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Last Monday and Tuesday, September 8-9, I was in Denver for my clinical trial at University of Colorado Hospital (UCH). I had my once-every-eight-weeks PET-CT scan along with a once-every-six-months brain MRI.

I’m happy to report that both scans were clean. I’m now twenty months with No Evidence of Disease of metastatic lung cancer.  That Xalkori is great stuff for those of us with ROS1 NSCLC!

I’ve been in my clinical trial for 22 months, and the trial has been running for over three years. The medical journal article summarizing trial results is due out sometime in the next two weeks.  Judging from the response to Xalkori of several ROS1ers I’ve met online, I expect the news will be positive.  Can’t wait to read it–I’ll probably hustle to the University of Washington Library and download it first chance I get.  Yes, besides being a science geek, I’m an INTENSE science geek.  One of those “complete response” lines on the waterfall plot will be ME!

The scanxiety for this visit was different than my previous visits to Denver. It’s been a very busy summer for me.  As I posted previously, before flying to Denver I attended the Stanford Medicine X conference in Palo Alto September 4-7.  I gave my speech on lung cancer stigma on the main stage Sunday morning, left the conference a couple of hours early to fly to Denver Sunday night, and had my clinical trial labs and scans Monday.  I was so focused on the conference and my speech that I barely noticed any scanxiety –it was difficult to distinguish from the intensity that precedes my speaking publicly.  The only real indication of any anxiety was my increasing inability to focus during the conference and three hours of lost sleep the first night in Palo Alto (although my husband might have a different perspective about my intensity in the days before I flew to Palo Alto).

A few other things were different about this clinic visit:

  • On the day of my visit, I spent an hour talking with the American Lung Association of Colorado’s office about LUNG FORCE.
  • A pleasant UCH oncology Fellow conducted my clinic visit. My primary oncologist Dr. Camidge came in to chat with us both for a few minutes afterwards–he knows I always have a list of questions for him. We talked about an exciting new clinical trial design at UCH for FGFR-positive NSCLC (more on that in a future post).
  • UCH had recently installed new software for their MRI machine, so the report of my brain MRI was not available at the time of my clinic visit. However, Dr. Camidge and the Fellow both reviewed the scan itself and reassured me it was normal.
  • After Dr. Camidge completed his clinic hours on Tuesday, he joined me, Dora (an online friend of mine who is also his lung cancer patient), and Dora’s husband Bill for a chat at a restaurant near UCH. How many world-renown lung cancer doctors do that? Well, yes, I did bribe him with a cup of coffee and a pastry. Here’s a selfie we took:

selfie with Camidge

Something else was also new to me after this clinic visit. I had a headache after I arrived home.  Since I’d just had a clean brain scan two days before, I knew the cause could not possibly be a brain met.  Somehow this reinforced the feeling that I was more a normal person than a cancer patient at this point.  Sometimes a headache is just a headache.

The brain MRI report appeared in our mail yesterday. It didn’t say much except “normal,” but a few terms were new to me.  I was Googling the new terms when an infolinks box popped up with this message:

“Searching for T2 hyperintensities in white matter? Try Kelley Blue Book!”

Maybe Kelley Blue Book can tell me how my hyperintensities affect the resale value of my brain.

My Scanxiety Won’t Listen to Reason

To promote the value of blogging transparency, I must make a confession.  I have a PET-CT scan on Monday to check the status of my cancer.  For the past several months, I’ve been pretty relaxed about scans.

Right now, however, I have a raging case of scanxiety.

There is no logical reason for this.  My scans for the past 11 months have been clean, and I have no symptoms that would indicate this scan should be any different.  Even if I do show a recurrence on this scan, I know I have treatment options.  Even if I didn’t have treatment options, I am not afraid of dying.

Decades ago, someone taught me my emotions can be influenced by how I choose to view a situation.  If I hear a rude remark, I choose to think “They’re having a tough day” and I don’t get angry.  If I screw up on something important, I choose to think “I’ll do better next time” and I don’t feel frustrated with myself.  This technique allows me to sidestep most negative emotions and continue moving forward instead of getting stuck. It even works with scanxiety. Usually.

So why the heck doesn’t my scanxiety respond this time?

I suppose recent events as well as past history have something to do with it.  A neighbor who was diagnosed with lung cancer after me died from metastatic tumors in her brain covering a few weeks ago.  A friend in my lung cancer support group who had been doing well on a targeted therapy developed brain tumors in early October.  A friend in my online support group, and who is in my ROS1 lung cancer clinical trial, may have progressed (I blogged about that here). The clinical trial in which my onocologist planned to enroll me if my cancer recurred just stopped accepting new participants, which means I don’t know for certain what my options are when my cancer recurs. And in December of each of the past two years, I was coping with a recurrence of my cancer.

I guess my subconscious processing of all these events trumps the thoughts I choose to think in my conscious mind.

So here I am, preparing to fly to Denver for yet another scan.  Inside, I feel like my entire body is about to explode from pent-up tension.  Outside, I’m strung so taut that I erupt at a single misstatement from a family member.  My scanxiety hasn’t been this bad since my first recurrence blossomed into a very visible tumor on my collarbone.

All I can do is eat healthy, try to get a good night’s sleep, listen to lots of Mozart while I pack, and keep to myself until Monday afternoon so I don’t bite anybody.

Still Dancing — OK, Walking — with NED

My August 12 PET-CT scan still shows No Evidence of Disease (NED). Woohoo! Having completed 10 cycles on Xalkori without progression, I now go to Denver at 8-week instead of 4-week intervals for my ROS1 clinical trial, and have labs drawn at my home clinic between Denver visits.

I have muddled my way through hamstring rehab and am back to VERY basic strength training with light aerobic exercise on the recumbent bike and treadmill. The best description I can find for my state of fitness is “wimpy.” If I walk one city block here at sea level at a moderate pace (about 2.5 mph), my breathing speeds up a good bit and my heart rate rises to 140! I have to use an oxygen compressor to walk in Denver without gasping or stopping after 500 feet. The persistent Xalkori-induced edema isn’t helping.

The physical therapist tells me it will take a looooong time to rebuild the muscles that have atrophied due to disuse and cancer treatment. I made sure she gave me clear guidelines about pacing my recovery, because, as you all know, I’m SO good at taking things slow.

