The Stan Lai Theater and Directing Art Advanced Research and Study Class will be held from August 1–5 in Beijing and then Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei. Thirty students from 100 applicants including directors, drama students and journalists will take the Beijing workshops, said host Ji Hailian of Magnificent Culture. Renowned Taiwan-based dramatist Stan Lai, probably best known for his Secret Love In Peach Blossom Land (1986), will host a series of theatrical workshops for the first time on t
Researchers say they have discovered “ultra-bad” cholesterol in some patients and the discovery can be a game changer for treating heart disease. Ultra-bad cholesterol is stickier than normal bad cholesterol – known as LDL – meaning it’s more likely to attach to arterial walls. This is more dangerous because when LDL attaches to artery walls it forms fatty plaques that cause coronary heart disease (CHD). As fatty plaques grow, they narrow the arteries and reduce blood flow and also may trigger a stroke or heart attack. CHD is the most common type of heart disease and kills almost 450,000 Americans each year. Should we be worried? If you are elderly or have type 2 diabetes, then yes. Those patients were more likely to have ultra-bad cholesterol. “This study shows how the make-up and the shape of a type of LDL cholesterol found in diabetics could make it more harmful than other types of LDL,” Dr Shannon Amoils, research adviser at the British Heart Foundation, said in a written statement . “The findings provide one possible explanation for the increased risk of coronary heart disease in people with diabetes.” But the study may give scientists insight on how the type 2 diabetes drug metformin also fights heart disease. Scientists are hopeful the findings can lead to even better treatments down the road. “The next challenge is to tackle this more dangerous type of cholesterol with treatments that could help neutralize its harmful effects on patients’ arteries,” lead author Dr. Naila Rabbani, associate professor of experimental systems biology at Warwick Medical School, said in the statement. According to the American Heart Association: “You can reduce cholesterol in your blood by eating healthful foods, losing weight if you need to and exercising.” What follows is a listing of the most potent foods to add to your diet if you want to fight high cholesterol and drive your levels down using your diet as a primary tool.
Suicides in the United States appear to increase in hard times and decrease during years of prosperity, according to a new government report. The image of people jumping from windows after the stock market crash of 1929 graphically illustrates the pattern detected by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The overall suicide rate rises and falls in connection with the economy,” said lead researcher Feijun Luo, a health economist in the division of violence prevention at the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. “The strongest association between business cycles and suicides was among working-age people 25 to 64 years old,” he said. Co-author Dr. Alexander E. Crosby, a medical epidemiologist in the division of violence prevention at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, said economic hardship may trigger suicidal impulses in those already at risk of killing themselves. “Suicide results from an interaction of a number of different factors,” Crosby said. “Other studies have shown there is an association between suicide and unemployment, suicide and economic issues, and it can make vulnerable people more prone to be at risk for suicidal behavior,” he said. The report is published online April 14 in the American Journal of Public Health. The researchers found suicide rates spiked during the Great Depression (1929-1933), at the end of the New Deal (1937-1938), during the oil crisis of 1973-1975, and the double-dip recession of 1980-1982. But fewer people killed themselves during periods of economic expansion, such as the World War II years (1939-1945) and between 1991 and 2001, when the economy grew rapidly and unemployment was low. Commenting on the study, M. David Rudd, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Science at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, said that these “interesting findings confirm what many have been thinking from an anecdotal perspective over the last several years.” Rudd agreed that those most likely to kill themselves in bad economic times are those already at risk of suicide. “It’s fairly well established that upwards of 90% of those taking their own lives suffer from a diagnosable mental illness at the time, with the overwhelming majority not being in active treatment,” he said. The difference in impact across age groups is not a surprise, given that those hardest hit face the most pressing economic demands, Rudd added. The youngest and oldest groups probably experience relatively less economic pressure, he pointed out. “Prevention efforts need to focus on recognition and more effective response to psychiatric illness, particularly in primary care settings,” he said. Source
Men like sex; and actually many women do too. It’s safe to assume that both men and women enjoy the act of reaching a sexual climax (aka gettin’ it in) and therefore make conscious efforts to engage in sexual activity; but is it all for the same reason? Although a general statement, it can be assumed why most men have sex, and we know it doesn’t always involve love or even like; but studies show that for women it may be a bit more complex. For some women, the choice of having sex isn’t just to act out new sexual techniques they’ve acquired while reading a juicy Zane novel or even to fulfill strong sexual desires. So why do some women really choose to have sex? A study conducted by the Queensland Institute of Technology recently surfaced throughout the web. The study found that one in three women have gotten the blues after sex at least once in their lives; and 10 percent reported frequently or almost always feeling sad after sex. According to the study, the symptoms include melancholy, tearfulness, anxiety, irritability or feeling of restlessness. So while some women roll over after sex feeling calmed, relaxed and ready for a cigarette, others are one step away from depression. ( Continue reading… )
