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Henri Laurent Rivière (1827–1883) was a French naval officer and a writer who is chiefly remembered today for advancing the French conquest of Tonkin (northern Vietnam) in the 1880s. Rivière's seizure of the citadel of Hanoi in April 1882 inaugurated a period of undeclared hostilities between France and Dai Nam (as Vietnam was known then) that culminated one year later in the Tonkin campaign (1883–1886).

Early career
Born in Paris on 12 July 1827, Rivière entered the École Navale in October 1842.  He passed out as a midshipman (second class) in August 1845, and saw his first naval service in the Pacific Ocean on Brillante.  In February 1847 he was posted to the South Seas naval division, to Virginie. He was promoted to midshipman (first class) in September 1847 and to enseigne de vaisseau in September 1849.  During the next five years he served in the Mediterranean squadron aboard Iéna (1850), Labrador (1851) and Jupiter (1852–54).  Significantly, his confidential reports from this period mentioned that he seemed to be unduly interested in poetry and literature.

Rivière took part in the Crimean campaign (1854–56), serving on the vessels Uranie, Suffren, Bourrasque and Montebello.  Promoted to the rank of lieutenant de vaisseau in November 1856, he served aboard Reine Hortense during the Franco-Austrian War (1859). In 1866 he took part in the Mexican campaign aboard Rhône and Brandon.  He was promoted to the rank of capitaine de frégate in June 1870 and served as second officer on the ironclad corvette Thétis with the French Baltic Squadron during the Franco-Prussian War.  He saw no active service in any of these campaigns.

Rivière's role in the suppression of a revolt in the French colony of New Caledonia in the late 1870s won him promotion to the coveted rank of capitaine de vaisseau in January 1880. In November 1881 Rivière was posted to Saigon, as commander of the Cochin China naval division. The posting was generally regarded as a backwater that offered few opportunities for distinction.  Rivière himself saw it as an opportunity to write a literary masterpiece that would procure him membership of the Académie française.  Although Rivière spent most of his adult life as a naval officer, he was also ambitious for literary distinction. He was a journalist for La Liberté, and also had articles published in the Revue des deux mondes.

Rivière's intervention in Tonkin
At the end of 1881 Rivière was sent with a small French military force to Hanoi to investigate Vietnamese complaints against the activities of French merchants. In defiance of the instructions of his superiors, he stormed the citadel of Hanoi on 25 April 1882 in a few hours, with the governor Hoàng Diệu committing suicide having sent a note of apology to the emperor. Although Rivière subsequently returned the citadel to Vietnamese control, his recourse to force was greeted with alarm in both Vietnam and China.

The Vietnamese government, unable to confront Rivière with its own ramshackle army, enlisted the help of Liu Yongfu, whose well-trained and seasoned Black Flag soldiers were to prove a thorn in the side of the French. The Black Flags had already inflicted one humiliating defeat on a French force commanded by lieutenant de vaisseau Francis Garnier in 1873. Like Rivière in 1882, Garnier had exceeded his instructions and attempted to intervene militarily in northern Vietnam. Liu Yongfu had been called in by the Vietnamese government, and ended a remarkable series of French victories against the Vietnamese by defeating Garnier's small French force beneath the walls of Hanoi. Garnier was killed in this battle, and the French government later disavowed his expedition.

The Vietnamese also bid for Chinese support. Vietnam had long been a tributary of China, and China agreed to arm and support the Black Flags and to covertly oppose French operations in Tonkin. The Qing court also sent a strong signal to the French that China would not allow Tonkin to fall under French control. In the summer of 1882 troops of the Chinese Yunnan and Guangxi armies crossed the border into Tonkin, occupying Lang Son, Bac Ninh, Hung Hoa and other towns. The French minister to China, Frédéric Bourée, was so alarmed by the prospect of war with China that in November and December 1882 he negotiated a deal with the Chinese statesman Li Hongzhang to divide Tonkin into French and Chinese spheres of influence. The Vietnamese were not consulted by either party to these negotiations.

Rivière was disgusted at the deal cut by Bourée, and in early 1883 decided to force the issue. He had recently been sent a battalion of marine infantry from France, giving him just enough men to venture beyond Hanoi. On 27 March 1883, to secure his line of communications from Hanoi to the coast, Rivière captured the citadel of Nam Dinh with a force of 520 French soldiers under his personal command. During his absence at Nam Dinh the Black Flags and Vietnamese made an attack on Hanoi, but they were repulsed by chef de bataillon Berthe de Villers in the Battle of Gia Cuc on 28 March. Rivière was jubilant: 'This will force them to take forward their Tonkin Question!'

Rivière's timing was perfect. He had expected to be cashiered for his Capture of Nam Dinh, but instead he found himself the hero of the hour. There had recently been a change of government in France, and the new administration of Jules Ferry was strongly in favour of colonial expansion. It therefore decided to back Rivière up. Ferry and his foreign minister Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour denounced Bourée's agreement with Li Hongzhang and recalled the hapless French minister. They also made it clear to the Chinese that they were determined to place Tonkin under French protection. In April 1883, realising that the Vietnamese were incapable of resisting the French effectively, the Chinese civil mandarin Tang Jingsong (Tang Jingsong, 唐景崧) persuaded Liu Yongfu to take the field against Rivière with the Black Flag Army.

Defeat and death

On 10 May 1883 Liu Yongfu challenged the French to battle in a taunting message on placards that were widely distributed on the walls of Hanoi. On 19 May Rivière marched out of Hanoi to attack the Black Flags. His small force (around 450 men) advanced without proper precautions, and blundered into a well-prepared Black Flag ambush at Paper Bridge (Pont de Papier), a few miles to the west of Hanoi. In the Battle of Paper Bridge the French were enveloped on both wings, and were only with difficulty able to regroup and fall back to Hanoi.  Towards the end of the battle a French cannon overturned with the shock of its recoil, and Rivière and his officers rushed forward to help the gunners to right it.  The Black Flags fired a volley into this struggling mass of men, killing one French officer and seriously wounding Rivière in the shoulder.  Several seconds later, Rivière collapsed.  Seeing the French line in confusion, the Black Flags surged forward and drove back the French rearguard.  Several French officers were wounded at this critical moment, and in the confusion of the retreat Rivière's body was abandoned on the battlefield.  He was immediately presumed dead by his fellow officers.  If he had not already died from the effects of his wound, he would have been killed as soon as the Black Flags discovered who he was.

