#but every time people who are uninformed see news of like that initial study they jump to conspiratorial thinking

[astrum-aureus]

Another day another unsourced headline claiming someone invented a cure for a currently incurable disease (but it’s being suppressed!!!!!!!!) and everyone on tumblr eats it up without fact checking whatsoever.

[honey-makki]

A little birdie tells me you want to do some sort of alphabet, if so could I please request one for akaashi💖💖 (need some new daydreaming material).

A is for Adventure: something they haven’t done but have always wanted to

He really wants to ride on a motorcycle. He thinks the wind pressing against him and his clothes flapping around is the closest he could ever get to flying. That being said he TERRIFIED of having to drive a motorcycle and doesn’t know anyone with one. So for now he will live out his dream by just driving around with his windows perpetually down.

B is for Butterflies: How they act when they’re nervous

He is so polite. Quiet, clean and always uses honorifics even if he normally wouldn’t. He is essentially trying to shrink into himself and be forgotten about. He doesn't like to cause any problems so he cleans up after himself and excuses him as soon as it's appropriate. I don’t see him fidgeting, rather just being super stiff and looking down. He can maintain a conversation but it feels forced. If he's trying to push through it more than normal he can make conversation better, but he stutters (which in turn makes him blush) and then he's a little fidgety. 

C is for Crush: what is it like when they have a crush? How do they know/act?

Follow up on the last part. He's gonna be nervous but he knows he needs to talk to them and make his presence known even if he is nervous. His hand is probably gonna be glued to the back of his head/neck. He might seem to be a shade or two darker when interacting with you but goddamnit is he gonna talk. Probably goes and reevaluates his life after you leave and like stands in the corner with his head against the wall (same)

D is for Date: describe an ideal date for them

He loves window shopping with you. He stays trapped inside for his job a lot and just going out able to stretch his legs is a relief, and if you are in tow it's infinitely better. He's the type of man who can make grocery shopping fun and a date. His favorite thing is walking with you to a nearby park for an afternoon picnic or just stargazing. You love to tease him that the stars are hard to see because of the city lights and he always gets embarrassed. He just loves laying with you in a comfortable silence so let it slide because let’s be real, you love it too

E is for Essential: what is one thing they could NEVER go without

Water bottle. He bought an expensive sturdy glass water bottle when he first entered college to both remind him to drink water to be hydrated (he gets killer migraines if he isn’t) and also to hopefully discourage him from buying coffee all the time. He is positive he would have drank himself to death either with a caffeine overdose or end of term celebrations without his trusty water bottle reminding him to drink some water.

F is for Favorite: a favorite anything- food, place, smell, book, etc.

His favorite thing in the whole world is a glass of fresh orange juice during the sunrise. Yes, he has a caffeine addiction, but he saves that for when he is fully starting his day. He loves to just take in the wonder of the world and life itself before he thinks about the actual day ahead. Looking at birds chirping or people starting their day and walking through the city while he's still in his frumpy pajamas and housecoat waking up slowly.  It's the one thing he would never be able to give up in his routine. (if you made him switch to apple juice he could probably do it, but he wouldn’t be happy about it.)

G is for Giggle: how they laugh/what makes them laugh

His laugh is quiet. It almost sounds like he’s always trying to muffle it, and maybe he is, because on the rare occasion when you land a really good joke, or he’s just so exhausted, a deep, deep, hearty laugh echoes out of his gut. The sound doesn’t even look like it should come from him but the way his face flushes the most subtle shade of pink when he realizes how loud he was makes it all uniquely Keiji. You can’t get enough.

H is for Holding Hands: Do they like holding hands? Are their hands warm or cold? Pinky promises?

Cold, clammy hands. You theorize he might have anemia just based on how cold he runs and you can tell that he is self-conscious about his hands. He loves to hold your hands in theory but rarely initiates it because he thinks it must be a little gross since they are a little sweaty. He instead links a finger with yours when walking, pinkies held rather than full hands. 

I is for Inside Joke: something they do that everyone thinks is funny but they don’t understand

Your freshman history class was the bane of your existence and subsequently, Akaashi’s since he helped you study and listened to you complain. After a very very long night, you both decided to take a nap before morning classes instead of pulling an all-nighter. In his exhausted state he said “goodnight, queen mary of scots” and promptly passed out. Now you both say farewell to each other as royalty. “See ya later, Princess Diana.” or “I brought you a glass of water, King George, good night!” No one else knows why and frankly it wasn’t even that funny but you don’t think you could stop if you wanted to at this point.

J is for Jinx: Are they Superstitious?

He isn’t superstitious but he also isn’t willing to push his luck. Like he doesn't believe in ghosts but he doesn’t do anything intentionally to upset them. He just doesn’t see the point in pushing his luck on something he thinks is so inconsequential. The most superstitious thing he does is just walking through his apartment every night checking all the windows/doors but that's mostly because he watches way too much true crime tv. He also is able to be convinced to play with an ouija board but only when he's trashed. Will NOT play one of the summoning games like bloody mary. 

K is for Kiss: how do they kiss?

Keiji is an attentive kisser. He wasn’t bad at first and he wasn't good either. It was a pleasant but fairly neutral experience. Every time after was better and better as he saw what made you tick. He can lead but if you want to that’s fine too. If you want him to hold you close and steady or run his hands across your body, he can do both. He’s attentive and flexible, meeting your needs with ease once he learns your tells. His favorite is slow and sensual kissing in bed though when early morning kisses lingering just a touch too long.

L is for Love Language: what is their love language? How do they give and how would they like to receive love?

Akaashi is best at giving words of affirmation, but if you struggle to accept that he's going to immediately fall back into acts of service, because hey, actions speak louder than words right? He always sends you a motivational message before your tough labs or work shifts, reminding you of how strong and smart you are before an exam, or bringing you a coffee and pastry when you’ve been cooped up studying for hours on end. He doesn’t receive words of affirmation well but they mean the most to him, even if he won’t admit that he goes to sleep thinking about whatever pet name you called him earlier that day. You would guess that physical touch is his love language. He finds solace in knowing you are there. It doesn’t have to be a big touch, but he's significantly happier if you are both on the couch and your legs are on his lap, even if it leaves him in a more uncomfortable position. 

M is for Meant to be: how/when they know someone is “the one”

You buy him his favorite book. That’s how the idea that you are the one really starts swimming around. You knew he had a favorite copy of his book, but when you saw this decorative hardback or signed copy you had to get it. Whenever he is working you bring him a black tea but a green tea when he's done. You know green tea is his favorite, but you don’t want him to start associating it with something stressful, so unless he requests it, you save it for the happier times. It's a simple thing, to know his two favorite teas, but to treat something so insignificant in this fashion makes him realize how he really can’t imagine his life without you anymore.

N is for Nickname: a nickname they would have or their favorite thing to be called

He loves being called traditional names. Dear, love, sweetheart. He calls you them as well but he likes to find ones that make you blush so he has a rotating cast of names that also include doll, princess, angel, sweet pea.  His favorite one is beautiful. He once wrote you a poem about how the definition of beautiful has ever been changed by your kindness and care for the world, and since then whenever you hear that you know exactly what he is implying and you melt. He loves it.

O is for Organization: are they clean or messy?

Yes. common areas are pretty clean! Doesn’t like to vacuum often and can be a little slow on the dishes but he always has time set aside to do the cleaning. His room though…. Man, that shit is MESSY! But like the type of mess where you can’t see a single part of his desk but you can tell that he has it set up so he is getting the most out of every inch. His laundry is sometimes done but isn't on the floor, he just has two laundry baskets (one clean and one dirty) and *also* a separate chair that is definitely not there just so he can put semi-clean clothes there and is very much for sitting. Just as his cat who has claimed it as their own.

P is for Pet Peeve: What’s something they absolutely CAN’T stand?

Resistance to change or growth. He gets that it’s scary but does understand for the life of him the ability to find comfort in stagnation. He is always growing and learning and changing and being a better version of himself and the fact that some people are ok not doing that leaves him feeling weird. A good example of this is when people don't accept he didn't know something or were wrong in an argument. Being wrong or uninformed isn't a bad thing, but choosing to stay there is. 

Q is for Quiet: What do they do for peace of mind

I think in high school he took up meditation before games and if stress is high they revert back to a long morning guided meditation and any small ones that they might need in the middle of the day to make him at ease. He also just goes out on his balcony or opens his window and just closes his eyes. The sound of the city and the smell of wet pavement intermingling with street food is a constant comfort and always manages to ground him

R is for Rainy Day: Do they like rain? What about storms? How would they spend a rainy day?

WET! PAVEMENT! SMELL! PETRICHOR!!!! If he had the option, he would be on his balcony with you, a green tea, and a book. Listening to the city bustle despite the sky’s resistance and finding respite from the rain in his book. The steaming green tea you brewed for the two of you bringing you just the touch of warmth you needed to be comfortable in the cooler weather. And you. He has everything he needs. 

S is for Soft: Describe their softest feature

His skin is so soft. All of his skin, but ever since you made him take up a bare-bones skincare routine, it’s almost insulting how his skin is almost expelling a light radiant glow. Even when it’s marred by a pimple or his deep sleep circles, his skin is still soft, rivaling an angel. He doesn’t like you touching his face that much outside of the comfort of his bed and sleepy morning touches, but it’s ok because his arms are just as soft under your touch.

T is for Telephone: are they a talker or a texter? How often do they use their phone?

Keiji is one of those people who does actually like to talk on the phone. If he's just sending you an update on his eta or something simple he will text, but with his job, it's easier for him to just close his office door, put you on speaker, and continue working. Often it reminds you of how you would talk to each other on the phone every night in high school. Your animated conversations slowly squashed by sleep until you are left fighting off sleep just to spend another second with each other. 

U is for Unique: a random quirk they have

He has to brush his teeth before and after breakfast. It stems from childhood not knowing if he would have time to eat every morning but still needing to have clean teeth. He’s probably never needed to see a dentist in his life because he also flosses every night. ok almost every night. 

V is for Valentine: Are they the type to celebrate or not?

no but yes. He doesn’t believe in Valentine’s day and being forced to make grand gestures once a year. He believes you should show your partner love daily and do larger showings or dates when you feel personally inclined, not because of societal influence. He knows it’s a capitalistic scheme but if you would be upset by not doing something, he will make sure to make a nice home-cooked dinner (it's great but only because he’s been practicing all week and eating his bad first, second etc. tries) and get an expensive bottle of wine. He does want you to feel loved but he hopes you always feel like that. (if y’all decided to not celebrate he still does a big date around valentines though just to remind you how important you are to him) 

W is for Wholesome: something extremely pure about them that makes you just *uwu*

He got y’all promise rings when you graduated high school. He had a whole speech about how he was 100% confident he was going to marry you but wants to have a steady income and life to support you before proposing. He wears his on his ring finger and plays with it absentmindedly while zoning out with a tiny smile on his lips. Yours is on a chain around your neck just long enough so it falls next to your heart. He always kisses it when he kisses down your body, a reminder his promise is still as true as ever.

X is for Xenia: How they would entertain a guest/show hospitality

He must have a sixth sense that someone is coming over because he always just happens to be brewing some tea or throwing a pot of coffee on. Even if you swing by randomly on your lunch break he’s always prepared. (And if he is coming to yours, he always brings two things at least. A bottle of water because he knows how easy it is to forget to hydrate, and one of your go-to beverages.) He also keeps his living room very homey and comforting with blankets, candles, and lamps. Just somewhere people don’t feel bad about intruding into. A comforting safe space. 

Y is for Youth: A fond childhood memory they have

Akaashi always loved reading and knew people wrote books but he didn’t do too well at creative writing so he knew he couldn’t. He figured he would always be stuck doing the reading as a consumer and find a job as something else, but when someone else moved in next door when he was 8 it changed. This person was a publisher, and during a dinner, Akaashi’s parents invited them to, Akaashi ended up badgering them with any information they had about the writing world. That summer they opened up Akaashi’s eyes to the different types of jobs, in different genres and styles. Anytime he feels overwhelmed at work he thinks back to that summer where he learned that he could help writers with their works and make the experience of reading a book even better. His eyes were filled with stars then and they still are now. 

Z is for Zzz: Sleep habits. Do they cuddle in their sleep? Talk? What do they dream about?

Akaashi needs to be either cradled up in someone’s arms or holding someone in his to fall asleep. He just gets so cold and having someone flush against him is what gets him to fall over the edge. You probably wake up with your head on his chest or legs still intertwined. He doesn't snore but is a very heavy breather. The only time you heard him snore was when he got pneumonia last year and he had the cutest tiniest snores you’d ever heard. He has dreams frequently but never remembers them. They are actually normally nightmares and when you see him crying your heart breaks but he's fairly unaffected other than a potential headache since he doesn't recall any of it. he has a secret dream journal for the tiny bits he does remember and he wants to write a series of spooky short stories one day with them as inspiration

a/n: @keijiskitten hope you also enjoy this. thanks for sprinting w me <333333333

[the-irish-mayhem]

Fosterson Fic Rec Masterlist: Oneshots

The Main Reclist has been split to fix the links that tumblr decided to break if there were too many of them in a single post. I’ll be keeping the main reclist updated (even if the links appear broken) as well as maintaining this list and the list for multichapters.

I need help expanding this list! If you have any favorites or fics of your own of your own you don’t see included in this list and you’d like to submit for consideration, please drop me a line.

List updated April 2020. New additions marked with **

Updated during this wild quarantined time, which should serve as a reminder to everyone to APPRECIATE YOUR CONTENT CREATORS! Leave all the comments and kudos to show our love for everything they do. Big thanks to everyone who recommended and/or created content for this amazing ship.

Rated G/K-K+

**Promise by igi_pigi: Thor visits Jane to say goodbye before he leaves for Asgard. Rec: Bittersweet but lovely post-AOU, semi AU pre-Ragnarok. | 1.1k

**Spooky Nights by igi_pigi: "So what is it about?" Thor asks. "Or are we to go in uninformed?"Jane's eyes instinctively flick towards the blank tv screen. Darcy was insistent about it being a horror movie this time - as they serve as "perfect romance fodder", according to the maniac. Jane has decided to go with the recent one, 'The Conjuring'. [Set a few months after Thor2] Rec: Just sweet, dumb, wonderful fluff. Not an ounce of angst to be found. Also Thor learning about Earth is always sweeeeet. | 3.2k

**Stars and Solitude by igi_pigi: It's Jane's first night in Thor's home, however unusual the circumstances. He wishes to show her somewhere. She thinks it's his room. [Set during Thor2] Rec: A nice lil add on, Thor inviting Jane further into his life. | 3.3k

**Can’t Go Back the Same Way You Came by gumbridge: Loki lets go. This is what happens after. (post-film; basically a fixit fic.) Rec: This is pretty Loki-centric, but Jane is fabulously written, the family unit that Loki gets inducted into makes me very happy, and the fosterson is understated but so important and wonderful. | 20k

**spring will come by LadyCharity: As if grieving over the death of her husband wasn't hard enough, Jane has to deal with Thor's angry, bitter, emotionally shot little brother. Rec: This is literally all pain but god it is so good. You can feel the love binding Jane and Loki and Thor and it is so, so well written. Holy shit. | Content Warning: Major Character Death | 12k

the universe in your hand by amonkeysue: For the free day of Fosterson Week 2019, Thor's finally taking the right chance to propose to Jane. Rec: an adorable little bite-sized proposal fic. | <1k

Who Lives, Who Dies by MissChrisDaae: When the dust settles, who is left? Rec: Post-Infinity War, semi-kidfic. Pretty cute, and brings Jane into the story like she should’ve been. | 1.2k

Morning by MissChrisDaae: Thor and Jane's morning is interrupted by their kids. Rec: Fluffy fluffy FLUFFY Jane and Thor with a whole gaggle of children. | <1k

Trending by MissChrisDaae: Jane and Darcy's work session gets a little derailed. Rec: For the Social Media day of Fosterson Week, a fluffy and silly bit, and feeds into the 2012 Avengers Fic nostalgia. | <1k

ever on and on by often_adamanta: Darcy has to correct three separate people at the reception about their relationship, not younger cousin or sister, but college professor and boss and finally best friend. Jane thinks about their surprise, the second glances they give her, and wonders. Rec: Jane deals with the implications of immortality. Her friendship with Darcy is so potent and real in this. | 3k

Before the Thunder Shook Us by niobium: #6, “Is there a reason you’re naked in my bed?” #14, “Hey, I’m with you, okay? Always.” Rec: This is such a wonderful canon-insertion/canon divergence. Just enough fluff and bittersweetness to seem real. | 1k

Private Jokes by MissChrisDaae: Before his return to Asgard, Thor and Jane have a talk. Two years later, Thor misses a chance and Jane has to carry on. Rec: An AOU coda and a Ragnarok fix-it all in one. Feisty Jane and apologetic Thor. My bbs. | 1k

On the Physics of Magical Space Hammers by shinyopals: ‘So what does it mean to be “Worthy”?’ Jane asked. Jane doesn't mind sharing her life with Mjolnir. She just wishes she understood it a bit better. Rec: We’ve all wondered about Mjolnir and worthiness. Jane finally takes the initiative to find out with amazing results. | 4k

Fives Times Jane and Thor Broke Up and One Time They Didn’t by shinyopals: I didn’t know you were in the country, Jane,’ said Jane's grandmother. ‘Of course, nobody tells me anything.’ ‘It’s just a very last minute thing,’ said Jane, which Thor knew to be a lie. ‘I only arrived yesterday-’ another lie, ‘and I’m just on the way to work and thought I’d stop by and see Mom.’ This too was not true. ‘This is my friend Thor,’ she added, almost casually. ‘He’s been helping me with some work so we’re driving into the university together.’ This seemed the most flagrant of all the lies, but Thor decided not to let it show. It's not always convenient to be a relationship, so sometimes Jane and Thor have to make sacrifices. Rec: A giant SUCK ON THIS FEIGE that takes the “Jane and Thor break up” concept to the best possible places. | 12k

