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10 of the most powerful poisonsBy Pictolic https://pictolic.com/en/article/10-of-the-most-powerful-poisons
In the world there are many poisons a different nature. Some of them are almost instantly, others may harass the victim of poisoning over the years, slowly destroying it from the inside. However, the concept of poison has no clear boundaries. It all depends on concentration. And often one and the same substance can act as a deadly poison, and as one of the most essential components to sustain life. A striking example of this duality are the vitamins — even a small excess of their concentration capable of completely ruining your health or kill you on the spot.
Here we offer a look at the 10 substances which are net poisons, and part of a group of the most dangerous and fast-acting.
Cyanide is called a fairly large group of salts of hydrocyanic acid. They all, like the acid, are highly toxic. In the last century and hydrocyanic acid and CYANOGEN chloride were used as chemical warfare agents, and on their account, tens of thousands of lives.
Cyanide is also famous for its extreme toxicity. Only 200-300 mg of this white powder, resembling in appearance the sugar, enough to kill an adult human in just a few seconds. Due to such low doses and incredibly quick death, the poison chosen to leave the life, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann göring and other Nazis.
This poison was trying to poison Rasputin. However, poisoners slipped cyanide into sweet wine and cakes, not knowing that sugar is one of the most powerful antidotes to this poison. So, in the end, they had to use the gun.
Anthrax is a very serious, rapidly growing disease that is caused by bacteria Bacillus anthracis. There are several forms of anthrax. The most "harmless" is a skin. Even in the absence of treatment, the mortality from this form does not exceed 20%. The intestinal form, kills about half of cases, but the pulmonary form is almost certain death. Even with the latest treatment methods of modern doctors can't save more than 5% of patients.
Sarin was created by German scientists tried to create a potent pesticide. But his notoriety this deadly poison that causes a quick but very painful death long in agricultural fields and as a chemical weapon. Sarin for decades tons were produced for military purposes, and only in 1993, its production was forbidden. But despite the calls for the complete destruction of all stocks of the substance, and nowadays it is used as the terrorists and the military.
Amatoxin is a group of protein toxins of the nature contained in the poisonous fungi of the family amantova, including in deadly pale toadstool. Special danger of these poisons is their "slowness". Once in the human body, they immediately begin their destructive activity, but the first discomfort the victim begins to feel not earlier than 10 o'clock, and sometimes and after a few days, when doctors already very difficult to do anything. Even if such a patient fails to save, it will be the rest of your life to suffer from a painful liver, kidneys and lungs.
Strychnine in large quantities is contained in nuts, tropical tree chiriboga. It is from them, he was received in 1818 by the French chemists Pelletier and Caventou. In small doses, strychnine can be used as a medicine that increases metabolism, improves the activity of the heart and treatment of paralysis. He even actively used as an antidote in cases of poisoning by barbiturates.
Nevertheless, this is one of the strongest poisons. The lethal dose even smaller than the famous potassium cyanide, but he acts much more slowly. Death from strychnine poisoning occurs in about half an hour of terrible suffering, and severe seizures.
Mercury is extremely dangerous in all its manifestations, but particularly severe damage done to her couples and soluble compounds. Even small amounts of mercury, trapped in the body, causing severe damage to the nervous system, liver, kidneys and entire gastrointestinal tract.
When the intake of small amounts of mercury poisoning process is gradual, but inevitable, because the poison is not displayed, but rather accumulates. In ancient times, mercury was widely used for the production of mirrors, and felt for the hat. Chronic exposure to mercury vapor, expressed in conduct disorder until the complete insanity, at the time was called "disease of the old Hatter".
This extremely strong poison found in liver, eggs and Molokai famous puffer fish, as well as in the skin and eggs of some species of tropical frogs, octopus, crab and caviar California newt. With the influence of the poison Europeans first met in 1774, when the ship James cook's team has eaten an unknown tropical fish, and mud from the dinner was given to the ship's pigs. By morning all the people got seriously ill, and pigs suffocated.
A tetrodotoxin poisoning is very serious, and even today, doctors manage to save at least half of all poisoned.
It is interesting to note that the famous Japanese delicacy fugu fish is prepared with fish, in which the content of a dangerous toxin exceeds the lethal dose. Fans of the food in the literal sense of the word, entrusting their lives to the art of the chef. But no matter how I try chef, accidents can not be avoided, and every year several gourmet dies, eat delicious dish.
Ricin is an extremely strong poison plant origin. Most of the dangers posed by the inhalation of minute grains. Ricin is approximately 6 times more poisonous than cyanide, but as a weapon of mass destruction he was not used due to technical difficulties. But various security forces and terrorists really hate that stuff.
Politicians and public figures punctually receive letters containing ricin. However, it rarely comes to death, as the penetration of ricin through the lungs has a rather low efficiency. For a perfect result, you need to enter ricin directly into the blood.
VX, or as it is called, VX, belongs to the category of chemical warfare gases, providing nerve action. He also appeared as a new pesticide, but soon the military began to use it for their own purposes. The symptoms of poisoning by this gas occur after one minute after inhalation or contact with skin, and death within 10-15 minutes.
Botulinum toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, which are the causative agents of the most dangerous disease of botulism. This is the strongest poison of organic nature and one of the strongest poisons in the world. In the last century, botulinum toxin has entered the arsenals of chemical weapons, but at the same time there has been active research on its application in medicine.
And today, a huge number of people looking at least for a while to regain the smoothness of the skin, to feel the impact of this terrible poison, which is part of the popular drug Botox, which once again confirms the validity of the famous sayings of the great Paracelsus: "Everything is poison, all the medication; it is determined by the dose".

