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PAA Expires and America is Still Here
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Courtesy the Brian Beutler blog, White House FISA lies. Yep. More.
George Bush has released a myth/fact sheet. It's actually pretty hilarious. For instance, one might think that people at the White House understand that a myth/fact sheet works by introducing a widely believed myth (say, that a frog will allow itself to be cooked to death if you heat its water to a boil) and then dispelling that myth with the relevant fact (a frog will, in fact, leap out of the water–or attempt to–when the temperature climbs too high).
But one would be wrong. For instance:
MYTH: If any new surveillance needs to begin, the FISA court can approve a request within minutes. In the case of an emergency, surveillance can begin immediately and FISA approval can be obtained later.
FACT: Reverting to the outdated FISA statute risks our national security. FISA's outdated provisions created dangerous intelligence gaps, which is why Congress passed the Protect America Act in the first place.
If the claim in the myth is, in fact, inaccurate, then the fact should read: "The FISA court can not approve a request within minutes, and emergency surveillance can not begin immediately." Or something. But, of course, the "myth" is true, and, as you can see, the "fact" is a rather large heap of irrelevant bullshit.
George W. Bush is sixty-two years old, the president of what is supposed to be a model nation of modern liberal democracy and he approved this message. Bush sent out one of his sycophants Director of National Intelligence, Mike McConnell to make the administration's case and at least his argument had a small measure of honesty about it. PAA must be passed as per the Senate version of the bill with immunity for the telecoms that broke the law not because of legitimate concerns over national security, but because the administration wants to protect them from liability, i.e. responsibility for their actions, FISA Fight: How predictable was this?
NPR: Mr. McConnell, the Bush administration says that if the Protect America Act isn't made permanent, it will tie your hands, intelligence hands, especially when it comes to new threats. But isn't it true that any surveillance underway does not expire, even if this law isn't renewed by tomorrow?
MCCONNELL: Well, Renee it's a very complex issue. It's true that some of the authorities would carry over to the period they were established for one year. That would put us into the August, September time-frame. However, that's not the real issue. The issue is liability protection for the private sector.
One Bush apologists tried to take the bull by the horns and admit this was the case and it was important because in the future the telecoms will not cooperate if not given immunity. Well, not so. As alway the telecoms can be compelled with the proper legal notice to cooperate with government law enforcement officials.
Attacks in Baghdad fall 80 percent: Iraq military
In the six weeks to the end of 2006, an average of 43 bodies were found dumped in the city each day as fierce sectarian fighting threatened to turn into full-scale civil war.
That figure fell to four a day in 2008, in the period up to February 12, said Qanbar, who heads the Baghdad security operation.
Only four bodies a day. That sound you hear is the swoosh of right-wing bloggers packing their bags to move to this Bush created paradise in the Middle-East. There is plenty of empty housing available,
[ ]…The CLCs number some 80,000 mainly Sunni Arabs. Qanbar said Baghdad was working on compensating victims of mistakes by the Iraqi army and multi-national forces in Iraq.
While Iraqi and U.S. officials laud the security gains, humanitarian groups say it is still too early to encourage around 2 million refugees who fled Iraq to return home.
"The plight of Iraqi refugees will end with national reconciliation," the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, told reporters during a visit to Baghdad.
The escalation may have opened up yet another wave of problems, Awakening to New Dangers in Iraq
Much of the recent decline in violence in Iraq from record levels of 2006 and early 2007 can be credited in large part to the emergence of sahwa, or "awakening," groups. These groups, essentially Sunni Arab militias, are comprised of tribes and former insurgents who turned against Al Qaeda in Iraq and other extremist militants long before the surge was even proposed in late 2006. These sahwa groups then received material support from the United States, which has politically empowered tribal sheikhs and former insurgent leaders who now enjoy de facto control over wide swathes of Anbar province and Baghdad neighborhoods.
Unfortunately, what has been extolled as a central "success" of the surge has also exacerbated existing political divisions and fomented new political cleavages in an already fractured and fragile Iraqi body politic. Newly empowered sahwa leaders are challenging each other, traditional Sunni Arab political parties, and the Iraqi government.
To what is probably everyone's relief one Republican blogger caught a later flight so he could stay long enough to solve the whole survival strategy issue should a gunman appear on your campus – throw your Dell laptop at them.
The war and the recession: a connection? by Lieutenant General William E. Odom, U.S. Army (Ret.)
But the two issues are linked. Withdrawing from Iraq will not turn the economy around, but the billions of dollars that would be saved could certainly defray the cost of an economic stimulus package, lessening the likelihood of ensuing inflation.
Accurate assessments of the war's cost are not available, but the figure is most likely between a trillion and one and a half trillion dollars. What if that money were available for dealing with health care demands, public infrastructure underfunding, and the like?
I've been avoiding most of the daily frays. Barack? Hillary? Anyone want to try and connect the dots that should be connected.
According to the right-wing Heritage Foundation web site's countdown clock we're all supposed to be dead or at least mortally wounded as of midnite last night when George Bush let PAA run out without an extension. For those of us that have managed to survive thus far give yourselves a big pat on the back.
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According to popular folklore, St. Patrick's housekeeper was named Sheila. If it snows on St. Patrick's Day, as it usually does in Alberta, legend holds that it is Sheila sweeping the last snow out of Heaven and formally ushering in the Spring.
I hadn't heard this legend before, but was told it today while it was snowing. Perhaps Heaven is out of snow, and Spring is just around the corner!


Liberatore, 25, was one of the best clearance players in the AFL from 2012-16 before a drop in form in 2017. He was crucial in the Bulldogs' 2016 premiership. He enjoyed a strong and uninterrupted pre-season to the 2018 campaign and was understood to be back to his physical peak before being cruelly struck down in round one.
Mitch Wallis played the last 10 games of the season and was important in the Bulldogs' upturn in form.
Meanwhile, Jordan Roughead has headed to Perth to meet with the Eagles.
I'm happy to call this one as being accurate so it will be great to get this news confirmed by the club in the next few days.
Both Liberatore and Wallis are important to this club and getting their commitments is very much a good news story.
Probably the two I and most others were most hoping to see sign who didn't have a contract. Good news.
Interesting to see it was supposedly the defensive side of Wallis' game that needed improvement and not versatility/forward craft as most of us here assumed.
His defensive game is still pretty poor. I'm a critic of Mitch's so might not be a fair judge, but he is extremely poor at tracking back when the opposition have the ball in transition or from a stoppage... he just seems to get lost.
Interesting. It's something I often struggle to notice in the heat of the game so I tend to rely on the analysis of those here.
I like him up forward he is pretty reliable shot at goal , presents well for his height and I think is great in the forward line with pressure.
Very happy to have them both at the club...looking fwd to it being 100% confirmed by the club.
Yeah Ive noticed that too. It's not that he is lazy, he looks confused when they have it and unsure of what to do. Like you say he gets a bit lost and gets caught out ball watching when he should have an opponent or some space to guard.
Great news. Hoping Libba has a great 2019 and Wallis gets better as well.
Yep. I like him in F50 where his assets are best deployed and his weaknesses are minimised. In the midfield his lack of defensive spread can get exposed by decent opposition mids.
With Clay, Picko and Dickson all either having huge injury clouds or gone, Wallis has been the perfect reinforcement in this area, and it's a credit to him that he added strings to his bow that otherwise didn't previously exist. To kick 20 goals in basically half a season is an excellent return.
It was 20 goals and not many behinds too IIRC. Straight shooters for goal is another skill we desperately need.


Facing an economic landscape that threatened to leave it behind, Notre Dame has begun to leverage one of its most valuable assets its century-old mystique. Having suffered crushing defeats in the first two Tests against the West Indies, it is clear England must norvasc find a solution to their top-order woes for the final match in St Lucia on Sunday. Norvasc discount program. Our assistant TV editor has a state-of-the-art setup for watching shows and movies. But heres what happens when there can be too much content to choose. Cheap generic propecia norvasc. New England Patriots linebackers coach Brian Flores was named head coach of the Miami norvasc Dolphins on Monday. He works in advertising.


Laurie Hernandez has won the Dancing with the Stars Season 23 Mirror Ball Trophy. Obviously.
We could have tried to play this off as a suspenseful season finale, but I mean… come on.
The girl had it in the bag since the get go.
Yes, I loved me some Terra Jolé this season. She was eliminated too soon! James Hinchcliffe's freestyle last night gave me way too many feels. And Calvin Johnson constantly surprised me.
But Hernandez just had "gold" written all over her. I mean, it doesn't hurt that she already has a gold and silver Olympic medal under her belt. Who is Dancing with the Stars to deny her one more trophy?
Not that she didn't deserve it. She absolutely did. And not just because of her dancing skills. Hernandez brought an excitement and energy to the show that was infectious. She was simply fun to watch.
Carrie Ann Inaba was so enamored with the young star that she said if she ever had a daughter, she hoped she would be just like Hernandez. Talk about a compliment!
Hernandez's dancing journey is far from over, though. She's already signed on to be part of the upcoming DWTS tour!
Were you surprised by Laurie Hernandez's Dancing with the Stars win?


