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- By figuring out how to manipulate the human aging process, researchers hope they might be able to delay aging-associated diseases such as Alzheimer's, cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, and diabetes.
- Researchers from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) are working to decipher how aging happens on a cellular level and develop therapies based on those findings.
- The director of the NIA's division of aging biology says he is optimistic about two treatments for aging that are in the pipeline.
What if there were a way to tackle Alzheimer's, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer in one fell swoop?
Underlying all of those common causes of death is one shared factor: aging. So new insight into the aging process could act like a skeleton key that could unlock cures for all of these conditions, according to Felipe Sierra, director of the division of aging biology at the National Institute on Aging.
"We're not trying to become immortal. That is not our goal," Sierra, whose agency resides within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), told Business Insider. "The goal of the NIH is to improve the health of the elderly. Of course, a side effect of being healthy is that you're not going to die."
Research on aging has gained a lot of momentum in the last decade. But of all the drug targets for aging-related to disease that are being investigated right now, Sierra said, two potential avenues for treatment are most exciting to him. The first is a drug called rapamycin, which blocks a pathway in the body related to energy, metabolism, and immune function. The other is a class of drugs known as senolytics, which can kill a certain type of cell in the body that causes inflammation and damage.
"The idea is by understanding aging, we can do manipulations. By doing that, we don't just delay one disease of aging, we delay them all," Sierra said. "It's a better solution."
All roads lead to TOR
In studies on animals and humans, restricting caloric intake has been shown to help protect against diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, and even potentially extend lifespans.
Sierra said the drug rapamycin may produce a similar outcome by targeting a signaling pathway in the body called TOR (target of rapamycin), which is connected to cell growth and aging.
"Rapamycin mimics, to some extent, calorie restriction. It creates a state in the body where there is a reduction of nutrients," Manuel Serrano, who wrote a widely cited review of studies on aging, told Business Insider. "Even though you are eating the same amount, the biochemical machinery of the cells think there are no nutrients, and that is beneficial."
Rapamycin was initially used as an immuno-suppressive drug for patients who got organ transplants. But after scientists found that it could block the TOR pathway, researchers started studying the compound in the lab.
A recent study conducted by Novartis was especially noteworthy, Sierra said. It looked at how a drug similar to rapamycin that acted on the TOR pathway affected elderly patients' immune response and risk for infection. The results showed that the patients' rate of respiratory-tract infections went down by more than 65% during winter cold and flu season.
"This is significant because it is done in humans and it shows that these approaches that address aging are useful against disease of the elderly, which is this whole paradigm that we are working with," Sierra said.
Joan Mannick, the researcher behind Novartis' study, said that going forward, she wants to see whether the drug offers any benefits for other aging-related dysfunctions like heart disease and neurodegenerative diseases.
"Novartis had realized that the science in the aging field had progressed enough that we could actually start translating it to humans, and there's increasing data that aging is not just due to random wear and tear but it's actually a biology that is regulated by signaling pathways," she told Business Insider. "And you can actually target fundamental pathways that seem to contribute to aging as a new way to treat aging-related conditions."
Killing 'zombie cells'
The TOR pathway is the most popular avenue when it comes to aging research. But scientists are also looking into a group of drugs known as senolytics, which selectively eliminate a type of cells called senescent cells.
These cells, nicknamed "zombie cells" by some scientists, lose many important functions as they age but don't die the way normal cells do. Senescent cells can become cancerous and damage neighboring cells, possibly causing them to become senescent as well.
According to Dr. James Kirkland, a physician and researcher at the Mayo Clinic, our immune systems take out some senescent cells. But the zombie cells can accumulate in tissue as a result of aging, chronic diseases, chemotherapy, or exposure to radiation. Senescent cells are also closely associated with osteoporosis; in fact, frailty in the elderly is correlated with the accumulation of these cells.
To figure out how to kill these persistent zombie cells, Kirkland and his colleagues used a computer analysis to pinpoint pathways in the cells that protect them against their own inflammatory, toxic secretions. The researchers then attempted to eliminate senescent cells in lab experiments, using a leukemia drug called Dasatiniband and a flavonoid called Quercetin, which is found in apple peels.
This drug combo appeared to help old mice live 36% longer.
"To me that's amazing for a mouse that is that old and has lived with all the damages that's accumulated with age," Sierra said.
Kirkland said that eliminating senescent cells alleviated radiation-induced injury and frailty in the mice. It also increased cardiac function and blood flow, improved symptoms of diabetes, and relieved osteoporosis.
Read more: A new way to tackle aging could have the potential to upend a $20 billion market
"We want to get [senolytics] to clinical trials to treat those who are older with serious pulmonary fibrosis or other age-related dysfunctions. Hopefully it can improve lung and other physical functions," Kirkland said.
One of the only side effects of senolytic drugs, Kirkland noted, is that they could delay wound healing.
A controversial contender
A somewhat controversial but important third aging treatment option is a modern-day version of parabiosis, the transfusion of blood from a young animal into an old animal.
Although it may seem like a technique out of science fiction, Sierra thinks it's an important approach to research, if only as a proof of principle.
Tony Wyss-Coray, a neurology professor at Stanford University who studies Alzheimer's, came up with the idea to use this technique to treat this disease after studying differences in the blood composition of patients who had Alzheimer's and people without the disease.
Wyss-Coray's research in mice showed that blood from young mice rejuvenated older mice's brains, and blood from old mice inflamed younger mice's brains.
"We found that it's not the cells that are responsible for this effect, but it's the soluble factors in the blood, specifically proteins. And we've identified a few proteins that have either beneficial effects in the old or detrimental effects in the young," he said.
Other researchers have used parabiosis to restore function in the liver, kidney, skin, bone, heart, and muscles.
Wyss-Coray founded a company called Alkahest, which uses a specific part of blood plasma to treat Alzheimer's disease. After a positive early trial in late 2017, the treatment is now in a phase-two trial.
A new outlook for an aging population
Since 1964, humans globally have been extending their average lifespan by one day every week — an impressive feat.
But Sierra pointed out that there has also been a rapid increase in the number of diseases and disabilities, which indicates that we haven't been doing a great job of expanding healthspan along with lifespan.
"Imagine a 75-year-old that was supposed to die of a heart attack. But we give him statins and he didn't get the heart-attack," Sierra said. "This person did not die when he was supposed to die, but he's living longer with all the other diseases that we're not treating."
Because of that, he said, it's now more expensive to care for the aging population.
Approximately 80% of older adults have at least one chronic disease, and 77% have at least two. Chronic diseases account for 75% of the money the US spends on health care, according to the National Council on Aging.
And in many countries, the population of elderly people is growing rapidly. In 2016, there were 49.2 million people in the US who were 65 years and older. By 2035, that number will grow to 78 million, according to estimates from the US Census Bureau. That will put additional strain on the healthcare system.
But targeting aging could allow scientists to intervene earlier in the chain of events that leads to many chronic and age-affiliated diseases like heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes, which cause almost two-thirds of all deaths each year.
"Aging is the biggest risk factor for almost every chronic disease. And we never understood that it might be a modifiable risk factor that you can target with a drug," Mannick said. "I think if future studies continue to be positive, it will open up a whole new area of medicine."


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- TR thoughts on ticket re-sellers / scalping
- Why You Can't Get a Ticket to the NBA Finals … — The Ringer
What it comes down to is a very limited supply and a very high demand. But that's obvious. Read the pieces to see just how it really plays out.


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Memory captured
By a photo taken
Lifts the Spirit;
Mind is awakened.
Encouragement from
Inspirational thoughts
Provide positives
To handle tough spots.
