real evidence, flying in the face of so many contrary facts. If you are still in doubt, don't take my word for it. Please read the various pieces of legislation or check the websites of the regulating agencies and see for yourself. I have done both and base my writings solely on these demonstrable facts and reputable references, including official government agencies.


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Writing this - rather belatedly - at the end of July, it is hard to cast my mind back to those crucial days at Hartpury when Rhapsody and I learned so much about each other in an international competition setting - so much has been going on since! I was thrilled though to find that Rhapsody took the traveling, new surroundings and the atmosphere all in his stride. No problems for him eating up all his food, drinking plenty and sleeping in a strange stable. Well... I say no problems for him - the problem for us was that he had to have a large bucket of water in his stable and it was just the best game in the middle of the night to pick it up and throw it over the stable door - usually still full of water - leaving everywhere awash! We were having a lot of heavy rain meaning everything was so wet outside and with a few leaks in the lorry... but thanks to Rhapsody everywhere was wet in the stable area too!! All these little insights into his personality - generally a lovable clown - Catherine and I took note of for London as we do not expect there to be automatic waters in the temporary stabling in Greenwich. A small detail but an important one!
The first day's test was just that - a test - of our concentration and also our training. I was not displeased - although cross with myself for a couple of silly mistakes. Day 2 and Andrew arrived to help us in the warm up which was just invaluable! A last minute change of plan for him meant that he could dash over - as you do from Kent to Gloucestershire - to be there for Rhapsody and me. As much as I was thrilled for his help I was equally thrilled that he was able to watch our test - a significant improvement on the first day - no mistakes and a real testament to Andrew's training programme. We came 6th with one of the best scores I have had internationally - ever - and to think Rhapsody and I had only been together for six weeks at that stage!! It was very very encouraging for the weeks to come and our next big test - the 2012 Paralympics!!
Countdown has begun!
Virgin Island cupcakes!
The food was yummy, the weather fine and I think all enjoyed the champagne reception at the end of June. I cannot thank all who helped make this such a successful evening enough - to name a few - Catherine did a fab job with the food, Carol and her infamous cupcakes, not to mention Liz and Kari Hale who provided the splendid venue amongst others! We raised just under £800 which is just a tremendous sum and good timing with the entries for Hartpury going in that weekend! I am having problems with my old computer - coping with all the lovely pictures that have been sent me of the evening - but there are a few more shots in the gallery page of Rhapsody lapping up the attention and showing off!
Meanwhile a nice feature has been published by the IPC on their website on me being the first competitor for the VI in any Paralympic Games http://paralympic.org/feature/equestrian-rider-be-us-virgin-islands-first-athlete and I have also just given an interview for the St Thomas Daily News for a daily feature they are running on the islands' Olympic competitors - there are 7 athletes competing in London - sailing, swimming and track events - and me! And the countdown to the Games really has begun - Hartpury was the selection trials for Team GB and everyone was in Olympic mode - the place was buzzing with excitement - that report will come next.
Really so much has been going on - if I thought I was busy before... well think again Lee!