Hours Long and Short by shinyopals: The first night, Thor does not sleep. (Written for a post-TDW prompt for Fosterson Week 2017.) Rec: A really wonderful slice of life fic post-TDW. Deals with their trauma so wonderfully, and includes some lovely soft moments. | 4k

#7Days7Hobbies by shinyopals: Thor wants to try out some of Midgard's finest hobbies and turns to Twitter for suggestions. Jane isn't really sure how this is now her life. (Prompt for Day 4: Domestic, for Fosterson Week 2017.) Rec: One of my favorite things that’s ever been submitted for Fosterson Week. I love reading about Thor fully embracing Earth customs, particularly social media, which opal KNOWS is one of my weaknesses. | 5k

A Question of Honor by shinyopals: ‘Paintball?’ said Steve. ‘We could do… that…’ ‘What is that?’ asked Thor. He nuzzled into Jane’s hair. His mead-breath was giving her a headache. ‘It’s a thing- a game… thing. With paint.’ ‘Rogers, stop explaining stuff to Thor, you’re embarrassing me.’ Tony’s voice was remarkably coherent. Must have been drinking sensibly. Bastard. When it comes to deciding whether Earth or Asgard has better warriors, the stakes are high, and Jane is wishing she'd kept her big mouth shut. Rec: TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES FOR THE WIN. | 8k

The Gift Horse by fartherfaster: Sam and Darcy are formally introduced for the first time. Sam says “formally” with some flexibility. And a couch. A couch and a great deal of flexibility. Nevermind, he’s said enough. They met, is what he’s trying to say. Or, Sam's early days with the whole gang. Rec: Mostly a teamfic from Sam Wilson’s POV, which is awesome because how often do you see that. Fosterson is mostly background, but it made me smile so much. | 3k

on the verge of understanding something extraordinary by dirgewithoutmusic: “Jane, you’re an astrophysicist, not a storm chaser,” said Erik Selvig, and he was wrong. She was just an astrophysicist too. (A Jane Foster character study) Rec: I’m relatively certain I read this before and loved it, only it somehow didn’t make the reclist. An amazing, touching, wonderful, stunning portrait of Jane Foster. | 9k

starlight in her eyes by jdphoenix: “You,” she says, voice strong with accusation. “You’re the one who attacked me!” Thor really must laugh at that. “You are the one who attacked me. Or is it considered polite among stars to crash into one another?” Rec: A really awesome take on a Stardust fusion AU. Full of inquisitive Jane and cocky Thor. It gave me really hard vibes from the first Thor film. | 1.2k

a true lady of Asgard by jdphoenix: It's not uncommon for Jane to fall asleep working when she's chasing a new theory or hunting down evidence but the middle of a battle for the future of Asgard is not the time. Rec: Jane becoming a fixture of sorts in Asgard is one of my kinks. Also Jane being friends with Thor’s friends and the people of Asgard. Kink. | 3.5k

Afterwit by RC_McLachlan: Good with patients, bad with relationships. That's what she told Thor before she ripped the name tag from the shirt in his hands and crumbled it in her palm, relishing the way the sticky back clung to her skin before she threw it in the waste bin. She'd never been so right in her life up to that point—the rightest she's ever been was when she decided to offer the crazy blond guy a ride to his mysterious non-satellite in the desert. Or, the one in which Jane and Thor run into Donald Blake. Rec: I am such a sucker for the “running into the shitty ex with the New and Improved Partner” trope and this is that. All of that to such a wonderful degree. | 2.7k

drabbles by freshexes: Rec: Some really fantastic little bits of prose. Great voices of Thor and Jane. Some fluffies, some angst. | 1k

The Good Times are Killing Me by alwaysaprilia: Rec: Modern royals AU. Jane and Thor are perfect in this. The dialogue is sublime, and the interactions made me squee really hardcore. I only wish there was more. | 3.6k

College AU by anthropologicalhands: Rec: It’s kinda more meta/heacanon, but it’s really adorable. | 1k

all’s fair (in love and war) by sweetwatersong: This is what you fight for. This is what you yearn to feel: this moment, this passing of every second, this rush of life and the indomitable strength of the present. Thor is a warrior, born and bred, and he is glad of any battle - and yet, as with all things, even this can change. Rec: A Thor introspect and a really well done second person perspective. | 1k

Five Times Thor Gets His Shirt Off FOR GREAT JUSTICE And One Time He Doesn’t by shinyopals: Sometimes Thor’s armour is more useful when not being worn by him. He definitely doesn’t end up in these situations on purpose. Rec: Please bury me in every single five times fic shinyopals has written. This one might be my absolute favorite. So many fantastic interactions for Thor, not just with Fosterson (which is BEYOND perfect), but the whole team. Plus: naked Thor fighting bad guys in an apron. Also the SamSteve is so strong and I’m in love. | 9.8k

A Discussion of Hypotheticals by shinyopals: Jane and Thor talk about their future. Hypothetically. Rec: I am so glad we’ve made Fosterson Week a thing because this fic is WONDERFUL. Great communication makes me weak, and also so many squee-worthy moments. | 5k

Jane Foster Versus the Internet. Or: Five Times Jane Allegedly Dated An Avenger And One Time She Apparently Did Not by shinyopals: Jane discovers that the internet is The Worst. Rec: It’s the thing I loved so much I made graphics for it because it’s so good. Jane’s interactions with all the Avengers are delightful, not to mention her steady relationship with Thor that is so grounded and real. It’s also freaking hilarious. | 10.4k

Untitled by polyamoryavengers: Rec: Angst and fluff and Jane comforting Thor. *cartwheels into the sun* | 1k

Sexiest ‘Something’ Alive by Niobium: Tony is bound and determined to make sure a human is awarded the title of Sexiest Man Alive (he even has a solid candidate in mind); Jane just wants media outlets to get their science right. Rec: This is absolutely fantastic. Just the right kind of blend of humor, sweetness, and meta criticism ever. | 7.5k

The Hours Filled by websandwhiskers: Ritual and comradery are basic human needs. Rec: Focus on Jane, not a ton of Thor, but pregnant Jane is always a delight. | 1.7k

First Dates? by hariboo: Jane’s not really sure what her and Thor’s first date is? The party or the barbecue? In end does it matter? Rec: I am not a big fan of high school AUs, but if they float your boat, this is definitely worthwhile. | 1.4k | Part of Let’s Be Young Forever series

Of Car Crashes and Coffee by hariboo: “you bumped my car and I’m so piss- oh wow no you’re hot let’s go for a coffee” au prompt. Exactly what it says on the tin. Rec: This made me giggle. Super duper cute. | 1.3k

Tactile Perception by RC_McLachlan: “The day I met you, I knew you would see me.” Her hands find his face, sliding over his jaw, his cheeks, and she brings their foreheads together. “The day I met you, I hit you with my car. Twice.” Rec: *dies quietly* Teasing and cute story telling and just so many good things. | 2k

Clarke’s Third Law by shinyopals: “Of all the people to knock down the stairs, she would pick the practically-seven-foot-tall son of the Minister for Magic who just happens to be the Gryffindor Quidditch Captain.” Jane’s just trying to read every single book in the Hogwarts library in between classes, and she’s not quite sure how Thor happened to her. Rec: I never read Harry Potter but damn it this makes me want to. I just love this. So much. I don’t know how but it happened. I actually really wish there was more? | 3.8k

The Most Daring Prophecies–Dr Jane Foster at TED Talk by Rozilla: A transcript of Jane giving a TED Talk on her experiences of crossing the cosmos, Asgard and her hopes for the future of interstellar travel - as reported on WHIH. Rec: I can’t tell you how badly I wanted this to be real. Fosterson is mentioned a bit, and it makes me smile a lot. | 5.1k

Paradigm Shift by jdphoenix: “Jane’s implementing a ‘new organizational paradigm.’ She does this like once a year, usually when she’s extra stressed. Like after that time your brother messed up NYC.” Rec: cute domestics plus Jane is worthy. | 1.5k

Raging Storm by jdphoenix: Thor knows the moment he touches the hammer that it is not Mjolnir. Rec: A brilliant continuation of Paradigm Shift (above, previously recced) wherein Jane bests Loki and is worthy, plus Jane talking down berserker!Thor. So many of my Fosterson hot buttons. | 4k

Overlap by littlestardust: A moment between Thor and Jane. Alternative summary: Thor is respectful of Jane’s life choices, and also there is cuddling. Rec: Teeny tiny fic, but super cute. | <1k

amazed & confused by tashlae: Dating an alien/god/man who fell from the sky isn’t something to take lightly. Rec: Jane/Darcy centric with lots of talk about fosterson and a kinda sweet moment at the end. | 1k

untitled by ifilovedyouless: jane/thor, modern royals. Rec: Oh my god, the sweetness overload was too much. Also YAS Thor in military uniform. | 1k

Fosterson - dancing by batsonthebrain: Rec: Introspective, sweet, and with a heavy dose of mutual respect. | <1k

Unplanned by hariboo: The first person to hear Jane is pregnant isn’t Thor. It should be, but extenuating circumstances. This happens a lot when it comes to living in Stark Tower. Rec: Very much toeing the crack line. Baby!fic, obviously, plus fabulous Clint, and a semi?redeemed Loki. | 1.2k

clash of the (scientific) titans by anthropologicalhands: Thor brings Tony to meet Jane. Thor admits he probably could have thought it through a little better. Rec: this fic always makes me giggle. Fosterson is mostly background, but the interactions between everyone makes this worth it. | 1k

Through Doors by nayanroo: The Jedi Order knows a good team when they see it, but unfortunately even the best-planned missions always have something go hilariously wrong. That’s when the true strength of any bond is shown. Rec: A Star Wars fusion is always a good idea. The way Jane and Thor play off each other and their bond through the Force is lovely. | 4k

Straight On 'Til Morning by arsenicarcher: Thor and Jane are having a baby. Tony’s conflicted about the whole thing. Rec: Kinda Tony-centric, but I’m always up for a fosterson baby. | 4.4k

hard to keep the rainclouds out by veliseraptor: Rec: A unique view on Thor’s grief and Jane’s struggle to be there for him. Very lovely, very angsty. | 2.1k

Perils of an RPF Life by hariboo: Look, it isn’t that she isn’t excited for Jane, sure she is. But Darcy wonders if Jane ever thinks about that. The fact she’s dating the sexiest E.T. ever. Rec: Darcy’s voice in this is hilarious and touching all at once. Jane and Thor’s caring for each other is so clear and endearing I audibly squeed a few times. | 2k

amazed & confused by tashlae: Dating an alien/god/man who fell from the sky isn’t something to take lightly. Rec: Jane and Darcy friendship is a lot of fun. Jane’s pondering of their relationship seems very characteristic of her. | 1k

On The Unsubtle Nature of Fish Ties by Niobium: Fancy clothes shopping for your alien boyfriend should be easier than this. Or, how Thor got his red velvet jacket. Rec: Fosterson is mostly background, but cute Jane/Darcy/Pepper interaction. | 3.3k

Be Safe by MissChrisDaae: Thor and Jane have a contingency plan for emergencies. Rec: Speculation/AU for Age of Ultron. Baby!fic, and is just so damn cute. | <1k

It All Happens Here by MissChrisDaae: Her very first year of teaching, Jane Foster gets an unusual bonus in the form of one of her students’ extremely attractive father. Single dad and his daughter’s kindergarten teacher au. Rec: super fluffy and just adorable. | 7.5k

Remembrance by Are_you_ever_not_going_to_fall_for_that: Thor and Jane take a walk and come across something that sparks memories. Post The Dark World. Rec: Jane and Thor talk about Loki, and the lack of heavy angst is refreshing. | <1k

Traffic jam by kes: When you’ve been fighting omnicidal aliens and the bureaucracy, a getaway is in order. Unfortunately, flying from A to B isn’t always possible… Rec: domestics. cute domestics EVERYWHERE. | <1k

nothing is ever convenient (except to make things uncomfortable) by anthropologicalhands: After Thor returns, there is still the matter of responding to Richard. Rec: The awkwardness of dealing with Richard made me smile. A very smile inducing fic. | 1.3k

Jane on Top by Rozilla: Jane Foster is asked to lecture at the SHIELD Academy, but she feels her old anxieties and worries begin to creep in- but it’s okay. Darcy has her back, not to mention it appears she has a fan club at the Science and Tech Division of the SHIELD Academy! Rec: An unapologetic Jane-fest, which is my favorite kind of party. Fosterson is background, but very relevant. Darcy is a cool friend. | 4.1k

leave this star crossed world behind by anthropologicalhands: Sif visits Jane with an offering. Rec: Jane/ Sif friendship, and they talk about immortality. Great interactions and insights on fosterson. | 2k

Measured Uncertainties by plushbug: Gap-filler, applying to the 2011 Thor movie. A shot at what might have gone missing from the rooftop scene between Thor and Jane Foster, after his 'rescue’ from the SHIELD base. Fits between “…and Asgard. That’s where I come from.” and “Thank you, Jane." Rec: A good fill for the movies, explains some comic-verse continuties. Curious Jane is a lovely person, and Thor relishes in giving her knowledge. | 4k

halfway between the gutter and the stars by verity: Thor pulls his phone out of his pocket and lifts it above them to capture a picture of the moment, their hair lit by the sun, Jane’s soft smile next to his beaming grin. The Rise filter suits the image perfectly. “I shall title this 'THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE,’” Thor says, typing carefully on the touchscreen. “With the small image of your planet, flanked by sparkling stars." "Well, we abandoned a geocentric model of the galaxy hundreds of years ago,” says Jane. "'THE CENTER OF MY UNIVERSE,’“ Thor says. He amends his caption and selects the options to crosspost from Instagram to Twitter and Facebook. Rec: Okay I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this. So much. I love the world-building that Avengers + social media allows for. Also, cute Thor and Jane and team stuff plus Neil Degrasse Tyson and George Takei. So much good stuff. | 2.2k

Catalysts by Niobium: Meeting people winds up being a catalyzing event in Jane Foster’s life more often than not. Rec: Well-written Jane, and super supportive boyfriend Thor. I love it when he treats her like a genius. | 2.1k

The Reconstruction of the Mind by Niobium: Jane Foster’s introduction to astronomy doesn’t start with a backyard telescope or a shooting star or the arm of the Milky Way strewn across the nighttime sky, but with an Alexandrine woman named Hypatia. Rec: Jane-centric, and very well done, as per usual with this author. Fosterson is more background, but they have some lovely moments. | 4.6k

Asgardian Cautionary Tales for Young Maidens by Niobium: Jane discovers that Asgardian love stories aren’t exactly romcoms. Rec: Jane and Thor sharing love stories. I audibly squeaked at their cuteness. | 2.3k

the new millennia by hoosierbitch: Thor’s life was measured in centuries, not days. Rec: Post-Dark World, very Thor oriented and introspective. Jane helps him through his grief over Loki. Angst on angst. | 1.1k

the drumming inside her by hariboo: she can feel everyone looking at her, waiting for her to break or give up. they don’t understand. she made a promise too. Rec: oh my god Jane being determined, Thor pining a bit, Heimdall being awesome, and a super sweet reunion. | 1.3k

Starchild by empyrean: One night Jane teaches Thor the basics of Western astronomy, and Thor tries to describe Asgard. Then the Bifröst breaks, and Jane isn’t having that. Rec: Jane and Thor bond over the stars, and Jane doesn’t take it sitting down when the Bifrost breaks. Love the simplicity and the power in this. | 1k

There by Barkour: Jane has found Thor and in the finding, she has gone somewhere she’d never dreamed she’d see. Rec: Jane geeking out over Asgard, plus some really cute banter, and Thor being a gent as always. | 1.9k

Numbers and Lines by Sheeana: Jane Foster visits Avengers headquarters to help install a program she designed, and gets caught up in helping with their latest problem. Rec: Jane and Natasha get some great action together, and the Fosterson is handled well. | 4.9k

Important Meals of the Day by hariboo: or alternatively: Five Breakfasts With Jane and Thor and them feeding their family and friends. Which sometimes lately seem to be the same thing. Rec: domestics! Fluff that makes me want to stay there forever! I love this author’s way of writing fosterson. Also Darcy is so great in this. | 6.2k

Fire in the East by Maat: He finds that there are sweeter things than mead and glory and the fierce bright colors and rich textures of Asgard. Rec: Best Thor-being-on-Earth-longer fic that I’ve read. Short, poignant, sweet, and painful. This is beautifully written and left me wishing this was how the canon story could have gone down. | 1.1k

Few So Generous by galaxysoup: After Odin falls into the Odinsleep, Frigga takes up her husband’s spear and the rule of Asgard. Rec: Jane and Thor from an outside perspective, and a different version of events. Though the focus is not on fosterson outright, it is still a very good fic. | 2.7k

we fall like stars by jadeddiva: All that is left of him now is the extra chair pulled up to her makeshift fire pit, which she never sits in and hasn’t had the heart to move. Jane, and the search for Thor and a greater understanding of herself. Rec: A character study of Jane and how Thor affected her life. Lovely and poignant. Fluid writing style. | 3.1k

