#Blood[DDF]

[dewydandelionfeilds]

Blood.

A familiar presence.

The only thing every human can say they've known.

Morso than grass, Morso than clean air, More than the earth, More than even safety.

Because blood is there, from the moment you are conceived, till the moment you die.

It’s there when you learn to ride a bike, when you lose your first tooth, when you shave for the first time,when you're first brought to the cage.

It feels as though I’m drowning in it.

My nails, permanently stained.

There's a drain in our ceiling, right below the final room, where the nightmares begin and end.

My place is right below it. My job is to give comfort in their last moments.

To assure the people that were in the cell with me, that I'm right here.

As I was the person before them, and as I will be the next.

‘Until the next is me’

My mind whispers as the girl's unflinching eyes stare down at me, her fingers slipped through the bar.

Her mouth twitches like she wants to sob, but the most she can do is lay there as tears slip from her eyes.

She’s ashamed, and humiliated, as she lies in a room as they pick apart the last of her personhood

She had planned the escape. She had seen the list. She had known her blood would spill, but she didn’t tell me. She couldn’t bring herself to prepare us for her pain

I knew anyway.

Her blood drips on my head,taunting me, and I can do nothing but cover the eyes of the others with me, in hopes that they won't witness the broken final wishes of freedom in the tears of to whom the blood belongs. The final wishes of her that will haunt me.

Today the blood falls differently.

It pours over my head drenching my hope.

It fills my ear,clogging my optimism.

It invades my mouth, no matter how tightly closed I keep it, the fear of it succeeding, silencing me.

The silence the blood brings is in a way, worse than the symphony of animalistic tearing that takes place before.

The symphony before allowed us to remember whomst we’re losing, hope that they’ll be more than a child that was condemned to damnation. That they’ll be different.

The crimson that spills scoffs and whispers to us

“You are all the same.”

It’s bizarre. No matter how poetically I attempt to frame my mind, to ignore the copper taste, and the crimson-stained walls, I am unable to make this feel poetic.

Why must we drown in the very thing that makes us alive?

- part 1 -

[ramble-bloo]

About Freebird

Freebird

Freebird is a mainland hero. In Glitter and Guilt, that's a term used for heroes that originate from the USA on the North American convenient. Decking is the 52nd state and has a wee bit of a different hero system due to being so much small than the entire country. Due to this, Sweetheart is easily Decking City's #1 because it's so far away from the mainland.

Freebird is the #1 American hero.

He's the leader of the major hero league of America as well as a big ass celebrity. He's a movie star and model when he ain't on the job (think the MCU but like...they got the actual heroes to play themselves). Due to this, he's rather...not humble. He knows he's good at his job, he's handsome, and a fan favorite.

He's a nice guy but in both terms of meaning.

And he is also well aware of Decking City and its defense force. Especially the Beloveds and ESPECIALLY Sweetheart. She's basically his equivalent and the only one who could really pass him up. She also has a bunch of fans and is pretty cute. He does think she'd be cuter if she got rid of some of that body hair but "hey, it adds a unique charm to 'ya!"

On one hand, it's a crush but on the other, it's the perfect move to benefit his hero image. And in turn, he tries to spin a possible relationship as something that could benefit them both. They would be the power couple, the link between Decking and the mainland, and they could have a super hero family in the future!

That...last part always makes Sweetheart have to excuse herself from any situation to barf as it makes her feel genuinely ill (but that's a dump for another time)

Due to this strange fascination with her, he winds up visiting Decking City any chance he gets, especially when it's for professional hero stuff. He can bump Decking City higher up on his list of important things.

Sweetheart hates it whenever she has to deal with him but she has to because she is the face of Decking and Freebird is the face of America. And for the sake of the city and all who live in it, she has to keep relations good or Decking suffers support wise. She also has to play nice because she can't just say she has a boyfriend.

We all know a hero and a villain is highly taboo and the last thing we need is America's poster boy to find that shit out. And saying she has a boyfriend, while it is the truth, would cause him to do some investigating and lord knows how that'd turn out.

That doesn't mean she has to put up with his advancements. She is slick and can talk her way out of things easy. And she can stand her ground. America's pretty boy ain't nothing to her monster man and no matter how much he tries to intimidate her, she never gives in nor pays him any mind. She makes interactions quick if she needs to talk to him and leaves the second she doesn't have to.

He thinks she is playing hard to get and boasts about it, especially back to all the mainland heroes and the press.

Which has sadly led to people shipping them and gossip being spread.

Nothing gets too outlandish as Sweetheart shuts things down when she is in interviews but it's like a fly that keeps buzzing around your head that you keep having to wave away. It leaves for a bit but always comes back.

Bitterbat hates Freebird with all his Monstrum being and anytime he is in town, he is stuck to Sweetheart like glue. He often disobeys her telling him to stay home or don't follow her to DDF meetings (where Freebird will obviously be) but the King knows how much stress the birdy causes his Queen and follows anyways.

