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Chelsea may have been handed a blow in their pursuit of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly as his agent claims that he is not leaving the Italian club despite a lot of interest from several clubs.
Reports in the summer claimed that Chelsea boss Antonio Conte was really interested in bringing the defender to Stamford Bridge but failed in his attempts as Napoli were not willing to let go of their highly rated defender.
In recent months Koulibaly has been linked with a move to many clubs including Chelsea but the agent of the defender has revealed that his client never had the intention of leaving Napoli. It is reported that the 25-year-old is really focused on staying in Italy and doing very well for Napoli who are presently sixth on the Serie A table.
The Express reports that Satin the agent of Koulibaly spoke to Italian radio station and revealed his player is fully focused on Napoli.
He said “I don’t live in the past, all opportunities and negotiations have been forgotten. I look at the present and the future. Several clubs were interested in Koulibaly, but he’s a Napoli player and he’s focused on Napoli. I’m not aware of the Azzurri’s price being £67million, the President always said he wasn’t for sale.”
Napoli Chief De Laurentiis had claimed in October he had turned down about five offers for Koulibaly from Chelsea in the summer.
He said “They offered to me £30m, 35, 40, 45, 50. ‘Mr. Conte’, I said, ‘The marina is behind me, follow me’, I offered him that instead.”


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Bendigo Bluff Community Deck opens at Mimburi
Our support of the Cooroy and Pomona campuses of Noosa District State High School has been happening since 2008.
It's an impressive list that has involved thousands of students over that time. From financial and professional support of school projects, to RYDA (Road Youth Driver Awareness) sponsorship or university scholarships and other student learning programs, we've been there for NDSHS.
In late 2019, our team visited the Mimburi Campus at Belli Park in the Mary Valley for the first time. Anyone who visits the 300-acre property is immediately struck with the beauty of it.
Mimburi means “continual flow” in the language of the traditional owners of the land, the Kabi Kabi peoples. The property connects students and visitors with the environment.
All who visit Mimburi are offered the opportunity to have an educational and outdoor activities experience in the one place.
Our Cooroy and Pomona branches have committed $30,000 to buildings and program development over the next three years. It also offers local businesses and corporate bodies the opportunity to meet, bond and collaborate in a truly unique setting.
The first part of the sponsorship has seen the construction of the new flexible learning area, or the “Bendigo Bluff Community Deck”. We were proud to be there to officially open it recently.
This amazing space joins the flexible learning and dining area at Mimburi. It's linked to the property’s newly completed accessible bathroom and it all amounts to a wonderful inclusive learning space.
Our support has allowed NDSHS to continue with the theme of best practice that Mimburi has. Local timbers from local mills have joined the trees on site to add to the rustic aesthetic of Mimburi.
NDSHS is grateful and excited about our branches’ ongoing support of Mimburi. The school community continue to be strong voices for the Community Banking message and our unique point of difference.
We look forward to seeing what the next part of our sponsorship will bring the Mimburi.
All this has been made possible by locals simply choosing to do their banking with us!

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Framing those numbers a different way: one out of every three people on the planet does not have access to a toilet.
According to World Toilet Day organizers, 1.1 billion people around the world defecate out in the open.
The majority of them are living in rural areas. These people have no private place to defecate and urinate; they use fields and bushes, ditches or railway tracks, or simply a plastic bag.
The health impact of inadequate sanitation is massive. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diarrheal diseases alone are responsible for the deaths of 2 million people every year, and it's estimated that 88% of those deaths are attributable to unsafe water supply, sanitation and hygiene.
Other impacts associated with inadequate sanitation include an estimated 260 million people infected with schistosomiasis, a potentially fatal parasitic infection spread through contact with contaminated water.
And 50 countries around the world still report annual outbreaks of cholera to the WHO, a bacterial infection spread via poor sanitation that causes death by dehydration if not treated soon enough.
And it's not just wastewater running down the streets that is causing the problems. Increasingly, untreated wastewater is being used to irrigate crops, increasing the chances of parasitic and bacterial infections via contaminated food supplies.
Here's a video created by World Toilet Day organizers, and check out their website for more information.


Natu Natu singer Kala Bhairav apologizes to Ram Charan and Jr NTR fans
Despite the track’s resounding Oscar win grandson grandson And a blockbuster performance at this year’s Oscars, singer Kaal Bhairav managed to irk a section of the internet. To be more precise, fans of RRR Stars Jr NTR and Ram Charan, who featured in the original video of the Oscar-winning song grandson grandson, Kaal Bhairav, who performed at the Oscars this year without the lead actors, has been actively sharing long notes of gratitude on social media. he thanked RRR Director SS Rajamouli, grandson grandson Composer MM Keeravani among others. Kaal Bhairav, who missed out on acknowledging the lead actors, in his latest tweet issued a clarification and apologized to the fans. “I have no doubt that Tarak Anna and Charan Anna are the reason for its success grandson grandson And RRR Myself,” he tweeted.
Kaal Bhairav added in his tweet, “I was only talking about what helped me get a chance for the Academy’s stage performance. Nothing more. I can see it was expressed in a wrong way And for that, I sincerely apologize for my choice of words.”
Read Kaal Bhairav’s tweet here:
I have no doubt that Tarak Anna and Charan Anna are the reason behind the success of Natu Natu and RRR.
I was only talking about who helped me to get a chance for the Academy’s stage performance. Nothing else.
I can see it was misrepresented and for that I… https://t.co/Je17ZDqthj
— Kaal Bhairav (@KaalBhairav7) March 17, 2023
In a first, a section of the internet was quick to show their dismay at the lack of representation during grandson grandson Live Oscar performance because all the dancers performing with Kaal Bhairav and Rahul Sipligunj were not from India.
Even then,grandson grandson The live performance by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaal Bhairav at the Oscars received a standing ovation from the crowd. The act was introduced by Deepika Padukone, who was one of the presenters at the Oscars this year.
clapped for #granddaughter performance on #Oscar95#RRRMoviepic.twitter.com/kDwMNfnLM8
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) March 13, 2023
grandson grandsonbeat the likes Praise From tell it like a lady, take my hand from the movie Top Gun: Maverick, Lift me up From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever And this is life From everything together everywhere to win the Oscar for Best Original Song.


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Creatives all have that long list of things they'd like to work on or achieve. These courses will help you to start 2020 off on the right track and get a head start on your creative objectives for the year. Continue learning, or start a new career and refine your design skills with these comprehensive course bundles.
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Developed for 2D and 3D designing, AutoCAD is quickly becoming a popular software for design and drafting. With access to over 10 hours of content available 24/7, you'll start with the basics and quickly move on to the tools and techniques needed to create innovative 2D and 3D structures. Perfect for all levels of proficiency, you will soon learn how to use AutoCAD effectively to create projects that stand out.
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Xavier Becerra, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said on Thursday that he will declare a public health emergency due to the continuous spread of the monkeypox virus in the country (PHE).
As a result of the continued fast spread of monkeypox in the United States and around the world, this measure will strengthen and expedite the Biden-Harris Administration’s response and demonstrate the severity and urgency of the Administration’s reaction.
The announcement follows President Biden’s appointment of Dr. Demetre Daskalakis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as White House National Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator and Robert Fenton of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as White House National Monkeypox Response Coordinator.
The Biden-Harris administration has a top priority of ending the monkeypox outbreak.
By establishing a public health emergency, we are stepping up our response, according to Secretary Becerra. “With today’s announcement, we can reinforce and expedite our response even further.”
President Biden has urged us to consider all available options in order to stop the monkeypox outbreak and safeguard at-risk communities, according to Robert Fenton, the White House’s national monkeypox response coordinator.
From the COVID reaction to wildfires to the measles, “We are applying lessons gained from the wars we’ve fought and will confront this outbreak with the urgency this time needs.”
The PHE declaration works in tandem with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) efforts to investigate new tactics that may aid in getting vaccines to affected communities across the nation, including using a novel dose-sparing approach that may increase the number of doses available by up to five times.
The sharing of data with the federal government is significantly impacted by the public health emergency. 51 jurisdictions have already signed data usage agreements that will send data on vaccination administration to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The reason required for the other jurisdictions to sign their agreements may be provided by designating the epidemic as an emergency. Additionally, it gives the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services permission to gather information on tests and hospitalizations.
JYNNEOS vaccination doses have already been distributed to states and other jurisdictions in excess of 602,000 times, an increase of 266,000 over the previous week.
HHS has allotted 1.1 million doses to states and jurisdictions in total, and when jurisdictions use their present supply, new doses become available. Additionally, HHS revealed on Thursday that it had sped up the delivery of an extra 150,000 doses, which will reach the United States next month. The doses, which were supposed to arrive in the United States in November, will now do so in September.
The announcements made on Thursday are a part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s all-encompassing plan to contain the monkeypox outbreak.
The plan calls for dramatically increasing vaccine manufacturing and accessibility, increasing testing capacity and convenience, lowering barriers to treatment access, and engaging heavily with stakeholders and LGBTQI+ community members.

