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says Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who
In May, 2008, 64 year old Roger Daltrey – lead singer from rock band The Who– told The Times newspaper in England how homeopathy had saved his infant son from life threatening gastro-intestinal problems.
"I had a very, very dramatic experience with my son when he was nine months old. He had gastro difficulties, started throwing up, could not keep any food down and turned into skin and bone. At the hospital, they did every test to him, and in the end they just handed him back to me. My wife and I were in bits. My poor baby. The kid was dying. It was terrifying."
Having heard of homeopathy, Roger searched the Yellow Pages and consulted a local homeopath who prescribed a remedy for his son. Roger then described how within two days his son began to show improvement, and, "Within two weeks he was putting weight on, keeping the food down. The trouble recurred periodically for a couple of years, but he's now 27, a fit and healthy young man."
"The bizarre thing is that I've got a chiropractor friend in LA whose baby landed up in exactly the same state. He thought he was about to lose him. But I recommended homoeopathic remedies, and he recovered too. That's God's honest truth. Now I bet doctors would say, 'Oh, they'd have got better anyway'. But I can't believe that."
Whilst a guest speaker in May, 2009, at The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health, First Annual Conference, held in London, Daltrey once again spoke about how distressing his son's illness had been and the relief that came with homeopathic treatment.
Daltrey praised Prince Charles' work as a supporter of complementary health therapies, and encouraged him to continue despite those who attempted to demean and detract from his efforts. He jokingly advised: "Don't let the b*****ds grind you down!"
Roger Daltrey is among a long and distinguished list of musicians and singers who have spoken positively about homeopathy, from Beethoven, Chopin, and Schumann to the more recent Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Jon Faddis, Dizzy Gillespie, Shirley Verrett, Pete Townshend, Bob Weir, Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox, Cher, Tina Turner and Axl Rose.
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v. Considering the innumerable surprising cures wrought through Homœopathy, in both acute and chronic diseases, this method of healing would doubtless find many more disciples in the medical world if its practices were not subject to some difficulties far from trifling. It is not only a time-absorbing, but also a troublesome business, to investigate carefully into all the characteristic features and peculiarities, and to gain perfect information concerning the present state of mind of the patient in every individual case of sickness, whether belonging to an epidemic or to the diseases sufficiently designated by name; and then the choice of a suitable remedy, on the principle of similars, according to its pure action, offers again new difficulties, and we are often entangled in such a mass of difficulties that it is not surprising if the less experienced homœopath, not to speak of the beginner in this method of healing, is not able to extricate himself. Without doubt, on this account, and also on account of the unsuitable selection of the remedy which frequently follows therefrom, is to be seen the reason why the latter does not accomplish the desired result. Every beginner will probably at times have seen, what in the case of experienced and observant homœopaths is recurring more and more rarely, that, even with very careful selection and apparent adaptability of the remedies, success does not always come up to the expectations, and at times no action at all or even an aggravation of the patient's troubles ensues. In such cases we may safely depend upon it, either that the remedy given has been formerly misused in allopathic doses and on that account its symptoms have become habitual and very manifest, or that, on account of the oversight of one or more symptoms of the disease which would contra-indicate the remedy, its choice was a mistake and therefore without effect. In the former case there will be, as a rule, an increase in the patient's sufferings, in the latter no noticeable
vi. change will be observed; in the former case there must then be made an attempt to destroy the old drug disease by homœopathically selected antidotes, and in the latter case by a careful examination of the disease image, and by a circumspect selection of the remedy, the previous mistake should be rectified. It would betray a great want of logical sequence and would denote a contradiction in itself if one, from such experiences, were to form conclusions concerning the unreliability of the homœopathic foundation principle (similia similibus). For apart from the fact that almost everyone has ultimately had the opportunity to convince himself of one or the other of the above-named causes, there would still remain to be explained away the much more frequent cases in which such rapid and lasting cures are accomplished that they frequently surpass the expectations even of the physician himself. One would be obliged to set up the contention that there existed in nature no sound therapeutic principle, a contention which probably nobody would like to defend.
Accordingly we would expect that to all physicians, honestly seeking after the truth, every labour, be it ever so trifling, must be welcome, if it serves to advance this (as the honorable Hufeland[1]terms it) "solely direct curative method," namely, the homœopathic, and assists in the selection of the proper remedy. The compiler of the following tables has not hesitated therefore to consent to the many requests of homœopathic physicians, and even the urgent demand of the worthy founder of this science of cure, to make them known through the press, after having been kindly revised by Hofrath Hahnemann, and after making some changes and improvements on the form in which they had already been communicated in manuscript to the nearest homœopathic friends. Without laying a great value upon the work, which contains no more than a tabulation of that which is already known, it is intended to afford an easier comprehensive survey of some peculiarities of the remedies which have hitherto been proved on healthy persons, and to facilitate the work of those homœopaths who recognize the great importance of such a compilation. We need scarcely be reminded that in several reme-
vii. dies, and especially those only partially and imperfectly proved, many uncertainties exist, and doubtless mistakes have occurred which only by further proving can be discovered and corrected. In the meantime only that could be used which we possessed, for Homœopathy never allows of hypotheses and suppositions, and never borrows from the realm of opinions,[2] but understands the art of securing out of the realm of reality the pure truth.
The similarity which must exist between the natural disease and the pure effects of the homœopathic remedy, in order that the latter may be able to eradicate the former, must be complete in every respect. It is, therefore, not sufficient to have found a remedy which is able to excite similar sufferings to those about which the patient complains, and much less if this similarity be confined merely to general names (such as headache, toothache, bowel complaint, cramps and so forth), as some very ignorant persons indeed are not ashamed to falsely attribute to Homœopathy. If the selected remedy is to prove reliable and successful, its pure effects must be adapted to the entire group of symptoms present, the conception of the totality of the disease symptoms, and, therefore, not only the sensations and pains, but also the aggravation and amelioration of the symptoms according to time and circumstances and the mental condition of the patient must correspond to all these in the remedy with the greatest possible similarity. Only when the totality of the symptoms has been obtained with completeness and exactness and when among the proved remedies one is found which corresponds to the whole in similarity, or at least is in no way contra-indicated, may we be sure of the desired success, provided that the remedy has not been already misused in massive doses, and that now only so much is given, as, according to experience, is sufficient to accomplish the object.
Those who are already acquainted with Homœopathy and have seen its wonderful effects in diseases of the most diverse kind need, in order to appreciate the preceding, only think of the
viii peculiarites of the Küchenschelle (Anemone pulsatilla) and the Brechnuss (Strychnos nux vomica), the knowledge of which we must attribute to the immortal founder of the art. Out of the numerous symptoms of these two excellently proved polycrests a great number of disease images may be formed, corresponding as strongly to the one as to the other. Even that which we know as especially characteristic of both is nowhere so sharply demarcated as to prevent many symptoms from manifesting quite a similarity or even contradicting each other. If then without reference to the predominating peculiarities of each remedy a selection is made, it may not infrequently happen that the improper remedy is chosen, because according to a few fragmentary symptoms it seems to correspond more nearly to the present case of sickness. The mistake lies, not in the principle of the homœopathic method nor even in the manner of selection itself, but in beginning with an insufficient conception of the totality of the symptoms of the disease and the totality of the symptoms of the remedy. The Küchenschelle (Pulsatilla) has not a few symptoms in the morning, in the open air, and while moving, just as the Krähenaugen (Nux vom.) has several in the evening, in the room and during the rest of the body
[physical rest]
. If we then confine ourselves, unintentionally, only to these symptoms, we will find that we have selected an unsuitable remedy and cannot, therefore, see the hoped-for success. It is consequently of the utmost importance to become thoroughly acquainted with the characteristics and peculiarities of every remedy, and especially of the antipsorics. All of these possess the power to eradicate the sad conseqences of one and the same miasmatic evil foundation, and have, therefore, for the most part the same sphere of action, and there is between them a very great similarity in their effects. Notwithstanding each of them has its own peculiarities, just as the other medicines have, and never can one be used instead of another with the same favorable results. In the most surprising manner was this shown during the present year in the frequent intermittent fevers, which were for the greatest part apparently of a psoric nature, and could, therefore, in most cases be permanently and safely cured only by antipsoric remedies [3] Nearly
ix all the antipsorics known up to the present time were then used, according to the similarity of their symptoms, without the possibility of giving a preference to one over the other, and, when a proper selection was made, especially based upon the symptoms occurring during the apyrexia, their great curative power demonstrated itself not only by the rapid disappearance of the fever and other symptoms of the disease, but also by the fact that every patient was cured, and of all those homœopathically cured not a single one suffered a relapse, a condition which most generally prevailed after the allopathic use of Peruvian bark.
Of course to obtain a complete characteristic picture of the remedies, with the elimination of every uncertainty and half truth among the pure effects of the same, when it is often so very difficult to distinguish the primary effects from the after effects, can only be the result of united efforts and mutual communications, and, without a separate homœopathic hospital under the protection of the state, in which nothing but true facts may be gleaned and confirmed, the science can only progress slowly.[4] But until the time that the young science, which is even now rendering such great results, will see its most fervent wishes fulfilled, its disciples must not sit idle, but everyone is under obligation to contribute according to his abilities to its upbuilding, so that suffering humanity may become a partaker so much the sooner of the blessings of those discoveries which have already proven curative in manifold ways, and which promise immensely more.