Reassurances from
A sermon message
Gives hope for a future
That is impressive.
Feeding the mind
So you are blessed
With effective ways
To handle each quest.
Producing qualities
Like optimism,
And enthusiasm.
Poem by Mark Shields – © 11-15-2018
This is a photo of our family dog. She's very photogenic. When we saw her photo on the local animal shelter add, we went down to see if she was still there and when she was, we adopted her. Over the years, she has given us a lift with her funny expressions.


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May 17, 2017
Hey friends! I feel like it's been ages since I did an outfit post. But here we are!
Summer has begun and I couldn't be happier. I'm keeping myself busy with work and summer classes, but making sure to enjoy the family and friend time.
Let's get right to it--THIS DRESS. If you've watched 13 Reasons Why on Netflix you may recognize it. Hannah Baker's friend (I can remember her name) wears it in a party scene. However, this dress is totally a brunch outfit in my opinion 😉 Unfortunately I got this dress years ago and is no longer sold, but it was purchased at Urban Outfitters. Because it has an open slit in the front, I slipped on a charcoal body suit for some coverage. I also got this years ago (what is it with me and old clothes?!) but have linked a similar bodysuit here. I don't think you can even see my shoes, but they're a cute brown lace up sandal (these are my summer go-to's). I picked the earrings up at Multitudes, an adorable boutique in my hometown.
Best freshman roomie I could've asked for
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I dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a young child's mind
And they fashioned with care.
One was a teacher, the tools she used
Were books and music and art:
One was a parent with a guiding hand
And a gentle and loving heart.
Day after day the teacher toiled
With touch that was deft and sure,
While the parent laboured by her side
And polished and smoothed it over.
And when at last their work was done,
They were proud of what they wrought,
For the things they hand moulded into the child
Could be neither sold nor bought.
And each agreed she would have failed
If she had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the Preschool
And behind the teacher, the home.
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It's just after seven and The Butchers Arms on Halifax Road is already buzzing. We battle through the players around the pool table and head upstairs where a buffet is being laid out.
"Remind me why we're here," I ask Creative Scene producer Vicky after we've ordered our drinks.
"We want an update on our play The Ruck, she says, "and Kevin and Craig are due to meet here tonight."
It's true. It's been a while since I reported on the read-through around the big table in Creative Scene's offices, so a re-cap is due.
The story so far. Commissioned by Creative Scene, playwright Kevin Fegan has written a play about Batley Bulldogs Girls' Rugby team, coached by Craig Taylor. Last year, after an unbeaten season, they became the UK's first female rugby squad to tour Australia. The Ruck is inspired by the girls' exploits in both Batley and 'down under'.
"We've now appointed a director, Joyce Branagh," says Vicky, "and Rebecca Foster will be assistant director which will be great opportunity for her to work alongside an experienced professional.
"It'll premiere at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in September," she says, "before going on a Yorkshire-wide tour. And before that we'll do some little 20 minute 'shorts' at places like Batley Festival and at the Rugby Club."
Negotiating his way through some excited young children, Kevin joins us at the bar. "Vicky tell me you helped choose the director," I say once he has his pint. "Do you like to be involved in the production process?"
"I do. I'm that kind of writer. We were clear we wanted a female director and I'm delighted we've appointed Joyce. I'll be going along to the casting sessions and rehearsals too."
"Do you have a type of person in mind for your characters?" I ask.
"No. I like to be surprised. Often it becomes apparent during the auditions who the right person is. You have to be careful not to close the door to what someone might bring to a role."
"I like to be at the rehearsals as well, to be part of the team. I'm clear about what I'm good at and I want everyone else to be good at what they do. Everyone brings their own skills to a production."
"And tonight it's a presentation evening," I suggest.
"Yes. Last year – hot on the heels of the Aussie tour – Craig asked me to present some trophies, which was lovely. And it's been a while since I've seen them all, so it'll be good to touch base."
Kevin is keen to keep up his connection with the Rugby Club. "There's no closure with a play until it's put in front of an audience. I'm looking forward to hearing the comments of those who've inspired it. It matters to me what people think."
While we've been talking Craig has arrived with large boxes of trophies. Once they're laid out he joins us at the bar and he and Kevin seem to continue where they left off.
It turns out last year's winning team have pretty much dispersed. "Some are old enough now for the open age women's team," Craig tells Kevin, "and some are now playing union."
"You brought that in, didn't you?"
"Yeah. The girls play both over there," he says, meaning in Australia, "and it makes sense for them to play both league and union here too. The seasons don't collide. So why can't the girls play both?"
There have been other spin-offs from the Aussie tour too. A couple of the girls – including Craig's own daughter, Millie – were invited to go on a New Zealand tour with the team that hosted them.
"And now they've been offered a full-time rugby league scholarship in New Zealand. They're thinking of going out there to study and play full time," Craig says, proudly.
"And I hear there's a chance the play might go out to Australia too?" I say. "That would be great."
"Having The Ruck put in front of audiences here in Yorkshire will be brilliant," says Kevin. "Taking it to Australia would be a real bonus."
Tickets for The Ruck's premiere are on sale now.


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HarperCollins signs three more books from Department 19 author Will Hill
HarperCollins is delighted to be continuing its relationship with YA author Will Hill by acquiring three new titles. Fiction Editorial Director Nick Lake secured UK & Commonwealth rights to two final books in the Department 19 series, plus one untitled YA novel. The deal was concluded by Nick and Charlie Campbell at Ed Victor Ltd.
First launched by HarperCollins in 2011, Department 19 was the number one bestselling YA hardback debut of the year and the series has acquired more than 7,000 fans on Facebook (www.facebook.com/department19exists). The books have also enjoyed sales success as ebooks, with Department 19: The Rising becoming HarperCollins' bestselling children's ebook launch in April. Hill's writing has also been acclaimed in the press. "High action, fast plot, original and gripping, this is vampire writing without the sparkle – but with lots of blood!" said the Sun, while the Telegraph pronounced that, "Bram Stoker can stop turning in his grave: his 21st-century legacy extends beyond Twilight."
Nick Lake said: "Will Hill is an incredible talent and we're tremendously excited to have these new books to look forward to. With The Rising, he achieved that rare feat - a sequel that is richer and more gripping than its predecessor - and the strength of his writing is certain to garner him many, many more fans over the coming years."
Will himself said: "I'm absolutely delighted to have signed with HarperCollins for three more novels - the experience of publishing the Department 19 books with them has been an absolute pleasure. I'm looking forward to continuing to work with my amazing editor Nick and the fantastic sales, marketing and publicity teams, and I'm so thrilled that the Department 19 series will finish where it started; on the best list in the business."
About Will:
Before quitting his job in publishing to write Department 19, Will Hill worked as a bartender, a bookseller and a door-to-door charity worker. He grew up in the north-east of England, is scared of spiders, and is a big fan of cats. He lives in east London with his girlfriend.


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I should be working out right now.
That phrase is pounding in my head any time I find myself with a minute to spare. Right now the kids are both taking a nap and this hour and a half of pure silence and bliss is pretty much the only opportunity I have to do whateva I wawnt. Do I take a nap? Mop the floor? Write a blog post? Well, if you could see the bags under my eyes and the state of my kitchen floor, you'd get a pretty good idea of which things I've been neglecting. You already know this blog hasn't been feeling the love lately. I'm sorry, blog. You're my redheaded step child. The thing I usually choose to do during this time is exercise.
