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enchantedchocolatebars · 26 days

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I suddenly remembered all your posts about Camila's reactions to the appearance of Beardo Philip and an idea struck me.

As usual, Belos Redemption AU, Philip lives in Noseda's House with the HexSquad, they all cool with him.

Fic - Belos discovers that he can change his appearance and turns into Beardo Phillip. He is so happy that he looks young again, but he is worried about strange reactions and looks from Camilla. Is she sick?

Hairy Bodies Are Hot

Camila's car took a turn into the Gravesfield Playhouse parking lot as she searched for a place to park.

Once she did, she put her car in reverse and backed into the open space.

Next to the theater entrance was a floor stand with a poster framed inside that read "Auditions."

Another poster, which was framed on one of the windows of the theatrical building, had the words "Gravesfield's Greatest Witch Hunters: A Tale Of The Brothers Wittebane" labeled in big bold letters above a picture of the Wittebane Brothers' statues.

Turning the car off, Camila removed the keys from the ignition and placed them in the armrest cup holder beside her.

She then offered a smile to Belos Philip, who was sitting in the front passenger seat next to her.

Despite this being his first ever audition, Philip didn't seem to show any signs of being nervous.

"Now Philip," Camila said as she began her pep-talk to the former witch hunter, closing her eyes.

"Remember, when you walk in there, do so with your head held high and show the casting director your most confident and professional self, but avoid boasting. Next, you'll want to make sure that..."

As Camila continued to give her good advice to Philip, she failed to notice the swift transformation taking place in her presence.

"... Finally, and this is important, you have to..."

The first thing Camila saw upon opening her eyes caused them to widen, red immediately rushing to her cheeks.

"Aaaa!" Camila shrieks in terror at the younger man now sitting in the passenger seat.

He was wearing Philip's coat, along with a bushy brown beard and an adorable smile as he looked at the mother.

"Wh-What's going on?" Camila asked the man as her eyes quickly shifted for something to pick up and protect herself with if needed.

Her la chancla was at home.

"Wh-Where's Philip? What have you done with him, you..."

She proceeded to slowly look him up and down. "Handsome stranger?"

Camila bit her tongue a little too late as she mentally facepalmed at her last sentence.

Did she really just call him that?

The brunette released a small chuckle. "Camila, my dear, whatever do you mean? I'm right here," he told her.

Camila did a double take as she blinked. "P-Philip?! That's... you?!" she asked. "But how?!"

"Last week, I discovered a method to modify my appearance. If I want to obtain the role as my younger self, one of the best ways to do so is to look the part," he explained in a charming voice that Camila found absolutely irresistible.

She felt her form melt like butter in a pan.

Philip refused to stand for the nonsensical injustice that was presented in Masha's hayride story at the Halloween festival.

"O-Oh! Okay then! That makes sense. Well, break a leg," Camila awkwardly wished Philip with a flushed face as he got out of the car.

He smiled at her kindly once more.

"Thank you," Philip said, closing the door.

As he walked toward the playhouse building, Camila continued to stare at him, her blush growing stronger.

...

"S-So, how did it go?" Camila asked Philip as he stepped back into the car.

His smile was brimming with pure, genuine excitement as he shut the door. "I was given the role of myself!" he beamed, buckling up.

"The director had nothing but praise for my performance."

Camila smiled at the news, her face still warm. "That's great, Philip. I'm so happy for you."

Philip shortly took notice of Camila's red face, concern soon crossing on his own.

He gently grasped her chin as he observed her flushed features, which caught her off guard, and a surprised squeak escaped her.

"Your face is terribly red, love. You're not becoming ill, are you?" he gently asked.

Camila swiftly shook her head and pulled away, quickly grabbing her keys and starting the car.

"O-Of course not!" she responded.

Once she carefully drove forward and turned her steering wheel, Camila commenced driving.

"I just forgot to turn on the AC when you left," she chuckled nervously.

...

"Ch-Chest hair," Camila whispered while in the laundry room, holding a familiar dress shirt that she was about to toss into the washing machine.

It was the same one that Philip wore yesterday and was sprinkled with brown body hair.

Someone was obviously shedding.

Camila tightened her grip on the shirt as she began to blush.