What's the cost of renting versus buying a home in Denver, in 2017? This is a common question among Denver-area renters who are considering the purchase of a home. And we have a fully updated rent-versus-buy analysis that could help you answer this question.
Summary: In many cities across the U.S., home buyers could afford the monthly payments on a house for about the same as what they would pay in rent, or even less. Denver is one of those areas where buying could be cheaper than renting, when compared on a monthly basis.
Earlier this month, the real estate information company Zillow published a housing study that compared the costs of renting and buying in Denver, Colorado, as well as other cities across the country.
Their in-depth analysis showed that renters in Denver could buy a house without increasing their monthly housing costs. In some cases, the monthly housing costs could actually decrease after buying, depending on the situation.
Denver's "Zillow Rent Index" (an estimate of the median monthly rent payment) was $2,000 as of March 2017.
The median home price in the city was around $377,500, during the same month.
If we assume a down payment of 10%, which is a common range, that would give us a loan amount of $340,500.
So in this real-world scenario, the monthly cost of buying a home is cheaper than renting in Denver.
This is true for much of the U.S., according to Zillow's analysis. Nationally, the median rent is currently more expensive than what the monthly mortgage payments would be for a median-price home.
Of course, this scenario just looks at the financial factors relating to renting or buying a home in Denver, during 2017. There are other things to consider as well, including home maintenance, lifestyle, amenities, and how long you plan to stay in the house. But when it comes to monthly housing costs, buying can be cheaper than renting in Denver.
Down payments play a big role here as well. When considering the rent-versus-buy question, you have to look beyond the monthly costs. Home buyers usually encounter upfront costs as well, and the down payment can be the most significant.
But there are some myths and misconceptions regarding the down payment on a house. One of the biggest misconceptions is that Denver home buyers have to put 20% down when buying a house. That's not always true. In fact, modern mortgage programs allow for down payments as low as 3% of the purchase price, in some cases. Military members who are eligible for VA financing can buy with nothing down.
Additionally, the down payment funds could be provided by a third party, such as a family member or close friend. This is know as a down payment gift.
The bottom line is that renters who compare the costs of renting and buying a house in Denver in 2017 might be surprised by what they find. In many cases, the monthly costs of owning a home can be equal to — or even less than — renting a place.
Want a mortgage payment estimate? If you've been dreaming of buying a home in the Denver area, and you'd like to know how much your monthly payments might be, please call or email us. We can provide you with a rate quote and a monthly payment breakdown, so you can make an informed decision.


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HNP Today Tampa Friars Present Francis Medal to Dedicated Parishioner
Tampa Friars Present Francis Medal to Dedicated Parishioner
George Corrigan, OFM August 5, 2015 Around the Province
Sacred Heart Church in Tampa, Fla. (Photo courtesy of the parish Facebook page)
TAMPA, Fla. — The staff of Sacred Heart Parish gathered in the friary last month to celebrate Linda Waggoner's contributions to the parish and to the Franciscan spirit of her ministry. On July 11, we gave her the HNP Francis Medal in honor of all she has done.
Over the years, Waggoner has been very active in the Catholic community of Tampa and the Diocese of St. Petersburg. She has served in parishes, Catholic high schools and as an advisor to the bishop. Her generosity in sharing her many gifts is well known. She had stepped back from active ministry to support her family in the many wonderful things occurring in their lives, as her children have graduated from college, married and started careers.
Waggoner has been a parishioner here at Sacred Heart throughout the friars' care of the parish, which began 10 years ago. But three years ago, she was called again to a ministry near and dear to her heart — children and youth faith formation.
Pastor George Corrigan with Linda Waggoner
As the parish grew and attracted younger folks, it became clear we were not prepared for the wave of children who would be participating in our programs. It was a marvel to see the impact Waggoner has had on the program, the families and the parish.
The overall program has increased 160 percent in the Sunday programs alone. In addition, Waggoner built the team and the enthusiasm that added Sunday morning family programs, new sacramental prep programs, Sunday children's Masses, Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW), extra special CLOW for autistic children, Wee Worship for three- to five-year-olds, and a middle school youth group. The growth has been spectacular and the program quality is amazing.
Along the way, Waggoner has demonstrated and imbued the programs with Franciscan qualities of service, fraternity and compassion. When praised for her achievements, Waggoner often deflects the praise to her team and, echoing St. Francis, remarks, "up until now, we have done little, so let us begin again." She will be sorely missed.
Waggoner is not retired. She has taken on the active role of "grand-nannie," providing childcare for her first grandchild as she ushers another generation of family to a life of selfless service.
— Fr. George is pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Tampa.
Editor's note: The Holy Name Province Francis Medal was established in 1998 by then-Provincial Minister John Felice, OFM. Recipients are people who have displayed an uncommon contribution to the advancement of the ideals and values of St. Francis. Earlier this year, the medal was presented by Francis Di Spigno, OFM, Kevin Kriso, OFM, and Daniel Riley, OFM, to St. Bonaventure University's former director of the Franciscan Center for Social Concern.
"George Corrigan Installed as Pastor of Tampa Parish" – Oct. 12, 2011, HNP Today
"Parish as Home: A Reflection by Gail Lewis of Tampa" — Nov. 20, 2013, HNP Today
"Tampa Parish Celebrates 150th Anniversary with Community" — Oct. 13, 2010, HNP Today

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Page.ly, the WordPress hosting provider, has revamped their look. They've also changed DNS providers, and now use Dynect.
The new look is lighter, a little less crowded, and more clearly directs the user to the next step with more prominent call-to-action buttons. A small gallery of screenshots comparing the two can be seen at the bottom of the post.
This move has all sorts of advantages for our customers and us, mainly rock-solid DNS for faster and more responsive domain lookups and allows page.ly to stay focused on the WordPress performance and security side of things. Consider the bar raised.
Dynect also touts customers like Twitter, 37Signals, and Mashable.
Love the new look, very clean and eye pleasing. Great job guys.
Page.ly is an inspiration – they paved the way for specialized WordPress hosting and broke away from the traditional web hosting model. Thanks Josh and Sally – keep on keeping on.
This is a smart move to use Dynect – they are a great company and provide a service that we normally don't think about, but seems to be necessary. We've been looking into it too and we'll tune in to your experiences.
Page.ly blog and site is down!
I hope customers aren't experiencing this downtime.
I think I'd change back to the old DNS provider.


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William Rodriguez, Director at Aurora Pro Clean Ltd, takes a look at how sustainability is growing as part of business success in 2012.
In a recent survey of 250 senior executives in the UK, US, Germany, France, Brazil, China and India by Accenture sustainability has come out as the key issue for success in businesses across the globe.
Consumers can detect inconsistency – a company that does nothing to help its employees volunteer but reduces its energy use will struggle to convince consumers it is genuinely committed to its role as a responsible corporate citizen, as will a company that volunteers but does nothing to reduce its energy use.
We've also Becoming more sustainable makes sense from every perspective – protecting the planet and boosting business – which is why there's every reason to expect more companies placing CSR at the centre of their operations.


The author proposes that the 15th-century poem 'Cantilena' of Peter Caxaro is structured in a chiastic form. He provides internal and external evidence to his claim. With this article the author introduces what might perhaps be the most ground-breaking development to the studies of the 'Cantilena' in the fifty years since its discovery in 1966.


Brits looking for a last minute holiday to escape the dreary UK weather could find that going online to find a break saves them time, money and effort.
Not getting travel insurance may save people money in the short term, but should an incident occur on a holiday, Brits may find they have to make a large dent in their getaway budget to cover the costs.
According to marketing director at hotel booking service OrangeSmile.com Egor Bondarev, people who go online to book their holidays could find they can take advantage of cheaper rates and a wider choice.
On top of this, using the internet could be a more relaxing way to book a getaway, as there "is no need to make fast decisions, as is often the case in travel shops".
To try and ensure that a holiday is as relaxing as possible, Brits may want to put their mind at ease by making sure their holiday insurance policy is valid and up-to-date before they jet off.


