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Rich Legault	on October 22, 2008 at 7:14 am
I am a Prius owner, and an Insight owner, too.
It is my understanding that the batteries in the Prius are of the Nickel-Metal Hydride variety, NiMH. See this link for confirmation: http://www.toyota.com/prius-hybrid/specs.html
That makes them completely recyclable. See this link for confirmation: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/electric-car-battery1.htm.
Of course, all batteries are dangerous and toxic in that if you ate one it would probably kill you. 🙂
Kevin Wright	on October 22, 2008 at 7:27 am
Yes, but not really. What I mean to say is that the Nickel itself in the Prius' Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) drive battery is toxic, but on a low level. The start battery that the Prius uses is a standard car battery which is Lead-Acid. Just by the name you should understand that it is not good and is in fact much worse for the environment than the NiMH drive battery. However all cars (Tesla excluded) on the road today use this type of battery and they are strictly controlled and recycled at all mechanic facilities.
If you are worried about the Prius battery buy a Honda Fit, Nissan Versa, Mini, or the forthcoming Ford Fiesta for a car with very good fuel economy and reasonable space. Otherwise realize that the Prius is a mainstream car with excellent economy and is extremely safe as well.
While I do not own one, the Prius is an excellent car. I personally would rather have something else, but owners seem to be very satisfied with theirs.
http://www.toyotapriusbattery.com/
Craig Hunter	on October 22, 2008 at 8:02 am
Fire departments do consider the batteries of all hybrids to be toxic, not just the Prius. All fire departments have special protocols in dealing with hybrid accidents; here is a sample. http://www.cumberlandmaine.com/HR.LF.4.2%20Hybrid%20Extrication%20Fire.pdf
Hybrid vehicles also require special handling when dismantling and disposing of spent batteries due to their toxic nature. Though substantially less toxic than conventional car batteries, nickel-based batteries are known carcinogens and there are concerns about the environmental impacts of nickel mining which create their own problems.
Here is Toyota's own word on emissions with their ISO ratings. Note that most emission ratings are higher in the Prius than gasoline powered vehicles, with exception only to the driving cycle. http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/k_forum/tenji/pdf/pgr_e.pdf
All in all we are not saving the planet by driving a hybrids or fully electric vehicles, we are merely treading less heavily on the environment.
Donny	on October 22, 2008 at 8:16 am
Good info. I'll expand on what Craig said: all batteries are toxic, but standard car batteries are more toxic (being lead-acid) that hybrid batteries (being nickel-based).
And yes, absolutely, no _car_ will save the world. A car is made out of metal mined out of the ground and plastic (from oil) pumped out of the ground, both at environmental expense.
The car is then filled with nasty things like oil, transmission fluid and brake fluid, some amount of which always ends up leaking into our water.
Finally, every couple of weeks, the car is filled with refined oil (gasoline) for the purpose of burning it, yielding emissions and greenhouse gases.
But the reason folks are so excited about hybrids, IMHO, is that they finally represent a step in the right direction for the auto industry, after literally decades of running as fast as possible in the wrong direction environmentally. There are downsides to all technologies, but the downsides on the hybrid battery appear to be relatively small.
veek	on October 22, 2008 at 8:40 am
A non-toxic battery, like Journalistic Integrity, or Jumbo Shrimp, is an oxymoron.
A good bumper sticker for the Prius (or any similar auto) might be "My Car Is Probably Destroying The Planet More Slowly Than Your Car." When we drive somewhere we should be aware that we are not directly helping the environment.
Michelle	on October 22, 2008 at 9:42 am
I thought the battery issue was more about getting the nickel to put into the battery. I was told the nickel is from a mine that has an enormous dead zone surrounding it due to the pollution from the mining and the nickel itself. Then it has to be sent to one country to get processed, another to be processed differently, sent to japan to become a battery and then back to the states to be put in the car. It was my understanding that THIS is where the NiMH batteries were most eco-UNconscious.
If anyone knows, please post! I'd love to know if this is fallacy!
Craig Hunter	on October 22, 2008 at 10:34 am
Just ask anybody living near a nickel mining/smelting facility in Canada, Russia, or the USA. Perhaps some info is required:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/contaminants/psl1-lsp1/compounds_nickel_composes/compounds_nickel_composes_2-eng.php
http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=441
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatwedo/where_we_work/camexca/news_publications/art7269.html
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080227/100179657.html
http://www.epa.state.oh.us/ocapp/p2/mercury_pbt/fact96.pdf
Michelle Vadeboncoeur	on October 22, 2008 at 10:35 am
There's a lot of myth, urban legend, and misinformation out there on hybrid vehicle batteries and vehicle production, thanks to a flawed marketing paper by CNW and a poorly researched student newspaper article that keep getting quoted…
Anyhow, I suggest reading:
Hummer versus Prius: "Dust to Dust" Report Misleads the Media and Public with Bad Science: http://www.pacinst.org/topics/integrity_of_science/case_studies/hummer_versus_prius.html
Prius Versus Hummer: A Nickel for Your Thoughts: http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200711/mrgreen_mailbag.asp#headaches
"I read an article stating the Prius has a worse impact on the environment than a Hummer because of the enormous pollution created in making the car's batteries. True?" :
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/080404.html
Prius Versus HUMMER: Exploding the Myth:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Green_Car_News/Prius_Versus_HUMMER_Exploding_the_Myth.S196.A12220.html
Giving Directions: No, the Hummer Actually Isn't More Energy Efficient Than A Prius, Let's Put This "Debate" To Rest: http://www.betterworldclub.com/articles/hummer-not-more-efficient.htm
Dust in the Wind: Hybrids' Total Energy Cost:
http://www.hybridcars.com/environment-stories/dust-to-dust-energy-costs.html
Hybrid Battery Toxicity: http://www.hybridcars.com/battery-toxicity.html
Heard the One About the Hummer?: http://www.toyota.com/html/dyncon/2007/september/hummervprius.html
Usually the mythic "article" from The Mail on the nickel in the
hybrid cars' NiMH batteries is quoted from a now retracted article.
The retraction that clears up this bit of misinformation is at:
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?
in_article_id=417227&in_page_id=1770
(They were using data from the early 1970's about the INCO-Sudbury nickel mine, which was more than 20 years before the first hybrids needed NiMH batteries, and the plant has greatly cleaned themselves up and reforested the area since then. If you were to add up the amount of nickel in the million+ hybrids sold since 1997, the total is still less than 1% of the world's annual nickel production (far more nickel is used for stainless steel, for example).)
Here's the 2004 Toyota Prius Green Report (life cycle assessment):
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/k_forum/tenji/pdf/pgr_e.pdf
(you'll need to download the Japanese fonts for your PDF reader in order to read it, but the entire document is written in English.)
Over the lifespan of the Prius, when compared to a comparable mid-sized gasoline vehicle, the Prius comes out ahead in the life cycle assessment (LCA) for airborne emissions for CO2, NOx, SOx, HC, but actually does worse for PM (thanks to the material and vehicle production stages). Measured lifespan is given as 10 years use/100,000km. The CO2 break-even point for the 2004 Prius compared to this unnamed gasoline vehicle is given at 20,000km. (more CO2 is emitted during Prius production, but the Prius makes up for it over it's driven lifetime.)
Another neat thing is that the Prius is one of the first uses of Toyota's Eco-Plastic (plastic made from plants, as opposed to petroleum products). The battery is recycleable (NiMH), as is much of the car (steel and aluminum body, for example).
As for the batteries themselves:
The lead-acid (Pb-A) 12v accessory batteries in hybrids tend to be smaller than those found in every traditional gasoline vehicle. Recycling programs are in place for traditional lead-acid batteries.
All the hybrids on the market use NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) batteries, which contain no heavy metals (so they're not hazardous waste, like the Pb-A batteries), and are easily recycled.
The hybrid battery packs in the Prius have labels on them for whom to contact to recycle them. See the HV Battery Pack Recycling section in the Prius Emergency Response Guides.
page 11 (of the printed version):
http://techinfo.toyota.com/public/main/1stprius.pdf
http://techinfo.toyota.com/public/main/2ndprius.pdf
(and before someone asks: http://www.toyota.com/help/faq-vehicle.html
Why did Toyota publish an "Emergency Response Guide" for its hybrid vehicles which details recommended safety procedures at the scene of an accident?
Toyota published the "Emergency Response Guide" to address the fact that hybrid technology is new and may be unfamiliar to safety professionals. The guide provides instructions on the safe handling of our hybrid vehicles at the scene of an accident.
Powered by both a conventional gasoline engine and an electric motor, our hybrid vehicles feature a high-voltage battery pack. Numerous safeguards have been designed into the hybrid system to help ensure that this high-voltage battery pack is kept isolated from contact with anything other than the hybrid propulsion system, in normal, as well as abnormal conditions, such as at the scene of an accident.
To quote Toyota's press release:
http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20040623
http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2004062345528
How long does the Prius battery last and what is the replacement cost?
The Prius battery (and the battery-power management system) has been designed to maximize battery life. In part this is done by keeping the battery at an optimum charge level – never fully draining it and never fully recharging it. As a result, the Prius battery leads a pretty easy life. We have lab data showing the equivalent of 180,000 miles with no deterioration and expect it to last the life of the vehicle. We also expect battery technology to continue to improve: the second-generation model battery is 15% smaller, 25% lighter, and has 35% more specific power than the first. This is true of price as well. Between the 2003 and 2004 models, service battery costs came down 36% and we expect them to continue to drop so that by the time replacements may be needed it won't be a much of an issue. Since the car went on sale in 2000, Toyota has not replaced a single battery for wear and tear.
Is there a recycling plan in place for nickel-metal hydride batteries?
Toyota has a comprehensive battery recycling program in place and has been recycling nickel-metal hydride batteries since the RAV4 Electric Vehicle was introduced in 1998. Every part of the battery, from the precious metals to the plastic, plates, steel case and the wiring, is recycled. To ensure that batteries come back to Toyota, each battery has a phone number on it to call for recycling information and dealers are paid a $200 "bounty" for each battery.
And Toyota recently dropped the price of replacement hybrid batteries, and is working on refurbishing them in the US: http://pressroom.toyota.com/Releases/View?id=TYT2008092372406
And I'll note that even when considering the emissions of the fuel source and that of manufacture, the Toyota Prius came in 2nd for Greenest Vehicles of 2008 among US models in the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy's (ACEEE) Green Book, behind the Honda Civic GX.
http://www.greenercars.org/highlights_greenest.htm
http://www.greenercars.org/greenbook_method.htm
Leslie	on October 22, 2008 at 10:41 am
As a Prius owner and a waste reduction specialist for a local govt agency, I asked many questions and tried to cover this issue before purchasing my 2005. The dealer told me at that time they hadn't had any failed Prius batteries returned but that the internal Toyota system was set up to send them back to the manufacturing source for recycling. They would be taken apart and each component recycled according to the applicable govt regulations. My battery hasn't failed so I haven't asked the questions again. But I do know that in addition to getting an average in-town/out-of-town 49+ mpg, my car emits a fraction of the greenhouse gasses other cars emit. I'm feeling as though I've made the best choice possible for now! Thanks to all for being concerned.
Thanks for pointing out that CNG vehicles are cleaner than Prius'.
From the horse's mouth:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/toyota_prius.html
Bob Wilson	on October 23, 2008 at 2:30 pm
The Prius traction battery uses a concentrated, potassium hydroxide electrolyte that I've had on my fingers. It feels slippery because it converts fats into soap. It should be treated with respect as it will dissolve organic material such as paper, carpets, and most metals. Potassium hydroxide like sodium hydroxide have also beens sold as drain cleaners in grocery stores.
One of the two electrodes is nickel with a thin layer of nickel hydroxide. Nickel is one of the key ingredients in stainless steel because it is so resistant to corrosion.
The other electrode is a rare earth, hydride. A spongy mass, it holds hydrogen when the battery is charged and releases hydrogen during discharge.
If you scan down my URL you'll see pieces of the battery and how I 'decapitated one' to get at the guts. Because it is liquid starved cell, the electrolyte doesn't really 'run' but kinda creeps out, very slowly.
The chief hazard is getting the electrolyte in your eyes (touch and then rub eyes) or other soft tissue. When you touch it, just wash your hands in water and the problem is solved. If it spills on steel or other organic material, wipe and wash it up quickly as it really is a good drain cleaner.
Now if you happen to have a used Prius battery and are worried about what to do with it, contact me. I'm paying $250 for any within 300 miles of Huntsville AL. I take them home and refurbish them to like-new status.
If you plan to refurbish a Prius battery, contact me because you need to do it right from the beginning. This means attention of details and using a 'smart' charger, not something cobbled together.
den fyske	on December 6, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Yes I would like to know more about where to get the charger and so forth. I am sure one jugles the modules untill one ends up with a working pack again from modules from other used packs. If one aquires enough used ones he can keep making ones that work. I am an EE so you can be as detailed as you wish.
Den Fyske
Bob Wilson	on December 9, 2008 at 5:37 am
Hi Den,
I've added a URL to my battery page (a bit large) as an initial data dump. I'm using an RC hobby charger, the MRC 989, that can handle up to four modules at one time. Normally, I'm using it for single modules, to measure their capacity.
I would recommend heading over to GreenHybrid dot com or PriusChat dot com, the areas I tend to hang out in for more follow-up. You are right that matching the modules is important but the water loss appears to be fairly even across all modules. Replacing the 'outlier' modules turns out to be just shifting the bar and the next weakest modules soon fail.
NOTE: I'm not trolling for users at these site but that is where technical discussions about Prius batteries tends to occur with the experts.
Anonymous	on December 10, 2008 at 10:16 am
Any rechargable battery needs to be recycled and not just discarded into a landfill where it can leach toxic substances. Just make sure you verify that your mechancic or dealer is recycling! By the way, the same holds true for TV's computers and other electronics.
Bob Wilson	on December 10, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Actually recycling is not such a good idea compared to a better answer, refurbishment. We have found that NiMH batteries lose their water, a critical part of their electrolyte. What we need are batteries that can have water replenishment.
Toyota has already figured out this answer and I for one have successfully done it. But we are dealing with batteries designed in such a way that replenishment of the water is nearly impossible.
Consider grocery stores and how you bag your groceries. You can use plastic, paper, or bring your own cloth. Plastic and paper bags are nearly impossible to reuse except to line waste baskets. But the cloth bag can be used time and time again. That is the type of NiMH battery we need.
Jon	on May 14, 2009 at 12:29 pm
I don't see hybrids as a step in the right direction, but rather the other way. Just as they have banned two stroke engines which are now capable of producing more power with less emissions than four strokes adding batteries to a gas cars just uses more resources than gas alone. Marketing, "the Green movement", has got people spending money for useless vehicles that do nothing to help the environment and in fact cause more problems. In addition to the normal mining of metal, refining of oils, etc.. in car manufacturing, now they must mine the nickel and other chemicals and elements to make the additional batteries and then ship them across the world where they can be installed and then shipped out. Financially and environmentally Prius batteries are wasteful. And electric cars will never prevail. Porsche's first car was electric and proved useless since it provided no heat, ac, or other accessories needed while driving through Europe. Hydrogen is the only way to go and to make H2 requires much energy which can only be acquired by going back to nuclear which is now the cleanest source of energy on the planet since all "waste" can now be recycled and there are no emissions. Solar requires panels that are expensive and their production is not very "green" and wind requires turbines that use petroleum products for lubrication in addition to the cost and environmental impact not to mention the thousands of birds they kill.
[Ed. — thanks for bringing attention to the critical wind turbine lubricant problem. Who will protect us from the scourge of wind turbine lubricant?]
Marcus Pederson	on May 20, 2009 at 11:00 am
The "dead zone" is a thing of the past. Just do a search on "Sudbury Reclamation". Very interesting how many assume nickel mining has not cleaned up its act. From an informed present day view, the Prius batteries are really not at fault. Toyota only uses about 1% of the nickel mined yearly. Remember nickel is used in many, many everyday items.
Anonymous	on June 2, 2009 at 3:25 am
How are the batteries recycled in a way that they are not harmful to the enviorment? Where do they go and what do the mechanics do with them? It is hard to imagine that there is any safe place you can put a toxic and poisonous battery like that.