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Microbial Risk
A historical perspective of how we have reached conclusions about plaque and biofilms
Aug 1st, 2003
by Deborah M. Lyle, RDH, MS
The idea that periodontal disease is an infection mediated by bacteria is not new. The etiology of periodontal infections has been studied since the late 1800s. Researchers tried to isolate the organisms responsible for periodontal diseases and found this task to be extremely difficult. Clinicians have focused on the removal of plaque as a key factor in treatment and prevention, regardless of research, but have often encountered frustration when therapy and recommended self-care were not producing healthy outcomes.
This article will explain why it is difficult to identify the etiological agents for periodontal diseases and help us understand their role in the disease process.
It began in the golden age of microbiology (1880-1920) with the discovery of many etiological agents responsible for systemic infections. During the same time period and into the 1930s, researchers tried to identify the agent responsible for periodontal disease. The result was the identification of four distinct groups of microorganisms as possible etiological agents: amebae, spirochetes, fusiforms, and streptococci. These groups were identified based on their apparent association with periodontal lesions.1
Keep in mind that microbial techniques were limited and consisted of wet mount or stained smear microscopy and limited cultural techniques. These organisms were suspected because they could be isolated from individuals with periodontal disease and were either non-existent or in significantly lower proportions in healthy mouths.
Some researchers during this time believed that periodontal infections were the result of multiple organisms or "mixed" infections. This hypothesis was started in part by the work of M. H. Vincent who identified pseudo-membraneous lesions of the oral cavity and the role of fusiforms and spirochetes. We know it as necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, but it was originally known as Vincent's infection.2
Interest in the etiological agent of periodontal disease began to wane in the mid 1930s, giving way to the belief that the etiology was due to some defect on the part of the patient, to occlusal trauma, atrophy, or a combination of these factors. Bacteria was relegated to a back seat and thought to be a secondary invader.2
By the 1950s, the focus shifted back to bacteria. Clinicians touted the need for plaque control in the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease. This was known as the nonspecific plaque hypothesis, with the belief that any accumulation of bacteria at or below the gingival margin would lead to inflammation, and it was the quantity and not the quality of the plaque that was important.
Toward the end of the 1960s and continuing through the 1980s, the specific plaque hypothesis developed, with research focusing once again on specific organisms and their potential for initiation and progression of periodontal disease. These studies were aided by the development of newer methods of microbial analysis that included darkfield microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, DNA probes, BANA hydrolysis and immunoassay.3 The belief that plaque was similar from patient to patient was disproved as studies began to show that there were significant differences between patients and even between sites in the same patient. Additionally, subgingival plaque samples showed differences when taken from patients with different forms of periodontal disease.
Defining microbial pathogens
Many factors have impacted the ability to identify the etiological agents responsible for periodontal diseases. Haffajee and Socransky outlined many of the reasons, which include:4
• Over 300 species found in periodontal pockets that are difficult to culture
• The presence of opportunistic species
• Physical constraints of the periodontal pocket impacting the sampling process
• Evaluating the role of a single organism in mixed infections
• Breakdown of sites due to different pathogens and the difference in disease activity and inactivity in various sites
• Difference in virulence within strains of bacteria
• Individual host response to the bacteria
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Bacteroides forsythus are strongly associated with periodontal infections, disease progression, and unsuccessful therapy, and were designated as periodontal pathogens at the 1996 World Workshop of Periodontology.5 The evidence regarding other patho-gens is not as extensive but does show implication in causing periodontal disease. These pathogens include F. nucleatum, Camphylobacter rectus, P. intermedia, and various spirochetes. Recently, viruses such as cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus have been proposed to play a role in the process, possibly due to impact on host response.
Criteria used to define periodontal pathogens include association, elimination, host response, virulence factors, animal studies, and risk assessment. Association refers to the frequency and numbers of the species present in specific types of periodontal infections. If you eliminate that species, resolution or remission of the infection should be evident. The host response can define a species by the production of antibodies that is directed specifically to that species. Some properties possessed by certain species impact its virulence and can play a role in the disease process. Animal studies are used to identify a possible etiological role of a species, and technology allows for the assessment of specific microorganisms in large numbers of subgingival plaque samples, leading to the assessment of risk in prospective studies.
The current viewpoint is that pathogenic bacteria are necessary — but not sufficient — for the initiation or progression of periodontal disease. The number, type, and location of organisms, as well as the host response play important roles in the process.
Dental biofilms
Biofilms are everywhere — on the inside of pipes and tubing, on rocks in rivers and streams, on the bottom of boats, in dental unit waterlines, and on teeth and oral soft tissue. Dental plaque is a biofilm. Biofilms are defined as matrix-enclosed bacterial populations that adhere to each other and to surfaces.6 Costerton and colleagues demonstrated in 1991 that bacteria grow in tiny enclaves or microcolonies. The bacterial cells join together and attach themselves to a surface and produce an extracellular matrix that holds the microcolony together. The microcolonies have channels running through them that allow for the passage of nutrients and waste removal. These microcolonies help protect the bacteria from antimicrobials, antibiotics, and host defense mechanisms. Key characteristics of a biofilm are the ability to attach to a solid surface and specific association or co-aggregation of bacteria.7
The viability of a biofilm depends on the ability of the organisms within the biofilm to communicate with one another. One way bacteria communicate is by quorum sensing, or the regulation of expression of specific genes through the accumulation of signaling compounds. They also communicate by the exchange of genetic information between cells of the same species and cross species.8
Biofilms form both supra- and subgingivally. Supragingival biofilms are attached to the tooth surface and are predominated by Actinomyces species. The subgingival biofilms have a tooth-associated and tissue-associated biofilm, separated by loosely bound or planktonic cells. The subgingival biofilms are also dominated by the Actinomyces species, but in significantly higher counts. In disease, the subgingival environment will show a decrease in Actinomyces species and an increase in B. forsythus, P. gingivalis and T. denticola.7
Impact on practice
Do therapy and self-care recommendations change with our understanding of the formation and workings of biofilms? We need to keep in mind that biofilms have large numbers of pathogenic bacteria, are widely distributed in the oral cavity, and exist in an environment that helps protect against antimicrobial agents and the host defense mechanism.
Therapy continues to focus on the mechanical removal of the biofilm, both supra- and subgingivally. Numerous studies have shown positive outcomes from scaling, root planning, and ultrasonic instrumentation. Since the biofilms have the ability to multiply quickly and reinfect, self-care measures are extremely important. Systemic antibiotics have had varying results, which may be due to increased resistance or difficulty in penetrating the biofilm. The use of locally administered antimicrobials has enhanced the ability to control the biofilm, especially when coupled with mechanical debridement.
The challenge is providing patients with the mechanisms to control the biofilm after therapy. Self-care needs to focus on controlling the supra- and subgingival biofilm with brushing, flossing or other interproximal aid, and daily irrigation.
Early studies were done on planktonic bacteria and did not give us insight into the microcolonies within a biofilm. Even when treatment is successful, bacteria will recolonize and increase the patient's risk for disease initiation and breakdown.
Understanding dental biofilms may lead to new treatments that focus on preventing communication or passage of nutrients within the biofilm or modulating the host response to prevent destruction of the periodontium. This information helps dental professionals and researchers focus on research and therapies that improve outcomes, and understand why periodontal therapy is not always successful.
Deborah M. Lyle, RDH, MS, is currently employed by Waterpik Technologies as the manager of professional marketing and education. She has presented numerous continuing education programs both nationally and internationally. Lyle also is a member of the ADHA Council on Education. She may be reached at dlyle@waterpik.com.
1 Meyer KF. The present status of dental bacteriology. J Am Dent Assoc 1917; 4:966-996.
2 Socransky S, Haffajee A. Evidence of bacterial etiology: a historical perspective. Periodontology 2000 1994; 5:7-25.
3 Papapanou PN, Engebretson SP, Lamster IB. Current and future approaches for diagnosis of periodontal diseases, NY State Dent J 1999; 32-39.
4 Haffajee AD, Socransky SS. Microbial etiological agents of destructive periodontal diseases. Periodontology 2000 1994; 5:78-111.
5 Zambon JJ. Periodontal diseases: microbial factors. Ann Periodontol 1996; 1:879-925.
6 Costerton JW et al. Biofilms, the customized microniche. J Bacteriol 1994; 176:2137-2142.
7 Socransky SS, Haffajee AD. Dental biofilms: difficult therapeutic targets. Periodontology 2000 2002; 28:12-55.
8 Prosser JI. Quorum sensing in biofilms. In: Newman HN, Wilson M, ed. Dental plaque revisited. Cardiff: biofilm, 1999; 79-88.
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was fined $25,000 by the NBA for using derogatory and offensive language during a postgame interview, the league announced Wednesday.
Carter recorded 25 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocked shots in the contest. The Nuggets defeated the Bulls 108-107 in overtime.
Jokic, 23, is averaging 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7.7 assists through 10 games this season.