Although the Battle of Paper Bridge was a serious defeat for the French, it strengthened the resolve of Jules Ferry's administration to entrench the French protectorate in Tonkin.  The news of Rivière's defeat and death reached Paris on 26 May, and the French navy minister Admiral Peyron declared 'France will avenge her glorious children!'  The Chamber of Deputies immediately voted a credit of three and a half million francs to finance the despatch of a strong expeditionary corps to Tonkin.  Rivière's adventure in Tonkin set in train a course of events that, within a few years, saw French rule extended beyond Cochinchina to the whole of Indochina.

Posthumous honours

The French had been forced to leave Rivière's body on the battlefield of Paper Bridge, and for several months were unsure of the precise circumstances of his death.  After being shot in the shoulder Rivière had fallen, then risen to his feet, then collapsed again.  His recumbent body had been last seen surrounded by a knot of Black Flag soldiers.  Most of Rivière's fellow officers naturally assumed that he had been either shot or stabbed to death on the battlefield there and then, but many Vietnamese believed that he had been taken alive by the Black Flags.  According to a Vietnamese soldier who claimed to have been present at the time, Rivière had been brought into Liu Yongfu's presence shortly after the battle ended and had been beheaded on the orders of the Black Flag leader, one of whose close friends had been killed by the French during the battle.  Neither version of his death could be confirmed.

Several weeks after the battle the French heard rumours that Rivière's body had been savagely mutilated and buried near the Black Flag stronghold of Phu Hoai.  On 18 September 1883, acting on information received from Vietnamese informants, the French scouted the area with two battalions of marine infantry.  Rivière's severed head and hands, buried in a lacquered box, were discovered in the village of Kien Mai, and three weeks later the mutilated body of a European, dressed in naval uniform, was found close to Paper Bridge, near the spot where Rivière had fallen on 19 May.  The body had been gashed with sword slashes, the head and the hands were missing, and the sleeves of the naval tunic had been cut away to remove the marks of rank.  Several French naval officers who knew Rivière well were able to confirm that the body was indeed his.  These circumstances strongly suggested that Rivière had been killed in the heat of battle, on the battlefield of Paper Bridge.  Liu Yongfu had offered a substantial bounty for the heads of French officers, graded according to their rank, and it seems likely that a Black Flag soldier had killed the wounded French commander and then decapitated him in order to claim the bounty, cutting off his hands so that his rank could be verified by the number of bands (galons) on his tunic cuffs.

Rivière's remains were brought back to Hanoi, where a funeral service was said over them by Paul-François Puginier, the French apostolic vicar of Western Tonkin.  Ten years earlier Puginier had performed a similar office over the body of Francis Garnier, who had died in remarkably similar circumstances.  The remains were subsequently returned to France at the request of Rivière's family.  They were finally buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre, in Paris.

Notes

References

 Bastard, G., Défense de Bazeilles, suivi de dix ans après au Tonkin (Paris, 1884)
 Duboc, E., Trente cinq mois de campagne en Chine, au Tonkin (Paris, 1899)
 Eastman, L., Throne and Mandarins: China's Search for a Policy during the Sino-French Controversy (Stanford, 1984)
 Lung Chang [龍章], Yueh-nan yu Chung-fa chan-cheng [越南與中法戰爭, Vietnam and the Sino-French War] (Taipei, 1993)
 Marolles, Vice-amiral de, La dernière campagne du Commandant Henri Rivière (Paris, 1932)
 Thomazi, Histoire militaire de l'Indochine française (Hanoi, 1931)
 Thomazi, A., La conquête de l'Indochine (Paris, 1934)

External links
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Новая Балыкла («балык» татар. «рыба/рыбий, рыбный», неофиц. название «Карамалка») — деревня в Камышлинском районе Самарской области, входит в Сельское поселение Балыкла. Административный центр сельского поселения находится в селе Старая Балыкла, председатель Юсупов Расил Минсагитович.

Деревня насчитывает 2 улицы: Сибирская и Центральная.

Население по данным Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года составляет 59 человек. Национальный состав — татары.