The following three tables contain a comparative survey of the action of all remedies, up to this time, proved with a certain degree
x of perfection on healthy persons, according to the time of day, the position and circumstances and according to the conditions of mind excited by them. In all three the order of their rank is denoted by the first five letters of the alphabet, so that the letter a designates the most decided, predominating and manifest action, having nothing contradicting it; the letter cindicates that the remedy has an equal action with reversed time or circumstances, and the letter ethe last or most subordinate place. The letters b and ddenote the intermediate state, so that b approaches to the highest rank and dto the lowest. When no letter is given, it signifies that nothing has been found in the pure effects pertaining to that modality. This arrangement of the different degrees of value appeared to the author the most serviceable and comprehensive, and the number of the same entirely sufficient to denote the degrees properly.
The compilation of the first table, which contains the aggravation or amelioration of the suflerings according to the time of day, gave us the most trouble, because the divisions of the day are not capable of being sharply defined and because there is a want of expressions in the general usage of language to define the various terms and limits. Especially is this the case in regard to the morning and the evening, whose limits are not uncommonly extended unreasonably, and then frequently a part of the night as well as fore- and afternoon is included in them. Without doubt, therefore, this table will consequently have to undergo the greatest number of improvements and corrections.
The second table, which contains the action of the medicines in exciting (and aggravating) or ameliorating (and removing) their symptoms according to circumstances, could in the most of instances easily he arranged according to sure and clearly defined data. It was found soon after its compilation, that here, as well as in the first table, not every symptom without distinction could he taken into consideration, but that a selection had to be made among them, with the omission of that part of them which would have given incorrect results. The main rule for this selection was deduced from what the honorable founder of Homceopathy teaches in that connection in the prefaces to Kriihenaugen (Nux vomica), Ki2chensclzelle (Pulsatitla), Zaunrebe (Byronia), and Wurzelsumach (Rh us), compared with the symptoms of the remedies which con-
xi firm. For this reason only the symptoms of the head, eyes, teeth, respiration and chest, limbs, and the general sufferings, night sufferings and fevers, were taken into account in the first two tables, and the other regions were only considered when, either on account of the small number or on account of a want of clearness, doubts remained. It is still necessary to note that under the word "Touch," the heading of the second column of Table II., are also included scratching, rubbing, pressing, etc , and that the modality "Agg." expressesboth the excitement [initiation] of a symptom and an aggravation, and by "Amel." a ceasing as well as amelioration of the sufferings is meant. The rest of these two tables needs no further explanation.
In the third table, which contains a comprehensive view of the various states of mind produced by the remedies, the first five letters of the alphabet have the same meaning as in the two preceding tables. In the rubrics the author has endeavored to observe the most suitable psychological order so as to facilitate comparison thereby as much as possible.
In giving the names of the medicines in alphabetical order the systematic tabulation of Dr. Rückert, which probably no homœopath is without, is followed, excepting that the acids are always classified immediately according to their bases, both to denote their close relationship in therapeutic respects and because the finding of the former seemed thereby to be facilitated.
In view of the use of these tables, it is scarcely necessary to remark that they are in nowise intended to introduce a generalizing method into homœopathic treatment. According to the almost unanimous contention of the most distinguished medical authors and practitioners much mischief has been wrought in allopathy just in this way, and consequently Homœopathy would have cause enough to avoid it even if its entire system did not already consist in the strongest individualization. Therefore, if we wish to proceed conscientiously these tables should only be consulted after the case of sickness has been carefully examined, and has been compared with the competing remedies, and then as it were to solve some still remaining difficulties, or as a test for the correctness of the choice made. The tables can in nowise
xii give the most suitable remedy, but they will assist in the choice of the same and prevent the likelihood of an unsuitable remedy being selected.
A diligent study of the pure effects of the remedies must ever remain the principal thing, but, as the beginner especially needs a "guiding string," we hope he will not seek it altogether in vain in these tables. One may especially find in them, the author hopes, an aid in becoming more familiar with those medicines which vie with each other for preference in given cases, and especially the antipsorics, and to group them according to the similarity of their effects. …
Finally, with the same intense desire after perfection that is everywhere so plainly seen in all disciples of the homœopathic healing art, it is as much to be expected as to be hoped for that the present effort may be closely examined in its details, be purified of unavoidable mistakes and errors, and thereby acquire the reliability which the subject itself deserves.
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The Florida Legislature consolidates higher education for teacher preparation into two schools – the University of Florida for men and the Florida State College for Women.
First education classes are held by the UF Normal School, which was the predecessor of the College of Education.
The Normal School is restructured as the UF Teachers College and Normal School, with John Thackston as its first dean.
The College's first "permanent" home, Peabody Hall, is built in the center of campus.
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The College moves into its new P.K. Yonge Laboratory School building, located on the southeast corner of the UF campus. Florida's first "experimental" K-12 school was created to test, develop and disseminate the best methods of teaching and provide practical teaching experience for COE undergraduate teachers-in-training.
The Florida Legislature makes both state universities (UF and Florida State University) coeducational, necessitating a broader program of teacher education.
Alice McCartha earns a Ph.D. degree in education, the first woman to receive a doctorate from UF.
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Accreditation (NCATE), in its founding year, grants accreditation to UF's programs for teacher education.
The old P.K. Yonge School building is renamed Norman Hall in honor of former education dean James W. Norman and officially becomes the College of Education's academic hall.
Also in 1957, UF education professor James Wattenbarger takes leave to develop and direct Florida's community college system, based on a model he designed for his doctoral dissertation at UF. He would help guide the state junior college system for 10 years until returning to the College in 1968 to head the newly formed Institute of Higher Education.
In a decade of growth for both the College and P.K. Yonge, the laboratory school moves to its own new campus on a 37-acre plot near the university. The College, a leader in desegregation in the South, enrolls its first black student.
Johnnie Ruth Clark becomes the first African American at UF to earn a doctorate in education.
In a national survey of laboratory school administrators, P.K. Yonge School at UF is voted the nation's best laboratory school.
A new Norman Hall annex opens, doubling existing space for expanded research and clinical teaching, and housing a new media center and education library.
A pioneer in the establishment of a required, five-year teacher education program, the College launches its groundbreaking ProTeach (professional teacher) master's program, with a heightened emphasis on education research and hands-on classroom and field experiences.
Alumna Therese Knecht, who received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from UF's College of Education, is selected National Teacher of the Year and would later serve as special adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Education from 1993-2001.
Focused on the changing demographics in public schools and the movement to include students with disabilities in general education classes, a movement begins to consolidate UF's teacher education programs in elementary and special education into a formal Unified Elementary Program. The new, unified ProTeach program would produce graduates eligible for elementary certification with an endorsement in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and with expertise in special education, or graduates with dual certification in special education and elementary education and the ESOL endorsement.
The Florida legislature establishes the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, with headquarters at the College of Education, to attract promising minority and underrepresented students into teacher preparation programs at UF and throughout Florida.
U.S. News and World Report rates UF's counselor education program No. 1 in the nation in its specialty.
A gift to the college provides funding for the Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship in Elementary and Special Education.
UF alumni Allen and Delores Lastinger contribute $2 million–the largest gift to the College to date–to drive efforts to wed cutting-edge education research and academic practice to improve teaching and accelerate learning.
TThe UF Alliance program is formed, linking the College of Education with urban schools around the state to explore new solutions to urban education issues.
With Don Pemberton as founding director, the vision of donors Allen and Delores Lastinger is realized with the launching of the Lastinger Center for Learning as the College's education innovation and outreach hub. The Center quickly evolves into a marquee program for the college, partnering with educational organizations across the state and beyond to bring UF's research-tested methods and intellectual resources to the front lines of public education.
Catherine Emihovich starts her nine-year tenure as UF's 12th education dean and the College's first woman dean. She immediately works with faculty to link the College's innovative outreach initiatives under the rubric of the Scholarship of Engagement, an education model first promoted by noted educator Ernest Boyer. The SOE principle connects academic scholarship to the practical concerns of educators and work that contribute to the public good.
The College of Education offers its first online master's degree program for teachers in curriculum and instruction, with a specialization in educational technology, using the latest distance learning technologies.
Retired COE emeritus professor of educational leadership, William Hedges, and his wife Robbie, commit $1.9 million for research to help marginal students learn and succeed.
The Office of Educational Research is established to improve the College's research infrastructure and heighten support and development of sponsored, collaborative research by education faculty.
A yearlong celebration with myriad special events marks the Centennial Anniversary of the College's 1906 founding.
Bolstered by a $1.5 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the College of Education teams with 50 UF academic departments in 10 colleges in a collaborative effort to close the critical gap in science education, starting with UF's own student body.