"S-So hairy...," she whispered to herself.

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handsome-john · 6 months

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Perception - Philip Deering stands in the middle of the hallway, mopping the floor, which is his job after all. Most people know to side step him and stay out of his way. He occasionally mumbles a few words to his 'friend' in the water's reflection.

Suggestion - You'd like to talk to him. You're more similar than you'd like to believe.

Logic - You want to know more about yourself, more about us if anything. His insight might be of some help to you.

Rhetoric - it doesn't have to be a big deal, just say something.

You - "Hi."

P. Deering - "Hi?"

Rhetoric - okay, say a little more than that.

You - "How do you deal with it?"

P. Deering - "Huh?"

You - "You know, it-" you make a vague gesture towards 'Doug'. "Its constant talking?"

Perception - the mirror monster's mouth moves slowly, speaking words only Deering can hear.

Inland Empire [Impossible: Failure] - I couldn't even begin to guess.

P. Deering - He shrugs. "I just got used to it."

Inland Empire - there's more to it than that, 20 years of constant companionship and you're bound to grow comfortable with anything.

You - "I've been hearing you fucks for twice that and I'm not comfortable with shit."

Empathy - Deering looks at you with cold indifference, which is slightly more than the vitriol you're used to.

Rhetoric - Get to the point, please.

You - "I hear voices sometimes."

Reaction Speed - He blanches.

Half Light [Formidable: Failure] - oh this sucks.

You - "I said that weird. Uh- god why is this so hard." You knock your knuckles against your forehead.

Empathy - you're making him uncomfortable.

You - "You're all so helpful today."

Logic - Take a deep breath and try again.

Half Light - or leave. Leaving is an option.

You - "I'm kind of always hearing voices, God knows they won't shut up. I've heard them since I was a little kid and there's always more of them I swear."

P. Deering - "Okay... Why are you telling me this?"

Suggestion [Trivial: Failure] - why are you telling him this?

You - "Because- you've been dealing with this freak for 2 decades now and you seem to handle it so well. I can't even rein in one of these voices."

P. Deering - He stays quiet for several minutes before breaking into laughter.

Empathy [Medium: Success] - he's not laughing at you.

P. Deering - "Sorry - sorry. You're the first person who's ever described me as handling anything well. What are your- uh- voices like?"

Rhetoric - this is good, he's listening at least.

Drama - spill your woes to him, sire, show our genuinity!

Suggestion - keep it chill though, don't freak him out.

You - "They won't shut up." You laugh, self deprecatingly. "There's a lot of them. They're not mean- well some are but not all of them. They just... Say anything. It's like my entire life has a commentary track that I can talk back to."

P. Deering - He nods. You're not sure what that means.

You - "I guess I thought - you know with your- that thing - you'd have some advice? For getting used to the voices?"

P. Deering - "Only you would come to me for advice." He pauses. "I guess- i dunno, I'm not real good at this..."

Empathy - he's worried about saying something wrong and letting you down.

You - "it's fine- I think I more just- needed to say something, and you seem like you'd get it."

P. Deering - he smiles. "Well- I guess I'm glad i was- comforting? To you? This is weird - you're not weird I'm weird."

You - you chuckle awkwardly. "No- you can say I'm weird. I'll take it."

Espirt De Corps - I think they call a mutual understanding.

You - "Where the fuck did you come from?"

#this has a target audience of 3 people but i liked it enough to post it here #yay! colo coding!#☝️they play videogames together i think #dr wettle #philip deering #my fic #on guard 43

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friendlylifecherry · 2 years

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You know what I would want for Belos, if he ever comes back? I want him to realize that all he had done was for nothing or that he was the real bad guy and I want him to freak the fuck out.

To scream, fight, desperately trying, wanting, needing to justify to himself all of his crimes and all of his sins to a world that won't listen and doesn't give a damn, but even those words ring hollow in his ears. I want a big fight in the human world between him and Luz and her friends for the final time with him going completely around the bend, complete with flashback scenes of where everything went wrong!