Remember how I told you about the postpartum depression thing and how it made me all weird and zombie-mode and like, skinny? Good news! I don't have that problem this time! I'm not skinny at all! Don't get me wrong here, I've actually been feeling quite amazing the past few weeks and I'm so thankful I'm not going through that awfulness again. It's been a completely different deal this time. The best word I can use to describe it is relaxed. The same drama is here again, but I just haven't let it bother me. So yes, I'm enjoying every minute with this little guy and his sweet big sister and I wouldn't change a thing about my life right now.
I have some excess chub. Okay, a lot of excess chub. I'm making an effort to be positive and kind to myself (hug a tree and sing Kumbaya with me) by not using the F word even though that's how I really feel. For some reason I had it in my head that eating nachos every day of my pregnancy wouldn't do my body any harm because, 'Eh. It's only 50 pounds. I lost that in 3 months before! Neener." Umm. Someone hand me my brass knuckles so I can punch skinny me in the head.
I clearly fell into the trap of eating poorly during the last year and am having a harder time getting rid of the extra pounds than I'd like. I know I sound crazy because it's been 5 weeks since I had Jack. I KNOW. I'm eating healthy, exercising daily, drinking a crap ton of water and still. Nothing's happeniiiiiiing.
Being relaxed and content is a very fine trade for PPD and I wouldn't go back there if you gave me all the cute shoes in the world. It's just a little discouraging, that's all.
(My chubby ankles wouldn't look good in those shoes anyway.)


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Celebratory months honoring groups of people can be tricky. The honored sometimes wonder if all the attention is just a ploy, perhaps an excuse to go on ignoring them the rest of the year. The rest of us try to toe the line between acknowledging complaints while still celebrating the spirit of the matter.
As Black History Month draws to a close, Tayari Jones writes for the Believer about being an African American author during the month of February, and the problematic paradoxes that arise from the inevitable glut of speaking invitations. She writes:
Although many black people grumble that it is not their responsibility to educate white people about our worth, most would agree that racism stems largely from ignorance, the antidote to this is obviously education, and somebody's got to do it. The question is whether refusing the invitations serves any purpose besides giving the writer a sense that she is doing something to address the problem. This, of course, brings in a second irony: performing a symbolic action to critique the symbolism of another equally symbolic action.


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About the book:
Title: The Mother-Daughter Book Club
Author: Heather Vogel Frederick
Genre & Age Group: Contemporary, realistic fiction, middle grade
Goodreads Synopsis:
The book club
is about to get
a makeover….
Even if Megan would rather be at the mall, Cassidy is late for hockey practice, Emma's already read every book in existence, and Jess is missing her mother too much to care, the new book club is scheduled to meet every month.
But what begins as a mom-imposed ritual of reading Little Women soon helps four unlikely friends navigate the drama of middle school. From stolen journals, to secret crushes, to a fashion-fiasco first dance, the girls are up to their Wellie boots in drama. They can't help but wonder: What would Jo March do?
Acclaimed author Heather Vogel Frederick will delight daughters of all ages in a novel about the fabulousness of fiction, family, and friendship.
Source: Public library
How I Found Out About It: Library recommendation algorithm
When I was just getting back into reading again, I came across this series on my library's website. Intrigued, I picked up the one book that was available at that specific branch… which happened to be the third. Oops!🙊 Nevertheless, I honestly wasn't confused at all, and I really enjoyed it.
Anyway, I decided that I wanted to pick up the first book, and start the series how I should've done before. With that being said, I don't regret my decision, as this book was pretty good!
To sum up, The Mother-Daughter Book Club follows the POVs of four middle school girls; Emma, who adores reading, Cassidy, an eager hockey player, Jess, who is very shy and really misses her mom, and Megan, a wannabe fashion designer. Though the four girls don't have too much in common, they are brought together by their moms, who decide to start a book club. This idea gives the girls mixed feelings, but they soon come to realize that after reading their chosen book, Little Women, they are able to see and act on their middle school fiascos in the shoes of main character Jo March.
I liked most of the characters, but I could relate to some of them more than others. First, I want to talk about Emma, who was personally the most like me, and my favourite out of all of the girls. She is quite the bookworm, and she was pretty much the only girl who was on board with the book club idea (what book lover wouldn't be?!). I thought she was really nice and agreeable, and I really liked the bonds she made with the other girls in the group.
Next, let's talk about Cassidy. I found her to be a little bit rude, and I sometimes got bored when it was her POV. She seemed to have a negative attitude towards almost everything, and from time to time, tended to say things that weren't too nice, especially as a joke. I do think the book club would be beneficial for her to change some of those ways, though, as deep down, she is probably an amazing character. I think she just needs a way to be able to bring that niceness out!😊
Now Megan is up, and to be honest, she's probably the POV I cared the least for. She was uninteresting, and quite unmemorable, if I do say so myself. Hence this, I don't have too much to say about her, other than the fact that I really loved her passion for fashion!👠💄
Lastly, I would like to discuss Jess. She was my second-favourite POV, as she was super nice and fun to be around, despite missing her mom so much. My heart broke for her, I felt so bad!💔
In this story, the book club reads and discusses Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Although I have not read the book myself, I didn't really find myself confused during these parts, and I trust that others won't, either. But, still, if you'd like to know exactly what is going on in the book club at any time, then maybe it would be a good idea for you to pick up Little Women first. Remember, different strokes for different folks!😉
All in all, this was a cute story which tackles many issues girls may face in middle school, and more. I'd recommend it to any middle schooler looking for a book about books with super relatable characters, because this book is a perfect example of those things! Read it, and you'll be inspired to create a mother-daughter book club of your own.😊
Rating: 3.5/5 Stars


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Jemma Woolmore aka Jem the Misfit is a Berlin-based video performance artist. Drawing from her art school roots in sculpture and audio-visual installation, Jem's carefully crafted performances create spatial and textural landscapes, responding intuitively with the audio. Her fascination for architecture, science and music combined with her artistic vision and dedication to translating musical energy into visual form has seen her illuminate festivals and galleries across Europe and Australasia including: Mapping Festival (Geneva, CH), CTM (Berlin, DE), Time Warp (Germany and Holland), NAME festival (France), Love Family Park (Germany), LPM (Rome, IT), Digital Pride (Lecce, IT), Stereosonic (voted Australia's number one electronic music festival) and Melbourne Fringe Festival (Melbourne, AUS). Kicking 2014 off with an interview in Groove Magazine DE, Jem the Misfit has established that she is an artist to watch. This year look out for upcoming AV collaborations with Simonne Jones, Paula Temple and Andre Uhl.
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SUPER GT Rd.7 Fuji
Loic Duval from PP to 9th finish, Andre Couto settles for 11th
From 12:50, the Official Qualifying began according to the given program, and with rain coming off and on, the track conditions kept changing throughout the day. Temperatures were 23 degrees Celsius, felt not too chilly, but for the track rather low at only 22 degrees.
Then from 15:10 began the 1st heat of the Qualifying by the top 8 cars. Temperatures dropped slightly to 18 degrees (Track: 20 degrees C) in the afternoon, where Loic went out for his time-attack as the last one up, warmed up the tyres carefully, yet pulled out his sheer force to grab the first pole position from this series this season.
"I struggled over many kinds of trouble this season, but feel very happy about getting this PP. This result is rewarding also for my team who has maintained their motivation up to now and worked so hard. Today, it seemed that even the rain was on my side, and I could stay concentrated without making mistakes at any sector to make such an excellent time-attack. Tomorrow's race may be sunny and I'll do my best to get on the podium!" said Loic in high spirits.
Commented Andre, "I tried the Qualifying heat with tyres different from those in the morning practice, but could not show the same sort of performance and results… it's disappointing," – not being able to hide his dismay.