UF creates the $1.5 million David Lawrence Jr. Endowed Professorship in Early Childhood Studies at the COE. A year later, the College appoints renowned scholar Patricia Snyder to the post.
A shared $10 million grant teams the College's Lastinger Center for Learning with Miami-Dade Public Schools and a prominent Miami foundation in an all-out school-readiness effort to prepare all Florida preschoolers for success by the time they enter the classroom.
The College enrolls the first class of 41 students in its UFTeach program, a new, specialized education minor that recruits top UF science and math majors and prepares them to become teachers in those vital subject areas. COE associate dean Tom Dana co-directs the two-program with Alan Dorsey, a physics professor and associate dean at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Special activities commemorate the 50th anniversary of the College's enrollment in 1958 of UF's first black female student, Daphne Duval.
The College leads UF's drive to establish the University of Florida Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies. With a $1 million gift from UF education alumna Anita Zucker, the center becomes a research, training and model demonstration site where top UF scholars—in fields as diverse as education, medicine, law, public health and the life sciences—collaborate with local, state and national partners to advance the science and practice of early childhood development and early learning. Patricia Snyder becomes the center's founding director.
The College is granted full, continued accreditation of its educator preparation programs by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Examiners cite exceptional strengths in faculty teaching and research, high-quality students, statewide outreach and school –improvement partnerships, and diversity efforts in faculty and student recruitment.
The UF Lastinger Center for Learning receives $6 million in federal education stimulus funds to expand its revolutionary Florida Master Teacher Initiative for early-learning teachers in Miami-Dade. The initiative offers a new degree track in early childhood education and teacher leadership as part of the job-embedded professional development and advanced degree program.
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue, a genuine coal miner's daughter and holder of two UF education degrees, receives UF's 2011 Distinguished Alumna Award.
The College's job-embedded Teacher Leadership for School Improvement (TLSI) graduate degree program wins the Association of Teacher Educators' coveted 2011 Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award. The national honor recognizes outstanding teacher preparation programs that are developed and administered through collaboration between local school districts and university-based teacher education programs.
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School Director Lynda Hayes and COE science education Professor Rose Pringle receive $5 million from the National Science Foundation to transform how science is taught in Florida's middle schools. The reform effort — called U-FUTuRES (short for UF Unites Teachers to Reform Education in Science) — further strengthens collaborative activities between the College and its longtime K-12 laboratory school.
Glenn E. Good, an education and counseling scholar and an associate dean at the University of Missouri College of Education, is named the 13th dean of the UF College of Education. He succeeds Catherine Emihovich, who steps down after nine years at the helm to resume teaching and research on the UF education faculty.
To better prepare its teachers-in-training, the Unified Elementary ProTeach program year introduces the yearlong internship as the culminating experience for teacher candidates in their graduate year of the five-year program.
The College improves 18 places to 24th in the U.S. News and World Report's rankings of America's Best Graduate Education Schools. UF's College of Education is Florida's highest ranking education school, is No. 1 among public education colleges in the Southeastern Conference and is UF's highest ranked graduate school in any discipline. The College also has four academic programs ranked in the Top 20 nationally: special education (4th), student counseling/personnel services (9th), elementary education (18th) and curriculum and instruction (19th).
The U.S. Department of Education awards a grant worth $25 million over five years to UF special education scholars Mary Brownell, Paul Sindelar and Erica McCray to establish a landmark, 20-state program charged with transforming professional standards and the preparation of teachers serving students with disabilities. The award — leading to the creation of the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development and Accountability and Reform, also known as the CEEDAR Center — is the College's largest grant ever.
Aiming to bring teacher education into the 21st century, the College converts a vintage 1979 reading clinic in Norman Hall into a prototype "smart" classroom, where professors incorporate the latest education technology into their teacher preparation instruction.
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, the College's laboratory school since 1934, opens its new, beyond-state-of-the-art elementary wing. Experts describe the building's "learning community" set-up as a national model for school building design in the 21st century.
UF's historic, five-year Florida Tomorrow capital campaign concludes, with generous alumni and supporters contributing nearly $30 million to the College of Education—the College's most successful fundraising campaign ever.
COE 1965 graduate Delores Lastinger, a leading Northeast Florida civic leader, philanthropist and former high school teacher, is recognized as a 2012 University of Florida Distinguished Alumna.
The Florida Department of Education awards $2 million to the College to create STEM-Teacher Induction and Professional Support, also known as STEM-TIPS, a statewide professional development support system for new science and math teachers in their first two years on the job. The "teacher induction" effort is aimed at reversing the lack of support that historically drives nearly one-third of new science and math teachers from the classroom by their third year of teaching.
Alumnus Eric Grunder (MEd '94) is one of seven educators across the country to receive the 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in a spring ceremony at the White House.
UF's investment of state Preeminence funds in priority research initiatives involving the College of Education allows the College to hire four distinguished faculty scholars in early childhood studies (two appointments), educational technology, and research and evaluation methods.
In another Preeminence initiative, the university turns to the College of Education to help lead the campus-wide development of UF Online, one of the nation's first fully-online bachelor's degree programs at an accredited public university.
The Lastinger Center for Learning launches Algebra Nation, a powerful, Web-based tutoring resource that within its first year would support a quarter-million algebra students from 900 schools in all 67 Florida counties.
In a state-supported effort, the College collaborates with Florida's six historically black colleges and universities to provide 150 at-risk minority students, particularly young black males, with role-model mentors and other services.
UF's interdisciplinary Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies is renamed for education alumna Anita Zucker in recognition of her $5 million donation — the College's largest gift ever by an individual — to expand the growth and outreach of the center's programs in early learning and the healthy development of our youngest children.
The dual certification track of the COE's Unified Elementary ProTeach program becomes one of the first teacher prep programs in the nation to receive accreditation from the International Dyslexia Association.
Film crews from two major online education outlets — Harvard University and Edutopia.org — visit the campus of UF's P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School to film the laboratory school's novel K-12 teaching and learning methods and record activities of the learning communities supported by the architectural design of its new elementary building.
Four philanthropic foundations contribute a combined $4 million to support the UF Lastinger Center's creation of Early Learning Florida, a first-of-its-kind, online professional development platform for Florida's 55,000 early learning educators. The spinoff benefit will be improved learning and development for hundreds of thousands of young children by providing new tools and resources to build the skills of early learning professionals.
Faculty researchers accumulate a record high $86.4 million in total external research grants, a 78 percent increase since 2010-2011.
With support from the Florida Department of Education, the COE establishes a new Center of Excellence in Elementary Teacher Preparation to help lead reform in the state's elementary teacher preparation programs. The College partners with Alachua County Public Schools to work with several local high-needs schools serving as the effort's proving ground.
The Lastinger Center creates the UF Coaching Academy to "re-imagine" teacher professional development, providing teachers and school leaders with access to collaborative peer coaching tools and a portfolio of seven individual teacher coaching certificate programs.
The College's national standing continues to rise after earning four No. 1 ratings in the U.S. News & World Report magazine's annual rankings of America's Best Graduate Programs in Education. UF is the highest ranked education school in Florida and among public schools in the Southeastern United States. The College also received top billing for it online graduate program in education, and received the nation's highest score for online student selectivity — considered a benchmark indicating the high quality of students enrolled.
COE prominent scholar Maureen Conroy is chosen as UF's first Anita Zucker Professor in Early Childhood Studies. Conroy is a key player in one of the College's and UF's core research priorities to advance the practices and policies of early childhood development and learning.
Since its inception in 2011 with funding from the National Science Foundation, the College's U-FUTuRES master's degree program graduates 37 practicing middle-school science teachers who mastered intensive instruction on teaching a new and powerful, hands-on curriculum with demonstrated promise for increasing student engagement. With their new designation as Science Teacher Leaders, the graduates return to their schools and districts to pass on what they learn to hundreds of other teachers in 20 Florida school districts, impacting thousands of students . . . With the five-year NSF grant completed, the Science Teacher Leader program is rebranded as U-FUTuRES 2.0 and transformed into a one-year accelerated certificate program.
College of Education faculty hold $97 million in external research awards–an all-time high. The College's external funding doubles in value over the past five years. A major award is a $9 million federal grant to create a Precision Education Virtual Learning Lab to test novel approaches for advancing and personalizing online and multimedia instruction.
For the second straight year, U.S. News & World Report ranks the UF College of Education's distance-learning graduate program in education No. 1 in the nation.
UF has been the highest rated education college in Florida overall almost every year since U.S. News began the graduate school rankings in 1983. UF also ranks as the best public college of education in the southeastern United States for the second straight year.
The planning and design phase of long overdue renovations of aging Norman Hall begins after the Florida Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott allocate nearly $29 million for the project combined from the current and previous annual state budgets. The top-to-bottom building rehab project is expected to be completed by fall of 2019 and fully operational by January 2020.
Early-childhood leaders from the University of Florida and around the country gather in Orlando in February for a three-day national summit hosted by UF. The experts and scholars collaborate to develop ambitious action steps to elevate the early childhood movement to new heights. The college's Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies is the hub of UF's top-priority initiative to advance early childhood learning, health and development.


