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“Suppression of alcohol dependence using baclofen: a 2-year observational study of 100 patients”

Front. Psychiatry, 03 December 2012 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00103

Suppression of alcohol dependence using baclofen: a 2-year observational study of 100 patients

  • Groupe Hospitalier Paul-Guiraud, Villejuif, France

Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term effects of baclofen in a large cohort of alcohol-dependent patients compliant to baclofen treatment. Methods: A hundred patients with alcohol dependence, resistant to usual treatments, were treated with escalating doses of baclofen (no superior limit). Alcohol consumption (in grams) and craving for alcohol were assessed before treatment and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. Assessments were simply based on patients’ statements. The outcome measure was the consumption of alcohol, rated according to the World Health Organization criteria for risk of chronic harm. Results: While all patients were rated “at high risk” at baseline, approximately half of them were rated “at low risk” at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. The sum of patients who were at “low risk” and at “moderate risk” (improved patients) was 84% at 3 months, 70% at 6 months, 63% at 1 year, and 62% at 2 years. The constancy of improvement over the 2-years was remarkable. The average maximal dose of baclofen taken was 147 mg/day. Ninety-two percentage of patients reported that they experienced the craving-suppressing effect of baclofen. Significant relationships were found between the amount in grams of alcohol taken before treatment and the maximal dose of baclofen required, and between the existence of a mental disorder and a lesser effect of baclofen. Conclusion: Baclofen produces an effortless decrease or suppression of alcohol craving when it is prescribed with no superior limit of dose. Potential limitations in the effectiveness of baclofen include the coexistence of a mental disorder, the concomitant use of other psychotropic drugs, a lack of real motivation in patients to stop drinking, and the impossibility to reach the optimal dose of baclofen because of unbearable side-effects (sometimes possibly related to too sharp a protocol of dose escalation).

Converging evidence suggest that the gamma-aminobutyric acid-B receptor agonist baclofen is a promising agent for the treatment of alcoholism. While a low dose (30 mg/day) of baclofen significantly decreases alcohol intake (Addolorato et al., 20002002), high-dose baclofen may promote sustained complete abstinence, as shown in several case reports (Ameisen, 2005Agabio et al., 2007Bucknam, 2007Pastor et al., 2012) and in series of patients (Dore et al., 2011Rigal et al., 2012). However, a number of patients do not respond optimally to high-dose baclofen. In the Dore et al. and Rigal et al. studies, an insufficient efficacy of baclofen was reported in 40–50% of the cases. Rigal et al. showed that the existence of a mental illness and the concomitant use of psychotropic drugs are significantly associated with a reduced efficacy of baclofen. A reduced efficacy of baclofen may also theoretically be related to a number of other factors (i.e., genes, environment, motivation, enduring habits, severity of alcohol dependence, severity of side-effects, treatment observance), which remain to be investigated. In addition, clinicians use different protocols of treatment, and the optimal protocol of treatment with baclofen in alcoholism is not well established. Studies investigating the long-term effects of baclofen in large cohorts of patients should help to characterize some of the factors affecting the efficacy of baclofen.

The present study is a long-term observational study aiming to record precisely the successes and failures of baclofen treatment in alcohol-dependent patients resistant to usual treatments. A hundred consecutively treated patients, all observant to baclofen treatment, were included and followed over 2 years. The effectiveness of baclofen, its undesirable side-effects, and the number of treatment discontinuations were recorded. Preliminary reports on the present study have been published by Ameisen and de Beaurepaire (2010) (60 patients over 6 months), and by Rigal et al. (2012) (a 1-year retrospective study including 67 of the patients of the present study).

Prescriptions started in November 2008, following the publication in France of Olivier Ameisen’s book reporting his experience with baclofen (Ameisen, 2008). One hundred and thirty-two alcohol-dependent patients (DSM-IV criteria) were consecutively seen between November 2008 and August 2009. Among them, 32 were excluded because they were lost before the third month of follow-up (some of them provided no feedback after the first visit, others stopped taking their medication rapidly, generally arguing they could not bear the adverse effects of baclofen, and some acknowledged that they were not motivated to stop drinking). These patients were not included in the follow-up because the purpose of the study is to evaluate precisely the effects of baclofen, and treatment-observant patients are needed to achieve this objective (this is not a study based on the intention-to-treat principle). The follow-up of the 100 remaining patients was used for analysis. The effects of baclofen during the 3 first months were not included in the analyses according to the concept of “grace period.” A “grace period” is an early period in a trial where outcome is not considered in the analysis because the effect of the treatment during this period does not represent the full potential of the drug (FDA, 2006;Falk et al., 2010).

Craving for alcohol and alcohol consumption (in grams) were assessed before treatment and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. Assessments were based on patients’ statements (no scales used).

Alcohol craving was assessed by two means: (1) Using a visual analogic scale (VAS, score 0–10), (2) The own clinical impression of the author based on the patient’s statements. Given that the VAS appeared to fluctuate according to the patient’s state of mind, optimistic or pessimistic, and was difficult to analyze in these conditions, the author chose to use his clinical assessment, which provided a clear binary appraisal: yes or no (a change or no change in the patient’s craving). The outcome measure was the consumption of alcohol according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for chronic harm (World Health Organization, 2000): patients were rated “at low risk” (i.e., normal: below 40 g/day for men and below 20 g/day for women) or “at medium risk” (between 41 and 60 g/day for men and between 20 and 40 g/day for women) or “at high risk” (superior to 60 g/day for men and 40 g/day for women). Alcohol consumption recorded at each time-point was the average daily consumption of alcohol (in grams) during the 4 weeks before each visit (before enrollment, all patients were every day heavy drinkers, no one being in remission).

The day of the first visit, patients signed a form establishing their informed consent and stating that they suffered from a treatment resistant alcoholism and that they wished to try baclofen. “Treatment resistant alcoholism” means that all patients have been treated before for their alcoholism, in various ways, including medications, hospitalizations, rehab centers, Alcoholics Anonymous, and psychotherapies, and that these treatments failed. The form provided all information regarding precautions in the use of baclofen, its potential adverse effects, the fact that the prescription was off-label, the protocol (progressive dose increase) with the possible necessity of reaching high doses (patients were told that treatment has to be progressively increased until they feel a sufficient indifference toward alcohol to stop drinking or completely control their alcohol intake), and the fact that the personal physician of the patient would be informed of the prescription. After signing this form, patients were prescribed baclofen (10 mg tablets) using the following protocol: 1/2 tablet on day 1 (morning), 1 tablet on day 2 (1/2 morning, 1/2 noon), 1 + 1/2 tablet on day 3 (1/2 morning, 1/2 noon, and 1/2 evening), the 1 + 1/2 tablet being maintained over the four remaining days of the first week. According to Novartis recommendations of prescription (Vidal, 2008), start with half tablet doses is the appropriate procedure of treatment. During the second week, the treatment was increased by three tablets, up to 45 mg/day (1 + 1/2 tablet three times/day), and to 75 mg during on the third week. Patients were called to a second visit at the end of the third week or during the fourth week. In case of ineffectiveness, the treatment was increased by 30 mg/week during the following weeks. Patients were asked to submit to monthly visits. Monthly visits were maintained and patients encouraged to call if any question or particular event came up. Patients drinking only at certain hours of the day (often only in the evening) were advised to increase the dose one hour before the time they usually drank. Patients were also advised to increase the dose in case of stress or in response to a moment of craving.