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In this anything but homespun story about farmyard chicks—the typography and design have an unexpectedly crisp feel—Anthony’s mother has left him “all by myself” in the chicken coop. All alone except for his fellow chicks Ivan, Lily, Leonard, and Shirley, that is. The chicks worry about all the things that might prevent their mother hens from returning; worrywart Shirley howls with fear about the fox that the chicks imagine might come to get them. “I can’t take it anymore!” she shrieks. “He’s going to eat us alive!” “Stop it, Shirley!” the others tell her, exasperated with her histrionics. But despite the chicks’ worst fears, the hens return promptly with grain, which Anthony insists on eating “all by myself!” The presence of the other chicks means that Anthony is never completely on his own, and the suspense stays strictly manageable. Added visual novelty comes from the chicks themselves, which Saudo has fashioned from smooth pebbles painted yellow, then photographed and embellished with delicate digital features. Collet’s well-developed characters and lively dialogue provide a read-aloud pick-me-up. Ages 3–6. (Mar.)
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Considering that the first biotech IPO of 2014, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, had its stock price up 160 percent as of mid-afternoon, you may be tempted to paraphrase Mark Twain in saying that the news of the death of the biotech bubble has been greatly exaggerated.
Last December, mine was been among the voices to suggest that the 50 percent increase seen in the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index for the first 11 months of 2013 is probably unsustainable, and that the biotech IPO market — on a record tear last year with more than 45 biotechs going public — was slowing down.
Now it’s up 65 percent, and there are more biotechs waiting to go public (25 in the U.S.) than anyone can remember.
Today’s IPO by Watertown, Mass.-based Dicerna is sure to be watched by many as a harbinger of what’s to come with the flood expected in the coming weeks and months. Initially proposed as a modest $65 million offering, it grew in both number of shares and share price to become a formidable $90 IPO. And with just two-and-a-half hours to go before the close of the markets today, Dicerna’s stock was trading at $39 a share, up 159 percent from the $15 IPO price.
By comparison, the biggest first-day stock increase among all nine local biotech IPOs in 2013, Foundation Medicine, was about 100 percent.
So what’s going on? Here’s my take. Dicerna’s specialty is in RNA-interference drugs, a cutting-edge science which helped put its Cambridge, Mass., neighbor, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, squarely at the center of investor interest just two weeks ago, thanks to a $700 million investment from Genzyme. The deal helped further legitimize a new approach to drug development that shows promise but has yet been unrealized. So there’s that.
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I think there is a fascinating comparison between why the Western world is so angry and critical of what Russia is undertaking in Ukraine today and yet, the same Western world de-facto ignored the exact war crimes taken place in Azerbaijan and also in Syria, earlier in 2015. These areas of war crimes are execution of civilians, mistreatment of the prisoners of war, including torture and human rights abuse, laying of landmines, ethnic cleansing, stealing of children and the launching of missiles against civilian targets. Recently Russia has implemented the same things in Ukraine, most notably with its own missiles and later with Iranian drones. All those four areas of war crimes, which today the Western world is very critical of Russia undertaking in Ukraine and is threatening the crawling Russian leadership with an actual indictment under the International Criminal law, also took place by Armenia against Azerbaijan during the First and Second Karabakh Wars and unfortunately, the West still remains silent about them.
The general impression present in Western public opinion amongst journalists and policymakers is that it is the Azerbaijani side, which is the cruel one, committing crimes and Armenians are victims with a clean face and heart. Obviously, that is undertaken with the help of a huge Armenian diaspora, particularly in France and the United States. But there is also a deeper discussion on how the Western world is so biased while analyzing the crimes committed against Christians and crimes committed against the people of Muslim pray.
My article, published in the August-September issue of the very well-known magazine published in California, the Rolling Stone has extensive details about up to 4000 missing Azerbaijani civilians and particularly prisoners of war, in the early 1990s during the First Karabakh War. So, 4000 is a large number of people that went missing and nothing could be really found out about them because the area where these crimes took place were occupied by Armenia for nearly three decades and only now, the evidence is appearing around what happened to those peaceful civilians.
The article was published with the extensive research, photographs and the videos on social media portraying that period and showing the human rights abuse, torture, and killings. But if you were to ask any journalist or policymakers about this issue, very few people, if anybody, had ever heard of the massacres executed against 4000 Azerbaijani civilians and prisoners of war during that period.
In my opinion, the general impression of the West is that the country that commits most of the crimes is Azerbaijan not Armenia. While in fact, war crimes in three areas: the ethnic cleansing of nearly 1 million (maybe between three quarters of million and one million people) was undertaken, the massacre and missing of up to 4000 civilians and prisoners of war, and the laying of subsequent landmines was undertaken by the Armenian side – the victorious side of the First Karabakh War. My article in the Rolling Stone magazine is an example of how the Armenian side does not want any information to be made public. Although, the Armenian diaspora lives in democracy in United States and France, it was able to successfully block my article from appearing online. The heavy pressure influenced by huge numbers of telephone calls, emails, threats, and other means to the editors of the Rolling Stones magazine was that, for the first time in their history of being published for four decades, they did not publish their magazine online because of the issue about my article about the 4000 missing Azerbaijani civilians and prisoners of war. And this went as far as I have accessed the University of Toronto library website. Even there, this particular issue of Rolling Stone magazine was not available online. Readers can buy its hard copy but cannot find the article online. People are unable to spread the web-links to that particular article which was the sole purpose of the pressure from Armenian diaspora, because that would spread the information which would change the discourse and the rhetoric surrounding the Karabakh wars; it would destroy the myth of Armenians as victims and would show that actually they were the ones who committed war crimes.
Going back to the issue of comparison, I think we need to change the way we look at how these conflicts are taking place. We should not be hypocrites and have double standards. We criticize war crimes when they are committed against Christians as in Ukraine by Russia but ignore when they are committed against non-Christian people in Azerbaijan or Syria. That shows a complete bias in human rights, and it feeds into cynicism that you get in the developing world countries like Africa, India and China making them think that West only raises the issue of human rights only when it suits them. The most evident example is when they ignored the war crimes committed by Armenia in Azerbaijan but now, they raise the issue of war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. What Russia is doing now in Ukraine, Russia did before in Chechnya 20 years ago, in Syria and Russia’s puppet state – Armenia, did it in Karabakh, Western Azerbaijan, both during the First Karabakh War in 1990s and Second Karabakh War in 2020 in the same areas as human rights abuse, extrajudicial killings of civilians and prisoners of war, missiles, landmines, ethnic cleansing – all was taken place before. It is not surprising, because Armenia is a close ally of Russia. All of its intelligence forces and army continuously gets trained by Russian military academies and with Russia’s influence in Eurasia being in decline, there are only two countries left which remain Russian puppet states – Belarus and Armenia. It is no wonder that there is a similarity in how human rights have been abused by Armenia against Azerbaijanis and by Russia against Ukrainians. All the same, we should not ignore the parallels and the comparisons. What is happening now in Ukraine, was taken place in Azerbaijan 30 years ago during the Karabakh Wars.