If you are in Bengaluru, the beer you sip in the city's microbreweries may very soon be made out of the humble millet, rather than the traditional barley. This, thanks to the Karnataka government's push to promote millets.
But the introduction of this nutritious grain in the beer mug happened a few years ago.
One of the first to experiment with millets in Bengaluru is Toit, a popular brewery.
"We have been experimenting with millets for three to four years now. We brew a special beer around this time which also coincides with the harvest festival of Sankranti. So as a tribute to that we have been brewing a special millet beer and mixing it with jaggery," Sibi Venkataraju, co-founder of the pub tells TNM.
As beer is traditionally brewed from barley, Indian breweries have to import malt from abroad.
The push now to make beer out of millets has come from none other than the state Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda.
"Recently, the Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda met with craft beer makers like us. He is keen to see how we can further the use of millets," Sibi explains.
The Agriculture Minister argues that using millets in the alcohol industry will benefit local farmers as most of the ingredients for beer are imported.
"Perhaps textured and diverse beers can be brewed from millets. So, it will enhance the experience of craft beer connoisseurs. We hope people will like these choices. I hope it will become a staple offering in Bengaluru craft breweries and also around the country. I commend Bengaluru brewers who are using local ingredients (that benefit vulnerable farmers) and are showing the way for rest of the country," Gowda said in a statement on Thursday.
Bengaluru-based Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences which has done a lot of research on brewing of beer has found millet to be an ideal ingredient.
Although ragi or millet is more bitter compared to malt, experimenters believe a combining fruit and spices can mask the flavour, too win over the crowd.
This push for millets is in continuation with the Karnataka Agriculture Ministry's sustained campaign to promote millets led by Minister Gowda.
On Friday, the minister launched a pilot initiative to introduce millets in midday meals across schools in Bengaluru.
The Agriculture Department is promoting millets as a 'superfood' for multiple reasons. One is to reduce farmers' dependency on water-intensive crops such as rice and sugar, especially in drought prone regions of the state. Millets are also a healthier alternative to rice and wheat, being a low-carbohydrate, high fibre staple A dietary shift towards millets will also benefit farmers as millets does not require very fertile land or other cost-inducing inputs of fertilisers and pesticides.