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DVD Review: Border Town (2009)
Now conventional wisdom says that when you're in Mexico-- in order to steer clear of Montezuma's revenge-- your best bet is to avoid drinking water at all costs. Yet then again, if you've been tracking the ruthless man who kidnapped your daughter five years ago from the swing-set roughly twenty feet from where you stood preoccupied on a cellular phone and you knew you were going to engage in a whole western guns-blazing showdown at dawn scenario--I'm not sure your greatest liquid preparation would be spending all night tossing back mescal, tequila, and endless amounts of booze.
However, I'm not the heroic vengeance seeking lead with a prize on his head worth-- as he says a few "double wides"-- who's so notorious he's actually just dubbed "The Gringo," so maybe for actor Mark Joy's character Vincent (whose name I actually learned from the press release since in the film, he's usually just called "The Gringo") the alcohol is like spinach for Popeye.
Basically, Border Town is an independent Tex-Mex version of Taken from Maverick Entertainment Group Incorporated and director Chris Allen Williams. Following a prologue that reminded me initially of Red Rock West as our Gringo's car is broken down on the side of the road before he engages in some unexpectedly violent combat with a trashy cop and diner owner looking to collect the money for turning him in-- the movie picks up a bit after an over-the-top bloody sequence when he gives his TV movie line of "you tell 'em I'm comin'!" And surprisingly, the movie manages to grab you with a cool graphic-novel style credit sequence.
A simple story simply told and one that hearkens back to bare bones westerns of a girl gone missing-- it's definitely not The Searchers or Taken for that matter but it's an entertaining, modest diversion. Furthermore, it nicely doesn't take itself too seriously and in order for us not to question some of the logical gaps-- Border Town is set over the course of one very long night. In the film, The Gringo crashes at a cantina/brothel in Solo, Mexico run by the shady Antonio (Gary Wade Morton) who sends his beautiful nineteen year old niece Isabella (Linda Rodriguez) up to keep the man occupied while they warn Santo (Ricardo Melindez)-- the head of the human trafficking organization holding his daughter Vanessa (Playboy model Joy Glass) captive as the leader's favorite "angel" whom he can turn on in a moment's notice.
However, since Isabella is the same age as Vanessa, The Gringo spurns her advances and the two form a bond over alcohol and confessions in opposite languages that neither one understands which will be important in the morning when the shooting begins as he's told Santo that he's not going to leave Solo without Vanessa and without killing the man who took her from him.
Since ultimately we're presented with one man and a nineteen year old girl who doesn't understand what he's talking about working together-- it's fairly easy to root for our hero but we're left with a lot of questions regarding his background such as how he managed to track down Vanessa, what he'd actually done for a living, and some of the film's "convenient" devices like running into a boy who'd been badly scarred by Santo as another abducted angel who gives him a redundant pep talk that seem a bit overdone.
Rodriguez refreshingly makes the most out of a thankless role and she manages to help ensure the final showdown is exciting indeed, even though we're not sure we completely buy the idea that one man in a street against so many could manage to get out of the situation so quickly... but then again it could've been all that mescal and tequila.
Production values for the home of our villain Santo seemed fairly impressive and the budget is definitely kept on the cheap as overall the film would've required less than a half dozen sets maximum with very few cast mates overall in what essentially feels like a higher caliber version of one of those films made for Spike TV.
But while the trailer and film's official website promises excellent beauty in the color scheme and cinematography, I'm afraid I can't offer much of an opinion as far as that's concerned since unfortunately due to copy-protection reasons the screener that Maverick Films was kind enough to send my way didn't move from black and white to color throughout but remained in black and white for 95% of the movie.
Labels: Chris Allen Williams, Edwin Garcia, Gary Wade Morton, Joy Glass, Linda Rodriguez, Mark Joy, Ricardo Melindez, Westerns
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4.6: Dalton's Atomic Theory
4: Atomic Structure
John Dalton
Dalton's Atomic Theory (1804)
"Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little,
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more"
These lyrics from the musical "Music Man" summed up the way science was done for centuries. OK, the lyrics referred to a group of gossiping ladies, but the outcome was the same. The Greek and Roman philosophers debated, discussed, and sometimes even attacked one another. But the mode of discovery was talk. There was no experimentation - the idea had not been thought of yet. So science did not develop very far and there was no reliable way to establish what was true and what was false.
While it must be assumed that many more scientists, philosophers, and others studied composition of matter after Democritus, a major leap forward in our understanding of the composition of matter took place in the 1800's with the work of the British scientists John Dalton. He started teaching school at age twelve, and was primarily known as a teacher. In his twenties, he moved to the growing city of Manchester, where he was able to pursue some scientific studies. His work in several areas of science brought him a number of honors. When he died, over 40,000 people in Manchester marched at his funeral.
Dalton studied the weights of various elements and compounds. He noticed that matter always combined in fixed ratios based on weight, or volume in the case of gases. Chemical compounds always contain the same proportion of elements by mass, regardless of amount, which provided further support for Proust's law of definite proportions. Dalton also observed that there could be more than one combination of two elements.
Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): John Dalton.
From his experiments and observations, as well as the work from peers of his time, Dalton proposed a new theory of the atom. This later became known as Dalton's atomic theory. The general tenets of this theory were as follows:
All matter is composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
Atoms of a given element are identical in size, mass, and other properties. Atoms of different elements differ in size, mass, and other properties.
Atoms cannot be subdivided, created, or destroyed.
Atoms of different elements can combine in simple whole number ratios to form chemical compounds.
In chemical reactions, atoms are combined, separated, or rearranged.
Dalton's atomic theory has been largely accepted by the scientific community, with the exception of three changes. We know now that (1) an atom can be further subdivided, (2) all atoms of an element are not identical in mass, and (3) using nuclear fission and fusion techniques, we can create or destroy atoms by changing them into other atoms.
Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): Dalton's symbols.
Dalton proposed his atomic theory in 1804. The general tenets of this theory were as follows:
4.5: Mass Ratio Calculation
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I like the metaphor and imagine that whilst not the same as coal mining it does need skill and expereince to be able to ask the right questions and see the signals that gold might be present. Often that comes from an expert geologist or some one from outside the business who can ask the questions and see patterns that others may be too close to recognise.
I would be more than happy to share in the gold. The secret is until you look you do not know its there.
I know your passion for quotes so offer this as maybe relevant in supporting a search, "The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones." John Maynard Keynes The General theory of Employment, Interst and Money 1936.
Hi Caroline, Absolutely agree the secret wealth of the company that the IT department can help mine is data. We are often too focused on the transactional application that the integrity and maintenance of data is not given sufficient prominence.
The slight issue with the analogy you use is that a lot of data when mined looks a lot like newly mined coal piled high without any structure. I prefer to think of mining a diamonds and the value comes when it is shaped and cut to show its true worth.


No longer The Old Tramshed, this fifth in The Hop series of venues reopened last weekend after a major refit. It has been a year since Ossett Brewery's first involvement with this much-loved Saltaire restaurant during which time the emphasis has been on turning around it's fortunes.
To ensure a future for the site it was felt that a complete re-branding was the way forward by bringing it into the company's Hop stable, alongside existing successful venues at Wakefield, Leeds, Sheffield and York.
Although ditching the original name has not been a popular move with locals, the newest Hop has retained all the character of this landmark building whilst incorporating the distinctive Ossett pub atmosphere.
The beer range is, as you would expect, predominantly from the company's four breweries with Sharps Doom Bar being permanently available too. Blakemere's award-winning Deep Dark Secret and Black Sheep Bitter were also on the bar during my visit.
The comprehensive menu has been augmented by the addition of a wood-fired pizza oven, so whether you're seeking a formal evening meal up on the mezzanine, taking advantage of a dinner & show package or simply fancy a pizza to go with your pint, then this extraordinary setting is well worth a visit.


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La troisième saison de Lucifer, série télévisée américaine, est composée de vingt-six épisodes et a été diffusée du  au  sur Fox, aux États-Unis.

Synopsis
Alors que Lucifer comptait révéler toute la vérité à Chloe, il se fait kidnapper et se réveille en plein milieu du désert. Lorsqu'il se relève, ses ailes se déploient et il n'a aucune explication. Au fil des enquêtes, il découvre que c'est l'Ultime Pécheur, un criminel qui semble s'intéresser de très près à Lucifer pour une raison inconnue et mystérieuse.