At the end of the first visit, patients were informed that they were free to drink as usual, given that baclofen is expected to suppress the motivation to drink. When applicable, patients were asked to follow their medical treatment and other forms of therapies as before. Drivers were asked not to drive during the first weeks of treatment because of the risk of somnolence. No therapeutic intervention (psychological, social, or pharmacological) other than baclofen treatment was initiated or suggested.

All patients provided the name and telephone number of their attending physician, and the physician was always contacted by phone (unless the patient had no physician or refused that the physician be contacted). In many cases, the patient’s physician took over the prescription after a while. In some other cases, the treatment was started by a physician before the first visit, so that the first visit occurred after a period of treatment, in general because the patient’s physician did not want to increase the doses (in this case, the starting day of the treatment corresponded to the moment it was initiated by the physician, and the protocol of treatment differed from that described above). Four patients had started treatment by themselves getting baclofen through internet. As a whole, 24 patients did not use the protocol of dose increase exactly as described above.

The following items were recorded at the first visit: age, sex, body weight, and height [the body mass index (BMI) was calculated], drinking history, amount of daily alcohol consumption (in grams), intensity of craving for alcohol, medical, and psychiatric history, present treatments, concomitant addictions, smoking habits, marital status, and employment. For patients drinking intermittently, the daily amount of alcohol drunk during heavy drinking episodes was kept for analysis. When applicable, a psychiatric diagnosis (other than alcoholism) was established based on present symptoms and the patient’s clinical psychiatric history (DSM-IV criteria). During the following visits, patients were asked to report in detail their consumption of alcohol, their craving for alcohol (similar, decreased, or no longer present), their compliance to treatment (doses of baclofen taken), the side-effects of the treatment, their smoking habits, and the use of other psychotropic drugs.

At 3, 6, 12, and 24 months, the effectiveness of the treatment was rated to fit into one of the three WHO categories: “at low risk,” “at medium risk” and “at high risk.” In the “at low risk” category, patients experienced a suppression of craving, and their complete control over drinking was effortless. In the “at medium risk” category, patients experienced a clear decrease in craving but, for various reasons (in general, too strong an attachment to their drinking habits associated with an incomplete motivation to cease drinking), they were not able to control completely their drinking compulsions. In the “at high risk” category, patients either experienced an insufficient reduction of craving, or, although they experienced a significant decrease in craving, after a period of decrease in drinking, relapsed in their addiction. The risk category was defined according to the control over drinking during the last 4 weeks.

Analysis of relationships between continuous variables was based on Spearman’s r correlation with asymptotic confidence intervals based on Fisher’s Z transform. Comparisons of means were done using Student t-test assuming unequal variance (with Satterthwaite adjustment for degree of freedom), and chi-squared tests were used to assess association between categorical variables in two-way cross-classification table. The association between the binary outcome (at low risk vs. at medium or high risk) and psychiatric history and actual treatment (benzodiazepines and/or psychotropic drugs) was summarized as odds-ratio computed from generalized estimating equation models to account for repeated measurements during follow-up. Three regression models were fitted to available data, using one of the three aforementioned binary predictors in each model. We consider time treated as a numerical variable (3, 6, 12, and 18 months), and gender and age as additional co-factors, assuming an unstructured working correlation matrix. Statistical analyses were done with R 2.15.1 statistical software (R Core Team, 2012).

Patients included 70 men and 30 women, with an average age of 47 (men 48, women 45, p = 0.197).

A hundred patients were followed at 3 months, 97 at 6 months, 92 at 12 months, and 87 at 24 months. Among the 13 lost patients at 24 months, 11 had moved providing no feedback, and two had died (one accidental ingestion of a cleaning product, one false passage – both unlikely to be related to baclofen treatment). The number of patients who discontinued baclofen for whatever reason came to 25 at 6 months, 51 at 12 months, and 58 at 24 months.

A summary of patients’ characteristics, according to their risk status at 3 months, is provided in Table 1. Overall, 51% of the patients had a job, and 53% were currently living within a couple (married or not). No significant relationship was found between these variables and the response to treatment at 3 months [professional activity, χ2(1) = 0.49, p = 0.482; marital status, χ2(1) = 1.21, p = 0.270].

Table 1Demographic and biomedical information on participants 3 months after treatment.

Ninety-two patients (92%) reported a decrease in their motivation to drink at one time or another during the follow-up. At baseline, all patients belonged to the WHO “at high risk” category. At 3 months, 50% of the responses were classified as “at low risk,” 34% “at medium risk,” and 16% “at high risk”; at 6 months, the percentages were respectively 52, 18, and 27%, they were 48, 15, and 29% at 1 year, and 50, 12, and 25 at 2 years (percentages refer to the 100 patients included; Table 2). Treatment discontinuation increased over time. At 2 years, 45 patients had stopped their treatment, and this concerned all patients in the “at high risk” group, 10 out of 12 in the “at medium risk” group, and 10 (20%) in the “at low risk” group.

Table 2Number of patients followed, treatment compliance and categories of patients at each time-point.

The maximal doses taken by patients ranged from 20 to 330 mg (Figure 1). The average dose was 147 mg/day. Most of patients decreased their dose after reaching the maximal dose. There was no significant correlation between the dose and the response to treatment. However, there was a significant relationship between the amount of alcohol (in grams) consumed before treatment and the maximal dose of baclofen needed by patients [r = 0.315 (0.127;0.482), p = 0.001]. This relationship was significant in both men and women. Twenty patients did not increase the dose of baclofen as much as they should have because they could not tolerate the side-effects above a certain dose (these patients belonged to the “at medium risk” and “at high risk” categories). There were no significant relationships between the maximal doses of baclofen and the BMI of patients patients [r = 0.069 (−0.130; 0.262), p = 0.498]. The maximal daily dose of baclofen in women was significantly lower than in men (average 127 mg for women vs. 158 mg for men, p = 0.025), which may correspond to the fact that the amount of alcohol consumed before treatment was significantly less in women than in men (average daily consumption: 184 g for women vs. 225 g for men, p = 0.010).

Figure 1. Maximal dose taken by patients, with the number of patients for each maximal dose.

Concomitant Illnesses and Treatments

Fifty-nine percent of patients had one or several concomitant psychiatric disorders: anxiety disorder (53%), depression (34%), bipolar disorder (18%), psychosis (8%), sleep disorder (42%), other addiction (11%, mostly cannabis), eating disorder (5%). The frequency of concomitant psychiatric disorders was significantly [χ2(1) = 4.54, p = 0.033] higher in females (n = 23, 76.7%) compared to men (n = 36, 51%). Regarding actual treatments, no significant differences were found between men and women (benzodiazepines, p = 0.104; psychotropic drugs, p = 0.051).

Regression analysis indicated that there was a significant positive association between the existence of a mental disorder (whatever the nature) and an unfavorable outcome [OR = 2.400 (1.515; 3.801), p < 0.001]. Likewise, positive associations were found between the outcome and use of benzodiazepines [OR = 1.637 (1.053; 2.543), p = 0.028] or psychotropic drugs [OR = 2.064 (1.308; 3.255), p < 0.002]. In each case, the probability of being at risk did not evolve significantly with time (Figure2), and there were no differences between males and females or according to age (Table 3).