And then, when he is well and truly beaten (no magic in the human realm, his runes wouldn't work), all the hundreds of years of stolen time from the palismans come to collect. Belos, no, Philip, is well and truly defeated and dying for good. In a last act of "might as well do one last good thing with my waste of a life", Philip leaves Luz with some warnings and advice about how to find another entrance to the Boiling Isles (around where Caleb had first met that witch that lured him away, in fact), tells Hunter to take care (for once), and that's when he knows he's going to die.

Hunter tries to help him, far too kind for his own good, but Philip stops him. He knows that he is damned and he has accepted it. "I am a Cain who has struck down hundreds of Abels, and yet, you still wish to help me? No, I'm not worth of your mercy. And I never was. I hate leaving things unfinished, but I'm afraid I have no time left. Luz, end the Collector's rampage once and for all. Don't let him treat the world like I had, just some playground for his own whims."

He collapses, coughing and barely struggling to move, godawful goop dripping from him, with his final words being "Caleb, I'm sorry." Before the effects of the runes carved upon him and the palisman souls finally take over, consuming his body in this massive blast of light, looking like he had been consumed by hellfire and all of his sins before being left with nothing but dust. And in that dust is a just big enough rift into the In-between to grant them a way to contact the Boiling Isles.

.... now, this likely won't happen because Disney S&P is a massive cockblock and Dana has very different ideas for what she wants to do that I can't and won't change, but wouldn't it be cool as fuck or what?!

#philip wittebane #the owl house #owl house #emperor belos #neko don't look #the owl house spoilers

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litafficionado · 3 years

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Four Questions with Garielle Lutz:

I’m extremely beholden to Garielle who took the time to respond to my silly, garbled, childish, intrusive questions. You can purchase her latest book Worsted here and here, among many other sites. --------- Q. You've attributed the resuscitation of your literary career in quite considerable measure to your teacher and editor Gordon Lish. It seems like you guys are particularly close, even as you seem to have largely confined yourself to Pittsburgh(mostly driven by your erstwhile teaching career but also by your liking the city over time). How does it feel to hear someone like Gordon speak so highly of you, “I think there’s more truth in one sentence of my student [Lutz] than in all of [Philip] Roth. Lutz gives [herself] away. “The speaking subject gives herself away,” says Julia Kristeva. I thoroughly believe that. What you see in Lutz, [her] lavish gift, is [her] refusal to relax [her] determination to uncover and uncover. It is, by my lights, quite wonderful, quite terrific.[…]Lutz is entirely the real thing?” Does one feel vindicated? How do you navigate the waters of self-effacement and self-indulgence as a writer and as a person? A. I haven’t had a literary career before or after studying with Gordon Lish. I don’t think one finds one’s way to him in hopes of launching a career. Anyone with vulgar ambition along those lines would have been shown the door pretty quick. I would never presume to be close to Gordon or to feel that I am part of his life other than in my role as a student. He dwells in another realm entirely. I attended his classes and tried to grasp, to the best of my abilities, the things he was saying about how to get from one word to the next. He also talked about how to free a word from the constricting range of its permissible behaviors, how to drain it of every sepsis of received meaning, until there is nothing left of the word but the skeleton of its former self, just the lank, gawky letters sticking out this way and that, and then how to fill the thing up again, to the point of overspilling, but this time with something that would never have been allowed to belong in there before, and then see whether the word, now close to bursting, can hold up and maybe have a new kind of say. I’m always surprised and relieved whenever Gordon says anything approving about anything I write. I think that for a lot of his students, his opinion is the only one that counts.

Q. You've said, "A typical day goes like this: noon, afternoon, evening, night, additional night, even more night, furtherest night, then bedtime, though I don’t have a bed or furniture of any kind.” Have you always been a lychnobite, sensing the overwhelming superabundance of life after the sunset or is it a relatively recent development facilitated by your retirement from teaching? Do you consider yourself in any way to be a minimalist? Does your room bear any resemblance with a sparsely lit opium den where all exchanges happen at the floor level?

A. I think the pandemic has had a lot to do with it. Lately I’ve been up until five, sometimes six. But I’ve always found mornings the harshest and ugliest part of the day (maybe it’s just because of the place where I live, but I never open the blinds anyway). There can be something awfully scolding about a sunrise the older you get Evening seems to extend every form of leniency, and in the dead of night, expectations go way down, which is where they maybe ought to stay. I do spend all of my time on the floor, but my apartment doesn’t bear any resemblance to an opium den. It’s more like a crawlspace or the back of a dollar-store stockroom.