Distribution

Acteurs principaux
 Tom Ellis  : Lucifer Morningstar
 Lauren German  : lieutenant Chloe Decker
 Tricia Helfer  : Charlotte Richards
 Kevin Alejandro  : Daniel « Dan » Espinoza / Lieutenant Ducon
 Aimee Garcia  : Ella Lopez
 D. B. Woodside  : Amenadiel
 Lesley-Ann Brandt  :
 Scarlett Estevez  : Beatrice « Trixie »
 Tom Welling  : Capitaine Marcus Pierce / Caïn
 Rachael Harris  :

Acteurs récurrents
  : L'Ultime Pêcheur (4 épisodes)
 Jeremiah Birkett : Lee Garner / Monsieur Dehors petasse (1 épisode, récurrence à travers les saisons)

Invités
 Lauren Holly : Roxie Pagliani (épisode 6)
 Patrick Fabian  : Reese Getty (épisode 7)
 Jillian Rose Reed : Cece (épisode 17)
 Charlyne Yi : Ray-Ray / Azrael, la petite sœur de Lucifer et Amenadiel (épisode 25)
 Neil Gaiman : God (voix) (épisode 26)

Production

Développement
Le , la série a été renouvelée pour cette troisième saison de vingt-deux épisodes.

En , il a été révélé que la deuxième saison n'a été conçue que pour une intrigue de dix-huit épisodes et les quatre épisodes restants seront intégrés à la diffusion de la troisième, composant celle-ci de vingt-six épisodes.

En , Chris Rafferty a déclaré que la troisième saison serait finalement composée de vingt-quatre épisodes.Le , le  Ildy Modrovich a annoncé que les deux derniers épisodes non intégrés à la troisième saison seront ajoutés à une potentielle quatrième saison si la série est renouvelée.

Le , à la suite de l'annulation de la série, la production annonce que les deux épisodes non diffusés seront finalement programmés afin de clôturer la série si aucune négociation n'aboutissait. Dix jours plus tard, les deux épisodes sont annoncés pour être diffusés le .

Attribution des rôles
En , Lauren Holly a obtenu un rôle d'invité le temps d'un épisode.

En , Tom Welling a obtenu un rôle principal lors de cette saison.

En ,  a obtenu un rôle d'invité le temps de deux épisodes.

En , Jillian Rose Reed a obtenu un rôle d'invité.

Diffusions
 Aux États-Unis, elle est diffusée depuis le  sur le réseau Fox.
 Au Canada, elle est diffusée 24 heures à l'avance ou en simultané sur le réseau CTV.

Liste des épisodes

Épisode 1 : Le Retour des ailes

Épisode 2 : Mort d'un comique

Épisode 3 :  et

Épisode 4 : Que ferait Lucifer ?

Épisode 5 : La Revenante

Épisode 6 : Escapade à Las Vegas

Épisode 7 : L'Enfer du journaliste

Épisode 8 : Apparences

Épisode 9 : L'Ultime Pêcheur

Épisode 10 : Tel est pris qui croyait prendre

Épisode 11 : La Cité des anges ?

Épisode 12 : La Journée du lieutenant

Épisode 13 : Jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare

Épisode 14 : Comment tuer un immortel

Épisode 15 : La Promo de 3001

Épisode 16 : Cobaye des enfers

Épisode 17 : Sous les projecteurs

Épisode 18 : Les Cœurs brisés

Épisode 19 : Maze en colère

Épisode 20 : L'Ange de San Bernardino

Épisode 21 : La Compétition

Épisode 22 : L'Enterrement de vie de jeune fille

Épisode 23 : Du Deckerstar tout craché

Épisode 24 : Parole de diable

Épisode 25 : Trop nul d'être normal !

Épisode 26 : Il était une fois

Notes et références

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Social issues a major theme for National Poetry Day celebrations
By PANZ August 1, 2019 No Comments
Climate change and the plight of refugees are the focus of some of the 150+ events in this year's Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, taking place on Friday August 23.
Our annual celebration of writing and reading poetry embraces both the personal and political in a dynamic programme of events and competitions nationwide – from parks, beaches, pavements and public transport to cafés, bars, bookshops, schools, university campuses, libraries, RSAs, community centres, marae and more.
The record number of events include:
Auckland's 'I Feel at Home, Away from Home – Blackout Poetry Workshop' – that gives voice to our migrants and refugees; and the Theoradical Hobohemians hosting 'An Interview with Charles Bukowski'.
Wellington's 'Show Ponies: A National Poetry Day Extravaganza' – a late-night gig, featuring award-winner Chris Tse and other poets posing as popstars for the evening.
Wairarapa's 'Climate Positive' – poetry, song and stories of positive action against the climate crisis with performance poets Extinction Rebellion.
Christchurch's 'Poets in Our Tūranga' – a six-hour poetry marathon at the new Tūranga Central Library, featuring more than 40 local poets and writers, and 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards poetry category finalist Erik Kennedy.
Dunedin's 'Changing Minds: Memories Lost and Found' – a poetry competition for adults inspired by their experience of dementia or Alzheimer's Disease.
Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day includes appearances by the winner of the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry in the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, Helen Heath, who will deliver a workshop at Hagley Writers' Institute in Christchurch on Saturday, August 24. Poetry category finalist, Therese Lloyd, will take part in the launch of Paula Green's magnum opus, Wild Honey: Reading New Zealand Women's Poetry at Unity Books in Wellington.
In the lead up to August 23, Phantom Billstickers will bring poetry to our communities with an epic street poster campaign. All four 2019 Ockham poetry category finalists, including Tayi Tibble, will feature in Phantom Billstickers' national super-size Poetry on Posters campaign.
Nicola Legat, Chair, The New Zealand Book Awards Trust, says 'One of the themes of this year's events is a focus on social issues. Events focussed on climate change and the issues facing refugees are among them, and this shows how relevant and useful poetry is as a way of confronting and addressing some of our wicked problems.'
Held annually on the fourth Friday in August, #NZPoetryDay sees poetry royalty join forces with poetry fans from all over Aotearoa in an action-packed programme of slams and rap, open mic and spoken word performances, pop-up events, book launches and readings. There are 24 poetry contests to enter. Many of the programmed events will be open to the public and free to enjoy.
Established in 1997, National Poetry Day is a popular fixture on the nation's cultural calendar and one that celebrates discovery, diversity and community. For the past four years, Phantom Billstickers has supported National Poetry Day through its naming rights sponsorship.
For full details about all the events taking place on Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, including places, venues, times, tickets and more, go to:
http://www.nzbookawards.nz/national-poetry-day/calendar-of-events/.
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A concerned resident has condemned the 'disturbing' felling of saplings in Mewsbrook Park.
The three silver birch trees had been chopped off at the base of the stem and then put back in the ground to disguise the crime.
They were discovered on Wednesday, March 29 by members of the families who originally planted them 15 months ago near the park's play area.
Clive Fennell, chairman of the Friends of Mewsbrook Park group, could not understand why someone would want to destroy the trees.
He said: "How would you feel if it was your children or brother and sister that had planted this and someone had come along and killed it?
The 56-year-old said the trees had been planted by local families to encourage the community to invest in the park's future.
He said the children had been really upset by the incident, and appealed for the vandals to hand themselves in.
According to Sussex Police, the trees were worth £300 in total.
After the felling was discovered, the park's gardener re-fastened the stems as a last-ditch attempt to save the trees.
He cut v-shaped wedges into the bases and the stems, and slotted the pieces together before binding them.
Mr Fennell said they would have to wait and see if the operation was successful.
"We are hoping the tree will re-fix itself like your skin does if it is cut," he said.