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Therapeutic prospects of G-quadruplexes against cancer
Céline Giustranti
Small molecules with the ability to bind onto a single DNA structure, a kind of node which could block basic cell functions. That was all that was needed for biologists and chemists to join forces to develop new ones and test their anti-tumour potential.
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At the heart of the cell, the DNA twists to form the famous double helix discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953. The recent observation of a four-strand structure – unstable and transitory – of DNA was enough to intrigue scientists. These unusual structures, called G-quadruplexes, are formed in guanine-rich genomic domains. They are four-strand structures formed by the self-association of 4 guanines in quartets which stack by trapping potassium ions. Due to this particularity, quadruplexes are nucleic acid structures unique in the world.
"They form local folds which disrupt the binding and progression of proteins, in particular during cell division. Depending on the genomic domains where they are formed, they apparently play several roles: transcription regulation, genome rearrangements, telomere dysfunctions, epigenetic instability, etc.", said Marie-Paule Teulade-Fichou, director of the unit Chimie, Modélisation et Imagerie pour la Biologie (CNRS/Inserm/Institut Curie), and coordinator of the programme.
"In short, the persistence of these structures could block cell division or the expression of some genes. However, by disrupting these functions in the tumour cells, we hope to prevent them from proliferating or at least to render them less aggressive", added the researcher Arturo Londono, director of the Genetic Information Dynamic Unit (CNRS/Institut Curie) and a partner in this programme.
By binding small molecules on the G-quadruplex structures, the researchers hope to stabilise those structures and bring about the destruction of the cells. "To a chemist, G-quadruplexes have the capacity to be targeted easily by small molecules", explained Marie-Paule Teulade Fichou, who was the first to design molecules to stabilise G-quadruplexes and thus enable them to be studied in a cell medium. Within the framework of this programme, which includes chemists and biologists, new molecules which target these specific structures effectively should be tested in vivo. "Due to their mode of action, these small molecules appear to present less toxicity than some of the chemotherapy agents used at present", added Arturo Londono. This is one of the points, as yet little known, which will be studied by means of this programme, in addition to an evaluation of the therapeutic potential of this new class of medicine. There is no doubt that this PIC3i will facilitate the discovery of new small molecules, combining anti-tumour efficacy and low toxicity.
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Frank Lampard has signed a new one-year contract with Chelsea.
After a season of uncertainty over the midfielder's future, the Blues have confirmed the England midfielder will remain at Stamford Bridge next season.
Lampard joined from West Ham in 2001 for £11million and has scored a club-record 203 goals in his 12 seasons in west London.
After months of speculation over whether he would stay or go, the deal for Lampard to continue at Chelsea for a 13th season was announced after he captained the Blues in Wednesday night's Europa League final win over Benfica in Amsterdam.
Lampard, who will be 35 next month, said on www.chelseafc.com: "I'm absolutely delighted. Everybody knows I always maintained the dream was to stay at Chelsea.
"We've been talking for ages and even though it went on for quite a period it was always amicable.
"I want to thank Mr Abramovich [Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich] for everything he's done in making the dream a reality.
"I love this club, the staff, the players and especially the supporters, who have treated me fantastically since the day I arrived.
"The thought of helping the club to more success in the forthcoming years is all I ever wanted. I couldn't be happier."
It caps a stunning week for Lampard, who on Saturday scored twice in the Barclays Premier League win over Aston Villa to surpass Bobby Tambling's 43-year-old mark as Chelsea's record goalscorer.