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'Let's open our eyes' to rising xenophobia, Macron warns
French President Emmanuel Macron visited a camp in France where authorities rounded up Jews before and during World War II, and said Monday it's time to "open our eyes" to resurgent antisemitism and xenophobia.
Some 10,000 people of 38 nationalities were interned at the Camp des Milles on the outskirts of Aix-en-Provence, and more than 2,000 were deported to Auschwitz, according to camp historians. The roundups began in 1939, nearly a year before Germany's Nazis occupied France.
The Camp des Milles "is not an accident of history, but the fruit of a deliberate slide" toward genocide rooted in historic French antisemitism and the "slow erosion of the republican spirit," Macron said.
"Here, at the Camp des Milles, France was what it should never again become," he said, calling for his country to be "the voice of humanism" instead.
The camp is now a memorial site that includes more than 400 illustrations and murals painted on the walls by artists and intellectuals who were once interned there, including Max Ernst. Visitors can see where the internees slept, or managed to hide, and walk the path they took to deportation convoys.
"Let us open our eyes to the rise of xenophobia and antisemitism, tune our ear to the resurgence of racism. Let us never be fooled by the new clothing adopted by the same ideologies of division," Macron said.
The French Interior Ministry reported a rising number of acts of vandalism, public insults and other infractions based on race or religion last year.
Macron faced two far-right challengers in this year's presidential election. The far-right National Rally party won a record number of seats in the lower house of parliament, while Macron's centrists lost their majority.
National Rally leader Marine Le Pen has sought to distance the party from antisemitic views espoused by her father Le Pen; the party now focuses its anger on immigration and Muslim practices it sees as a threat.
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The sisters of Riyad Mahrez, the Algerian football star, "traumatized" after a brutal assault
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📅 September 15, 2020
They were very scared. Thursday September 10, 2020, Dounya and Ines Mahrez were attacked while they were in their beauty institute which is located in the heart of Paris. "I confirm that we were assaulted within our institute, me, my sister and my employees … It all started when a girl came to the institute and wanted us to take care of her. said she was supposed to get married this weekend. My employees pampered her well except that in the end, she (the girl) did not want to pay ", explained the sister of the football player. Algerian professional on his Instagram account. The client would then have taken her cell phone and in just a few minutes three cars with no less than 12 people on board would have arrived in front of the institute, as reported The Sun.
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"Guys and girls came down and came back to attack us directly," continued the young woman who says she is totally traumatized. She then said that they broke everything and hit the employees. "One guy tried to strangle me … while another crushed my little sister's leg and hit her at the same time … I'm shocked and even traumatized," she wrote again.
The perpetrators are still at large
While the older brother of the two sisters, Riyad Mahrez, is currently in quarantine in Manchester City after testing positive for the coronavirus, a complaint has been filed in an attempt to shed light on this assault. An investigation has been opened by the police to determine the circumstances of this incident. For now, investigations are continuing to try to identify and arrest the perpetrators of this assault.
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Ніоба — драматична повість Ольги Кобилянської, написана наприкінці 1904-го року й опублікована в 1905-му році в журналі «Кіевская старина». Окремим виданням вийшла у 1907-му році в молодомузівському видавництві «Світ». На думку Михайла Рудницького, твір є спробою «психологічної повісти».

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У центрі "оповідання" (таку характеристику давала «Ніобі» сама Кобилянська) — стара попадя й мати 12-ти дітей. Має "старосвітський" світогляд. З незбагненної причини всю її родину чекають нещастя — частина дітей померла малими, старший син Іван помер від тифу, не закінчивши університету, середній син Осип з любові одружується на заможній єврейці, чим приносить "сором" усій родині (цей шлюб буде нещасливим, а його син осліпне в молодому віці); третій син Василь став духівником, якого церковні чиновники схилили до безшлюбності, внаслідок чого він живе з непошлюбленою жінкою; наймолодний же син Андруша стане п'яницею, і проклинатиме батьків за те, що привели його на світ.

Не краще складеться й доля доньок у родині: старша із них Марія помирає молодою, полишивши по собі троє дітей; за ними доглядає її сестра Лідія, з якою чоловік збирається одружитися; однак в останній момент Олена — інша її сестра — "підкорює" його серце, в чому він зізнається матері та Лідії, яку ця правда доводить до самогубства.

Останньою у повісті подано історію Зоні, яку віддали на виховання до вуйка. Як і багато героїнь Кобилянської, вона має загострене відчуття краси та потребу в високих пориваннях духу. Вона закохується у вродливого студента семінарії Олексу, якого тітка та вуйко вважають гарною парою і з яким вона невдовзі заручається. Втім, всуціль практичний, він не здатен зрозуміти свою майбутню дружину. Відданий "громадським справам" і дивлячись на своє майбутнє призначення духівником в одну з дальніх парафій як на можливість сприяти народному поступу, він скептично ставиться до культурних потреб своєї дружини, поступово виявляючи свої деспотичні риси. Зрештою, до вуйка Зоні приїздить маляр-німець, у якого вона закохується завдяки його артистизму та шляхетності. Заручини із Олексою розірвані, а прощаючись, вони з німцем не кажуть одне одному ані слова.

Рецепція
Остап Луцький у огляді літератури за 1905-й рік називає «Ніобу» «найціннішим даром у [тогорічному] відділі повістей». Авторка глибоко глянула в провалля горя, як слід відчула і переказала нам трагедію священницької сім'ї […]. Будова повісті не без хиб, мова дуже слабка, […] але всі ті недостачі покриває глибоке відчуття і розуміння людської душі […]».

Лариса Житченко вважає «Ніобу» своєрідною притчею. На її думку, «причина порушення усталеного патріархального порядку в кожного з дітей […] своя, але наслідок один — скалічене життя».

Крім того, у повісті можна простежити паралелі до інших творів Кобилянської. Наприклад, історія Зоні відсилає до схожої ситуації в повісті «Людина» і є, фактично, її інваріантом.