Q. Even with your reputation of being a page-hugger than a typical page-turner, how do you decide which books to read apart from your line of work? Do you try to keep it largely in the familiar territory, like exploring the oeuvre of a time-tested writer? How does one unshackle oneself from this constant niggling that one ought to read so many books? Here's Ben Marcus: “When I was in graduate school, there was this sort of cautionary adage going around by the poet Francis Ponge that we can only write what we’ve already read and one way to hear that is you’re just sort of doomed to kind of regurgitate everything you’ve read and so if you’re just reading all the popular books, the books everyone else is reading, in some sense you’re maybe unwittingly confining yourself to a particular literary practice that’s gonna look pretty familiar. I remember at the time thinking, okay well if that’s true, if I’m just fated to that, then I’m gonna read things that no one else is reading. I loved to just go to the library and pretty randomly grab books, because I think for a little while, and I’m kinda glad this passed, but I really just had this feeling that a writer just consumes language and just sort of spits it out. So it didn’t matter. Like it didn’t have to be a great novel for it to be worth-reading. And I still read very little fiction in the end compared to non-fiction, essays, works of philosophy, science. And the other sort of dirty secret is: I don’t finish a lot of books. I just don’t care enough. I only finish a book if I have to or if I really want to. And, often, I’ll stop reading a book three pages from the end. I think that as writers, we probably feel a lot of pressure about what kind of a reader to be, what kind of a writer to be in, and we feel this shame, like “I haven’t read DH Lawrence, I’m such an asshole.” You begin to feel like you’ve these deficiencies and you gotta make them up and you never will and a lot of it is just kinda tyrannical. Of course, obviously, we must be naturally motivated to read and read and read and read but I guess I just started to notice that…I got a lot of my ideas by just reading…e.g. a gardening book…like the weird way a sentence was structured.” Then there's Moyra Davey: “Woolf famously said of reading: “The only advice … is to take no advice, … follow your instincts, … use your reason.” A similar thought was voiced by her elder contemporary Oscar Wilde, who did not believe in recommending books, only in de-recommending them. Later, Jorge Luis Borges echoed the same sentiment by discouraging “systematic bibliographies” in favor of “adulterous” reading. More recently, Gregg Bordowitz has promoted “promiscuous” reading in which you impulsively allow an “imposter” book to overrule any reading trajectory you might have set for yourself, simply because, for instance, a friend tells you in conversation that he is reading it and is excited by it. This evokes for me that most potent kind of reading — reading as flirtation with or eavesdropping on someone you love or desire, someone who figures in your fantasy life.”“What to read?” is a recurring dilemma in my life. The question always conjures up an image: a woman at home, half-dressed, moving restlessly from room to room, picking up a book, reading a page or two and no sooner feeling her mind drift, telling herself, “You should be reading something else, you should be doing something else.” The image also has a mise-en-scène: overstuffed, disorderly shelves of dusty and yellowing books, many of them unread; books in piles around the bed or faced down on a table; work prints of photographs, also with a faint covering of dust, taped to the walls of the studio; a pile of bills; a sink full of dishes. She is trying to concentrate on the page in front of her but a distracting blip in her head travels from one desultory scene to the next, each one competing for her attention. It is not just a question of which book will absorb her, for there are plenty that will do that, but rather, which book, in a nearly cosmic sense, will choose her, redeem her. Often what is at stake, should she want to spell it out, is the idea that something is missing, as in: what is the crucial bit of urgently needed knowledge that will save her, at least for this day? She has the idea that if she can simply plug into the right book then all will be calm, still, and right with the world. […] Must reading be tied to productivity to be truly satisfying […] Or is it the opposite, that it can only really gratify if it is a total escape? What is it that gives us a sense of sustenance and completion? Are we on some level always striving to attain that blissful state of un-agendaed reading remembered from childhood? What does it mean to spend a good part of one’s life absorbed in books? Given that our time is limited, the problem of reading becomes one of exclusion. Why pick one book over the hundreds, perhaps thousands on our bookshelves, the further millions in libraries and stores? For in settling on any book we are implicitly saying no to countless others. This conflict is aptly conjured up by essayist Lynne Sharon Schwartz as she reflects on “the many books (the many acts) I cannot in all decency leave unread (undone) — or can I?”” What way out do you suggest? Do you deem it worthwhile to eschew any shred of obligation and be propelled in any direction naturally? Like you said you found grammar books and lexicons more engaging and enjoyable than the novels.