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Partners in the Department of Energy's (DOE) Better Buildings, Better Plants Program have saved about $4.2 billion in cumulative energy costs across nearly 3,000 facilities that represent about 12% of the U.S. manufacturing energy footprint, according to DOE. In addition, DOE recognizes the achievements of nine partners who have met their energy or water savings goals this year and welcomes 12 new partners who have joined the program.
Today, close to 200 Better Plants partners are reducing energy costs to strengthen their productivity, create jobs, and increase their resiliency, according to DOE. As part of the broader Better Buildings Initiative, Better Plants partners voluntarily set a long-term goal, typically to reduce energy intensity by 25% over a 10-year period across all their U.S. operations. DOE supports these efforts with technical expertise and national recognition.
Highlights from the 2017 Better Plants update that outlines the progress of Better Plants partners over the past year reportedly include:
DOE welcomed Bristol-Myers Squibb and 11 other partners, bringing the total number of partners committing to improve energy performance to 190.
Four Better Plants partners committed to more aggressive energy-savings goals through the Better Plants Challenge, bringing the total number of Challenge partners to 41.
One Better Plants Challenge partner, Celanese Corporation, a Fortune 500 chemicals and advanced materials manufacturer from Irving, Texas, met its second goal after meeting its first goal in 2014; they are the 15th partner to set a new ambitious pledge after meeting their initial goal.
General Motors, a Challenge partner in the Fortune 10, exceeded its water goal four years early and reduced its water intensity by 28.3% against a 2010 baseline.
Honda North America joined the Better Plants Supply Chain Initiative, sponsoring a cohort of eight suppliers that are now taking advantage of program resources and support to improve their energy efficiency.
New Better Practice and Better Project awards were introduced in 2017 to honor 11 partners' exceptional energy-efficiency solutions, including Harley-Davidson, Eastman and C.F. Martin Guitar.
Partners like JR Simplot and the City of Grand Rapids Water Resource Recovery Facility have leveraged new Better Plants In-Plant Training topics in industrial refrigeration and water/wastewater treatment to develop their workforce and identify energy-savings opportunities.
The Field Validation and Diagnostic Equipment Program was created to facilitate data analysis and measurement among partners.
Through the Better Buildings Initiative, the Energy Department is partnering with public and private sector organizations to make commercial, public, industrial and residential buildings more energy efficient over the next decade while creating thousands of jobs. These partners have contributed to over 1,000 solutions on the Better Buildings Solution Center.
For more information, visit: www.energy.gov


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Begoña Rentero was born in Granada Spain, though her residence has been in different places like Madrid, Malaga, Marbella, Seville, Albacete and Granada itself. She coursed her studies in art and jewelry at The Madrid School of Art, and her studies in Interior Architecture in Granada.
Her work which is at different museums and arts galleries in Europe and USA always keep a constant throughout her career, that is, the importance of color and the balance of forms that make it closer to reality by figuration. All her creations are characterized by fantasy with a touch of glamour; because she believes that life is better with a spoonful of sugar.
Her involvement with paper comes through her paintings, in which paper has been always a constant in creating, because of its docility and lightness, its capacity to absorb colors and its simplicity. She likes to make jewels that are delicate, yet somewhat tough.
Begoña Rentero works with all types of fabrics and she maintains constant research and curiosity for new materials and treatments, because she is always looking for new things. She uses special paper, silk, wool, cotton, linen, felt cotton, and more into her works. She uses natural dyes; and makes her own palette of colors by mixing pigments to achieve the vibrant colors that distinguish her work.
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Le védutisme est un genre pictural  basé sur la représentation perspective de paysages urbains.

Il prospère aux Pays-Bas et en Italie et principalement à Venise au .

En français, on parle aussi de vue topographique, définie comme une représentation fidèle d'une ville ou d'un site réalisée d'après nature.