The next day on the 13th, the Free Practice session in the morning was held in semi-wet condition, and on slick-tyres all the machines summed up their setting for the race. By 14:00, when the race was to begin, temperatures rose fairly high to 20 degrees C (Track: 41 degrees C), not asking for a better race-day!
Passed Lap 28, as more and more machines started to pit in, NAKAJIMA RACING returned Loic to the pit on the 33rd lap. After changing tyres and fueling, now No. 32 was under control of this team's Japanese driver, Yuhki Nakayama.
Nakayama who was in charge of the last-half of the stint ran with a constant race pace as keeping the 8th position, but towards the end of the race No. 32 got overtaken by one machine to end up finishing 9th in this race.
"What happened after Start was really discouraging. I opened up and gave the line to avoid collision with No. 36, but while 36 swayed to Outer-side with slow braking, I tried getting back to the top by turning to the 2nd corner from the In, … but was hit by No. 6… After that, all I could do was anyway give my best to gain as many positions up but looks like today's result (9th) was the utmost we could achieve."
"Because the start went so well, that one accident is really regretted. The impact of the hit was quite large, but we were lucky it did not give a damage causing us to retire. But the machine had a critical under-steer especially on high-speed corners, and then in sector 3, time never improved … anyway in the race today we struggled against many challenges. In the next round, we will work at recovering and pick up a better flow of things. Please stay with us and give us your large support!"
The next race, SUPER GT Round 8 will be staged at Autopolis in Oita Prefecture over October 17th to the 18th.
Photos by T.Moriyama
For more information: SUPER GT Official Website


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In Liberia, after a long period of civil war where many children are now orphans and homeless due to the fact that their parents were killed and properties burned down, the wellbeing of children and youth in poverty is paramount. We are hopeful in our efforts to transform the minds of these children for good leadership for a better tomorrow.
As we celebrate and enjoy the peace that God has given us, we also pray for economic stability in terms of job opportunities and improvement in our educational system. We hope that our government will be able to build more public schools and can minimize the high cost of school fees. These are fees that many parents cannot afford.
When parents cannot meet the school system's financial demands, children are often put out of school. Some children then work to help with their family's financial needs and with the hope of raising money for the next academic year. Unfortunately, other children lead wayward lives that result in rape, sexual abuse, youth pregnancy, violence, drugs abuse, etc.
From this background, the CME church, Liberia Region, through the Margibi District has been working over the last three years to put in place some programs to help solve some of these problems. The church can in no way survive without these children. They are our hope and future.
At the Potter's House CME church, located in Paynesville City, we have been helping some parents to keep their children in school. We try to empower these parents by putting them into businesses.
One of our greatest challenges is to provide something for these children after a worship service. Most of them do not eat before coming to church. And from our survey we realized that most parents cannot afford to provide two meals a day.
For the New Bethel CME Church in Duazon lower Margibi County, we started a study class for those children who are not in school. And for those who are in school, we have been raising funds to help them with pens, pencils, notepads, and copy books.
Near another of our churches, most children are not in school; many are dealing with drug abuse and early pregnancy issues. Still, we have supported placing five children in school and with assisting one in business. At every opportunity we tell these children that they are important and that they are needed in society and the kingdom of God.
Our father Bishop Godwin T. Umoette along with Senior Bishop Lawrence L. Reddick III have been a great help in this process. Presently Bishop Umoette will be starting a project of building a primary school for the children of the church and community. Praise God for that. Please keep us in your prayerS as we work with these children. For "JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN"
REV. Christian N. Keller, Liberia Annual Conference (CME) Campaign Liaison


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i'm looking to collect the rarest PAL titles for these consoles.
i'm looking to collect the rarest PAL titles for these consoles.
Well, Atari has like many consoles: Atari VCS 2600, Atari 7800 Pro System, Atari Lynx, Atari XEGS, Atari Jaguar, take your pick.
Atari 5200 Supersystem was not available as a PAL unit.
Some of the rarest Nes games:
-Rodland, only released in Spain and some units in the Netherlands and Italy.
-Mr Gimmick, only released in Scandinavian countries.
Step Back! This is my blast shot!
cool, some nes titles to keep my eyes open for, and as for atari i only own a 2600.
NES: Ufouria is uncommon and highly desirable, Banana Prince was only released in Germany. Mr Gimmick is definitely the rarest PAL nes title and will set you back a few hundred bucks...
SNES: Daze Before Christmas only released in Germany, Castlevania Vampires Kiss seems pretty rare
Megadrive: Daze Before Christmas only released in Australia, Alien Soldier seems desirable but I dont think its actually that rare..
My Feedback thread: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144938
some pal megadrive rarities i find are tough to come across, but these and many others pop up on ebay from time to time so they are not 'Darxide 32X' rare!!
Mutant League Hockey
World Championship Soccer 2
Madden 97
Fatal Fury 2
Time Killers
Death And Return Of Superman
Daze Before Christmas
Pirates Of The Dark Water
Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Super Probotector
Ecco Jr
Alien Soldier goes for over a hundred euro but most Treasure games do!
There's also a bunch of HES and Gluk unlicensed shit that is hard to come by in some cases.
For the Saturn: Keio Flying Squadron 2, Deep Fear and any other expensive Saturn RPG also released in the US (PDS, Shining Force III, Dragon Force). BTW, PAL version of Shining Wisdom is dirty cheap when compared to the Working Designs' US release
SNES: English Terranigma is extremely uncommon, I've never found one on Polish auction sites and was forced to use British eBay. Tha same thing with Secret of Evermore. Other rarities: Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss, Harvest Moon, Street Fighter Alpha 2, English Lufia 2, English Secret of Mana.
2600 PAl getting rare is:
Sentinel (might have had US release)
Pick n Pile
Acid Drop
Ghostbusters II
My Golf (not quite, but getting rarer)
the ITT games
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Whirlo (jp. name = Sandra no Daibouken)
Cool World
Zelda III Gold Pack
Daze before Christmas (not common but not extremely rare)
Mega Man X3
Mega Man 7
Street Fighter Alpha 2
You must defeat Sheng Long, to stand a chance......
Whirlo (jp. name = Sandra no Daibouken)
Cool World
Zelda III Gold Pack
Daze before Christmas (not common but not extremely rare)
Mega Man X3
Mega Man 7
Street Fighter Alpha 2
You must defeat Sheng Long, to stand a chance......
for PAL NES some of the ESP games are crazy hard to find (all of the 3 above games are ESP coded)
PAL PS1 has some really rare games aswel, mostly early releases without the Playstation border (Hebereke's Popoito, Philosoma etc) or late releases that came in low print runs like Blockids and Destructo 2
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Speaking of PAL PS1... European releases of Legend of Dragoon and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night are way more expensive than NTSC US versions.
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Snesguy, chance of finding anything truly deemed rare in Australia in the wild are pretty minimal. Your only real chances of finding anything rare on the consoles you have mentioned are the following games:
Mega Man Wily Wars - Megadrive
Daze before Christmas - MD/SNES
Uforia - NES (debatable if this is rare or not but gets some good $$$)
Terrinigma - SNES (same as uforia)
And pretty much the other titles already mentioned but I will say in all of my years of hunting I have not came across nearly all the games mentioned in this thread in the wild and its even worse now with everyone thinking any classic game is worth 2k monies on eBay.
Kizuna Encounter on the AES. Only 12 PAL copies were made.
Going by Racketboy for PAL NES games;
Mr. Gimmick: $600 � $750
Vindicators (Australian HES version) : $600 � $710
The Flintstones: Surprise At Dinosaur Peak: $600 � $750
Jetsons: Cogwell�s Caper: $ $300 � $400
Parasol Stars: $50 � $80
Banana Prince: $45 � $75
Noah�s Ark: $35 � $60
thanks for the games guys now as a collector i know what games to get,
I had Daze on the DM but i sold it a while back, fetched me a good $200 though.