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Science September 29, 2021
LUNCH BREAK: Anita Waltho – "Trash" Talk and Creativity
Science and art have a lot in common, at least when you look at it from Anita Waltho's perspective. In the second episode of "LUNCH BREAK", she talks cellular trash, creativity in science and Berlin-Brandenburg's lakes.
LUNCH BREAK: Ian Erik Stewart – when curiosity meets art
Ian Erik Stewart doesn't like to completely give up work in his free time. Together with other scientists, he founded "EDGE" - an organisation dedicated to make neuroscience understandable through art. He reveals more in our new "LUNCH BREAK" video series.
Press Release No. 40 July 22, 2021 Berlin
Anton Henssen honored with Berlin science award
Dr. Anton Henssen, a scientist and physician at the ECRC, has received the Young Investigator Award of the 2020 Berliner Wissenschaftspreis for his cutting-edge research into childhood cancers. The award was presented by the Governing Mayor of Berlin at a ceremony on July 22 in front of the Rotes Rathaus.
Science February 15, 2021
Award for single-cell researcher Leif Ludwig
Leif S. Ludwig has received the Hector Research Career Development Award for his research into the DNA of cellular power plants, the mitochondria. The award supports particularly talented young scientists as they embark on the first steps of their research careers.
Anton Henssen of the ECRC has been awarded the Kind Philipp Award for Pediatric Oncology Research for his study of ring-shaped DNA and its significance in the development of childhood neuroblastoma. A publication in the scientific journal Nature Genetics was decisive for this award.
Engineer of the immune system
Immunologist Kathrin de la Rosa investigates how the body's own B cells protect us from infectious diseases. In the laboratory, she hopes to modify these cells in such a way that they produce powerful antibodies against pathogens which have overwhelmed our immune system until now.
New PI strengthens exchange between MDC and Charité
MDC welcomes a new guest PI: Dr. Michael Sigal, a clinician scientist at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin who studies how stem cells contribute to gastrointestinal disorders and cancer. He is excited to partner with MDC to explore the gut's interior lining on the single cell level.
The DNA artist
Anton Henssen works as a paediatrician and researches rare tumours at the Max Delbrück Center. Incidentally, he's also a conceptual artist with way more to his paintings than meets the eye.
When DNA becomes part of a painting
Cancer researcher and conceptual artist Anton Henssen opens his first solo exhibition in Berlin on June 6. In the Alte Münze, the children's oncologe presents works in which he deals with circular DNA.
Science July 06, 2018
MDC welcomes immunologist Kathrin de la Rosa
On July 1, 2018, a new research group on Immune Mechanisms and Human Antibodies began its work at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC). The group is led by biologist Kathrin de la Rosa and is being funded by the Emmy Noether Programme of the German Research Foundation (DFG).


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Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (モード学園コクーンタワー, Mōdo gakuen kokūn tawā) es un edificio con fines educativos de 50 pisos, con una altura de 204 metros. Está situada en el distrito de Nishi-shinjuku en Shinjuku, Tokio, Japón. El edificio es el hogar de tres escuelas especiales: Modo Gakuen de Tokio (escuela de formación profesional de moda), HAL Tokio (Especial de Tecnología y Diseño College), y Shuto Iko (Colegio Médico). Completado en octubre de 2008, la torre es el segundo edificio de educación más alto en el mundo (detrás de la Universidad Estatal de Moscú) y es el decimoséptimo edificio más alto en Tokio. En 2008 se adjudicó el rascacielos del año de Emporis.com.

Su construcción empezó en mayo del 2006 y fue inaugurado en octubre de 2008. Fue construido sobre el antiguo emplazamiento del ahora demolido edificio de Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Diseño
Antes de seleccionar un diseño para su nueva ubicación en Tokio, el Modo Gakuen celebró un concurso de arquitectos para presentar propuestas de diseño para su construcción. La única condición era que el edificio no podía ser rectangular. Modo Gakuen recibió más de 150 propuestas de unos 50 arquitectos. La propuesta ganadora fue la estructura que asemeja un capullo diseñada por Tange Associates. Según Kenzō Tange la forma de capullo del edificio simboliza un edificio que nutre a los estudiantes dentro. El campus vertical puede acomodar a 10 000 estudiantes de las tres escuelas profesionales que ocupan el edificio.

Galería

Véase también
 Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers
 Nishi-shinjuku

Referencias

 Tange Associates - Official Website

Enlaces externos
 http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=221364

Rascacielos de Japón del siglo XXI
Rascacielos de Japón entre 200 y 249 metros
Japón en 2008
Obras de Kenzo Tange

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R.D. Hayes is an avid reader and writer. She has written two books in the Dreamer Series on Amazon and over 2,000 articles online.
When I write a story, I go through five different drafts before I settle on a final revision. During this process, there are lots of words I use which could either be deleted entirely, or written to show the readers what I really feel. I compiled a list that I have been collecting for years from different books, articles, videos, and blogs of words that should never make it into a story.
This list will continue to be updated often, so be sure to bookmark it and use it when you are editing your content.
Key Note: to find the word hit ctl and F key to run a search for each of these words. I hope you enjoy and please comment below on any other words that can be added to this massive list.
Etc. : Using this is just lazy.
Considered to be: Get rid of "to be"
Got: If it can be avoided, do so. Try the word must instead.
Interesting: this word isn't interesting at all. Use your visual words instead.
In terms of: Eliminate this phrase if possible.
Kind of, sort of: try the words somewhat, rather, or slightly instead.
Literally; This word is often confused with literarily and it is an overused word.
Lots or lots of: Try saying many, much, or something a number instead.
Just: cut this word if possible. Can be used as in Just the right moment.
Nature: movies of a violent nature could be...violent movies.
Necessitate: This is one of those words that doesn't do much for the content.
On account of: use because instead.
Only: Instead of "She only ran twenty feet" say " She ran twenty feet"
Per: Try using according to instead.
Previous: use earlier or cut the word completely.
So as to: usually, a simple "to" will do.
Suppose to, use to: these words are spelled with a hard "d" on the end Supposed to, Used to.
Try and: It is actually try to do something, not try and do something.
Very, really, quite (and other intensifiers) these words do not add anything and can be replaced with incredibly, insanely, fairly, a bit, or cut completely out.
You: Do not use the word you unless it is in narrative.
Some: instead of "there are some flowers in the vase...try... there are five flowers in the vase.
Down: He sat the chair down on the floor. He sat the chair on the floor.
Start: He started to run. He ran.
Begin, began, begun: He began to sing. He sang.
Almost: He was almost a foot taller than her. He was a foot taller than her.
Right: I'm doing that right now. I'm doing that now.
Such: She's such a stubborn person. She's a stubborn person.
Quite: It's been quite a task. It's been a task.
About: Go to dinner about 8. Go to dinner at 8.
All: All of the buildings were torn down. The building were torn down.
Seem: He seemed like a loser. He was a loser. Better yet- He wouldn't hold the door for me.
Very: The dog barked very loudly. The dog barked.
Been: I've been hungry. I'm hungry.
Only: He was only six years old. He was six years old.
Real: She was real pretty. She was pretty.
Had: He had known she would stay. He knew she would stay.
Out: He ran out into the street. He ran into the street.
Off: He took his clothes off. He undressed.
Up: She glanced up at her. She glanced at her.
Being: I was being weird. I was weird. Better yet- I stuck my tongue at her.
Going: She was going to break up with him. She would break up with him.
Got: I have got to go. I have to go.
Was being ing: He was running in the street. He ran in the street.
"LY" ending words- sometimes, not always, words that end in LY are -ly adverbs and are used to modify another word. These words are often referred to as a lazy man's descriptive words. LY words can be eliminated by using action verbs instead. "She went quickly" try "She hurried" . Action verbs allows the readers to create a picture using your words.
"ize" "tion" "sion" "ment" "ance" "ing"- Words ending with these can be replaced by something to make the sentence stronger.
Example: She came to the realization that hamburgers were good...could be turned into... She realized hamburgers were good.
These words tell and do not show. Anytime you see these words, try to think of how you might explain the moment in greater detail, or words you could use in their place to be more descriptive.
These words can almost always be avoided in writing. Try saying the sentence without the word in it to see if it makes sense.
These words aren't horrible, but they make your writing weak. If possible, replace them with a stronger, more descriptive word.
These words should be watched for. These often make your sentences seem passive. This isn't always the case.
These are not wrong to have in your content, but they don't paint a picture either. Replace these boring verbs with action verbs instead.
These are the most common overused words that people use in writing. Avoid these when possible...avoid them like you would a cliche.
Wish is another one of those words which is thrown around. If given the chance, replace it using one of these more vivid verbs. These words can also be used instead of "hope"
Said takes me back to grade-school... he said, she said, they said. Let's do away with saying said all the time and try out some exciting words.
I hope this Hubpage is something that many people can use. If I forgot any words, please leave them down in the comment section and I will add them and give you a shout out in the capsule. If you haven't already, please subscribe and bookmark this Hubpage for later use.
Great list of words to use. I have a similar list in my Self-editing hub and more. Here's a couple more words to add to the list--up/down/back are not needed and self-explanatory. Other filter words are to think, felt, saw, heard, touch, taste, etc. Great mind and hub do think alike.
I'm glad you created this list. It has made my writing a lot easier.