Figure 2. Risk frequency in individuals depending on concomitant illness and treatments.

Table 3Parameters estimates for régression models (GEE), assessing for the relation between outcome and (a) psychotrope use, (b) benzodiazepine, and (c) any psychiatric disorders.

Thirty-two percent of patients had a somatic illness (mostly cardiovascular and hepatic). Seventy-six percent of patients were smokers (Table 1). Among them, nine decreased the number of cigarettes smoked during baclofen treatment (five stated that the decrease was related to baclofen treatment), and eight increased the number of cigarettes smoked.

Eighty-eight percent of patients reported at least one undesirable side-effect that could possibly be attributable to baclofen. They were always benign. Side-effects, at one moment or another of the treatment, independent of their severity or duration, were the following: substantial fatigue/sleepiness 64%, insomnia 31%, dizziness 21%, paresthesia 18%, nausea/vomiting 17%, sensory alterations 16%, sexual changes (decrease or increase of libido) 15%, various forms of pain 20% (including headache 6%), bowel disorder (diarrhea, constipation) 12%, dysphoria 10%, weight loss 10%, memory loss 9%, hypomania (including one case of clear-cut mania) 7%, change in eating behavior 7%, weight gain 6%, sweat/hot flush 6%, tinnitus 6%, mental confusion 5%, cutaneous eruption 3%, respiratory difficulties 3%, sugar craving 3%, other 19% (which included irritability, transient amaurosis, photosensitization, urine incontinence, cramps, muscular contraction, muscular spasms, trembling, elocution difficulties, hypersialorrhea, water retention/edema, shouting, electric discharges, palpitations). No significant relationship was found between side-effects [globally or individually (when statistically valid)] and treatment response. No significant relationship was found between side-effects and the existence of a concomitant mental disorder.

The results of the present study show that treatment with baclofen at sufficient doses produces a complete and effortless control of alcohol dependence in approximately half of the patients at any given point in time. In addition, 92% of the patients reported an effortless decrease in their motivation to drink. These effects may be interpreted according to two parameters: that of effectiveness (the effect of the treatment on real life behaviors) and that of efficacy (the effect on the motivation itself to drink).

In terms of effectiveness, the highly beneficial effects of baclofen in the present study were observed at 3, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years. The number of patients rated “at high risk” increased between 3 and 6 months, and then stabilized. After 6 months, the number of patients in each category remained relatively stable. The low rate of relapse after 6 months in abstinent patients is remarkable and must be emphasized. The increase in number of patients rated “at high risk” between 3 and 6 months was due to the fact that a number of patients who reduced their drinking after baclofen initiation (rated “at low risk” or “at medium risk” at 3 months) were unable to maintain a reduced consumption, likely because of too strong an attachment to drinking habits, and to an insufficient motivation to quit drinking. Many patients acknowledged they were ritualized in compulsive drinking and could not stop drinking even though their appetite for alcohol was reduced by baclofen. Conversely, many patients needed long periods of time to go from the categories “at medium risk” or “at high risk” to the category “at low risk.” These patients clearly experienced the beneficial effects of baclofen, but had to make strong efforts to give up their drinking rituals and their attachment to alcohol. The strength of the willingness to stop drinking may differentiate those who relapsed after a period of improvement from those who progressively improved to reach a complete control over drinking. Baclofen should be considered a major help for drinking cessation, but other factors (psychological and environmental) are likely to play an important role with many patients. Patients who rapidly succeeded in acquiring complete control over drinking (during the first weeks or months) said that they effortlessly reached a state of indifference toward drinking (a concept introduced by Ameisen, 2005). This concerned approximately 50% of the patients. Some patients who had stopped drinking were able to stop baclofen after a long period of treatment, and did not relapse (1 patient at 6 months, 7 at 1 year, and 10 at 2 years – however, several of these patients acknowledged they always kept with them some tablets of baclofen in case of a sudden craving). Other patients who had stopped drinking started to experience craving for alcohol again when they lowered baclofen beneath a certain dose. No element (BMI, sex, social, family, and professional features), with the exception of the amount of alcohol consumed before treatment, had a predictive value regarding the dose of baclofen needed, even though the inter-individual variability was very important. Given that the usual pharmacological treatments of alcoholism have a limited long-term effectiveness (Johnson, 2008), and although the present study was only observational, it adds new evidence demonstrating that baclofen is a treatment of major interest for alcoholism. It should also be noted that, in addition to the patients abstinent at the different time-points, the patients who went from the “high risk” category to the “moderate risk” category were also markedly improved, providing a total of 84% of improvements at 3 months, 70% at 6 months, 63% at 1 year, and 62% at 2 years.

The outcome into the second year of all patients who had achieved improvement at 1 year shows a remarkable stability. Of the 48 patients belonging to the “low risk” category at 1 year, 46 were rated in the same category at 2 years. The two patients who relapsed had episodes of heavy drinking and periods of recovery during the second year, they maintained baclofen treatment, and were categorized “at medium risk” at 2 years. Three patients rated “at medium risk” and one “at high risk” at 1 year improved and were rated “at low risk” at 2 years. These cases illustrate the great difficulties of some patients to become abstinent despite the anti-craving effects of baclofen. Among the patients rated “at low risk” at 2 years, all were not constantly sober during the year, many (about one third) had moments of short duration relapses, generally occurring in response of stressful events or situations, but these short relapses were not sufficient to justify a change of category. At 2 years, I continue to personally follow 19 of the “at low risk” patients, others are followed by their attending physician. Besides the fact that 10 patients of the “at low risk” group had stopped baclofen treatment at 2 years, the majority of 40 remaining patients (31/40) had considerably reduced baclofen: 167.7 mg/day average maximal dose during the follow-up, 107.4 mg/day average dose at 2 years (nine patients remained on their maximal dose).

In terms of efficacy, all patients except eight reported that baclofen reduced or completely stopped their motivation to drink. The analysis of the eight cases of patients who reported no effects of baclofen on craving shows that four of them were very uncomfortable with baclofen-induced side-effects, and probably did not reach sufficient doses. For the four remaining patients (two of them reached doses above 280 mg), the question of an insensitivity to baclofen must be raised. Alternative explanations could be a denial of the effects of baclofen or a poor compliance with treatment. Further work is necessary to determine whether certain individuals are really insensitive to the anti-craving effects of baclofen. Recently, Addolorato et al. (2011) showed a dose-response effect of baclofen in the treatment of alcohol dependence. There was no dose-response effect in the present study, but the present study is not in contradiction with the Addolorato et al. study. The goal of the present study was to increase the doses of baclofen until the achievement of a complete abstinence, while the goal of the Addolorato et al. study was to analyze (number of drinks per day) the effect of two given doses (30 and 60 mg) during a given period of time. In fact, in the present study, many patients decreased progressively their drinking, starting to drink less at low doses, but the doses were nevertheless increased with the aim of reaching abstinence.