I'll keep my eye open for any of these games for my collection.
just got my hands on a friends PS1,
any colector level games in AU i should keep my eye out for?
looking though my snes collection i see i have, and i have biometal and Terranigma.
love em so much ^^
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PS1 games in Aus:
RPG's, seriously most RPG's fetch a good value on the PS1 so things like:
Final Fantasy Anything
Suikoden 1 and 2
Legend of Dragoon
Star Ocean 2
Legend of Legia
Also Capcom fighters seem to fetch a bit too:
Street Fighter Alpha 2
X Men vs Street Fighter
MSH Vs Street Fighter (both this and X Vs SF where Blockbuster only releases and are a little hard to come by)
PAL Knuckles Chaotix is by far the most expensive region IIRC.
I think Fire Pro Wrestling Returns might be tricky to find in certain areas. Not sure which countries or retailers got sufficient copies.
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Right. Predictably, on cue, as on every panel about SFF, if you mention the words "Heinlein" and "women" in the same sentence or even in the same page, you attract screaming, ranting and accusations that Heinlein and by extension yourself cook babies for breakfast or perhaps eat them live on camera.
So, kind sirs—and particularly madams—why all this sound and fury, signifying by and large absolutely nothing? Why do some women feel required to stone Heinlein in effigy whenever his name is mentioned?
Oh, yeah, I know, he wrote women who like sex and all penetration is violation (my aching left foot) and all that rot. Which is why vast pickets of marching women have formed outside every theater showing Sex and the City, right? No? Odd.
Wait—it's because he wrote women who wanted to have babies. And this, as we all know, is a gross lie. Liberated women do NOT want to have babies. This is why there is absolutely NO industry devoted to infertility, in vitro fertilization, and other techniques devoted to helping women who built high power careers first realize their dream of having babies. Also, older women who are educated and have careers do not EVER adopt from abroad, with or without the help/support of a husband. In fact these things were never heard of. Wait—WHAT? What parallel universe is this?
So it must be because his women characters were attracted to men and tried to be attractive to the male gender. Of course, he should never write things that do not portray the life of women in the current world. Women are NEVER attracted to men. As for dressing for men—why, you can't find a pair of high heels anywhere on display in store windows. Dresses? What are dresses? They've long been abolished. The closest to dressing nice a woman goes is the pantsuit…unless one looks outside the Women's Studies departments in colleges—but who would want to do that?
Okay—if everyone is done screaming, may we now speak as adults discussing adult problems?
Heinlein had some peculiar notions about women. Sure he did, though the two I found most peculiar are not ones most people complain about.
The first one was companionate marriage. I've mentioned in another post that I don't think group marriage can work, generally. (Yes, I know a couple that do. But in general, most of us were simply not designed for it. Jealousy festers and competitiveness tears the group apart. Besides, no one ever does the dishes. Not that I think it should be forbidden. Marriages—all sorts—should be a matter for contract law. Provided all participants are adults and capable of consent, it's no outsider's business.)
The problem with companionate marriage and the assumption that women view sex the same way that men do (and here I'm talking specifically of Heinlein's life as told by Patterson, not the novels. Those are set in the far future where this objection might not apply) is that women are the child-bearing sex. Beyond the fallibility of all means of contraception, right now we haven't even adapted (psychologically, though we might have intellectually) to the existence of semi-foolproof means of contraception. This means evolution, psychologically, has shaped us differently. Women tend to want security in their relationships. (Look at the different mating patterns of lesbians and gay males, if you don't believe me.) Companionate marriage, no matter how loved you might feel, strikes at that source of security, particularly as women start to age.
Not having made a study of the matter, I can't swear that the greatest percentage of them follow the pattern of Heinlein's second marriage. I can however say—anedoctal though it is—that all my friends who started out with companionate or open marriages had them either end the same way or revised the principles profoundly and saved the marriage by changing it.
Again, in my opinion this does not apply to Heinlein's books set in the far future, when the human race might have adapted (there are studies that seem to show we adapt much faster than we'd thought so far) to different conditions. In fact, Heinlein is one of the very, very few authors who have extrapolated how advances in longevity/health/improved contraception, etc.—that are already shaping our lives—might shape our species in the future. And he might be the only one who put those changes in a positive light. It's one of the reasons I like his future history. After all, the history of man has been one of overcoming biology in various ways. I don't see why that shouldn't continue.
The only other problem I had with his real-life treatment of women was his quixotic belief that married women shouldn't work because they would be taking bread from the mouth of working men and their families. The idea that men would be supporting a family was statistically true in his time, but the idea that economics is a zero sum game and that adding more producers does not make the pie grow exponentially but only cuts it in thinner slices betrays a stunning ignorance of economics for such a well-read man. However, that stunning ignorance/distortion of economics was common in his day and still prevails today, underlying everything from people who wish to see salaries regulated to people who believe incoming immigrants—even educated and well-equipped—impoverish a country. In fact those beliefs underlie policy in most "civilized nations."
I will admit to laughing—while crying—while reading that he excoriated universities for not training more women engineers, but then wouldn't allow Ginny to work, even while they were starving. (On the other hand, having been there, I will say that being broke is a wonderful stimulant to the creative mind—so without that wrong-headed belief and resultant economic distress, he might not have persevered.)
I had the same argument with my father long ago—about married women staying home, not about the creative mind—and couldn't move him from his opinion, even though it was never negotiable that I would get a graduate degree. The futility of educating a generation of women who never use their skill didn't seem to bother him. It bothered me, which is why in both cases—my dad, and Heinlein—I chose to smile and say "ah, well, they're men of their time" and leave it at that. Regardless of how much I admire them, I am an adult and I am able to separate my beliefs from theirs and still respect them while disagreeing.
In the context of their time one needs to understand that most of my dad's life, in Portugal, where I grew up and he still lives, a woman needed her husband's written permission to work (so the peculiar notion wasn't his alone.) I'm not versed in U.S. law of Heinlein's early decades, but I'd like to point out the other thing that shocked me was the idea that it was a crime for unmarried people to cohabitate. I don't think this was a crime, ever, in Portugal—though I could be wrong. Adultery was a crime in most of Europe in the nineteenth century, but after that enforcement got spotty.
Knowing that merely living with someone you weren't married to could lead to being arrested put all his remarks about Mrs. Grundy in perspective. It made me understand his hostility to traditional marriage and why he tried to write the most "scandalous" women possible. I'd grown up in that environment, I'd probably be much worse—since the last thing I can stand is mealy-mouthed conformity enforced without analysis or thought.
Which, I guess is the problem with Heinlein and the reason he brings out so much seething and irrational fury from otherwise rational people—because he makes us think (which was his stated goal in writing) and makes us uncomfortably aware that customs and attitudes change.
This is odd, since we are of course absolutely sure that we have the one right attitude and that the future will never deviate from what we think/know/believe now. After all, every period of liberalization in attitudes and mores continued, unabated. Every social trend is irreversible. Which is why the Regency period in England was not followed by the Victorian period.
Oh, you mean it was? You mean our descendants might find our attitudes very odd from perspectives we don't think about? And you mean one of the reasons Heinlein is both relevant and infuriating is that he makes us think these things over?
Who would have thought it?
Sarah A. Hoyt grew up in rural Portugal, which is probably why she's so fond of tipping sacred cows. When she runs out of those, she can be found at her desk writing science fiction and fantasy, mystery and historicals. Her latest of each are, in order: Darkship Thieves, A French Polished Murder (as Elise Hyatt), and No Will But His: A Novel of Kathryn Howard. What this particular woman wants—or would very much like—is a vacation up at the Nature and Science Museum. Herself, her drawing pad and some dinosaur bones to commune with.?


