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shadowkat1. In response to co-worker's continuous pestering, I decided to watch "What We Do in the Shadows" via "On Demand", it's not really available elsewhere. And only the last five episodes are available -- which is good, because I tried first two and was somewhat bored.
Episode 6 is rather funny. Episode 7 isn't bad..
They do an ancestry check and the human companion discovers he has Van Helsing blood.
Nando: Van Helsing isn't real is he? Wait, vampires are real ...so. But I like vampires. I wouldn't kill any, well except for those two I already killed..
OR..
Nandor has discovered that he has all these relatives, so hunts them down...and flies up to one old ladies window to give her a gift. He told by another vampire not to tap on the window at all costs. What does he do? He taps on the window, the woman sees him and drops dead from a heart attack (she's in her 80s).
Nandor: I shouldn't have tapped on her window, I wouldn't have if you hadn't goaded me.
Energy Vampire: By goading you, if you mean telling you repeatedly that absolutely under no circumstances are you to tap on her window -- then yeah.
Episode 8..
Apparently Laslo has done porn. Lots of it.
Nadia: There's nothing more depressing than to realize that your husband has done a lot of porn, and it's all boring.
Actually, all porn is boring. There's no story or conflict. It's frankly more interesting watching a naked wrestling match. OR porn tends to be rather funny because well...so was episode 8. I'm not seeing any of the famous guest stars, but maybe I'm not looking closely enough? OR they are all in the episodes I did not see?
Now trying Episode 9...
ETA: I finished it. The guest stars pop up in episode 10. It has some funny laugh out loud moments, and the characters grow on you...sort of like mildew. (Just joking). But I'm not sure the plot works. Also they are clearly parodying a lot of vampire movies. They tried to get Kiefer Sutherland for a guest appearance, but apparently he turned them down, and the others were impossible. I really wish Tom Cruise took them up on it. That would have been hilarious.
It's very campy, but there are some really funny bits in there...so overall, worth a look. But only the last five episodes are available on demand, unfortunately.
The set-up is a bunch of Slavic vampires hiding out on Staten Island, which may be funnier if you are a New Yorker and familiar with Staten Island.
2. The Good Fight -- is not as good as The Good Wife, or maybe I don't find political satire entertaining when I'm living in a political satire?
3. Has Humanity Reached Peak Intelligence?
I hope not. We're still rather dumb in some respects -- actually a lot of respects.
But hey, we've created IQ tests. Shame we haven't created accurate ones ...but that's not what the article is about. That's me snarking about the article.
You may not have noticed, but we are living in an intellectual golden age.
Since the intelligence test was invented more than 100 years ago, our IQ scores have been steadily increasing. Even the average person today would have been considered a genius compared to someone born in 1919 – a phenomenon known as the Flynn effect.
We may have to enjoy it while we can. The most recent evidence suggests that this trend may now be slowing. It may even be reversing, meaning that we have already passed the summit of human intellectual potential.
Can we have really reached peak intelligence? And if that is the case, what can the subsequent decline mean for the future of humanity?
Let’s begin by exploring the ancient origins of human intelligence, from the moment our ancestors began to walk upright more than three million years ago. Scans of fossil skulls suggest that the brains of the first bipedal apes, Australopithecus, were about 400 cubic centimetres – just a third the size of modern humans’.
That comes at a serious cost. The brains of modern humans consume around 20% of the body’s energy, so our bigger brains must have offered some serious benefits to make up for those excess calories.
Cave art of ancient humans suggests a surprising intelligence...
So basically Nethandrals were smart? I guess they'd have to be to survive against the predators back then.
4. Manhattan's West Side had a Power Outtage Saturday night
A power failure plunged a stretch of the West Side of Manhattan into darkness on Saturday night, trapping people in subway cars and elevators for a time, leaving drivers to fend for themselves at intersections with no traffic signals and eerily dimming the lights in a swath of Times Square.
Stores emptied out, and Broadway shows did not go on: Most theaters canceled their performances. In restaurants and bars, people drank by the glow of their smartphones.