The occurrence of side-effects limited the effectiveness of baclofen in certain patients. Eleven patients said that they discontinued treatment because they could not tolerate the side-effects, and 20 patients did not reach an efficacious dose because of the worsening of side-effects when doses were increased. Even though a number of patients said they could not tolerate the side-effects of baclofen, these side-effects were always benign. Side-effects appear at a certain dose during the dose escalation. Dose escalation may have been too sharp for certain patients. Slower dose escalation should be considered.

A fairly high number of patients in the present study presented with comorbid mental disorders. A significant relationship was found between the existence of a mental disorder and an unfavorable outcome. The relationship was significant at 3 and 6 months, but not at 1 and 2 years. Of the 50 “at low risk” patients at 2 years, 26 had a comorbid mental disorder, and 24 did not. Therefore, according to the present study, the existence of a mental disorder may compromise improvement at 3 and 6 months, but not at 2 years. In other words, the coexistence of a mental disorder may delay the effectiveness of baclofen. Alcohol dependence is known to be frequently associated with mental disorders, and these disorders, in particular depression, are known to hamper the effectiveness of treatments (Pettinati, 2004). In the present study, no significant relationship was found between a less satisfactory outcome and a particular category of pathology. However, there was a significant relationship between the use of psychotropic drugs, particularly benzodiazepines, and a worse outcome. Further work is needed to determine whether the effect of baclofen could be dampened by a concomitant treatment with certain psychotropic drugs, particularly benzodiazepines. It should also be remembered that people with mental disorders often show a bad compliance with treatments (Wilder et al., 2010), and some patients in this category may have been poorly compliant with baclofen in the present study.

In conclusion, the results of the present study show that baclofen is very effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence, and, in particular, extremely efficacious in effortlessly reducing motivation to drink. High doses of baclofen were often necessary, but not always, to obtain an optimal effect. The side-effects of baclofen, the co-occurrence of psychiatric illnesses (possibly the use of concomitant psychotropic medications), and the absence of a strong willingness in some patients to stop drinking, appear to be the principal limitations to the effectiveness of baclofen. The possibility that a slowing in dose escalation can reduce side-effects should be considered.

Conflict of Interest Statement

The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

The author is grateful to Pr Olivier Ameisen for referring to him a number of patients. The author thanks Pascal Rat and Christophe Lalanne for statistical analyses.

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Keywords: alcoholism, craving, mental disorder, psychotropic drug

Citation: de Beaurepaire R (2012) Suppression of alcohol dependence using baclofen: a 2-year observational study of 100 patients. Front. Psychiatry 3:103. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00103

Received: 14 July 2012; Accepted: 12 November 2012;
Published online: 03 December 2012.

Edited by:

Marco Diana, University of Sassari, Italy

Reviewed by:

Giovanni Addolorato, Catholic University of Rome, Italy
Lei Liu, University of Virginia, USA

Copyright: © 2012 de Beaurepaire. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited and subject to any copyright notices concerning any third-party graphics etc.

*Correspondence: Renaud de Beaurepaire, Groupe Hospitalier Paul-Guiraud, 54 avenue de la République, 94806 Villejuif, France. e-mail: debeaurepaire@wanadoo.fr

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Hello folks, Lisa here and welcome to my latest creation for The Artistic Stamper. This month, our theme is 'backgrounds'.
Each member of TAS Design Team are working with the new collection of Tracy Scott background stamps. I used #8 in the collection.

I started with some white card cut to 7" square and coloured it with a couple of different yellow Distress Oxide inks.

I cut a piece of white card to 4.5" square and used a couple of red Oxides and did the same with a rectangle piece of card with orange Oxides.

I used Tracy's Background #8 stamp and stamped the three pieces of card with the Oxides.
I also used Mini Backgrounds #1 stamp set on the yellow piece of card which I stamped using a selection of the Oxide colours.

I adhered the red square on to the yellow background. I used foam pads to attach the orange rectangle to add some depth.

I then stamped 'hello' in the bottom right corner with the A5 Decay Alphabet lowercase stamp set.

To finish, I mounted the large background on to a white 7.5" square.

Thanks for popping by the blog today, please leave a comment if you wish, I love to hear your thoughts.
Toodles for now,
Lisa xxx

Here are the stamps I used... which are available on The Artistic Stamper website.

Tracy Scott Background 8 (cut out & mounted on cling cushioning)       Mini Backgrounds #1  size A6 (cut out and mounted on cling cushioning)      Decay Alphabet lower case size A5 (cut out and mounted on cling cushioning)

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SusanLotus said...

Very useful and cool backgrounds!

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Tennis legend Tracy Austin reflects on a brilliant career, on the court and the camera

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Tracy Austin was 20 and still a top player when she first stepped into a commentating booth and sat behind a microphone.

That first taste of broadcasting came during Wimbledon, back in 1983. Austin, the No. 4 seed at the time, was forced to withdraw from the Grand Slam with a stress fracture in her back. NBC called her right away, seeking a commentator for the women’s matches. She agreed, she said, knowing her injury would keep her sidelined for at least eight to 10 weeks.

It’s a good thing she did.

“I kind of got an inkling of what it was like,” she said on the weekend during a break from her commentating duties at this year’s Rogers Cup. “I enjoyed it and knew that when eventually I retired that I wanted to try to get into it.”

Her male counterpart that year? The 11-time Grand Slam winner Bjorn Borg. He had a different experience than Austin.

“He didn’t enjoy it at all,” she said.

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Uber Goes Unconventional: Using Driver Phones As A Backup Datacenter

A revolutionary step in the Datacenter Backup/Replication and Storage Technology – different from the traditional database replication approach wherein the the master data center is considered the Golden Source and Reservoir of Data and in case of any fail-over, the Master Data store overwrites the client side data (which in turn may affect the end user experience by wiping/overwriting any recent data) :

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Infographic: How to Explain #BigData to your Grandmother

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Data Footprints by Generations [Infographic]

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Big Data – A Visual History

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PDC-2013 – Day-2 Summary (Data Mgmt/Int Track)

ImageThe Day-2 of the PDC-2013 was full of breakout sessions and were split into 4 different tracks:

  • Optimizing System Operations
  • Data Management / Integration
  • Business Visionary
  • User Experience

The attendees were allowed to choose any one track and stick to it for the entire day. There were restrictions in swapping or attending sessions from multiple tracks. From a personal front, I did not like this idea as it was more forced to attend all the sessions pertaining to one track. Attendees should have been given session selection, along with the tracks.

The deep-dive sessions were taken by a group of enthusiast developers and specialists from the data management and integration group of Pegasystems. The speakers were the people who coded the features we see in Pega7. I opted for the “Data Management / Integration”

As a part of these sessions, I felt like a school and college going student taking running notes, through-out the session.