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Now that I've been here for over three weeks, it's finally hit me that I'm actually living here, in Oaxaca, Mexico. The raw newness of the city has worn off, and there are areas I can navigate without looking at a map. Best of all, I'm starting to have favorite places, and at the top of the list is the little park of El Pochote.
You could walk by El Pochote and not even know it. It's built into the old aqueducts of the city, with only one small wooden door in a brick wall of arches leading into the enclosed space. Once you're inside, it's mainly red dirt with a brick walkway, a small pond with a brush of bamboo, and not much greenery, but there's something so lovely about its quietness and feeling of secrecy. Oaxaca, despite being a city less than 1/12th the size of New York, can still feel noisy, crowded, and polluted at times, and it's always a relief to find myself inside El Pochote.
The park regularly shows free art films and hosts events like the bicycle-power generator demonstration I went to Saturday night (inexplicably paired with a series of animated shorts by a Czech filmmaker I'd never heard of, Jan Svankmajer). But the biggest draw of El Pochote for me is undeniably the organic market on Fridays and Saturdays.
Like organic markets in the U.S., the customers appear generally middle- and upper-class, along with a lot of the type of gringos who like to visit places like Oaxaca, lefty, green, well-meaning. The whole market is very well-groomed, pretty white tents on wooden poles, instead of helter-skelter plastic tarps. The only non-food items are tasteful, traditional pottery and all-natural soaps and shampoos, no plastic cups with Disney characters printed on them. And as much as I like the crazed chaos of piñatas juxtaposed with raw meat, I have to admit it's often a little easier to enjoy the Mercado Organico.
And no market in the U.S., neither the Union Square Greenmarket, or my beloved Alemany Market in San Francisco, or even the gastronomic playland of the Ferry Building in San Francisco has the tlayudas, enchiladas, and tacos I can get at El Pochote. Actually, I don't think there's any other market in Oaxaca where I could get the food I ate at El Pochote. Looking at the wide range of sautéed vegetables—squash, mushrooms, dark leafy greens—I suddenly realized what I'd been missing in my diet for the past three weeks. My stomach cried out for something that would taste fresh and simple, not cooked or pureed or seasoned.
I started with a fantastic "taco" of a tortilla rolled around diced chicken piquant with sautéed sweet peppers, mixed with a bit of black bean spread and such lovely, tasty sautéed mushrooms.
I then had two enchiladas smothered in coloradito mole with some shredded chicken, lettuce, and queso sprinkled on top. I think prices here are slightly higher than elsewhere, but they're still so low by American standards: 23 pesos or a little under $2.30 for a plate of food that would have been more than enough for my lunch. I felt particularly lucky eating these, that I'm here long enough to try multiple versions of my favorite foods. This coloradito had a sophisticated touch of bitterness, but still slightly sweeter and better, I think, than the one I'd tried at Casa Oaxaca.
I drank some chilacayote, a pulpy drink with seeds and all made of a type of sweet squash. I didn't like it very much, and wished I had gotten tejate in a pretty little gourd instead, like my classmate who graciously wasn't surprised when I asked to take a picture of her drink.
I bought some candied figs, squash, and chilacayote, which were pretty good, but a little too sweet to eat in the huge chunks they sold them in.
And then I finally tasted some chapulllines, the Oaxacan specialty of fried grasshoppers. I'd been waiting for July or August, when they would be bigger and better, according to Soledad my cooking guru from ICO, but the little old lady selling them was so insistent, I ended up buying a tiny $1 bag. They tasted salty more than anything, not as crunchy as I'd thought they would be, maybe a bit like anchovies. I love anchovies, but I don't snack on them, and I didn't finish the bag.
Heh heh, when I have my own apartment, I can take more food home.


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Oilseed Program
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Oilseed Program payments in Oliver County, North Dakota totaled $101,337 from 1995-2020‡.
Programs included in Oilseed Program payments
Oilseed Program - Sunflower $62,291
Oilseed Program - Canola $22,882
Oilseed Program - Flax $7,759
Oilseed Program - Crambe $4,066
Oilseed Program - Safflower $2,692
Oilseed Program - Mustard $1,346
Oilseed Program - Soybean $301

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[FILM REVIEW] GHOSTS OF WAR Review (2020)
Posted in Film, Film Genre, Home Page, Horror, Thriller, War	| Leave a comment
Summary: During World War II a group of soldiers are ask to take a 'break' at a mansion once taken over by the Nazis. The stay at the mansion is not exactly what they expected though.
Thailand Cinema Release Date: TBA
Australian VOD Release Date: 5th August 2020
Director: Eric Bress
Screenwriter: Eric Bress
Cast: Skylar Astin (Eugene), Laila Banki (Mrs. Helwig), Kyle Gallner (Tappert), Vivian Gray (Ann), Shannon McKain (Lieutenant Morgan), Yanitsa Mihailova (Christina), Matthew Reese (Sergeant Elks/Echo 11), Alan Ritchson (Butchie), Theo Russi (Kirk), Brenton Thwaites (Chris), Shaun Toub (Mr. Helwig), Billy Zane (Dr. Engel)
Classification: MA15+ (Australia)
OUR GHOSTS OF WAR REVIEWS & RATINGS:
Dave Griffiths' Ghosts Of War Review:
While a lot has happened during 2020 it seems that this is the year where filmmakers realised that you can make a horror film set during World War II without it turning into something schlocky. Of course earlier this year we were delivered the sensational Blood Vessel and now director Eric Bress returns to the director's chair for the first time in sixteen year with Ghosts Of War.
To me Bress has had one of the most unusual careers in Hollywood that you could imagine. He first amazed me as a filmmaker with the captivating The Butterfly Effect back in 2004 and then as a screenwriter kick-started one of highest grossing horror franchises ever with Final Destination. Despite the success of these films though Bress never returned to the director's chair – not even with his hit TV series Kyle XY. Now Bress returns to a chair that probably should be considered his throne, and it makes you wonder what we have missed out on while this talented filmmaker has been locked away in the writer's room.
Ghosts Of War sees five American soldiers including Chris (Brenton Thwaites – Maleficent), Eugene (Skylar Astin – Pitch Perfect) and the mysterious Tappert (Kyle Gallner – American Sniper) arrive at a French Chateau towards the end of World War II. While they see the posting as a cushy place to get some respite they are soon shocked to learn that the chateau was the site of a Nazi atrocity that has left some ghosts looking for retribution behind.
The real reason why I loved Ghosts Of War is something that can't mention here as I hate reviewers who spoil films. All I will say is that this is a decent supernatural thriller that contains a twist that nobody will see coming win a million years. It is that twist that once again reminds me why Eric Bress is such a fascinating filmmaker.
I remember that there something amazing about The Butterfly Effect the first time I watched it. It was a film that too its audience on a journey of twists and turns and you never really knew where you were going to end up. It was a good strange, the kind of strange that makes Christopher Nolan (Inception) the cinematic God that he is. That same feeling is conjured up with Ghosts Of War – a film that sees the suspense level continue to rise throughout before leaving the audience with a finale that they could never predict.
Also making Ghosts Of War memorable is the fact that despite the supernatural element Bress doesn't just simply let his characters be walking clichés. Many screenwriters would have taken the easy route here and made the five soldiers a blend of each other, that isn't Bress's style though and instead he gives each character a personality, strengths and weaknesses. That of course endears to the audience which again raises the suspense through the roof.
With great special effects, interesting characters and a sensational plot that ends with a bang there is a lot to love about Ghosts Of War. In a lot of ways the horror elements of the film are some old school 'ghostly' scares but it is the interesting plot points that Bress throws into the mix that makes this film so different to what we have seen in the past. There is no doubt about it this film shows why we need to see more cinematic magic from Eric Bress over the next few years.
Kyle McGrath's Ghosts Of War Review:
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Other Subculture Entertainment Ghosts Of War Reviews:
You can view our review of Ghosts Of War that was published in The Phuket News here – https://www.thephuketnews.com/ghosts-of-war-a-deft-mix-of-war-horror-78203.php
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Teaser Trailer Released
The Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales teaser trailer has just been released. The fim which is directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg has an all-star cast including Johnny Depp, Kaya Scodelario, Orlando Bloom, Javier Bardem, David Wenham, Brenton Thwaites and Geoffrey Rush.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will be released in Australia on the 26th May, 2017.
You can view the Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales teaser trailer below.
Gods Of Egypt Review (2016)
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Summary: Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
Australian Cinema Release Date: 25th February 2016
Australian DVD/Blu-Ray/On Demand Release Date: 15th August, 2016
Director: Alex Proyas
Screenwriter: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
Cast: Rachael Blake (Isis), Emma Booth (Nephthys), Chadwick Boseman (Thoth), Bryan Brown (Osiris), Gerard Butler (Set), Nicolaj Coster-Waldau (Horus), Yaya Deng (Astarte), Courtney Eaton (Zaya), Alexander England (Mnevis), Lindsay Farris (Older Bek (voice)), Goran D. Kleut (Anubis), Abbey Lee (Anat), Robyn Nevin (Sharifa), Kenneth Ransom (Sphinx), Geoffrey Rush (Ra), Rufus Sewell (Urshu), Brenton Thwaites (Bek), Elodie Yung (Hathor)
Classification: M
OUR GODS OF EGYPT REVIEWS & RATINGS:
Sometimes when a film comes out and meets negative press you have to wonder whether some of the critics were watching the same film you just did. While 'Gods Of Egypt' isn't exactly an Oscar winning film it is a fun sci-fi film that really does show the creative mind of Alex Proyas (The Crow). If you're a fan of films like The Scorpion King then you're really going to want to give this one a look.