In the end, I would recommend everyone to purchase a hard copy of the August-September issue of the Rolling Stone magazine, to scan the pages of my article and to spread it on social media, because it is important that we all come to learn about the terrible war crimes committed against 4000 innocent people of Azerbaijan.

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Ireland is one of the coolest destinations for fishermen, with its abundance of lakes and rivers, and, of course, the locals’ love and enthusiasm for this particular pastime. Don’t forget that throwing your line into the waves of the Atlantic Ocean is also a possibility. With various species of fish to choose from, you can rest assured you will get back home with a bucket full of fish. Here is where to fish in Ireland, in a nutshell.
Killarney Lakes – A destination for the entire family
Anglers who do not mind traveling to their favorite fishing spots with their families in tow will find this destination, nestled in the heart of County Kerry, a good option. The area caters to tourists, as a general rule, which means that you will get to enjoy more than just fishing.
There are plenty of eateries scattered all over the urban setting, and accommodations are comfortable and readily available. Bear in mind that you will need a special permit for dropping a line in the rivers in the area. However, lake fishing is allowed to anyone who comes here.
If you’re interested in what kind of fish is available, trout are the norm here. Come to the Killarney Lakes any time from April through September, and you will discover plenty of trout to fish.
Mullaghmore – Have a taste of Atlantic fishing
The harbor walls represent the best option for casting your line in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. While you may feel tempted to believe that only lake fishing and river fishing should be the norm in Ireland, some of the best Ireland fishing is done in towns on the coast of the ocean.
Here, in County Sligo, you will find Mullaghmore an awesome destination for anglers. If you’re not one to like dropping your line from the harbor walls, boat fishing is allowed. However, you must keep in mind that the season for boat fishing starts in July. For those wanting to hunt down sharks, this is an excellent opportunity.
This place is rich in fishing culture, so to speak, as there are many competitions organized throughout the summer. Trophy fish of half a ton were caught in this area.
Belmullet – For a stormy fishing adventure
Another fantastic destination for fishing in Ireland is Belmullet, located in County Mayo. The name of the place translates as ‘mouth of the mullet’. Shore fishing is a thing here, and you can count on catching plenty of tuna and shark if you adventure to the Atlantic waters on boats.
Be aware of storms, as this peninsula is entirely exposed to the power of the ocean. However, if a little stormy weather doesn’t bother you, you will find this place ideal for catching coalfish, plaice, bass, and turbot, to name a few of the species thriving in these waters.
River Boyne – History meets high tier salmon fishing
Crossing County Meath, this river is rich in salmon, and it is considered one of the best fishing spots in Ireland. The area is rich in history, too, so, if you happen to vacation there, be sure to check important landmarks, like the Hill of Tara. Towards its estuary, the river crosses fertile lands, and, besides salmon, its waters are home to plenty of trout.
One thing to be aware of is that the local rules in place can be quite restrictive. There is a ‘catch and release’ policy, and you will have to get a day permit to make sure you don’t have any problems.
Blackwater River – A charming place
You may not find an awful lot of Irishmen praising this particular fishing spot in County Cork, but you will inevitably fall in love with the quaint surroundings. Fishing can be done with the same success in winter and summer, as well.
During chilly days, you can hope to catch some roach and dace, while the summer weather conditions will allow you to indulge in all kinds of fishing, especially from the banks. Bear in mind to get the necessary license for fishing here.
Lough Derg – The land of the trout
Get here in late April, to enjoy catching all the trout you want. Just awakened from winter, trout are hungry, and they will feel on the population of local bugs with a ferocity and carelessness that will make them much easier to catch than in any other moment throughout the year.
The lake offers shelter to many large specimens of fish, and since the local laws specify that you should release any trout under 36 cm in length, you will go for trophy fish. If you’re looking for access points, the most recommended are Killaloe and Rossmore.
Aran Islands – For all the shark fishing you want
No one says that you need to stay on the continent to enjoy the best fishing experience in Ireland. Head over to these islands that are placed not far from the west coast of the country and enjoy all the shark fishing you want.
Besides boat fishing, shore fishing is an option, too. Since the islands are scattered all over the continental waters, you may feel like you are on a boat, while dropping your line from the shore. An interesting fact about these islands is that they are not very crowded, which means that you will easily find a low-key area to enjoy your fishing to your heart’s content.
Lough Muckno – Competitive anglers often come here
With so many fishing places to choose from in Ireland, you may be wondering where those spots are that organize competitions, as well. Lough Muckno, in County Monaghan, is such a place. Because there are many angling competitions held here, you need to keep in mind to check for available accommodations in advance.
Besides finding vacant rooms in nearby hotels, you must be aware that the access points for fishing may be closed to those who are not competing. On the bright side, the area is highly abundant in fish.
Rosses Point – A fishing area rich in history
Head over to Rosses Point, in County Sligo, if you want to hook a mackerel, a bass, or a sea trout, all species that thrive in the waters here. Besides being rich in fish, the area is rich in history, too. That means that you will enjoy a beautiful vacation here. There is a mausoleum dating from the Stone Age, and also a tomb where the remains of Queen Maeve rest.
You can fish directly from the beach, and you can enjoy charter fishing, too. Seasonal tours are organized for fishing skate, shark, or ray, from a boat. Not far from the shore, you will also find the perfect spot for fishing Pollack.
Strabane – Fishing in Northern Ireland
It would have been a terrible overlook from our part to not include one of the most popular fishing spots in Northern Ireland. Here, close to the border, you will find a crossing of four rivers that create the perfect place for angling.
Settled in the heart of County Tyrone, Strabane is a special place from many points of view. From trout to salmon, you can catch a large variety of fish here. Local contests offer opportunities to show off your angling abilities.