I’ve developed something called “trigger finger” in my hands, and the oncologist says he doesn’t think it’s related to taking Xalkori (although edema might play a role). Because of this and some other issues, I’ve scheduled an appointment with my primary care doctor to discuss whether my thyroid is starting to misbehave in response to the radiation dose it received last year. However, other non-cancer conditions could cause my symptoms, too. Rather than diagnose myself (I know, I know — why stop now?) I’ll hear what my PC doc thinks.

So, here I am, just taking life slow, glad I’m around to enjoy the magnificent Pacific Northwest summer. I’ll be speaking at the World Science Fiction Convention in San Antonio this year over Labor Day, then mostly hanging around the house attempting to declutter and find the floor of my den once again.

Wait …

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if I could actually HIKE somewhere next year? Or take a cruise in the Mediterranean? Or …


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Join us at lunch time to discover the 5 dimensions that impact sales call reluctance.

Have you ever wondered why two seemingly identical sales people with the same background, pedigree and results, can perform so differently? We will explore the five dimensions that impact the bottom line results, and how as a salesperson, a coach, a manager or as a company they can be positively impacted.

Building a world-class sales enablement model into your business is difficult at best and requires more than just tools to help your team success.

Find time in your schedule for a lunch-n-learn webinar to learn how to impact your teams’ reluctance to reach for the next big account, and be sure to invite your key sales managers to attend.

A long time member of ATD Atlanta as well as the Program Chair for TAG’s Workplace Learning Society, Ben bring his enthusiasm to ATD Atlanta with the experience to back it up.

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Tag Archives: planetary limits

Two videos

Two recent video interviews with the author of A Green Deal for the  Manchester-Mersey Bioregion:-
1) 1970s and now (ecological crisis and eco-action)

2) Steady State and “decoupling”

The wisdom of Robert Owen

Robert Owen, pioneer socialist and co-operator (and ethical entrepreneur):

Nature requires its own time to mature all things, whether mineral, vegetable, animal or mind and spirit.

– topical as we zoom past the safe operating margins for life on this planet.  It expresses three key rules of ecological economics:
2. Extract renewable resources like fish and timber at a rate no faster than they can be regenerated.
3. Consume non-renewable resources like fossil fuels and minerals at a rate no faster than they can be replaced by the discovery of renewable substitutes.
4. Deposit wastes in the environment at a rate no faster than they can be safely assimilated.
(number 1 is : Maintain the health of ecosystems and the life-support services they provide.)

and Owen again:-

The ever changing scenes of nature afford not only the most economical, but also the most innocent pleasures that man can enjoy.

– which recalls the buen vivir, or good living principles of the Andean indigenous movement.

Thanks to “Scottish Nature Boy” whose blog has photos of plaques with these quotations there: http://scottishnatureboy.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/signs-i-like-8.html )

Earth at tipping point – official

Yesterday the UNEP again warned that the earth is at tipping point.    The report reiterates what we already know, that several planetary boundaries have been crossed and others are at the point of being crossed.  That means disaster of course.  It is good to have this reminder from a highly respected body, but will the governments it addresses take any notice (other than the few like Tuvalu and Bolivia that have taken the question of ecological justice seriously)?

See: Morning Star short article.   UNEP pess release and link to the report. Background on Rockstrom’s concept of planetary boundaries: Wikipedia  Nature. Ecology and Society Rockstrom video and transcript.

Click to see diagram to illustrate where we are in terms of current limits.

See this Oxfam paper that combines Planetary Boundaries with foundations for adequate human development – really useful framework.


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When You’re Dreaming with an Unbroken Heart

Lumiere Darling

Throughout my life, I’ve encountered a variety of people that usually can be classified as the sensible versus the dreamers. Personally, I have never found any fault in a dream so long as something is done to make (or try to make) that dream or dreams come true. I value individuals that are dreamers, but who also don’t spend all day sitting on their asses. Essentially, I value dreamers that take action.

Because I don’t always have the most stimulating job, I have found plenty of time to dream myself. I know where I want to go in life, what I want to do with my life, and maybe most importantly, who I want to spend my life with. I actually know this. It resonates even in my bones – there’s no question about it. I have found the one for me.

Now I know that this sounds like a typical woman in love. And I will be the first to admit that I have been in love once before, as I’m sure some of you already know. And I loved this man hard, and during that time, I thought that he was the one for me. But I mistook a great deal of history with that person for happiness. Before my current relationship, I thought I knew what love was – and the more you fight for (or with) that great love, the more passion you two have, right? WRONG. I mean, this was a man that decided to ditch me on Valentine’s Day to go out drinking with his buddies (in the morning, mind you), and thought he could simply make up his flaking out on me with a bouquet of flowers (and at this point, we had been together for over a year…and he did not know what my favorite flower was). They are sunflowers, just so all my secret admirers out there know. And roses are a close second. Regardless, neither the flowers nor the relationship lasted.

In my current relationship, I’m more than proud and happy to say we will be hitting two years this summer. And I have zero complaints about him. He balances me out in the ways I need to be balanced, and vice versa. He’s rational while I’m emotional, he makes me brave while I make him save (money), and the two of us together really do make some sort of a perfect union.

So how do I know he’s “the one?” One very simple explanation: I view it as a privilege to love him. I love him more than my promises could ever mean. And because he taught me what real love is, many of my dreams now (and forever will) involve him.

When we first started dating, many of my thoughts about him were physical. From our meet cute, we both had an instant attraction to each other. I would dream about the way he kissed me, the way he held me at night; I would think about the ways in which we would play. Yes, we actually play. I think that is extremely important for any couple. Life doesn’t always have to be so serious, and isn’t it a wonderful thing when you have someone that can laugh alongside you for the ride? I can be silly with him and feel no embarrassment, and I know he feels the same way. We’ve salsa danced around his kitchen, he’s rapped a Nicki Minaj song to me (not a proud moment for either of us), and I’ve performed a pseudo jazzercise session for him (hair in a side ponytail and all). The playing and the giggles – it’s what keeps us functioning as a healthy couple, and what keeps us as individuals sane.

Today, my dreams still consist of those things, but my aspirations for life have also grown as we have throughout the past couple of years. I still dream of those little things with him, but these thoughts are now magnified. Instead of thinking about goofing around in his apartment, I daydream about us goofing around in our apartment. My mind drifts to Sunday mornings in bed where I can roll over and he is there. No more good byes, no more long distance, I get to come home to him each and every night. I think of us strolling through farmer’s markets, taking a cooking or photography class like we’ve always wanted to. So many things – so many thoughts – uncarried out because distance has stopped us. But no more. Not in my dreams. My Wednesday evening is a glass of red wine, with my feet tucked under his legs, that blue plush blanket I bought him covering our bottom halves, as we watch Modern Family. Our apartment is a wonderful dream of mine. A perfect dream of mine.