Видання
 Ніоба (новеля) // Кіевская старина, 1905. № 6, с. 361-410; № 7-8, с. 75-107; № 9 с. 248-316.
 Ніоба. Львів, 1907.
 Кобилянська О. Ю. Ніоба: новела /ред. та вступ. ст. А. Ніковського. — Київ : Сяйво, 1927. — 206 с.
 Кобилянська О. Твори. Т. 6: Ніоба: повість. – Харків : Рух, 1927. – 166 с.

Примітки

Твори Ольги Кобилянської

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Review: Hate List by Jennifer Brown
posted at Thursday, June 5th, 2014 at 8:00 PM | Reviews, Young Adult
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets.
Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on with her life.
One of my goals in freeing up some time in my reading schedule is to do more readalongs with my blogger friends, because it's REALLY nice to be able to discuss books I've just read and actually still remember with people. So, anyway, Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) and I agreed to read Hate List, which we both owned and had totally failed to read it. Jamie read it right on schedule and I…did not, sad to say. I overestimated how far along I was in my pile. However, I finally got to Hate List and it was good in a heart- and trope-stabbity way.
Obviously a book about school shootings isn't going to be exactly a fluff read, but, by my standards at least, Brown's novel isn't completely depressing either. One thing that helps a lot is the setting. I've read at least one novel with a school shooting and I know several more exist, but Hate List focuses on the aftermath, which I think is an excellent authorial decision. As a culture, I think we have a rubbernecking sort of fascination with tragic events, but a tendency not to think about the long-term effects of things. Yes, the school shooting was horrible and sad and all sorts of other bad things, but what happened next is a really important question. All of the people involved have to live with that and how are they going to do that?
The choice of narrator for Hate List is also rather inspired. Val is both victim and possibly perpetrator in the shooting, and, with her as the MC, Brown can weigh the pain of both. For those who don't know or who need a refresher, Val's boyfriend of three years, Nick, was the shooter. Though Val didn't know he was going to do it, she feels responsible, both because the hate list was her idea and because she feels like she should have known. Her mood constantly shifts from guilt, for what she feels she helped cause, to hate, at the way everyone treats her even though she didn't kill anyone. Her emotions are complex and believable.
What I liked best about Hate List was actually the relationship between Val and Dr. Hieler, her psychiatrist. So often in YA, there's a subtle or overt mistrust of therapy, and Hate List's portrayal is incredibly positive. Dr. Hieler's great at what he does and very much not a stereotypical therapist. He's funny, talkative and supportive. He doesn't push her to talk about the dark stuff and instead serves as a safe, non-judgmental space, which is so much what she needs. Dr. Hieler helps her recover more than anything else and I think that's wonderful.
Also stellar is the friendship that evolves between Jessica and Val. In most YA novels, the social hierarchy consists of gorgeous, popular bitches who are evil. That's who Jessica was to Val and Nick, which is why she ended up in the hate list. During the shooting though, Val saves Jessica's life, taking a bullet herself, and Jessica proves her only friend when Val returns to school. Jessica turns out to be this incredibly kind, thoughtful person. Val's friendship with Jessica helps Val realize how shallow most of the judgments in the hate list were.
Hate List does a really good job of weighing the subject matter without being preachy or judgmental. The victims aren't held up as perfect innocents and Nick isn't shown as the devil incarnate. The overall message is obviously one of friendship and love, but this isn't done at the expense of reality. For example, I liked the inclusion of Val's parents' mistrust of her. They both say some pretty terrible things to her, but they're also somewhat caring parents. On a side note, I like the positive arc given to her parents' separation and new relationships.
On the whole, I didn't emotionally connect with Hate List quite enough to bump this book into the range of absolutely loving it, but I do think it did a nigh perfect job with the subject matter. Also, I teared up a bit during that last scene, so, you know, good job, Ms. Brown.
Jennifer Brown's Hate List is an excellent contemporary novel that takes a thoughtful and clever look at the powerful subject of school shootings. Hate List is markedly free of the most common YA tropes and is one of those rare YA novels without romance.
I saw everyone, a shifting sea of discomfort and sadness, each person carrying his own pain, each telling her own stories, no story more or less tragic or important than any other.
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2 responses to "Review: Hate List by Jennifer Brown"
Nicole @ The Quiet COncert says:
Wonderful review for this book Christina! I love Jennifer Brown's work and Hate List is no exception. I love how she always delivers a new perspective on such a tough issue. I appreciated the complexity of having Val as the narrator and the focus on the aftermath of the shooting. I do think her dad's Dad's reaction was a little TOO much and made me mad, but I understand that parents would be in a difficult position too. Anyway, as I said, I loved this one!
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Michael Conniff, Contributor
Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist, Blogger
Con Games: Elaine Pagels, Literally
Where have you gone Jerry Falwell?
In the mists of the Tea Party nonsense, it is perilously easy to miss the fact that the Kool-Aid of the Evangelical Right has grown lukewarm, tepid, and downright stanky.
Exhibit A would have to be Ted Haggard, once the king of all Evangelicals, now neutered by his own pay-for-play homosexuality and fall from grace. Making a comeback in Colorado Springs, Haggard now bespeaks love and the Bible, rather than bile and the ballot box. There's nothing quite so winning as a sinning preacher.
Like Haggard, the evangelicals--the linchpin of the W coalition--have gone limping off into the sunset, kept upright only by that unyielding pillar of politics, the Right To Life movement.
What happened to the ground well of the Christian Right?
Simple, really: there was never any there there because the whole movement is literally based upon something which is laughably untrue: the literal interpretation of the
Bible. I know this to because of my "Con Games" radio interview with Elaine Pagels, author of The Gnostic Gospels, perhaps the world's most renowned scholar when it comes to sacred texts.
Pagels, a MacArthur fellow and a Princeton professor of religion, became famous because of The Gnostic Gospels, a book of that history that showed there were "dozens" of Gospels, and that "Christian tradition is about 10 to 15 percent of what there was," as she said on my show.
For starters, Jesus spoke Aramaic, and "we don't have anything written down in Aramaic." Most of the Gospels were written in Greek, with at least something (or Something) lost in translation. Pagels explained the Gospels bespeak "a huge amount of myth and prophesy and story and symbolism"--as opposed to verbatim Word of God, as the Evangelicals would have you believe. In fact, Pagels was so upset by the conflation of religion and politics under President George W. Bush that she began a book on The Book of Revelations--before the United States invaded Iraq.
"That's the kind of question that started me on this book," she said on "Con Games." "The U.S. was about to invade Iraq... I was really upset about the way he [Bush] was fusing religion and politics."
Is there a legitimate literal interpretation of the Bible?
"The answer any New Testament scholar would give, "is 'no,'" Pagels said. As for her earlier work: "I was really amazed to find there were all these other Gospels.... Who is Jesus? What is the good news? There are just so many versions of that.... What we call Christianity is one version of a much wider range of...possibilities."
According to our most preeminent scholar, a literal interpretation of the ancient scrolls and screeds is false and misleading on the face of it. The Evangelicals, in other words, have built their philosophy on faith and not facts because the facts are fungible and can only nay-say their faith.
God bless the Evangelicals--God bless us every one--but practice the politics of what they preach at your own risk.
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Carl Georg Christoph Beseler (2. november 1809 i Rødemis ved Husum – 28. august 1888 i Harzburg) var en tysk retslærd, broder til Wilhelm Beseler.

Beseler tog 1831 juridisk eksamen i Kiel og 2 år efter doktorgraden sammesteds. Stærkt påvirket af den Lornsenske bevægelse nægtede han at aflægge lydighedsed til den danske konge, og som følge heraf nægtedes der ham ikke alene bestalling som advokat, men det blev ham også forbudt at virke som privatdocent i Kiel, og han forlod derfor 1835 for bestandig Hertugdømmerne.

Samme år blev han juris professor i Basel, 1837 i Rostock, 1842 i Greifswald og 1859 ved Berlins Universitet. Under sit ophold i Basel knyttede han nærmere forbindelse med Lornsen, og efter dennes død blev det Beseler, der udgav hans politiske testament Die Unionsverfassung Dänemarks und Schleswig-Holsteins (Jena 1841). Beseler var medlem af Frankfurt-parlamentet, hvor han sluttede sig til det nationale Centrumsparti, og fra 1875 var han livsvarigt medlem af det preussiske herrehus. Han skrev Erlebtes und Erstrebtes. 1809-1859 (Berlin 1884).