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We had reported that Arthur could possibly take an unofficial visit to UCLA while in California, but on Friday Arthur said he more than likely wouldn't.
"UCLA had wanted me to come by but I think I'm just going to go home," he said.
He said that North Carolina and Indiana were two schools he was pretty certain he'd want to visit officially, too.
When asked about UCLA, Arthur said, "They've started to show me more interest, so I'm going to definitely look at them."
Arthur said he didn't think he'd necessarily sign in the early November signing period. "I could wait until spring. Get my five schools by November and then see what happens," he said.
But sources close to Arthur have asserted that he'll narrow down his list to five schools and begin taking official visits by September, with the intention of signing in November.
UCLA's only hope is to get on that list of five and get an official visit from Arthur. You'd have to think that if UCLA could get him on campus for an official visit, they could then have a fighting chance.
Arthur said he's fine academically, with a 3.O GPA and a 980 on the old-style SAT.


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Culture minister Ed Vaizey has admitted he was ‘amazed’ the government had failed to abolish ARB, two years after promising he would scrap the register
Speaking as shadow minister for culture in 2009, Vaizey told a meeting of the AJ100 breakfast club that he would save CABE from a Tory ‘bonfire of the quangos’ but kill off the Architects’ Registration Board (ARB).
Asked why this policy failed to materialise, the minister said: ‘I’m amazed ARB is still standing, but it wasn’t my department.’ In October last year the government announced it would retain ARB while at the same time the Department for Culture, Media and Sport pulled its funding for CABE.
Responding to questions about education secretary Michael Gove’s comments towards architects, Vaizey defended the profession’s role in designing schools. He said: ‘The work of our great architects should be a matter of great public pride.’
Alluding to the successes of Hampshire Architects Department’s schools, he added: ‘I will continue to remind Michael [Gove] great education does not come at the expense of great architecture.’
Vaizey spoke last night (13 September) at the launch of the annual Open House London weekend where he told the audience in London’s BT Tower that he volunteered ‘many years ago’ for the organisation and gave tours of private houses and the Foreign Office.
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Over the last few months since the September 20 Climate Strike, young people and adults across the United States have been planning to take to the streets starting on April 22, 2020, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, for a three-day consecutive climate strike to demand our elected officials take bold action to usher in an era of a Green New Deal. In light of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we are pivoting our plans.
We have a responsibility, as the climate justice movement, to do what we can to contain the spread and make the movement accessible for those who are most at risk, people who are immunocompromised, and those with disabilities. It is important that those who are immunocompromised and/or disabled are not left behind in this climate movement, as they are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis.
For this reason, the US Youth Climate Strike Coalition is asking organizers across the country to no longer physically mass mobilize for Earth Day, and instead think critically and creatively about how to engage their communities in disrupting business as usual through different and new tactics. The coalition will be providing resources and ideas to support this process in the coming days and weeks.
This is not the time to give up. With many schools and workplaces shutting down, this is a time to organize more than ever. The global response to COVID-19 shows that we have the ability as governments, businesses, organizations, and individuals to take bold action to address existential threats. We must be responding to the climate emergency in the same way.
In this critical election year, we vowed to take the youth-led climate movement to the next level. The COVID-19 epidemic presents a huge challenge, but we will rise to meet it. This is a defining moment that we, as young people, are uniquely prepared to tackle. It is our time to lead.
April 22-24 remains an invitation to everyone who shares our vision of urgently addressing the climate crisis. There is an open call at 7pm EST / 4pm PST on Sunday, March 15 for organizers across the country to discuss what’s happening in their communities and their new ideas for Earth Day Strikes. We invite you to sign up by going to strikewithus.org/webinar.
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2016 was one of the worst years of my life.
I was in the direct aftermath of a breakup. I was reeling from a sexual assault. Everyday the family that raised me and I became more and more estranged because of the political situation in America. I got a new job in Germany that turned out to be a form of modern-day enslavement.
Everything was shit.
I had already been questioning everything too. I guess, looking back at my life, I’ve always been questioning everything. But I remember 2016 in particular was a year of questions – likely stemming from the unbelievable circumstances I was dealing with.
Many of those questions made me feel depressed. Why did I attach my visa to a job? How did I not see the signs that guy was a predator? What is my family thinking to support Trump? Why am I so alone?
Like most millennials, I tried to answer some of these by using my Twitter account as a bucket for my brain vomit.
However, some questions, I began to try and confront IRL that had always been on my heart and mind, but I’d never had the language for it.
Am I monogamous? Am I cisgender? Am I heterosexual?
I found these three questions slowly creep up in 2015, but by 2016 they were on the forefront of my mind. I was thinking about them everyday, all day. I was reading anything I could get my hands on to give me some direction. And I was in a constant state of reflection.
I realized some things about myself by exploring these questions. No, I was not a “woman” in the traditional western sense of the word. I’m not white. I don’t want to be white. And striving for white womanhood always left me disappointed and disenchanted.
Who was I outside of the image I had been fed my entire life? Defining that brought me a sense of control during that chaotic time in my life. For me, that definition could only come from rejecting everything I had ever “known” about womanhood. I wanted to be as far away from the white-male gaze as I could, and I tried my very best.
I chopped my hair off. Myself. With a pair of scissors in the bathroom one day. I didn’t have a plan, I simply told myself, “Cut until it feels right.” Well, it ended somewhat like this:
I stopped trying to dress “feminine”. Things like the color pink, things like dresses – it all disgusted me. I would demand that the world see me as I am, not through some sexist digestible lens. I started shopping in the boys’ department at clothing stores. I wore colors I considered to be neutral. I explored with makeup in a way that felt more creative and “me”.
I don’t know why I took so many pictures in 2016. I think in a way, it was to prove to myself that I was still alive. So many terrible things happened… It scares me to look back and see my eyes. I hated mostly everyone. I wanted to leave Europe and go home. My family pressured me to stay in Europe. To make it. The truth is, I was dying.