Set in ancient Egyptian mythology 'Gods Of Egypt' shows what happens after the throne is stolen from Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau – 'Game Of Thrones') by Set (Gerald Butler – '300') whose plains will bring about the destruction of humanity. With Horus' power gone he goes into hiding, but some like the innocent Zaya (Courtney Eaton – Mad Max: Fury Road) believe he can still save humanity. After her death the love of her life, Bek (Brenton Thwaites – Maleficent), goes in search of Horus in a bid to try and save the world.
Storywise 'Gods Of Egypt' works just like the sci-fi films that many of us grew up watching, films like 'Never Ending Story.' While it might just be a little too violent for kids, this is the kind of film that can be enjoyed by teens and adults alike as it is nowhere near as violent as a film like '300.' The creativity is there throughout the film and Proyas is a gifted enough director to work with his screenwriters, Matt Sazama ('Dracula Untold') and Burk Sharpless ('The Last Witch Hunter'), to create a film that not only creates suspense and action but also has a storyline that will allow the audience to actually care what happens to the characters at hand.
One of the biggest criticisms levelled at this film is that the CGI and special effects don't look as good as they should but it is very obvious that what Proyas wanted with this film was for it to look and feel like a graphic novel or comic. It is impossible to fathom that a man who brought us a films like 'The Crow' and 'Dark City' would ever deliver a film that didn't look the way he wanted it to – especially when he had the effects team who put together 'Mad Max: Fury Road' working with him as well.
Perhaps one of the most fun parts of watching 'Gods Of Egypt' for an Australian audience is playing a simple game called 'spot the Aussie.' Aside from Brenton Thwaites in the lead role other Australian actors including Geoffrey Rush ('Shine') and Bryan Brown ('Two Hands') pop in roles and it is great to see them getting international expose like this. As far as the acting of the leads go Brenton Thwaites again shows that he has more than enough skill to be a leading man in an action film like this while audience members also get to see everybody's favourite Lannister, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, flex his acting muscle and get to play the hero for once. Also announcing herself as a future star is Courtney Eaton, the young, inexperienced, Western Australian showing experience above her years and not being overwhelmed by appearing in a blockbuster like this.
The best way to approach 'Gods Of Egypt' is to just look at like you're going to watch a fun movie. This is the kind of film that is going to be loved by anybody that has any interest in mythology while some of the epic battle scenes will do more than enough to keep the action junkies very happy. Don't get put off by the negative press and make sure you check out 'Gods Of Egypt'.
Other Subculture Entertainment Gods Of Egypt reviews: You can also listen to our Gods of Egypt review on The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Ep #167.
This week on The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Adam, Dave, Greg and Nick take a look at new release films 'Gods Of Egypt,' 'America Wild,' 'Hail Caesar,' 'Son Of Saul,' '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi' and 'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies'. This episode also contains interviews with Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Sam Riley, Emmanuelle Denavit-Feller (27th Alliance Francoise French Film Festival), Ron Diamond (Animation Show Of Shows), Roberto Ciabarra (In Praise Of Parker Posey), Nic Barker (Short Distance), Jon Corcoran (She Sings To The Stars), and Jennifer Corcoran (She Sings To The Stars).
Ruben Guthrie Review (2015)
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On the outside it looks like Ruben Guthrie (Patrick Brammall) has it all made. After just picking up another major Advertising Award he returns home to Sydney to have a house party to celebrate. But when his swimsuit model girlfriend Zoya (Abbey Lee) watches him once again take the regular trek of getting drunk before injuring himself while jumping off the roof of his mansion into a pool his life comes crashing down.
Horrified at the near miss Zoya sets him an ultimatum. She heads back overseas and tells him not to come and find her until he has gone twelve months sober. Ruben thinks it will be easy and while he is at first reluctant to join an Alcoholic Anonymous group he soon finds one that has him opening up as he gets closer to the very hippy-like Virginia (Harriet Dyer).
But while Ruben starts feeling really good he soon finds those around him disagree. Soon his parents Peter (Jack Thompson), Susan (Robyn Nevin) and his best friend Damian (Alex Dimitriades) are always trying to get him to drink, as is his boss (Jeremy Sims) who feels that his sobriety has taken away his edge.
Australian Cinema Release Date: 16th July 2015
Australian DVD Release Date: TBA
Director: Brendan Cowell
Screenwriter: Brendan Cowell
Cast: Natasha Beaumont (Sheridan), Blazey Best (Janelle), Patrick Brammall (Ruben Guthrie), Yvonne Cowell (Vonny), Alex Dimitriades (Damian), Harriet Dyer (Virginia), Leon Ford (Dimitri), Katie Gavin (Laura), Michael Lahoud (Jeremy), Abby Lee (Zoya), Francis Mossman (Lorenzo Oil), Robyn Neven (Susan), Elly Oh (Sun Ye), Jeremy Sims (Ray), Billy Thompson (Harry), Jack Thompson (Peter), Brenton Thwaites (Chet)
OUR RUBEN GUTHRIE REVIEWS & RATINGS:
There is nothing quite as disappointing as a film that has so much potential but then fails at the last few hurdles – sadly that also the best way to describe new Australian film Ruben Guthrie. The film comes from a brilliant stable, based on a well received theatre play from one of Australia's top writers and actors Brendan Cowell so therefore it is completely head scratching at why the film leaves itself open to so much criticism.
Having said that though Ruben Guthrie is not the complete mess that many critics would have you believe, misguided perhaps, but a mess… no way. To its credit Ruben Guthrie is nowhere near as bad as what its trailer makes it look and there are more than enough times throughout the film that it manages to win you over. There are some deeply touching scenes as the audience watches a man try to overcome his inner demons while his family and friends don't seem to want to allow him to heal. Then there is also the fantastic soundtrack put together by Sarah Blasko that is so haunting it brings back flashes off the fantastic Somersault soundtrack from all those years ago.
But for every good thing about Ruben Guthrie something ugly raises its head. Stupid little questions like why does a raging alcoholic keep a well stocked bar going while he is trying to give up alcohol? They may seem small but they are the kinds of things that can really make a film like this seem less believable. Then there are the walking clichés. As if Jeremy Sims' portrayal of an advertising executive isn't cringe worthy enough then there is the over-the-top portrayal of a gay character, a shame when Alex Dimitriades has played such a realistic gay character in the amazing film Head On a few years ago. Sadly for Dimitriades here it is sad to take his character seriously because of the bad directing and screenwriting, it may have been supposed to make him look like a bully boy that the audience hated but the result is such a clichéd mincy character that most of the times the audience finds themselves laughing at him instead of hating him.
It seems such a shame that the film has problems like that when Cowell (who also directs here) manages to overcome the biggest problem of all – and that is to get the audience on side with Ruben Guthrie. At the start of this film he is a despicable character. He is a complete prick and you wonder how on Earth there will ever be a time when you find yourself barracking for him. But somehow Cowell manages to overcome that problem, and even when Ruben is starting a relationship with Virginia despite his promise to Zoya you can't help but once again want to see him succeed. Yes this is a very schizophrenic script with its massive amount of ups and downs.
If nothing else Ruben Guthrie does set the path for young actor Patrick Brammall to really make a name for himself. The youngster has really crafted a way for himself with some great performances on television in shows like Glitch and Upper Middle Bogan etc, but here he manages to find just the right mix of dramatic and comedic acting to suggest that he may become the next Australian export overseas. Star-on-the-rise Brenton Thwaites is massively under-used however a newly found talent is discovered with Harriet Dyer who manages to steal the scene on a number of occasions. Aussie acting legends Jack Thompson and Robyn Nevin also just breeze through the roles providing a couple of laughs along the way.
Sadly Ruben Guthrie isn't nearly as strong as it should have been. The screenplay raises too many questions for the audience to talk about once they leave the cinema and you really feel that the film doesn't explore the notion of Australian culture and alcoholism to the full extent it should have been. Not a complete waste of time but could have been a lot better.
Greg King:
You can read Greg's full Ruben Guthrie review on www.filmreviews.net.au
Nick Gardener:
You can hear Nick's full Ruben Guthrie review on The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Ep #138
Other Subculture Entertainment Ruben Guthrie reviews: You can listen to our Ruben Guthrie review on The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Ep #138. You can also read our Ruben Guthrie review on The Book The Film The T-Shirt.