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You know the old joke... what do you call someone who likes to hang out with musicians? A drummer.
Well, one of the fun things of being a reasonably good guitarist is that I get to hang out with some amazing ones. I am really blessed to have a bunch of friends who do things with guitars that shouldn't be done... or can't be done. Here are two of them...
One is Miche Fambro. Mick plays a classical guitar upside down and combines jazz, flamenco, and folk with percussion all on one guitar while singing with one of the sweetest voices you'll ever hear. He plays like nobody else I've ever heard.
Below is a video of another of my friends - Thomas Leeb who is an amazing player. Take a look at what he does with a beautiful Lowden F35C guitar. You can't see it in the video but Thomas has added a wooden reinforcement up near the cutaway so he doesn't wear a hole in the guitar there from hitting it so many times. Michael Hedges opened the door to this style of playing but Thomas takes in places that are all his own.


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This is the archetype that pre-exists the man
Evil is an inner voice that transcends the life's principle
It is shameful and sharp, but secretly desired
Don't resist the charm of evil, let fire burn bright,
obscure and contradictory form of bliss and lust
It lives in our heart, but awfully beyond us.
Death is certain but its time is a mystery forever unknown
Every drop of my tears is eternal, death is eternal,
it's the evidence of everything's end and corruption
Suffering is pain, don't mistake it for ache
Ache is consciousness, everlasting expiation.
You can't defend yourself from the void nothing
Lunacy is a false cure to mask emptiness
Existence is tragic 'cause we begin to see
the dawn only when darkness falls
We have been called to live in the name of archaic myths
To refuse them is like to fly with no fear to sink
Into the eternal and primordial sleep
To sink into the earth's secret heart
We have been given a mask to lay upon our face
to throw off it is like to feast with no fear to drink
at the sacred source, to eat forbidden fruits,
to learn the mysteries
Of fire, of water, of human souls, of our destiny
The throb is dying out in a vibrating echo
Cosmic memories protect us from the chaos
Choices cannot be erased, neither by mind.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The government’s financial position is expected to improve in 2023 with the strengthening of the economy after being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic for two consecutive years, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today.
He said the pandemic had also impacted the global economy, which contracted by 3.2 per cent in 2020 compared with a 2.8 per cent growth in 2019.
“Malaysia also has not been spared from the effects of the pandemic. Looking back at the achievements during the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) period from 2016 to 2020, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by an average of 2.7 per cent per annum, which was below the original target,” he said in his speech when tabling the the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) 2021-2025 in Parliament today.
On the effect on the government’s financial position, he said in 2020, the fiscal deficit widened to 6.2 per cent of GDP while the government’s statutory debt stood at 57.9 per cent of GDP.
The eight assistance and economic stimulus packages implemented starting March 27 had successfully stabilised the country’s economy, he said, adding that the GDP rebounded by 16.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2021 after four consecutive quarters of contraction.
The packages are valued at more than RM530 billion.
“God willing, we expect the government’s financial position will improve in 2023 when the economy becomes stronger,” he said, citing the fifth verse of the Quran’s Surah Al-Insyirah, “Verily, after hardship, there will be a relief.”
He said that in the 11MP, the government had spent RM248.5 billion for development, of which 58 per cent was expenses for the economic sector, 28 per cent social expenses, 11 per cent security and defence expenses, and five per cent general administrative expenses.
For the economic sector, the largest expenditure was for the provision of infrastructure and basic utilities. Of this, 46 per cent was distributed among six states that required a stronger focus, namely, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak dan Terengganu.
“I understand that Keluarga Malaysia places high hopes on the government to address the health and economic crises. The government has received many suggestions from the public, Members of Parliament and state governments,” he said.
Nonetheless, due to the significant need to safeguard lives and livelihoods in 2020 and 2021, he said there was very limited room to implement development projects.
“The situation is expected to continue until next year. Therefore, the government’s development allocation will focus on the continuation of projects,” the Prime Minister added.