He takes his mini monster form and trails her and doesn't leave her side. And he can tell how much she really wants and needs his help because anytime he gets discovered by her, the lecture is a short "you know better" before she hides him in her bust. There's no scolding back home unlike other times, which makes Bitterbat's blood boil the most because he knows how much help she wants to ask him for.

But the help Bitterbat gives would put Freebird 6ft under and lord knows how bad it'd look for the archenemy of Sweetheart to kill America's #1 Hero. Especially when the two plan on revealing their relationship in the future.

[lovetransaction]

Happy DDF! After your answer to my last ask, I just gotta ask another because I love your takes I love John/Dean BUT I wanna get to know your takes on John/Sam. How do you think their relationship would start (if they have one)? Would it be more of a hate/anger fuck kind of thing? Would Dean be involved in it, maybe even the one to start it, or would they try to keep it a secret because they're afraid of hurting him?

HEE THANK YOU

John/Sam would be so different because Sam's need is very different. He doesn't have elder child syndrome; he's the baby! And SO MUCH the baby because he's been the most important thing in his family's existence his whole life, often without knowing the full extent of why. So he doesn't have the need for approval and validation like Dean does. He's free to find John overbearing and aggravating and whatever else.

But as much as I think Sam is the kind of person to enjoy a good grudgefuck, it's not at all John's thing (at least not with Sam. with Bobby or Ellen probably). I don't think they could involve Dean, not at the start, because Dean ... takes up a lot of emotional room. They both love Dean and know that Dean would be there for them without being asked, that he'd basically eviscerate himself for them, but he'd also never let them forget it, in his own Dean way.

So no, can't involve Dean. I think in a reality where Sam and John sleep together, it's when Dean is away and it's the two of them. And Sam is just starting to buck against John more definitively, but not enough to be more than teenage growing pains. I think he'd be at that point where teenagers are a little bit like benign sociopaths, where they don't fully understand empathy yet but they don't particularly wish harm on anyone. So Sam sees John as impressive, still; he's Dad, he always knows what's going on and what to do, but Sam fully believes that he's gonna be better than Dad when he gets old enough. He's convinced he'll be Dad's peer and partner, because Dean's the good soldier, after all. Sam's a good officer.

Sam pushes the issue. Sam sits too close to John and sometimes just stares at him and when John's drinking a cold one Sam will put his hand over John's and guide the bottle to his mouth and imitate the way he's seen Dean drink, that little parting of the lips, the little push of tongue, the slackening of the throat to let it sluice down, and John'll go, what exactly do you think you're doing, kiddo, and Sam'll smirk and say, you tell me! and slide his hand between John's legs, and John'll be in just the right good big dick energy from a successful hunt and a slushy blood alcohol level to wanna see where this is going. Which is a pretty good handjob that evolves into a better handjob as Sam watches for and interprets cues, and then John gathers Sam into his lap and murmurs, you can sleep in my bed t'night if you're not too old for that, and Sam's flush with horniness and triumph.

Neither of them considers for the first couple of days what they're gonna do when Dean gets back. But they have to eventually, and they get snippier at each other, and then John says, this isn't gonna work. And Sam says, oh why? because Dean's feelings are gonna be hurt? and John's like, well, yeah, and Sam's DISGUSTED because he thought him and Dad were on the same wavelength finally! Morally upright and clear-eyed, not sloppy and kind of embarrassing like Dean! UGH. It just kinda dissolves and Sam gets madder and madder about it until things come to a head.

And then they fuck one more time when Sam's at Stanford and catches John stalking him and he pretends he doesn't know John because it's before Sam's fully dating Jess but he's out with a girl, and the girl thinks John is sexy, so they end up in a threeway and John knows enough to slip out the door right after 😫

[sexysilverstrider]

Kanato: Thank you. This love is eternal…

awww okay its implied yui is there to help him control the powers and they live happily ever after. good!!! good.

[thetaoofbetty]

For weird reason the scene from 4x16 of Archies, Veronica and Betty carrying Jughead out of the woods all bloody felt oddly familiar, like I saw it before ... then I remembered, it reminds me of a scene from your DDF, the scene where Betty ends up Turing Jughead into a vampire. (I just I am off to read it again, if you get notification of kedos that's me, cause I have a new account 😆😊)

Hello you lovely little starfish! 

I think you and I might be the only ones truly fond of that fic but I’ll take it! I am an idiot and broke that scene up into multiple parts but for the confused, here’s the very start: 

      If fate can start, it means it can end 

“No,” Betty said, pushing Jughead’s hair off of his face, trying to keep the blood out of his eyes. “No, not now, I can’t-”

“Hey!” Archie yelled from behind her, confused and trying to pull her away from Jughead. “We need to call an ambulance, stop trying to move him!”

Pulling herself out of Archie’s reach, she tightened her grip on Jughead. “Don’t touch me!”

“Betty,”Jughead whispered, reaching for her face with bloodied fingers, “you and me always, right?”

I will accept and delight in your kudos! Listen, this just proves that bughead authors have been writing Betty and Jughead being unable to live without the other for years while we watched them on screen. 

