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I haven’t had a chance to read anyone’s posts yet, so hopefully this isn’t redundant. I’m sure some of you haven’t seen it.
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When I worked at a pathology lab, “monster tumors” (teratomas) would come through regularly, which are tumors with hair and teeth. This reminds me of those, except for those tumors are just that - tumors - not the beginning of an absorbed twin, as it is in this case. |
Interesting excerpts from an article on the placebo effect:
“For years, scientists have looked at the placebo effect as just a figment of overactive patient imaginations. Sure, dummy medications seemed to curb epileptic seizures, lower blood pressure, soothe migraines and smooth out jerky movements in Parkinson’s - but these people weren’t really better. Or so scientists thought.
Now, using PET scanners and MRIs to peer into the heads of patients who respond to sugar pills, researchers have discovered that the placebo effect is not “all in patients’ heads” but rather, in their brains. New research shows that belief in a dummy treatment leads to changes in brain chemistry.”
“A signal starts out at an injured site and travels up to the brain, Mackey explains. But, until the brain interprets that electrical signal, you don’t actually ‘feel’ pain.”
Placebo’s power goes beyond the mind
Scientists tap into fake pill’s effects to help real pains
Online word processing: import existing Word docs, update and access anywhere. Perfect for resumes & CV’s with a pricepoint of free.
Always entertained with useful Betas like this. From what I have read, this is another Google beta, yet it isn’t apparent at the Writely site itself.
Enjoy!
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A limited number of accounts are available during this Beta Test. Comment or email me if you would like one, just indicate what username you would like. Aside from email and chat, what I most frequently use my account for is uploading files that I need to be able to access from work or school, then saving them as a draft with a relevant subject line. Very convenient. Let ‘em know you’re the girl of their dreams with a snazzy @NightmareGirls.net email address Benefits: |
“You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you’re satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you’ve got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you’re trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you.“
This is especially relevant right now. I don’t want to become trapped in my lovely nest, the possession of what I’d once thought I’d possess. Why do you? This theme, she’s-a recurring. *shakes head in disbelief*
Anyway, getcha some Fight Club quotes here.
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I watched a documentary on Roy Lichtenstein last night, and learned that ALL of his bad-ass comic-styled paintings were TRACED from vintage comics by other artists. He cut selected panels out and would first trace it at regular size, then blow it up with an opaque projector. From there, he would reduce and enlarge, to get the desired framing and cropping of the image on his canvas. The benday dots? Masked, then airbrushed. For some reason, I had always pictured them painstakingly painted by hand. He was, however, a master of graphic design. You could liken him to someone armed with Adobe Photoshop and another artist’s work - there is an art involved in cropping, adjusting the colors, enhancing. Not everyone with Photoshop creates captivating images. His were always and striking and distinct in style, which technically was his own. What I object to, is that the work was not his own, yet he made shitloads from each painting with no credit or kickback to the original artist. Lichtenstein originally insisted all work was his own, but an artist recognized his own work therein, and soon the truth was out. An interesting aside, the artists of these 50’s comics, that Lichtenstein’s work hinged on, got together and held a huge exhibit in New York, only to receive to a dismal turn-out. This speaks to Roy Lichtenstein’s sense of aesthetics. He knew that by isolating a comic panel from it’s original context, and even improving on the original artist’s lines, the drama was intensified. The viewer could make up their own accompanying backstory. I just think that it’s fucked up that he was selling shit that wasn’t his. Furthermore, I find it humorous that his foundation site commands that none of the contents should be reproduced in any form. ;p |