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As Murray and I developed the concept behind Choir Nation, we knew the importance of finding Music Directors who would bring the right blend of professionalism, enthusiasm and fun to our clients’ rehearsals and performances. Not only that, but our music directors also arrange the songs that our choirs (along with their accompanying artist) select.
Music Directors have a huge role to play in Choir Nation, and we are thrilled to have our five incredibly talented music directors: Mike Evin (@MikeEvin), Robbie Grunwald (@rgrunwal), Sarah Jerrom (@sarahjerrom), Alex Smaras (@ofSamaras) and Jacqueline Teh (@JacqTeh).
This group of MDs brings a wealth of experience to the job, including arranging, songwriting, performing and directing choirs.
Music Directors on Choir Nation
Rather than us telling you about what you can expect from our music directors, we went straight to the source to ask them about why Choir Nation is a fit for them, and what you can expect from rehearsals.
“Everyone can benefit from singing and making music! I’m drawn to Choir Nation because it gives people (who might otherwise have given up on the hope of doing some cool music) the chance to make music in a fun way and bond with their colleagues. The “musician’s secret” is out – music is ALL about the hang.”
“I’m really struck by the concept of choral singing as a corporate team building tool. Singing is a powerful enrichment of life and choral singing brings individuals together in a unique musical experience, as a team. Exposure to choral singing through Choir Nation will uplift individual employees, cultivate culture in and of the company itself and enrich culture the surrounding communities (as exposure to the arts always does).
Rehearsals will be both fun and focused. We’ll work on relaxing and aligning the body and voice, listening and singing in the group as ‘one voice,’ and learning and preparing fun songs/arrangements for their big performances!”
Our music directors are just one unique way that Choir Nation works with companies to create a fun and inspirational team building experience for their employees!
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Medically reviewed by Minimalist Health Specialist - Written by Sritama Dutta (Medical Science) on 03rd Oct 2020
Salicylic Acid Vs. Benzoyl Peroxide: Which is Better for Acne-prone Skin
Acne is a common problem among pre- and post-pubertal females. As a remedy, several skincare products are available with various ingredients that claim to reduce and prevent acne formation and breakouts.
However, among the plethora of ingredients that floods the skincare market, two specific ingredients are quite noteworthy for their efficacy.
They are two skin-friendly organic compounds, Salicylic Acid and Benzoyl Peroxide. Both of these chemicals have been found to have a beneficial effect on acne-prone skin and have helped to reduce further breakouts.
If you are familiar with the two names, but unsure about how they affect your skin, we have come to your help. As you read further, you will be able to unravel all the answers to your concerns regarding Salicylic Acid and Benzoyl peroxide.
We have striven to provide you with an information-packed, well-rounded article comparing Salicylic Acid vs. Benzoyl Peroxide. We've also covered their uses, benefits, and potential side-effects.
What is Salicylic Acid?
Salicylic Acid is a Beta-hydroxy acid (BHA), which is colorless and crystalline in pure form. It is a widely used ingredient in skin products and has been used for treating dermatological conditions such as warts, corns, acne, ringworm and dandruff. It is also an active ingredient in medicines for psoriasis, seborrhoeic dermatitis and keratosis pilaris.
Did You Know?
Salicylic acid was extracted from the bark of a tree named "Willow" or Salix alba. This is from where the compound received its name. Members of Cherokee tribes and other Native Americans are known to use this bark as a remedy for various illnesses. Scriptures from Ancient Egypt also stated the use of an infusion of the bark of Willow tree as a pain-reliever and also to reduce fever.
How Does Salicylic Acid Work?
Salicylic Acid is a versatile compound. It has the keratolytic property that causes the sloughing of the hardened outer layer of the skin. It also has a comedolytic property, which means it can open up clogged pores and prevent further clogging of your skin's enlarged pores.
Salicylic Acid is also known to have a bacteriostatic property that slows down the proliferation of bacteria in your dermal layers. Apart from these, salicylic acid also has analgesic, antipyretic as well as anti-inflammatory effects.
Salicylic acid penetrates your dermal layers, dissolves the dead skin cells (desquamation), and opens up the blocked pores. It also neutralizes the bacteria within the pores and promotes new cell growth.
What is Benzoyl Peroxide?
Benzoyl Peroxide is a generic ingredient used widely in various medications, alone or in combination with other compounds.
It is a white granular crystalline solid incorporated in various cleansers, gels, creams, and ointments to treat acne lesions.
It is also formulated in different concentrations with other drug combinations like clindamycin, salicylic acid, and adapalene for the topical remedy of acne.
Did You Know?
Using Benzoyl Peroxide can result in a bright, beautiful smile. It is an important ingredient used in dentistry as a Teeth Whitening Agent.
How Does Benzoyl Peroxide Work?
Benzoyl Peroxide has a three-fold effect on our skin. It has a sebolytic property that helps to regulate the keratinization process and also the sebum production by the sebaceous glands. It also has comedolytic activity.
Benzoyl peroxide undergoes a free radical reaction that breaks down the keratin in the clogged pores. This causes unblocking of the pores and facilitates sebum drainage from the dermis. Benzoyl peroxide also has a bacteriolytic property. It acts as an oxidizer and causes peroxidation of the Propionibacterium acnes, the main acne-causing bacteria.
P.acnes releases some lytic enzymes, which cause the breakdown of the proteins and lipids in the sebum, which leads to an inflammatory reaction. This gives rise to inflammatory acne, such as pustules and pimples. Benzoyl Peroxide effectively kills the associated bacteria and provides relief from the painful acne.
How Are They Different?
Salicylic Acid Vs. Benzoyl Peroxide
Both Salicylic acid and Benzoyl peroxide are over-the-counter ingredients that can effectively fight acne and breakout. However, they differ in some aspects of their use and mechanism of action. While Benzoyl peroxide is more effective in treating red, pus-filled inflammatory acne, Salicylic acid works best on non-inflammatory acne such as blackheads and whiteheads.
Which One is Best For You?
There is no definite remedy for acne. Every individual might benefit from different ingredients or combinations of them. So while choosing which product to pick, you need to evaluate other facts such as;
The type of acne you have:
The bacteriolytic and sebolytic effects of benzoyl peroxide prove beneficial to the inflammatory type of acne (pustules or pimples). Due to the comedolytic and keratolytic property of Salicylic acid, it is a more effective treatment against non-inflammatory acne.
The texture of your skin:
If you have oily skin, benzoyl peroxide might be a better option for you. Its sebolytic activity helps to regulate the sebum production in your skin. However, if you have dry, flaky, or scaly skin, Salicylic acid can be more beneficial. It acts as a mild exfoliating agent, thanks to its keratolytic property, that sloughs off dead, dried skin cells, leaving your skin smooth and flawless.
The overall health of your skin:
Salicylic acid is milder than Benzoyl peroxide on your skin. So, if you have sensitive skin, you might want to consider salicylic acid over benzoyl peroxide. SA does not aggravate sensitive skin.
Also, if you have an existing, underlying skin condition, it is wise to consult your dermatologist before using any of them.
How Are They Beneficial?
Benefits of Salicylic Acid:
- Salicylic acid can gently exfoliate your skin and help you to get rid of dead cells and dried outer layers of the skin without causing any harm to your healthy skin layers. It also boosts the cell turnover in your skin.
- It is also helpful in treating skin conditions like acne, acne scars, spots, blemishes, and melasma.
- Apart from being beneficial to your facial skin, salicylic acid helps fight body acne and back acne.
- It helps treat the existing acne, but it also prevents future breakouts and bumps. It unclogs blocked pores and facilitates sebum to drain out, reducing the incidence of acne formation.
- Salicylic acid keeps the excess oil/sebum production in check and leaves your face feeling fresh and matte.
How to Use Salicylic Acid?
A concentration of 0.5-2% of salicylic acid in serum, face washes, or cream works best for daily use on oily acne-prone skin. The best practice is to apply Salicylic acid twice daily at AM and PM for effective results.
After cleansing your face with a mild water-based cleanser, apply the product over your face and neck, and let it rest for a few minutes.
Pro-Tip by Minimalist Experts:
1. Avoid oil-based or greasy products before applying the salicylic acid serum. This will prevent its action on your skin.
2. Avoid going out in the sun without protection soon after using salicylic based products. The newly revealed skin might be damaged by the harmful rays of the sun. Make sure you layer your skin with SPF 30 or more before you step out.
Benefits of Benzoyl Peroxide:
- Benzoyl acid is best for treating mild to moderate acne. Its bacteriolytic property helps to kill bacteria rather than just slowing down their growth. It attacks the P.acnes bacteria responsible for acne formation and diminishes breakouts.
- Cystic acne is a severe form of acne that is difficult to recognize because of its lack of head. It has a hardened cyst underlying the dermal layer. Benzoyl peroxide is an effective treatment of cystic acne. It acts by eradicating the harmful bacteria and by kicking the pores to drain the pus.
- It is also an excellent ingredient for oily skin. It can regulate the sebum secretion effectively and prevent you from having greasy skin.
- Benzoyl peroxide is also useful in the treatment of Acne vulgaris, a severe form of acne.
How to Use Benzoyl Peroxide?
Dermatologist suggests a concentration of 2% of Benzoyl peroxide for the treatment of acne. It can penetrate your skin to kill the acne-causing bacteria and acts as a mild yet deep-skin scrubber. It helps to flush out all the pus, debris, dirt and oil and give you fresh, radiant skin. It can also be used in combination with glycolic acid or clindamycin phosphate.
It is ideal to use Benzoyl peroxide once daily, after proper cleansing and toning your face. If you are layering with multiple products, allow it to absorb for a few minutes. Your skin may take some time to get acquainted with the formulation. Try using intermittent it until your skin is comfortable with it.
Pro-Tip by Minimalist Experts:
Retinoids and Benzoyl acid together can have a better effect in the treatment of inflammatory acne. However, continuous use of them in a combination can cause excessive drying of the skin. So, if you prefer to use both, apply the retinoid product at night and the Benzoyl peroxide in the morning.
How Can They be Harmful?
Side Effects of Salicylic Acid:
Although salicylic acid is considered safe to use in the recommended concentration, it can have some unfavorable effects on the skin in certain conditions.
- It can cause excessive sloughing of skin.
- May cause irritation and itching.
- May cause hives.
- Salicylic acid may cause severe tingling or stinging sensation on your skin.
- Some people may experience an allergic reaction from it.
- Prolonged use of salicylic acid may result in Salicylic Acid Toxicity, which may have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, headache, lethargy, and even hearing loss.
Side Effects of Benzoyl Peroxide:
Benzoyl peroxide is usually harmless to use on the skin. However, it can have some side effects in some conditions.
- Using it in higher concentrations or for long-duration can cause excessive drying of the skin.
- It can also give rise to redness and excessive peeling of the skin layers.
- It can cause skin irritation and itching.
- Some people are known to have an allergic response to Benzoyl peroxide.
- It should not be used when you have broken skin or sunburn.
- Patients suffering from seborrhoeic dermatitis or eczema also must avoid using benzoyl peroxide.
- Benzoyl peroxide is an excellent bleaching agent. It must be taken care of while using any product to discolor your hair or clothes.
Should They Be Used Together?
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Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III is an American actor and martial artist, well known for his role as Johnny Cage in the film adaptation of Mortal Kombat, Dr. Brett Cooper on Melrose Place, and currently as Sheriff Stilinski in the MTV series Teen Wolf.
Ashby was born in Atlantic Beach, Florida, the son of Eleanor , a civic organizer, and Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby Jr., a pharmaceuticals manufacturer. Ashby graduated from The Bolles School, a private school located in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, but dropped out his junior year to pursue an acting career. Ashby studied acting at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.

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From Religion in the New Age,
by Swami Kriyananda
Delusions are not, from a spiritual viewpoint, those individual aberrations which sometimes get one committed into a mental asylum. Personal mental twists of that kind might rather be called ‘illusions.’ Delusions, on the other hand, affect a wide range of humanity to the point where they are all but universal. There may exist planets in the universe on which the residents are so sane that a vast majority of earth’ s inhabitants would, by comparison, be considered crazy! With nearly everyone around us crazy in some way, however, we must simply accept that this world is, itself, a kind of madhouse!
A delusion, then, is a widespread misperception of the actual state of things. Purely subjective delusions may, as I’ve said, be called instead, by contrast, illusions.
A delusion signifies addiction to anything that promises happiness or fulfillment of some kind, but that always ends by bringing disappointment. Delusions are consistent in one thing only: They invariably break their promises.
In America many years ago I met a man from Calcutta who remarked to me, ‘Americans pride themselves on their freedom from superstition. But can any superstition be greater than this one, which I find almost universal here: the expectation of deriving happiness from mere things?’ (Nowadays, unfortunately, that ‘superstition’ is rampant in India also!)
What I have called the Great Delusions are classically three in number: wine, money, and sex. To that standard grouping I am inclined to add another two: the desire for power, and for fame.