Honestly, rock stars, the lot of us. Thanks for the lovely ask, doll! 

[connorfornow]

Athreos God of Passage EDH

Here is a list of what I have made into my Athreos commander deck. Message me if you think I could make it better in any way.

TOTAL: 77 cards - $0.00 (77 cards missing price)

1 Athreos, God of Passage [JOU]

1 Wall of Bone [DDD]

1 Hell's Caretaker [A25]

1 End Hostilities [KTK]

1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed [DKA]

1 Archfiend of Despair [BBD]

1 Day of Judgment [M11]

1 Liliana, the Necromancer [M19]

1 Avatar of Woe [ARC]

1 Nevinyrral's Disk [3ED]

1 Marsh Flats [ZEN]

1 Westvale Abbey [SOI]

1 Apprentice Necromancer [UMA]

1 The Eldest Reborn [DOM]

1 Morbid Curiosity [BBD]

1 Faith's Reward [CN2]

1 Sol Ring [C15]

1 Plaguecrafter [GRN]

1 Tree of Perdition [EMN]

1 Reflecting Pool [CNS]

1 Banishing Light [JOU]

1 Indulgent Tormentor [M15]

1 Merciless Eviction [GTC]

1 Guildmages' Forum [GRN]

1 Isolated Chapel [ISD]

1 Phyrexian Obliterator [A25]

1 Reya Dawnbringer [UMA]

1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth [PLC]

1 Fetid Heath [A25]

1 Mox Amber [DOM]

1 Tenacious Dead [M14]

1 Rupture Spire [C13]

1 Rescue from the Underworld [THS]

1 March from the Tomb [BFZ]

1 Command Tower [C13]

1 Thrilling Encore [BBD]

1 Reassembling Skeleton [DDJ]

1 Ashnod's Altar [5ED]

1 Merciless Executioner [FRF]

1 Sigil of the New Dawn [UMA]

1 Temple of the False God [C13]

1 Open the Graves [M19]

1 Wrath of God [V14]

1 Demonlord of Ashmouth [AVR]

1 Reanimate [TMP]

1 Overwhelming Splendor [HOU]

1 Sadistic Hypnotist [DDJ]

1 Magus of the Abyss [C17]

1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse [CHK]

1 Rogue's Passage [UMA]

1 Blood Artist [AVR]

1 Ashen Rider [THS]

1 Damnation [MM3]

1 Whisper, Blood Liturgist [DOM]

1 Dark Prophecy [M14]

1 Bojuka Bog [C13]

1 Ifnir Deadlands [HOU]

1 Phyrexian Scriptures [DOM]

1 Twilight Prophet [RIX]

1 Panharmonicon [KLD]

1 Chromatic Lantern [GRN]

1 Cleansing Nova [M19]

1 Fleshbag Marauder [ORI]

1 Rune-Scarred Demon [M12]

1 Demonic Tutor [UMA]

1 Grave Pact [CM2]

1 Loyal Sentry [DDF]

1 Archon of Justice [M12]

1 Flagstones of Trokair [UMA]

1 Harvester of Souls [AVR]

1 Ancient Tomb [UMA]

1 Phyrexian Arena [C15]

1 Blood Divination [M19]

1 Endless Cockroaches [C13]

1 Swords to Plowshares [3ED]

1 Phyrexian Altar [UMA]

1 Midnight Reaper [GRN]

I left out all basic lands

[mindanaodailynews17]

RC Cagayan de Oro turns over global grant to Philippine Red Cross

THE Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro turned over a global grant to the Philippine Red Cross CDO-MisOr chapter in ceremonies held Wednesday.

Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. By working together to respond to real community needs, clubs and districts strengthen their global partnerships.

Global grants have a minimum budget of $30,000 and a maximum World Fund award of $400,000. Grant sponsors can use a combination of District Designated Funds (DDF), cash, and/or directed gifts and endowment earnings to fund a global grant. The Foundation will provide a 100 percent World Fund match for all DDF contributions.

In this case, the global grant was applied during the time of immediate past president Julino Dulfo in 2019.

Past RI District 3870 governor and district Rotary Foundation chair Manuel Along recalled that it was during a training among fellow Rotary Foundation district chairs in Clark last March 2019 that they were encouraged to apply for the global grant.

Along, who is organic to the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro, then met with Dulfo so they could apply for a global grant.

It so happened that Philippine Red Cross CDO-MisOr chapter chair Antonio Soriano also happened to be a member of the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro.

And so it was decided that the global grant, once approved, will be turned over to the Philippine Red Cross CDO-MisOr chapter.

The global grant that they applied for was to be used to install a blood bank refrigerator, a plasma freezer, an incubated platelet agitator, a tube sealer and a T-seal mobile. These are equipment that will increase capacity to store blood at the blood center and replace antiquated equipment.

Soriano is grateful to the Rotarians, saying the global grant is timely in the light of COVID-19.

Mindanao’s biggest club, also recognized as The Mother Club, was organized on April 22, 1948. From a small group 17 charter members, it has constantly grown over the years.

The Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro is made up of distinguished professionals, business and community leaders who share the common passion of serving the community selflessly. It is a non-religious, culturally diverse and non-political club that strives to promote equality and high ethical standards among men through project and activities that cater to various sectors of society advocating the importance of education, health improvement, and poverty alleviation are prioritized and regularly carried out by the club and its members.... THE Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro

[entirebodyexercise]

5 Skin Problems During and After Pregnancy

5 Skin issues throughout and after pregnancy after flushing with glowing and radiant skin during maternity, several 5 get Correct Rest: less hrs of rest or irregular sleeping.

I am thinking of. That the many unglamorous aspects of my extremely first pregnancy drove me for a loophole. I actually can take treatment of the burgeoning digestive tract, the indescribable fatigue. I also made peace with all the driven swap of my smart hobo carry to obtain a schlepper bag - a preggo's must-have accessory to move the lots of nausea-quelling carbohydrates.

In the weeks, barely-there blemishes black as well as enlarged right into just what can just be cleared up as septuagenarian-style liver stains.

Due to polyunsaturated hormones, a whole lot greater than HALF of expectant mothers create a 'maternity mask,' the dimming of pigmentation across the lips, mouth, as well as forehead likewise referred to as melasma or active coloring, and numerous likewise create eczema. Exhaustion and water retention can cause under-eye components while elevating blood circulation could bring about spider capillaries around the surface of harsh two-thirds of expectant ladies. Inning accordance with for a soupcon of Heidi Klum's brightness, I decided to discover off-the-shelf medical treatments in addition to over the counter services as well as products targeted to normal post-pregnancy skin care conditions.

5 Skin problems throughout and after pregnancy

Melasma

What it is: Elevated degrees of estrogen and also progesterone trigger melanocytes, triggering dark areas to appear on the skin.

In-Office Treatments

Harold Lancer, M.D., the most likely to the derm for west-coast celeb mothers Denise Richards as well as Lisa Rinna, thinks about the trick to reducing melasma after child birth is micro brightening your epidermis. 'The type of all micro sprucing up that I do, the Lancer Radiance ($ 1,500/ $2,500 with the laser),' will be just like eliminating stain from silver,' says Dr. Lancer. 'It beams, followers, as well as tones your skin over the face, neck, and also torso using micro-fine crystals at a broadband to discard off the top layer of the skin and also promote top cell turnover.'

Chicago-based skin specialist Charles Zugerman, M.D., deals with melasma utilizing a post-partum collection of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) therapies (for$ 2,400 for 2 therapies). Light energy, likewise described as photo-rejuvenation, delivers a collection of gentle, not invasive stimulation to your epidermis. 'IPL takes in at precisely the exact same wavelength as endometriosis,' Dr. Zugerman states.

Lisa Airan, M.D., the Manhattan-based skin care ace popular for its cutting edge side approach to pregnancy-induced skin care issues, recommends brand-new mamas that have completed nursing to make use of tri-luma (approximately $99), a prescription-grade triple-action steroid lotion making up the bleaching representative hydroquinone, a powerful part which lowers the synthesis of melanin and could certainly reduce or get rid of black places in just fourteen days.

5 Skin problems throughout and also after pregnancy

Over-the-Counter Solutions

To quit melasma, women ought to keep away from sunshine by any means costs both while pregnant and after having a child. 'susceptability - also driving in a vehicle or resting with an open shade in a plane - might darken present freckles or excite hyperpigmentation,' clarifies Dr. Airan. The sun's ultra violet rays induce melanocytes to earn the pigment melanin, that might lead to melasma to grow.

For active new moms who could not get to the dermatologist quickly after delivering, after that you can locate mild in the house lotions and also polishing sets produced to re-establish skin that is harmed. Skin Treatment Outcomes by Dr. Jeffrey Dover Microdermabrasion Set ($ 30), also marketed in medicine shops, is definitely an in the house therapy including 2 actions. It utilizes scrubing crystals to eliminate dead skin cells as well as likewise a cream that moisturizes freshly stained skin.

5 Skin issues throughout as well as after pregnancy

Nonspecific Dermatitis

What it is: Adjustments in hormones can generate red, flaky spots on the face.

In-Office Treatments

To fight psoriasis, Dr. Lancer favors a fresh therapy named TMT (Transcutaneous Mesodermic Transport) Oxygen Therapy ($ 300-$ 400 per session). 'It makes use of an electric present to transfer soothing minerals, such as A, C, D, and D, along with collagen as well as elastin, throughout your skin surface area,' he discusses. 'I after that shield the skin having a mist of an oxygen along with deionized water combination.

5 Skin troubles throughout and after pregnancy

Over-the-Counter Solutions

Lancer indicates ultra-soothing, anti inflammatory products Worthwhile of sensitive skin. Fragrance-free, noncomedogenic (will certainly not block pores) cleansing lotions are The most annoying and also much hydrating. Dr. Zugerman is a big enthusiast of Cetaphil Soft Skin Cleanser ($ 6)).