Beselers videnskabelige virksomhed står i nøje sammenhæng med hans politiske. Han udgik fra den historiske skole, men betonede på en anden måde end denne rettens nationale og folkeejendommelige elementer. I receptionen af den romerske ret så Beseler en nationalulykke, skarpt gennemførte han sondringen mellem den folkelige ret og den af juristerne skabte, med påvisning af den mulige og virkelige tvedragt mellem den folkelige og den juridiske retsbevidshed.

Allerede Beselers første større værk Die Lehre von den Erbverträgen (I, 1835, II, 1-2, 1837 og 1840) var præget af denne tankegang, som fik et særlig prægnant udtryk i hans programskrift Volksrecht und Juristenrecht (1843), der har et sådant arbejdes fortrin og fejl, og som pådrog Beseler den hvasseste kritik fra den tyske retsvidenskabs mest skolede ånder, G.F. Puchta, C.G. von Wächter, Heinrich Thöl i bogen Volksrecht, Juristenrecht. Genossenschaften. Stände. Gemeines Recht (1846) og andre.

Herefter stod Beseler som den germanistiske bevægelses førstemand, og ved sit System des gemeinen deutschen Privatrechts (I, 1847, II, 1853; III, 1865, 4. udgave 1885) befæstede han yderligere denne stilling. Praktisk og videnskabelig har hans indflydelse været overordentlig, ikke mindst ved den videre udvikling, hans tanker har fået ved hans fremragende elev Otto von Gierke. Foruden en del retshistoriske afhandlinger kan af Beselers produktion endnu nævnes hans Kommentar über das Strafgesetzbuch für die Preuszsischen Staaten und das Einführungsgesetz vom 14. April 1851 (1851).

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Helios Scholar working to learn the canine genome
Posted by Erik Wirtanen | Dec 23, 2015 | Students
Alexandra Nazareno
Alexandra Nazareno, a computer science major in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, has worked as a Helios Scholar at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) for the past two summers and was mentored by Muhammed Murtaza of TGen.
"I learned about next generation sequencing and high performance computing techniques to process, organize and analyze large amounts of raw DNA sequencing data," Nazareno said. "I created a workflow of aligning raw sequence reads to the reference canine genome and assess quality of sequencing results."
In her work, she is learning more about the dog genome, how cancers develop in dogs and leverage this knowledge to develop better treatment options for dogs and for humans.
She is currently working on identifying genetic alterations in cancer tissue and in blood samples.
"One of the biggest challenges of working with sequencing in dogs is determining what genes and molecular pathways are affected by the mutations we find, since there is little previous study on the canine genome.
Growing up, Nazareno's primary interest was in healthcare and life sciences. After taking her first programming class in high school, she wanted to continue learning computer science and engineering, which led her to the Fulton Schools.
"I loved the idea that computing technology is so relevant in any field, including health, so all through college I've looked for ways to combine my two passions in research and projects. In genomics research, computer scientists/bioinformaticians are needed to help the biologists produce, manage, and analyze, all the data that comes from sequencing."
TGen, located in downtown Phoenix, is a non-profit research institute with a focus on studying human diseases at the molecular level, including individual genomes, in order to develop precision treatments and therapies for patients.
"I have been very grateful to work at TGen with its scientists, professors and education and outreach team, all of whom help provide experience in awesome research, as well as professional development within the scientific community," said Nazareno.
Erik Wirtanen, erik.wirtanen@asu.edu
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Lots of old planes expect delays and cancellations.
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The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah Al Mukarramah for the Hajj is undertaken by thousands of Bangladesh's predominantly Muslim population.
Biman is the sole Bangladeshi airline permitted by the government to provide flights for pilgrims to King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah.
Every year, the commencement of these flights is inaugurated by high ranking government officials, including, at times, the Prime Minister.
6 April GMG Airlines suspends operation.
4 April 2012 Cabin crew and other airline employees from from Binman will strike for 48 hours starting Monday 16 April 2012. They want chairman fired along with the board of directors. This looks entertaining.
10/30/2010 Biman pilot strike over.
Bangladesh countrywide general strike Monday 7 February, 2011 bring cash if flying into Shahjalal, Shah Amanat or Osmani airports ATM's maybe empty.