Will be sharing the notes that I took as a part of these sessions :

Notes from the Data Management / Integration Track :

What are the challenges we face with respect to data management :

  • huge scale
  • reusability
  • procedural load
  • tight coupling

The Data Management initiative for the Pega7 development had the following Vision items :

  • Reusability
  • On-Demand Access
  • Usage and source decoupled
  • Caching & Performance
  • Improved Tooling

Changes and new features from a Reusability front :

  • parametarized data pages
  • multiple data sources

Changes and new features from a On-demand access front :

  • autopopulate property
  • direct data-page access

Changes and new features from a usage and source decoupling  front :

  • data source virtualization
  • data source simulation

Changes and new features from a caching and performance front :

  • asynchronous loading of data pages (on-demand or procedural)
  • enhanced caching mechanism
  • new addition of data page alerts
  • refresh strategies (time-based, conditional or reload)

(Pega shared that Pega 7 is 5000% faster response than previous versions. And on a personal front am very curious and eager to know, what gave a nitro booster performance to the product)

Changes and new features from an improved tooling front :

  • wizards for making life easy with the click of buttons and configurations
  • tools to identify and notify threshold limits
  • tools for pruning based on least recent usage items
  • integration tools

One of the concepts which I liked was:

Data Source Virtualization :

For this features any new data source can be added, for eg: data exposed by BestBuy, Google or my custom database.

  • Once the new data source is added, a data transform can be placed to absorb or use a bunch of properties/parameters exposed by the services (eg:BestBuy/Google)
  • Based on the transformation, necessary application properties can be mapped (based on naming conventions)
  • This actually makes the Application independent of the Data Source – having a loose coupling
  • It provides a flexibility to add a Data Source of any class at any point in time – which was not the case earlier
  • The Data Pages can be defined as D_Location, D_Weather, D_ProductList or D_Offers

PN: Collected the notes for the Executive Panel from a fellow attendee

The last session was the Pega Executive Panel,a Q&A session. Key highlights:

  • No lightweight version planned, as it sees a lot of opportunities in marketplace to resolve complex business challenges
  • Pega wants to move to a partner led delivery model, with Pega in a advisory role and focusing more on license

Please do share your thoughts and inputs on the session – if you attended and i missed out to mention it in my blog 🙂

Learning Avenues :

If you are looking for Pega7 Personal Edition and eagerly waiting for it like me 🙂  – have a hawk eye on this link

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Who’s Big in Big Data? (Infographic)

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How Big is BigData ? – Nice and Crisp Video

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Making Sense from BigData

The buzzword “bigdata” is very much in the air and is the most talked about topic these days. So the elements driving it also becomes very important.

As Albert Einstein has very rightly quoted

“Any Fool can know…..but the point is to understand”

The same quote also holds good for the concept driving Big Data which deals with variety and volume of data, that is unstructured and flows at different velocities. But now the question is “How do we make sense from this huge data dump“.

“Data without a sound approach would be as good as a Noise”

Here is an approach to make sense from the data dump and use it as on opportunity to serve business better :

  • Look : i.e. Searching,
    • finding for some interesting stuff in the big data stack
  • Listen : i.eMachine Learning,
    • figuring out what is important and what is not or classify & cluster the data
  • Learn :  i.e. Information Extraction,
    • getting necessary, useful and important facts from the data
  • Connect : i.e. Reasoning,
    • putting different facts together and find out a conclusion
  • Predict : i.e. Data Mining,
    • mining rules from the data to get some pattern
  • Correct : i.e. Optimization,
    • figuring out what is the right thing to do

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Sculptures Dot Bondi and Tamarama Beach

Another year of splendid, bigger-than-life, works-of-art are scattered along the walkway of Bondi beach to the shore of Tamarama beach. These two beaches in the eastern suburbs of NSW have been traditionally the home of Sculptures By The Sea. This annual outdoor-art gallery, known as the Sculptures By The Sea, gathers world-renowned artists, both locals … Continue reading

Beating the Heat at Coogee Beach and Gordon’s Bay

Summer has not officially arrived yet in Sydney, but with a glaring sun for the past few days, it is just right for a plunge. Two friendly seaside beaches for frolicking and having that sun-kissed tan are just a few kilometres away from the bustling CBD. Ideal for families, Coogee Beach has pristine waters for any … Continue reading

Vivid Sydney: A Festival of Lights

Sydney’s festival of lights is back! Vivid Sydney is one of the most anticipated festivals in Australia. It brings in both local and foreign tourists to this 18-day event, providing a boost in Sydney’s tourism. This year more intricate light showdown are adorned in various locations in the metropolis. Most of which are concentrated in … Continue reading

The Currency Museum of Australia

Money makes the world go round as the song goes. But money can also be a window to a country’s past, present and future. This could be debatable in so many terms; however, the Museum of Australian Currency Notes attest to this notion. Located at the ground floor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Museum … Continue reading

Lifestyle Celebrations During Australia Day

Celebrations of Australia Day across the country provide a picture of the lifestyle from Down Under. With fluvial parades on land, water and the skies, it depicted its free and democratic society. Along with these are festivities that showed Aussie spirit. The many faces during these celebrated holiday inclined to show that Australia is a … Continue reading

Sculpture by the Sea Comes Back for Another Year

The coastal walk of Bondi and Tamarama beaches showcased another year of the “Sculpture by the Sea”. This annual event brings local and overseas artists to display their artistic flare in an array of colourful and massive figures that showed concepts of poignant realism and abstract. Though this year’s event has lesser number of sculptures … Continue reading

Bright-Coloured Snails Invade Sydney

As part of the Art and About Festival in Sydney, numerous large snails highlighted with bright neon colours are scattered all around the metropolis.  Aptly called “Snailovation”, the vibrant snails were created by the Cracking Art Group, an internationally-acclaimed group of artists of our modern time. The exhibition continues until the 20th of October. To … Continue reading

Lee La Restaurant: Thai Cuisine at its Best

In a city where numerous restaurants catering to various palates, the BudgetWanderers have a strong craving for Asian cuisine in general and tries anything in an Asian menu and would definitely return for more. Amongst the restaurants, we frequent is the Thai restaurant, Lee La. Lee La Restaurant boasts of mouth-watering and savoury Thai-dishes without … Continue reading

Fireworks Spectacle during the International Fleet Review

During the International Fleet Review, a gathering of more than 50 foreign and local ships both modern and tall ships for the commemoration of the first entry of the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet in Sydney, a spectacular display of vibrant and glittering fireworks was held last Saturday at the Sydney Harbour. This event which featured … Continue reading

A Glimpse of the Landmarks of Paddington

The suburb of Paddington, known by being a fashion mecca of all sorts, is approximately 3 kilometres east of the bustling metropolis. An inner-west suburb that boasts of its historic landmarks, Paddington is not entirely a craze for vogue and couture, but may as well be known for its important markers that have shaped the … Continue reading

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Reason 4 to #LikeCanberra – Transience

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Over the last 96 days we have been developing a list of things we like about our little town. The philosophy is simple – it’s those moments of clarity when, doing something routine, you suddenly gain an awareness and an appreciation of your surrounds. We’ve attempted to refrain from commercial enterprises and individuals; rather, the list was intended as a loose examination of the elements that give our city its character.

Now, it’s time for Number 4.

Canberra – or Kamberra as the Ngambri people of the region are claimed to have said – has a historical record of around 21,000 years of human habitation.  That appears to make our celebration this weekend somewhat insignificant, however goes some way to explaining why we are here and the historical importance of this ‘Meeting Place’.

And a meeting place it was, rumoured to have been the site of corroborees for the Ngambri who were following the seasonal migrations of the Bogong moths.  These moths still descend upon the Parliamentary Triangle each summer, and are some of the more notable annual visitors to our town.