A. I seem to remember that in some magazine or another, James Wolcott once said “Read at whim.” That has always sounded like the best advice. And I assume it means to feel free to ditch any book that disappoints. Like Ben Marcus, I’ve had experiences of abandoning a book just a few pages from the end, but I often don’t make it that far in most things anymore. I came from a long line of nonreaders, so I’ve never felt any guilt about passing up books or writers that so many people seem to talk about a lot, and I don’t expect other people to like what I like. Some books I’ll start about halfway in and then see whether I might want to work my way back to the beginning. Others I’ll start at the very end and inch my way toward the front, one sentence at a time, and see how far I can go that way. I seem to remember that in The Pleasure of the Text, Roland Barthes recommends “cruising” a text, and maybe something like that is what I’m doing at least some of the time, if I understand what he means. And every now and then I’ll read a book straightforwardly for an hour and afterward wonder whether the time might have been better spent staring off into space. Too many books these days seem ungiving. It’s the ungivingness that disappoints the most. A lot of contemporary fiction has the gleam and sparkle of a trend feature in a glossy magazine, and I can appreciate the craft and the savvy that go into something like that, but I am drawn more toward stories and books that demand being read slowly and closely, pulse by pulse, the kind of fiction where everything--what little might be left of an entire blighted life--can pivot on the peal of a single syllable. Q. I'd like to ask you so many questions. But let this be the last one for matters of convenience. Also, in a capitalistic world, one's enshrouded with guilt for taking one's time without being remunerative in any way. Among the books and films that you recently encountered, which ones do you think deserve rereads/rewatches? A. I used to feel like the woman you’ve described so movingly above, someone who questions her choice of books almost to the brink of despair. At my age, though, I no longer have a program for reading, a syllabus or a checklist, and I’m okay with knowing there’s a lot I’ll never get around to. I’m happy being a rereader of a few inexhaustible books and chancing upon occasional fresh treasure. The one book that has shaken me the most in the longest time is Anna DeForest’s A History of Present Illness, which will be out next August. It’s a blisteringly truthful novel written with moral grace and unsettling brilliance and an awing mastery of language. A couple of recent books I have read in manuscript, books that totally knocked me out with their originality and uncanny command of the word, are Greg Gerke’s In the Suavity of the Rock (a novel) and David Nutt’s Summertime in the Emergency Room (a short-story collection). I haven’t watched many movies in the past few months, and the ones I watched aren’t ones I’ll probably be rewatching anytime soon.

#Garielle Lutz #lit #Worsted #Moyra Davey #Ben Marcus #Gordon Lish #Anna DeForest #A History of Present Illness #Greg Gerke #In the Suavity of the Rock #David Nutt #Summertime in the Emergency Room

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46ten · 3 years

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curious as to your take on the current debate going on in hamiltonia re: hamilton a slaver vs hamilton not a slaver?

Whew, this is going to be a long answer. Since Jessie Serfilippi’s “As Odious and Immoral A Thing” was first published (I posted a few brief quotes here), likely as part of an ongoing interest in the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site with the subject of the Schuyler and Hamilton families and slavery (see here for blogposts labeled ‘slavery’ including a couple about AH specifically), there have been three versions of a rebuttal by Michael E. Newton and some people calling themselves Philo (”Love”) Hamilton, one of whom is Doug Hamilton*. The ongoing engagement on this topic also brings up issues of historiography and hagiography.

In this whole discussion there is only one new piece of evidence that Serfilippi has referenced on Twitter but is not part of her article - I’ll get into that below. Everything else is a re-analysis of known and fairly popular sources, so I don’t think going through it point by point would be helpful.