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1988, Park Circus/MGM, 87 min, USA, Dir: Tom Holland
Andy Barclay has a new playmate who's in no mood to play. Young Andy is thrilled to get the hottest new toy - until he learns his doll is possessed by the spirit of a psychotic criminal! Can Andy convince the adults in his life that "Chucky" (voiced by an exceptionally creepy Brad Dourif) is out to get him before it's too late? Chris Sarandon and Catherine Hicks star in this horror classic which spawned an entire Chucky franchise, and which does double duty as a shrewd satire on consumerism and its effect on children.
David Kirschner
Don Mancini
John Lafia
Bill Butler
Alex Vincent
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1993, Buena Vista Pictures, 96 min, USA, Dir: Kenny Ortega
Over 300 years ago, the Sanderson sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) were executed in Salem, Massachusetts, for witchcraft, but they swore to return. On Halloween, new kid in town Max (Omri Katz) lights a cursed candle that resurrects the witches, who seek to steal the lives of Salem's children. Now Max, his sister Dani, his crush Alison and Thackery Binx, a child who was turned into a cat by the witches, must stop the evil before it's too late.
Steven Haft
Neil Cuthbert
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2001, Lionsgate, 100 min, USA/Germany, Dir: Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton makes an impressive feature directorial debut with this twist-laden horror film, in which he plays a father who surprises his two sons with a disturbing revelation: that God has tasked them with killing evil people. Matthew McConaughey is equally memorable as the man who shows up at FBI agent Powers Boothe's door claiming that he can close the book on the "God's Hand" serial murders. "FRAILTY is an extraordinary work, concealing in its depths not only unexpected story turns but also implications, hidden at first, that make it even deeper and more sad." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times.
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U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Thursday, extending gains from a day earlier. Investors cheered earnings news from several retailers, including Best Buy, Dollar Tree and L Brands. Sears fell sharply after reporting disappointing results.
KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained two points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,890 in the first 45 minutes of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average rose three points, or 0.02 percent, to 16,536. The Nasdaq composite added nine points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,141.
RETAILER RALLY: Best Buy jumped $1.50, or 5.6 percent, to $26.78 after its earnings came in well ahead of what investors were looking for. Dollar Tree gained $3.73, or 7.5 percent, to $53.72 after reporting that its income rose nearly 4 percent in the latest quarter as shoppers spent more at its discount stores. L Brands, which owns store brands such as Bath and Body Works and Victoria's Secret, rose 24 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $56.20.
NO LOVE: Sears Holdings reported a wider quarterly loss as sales slumped. Sears has been cutting costs, reducing inventory and selling assets as it tries to return to profitability. Revenue fell, partly because the company has fewer stores. Sears, which also operates Kmart, sank $1.31, or 3.6 percent, to $35.25.
ASIA: Thailand's currency sank Thursday after the country's military seized power in a coup. The Thai army chief's announcement came after the local stock market had ended its trading day with a slight gain. The Thai stock exchange said trading would open as usual on Friday.
In Japan, the Nikkei surged more than 2 percent, helped by an optimistic report on China's economy as well as minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's last major meeting, which suggested the central bank was in no hurry to hike interest rates.
EUROPE: Major stock markets in Europe were flat following the release of a survey that showed little growth in manufacturing. Stocks were muted after a business survey indicated that economic growth in the region remains weak. France's CAC 40 was little changed while Germany's DAX rose 0.1 percent. Britain's FTSE 100 was flat.
JOBS WATCH: The Labor Department reported that applications for unemployment benefits increased last week to a seasonally adjusted 326,000. A less volatile measure of unemployment claims, the four-week average, fell to 322,500. The average reached a seven-year low of 312,000 last month.
OTHER MARKETS: U.S. government bonds barely moved following the report on unemployment claims. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held steady at 2.54 percent. Gold jumped $10.30 to $1,298.40 an ounce.
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Not only was Adam instructed to eat all of these foods as part of a regular diet, but contained within every herb bearing seed and leaf of the tree are unique phytochemical compounds that can be extracted through distillation processes and other natural methods and used for basically every health ailment known to man. In the form of essential oils, these phytochemicals are thousands of times more potent and beneficial than simply eating a plant or leave. Essential oils are not a Johnny come lately healing modality. In fact, essential oils are the oldest natural form of healing and represent a quantum shift in our understanding of treating disease when compared to the bitter failure of modern pharmaceutical medicine that by all estimates kills at least 200,000 people annually in the U.S. alone just from drug side effects.
All pharmaceutical drugs are a counterfeit of God's natural medicine. That may not sit well with most doctors or drug companies, but it's the absolute fact. Almost every pharmaceutical drug has a plant based origin. However, they aren't plants and don't resemble essential oils or plant chemistry. Virtually all drugs are synthetic chemicals. They are man-made knock-offs of real plant chemicals.
For example, let's say that scientists discover a compound within olive leaves that kills cancer cells. Pharmaceutical companies wouldn't use the actual olive leaf to obtain this compound and mass produce a drug. Instead, through artificial chemical methods they will recreate that molecule in a laboratory. It may look structurally identical under a microscope to the molecule derived from the olive leaf, but it's a counterfeit. It won't work the same and can't work the same. That's why every single pharmaceutical drug comes with a long list of side effects. You can't patent a leave that is abundant in nature, but you can patent a synthetic molecule that is found in a leave.
The purpose of this article is to reintroduce our readers to the most effective natural medicine the world has available to it in the form of essential oils. There isn't a health challenge that a particular essential oil or combination of essential oils won't help in a completely safe, non-toxic manner with no side effects, and at a fraction of the cost of prescription medication. An important scripture to hone in on pointing to the use of essential oils is the birth of the Jesus.
What was so special about these three particular gifts, especially the essential fragrances (oils) of frankincense and myrrh? A simple Internet search on what frankincense and myrrh can do for all kinds of health challenges would be of great interest to someone who has never considered these modalities before as a form of treatment. God's solutions have been right in front of our eyes for years. Sadly, funds are raised every year for organizations like the American Cancer Society, and we are no closer to a cure after decades of false promises. Two other scriptures highlight essential oils for healing.
Real medicine used since the beginning of time has come from plants. Just as our lifeline to God is in our blood (Leviticus 17:11), plants and trees have their lifeline in the chlorophyll and essential lipid soluble fluids synthesized in the leaf. Interestingly enough, when a plant leaf is torn, it bleeds a substance called oleo-gum resin that initiates healing, similar to your skin mending in front of your eyes in a few days after being cut. The most apparent difference between hemoglobin and chlorophyll is that the porphyrin ring of hemoglobin is built around iron (Fe), while the porphyrin ring of chlorophyll is built around magnesium (Mg).
Almost everyone has experienced or heard of the extraordinary healing properties of Aloe Vera gel applied to an open wound, or used internally for stomach disorders. But yet, the scent of a rose, the perfume of a honeysuckle, the soothing fragrance that permeates from cedarwood, juniper, lavender, and spruce are never associated with healing properties stemming from the aroma of these aromatic essential oils. Scientifically, we know that these natural fragrances are more than just pleasant, they are emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically healing down to the sub-atomic level.
God was the first aroma therapist creating the aromatic molecules of plants to not only reverse illness but to preserve our health and prevent future sicknesses from manifesting. Is it possible that one of the longevity secrets to Adam, Methuselah, Enoch and others were their continuous application and exposure of aromatic oils from the garden flowers and trees that were in such abundance back then?
Whether applied in a pure concentrated state topically, consumed internally or used as aromatic vapors diffused in the air, the healing power of essential oils have been known and applied for more than 5,000 years. They are considered to be the very first medicines of the human race and a major part of the prescribed medicine of Hippocrates, whose works were published around 400 B.C.
Essential oils perform diverse duties. Like hormones, they regulate plant growth. Like enzymes, they extend the life force of the plant. The oil provides plant protection by giving immunity to ward off undesirable bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, insects and environmental toxins.
Essential oils can be used as a therapeutic protocol to balance our hormones, nervous system, digestive system, immune system, and various other bodily systems. They can also help increase oxygenation throughout the body while increasing circulation to all cells. Essential oils can also help metabolize our nutrients, minerals and vitamins as well as help clear the sinuses and lungs to help asthmatics and those suffering from a broad array of respiratory disorders.
The power of essential oils, when applied to cuts, wounds or open sores, can accelerate the healing process dramatically by their antimicrobial and antiseptic properties without harming healthy tissue. Considering that MRSA and other dermatology related challenges such as flesh eating viruses are now becoming more commonplace, essential oils are proving to hold the answer to these difficult challenges where drugs are failing.
The word "doctor" is only found three times in the entire Bible (Luke 2:46, 5:17 & Acts 5:34) and is never used to indicate a healer or a medical practitioner in the modern sense of the word, but is used to mean a teacher, rabbi or doctor of the law. However, a doctor of the law in biblical times was also a teacher of biblical health principles. This is the root of holistic health and Naturopathy.
Since when does a mainstream medical doctor ever sit down with a patient to teach them how to get well? The only thing they teach is how to take a script to the pharmacy and how to set up an appointment for surgery to get body parts cut out. A perfect correlation with the false trust in atheistic medicine is when King Asa contracted a foot disease that got worse through time. His choice was to seek the aid of physicians instead of looking to the LORD and His medicine. King Asa died as a consequence.
Another biblical example is found in Mark 5:25-34 and Luke 8:43-48. According to these passages, a particular woman had an issue of blood for 12 years and had suffered many things of many physicians (Medical Merry-Go-Round), and spent all she had (sound familiar?) and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. There is an important lesson to be learned that is applicable to us today. When afflicted with disease, many seek out intercessory prayer and to be put on prayer lists while confessing healing with their lips, but their heart's faith is in doctors and hospitals. Separation of God from medicine is a deadly mistake witnessed by hundreds of thousands of deaths a year caused by physician and hospital errors.
Pharmaceutical companies have to continually strive to develop more potent antibiotics to overcome the newly formed resistant strains that are so virulent. Why? Because it's just a matter of time before germs outsmart the strongest antibiotics. Virtually all antibiotic-resistant super germs being battled are in hospitals where massive amounts of antibiotics and toxic topical antiseptics are used coupled with inadequate ventilation, closed windows and hygienic and sanitary negligence by doctors and hospital staff.
With the natural antibiotic properties of God's healing oils and built-in intelligence and variability, bacteria can never anticipate ways to resist essential oils because of multiple species within each oil and potency differences, coupled with adaptability. This assures that their effectiveness will never diminish, even thousands of years later.
It is interesting to note that the very name aromatherapy was coined by a perfumer when a French chemist working in the laboratory on a perfume burnt his hand badly and plunged his hand into the nearest soothing liquid, which happened to be a jar of lavender oil. He soon discovered how quickly it eased the pain and promoted healing without scarring.
Most people have been given a New Age connotation toward essential oils with the stigma of the term aromatherapy. Many others think of oils as used only for anointing purposes for priests and holy artifacts. Even some ministers consider the anointing oil as symbolic only and do not recognize any innate medicinal value to be contained in the oils themselves.
Aromatherapy is one of the most actively growing forms of alternative medicine. Most sick patients suffer from some kind of stress-related disorder and aromatherapy encourages the healing process largely through relaxation and the relief of stress. Stress is also a major problem in hospitals, hospices and homes for the aged and physically or mentally challenged. Aromatherapy is welcomed by nurses who want to be closer to their patient and doctors who can refer patients with stress-related disorders who do not respond to conventional medicines. The actual mode of action of essential oils in vivo is still far from known, although there is strong in vitro evidence that essential oils can act as an antimicrobial or antioxidant agent or have a pharmacological effect on various tissues. Studies have shown that essential oils have an effect on brainwaves and can also alter behavior. It is possible that most of the effect of the oils is probably transmitted through the brain via the olfactory system. Used professionally and safely, aromatherapy can be of great benefit as an adjunct to conventional medicine or used simply as an alternative.