Bogong Moth

For those that live in the three-storey apartment blocks that permeate the inner suburbs, transience is a matter of course.  So many of these flats are occupied by recently arrived or short-term employees, typically new members of the Australian Public Service.  Pop in to any bar or pub and you are likely to find a farewell party, or another gathering to welcome a recent import.  Surely in Canberra an entire sausage roll industry exists surviving solely on APS morning teas marking the same.

To come and go through this ancient meeting place is now an international event.  Flags along the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin highlight the nations who have permanent diplomatic representations in suburbs like Yarralumla, Red Hill and O’Malley.  Traffic often slows to a crawl when visiting dignitaries make their way from the airport to Parliament House.  On particularly high-profile visits, jets soar overhead all day and night to protect the most significant interloper.

King O'Malley

Werrina, Wannon and Wright may not be immediately recognised as regions in Australia, however these Eastern seaboard electorates represent the primary reason for Canberra’s existence. For seventeen weeks a year, Members of Parliament make their way to the Nation’s Capital to debate the issues of the day.  However, it is not only these 150 MPs that shape the city.  There are staffers, journos, lobbyists and advisors that add a verve and energy to the city, filling bars, restaurants and taxis.  Only in Canberra are hotel rooms cheaper on the weekend than a Wednesday.

Old House of Representatives

Both sport and education provide an energetic dynamic for the city through the Australian National University, the University of Canberra and the Australian Institute of Sport.   These institutions attract the best, brightest, fittest and most skilful to town.  Future lawyers, artists and gold medal winners may spend only a few fleeting years here while honing their skills, however their time In Canberra helps to weave the local fabric.

As always, Canberra will remain an attractive stopover for the transient traveller.  For this we should be grateful.  The injection of energy, idea and experience prevents us from becoming an isolated highland kingdom. Conversely, Canberra remains vibrant despite the ignorance of external commentators.  Only by spending some time in Canberra can you come to know how truly international this city is.


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So You Wanna Be a Model? How Social Media Has Affected This Great Mystique

It seems impossible.  But Yes It’s Tue.  Social Media has now penetrated the  great mystique of discovering top runway models.

“Being discovered” has got to be one of the most storied-about human hopes and wishes-dream-come-true fantasies of all.  Deep down, we all want to be “made” in this life.  We want our talent, whatever it may be, to be finally, finally recognized.  And we each have our unique set of fantasized rewards that go along with it.

This is why the stories of models getting discovered are so very intriguing.  They are legendary, really.

And this is how it used to be done………

According to Harper’s Bazaar,  Gisele Bundchen was found while munching a Big Mac.

Harper's Bazaar Lists Model Discoveries

Harper’s Bazaar Model Discoveries

Chrissy Teigen totally cops to her own disbelief in her discovery story. She was working in a Huntington Beach, CA surf shop.  14 year old Christy Turlington’s beauty was spotted by a photographer while horseback riding in Florida.

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My Mom told me she was approached by a photographer while she was at a bus stop.  Too young and on her own, she was reluctant to pursue it. Probably an all too common response.  Think of all the beauties we will never get to meet.

These stories of model discovery hold an aura of beautiful randomness.   A secret thing we all believed that only the most tasteful arbiters could bring forth to the masses.  A fantasy we all happily rapture in.

And now, this is how Social Media is morphing the process………

Swipecast The New App For Fashion Talent

Swipecast The New App For Fashion Talent

Karlie Kloss in Zac Posen, Photographed by Ed Kavishe for Fashion Wire Press" by Ed Kavishe,

With Swipecast, a virtual unlimited vault of beautiful models and industry talent are available for review.  This means that the process is less about the narrow, random and mystical discovery and all about wide search capabilities.  Talent also receive more of their share and they get it faster.  Whereas talent used to receive about 66% of their booking, Swipecast says through their service, they now receive 90%.  Payments can now be received in as little as 2 days.

Read more about Swipecast in Vogue.

On the brand endorsement side, increased speed is also yet another positive factor.  It used to take years for a model to cultivate and be recognized for their following.

This can now be reduced to months.

Some, like Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner, are endorsing not to just POSE, but to also POST. Advertising brand giants are all over this.          Adweek Cover Gigi HaddadRead Emma Bazalian’s Fantastic Article in Adweek

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See More Gorgeous Photos of Kendall in the Allure Shoot

How has all this sped up so quickly?  It’s simple.

A model’s followers count is right there, for all to see.

Few of us on the planet qualify as fashion models.  Even fewer make a living at it.  Like so many other businesses, Social Media technology is democratizing the process.  Models and fashion industry talent are, in this respect, just like everybody else-they want a chance, they want to get paid as much as they can and as fast as possible.  But, are you disappointed that this may interfere with the discovery mystique? Are we clutching our pearls?

If so, then what is mystique worth?

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Is the government brainwashing people? One local says yes!

By Jean Coronado, The Daily Star

One local man claims to have been brainwashed by the government.

Philip Westcott was minding his own business, he said, when a strange man in a suit approached him. The next thing he knew, he was throwing a Moltov Cocktail at a building.

"I don't know how I even got there but as soon as I threw the bottle, people started shooting and I ran for my life!"

It is not known why this building was targeted but given the demographics where this man found himself, we believe this to be part of Anchorage's continued shadow war against minorities.

As faithful readers will know, Anchorage was once a testing center for a number of government experiments, including MK Ultra, a supposedly discontinued mind control experiment. Clearly not all is as it seems.

Why does Anchorage hate minorities so much? Or are they just viewed as expendable in their continued attempts to control us all.

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Every Clothing Company On The Planet Endorses Colin Kaepernick, Forcing Protesters To Run Around Nude

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BREAKING NEWS: Every clothing company on the planet has decided to follow the footsteps of Nike and endorse Colin Kaepernick. Many companies noticed the drastic increase in attention to Nike, once the company unveiled their campaign promoting Kaepernick. All these companies quickly jumped the gun, launching their own product campaigns around the superstar. Little did they know what backlash it would cause in a few communities.

Firstly, there are many viral videos of individuals cutting off the Nike logo from their clothes, even burning their Nike shoes while still wearing them in protest of the company. Many of these individuals swore to never purchase Nike products again. Now that every clothing company endorses Kaepernick, these protesters have no other option to run around naked.

“None of these companies deserve my money!” shouted Billy, a protester we interviewed. “I was one of the first to burn my Nike clothes, and now that all these companies are tagging along, I burned all my other clothes too–nearly set my frickin’ house on fire!”

These individuals are so lavished by their beliefs, they swore to a life of nudity to prove a point to these companies until Kaepernick was removed from the ads.

“It’s either go against my beliefs or run around naked and don’t give any of those companies a cent of my money–we’ll see who gets the last laugh!”

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2018 AT&T Byron Nelson one-and-done fantasy golf picks
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2018 AT&T Byron Nelson one-and-done fantasy golf picks

With the PGA Tour deciding to offer a one-and-done fantasy golf platform, as well the increasing number of private one-and-done leagues, we here at Golf News Net will offer weekly one-and-done fantasy golf picks separate from our weekly fantasy golf rankings and picks.

We began with the 2017 Safeway Open, continue to the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson this week and will work through the Tour Championship in Atlanta in September 2018, keeping track of our picks all along the way.