L'origine du terme veduta
La veduta (vedute au pluriel), en français « vue » (« vues » au pluriel) signifie ici « ce qui se voit », donc « comment on le voit »). Elle s'apparente à la scénographie (puisque l'artiste met en scène une vue extérieure) et présente des problèmes de recherche spatiale. Les deux genres se développent simultanément et s'influencent réciproquement. La pratique de la perspective est très utilisée dans les vedute, ce mot est aussi un terme d'optique qui désigne autrefois la « perspective naturelle », il est relié au langage de la perspective artificielle ou géométrique, la « prospettiva pingendi » entre autres : qui varient selon le « point de vue ».

Ce terme apparaît dans l'histoire de l'art au  chez des peintres italiens. Canaletto, Bernardo Bellotto et Francesco Guardi sont les peintres les plus représentatifs du genre. Ils s'aidaient d'un dispositif optique : la chambre noire (), placée à l'intérieur de la scène d'un tableau pour préparer leurs cadrages ouvrant la perception optique de la réalité sur un paysage naturel ou suburbain. Ces peintures sont réalisées avec précision et réalisme de détails, et sont en général de grand format.

Venise est considérée comme la capitale des peintres védutistes (vedutisti) au , même si la représentation réaliste des paysages est la spécialité des peintres flamands. Étant un archétype de la veduta, la « Vue de Delft » de Vermeer reste l'une des vedute les plus célèbres.

Historique
Ce style de paysage urbains est apparu dans la peinture flamande en Europe du Nord, où des artistes tels que Paul Bril peignent des vedute dès le .

L'influence néerlandaise en Italie au
Au , les peintres néerlandais font de leur spécialité des vues détaillées et précises de villes reconnaissables, ce qui flatte la fierté des riches hollandais, la Vue de Delft de Vermeer (1660-1661) étant un exemple. La Hollande a ainsi pu influencer les premiers védutistes vénitiens par l'intermédiaire des bambochades, petits tableaux de genre, décrivant des saynètes dans un décor urbain, connus par les précurseurs du védutisme que sont Gaspar van Wittel et Luca Carlevarijs.

À cette même époque à Rome, Viviano Codazzi rencontra les peintres du cercle hollandais, notamment Michelangelo Cerquozzi, Jan Miel et Dirk Helmbreker que l'on appelait les Bamboccianti, et fusionne dans ses tableaux bambochade et ruines imaginaires, comme on peut le voir dans ses Fantaisies architecturales du Palais Pitti. Des variantes du genre veduta apparaissent également à Naples avec l'école du Pausilippe et les gouaches napolitaines dont le succès sera lancé par la publication en 1776 par Lord Hamilton des Campi Phlegraei : Observations sur les volcans des Deux Siciles avec des illustrations de .

Au  à Venise et Rome
C'est le goût pour les souvenirs de voyages induits par la pratique du « Grand Tour » devenant l'itinéraire de plus en plus formalisé de lieux bien connus, tels que le Forum romain ou le Grand Canal qui rappelle aux aristocrates européens leurs voyages de jeunesse et qui permet le développement des vedute. Les premiers védutistes utilisent des méthodes proches de celles de la cartographie et des projections axonométriques ou obliques dans un but topographique. L'artiste procède par prises de vues panoramiques.

Vers le milieu du , Venise devient le centre de l'activité des « vedutistes ». Les plus grands artistes qui pratiquent ce genre s'apparentent aux familles Canal et Guardi de Venise. D'autres artistes apparentés vont travailler dans les capitales européennes, tels que Giovanni Antonio Canal dit Canaletto à Londres et son neveu Bernardo Bellotto à Dresde et Varsovie.

Giovanni Pannini est le premier vedutiste à s'intéresser à la peinture de ruines. Plus tard, son style évolue vers des scènes partiellement ou totalement imaginaires connues sous le nom de capricci ou vedute ideate (vue composée). Giovanni Battista Piranesi (« le Piranèse ») est le plus important graveur de vedute ideate. Ses séries topographiques Vedute di Roma furent reproduites en grand nombre et, outre son fils Francesco Piranesi, il influença Felice Polanzani, , Francesco Barbazza et Domenico Montagu.

Ce mouvement décline à la fin du , à la mort de Francesco Guardi, contemporain de la fin de la mode du Grand Tour et la chute de la République de Venise.

À la fin du , des visions plus personnelles des paysages urbains se substituèrent au désir de précision topographique, qui sera par ailleurs satisfait plus tard grâce à la photographie.

Références d'œuvres
Les védutistes les plus illustres sont vénitiens mais il y a aussi des romains et des napolitains ou d'origine étrangère, comme le hollandais Gaspar van Wittel ou le suédois Johan Richter qui font l'essentiel de leur carrière en Italie. D'autres védutistes italiens peignent des vues d'autres grandes villes européennes (Canaletto à Londres en Angleterre, Belloto en Europe centrale et orientale).