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タグ: Samsung
Samsung Failed in TM Opposition against "Funky Galaxy"
Posted on 2021年12月18日 2022年1月3日
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition filed by Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker, against TM Reg no. 6263685 for wordmark "Funky Galaxy" by stating the opposed mark would not cause confusion with Samsung "Galaxy" even when used on smartphones.
[Opposition case no. 2020-900229, Gazette issued date: November 11, 2021]
Opposed mark
On April 12, 2019, KING Entertainment Co., Ltd. applied for registration of wordmark "Funky Galaxy" in standard character for use on goods and services in classes 9, 16, 35, and 41. The goods in class 9 covers 'telecommunication machines and apparatus; personal digital assistants; smartphones; electronic machines, and apparatus and their parts.'
JPO granted protection of the "Funky Galaxy" mark and published for opposition on July 14, 2020.
Opposition by Samsung
On September 11, 2020, Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker famous for Galaxy series mobiles, filed an opposition and claimed the Opposed mark shall be canceled in relation to goods and services in class 9, 35, and 41 in contravention of Article 4(1)(vii), (x), (xi), (xv) and (xix) of the Trademark Law by citing its own senior TM Reg nos. 4498554 "Galaxy", IR1335923 "GALAXY STUDIO", and 6309820 "Galaxy Harajuku".
Article 4(1)(xv) is a provision to prohibit any mark from registering if it is likely to cause confusion with other business entities' well-known goods or services.
Samsung argued the Opposed mark shall cause confusion with Samsung "Galaxy" especially when used on smartphones and related goods and services, given a remarkable reputation of "Galaxy" holding 3rd market share (7.4% in 2018, 8.0% in 2019, 9,0% in 2020) in Japan and the close resemblance between "Galaxy" and "Funky Galaxy".
JPO Decision
The Opposition Board did not question a remarkable degree of reputation and popularity of trademark "Galaxy" as a source indicator of the opponent smartphones.
In the meantime, the Board did not consider the term "Galaxy" as a prominent portion of the opposed mark from visual and conceptual points of view. If so, the opposed mark shall be assessed in its entirety.
In the assessment of similarity of the mark, the Board found "Funky Galaxy" is visually and phonetically distinguishable from "Galaxy" due to the presence of "Funky." From concept, both marks are less similar because the opposed mark does not give rise to a specific meaning and the opponent mark "Galaxy" means an extremely large group of stars and planets. Both marks have a low degree of similarity accordingly.
Even though "Galaxy" has been well-known as a source indicator of Samsung smartphones, and the goods and services in question are closely associated with smartphones, given a low degree of similarity between "Funky Galaxy" and "Galaxy", the Board has a reasonable ground to believe that relevant consumers would not confuse a source of goods and services bearing the opposed mark "Funky Galaxy" with Samsung and any business entity economically or systematically connected with the opponent.
Based on the foregoing, the Board decided the allegations are groundless and the Opposed mark shall remain valid as the status quo.
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The Flavour and Fragrance Journal is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1985 by John Wiley & Sons. It publishes original research articles, reviews and special reports on all aspects of flavour and fragrance. The current Editor-in-Chief is Kerstin Steiner (Firmenich, Switzerland).

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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.576, ranking it 34th out of 74 journals in the category "Applied Chemistry" and 79th out of 144 in the category "Food Science and Technology.

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HomeFeaturesAround CampusFox, university students run for mental health nonprofit
Fox, university students run for mental health nonprofit
Gamma Iota Sigma, a Fox fraternity, is fundraising for the charity Michael's Giving H.A.N.D.
20 March 2018 Patrick Pettus Around Campus, Features
Michael McCloskey, a risk, insurance and healthcare management professor, holds this year's Temple Broad Street Run T-shirt in his office in Alter Hall on Wednesday. | HANNAH BURNS / THE TEMPLE NEWS
Early on the morning of May 6, students, faculty and alumni will join nearly 40,000 people for the 39th annual Broad Street Run. The course, spanning Broad Street from Fisher Avenue to the Navy Yard, will run alongside Main Campus.
Michael McCloskey, a risk, insurance and healthcare management professor, said this event makes him proud.
"There's no other college campus that the run comes through," McCloskey said. "It's our run. That's sort of our motto: 'Temple runs Broad Street.'"
McCloskey is also the faculty adviser for Temple's chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma, a Fox School of Business fraternity primarily composed of risk management and insurance and actuarial science students.
For nearly eight years, professors, faculty and alumni, in partnership with Temple Police, have joined Gamma students for the run.
"We want everybody on our team," McCloskey said. "We're not 'Hey, this is a Fox thing.' I don't for one second think that."
The organization uses proceeds from the team's T-shirt sales to support its charity of choice each year. Past charities have included ARTZ Philadelphia and the Gift of Life Family House.
But this year's charity is especially close to the Fox community.
Sophia Verros, a 1995 accounting alumna, and Gamma Broad Street Run teammate, died by suicide after a long battle with depression in June 2017.
The students elected to make this year's donation in Verros's name to Michael's Giving H.A.N.D., a Philadelphia nonprofit focused on helping high school students with anxiety and depression.
The organization was founded in 2016 by trustee Ronald Donatucci after his son Michael died by suicide. It works closely with Temple University Health System to promote a broader understanding of mental illness in Philadelphia high schools and provide resources to families struggling with anxiety and depression.
Michael Donatucci, who served as the chief investment officer for the city's pension fund, had long suffered from an anxiety disorder that led to a struggle with severe depression.
So far, Gamma has raised nearly $6,000 this year for the charity. The organization has set a goal of $15,000.
Francesco Giordano, a Gamma officer, said the organization does its best to work with local charities to have an immediate impact.
"We like to pick [a charity] that we know does affect a large portion of our student body," said Giordano, a senior risk management and insurance major. "We wanted to do it for [Verros], and in her memory, but moreover, we wanted to really show everybody that it does affect people every single day in every walk of life."
Maria Ceschan, a 2011 marketing alumna and Verros's niece, supports the organization's mission of changing the conversation surrounding mental health.
"I don't think we're at a point yet where people pay as close attention to mental health as they do to physical health," Ceschan said. "I think starting the conversation early and making people feel, if you feel depressed or if you feel like you have anxiety, that you have some place to turn to is really the key here."
Lisa Pflaumer, the executive director of Michael's Giving H.A.N.D., said anxiety and depression can be challenging subjects to discuss with high school students.
"We never really talked about it," Pflaumer said. "It's like rubbing up against sandpaper. It's not always pleasant, but it's necessary if you want to create a smooth surface."
The organization's high school outreach program works with Temple University Hospital's psychiatry and behavioral science department to present Philadelphia high school students and staff with information on topics like anxiety and depression, bullying and drug and alcohol use.
In addition to raising awareness, the nonprofit uses its funds to help reduce the financial barriers associated with pursuing mental health treatment.
"There's a lot of stressors that our teenagers are dealing with in a different way than what we had to deal with when we were the same age," Pflaumer said. "Social media applies another layer of pressure to students."
Since its inception, the program has visited eight high schools to meet with students, faculty and staff. Three more events are scheduled before the end of the school year.
The nonprofit has focused on private high schools in the Philadelphia area so far, but Pflaumer said they hope to expand into the School District of Philadelphia soon.
"There is a definite need for the students and their families," Pflaumer said. "Anxiety and depression [do] not have a face. [They are] an equal opportunity offender."
For Pflaumer, she hopes the organization's work can let young adults know someone is always there if they need help.
"When they're feeling it, they need to have someone available," Pflaumer said. "Making sure that they have that safe zone to go to is so critical, and that it's a judgment-free zone…focused on what we can do to support that person."
Patrick Pettus
can be reached at patrick_pettus@temple.edu. Follow The Temple News @TheTempleNews.
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Anxiety, therapy and all the pride in between
03 December 2019 Tyler Perez Featured, The Essayist
A student recounts his experiences with mental illness and grief, and how he praises the small successes in life.
Alumna's one-woman play finds humor in healing
12 September 2017 Amanda Lien alumni, Features, Theater
Molly Scullion's play, "I'm OK, Are You OK?" explores emotional trauma through comedy.
Students act as role models in community arts program
26 September 2017 Natasha Claudio Art, Features, Organizations
Several Temple students participate in reading circles and art projects twice a month.
I know staff are also running this race and on the team. However, in the first paragraph, students, faculty, and alumni are mentioned.


CLUJ-NAPOCA (FIBA EuroBasket 2017) - Pau Gasol was rested, and Sergio Scariolo didn't want to risk anything with Alex Abrines' minor injury, but even without their two starters Spain cruised to a 91-50 win over Romania.
Juancho Hernangomez scored 18 points off the bench, Marc Gasol and Pierre Oriola had 11 each, and Willy Hernangomez had 9 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Vlad Moldoveanu was the only Romanian player in double figures with 15.