For everyday usage, select a cream with sunlight security to assist reduce additionally damages. For extra extreme flare-ups, try an anti-inflammatory therapy like B. Kamins Drug Store Booster Blue Rosacea Treatment ($ 67), a topical cream that noticeably decreases soreness virtually immediately.

5 Skin issues during and after pregnancy

Spider Angiomas

What it is: Due to hormonal modifications and also perhaps weight gain, the stress in the veins boosts, causing capillary in the face to enlarge, leaving a red, spider-like mark.

In-Office Treatments

It's feasible for inflamed vessels to boost 3 to six months after shipment, but also for persistent crawler capillaries that stay placed, Dr. Airan utilizes the Lyra Laser (regarding $750 each treatment). The 1,064-nanometer wavelength laser beam of light passes via the skin to heat, coagulate, as well as zap targeted blood vessels, removing them in seconds. Dr. Zugerman utilizes IPL after childbirth for smaller capillary ($ 600 each therapy), as well as for bigger ones, he uses a 532- or 940-diode laser ($ 200 and up per treatment).

5 Skin problems throughout as well as after pregnancy

Over-the-Counter Solutions

A favorite amongst makeup musicians: Giorgio Armani Skin Retouch ($ 32). The strong cream masks also the darkest imperfections and also is available in 7 tones. It likewise consists of glycerin and vitamin E to smooth and also nurture skin, leading to far better protection. Applying concealers with a brush results in a more even, natural-looking surface, as well.

5 Skin issues during as well as after pregnancy

Acne

What it is: Raised progesterone degrees generated by the body to maintain a healthy uterine lining throughout maternity could create increased secretion from oil glands, sebum buildup, as well as clogged pores.

In-Office Treatments

An aesthetician renowned for dealing with acne and inflamed skin with her line of plant-based products, Sonya Dakar is thought about Hollywood's 'Fairy Skin Mommy' by A-list mamas like Gwyneth Paltrow, Debra Messing, and Marcia Gay Harden. 'To treat the typical skin problems of maternity - like acne and also hypersensitivity - females must use soothing items with plant-based ingredients such as chamomile as well as lavender,' Dakar says. She likewise provides a pore-clearing face called the Three-way Peel, which entails 3 different exfoliating therapies: a pumpkin-based enzyme peel to dismiss dead cells, a personalized eco-friendly tea peel to break up germs and brighten the skin, as well as a ruby peel, which is a resurfacing treatment.

5 Skin issues during as well as after pregnancy

Over-the-Counter Solutions

Mild face cleansers are an effective device for dealing with acne in women that have sensitive skin or are still breastfeeding. Therapy Equipments Balancing Gel Cleanser ($ 28.50) is a formula that securely stabilizes the skin's natural oils while deep-cleaning pores. Seek items that consist of sulfur, an all-natural component that has anti-bacterial as well as anti-inflammatory high qualities to advertise recovery. The sulfur, aloe vera, and also eucalyptus oil in the DDF Sulfur Therapeutic Mask ($ 28) job synergistically to cleanse the skin.

Once mamas are done nursing, they could make use of much more potent active ingredients like salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide to combat acne. At-home peels and also topical lotions could take treatment of persistent pimples as well as staying scars. Crabtree as well as Evelyn's brand-new skin care line includes a Blemish Control Acne Treatment Gel ($ 22) that not just heals outbreaks but prevents brand-new ones from popping up. This three-step peel utilizes salicylic acid to permeate stopped up pores as well as to extract impurities.

5 Skin troubles throughout as well as after pregnancy

Dark, Puffy Eyes

What it is: Fatigue as well as bad circulation could lead to dark circles as well as bags under the eyes.

Over-The-Counter Solutions

Employing an eye lotion or lotion with beneficial components such as peptides as well as aloe vera can aid moisturize the eye location as well as decrease swelling. If shadowy multi-colored circles would certainly be the scenario, experiment with a lightening up lotion. Results may not be rapid after utilizing eye ointments, for that reason follow with a concealer made especially for this issue field.

5 Skin troubles during and also after pregnancy

Postnatal Nirvana

Now, with just brought to life my 2nd child, I've accomplished something consisting of post-natal Paradise. I have actually avoided acne having a lavender cleaner. Which I categorize normal spells of psoriasis with dosages of emollient-rich ointments. Under-eye bags? Balancing household and work has in some way counter-acted the revenues of aloe vera together with peptides.

[finnrefldsf]

Buy Allergan Botox online

The first thing people see when they come in contact with us for the first time is our face. It is a tell all bill board. Whether your are tired, sad, happy or stressed out, just one look at your face; and the person looking at you will know which one it is. Everybody once in a while goes through emotions like those mentioned, but having a clear and healthy skin is the key to looking younger and confident. Below are 4 secrets you can implement now to smooth out your face and make it clear and inviting.

o Heal Acne o Undo Skin Damage o Diminish Freckles o Remove Puffiness Around They Eyes

Heal Acne Acne is condition that could be a order sculptra 2 vials online  problem during your adolescent years and still follow you into your adult years. After your teen years, the best way to handle acne is to manage it. This will require finding the right mix of astringents and cream that will work for you and use them regularly, as in daily. I found out that creams and astringents containing 2% salicylic acid are very potent for acne. There are many over the counter products such as Neutrogena that contain salicylic acid in this concentration. I wash my face, wipe it with the astringent and then apply the cream, after which my make up goes on.