Not "Functional” or “Elegant” by Niobium: Jane Foster has worked some bad jobs in her career; working with Stark Industries’ R&D is a vast improvement. Rec: Jane-centric, and gives her a great backstory. She and Thor are adorable as always. The author clearly respects Jane as a scientist, so that shows through a lot, which is amazing. | 1.6k

Jane Foster’s High School Reunion by Niobium: Jane Foster has a high school reunion to go to. Rec: Jane and Thor are adorable. Thor is a gentleman, and Jane gets to laugh in the face of a jerk. Very satisfying. | 5k

Nature and Nurture by nayanroo: What’s better than solving a physics problem that may well get you another Nobel Prize nomination? Having a baby on the same day. Rec: Part of an amazing series (full rec with multichapter fics below) but can be read as a standalone. Featuring pregnant!Jane and adorable and far-too-accurate expectantfather!Thor. The fluff is lovely. Features all of the Avengers with some lovely domestics. | 7.4k | Part of in progress series, The Kingsverse

don’t we all want happy endings? by hariboo: Thor is thinking about Jane, Steve cares (because Steve has Feelings about Lost Lady Loves*), and in the end it’s a team effort. Rec: We get the closure on Thor contacting Jane after the events in New York. Sweet and painful and just lovely. | 3.4k

Legacy by me: A generation later, a budding social scientist tries to figure out Jane and Thor. Rec: Because it wouldn’t be a true reclist without a self-plug. Both Jane and Thor have passed away in this fic. | 2k

Rated T

**Heed the Signs by igi_pigi: Thor wakes up from a nightmare. Is it just a dream, or something more? [Post Thor2, Pre Thor3.] Rec: A heavy, meaningful setup to a Thor 3 that never was. | 4.8k

**Heartless by igi_pigi: Everything reminds her of him, it's funny. Wherever she looks, whatever she thinks of, usually and especially to get her mind off him, will eventually lead to him. [Set the night before Jane's date with Richard in Thor2.] For Day 6 of Fosterson Week - 'things that make you think of them' Rec: A really interesting and fabulous rumination from Jane about Thor’s impact on her life. | 1.4k

**Her Healing Touch by igi_pigi: Jane doesn't really realise that the Aesir are a bit relaxed when it comes to physical hurt. And freaks out over what Thor thinks are just petty bruises of battle. Ending with a little confession from Thor. [Set after Thor2] Rec: A neat take on Asgardian culture, love the way Jane’s care connected to Thor’s past. | 2.5k

**Qeryana by Domenika Marzione (domarzione): Thor and his efforts to live on Midgard, as opposed to just defending it. Rec: Thor’s visceral struggle of living in a culture not his own, but is ultimately still hopeful and positive. | 3k

**First and Foremost, Red by RC_McLachlan: There's a reason Jane and Thor break up. It's not a great one but it's the right one. In the year that follows, Jane carries on, doesn't win a Nobel Prize, defeats Thanos and saves the universe, and finally allows herself to be a little selfish. Rec: YAAAAAS I want ALL the Jane Saves Everything in Infinity War/Endgame fic. ALL OF IT. It’s so satisfying and good. | 9.7k

**Gangráðr, Faðmbyggvir Friggjar by tsukinofaerii: Less than a week before her wedding, Frigga warns Jane of ancient Asgardian rituals she and Thor must undergo before her marriage ceremony. Jane and Thor call on their friends for help as they face what might be the challenge of their lives. Rec: Just an absolute fucking delight from start to finish. Hilarious and amazing. Absolutely the best of the 2012-era Avengers fics. | 19.1k

The Courage of Stars by always_a_queen: Half the universe turns to dust. Thor goes to find the one person who is his whole universe. Thor/Jane Post-Infinity War and during/after Endgame. Spoilers for both movies and Ragnarok. Rec: god this is so heartbreakingly perfect. A wonderful fix it that gives a perfect little taste of what we might’ve had if Jane had been rightfully included in these movies. Jane does pass away at the end of the fic. | Content Warning: Major Character Death | 4.3k

Family Values by shinyopals: ‘It would have been kinder to leave me dead,’ Loki informs her one day. Jane Foster, who’s just revoltingly kissed Thor goodbye, told him she loves him, and called him a disturbing pet name, snorts derisively. ‘He brought you lunch; quit whining,’ she says. Loki isn't sure how he feels about his family, these days. Rec: The best take on Loki ever. His relationship with Jane is fabulous, and the interplay between him, Thor, and Jane is AMAZING. What a freakin treat this fic is. Post-Infinity War AU. | 3k

The Second Law of Thermodynamics by shinyopals: ‘What have you done?’ he asks. He still attempts to sound grave, but with Jane it is hard not to give into smiles.‘Done? I haven’t done, well. I mean. I have done some things. But it’s not bad. I was just curious! And nobody stopped me. I mean, they even welcomed me. So. I didn’t do-’‘Jane,’ he interrupts, laughing and leaning down to plant a kiss on her mouth. ‘You are absurd. I missed you. Tell me.’ Rec: Pardon me while I try to physically scream this fic into existence. It’s perfect. Jane loves science, and Thor loves Jane. Post-Thor 2. | 1.8k

Storm Warning by shinyopals: Then he strides to her and presses a kiss to her lips, taking her face in his hands as he does and holding her close. ‘You planned this?’ he asks. ‘Your morning’s work was not astrophysics, then?’She gives a guilty smile. ‘I wanted to, you know, surprise you.’ Thor gets ~romanced. He kinda likes it. Rec: GOD THE FLUFF. THE. FLUFF. PURE AND GOOD. | 3k

Sakaar by MissChrisDaae: Jane's been stuck on Sakaar for a year and a half. So Asgardians are a welcome sight. Rec: A really original way to get Jane involved in Ragnarok. Jane + science for the win. | 1.3k

Lab by MissChrisDaae: Thor likes spoiling Jane. Rec: For the Jane on Asgard day of Fosterson Week, a short and sweet lil tidbit! | <1k

Domesticity by MissChrisDaae: Little moments around Avengers Tower. Rec: I literally gasped in delight with how much this made me nostalgic for the fluffy Avengers Living in the Tower fics of 2012. | <1k

The Prince(ss) and Me by asoulofstars, MissChrisDaae: Prince Thor of Asgard just wants a little time to feel normal before he has to marry the mysterious Princess Jana of Ameos. So, he runs away from home and enrolls at Harvard University as Donald Blake, where he meets Jane Foster. Jane is clever, kind, and everything he wants, but can never have.Princess Jana of Ameos has spent her whole life studying incognito, getting the best global education possible under the alias of Jane Foster and trying not to think about romance, or the fiancé waiting for her back in Europe. Then Don Blake comes along and throws that plan out the window. Rec: A funky Modern Royals AU. Charming in some nice ways, and I like the slow-building tension. | 17k

Misunderstandings by writerblocked: She looks up at Thor, who grins warmly at her, and looks at their surroundings again. “This isn’t my apartment,” she says. Thor’s grin grows wider. “I know,” he says back. Rec: Newlywed!Fosterson fluff. | 1.8k

Turtures in Aeternum by shinyopals: ‘Legend tells that some unlikely souls are known to pause in their work for reasons of leisure,’ deadpans Thor. ‘History does not say what trials they faced.’ Asgardian science is giving Jane a headache. Thor persuades her to take a break to see some of the sights with him. Rec: Asgardian worldbuilding (literally) via Fosterson field trip. I love everything in this. | 5.5k

Five Times the Bad Guys Interrupted Thor and Jane's Date Night and One Time Tony Freaking Wishes They Had by shinyopals: ‘I have told Steve,’ Thor says to Tony as he’s leaving to go back to his rooms, ‘but I thought I should tell you also. Jane and I plan to institute the ritual of ‘Date Night’.’ As always, Thor sounds like someone’s severely uncool father trying to be hip when he uses any slang invented since the Civil War. Tony's been an Avenger long enough to avoid deliberately tempting fate, even if he doesn't actually believe in fate. The universe is just plain cruel. That's why he knows to be prepared for the worst Hydra can throw at them whenever Thor and Jane make evening plans. Rec: IT’S SO FUDGING CUTE. I CAN’T. IT’S CUTE AND HILARIOUS AND PERFECT AS ALWAYS. | 4.7k

Unexpected Arrival by shinyopals: ‘Jane-’ Thor cut himself off, opening and closing his mouth without managing words. Her name on his lips sounded so familiar; warm and deep and like nothing else mattered. An undercurrent of nerves there that she could still hear after all this time, that she didn’t think anyone else would be able to. She wanted to run to him, bury her face in his neck and jump back in time. Back before the break up - not enough time for each other with the universe in peril. Back before the baby. The baby she still sometimes wondered if she should have terminated to save them both this moment. Rec: The angsty and painfully yearning babyfic that you never knew you needed. | 2k

Steadfast as the Stars Above by jdphoenix: It was not meant to be like this. With him so small and weak, fighting every second to find purchase on a tiny world that spins faster than he can fathom. He wanted to be strong for her. Rec: A fabulous use of the Soulmate AU that completely slots itself perfectly into canon. | 8.3k

too poor for silver, i have a copper tongue by venndaai: “Maybe you don't have the perfect words all the time but, you always have something to say, right? You never have to, have to stop and think about it, and you never stumble over your words or anything.” He squinted at her. “I thought such things simply aspects of Midgardian speech, which you know I am not well versed in.” Jane sighed. “They're not supposed to be.” Rec: A story featuring an explicitly autistic Jane Foster. So wonderfully done. Full of empathy and love and kindness and warmth. | 1.3k

Gift by spikewriter: Jane looked at the brightly colored rug on the floor of the farmhouse in the Hudson Valley they were still moving into. “I like it,” she admitted with a bit more enthusiasm, picturing how her six-year-old self would have run screaming around the room in glee at such a gift. Rec: Some post-TDW fluff with bonus Darcy inclusion. | 1.5k

to candle incandescent as you pass by sweetwatersong: The legacy of King Tristan and the Star Queen Yvaine is not a mere tale in Stormhold, a fantastical portion of the kingdom's history. It lives and breathes in the blood of their descendants, in their long lives and graceful aging, in the ruling King Odin and his son, the Crown Prince Thor… Rec: A Stardust/Huntsman/Thor fusion that isn’t so much a full fic as it is, as the author describes, “a sketch.” Still a really lovely read, a great blend of the films. | 5k

Raiment of The Gods by randomcelt: They say the clothes make the man ... or the god. But sometimes, they do the most for his friends. (Or, a tale of all the times someone else wore Thor's clothes and the adventures necessitating such a development.) Rec: A great Thor character piece. A heavy emphasis on Thor + the team which I love. Runs you through the full gamut of emotions in the best way. | 10k

How to Quantify by Rozilla: It turns out Jane has a personal top ten list of favourite equations - and a nice expanse of hot Norse God to write them on. Rec: Super sweet and also contains the phrase ‘who said science never got you laid’ so. Yep. | 2k

this new bravery by hoosierbitch: For alfadorisawesome, who requested Thor/Jane “about to hook up with someone who doesn’t know.” This is my favorite piece so far. <3 Rec: Incredibly well done Trans Jane Foster. I am such a sucker for open lines of communication between partners, and that’s exactly what this is. Thor is incredibly sweet, and this story establishes his very nonbinary opinions on gender which I LOVE, but he still makes an effort to understand Jane’s experience. I love this fic so much. | 1k

The Hammer and the Ice by grav_ity: In the course of her short and mortal life, the heart of Jane Foster has been twice touched by the sons of Asgard. Rec: I adore AUs where Jane was in the Avengers. This is a short flashfic, but really lovely. | 1k

A Royal Wedding by MissChrisDaae and Science_Thunder_Lightning_Love: After three years, ten months, an alien invasion, a cosmic event, and a baby, Thor and Jane finally make it to the altar. Rec: Ridiculously cute fluffies. | 7.5k | Part of the Convergence series

The Thunder God Job by fuzzy_paint: Jane and Thor are thieves. Rec: Oh lawd, the AU I never knew I needed. Beautiful characterization with a rich world they’re placed in. I only wish it was 200 chapters. | 16.2k

there was a star danced by tosca1390: This is the familiar rhythm of her days; the coffee shop until one pm, five days a week, then class and the lab, then home or the library. Here, in her last year with a future dark ahead of her, she doesn’t see anything to change her ways. Jane and Thor, meeting at a coffee shop. Rec: College/Coffee Shop AU. Bless the AU gods. Sly little Shakespeare references. Thor and Jane being cute, sweet idiots. | 6.2k

Proximity Alarm by fayedartmouth: Thor comes back to Earth. Jane thinks it’s great. Except all the times it isn’t. Rec: It’s a great writing style. Jane and Thor are awkward, adorable, and passionate in a realistic way. Them navigating how to be together is a challenge that not all authors can rise to, so this is a great piece. So much yes. | 13.7

Never So Empty by iwillavengeyou: Thor has traveled the nine realms and seen many things in his centuries of godhood. What could possibly make everything seem so empty? Rec: Wow, just no. This hurts. This is not cool. Ow. Ow. Transcends angst and ends up somewhere much worse. Read if you’re into self-flagellation or are making a reclist. I literally yelled “Wow rude” at the conclusion of this fic. Major Character Death | 1.5k

An Ancient Gesture by Niobium: Jane and Thor come up with a tradition for dealing with situations where a social function gets to be a little too much for either of them. Rec: Super smiley, stomach flutter inducing fic. Fluff upon fluff, but also Asgard culture/worldbuilding! Yay! | 2.8k

Five Times Jane Kinda Sorta Accidentally Slept With An Avenger, The One Time She Didn’t, And the Many (Many) Times It Wasn’t Even a Little Accidental by shinyopals: Some people collect Avengers trading cards. Some collect action figures. Jane Foster, almost entirely without meaning to, has them all beat. Rec: If you’re not convinced by that title and summary, I’m not sure I can help you. Hilarious, in character, and kinda cute. | 9.3k

Well Remembered by Rozilla: Jane’s met Tony Stark before. Rec: Cracky and hilarious. | 1.1k

you may end up wanting more from this life by tosca1390: Everything is cold where it was once warm, and Jane is at a loss. Rec: Not sure why I haven’t put this beautiful thing on here yet. Deals with their separation, and a great character study of Jane. Angsty. | 1.6k

The Hearts of Stars and Thunder by MissChrisDaae, Science_Thunder_Lightning_Love: Rec: A Snow White and the Huntsman/Thor fusion. Really great use of characters, and all of the medieval battles and fosterson abound. | 7.7k

You Get One Phone Call by MissChrisDaae: Following the Battle of Manhattan, Jane gets a phone call. Rec: Post-battle strain, but then suddenly fosterson cuteness hits you like a wrecking ball. | <1k

Abs of Thunder by Unknownnobody32: During a flight on-board Stark’s jet, Jane learns how turbulence, pasta sauce, her Thunder god boyfriend, and his rock hard abs can soon become a recipe for embarrassment all thanks to bad timing. Rec: Takes washboard abs to another level. God, this is just too funny. | 2.1k

London, underground by Maybug: Clint Barton meets some familiar faces and has a very bad day hunting the jotunbeast left behind in London after the convergence. Rec: an awesome outside POV on fosterson, plus badass science Jane and her science assistant Thor, and awesome Clint. | 2.6k | Part of the Fosterson Files series

We have loved the stars to fondly by Maybug: Jane and Thor are up to something on the roof of the Tower. Tony thinks he knows what it is, but doesn’t see why he should be the one to tell them to stop. Rec: Outside POV of fosterson. Basically Thor does cute/dangerous things for Jane’s happiness. | 1.8k | Part of the Fosterson Files series

change places by coffeesuperhero: Jane and Thor get in the way of a Stark experiment. This goes about as well as you might expect. Rec: Body swap madness. So many cute moments though, plus some implied sexytimes with swapped bodies “for science.” So much yes. | 3.1k

Slowly, We Adjust by katsumi: Jane Foster leaves the lab on Friday exhausted, overworked, and petrified that she won’t get the grant proposal for her wormhole experiment finished in time to get funding. So, of course she gets rear-ended, because that’s just the kind of week she’s having. Rec: Protective/Worried Thor is best Thor. Reassuring Jane is best Jane. So much angst/cute. | 1.4k

Put a Ring on It by fuzzy_paint: Jane makes Thor a wedding ring. Rec: What it says on the tin. | 3.9k

The Pretty Birds Have Flown by beanarie: "Jane never pukes, not when she first wakes up, not at any other time of day. She has a cast-iron stomach and wicked stable inner ears, and morning sickness doesn’t stand a chance.“ The one where Thor knocked Jane up that night they chilled on the roof, and offscreen Frigga swore Heimdall to secrecy in the interest of protecting everyone involved. The All-Father’s house has a lot of enemies, okay. Rec: Heartbreaking, fluffy, and feelsy. Batten down the emotional hatches. | 2.2k

Jane Foster and the Impossible Library by Niobium: Jane, Darcy, and Thor find a peculiar library, and their afternoon takes a turn for the bizarre. Rec: This one’s wild from start to finish (I say that lovingly), but as always, Niobium delivers on fantastic characterizations. Not super-duper shippy, but so worth the read. | 12.4k | Part of the Jane Foster Works series

Northern Climes by Tyranusfan: Six months after the Avengers saved New York from the Chitauri invasion, Thor must convince Odin to return him to Earth. Rec: Jane and Thor doing cutesy couple-y things. The author captures well the eager awkwardness of a new couple while remaining true to their characters and story. | 4.3k

nowhere to go but up by anthropologicalhands: It is not uncomfortable, waking up with Thor’s arm draped over her waist, their legs entangled under the sheets. It is inconvenient when she wants to get out of bed or, at the very least, look over last night’s data. Rec: So very fluffy it makes me want to roll in it. Adorably domestic, too. Jane at her scienceing finest. | 2.3k