I dream about our future. Beyond living together. I have fantasized about the way he might propose to me one day, I have cried in the shower thinking about the things I will say to him during our vows. I see him in a beautiful tuxedo, me in a gorgeous white dress (here’s hoping I can afford Vera Wang by the time this rolls around).

I was never the little girl that daydreamed about her wedding or finding the perfect man. I mean, I have always been a hopeful romantic, but growing up, I was a total tom boy. I wore jeans that were a bit too big for me, caps sat backwards on my head, and all I wanted to do was play sports. And while I have maintained my activity level since then, my fashion sense has improved a bit. And although I never thought about the perfect wedding, the colors, the food – I do now. I see us slow dancing under paper lanterns streaming down from a white, satin tent (because obviously we will have an outdoor reception during a summer evening). I see our décor as old books that we both love (because we both have a huge affinity for reading and literature). I hear the lyrics from the song playing during our first dance:

Should this be the last thing I see, I want you to know it’s enough for me. Cause all that you are is all that I’ll ever need.

–          Ed Sheeran, Tenerife Sea

I hear the words I whisper to him during our first dance:

I couldn’t help but fall in love with you. I always will be.

I see myself traveling the world with him. Sharing a chocolate croissant in a café in Paris, pulling a scene right out of Lady and the Tramp in Rome, horseback riding in Tuscany, hiking from Fira to Oia in Santorini, experiencing Bohemia in Prague, swimming in the Tenerife Sea, dancing to a zydeco band in New Orleans. I want all of this and more with him. I want to experience the world with him. We could have a home the size of a box, but I would essentially achieve nirvana if he and I could continue our nomadic ways.

I envision us growing old together. Looking back and seeing a life truly fulfilled, with laughs, beauty, travel, and love. We may not have children, but we had and have each other. We make our own family. In our box of an apartment, littered with scrapbooks of our travels and times together, our walls adorned with photographs from all the years we have been in love, and our hands held, my head against his shoulder, and only the sounds of our breathing and the crackling of a fireplace are to be heard. I have lived a beautiful life with the world’s most beautiful person.

Because after all, these aren’t just dreams. These are my dreams.

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Don't Try To Be Too Funny

Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Business Birthday Cards and other Greeting Cards topics.

What should I avoid writing when siging business birthday cards?

Don't Try To Be Too Funny

When it comes time to sign a card for co-worker, deciding what message to write is always a challenge. Whether you are signing a group card or giving one of your own, you generally want your message to standout from the same old "happy birthday" wishes. It is okay to be witty, but be careful that your message doesn't standout for the wrong reasons. Here are some topics to avoid when signing business birthday cards:

  1. Don't make any references to race or religion. Even if you have a close relationship with the recipient, it is never a good idea to joke about these topics at work.
  2. Avoid any alcohol references. Even if you have previously been out for a few cocktails with a co-worker, writing something like "I hope you stay sober enough to remember this one..haha" in a card can be offensive.
  3. Don't mention their age. Whether the card is for the 23-year-old receptionist or the 60-year-old executive, mentioning age is never a good idea. It can signal that you don't take them seriously or that their age affects their ability to do their job.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Vaping

A Beginner’s Guide to Vaping

Do you know your vaporizers from your cartomizers? What about the difference between Evil Cloud and a cloud chaser? If not, and you want to learn more about vaping but think that an atomizer is something Dr Who might use, then you're in the right place.

To somebody looking for a healthier alternative to smoking, the world of vaping can be a bewildering space where even the jargon has its own jargon and there are endless products, options and acronyms to wade through. You only have to look at forums online to see the confusion, even when it comes to the basics. Inevitably every culture develops its own terminology and slang - and sometimes you need a little guidance to cut through the fog, so here are some of our top pointers to get you started.

What is vaping, exactly? As you might guess, it’s derived from the word ‘vapour’: e-cigarettes (or PVs; see below) are electronic devices that produce this vapour without tobacco or combustion, to be inhaled as a healthier alternative to smoking.

A person who partakes in the act of vaping.

This refers to traditional cigarettes and cigars, as opposed to electronic and less harmful vaporizers. While the term ‘analog cigar’ was never really a thing, calling an electronic cigar an ‘e-gar’ is a stroke of genius.

Personal Vaporizer – this is the device that is used to vape. Historically known as e-cigarettes, PV is now the preferred term as the vapour does not contain the harmful chemicals and tobacco that are integral to smoking.

Also known as e-juice, but really the most appropriate term is ‘refill liquid’. A combination of water, nicotine, propylene glycol and glycerine, and available in many different flavours, this is the liquid inside your PV that is heated and turned into vapour. ‘How?’ I hear you cry:

A key component of the PV, the atomizer heats a coil, changing the liquid into vapour which is then subsequently inhaled.

This is filled with an absorbent material which holds the refill liquid.

Here we have the modern alternative to the cartridge. It has a built in atomizer (the name is an amalgamation of ‘cartridge’ or cart and ‘atomizer’ or atty, giving us the cartomizer, aka the carto (as we mentioned, even the jargon has jargon). It is slightly more expensive than an atomizer but is more reliable, less likely to leak and able to hold more liquid.

Cloud chaser
Not a daydreamer, as you might suspect, but someone who aims to produce as large a cloud as possible when they vape. They have technical ways of manipulating their PVs to maximise the amount of vapour, and are often viewed with scorn in the vaping community. Blowing huge plumes of vapour in public places isn't always the best way to engender vaping to the general populous and can often increase opposition and calls for bans. Don't chase clouds, kids.

(If you were wondering, Evil Cloud is one of our favourite brands of liquid, available on our website here .)

Not a pair of jeans or a kind of Peugeot, but a device that connects the battery to the rest of the PV, so-called because it has a 5mm connector and 10 threads. It is the industry standard but variations you might see include the 401, 801 and 901.

While at first glance this may look very technical, it is in fact nothing more than a reference to the capacity of your PV’s battery: the higher the number, the longer the battery lasts. There are ways to calculate the expected life of a battery which go beyond the scope of this post, and in any case, this isn’t a GCSE Physics class – for now, it is enough to say that a 900 mAh battery should last for approximately 800 puffs on your vaporizer. Buy two batteries and a USB charger and you should be good to go.