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I rise today
in the power's strength, invoking the Trinity
believing in threeness,
confessing the oneness,
of creation's Creator.
I rise today
in heaven's might,
in sun's brightness,
in moon's radiance,
in fire's glory,
in lightning's quickness,
in wind's swiftness,
in sea's depth,
in earth's stability,
in rock's fixity.
I rise today
with the power of God to pilot me,
God's strength to sustain me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look ahead for me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to protect me,
God's way before me,
God's shield to defend me,
God's host to deliver me,
from snares of devils,
from evil temptations,
from nature's failings,
from all who wish to harm me,
far or near,
alone and in a crowd.
Around me I gather today all these powers
against every cruel and merciless force
to attack my body and soul.
May Christ protect me today
against poison and burning,
against drowning and wounding,
so that I may have abundant reward;
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me;
Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me;
Christ to the right of me, Christ to the left of me;
Christ in my lying, Christ in my sitting, Christ in my rising;
Christ in the heart of all who think of me,
Christ on the tongue of all who speak to me,
Christ in the eye of all who see me,
Christ in the ear of all who hear me.
For to the Lord belongs
and to the Lord belongs salvation
and to Christ belongs salvation.
May your salvation, Lord, be with us always.
—"Saint Patrick's Breastplate,"
Old Irish, eighth-century prayer.
Every year on March 17, St. Patrick is little remembered for his selfless missionary work in Ireland in the fifth century. When we visited his grave in Ireland – a humble stone fixed upon on a hill top next to a cathedral overlooking the sea – I wondered what he would make of how this day, dubbed with his name, is celebrated now.
Perhaps Patrick would observe that this year, March 17 is much quieter and more contemplative than typical. Worldwide we are considering our frail and fragile physical and economic vulnerabilities due to the pandemic viral outbreak.
Patrick, in his prayer, urges us to rise up to meet God's power of salvation in our lives, even in the toughest scariest times.
God is our Rock and our Redeemer. We are fixed upon Him.
This year's Lenten theme for Barnstorming:
God sees us as we are,
loves us as we are,
and accepts us as we are.
But by His grace,
He does not leave us where we are.
~Tim Keller
May the strength of God pilot us,
May the wisdom of God instruct us,
May the hand of God protect us,
May the word of God direct us.
Be always ours this day and for evermore.


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Apple announced the date of their next product launch event, which will take place on October 22 in San Francisco and many of us agree that they will shed some light into the new generation of its iPad tablets.
Apple dis not give any details on what they have planned for that day which will take place one year after the lauch of the iPad mini, which was announced on October 23, 2012. The invitation for the event simply states: "We still have a lot to cover,."
Analysts assume that the company will show off the fifth version of its popular iPad and the second iPad mini as well as some new Mac models. Last month on September 10 at another event, Apple unveiled the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C.


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My memories of the previous model Suzuki Swift aren't great. A friend owned an old one one back in my college days and to say that it was cheap and nasty would be an improvement to its image. The doors shut with a harsh clang, the interior was made of the thinnest and hardest plastic I'd seen in a car and the noise was painfully excessive. While the little engine loved to be thrashed you'd always stop short for fear of making your ears bleed again.
Suzuki Swift Sport Review
|4-cylinder, 1,586cc
|Max Power:
|123 bhp
|Max Torque:
|109 lb/ft
|1105 kg
|113 bhp/tonne
|8.9 seconds
|Max Speed:
|124 mph
So it's great to see that Suzuki have made massive improvements on the current model. While its hardly going to challenge an Audi in terms of build quality it could certainly teach it a thing or two about value for money, and it's light years ahead of its older brother in every respect. To top things off, the Suzuki Swift Sport also makes a great case for itself in the bargain hot hatch league.
Driving one recently made me realise just how much fun can be had for just under £12,000. With 123bhp from its 1586cc petrol engine you're going to have to push it to risk losing your license, but while you're trying you'll be having a great time. With only 1,105kg to haul around the Swift Sport manages to run 0-62mph in only 8.9 seconds while the official economy figures say it can return 39.2mpg.
The chassis is great fun, keeping body roll in check and giving plenty of grip without being too harsh, and it responds well to your commands through the steering. The steering is a touch too light and robs the Swift of some of the more subtle signals from the front wheels but it is quick. Overall it's an entertaining little car that begs to be chucked around on a quiet country lane.
The Swift Sport is a bit of a looker too, coming complete with 17″ wheels (yes, as standard, not an expensive option), twin exhausts, rear spoiler and fog lights, and either metallic paint (silver or black) or pearlescent red as standard. I'm torn between the black or the red for my own favourite, but the silver looks good too.
In fact this little car can teach the current class leader, the MINI Cooper, a thing or two. Although the Cooper accelerates faster (0-60mph in 8.2 seconds) and has the better chassis, it is considerably more expensive when you've added options to its miserly specification and the new 2007 styling makes the car look slightly lardy. Crash regulations have had a little to do with this, but the MINI looks even more like a caricature of the original Alec Issigonis design than ever.
On the other hand, the Swift's design makes it look compact without being too soft, and it borrows a few of the more successful design cues from the MINI. Just look at those blacked out A-pillars … do they look familiar? Fancy a white painted roof or some bonnet stripes? They're on the options list. But even though the Swift Sport may be a bit of a copycat, how many estate agents have you seen driving around in one with it covered head-to-toe in advertising?
The Suzuki Swift Sport isn't just a bargain if you buy one brand new. A quick look on Autotrader found a few '57' plate examples with under 1.000 miles on the clock for less than £10 grand. That's less than 6 months old and barely even run-in!
So is it worth buying one? Absolutely, as you get loads of standard equipment, an entertaining drive, Suzuki's bulletproof mechanicals and a 3-year warranty. Insurance shouldn't be too expensive as it falls into group 9, although road tax is a little high as the Swift's 1.6-litre engine falls into band E. This means that until April '08 it will cost you £165 for the year and after that it'll cost £170.
The Suzuki Swift Sport is a fun little car that will put a smile on your face without hurting your bank balance. Is it the hot hatch bargain of the century? Yes, I think it just might be.
* Prices taken from Suzuki website, October 2008


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Still in the theme of health and benefits, now we will talk about health benefits of red ginger korea. Do you know something about fermented korean red ginseng? Before we talk more about red ginseng korea, what is ginseng? Ginseng is one of the traditional medicinal herb to cure any all illness because ginseng contains many health benefits. The others name and types of ginseng : Asian Ginseng, Asiatic Ginseng, Chinese Ginseng, Chinese Red Ginseng, Ginseng, Ginseng Asiatique, Ginseng Blanc, Ginseng Blanc de Corée, Ginseng Chinois, Ginseng Coréen, Ginseng Coréen Rouge, Ginseng de Corée, Ginseng Japonais, Ginseng Oriental.
Korean red ginseng is a plant that grows in Asia. It is sometimes known as Asian Ginseng, Chinese ginseng, or panax ginseng. Korean red ginseng is different with Siberian ginseng or American ginseng. They, Siberian ginseng and American ginseng, are different plants for others need.
The ginseng root is used as a natural remedy. The korean red ginseng must grow for five years before it's used. This usually means the older korean red ginseng planting, is the more quality that you get and the high-quality ginseng commands a high price. The dried but unprocessed root is called white ginseng. The root that has been steamed and dried is called red ginseng.
The nutrient inside of korean red ginseng is vitamins, amino acids, essential oils, natural enzymes and natural minerals. With contained natural minerals, korean red ginseng will give variety of beneficial nutrients to the body.