Jim Niemeier installs an Iowa Flood Center rain gauge and soil moisture platform in NE Iowa.
The Iowa Flood Center (IFC) is helping answer the second question with a high level of accuracy, thanks to new state-of-the-art technology. IFC researchers have designed and installed 20 state-of-the-art rain gauges with soil moisture probes in the Turkey River watershed in northeast Iowa, with a few more gauges in the South Fork of the Iowa River watershed (Franklin, Hamilton, and Hardin counties) and the Walnut Creek watershed (Jasper County).
A total of twenty-eight Iowa Flood Center rain gauge and soil moisture platforms were deployed across three Iowa watersheds in April 2013.
In addition to measuring precipitation totals, the new gauges also measure moisture and temperature of the soil. The units are solar powered and transmit data via a built-in cell modem. The information is displayed on IFIS with a user-friendly graphic interface.
Choose the State Overview option on the dashboard and click 'Launch'.
In the upper right corner of the screen, hover your mouse over the DATA RESOURCES tab and click the box next to Rain/Soil Moisture Gauges.
Click on a gauge icon to get more details from that location.
From here, you can click to view additional rain gauge or soil moisture info for the site.
In IFIS, users can view real-time data from the gauges including soil moisture and soil temperature at depths of 2″, 4″ 8″ and 20″ near the gauge.
The new deployment of rain gauges is part of the Iowa Flood Studies project, also known as IFloodS, undertaken this spring in partnership with NASA. IFloodS researchers are collecting ground data across Eastern Iowa as part of NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission, an international satellite mission that will set a new standard for global precipitation measurements from space.
Based at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering at the University of Iowa, the Iowa Flood Center provides accurate, state-of-the-science-based information to help decision-makers, individuals, and communities better understand their flood risks.
The Iowa Flood Center has announced that the Soap and Chequest Creek, Turkey River, and Upper Cedar River watersheds will each receive a $1.5 million grant for construction of watershed improvement projects to support flood mitigation, such as farm ponds, wetlands, and floodplain easements in a targeted area of the watershed. The grant, provided with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is part of the Iowa Watersheds Project, an effort of the Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa.
Watershed improvement projects will be constructed in the Soap and Chequest Creek, Upper Cedar, and Turkey River watersheds.
In the coming months, local watershed boards, with the help of the Iowa Flood Center (IFC), will identify a subwatershed in which to target the grant funding, with initial project construction expected to begin in 2014. Professor Larry Weber, an IFC researcher and director of IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, says his hope is that the Iowa Watersheds Projects will improve our understanding of what works best in each watershed, and which strategies can be scaled up for implementation throughout the state.
IFC teams are currently conducting hydrologic assessments of the watersheds to help researchers understand how water moves in the basin, and where constructed projects will have the greatest impact on reducing downstream flood damages.
IFC researchers have been working with local partners in each watershed to learn about the basins and their residents, to share information, and to build a consensus about future projects. Weber says that building strong working relationships is crucial to the project. "Landowner participation and watershed engagement are the most important elements," Weber says.
Since its establishment in 2009, the Iowa Flood Center has significantly improved the state's level of flood preparedness. Based at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering at the University of Iowa, the IFC provides accurate, state-of-the-science-based information to help decision-makers, individuals, and communities better understand their flood risks. The IFC's primary objective is to improve flood monitoring and prediction capabilities in Iowa, while also developing strategies to help mitigate and prevent flood damage in the future.
The Iowa Flood Center is collaborating with NASA in the spring of 2013 on a project called Iowa Flood Studies or IFloodS – a project to enhance the understanding of precipitation events worldwide.
The Turkey River Watershed has been identified as the study area for a uniform deployment of 15-20 rain gauges with soil moisture probes throughout the watershed.
The Iowa Flood Center is seeking assistance from private landowners and public entities to find sites within the watershed to deploy the rain gauges for this project. Proposed locations must meet the following site requirements.
A new web-based flood preparedness tool developed at the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) can help Elkader residents know what to expect from the Turkey River at times of high flows.
The new Elkader flood inundation maps are available to the public on the Internet through the Iowa Flood Information System (IFIS), an interactive Google Maps-based online application. Homeowners and business owners will now be able to see how predicted flood levels might affect their individual properties.
With these maps, Iowa Flood Center researchers are taking the guesswork out of future flood scenarios for Elkader and several other Iowa communities. When floods struck Iowa in the past, uncertainty was part of the problem. Property owners were unsure if projected floodwaters would reach them, and how they ought to prepare.
The detailed flood inundation maps are available online for a number of Iowa communities including Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Des Moines, Elkader, Hills, Iowa City, Mason City, and Waterloo/Cedar Falls. Additional communities will be mapped in the future.
To use the interactive online maps, use the Iowa Flood Information System (IFIS). Launch IFIS, and click "Flood Maps" to view the inundation maps.
Iowa Flood Center personnel traveled to Elkader, Iowa to discuss flooding on the Turkey River.