Instead of vaping using a cartridge or cartomizer, this is when you drip a few drops of liquid directly onto the coil of an atomizer. The benefit of this is it enables you to try different liquids in quick succession without having to switch cartridges, and makes for bolder flavours.

This stands for ‘throat hit’, which is the tingling in the throat experienced when vaping. It is largely linked with nicotine content so if you’re vaping a no nicotine juice, there is no throat hit.

This is unrelated to TH: THR actually refers to ‘tobacco harm reduction’ which is a public health strategy to reduce the use of combustible tobacco. Encouraging people to switch to other nicotine products, such as chewing gum, patches or vaping is one of its aims, as they are all less harmful than smoking because of reduced exposure to carcinogens.

So there you have it - all the details you need to get started. This beginner’s glossary barely scratches the surface of vaping culture but that's a good thing – you don't need to know the pros and cons of sub-ohm vaping to get started and there's lots more to learn as you discover your own preferences when it comes to PVs and ADVs (‘all day vape’ – a vaper’s favourite flavour). Click here to see our range of starter kits, and once you're up and running, Grey Haze will be available to assist you with all your vaping requirements .

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rainy days and rain barrels

Oh yeah!  Finally, the rain is coming down, and the plants are slurping up ever last drop.  Little, dry seeds are sending up a chorus of “Hurrah!” Spring rain blesses each new leaf with a promise of growth, and for anyone with allergies, washes away all that sticky yellow film of pollen and leaves a clean, crisp view of the world.

But, the time will come when mornings will grow hot and afternoons will be dry.  Plants will wilt under the pressure of heavy, humid air.  So how do you keep them watered without spending a lot of money and, more importantly, while supporting the environment?  Yep, rain containers.

http://www.danny lipford.com/video/how -to-make- a-rain-barrel -for-your-yard/

Barrels, buckets, bins, and bottles–they all can collect and contain the excess rain when showers become few and far between.  There are many options out there–items that can be purchased, recycled or upcycled to create simple systems for keeping your gardens producing great tasting food and stunningly beautiful flowers.

So, how to plan for what kind of water containment system you need?  Consider these issues:

1.  Do you already have items that you can use as a water container?  Large buckets make quick and easy rain catchers.

2.  Are you handy and want to build a water barrel?   Go for it!  There are plenty of great sites online with easy to understand directions.

3.  Is distance an issue?  Even though I have a little suburban farm, some of my neediest veggies would require lots and lots of hose to reach them.  For me, using smaller containers that can be transported in my wheelbarrow are more realistic.

4.  Do you have place to collect the water?  Gutters that can feed into a barrel?  Run off from a shed roof?   Get an umbrella and head outside and look around.  You may even have a neighbor who would let you borrow a gutter too!

5.  Do you have insects in your area that will breed in standing water?  In the South (USA), mosquitoes will multiply in a hot minute given a tablespoon of still water.  You may need netting or screen over openings to keep those critters from causing issues.

6.  Are you concerned about aesthetics?  If you want something with curb appeal then a recycled water cooler bottle

http://lifehacker.com /5514467/ build-a-gutterless-rain-barrel

propped up on cinder blocks may not be the greatest option at the end of your gutter.   There are some great options both to purchase or make that are beautiful and functional.

7.  How much water do you need on hand?  If you get regular rain and just need a bit here and there, then size and shape of containers will be much different than those used by folks who go weeks or months at a time without the wet stuff.

Finally, how much of the green stuff do you want to spend to collect the wet stuff?  Me, I’m an upcycling kind of girl–I’ve already found some water cooler jugs that I’m going to place under a trough that catches water from my shed.  But you, you may want to use those bucks for some rain swag.  So whether you go green or spend green, you’re doing something good for the earth while saving a bit of money (for a rainy day)!

2 thoughts on “rainy days and rain barrels

  1. It was nice to finally get some wet stuff, huh? I’ve finally installed a rain barrel. I told myself for 3 years that I would build one and finally bought one, although I DID find one that uses the proceeds for charity, so I didn’t feel as bad about the money as I would have. Win, win, right?

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You've Made it Home

Philly Born caribbean food × Crafted with Love × where all grub addicts are welcome!

Hello, we are Thomas and Natalie Smith, the owners and operators of Grubaholics! Grubaholics was established in 2014 but the dream of owning our own food truck has been alive since 2008.  Natalie and I were just a regular working class couple, working as mail carriers for the post office.  We made a pretty good living for ourselves but I often thought to myself, 'If I work this hard for myself rather than for someone else, I might become something great'.  The extra hours and the labor was too much to handle sometimes as we worked over 40 hours a week each.

One day in 2013, the post office released a new memorandum, and it said that all of the non career mail carriers was going to have to accept a paycut, a 30% paycut.  I at the time already felt underpaid and overworked, making $6 per hour less was the icing on the cake for us. We had until April 2013 to decide if we wanted to stay or go, to me, it was clear.

With no more post office soaking up all of our time, we had plenty of it to invest into our business aspirations.  In the summer of 2013, we flew to Miami and had Grubaholics built from scratch to our exact liking.  In March of 2014, Grubaholics was born.  The idea of selling Jamaican dishes came from one day when my family had a big get together at my uncle's house in Virginia.  The aunts and uncles brought food to eat and we wanted to contribute too.  Natalie then made what she's superb at, jerk chicken, oxtail, brown stew chicken, rice and peas, the whole nine yards.  I personally thought that nobody would eat any of that, we eat soul food, hot dogs, burgers, and Mac and cheese loaded with sugar.  I couldn't have been more wrong, her food got devoured, everyone loved it and was begging for more.  I knew that Jamaican food was what we were going to be selling from our truck.   The jerk chicken cheesesteak idea came across totally by mistake. We were at the health department and was listing our menu items to the health inspector.  We told him we want to sell curry chicken, jerk chicken, cheesesteaks, etcetera, he thought we said "curry chicken, jerk chicken cheesesteaks, etcetera". That's when the light bulb went off.  I imagined how a jerk chicken cheesesteak would taste, it would be perfect for Philly and perfect for us as we would be the only place to buy one.

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Open Access Monographs – more questions than answers?

The last of our OA Week 2016 blogs is a brief look into the topic of Open Access Monographs.

This is quite a contentious issue and there are currently a number of projects looking into how monographs can be made open access.  Many of the questions surrounding OA monographs are concerned with how the monograph form will be preserved in an OA model and how an open access monograph business model will be viable?