Late Night Waiting by hariboo: Jane didn’t often get home late. Rec: A very sweet and simple Jane/Thor that makes their relationship seem very grounded and real. Also, it is so sweet it makes my teeth hurt, and then I just want more. | 2.1k

Uru by sheffiesharpe: Thor cannot look after Jane, no matter how he wants to. Hogun offers a solution. Puente Antiguo receives another unexpected visitor. Rec: The author makes a really strange concept work brilliantly. Jane and Thor’s pining is frustrating and well-written, and the writing sizzles with unresolved sexual tension. | 6k

Star-Crossed by websandwhiskers: A vignette taking place during "Avengers”, after shawarma, before Thor returns to Asgard with Loki. Thor and Jane have their reunion, and discuss their future. Rec: Jane is an awesome person, and Thor respects the hell out of her. One of the best portrayals of Jane Foster that I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. | 1.7k

The Morning After by fuzzy_paint: "I can’t believe we’re doing this,“ Jane says. "Can you believe we’re doing this?" Rec: Even without much in way of dialogue, Jane and Thor’s devotion is plain. We get a little view of domestics, too. | 1.7k

The Observable Universe by Sarea Okelani (sarea): As an astrophysicist, Jane studies the observable universe for work, but in her free time what she likes to study is a bit closer to home. (Or: Jane has a low tolerance for stupidity. Clint and Natasha take exception to being called stupid.) Rec: Not a ton of overt Jane/Thor, and is mostly an outsider POV on Clint/Natasha, but there is lots of team shenanigans and there is definitely a lot of affection for Thor from Jane’s POV. | 10k

Deal by GreenVelvetCurtains: Jane introduces Thor to the great Midgardian tradition of being made to remove your clothing when you lose a hand of poker. Everybody wins! Rec: I got a huge kick out of this one. Toeing the line of becoming crackfic. Oh, how I wish there was a smutty follow up. | 2k

Before the Fall by verily-thor: Jane helps Thor prepare for Ragnarök. Rec: Oh god, if you’re in the mood for some sadness, come on in here. Tragic without being grotesque, stripping it down to the bare emotions, and two people who love each other more than anything. | <1k

top gun is not a movie; it’s a lifestyle by hariboo: jane and thor got that loving feeling. Rec: an AU that is reminiscent of Top Gun, which is a fab movie. Awesome Jane, and adorable Thor. | 2k

A Brief Introduction to Asgardian Dinner Parties by jonesandashes and pentapus:  This is the first Earth-Asgard bonding opportunity since that time Loki punched interstellar relations in the face, twice, and the king and queen of Asgard are here, and they are her boyfriend’s parents. Jane is absolutely not going to get drunk at this party, is the point. Rec: This fic makes you smile, then laugh, then cringe, then do it all over again. | 4.5k

Destiny, Disrupted by me: Loki never sends the Destroyer to Midgard. Rec: Because it wouldn’t be a true reclist without a self-plug. | 3.5k

Rated M (these won’t contain the smuts unless otherwise noted)

**The Teardrop by igi_pigi: Post-Infinity War reunion of Thor and Jane. Forewarning - heavy angst. [Set right after the movie] Rec: Angst, melodrama, and desperation ahoy. Contains some smut | 4.2k

all the best distractions by fuzzypaint: They've found a rhythm when they share Jane's lab, Jane with her science and Thor with his own work, and though it is easy to be distracted by each other, usually they're both very capable of avoiding such things. Usually. Rec: Cunniligus in the lab ;) | Contains smut | 1.8k

Patience and Poker by Rozilla: Jane and Thor sneak off from one of Stark's parties for a quiet chat. Nope, just kidding, hot tub sex. Snarky hot tub sex. Best kind. Rec: What it says on the tin and it’s delightful. | Contains smut | 4k

A Deal with the Duke: An Epilogue by hariboo: Thursdays were busy days around the house, but today was the first day of winter much. Thankfully, the skies were clear, without a hint of storm, but the wind was sharp and bit into his cheeks. He was looking forward to a warm meal and seeing his wife, curling around her in bed for rest of the evening. Rec: Historical romance AU. A nice slice of life bit. Contains minor smut | 2.8k

Ray of Light by evieeden: To Thor, Jane shone brighter than any star in the sky. Advent fic for 18th December. Rec: A sweet, introspective fic from Thor’s POV. | 1.5k

just memories to hold by tosca1390: When the dust and light and smoke clears, the roof of Stark Tower is still intact. Jane can still feel the surge of power in her fingertips, thinks she could hear the songs of Asgard, feel the chill of Jotenheim, as the bridge built itself through Yggdrasil, Thor calling her name across realms. And then, a shadow falls over Jane. Rec: A really, really great post-Avengers reunion fic. Contains some smut | 3.6k

set with the stars by hariboo: jane tries to teach thor earth’s stars. tries, being the operative word. Rec: Jane and Thor getting distracted by each others’ sexy is my favorite thing. Contains some smut | 1.5k

It Could Be Sweet by hariboo: Jane and Thor traverse their last year of high-school. However, they didn’t expect it to be together. Rec: I am not a big fan of high school AUs, but if they float your boat, this is definitely worthwhile. Contains some smut | 7.8k | Part of Let’s Be Young Forever series

Thunder Whispered Low by Niobium: Rec: I love it when Thor talks about his magic, and the bridge that makes between him and Jane. Contains minor smut | 1.5k

Specularity by Niobium: Jane’s bad day improves significantly with a little reflection. Rec: A great slice of life fic, really, really nice interactions. Contains very minor smut | 3k | Part of the Jane Foster Works series

My Blood is Singing by Niobium: Sometimes Thor pushes a storm a little too far. And, sometimes, the storm pushes back. Rec: Jane and Thor at their domestic finest, with some internal angst and the simple comfort found with another person. Contains smut | 2.9k

All my faces are alibis by agirlnamedchuck: Thor is strong and stubborn and she thinks she could be a good king. Maybe even a great one. Besides she’d never seen herself as queen anyways. Rec: Genderswapped Thor. Fosterson is minimal, but amazing insights into Thor’s character. | 6.5k

Leaving On An Airship by Rozilla: To escape to a better life, Jane Foster, maid to a cruel villainous Baron, must leave her lover and disguise herself. But not before one last goodbye. Rec: *cartwheels into the sun* FOSTERSON STEAMPUNK WITH SMUT AND FEELINGS OH GOD SEND HELP. Contains some smut | 2.6k

Unrememberance by letthesongtakeflight: Before he became the Huntsman, he was a prince. Rec: Marvel/Snow White and the Huntsman fusion. Prequel of sorts to SWatH. Angst on angst. Major character death | 1.2k

steal my heart 'til kingdom come by tosca1390: Her eyes stray over reading upon reading; she thinks she can taste the tang of energy and ozone even now, and that strange sense of pine and smoke that she associates with Thor. Rec: AU post-Avengers where Thor goes to visit Jane who has remained in New Mexico. Yay for a great collision of two characters who absolutely did not prepare for any of this. Contains some smut | 2.1k

fingerprints that leave me covered for days by tosca1390: It is not all lost, to be stranded here. Perhaps, he could make something of it. Rec: Another AU in which Thor is on Earth longer in the first movie. Great development for Thor, and the relationship he has with Jane feels very real. | 5.5k

journeys end in lovers’ meeting by tosca1390: Solitary moments in snow; it sounds conducive to rest, to a time of rejuvenation before her research resumes. Rec: A really cute AU based on the movie The Holiday (which I’ve never seen before). Just adorable holiday fluff wherein Thor is human. Contains some smut | 19k

Bound by Medie: It was ironic that his and Loki’s greatest mistakes had led to her. Rec: Some tame bondage featuring dom!Jane. Contains smut | 1.1k

Rated E (these will contain the smuts unless otherwise noted)

**Ambush by orphan_account: Jane isn't into violence, but there's something about those SHIELD debriefings, something primal and raw about hearing how the bad guys got their asses handed to them by the good guys, something that inspires her to act on instinct alone. Rec: If you’ve got a thing for Thor’s armor.... mmmhmmm. | 1.1k

Is This More than You Bargained for Yet by Anshin Archives: Thor and Jane's first go at sex. Jane's expecting Thor to have a cock, and is surprised when he doesn't. It doesn't take her long to adjust. (Pure porn for the excuse of writing Thor with a vagina.) Rec: Genderfluidity and completely accepted queerness for the win. | 2.5k

When Jane Pegged Thor by waldorph: They raise them slutty in Asgard. Rec: What it says on the tin. Pretty damn hot if pegging is up your alley ;). | 1.4k

Practical Magic by Rozilla: Freya’s flowers can do funny things to you. Rec: Roz is the queen of smut so this is amazing. Kind of a play on sex pollen, but takes it in a totally new, refreshing direction. Asgardian sex magic for the win. | 2.8k

built on the old rivers by fartherfaster: You catch her wrist and delicately kiss the bone of it. “Nothing to be sorry for,” you tell her. She composes her reality in absolutes and theories and the true phenomenal names of things. Colloquial language is not her means of communication. You like her hard lines, her curiosity, her determination. Jane would never call Mjolnir just a hammer, and that puts a small, needy part of you to rest. There is a storm in the desert, and Thor comes to terms with all of his changes. The one where human-Thor has Lichtenberg figures. Rec: Incredibly poignant and the author makes a second-person POV work incredibly well. | 3.3k

Tell Me Something New by hariboo: "Compile the data of the reading we took during Convergence. The gravitational–“ She trails off, can’t finish the sentence out loud or in her mind, her voice catching on the words as Thor’s mouth latches onto her throat. Rec: Cute and hot and perfect because smart Jane is Thor’s biggest turn on. | 1.5k

On the Throne by murdur: His insistence that she should sit on the throne had been in jest and merriment, but the sight of her sitting upon the seat now makes his heart beat quick and steals his breath. Rec: Oh my god, Thor goes down on Jane while she sits on the throne of Asgard. I have nothing else to say. *dies* | <1k

Experience Counts for Something by Rozilla: Jane was surprised at Thor’s new female body- but pretty keen to explore it. Rec: Bisexual Jane and Genderfluid Thor are great. Some hot femslash fosterson. | 2.3k

Just Get In The Van by paxnirvana: Written for a prompt on Anenko’s Bad Sex & Awkward Romance: a comment-a-thon that got away from me. Rec: All first time sex is gonna be awkward, friends, even if you’re Jane and Thor. Might as well enjoy the ride. | 6.3k

close your eyes and count to ten by fuzzy_paint: Post battle, Jane and Thor make sure the other still lives. Rec: Reassurance of safety sex is hot. Sue me. Still manages to be angsty too. | 2.4k

We Woke Up In The Kitchen by hariboo: He didn’t think he could miss someone as he missed her, but there is something singular in Jane that pulls at him and threatens to overtake him. Rec: post-TDW sexies that are adorable and awkward and hot all at once, plus some really nice conversation at the end. This author just really gets Jane and Thor in a way that is always awesome to read. | 3.7k

A Helping Hand by fuzzy_paint: Jane can’t sleep. Thor has a solution. Rec: Some nice, cute sleepy!smut to help Jane to relax and stop thinking. | 1.5k

The Scientific Method by Serious Snugglebunnies: Thor is much too honourable to have meaningless sex with Jane - but will he do it for the sake of science? Rec: Cracky, hilarious, and hot. | 3.3k

A Thorny Situation by GreenVelvetCurtains: Jane has a problem and she’s not afraid to try and solve it. Rec: A hot fantasizing/masturbation piece starring the lovely Jane Foster. | 2.7k

Detours by ancarett: Life is a highway. Jane takes Thor on the detours. Missing moments from the movie. Rec: Some mildly awkward sex which is actually kind of adorable and works out for everyone in the end. Not my favorite smut ever, but worth a read. | 3.9k

Say It’s Okay by theleaveswant: Darcy gave her a sympathetic pout and walked around the table to put both hands on Jane’s upper arms. “Okay. Honey? I know this isn’t your preferred way of handling things, but it looks like you’re going to have to talk with him.” Rec: Big premium on 'consent is sexy.’ Jane teaches Thor how to pleasure her. Not my favorite smut, but worth a read. | 2.1k

Accretion by RC_McLachlan: "You are burning inside,” Thor whines, rolling his hips again, and she rides it out helplessly, eyes rolling back, lungs cramping with envy for air. “Like a star." Rec: A seriously hot look at the simple difference in size between Jane and Thor. | 1.6

Salt On Your Lips by Barkour: The strawberry daiquiri is indeed a drink worthy of adulation, but Thor prefers the taste of Jane Foster. Rec: For it’s sense of fun that comes with the sex, and the pure happiness of two people who simply enjoy being in each other’s company. | 2k

Good Morning by me: Jane wakes up with Thor between her legs.My addition to Fosterson Week’s smut day. Rec: Because it wouldn’t be a true reclist without a self-plug. | 2k

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by me: Jane and Thor do Christmas. (Finally.) Tis the season for holiday smut. Rec: Because it wouldn’t be a true reclist without a self-plug. | 5.4k

Your Highness by me: Jane wants something in bed and Thor is more than happy to oblige. For the first day of Fosterson Week, post-TDW. Rec: It’s not a true reclist without a self plug. | 6k

Not Your Average Star Trek Fanfiction by me: After several years of unresolved sexual tension, Jane and Thor are in quite a rush to rectify the situation. Takes place immediately following TDW. Rec: Because it wouldn’t be a true reclist without a self-plug. | 3.7k

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Occupational Probiotic T-50 Health - What Is The Big Picture Of Oh?

Why are americans so worked up about fitness care reform? Statements which includes "don't contact my Medicare" or "all people have to have get right of entry to to nation of the artwork fitness care no matter cost" are in my opinion uninformed and visceral responses that suggest a bad know-how of our fitness care system's history, its modern-day and future resources and the investment demanding situations Probiotic T-50 the usa faces going ahead. whilst all of us marvel how the fitness care system has reached what some talk over with as a disaster level. permit's attempt to take a number of the emotion out of the controversy via in brief examining how fitness care in this usa emerged and the way that has shaped our questioning and lifestyle approximately fitness care. With that as a foundation allow's study the pros and cons of the Obama administration fitness care reform proposals and allow's examine the principles placed forth by the Republicans?

get entry to to state of the art fitness care offerings is some thing we are able to all agree might be a good component for this united states. Experiencing a extreme illness is one in every of existence's principal demanding situations and to face it with out the approach to pay for it's far positively scary. however as we will see, as soon as we understand the data, we will locate that accomplishing this purpose will now not be clean without our character contribution.

those are the topics i can touch directly to try to make a few experience out of what's happening to American health care and the steps we can personally take to make things better.

   A recent records of american fitness care - what has driven the charges so excessive?

   Key elements of the Obama fitness care plan

   The Republican view of health care - loose market opposition

   conventional access to state of the art health care - a worthy goal but now not clean to gain

   what are we able to do?

First, allow's get a touch historic attitude on American fitness care. Probiotic T-50 Review is not supposed to be an exhausted check out that records however it'll deliver us an appreciation of how the health care device and our expectancies for it developed. What drove charges better and better?

to begin, permit's turn to the yank civil war. In that war, dated processes and the carnage inflicted by way of modern-day guns of the era blended to cause ghastly consequences. no longer usually regarded is that most of the deaths on each aspects of that warfare have been now not the result of real fight however to what happened after a battlefield wound became inflicted. initially, evacuation of the wounded moved at a snail's pace and this induced severe delays in treating the wounded. Secondly, many wounds have been subjected to wound care, associated surgical procedures and/or amputations of the affected limbs and this often resulted in the onset of massive infection. so you might survive a warfare wound most effective to die on the hands of hospital therapy companies who although well-intentioned, their interventions have been often pretty lethal. high dying tolls can also be ascribed to everyday illnesses and illnesses in a time whilst no antibiotics existed. In general some thing like 600,000 deaths happened from all reasons, over 2% of the U.S. population on the time!

permit's bypass to the first half of of the 20th century for a few extra attitude and to carry us as much as extra modern times. After the civil battle there have been consistent improvements in American medicinal drug in both the understanding and treatment of positive diseases, new surgical strategies and in medical doctor education and schooling. however for the maximum part the satisfactory that docs should provide their sufferers changed into a "wait and see" method. medicinal drug may want to manage bone fractures and increasingly try volatile surgeries (now in large part accomplished in sterile surgical environments) but drugs were no longer but available to address serious illnesses. most of the people of deaths remained the result of untreatable conditions which include tuberculosis, pneumonia, scarlet fever and measles and/or associated complications. medical doctors have been increasingly aware of heart and vascular situations, and most cancers however they had nearly nothing with which to treat these conditions.

This very fundamental review of yank clinical history helps us to understand that until pretty currently (across the 1950's) we had truely no technology with which to deal with extreme or even minor illnesses. here is a essential point we want to understand; "not anything to deal with you with manner that visits to the doctor if at all have been relegated to emergencies so in this sort of state of affairs prices are curtailed. The easy truth is that there has been little for doctors to provide and consequently clearly not anything to pressure health care spending. A 2nd factor retaining down fees became that medical remedies that were furnished have been paid for out-of-pocket, meaning through manner of an people personal assets. there was no such aspect as medical health insurance and truely no longer health insurance paid by using an organization. except for the very destitute who were lucky to find their manner into a charity medical institution, fitness care charges were the duty of the person.