Ethan Gage joins a small handful of Canadians that are trying to break through at their respective clubs in England for the 2011/12 season. The 2010 Canadian U20 Player of the Year was signed by Reading FC earlier in January and has made his way into the team for their campaign in the Championship.
A versatile player who already has significant experience in Canada, the next step in his career has long been to compete overseas. After trials in Germany not panning out, Gage is now with a club that will compete for promotion to the Premiership.
RedNation Online discusses his transition to the English game, his expectations for the upcoming season and how the thinks playing for Reading will benefit his career as a footballer.
RedNation Online: You are a versatile player who can play as both a midfielder and defender. Which position are you playing for Reading??
Ethan Gage: For Reading I am playing as a central midfielder, and sometimes when needed as a right back.
RedNation Online: You recently had to make the choice between continuing your professional career with the Vancouver Whitecaps, who were making the jump to the MLS this year, and making the move to the super competitive environment that is England. Why did you make the choice that you did?
Ethan Gage: Since I was a little boy my dream was to be playing overseas in Europe. So when I had this chance, I did not want to pass it up.
RedNation Online: Did your decision to go to Reading have anything to do with their potential in terms of getting into the Premiership?
Ethan Gage: No, it didn't to be honest. Both the Championship and Premier League are very high levels of football and both are very, very challenging.
RedNation Online: Upon joining up with Reading last year, what were you early impressions in terms of the training sessions and team events that you were part of?
Ethan Gage: Even when I first arrived to the club I noticed immediately that everyone was very kind and they welcomed me with open arms. The training sessions have been awesome. They are always very competitive, which is something that I love.
RedNation Online: How did preseason with Reading go for you?
Ethan Gage: To be honest, preseason for me has not been my best. I've had to deal with a lot of stuff mentally and that has set me back a bit.
RedNation Online: At 20 years old, it's probably a safe bet to guess that Reading, who were competing in the English Premier League not too long ago, have signed you with some development. What has the Reading management team told you about your role with the team and their plans for you in general?
Ethan Gage: They told me that I'm here to compete and to try and win a spot on the first team. I have to prove myself here and it has been a very hard challenge. We have a lot of center mids at the club and a lot of them have played in the Premiership, so it's a tough one.
RedNation Online: English football has a very distinct culture to it. How have you adapted to it and did you experience any difficulty in terms of earning the respect and acceptance of your new teammates?
Ethan Gage: No, to be honest, the team has treated me like family and that has made things a lot easier for me. We have a great group of guys here.
RedNation Online: You have been quoted recently as saying that your only goal this year is to crack the first team squad. How do you think you are progressing on that?
Ethan Gage: To be honest, I've had some setbacks. I've been so keen on achieving my goal that I have mentally beat myself down and I have been thinking about it too much. I have to learn to relax a bit and take things a bit lighter.
RedNation Online: Reading's manager, Brian McDermott, was a midfielder with Arsenal at the start of his career. Does it make a difference when the skipper knows your position so intimately?
Ethan Gage: Brian was a player, he was a scout for many years and now he is now our coach. He knows a lot and he knows when he sees a player if he is good or not. So I do look to try and impress him as much as possible.
RedNation Online: Reading is coming off a season in which the club made it to the promotion playoffs, but lost a heartbreaker to Swansea. How prominent has the message of promotion been so far through preseason?
Ethan Gage: The lads have forgotten about it. That's what you have to do, as you can't change the past. You have to move on and that is what we have done.
RedNation Online: Bobby Convey was a Reading player for about five years (2004-2009) and arrived there around the same age that you have. Given that he is a North American player who got to the Premiership with the club and who is now is a successful top level MLS player, does that reassure you that Reading is a good choice for your development and overall career?
Ethan Gage: Many players have come to Reading and developed and improved tremendously from the youth to the senior levels. Everyone I have talked to has said that this is a great club. Reading's records illustrates that fact, and, now that I'm here, I can see it as well. I am where I should be in my mind.
RedNation Online: The Championship is a very tough grind in terms of amount of matches – have you spoken with any other Canadians competing at that level about to what to expect?
Ethan Gage: I was here for about half of last season and saw what it is all about, but no, I haven't spoken to anyone really. I would love to be able to talk to Owen Hargreaves about it. I look up to him, because he's done what I want to do.


LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said on Sunday that a new Iran Action Group in the U.S. State Department aimed to overthrow the Islamic Republic, but would fail.
He was speaking on the 65th anniversary of a U.S.-backed coup that overthrew a democratically elected Iranian prime minister, an occasion when anti-American sentiment runs particularly high in the Islamic Republic.
Comparing fresh U.S. sanctions on Tehran imposed by President Donald Trump with the 1953 coup that ousted nationalist Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh, Zarif said Tehran will not let history repeat itself.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday named senior policy adviser Brian Hook as special representative for Iran in charge of the Iran Action Group to coordinate Trump's pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic following Washington's withdrawal from an international nuclear deal with Tehran.
The United States and Britain orchestrated the removal of Mossadegh after he acted to nationalise Iran's oil industry, restoring to power Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. The Western-backed shah was toppled in Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the coup was the best historical lesson that Americans cannot be trusted.
"How dare you talk about the freedom of the Iranian nation with your dark record of the Aug. 19 coup, and the appointment of a puppet totalitarian regime," Larijani was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA, referring to the shah's rule.
"Americans are imposing sanctions but they claim they are supporting freedom, human rights, and global and regional security," Larijani said.
The 1953 Anglo-American coup remains an open wound in Iran's relations with the West. In March 2000, then-U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright became the first senior American official to acknowledge the American role in the coup, calling it "a setback for Iran's political development".
Washington and Tehran have had no diplomatic relations since the shah's fall. Decades of hostility eased somewhat with the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and then-U.S. President Barack Obama's administration and five other world powers. But high tensions resumed after Trump pulled Washington out of the deal, calling it flawed in Iran's favour.