The only thing that stopped me was some guy I’d met online. He’d talk to me late into the night via voice-notes. He took my mind off of my depression, and just listened to my thoughts. He listened to me talk about gender, and sexuality, and monogamy. And he talked back. He questioned.
I’ve written about this person before – how much I loved him, how much he saved me. It’s weird to write things like that. It sounds like such a wannabe-Repunzel fairytale. I wish I could say I did it myself, like the stereotypical woman we’re all supposed to try and be. STRONG! INDEPENDENT! But the truth is, I was weak and broken and lonely and lost. My immigration status shot my self-esteem and I didn’t see a way out. Dealing with the PTSD from the rape made me feel dirty and ashamed and unable to be truly intimate and vulnerable with another human being. The only thing that saved me was my queerness, and this voice on the other end of my phone.
– Fast forward 2 years –
The voice on the other end of the phone moved in with me. Now I’m never alone. And I’m still showered in so much love and support by him. We married, so I’m no longer chained to my employer in order to exist here. Not only that, but I’m free to do whatever I want. I’m free to be me. My whole self…. Right?
So isn’t it the Happily Ever After I always wanted? Isn’t this a story of perseverance?
Isn’t the truth always more complicated than that?
I will never forget what I went through in 2016. I’ve been on the verge of tears with every word of this I’ve written. Just thinking about it brings back all of the emotions. I should probably still seek therapy.
But I don’t know how to talk about the impact cruel-ass Western immigration had on my mental health to someone who has never actually been through it. And I don’t want to talk about my enslavement to someone who couldn’t understand. And in regards to the rape, it happened in such a way, that the truth is, there’s just never gonna be justice for that. With time, these are things that I’ve been able to “survive”. I still talk about all of them with people I trust. But I’ve also moved on as best as I’ve been able to.
Which leads to the point I’m trying to make.
I think in the last two years, and especially in the last year with the way my life has so drastically changed, the questions that kept me sane and gave me peace during 2016 are not as valuable to the functionality of my life at this point. My engagement was a catalyst for my reconciliation with my family. The friends and family members of my partner and I do nothing but praise our cishet-appearing relationship. And so while my life seems to flourish now, everyday I feel more and more disconnected from the person that I discovered in 2016 by questioning and exploring my sexuality and gender.
And it’s literally breaking my heart.
Despite all the confusion and pain I went through in 2016, I felt a clarity in the path I uncovered by questioning my sexuality and gender. I discovered that my gender identity is fluid. Sometimes I feel androgynous. Sometimes I feel femme. I learned not only how to identify how I felt, but also how to express it.
I also discovered that I am bisexual. Really, really bisexual. Like, have you ever seen that meme of bi-pie charts? Hold on, let me find it…
Yeah that one. I’m like the pie at the bottom right.
What an epiphany to understand this about myself after spending the first 18 years of my life raised in a white, fundamentalist Christian household. Seriously, discovering this may have made 2016 worth it. I felt, and continue to feel free because I know this about myself.
to end up with someone who is read as a cis-man is beautiful and fucking crazy to me. I know it’s because this guy is really, really, really on my side in a way that no one ever has been or probably ever will be, regardless of gender.
And regarding my gender, the one thing 2016 taught me is, no matter how short I cut my hair or how neutral I wear my colors, I’m always read by this society as “woman”.
Within our relationship, my partner knows all of this about me, the real me. But for the rest of society – from family to the public – our aesthetics don’t add up to how I feel inside, and I’m struggling with how deep the social rewards go for conforming.
There are so many conversations within the queer community about how to navigate friends and family in a way that feels safe. But as someone who feels comfortable in both realms in terms of both my gender and sexuality, it’s difficult to avoid getting sucked into the vortex.
How can I access my queerness anymore? I “fit” by this society’s standards, and to change that would not only be self-sabotage, it’d be disingenuous. I have to learn how to access all of me, but it’s hard right now.
My hair is still short. My pronouns are she/they. My partner is my partner. But sometimes these words feel superficial. I have to remind myself that I don’t need to have a certain aesthetic to still be valid. But it’s still hard. Because I was on my way. If someone had told me in 2016 that in 2 years I’d be married to a “man” and almost always presenting as “femme”, I would have laughed in their face. I could have never imagined this. And on one hand, I’m so relieved and thankful. But on the other, I’m really fucking confused and sad.
It’s like wanting my cake and to eat it too, or? I don’t want to feel that way about my existence, but that’s what it seems to be. I would never do anything to hurt my partner, but I miss being more openly queer. And I’m trying to hold onto it, but I feel like I’m always met with suspicion and that hurts so bad. I feel erased. I have such a story that no one could ever see by looking at me. It goes so much deeper than 2016. It goes beyond my own birth. I feel like what I’m feeling right now is ancestral. And it feels like even they didn’t find the answers.


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The purpose of this research is thermal analysis of a brushless permanent magnet motor with marine application. The advantages of brushless permanent magnet motors are creating high torque and power in proportion to their weight and size. But this issue leads to a large increase in engine temperature. Therefore, the design of the cooling system is essential for cooling and reducing the temperature of this engine. The engine has been thermal analyzed first without cooling system and then with different cooling systems. For the purpose of thermal analysis, the stator and the shell were first modeled and then simulated. The engine has been thermally analyzed first without cooling system and then with different cooling systems. In order to check the effect of the cooling system and choose an optimal and suitable cooling system for this engine, the maximum temperature in different cooling systems with the number of 4, 8 and 12 holes, the diameter of the holes various 3, 4 and 5 mm diameters and circular and oval cross-sections have been compared with each other and with the state without cooling system. The results showed that the temperature of this engine reaches about 416 ̊c without cooling system. Also, the cooling system with 8 circular 4 mm holes has been introduced as the most suitable cooling system for this engine.


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A devoted grandson’s mission to reunite his ailing grandmother with her ancestral home turns into a complicated, comic cross-border affair.
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Set before the events of ‘Soul’, 22 refuses to go to Earth, enlisting a gang of 5 new souls in attempt of rebellion. However, 22’s subversive ...
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A quirky, dysfunctional family’s road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become ...
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Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the ...
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Talented teen figure skater Kayla is forced to leave everything behind when her family follows her twin brother, Mac, to a prestigious hockey academy.