 Viviano Codazzi, Fantaisie architecturale avec deux arches (1647), huile sur toile, , Palais Pitti, appartements royaux, Florence
 Francesco Guardi, La Piazzetta de Saint-Marc, 1775-1785, Toile, , Venise, Ca' d'Oro
 Canaletto, Place Saint-Marc, 1723, Madrid, musée Thyssen Bornemisza
 Canaletto, Riva degli Schiavoni, 1735, Toile, , Londres, Sir John Soane's Museum
 Canaletto, Le Pra della Valle à Padoue, 1741-1746, Milan, Musée Poldi-Pezzoli
 Bernardo Bellotto, Le Panthéon à Rome, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Budapest, Hongrie
 Canaletto, Régates sur le Grand Canal, huile sur toile, , National Gallery, Londres
 Canaletto, Caprice avec édifices palladiens, 1756-1759, Galerie nationale de Parme
 Ferdinand Hodler, La rade de Genève à l'aube, 1918, huile sur toile
 Giovanni Paolo Panini (1692-1765).

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 École du Pausilippe Courant italien né au  de peinture de paysage, formé en École de peinture.
 Capriccio (peinture)#XVIIIe.C2.A0siècle Sur les capricci : les paysages fictifs chez les peintres de vedute.
 Tonalisme Style artistique qui a émergé dans les années 1880.

Bibliographie
  Roberto Longhi, Viviano Codazzi e l'invenzione della veduta realistica.

Paysage dans la peinture
Genre artistique
Peinture italienne
Histoire de l'art en Italie
Tourisme en Italie