Floors and floors of shopping. Miles and miles of walking.
For years I have heard people talk about going "to market" to see the latest trends for the upcoming season and buy for their stores. It always seemed so exclusive and exciting. So I jumped at the chance to go this weekend with my friend Amy Hester who owns Red Beauty Lounge, a salon that sells gifts. A road trip to Dallas for shopping and some girl time sounded perfect.
Market is overwhelming, to say the least. Especially for two market virgins like Amy and me. Spread across three buildings, the tallest of which had 15 floors made it hard to figure out where to start. But first there was the parking dilemma: we didn't even know where we were supposed to go in, so we were having trouble figuring out where to park. As the navigator with Google at my fingertips, I discovered $8 valet parking. Best decision of the day.
I had envisioned a trade show-like set up. And while there were temporary stores that were similar to trade booths, most of the vendors were set up in shared showrooms, behind glass windows and doors like permanent stores. We were on the hunt for jewelry and cosmetics. While the map directed us to the seventh floor for jewelry, it wasn't the artisan jewelry we were seeking. We found what we were really looking for in the temporary booths and buried within gift stores on other floors.
Found what we were looking for and Amy makes some orders!
Over the course of the six hours that we made our way through the buildings and stores, we walked a mile and a half. Amy and I worked out a system where I scouted while she made orders, then led her to the next vendor that I thought she would like. It was a good system. One catch: I had a "courtesy" badge, so not all the vendors took me seriously since I wasn't the one with the buying power. I wanted to go all Pretty Woman on them and say, "You work on commission, right? Big mistake. Huge." But I resisted.
Of course, I could be found sitting a lot while Amy shopped. I am still having some pretty bad back pain.
Feet up. In my current favorite sneakers and my new favorite camera bag/purse.
At the end of the day, we felt as if we had been successful. Though we learned a lot that Amy can apply to her next market trip. And we decided that the Dallas Market Center app could use some significant improvements to provide a better shopping experience.
We were exhausted by the time we got back to our hotel and had a little slumber party complete with wine, pizza delivery to the room and pay-per-view movies. It was perfect.
Well said my friend, well said! Super fun!