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(Kurenai no Buta)
Director/Screenplay – Hayao Miyazaki, Producer – Toshio Suzuki, Music – Joe Hisashi, Production Design – Katsu Hisamura. Production Company – Studio Ghibli/Nippon Television/Japan Airlines/Tokuma Shoten.
The islands of the Adriatic in the 1930s. Porco Rosso is a former pilot who has been turned into a pig by a curse. Porco operates as a bounty hunter in his seaplane, taking on various other pirates of the air, including the notorious Mamma Aiutos. He holds a secret love for Madame Gina who sings at the Hotel Adriano, the island where all the fliers gather. The brash American flier Donald Curtiss takes Porco on in a dogfight. After Porco crashes due to engine failure, Curtiss claims that he has shot Porco down. Porco limps to Milan to seek the aid of the engineer Piccolo in rebuilding his plane. The job is conducted by Piccolo’s 17 year-old niece Fio. Porco is forced to take off as the Italian Fascists come, with Fio insisting on coming along too. He heads to a confrontation in the skies with Curtiss where the two agree upon a wager – if Porco wins Curtiss pays his debts, but if Curtiss wins he claims Fio as his bride.
Hayao Miyazaki has gained a reputation as perhaps the finest animation director in the world. The public only began to appreciate Miyazaki with Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2001), Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) and Ponyo on a Cliff By the Sea (2008). However, those who have watched anime long before it became fashionable have known Hayao Miyazaki’s name for stunningly beautiful and almost criminally ignored works like The Castle of Cagliostro (1980), Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind/Warriors of the Wind (1984), Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), which were only rediscovered in the West in the early 2000s. Porco Rosso is one of Hayao Miyazaki’s lesser-known films.
Porco Rosso apparently had its origin as a 20 minute short that Miyazaki was hired to make by Japan Airlines. Miyazaki so liked the concept of the pig aviator that he expanded it as a feature film. The film is an enormous degree of fun. Hayao Miyazaki’s films tend to stretch between epically beautiful fantasy usually told from a young girl’s perspective – My Neighbor Tortoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away – and a love of comic adventure – such as the slapstick delights of The Castle of Cagliostro and Laputa.
Porco Rosso falls into the latter category. It is Hayao Miyazaki relaxing and having fun. Miyazaki has a clear love of flight and airplanes – an interest that also runs through Nausicaa, Laputa, Howl, Kiki and especially The Wind Rises, the biography of a Japanese airplane designer – in particular the fantasy of the World War I-era aviator. Indeed, Porco Rosso might be described as falling somewhere between Biggles (1986) and Charlotte’s Web (1973), combined with the slapstick capers of Miyazaki’s Cagliostro. Although in style, what Porco Rosso ends up resembling more than anything is an animated version of Hergé’s Tintin comics, especially when it comes to the characterisations of the pirates.
The opening sequence is a delight, with Porco flying into action, taking on the Mamma Aiutos in an air and sea battle, where the brisk action is undercut by the abducted girls’ swimming team who succeed in overrunning the pirates’ seaplane, with Porco even seen heading back with a clothesline strung up drying out their clothes. There is a charming nuttiness to the images of squadrons of pirates in the air communicating with one another through a cacophony of loudhailers, or Porco and Curtiss’s continuing on fighting after their guns mutually jam by throwing spanners at one another between planes.
Hayao Miyazaki does adolescent and pre-adolescent girl characterisations – even in an overtly comic film as here – like no other animation director and the character of Fio, whom Porco grudgingly accepts as sidekick, is wonderfully conducted. One of the great charms of the film is that its central character is a talking pig in a world of humans. This is something that just is – there are allusions made to a curse having been placed on him, but Miyazaki never deigns to explain any further than that.
All of Hayao Miyazaki’s work can be seen as having charted a course away from the light comic anime of the various tv series he worked on through the 70s and films like The Castle of Cagliostro to the increasing absorption in worlds of epic fantasy and stunning emotional transcendence as found in Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away etc. Miyazaki has mastered a form of animation that is breathtaking in its depth. Even though Porco Rosso is a comic film, it is filled with some stunningly beautiful sky and cloudscapes, of shots of planes flying through skies that are there for the sole purpose of artistic beauty.
Indeed, the plot is fairly laidback and one senses only there to allow Miyazaki to indulge himself comically and artistically. There is an extended side trip to Milan in the middle of the film for no purpose other than the loveliness it allows Miyazaki to indulge in creating detailed backdrops of the city and montages of women at work repairing the plane.
The most breathtaking image in the film is the flashback to the story that Porco tells Fio – of how during Wartime combat he suddenly found himself floating on a sea of cloud that stretched from horizon to horizon with pure blue sky above, broken only by a band stretching across it. As we watch, he is suddenly joined by his comrades who silently fly up pass him and into the band, which upon closer inspection is revealed to be filled with the planes of downed flyers. It is an image that momentarily suggests something of the afterlife of downed fighter pilots that we saw in Wartime fantasies such as A Guy Named Joe (1943) or A Matter of Life and Death/Stairway to Heaven (1946). It shows that even when Hayao Miyazaki is making an overtly comic adventure film like this, he cannot help but reach for the breathtakingly epic transcendence that makes his films so exquisite.
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Monongalia County Assessor Mark Musick said he isn’t letting COVID-19 cancel his annual satellite sessions, but he has made some concessions.
On Wednesday, from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m., the assessor’s office will hold its first drive-up satellite at Morgantown High School.
They’ll be back at MHS on Saturday from 9 a.m.- noon. They’ll also be available during those same hours at the Arnettsville Community Center, the Clinton Community United Methodist Church Pavilion, Clay-Battelle High School and St. Mary Roman Catholic Church.
“We’re hoping people will take full advantage of this,” Musick said. “Understanding it is a drive up. They don’t have to get out of their car. They just drive up. Staff will be there to take their forms as they would if they walked in.”
A drive-up satellite session will also be from 3- 5 p.m. on July 15 at the Granville Municipal Building.
On July 18, sessions will be from 9 a.m.-noon at the Cheat Lake Fire Hall, the Rock Forge Presbyterian Church, the Westover Senior Center Pavilion and Mountainview Elementary School.
There will also be satellite sessions on July 21-22 at the WVU Health Sciences Center and July 28-29 at Mon Health Medical Center.
“We just ask for patience, because if it goes well, you may have a line. Musick said.
“I’ve gone out and looked at the sites and I think they’ll work. We’re pushing the community to do this. It’s not like we don’t want to see the community come in to the office, but given the circumstances we’re in, we just want to promote safety all the way around, for our employees and for the public.”
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Susanna Daniel has published her debut novel, Stiltsville, this month with HarperCollins. Ten hellish years in the making, the novel is now a "Discover Great New Writers" selection from Barnes & Noble, and a "vacation must-read" pick from Redbook. Daniel is a native of Miami, Florida who spent much of her young life in the real-world Stiltsville. She went on to graduate from Columbia University and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She was a Carl Djerassi Fiction Fellow at the University of Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, and still lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
I sought out a review copy of the novel after being entranced by an excerpt of Stiltsville that was published in One Story. Typically, I'm loathe to read excerpts and abridgments, but in my defense, I didn't realize this was an adapted chapter of a novel until after I finished it. Also: I liked it. As a full novel, the narrative takes us into the person of Frances, a twenty-six year old Atlanta woman who, one afternoon in 1969, finds herself unexpectedly visiting a house set on stilts in the Biscayne Bay, off the shore of Miami. The house is owned by Dennis, and here, things change. The story follows the relationship of Dennis and Frances through the mid-1990s, revealing the epic in the intimate, the strangeness in the usual, the natural wildness in urban South Florida, and the heavy beat of love across the current.
Discussed in our conversation: haunting landscapes, narrative drive, Carl Hiassen, the Midwest, shipwrecks, older men and women, biography, Miami, and dueling realities.
One of the most surprising aspects of Stiltsville is that it is sustained, over the span of decades, by the first-person voice of Frances -- who is the sort of quiet character that I rarely see centered like this. Was it a struggle to craft this inward voice into fuel for an expansive novel?
My old teacher Frank Conroy called it narrative drive --
the tension created in a story by the strength of voice and
perspective. Maintaining narrative drive was always my goal, and if you
have that, there's no reason it can't be sustained for decades. Frances'
point of view only becomes sharper as she ages and grows more
comfortable in her skin.
Especially with that need to craft a consistent narrative drive, how did you choose the moments to settle in on for full scenes and episodes? That is, the story certainly is driven by Frances' perspective of a life that unfolded in over years in South Florida -- rather than driven by traditional cause-and-effect plot. When I finished a section that was set in one year, I had no idea in what year I would land when I turned the page and started the next section. The novel is ordered more or less chronologically, but it's refracted through the narrator's near memory of a deep relationship. Among all that Frances would remember, all the possible moments of potency in that relationship, you chose these particular ones ... and I'm curious about how you filtered this.
I chose to land on moments of change in the lives of the characters, and milestone moments South Florida's history. The changes that happen in each chapter force the characters to readjust their expectations and visions for the future. By the end of each chapter, they are recalibrating and redefining the goals they thought they'd set.
Overall, it's not a terribly unconventional structure -- episodic narratives are a dime a dozen -- but it definitely requires that the reader engage at the sentence level instead of always hanging on for the next thrill or spill. I enjoy a good conventional story as much as the next reader, but I wanted to tell a story with a wider wingspan, a story of a marriage in its entirety (without, of course, writing a 1,000-page tome). If the narrator has been asked, essentially, to convey the meatiest bits of her twenty-five-year marriage, where does she begin? Which parts does she include and exclude? This was my challenge.
I suspect a lot of readers are tempted to try to see your biography through this novel, especially given your own connection to Miami and Stiltsville -- not to mention the fact that this is a first novel. How do you feel about that?
It's interesting, because I feel kind of insulated from that assumption because the novel's narrator and I are so different demographically. I'm at the start of my marriage -- only five years in -- and have one son, a toddler, so I guess I don't worry that people will assume I'm telling my own story. But I do wonder if people will assume this is my mother's story -- which it is and isn't. She came from a small town in East Texas to live in Miami with her new husband, who was born and raised there, and like Frances she grew into her own in this place that had been completely foreign to her for much of her life. Like Frances, my mother left her own family behind. On the one hand, Frances and my mother are very similar -- but on the other hand, my mother was much warmer than Frances, who has a cool streak, a measure of distance from the world.
I think autobiography often exists at the layer of
setting, which is certainly true of Stiltsville. It's incredible to me
that no writer has ever set more than a scene or two there. It's the
perfect setting for domestic fiction, in my opinion. I wish I could set
every novel I write there (but I won't).
I wonder if more fiction hasn't been set in Stiltsville because it embodies the fantastic itself; it's so strange and beautiful that perhaps many people believe that it IS the story, and would therefore overwhelm any story that is merely set there. Do you know of other landscapes that are peculiarly untapped as fictional settings?
Carl Hiaasen has set a few scenes at Stiltsville -- including using it
as a hideout for a villain who has a weed whacker as a hand, which gels
with your take on it. A fantastic place indeed. But also an island, and
island fiction has a long history. I recently heard of a novel set on
Mackinac Island, which is off Michigan in Lake Huron -- and it occurred
to me that the Great Lakes haven't inspired as much fiction as I would
think they would have, considering how spooky and vast they are, the
history of shipwrecks and storms and icy winters, all the tiny island
towns with their rich histories, and so on.
As a gal who grew up on Lake Michigan and now lives in Detroit, I hear
you about the Great Lakes. I'm constantly surprised by folks elsewhere,
especially while I was living in Boston, who picture the Great Lakes as
wave-less puddles that you can see across, rather like the little lakes
that people boat around in on vacation. The actual spookiness and
expansiveness is utterly untapped in fiction -- though one of the rare
spaces I've seen it is actually in that great ode to the oceans,
Moby-Dick. A character introduced as a sailor of Great Lakes ships
inspires Ishmael to a passionate testament to these inland seas ... I confess, I loved it.
I wonder how you've noticed differences in the responses of readers and reviewers of Stiltsville who are local, or are personally acquainted with the actual place, compared to people (like me) who never knew it existed until reading your novel --- and who don't know Miami at all either. How is a cultural mythology of a particular place built -- by stories that are embraced locally or elsewhere? How do the two intersect, and nudge each other along?
Generally fiction is tethered by few rules with regards to realism, but when you're writing about a particular place and time, you want to hold yourself accountable. Relatively few people are personally acquainted with Stiltsville, but the response from Floridians in general has been so positive. My biggest fear was that Floridians would find it unfair or unrealistic -- I can't only claim my own experience of Florida, after all -- which hasn't been the case. But actually I've found the demographic that most identifies with the novel isn't Floridians but older men and women who are long-married or widowed -- this surprised me. I can't tell you how many people in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s have written me saying, "This is my story." That is hugely flattering.
Miami has been so battered and bruised by its own
cultural mythology that it's very difficult to separate the place and
people from the stories. I mean, I had a fairly content and unremarkable
childhood -- but still when I was twelve there was a grisly
murder-suicide down the street, and I remember taking the long way to
elementary school to avoid rioting. Which reality is real? Both are, but
somehow only the ugly or sensational bits of Florida seems to make it
into the wider public consciousness. I think many people read my book
and realize that their understanding of Miami is only part of what makes
the place -- which is, of course, true of many places, including the
What are you working on now?
I'm working on a novel about a woman whose husband reveals a secret that
completely changes the direction of their lives, and forces her to make
a decision about her own future, which she'd never planned to make.
How does the relationship ground that you explored in Stiltsville inform this new novel? If it does at all...
Stiltsville is about a basically, though not exclusively, successful marriage, which is true of the marriage in the new novel as well, except the definition of successful is very different for the husband than for the wife. I'm more interested in what people say to each other when they are done fighting than the fight itself -- when the direction of your relationship has changed, how do you continue to move forward without drifting apart? In Stiltsville, Dennis and Frances manage mostly because Frances forces herself to become a flexible person. If she weren't, then what would happen? The marriage in my new novel is more modern, which in many ways means less flexible, though that can also mean less adventurous.