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New Polls: Dead heat in Ohio
CNN Political Editor Paul Steinhauser
(CNN) - One day before the state joins nine others in holding Super Tuesday GOP presidential nomination contests, two new polls out Monday afternoon indicate it's all tied up.
According to an American Research Group survey, 35% of likely Ohio Republican primary voters say they are backing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with 28% supporting former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. Romney's seven point advantage is just within the survey's sampling error, meaning it's all knotted up.
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The poll indicates that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has the backing of 18% of likely primary voters, with Rep. Ron Paul of Texas at 13%.
Meanwhile, according to a Suffolk University poll also released Monday, Santorum is at 37%, with Romney at 33%, Gingrich at 16% and Paul at 8%. Santorum's advantage is also within the poll's sampling error.
A Quinnipiac University survey released earlier Monday indicates that 34% of likely Buckeye State GOP primary voters are backing Romney, who's making his second bid for the nomination, with 31% supporting Santorum of Pennsylvania. Romney's three point advantage is within the poll's sampling error, meaning it's basically a dead heat. Fifteen percent are backing former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with 12% supporting Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.
Sixty-three delegates are up for grabs Tuesday in Ohio, one of 10 states to hold contests on Super Tuesday. While more delegates are up for grabs in Georgia, Ohio is arguably the most crucial of the states holding a Super Tuesday contest because of its status as a major general election battleground.
The American Research Group poll was conducted March 3-4, with 600 likely GOP primary voters in Ohio questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus four percentage points.
The Suffolk University poll was also conducted Saturday and Sunday with 500 likely Republican primary voters in the Buckeye state questioned by telephone. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
Poll: All tied up in Tennessee
Romney gets backing from key Republicans
Barbara Bush robo calls for Romney
Romney, Santorum tied in Ohio
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Truth and Nothing But the Truth
Good, if Romney wins in Ohio this primary season should start wrappng up. Then we can get down to the business of throwing the Campaigner-in-Chief out fo the Whitehouse. Four years without a leader there is killing the country.
March 5, 2012 12:37 pm at 12:37 pm |
diridi
None of the Republican idiots are trustworthy. Watch mitt romney on youtube, when mitt romney came to town...enjoy.
This election is Rich v/s Middle Class America. True.
cali girl
Wonder what the voter turnout will be? Just as bad as all of the previous states?
GROVER NORQUIST IS A ENEMY OF THE STATE
I find it amazing how people vote against their own self interest.
Love that photo. How intelligent was it for Team Romney to have Willard show up in that Steel Plant? Then again there was no danger of accomodating 65,000 workers in there. Where are the loud cheers, the back-slapping comraderie,and all those eager out-stretched hands for Willard to shake? Is it because Willard forgot to bring along those "high end" Panera Pastries or because Ann is taking notes behind the scenes?
Fair Taxes
Truth and Nothing But the Truth – name one thing that GW Bush did that any of the current crop of GOP candidates have publicly disagreed with? Just one.
If they're just a bunch of re-animated zombie Bushes, why would America expect anything but another great recession if any of them are elected?
Real Politics
Romney won't win the general election because he is just like Obama except with money: out of touch with the American people (look at the amount of counties Santorum has one compared to this baboon), needs a telepromter to speak or he will say something stupid to get himself in trouble, and believes in faith that encourages man's dominion over women and when they die over God himself.
Democrat Class Warfare - Destroying the economy, destroying the country
>This election is Rich v/s Middle Class America. True.
Only if Americans are stupid enough to believe the Liar-in-Chief that TALKS about uniting the country, but constantly DIVIDES it for his own political benefit. The Divider-in-Chief wants to turn the USA into a country full of pitch fork and torch wielding mobsters looking to destroy and TAKE, instead of a prosperous country where every one contributes and wins THROUGH HARD WORK.
Wire Palladin, S. F.
Mittens mistakenly shows up at a steel plant, thinking it was an offshore money laundering 'steal plant.' Imagine his embarrassment.
>GROVER NORQUIST IS A ENEMY OF THE STATE
>I find it amazing how people vote against their own self interest
Voting for a strong and prosperous USA is against their self interest???
You see, not all voters vote for personal self aggrandizement reasons like you do. Many people are able to see the BIG picture, not just what will fill their pockets today, at somebody else expense.
Why do right wingnuts want to elect a flip flopping money launderer in chief who will add $3.4 trillion to our national debt?
@ GROVER NORQUIST IS A ENEMY OF THE STATE
"I find it amazing how people vote against their own self interest."
How do you know that they are voting against their own self interest? Have you asked anyone from Ohio why they're voting for someone versus another? Oh, that's right, I forget; if people don't vote Democrat, then they are against America, does that sound right? It's amazing to see how many of you Democrats act like Republicans sometimes (name calling, negative comments, etc.)
Santorum is really fading. Tuesday will not be a good day for him.
March 5, 2012 01:07 pm at 1:07 pm |
Phil in KC
7 points? That's a heck of a margin of error. If it were me, I wouldn't call that a dead heat, though.
Tom in the Great NW
...."Yowsa, yowsa, yowsa! Here they are again, folks! These wonderful, wonderful kids! Still struggling! Still hoping! As the clock of fate ticks away, the dance of destiny continues! The marathon goes on and on and on! How long can they last?"
Fair is Fair
I find it amazing that people assume they know what another person's "self interests" are.
jilli
The republicans better hope that this primary season wraps up soon. At the rate they're going, it'll be tough to even get their own relatives to vote for them.
Wire Palladin, S. F. - Why do right wingnuts want to elect a flip flopping money launderer in chief who will add $3.4 trillion to our national debt?
Because hes far better than the money stealing liar-in-chief that will add $10-12 TRILLION to our national debt. Thanks for asking.
The Real Tom Paine
I find it amazing that anyone can swallow the objectivist garbage the GOP keeps throwing out.
" The Divider-in-Chief wants to turn the USA into a country full of pitch fork and torch wielding mobsters looking to destroy and TAKE, instead of a prosperous country where every one contributes and wins THROUGH HARD WORK."
Hey, I know you're not happy with Romney, but even I don't think he's that bad.
Rudy NYC
Wire Palladin, S. F. – Why do right wingnuts want to elect a flip flopping money launderer in chief who will add $3.4 trillion to our national debt?
I think you have misunderstood the numbers. Romney would add an EXTRA $3-4 trillion dollars, on top of the pace that we are already on. All of the Republican candidates have tax proposals that would accelerate the rate of growth of the national debt. Pres. Obama has proposals that slow the growth of the national debt.
Rudy NYC - I think you have misunderstood the numbers. Romney would add an EXTRA $3-4 trillion dollars, on top of the pace that we are already on. All of the Republican candidates have tax proposals that would accelerate the rate of growth of the national debt. Pres. Obama has proposals that slow the growth of the national debt.
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BWAHAHAHA!!!
Is this the same Obama that said he was going to cut the deficit in HALF in his first term, yet has done nothing but expand government spending, deficts and debt while adding ANOTHER HUGE government healthcare entitlement???
Is this the same Obama that is on track to add $10-12 TRILLION over two terms to the country's debt if the country is stupid enough to re-elect him?
If the American people have learned one thing over the last 4 years, it is that Obama says one thing and does exactly the opposite. Four more years of lies and deceit is more than the country can survive.
Truth asked:
Yes, this is the same Barack Obama who made those types of promises in late 2007 and early 2008; which was prior to the dark times, prior to our witnessing actual trickle down economics in action.
Had Republicans not filibustered and block his attempts to repeal the Buch Tax Cuts, which is the will of The People, you could chop off one trillion dollars every two years from our national debt.
Actually, the American people have been taught that the Republican Party has been overrun by radical right wing social engineers who want to control the most intimate facets of our lives.