If you have acne under the skin, the best approach is to use warm compress, this will increase blood flow around the area allowing the acne to come up to the surface or increase the body's ability to reduce it and absorb it. It is not a good idea to pick acne on your face yourself as this might introduce bacteria from your nails making it worse. Schedule a facial at least every 4 to 6 weeks for a clearer healthy skin.

Undo Skin Damage The sun supports life but like everything thing else too much is bad for you. You can turn back the clock and start to undo years of UV light damage to your skin. You can remove fine lines around your eyes and mouth, rough skin texture and brown spots. Over the counter retinoid creams will do the trick, but before you start applying them do consult your doctor for professional advice.

Diminish Freckles You can fade your freckles without irritating the skin by using plant based ingredients that have brightening abilities. To reduce the freckles and other brown spots on your face some of the creams that you can use to achieve this include the DDF Intensive Lighteners or the Botanical skin brightening complex.

Remove Puffiness Around They Eyes The area underneath the eye reacts differently in different people to stress and lack of sleep. It might appear puffy or you might have dark circles. The puffiness is due to accumulation of fluid under the skin and you can use an algae mask to get rid of it. If you have dark circles due to stress or lack of sleep, you can use hydrating serums and creams that can attract fluid to the area or you can use plain old makeup to conceal the dark circles.

[fhamt]

A Short Outline On The History Of Navicular Horses

By Jessica Ward

On the off chance that strain is outrageous, the tendons may really tear. Late research has discovered relationships between toe first arriving of the hooves plus issues, because of unreasonable strain put in the profound advanced flexor ligament, as a result of misalignment of lower joints. Toe last landing, typically observed as a result of navicular horses illness, may really be a reason or possibly a contributing variable the more as often. The navicular lies behind the pine box bone plus under the little pastern bone. The profound advanced flexor or DDF keeps running down the front of the gun and delicate tissue here and under the bone before appending to the upward of the box bone. The ligament flexes the pine box joint, and the bone goes about as a support that the DDF keeps running over. The bone is upheld by a few tendons above, beneath, and as an afterthought. One of these tendons is the impar tendon, which joins the navicular issue that remains to be worked out box bone or distal phalanx. Ligament lies between the bone and the box joint, and between the navicular skin and the DDF. The bursa, the little sac that shields the plus navicular. The degenerative alterations are generally very progressed when the steed is reliably weak, and these progressions are accepted to be not reversible. As of now, it is better to deal with the condition and spotlight on mitigating torment and abating the degeneration. Placing the into legitimate neurological plus biomechanical balance is essential. Regularly navicular ponies have long toes plus underrun heels approach. This is with almost no internal divider profundity or quality. Presenting the steed to legitimate boost to enhance foot shape and structure is additionally fundamental. The issue of foot care is a topic of extraordinary discussion. Remedial shoeing can be valuable to ponies experiencing navicular illness, albeit now and then the impacts are just transitory. Others trust that evacuating the shoes by and large. To deal with this ailment, as it enables expanded flow towards the hoof. Individuals on the two sides concur that legitimate foot shape and edge are an essential long haul the executives plan for a pony with navicular sickness. Similarly as with laminitis, diverse steeds may react in various approaches to a given method, so the farrier, proprietor, and veterinarian should function as a group to figure an arrangement and to adjust. Mary Thompson, the vertebrate scientist at Idaho Exhibition hall of Common History, has discovered proof in numerous types of early steeds and closes, The aftereffects of this investigation unequivocally recommend that mans mediation regardless of whether by expanded utilization or ill advised rearing practices may never be the underside reason for the disorder, despite the fact that she alerts that her outcomes are preliminary as possible in. A few specialists trust that the degenerative procedure starts with abundance pressure put on these tendons, causing strain and aggravation. Aggravation from strain of an impar tendon can diminish blood stream to plus from the as the significant veins providing the keep running here and there this region. On the off chance that the tendon keeps on being stressed, it can stregthen and for all time. Diminish blood stream to this. Since veins are more effortlessly compacted than supply routes, blood stream deep down would be less discouraged than blood spill out of. This might cause a development of weight inside this. A in light of both the expanded weight and generally speaking diminished blood supply, would assimilate mineral from its middle.

About the Author:

Discover the crippling disease that navicular horses can experience by reading more about this condition online. Take the time to review the posts at https://ift.tt/1j18DVp.

A Short Outline On The History Of Navicular Horses via FHAMT https://ift.tt/2QKL2B9

[med20]

In every part of the world, people are living longer than they used to. Thanks to scientific advancements, fewer people die young from heart disease, cancer, and infectious diseases. It’s no longer unusual for a person to live well into their 80s and beyond. My dad will celebrate his 92ndbirthday in a couple weeks, a milestone that was practically unimaginable when he was born.