What does fitness care insurance ought to do with health care costs? Its effect on fitness care fees has been, and stays to at the present time, really sizeable. while medical insurance for people and families emerged as a way for corporations to get away salary freezes and to attract and hold personnel after world warfare II, nearly in a single day a terrific pool of money became to be had to pay for fitness care. cash, as a result of the availability of billions of dollars from medical insurance swimming pools, recommended an modern the usa to growth scientific studies efforts. greater americans have become insured now not handiest through private, organisation backed medical health insurance but via improved government investment that created Medicare and Medicaid (1965). further funding became available for multiplied veterans fitness care benefits. locating a cure for almost whatever has therefore come to be very moneymaking. this is also the primary motive for the tremendous array of treatments we've available nowadays. To Know More Probiotic T-50 online visit here https://supplementspeak.com/probiotic-t-50/

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Exactly what is Yoga?

click on this web-site for more understanding The word pilates can often be interpreted as "union" or maybe a method of self-control from the Sanskrit concept "yuj" (to yoke or even bind). A males practitioner or healthcare provider is called a yogi, a female practitioner, any yogini. The Postures....

Typically the fashionable western approach to be able to yoga is absolutely not based in any particular idea or perhaps religion, however Yoga exercises does indeed has its beginnings inside Hinduism and Brahmanism. Pilates was developed by seers or ascetics living generally in the southern pieces of China. The seers observed mother nature and enjoyed as in close proximity as many people could to the the planet, studying the many features of dynamics, the wildlife and their selves. By seeing and emulating the distinct postures and behaviors connected with the animal kingdom these folks were able to develop style, toughness and wisdom.

The idea was via these incredibly disciplined day-to-day lives that typically the practice of the meditation postures were developed. It turned out necessary to develop some sort of series of forme for you to keep the body lithe as well as able to manage long periods associated with quietness when in meditation. Often the Writings....

Brahmanism dates rear to help containing sacred scriptures referred to as "the Vedas". These kind of scriptures contained instructions and also incantations. It was throughout the oldest text message "Rg-Veda" from the scriptures the fact that word Yoga first seemed, this was nearly 5k a long time ago. The fourth wording called "Atharva-Veda" contains largely spells to get magical règles and health and fitness cures quite a few of which use medicamentoso plants. This text given the average person together with the spells along with incantations to use in all their everyday activities and this train of "Veda" can nevertheless be seen in often the pavement of India currently. The actual Bhagavad-Gita, another early improve spiritual life represents themselves as a yoga exercise treatise, while it uses the actual word Yoga for a faith based means. It was because of this literature that Patanjali's "eight limbs of yoga" were being developed. Yoga Sutra's are generally primarily concerned with getting the particular "nature of typically the mind" i will reveal more of this kind of with the next section.

The particular Range....

The vratyas, a new group of libido priests who worshipped Rudra, lord of the wind will attempt to imitate often the sound on the wind by means of their vocal skills. They observed that they may make the sound through the actual control over their breath in addition to by way of this practice regarding breath of air control was made "Pranayama". Pranayama is the particular practice of air handle in yoga.

Typically the Walkways....

The Upanishads, some of the holy revelations of historical Hinduism developed the two martial arts disciplines of karma yoga, the road of action and jnana yoga, the path involving knowledge. Often the paths ended up developed to support the scholar liberate from hurting as well as eventually gain enlightenment. The actual teaching from the Upanishads differed from that connected with the Vedas. The particular Vedas demanded external attractions in order to the gods in get to have an enormous, content life. The Upanishads by the practice of Karma yoga focused on typically the internal give up of often the ego in order to be able to free from suffering. On the other hand of the lose associated with crops and pets or animals (external) it was the forfeit of the inner confidence which would become the essential philosophy, so yoga evolved into known as the way regarding renunciation.

Yoga gives you a number of characteristics also with Yoga that can be tracked back via history. While in the sixth centuries F. C., Buddhism in addition worries the importance of Introspection along with the practice of actual physical poses. Siddharta Gautama seemed to be the initially Buddhist for you to actually study Meditation.

What exactly is Yoga Sutra and also the did the Philosophy involving Yoga develop?

Yoga Sutra is a compilation connected with 195 statements which in essence supply an ethical guide with regard to lifestyle a moral existence and also incorporating the scientific disciplines of yoga exercises into that. An Indian sage identified as Patanjali was shown to have got collated this through 2200 years ago and the idea has end up being the cornerstone regarding classical pilates philosophy.

Typically the word sutra suggests basically "a thread" and is particularly employed to denote a special way of written and verbal transmission. Because of the actual brusque style the particular sutras are written from the university student must rely on the guru to interpret typically the philosophy contained within each. The meaning within each one of the sutras could be tailored to often the present student's particular needs.

Often the Yoga exercise Sutra is any system of meditation even so there is not some sort of single brief description of a new posture or asana within it! Patanjali developed information for living the suitable lifestyle. The core associated with his / her teachings is the actual "eightfold way of yoga" or "the eight arms and legs of Patanjali". These usually are Patanjali's suggestions for dwelling a better life by means of yoga exercise.

Posture and breathing command, the two regular practices regarding yoga tend to be described as your third along with fourth limbs inside Patanjali's eight-limbed path to self-realisation. The third practice involving the posture make right up today's modern yoga exercises. If you join a pilates class you may come across that is everything you should fit with your lifestyle.

The nine limbs of yoga

one The yamas (restraints),

These are definitely like "Morals" you dwell your lifetime by: Your societal carryout:

o non-violence (ahimsa) : To not injure a living person

to Truth and reliability (satya) - To not are located

o Nonstealing (asteya) rapid To not steal

a Nonlust (brahmacharya) - keep away from incomprehensible sexual encounters instructions small amounts in sex in addition to all stuff.

o Nonpossessiveness or non-greed (aparigraha) -- don't set, free by yourself from avarice and content desires

minimal payments niyamas (observances),

These are the way we cure ourselves, our intrinsic willpower:

o Purity (shauca). Reaching purity through the exercise of the five Yamas. Your body as the temple and looking out after the item.

o Peace of mind (santosha). Come across happiness about what you get and what you accomplish. Have responsibility for everywhere you are, find enjoyment in the moment as well as tend to grow.

o Austerity (tapas): Develop self control. Indicate discipline in entire body, dialog, and mind to help prefer a higher psychic purpose.

e Study connected with the sacred written text (svadhyaya). Education. Study guides specific to you which really encourage and teach you.

i Living alongside an awareness associated with the Divine (ishvara-pranidhana). Possibly be devoted to whatever is the best god or whatever anyone find as the work.

3. asana (postures) :

These are the particular mine of yoga:

to To help create a supple physique as a way to sit for any lengthy time and continue to the mind. If you actually can control the system a person can also control typically the mind. Patanjali and different ancient yogis made use of asana to prepare the human body intended for meditation.

Just often the practice with the yoga forme can benefit your well being. It can be commenced every time and any grow older. As we grow aged most of us stiffen, do an individual remember a final time anyone may have squatted up to pick something up and exactly how you felt? Imagine because you age into your 50's, 60's, seventies and about being able to nonetheless touch your toes or maybe balance on one limb. Did you know the majority regarding injuries sustained by aged are from crumbles? Most of us tend to lose each of our sense of balance as we raise older and to training an issue that will help that is surely a bonus.

The actual fourth limb, breath management is a good auto to use when you are attracted in learning meditation and also relaxation.......

4. pranayama (breathing) - the control involving inhale:

inhalation, retention connected with breath of air, and exhalation

a The particular practice of inhaling helps to ensure profound results to concentrate along with meditate. Prana is the actual energy in which exists everywhere you go, it is the lifetime force that flows by way of each of us by all of our breath.

5. pratyahara (withdrawal of senses),

e Pratyahara is a resignation of the feels. The item occurs during relaxation, breathing in exercises, or the process of yoga postures. After you master Pratyahara you will probably be able to concentrate in addition to concentrate and not possibly be distracted by outward physical.

6. dharana (concentration), rapid teaching the mind in order to focus.

i When take up there is no impression of time. The are directed is to even now the particular mind e. g. solving the mind on 1 object as well as pushing almost any thoughts. Accurate dharana is definitely when the head can certainly concentrate effortlessly.

6. Dhyani (meditation), - your deep breathing

o Concentration (dharana) sales opportunities to the state associated with meditation. With meditation, one particular has a heightened good sense of awareness and is actually a single with the market. It is staying uninformed of any distractions.

main. samadhi (absorption), - definite bliss

o Absolute paradise is the ultimate purpose regarding meditation. This will be a state involving institute with yourself and your own personal jesus or the devine, this is when you actually and the universe are usually just one.

All eight hands or legs join hands: The first all 5 are with regards to the body and also brain- yama, niyama asana, pranayama, along with pratyahara instructions these are typically the skin foundations of yoga and gives some sort of platform for a non secular life. The last several are generally about reconditioning often the mind. These folks were developed to be able to help the doctor for you to attain enlightenment or oneness with Spirit.

How complete you find the type connected with yoga right for a person?

Any type of yoga you pick out to practice is usually altogether an individual preference therefore why we are hunting into the following to guide you start. Some forms hold the postures extended, many move through these individuals quicker. Many styles concentration on body place, other individuals differ in the groove and selection of poses, yoga and spiritual acknowledgment. Each is adaptable to the actual student's bodily situation. You actually therefore ought to determine precisely what Yoga style of your unique psychological and actual desires. You may just wanna vigorous workout, want to help consider developing your mobility as well as balance. Do an individual want more provide for introspection or just the wellbeing areas? Some schools coach comfort, some focus with strength in addition to agility, as well as others are more exercise.

I suggest you test a few several sessions in your area. My partner and i have observed that even concerning teachers with a certain model, there can be locations how the student relishes your classmates. It is critical to find a professor you feel comfortable using to truly enjoy and as a consequence create longevity in what exactly anyone practice.

Once you actually start finding out the posture and establishing them to get your body you could really feel to do train at home likewise! All of yoga types include sequences that can be applied to the office different parts associated with your body. To A new 16 minute practice throughout the morning could possibly be your personal start to the morning. Your entire body will feel robust and lithe within not any time and with know-how, the choice is at this time there for you to build your own routines.

The Important Programs of Yoga

Typically the two important systems regarding yoga usually are Hatha and also Yoga Hendidura Yoga. Rajadura yoga draws on the "Eight Limbs involving Yoga" formulated by Pananjali inside Yoga exercises Sutras. Raja is definitely element of the classical American native indians Approach to Hindu Philosophy.

Hatha meditation, also Hatha vidya is often a particular system connected with Yoga created by Swatmarama, a yogic sage associated with the 15th centry with India. Swatmarama produced the particular "Hatha Yoga Pradipika", which will introduced the system regarding Hatha Yoga. Hatha yoga exercise is derived from a new number of different practices. It is about from the heritage of Yoga which include things like the Hinayana (narrow path) and Mahayana (great path). It also comes by typically the traditions of Tantra together with Sahajayana (spontaneous path) along with Vajrayana (concerning is important involving sexuality). Within Hatha yoga exercises there are a variety of branches or kinds of pilates. This form of meditation works through the real medium sized of the system using mine, breathing physical exercises and detoxification practices.

Often the Hatha Pilates of Swatmarama differs from Raja Meditation of Patanjali in this it focuses on Shatkarma, "the purification of often the physical" as a course leading to "purification connected with the mind" and "vital energy". Patanjali begins having "purification of the imagination in addition to spirit" and in that case "the body" through forme and air.

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A Guide to Strategic Thinking

Strategic decision making is vital for SMEs aiming to grow and develop. In this blog I provide an accessible overview of strategy, and pay particular attention to both logical and creative strategic thinking. These two approaches are seemingly paradoxical, but when combined, can help SME’s strategise in both robust and revolutionary ways.

What is Strategy?

Before I offer up a definition, you should know that the meaning behind the term ‘strategy’ is still a matter of deep long-winded academic discussion. That said, put simply, strategy is the means by which a firm matches its internal capabilities with its environment in order to create a competitive advantage. 

Strategic thinking goes beyond just ‘how to do strategy’. Defining new strategies is about identifying and imagining possible futures for a business. When thinking strategically you are trying to understand potential strategic options in order to position your company effectively in an unknown future reality. 

As such, thinking strategically is more than just strategically planning ahead and involves novelty and non-linear thinking. This is where it becomes tricky as it often sits in tension with a fundamental desire for stability and certainty.

The are many ways to approach the study of strategy, and for this blog we are going to look at strategy at the business level of analysis (rather than at higher corporate or network levels). At the business level we will be focusing on the kinds of strategic insights which are useful for an individual or small team when considering the strategy of a single company.

Strategic Thinking and Cognitive Maps.

First things first, how does one think like a strategist?

One idea is that managers need to be thinking in a systematic, logical and reasoned way in order to define strategic problems and provide solutions for those problems. This involves moving through some version of the following process:

Identifying: recognising problems and making sense of those problems – how do they relate to you?

Diagnosing: figuring out the underlying cause of problems and analysing those causes

Conceiving: formulating and imagining possible solutions

Realising: implementing and acting

Nevertheless, strategists must concede that there are barriers to undertaking these processes – there is nearly always limited information and the full complexity of any situation is often impossible to grasp. As such, strategists also need to rely somewhat on their intuition.

Intuition here is not the same as thinking in an ad hoc and random way. A persons intuition is based on their ‘cognitive map’; an unconscious understanding of how the world works which is influenced by experiences as well as education and personality. These cognitive maps steer the senses of a person and focuses their attention onto particular things – they are essentially ingrained interpretive filters which determine issue salience and provide an existing repertoire of problem solving responses.

The Pros and Cons of Cognitive Maps

On the one hand, cognitive maps allow us to simplify a situation and use our intuition to make informed and holistic choices. Although we can’t get all the information about a situation, we can rely on our cognitive abilities to fill in the gaps and provide us with a means to move forwards.

This is very valuable for a strategist in an SME as cognitive maps facilitate speedy decision making. Put another way, quickly following your gut is not an uninformed practice - you are listening to your well-founded intuition!

Unfortunately, every strategist also needs to be aware of a nasty side effect of these maps – Cognitive Rigidity. Cognitive maps can make it difficult for us to see outside of our own paradigm. Instead, we can ignore things or strategies that don’t fit with our world view and can become very rigid in our thinking around problems and solutions.

As such, strategic thinking is about two things which often sit in contradiction to one another…     > LOGIC &     > CREATIVITY

We need logic to help us analyse and distinguish between feasibility and fantasy. When we analyse something logically we employ our cognitive maps to help us fill in the gaps in our understanding.

On the other hand, we also need creativity to help us see past our own cognitive map and see innovative opportunities. 

When a small business is considering its strategic direction, it therefore needs to think both logically and creatively. 

Logically Thinking about Strategy

I’m going draw a lot here from a scholar called Kenneth Andrews (1987) who has written profusely on corporate strategy. His perspective is very rational and logical, and there is certainly a lot of value in what he suggests.

Firstly, all your strategic decisions should show unity, coherence and an internal consistency. In other words, there should be an underlying logic to the pattern of strategic decisions you make. If there isn’t you could go off in all sorts of odd and unnecessary directions. This requires PLANNING!

In order to plan properly you need to explore the 4 components of strategy:

What is the market opportunity?

What are your competences and resources?

What are your personal values and aspirations as an SME?

What are your obligations to society and so stakeholders?

The strategy process is therefore about taking the answers to the above questions and using them to formulate a pattern of purposes and policies (the strategy) which can then be implemented within the organisation. (for example, these decisions may affect the company’s structure, the company’s processes or the company’s leadership).

It is this kind of strategic thinking which involves tools you’ve probably heard of before such as SWOT, PESTLE, Porter’s 5 Forces, Porter’s Diamond. If you haven’t – look them up on google. They’re easy ways to try and build an objective picture of both your organisation and your environment.

Creatively Thinking about Strategy

I’m going to draw from the work of Kenichi Ohmae here as he provides an opposing view to the one above.

From this perspective successful strategy comes from a particular state of mind where insight and drive lead to creative and intuitive decisions. Being creative is therefore a combination of rational analysis of the situation (to give insight) followed by imagination to develop novel solutions.

What do we mean by creativity?

Creativity is the ability to combine, synthesise and reshuffle previously unrelated phenomena in such a way that you get more out of the emergent whole than you put in.

In order to be a creative SME manager you need to work on three conditions for creativity:

There should be an initial charge which requires vision and inner drive – you must want to change things. This is your creative impetus.

Ideally you should have ‘directional antennae’ which helps you to recognise opportunities and select profitable ideas.

Finally you must have the ability to tolerate static and criticism

Creativity is both constructive and destructive. It requires old ways to be broken, and is often high risk. As such, expect critique and hostility. Be ready to listen, but also to push back. 

Breaking Cognitive Maps

We spoke earlier about cognitive maps – well in order to achieve the above conditions, strategic thinkers need to make sure that they question their and their employees’ assumptions about what can and can’t be. Building this type of questioning into the organisational culture and leadership approach can be helpful to ensure that this is done on a consistent basis, and is reinforced over time.

Strategy is often inseparable from culture – if you can engender a culture which is rational in its market analysis, but creative and intuitive in its problem solving, then you have found an ideal balance between logic and creativity.

For example, Apple is well known for being very tightly controlled by Steve Jobs – a ‘competent tyrant’ as one employee put it. However, the company also fostered a contrarian and revolutionary disposition which is needed to generate creative and disruptive strategies. During the 90s and 00s the company was consistently developing ways to break out of normal industry cognitive maps. Apple’s strategic thinking during this time was based on Job’s instinct for design and push for experimentation.

In Sum: Avoiding Cognitive Rigidity

For small firms, it is important to avoid getting stuck in a particular way of thinking – especially if short term success leads to confirmation bias. If you can maintain a level of intellectual flexibility and be open to critique then you can somewhat protect yourself from rigid strategic thinking.