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Is doTERRA a scam? doTERRA is operated under MLM business model, and doTERRA essential oils have much higher price than other brands. Indeed, multi-level marketing may lead to multilayer exploitation, which could be the root of the high price rather the true value of the product. In order to help the readers justify whether it is a "doTERRA scam" or a genuine "Gift of the Earth," this doTERRA Reviews will analyze the doTERRA essential oils from the perspective of both consumer and business.
CPTG, Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade, is a registered trademark of doTERRA Holdings, LLC. doTERRA, formed in 2008, guarantees their essential oils to be 100% pure, natural and free of synthetic compounds or contaminates.
COMMENT: Unlike the food industry that organic certification is through the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), Government or industry regulatory agencies neither administer the CPTG protocol, nor issue the approval for the grade of doTERRA essential oils. As a matter of fact, a formalized grading system does not exist in this industry. CPTG trademark represents doTERRA's own internal standards for sourcing and testing 100% pure aromatic botanical extracts using independent laboratory analysis. The CPTG trademark does mislead some consumers by the trick word 'certified' and wrongly assume doTERRA has a certification from the governmental institution.
According to the company, a third party examines every batch of the doTERRA essential oils through the GC-MS (Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) process. This process ensures the oils are 100% pure and free of any contaminant, thus the safest and most beneficial essential oils available today.
Wikipedia defines the "GC-MS" as a method that combines the features of gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify different substances within a test sample.
COMMENT: "GC-MS" is one of the methods that can be used to ensure the pureness of essential oils. Qualify control is an internal process for almost all types of industries before they deliver the product to the market. This process ensures the reputation of a product or company and prevents the potential lawsuit incurred from defects or inaccurate tags. Outsourcing this task to an independent company that has the specialties in the relevant process is very common.
In general, doTERRA essential oils are with prices higher than others. For example, the doTERRA Lavender Essential Oil averages $1.4/ml, while prices from other brands are between $0.5 and $0.9/ml. doTERRA may not be the only brand with a high price, 'Young Living' and 'Rocky Mountain' are two examples.
COMMENT: The price reflects the cost. The cost reflects the production process. In most scenarios, the higher the price is, the better the quality is. One dozen grade AA eggs are usually under $3.20, but a dozen organic eggs may cost $6.09. It is true that MLM could potentially impact the price, but in a certain point of view, this structure has the similarity in the well-known model 'manufacture-vendor-retailer-consumer'.
CPTG is a trademark owned by doTERRA. It is not a certification from any regulatory organization. Although it is a private grade endorsement from doTERRA, I do not feel doTERRA will risk its reputation and future with a false public guarantee, especially that could induce legal action against the business.
At last, I want to emphasize that I am not a fan of aromatherapy. However, when applicable, essential oil is one of the ways that I turn to before taking synthetic or modern medicine. I do use products from doTERRA mainly because my friend's recommendation. It was started two years ago when I tried to prevent myself from getting infected while taking care of the family members with chicken pox, because I was never exposed to that. I currently use doTERRA to control my back pain, and it works well.
Like all herbal remedies, there is no rigorous scientific proof in the preventive care or medicinal usage, and one formula may work for a person but fail on another. Each person is different, so the real benefit should not be justified until the product is tried. If the quality is what one pursues, then doTERRA deserves a try.
doTERRA uses MLM as the marketing strategy. Many people believe MLM is an excellent home-based business opportunity. I have not done thorough research nor am actively engaged in any MLM. My way of MLM is purely social based, and I will recommend a product to my friend if I feel the product can benefit her or him. A good product will spread out naturally.
Unlike the household products, essential oils are not a requirement for the majority of people. The demand is the base of every business. doTERRA has other products such as "lifelong vitality supplements" and "SanoBella Shampoo," which may be excellent candidates. In general, the price will be the main roadblock in promoting products from doTERRA. Only persons with above average income can afford them in a persistent manner. Nevertheless, doTERRA products are elegant gifts in many occasions.
doTERRA's MLM is not a scam, but it is not a 'get rich quick' opportunity. Unless the focus is on retail sales, a commitment to an order of minimum 100 PV (around $100) each month is required.
In regard to the comment in the last paragraph of your post, there is no minimum monthly purchase requirement in doTERRA unless you are attempting to earn commissions. If you or someone one or two levels below you on your team recruit a new member and you want to earn commissions off that recruit (or any other person in your downline, for that matter), you must have a 100 PV Loyalty Rewards order in place, and if you wish to earn commissions on an ongoing basis you must maintain a monthly 100 PV Loyalty Rewards order, but only if you desire to earn commissions. I'm with you – I don't believe doTERRA MLM is a scam, and I totally agree that it is not a "get rich quick" opportunity (although I've seen some pretty amazing things, and wonder just how hard those people had to work to "get rich quick"). I can say with strong conviction that I absolutely enjoy the working relationship I have with the company as an Independent Product Consultant – I love the essential oils and other health and wellness products the company offers, and I totally trust the integrity of doTERRA – and I continue to watch my business and bank account grow, however so slowly. I have had too many good experiences with the products myself to be anything but thrilled with my relationship with doTERRA, and I feel sad that the cost of the products prohibits having them in every household as a natural and safe option for daily health care needs.
A good product will sell itself, and definitely without the MLM strategy.
Why would a legitimate company follow a marketing strategy that is popular by so many fraudulent companies?
Essential oil sales rely on education – very few people would research enough to pick them up off of a shelf, and the money spent on advertising in 30-sec blurbs is better spent, in this case, on paying distributors to do in-home education. In doTERRA, the distributors are not required to sell anything or purchase anything regularly, so most of the distributors are actually simply regular users of the products who want a wholesale discount. doTERRA's growth is not the same as most MLMs, because the product is worth the money even without the income potential. You are right that a good product will sell itself, but people need to be introduced to that product, and word of mouth (as in an MLM model) is the best way to do that. doTERRA oils do sell themselves, in my experience, and that is why it is the only MLM I've been willing to be a part of.
DoTerra does pay distributors ( wellness advocates) when you choose to do the business side, otherwise they may offer PV points. The big question is if it's a fair compensation when compared to other sales agent jobs….? I don't believe so. If you enroll as a business venture, you will need to spend 100$ a month to keep your account status , often people will spend well over $1000 before they start seeing commissions or 50$ bonus. I"ll let you do the math… You spend $150 on an order a month and you make $10-60 in commissions if you are lucky. Obviously some folks will make more, but the average Joe will not make money. whether or not you make money is irrelevant for DoTerra… They make $100 out of you no matter what. so it's up to you to recoup that money or break even by signing up people… For Canadian folks remember exchange rates, brokerage fees, and shipping fees… you will need to account for when you see the price per item, DoTerra will add 6% on top of your total invoice price, plus exchange rates. Most people think their final invoice is the price they paid only to realize it doesn't match your credit card statements.
You actual only need to have an order of 1PV within a year to get commission. Wellness advocates choose to make the 100PV orders in order to get free products of the month or because they want those products.
I have an issue with the pricing. I know some can be very expensive, but when comparing to the other oils on the market…doTerra is the only one that can be used aromatic, topical, and internal! I have done my own research and looked at many different oils out there. They say right on the bottle "for aromatic use only" that is how you know if an oil is pure or not. Truely pure oils can be ingested and and used on skin.
It has nothing to do with purity. The purest of pure oils can still be dangerous if ingested or used undiluted on skin.
Essential oils can cause great harm if used improperly. This is why all the leading respected aromatherapy bodies and authorities don't recommend internal use except under the care of a qualified health care provider. And they always recommend that essential oils be diluted.
I signed on with tis company out of desperation last year , I believe August. I was having problems treating Lyme disease, so I trusted a (former) friend when she sang the praises of their products.
During the sign on process, she wrote me out what I now refer to as prescriptions using Oil of oregano, frankincense and On-guard that totaled 20 drops in a veggie cap 1x day for 14 days; off 14 days then repeat twice. I did feel as if there was a "die off" occurring. However, I started to experience abdominal issues that eventually led me to discontinue using this treatment and seek medical help.
THESE OILS ARE NOT SAFE FOR INTERNAL INGESTION!