This fact—that people are living longer than ever before—should always be a wonderful thing. But what happens when it’s not?

The longer you live, the more likely you are to develop a chronic condition. Your risk of getting arthritis, Parkinson’s, or another non-infectious disease that diminishes your quality of life increases with each year. But of all the disorders that plague us late in life, one stands out as a particularly big threat to society: Alzheimer’s disease.

You have a nearly 50 percent chance of developing the disease if you live into your mid-80s. In the United States, it is the only cause of death in the top 10 without any meaningful treatments that becomes more prevalent each year. That trend will likely continue as baby boomers age, which means that more families will watch their loved ones suffer from cognitive decline and slowly disappear. Despite this growing burden, scientists have yet to figure out what exactly causes Alzheimer’s or how to stop the disease from destroying the brain.

I first became interested in Alzheimer’s because of its costs—both emotional and economic—to families and healthcare systems. The financial burden of the disease is much easier to quantify. A person with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia spends five times more every year out-of-pocket on healthcare than a senior without a neurodegenerative condition. Unlike those with many chronic diseases, people with Alzheimer’s incur long-term care costs as well as direct medical expenses. If you get the disease in your 60s or 70s, you might require expensive care for decades.

These costs represent one of the fastest growing burdens on healthcare systems in developed countries. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Americans will spend $259 billion caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in 2017. Absent a major breakthrough, expenditures will continue to squeeze healthcare budgets in the years and decades to come. This is something that governments all over the world need to be thinking about, including in low- and middle-income countries where life expectancies are catching up to the global average and the number of people with dementia is on the rise.

The human cost of Alzheimer’s is much more difficult to put into numbers. It’s a terrible disease that devastates both those who have it and their loved ones. This is something I know a lot about, because men in my family have suffered from Alzheimer’s. I know how awful it is to watch people you love struggle as the disease robs them of their mental capacity, and there is nothing you can do about it. It feels a lot like you’re experiencing a gradual death of the person that you knew.

My family history isn’t the sole reason behind my interest in Alzheimer’s. But my personal experience has exposed me to how hopeless it feels when you or a loved one gets the disease. We’ve seen scientific innovation turn once-guaranteed killers like HIV into chronic illnesses that can be held in check with medication. I believe we can do the same (or better) with Alzheimer’s.

I’ve spent considerable time over the last year learning about the disease and the progress made to date. There’s a lot of amazing work being done in this field to delay Alzheimer’s and reduce its cognitive impact. What I’ve heard from researchers, academics, funders, and industry experts makes me hopeful that we can substantially alter the course of Alzheimer’s if we make progress in five areas:

We need to better understand how Alzheimer’s unfolds. The brain is a complicated organ. Because it’s so difficult to study while patients are alive, we know very little about how it ages normally and how Alzheimer’s disrupts that process. Our understanding of what happens in the brain is based largely on autopsies, which show only the late stages of the disease and don’t explain many of its lingering mysteries. For example, we don’t fully understand why you are more likely to get Alzheimer’s if you’re African American or Latino than if you’re white. If we’re going to make progress, we need a better grasp on its underlying causes and biology.

We need to detect and diagnose Alzheimer’s earlier. Since the only way to diagnose Alzheimer’s definitively is through an autopsy after death, it’s difficult to identify the disease definitively early in its progression. Cognitive tests exist but often have a high variance. If you didn’t sleep well the night before, that might skew your results. A more reliable, affordable, and accessible diagnostic—such as a blood test—would make it easier to see how Alzheimer’s progresses and track how effective new drugs are.

We need more approaches to stopping the disease. There are many ways an Alzheimer’s drug might help prevent or slow down the disease. Most drug trials to date have targeted amyloid and tau, two proteins that cause plaques and tangles in the brain. I hope those approaches succeed, but we need to back scientists with different, less mainstream ideas in case they don’t. A more diverse drug pipeline increases our odds of discovering a breakthrough.

We need to make it easier to get people enrolled in clinical trials. The pace of innovation is partly determined by how quickly we can do clinical trials. Since we don’t yet have a good understanding of the disease or a reliable diagnostic, it’s difficult to find qualified people early enough in the disease’s progression willing to participate. It can sometimes take years to enroll enough patients. If we could develop a process to pre-qualify participants and create efficient registries, we could start new trials more quickly.

We need to use data better. Every time a pharmaceutical company or a research lab does a study, they gather lots of information. We should compile this data in a common form, so that we get a better sense of how the disease progresses, how that progression is determined by gender and age, and how genetics determines your likelihood of getting Alzheimer’s. This would make it easier for researchers to look for patterns and identify new pathways for treatment.

By improving in each of these areas, I think we can develop an intervention that drastically reduces the impact of Alzheimer’s. There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about our chances: our understanding of the brain and the disease is advancing a great deal. We’re already making progress—but we need to do more.