Production Begins On Pirates Of The Caribbean 5
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Production has commenced on location in Australia on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films' epic comedy adventure "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," directed by Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning ("Kon-Tiki"), the fifth entry in the blockbuster franchise inspired by the classic Disney Theme Parks attraction, which has reaped $3.7 billion in worldwide box office. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" will film entirely at Village Roadshow Studios and on locations within Queensland, Australia.
Johnny Depp returns to his iconic, Academy Award®-nominated role of Captain Jack Sparrow, one of the most beloved characters in motion picture history, newly joined by Oscar® winner Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men," "Skyfall"), rising young stars Kaya Scodelario ("The Maze Runner," British television's "Skins") and Brenton Thwaites ("Maleficent," "The Giver") and Golshifteh Farahani ("The Patience Stone," "Exodus: Gods and Kings"). Rejoining the action are Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa, Kevin R. McNally as Joshamee Gibbs and Stephen Graham as Scrum.
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him. Captain Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Jeff Nathanson ("Catch Me If You Can," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"). The executive producers are Chad Oman, Joe Caracciolo, Jr. and Brigham Taylor.
Joining Bruckheimer, Sandberg & Rønning for the swashbuckling new voyage is a first-tier group of award-winning behind-the-scenes artists—many of them new to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" family—including director of photography Paul Cameron ("Gone in Sixty Seconds," "Déjà Vu," "Collateral"), production designer Nigel Phelps ("Pearl Harbor," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," "World War Z"), costume designer Penny Rose (all four "Pirates of the Caribbean" films), visual effects supervisor Gary Brozenich ("The Lone Ranger," "Edge of Tomorrow"), Oscar®-winning special effects production consultant John Frazier (nine Jerry Bruckheimer films and dozens of others) and special effects supervisor Dan Oliver ("Mad Max: Fury Road," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"), supervising stunt coordinator R.A. Rondell ("The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1") and stunt coordinators Thomas Robinson Harper ("Guardians of the Galaxy," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier") and Kyle Gardiner ("San Andreas," "Kingsman: The Secret Service"), Academy Award®-winning makeup and hair designer Peter Swords King ("The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, "Into the Woods") and film editors Joel Cox ( "Unforgiven," "Million Dollar Baby," "American Sniper") and Gary D. Roach ("American Sniper").
The exciting filmmaking team of Sandberg & Rønning directed "Kon-Tiki," the critically acclaimed story of famed explorer Thor Heyerdahl, which was nominated for both an Academy Award® and a Golden Globe Award® for Best Foreign Language Film from their native Norway. Following their work as award-winning commercial and music video directors, Rønning and Sandberg directed the World War II action drama "Max Manus: Man of War" before taking on "Kon-Tiki." Most recently Rønning and Sandberg served as executive producers and directed the first two episodes of Netflix's big-scale mini-series "Marco Polo," which they filmed on exotic locations in Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Venice. A second season was recently announced for "Marco Polo," with Rønning and Sandberg continuing on as executive producers.
First in partnership with Don Simpson, and then as the chief of Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Bruckheimer has produced an unprecedented string of worldwide smashes, impacting not only the motion picture and television industries, but mass culture as well. His film and television productions have been honored with numerous awards and nominations, including six Academy Awards®. In addition to his prolific television credits, Bruckheimer's films include "Top Gun," "Beverly Hills Cop," "American Gigolo," "Flashdance," "Bad Boys," "The Rock," "Armageddon," "Remember the Titans," "Pearl Harbor," "Black Hawk Down," "National Treasure," "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," "The Lone Ranger" and "Deliver Us From Evil." He is the producer of all four previous "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.
That Sugar Film Trailer Released
The trailer and website for THAT SUGAR FILM have now been launched. THAT SUGAR FILM follows Damon Gameau as he explores the impact of sugar on his own body after having been mostly sugar free for three years.
THAT SUGAR FILM is a fun and engaging look at how (and how much) Australians consume sugar, how it impacts us and the surprising amount of it found in perceived healthy foods. Damon's experiment saw him consuming forty teaspoons a day (the average amount consumed by an Australian adult); on a diet of perceived normal 'healthy' items, without any junk food.
The film features appearances from Stephen Fry, Brenton Thwaites, Isabel Lucas and Jessica Marais.
The film is directed by Damon, and produced by Nick Batzias for Madman Production Company. Damon comments "I am thrilled to be finally sharing this film with audiences. The journey has been an extraordinary one for me and those close to me. Given the current state of health and well being in the population, I think it is vital that we change the way we think about 'healthy' foods. My hope is that this story will help people to make a powerful change in their own lives and in the lives of their children."
THAT SUGAR FILM will have its world premiere on 20 November 2014 at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, the world's largest documentary film festival. It will then release in Australian cinemas in March 2015, and will see Damon appearing around the country at a number of special events discussing the film, and sugar's role in our lives.
The films website, which went live today, forms the hub of what Damon hopes will be a nationwide movement to change the way we think about sugar. The website contains recipes, information about sugar, resources for schools and educators, and will grow to include numerous personal tools for those looking to decrease the amount of sugar in their lives.
Alongside the film, That Sugar Book will be released by Pan Macmillan in mid February.
"THAT SUGAR FILM is a definite must-see… Watching Damon's investigation into the world of sugar will instantly get you thinking about what goes into the food you eat." – Jamie Oliver
Son Of A Gun Review (2014)
Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Film, Film Genre, Home Page	| Leave a comment
Summary: While locked up for a minor offence, 19-yr-old JR (Thwaites) becomes apprentice to the enigmatic Brendan Lynch (McGregor), a calculating crime boss with connections both inside and out. After helping Lynch and his crew orchestrate a daring prison escape, JR is invited to join in on their next job – a high stakes heist that promises to deliver millions.
But as they plan the heist, JR begins to suspect he is being played and soon finds himself on a collision course with his mentor in a very dangerous game.
Australian Cinema Release Date: 16th October, 2014
Director: Julius Avery
Screenwriter: Julius Avery, John Collee
Cast: Eddie Baroo (Merv), Tom Budge (Josh), Nash Edgerton (Chris), Damon Herriman (Private Wilson), Sam Hutchin (Dave), Marko Jovanovic (Ken), Jacek Koman (Sam), Ivan Lightbody (Mitch), Ewan McGregor (Brendan), Matt Nable (Sterlo), Soa Palelei (Thomy), Brenton Thwaites (JR), Alicia Vikander (Tasha)
Classification: MA15+
OUR SON OF A GUN REVIEWS & RATINGS:
Greg King: You can check out Greg's Son Of A Gun review on The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Ep #101
Dave Griffiths:
The heat is really on Australian films at the moment. Films this year that were supposed to be big hits – These Final Hours, The Rover and Felony – have all had dismal returns at the box office, and now comes Son of A Gun a film that has its producers (and the whole Australian film industry) watching with baited breath to see whether the inclusion of Scottish actor Ewan McGregor on the bill will be enough to make Australian audiences actually want to go and see the film in the cinemas.
Of course as Predestination and The Rover found out earlier this year the inclusion of international stars like Robert Pattinson and Ethan Hawke on the cast list doesn't necessarily guarantee that the film is going to make an impact at the Box Office either. But what the producers of Son Of A Gun will be hoping is that the fact that Son Of A Gun is back in that gritty crime drama genre that has seen films such as Animal Kingdom become a hit in the past.
From first-time director Julius Avery, who has built a sturdy short film career, Son Of A Gun sees young small-time criminal JR (Brenton Thwaites) suddenly thrust into the rigours of a tough prison environment. While the brash young crim feels that he has what it takes to survive he suddenly finds himself needing the help of seasoned notorious armed robber Brendan (Ewan McGregor) who takes the young man under his wing and includes him in his plans for a violent prison breakout and resulting major heist at a Western Australian gold mine.
On the outside though JR and Brendan don't find things to run as smoothly as they hoped. Brendan says that he is a crim-of-his-word although his honour is tested when they become involved with a rich mobster named Sam (Jacek Koman) who is money hungry and has no time for JR… especially when he sets his sights on one of Sam's girls an immigrant named Tasha (Alicia Vikander).
But of course it takes more than some big names and a well believed in genre for a film to work and sadly it is in other areas where Son Of A Gun is largely let down. Early on things seem promising for Son Of A Gun it has all the grit and intensity off prison/crime films like Everynight, Everynight and Animal Kingdom while the actual prison breakout and some of the car chases almost lift this film into the action film genre, but this film is dangerously let down by some of the film's slower moments.
At times the film seems like it wants to touch on the gangster romance element that made Two Hands so popular but the relationship here never wins the audience over the same way that the Heath Ledger/Rose Byrne chemistry did in the Aussie classic while the films last quarter is a massive let down. After the gold mine heist the film seems to lose its way, so badly that the ending feels like something you would have expected to see in a trashy American film like Wild Things. And of course if you've been a loyal audience member and kept a track of all the crumbs and sign posts that Avery has left so blatantly throughout the film you may get a really early sense of exactly what the big suspenseful moment is going to be during the finale as well.