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Wii U games continue to live on Switch
Pokkén Tournament DX will have the special distinction of being the first Pokémon game that will grace the Nintendo Switch. Originally released as an arcade fighter in Japan back in July, 2015 and was later ported to the Wii U in March, 2016, Pokkén Tournament DX will feature all 16 playable characters from the Wii U version:
- Pikachu Libre
- Shadow Mewtwo
The Nintendo Switch version will feature five additional characters:
The game itself will be compatible with Tabletop mode, TV mode, and handheld mode, with the trailer itself showing the single Joy-Con gameplay prominently:
The good news is that for those who never played the Wii U version of Pokkén Tournament will have access to a free demo of the game starting on June 13th. More information in regards to the game will be shown during the Treehouse stream at E3 as well as an invitational.


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Professionals finding gigs in the L.A. metro area through local services website Thumbtack said they have more confidence in their business and the economy in the near future than the nationwide average, according to a study released Wednesday by the San Francisco company.
Los Angeles County has taken steps to seize a blighted lot in South Los Angeles for development against the objection of a property owner planning to build an entertainment village.
French shipping line CMA CGM has completed the sale of Global Gateway South, the third largest terminal at the Port of Los Angeles for $875 million.
CrossCut Ventures raises $125 million, Prevoty secures $13 million in Series B round led by Trident Capital Cybersecurity and would Disney, with control of Hulu and Fox Studios, have formula for a Netflix killer?
The Los Angeles City Council passed three ordinances Wednesday that will regulate the licensing and operation of cannabis businesses, effective immediately pending the Mayor’s signature.
California is poised for an economic growth spurt next year that will likely peter out as a federal tax bill slows housing construction and rising housing costs make it harder for employers to recruit qualified workers, according to a UCLA economic forecast released Wednesday.
In the wake of last week’s mass layoffs at LA Weekly by its new owner, a boycott campaign spreading over social media has businesses pulling ads and removing themselves from the sponsor list for an upcoming LA Weekly event.
Valencia-based Captis Intelligence, a company that claims its software helps identify crime suspects, announced a national partnership with Rite Aid Corp. today. The one-year deal covers all Rite Aid’s 4,621 stores across the country, Dario Brebic, president of Captis told the Business Journal.
Silicon Beach Report Dec. 5: Hyperloop One Co-Executive Chairman Shervin Pishevar Takes Leave of Absence
Hyperloop One Co-Executive Chairman Shervin Pishevar takes leave of absence, Ziff Davis to close Mashable acquisition for $50 million and lay off 50 people and Relativity Space aims to 3-D print entire launch vehicles.
El Segundo mortgage company Venture West Funding Inc. announced Tuesday it arranged nearly $51 million in loans to refinance two newly-constructed apartment buildings totaling 120 units.
Air China announced Monday a new route between Los Angeles International Airport and Shenzhen, China.
NantHealth Inc. will support University of California San Francisco breast cancer research, the company announced Monday.
Boring Co. reveals proposed map of tunnel under Los Angeles; Falcon Heavy to carry a Tesla Roadster for maiden launch; and IMDbPro launches iPhone app for entertainment industry professionals.
The Los Angeles Times editorial staff has taken the next step in its plan to unionize.
Aerospace employment in Los Angeles County dropped by 3,000 jobs, or about 6 percent, to 51,000 between 2014 and 2016, according to a report released Monday from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.
Toyota Motor North America Inc. announced Thursday that it will build its first large-scale natural gas-powered plant to help support its operations at the Port of Long Beach.
Early executive and chief designer at Faraday Future, Richard Kim, resigns; Disney sues Redbox over movie download codes; and Tinder’s artificial intelligence feature suggests who to ‘Super Like.’
Intrepid Investment Bankers of Brentwood helped broker a $1.1 billion dollar deal on behalf of client RSI Home Products Inc., the firm said Friday.
L.A. County transportation officials unveiled Thursday a plan to fast-track eight transportation projects to bring them to completion by the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
City of Hope National Medical Center appointed this week cancer researcher Dr. Michael A. Caligiuri as president and head physician.