What is evident from the research being undertaken is that it will not be a similar process to how we make an article or conference paper OA, and therefore will need to be approached in a different manner. As Geoffrey Crossick notes in his report to HEFCE on Monographs and Open Access:

“It is very clear, however, that extending open access to books is not easy. From licensing and copyright to business models and quality, the issues that must be tackled are thorny and numerous [however] Open access can solve important issues about accessibility, it can enhance the ways in which we publish, use and interact with books, and has the potential to revitalise the academic community’s connection with the peer review, publication and dissemination of books” (Crossick, 2015, p.4).

Some publishers and academic presses are currently testing new business models which will enable researchers  to publish their monographs open access, however, it is currently very expensive to do! Edinburgh University Press are currently quoting a £10,000 APC to make a monograph OA and this only applies to authored research monographs – so edited books and critical editions are not covered.

Another alternative model has been suggested by a consortium called ‘Knowledge Unlatched’ which is made up of member libraries who pay the costs of making scholarly monographs open access. If you’re interested to learn more there’s a lot of useful information on their website:

There are many differing opinions and ideas surrounding how we could transition into open access monograph publishing but for the moment it does seem to be an area where there are more questions than answers.

If you would like an in depth introduction to open access monographs you should check out Goldsmiths Panel Discussion “Open Access Monographs and Publishing Models: Collaborative Ways Forward”, which discusses how OA monographs could be managed and how it may support or disadvantage their particular professional sector and ethical goals:

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The Syrian Crisis and Its Repercussions for Erbil-Baghdad Relations

Posted by Reidar Visser on Monday, 30 July 2012 9:51

One of the interesting aspects of the crisis in Syria is the way Syria’s Kurds are navigating between regional power brokers in Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan and Iraq. In particular, there seems to be a degree of tension surrounding the relationship between the largely pro-Turkish regional government of the Iraqi Kurds and Syrian Kurds who are seeking the support of Erbil but are not necessarily quite so supportive of Turkey.

So far, no decisive policy seems to have emerged among Syria’s Kurds in this respect. As for the spillover impact on the Iraqi scene, the Syrian crisis has so far served to further strain relations between the Iraqi Kurds and the central government in Baghdad. Due to tension in border areas with Syria, central government Iraqi forces have been seeking access to areas controlled by the Kurds, and this, in turn, has aggravated the conflict between Erbil and Baghdad.

For the first time, the Kurdish peshmerga ministry has now published a constitutional defence of its position. In a letter directed to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Kurds enumerate four constitutional articles that they consider Baghdad are violating when they are seeking access to the Kurdish areas: Articles 9, 61, 111 (some sources say 11 but that makes no sense) and 121.

Article 9 of the Iraqi constitution deals with the Iraqi army. It is one of the few constitutional provisions to specifically demand proportional representation on an ethno-sectarian basis (quotas), and this is conceivably what the Kurds are complaining about, even though there are large numbers of Kurds serving in the Iraqi army controlled by Baghdad.

Article 61 deals with parliamentary powers, and presumably the Kurdish objection relates to the failure of government to have leading military officials confirmed by parliament. This is a real problem, although there are reports that the government has lately sent a list to parliament which is now awaiting approval.

Article 111, if correctly cited, deals with oil ownership (“Iraqi oil belongs to the Iraqi people in all the governorates and regions”)  and is presumably a general criticism of Baghdad regarding the longstanding dispute about whether Erbil or Baghdad should conclude deals with foreign oil companies.

Article 121 specifically gives federal regions the right to organize internal security including “guards of the region” which is commonly seen as the standard reference to the Kurdish peshmerga militia which is now the official internal army of the Kurdish region.

All in all, whereas it seems clear that the central government may need to make some improvements as regards Kurdish representation in the Iraqi army (article 9) and getting parliamentary approval of army officials (article 61), it is hard to see how article 121 could override the exclusive prerogative of Baghdad when it comes to managing national security and external defence  as set out in article 110-2, where “borders” are specifically mentioned. Indeed, article 121 itself at the outset explicitly stipulates that the powers given to the region should not usurp exclusive prerogatives of the central government as specified in article 110.

What this whole issue brings to the forefront, of course, is that whereas Iraq on paper may be a federation, it is in practice a confederacy in which the Kurdish entity appears to be torn between seeking independence and de facto Turkish overlordship. The Syrian crisis is likely to make these tensions more acute, given the apparent greater scepticism of the Syrian Kurds when it comes to accepting the idea of a substantial role for Turkey in deciding their destiny. As a consequence, it is possible that the autonomous Iraqi Kurds, too, will finally have to be more specific and concrete about where exactly they are heading and when.

Posted in Iraq international relations, Iraqi constitutional issues, Kirkuk and Disputed Territories, Oil in Iraq | 14 Comments »

Where Is Izzat al-Duri?

Posted by Reidar Visser on Sunday, 8 April 2012 13:34

The sensational video of Izzat al-Duri released yesterday on the occasion of the 65 year anniversary of the Baath party isn’t getting quite the airplay it deserves. Not that the content of the hour-long speech in itself is particularly interesting, but the sheer fact that, despite rumours of ill health, the most senior Baath leader to survive the Iraq War  is confirmed to be alive and well is an important development. This is, after all, the person seen as the rightful successor to Saddam Hussein by the remaining Baath party faithful. Additionally, towards the end of the speech, Duri reveals some interesting perspectives on the broader regional situation that provide clues as to this possible whereabouts, which for a long time has been something of a riddle.

First of all: It looks real. Duri has a characteristic appearance and does not easily lend himself to impersonation. Even though the Baath party specialized in this kind of thing, it seems unlikely that this video is the work of a double.

Above, screenshot of Duri in video released yesterday; below, archive photo

The Iraq-related part of the speech takes up most bandwidth and is the least interesting one. It is a predictable outpouring of anger concerning supposed Iranian influences penetrating everywhere in Iraq and spreading across the Arab world. Not only that, Duri repeatedly describes this as a conspiracy of Persians/Safavids, Americans and Israeli Zionists. Perhaps the most interesting aspect here is that Duri – at 70 and despite conflicting stories about his health situation – had the stamina to gesticulate his way through an hour of these grand theories.

The more interesting and newsworthy parts of the Duri speech are towards the very end. Here, he comments on broader regional developments, including the situation in Libya, Syria and Yemen.

Regarding Libya, Duri clearly sees developments there as a deplorable parallel to what took place in Iraq in terms of “foreign intervention”. With respect to Syria, there is praise for the “legitimate” and “peaceful uprising” of the Syrian people, though there seems to be concern that foreign (Western) intervention can ensue if things get out of hand. Most remarkably, though, there is much praise for the Saudi king with reference to his efforts to help solve the situation in Yemen.