The one thing that does lift Son Of A Gun up though, aside from the first brilliant twenty minutes, are the cast. Ewan McGregor does show that he is a class above everybody else in the film with a strong character performance that almost seems him become the rough-and-ready Brendan. He is well supported by young gun on the rise Brenton Thwaites whose tough boy image is very different to the pretty boy he recently played in The Giver.
The rest of the cast however are not quite so lucky. Alicia Vikander is given very little to work with at all. Her character motivation is weak and she quickly becomes a cliché as does many of the other 'baddies' in the film, a shame when you realise that actors such as Jacek Koman are capable of pulling off some really dramatic roles when they are called to. The big crime though is the treatment of Vikander whose role is so weak you can only wonder why she bothered making the trip out to Australia to make the film in the first place. Her performance is good, but the script lets her down.
Son Of A Gun is a film that seems like it is desperate to make the same grade as classic Australian crime films like The Boys, but sadly the films weak last quarter really drags it down and leaves a bad taste in the audience's mouth. Worse is the fact that the opening of the film is so good that you are left wondering how the same screenwriter could be responsible for such a letdown of a finale. Son Of A Gun may briefly breathe life back into the Australia film industry but it is certainly not the saviour that everybody was hoping for.
Other Subculture Entertainment Reviews of 'Son Of A Gun′: For our full Son Of A Gun review please check The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Ep #101 . Dave's Son Of A Gun review can also be viewed on The Book The Film The T-Shirt
Popular Title Searches 16/09/2014 – 22/09/2014
We all know that popularity is everything in the Entertainment game so what have been the Top 25 Movies and Television shows that internet users have been searching for over the past week?
Avengers: Age Of Ultron – Robert Downey Jnr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Guardians Of The Galaxy – Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana
Sons Of Anarchy – Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Tommy Flanagan
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Noel Fisher
Game Of Thrones – Lean Headey, Peter Dinklage, Maisie Williams, Emilia Clarke
The Walking Dead – Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Steven Yuen
The Giver – Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Taylor Swift
If I Stay – Chloe Grace Moretz, Mireillle Enos, Jamie Blackley, Joshua Leonard
Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice – Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck
American Horror Story – Evan Peters, Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Frances Conroy
Doctor Who – Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman, Karen Gillan
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson
Divergent – Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For – Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Once Upon A Time – Gennifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas
Breaking Bad – Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt
Edge Of Tomorrow – Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson
Arrow – Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Susanna Thompson
The Maze Runner – Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Thomas Brodie Sangster
Fury – Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena
Orange Is The New Black – Tayor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, Emma Myles
The Fault In Our Stars – Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, Laura Dern
Chef – Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jnr, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson
Outlander – Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Duncan Lacroix
Lucy – Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked
The Giver Review (2014)
Posted in Drama, Film, Film Genre, Home Page, Sci-Fi / Fantasy	| Leave a comment
Summary: In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Australian Cinema Release Date: 11th September, 2014
Director: Philip Noyce
Screenwriter: Michael Mitnick, Robert B. Weide, Lois Lowry (book)
Cast: Jeff Bridges (The Giver), Saige Fernandes (Gabriel 6 Months), Katie Holmes (Mother), Alexander Jillings (Gabriel 12 Months), James Jillings (Gabriel 12 Months), Cameron Monaghan (Asher), Thabo Rametsi (Robbie), Odeya Rush (Fiona), Alexander Skarsgard (Father), Jordan Nicholas Smal (Gabriel 3 Months), Meryl Streep (Chief Elder), Renate Stuurman (Dinah), Taylor Swift (Rosemary), Brenton Thwaites (Jonas), Emma Trembly (Lilly)
OUR THE GIVER REVIEWS & RATINGS:
Greg King: You can check out Greg's The Giver review on www.filmreviews.com.au
The Giver always seemed to be facing an uphill battle to try and impress film fans. I realised that from the moment I was sitting in a cinema and saw the trailer for the film and found myself thinking 'wow the trailer for Divergent 2 is out already… but hang on where is Shailene Woodley?' How can any film hope to make an audience for itself when it seems to be telling the same story as the film that had already received criticism for being close to The Hunger Games. The similarities between the films got even closer when I sat down to watch The Giver and realised that even the opening prologue seemed to be describing Divergent as it rambled on about a dystopian society led by elders and kids graduating their studies and then being selected to do various careers based on their personalities etc.
Based on a novel by Lois Lowry The Giver sees three young friends, Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), Fiona (Odeya Rush) and Asher (Cameron Monaghan) graduate from their studies in a futuristic colony run by a Chief Elder (Meryl Streep). On the eve of their graduation the three friends decide on a pact that will see them become lifelong friends and then the next day Asher finds himself becoming a pod pilot and Fiona a nurturer –a role that sees her looking after small babies.
But the future is less clear for young Jonas who finds himself being named as the next Receiver, a task he knows very little about. Soon he finds himself under the guidance of The Giver (Jeff Bridges), a man who holds onto all the memories from before The Fall, no matter how painful they are.
As The Giver begins to educate Jonas on the ways of the world before The Fall Jonas begins to realise that there is a better way to live his life and decides to rebel against the regime something that worries his Father (Alexander Skarsgard) and Mother (Katie Holmes) as they seen previously what can happen when a Receiver goes rogue.
You would think that despite its similarities to other films The Giver would be in pretty good hands with director Philip Noyce at the helm, after all this is the man that has been responsible for films such as Salt, Rabbit Proof Fence and Patriot Games in the past. But here even Noyce struggles with a film that seems to want to tap into the Harry Potter style of filmmaking, with character set-up and a storyline building up to a dramatic action packed third act. It's not Noyce's fault though it is clearly the material that he has been given to work with.
What will annoy you most about The Giver is the fact that the film's story makes no sense at all. If The Elder is so determined to keep the people from knowing about the past then why give the memories to someone new at all, wouldn't it just be best for the memories to die with The Giver? Then there is also the fact that the screenplay provides very little suspense at all. The 'memory wiped' characters been making the characters likable to the audience extremely hard indeed while the dramatic chase at the end never ever becomes anywhere dramatic or suspenseful at all. When it comes to that territory both Divergent and The Hunger Games has The Giver well and truly covered. You would think that the man responsible for Salt should have been able to inject a little more action into the film… but alas no.
The poor script also doesn't allow for anybody to put in any brilliant acting performances. Jeff Bridges is passable for the frustrated Giver while Brenton Thwaites seems to just breeze through his roles. The one-dimensional characters that litter the film though mean though that the acting talents of the likes of Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard and Katie Holmes are completely wasted though, a shame when you consider the talent at hand there.
Thankfully The Giver was nowhere near as bad as The Host – it's watchable, but only just. It is the kind of film though that will be ripped to shreds by any young budding screenwriter out there as it's implausible plot just makes less and less sense as the film plods along. It is little wonder that some countries hid the film away from a majority of reviewers because it is a film that does very little for its audience or cast and is likely to be a film that you forget the instant the credits have rolled.
Other Subculture Entertainment Reviews of 'The Giver′: For our full The Giver review please check The Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show Ep #96 . You can also read Dave's The Giver review on The Book The Film The T-Shirt.


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How do you say K in Swedish?
How do you pronounce the K in Swedish?
In what language is K pronounced sh?
How is Swedish pronounced?
How do you pronounce LJ in Swedish?
Do Swedes pronounce W as V?
Is Oe the same as Ö?
Does Swedish use Z?
Why is Ch pronounced as K?
Is Swedish hard to pronounce?
Is Swedish hard to learn?
What is AJ in Swedish?
How is Norwegian J pronounced?
1. When /g, k, sk/ come before the vowels /e, i, y, ä, ö/, they are pronounced /j, tj, sj/. 2. Swedish has consonant sounds that are spelled with two or even three letters.
k is pronounced somewhat, though not exactly, like sh, as in 'ship' before e, i, y, ä, ö. The actual sound is between 'sh' and the German ch in 'ich'. Try saying 'sh' withyour tongue further back and your lips rounded. Before a, o, å, u pronounced hard, as in 'kill'.
"K", in Swedish, is a peculiar letter that can be pronounced in (basically) two different ways. (If you're a hardcore linguist, then that number is actually higher, but there's no use in confusing you if you're not!) Here's the video.
In Swedish pronunciation, another vowel takes that job. I – is pronounced like the "e" in the words be or deep. … It can sound like the "oo" in too, or it can be pronounced like the "o" in the word for. U – is a trickier vowel since there is no sound in English exactly like it.
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Anyway, in Swedish etc. are all pronounced /j/, that is, like an English . They're basically the same sound except in Swedish it's sometimes a fricative.
Senior Member. It is rather the other way round: many Swedes find it difficult to pronounce a 'w' in English words. In Swedish alphabetical order, v and w traditionally are regarded as the same letter, much like in German 'ä' or 'ö' are treated like 'a' or 'o', respectively.
Ö or ö is one of the 4 extra letters used in German. It can be replaced by using the letters Oe or oe. … Internet addresses are often written as "oe" because the internet address system used to only understand ordinary English letters and they are still the most common.
The Swedish alphabet (Swedish: Svenska alfabetet) is a basic element of the Latin writing system used for the Swedish language. … The 29 letters of this alphabet are the modern 26-letter basic Latin alphabet (A through Z) plus Å, Ä, and Ö, in that order.