Additionally, providing space in the organisation for current strategies to be challenged and problematised can be beneficial. These can be in the form of meetings, workgroups, online forums, an away day etc.

Finally, if you want creative strategies you need to have (and facilitate) creative people – my advice for every company whether big or small is to spend time and effort choosing the right people for your organisation, after all, you are nothing if not a bunch of people.

For an interesting article on strategic thinking check out this Harvard Business Review article https://hbr.org/2016/12/4-ways-to-improve-your-strategic-thinking-skills

This Harvard article has some suggestions on how to avoid cognitive biases: https://hbr.org/2015/05/outsmart-your-own-biases

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Couples Rehabs Tulsa, OK

Do you or someone you like dearly require help, nevertheless, where do you turn? How do you select a treatment program that is best for you? As you check out the pamphlets and the sites, you’ll discover that while every treatment center discusses what it can do for you, they state barely any about their actual success rates. Which program does what it says it will? Is any treatment program anything aside from a revolving door?

It has actually been said that people spend more time picking their next automobile than they do selecting an addiction treatment program. Some individuals pick a treatment program entirely from looking at a website or seeing a television commercial. This occurs in big part because individuals don’t know what concerns to ask. However, choosing a Couples treatment program is a big deal. This is the program that is going to be the structure for the rest of your life, the program that will, if well picked, conserve your life. Do not pick at random. Hold yourself high to a quality of life you want for the next thirty, forty, or fifty years.

Couples Intervention Tulsa, OK

An intervention may be needed if a person is unwilling to go to treatment without the love and assistance of the crucial people in his/her life. Typically, addicts who are resistant to treatment have one of 2 worldviews. They may be in deep rejection, uninformed of the degree of their issue. In this case, they need the assistance of loved ones to carefully open their eyes to the requirement for treatment. Alternatively, addicts might think they are too far choose help, that treatment cannot help them. These addicts need to hear that they are loved which there is hope. In either case, a specialist interventionist is had to assist the family know what to say and ways to approach the addict in order to get them into treatment. Our intake specialist will assist you to select whether an intervention is needed for your enjoyed one.

Couples Detoxing Tulsa, OK

Amongst the most frightening elements of recovery can be detox. Those experiencing addiction are regularly worried that detox will injure or hard. This is not the case. We comply with the greatest standards of detox. Industry-leading doctors will make sure that your detox procedure is medically-supervised, safe, supported, and as comfy as possible. No matter what substances you have actually been utilizing or for the length of time, we can produce a detox for you to secure you as best as possible from pain or any medical problems. Your convenience is important to us so that you can be clear and completely participated in the healing process.

Steps of Drug Detox

There are three steps to detoxification that, by the end, need to ideally shift the private into an inpatient or outpatient healing strategy.

Evaluation In order for a suitable treatment strategy to be dependable, it is very important to exactly identify and assess an individual’s addiction. The examination stage does more than identify the addiction and the level of usage; it is similarly helpful in figuring out any hidden medical or mental conditions or problems that may be co-occurring together with the drug abuse.

Stabilization Stabilization is the process by which an individual starts withdrawal from drugs. The goal in mind for this stage is to get a drug-free state. Medications can be recommended throughout this phase to assist with the addiction procedure, especially if the user has a history of heavy usage. As quickly as the person has actually accomplished a state of balance, so to speak, and thoughts stabilize, a genuine recommendation and recommendation of addiction can begin. This opens to healing treatment and the user’s function while doing so.

Fostering Entry into Drug Treatment It is reported that a large number of people going through detox do not look for additional treatment for substance abuse addiction. While thinking of this varies from individual to specific, something specifies: Those who follow through with drug-free treatment frequently have greater success rates for compound abstaining. There is a concentrate on addiction education and dedication to sobriety. When this stage is complete, an individual can continue with a center’s drug treatment plan in either an inpatient or outpatient setting.

It is very important to know exactly what occurs during the detox process, for more information about a couple’s detox in Tulsa Oklahoma contacts our couple’s addiction helpline.

Choosing Couples Residential Treatment Tulsa OK

Residential treatment is a dedication— a commitment to yourself and to the desire for a life free from the devastations of addiction. Choosing residential treatment implies specifying to yourself that you are prepared for a brand-new life and are willing to take part in an experience that will construct a strong foundation for the life you’ve constantly wished to live.

A residential setting permits you to insulate yourself in a safe and safe place, far from the pressures of your everyday life. We develop for you a brand-new house, one in which you can have the flexibility and security to attend to the underlying factors for your addiction so that you can move past them. Usually, this procedure takes someplace in the range of 90- day Inpatient program at an OK center and continues with aftercare when you return home. Those who pick residential treatment are dedicating to themselves and their healing in an actual concrete method.

Residential treatment programs are used throughout the United States and around the globe. There are lots of elements to think about when choosing a treatment center. Depending upon the problem being treated and the area of the individual looking for treatment, some degree of travel may be needed to attend the program best suited to one’s private requirements. Finding the right program usually needs some awareness of exactly what a person intends to achieve in treatment. Many people love their pets, this is why some pet Rehab Centers will allow emotional support animals  This awareness, combined with an understanding of the kind of environment finest fit for optimum convenience, may help add to the long-lasting health and success of the person.

The best residential drug treatment programs offer:

Medical detox

Individual therapy

Medication management

Family or couples counseling

Addiction education

Skills-building sessions

Follow-up care

Referrals to support groups

   Couples IOP Programs Tulsa, OK

An IOP might be suggested after a clinical or medical evaluation if a medical professional or a therapist thinks that you do not require medical detoxification to remove the physical addiction to the drug. An IOP is a part-time yet stringent treatment program created to accommodate work and daily life with your recovery. Similar to the majority of treatment plants, an intensive outpatient program will determine short-term goals– the National Institute of Health points out case research studies that defined “short-term” as two weeks– as well as intermediate objectives (90 days) and long-term goals (one year), with the general concept of removing the sources of tension and disturbance in life that triggered you to abuse alcohol and drugs.

What Is The Difference Between IOP and Residential Treatment

IOPs are frequently advised for those who have actually not been having a problem with addiction for long in addition to those who have familial or work commitments that they can’t leave in order to concentrate on treatment full time. Residential treatment is more extreme, as patients live at the facility 24 hours a day so those who struggle with extreme or longstanding dependencies are normally advised to residential programs.

Tulsa, OK, Treatment sessions in an IOP program consist of working one on one with a therapist, in addition to participating in small group sessions, covering such subjects as:

How to withstand the temptation to utilize drugs or consume alcohol

Understanding the unfavorable neurological impacts of an addiction

Ways to successfully reintegrate into daily life when treatment is complete

Handling withdrawal negative effects

Understanding the connection between a co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse problem

Couples Sober living Tulsa, OK

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sober living homes are group homes for those recovering from an addiction. Most of these houses are privately owned, although some group homes are owned by companies and may even be owned by charity organizations. Homes are typically located in a quiet area to assist guarantee a serene environment for people to recover.

Couples routinely wish to stay longer at sober living houses than at inpatient centers because they are more cost-effective and provide more control over their day-to-day schedules. Lots of individuals in healing find it important to their sobriety to move into an environment with a quickly offered support group.

Rates vary for staying in midway homes, however the majority of the time it costs about the like it would cost to reside in a modest apartment or home. Sober living residents should pay lease monthly. The rent normally amounts to in between $450 and $750 per month, depending upon where your home lies. Locals have to pay the lease on time, however, they do not have to pay the initial and last month’s lease. They similarly do not need to spend much in many sober homes, although they may get in trouble if they over-use energies

If you need aid discovering a sober living house that is right for you, please call us now.

Couples After Care Treatment Tulsa, OK

Aftercare is a follow-up treatment you receive after being in a drug or alcohol rehab program.

Aftercare programs can help prevent relapse and help you stay focused on your recovery.

These programs can include 12-Step programs, support groups, sober living or individual or group counseling.

Just like rehab, there is no one-size-fits-all aftercare program. The right program should meet your individual needs.

Aftercare programs for teens need to offer special support, help them connect with their families and build their self-esteem.

How Long Will You Need It and How Frequently?

The time needed for any drug treatment aftercare relies on the person. It might be months, years or perhaps a lifetime.

The frequency of conference or counseling sessions also depends on the person. It may be daily, weekly or less regularly. It can likewise vary depending upon the amount of tension or trouble one is having at a specific time.

Value of Aftercare

Committing to an addiction aftercare program substantially reduces the likelihood of relapse.2 It assists the individual to learn coping abilities and other techniques they can go back to “routine life” without feeling they have to engage in the addictive behavior. In rehab aftercare, people in healing also find out methods to include their households in their recovery– which can offer much-needed support.

Find the best couples rehab in Tulsa, Oklahoma has to offer, contact our helpline to discuss your treatment options.

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Cosa Buena, A Good Thing | Oaxaca, Mexico

Cosa Buena means ‘a good thing’, and that is exactly what founder Vera Claire intends to create through her collaborative works with indigenous artisans in the Southern region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Cosa Buena’s mission is to provide their customers with access to traditional, Mexican wares, while expanding access to educational opportunities and a broader marketplace for their artisan partners. 

Cosa Buena works with several families in small indigenous communities in Oaxaca to design and produce one-of-a-kind handmade pieces ranging from home decor to pet accessories. The carefully curated collection exhibits a refreshing blend of ancient techniques, natural materials, and skillful artistry.

In addition to providing a source of income for their partners, Cosa Buena offers access to educational opportunities for the artisans who handcraft their products– taking what they believe to be a more holistic approach to sustainability. Through educational initiatives, Cosa Buena hopes to empower their artisan partners by providing them with the long-term skills needed to grow and expand their businesses.

Below is a short video made by Sofala Ntweng-Knapton about the company and interview with founder, Vera Claire.

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What sparked your initial interest in indigenous artisans in Oaxaca?

My interest in indigenous art began while I was living in South America. I lived in Chile and Argentina, and spent time traveling through Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia. During my travels, I made a point of visiting small rural indigenous communities in the Andes. At the time, I was traveling alone, and I was so touched by the warmth of the people who received me in these communities. I was fascinated by Andean textiles, traditions, and medicines– particularly how much they differed across the region.

When I returned to San Francisco, I desperately missed these connections. I wasn’t quite ready to settle back into my life stateside. I started reading  a lot about indigenous populations and art forms in Mexico. All signs pointed to Oaxaca, and within a few months, I set out on another solo journey South. I had no intention of starting something in Oaxaca, it all happened rather organically. I spent time in different communities learning about the various art forms and building relationships with families of artisans. These relationships are really what set the wheels in motion for Cosa Buena.

Can you tell us a bit about the problems that indigenous people face regarding their products?

Over the last few decades there has been a growing market for artisan crafts worldwide. While access to a larger market can bring financial gains, it can also be disadvantageous for a number of reasons. One of the most common issues artisans face is the appropriation and mass production of traditional indigenous designs. Large corporations frequently rip off traditional indigenous designs and produce knockoff versions without facing any consequences.

Another challenge they face involves making decisions about the design and style of the objects they produce. Many artisans feel pressured to change their traditional designs in order to appeal to a growing international market. Most artisans want to preserve local values, and their crafts are a means of sustaining deeply held beliefs about their culture and relationships with the environment. However, they may struggle to maintain autonomy over their aesthetic decisions when producing for an international market. Unfortunately, this can lead to artisans abandoning traditional art forms.

This is certainly true in Teotitlàn Del Valle, the Zapotec weaving community in Oaxaca. Today, only about 10 families still practice traditional natural dyeing. As the market for Zapotec weavings expanded, use of synthetic dyes became more prevalent because they were cheaper and less labor intensive. Large scale producers would ask families to make hundreds of the same design, but when you use natural dyes it’s impossible to replicate the same color every time. As a result, many families abandoned the traditional natural dyeing methods. The use of chemical dyes  introduces a number of problems such as pollution and health issues. What is even more unfortunate is that they threaten the survival of the traditional Zapotec art form.

Finally, there are many brands and companies that claim to be “fair trade” but exploit artisans. This can range from large corporations to small businesses. I really do believe that people have good intentions, but they are often uninformed. People want to be helpful, but they don’t really understand the community’s needs.

Many of these issues have been the driving force behind my educational initiatives– particularly the English language courses. Language is a powerful tool, often taken for granted. I hope that the curriculum I am designing will help artisans claim their rights, maintain their autonomy, and preserve their traditions.

What differences have you witnessed through the educational initiatives you are providing?

The educational initiatives are designed to achieve long-term goals, so any real change will take time to measure. That being said, some of the immediate benefits can be seen from our artisan-lead workshops. We offer artisan-lead workshops in natural dyeing and weaving, ceramics, and mezcal distillation. These workshops have provided our partners with additional income, and given them a new avenue to explore that isn’t focused solely around selling their work.

  I am also developing an English language curriculum for my artisan partners as part of my Master’s thesis. My hope is that these language courses will help my partners grow and expand their businesses with international clients. While the artisan-lead workshops provide short-term gains, this educational initiative has a more long-term focus. Although these initiatives have different goals, they are designed to complement one another. I like to call it a holistic approach to sustainability. I hope in addition to financial gain, this initiative will provide my partners with an invaluable and sustainable resource. Money comes and goes, but no one can take your knowledge, and experiences away from you.

What long-term plans and goals to you have for Cosa Buena?

So many! We’ve just recently launched Entre Sueños our new retreat that combines yoga, meditation, and artisan-lead workshops. We’ve had a great response, and I’m really excited to share this cultural immersion experience. Right now I am in conversations with my University about a partnership that would allow graduate students from my program to pilot their original teaching materials in Oaxaca. We are discussing ways to develop this program as a study abroad opportunity to earn credits. Depending on how the educational initiatives develop over the next few years, I am also considering starting a non-profit subsidiary of Cosa Buena. This may even lead to pursuing a doctorate and making this work the focus of my research. My partner and I definitely dream of one day setting more permanent roots in Mexico, so we’ll see where all of this takes me. There are a lot of exciting opportunities, and I plan to continue exploring them all!

Entre Sueños

Entre Sueños (in between dreams) is Cosa Buena’s first retreat that you can be involved in, incorporating yoga, meditation, and workshops in ancient art forms.

“For those seeking an authentic & immersive experience, we offer a unique opportunity to connect with locals in Oaxaca’s indigenous communities.”

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falling out of love with fashion

In the fourth grade, I made a single Microsoft Powerpoint slide featuring a low-res photograph of racks of colorful clothing with a gold gradient oval overlay that read “F.I.T.” in a classic Microsoft Office script font. My teacher had directed us to make a slideshow about our futures as an end-of-the-year project. Naturally, I dedicated all of the allotted time to making a single perfect slide to reflect where I belonged: the Fashion Institute of Technology. I had already taken the virtual tour, this was my big break. I did everything in my power to secure my place in the world of fashion. I took advanced art classes, pre-college courses, and doodled constantly. Then, in my sophomore year of high school, I found myself in a slump.

Art is deeply personal, and its quality is entirely subjective. I felt that my work wasn’t very strong, and I was losing my passion for creating it. My justification for wanting to design clothing had been that I didn’t see fashion that reflected my style, so I wanted to change that. This wasn’t a misguided thought: Mohandas Gandhi said himself that you should be the change you wish to see in the world. There was a flaw in my reasoning, though: my idea of appealing fashion existed, I just needed to make it more popular. This launched my interest into the realm of marketing and business.

Towards the end of my reflective sophomore year, a guidance counselor stopped by my English class to discuss course selection for the following year. As I began to flip through the guide given to us, I stumbled across a page dedicated to the programs available through a partnership with a vocational school in my county. My eyes darted directly to the words “Fashion Design & Merchandising”.

Was this real life? Was there actually a program tailored exactly to my needs? My hand shot up into the air.

“What is it?” the guidance counselor said, looking slightly annoyed at my enthusiasm. It must have been a long day.

“What is this program?” I asked, pointing fervently to what I had found.

“Oh, yeah, that’s a technical career program, talk to your guidance counselor about it if you’re interested.” She didn’t seem too impressed.

As soon as the bell rang, I ran downstairs to do exactly that. During my conversation with my counselor, I began to see why her co worker wasn’t thrilled about my discovery. The kids who did this program had reputations for being unmotivated and in need of academic intervention. I was not one of these kids, and I didn’t care. In fact, I thought that it was unfair how a career training program was associated with laziness, considering the sheer amount of time and effort it takes to gain certifications in certain trades.

After visiting the school and meeting my prospective teacher, I applied for the program and was accepted. It began a few days before the rest of my class started their junior year. I had no free periods and only twenty minutes to eat my lunch/watch out for the bus that took me and roughly six or seven other students to what essentially became our second school.

Upon entering the school, I was greeted by a security guard with a thick Jamaican accent.

“How you doin’?” he’d say, holding the door open for me.

Initially, my teacher would be waiting for me at her desk because she taught the same class in the morning. That class was eventually dissolved because of low enrollment, and after a month or so, she would be late every day because she would come from a different school.

My teacher was a middle-aged Puerto Rican, Southeast Asian woman who had  kind eyes and a fake laugh. She had been a head designer for a men’s luxury athletic-wear company for two decades prior to the start of her teaching career. When I first visited, she said all the right things. My class was going to sew, create mood boards, cut patterns, design clothing lines, etc. I was going to be well versed in the fashion world in no time--or so I thought. Her kind eyes had nothing behind them.