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Chris Distefano is taking over the comedy world, one laugh at a time. Along with comedy buddy Yannis Pappas, he created the gut-busting Bay Ridge Boys web series and History Hyenas podcast. With his hilarious POV and growing fan base, Chris quickly caught Comedy Central’s eye—and now he’s the network’s rising star. He hosts the weekly series Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano, premiered a new standup special (Size 38 Waist), and has another special AND an animated series in the works. This performance at NJPAC is just the next step in his plan for total comedy domination.
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text: Many types of cancer sole high levels of high temperature shock proteins (HSPs) that are molecular chaperones regulating protein foldable and stability ensuring protection of cells from potentially fatal stress. inhibition and response of HSF1 transcriptional activity. Beside HSP70, Traditional western mark and differential mRNA reflection evaluation reveal that mixture treatment causes solid down-regulation of the little chaperone proteins HSP27. Finally, we demonstrate that incubation of cells with both realtors network marketing leads to improved cytotoxicity and considerably high amounts of LC3-II recommending autophagy induction. Used jointly, outcomes reported right here support the idea that including Chemical11 in potential treatment routines structured on HSP90 inhibition NSC 105823 can possibly get over obtained level of resistance activated by the high temperature surprise response in human brain cancer tumor cells. Launch Glioblastoma is normally the most NSC 105823 common and intense type of principal human brain growth in adults linked with a poor treatment and, in general, a minimal response to all treatment methods. Because of its lethalness, glioblastoma provides been the initial type of cancerous growth that provides been sequenced as component of The Cancers Genome Atlas (TCGA) preliminary research . A NSC 105823 organized evaluation of the glioblastoma genome uncovered a list of molecular adjustments which may describe the capability of this type of growth to adjust in response to focus on therapy [1,2]. NSC 105823 Remarkably, a huge amount of turned on oncoproteins is normally reliant on the reflection of useful high temperature NSC 105823 surprise proteins 90 (HSP90) in complicated with CDC37 and contributes to an boost in success, level of resistance and development to treatment of cancers cells [3,4]. Because of the wide range of protein reliant on unchanged chaperone activity, HSP90 provides become an appealing healing focus on for cancers treatment. 17-(Allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG), an analog of geldanamycin, is normally among the HSP90 inhibitors that provides been proven to promote development inhibition in a amount of cancers cell lines as well as anti-tumor activity in scientific studies [5,6]. Remarkably, although HSP90 is normally well portrayed in the bulk of regular and cancers cells, the holding affinity of 17-AAG to HSP90 is normally 100-flip higher in growth cells than in regular cells allowing picky concentrating on of this proteins in cancers cells . 17-AAG and its analogues possess seduced main curiosity for the healing concentrating on of glioblastoma because of the high lipophilicity, which would enable it to across the blood-brain screen. Nevertheless, and research executed with HSP90 inhibitors possess not really generally supplied appealing outcomes because of the existence of redundant signaling paths and/or molecular adjustments taking place in response to lengthened treatment . Many research have got proven that obtained level of resistance to 17-AAG treatment may derive from induction of anti-apoptotic HSP70 and associates of its family members (y.g. HSC70) as an off-target impact of HSP90 inhibition [9,10]. Certainly, research intending at reducing the reflection of HSC70 and HSP70 concurrently in mixture with HSP90 inhibition demonstrated a extraordinary boost in toxicity and cell loss of life recommending that a mixed treatment could verify to end up being effective in the administration of several types of cancers including glioblastoma [11,12]. We possess lately reported proof that inhibition of proteins kinase CK2 network marketing leads to down-regulation of HSP70 in hepatoma cells treated with the proteasome inhibitor MG132 . CK2 is normally a Ser/Thr tetrameric proteins kinase constructed of two catalytic and -subunits and two regulatory -subunits included in a wide range of mobile procedures (for testimonials find [14C16]). As a effect of its anti-apoptotic and pro-survival features, CK2 provides become a NMA precious focus on in cancers therapy, in latest years. In watch of the potential healing benefits ending from simultaneous inhibition/down-regulation of HSP70 and HSP90 in cancers cells , we asked the relevant question whether mixed inhibition of HSP90 and CK2 resulted in improved cytotoxicity in glioblastoma cells. Certainly, our data present this is normally the case and recommend that this technique could offer a brand-new factor for healing involvement in the administration of human brain cancer tumor cells with obtained level of resistance.