But the lights — and, on a warm Saturday night in midsummer, the air conditioning and fans that keep people cool — began to return about 10 p.m. Power was fully restored by midnight, with cheers ringing out on the streets in response.
Con Edison said that the power failed at 6:47 p.m. and that 73,000 customers were in the dark for at least three hours, mainly on the West Side. The blackout stretched from 72nd Street to the West 40s, and from Fifth Avenue to the Hudson River.
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Con Edison said the failure apparently stemmed from a problem at a substation on West 49th Street, and affected six power sectors.
John McAvoy, Con Edison’s chairman and chief executive, suggested it was a mechanical failure but emphasized that the utility would not know the cause until an investigation was completed.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was more specific, saying the failure started with an explosion and fire at a substation that caused other substations to “lose power and malfunction.”
“Once we get past the emergency, then I want to know what the heck happened,” Mr. Cuomo told WABC-TV, “because this is not the first time we have had a substation issue.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was in Iowa campaigning for his presidential bid, ruled out terrorism or criminal activity.
Con Edison customers “expect to have a system that contemplates, anticipates and prevents foreseeable occurrences,” he said.
The blackout happened on the same date that a large power failure in 1977 plunged the city into darkness. Now as then, Times Square — usually blindingly bright with tourists and crowds strolling to theaters — was dark, and traffic signals were out.
Brings back memories of the 2004 blackout, which I was luckily not employed during so it wasn't that big a problem for me. It last a few days. The subways were out much longer. And it also took out most of the North Eastern Seaboard.
5. Nutritional Psychiatry is the Future of Mental Health Treatment
It is now known that many mental health conditions are caused by inflammation in the brain which ultimately causes our brain cells to die. This inflammatory response starts in our gut and is associated with a lack of nutrients from our food such as magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics, vitamins and minerals that are all essential for the optimum functioning of our bodies.
Recent research has shown that food supplements such as zinc, magnesium, omega 3, and vitamins B and D3 can help improve people’s mood, relieve anxiety and depression and improve the mental capacity of people with Alzheimer’s.
Magnesium is one of most important minerals for optimal health, yet many people are lacking in it. One study found that a daily magnesium citrate supplement led to a significant improvement in depression and anxiety, regardless of age, gender or severity of depression. Improvement did not continue when the supplement was stopped.
Omega-3 fatty acids are another nutrient that is critical for the development and function of the central nervous system – and a lack has been associated with low mood, cognitive decline and poor comprehension.
And..
More worrying is the increase in the use of antidepressants by children and young people. In Scotland, 5,572 children under 18 were prescribed antidepressants for anxiety and depression in 2016. This figure has more than doubled since 2009/2010.
But according to British psychopharmacologist Professor David Healy, 29 clinical trials of antidepressant use in young people found no benefits at all. These trials revealed that instead of relieving symptoms of anxiety and depression, antidepressants caused children and young people to feel suicidal.
Healy also challenges their safety and effectiveness in adults. He believes that antidepressants are over-prescribed and that there is little evidence that they are safe for long-term use. Antidepressants are said to create dependency, have unpleasant side effects and cannot be relied upon to always relieve symptoms.
True...I tried them right -- they made it worse. I have a delicate biochemistry, and it can get thrown off easily. Also hormones have an effect, which our society has no clue on how to deal with -- since there's no pill you can safely take that will fix it.
Also Vitamin D deficiency is an issue. I'm taking two Vitamin D supplements a day.
6. Half of FB is still convinced the sky is falling, and posts about it constantly -- every horrible thing they can come up with. The other half is posting cat vids and personal stuff. So I liked and started following comics pages and joined a GH fandom...just to make it more interesting. One gets tired of "crazy cat video", "my great vacation", "oh no the world is going to end"...after a bit.
Episode 6 is rather funny. Episode 7 isn't bad..
They do an ancestry check and the human companion discovers he has Van Helsing blood.
Nando: Van Helsing isn't real is he? Wait, vampires are real ...so. But I like vampires. I wouldn't kill any, well except for those two I already killed..
OR..
Nandor has discovered that he has all these relatives, so hunts them down...and flies up to one old ladies window to give her a gift. He told by another vampire not to tap on the window at all costs. What does he do? He taps on the window, the woman sees him and drops dead from a heart attack (she's in her 80s).