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Life [August 11, 1898]
New York: Life Publishing Company, 1898. Vol. XXXII, No. 818. 4to., 17pp. Minor soiling. Measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The cover features four roundels describing the magazine's content: society, literature, politics, and drama. At the center is a...... More
New York: Life Publishing Company, 1905. Vol. XLVI, No. 1192. 4to., 13pp. Sewn binding fragile. Minor soiling. Library stamped on cover and at back of tipped in print (Richards Library, Warrensburgh, NY). Measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The..... More
Life [December 28, 1899]
New York: Life Publishing Company, 1899. Vol. XXXIV, No. 893. 4to., 16pp. Profusely illustrated. Minor soiling, some chips to edges. Front cover detached, back cover missing. Measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The cover features four roundels describing the..... More
Life [July 25, 1901]
New York: J.W. Pratt Co., 1933. Vol. XXXVIII, No. 977. 4to., colour pict. wrappers, 32pp. Profusely illustrated. Minor soiling and vertical fold. Cover measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The cover features four roundels describing the magazine's content: society..... More
Life [May 11, 1899]
New York: Life Publishing Company, 1899. Vol. XXXIII, No. 859. 4to., 17pp. Profusely illustrated. Minor soiling. Cover fragile at spine. Measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The cover features four roundels describing the magazine's content: society, literature, politics, and..... More
Life [May 4, 1899]
New York: Life Publishing Company, 1899. Vol. XXXIII, No. 858. 4to., 17pp. Profusely illustrated. Minor soiling. Measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The cover features four roundels describing the magazine's content: society, literature, politics, and drama. It opens with..... More
Life [November 20, 1919]
New York: Life Publishing Company, 1919. Vol. 74, No. 1934. 4to., 33pp. Minor soiling. Some chips and tears to page edges. Measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The cover features four roundels describing the magazine's content: society, literature, politics..... More
COOK, Thomas (after HOGARTH, William)
London: G. C. & J. Robinson, 1798. Engraving, and etching. Image measures 13 3/8 x 15 7/8". Sheet measures 16 1/4 x 21". Often referred to as the French and Indian War (1756-1763), the otherwise known Seven Years War reignited British concerns of a French invasion, as well as a culturally-ingrained anti-French feeling among the populace. With his usual skill for satirical detail, Hogarth allows us to gain the British perspective of a war so often only considered an American..... More
DAUMIER, Honore and PHILIPON, Charles
La pait du Lion
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1836. Lithograph with original hand coloring. 10 x 13 1/4 inches. Plate 22. Some scuffs, foxing and toning on margins but luminous coloring. The lion's share,...from the rare album of 100 caricatures called Caricaturana (Les Cent Robert-Macaire).This collaboration with Philipon takes aim at French society through satire behind the vehicle of invented swindler Robert Macaire.	More
Racahout of the Arabs
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1836. Lithograph with original hand coloring. 10 x 13 1/4 inches. Plate 69. Some scuffs, foxing and toning on margins but luminous coloring. The caption below the image is in French and translates to: "Be careful !! If you are asked for the Racahout of the Arabs for the fattening of all kinds of sultanas, the Nafé from Arabia for breastfeeding children of all ages, the Kaïffa of orient for gastritis and corns on the feet, Théobrome..... More
Robert Macaire avocat
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1836. Lithograph with original hand coloring. 10 x 13 1/4 inches. Plate 44. Some scuffs, foxing and toning on margins but luminous coloring. Text below reads..."Gentlemen, the act in question is evidently worthless, besmirched by fraud and without legal status...(the president interrupts Maître Macaire) But you're making a mistake, you're pleading against your own side..." From the rare album of 100 caricatures called Caricaturana (Les Cent Robert-Macaire).This collaboration with Philipon takes aim at French society through satire..... More
Robert Macaire professeur d'industrie
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1836. Lithograph with original hand coloring. 10 x 13 1/4 inches. Plate 23. Some scuffs, foxing and toning on left of image and margins but luminous coloring. Text below in French..."Example: Buy a new process, it doesn't matter which, or whether it's good or bad, buy it for 600F, 500F, 25F, for as little as possible. Create 500'000F worth of shares, as many as possible. Make out monster advertisements, monster posters, monster promises. Make the capital, pocket..... More
GILLRAY, James
Elements of Skateing. A Fundamental Error in the Art of Skateing.
Edinburgh: John Miller, 1818. Etching with hand coloring. Image measures 9.5 x 13". Sheet measures 9.5 x 13.5". As a part in a 4-part series, this print depicts several "errors" in ice-skating such as skating with a walking cane or not being aware of where you are skating. Popularized in the late eighteenth century, ice-skating became a favorite winter recreation which in some ways could be at extreme odds with the societal emphasis on respectability. Always having a keen eye..... More
The Pigs Possessed; or the Broadbottom'd Litter running headlong in ye Sea of Perdition. A supplement to more Pigs than Teats
Edinburgh: John Miller, 1818. Etching. Image measures 12.5 x 9.75". Sheet measures 16.5 x 12". After nearly nursing the life out of the personification of England John Bull' sow in an earlier caricature entitled "More Pigs than Teats," the politicians in Grenville's Government are again portrayed as piglets in this print by James Gillray. William Wyndham, Lord Grenville, came into as the new prime minister after the early death of the then Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, in 1806..... More
The Reception of the Diplomatique & his Suite, at the Court of Pekin
London: Henry Bohn, 1847. Etching. Image measures 12.5 x 15.75." This print comments on the pathetic attempt in September 1792 by British emissaries to flatter the Chinese Emperor with gifts such as toys and other curiosities in their efforts to improve trade relations for British merchant firms such as the East India Company, which had long had a monopoly over the spice trade with Southeast Asia and also served as an instigator of British imperialism into places such as India..... More
A Vision; Scarce 1830 Political Satire
London: Thomas McLean, 1830. Engraving and etching. Hand color. Image measures 9.25 x 13.25". This scarce satirical print by William Heath dates to February 9, 1830. The title of the print simply reads 'A Vision'. The print presents the past and present two phases in the career of Arthur Wellesly, the 1st Duke of Wellington. On the left half of the print is Wellington in his military uniform standing on a cloud above the tomb of Napoleon, who he defeated..... More
HOGARTH, William
A Representation of the March of the Guards towards Scotland in the year 1745. To his Majesty the Kind of Prussia, an Encourager of Arts and Sciences!
London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1822. Engraving. Image measures 16.5 x 21.5". Sheet measures 18 x 23.5". This print by William Hogarth represents a myriad of many Hogarthian characters which often straddle the line between humor and tragedy. In this scene, English troops are shown marching northward into Scotland to quell uprisings by the Jacobites, who were loyal supporters of the recently dethroned Stuart monarch James II. Here, despite their dangerous mission, the soldiers have become distracted by the bustling..... More
The Easter Hat Throws Everything Else In The Shade
New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1897. Offset color lithograph. Image measures 12 7/8" x 10 1/4" Beautifully designed print showing a large Easter hat casting a shadow above a group of various individuals representing different political and social causes. The print is in very condition. Colors are bright and the image is unblemished. Minor toning to right margin, not affecting image. Founded in 1871, Puck was the first American humor magazine to find widespread success, to which its caricatures and..... More
The Temple of a Century's Growth; In Remembrance of Washington's Inauguration
New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1889. Double-page offset color lithograph. Image measures 26 1/2" x 20 1/4" Beautifully designed image to celebrate Washington. The print is in excellent condition. Colors are bright and the image is unblemished. Founded in 1871, Puck was the first American humor magazine to find widespread success, to which its caricatures and cartoons were a substantial contributing factor. It was published in English and German and reached a wide audience on both sides of the political..... More
Uncle Sam's Dream of Conquest and Carnage; Caused by Reading the Jingo Newspapers
New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1895. Double page offset color lithograph. Image measures 13 3/4" x 19 3/4" Satirical print showing Uncle Sam sleeping in an arm chair with various newspapers at his feet. Surrounding him are various scenes and a persuasive map representing jingo-ism, or hawkish foreign policy. These dream-like scenes include captions such as "Annexing all outlying countries" and "Sweeping his enemies from the seas". The print is in very condition. Minor wear along centerfold. Founded in 1871..... More
Unter den Sphingen der G.O.P.
New York: Kepler and Schwarzmann, 1895. Double-page offset color lithograph. Image measures 14" x 20.5". Uncle Sam holds a paper labeled "Political Leaders" and rides a camel through the the 'City of Silence', past several Sphinx as Tom Reed, Allison, McKinley, Morton, Harrison '. Closes the dialog between Uncle Sam and Puck that tells how these rulers, unable to answer the question, were turned to sculptures of the past. Founded in 1871, Puck was the first American humor magazine to..... More
RIEPENHAUSEN, Ernst Ludwig (after HOGARTH, William)
Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism
Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1850. Engraving, with some stipple. Image measures 7.75 x 5.75 inches. Sheet measures 14.75 x 10.5 inches. This print which was originally published in 1736 illustrates Hogarth's ability to find humor even in the most sacred and solemn of places. Hogarth presents The Sleeping Congregation as an Anglican church filled with parishioners who are so bored by the service that most have drifted off to sleep. This is in contrast to the fanatical enthusiasm of the Methodist..... More
A Harlot's Progress
Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1850. Six engravings. Image 6.5 x 8.5". Sheet measures 10.5 x 14.75". Determined to prove that eighteenth-century society could witness tragedy and moral catharsis in their own time and city, rather than only in paintings of Ancient Greece or the New Testament, William Hogarth created this modern moral series about a naïve young woman who is seduced into prostitution and suffers the terrible consequences for her transgressions. Throughout the series, Hogarth meant to highlight the many temptations..... More