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Hypoglycemia is the medical term used to refer to low blood sugar levels in the blood. It is a common condition in people with diabetes. People with diabetes usually tend to worry about their blood sugar levels falling, but some people end up developing severe anxiety issues about having these hypoglycemic episodes. In fact, the fear of having hypoglycemia can become so intense that it often starts to interfere with their day to day life and affects their relationships, work or school, and even their family life. The fear can also begin to interfere with their ability to take care of themselves and manage their diabetes. This excessive worry about hypoglycemia is a type of anxiety disorder, but there are many ways to handle such anxiety that stems from hypoglycemia concerns. Here is everything you need to know about hypoglycemia and anxiety – the connection, symptoms, and more.
What is Hypoglycemia?
When you have diabetes, you are likely to be taking some form of diabetes medications, including insulin or medicines, to increase the insulin levels in the body.(1,2,3)
When you are on such medications, it is likely that your blood sugar levels will go down. In any case, decreasing the blood sugar levels after having a meal is important in treating diabetes. However, sometimes, blood sugar levels can fall too low. Low blood glucose or blood sugar levels are medically referred to as hypoglycemia.(4,5) Blood sugar levels are considered to be low when it falls below 70 mg/dL. If you have diabetes, your doctor is likely to recommend that you check your blood sugar levels regularly throughout the day, especially if you skip a meal or exercise.
Hypoglycemia needs immediate treatment to prevent any severe complications from developing. Some of the common symptoms of hypoglycemia include:
If left untreated, hypoglycemia may cause more serious symptoms, such as:
To prevent hypoglycemia, or if you already have low blood sugar, you will need to consume a small snack that has at least 15 to 20 grams of carbohydrates. Best examples include:
- Hard candy
- Dried fruit
- In severe cases of hypoglycemia, you may need to be hospitalized for medical intervention.
- Anxiety and its Symptoms
All of us have experienced anxiety at some point in our lives. Anxiety is described as a feeling of distress, uneasiness, or dread in response to an unfamiliar, dangerous, or stressful situation.(6) Feeling anxious before any important event in your life or when you feel unsafe is a normal response of the body.(7)
However, anxiety that is excessive, unmanageable, and continues till it begins to interfere with your daily life or occurs for an extended period of time is known as an anxiety disorder, and it may need to be treated medically.
There are several types of anxiety disorders, including:(8)
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Social anxiety disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Panic disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Specific phobias
Anxiety symptoms tend to vary from person to person and can include both emotional as well as physical symptoms. These may include:
- Trouble relaxing
- Inability to manage worrying thoughts
- Irritability or mood swings
- Trouble concentrating
- Muscle tension
- Tightness in the chest
- A constant fear of something terrible happening
- Upset stomach or abdominal pain
- Avoiding certain events, places, or people
- Fast heart rate
Connection Between Diabetes and Anxiety
It is essential to balance your food intake with your diabetes medications to keep your blood sugar levels under control. Not maintaining this balance can cause a variety of problems, including hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia, as mentioned earlier, comes with a variety of uncomfortable and unpleasant symptoms, which can turn out to be severe enough to need medical intervention.
Once you have had a hypoglycemic episode, it is natural to start worrying about the possibility of having more such attacks. While some people are capable of managing such type of worry, for others, this fear and worry of having future episodes tend to become intense, and many times, they are unable to handle this anxiety.
This condition is actually known as a fear of hypoglycemia (FOH). It is similar to any other type of phobia people may have, including a fear of snakes or water.(9,10)
In people with severe fear of hypoglycemia, they tend to become overly cautious or even hyperaware about monitoring their blood sugar levels. In some cases, people with a fear of hypoglycemia may also try to maintain their blood sugar levels above the recommended levels and continue worrying about these levels round the clock till the time it becomes an obsession.
Studies have shown that there is a strong link between having diabetes and anxiety.(11) A study carried out in 2008 found that clinically diagnosed anxiety was 20 percent greater in Americans with diabetes as compared to Americans who did not have diabetes.(12)
A diagnosis of diabetes is bound to cause some anxiety. It is natural to worry about how the disease will require you to make certain, perhaps undesirable, changes to your lifestyle or that you now have lesser control over your health.
Additionally, following a strict schedule of medication, dietary changes, exercising routines, blood glucose monitoring, and possible smoking cessation are also some of the factors that are a common part of diabetes treatment that can make a person feel anxious.
How to Manage Anxiety with Diabetes?
There are many tried and tested treatment options for anxiety due to fear of hypoglycemia. If anxiety about having a hypoglycemia episode has started to affect your day to day life, you can discuss about the following treatment options with your doctor.
Your doctor may recommend you to a professional mental health professional for help. A psychologist or psychiatrist can help make a proper diagnosis and provide the treatment you need. This can include cognitive-behavioral therapy and medications.(13)
An approach known as graduated exposure therapy has shown to be useful in helping confront fears related to hypoglycemia and diabetes in general. It has shown to be effective in managing patients’ anxiety. Exposure therapy gradually keeps exposing you to specific situations that you fear but in a safe environment.(14) For example, if you have been obsessive about monitoring your blood sugar levels, your therapist may suggest that you delay checking your blood sugar levels by one minute, to begin with. You would then gradually start increasing this delay to 10 minutes and more as you get comfortable dealing with your anxiety.
Getting Educated About the Hypoglycemic Risk
The better you understand the risk of hypoglycemia and the ways in which you can take care and better prepare for a potential episode, the easier it becomes to manage your anxiety and fears. Discussing with your doctor will help you assess your overall risk, and together with your doctor, you can develop a plan that enables you to prepare in case you have a hypoglycemic episode.
Many people like to purchase a glucagon kit in case of any emergency.(15) You can discuss this option with your doctor first. You can also teach your family members and friends about how to use the kit in case of severe low blood glucose levels. Knowing that there are others who can help you in an emergency often helps reduce anxiety related to hypoglycemia.
Undertaking Blood Glucose Awareness Training
Blood Glucose Awareness Training (BGAT) is a procedure designed to help people with diabetes manage their condition better by helping them understand how dietary choices, insulin, and physical activity can affect their blood sugar levels. This type of training helps you feel more in control of your blood sugar and your overall health. In turn, this can ease the anxiety related to hypoglycemic episodes.(16)
If you have diabetes, worrying about the possibility of having a hypoglycemic episode is normal. Experiencing a hypoglycemic episode can be frightening, which is why the fear of experiencing future episodes can make people anxious. However, if this fear starts to affect your day to day life and also impairs your ability to manage your diabetes, then you might be having an anxiety disorder known as a fear of hypoglycemia. Talking to your doctor can help you understand how to deal with your anxiety. They will be able to provide you with the required knowledge about how to manage your blood sugar levels to avoid having an episode of hypoglycemia.
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- Boyle, P.J. and Zrebiec, J., 2007. Management of diabetes-related hypoglycemia. Southern medical journal, 100(2), pp.183-195.
- Anderson Jr, J.H., Blackard, W.G., Goldman, J. and Rubenstein, A.H., 1978. Diabetes and hypoglycemia due to insulin antibodies. The American Journal of Medicine, 64(5), pp.868-873.
- Cryer, P.E., 2008. The barrier of hypoglycemia in diabetes. Diabetes, 57(12), pp.3169-3176.
- Desouza, C.V., Bolli, G.B. and Fonseca, V., 2010. Hypoglycemia, diabetes, and cardiovascular events. Diabetes care, 33(6), pp.1389-1394.
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- Zung, W.W., 1971. A rating instrument for anxiety disorders. Psychosomatics: Journal of Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry.
- Craske, M.G., 1999. Anxiety disorders: psychological approaches to theory and treatment. Westview Press.
- Cox, D.J., Irvine, A., Gonder-Frederick, L., Nowacek, G. and Butterfield, J., 1987. Fear of hypoglycemia: quantification, validation, and utilization. Diabetes care, 10(5), pp.617-621.
- Fidler, C., Elmelund Christensen, T. and Gillard, S., 2011. Hypoglycemia: an overview of fear of hypoglycemia, quality-of-life, and impact on costs. Journal of medical economics, 14(5), pp.646-655.
- Smith, K.J., Béland, M., Clyde, M., Gariépy, G., Pagé, V., Badawi, G., Rabasa-Lhoret, R. and Schmitz, N., 2013. Association of diabetes with anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of psychosomatic research, 74(2), pp.89-99.
- Li, C., Barker, L., Ford, E.S., Zhang, X., Strine, T.W. and Mokdad, A.H., 2008. Diabetes and anxiety in US adults: findings from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Diabetic Medicine, 25(7), pp.878-881.
- Wild, D., von Maltzahn, R., Brohan, E., Christensen, T., Clauson, P. and Gonder-Frederick, L., 2007. A critical review of the literature on fear of hypoglycemia in diabetes: implications for diabetes management and patient education. Patient education and counseling, 68(1), pp.10-15.
- O’Donnell, H.K., Berget, C., Wooldridge, J.S. and Driscoll, K.A., 2019. Graduated exposure to treat fear of hypoglycemia in a young adult with type 1 diabetes: A case study. Pediatric Diabetes, 20(1), pp.113-118.
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In 1992, he struck off on his own, founding The Institute for Genomic Research to speed up genome sequencing. He had become increasingly convinced that advances in medicine depended upon finding and understanding genes.
Venter secured worldwide fame in the late 1990s as head of Celera Genomics, a private competitor to the government-funded Human Genome Project. In the process, he gained a reputation as a brash challenger of scientific orthodoxy.
Venter used a technique called “shotgun” sequencing that breaks up DNA into fragments and reassembles them in a computer. Celera Genomics raced the Human Genome Project to a draw in 2000.
The promise of genomics is to find which DNA sequences correlate with disease and health, and design treatments or preventive measures. Ultimately, treatments could be personalized to each individual’s genetic makeup.
Digitizing life will help reach that potential, Venter says. Turning biological information into the 1s and 0s of computer code allows that data to be analyzed and manipulated much more effectively than previously possible, he says.
With his institute, founded in 2006, Venter and his crew have started to make good on that insight.
In 2007, the institute published the first diploid human genome sequence of an individual. Diploid means the sequence contains the full set of genes from both parents. The individual was Venter himself.
Three years later, the institute announced it had made a self-replicating synthetic bacterium, the first instance of creating partly synthetic life. Venter’s team used digital technology to create a modified bacterial genome and get it to “boot up” in a cell that had its DNA removed.
Venter says creating the bacterium is proof of the principle that life can be reduced to digital code. What comes next is to apply this concept to better meet human needs, such as improving the efficiency of biofuel creation and making industrial chemicals in a more environmentally friendly way.
Another quality Venter brings is his strong entrepreneurial streak. In 2005, Venter founded Synthetic Genomics, located on North Torrey Pines Road about four miles north of the new institute campus. The privately held company applies genomics technology to issues such as increasing the efficiency of biofuel production and making industrial chemicals from biological sources.
Venter co-founded the company with Hamilton O. Smith, a Nobel laureate who, at 82, still conducts research at the Venter Institute. Smith was awarded the Nobel in 1978 for his role in discovering restriction enzymes, which cut DNA into fragments at particular places in the molecule. DNA is a huge molecule, and it must be cut into pieces to be sequenced.
Venter’s scientific neighbors are looking forward to even more ideas from Venter and his team.
“Craig is an extremely creative guy,” said Michael Marletta, CEO of The Scripps Research Institute. “He pushes the envelope beyond what people thought, he has provocative ideas, he acts on those ideas. So to have him here is a big plus for us.”
Larry Goldstein, a top UC San Diego stem cell researcher, scientific collaborator and friend of Venter’s, spoke in much the same terms.