Also read: Health Benefits of Ginseng Coffee
Fermented Korean Red Ginseng
The different about korean red ginseng and fermented red ginseng is the product or the shape we will consume it. The korean red ginseng has the shape just like root, but fermented korean red ginseng has the shape of supplement. And the other difference are the effects of body will absorbs.
In korean red ginseng, our body will absorbs it as food and nutrients and will slow absorbs it, but fermented korean red ginseng our body will absorbs it as supplement and increase absorbs it. Because inside fermented korean red ginseng, it boosted by enzyme fermentation. So, the benefits of fermented korean red ginseng are increased rate absorption, increased absorption over non-fermented extract. So after all explanation, let's we talk about health benefits of korean red ginseng.
Different Between Korean Red Ginseng and American Ginseng
Here are the different between korean red ginseng and american ginseng:
[tr][th]Korean Red Ginseng[/th] [th]American Ginseng[/th][/tr]
[tr][td]Management of daily stress[/td] [td]Helps maintain blood sugar levels already in the normal range[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Helps reduce free radicals[/td] [td]Helps support your body's normal detoxification processes[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Supports mental clarity and focus[/td] [td]Cardiovascular support[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Helps support a normal, healthy brain[/td] [td]Digestive health support[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Immune system support[/td] [td][/td][/tr]
After we talks about korean red ginseng, so what is different about korean red ginseng and fermented korean red ginseng? We will talk about it. Let's check it out about the health benefits of Korean red ginseng here.
1. As a general tonic
In traditional, korean red ginseng use as a general tonic. This benefits will impact the whole body and improving overall health by relieving stress, increasing stamina, prolonging athletic endurance and promoting a feeling of well being.
2. Good For Brains
In traditional, korean red ginseng believed can increase memory and concentration. It will good for treatment of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Korean red ginseng beneficial in promoting calmness and clarity. Also, you can take Korean Ginseng for fighting mental stress, anxiety, depression and mental psychosis.
Based on clinical trial done in the Department of Surgery, Physicians & Surgeons College of Columbia University USA, has reported that korean red ginseng Rg1 has profound multi-faced and neuroprotective effects in an Alzheimer's disease with mouse subjects. The ginseng component Rg1 induces neuroprotection through ameliorating amyloid pathology, modulating APP process, improving cognition, and activating PKA/CREB signaling.
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3. Boost Immune System
The nutrition inside of korean red ginseng can increase immune system. How korean red ginseng's effect boost our immune system? With fighting infection and as a treatment for fatigue and warmth the body. It can use for chronic fatigue syndrome too.
Based on research in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA, determined that ginseng and salviae herbs have protective immune activity against influenza virus by increasing the specific antibody and neutralizing its activities. This study supports the claimed health benefit from ginseng as an immune booster herb.
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4. Smooth Blood Flow
Ginseng plants can be useful for blood flow. The esters and sterols present in ginseng are beneficial for the smooth flow of blood.
5. Increases Hemoglobin
For those affected by anemia, consuming ginseng can repair red blood cells in the body. That's because in ginseng there is a iron that useful for producing red blood cells.
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6. Overcoming Insomnia
Many things that happens can cause a person difficult to sleep include a tired mind, stress and also tired body. Ginseng can be used to treat insomnia.
How ginseng in overcoming insomnia is as follows:
- The content in ginseng is able to make the body create endocrine gland
- Endocrine gland is useful for the body to metabolize vitamins and also the absorption of minerals as well.
- Vitamin metabolism and also good mineral absorption can make the body can absorb nutrition perfectly
- Perfectly absorbed nutrients will make a person sleep easily sleep
Also read: Health Benefits of Deep Sleep – Health Benefits of Sleeping
7. Prevents Heart Disease
Heart disease is mostly caused by blockage of blood flow and also oxygen, which leads to the heart. The benefits of ginseng can smooth blood circulation. If the blood circulation going well, especially blood circulation to the heart can make the heart more healthy. Not only that, nerves are also more healthy if the blood circulation smoothly.
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Korean Red Ginseng for Man's Vitality Health
Indeed, here are more health benefits of Korean Red Ginseng for male's organs:
8. Increase Male Vitality
Consuming herbs from ginseng plants can be useful to increase vitality, especially for men. You can make your own herbs from the benefits of ginseng, how to do it:
- Use 10 grams of Chinese or Korean ginseng
- Place in a bowl or container Give a little air
- Steam the ginseng for 60 minutes. Drink the water and also eat the ginseng too.
Also read: Health Benefits of Waterleaf
9. Treat Premature Ejaculation
Many men who have problems with performance on the bed. Many who complain can not last long in bed. Can not survive long in bed is often referred to as premature ejaculation. There are various things that can cause a person to be affected by premature ejaculation. One of them is the condition of psychic and stress. For men who experience premature ejaculation, can treat it using ginseng plants.
Here are the various ingredients in the benefits of ginseng to treat and treat premature ejaculation of men:
- The substance is contained in ginseng plants and useful to stimulate erection
- Tonic is useful to stimulate men's ability to erect
- Bionin is useful to increase male sexual endurance so it is not easy to get premature ejaculation
Also read: Health Benefits of Wormwood Tea – Health Benefits of Bilimbi Fruit
10. Lasts Long on the Bed
Every man's dream is strong and lasts long in bed. But not all men are able to do it. For men who want strong and durable in bed can use ginseng. The trick is as follows:
- Prepare 5 grams of Korean ginseng
- Prepare 100 ml of clean water
- Boil ginseng together with clean water
- Drink 30 minutes before going to do marital relationship
11. Creating Long and Large Vital Tools
Every man wants his vital tool is strong, long and also great. Likewise with his partner. Unfortunately, not all men can have such a vital tool. For men who want to have a powerful vital tool, large and long can use the benefits of ginseng. The trick is as follows:
- Prepare 10 grams of ginseng, 5 leaves of castorbean and 5 pieces of lime leaves
- Mashed up all the ingredients until smooth
- Add a little water
- Rub on the penis with a little massage
- Do it regularly for one month
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12. Treat Prostate
Prostate disease can be treated with ginseng plants in addition to the benefits of red betel leaf. The step is as follows:
- Take 1 gram of Korean ginseng
- Pounded until smooth
- Mix it with a glass of water
- Let stand for 15 minutes and then drink it
- Drink it once per day
So that is all the benefits of korean red ginseng. But besides all the health benefits, there is a side effects if you over consume it.
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Side Effects of Korean Red Ginseng
Besides all the health benefits, there is a possibility side effect in use korean red ginseng. Maybe in short-term red ginseng use is considered safe for most people. But in long-term maybe it can affect your body. One of the general symptoms side effects of korean red ginseng is insomnia. Because there is a people who stimulant with ginseng. And here are the others side effects:
- Menstrual issues
- Increased heart rate
- Elevated blood pressure
- Headache
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Rash
To avoid the risk of side effects, we discuss too about dossage recommendation.
The right dose as recommended by the book, "Prescription for Nutritional Healing," Korean red ginseng should be taken for 15 to 20 days, followed by a rest period of two weeks. Taking 250 to 500 milligrams per day is recommended during the dosage period. Long-term, high-dose use of any ginseng product should be avoided. So, that is all about health benefits of Korean red ginseng. See you next time.
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Hair Transplant in Turkey
When it comes to hair we can be really possessive, after all hair is our pride and glory. Our hair is more than just a cluster of strands on your head.Our hair is our style statement and our pride, the reason we stand with our head high. If even one strand of hair falls we begin to worry and unfortunately now days thanks to our hectic lives we tend to neglect on caring for them and at times don't even give proper time to comb them. The end result is we notice our hair has begun to fall or we notice bald patch on our head.