Beyond verifying the relative recency of the video, these remarks help explain the worldview of Duri, which seems to be one in which Iranian and Western interventions in the Arab world must be fought at any cost. Unsurprisingly, given his own religious background, there is more positive praise for the ulama in the Arab world than one would perhaps expect from a Baathist leader, even after a decade of state-led “Islamism” in Iraq in the 1990s.

Above all, though, Duri’s remarks on the regional situation may help address that lingering question of where he currently lives. For a long time, it was thought he was in Syria, but the praise for the Syrian uprising suggests he is not there anymore. That leaves the Gulf states as his most likely current location. Given the criticism of the Libya intervention, Qatar can probably be ruled out. On the other hand, the praise for the Saudi king seems to be a credible indicator that he might be there already or is applying for a permanent residence permit.

For many years after 2003, the Iraqi Baathist presence in Syria served as something of an anomaly for those seeing grand sectarian schemes and a Shiite axis projecting through the region from Iran via Iraq to Syria and Lebanon. The realignment of Duri and the Iraqi Baath towards the conservative Gulf monarchies makes both themselves and the Syrian regime – now deprived of another Sunni-secular card –  look a little more sectarian than before. The more sectarian Shiite media outlets in Iraq will lose no time in seizing on this; as ever, though, the question is whether the majority of Iraqis will allow hyperbole articulated from outside the country to aggravate their own political problems.

Posted in Iraq international relations, Sectarian master narrative | 21 Comments »

Qatari Jets, KRG and Iraqi Airspace Sovereignty in the Hashemi Case

Posted by Reidar Visser on Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:28

There are many interesting aspects to the recent departure by Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi from Erbil in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) area of Iraq to Doha, the capital of Qatar.

Among those aspects is one that has yet to receive the attention it deserves: The means of travel used by Hashemi – who is sought by the central government in an alleged criminal case – from Erbil to Doha.  Most accounts simply state that Hashemi arrived in Doha on 1 April en route from Erbil. Some Kurdish interior ministry officials even went on record saying they had no knowledge about Hashemi’s departure.

The picture of Hashemi arriving in Doha, published by the website of the vice-president, is clear enough. It shows Hashemi stepping out of a Qatar Airways jet, apparently onto a red carpet and with ministers waiting to welcome him.

So, Hashemi arrived with Qatar Airways. It is true that they have announced plans for an Erbil–Doha service. But that service will not commence until May. Also, it will be operated by Airbus 320s. The aircraft on the picture looks slimmer than an Airbus, perhaps more like a Bombardier?

The question of Iraqi airspace sovereignty has received some attention lately, both with dramatic declarations that Iraq would “close its skies” for the Arab League summit, and in relation to reports that Iran is continuing to send weapons and fighters to Syria on flights crossing Iraqi territory.  What this picture seems to indicate is that a foreign country, Qatar, can in fact send its aircraft in and out of Iraq with impunity, even on missions perceived as hostile by the Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki. Whether the jet actually flew straight down to Gulf (as is most likely) or headed via Turkey and Jordan to avoid “central government” territory is somewhat academic. Guarding Iraq’s borders is a central government prerogative anyway and it seems entirely unrealistic that the Qatari jet landed in Erbil without the express permission of the Kurds.

On top of persistent conflicts related to Kurdistan in the oil sector and the judicial extradition battle for Hashemi, the latest Qatar Airways episode once more raises questions about the true nature of the so-called Iraqi federation. It is becoming increasingly unclear whether the country is anything more than a very loose confederation.

Posted in Iraq - regionalism - general, Iraq international relations | 46 Comments »

After the Baghdad Summit: Implications Regionally and in Iraq

Posted by Reidar Visser on Friday, 30 March 2012 13:55

The Arab League summit in Baghdad is over and it is time to take stock.

Given the essentially international character of the summit in Baghdad, it is natural to start with the regional implications. And, in many ways, the degree of representation at the level of heads of state is a useful indicator of how things went. Altogether, 10 countries were represented by their rulers: Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Comoros, Palestine, Lebanon and Kuwait in addition to Iraq.

In one way, those who came to Baghdad can be crudely summarized as the “Maghreb Spring” countries (Tunisia, Libya), the very poor in need of any help they can get (Comoros, Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Palestine), and “others” not so easily classified (Kuwait and Lebanon). The absence of most of the GCC leaders can be attributed to continued aversion to the Maliki government in Iraq, whereas the failure of the rulers of Egypt and Yemen to show up may reflect the messiness of their own domestic situations as much as any clear policy on Iraq.

But there is more to this than the apparent preference of poor republics for building ties with the new Iraq. True, the gap between Iraq and the Gulf countries remains wide, but if the Iraqi government can build ties with non-GCC countries, it could form an alternative regional bloc within the Arab League.  The one obvious disappointing absence for Iraq in this respect must have been that of Algeria. Nonetheless, the net outcome of the meeting was a dilution of the GCC interventionist policy on Syria. Thanks to their own lack of initiative and boycott, Saudi Arabia and Qatar had to yield to Arab states that prefer softer language on regime change in Syria. The massive wealth of the GCC states was in itself not sufficient to buy a particular Arab policy on Syria.

Also, it is significant that a growing number of Arab states are prepared to interact with Iraq as a perfectly normal Arab state. This is so despite continued attempts by Gulf states to dismiss the Iraqi government as Iranian marionettes. The Arab heads of state who did come to Baghdad probably realized that the town wasn’t full of Safavids after all and that attempts to reduce regional politics to a clear-cut Sunni–Shiite sectarian struggle are futile. (An AP piece claimed “Sunni rulers” shunned the summit whereas in fact 8 “Sunni rulers” were present!) Growing number of Arab rulers realize it is normal for Iraq to have leaders who may or may not be Shiites.

The second implication of the Baghdad meeting relates to the level of internal Iraqi politics. Only weeks ago, both the Kurds and Iraqiyya talked tough about bringing Iraqi domestic problems onto the summit agenda. Schemes for unseating Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki seemed to garner more interest than ever. In the end, though, the domestic situation in Iraq was kept off the summit agenda, and neither Ayad Allawi of Iraqiyya nor the Kurdish president, Masud Barzani, attended the meeting.