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Just purchased these in April - 2nd set on my Trek Emonda SL6 w Aeolus 5s - I purchased the reflective tires this round - they are awesome at making you even more visible & my first ride out, I picked up a carpenter's finishing staple. No tube puncture or anything! I highly recommend these. I'll probably upgrade to the 5000s on the next round.
I have been using GP4000 tires since their introduction, for a total of somewhere in excess of 25000 miles. They are tough, light, and terrific at cornering in all road conditions. I generally get about 3000 miles out of a set of these tires before the wear dimples disappear. This riding over largely chipseal roads. The only problem with these tires has been pointed out by a few reviewers, has to do with the sidewalls being somewhat fragile. I have only had to throw away one tire due to a sidewall puncture. It was upsetting due to it being a brand new tire, but I doubt that any tire would have survived that particular road hazard. I consider these to be about the toughest tire out there. I will continue to use them as long as they are available.
First time trying these on a road bike, in 28c. So far after around 500 miles of riding, I'm happy with the performance and durability. It works well on paved roads, rolls well, and are quite OK on some rougher surfaces as well. They look pretty good too!

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UW-Platteville's SAE desires sponsor interest
PLATTEVILLE-SAE is the abbreviation for Society of Automotive Engineers, a world-wide organization with professional as well as student affiliations. UW-Platteville kick-started their connection with SAE, as the Mini-Baja Development Group, in 1984 and started competing in collegiate design competitions in 1985. Their first SAE race was held in Michigan, sponsored by Briggs & Stratton Corp. of Milwaukee.
UWP student and SAE formula team lead Bill Kuntz said, "The competitions see more than 4,500 students from 500 universities across six continents in attendance, and there are over 450 different events every year." UWP now competes in the Formula, Mini-Baja, Clean Snowmobile and
Aerodynamic categories of SAE. Students learn how to put their classroom efforts into designing and fabricating the vehicles they compete. Each year they have to improve on their cost, design and performance levels with a 70 percent redesign change in their vehicles. The events that are sponsored throughout the world bring classroom education, designing, and building to a recognizable level, with many SAE member students acquiring significant positions after graduation with companies such as GM, Ford and Honeywell, to name just a few.
Research shows students lose interest in mathematics and science between grades four and eight, which are fundamental in entering collegiate engineering programs. In 1990, the SAE Foundation started funding two education curricula for these grades. "A World In Motion" and "A World in Motion, Challenge II" helps students become prepared to attend engineering programs at universities across the nation.
The Society of Automotive Engineers was started in 1905, with the first vice-president being the one and only Henry Ford. As with many organizations, SAE worldwide started out with few members (30) and now boasts 83,000 strong and is closing in on a 100th anniversary celebration. Kunst said, "Platteville's chapter has 90 members and is the 34th largest university chapter in the world."
SAE earns most of their costs with very little school support. It has been an organization comparable to the air in car tires; it can't be seen, but without it the car goes nowhere. SAE has been going strong for nearly 100 years and UWP is proud to be a chapter.
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With a single touch Oscar managed to escape Leonardo Bonucci, one of the finest defenders of his generation, and bamboozle Andrea Pirlo, one of the greatest midfielders of all time.
It was a touch of beauty that proved to be an amuse-bouche.
With space on the edge of the Juventus box the then 21-year-old wrapped his foot around the ball and fired it towards the top corner of Gianluigi Buffon’s net.
Arguably the best goalkeeper to have played the game could do nothing to stop the shot.
It was a stunning goal. The second Oscar scored on his first Chelsea start. On that September night in 2012 the Brazilian outshone a Juventus midfield that not only contained Pirlo, but also Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio.
It was some introduction and there was a genuine debate at the time over who had the greater potential, Oscar or Eden Hazard.
Yet it’s telling that game, played over four years ago, quickly comes to mind when reflecting on Oscar’s Chelsea career.
It was perhaps his best performance in a Blues shirt. He mixed the creativity of a classic Brazilian No.10 with the workrate and tackling ability of a traditional deeper British midfielder.
On that night he looked a player who would one day be worth £60million. Fast forward a little over four years and that day has now arrived.
Oscar has left Chelsea, becoming one of the most expensive players of all time in the process.
But he hasn't joined Barcelona or Real Madrid. He hasn't moved to the likes of Bayern Munich, Juventus of even PSG. Instead he’s left for China and will, effectively, be entering semi-retirement at the age of 25.
It wasn't supposed to be this way. Oscar was meant to be one of the jewels in the Chelsea attacking crown. A man Jose Mourinho , on his return to Stamford Bridge in 2013, decided was worth sacrificing Juan Mata and Kevin De Bruyne for.
So what has gone wrong for the man dubbed ‘the new Kaka’ before he moved to Chelsea from Internacional for a few pennies under £20million?
It’s not a simple question to answer. There’s not a major injury or event that you can pinpoint as to why he has failed to live up to his undoubted potential.
In his first season at Stamford Bridge Oscar played 64 times for Chelsea. He scored 12 goals and managed 12 assists. He played as one of the ‘Three Amigos’ alongside Hazard and Mata. At their best the football was a joy to watch.
Oscar’s return was more than respectable given it was his first season in England and he’d played in the Olympic Games before the campaign had kicked off.
The following season Mourinho returned. He made Oscar, who had played in the Confederations Cup during the summer for Brazil, his undisputed number ten. He started the campaign well and was instrumental in Chelsea’s rise up the table.
However, Mourinho’s demands hindered the midfielder’s creative instincts. He had to press, work and stick to the Portuguese’s tactical plan. Those who didn’t, such as Mata and De Bruyne, were dropped and eventually moved on.
Oscar played 46 games during the 2013/2014 season and registered 11 goals and 10 assists. But it was telling that for Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final ties against Atletico Madrid he was an unused substitute in both legs as the Blues were knocked out.
In the summer of 2014 Oscar played in the World Cup. It was the fourth consecutive summer he had played in an international tournament.
He’d help Brazil reach the semi-finals and scored in the last four clash against Germany… although the Selecao were 7-0 down at the time.