Every year like clockwork the CDC and the mainstream media pull out all of the stops to scare the world into thinking that they better get a flu shot to stay protected because this year will be worse than the last. Like innocent compliant sheep, the vast majority heeds their advice and gets that annual flu shot along with a toxic load of contaminants that actually weakens the immune system. What's ironic is that essential oils have been at the forefront of immune system protection for thousands of years. All sorts of essential oils have amazing germ killing properties, and they come with ZERO side effects and risks. Lavender, Oregano, Peppermint, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Lemon, Rosemary, and Clove are just a few of the many oils that not only offer protection but actually have clinical research proving they work. In an article published by Natural News, they gave particular attention to Lavender.
"Today, with the threat of H1N1 influenza and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, foregoing hazardous vaccinations and heading toward the lavender aisle instead is a wise choice. Here are six methods for using the oil which can keep you healthy during the flu season and beyond.
Hand sanitizer – This offers convenient and portable protection. In a small, leak-proof bottle, combine 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel, 3 tablespoons grain alcohol, and 10 drops lavender essential oil. Shake thoroughly and use liberally throughout the day.
Direct application – A therapeutic grade lavender oil can be your best friend this autumn and winter. By placing a few drops of the essential oil on the skin several times per day, the immune system is primed and ready to tackle cold bugs and flu viruses.
Antiseptic soap – Wash your hands frequently and enjoy one of the best practices for deterring illness. Even better, use a natural germicidal soap. In a mixing bottle, add 20 drops of lavender essential oil per 8 ounces neutral liquid soap (such as castile). Shake vigorously to combine. Transfer to a hand soap dispenser and use often.
Disinfectant – Utilizing lavender essential oil as a disinfectant spray will help keep your environment free of breeding pathogens. Add 40 drops of the oil to a medium spray bottle and fill with 2 cups water. Shake well before each use and generously spray countertops, toilet seats, handles and knobs along with the telephone and any other high traffic surfaces.
There is so much research available that supports the use of essential oils that an entire encyclopedia would be needed to give ample coverage to each oil and the various uses they offer. E. Coli is one of the deadliest forms of bacteria that causes illness and death every year. How often have you ever heard the media or a doctor recommend immediate use of essential oils to help counteract the problem?
The selected essential oils were screened against four gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris) and two gram-positive bacteria Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus at four different concentrations (1:1, 1:5, 1:10 and 1:20) using disc diffusion method. The MIC of the active essential oils were tested using two-fold agar dilution method at concentrations ranging from 0.2 to 25.6 mg/ml.
Out of 21 essential oils tested, 19 oils showed antibacterial activity against one or more strains. Cinnamon, clove, geranium, lemon, lime, orange and rosemary oils exhibited significant inhibitory effect. Cinnamon oil showed promising inhibitory activity even at low concentration, whereas aniseed, eucalyptus, and camphor oils were least active against the tested bacteria. In general, B. subtilis was the most susceptible. On the other hand, K. pneumoniae exhibited low degree of sensitivity.
Just as the 2015 school year approached, we began hearing reports of lice outbreaks all over America. What was different about this particular outbreak was the news that medical options were almost entirely ineffective at combating it. In years past one could just head off to the local drug store and purchase over-the-counter products that could eradicate the problem. Researchers are now classifying this new strain of lice as mutant lice because 25 states so far are dealing with lice that will not die off after using the standard treatments.
"One 2012 study examined the efficacy of two natural substances: tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) oil and nerolidol (3,7,11-trimethyl-1,6,10-dodecatrien-3-ol) against lice and nits (eggs). At a 1% concentration, tea tree oil was found to kill 100% of head lice within 30 minutes of application. Twice that concentration (2%) of tea tree oil resulted in the failure of 50% of the eggs to hatch after 4 days.
"Many studies of essential oils have found that they have antibacterial effects when applied to the skin. Some essential oils have antiviral activity against the herpes simplex virus. Others have antifungal activity against certain vaginal and oropharyngeal fungal infections. In addition, studies in rats have shown that different essential oils can be calming or energizing. When rats were exposed to certain fragrances under stressful conditions, their behavior and immune responses were improved.
A variety of essential oils offer therapeutic benefits when it comes to athlete's foot and toenail fungus. The most effective essential oil with actual published studies to prove its worth is tea tree oil.
Athlete's foot (tinea pedis). Topical application of a 10% tea tree oil cream works about as well as tolnaftate 1% cream (Genaspor, Tinactin, Ting, and others) for relieving symptoms of athlete's foot, including scaling, inflammation, itching, and burning. However, the 10% tea tree oil cream doesn't seem to cure the infection. A stronger tea tree oil solution (25% or 50%) is needed for that. Application of 25% or 50% tea tree oil solution appears to both relieve symptoms and clear up the infection in about half of people who try it for 4 weeks. However, 25% or 50% tea tree oil concentrations don't appear to be as effective for curing the infection as medications such as clotrimazole or terbinafine.
Early research suggests that applying a 5% tea tree oil shampoo three minutes daily for four weeks reduces scalp lesions, scalp itchiness, and greasiness in patients with dandruff. [xi] The following seven essential oils have all shown to benefit the causes and symptoms of dandruff: Tea Tree oil, Lavender Oil, Rosemary Oil, Thyme Oil, Peppermint Oil, Patchouli Oil, Chamomile Oil.
Lavender, peppermint, and basil essential oils have been known to help reduce the pain of migraines when inhaled. Peppermint oil works great for immediate headache pain relief. Just apply peppermint oil to your forehead, temples, behind your ears and on your neck and rub in vigorously. While it may not eradicate the pain entirely there will be almost immediate relief like nothing you've experienced before.
Living with pain is one of the worst problems to deal with on a regular basis. Sometimes pain can be so severe that nothing else works except OTC or prescription painkillers. Unfortunately, these options are a leading cause of death in this country and not the greatest choice for long-term treatment. Millions of Americans are living with pain, and very few doctors in this country even know about essential oils or would ever recommend them to their patients as a viable alternative. Essential oils have captured the attention of our government and all sorts of clinical trials and tests have been conducted and are being carried out to determine their effectiveness in dealing with a wide variety of health challenges. With respect to pain, the US NIH actually published a study that showed great benefit in relieving neck pain using four different essential oils. Here is the summation of that research.
Sixty participants with a history of neck pain and Neck Disability Index (NDI) score >10% were selected and randomly divided into control and experimental groups.
Motion analysis laboratory at Hungkuang University.
For the experimental group, the intervention included 3% concentration cream composed of four essential oils: marjoram, black pepper, lavender, and peppermint. For the control group, only an unscented cream was provided. For 4 weeks, all patients applied 2 g cream directly to the affected area daily after showering or bathing.
Assessment was performed by using a visual analogue scale (VAS), NDI, pressure pain threshold (PPT) evaluated with a pressure meter, and neck-joint range evaluated with Motion Analysis System (MAS).
A t-test statistical analysis by SPSS statistical software indicated that VAS scores improved significantly for both groups (p<0.05). In addition, the experimental group had improved pain tolerance in the left upper trapezius (mean±standard deviation, 2.96±2.54) and right upper trapezius (2.88±2.90) as measured by the PPT. According to the NDI, the experimental group also showed significant improvement (p=0.02). Comparison of MAS values before and after the intervention showed significant improvement in the 10 motion areas in the experimental group. This finding suggests that the experimental group had better results than the control group.
Essential oils represent a profound and valuable form of healing that has been suppressed by Western medicine for too long. Essential oils have an application for every single health problem known to mankind. There is an explosion of interest in essential oils and aromatherapy that big pharma can no longer silence. Walk into any health food store or vitamin outlet in North America and you will likely see essential oils now being promoted predominantly in the stores with end cap displays, diffusers, and other gadgets. Many retail stores are running diffusers with samples of different oils at the checkout counter as a way to promote them. In a world where drugs and antibiotics aren't working like they used to and with epidemics of disease outbreaks running rampant, essential oils hold the secret to our protection and health.
In order for essential oils to be a therapeutic grade for healing purposes, they must be derived from organically grown or wild crafted plants and steam distilled at low temperatures in non-reactive containers like stainless steel to differentiate between adulterated, diluted, refined or tampered oils and pure, unadulterated, living therapeutic essential oils.
Furthermore, dark amber glass or cobalt blue bottles are necessary for protection from light that causes oils to polymerize (coagulate) thus destroying their cell penetration capability and fragrant scent. The healing oils of the Bible had incredible healing properties because they consisted of uncontaminated organically grown wild plant extractions that were methodically processed to preserve life force and therapeutic constituents. Only the purest grown plants and oils can bring healing.
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Tim Weston's Mountain Challenge Report
The following is report by former Grenadier and star of 'Bad Lad's Army' Tim Weston on his 24km mountain challenge in Snowdonia, North Wales which raised a large amount for the Fund:
Having had only 4 hours sleep due to the lack of comfort from sleeping in a car, I eventually had had enough and got up at 04.45 hrs. On seeing that my mate was sound asleep in the back of his Landrover I woke him up. Well no one likes to eat breakfast alone!!
A fellow ex grenadier Gavin Langford looked as knackered as I felt, and I hadn't even set one foot on the mountains yet.
He set about getting breakfast and made the brews. I mentally prepared!!(Woke up)
Having checked my kit for the umpteenth time and with a look from Gav which said "you stupid old b….. d, rather your legs than mine "I made for the start point.
The weather was bright and very crisp, just what you would expect on a mountain in the early morning. Dead on time 06.00 hrs I was off, the stop watch started, Gav's laughter ringing in my ears. Always one to inspire!
As I zig zagged up the first part of the path I felt the exertion on my legs as the muscles started to warm up. Not going quite as fast as a speeding bullet I could hear my heart thumping on the very quiet mountainside. However I reached the top of Snowdon in good time. Having chosen not to wear a watch there was an official from another race who had his back to me and I tapped him on the shoulder and asked him for the time. 07.05 hrs - not a bad start at all. It then took me 55 mins to descend to the pass where I found Gavin having a tea break .When he saw me he launched into action, threw me water and some pain killers and drove off down the pass to reach the next stage. I ran after him arriving 25 mins later.
Gav supplied more water and words of warning as this was the steepest part of the route. I started my ascent of Cwn Cneifio. Going up this part was like climbing the sand hill, one step forward, 2 back. I really began to feel the toll at this point. However I persevered to the top and again was pleased with my time. So far so good,
On arriving at Llyn Cwn I took a left and went North up to Y Garn. By now it was approximately 09.45 hrs. and the sun had come out. After reaching the top the descent was along a narrow path with a steep drop to my right .Half way down this path my water ran out and I really began to feel thirsty. Looking down on Lake Llyn Ldwal it was looking more inviting by the minute. At this point I had anticipated meeting up again with Gav, who had been watching my progress, the best he could, through his binos. However he had lost sight of me in the dead ground and thought he may have missed the RV. But all was not lost and we met at the lake as planned where I took a big gulp of water and then continued on.
The gulp was too much for my knackered body to cope with and without giving too much graphic detail, about 500 yards later it let me know. Apologies to the car that was passing at the time!!!
Undaunted I carried on to the furthest point of Llyn Ogwen. The finish point. I arrived dead on 11.15 hrs, giving me a total time, start to finish, of 5 hours 13 mins 33 seconds.
I'd like to thank all those who sponsored me, Ros for all her help and support, and Gavin for his support, ensuring my safety on the day. Ta mate.
Tim Weston
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That is exactly what I thought when I first set eyes on it!
I don't want to monkey around too much, as that would be a bit previous. But there is something of the koala about this, don't you think?
Certainly looks oinky, is it extant? How big is it?
Well, I thought this would be all done and dusted by this stage, having only had a quick look this morning.
Unlikely to see because of rarity or habitat & nature of the beast?
Actually my first thought was dog, now switching to something hounds might hunt (not foxhounds though). Wondering whether wine might be needed here?
Ps I don't have my glasses.
I'm not going to say, as I believe I saw this very specimen out and about for the first time a couple of months ago..
So some kind of prehistoric pig thing? its got weird ridge bits over the eye sockets. Is it broken at the front or does the nose really look like that?
google throws up some possibilities but that's not the point.
Entelodont? but I don't think its big enough. there's no pronounced cheek flange.
Its got a pretty big cranium.
Not a pig thing – well spotted on the eye sockets, they're actually pretty diagnostic for identifying the Order this belongs to.
I know we had one not long ago, but is this another peccary?
Entelodont? Don't think so. It doesn't look bumpy enough.
You have to admit the koala thing is a bit of a stumper…if it's a marsupial my guess would be something like a Diprotodon but that is definitely not a Diprotodon.
Shame we can't get a good look at the teeth, either. Am I right in thinking it's omnivorous?