This companies "wellness advocates" are trained for the most part by a trickle down process, which leads to serious issues! While they do offer a training/certification course via their own "University", I personally have witnessed time and time again, their advocates diagnosing as well as dispensing medical advice and treatments! DANGEROUS! This is also illegal!
So, now I have serious stomach issues from trusting this person and this company!
No, no, no. Jane Pike is correct. Their purity IS their potency and is part of what make them potentially harmful when used internally or undiluted. Cinnamon or clove will burn your skin and melt plastic (many undiluted essential oils will melt plastic). They are plant products and not all plants are safely ingested. The oils from edible plants may be used internally under advisement of a health professional and at proper dilution rates. Very few essential oils can be used undiluted on your skin. Essential oils are potentially tens, hundreds or thousands of times more potent than the plants they come from depending on the plants yield during the distillation or extraction process. They can be harmful if cut or adulterated but they can be equally harmful if pure due to their potency.
I am not a distributor of any kind but I must say that I prefer doTERRA essential oils. Have you tried other brands? I have found price to be pretty comparable the quality a lot higher. No complaints from me.
Young Living oils can also be used aromatic, topical, and internal.
I purchased a 15 ml bottle of peppermint for $20 four months ago and use it daily by putting a drop on my palm and inhaling it. I have half a bottle left. How is that expensive? I believe it has cured my dust allergy, I have not taken allergy pills since.
My mom adores this stuff, and she got the sanobella shampoo and conditioner for me, and I LOVE it! I was having real issues with other shampoos irritating my scalp, but this stuff makes my hair feel like it did when I was a teen. I'm bummed that they seem to have discontinued the shampoo–I'll have to try the other kind they sell.
If doTerra oils are so dangerous, why would a million dollar Corp. risk everything and lie to everyone that it is NOT DANGEROUS to ingest.?
They are NOT safe for ingestion, unless under the guidance of a health care practitioner, certified aromatherapist, or Naturopath! Their wellness advocates are none of those! Yet they are dispensing medical advice and treatments?
Just to weigh in on the topic. I have been using essential oils since 1999 and LOVE them, and so far I have enjoyed the products I purchased from doTerra. However, I want to point out only certain oils (and this would go for any company's products) can be INGESTED. I don't care who produces it – if you ingest eucalyptus prepare to get sick. Also, don't think simply because an oil is ingestible you can swig as much as you want. Just like anything used for medicinal properties there are safe doses.
FDA is after these guys. They have been making wild claims for years and now after their consultants claim they have a cure for EBOLA the FDA is finally coming down on them. Some truth is good but all truth is better. doterra is far from telling the whole truth. Glad it helped some but it just takes money from many those who can't afford it with their astronomical prices.
Biggest issue is for 5 years or so being in business, Doterra has been using these dropper caps (clear plastic top cap) that wastes about 20-100% of the oil in the bottle. For every drop dispensed, another drop is flowing down the sides. Most of it collects in the black safety ring that breaks away from the black cap when opened initially.
That's great for company profits! That's gross profit increased by 20-100%!
The benefit of a company overlord that takes a big chunk of the profit is that they can take the time to create a specific product for a specific use. That takes time and money and training for you to get to benefit from their trial and errors.
Essential oils can be tricky. Even though they're plant based, they can be too harsh and create side effects if you don't know what you're doing.
If you've worked with essential oils and have done plenty of your own training, you may not be interested in joining a group/mlm because you are qualified to make your own good decisions and also benefit from direct purchases from EO companies without the middleman and save a ton of money.
What I like about this company is that it competes with Young Living which makes everybody better and it gives the lay person a way to learn about E.O.'s –which do amazing things.
A lot of what I've read on the comments is just plain incorrect and shows me that a little info is always dangerous to you, your kids, the pets and the plants.
Follow the advice of one of these companies or get your own training and you'll be fine. Good luck and good health.
I have tried the products and they work. They have a product called OnGuard which I bought and it cured my wife's headache in 2 hours (she had it all day). We use a diffuser in our bedroom as we sleep. On Guard should be in every hospital and nursing home in a diffuser. I have had a 15ml bottle for 2 months and still over 3/4 full. Quite a bargain for $25. I quit the sick care industry in this country long ago. DoTerra is now part of my Health Care system, and I am not a distributor but an advocate.
I spent $1500 or more on EO and LLV from doterra,i don't know for some people works miracle but i didn't see nothing,i triad treatment for:hemorrhoids,nail fungus,impotence,cracked heels,indigestion,etc.
I think everything is just a big scam ,or just a placebo !!!!!!!!
I have read the pros and cons for doTERRA oils on this page. I am a user of doTERRA oils and I must say, they have helped me tremendously. I don't care if it says Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade on it or not. I just know that my pain is gone, my headaches are eradicated and I am sold on doTERRA oils. I do ingest some of them, but as someone above said, they are not ALL meant for ingestion. I ingest a combination of Marjoram and Frankincense in a capsule and my knee pain (bone on bone) is GONE! I no longer walk with a cane. Not every oil works for every person! I don't believe doTERRA is a scam and when you think about the thousands of dollars spent on synthetic medicines that all have side effects, doTERRA is NOT expensive.
1. Not all MLM programs are a scam and actually many of them are really amazing companies that have chosen this structure to help empower people to earn money and still be able to do the things that they want (like stay at home with their kids, earn income without giving up their primary job, etc.). Avon was one of the first MLM style companies started in the U.S. and it was started by a door to door salesman that wanted a better opportunity! MLM is simply a different way to organize the money…instead of the traditional retail setting where money is paid to advertisers and to distributors and retailers, it's set up for the individuals selling (or just purchasing) to make some additional income. In traditional companies the sales people and higher ups make commissions and bonuses if their marketing efforts pay off, and that's really no different than making commission through an MLM structure. There have definitely been some companies that have used the structure to do illegal things, but so have churches and banks and plenty of other corporate structures!! Heck, Walmart is subsidized by our government, pays their employees awful, and makes massive profits and bonuses for their higher up…but they are still the biggest retailer out there… Just trying to make the point that there are good an bad examples in both worlds and lumping everyone together isn't really a good choice ever.
2. Sounds like some people have gotten poor advice from independent doTERRA agents. That's not cool at all, but again, a few people doing something that isn't right doesn't make the whole company bad and it doesn't reflect on the products either. doTERRA teaches exactly that anyone that wants to treat a medical condition should consult an expert of their choosing (doctor, naturopath, aromatherapist, etc.) and should not be giving direct advice on dosage, frequency of even method of using the oils. I believe that your health is in your own hands and it is upon each individual to make well educated decisions about how they will treat ailments. Research and make decisions where you feel comfortable. Oils are deemed safe for ingestion, however, if you feel that there is too much risk based on the information you read, then don't use them internally. Using some oils directly on the skin of an adult (like the woman that inhaled peppermint to relieve allergies) may be something that you feel comfortable with, but sensitization (a developed allergy from over exposure to something), or skin irritations may be a large concern and in that case you could use the rule of thumb to always dilute oils before using them. Again, do some research until you are comfortable. Just because an individual doTERRA rep instructed someone to do something doesn't make the company awful. How many doctors out there prescribe antibiotics on a regular basis to treat something that could very well be a virus but they didn't even test for?? How many kids do you know that get five rounds of antibiotics for an infection that won't go away…instead of stopping the destruction of beneficial bacteria in the body and really trying to figure out what's wrong??? How many people DIE every year from medication complications because doctors and pharmacists don't recognize issues? There are a lot of professional people out there that get over zealous in how they handle the treatment of illness…it doesn't mean that all doctors are bad. It just means that we need to take responsibility to read, educate and understand our own health!!
I've got a few doTERRA products, and I like them. I continue to research and learn more every day….like hydrosols for use on infants that can be super sensitive to the potency of oils, like different carrier oils are better with certain essential oils, and not all oils provide the same results for everyone (eucalyptus is supposed to be energizing and invigorating, but it just calms me down). There is a lot to learn.
Just wanted to note here that most of doTerra's oils are "complete distillations" which is much lower quality than first distillations (highest quality). But they are sold at or above first distillation prices. And I think the fact that they and their consultants recommend using some oils undiluted is irresponsible.
There is generally only 1 distillation of a plant product. There is no 1st 2nd or 3rd distillations. That is incorrect.