What Allawi and Barzani need to realize is that their position is increasingly analogous to that of the GCC states within the Arab League. The GCC countries who boycotted Baghdad saw their forward policy on Syria reversed. If they persist in boycotting Maliki, Allawi and Barzani may well experience something similar with their own ambitions domestically in Iraq. Importantly, other Iraqiyya leaders like Usama al-Nujayfi (parliament speaker) and Rafi al-Eisawi (finance minister) showed up at the summit. Their presence highlighted how a letter of protest from Qatar which attempted to speak on the behalf of the “Sunnis in Iraq” was just too unsophisticated to fit the complex Iraqi situation. Even the Bahraini foreign minister opted to have a meeting with Maliki.

Perhaps the best indication of the state of affairs in Iraq was the simultaneity of the summit and a mortar attack near the Iranian embassy. The two happened at the same time, but the attack did not derail or even interrupt the meeting of the Arab leaders. These attacks will continue to happen, but they are unlikely to create the collapse of politics in Iraq sought by their perpetrators. Similarly, Iraqi opponents of the Maliki government – who have many valid reasons for being critical – should realize that a policy of dialogue with him stands a better chance of achieving something in the real world. The alternative may well be growing irrelevance, both in the Iraqi political process as well as in the Arab world at large.

Posted in Iraq international relations, Sectarian master narrative | 16 Comments »

The Baghdad Gamble: Maliki Brings the Arab League to Town

Posted by Reidar Visser on Monday, 26 March 2012 11:33

Last Tuesday, a week before the scheduled Arab League summit in Baghdad, a wave of terror attacks killed more than 50 people across central Iraq. Security forces had been put on high alert in the run-up to the summit, yet terrorists were still able to strike key cities such as Baghdad, Karbala, and Kirkuk with impunity. The al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility, a deliberate attempt to derail the Arab League summit and undermine the fledgling Iraqi government.

Successfully bringing the Arab League together in Baghdad – the first such gathering in the Iraqi capital since 1990 and only the second in the country’s history – would signal the return of a modicum of normalcy to a state still emerging from years of intervention and civil war… Full story here. Discussion/comments section open as usual below

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I thought it was Hestia? Can you verify whether I've been wrong all these years?

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Not that it's my business, but, it could be both.
Greek is, obviously, not English.
If one English-speaker hears a Greek word, then they may spell it differently than another English-speaker who hears the same word.
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Very true. I've just never come across Hesita in a reference book on the subject, and a quick web search only seems to find sites where it's mostly 'Hestia' with a couple of references to 'Hesita' which are probably typos. The reason it perplexes me is that the two spellings would lead to very different pronunciations.

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It should be Hestia, not Hesita. That is most probably a typo. I'm absolutely certain, as I'm Greek.

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It’s an iron law that Deluxe editions of your favourite album are usually a disappointment. The album itself sounds just as fine as ever, but then you already own a copy. You’re buying it for the extras and they’re almost always underwhelming. There might be a nugget here and there. ‘Forget Her’ from Jeff Buckley’s Grace, The Legacy Edition, is one. But in the main they prove the rule that artists are pretty good at recognising their best work the first time around. If it wasn’t good enough then, it probably still isn’t now. Only a few exceptional performers have enough genuinely good material in the vaults and have recorded any truly transformative versions of old songs to make the Deluxe edition worthwhile. Bob Dylan’s Bootleg series. Neil Young’s Archives. And now, Anaïs Mitchell! Xoa is a collection of unreleased songs and reworked versions from previous albums. Ordinarily this would mean a hotchpotch of styles and sounds. Lots of tape hiss and lo-fi demos. But not here. The songs have been newly recorded. There’s just Anaïs with a guitar throughout, but the production values are high and, crucially, consistent across the set. For that reason, it has the feeling of a new album, ebbing and flowing like an original composition. The unreleased tracks are already timeless. Even at first listen, they’re so familiar you’re wondering where you heard them before. Surely this can’t be the first time that ‘Anyway The Wind Blows’ has been released? As for the reworked versions, there are two from both Hymns For The Exiled and The Brightness, one from the Country EP with Rachel Ries, one, the title track, from Young Man In America, and no fewer than four from Hadestown. Unsurprisingly, it’s the latter that are the most revelatory. Listening to her sing Greg Brown’s vocal from ‘Why We Build The Wall’ is nothing short of remarkable. To hear her reprise Justin Vernon’s part on ‘If It’s True’ is simply spellbinding. More that that, they’re a reminder that these are her creations, not theirs. And they’re truly worthy of a Deluxe edition. Xohlm.

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  • Status: Active
  • Type: Residential
  • Rooms: 8
  • Beds: 3
  • Baths: 3
  • SF: NA (NA above ground)
  • Common Acres: 0
  • On Market: June 8, 2018
  • Lat: 43.526051276545
  • Lng: -72.1256558597084

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This Eastman condo has seen a complete make over. From the bottom floor to the top floor, everywhere you look there will be something new. All the baths have been updated with tile and granite. All the old carpets are removed and new wall to wall carpets have been installed. The kitchen has granite and stainless steel appliances for that fresh modern look. Lighting has been added, windows have been replaced...this is truly a complete makeover. Eastman is a four season community that offers something for everyone of any age. From the 345 acre lake to the Championship golf course. Play tennis on one of the 8 Har-Tru courts or take hike on the many miles of trails. Eastman also offers 26 miles of groomed cross country ski trails. You can be as active as you want to be or just relax and enjoy a slower pace of life.

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From RT 89 take exit 13 and head north on Rt 10, turn right into Eastmans north entrance. Take a right at the stop sign, turn left at the next stop sign and take immediate right onto Bay Tree to #2 on left

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  • Address: 2 Bay Tree
  • City/Town: Grantham
  • State: NH
  • Zip Code: 03753
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  • School District: Grantham Sch District SAU # 75
  • Elementary: Grantham Village School
  • Middle School: Lebanon Middle School
  • High School: Lebanon High School
  • Subdivision: West Cove A
  • Association Fees: $355
  • Fee Includes: Monthly

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  • Stories: 3
  • Style: Contemporary, Duplex, Multi-Level, Townhouse, Walkout Lower Level
  • Year Built: 1981
  • Interior: Cathedral Ceiling, Ceiling Fan, Hearth, Living/Dining, Master BR w/ BA, Skylight, Vaulted Ceiling, Laundry - 1st Floor
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  • Roof: Shingle - Architectural
  • Lot: NH-Sullivan
  • Basement: Yes
  • Garage: No

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  • Kitchen: NA
  • Family Room: NA
  • Den: NA
  • Office: NA
  • Bed 1: NA
  • Bed 2: NA
  • Bed 3: NA
  • Bed 4: NA
  • Utility: NA
  • Other: NA

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  • Listing Date: June 8, 2018
  • Last Modified: August 21, 2018
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‘LIYANA’ fuses youthful fantasy and stark reality

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The Stanford Daily captures the essence of LIYANA, the film screened by the Handa Center for the Stanford Global Studies Summer Film Festival on June 27, 2018.