This case study came to us from Joshua Cohen at Fat Pencil Studio in Portland, Oregon. Joshua writes: The company name “Fat Pencil” refers to the traditional drawing instrument used by architects during the early stages of conceptual design—when it’s important to get ideas on paper quickly, and avoid getting bogged down by details. Google SketchUp Pro provides a digital equivalent of this practice,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Official Google SketchUp Blog Discovery Date : 11/04/2011 18:23 Number of articles : 2
This case study came to us from Joshua Cohen at Fat Pencil Studio in Portland, Oregon. Joshua writes: The company name “Fat Pencil” refers to the traditional drawing instrument used by architects during the early stages of conceptual design—when it’s important to get ideas on paper quickly, and avoid getting bogged down by details. Google SketchUp Pro provides a digital equivalent of this practice,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Official Google SketchUp Blog Discovery Date : 11/04/2011 18:23 Number of articles : 2
Furious about an unkind comment? Angry about a social snub? Say a prayer, even if you’re not religious. There have been several different schools of thought on this. When you were little your mother most likely told you to “pray for that child, or this child” Well research is starting to point in the direction that is can be possible that we can actually affect are emotional range by praying. Think about this for a moment. Do you stop to count to ten when you are angry? If the answer is yes than you are well on the way to proving that theory science is after. New research from American and Dutch scientists shows praying can help ease anger, lower aggression and lessen the impact of provocation. “People often turn to prayer when they’re feeling negative emotions, including anger,” said Brad Bushman, a professor of communications and psychology at Ohio State University and a co-author of the study. “We found that prayer really can help people cope with their anger, probably by helping them change how they view the events that angered them and helping them take it less personally.” In research published online in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Bushman and his colleagues found that prayer helped to control anger regardless of the person’s religious affiliation, or if they attended church or prayed regularly. In the first study they asked 53 U.S. college students to complete a questionnaire that measured levels of emotions such as anger, depression, tension, fatigue and vigor and then put them in a situation that could elicit an angry response. Then the students were told to read a newspaper report about a cancer patient and randomly assigned to pray for her or to just think about her. Students who prayed for the patient had lower self-reported anger levels. In other studies Bushman, Ryan Bremner of the University of Michigan, and Sander Koole, of UV University in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, found similar results about the power of prayer in dealing with anger, aggression and provocation. Related Stories: Minute Meditation: Prayer for Safety Affirmation: “I’m Going To Relax And Have Fun With This, No Matter What.” Quiet Is Where You Find The Real You
Here’s some video that was emailed to me…I don’t know when it was shot, I just know that you should definitely watch it on mute…I also know that it is a favorable angle of Katy Perry pig, cuz you get to look up her skirt like a perver, without having to look at her busted up face, or thick fat, hideous, disgusting legs…. She is such a fucking joke, but I know you like her and her muff gut…an I know you like perverted videos shot by perverted people…while all I see is an overrated, sloppy fucking bitch with a dimply ass who I fucking hate…… Remember watch it on mute…
After finding out that staring at a girl’s tits is healthy , I figured I’d help you live longer by posting these pictures of Audrina Patridge….I am not sure if the study applies to fake tits, I just know it makes for a good excuse when busted checking out tit and if you’re wondering why I chose Audrina for this task, it is cuz her tits are all she’s fucking good for. Without them, she’s nothing, so whatever sugar daddy, or actual daddy who sorted her out with these implants is, she is forever indebted…cuz it landed her a role on a show and what might be her own show…unless of course these are just staged pics, trying to stay relevant. #losing. I will argue that staring at Audrina’s tits will kill you, because of the frustration that she’s more important than you in the eye of the world, when really she’s nothing by a fucking whore who belongs on a street corner. #losing. The anger she brings out in people, mainly me, can’t be good for me on any level, especailly when it is happening while she’s half naked…it just leaves me confused…. I was sure the cast of The Hills were going to kill themselves when the show ended…but they still live….#losing. Make them stop. To See The Rest of the Pictures – Follow THis Link
After finding out that staring at a girl’s tits is healthy , I figured I’d help you live longer by posting these pictures of Audrina Patridge….I am not sure if the study applies to fake tits, I just know it makes for a good excuse when busted checking out tit and if you’re wondering why I chose Audrina for this task, it is cuz her tits are all she’s fucking good for. Without them, she’s nothing, so whatever sugar daddy, or actual daddy who sorted her out with these implants is, she is forever indebted…cuz it landed her a role on a show and what might be her own show…unless of course these are just staged pics, trying to stay relevant. #losing. I will argue that staring at Audrina’s tits will kill you, because of the frustration that she’s more important than you in the eye of the world, when really she’s nothing by a fucking whore who belongs on a street corner. #losing. The anger she brings out in people, mainly me, can’t be good for me on any level, especailly when it is happening while she’s half naked…it just leaves me confused…. I was sure the cast of The Hills were going to kill themselves when the show ended…but they still live….#losing. Make them stop. To See The Rest of the Pictures – Follow THis Link