Nandor: I shouldn't have tapped on her window, I wouldn't have if you hadn't goaded me.
Energy Vampire: By goading you, if you mean telling you repeatedly that absolutely under no circumstances are you to tap on her window -- then yeah.
Episode 8..
Apparently Laslo has done porn. Lots of it.
Nadia: There's nothing more depressing than to realize that your husband has done a lot of porn, and it's all boring.
Actually, all porn is boring. There's no story or conflict. It's frankly more interesting watching a naked wrestling match. OR porn tends to be rather funny because well...so was episode 8. I'm not seeing any of the famous guest stars, but maybe I'm not looking closely enough? OR they are all in the episodes I did not see?
Now trying Episode 9...
ETA: I finished it. The guest stars pop up in episode 10. It has some funny laugh out loud moments, and the characters grow on you...sort of like mildew. (Just joking). But I'm not sure the plot works. Also they are clearly parodying a lot of vampire movies. They tried to get Kiefer Sutherland for a guest appearance, but apparently he turned them down, and the others were impossible. I really wish Tom Cruise took them up on it. That would have been hilarious.
It's very campy, but there are some really funny bits in there...so overall, worth a look. But only the last five episodes are available on demand, unfortunately.
The set-up is a bunch of Slavic vampires hiding out on Staten Island, which may be funnier if you are a New Yorker and familiar with Staten Island.
2. The Good Fight -- is not as good as The Good Wife, or maybe I don't find political satire entertaining when I'm living in a political satire?
3. Has Humanity Reached Peak Intelligence?
I hope not. We're still rather dumb in some respects -- actually a lot of respects.
But hey, we've created IQ tests. Shame we haven't created accurate ones ...but that's not what the article is about. That's me snarking about the article.
You may not have noticed, but we are living in an intellectual golden age.
Since the intelligence test was invented more than 100 years ago, our IQ scores have been steadily increasing. Even the average person today would have been considered a genius compared to someone born in 1919 – a phenomenon known as the Flynn effect.
We may have to enjoy it while we can. The most recent evidence suggests that this trend may now be slowing. It may even be reversing, meaning that we have already passed the summit of human intellectual potential.
Can we have really reached peak intelligence? And if that is the case, what can the subsequent decline mean for the future of humanity?
Let’s begin by exploring the ancient origins of human intelligence, from the moment our ancestors began to walk upright more than three million years ago. Scans of fossil skulls suggest that the brains of the first bipedal apes, Australopithecus, were about 400 cubic centimetres – just a third the size of modern humans’.
That comes at a serious cost. The brains of modern humans consume around 20% of the body’s energy, so our bigger brains must have offered some serious benefits to make up for those excess calories.
Cave art of ancient humans suggests a surprising intelligence...
So basically Nethandrals were smart? I guess they'd have to be to survive against the predators back then.
4. Manhattan's West Side had a Power Outtage Saturday night
A power failure plunged a stretch of the West Side of Manhattan into darkness on Saturday night, trapping people in subway cars and elevators for a time, leaving drivers to fend for themselves at intersections with no traffic signals and eerily dimming the lights in a swath of Times Square.
Stores emptied out, and Broadway shows did not go on: Most theaters canceled their performances. In restaurants and bars, people drank by the glow of their smartphones.
But the lights — and, on a warm Saturday night in midsummer, the air conditioning and fans that keep people cool — began to return about 10 p.m. Power was fully restored by midnight, with cheers ringing out on the streets in response.
Con Edison said that the power failed at 6:47 p.m. and that 73,000 customers were in the dark for at least three hours, mainly on the West Side. The blackout stretched from 72nd Street to the West 40s, and from Fifth Avenue to the Hudson River.
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The best things to do in N.Y.C. during the hottest season of the year. This limited-edition newsletter will launch before Memorial Day and run through Labor Day.
Con Edison said the failure apparently stemmed from a problem at a substation on West 49th Street, and affected six power sectors.