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Kotîra (în ) este un sat în comuna Nobel din raionul Zaricine, regiunea Rivne, Ucraina.

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Conform recensământului din 2001, toată populația localității Kotîra era vorbitoare de ucraineană (100%).

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Homonym, Acronym, Synonym....Oh My!!
Everyone has their own niche, their own aptitudes, talents, etc. One of mine happens to be the English language. Or more precisely, the written English language. My family and friends will swear (at me) to the fact that I can be a *little* fastitidous. (they use *another* word, but this is a family web site) I am the "Designated Editor" for term papers, letters to whomever, resume's, etc., and I have been known to correct letters, upcoming announcements, flyers, etc. that come from SWHNOB's school and send them back. Many are the times, after my little red pen and I are done, that I've been accused of getting a paper cut and bleeding all over the page.
Why do I tell you this? And what the heck does that have to do with the title of this post? Simple. As I said, the written word is something I have an aptitude for, so naturally when reading something military-oriented and it's chock full of nuts....um, acronyms, if it's not something I'm already familiar with like DITY, PCS, TriCare (oh, sorry...that's a cuss word not an acronym.), then I try to figure out what the letters mean. It's a little *game* the military and I have been playing for most of my life. I'll start by seeing if I can figure out a few possibilities for a given acronym and then see which one best fits how it was used. Generally, I'm pretty good at it. (I should be, as I said I've been playing the game for a while now). Every once in a while, though, they throw me a curve.
Take the other day, for instance. As I was perusing through Love My Tanker's "Did You Know?" post, I came across this article, and these acronyms - Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC); personal property shipping offices (PPSO); Defense Personal Property System (DPS); household goods (HHG); and Transportation Operational Personal Property Standard System (TOPS).
Does anyone see the problems here? Anyone? No?
Well, the first one follows the general rule of not including the first letter of the word *and* in the acronym. (That's rule #2 in *'Da Derivative Rules of Acronym Formation* [DDRAF] - henceforth known as *'da rules"). Although just like "i before e except after c", you have to keep in mind the last part of that phrase - "in most cases" - because, sometimes, "and", "of" or "the" will be used just to make the acronym *sound* right.
The second one? No surprises there, either.
Number three? Well, now, that one just isn't playing by *'da rules*. Defense Personal Property System=DPS? Huh? What happened to the second "p"?! It was obviously good enough for PPSO. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that it's a "system" not an "office".....which leads one (well, it leads me anyway...) to wonder: if this is the "system" that the "office" is utilizing, will that mean that soon they will have a surplus of "p's"? They gotta go somewhere yanno. Where we gonna put 'em?
Now, just when you've started to come to terms with this new *twist* of a missing "p" along comes household goods, or as the military mucky-mucks (that would be MMM for those of you keeping score.) have declared -- HHG. Um, 'scuse me? Where the H did the extra "h" come from? Yeah, I *know* that "household" has two "h's" in it. But it's all one word! Why did *we* use an extra letter from the middle of a word when poor DPS got short-changed!? (I'm bein' serious here, folks.I hear ya snickerin'.)
Finally, as if dropping a "p" and adding an "h" wasn't confusing enough, along comes TOPS - Transportation Operational Personal Property Standard System. Oh great!! Now we've lost another "p" and an "s"! All these loose consonants just floatin' around!! What are these people thinking!? That's a 5:1 ratio of consonants to vowels -- just in this post alone! Think of all the acronyms DoD has......
*shakes head slowly*
All I gotta say is somebody better do something soon. Or we're gonna need one serious vowel movement.
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