Classmates trickled in over the next few weeks, each one bringing a bit of diversity to the group. Three of them were seniors completing the second half of the program in order to secure college credit and a certification to work in retail. There were ten of us in total from all over the county, I was the only one from my town. One young lady in particular took a liking to me and insisted that we work and sit together all the time.

The only reason I’m going to assign this character a name is because she was instrumental in my demise. Let’s call her Patricia.

Patricia was from a relatively upscale town in the county. Her skin was a a beautiful dark shade of brown, similar to that of Naomi Campbell, who I assume was one of her idols. She was too short to be a runway model, so she did commercial modelling. Her hair was short, and she wore over-the-knee boots often. Her mother was Belgian or French or something, and I believe French was her first language.

I put up with Patricia for a while. I wasn’t making any other friends. I bonded with one young lady over Nicki Minaj and our shared Aries-ness, but she dropped out of the class before the halfway point of the first quarter.

Gradually, I became impatient with Patricia and felt it best I work alone. In doing so, I missed the chance to open up to my peers and form connections. As the year went by, though, I realized that that was how it ought to have been.

There were about ten of us in the class, roughly four young men and six young women. Conversations often surrounded controversial topics, and my teacher had to address the class multiple times. I steered clear of these and abided by the rules on the “Professional Conduct” sheet posted above the whiteboard that I had made the design for myself. The rules were simple: Stay on task, avoid inappropriate conversations, and be diligent in your work. This was, after all, supposed to be treated like a workplace. They don’t call it career training for nothing.

I won’t comment on the quality of my classmates’ work because like I said: art is entirely subjective. I will, however, point out that my technique was more advanced, which was to be expected, considering I had an immense amount of experience in drawing fashion figures. Between my skill level and determination to follow the rules, I achieved the highest grade in the class and was nominated to be the “Student of the Quarter”, which meant I got to miss some of my class to attend a brunch. My parents were invited, too. I also earned a perfect attendance award.

My mental health was deteriorating, though. There were constant arguments in my classroom. I began to dread seeing the bus pull into the roundabout in front of my school. One argument in particular struck a chord with me.

Another key player in this story is a young man who we’ll call Randy.

Randy sounded like Drake and tried to act like him, too. He sagged his pants, though, and was a raging homophobe. Every day I would hear the phrase “that’s gay” come out of his mouth. I knew what he meant, but he didn’t say what he meant, and instead chose to use a word intended to be positive as an insult. He made the argument that gay people are raised to be homosexual, and that they’re not born that way. As a matter of fact, he’d seen a study that confirmed this belief.

At this point, I had been an active member of the New York Catholic Forensics League Student Congress, and was doing extensive research about everything from Sub Saharan African infrastructure to the American electoral college. I was hearing eloquent speeches that were cited accurately on a weekly basis, so when Randy made this highly uninformed argument, I was unimpressed and offended.

Where was my teacher, you may ask? Doing something more important, I suppose, and letting this hostile environment fester.

I couldn’t take it anymore. I snapped.

“Randy. Randy. Randy.” I said firmly, trying to get his attention. “Stop saying ‘gay’ as if it is an insult, because it’s not. If you mean to say ‘stupid’, say it. Oh, and as someone who has grown up with a gay sibling I can promise you that it is not because she was raised that way.”

He dismissed me and looked away, but everyone else’s eyes were glued to me. I hadn’t addressed anyone in weeks.

“See?” my teacher exclaimed from her desk. “I told you someone would be offended.”

Later that evening I received a direct message on Instagram from Patricia apologizing for Randy’s actions. I wonder where her remorse was when he was being blatantly homophobic. 

There were several instances of bigotry in that classroom, some too painful to recount. It got to the point where I would literally cry on the bus to and from the vocational school.

I loved the curriculum, everything about it. I felt like I was in my element when the main perpetrators weren’t present. When they were, though, I was often anxious and upset. My teacher eventually stopped intervening altogether.

Around May, I started listening more carefully to the subject matter of the boy chatter. They were always talking about how young women were “valid” or “thick”--that is, young women on Instagram and Snapchat. Other times, they would call young women “ugly” or “too skinny”. Another young man, similar to Randy, but mostly to-himself said “fag” or “faggot” in regards to other young men he was either friends with or knew of if they way they dressed or acted suggested something about their sexuality. I worked three feet away from where my teacher spent the majority of our classes, at her desk, and I wore headphones with music playing relatively loud. I heard everything these young men were saying loud and clear.

I recall the exact moment that I broke down. It was after Patricia, while looking for her commercial size on a pattern envelope (they’re typically five sizes larger than your retail size), gasped.

“Size SIXTEEN?!” she exclaimed, looking horrified. “That’s HUGE. That is SO BIG. OH MY GOD.”

I was a size sixteen in retail, and a size 26 in commercial. I was huge.

It took many years for me to feel comfortable in my skin as a “plus size” young woman. I was never encouraged to love myself for who I was, rather to slim down to look socially acceptable and to be able to wear certain types of clothing. My self-love came from me, and I wasn’t used to my peers being disgusted by me or my size. Her words were like knives.

I gave her the worst glare imaginable and promptly left to go to the bathroom. I sobbed for a good ten minutes, absolutely hating where I was. It never occurred to me that I could have a bad time doing what I loved, but that’s exactly what was happening. My teacher let all of these things happen without correction, and the environment was incredibly toxic.

Eventually, I returned to the classroom and continued my work. After some time, my teacher called three young women, including myself, over to her desk.

“You know, next year, you girls should sign up for the morning class,” she said in a low voice. “You’re all very quiet, and it would be more productive because there wouldn’t be so much chatter.”

This had to be a joke.

“Angelina, don’t you think so?” she addressed me. “Will you do that?”

There was no way I was returning the next year, but I nodded my head and left for the bathroom again. This was the second time I bawled my eyes out that day, and I knew I would be crying on the bus back, too. I called my mom, but I was crying too hard to get a clear word out.

I visited my guidance counselor for the vocational program a few days later and told her everything, holding back even more tears. She was heartbroken to hear that I wouldn’t be returning, and suggested I try another program. Fashion was it for me, though. I had no interest in Architecture or Commercial Art, and I didn’t particularly like the Commercial Art teacher either.

The director of the entire school, the guidance counselor for the program, and the social working  who was also in charge of enforcing the rules of DASA, or the Dignity for All Students Act that made bullying of most kinds punishable by law visited my classroom and spoke about how the derogatory language was unacceptable, especially in a room of young women. After they left, the young men in my class denied the accusations outright, and for the first time, my vocal female classmates acknowledged that they were always saying vulgar things. Somehow they caught wind that I was the one who had reported what was going on and they thanked me for saying something. It blew my mind how they were always saying gutsy things to these young men, but never once had the nerve to address their foul language.

We had a meeting with the principal, my guidance counselor at the vocational school, my parents, my teacher, and the school social worker.

When asked to elaborate on what had been going on in the classroom, I broke down, but managed to get one phrase out.

“I feel like...there’s a lot of hearing...but no listening,” I said.

What I meant was that my teacher had been telling my class to lower the noise level, but not actually addressing the subject matter of the conversations that were being held and putting an end to them.

“I don’t even hear it,” my teacher scoffed.

She didn’t even hear it.

My mother was furious, as was my father. The administrators, including the social worker who had previously been very friendly with my teacher, were appalled. I couldn’t blame them, it was simple: my teacher was not doing her job. It was her responsibility to intervene and prevent that behavior, and she failed me and every other young person in that classroom.

The month after that was relatively peaceful. A lot of the main perpetrators didn’t show up to school very often. My relationship with my teacher was fine.

On the last day of classes, I didn’t say goodbye to anyone. I left the building in tears of relief and cried the entire bus ride back to my actual school, where I thrived.

I maintained a satisfactory grade in Fashion Design & Merchandising, never falling below a 90. That was by my own accord. Don’t get me wrong, my teacher was an excellent seamstress and made impeccable art, but fell completely flat when it came to having some compassion for me and my classmates. Those young men could have benefited immensely from some discipline, and it was her job to enforce the law, but sexual bullying was occurring right under her nose, and it was ignored. I had to advocate for myself and my female peers who were just as uncomfortable as I was. Ironically, my teacher was editing a brochure for the Women’s March while the whole ordeal was unfolding. She was helping stand up for women all over the country, but not in her own classroom.

The administrators did their jobs, and helped make that place tolerable in my last month or so there. There was catcalling occurring in the hallways before classes started, and I was the only young woman present to witness it because my bus always arrived early, and the administration corrected that immediately.

This wouldn’t have escalated to the point that it did if it had been a real workplace. I learned the importance of professionalism and removing myself from stressful situations in the name of preserving my mental health.

I nearly lost my love for fashion. Just typing that makes my heart ache. It has been my life since I was little, but it became my personal hell as a sixteen/seventeen year old. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, though. Sometimes that has to be learned the hard way.

I’m still going to college for fashion merchandising. I won’t let this awful experience ruin what I’ve worked so hard for. I’m a member of the National Technical Honor Society, I earned that. My determination has been recognized and rewarded on multiple occasions, so I don’t feel unfulfilled in the least.I feel it necessary to share my story, though--not as a cautionary tale, because the other programs at this vocational school are lovely, but rather as inspiration to speak up. As my vice principal says: “Your voice matters”.

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Microsoft’s Project Rome Android SDK now

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Microsoft’s Project Rome Android SDK now

Remaining yr, Microsoft brought its Mission Rome for Android SDK, if you want to permit developers to join apps and offerings throughout Android and Windows gadgets. The enterprise’s intention is to assist builders to create pass-platform reviews, permitting Android users to start an assignment on their handset and finish it on a Windows 10 tool.

Till now, the functionality changed into limited to launching an app on a far off device using a URI. But,

The brand new replace to the Task Rome SDK brings support for App services, which lets Android and Home windows apps talk to every other. “App offerings allow your app to offer services that can be interacted with from other programs,” explained Microsoft inside the weblog publish saying the new function. “This enables an Android software to invoke an app service on a Windows application to carry out tasks behind the curtain.

Microsoft selected to demonstrate the new characteristic with a remote control state of affairs: an Android song app that has incorporated the Undertaking Rome SDK might be used to release the equal app on a Home windows 10 device, which includes the Xbox One. From then, customers should hold gambling song on the Windows 10 tool and manage playback proper from their Android telephone. If you’re wondering, the Android app will need to use your wi-fi community or Bluetooth to discover your other Home windows 10 gadgets that are signed on with the identical Microsoft account.

With the introduction of app services functionality into the Android SDK, we continue to offer the equipment developers need to create especially compelling reviews,” defined Microsoft. Thinking about the tiny marketplace share of Home windows smartphone proper now, Microsoft might be proper to paintings on cross-platform scenarios between Android and Home windows 10.

Builders interested in leveraging the Challenge Rome SDK can discover all documentation and code for each Java and Xamarin on GitHub. Pontificate within the remarks in case you think Venture Rome is a promising initiative.

Upgrade Productivity With Microsoft Office Training

Quite a lot, every person, who’s healthy for using Pcs, is aware of a way to make utilization of Microsoft Office Merchandise. Notwithstanding this, a modest bunch of them can announce to be certified specialists in making utilization of this product. People, who start the gifted educating route of this noteworthy programming, can build their execution drastically. Human beings, who’re freshmen, have a tendency to set apart an extra drawn out opportunity to include the assignments. For this reason, ca success path for any officials is to construct adequacy of Microsoft Office application.

Change in Overall performance:

Microsoft Office initiatives are often applied. Many Human beings consider that Microsoft Workplace training 2016 can add minor benefits as ways as each person is concerned. Genuinely, this training is not just about the understanding laptop in alternate ways, but the experts ensured that the trainees should Change the entire talent of utilizing Office programs. Customization related with these programs can reduce times through half.

As Microsoft’s gadgets are utilized in each enterprise for diverse needs, capability in making use of these packages will monitor time. This will often result in money associated blessings for the enterprise.

How to Determine Employees’ talent Stage?

Microsoft affirms that the customers are uninformed of the same old of potential. A customary assessment confirmed that people were taken into consideration the elements of MS Office to be humble and utilized it as an essential phrase processor. Further MS Excel, regardless of the manner that during reality unfathomably is capable programming, is a concept to be a virtual processor. MS Excel can be used as the social program, and various spreadsheets can be consolidated collectively.

Maximum marketers might find that their faculty isn’t undertaking the whole potential of Workplace applications, however, strolling just a phase of the application’s elements, and Microsoft Workplace training 2016 will help you to reveal you techniques for increasing functionality.

Forms of schooling methods:

There are a few ways, to carry out the education processes. For corporations, the chance is an awful lot larger because education instructors will offer tweaked applications for a corporations’ stipulations and spending constraints. Microsoft Office schooling 2016 is probably executed both in-residence, via on-line sight and sound or request people to partake in lessons at the mastering establishment. There are focal factors for every approach and are laid out along these lines.

Extra frequently than no longer, in-house and e-studying or web-based totally making ready are supported by using entrepreneurs to carry Microsoft Office getting ready to their group of workers, for the purpose that each methodology is less lumbering. An in-house direction can be finished by using an insured or ready trainer and consists of the advantage of face to face addresses. Besides, laborers get an opportunity to make request furthermore pass in light in their pace. An e-learning making ready machine is a more reasonable alternative more regularly than no longer, and staff individuals have the choice of profiting it from their Office or the solace of their home of their greater time. This places much less weight on their paintings stack, however, takes longer and might not be inside the identical class as a live presentation.

Project Tracking Tools: The Easy Way of Managing Projects

The right form of assignment monitoring tools allows you to manipulate your commercial enterprise extra successfully. With that equipment, you could expand a properly-managed conversation channel with the unique groups operating on the task, to ensure that everything occurs inside the set deadline. That is because you may not have to run at the back of your workforce to recognize the fame in their paintings, the whole thing can be recorded it one place so one can access.

these equipment are so beneficial that they will be the quality investment you may make to your business. All the enterprise associated documents and documents may be processed the usage of gear for project control. those gear have a simple user interface and steps to comply with. these applications allow with fundamental and technical functions to meet All the small and large demands of business running. There may be no want to be worried as All of the documents are saved in a systematic way and additionally poses worm-detectors. This is a great pass as the manual garage of documents can be nerve-racking and prone to damage. The blessings of adapting assignment management equipment are many; let us see some of them:

Well-Prepared work Allocation

With the assist of task monitoring tools, the manager can maintain a watch at the venture’s progress. It also allows them to delegate responsibilities, manipulate shifts, and divide the workload. Inside the absence of these gear, manager regularly used to arrange venture conferences to take updates on the progress. One in all the biggest reasons in delaying of responsibilities will be worker’s idleness; this will be eliminated thru internet-primarily based monitoring of mission development. these gear also get rid of the need of hiring an extra team of workers for supervision and work.

Green Time control

Time management could be practiced greater efficiently with the assist of project monitoring equipment. these equipment allow the managers to keep music on the finishing touch of character steps, to scrutinize the time taken for the final touch of each step, to tune the performance of personnel, and plenty greater. It additionally facilitates in timely making the decision of finance and human aid components. Finance, as the organization could have the ability to devise the budget for the future. Human aid, as the manager would have a concept of the time personnel want to finish a specific challenge and accordingly staffing and task rotation can be done.

Development of Teamwork

challenge management and tracking permit the storage of dependent and well-timed facts that can be accessed with the aid of the diverse teams working at the tasks. This is made viable thru the utility of notifications, messenger, sharing of documents, presentations, webinars and so on… Team meetings and meetings also can be carried out over this software with the help of equipment like display screen sharing, video conferencing, teleconferencing, etc… This makes teamwork smooth and understandable.

Shifting From IOS Background to Android App Development

The access of smart telephones in our lives has made us learn absolutely in the direction of technology. Cell phones have now grown to be a need specifically because of the brand new and exciting apps and addictive games that are being launched regularly on the app save. Such Cellular app improvement takes location on numerous systems like Android, Windows, and iOS and there brings about numerous features which constantly makes us stick with our Cell displays.

various Cell app development businesses are gaining importance with the drastic growth inside the number of apps and games being launched on an app store. There’s a growing demand for new ideas for apps by diverse companies. The rage is such that even iOS developers are transferring themselves to developing apps on Android platform. However, the primary problem they face is the right execution of apps in Android app development. So, here we’re with a few statistics for iOS turned Android app builders. Wish it turns out to be beneficial.

Android app improvement and iOS are pretty similar

The builders transferring from iOS app development to Android app improvement have a misconception that they could have to go through the process of getting to know an entirely new language altogether. However, that isn’t the truth, due to the fact you have already got those developing talents found in you. Additionally, being an iOS developer, you ought to be quite privy to Goal-C or Swift.

At the same time as programming with Android, we use the concept of Object Oriented Programming and Java because the base which is just like Goal-C and Fast. The idea of Delegates, overriding techniques, and subclasses are also utilized in iOS and therefore Android app development becomes easy for the iOS developer. Nearly all of the principles and logics being utilized in both platforms are equal, it’s simply that during Android app improvement, Java language is used. therefore, the developer has to get properly versed with Java keywords as he can be the usage of key phrases like override, implements, extends, and so on., and not those utilized in iOS.

Android Studio and X code- Usage Distinction

Many instances its miles quite annoying to apply the Xcode IDE But now there are some principal upgrades made it in over a previous couple of years. In Android app development via Android studio, a number of the Xcode features can also be applied.

The same old coding practice for overriding methods, subclasses, import statements, and so on., used in iOS development is decreased to a splendid volume by means of Android Studio through utilizing Java keywords. Although both Xcode and Android Studio paintings quite similarly, there are nonetheless a few variations inside the UI code written in each the IDEs. In which on one hand Android makes use of separate XML files, however, Xcode makes use of storyboards and nibs.