Back at Chelsea came a telling moment in his Blues career. Oscar should’ve been the man trusted to break down stubborn defence. Instead Mourinho decided to sign Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona.
The Brazilian’s influence on the team was stifled. He still played 41 times but managed just seven goals and nine assists. The number of chances he created per game also significantly dropped. Chelsea won the title that season but Oscar was overshadowed by Hazard, Fabregas and Diego Costa.
With a rare summer off Oscar had the chance to recharge ahead of the 2015/2016 campaign. He should’ve come back refreshed, eager and ready to reassert himself in the Chelsea side.
He scored on the opening day, a 2-2 draw at Swansea, but then suffered an injury. Chelsea’s form began to implode and he could do little to help on his return to the side in September.
Oscar struggled. The creativity that was so evident during that game against Juventus had disappeared. Had Mourinho coached it out of him? Perhaps.
There’s little doubt the current Manchester United boss favoured Oscar’s workmanlike qualities over his flair. Hazard was seen as the match winner. Not the Brazilian.
A disappointing campaign ended with Oscar scoring just three times in the Premier League and contributing three assists.
And while he started the first five games of this season the 25-year-old did little to suggest he should be a regular in Antonio Conte’s side. The switch to 3-4-3 hindered him further.
When he first arrived at Chelsea having the freedom to roam behind a striker would’ve suited Oscar perfectly.
But the 2016 Oscar is very different. He’s more of a conformist instead of a talented individualist. He’s a player who will rarely give away possession but only because he is no longer taking risks with the ball. The work-rate remains. The invention does not.
It’s why the Blues let him leave for China. They’ve made a £40million profit but there will always be a sense of what might have been.
Oscar may yet revive his career. A sabbatical, essentially, may be what he needs after playing 365 matches over eight seasons.
You sense he’ll return to European football in the future. Hopefully he does and, hopefully, he returns with the same sparkle that lit up that game against Juventus.


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Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Plants Are as Effective as Fats from Fish for Heart Health
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), both omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, have been widely popularized for their noted health benefits. These healthy fats may help lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, reduce age-related hearing loss, lower levels of stress hormones in the blood, and help prevent heart disease. Promising 2014 research suggests ALA (alpha-linolenic acid), the omega-3 fatty acid found in plant foods such as chia seeds, walnuts, flaxseeds, and pumpkin seeds, might also offer the same benefits for your heart.
Penn State nutritionists reviewed current evidence on the benefits of the different omega-3 fatty acids, finding strong evidence for the benefits of ALA. In a Dutch study, people who ate one or more grams of ALA per day had a 35-50% lower risk of stroke after up to 13 years of follow-up. Other evidence has found that with each extra gram of ALA per day, risk of death from heart disease drops 10%. Three different trials comparing ALA with DHA and EPA found similar beneficial effects on heart disease risk factors like cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Research from Appalachian State University at the North Carolina Research Campus, home of the Dole Nutrition Institute’s research laboratory, found that eating about 2.5 tablespoons of chia seeds per day increased blood levels of ALA by 58% and EPA by 39%, suggesting dietary ALA increases circulating EPA, which could confer health benefits.
Fish oils have previously gained most of the health attention due to differences in study designs. Many studies looking at EPA and DHA involve supplement use for omega-3 fats rather than fish consumption. In most studies looking at ALA, omega-3 fats have come from food, not supplements, leaving room for variations between groups that could affect results. A challenge for researchers has been isolating the benefits of ALA. Plant food sources provide lots of other nutrients that also offer cardiovascular benefits, so it can be difficult to determine which nutrient is causing the positive effect. Despite these challenges, researchers concluded that when it comes to heart health, plant-based omega-3 fats are just as effective as the omega-3 fats from fish.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and this new information could help in preventing the disease. ALA is found in walnuts, pumpkin seeds, flaxseeds, chia seeds, and oils made from these sources. It’s also found in canola oil and tofu. Adding these foods to your diet could be a step in the right direction towards heart disease prevention. Try snacking on a handful of walnuts between meals, tossing pumpkin seeds in green salads, using canola oil in cooking, and sprinkling ground flaxseed or chia seed on oatmeal (whole chia seeds do not allow ALA into the blood so they should be milled or ground). For a real omega-3 kick, try our Parsley Walnut Pesto tossed with whole wheat pasta, lean chicken, and fresh broccoli florets.
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FirstBank, Nigeria PlcÂ said yesterday that it posted a pre-tax profit of N31.69 billionÂ ($211 million) in the first six months of this year, up from N4.30 billion in the same period last year.
Gross earnings at FirstBank dropped to N122.25 billion from N131.08 billion, the company said in a filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
…as Bank PHB posts N488bn loss
Meantime, Bank PHB also, yesterday, reported a full year 2009 pre-tax loss of N488 billion ($3.25 billion) compared to a profit of N27.19 billion the previous year.
The companyâ€™s gross earnings rose to N160.04 billion from N89.24 billion in 2008. The bank returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2010 with N4.35 billion.
Gross earnings for the first quarter were estimated at N19.83 billion, Bank PHB said in a filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

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Posts Tagged ‘captain kirk’
I’ll keep the chatter down since this post was promised as a gallery of prototypes for Mezco Toyz‘ burgeoning One:12 Collective series first revealed at their pre 2016 American International Toy Fair event. Take a look, the details speak for themselves. Having had hands on experience with the Dark Knight Batman and the Star Trek Mr. Spock I can say that the production models are as refined as the prototypes.
I recommend you make a point of checking out Mezco’s website for information on each character, it’s accessories, and the pre-order schedule. Many are selling out early.
Enterprising Young Crew…
Fans of the backstories of their favorite Star Trek characters will be thrilled to learn of IDW Publishing’s just announced Star Trek: Starfleet Academy mini-series.
Slated for launch in December 2015, IDW says the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy books will not only tell the school days tales of Kirk, Spock and Uhura, but will also offer an adventure that ties in the “current” crop of cadets from everywhere in the galaxy.