John McAvoy, Con Edison’s chairman and chief executive, suggested it was a mechanical failure but emphasized that the utility would not know the cause until an investigation was completed.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was more specific, saying the failure started with an explosion and fire at a substation that caused other substations to “lose power and malfunction.”
“Once we get past the emergency, then I want to know what the heck happened,” Mr. Cuomo told WABC-TV, “because this is not the first time we have had a substation issue.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was in Iowa campaigning for his presidential bid, ruled out terrorism or criminal activity.
Con Edison customers “expect to have a system that contemplates, anticipates and prevents foreseeable occurrences,” he said.
The blackout happened on the same date that a large power failure in 1977 plunged the city into darkness. Now as then, Times Square — usually blindingly bright with tourists and crowds strolling to theaters — was dark, and traffic signals were out.
Brings back memories of the 2004 blackout, which I was luckily not employed during so it wasn't that big a problem for me. It last a few days. The subways were out much longer. And it also took out most of the North Eastern Seaboard.
5. Nutritional Psychiatry is the Future of Mental Health Treatment
It is now known that many mental health conditions are caused by inflammation in the brain which ultimately causes our brain cells to die. This inflammatory response starts in our gut and is associated with a lack of nutrients from our food such as magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics, vitamins and minerals that are all essential for the optimum functioning of our bodies.
Recent research has shown that food supplements such as zinc, magnesium, omega 3, and vitamins B and D3 can help improve people’s mood, relieve anxiety and depression and improve the mental capacity of people with Alzheimer’s.
Magnesium is one of most important minerals for optimal health, yet many people are lacking in it. One study found that a daily magnesium citrate supplement led to a significant improvement in depression and anxiety, regardless of age, gender or severity of depression. Improvement did not continue when the supplement was stopped.
Omega-3 fatty acids are another nutrient that is critical for the development and function of the central nervous system – and a lack has been associated with low mood, cognitive decline and poor comprehension.
And..
More worrying is the increase in the use of antidepressants by children and young people. In Scotland, 5,572 children under 18 were prescribed antidepressants for anxiety and depression in 2016. This figure has more than doubled since 2009/2010.
But according to British psychopharmacologist Professor David Healy, 29 clinical trials of antidepressant use in young people found no benefits at all. These trials revealed that instead of relieving symptoms of anxiety and depression, antidepressants caused children and young people to feel suicidal.
Healy also challenges their safety and effectiveness in adults. He believes that antidepressants are over-prescribed and that there is little evidence that they are safe for long-term use. Antidepressants are said to create dependency, have unpleasant side effects and cannot be relied upon to always relieve symptoms.
True...I tried them right -- they made it worse. I have a delicate biochemistry, and it can get thrown off easily. Also hormones have an effect, which our society has no clue on how to deal with -- since there's no pill you can safely take that will fix it.
Also Vitamin D deficiency is an issue. I'm taking two Vitamin D supplements a day.
6. Half of FB is still convinced the sky is falling, and posts about it constantly -- every horrible thing they can come up with. The other half is posting cat vids and personal stuff. So I liked and started following comics pages and joined a GH fandom...just to make it more interesting. One gets tired of "crazy cat video", "my great vacation", "oh no the world is going to end"...after a bit.
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Date: 2019-07-16 12:38 pm (UTC)It doesn't -- you have to look for "Side Effects of Chelated Magnesium", if however you just look for Chelated Magnesium or Magnesium, it doesn't come up at all. I know because I initially googled these combinations:
But..
"Side Effects of Chelated Magnesium" - Bingo.
The trick for searching for items on google is specificity and precision. (I used to work for a library reference company that published online databases and search engines -- and their search engine was a lot harder than this -- you had to do boo-lean searches. And be very precise -- or you'd miss it. And I worked with professional indexers who would argue behind me for hours about what word to use to describe a specific item.)
Also in regards to Magnesium. The side effects are only associated with a specific brand of it. They aren't with the supplement in general. So while, a specific brand of chelated magnesium may cause depression, magnesium in of itself does not appear to. It certainly hasn't been the cause of mine and has alleviated it. I should post all the side effects of Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft...it will scare the daylights out of you. Did me. ;-)