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FUT was the treatment that required a strip of follicular tissues being taken from the donor area and cut into small dissections. Then each small dissection was transplanted top the required area. In FUE a follicle is extracted from the donor area and then transplanted or harvested onto the recipient area. In comparison to Follicular Unit Transplant, Follicular Unit Extraction has less scaring issue and is relevantly less painful.
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The key to maintaining website content successfully is the duty of understanding what your assets are. In short, your content is your assets. There are so many ways of understanding the technology that is behind running a website, but what you have as the inventory is the main way to realize what exactly it is that the technology delivers—the content. A quantitative content inventory is the document that will list all of the website's pages and the data about those pages. This type of content inventory is no doubt time-consuming, but it is a practice that yields much rewards to website managers, information architects, website designers, and content strategists.
Though a quantitative content inventory can be done manually, there are programs that exist that will save valuable time by gathering this data about the website for you. You will need to provide an accurate list of the website's assets so that the tool can help you to spend more time to focus on the quality of the content rather than the quantity. This will, in turn, help you to build additional assessment tools like qualitative content audits.
A quantitative content inventory will relay how many pages the website has, how many and what type of content assets exist (documents, images, videos) and which pages they are associated with, what the URL structures point to the content types, how many links go in or out of a page, and where they pages are located (as defined by the URL).
For as long as content inventories have existed, website professionals have been conducting them manually. This means that the webmaster would click through every single page that was on the website and then record it in a spreadsheet or use a tool that was built for this purpose, like a website crawler. This would have saved them time by cutting down on copying and pasting. Some experts say that the benefit of using a tool in order to automate some of the work is that it will give the user an exhaustive list of URLs without much effort on their part, and it is able to run in the background while the person does other work, like their audit.
Content inventories play a large role as the foundation for content audits. A content audit (while sometimes used interchangeably with content inventory) will measure the performance and analyze the quality of the content as it relates to your overall goals and the content's intended audience. You generally would not perform a content inventory without the intention of performing a content audit, and there is no way to perform a content audit without a content inventory. This is the reason that the terms are used interchangeably, although they do not consist of performing the same processes.
There are many uses for a content inventory. One of the main employments of a content inventory is to make sure that your brand will always have the necessary information to understand your content catalog, enabling you to make decisions based on the evidence presented. When you have this comprehensive assessment of the pages on your website, you are then capable of building a plan for the life cycle of your content, like continual maintenance, future development, and re-use or migration of existing website content. These inventories are vital documentation when it comes to large projects like website redesigns, migrations, and refreshes. There are tools available to help the webmaster communicate the size of the website to stakeholders, create things like base documents for content audits, and to simplify the process of gathering using only one tool.
An owner of a small website might not know the benefits of automating their content inventory, simply because they do not have a lot of content to manage. There are websites that have over 200,000 URLs, making it physically impossible to manually inventory each one. And even with that, not all content management systems are created equal, so not all content management systems have the ability to provide an automated inventory. Each of these things directly affect management and staff's power to make informed decisions about their website's content. It is important to have an easy to read and accurate inventory so that parties may communicate effectively between themselves.
The majority of content inventories are collected and sorted in spreadsheets. This allows the team member that is working on them to quickly see information and distribute it to multiple parties. The user may also export is easily into Microsoft Excel or any other spreadsheet software, giving you the maximum amount of flexibility when customizing the reports to be distributed to various parties.
Software for content inventory on websites will help you to save time when discovering the largeness of your website's content. When you work with a website every single day, you will have a pretty good idea as to how much content is on it and how it is structured. Performing a content inventory may seem like a redundant activity, but it will ultimately aid in communicating the breadth of the website to its stakeholders. If the people in these important positions don't know (but do want to know) what is exactly on the website, you will need to provide them with a quantitative inventory. When you gather and present these quantitative facts about the website, software for content inventory will help to work for an understanding that is more accurate regarding the content.
After a content inventory has been completed, it is possible to perform content audits. These content audits are documents that allow the user to view the content page by page and observe how it is performing as compared to a predetermined level of effectiveness and quality. Content analysis tools build content inventories for websites, and these then act as the foundation for a comprehensive content audit by utilizing the information that is needed most. This would be things such as how much content there is, what the types of content are (audio, video, documents, pages), and even the URL structure. Provided by this are valuable clues about the content type and how the website is structured.
Once you have a good idea of the complexity of your content, you can then establish the parameters necessary in order to evaluate and analyze the content. In short, this means that you will define what type of information you will want to gather from the content—title, author, word count, and the like. This metadata is already associated with the content, the effort comes with extracting it into a readable format that can be further analyzed and utilized to make your content and brand more successful.
Automation allows webmasters to spend just a fraction of their time working on a content inventory, as opposed to the countless hours that it would take to do it manually. In order to start a content inventory that is assisted with tools, you'd need to implement a program such as CAT (content analysis tool). This will help to speed up the content inventory process and put you on the fast track to a content audit. It would give you information about the content such as the images, documents, and videos that are associated with each individual page, along with the links that go in and out of the page, and any of the metadata associated with the content types, like their titles, keywords, and descriptions. CAT will put this is a format that is easy to read as it saves the webmaster so much valuable time so that they are not collecting the information manually.
When you get into automated content inventory, the line between an inventory and audit starts to become blurred. When the tool provides the links that go to and from the pages, you can deduce the overall structure of the website through a strategy known as cross-linking. When provided with the list of documents on the site, you will be able to deduce if the website tends to rely heavily on content that can't be indexed, like PDFs.
You will be able to see information such as URL structures and metadata for each web page, and this will let you see how your website is performing, in regards to search engine optimization and website taxonomy. When planning on a website migration, it will be valuable to know all of the links that will be needed for tracking as part of the strategy to redirect, including all of the files that are associated with them, as they may need to be migrated along with all web pages. This will save valuable time in the future.
Nothing can substitute true human analysis, but taking the effort to employ some tools will take away a portion of the time consuming and tedious tasks that are part of the content inventory process, while also digging into the content audit process. These tools will help the webmaster to be more efficient and will allow them to use their time more wisely.
Time is a very valuable resource for all web based projects, and it is rare when a team member has a plethora of it. Having enough time is important when a project consists of a thorough analysis, strategy development, designing, and delivery. When too much time is spent on the process of performing all processes manually, it can lead to a lot of time basically wasted with sorting through all of the data, cataloging the information, managing changes, and tracking the work.
Tools like DYNO Mapper help by freeing web workers of the tedious, clerical, manual tasks of putting together the content inventory, and provide those precious hours to be used elsewhere on the project. This allows the tools to do the things that our brains would be doing but providing more accuracy, comprehension, and satisfaction. From the perspective of the client, an automated content inventory will result in a product that is better designed, managed more efficiently, it is more usable, and it is more useful than a simple spreadsheet—no matter how hard you worked on it to gather data manually.
There are so many other tools available to content professionals to help them with spending much less time on manual labor and more time being creative and strategic. They are spending less time on the things that used to take the most time, and are able to focus on analyzing the given content inventory and provide valuable information regarding how to proceed. The real results can't be given until all of the content has been inventoried, so allowing this to be automated is cutting the time of the entire process down to just a fraction, while yielding results that are timelier and more accurate. The web master can still take charge of what type of information is collected from the content, so they do not need to fear that the collected results would be below standards.
With all of these great tools and concepts at your fingertips, there is very little reason to ever do another content inventory manually. You will be able to rely on these programs to perform this quantitative analysis for you and your clients, likely providing results that are more accurate and timelier than any human can ever produce.
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