The Sleeping Congregation
Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1850. Engraving, with some stipple. Image measures 7.75 x 5.75". Sheet measures 14.75 x 10.5". This print which, originally published in 1736, illustrates Hogarth's ability to find humor even in the most sacred and solemn of places. Here, the parishoners of an Anglican church are so bored by the service that most have drifted off to sleep. Even the minister is barely awake enough to read the lines of Scripture which appropriately read, "Come unto me all..... More
SEYMOUR, Robert
Treasure Seekers.
London: 1829. Etching with hand coloring. Measures 14 5/8" x 10 5/8". This vibrant caricature alludes to the Catholic Relief Act of 1829, or Catholic Empancipation. The Duke of Wellington is depicted as a wizard, standing in a circle with King George IV, John Singleton Copley, and Robert Peel. The illustration features cabalistic imagery, as well as papal regalia, representing the anti-Catholicism prevalent in England at the time. A quote in the upper margin reads "yea a stick of ash..... More
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10 athletes and sports women who entered the pornography business
Some became stars very much like this. It is fascinating that practically every one of them tracked down the explanation in funds
The pornography business has for quite some time been one of the most productive enterprises on the planet, like games, which has turned into a worldwide business. In any case, aside from the numerous distinctions that these two branches have, one vital one ought to be featured, which is that ladies are greatly improved paid in the pornography world contrasted with men.
Obviously, it is still incredibly interesting for an athlete or lady at the pinnacle of their profession to leave their games vocation to enter the universe of pornography, since they bring in a great deal of cash and they needn't bother with that sort of idealism.
In any case, as you'll see on this rundown, the greater part of the competitors who went to pornography did so only for monetary reasons, since they couldn't make enough to live on, either because of injury or essentially in light of the fact that they weren't adequate.
Be that as it may, some, such as wrestling legends like Hulk Hogan or UFC warrior Conor McGregor, became accidental pornography stars when their home sex tapes were spilled to the general population.
The following are 10 games stars who went to porn – deliberately or coincidentally.
Melo Imai Japanese pornography entertainer – snowboarder
Previous Olympic snowboarder Melo Imai has left the white slants and sought after a profession as a grown-up celebrity. Back in 2006, the 18-year-old Imai surrendered her fantasies of Olympic greatness and began making delicate pornography films, particularly in the wake of being cut from the program for the 2006 Turin Olympics.
– After the Olympics, I brought in cash as an organization president, and in some cases I would show up for a party at the host club and burn through 9,000 bucks in a single evening – Imai said at that point.
– I wasn't permitted to dress like a young lady, put on cosmetics, wear skirts, and I wasn't even permitted to bomb in sports. During my high school years, I assumed I generally needed to conceal my body, to be embarrassed about what my identity was. I figured out how to dispose of that weight. What's more, the way that I worked, and I'm not embarrassed about anything, assisted me with turning into a lady – uncovered Imai.
Vernon Van Der Loor – athlete
Verona van de Leur was pronounced the Dutch sportswoman of the year in 2002. The descending direction started after a physical issue reduced her donning goals. Subsequent to burning through two years destitute and taking on a turbulent lawful conflict with her dad, Van de Loor hit absolute bottom when she was imprisoned in the wake of being sentenced for shakedown in 2011.
She says recovery came from functioning as a pornography entertainer.
– I truly regret nothing since I lived in the city… I would in any case make it happen, so I regret nothing, not the manner in which I got it done, no – she told CNN.
Renee Gracie – previous convention driver
On account of Rennie Gracie, cash likewise assumed a key part in changing his life way.
This Australian lady, who contended in the "V8" supercar title, made a major turn in her calling, and from that point forward she no longer holds the guiding wheel, however charges, and that "fat", for sexual administrations.
Her life has totally changed, cash is presently the least concern she has throughout everyday life, since she acquires a normal of 11,2000 euros each day!
"It's the best thing I've at any point finished in my life, this choice has placed me in a monetary circumstance I would never have longed for, and I'm getting a charge out of it," Rennie Gracie told the Daily Telegraph.
Lea Lexis was a previous gymnastic specialist and presently a pornography star
Lea Lexis Lea arrived at the zenith at the public level with five titles at the US National Gymnastics Championships, and afterward worldwide notoriety with her choice to enter the pornography business.
Lexis works for the most popular organizations on the planet, she was selected a few times for the AVN (pornography industry Oscar), and one of the best movies is designated "Sexual Gymnastics".
Joan Marie Lower – China – American grappler
As a unique individual from D-Generation X, Chyna was a significant genius in WWE during the unbelievable Attitude Era of the last part of the 1990s and mid 2000s. Her initial step into the universe of grown-up diversion was with her ex and individual grappler X-Pac, when the pair notoriously recorded a renowned sex tape.
Notwithstanding, not at all like X-Pac, Chyna kept on doing pornos and destroyed her opportunities to at any point get back to WWE before her demise in 2016.
Davide Jovinella – football player
Italian footballer Davide Iovinella was playing for Serie D side Caldio Pomigiano when he understood he wasn't procuring enough – and could appreciate better compensation somewhere else.
The 25-year-old applied for a job in a porno, and after a fruitful tryout, he became one of 3,000 individuals decided to work with chief Rocco Siffredi, a legend of Italian and Spanish pornography films.
– Dislike being sleeping with an accomplice, so you need to try sincerely and be steady – expressed Jovinella about his vocation change.
Italian footballer, Davide Iovinella has resigned from football matured 24 to turn into a Porn Star.
Kazuhito Tadano – baseball player
As a new to the scene baseball player in Japan, Kazuhito Tadano appeared to be bound to be amazing some day, for top outcomes. Be that as it may, this extraordinary pitcher required cash and chose to star in a gay pornography film for a speedy buck.
Albeit the choice was at first disputable in light of the fact that no Japanese group marked him from that point onward, Tadan was in the end taken by the "Indians" from Cleveland who ultimately chose him as a free specialist.
Mass Hogan – American grappler
At the point when in 2012, a sex video between Hulk Hogan and his better half Bubba showed up on the Internet and somewhat harmed the standing of this grappler. Hogan uncovered that he was sincerely crushed by the worldwide broadcasting of the video and chose to sue the news sources that distributed the recording for $100 million.
In March 2016, Hogan won the claim and was granted $115 million.
Kimbo Slice – previous UFC and road warrior
Somewhat of a disputable expansion as UFC and road battling legend Kimbo Slice didn't really take part in the pornography. In any case, he has showed up in a modest bunch of Reality Kings creations and that is close enough for this rundown. Truth be told, Kimbo was a safety officer on those shoots and a guardian for the proprietor of the creation.
Following a five-year nonappearance from MMA, he crushed Ken Shamrock in his rebound battle, yet passed on from a respiratory failure a year after the fact in 2016.
Kai Green – weight lifter
In 2013, Kai Greene featured close by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mickey Rourke in a film called The Iron Generation, which gave an understanding into how muscle heads get ready to vie for the esteemed Mr. Olympia title.
In the wake of accomplishing his labor of love, bringing home the championship at the Arnold Classic and putting second at the Olympia two times, Green ended up in a monetary crunch, so he chose to take on the gay pornography organization MuscleHunks.com.
All he needed to do was make energetic love to a grapefruit, which he did, and afterward he gathered an extensive amount of cash for his endeavors.
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I bought this house in 2003 for $49,000 (Paid it off completely) and invested $60,000 into fixing up - everything is new: electric, plumbing, hvac, 2 floors addition, bathrooms, and new kitchen. It's in mint condition. It was built in 1863 and it is one of the first house in historic district town. It is three bedrooms with 2.5 bathrooms, huge kitchen and the backyard is completely fenced in by a tall wooden fence for privacy. According to Zillow (I know, I know), the house is worth $132k and the house similar to my house across the street got sold for $150k and next door got sold for $132k.
I recently found out the town is building huge apartment complexes other side of the main street. I believe they are building apartment complexes and stores down the main street and senior group home other side of the main street. I am planning to sell my house once the current tenant move out since I relocated to different state. I would like to start buying properties where I live. I'm hoping that I'll be able to sell my house at least $132,000 then use $100,000 to start buy/hold for cashflow.
Will these apartment complexes bring my rent/house value down or bring them higher? If higher, should I hold longer?
Is it bad idea to fix the house up after the tenant move out (9 months left) and sell the house?
I'd suggest you do a little more digging into what they have planned. And consider the overall area. The right kind of development will have a positive effect on values. If they (developers, almost certainly, not the city) are building "new urban" style mixed use buildings and that is something desirable in your area, this will have a very positive effect on your property. OTOH, if they're building undesirable apartment buildings, or something that's going to create a lot of traffic and congestion it may have a negative effect.
You should look into 1031 exchanges. Not sure it matters in this case, because it sounds like your gains will be minimal, if any. If you get $132K for the property you will net about $121K after selling costs. Sounds like you have $109K in this place, plus your purchase costs and whatever you spend on fixup prior to the sale. But if it turns out you do have a significant gain, then a 1031 would let you roll that into a new property.