I want to support the brilliant minds doing this work. As a first step, I’ve invested $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund—a private fund working to diversify the clinical pipeline and identify new targets for treatment. Most of the major pharmaceutical companies continue to pursue the amyloid and tau pathways. DDF complements their work by supporting startups as they explore less mainstream approaches to treating dementia.

I’m making this investment on my own, not through the foundation. The first Alzheimer’s treatments might not come to fruition for another decade or more, and they will be very expensive at first. Once that day comes, our foundation might look at how we can expand access in poor countries.

But before we can even begin to think about how we do that, we need lots of scientific breakthroughs. With all of the new tools and theories in development, I believe we are at a turning point in Alzheimer’s R&D. Now is the right time to accelerate that progress before the major costs hit countries that can’t afford high priced therapies and where exposure to the kind of budget implications of an Alzheimer’s epidemic could bankrupt health systems.

This is a frontier where we can dramatically improve human life. It’s a miracle that people are living so much longer, but longer life expectancies alone are not enough. People should be able to enjoy their later years—and we need a breakthrough in Alzheimer’s to fulfill that. I’m excited to join the fight and can’t wait to see what happens next.

[thedeadshotnetwork]

Bill Gates commits $100 million to fight Alzheimer's

Bill Gates commits $100 million to fight Alzheimer's

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Bill Gates is going to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund. 

Followed by another $50 million in to a number of start-up ventures working in Alzheimer's research. 

Dementia currently affects 50 million people and is expected to reach 131 million people by 2050. 

Gates also hopes to help build a dementia data platform to help with the identification of patterns by researchers worldwide. 

LONDON (Reuters) - Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is to invest $50 million (£38.2 million) in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek treatments for the brain-wasting disease.

The investment is not part of Gates' philanthropic Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and will be followed with another $50 million in a number of start-up ventures working in Alzheimer's research, Gates said.

With rapidly rising numbers of people suffering from Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, the disease is taking a growing emotional and financial toll as people live longer, Gates told Reuters in an interview.

"It's a huge problem, a growing problem, and the scale of the tragedy — even for the people who stay alive — is very high," he said.

Despite decades of scientific research, there is no treatment that can slow the progression of Alzheimer's. Current drugs can do no more than ease some of the symptoms.

Gates said, however, that with focused and well-funded innovation, he's "optimistic" treatments can be found, even if they might be more than a decade away.

"It'll take probably 10 years before new theories are tried enough times to give them a high chance of success. So it's very hard to hazard a guess (when an effective drug might be developed).

"I hope that in the next 10 years that we have some powerful drugs, but it's possible that won't be achieved."

Dementia, of which Alzheimer's is the most common form, affects close to 50 million people worldwide and is expected to affect more than 131 million by 2050, according to the non-profit campaign group Alzheimer’s Disease International.

The DDF, which was launched in 2015 and involves drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Biogen Idec as well as the UK government, has already invested in at least nine start-up companies investigating potential ways to stop or reverse the biological processes that lead to dementia.

Gates told Reuters the additional $50 million would be put into start-ups working on some "less mainstream" approaches to the disease, but said he had not yet identified these companies.

The philanthropist, whose usual focus is on infectious diseases in poorer countries, said Alzheimer's disease caught his interest partly for personal reasons, and partly because it has so far proved such a tough nut to crack.

"I know how awful it is to watch people you love struggle as the disease robs them of their mental capacity... It feels a lot like you're experiencing a gradual death of the person that you knew," he said in a blog post about the dementia investments.

He added: "Some of the men in my family have suffered from Alzheimer's, but I wouldn't say that's the sole reason" (for this investment).

Through talking to experts in the field over the past year, Gates said he had identified five areas of need: Understanding better how Alzheimer's unfolds, detecting and diagnosing it earlier, pursuing multiple approaches to trying to halt the disease, making it easier for people to take part in clinical trials of potential new medicines, and using data better.

"My background at Microsoft and my (Gates) Foundation background say to me that a data-driven contribution might be an area where I can help add some value," he said.

Alongside the $50 million investment in DDF and the additional $50 million planned for start-ups, Gates said he would like to award a grant to build a global dementia data platform. This would make it easier for researchers to look for patterns and identify new pathways for treatment, he said.

SEE ALSO: Scientists are testing out how blood from young men could treat Alzheimer's

NOW WATCH: Everything we know about the mysterious SR-72 — Lockheed Martin's successor to the fastest plane ever

Tags: November 13, 2017 at 10:07AM Open in Evernote

[sexysilverstrider]

Kou: I was convinced…I would never see you again…

But…I finally did. I’ve been dying to hug you this whole time…

alalalala dia cedeyh ;w)

[sexysilverstrider]

huh! yuma became human too!!

[sexysilverstrider]

ayato is so sweet in dark fate wtf. wtf. this is not the same man

[sexysilverstrider]

Yui: …Ah…But how did you know I was here, Ayato-kun? Is this building close to the castle perhaps?

Ayato: It’s just…For some reason…I just knew.

As if you were calling for me.

alalala okay hes cute