First, before we begin, if you're not familiar with game, read this primer on the one-and-done fantasy golf format, and welcome to the game. It really is as easy as it sounds, but you have to take a long-term view of the season to figure out how best to use players.

We had some good names in the mix on the weekend, but no one was catching Webb Simpson. We had considered giving him out as a pick, but we had also used him out the gate to start the year. However, Hadley and Day were very solid picks, with Reed and DeChambeau being OK. Kirk made the cut, if you were in a total bind.

Now we move on to the AT&T Byron Nelson, played for the first time at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas. This is a Coore and Crenshaw design unlike pretty much anything players will see in the United States this year. It's not really like Kapalua's Plantation Course, but that's the best approximation we have on Tour. This means we're looking for guys who can avoid three putts and stick it close with their approach shots to avoid tricky putts.

However, this is a very weak field. That's going to lead to a lot of guessing.

2018 AT&T Byron Nelson One and Done picks

  • Jordan Spieth -- Great approach game, and his driving won't be any issue on these wide playing areas. But are you going to use him here?
  • Sergio Garcia -- Garcia could be a great play. Good friends with Crenshaw, so he has some intel. Ballstriking is his hallmark.
  • Marc Leishman -- Leishman just struggled on a pair of Pete Dye courses, but he was a solid T-7 at the Tournament of Champions.
  • Jimmy Walker -- Walker is on his way back. His approach play at Sawgrass was fantastic, and he loves playing in his home state.

My pick this week will be Jimmy Walker. I'm ready to be on board with him again.

2017-2018 PGA Tour One-and Done Picks

  1. Safeway Open: Webb Simpson (T-17)
  2. CIMB Classic: Xander Schauffele (T-3)
  3. CJ Cup at Nine Bridges: Tony Finau (T-26)
  4. WGC-HSBC Champions: Henrik Stenson (T-2)
  5. Sanderson Farms Championship: Chesson Hadley (2nd)
  6. Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: Ryan Moore (T-51)
  7. OHL Classic at Mayakoba: Pat Perez (T-33)
  8. The RSM Classic: Charles Howell III (MC)
  9. Sentry Tournament of Champions: Brian Harman (3rd)
  10. Sony Open in Hawaii: Gary Woodland (T-7)
  11. CareerBuilder Challenge: Jason Dufner (T-36)
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  18. Valspar Championship: Sergio Garcia (4th)
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  22. Houston Open: Russell Henley (T-8)
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  26. Zurich Classic: Wesley Bryan (MC)
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church year and seasons

Why the Church Year?

Most of our parish members grew up in non-liturgical Christian churches. So, for many of us, the historical church year was a compelling, but foreign concept. Our priest, Fr. Wayne, often says that it takes around 10 years for the church year to get in your bones, deeper in your yearly rhythm than the secular calendar.

As we approach the beginning of a new church year with this Advent season, we want to consider a few reasons why in fact this is a wise practice, both godly and practical for our families.

  •  The human condition of living in time, enjoying change (at times!) and yet also needing permanence. C.S. Lewis, through the words of the demon Screwtape, states:

“The humans live in time, and experience reality successively. To experience much of it, therefore, they must experience many different things; in other words, they must experience change. And since they need change, the Enemy [God] (being a hedonist at heart) has made change pleasurable to them, just as He has made eating pleasurable. But since He does not wish them to make change, any more than eating, an end in itself, He has balanced the love of change in them by a love of permanence. He has contrived to gratify both tastes together in the very world He has made, by that union of change and permanence which we call Rhythm. He gives them the seasons, each season different yet every year the same, so that spring is always felt as a novelty yet always as the recurrence of an immemorial theme. He gives them in His Church a spiritual year; they change from a fast to a feast, but it is the same feast as before.”

  • The Unity of the Church. As the Church prepares for Advent, it is encouraging that we are preparing together for a season that has been part of the Christian rhythm for millennia. It is unifying that our celebrations and observances are not based upon the arbitrary decisions of a single pastor or leadership team.
  • Systematic Observance of ALL the Gospel. The church year means that we don’t accidentally exclude a truth or event that is important for the life of our souls. I remember my first Michaelmas, realizing that I didn’t remember the last time I had thought about angels. My imagination needed Michaelmas to remind me that the cosmic realms are densely populated, not empty, with beings who serve the Lord and us.

The church year creates a schedule for our souls. It makes space for us to be empty in order to be filled. It is wisdom for us, based upon a pragmatic knowledge of the human condition.

This blog, the Homely Hours, is dedicated to taking the historic traditions of the Church and helping to make them simple for busy families.

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The day starts with a check of the weather. How hot is it going to reach today? Mid-thirties? Not too bad, although I see it’s going to creep closer to forty soon. Anything over thirty-five in June is considered a heat wave.

Like in winter, the temperature here changes in summer without warning. One day you could be out enjoying lunch accompanied by a cool breeze, the next you find yourself confining yourself to your apartment for the entire afternoon.

Mid thirties is fine. Mid thirties you can still head out, provided you’ve put on factor fifty. Mornings are spent being as productive as possible. The dog needs walking before eleven, as every hour that follows the temperature increases by up to five degrees an hour.

You have to feel for the dog, and we as humans find it hard to empathise. Would you like to go to the Algarve in August and wear a fur coat to the beach? No, of course not.

And yet, I see owners take their dogs out in high afternoon. For the love of God at least walk in the shade! Another owner was out running with theirs, while a young lad felt it wise to feed his some crisps and penny sweets (known as ‘chuches’ here). Jesus wept.

I was told forty-plus in June was rare. A friend of Siobhan’s said he hadn’t experienced heat like this in June for over a decade. Heat waves in Seville are hardly pleasant. Seville is known as ‘El Horno’ (the oven), and you only have to experience forty-plus temperatures to understand why. You know that feeling when you open the oven door to check on the roast? It’s like that when you open the window.

Fans become your best friend. They are energy efficient, and thus not too taxing on the leccy bill like their air conditioning brother. But there are times when you simply have to bite the bullet and switch the air con on, particularly when struggling to sleep with work the next day.

Imagine our frustration when our bedroom air con broke down. We had only been using it a few days on and off for about a fortnight. How on earth could something so recently serviced break down? Our landlord was just as puzzled. Turns out the heat outside destroyed two parts in the unit on the roof. The technician warned us that due to the unit being so exposed on the roof to expect a similar problem in about two years. Spiffing.

I couldn’t believe the difference five degrees made once the heat wave had ended. It almost made thirty-five degrees feel normal. Morning walks felt fresher, commuting via bike also felt significantly less demanding, and you didn’t feel the heat radiating off the street and buildings after sunset as much.

At the time of writing, the weather will remain in the low thirties for the week, although with July approaching it’s expected to rise once again, just in time for my trip to the countryside to help out in my school’s summer camp.

At least my washing will dry quickly out there.

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  1. Andrew says:

    Much cooler this week, only 33, expecting to sleep, at last!

    1. oisgreg says:

      Definitely. It’s been a welcome relief. Back to high 30s next week!

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Festive Room Decoration

Now that the snow has all melted, I want it to snow again so badly! I’m ready for the rolling hills to be covered in sparkling untouched snow, warm blankets, hot cocoa, cuddling, and Harry Potter movie marathons.