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The Naked Truth about Fullbody Scans
By Bob Patterson (Page 1 of 1 pages) 1 comment
While visiting Paris in 1986, in an effort to become fully immersed in contemporary French culture, this columnist decided to rely on his anemic ability to speak and understand the French language to go to a movie there.
The two leading contenders were "Betty Blue" and "http://www.answers.com/topic/descente-aux-enfers - Descend Aux Enfers." The latter was chosen and the selection turned out to be a bit of serendipity luck. When we got back to the USA we saw Blue in Los Angeles, two weeks later. Descent en Enfers had gained some notoriety in the Paris newspapers because an ingenue actress' first nude scene was one of that film's cultural milestones. It, to the best of my knowledge, never was released in the USA.
To the French it was no big deal for a young actress to play a scene nude. Did or didn't America get all riled up over some photos of Miley Sirus, a short time ago?
Americans will criticize Middle East countries for requiring women to wear burkas, but then when they are in Australia, they will be shocked by women who go topless at the beach. (Go figure.) A member of the American military recently caused a ruckus by sending a letter to the editor of an Australian newspaper complaining about the scanty attire Aussie women wear (at the beach?). That American, apparently, did not make any suggestions mentioning donning a burka.
Americans are terrified by the prospect that a bad guy will smuggle explosives aboard an airplane and yet they are more traumatized by the full body scan technology. If questioned, Americans will titter ("He said "titter,' Beavis!") when considering this question: What if the answer to airline security is nude check-in at the point of departure?
Americans are adamant that such a scandalous suggestion should not be taken seriously. Hence it is literally true when prudes say: "I'd rather die than let a stranger see me naked."
Jay Leno can talk about it, but heavens forbid, if Keith Olbermann should offer that solution, America would freak out like an Arab seeing a woman's face. We understand that the burka update to their other, older religious beliefs was added during the 19th Century.
Given a hard binary choice: nude check-in or terrorist incident, which would Americans choose? Obviously the Republican defenders of Christian family values would do everything in their power to avoid being ambushed by any direct answer to that question. ("Yes or no? Don't wait for the translation, answer the question!") "Look! Look! The Hindenburg! Uh, what were we discussing?"
Thorne Smith, who died on June 21, 1934, wrote many novels that were very imaginative and made into hit movies and/or popular TV series, but his one novel, "The Bishop's Jaeggers," is still way to risqué and ahead of its time, to be made into a movie aimed at the prudish American public.
Wasn't Luis Andrew Martinez called "The Naked Guy" at UCB?
General McCafrey - click here - is getting little notice; (UPI did carry the story) for making a prediction that casualties in Afghanistan are going to increase dramatically. The repercussions of spending a great deal more money to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan should be prompting debates about spending priorities (Metaphorically speaking can a country "max out" its credit card?). So body scans might (possibly) be used as clever diversionary tactic for the politicians to promote outrage rather than to turn attention to the important issues and, as W. C. Fields would have put it, grab the bull by the tail and face the situation.
There are seven million topics available on the Internet; this has been one of them.
TV's Laugh In's Artie Johnson got lots of laughs by asking the question: "Wanna see my Walmetto ?
Now, the disk jockey will play Ray Steven's song "The Streak," Peter and Gordon's "Lady Godiva," Maryann Faithful's "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" the Hombres' "Let it all hang out," and the 1969 version of "Running Bare" done by Sonny James. Well, it's time for us to go try to see if we can get a press pass to cover this year's "Nudestock" music festival (running through the shady streets screaming all the way?). Have a " . . . or do you just like me?" (ask a Mae West fan) type week.
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Alzheimer's Disease (Deming, 2019) – Is dementia genetic?
Reports / By Garrett Dunlap, B.S.
Nebula Genomics DNA Report for Dementia
Is Dementia a Genetic Disorder?
Current Research on Dementia [Updated April 2021]
Prevention (Part 4 of Is dementia genetic?)
Forms (Part 5 of Is dementia genetic?)
Progressive forms of the disease
Dementia-causing reversible conditions
Characteristics and Symptoms
Middle stage
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Dementia is a pattern of symptoms of different diseases, the main feature of which is a deterioration of several mental and cognitive abilities. It can be caused by various degenerative and non-degenerative diseases of the brain.
The symptoms of dementia include a combination of loss of cognitive, emotional, and social skills. Most commonly affected are short-term memory, thinking, speech, and motor skills; some forms also involve personality changes. A characteristic feature of dementia is the loss of thinking skills that have already been acquired during daily life.
Today, the causes of some of the conditions have been discovered, but for many forms, there is still no clear, undisputed common cause of dementia. Genetics is known to play a role to various degrees depending on the form of dementia. A few forms are reversible; for some other forms, therapeutic interventions are possible to a limited extent, but these can only delay the onset of certain symptoms. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form.
Dementia is characterized by memory loss, cognitive problems, and loss of emotional and social skills. Pixabay.com
The condition is caused by damage to or loss of nerve or brain cells and their connections in certain parts of the brain. The main risk factor for dementia is old age. More women suffer from dementia than men, most often contributed to women's longer life expectancy. Depression is considered a risk factor, occurring more frequently in the early stages of dementia and can even precede dementia.
The role of genetics in dementia varies with regards to the type. For example, the role of genes in frontotemporal dementia seems much greater than in the vascular form of the disease.
In Alzheimer's, four risk genes have been positively associated with the onset of the disease.
A genetic variant in the gene for ApoE has been identified as a genetic risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease. It was the first gene with mutations found to cause an inherited form of Alzheimer's and remains as the gene associated with the highest risk of developing dementia. Researchers estimate that between 40-65% of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's have the APOE-e4 gene. APOE-e4 is one of three common types of the APOE gene; the others are APOE-e2 and APOE-e3. A person with two inherited types of APOE-e4 is at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's than an individual inheriting one form, who is at higher risk than someone who didn't inherit any.
In addition, genetic mutations in three different genes called presenilin-1 and -2 and amyloid precursor protein (APP) also increase the risk of Alzheimer's. These mutations are thought to cause only a small percentage of Alzheimer's cases (1 percent or less). In Alzheimer's patients, an amyloid precursor protein form called beta-amyloid 42 accumulates in toxic levels in the brain, producing clumps of amyloid plaques that add up between neurons, disrupting cell function. Ongoing research suggests that the genes mentioned above affect the production of various forms of beta-amyloid.
Further risk factors are cardiovascular factors, such as hypertension, high homocysteine levels, high blood pressure, renal insufficiency, obesity, and diabetes mellitus. Some environmental factors such as exposure to toxic chemicals (which could lead to mutated genes) could increase the risk of developing the condition.
You can learn more about your genetic makeup by checking out these accompanying reports on Alzheimer's.
A study published in Molecular Neurobiology journal titled "Relationship Between Genetic Variants of ACAT1 and APOE with the Susceptibility to Dementia (SADEM Study)" evaluates the relationship between ACAT1 and APOE genetic variants and how these genes can increase an individual's chance of developing the condition.
The researchers examined four ACAT1 polymorphisms (rs2247071, rs2862616, rs3753526, rs1044925) and two in the APOE gene (rs7412, rs429358). The result shows one protective haplotype associated with developing the disease. According to the journal, the results suggest that the ACAT1 and the APOE genes play an important role in susceptibility.
Another study, titled "Genetic Testing in Dementia–A Medical Genetics Perspective," posted by Willie Online library in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2021 examined whether genetic testing in the diagnostic pathway in some patients with dementia can help to reduce the time taken to identify the cause of the illness.
The researchers examined studies involving genetics posted in PubMed up to March 2020. They also reviewed patient files to create composite cases.
According to the journal, the result shows that families with a family history of dementia who tend to have individuals develop the disorder at a younger age, especially before age 65, tend to harbor a genetic component that influences the development of the condition.
Thus, genetic testing can help to identify the cause of the condition. It also helps identify younger people who are susceptible to the disease even before they begin to feel the symptoms.
For the most up to date research, you should check out resources provided on the the National Institute on Aging website.
Today's most promising strategies are primarily considered to be the ability to reduce the risk factors. For example, control of cardiovascular risk factors, physical activity, control of body weight, avoiding harmful alcohol use, and early treatment of depression can help. Since tobacco smoking is also a possible risk factor, discontinuing cigarette consumption also contributes to dementia prevention.
A recent study confirms that, above all, sport and healthy lifestyle choices (and thus the avoidance of cardiac risk factors) can prevent/reduce the likelihood of developing the condition.
In part to reduce the stigma of those with the disease, the new edition of DSM-5 of the US Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which was published in 2013, no longer uses the term dementia but refers to it as neurocognitive disorders (NCD) and largely includes all acquired brain disorders, with the exception of cognitive impairment in psychosis or schizophrenia and cognitive disorders in developmental brain disorders.
Numerous forms are distinguished. Alzheimer's dementia is the most common form, probably accounting for more than 60% of all cases. It usually does not occur until after the age of 60. The estimated proportion of the general population aged 60 and over with the condition at a given time is between 5-8%.
In contrast, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which has not been considered in the DSM, is included as well as delirium, the latter as a separate category.
Progressive disease include memory loss, cognitive difficulties, and behavioral changes. Pikist.com
Common types of dementia include:
Mixed dementia (a combination of Alzheimer's disease and the vascular form of the disease)
Metabolic problems
Endocrine abnormalities
Nutritional insufficiencies
Medication side-effects
Subdural hematomas
Anoxia
Normal-pressure hydrocephalus
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 50 million people with dementia worldwide, and there are nearly 10 million new cases of dementia every year.
The world's most common form (as of 2020) is Alzheimer's disease, with a share of about 60%. The second most common form, with figures between 10 and 20%, is the vascular form of the disease. A diagnosis is often made only based on the symptoms.
Some initial symptoms can hardly be distinguished from depression, such as loss of interest and initiative, irritability, and depressive moods. The main symptom that classified dementia is memory impairment, especially short-term memory. Other functions that are often progressively lost include language skills, visual perception, problem-solving, self-management, and the ability to focus and pay attention. Some people cannot control their emotions, and their personalities may change.
According to Mayo Clinic, symptoms of dementia include both cognitive and psychological changes:
Cognitive changes:
Difficulty communicating or finding words
Difficulty with visual and spatial abilities, such as getting lost while driving
Difficulty reasoning or with problem-solving
Difficulty handling complicated tasks
Struggle with organizing and planning
Problems with coordination and motor functions
Confusion and disorientation
Psychological changes:
Changes in personality
Inappropriate behavior
While dementia is most common in older adults, it is not a normal part of aging. If you or a loved one has memory problems or other dementia symptoms, it's important to see a doctor and determine the underlying cause.
Dementia is not a natural part of growing old. Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
Symptoms can be divided into three stages: Early, middle, and late.
This early onset stage is often missed due to the mildness and gradual nature of symptoms:
Forgetfulness
Losing track of time
Becoming lost in familiar places
Signs and symptoms become more pronounced and often noticeable.
Gradually forgetting recent events and people's names
Getting lost at home
Progressive difficulty with communication
Needing assistance with personal care
Experiencing behavior changes, including wandering and pacing up and down
The late stage is characterized by complete dependence and inactivity. Memory disorders are serious, and the physical signs become distinct.
Becoming oblivious of time and place
Experiencing difficulty recognizing relatives and friends
An increasing need for assisted self-help
Walking with difficulty
Behavioral changes that may turn aggressive
The patient's medical and family history provides important information on the diagnosis. Often, doctors will consult with family members who may have noticed the symptoms. Physicians will first assess whether an underlying treatable condition is causing cognitive problems, such as abnormal thyroid function or a vitamin deficiency, most often through blood tests.
If dementia is suspected, brain scans may confirm the diagnosis. Scans such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET) can identify strokes, tumors, and risk factors.
Some dementias, such as inherited Alzheimer's, are caused by known faulty gene defects. Genetic tests and speaking with a genetic counselor can help assess a person's risk. Some at-home tests for dementia include:
23andMe – Health + Ancestry Service
GeneDx – wide variety of clinical genomic tests
Invitae – diagnostics, proactive health, and reproductive health
Myriad Genetics – diagnostics, reproductive tests, and precision medicine tests
Treatment for dementia depends on its cause. In the case of most progressive forms, including the onset of Alzheimer's, there are no cures or treatments known to slow or stop its progression. In some cases, symptoms can temporarily be improved. Early diagnosis and providing information and long-term support to caregivers is necessary to promote early and optimal management.
There are multiple medications used to treat different types of Alzheimer's symptoms. Early to moderate stage types treats memory, thinking, language, and other thought process problems. Severe stage medication is more effective at improving these issues. Sometimes, the two drug types are taken together.
Early detection and support for caretakers is important to the ultimate treatment of dementia. Pxhere
The onset of dementia affects people differently. Various forms of non-drug interventions have been developed to favorably influence disease signs, improve the well-being of those affected and/or maintain abilities for as long as possible. These interventions can be carried out in occupational therapy or coping tips, for example.
Numerous new treatments are in various stages of clinical trials.
If you liked this article, check out our other reports in the Nebula Research Library!
You may be especially interested in these articles on conditions that may accompany Alzheimer's like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Garrett Dunlap, B.S.
Garrett Dunlap earned a B.S. in Biology from Case Western Reserve University with a minor in Political Science. He earned an M.S. and is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Ph.D. program at Harvard University. He has experience in science policy as an intern at the Science and Innovation Network where he assisted in the science diplomacy functions of the British Consulate-General and as a research associate at TScan Therapeutics. He is also interested in science communication and writing. You can read more about Garrett's experience and publications on LinkedIn and ORCID.