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‘LIYANA’ fuses youthful fantasy and stark reality

By Jasmine Venet

July 6, 2018

Everyone is born a storyteller: Aaron and Amanda Kopp express this conviction in “LIYANA,” the heartwarming and eye-opening film that they co-directed and co-produced in 2017. “LIYANA” was screened on campus by the Worldwide Support for Development (WSD) Handa Center for Human Rights for the Stanford Global Studies 2018 Summer Film Festival on June 27.

“LIYANA” is set in Swaziland, a country plagued by AIDS and overflowing with orphans. It follows the story of a young girl, Liyana, on a quest to save her brothers. Liyana’s entire story is imagined and narrated by five orphaned children from Swaziland. The film flashes back and forth between Liyana’s imagined story and that of the real-life orphans. In order to draw this line between reality and fantasy, the Kopps worked together with Nigerian graphic artist Shofela Coker — who had never been to Swaziland or met the five children until after the completion of the movie — to help animate these children’s stories. Coker’s limited knowledge of the country and its people allowed him to create art solely based off of the descriptions and artwork of the children.

“The people who made [“LIYANA”] wanted the children’s words to come to life,” said Meredith Miller Vostrejs, program manager of the event and a member of the WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice team. “[They wanted] what the kids imagined and told to be real on the screen.”

The film focuses on giving the orphaned children a chance to voice their imagination, dreams and hopes for the future. By offering detailed and intricate designs in his animation, all of which are based off of the drawings and creations of the children, Coker provides a platform for these voices in a compelling way.

Winning more than 20 awards at international festivals, “LIYANA” has garnered significant attention over the past couple of months. Its ability to reveal both the innocence and darkness of the Swazi children through Coker’s amazing art and beautiful cinematography sets it apart from other films. The children’s narrative of Liyana’s story conveys their belief that if they persevere and hold on to hope, just like what they make Liyana do, they too will find their happy ending.

“It’s powerful to hear these messages come from Swazi children and see their story resonate with an international audience,” said Selamile Dlamini ’15, who is originally from Swaziland herself. “I think it’s very powerful.”

Apart from telling Liyana’s fictional story, the film also shows how these children incorporated many aspects of their own lives into Liyana’s, with AIDS as the most prominent issue. In the film, a nerve-wracking and tense scene of one of the orphaned boys getting tested for AIDS left the audience on the edge of their seats, whereas an animated scene earlier on in the children’s telling of Liyana’s story regarding AIDS had little reaction.

Brutally realistic scenes like the one of a young boy getting tested emerge throughout the film. They prove especially effective not only in grasping people’s attention and raising awareness about AIDS, but also in showing how even in times of despair, these children still persevere.

“While ‘LIYANA’ artfully shows the challenges, fears and hopes of children who lost their parents to HIV/AIDS, it resonates with audiences in the US — and here in Silicon Valley — as we grapple with challenges facing the US today with the separation of children and families at the US-Mexico border,” Vostrejs said.

“LIYANA” is ultimately a film meant to not only tug at our heartstrings and open our eyes to the issues facing these Swazi children, but also show us the importance of persevering through hard times. Throughout the film, Liyana thinks of giving up many times, deciding she cannot continue with her quest, that she isn’t strong enough. Yet, every time she falls down, she gets back up, hope guiding her throughout her journey.

Although these Swazi children’s futures may seem grim, they continue to hope, for they understand the power held in that one word, and how, just like Liyana, they too have the ability to create their own happy ending.


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The Proper Dosage of Glucosamine MSM

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Glucosamine and MSM are dietary supplements that may alleviate pain associated with health conditions such as arthritis. They are available as individual supplements, but are also bundled together into one, sometimes with supplemental condroitin added in. Because it is a dietary supplement, glucosamine MSM does not follow strict dosage schedules, but recommended intakes are available. As with any dietary supplement, consult with your health care adviser to help determine if glucosamine MSM is appropriate for you.

Glucosamine supplements derive from the outer shells of crustaceans such as lobster, crab and shrimp. Your body also produces this molecule to help build and repair the cartilage that protects your joints. In proper doses, glucosamine supplements may bolster the amount manufactured by your body to help restore cartilage you lose as you age or due to disease. MSM, or methyl sulfonyl methane, occurs naturally in many food sources. Your body does not synthesize MSM or require it for any physiological processes. However, certain doses of MSM supplements may mitigate the effects of a variety of disorders. The University of Maryland Medical Center reports that there are forms of glucosamine made for those with seafood allergies. Speak to your doctor or pharmacist if you need this specific type of glucosamine.

In a study noted by New York University Langone Medical Center, glucosamine MSM significantly reduced osteoarthritis pain in study subjects who consumed a specific dose daily for 12 weeks compared to those who took no supplement. While glucosamine and MSM alone, at the same dose as the combined supplement, decreased the pain experienced by the study subjects, the effect was less than when they took both supplements together. Glucosamine MSM may also relieve the pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Additionally, one or the other may offer benefits against temporomandibular joint arthritis, interstitial cystitis, inflammatory bowel disease, rosacea and sports-related injuries. However, some of these potential uses are based only on animal studies and may not be applicable to humans, cautions New York University Langone Medical Center.

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A common daily dose for glucosamine is 1500 milligrams, consumed as either a single dose or three 500 mg doses throughout the day, according to both the University of Maryland Medical Center and MedlinePlus. New York University Langone Medical Center offers a wide range of suggested doses for MSM, from 1.5 to 10 grams per day, split into three doses. In a study described in the March 2006 issue of “Osteoarthritis and Cartilage,” study subjects consumed 6 grams of MSM daily, divided into two doses, for 12 weeks to relieve the pain of osteoarthritis in their knee joints.

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At recommended doses, glucosamine MSM may not provide pain relief until you have taken it for an extended period of time. Any dose of glucosamine may be contraindicated if you take blood-thinning medication, such as warfarin, or if you are allergic to shellfish. MSM appears to be safe, however, even in high doses.

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