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Bombshell Starfire
December 28, 2017 by Ashley
Tags: burlesque, circus, dc bombshells, pinup, starfire
In the DC Bombshells universe, Starfire is a burlesque dancer, fire dancer, and member of Red Hood and the Outlaws. She performs in the circus and her costume is reminiscent of the burlesque dancers of the 1940's.
Purple Burlesque Corset Dress
Pearl Choker
Purple Dress Gloves
Purple Thigh-high Stockings
Purple Earrings
Red Ombre Wig
Geek girl with a love of film, comic books, history, retro fashion, and her proverbial zoo of dogs, horses, and snakes.
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October 2, 2018 by Ashley
Bombshell Catwoman
DC Bombshells is an alternate reality where female superheroes guard the homefront during WWII. In this universe, Catwoman is still a jewel thief, but her style is inspired by the pinups of the 1940's.
Bombshell Talia al Ghul
Talia al Ghul is the daughter of the supervillian, Ra's al Ghul, who trained Batman. In DC Bombshells, Talia is depicted as a beautiful, but deadly, harem girl that was a popular pinup theme in the 1940's. This look is enhanced by bellydance accessories, bright colors, and ornate jewelry.
September 20, 2018 by Ashley
Bombshell Arisia
In DC Bombshells, Arisia is a member of the Green Lantern Corps. She is modeled after the pinups of the 1940's, as seen in this dog walker flyer. Her look is relatively simple, but the small Green Lantern details give a nod to the character history.
July 8, 2018 by Ashley
Bombshell Batman
DC Bombshells is an alternate reality that takes place during WWII. Batman is a hard-boiled private eye in this universe, drawing from the 1940's detective/film noir archetype that was popular at the time. Just put the patch on the vest and you're good to go!
Bombshell Batgirl
DC Bombshells is an alternate reality where female superheroes guard the homefront during WWII. In this reality, Batgirl is an ace pilot for the French Air Force.
March 16, 2018 by Ashley
Bombshell Killer Frost
DC Bombshells is an alternate reality that depicts female characters during WWII. In this reality, Killer Frost works for Hugo Strange and Nazi Germany. She is modeled after "ski bunny" pinups.


One definition for balance by Merriam-Webster is a pleasing or suitable arrangement of parts. I like this definition because it destroys the notion that balance means everything is perfect in your life.
Have you ever smiled and felt true satisfaction from your work and life, despite things not being perfect? In essence, you were pleased with your journey, your progress -- you found balance.
This type of balance -- contentment without complacency -- should be our new normal.
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ADNOC Investing $1B In 60-Year-Old Field Redevelopment
UAE's state-owned energy giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded a $946 million EPC contract for the strategic long-term development of its Umm Shaif field.
This investment supports ADNOC's oil production capacity plans of 5 million barrels per day by 2030 while ensuring energy security for the United Arab Emirates and its partners around the world.
The Long-Term Development Plan – Phase 1 EPC contract was awarded by ADNOC Offshore to National Petroleum Construction Company after a competitive tender process.
The scope of the award covers engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and commissioning activities required to maintain Umm Shaif's 275,000 barrels per day crude oil production capacity, increase efficiencies, and enhance the field's long-term potential.
"This important award for the long-term development of ADNOC's pioneer offshore Umm Shaif field will maximize efficiencies while maintaining future output and supporting ADNOC's strategic objective of five million barrels of oil production capacity a day by 2030. In addition, the development plan for Umm Shaif underpins ADNOC's commitment to maintaining its position as a leading low-cost oil producer and strengthens our role as a reliable energy provider to customers around the world," Yaser Saeed Almazrouei, ADNOC Upstream Executive Director, said.
"We are pleased to be collaborating again with NPCC as a contractor bringing leading expertise and advanced technologies along with a proven industry track record. Importantly, the very high In-Country Value generated from this contract award will stimulate new business opportunities for the private sector and, in line with the directives of the UAE's wise Leadership, support the UAE's economic growth as we look to our next 50 years," he added.
The EPC contract, which is due to be completed in 2025, comprises two packages for network expansion and new well-head towers. The first package includes modifications and extensions of existing facilities with the installation of new subsea cables and pipelines for debottlenecking.
The second package includes the design of three lean well-head towers with associated new pipelines. The contract incorporates 'fit for the future' technology including rigless electrical submersible pumps and other digital field technologies, which will increase efficiencies while maintaining current production capacity.
"This contract is an important contributor to ADNOC Offshore's plans as we build our production capacity to over 2 million barrels a day in the coming years in support of ADNOC's smart growth strategy. The award follows a highly competitive bid process, which included a rigorous assessment of how much of the contract value would support the growth and diversification of the UAE's economy through ADNOC's ICV Program," Ahmad Saqer Al Suwaidi, CEO of ADNOC Offshore, claimed
As for Umm Shaif, it is ADNOC's most historic offshore asset. In 2022, ADNOC will mark its 60th anniversary of UAE's first oil export of Umm Shaif crude oil – more precisely July 1962.
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