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Warning: Strong Language

It has recently come to my “Realization” why Rothschild put Trump in the White House. And the tactics behind it are too childish for words. Hopefully, it will come through.

I came across the post about the “anti-vaccine movement” in Texas this morning, and I instantly realized that Trump was put in the Oval Office simply to “Act” like an idiot. This is what allowed us to forgive the Bush, Clinton, and Rothschild families for 9-11. Oh, well, ofcourse the “Terrorists” were able to pull it off, the President is an idiot.      Flash forward to 2017, and we seem to have another idiot as President. But, I for one, am not sold. All through his career as a “famous rich person” he has spoken intelligently. Now, as a Presidential candidate, and as President “S”elect, he seems incapable of completing one single solitary competent sentence. Don’t even ask for an entire intelligent thought. It’s not happening.

Then I thought about the fact that every once in awhile, he, Trump, makes a statement, or declares an action that I am completely in line with. Such as, “You think OUR country is so innocent?!”       Absolutely not. Or, “Trump launches “anti-vaccine movement” in Texas.” To this I say good. Past time to start an active specifically “Anti-Vaccine Movement.”

  “Great Scott”, that’s it. Idiots have been Trump’s target base during his entire election campaign. Idiots are the stage that Trump’s illegitimate Presidency is built upon. Those of us who are determined to stand our ground and keep pushing to recognize the programming, the lies, the misdirection, are failing here.

Trump is only in office to be an idiot, push through the TPP, increase the elite’s monetary flow, and initiate a percentage of positive changes on society from a skewed government authority perspective, in order to de- legitimize our very valid arguments, in the eye’s of the other idiots who blindly trust in a murderous government system.

Trump gives a boost to this movement, in Texas, where the movement is most concentrated and organized. People who have already decided the man cannot be trusted one little inch automatically write it off, as “Just him starting more shit.” The government’s idiots, however, launch an uninformed, emotional, and easily foreseeable “Idiotic” argument against vaccines because “The Medical Societal is the Devil.” Meanwhile, the “Medical Society” launches a clever, well- organized ad campaign to fully explain to the government’s “Idiots” why vaccines are good for us, and reinforce in our minds why we should blindly listen to them, and not an “Idiot” like Trump. “Public health experts warn that this growing movement is threatening one of the most successful medical innovations of modern times. Globally, vaccines prevent the deaths of about 2.5 million children every year, but deadly diseases such as measles and whooping cough still circulate in populations where enough people are unvaccinated.” By Lena H. Sun Alice Crites contributed to this report from Washington, and Eva Ruth Moravec contributed from San Antonio.

This quote, by one of The Washington Post writers, presents us all with undeniable proof that the Washington Post is definitively not a trusted source for news of any kind. They are culpable in murder through coercion, misdirection, and outright lies. Leo Kanner, Johns Hopkins University, 1943   “Since 1938, there have come to our attention a number of children whose condition differs so markedly and uniquely from anything reported so far, that each case merits – and, I hope, will eventually receive – a detailed consideration of its fascinating peculiarities.”   All of Kanners cases were born after, and began to appear following, the introduction of Eli Lilly’s new form of water-soluble mercury in the late 1920s used as an antifungal in forestry, a wood treatment product in the lumber industry and as a disinfectant and antibacterial in the medical industry under the name of “Thimerosal” that was included in vaccines.

It’s really, literally that simple. Trump is in office to not give a fuck about giving the elite everything they want. Additionally, he is in office to give a Fuck about some very serious health and safety concerns, just to give his “Idiots” a run at “exposing” these “Criminal Inner Societies,” just to fail, and in doing so, make it “Idiotic” to even question any point of the establishment.

  Health & Science Trump energizes the anti-vaccine movement in Texas

It is an often repeated fallacy that there is no research that supports the supposition that vaccines can cause autism. This talking point is most often repeated by medical personnel and public health officials who have simply never been told that these studies exist, and in some cases by those who refuse to read the information when it is offered to them, so they continue to labor under the false assumption that vaccine-autism causation is merely an “internet rumor” or a result of one paper that was published in 1998.

Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact   Leo Kanner, Johns Hopkins University, 1943   “Since 1938, there have come to our attention a number of children whose condition differs so markedly and uniquely from anything reported so far, that each case merits – and, I hope, will eventually receive – a detailed consideration of its fascinating peculiarities.”   All of

“Since 1938, there have come to our attention a number of children whose condition differs so markedly and uniquely from anything reported so far, that each case merits – and, I hope, will eventually receive – a detailed consideration of its fascinating peculiarities.”   All of Kanners cases were born after, and began to appear following, the introduction of Eli Lilly’s new form of water-soluble mercury in the late 1920s used as an antifungal in forestry, a wood treatment product in the lumber industry and as a disinfectant and antibacterial in the medical industry under the name of “Thimerosal” that was included in vaccines.

For further information on the early evidence of a vaccine/connection, I recommend reading Dr. Bryan Jepson’s book, “Changing the Course of Autism: A Scientific Approach for Parents and Physicians,” as well as MarkBlaxill and Dan Olmseted’s new book “The Age of Autism: Mercury, Medicine, and a Man-made Epidemic.”      1. Hepatitis B Vaccination of Male Neonates and Autism   Annals of Epidemiology , Vol. 19, No. 9 ABSTRACTS (ACE), September 2009: 651-680, p. 659   CM Gallagher, MS Goodman, Graduate Program in Public Health, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY   PURPOSE: Universal newborn immunization with hepatitis B vaccine was recommended in 1991; however, safety findings are mixed. The Vaccine Safety Datalink Workgroup reported no association between hepatitis B vaccination at birth and febrile episodes or neurological adverse events. Other studies found positive associations between hepatitis B vaccination and ear infection, pharyngitis, and chronic arthritis; as well as receipt of early intervention/special education services (EIS); in probability samples of U.S. children. Children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) comprise a growing caseload for EIS. We evaluated the association between hepatitis B vaccination of male neonates and parental report of ASD.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study used U.S. probability samples obtained from National Health Interview Survey 1997-2002 datasets. Logistic regression modeling was used to estimate the effect of neonatal hepatitis B vaccination on ASD risk among boys age 3-17 years with shot records, adjusted for race, maternal education, and two-parent household.

  RESULTS: Boys who received the hepatitis B vaccine during the first month of life had 2.94 greater odds for ASD (nZ31 of 7,486; OR Z 2.94; p Z 0.03; 95% CI Z 1.10, 7.90) compared to later- or unvaccinated boys. Non-Hispanic white boys were 61% less likely to have ASD (ORZ0.39; pZ0.04; 95% CIZ0.16, 0.94) relative to non-white boys.   CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that U.S. male neonates vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine had a 3-fold greater risk of ASD; risk was greatest for non-white boys.

See this full story and the other 29 reports contradicting the CDC and Medical Society in the link below.

Trump, Challenged About Putin, Says ‘Our Country’s So Innocent?’

Bill O’Reilly calls Putin a murderer in an interview with Trump on CNN, to which Trump responds “You think our countries so innocent, there’s a lot of killers in this country.”      And he was absolutely right. America has zero moral ground to stand on to accuse any other country, let alone an individual human being of any criminal action. It is well known by this point in history that the European Governments, including America, comprise the world’s only verified terroristic organizations.

Trump defence chief Mattis threatens less commitment to NATO 15 February 2017

A couple years ago NATO was condemning America for crimes against humanity over the state of water in Flint, MI, and several other states. In addition to our established record of police murdering innocent citizens.       Now they are going after Putin, and Trump threatens to pull away if the other NATO nations fail to increase their own spending in order to align with America’s Projections.

How Obama is scheming to sabotage Trump’s presidency

Former Obama Officials, Loyalists Waged Secret Campaign to Oust Flynn Sources:

Former Obama officials, loyalists planted series of stories to discredit Flynn, bolster Iran deal BY:Adam Kredo

You Are Fake News!’: Trump and CNN’s Jim Acosta Get Into Shouting Match at Presser by Justin Baragona | 12:18 pm, January 11th, 2017

Short and sweet. He is a diversion being used against us through the unadulterated force of the governments will against that of their constituents ( Bosses ). He divides us through continued fear mongering, Religious persecution, Racist profiling, Constitutionally Illegal “Laws”, Sexism, continued deterioration of employee rights…….      His moronic demeanor is nothing more than a show to lead his supporters to believe he is determined to be their

His moronic demeanor is nothing more than a show to lead his supporters to believe he is determined to be their savior, and to tell the rest of us that he can do whatever he wants, and he will wear us down, and destroy us

Appropriately Trumped Warning: Strong Language It has recently come to my “Realization” why Rothschild put Trump in the White House.

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Neglected Infectious Diseases on a Rapidly Shrinking Planet

David Bruce Conn, M.S., Ph.D.

Planet Earth is shrinking.  It has been shrinking for centuries, but the rate of its shrinkage has accelerated at a staggering rate during the last century, and within the past two decades has left our heads spinning.  To a geologist, such reduction in the earth’s size may not be an empirical reality.  But it is a reality to a biologist who studies the dispersal of species, a political scientist or economist concerned about increasing demands for multinational cooperation, or a climatologist who questions how human activity on one continent might influence weather patterns halfway around the globe.

           The effects of living in a smaller world pervade virtually every aspect of our lives. Even my work in writing is radically different than it was in the larger planet of a decade ago.  I type the words into my computer, which is equipped with a transmitter that links to a wireless hub in the other room, which then sends my work along instantaneously to my readers all around the world to read my article only minutes after I have written it.  By logging onto the internet, my computer can send the same article to any one of my colleagues or readers on any continent within minutes.  The ease and speed of communication such as this open myriad opportunities for global commerce, technology transfer, and political dialog.  These opportunities are enhanced by the speed at which modern airplanes allow us to travel physically around the globe, and the volume of cargo that we can transport on superfreighter ships and jumbo cargo jets.

           As we take advantage of these opportunities, it becomes increasingly important that we understand the far-flung localities with which we are now associating and doing business. We may profit from the breakdown of barriers to our isolation, but we also inherit the problems that were once too distant to concern us.  The things that affect the economy and politics of our new neighbors now affect the economy and politics of our own homeland.  Diseases play a major role in shaping the economic, political, and cultural features of any society; so it follows that we can survive and flourish on a shrinking planet only if we understand human diseases that affect other parts of the world.

           Many years ago, I decided to devote myself to the study of parasitic diseases.  By a time-honored convention, biomedical scientists use the term parasitic diseases in reference to diseases caused by worms, arthropods (such as mites, ticks, and insects), and complex single-celled protists.  Diseases caused by protists and fungi, as well as by the much simpler bacteria and viruses are generally referred to as microbial diseases due to the microscopic size of the pathogenic organisms. However, pathogens (literally, makers of disease) of all these groups have a parasitic lifestyle.  Both parasitic and microbial diseases are types of infectious diseases, since they involve one organism infecting another. Many infectious diseases are also communicable diseases, since they can be passed, or communicated, directly from one person to another.  However, not all infectious diseases are directly transmissible; many require time to develop in the external environment, or inside another host such as a mosquito.  The breakdown into parasitic and microbial is artificial in many ways, but reflects the historical development of parasitology and microbiology as separate fields of biological science.

           When I began studying parasitology several years ago, I came to realize that, like me, most Americans, Europeans, and people from other highly developed parts of the world are rather sophisticated in their general medical knowledge, but relatively uninformed about the plight of their neighbors in less affluent circumstances. In tropical and subtropical areas around the globe, the climate has allowed parasitic diseases to flourish over the millennia, while such diseases have been suppressed by the temperate climates to the north.  Because we live in areas where most parasitic diseases are not major problems, it is natural for us to assume that these diseases either do not exist or are of only minor medical concern.  Two events early in my career as a university professor made this point clear to me.

           The first occurred shortly after U.S. troops began returning from the First Gulf War in the early 1990s, and the media began to report that some U.S. military personnel had contracted a “rare disease.”  Despite its great “rarity,” medical authorities had been able to identify the disease as leishmaniasis.  The newspapers and media did not report that each year, what they incorrectly referred to as a “rare disease” is contracted by more than twelve million people, severely debilitating and disfiguring several million of them, and killing thousands more.  The reports also failed to note that the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health organizations had for many years considered leishmaniasis to be one of the major tropical diseases – one of the most significant human health problems in the world.

           The second event involved a brief encounter with one of my students at St. Lawrence University, who had just returned to our campus in New York State from participating in the university’s Kenya Semester.  She had picked up a benign infection of some sort, so we had a short chat about human health problems in tropical Africa.  She informed me confidently that there were indeed a few tropical infections one might encounter in Africa, but that they were “no big deal.”  What she did not know was that African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness), regarded as an oddity by many westerners, infects one million people each year and is on the top tropical diseases list of several organizations. She was not yet aware that onchocerciasis, or river blindness, completely blinds tens of thousands of people each year in parts of tropical Africa (see information box below).  She was not aware that tropical Africa is the world’s primary center of schistosomiasis, a disease that kills as many as one million people each year and infects up to 300 million—nearly equivalent to the entire population of the United States. She did not realize that every year in Africa, one million children die of malaria alone, and that 100 million people around the world are infected with malaria—nearly a third the number of the  entire population of the United States! 

           The first anecdote is not a testimony to any ignorance unique to the American press, nor is the second a reflection of unusually poor education on the part of American universities. Rather, both reflect a lack of information available to educated citizens of prosperous temperate-zone countries regarding the nature of global human health problems.  Few westerners realize that the major diseases of affluent developed countries in temperate climates are comparatively minor problems to the majority of the world’s populations, who live primarily in tropical and subtropical Third-World countries.  On a global scale, cancer and heart disease rank below such diseases as malaria, schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted helminths (parasitic roundworms) as significant human health problems.  One reason is simply that cancer and heart disease are often, though not exclusively, maladies that affect a disproportionate number of older people.  Another reason is seen in the sheer numbers; cancer and heart disease affect only a fraction of the number of people who are affected by the major parasitic diseases.  For example, it is estimated that more than one billion people – nearly one of every six people on the planet – are infected by soil-transmitted helminths.

           Why do these major diseases occur primarily or exclusively in tropical Third-World countries? There are many contributing factors, including the relative shortage of healthcare and sanitation technology in economically underdeveloped countries.  But the most important factor is simply that most of the parasites and/or the organisms that transmit them are restricted to tropical climates. That such geographic variations in disease should occur as a normal part of biotic distribution patterns should come as no surprise.  This is basically the same reason that polar bear attacks on humans are more likely to occur in the Arctic than in deserts or tropical rain forests, but crocodile attacks don’t occur in the Arctic.  Whether we are dealing with polar bears and crocodiles or tapeworms and blood flukes, most animals are restricted in their geographic distribution, and it is a basic biological principle that life is vastly more diverse in the tropics.  This higher biodiversity is not restricted to pretty tropical birds and butterflies; many more species of human parasites also live in the tropics, as do their insect vectors.

           Historically, people in one part of the world have paid scant attention to the health concerns peculiar to people living in other regions.  Exceptions can be found among medical workers who deal with international tourists, military personnel who often encounter exotic diseases in foreign countries, and public health professionals who deal with the ever increasing tide of immigrants from developing countries.  With expanding global travel and commerce causing our planet to shrink at a rapidly accelerating pace, the time has come for this to change.  For this and other humanitarian reasons, an initiative known as “The Great Neglected Diseases” campaign was begun in the 1980’s by the Rockefeller Foundation and other groups around the world that were seeking to increase an awareness among westerners of the plight of tropical developing countries in dealing with health problems unique to or vastly more devastating in the tropics.  A major focus of this program was to generate funding for and increase research activity related to tropical parasitic diseases.  This program and more recent initiatives like it, including the Neglected Tropical Disease program of the U.S. Global Health Initiative, have enjoyed varying degrees of success, but much remains to be done.  The original Great Neglected Diseases program inspired my undergraduate college course of that same name, which I have now taught at several universities to growing and increasingly enthusiastic groups of bright young people.  We can only hope that as we continue to learn about parasites, we can help to make the diseases they cause become less “neglected”, and in turn ultimately to come to be problems that are not as “great” as they now are.  Otherwise, as our planet continues to shrink, our problem with parasitic diseases will loom larger than ever with each passing year.

Further Reading:

Chomicz, L., D.B. Conn, J.P. Szaflik, and B. Szostakowska. 2016.  Newly Emerging Parasitic Threats for Human Health: National and International Trends. BioMed Research International – Parasitology, Special Issue. Hindawi Publishing Corporation, London, United Kingdom. 73 pp.

Conn, D.B. 2009. Presidential address: Parasites on a shrinking planet. Journal of Parasitology 95: 1253-1263.

Conn, D.B.  2011. Neglected Diseases, Emerging Infections, and America's Global Health Century.  Jefferson Science Distinguished Lecture Series, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.  Transcript and streaming video:  https://2009-2017.state.gov/e/stas/series/180126.htm

Conn, D.B. 2014. Aquatic invasive species and emerging infectious disease threats: A One Health perspective.  Aquatic Invasions 9: 383-390.  http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/ai.2014.9.3.12h

*** Prof. Dr. David Bruce Conn is a biomedical scientist who has conducted research and taught at universities around the world, and advised governments and industries about parasitic and other infectious diseases, invasive species, and environmental health for 40 years.  (Disclaimer: Dr. Conn is a senior advisor to the U.S. Department of State on issues of health and foreign policy, but the contents of this post are his own views and do not officially represent any unit of the U.S. federal government).

Copyright © 2017 by David Bruce Conn.  Free use and distribution permitted with attribution.