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Convicted felon Jussie Smollett was ordered to be released from jail on Wednesday pending appeal of his 150-day sentence that went into effect last week for staging a hate crime hoax against himself and lying to law enforcement about it.
“The one-page order issued by the Illinois Appellate Court on Wednesday afternoon stated that Smollett was to be released from the Cook County Jail after signing a $150,000 recognizance bond, which would not require him to post any money,” the Chicago Tribune reported.
“The only explanation offered in the order was that Smollett has never been convicted of a violent offense and would have completed his sentence of incarceration well before his appeal is decided.”
Smollett was sentenced on Thursday of last week to 150 days in jail, followed by 30 months on probation, and ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution and $25,000 in fines during his sentencing.
Police later obtained footage of the two men, who are brothers, in question and detained them at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport a couple of weeks later after they returned from Nigeria. Police later released the two brothers, saying that they were not suspects in the investigation.
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This event is sponsored by PDX Jazz and J&J Foundation Support New Partnership Initiative, Expanding April Programming in Celebration of Jazz Appreication Month.
Saturday, April 28
Jazz Appreciation Month – Alan Jones Quintet
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3303 SE 20th Ave. Portland, OR 97202
A Portland native, Alan Jones ranks as one of America and Europe’s most creative jazz drummers, composers, multi-instrumentalists and teachers. He has performed, toured and recorded with a long list of jazz legends, including his very own Sextet! He also runs his own successful Portland school, the Alan Jones Academy of Music (AJAM).
Alan began playing the drums at a young age. In high school, he toured with organist Count Dutch and saxophonist Jim Pepper. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he studied with Alan Dawson, and spent two summers at the Banff Center for the Fine Arts in Canada. Alan has also studied with Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Tony Williams, Jaco Pastorius, Roy Haynes and Billy Higgins.
Alan has worked with some of music’s greatest artists including: Esperanza Spalding, Andrew Hill, Leroy Vinnegar, Red Mitchell, Kenny Wheeler, David Friesen John Abercrombie, Jim Pepper, Miroslav Vitous, John Clayton, Cecil Taylor Bud Shank, Randy Brecker, Denny Zeitlin, Dave Liebman, Airto Moriera, George Cables, Lee Konitz, Ralph Towner, Ingrid Jensen, Dave Holland, Charles McPherson, Chuck Israels, and John Hicks.
In high school Alan began teaching private lessons. He worked with children ages 6-17 at the Krebs School for the Learning Disabled in Boston teaching music and music therapy. He has held positions at The American Institute of Music in Vienna, Austria (1990-1992) and at Portland State University (1993-Present). Alan has presented Master Classes and Clinics in exciting places such as the Paris Conservatory of Music in France, Hochschule fur Musik Graz, Austria, The New School NY, USA Berklee College of Music Boston and many more venerable institutions.
Alan’s love and understanding of music and his ability to communicate, both as a player and a teacher led him to the creation of The Alan Jones Academy of Music. AJAM is an innovative education system focused on personal and collective improvisation from grade school through retirement, and prompted the city of Portland to honor him with an award for “Outstanding Achievement in Jazz.” Students have been involved in projects ranging from collaborating with Michael Curry on multimedia stage presentations to balancing on tightropes to playing in International Jazz Festivals.
The Alan Jones Quintet will feature Charlie Porter on trumpet, Mike Gamble on guitar, John Nasto on alto saxophone, Bill Athens on bass and Alan of course on drums. The music starts at 7:30 pm and we offer a small plate dinner menu by Chef Alex Bourgidu from 5 to 9 pm. You do not need a reservation but we do recommend you arrive early as these shows fill up quickly. No cover.


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One of the most popular drugs that have a sedative and hypnotic effect is Xanax (Alprazolam) with an antidepressant effect that provides a healthy sleep and removes the attacks of fear. Before taking the medication for anxiety you need to consult a doctor. Medication has side effects, Xanax overdose symptoms, contraindications and other features that need to be considered in treatment.
Action and effects of Xanax
The mechanism of effect of medicine is connected with influence on benzodiazepine receptors, oppressing the central nervous system. In the result decrease in excitability of subcortical structures and activity of spinal reflexes occurs. The main effects of online doctor prescription Xanax are: anti convulsant, sedative action, somnolent effect, reduction of panic states; anxiolytic action, central muscle relaxing effect. With action of medicine on the central nervous system arise the following pharmacological effects arise: falling asleep is facilitated, duration of a night dream increases, the number of night awakenings decreases; the expressiveness of fear, anxiety, panic is eliminated or decreases; emotional tension decreases. Distinctive feature of medicament is the lack of the oppressing impact on cardiac and respiratory activity. How long does Xanax stay in your system? At reception inside the maximum concentration is reached 1-2 hours later. Medicine undergoes metabolism in a liver, gets through a placenta and is capable to get into breast milk. Xanax and pregnancy are incompatible. It is impossible to accept a tranquilizer at pregnancy and in the period of lactation. Active agent, contained in this medicine, can cause violation of development and growth of a fetus because of intoxication in the first trimester. In case of inappropriate medication the doctor may assign another anxiolytic. You may learn more information including medicament effectiveness, interactions, adverse effects and contraindications according to Ambien reviews or Ativan, Valium and others medicines.
Syndrome of cancellation Xanax pills
Xanax belong to such medicines that cannot be canceled sharply. It will lead to formation of a syndrome of cancellation. This state is rather unpleasant for the patient and is shown by a number of symptoms: increase in irritability; psycho-motor excitement, psychoses; skeletal muscular system; the increased sweating; falling asleep violations, frequent night awakenings; fear of bright light; lability of mood; violation of perception of ordinary events and situations; violations of a warm rhythm; convulsive syndrome; development of sharp psychosis. Treatment of a syndrome of cancellation is symptomatic and also directed to elimination of symptoms. Specialists prescribe the medicines normalizing a cardiac rhythm, anticonvulsant means, psychotropic therapy is corrected. Is Xanax a narcotic? It is a benzodiazepine, not a medical narcotic.
Interaction with alcohol and medicine addiction
As ethanol has the depressing effect on the central nervous system, reception of medicament on a background of alcoholic intoxication is categorically contraindicated. So if you need to buy Xanax online it is preferable to know all information about medicament including negative moments. It is connected with the fact that at interaction of alcohol and medicine the oppressing impact on a head brain considerably amplifies. Except that, the combination of a tranquilizer and alcohol drinks negatively influence on a vascular tone that can provoke hypertensive crisis, sharp falling of arterial pressure, violation of work of heart, a stroke and development of a coma. Reception of Xanax and alcohol lead to development of toxic hepatitis. As medicine is removed from an organism by kidneys, the combination with alcohol will provoke damage of kidneys. Gastrointestinal tract angry with intake of alcoholic drinks can react with exacerbation of a chronic disease or developing of sharp pancreatitis, gastritis, colitis and other diseases of internal bodies. Other medicaments cannot also be taken with alcohol including for example Ambien stories. A prolonged course of treatment with pills can cause depression in a patient dependent on benzodiazepine Xanax addiction, which is difficult to get rid of. Therefore, it is forbidden to increase or decrease the dosage independently without consulting a doctor.
Can you overdose on Xanax?
The use of psychotropic drugs should be strictly followed by instructions. With an increase in the dose of the preparation, an overdose is observed, which can easily be recognized by such symptoms: blurred consciousness; decreased reflexes; drowsiness; dyspnea; bradycardia; tremor; a decrease in blood pressure; coma.


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Heading into election day I am thankful for the country we live in. That seems cliche these when you think of how divisive things have been lately and how we seem to have lost our swagger and respect from other parts of the world. Even with that, most people around the world still envy our freedoms and ideals, even when we fail to live up to them.
Tomorrow we will take advantage of one of our key freedoms as we complete the election cycle.
As bad as thing may seem, as long as we keep our respect for each other and are willing to defend the rights we have even if that means we have to support someone we disagree with we will continue to have a strong country.

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