The "ch" words with the k sound are derived from classical Greek, while the "ch" words with the sh sound come from modern French. … It was used in words from Old French that were already spelled with "ch," as well in Old English words pronounced with tch and formerly spelled with "c."
Supposedly, Swedish is relatively easy for English speakers to learn. … But if you've ever tried to sound out the product names, then you're well aware that Swedish pronunciation can seem like a minefield of consonants and nuanced vowel sounds from the get-go.
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Swedish is a category 1 language, according to the FSI. This means that learning it is just as easy for native English speakers as learning French or Spanish. So, this makes Swedish one of the easiest languages to learn. That's very promising for those who want to begin their studies.
interjection. aj! Oh! interjection. åh!, oj!, o!, hå!, jaså!
J is pronounced as English y. Ki, kj and tj are pronounced as the h in English huge (with more friction) or the ch in German ich, e.g. kirke 'church'. O especially when long is u-like. For example, o in sola 'the sun' is, ironically, close the vowel in English moon.
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For today, I visited the following locations which often were a reasonable distance from one another.
After a 40KM drive from Toyo beach I finally made it to Hotsumisakiji temple which was up a very windy road up a hill. This temple was quite atmospheric due to the fog but it was also raining quite heavily - so much so that I had to drive down and buy an umbrella so I could get out of my car. Do note that there are not many places to buy anything before Murudo as I think I did not see a convenience store for 30KM's which is quite rare in Japan.
Kongochoji Temple is a reasonably close drive from the previous temple and is also one of the 88 Shikoku temples. This temple looks nice from the bottom but is very underwhelming from the top (apart from the view). For me - I remember it more for a little store which sells one of my favourite Japanese sweets - two fresh pancakes with red bean stuff in the middle.
Kongochoji Temple was the third temple I visited today and is most memorable for the windy road which can be seen on the map above. Ironically - this is nothing compared to my failed visit to Konomineji Temple with the rain pouring so heavily for 5 KM's of windy roads where I could not even turn around or my other failed venture to Jardin de Monet where I accidentally went down an unnamed road for 7km's with no-where to turn (once again).
Aki is an old castle town which is located roughly 40-50 km's from Kochi. This pretty little down reminds me a bit of Izushi in Tottori prefecture which was also an old castle town. Aki was suggested to my by a few people on the forum and it probably salvaged the day as I did not see much apart from this town. If the weather was better - I would have enjoyed this town even more.
My first stop in Aki was an old house in the previous samurai quarter. This small museum which consists of a building and some small gardens was free - but they did ask you to put down your name and country which is something I was only more than happy to do.
Aki castle ruins is home to two different museums - both which cost 300 yen to enter (or both for 540 yen). The first museum (picture below) is the History museum and the second museum was the Calligraphy museum. Note that there was no photography in both museums which seems to be standard for Japan.
The history museum had some interesting things but once again my favourite section was the girls day section which took up half of the exhibit. It's an odd thing to say - but I would normally find dolls highly boring but for some reason these Japanese ones are interesting for some reason - maybe as I see them as a type of folk art.
The Yataro Iwasaki Former Residence is a short 2 km drive from Aki castle ruins and is free to enter. This also seems to have been an old samurai residence.
Eikangura is around a 20 minute drive from Aki and is home to 20 or so of Eikan's works - who is a famous painter. As mentioned in my last post - I'm getting sick of art but I really liked the realism of his work along with the amount of blood in his work. It costs 500 yen to enter and I was once again annoyed that no photos are allowed but I also understand.
For tomorrow, I will be visiting Kochi and it's surrounds to see what it has to offer. The biggest problem seems to be seeing how much I can fit into one day as I don't want to try and do too much which is something I often try and do.
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Tagged Arthritis Society, Canada, cannabinoids, Mark Ware, medical cannabis, pain, quality of life.
I'm happy to see the Canadians doing research in this area. Hello Americans…WHERE IS YOUR FUNDING AND RESEARCH??????????
I'm definitely interested in the research that Dr. Mark Ware will be conducting for medical cannibas in relation to fibromyalgia pain. I've been living with Fibro since 1995…been seeing a pain specialist since 2004. After trying just about everything on the market for conventional medicine with basically no relief to my pain (6-8 daily), my doctor put me on medical cannibas in May/16. Finally I've found relief from my pain!! It's short lived, since I vape the relief is instant & amazing! Although I have to vape about every 2 hours or less, it's well worth it ????‼ I used to suffer from miagraines almost daily in addition to intense back & knee pain. In the past 7 months that I've been vaping, I've only had a few headaches – amazing! My knees feel like footballs before I vape & within 5 minutes I'm walking perfectly normal! The worst pain in my lower back is stubborn & seems to be the hardest to treat, but I do get some relief from vaping. Could be that I haven't found the perfect combination of THC/CBD just yet. I'm still working on that. I'm also using butrans 20 patches to reduce my baseline pain. There's no doubt that medical cannabis is the way to go for treating Fibromyalgia! I've got over 30 years of experience living with Fibro, & thanks to medical cannabis, the last 7 months have been almost bearable!
I too use marijuana for pain and sleep.I never believed in marijuana and never thought I would be using it in my fifties.I was taking five different prescriptions for at least fifteen years and was addicted to one. I was always warning my kids on how bad marijuana was and now its the best thing for me. I am a firm believer that if they study it for fibromyalgia that they will find it the best and safest drug to use.I only wish I would have discovered it back in my thirties and would have enjoyed my life without all the side effects of the different drugs I took. I have one drug that makes me happy relaxed and takes my pain away. This was a last resort decision for my wife and I and it was the right one for us.
smoking or vaping is not the answer, try ingestion, its absorption rate is 40% and last 8 plus hours. Try ingestion in raw form, as it is an anti-inflammatory without getting high, Also look for Passion 1 an old cannabis strain, grind 0.3 grams into a fine powder, and put into boiling hot apple cider mix with one shot of Captain Morgans spiced rum, and drink, DO NOT DRINK ANY MORE THEN THIS, it will take about 2 to 3 hours for it to get into your system. It will tranquilize your body for about 12 hours, no pain, no movement. If it doesn't wait 24 hours, then increase by 0,1 grams, do not increase more, it only takes a little bit to much to make you really sick, so be careful, with edibles always start of with small amounts and wist at least 3 hours, since it that long for it to pass through your liver and into the blood stream.
I wish They would fund it here and see so we can get help here, I have fibromyalgia over 10 years , I want relief in this pain.. So I don't have to keep taking pills all the time, it doesn't get rid of all the pain..
I get so tired of Drs saying that opiates DO NOT help with fibro pain!!
Yes they do!!! I go to a Pain Management Clinic and that's what they do is manage my pain!! They saved my life!! I could go on and on!! Sooo get busy!!!! And at least legalize the medical in all 50 states!! Nebraska WILL NOT do it. But what's funny is the county that the troopers pickup all the people coming from Colorado is going broke cause there's soooo many court cases. It's only a misdemeanor to have 3/4 of an ounce. So now they just give you a ticket and they let you go!! Anyway if you can't help my generation hopefully it will be the next!!
BTW I DO NOT SMOKE MARIJUANA AND WONT IF ITS LEGALIZED. IM More interested in the CBDs.
In Australia we are even further behind and it is only going to be made possible for the treatment of children with severe seizures later this year. If there is a trial I would like to participate as my whole intestinal system is now not working properly!
Have you talked with your doctor about this? They may have some information that can help.
It is Absolutly Necessary that medicinal marijuana becomes covered ASAP for ODSP licenced medicinal users ! I have fibromialga. No pills help me that are recommended such as Lyrics T3 Perkeset or any others. Marijuana is my only salvation and because of it not being covered I have acquired encured thousands of dollars of debt on my credit card. As ordering online at 19% interest for 1200 of mess per month and only making 1095 per month. What is one to do? I have sold everything I own just to survive and get by. I was vertualy homeless for a year Trying to live anymore is rediculous. I'm embarrassed to call myself a Canadian . It's our government causing such depths of poverty today. It's discraceful . We use to be one of the riches countries in the world Why do we have 40 thousand people starving and unable to afford to survive? Dispicable!
Been there done that, doing it still… I work now in the industry, for many reasons, but I must say for the Fibromyalgia, cannabis really helps especially in an edible or oil form. And yes the thc/cbd mixture is the best.
As a 28 year FM sufferer I am elated to see any serious research being done to better understand and possibly real treatment of this disease/syndrome. I have been looking into the potential benefits of Cannabis (CBD/specifically) but find it very hard to navigate. I look forward to the insight that this study may potentially offer those of us who "suffer" this disease… those of us whose lives have become one of merely "existing" leading sad lives of isolation and despair.
If there was ever a study conducted that I could participate in I would welcome the opportunity to help (to pàrticipate). I realize that these studies may only offer answers to future patients but it would give me solace/comfort to know that I played a part (no matter how minute) in the R&D, the progress of answers that we search for to have some level of quality of life.


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