IDW editor Sarah Gaydos likens the stories to those of Harry Potter’s Hogworts days, as well as the young X-Men’s tutledge under Professor Xavier, and they are suggested as a good entry point for new readers. The 2009 movie reboot has already shown us Cadet Kirk could be quite a problem child, so I expect lots of rule breaking and some detention in the offing. Maybe even an intergalactic “breakfast club.”
Mike Johnson and Ryan Parrot will write the series with Derek Charm handling the artwork. Johnson, Charm and Gaydos will be part of a panel discussion at SDCC on July 10 at 4pm with plenty more to relate about this series and other IDW projects. Walt Disney fans will also want to check the IDW booth (#2743) schedule for when Charm is signing convention exclusives of his Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse issues.
Silver Anniversary Reflections…
The academy series will launch right on the heels of IDW’s 50th Star Trek issue that promises to be loaded with special content, and begins a three parter that brings the plot line of the classic TV episode “Mirror/Mirror” (Oct 1966) into the new ST universe.
Set your frontal lobes for the final frontier. With the warp engines revving up for the release of Star Trek: Into Darkness it seems the perfect time to show you what Diamond Select Toys has in store for us old school Trek folk in the coming months.
Action Figure Line-Up…
June will see release of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock in 7” action figure representations, both offered in stand alone and Select diorama versions. The dioramas capture peak moments in key episodes with Leonard Nimoy preparing to mind meld with the “Devil In The Dark” Horta and William Shatner engaging in battle with Khan Noonian Singh as in the “Space Seed” episode. Expect those in June. Next Generation Captain Jean Luc Picard will arrive in the fall with a great diorama base that features a battle battered Borg.
On the Mini-Mates front DST adds the Star Trek Legacy Series 1 Set, pairing Captains and their adversaries. I love mini-mates. It always makes me smile to see how DST makes these simple little forms exude the essence of their real life counterparts.
Star Trek II Movie – Captain Kirk and Kahn Noonien Singh
Star Trek: First Contact – Captain Picard and Borg Queen
Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Season 7 – Captain Sisko and Jem Hadar
Star Trek: Enterprise – Captain Archer and Xindi
Diligent collector’s will keep and eye out for Toys R Us (TRU), Entertainment Earth and Action Figure Express (AFX) exclusives on many of these goodies. TRU will have an exclusive Legacy selection, AFX will sell a “Mirror, Mirror” version of the Mini-Mate Starship Enterprise, while Entertainment Earth offers the vessel in “Trouble With Tribbles” mode.
If Seven Turned Out To Be Nine, I Don’t Mind…
The Diamond Select Femme Fatales collection which already includes striking sculpts of some of fandom’s most celebrated ladies will get a Star Trek oriented addition with a deliciously sleek sculpt of Geri Ryan as Seven of Nine from the Star Trek: Voyager series. This figure measures 9” tall and is cast in PVC.
Everything Is Ship Shape…
If spacecraft are your focus DST already offers a full line of electronic USS Enterprise models representing the entire Star Trek timeline. There’s also the beautiful Klingon “Bird of Prey”, which comes in a translucent green “cloaked” variant exclusive to AFX.
DST is currently preparing Star Trek characters for the popular Bust Bank series. Be sure to hit the link above and check out Diamond’s site for their extensive line of full sized replicas ( communicators, phasers, tricorders, Klingon disruptor) for your role playing delight. Some trouble with a “sound and motion” tribble may be in your future.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a Michael J. Pollard Mini-Mate to play a game of “bonk-bonk” with. I’m not feeling like a “grup” yet.


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Not too sweet, this festive dessert is pretty as a picture.
- Prep: 30 min
- Cooking: 5 min - 10 min
- Refrigeration: 2 h 15
- 10 oz (300 g) frozen unsweetened raspberries thawed
- 12 oz (340 g) fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 cup (250 mL) sugar
- 1 pouch (1/4 oz/7 g) unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) plain yogurt
- 1 1/4 cups (310 mL) 35 % cream
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) orange liqueur or orange juice
- 7 oz (200 g) crisp ladyfingers (1,5 pkgs)
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:Press raspberries and juice firmly with back of spoon, through a sieve into saucepan (discard seeds). Add cranberries and sugar. Cook over medium heat, 5 min. stirring frequently and crushing cranberries until smooth.
In small bowl, sprinkle gelatine over 1/4 cup (60 mL) water; let stand 2 min. Stir into hot cranberry mixture. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally until thickened slightly, about 1 1/4 hrs. Stir in yogurt.
Whip cream until soft peaks form; fold into cranberry mixture.
In small saucepan, heat sugar with liqueur and 2 tbsp (30 mL) water, stirring until sugar dissolves. Trim biscuits to 3 inch (7.5 cm); brush both sides with orange mixture. Place biscuits, side by side, rounded end up, against side of 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan. Brush enough of remaining biscuits with syrup to fit bottom of pan. Trim and use ends of biscuits to cover bottom of pan. Spoon cranberry mixture into pan. Chill until set. Garnish with sweetened whipped cream.
Nutritional informationPer serving
Top 5 Nutrients
|Calcium:||8 % / 83 mg|
|Vitamin A:||21 %|
|Vitamin C:||26 %|


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Newborn puppies can be adopted from local animal shelters or rescues, such as Citizens for Animal Protection, or from online adoption resources such as ASPCA. Reputable pet adoption resources often offer puppies for adoption for free, meaning they are not selling the animal for profit, but often there are fees and an application process for the potential pet owner.
In order to adopt a free puppy:
- Find a local or online reputable pet adoption agency
- Research the adoption process before making a commitment
- Ask questions and be prepared
Search for puppies for adoption from a local directory or by submitting an online search. Most nationwide agencies offer local listings of adoption agencies in desired areas.
Understand the adoption process and requirements for potential pet adoptions at the chosen agency. If there is an adoption fee, certain expectations such as having current vaccinations, microchipping and spaying or neutering should be included.
Ask questions and interact with potential pets, recommends PetMD. A shelter can assist with educating adopters with choosing a pet that will fit the adopted family's needs. Most shelters do have a trial foster family program or return policy. Knowing the puppy's history, temperament and behavior can help make adopting a free puppy from a shelter a rewarding experience.

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