And as I’ve already mentioned before, I’ve begun listening to Christmas music. AND IT IS WONDERFUL. I don’t know why I was so against it before. You know how sad it is once you have to stop listening to it, so why not start early?

In previous posts during my decor phase, I blogged about my horrible white walls, and how I battled with myself on whether to decorate for a couple months, just to take it down. Well I gave in! My walls were too white and cold. So I strung up some colorful Christmas lights, and added a personal touch!

Here’s how i did it:

String up your lights in any shape you desire (preferably one that will be suitable for hanging photographs).

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I used tiny nails to help form my shape, and so they’re not super visible.

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I purchased big clothespins to hang my photographs. I stood in the store aisle for a while trying to decide on the large or small clothespins. For me, the bigger ones worked for hanging photos from the many wires that composed the Christmas lights. If you think of another way to hang your photos, go for it!

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And then I went crazy! Because I care about my displays being visually appealing, I arranged my pictures in a specific order. I switched my photos from horizontal and vertical, until I ran out of horizontal photographs.

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The finished product!! Hooray!! I am so excited about this!

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Here’s the one my roommate made, alternatively with white festive lights.

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This project is super easy and relatively inexpensive to create! It has creates such a warm atmosphere in my room and I just love it!

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70-Year-Old Woman Brutally Beaten By Her Son; Forced To Take Back Her Complaint

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December 8th, 2016 / 3:28 PM

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There is no love stronger, more lasting, devoted and selfless than a mother’s love. A mother who starts loving even before she sees the baby, the epitome of unconditional love.

Despite all this, parents are neglected and treated terribly by some. Unfortunately, verbal abuse is most common. But, some people cross all lines of morality with brutal, physical abuse.

An incident has come to light from Delhi where a son allegedly pushed his mother from the second floor of their house.

In the video, while the son claims that it was a drunk tenant who pushed her, a neighbour who is filming the video asks her if her son verbally and physically abuses her. She says he is. The video was posted by the founder of The Voice Raiser, Kundan Srivastava who featured it on his website and brought it to everyone’s attention.

The Logical Indian tried reaching the police for a comment and was informed that there was no such case lodged at the Shahdara station. It was later found out that the complaint was retracted by the mother.

We also reached out to Kundan, who said that the neighbours of the woman, sent the video to him. He also told us that due to pressure from her son, Rajindari Devi retracted her complaint.

Here is what Kundan posted on his Facebook page along with the video:

This elderly woman is ‘Rajindari Devi’ resident of Gali No. 8, Subhash Park, Shahdara, Delhi – 110032. On November 24, 2016, her son Nand Kishore (Nandu) brutally thrashed her to kill, but she was saved somehow. He always used to take her rental income, abused and beat her every day.

News: http://www.thevoiceraiser.com/old-woman-beaten-by-son/

As of now, no action has been taken by Police & Authority. Neighbours who’re complainant of this incident being disturbed by Police. As reported by Neighbours today to The Voice Raiser.

She has been suffering a lot. We urge Authorities and the Delhi Government to look into this case. HOW SHAMELESS?

UPDATES: The old lady has taken back her complaint made at Shahdara police station due to pressure of her son and the police. WOOW! Great shameless Job by Delhi Police

Cc Arvind Kejriwal

Love. k.

The full video and original post can be found hereHe has posted further photos on his website, The Voice Raiser.

The Logical Indian requests the concerned authorities to kindly take quick action and help rehabilitate the lady.

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22-Year-Old Girl Conducts A Secret Operation & Rescues 111 Child Labours From Gujarat Factory

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June 7th, 2016 / 11:50 AM

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[Update: Two unidentified men attacked her yesterday and she is now admitted to a local hospital with injuries on her forehead, arms and legs.We hope she recovers soon.]

22-year-old Jharna Joshi, a BBA student from Ahmedabad conducted a secret operation on her own and rescued 111 child labourers working in one of the biggest ceramic factories in Morbi, Gujarat on Friday.

Such an operation reveals how the people from the government turn their blind eye to such matters of importance.

Among the 111 children whom Jharna rescued, 100 were girls, reported Times Of India.

According to officials, this is the biggest ever child rescue operation ever to haven taken place in Saurashtra region, where there are a lot of industry clusters like ceramic, gold, imitation jewellery, brass etc.

Jharna told The Times of India that she had started to suspect something suspicious when she saw that children were being transported in buses when she went to visit her cousin in Morbi.

A curious Jharna followed these buses and found that they were being taken to a factory.

Understanding the situation, Jharna decided to apply for a job in the factory to find out more about the children. She was offered the work of pasting and designing cups and saucers. After working there for 15 days, she found that most of the children were below 18, and forced to work in difficult and hostile conditions.

The children had to work from 8 am to 6 pm and were not allowed to go outside. Many had to work in high-temperature areas like furnaces without any food or water.

Seeing this, Jharna approached the concerned departments but did not get any response. Finally, she wrote to the office of Chief Minister and visited Gandhinagar.

Under CM’s directive, officials from police department, labour department, social defence, employment department, factory inspector and child protection officer jointly raided the unit and rescued the children from the factory.

The Logical Indian salutes Jharna for her bravery and for conducting such a risky operation. The entire credit goes to her. But a big question remains in front of us, it’s that why a 22-year-old girl had to conduct this operation? Shouldn’t it be the government’s responsibility to look into these matters seriously.

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Yamaha Offers More Insight Into How Niken Works

Three-wheeler powered by same engine that drives MT-09, Tracer 900

Just a day after we included it in out big list of adventure sport touring bikes Yamaha has offered new insight into how its forthcoming three-wheeled Niken works.

READ MORE: Adventure Sport Round-Up: The New Sport Tourers

The long-rumored Niken was finally unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show back in October. Powered by the same acclaimed 847cc inline triple that powers the MT-09 and Tracer 900 its claim to fame is a unique suspension set-up that allows the three-wheeler to lean like a motorcycle while inherently delivering more grip.

Yamaha’s name for this type of vehicle is “Leaning Multi-Wheel platform,” or LMW for short. In a video released by Yamaha (above), aspects of the LMW Ackermann steering geometry is further explained amid footage of an actual person (I assume it’s an actual person in that storm trooper/ninja outfit) actually riding it on an actual road.

I have to admit I’m pretty excited by this thing. It looks ridiculous, which is often the precursor to hilariously good fun. One assumes that the traction provided by a third wheel would make you less concerned about lowsides and therefore more willing to lean hard into turns. Certainly the test rider in this video seems willing to tip the thing over; at the 0:23 point in the video you see him dragging a peg (and boot).

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The bike (let’s just call it a bike for now, until we can all agree on what to call it) featured in the video looks pretty damned production-ready to me, so I spent a lot of time staring at it for clues as to what we can expect when the thing is finally released. We already know it will feature quite a bit of technowhizzbangery, including ride by wide, engine modes, cruise control, a traction control system (Is that necessary?), assist and slipper clutch, and quickshifter. It looks like there will also be a TFT screen and adjustable preload.

I find it interesting that the Niken has a side stand. It’s not terribly surprising when you think of it; I just hadn’t thought of it as needing one.

Unfortunately, the video does not offer any sense of when the Niken (Japanese for “two swords”) will be made available. I can’t wait to ride one.