But let’s be clear about something. This discussion around AH is in large part because of this Chernow falsehood: “[f]ew, if any, other founding fathers opposed slavery more consistently or toiled harder to eradicate it than Hamilton.” Chernow also calls AH a “fierce abolitionist” and a “staunch abolitionist” because Chernow doesn’t know what abolitionism is. This lie got tons of mileage with Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose musical character AH may have personal moral defects, but not blind spots as huge and disastrous to a modern audience as a lackadaisical approach to the owning of other human beings. (That Miranda’s approach totally riled some Black artists and scholars is well-known, and I wrote briefly about it here.) Serfilippi’s article doesn’t get the media play it does without the popularity of the abolitionist Founding Father myth that Miranda put on stage. So this conflict and news-cycle interest arose from Chernow’s need to give AH the moral high ground by claiming that he was the best best best abolitionist because Chernow is interested in hagiography, not biography. Unfortunately, Newton-Hamilton seem interested in the same thing.

A brief note on word usage: an enslaver, in most current usage, is defined as someone who participated in any aspect of the slavery enterprise. Considering AH’s undisputed role as money-handler (or the more laughable ‘he was a banker’ assertion in the Newton-Hamilton essay) for members of the Schuyler family acquiring enslaved persons, AH was an enslaver.

In my opinion, on the issue of slavery, AH is damned by his extensive ties from 1780 onwards to the Schuyler family. There’s nothing that can explain away the fact that AH at times lived with, visited, and sent his wife and children for extended stays and to be educated by his slave-owning in-laws. AH did not somehow become innocently involved in slave trading and ownership. Rather, he knew what he was doing when he married into the heavy slave-trading and owning Schuyler family and when he engaged in business acts for that family, including helping them to acquire/sell enslaved persons. These were morally weighty - and abominable acts, argued even in his day - and he did them anyway. There is not any record that remains that he had a problem having his children reared within an abhorrent system/household where people were enslaved and served them; in fact, given the number of times he sent his children to his father- and mother-in-law’s home for extended periods, it could be suggested he found nothing morally objectionable going on there. Philip Hamilton even thanked his enslaver grandfather for his advice on how to “be a good man.” P. Schuyler’s wealth and trading was through the slavery economy. Moreover, AH’s economic concerns were also inextricably tied to slavery - keep in mind that every mention of tariffs on sugar is connected to the slave trade. Almost everything led back to that evil institution.

During AH’s lifetime, a number of white AND Black persons articulated that all enslaved Black and Indigenous persons should be freed, that the practice of enslavement was a grave moral failing. AH was well-informed enough to know that Black Americans were articulating how freedom should be applied to them - indeed, many of the manumission policies of the original states arose from these efforts. So AH was fully aware of the arguments. (His son was involved!) Maybe this helped inspire him and his slave-owning friends and political colleagues to form the NY Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, although none of this group agreed to give up their own enslaved persons as part of the organization of this group.

Or, as Newton-Hamilton audaciously state, “[AH] was more involved in building a nation” sotto voce based on enslavement and racial distinction than he could be bothered to care about the lives of enslaved people. This shouldn’t be a surprise when it comes to AH’s major moral failings/blind spots - he didn’t care about the lives of the people affected by his whiskey tax either. If one wants to nevertheless call this a “good man,” we’re probably looking at each other from across a void.

But this is well-trod territory. Several articles post-Chernow have evaluated and summarized positions on AH and slavery that I share:

“Hamilton's position on slavery is more complex than his biographers' suggest. Hamilton was not an advocate of slavery, but when the issue of slavery came into conflict with his personal ambitions, his belief in property rights, or his belief of what would promote America's interests, Hamilton chose those goals over opposing slavery. In the instances where Hamilton supported granting freedom to blacks, his primary motive was based more on practical concerns rather than an ideological view of slavery as immoral. Hamilton's decisions show that his desire for the abolition of slavery was not his priority.” Michelle DuRoss, “Somewhere in Between: Alexander Hamilton and Slavery,” Early American Review, 2011 [part 1, part 2]

“But it does illustrate something that his primary modern biographers have been reluctant to concede: Hamilton routinely subordinated his antislavery inclinations to other family and political concerns, and he did not ever approach even a modest level of engagement on the issue in his otherwise voluminous published works.” Phil Magness, “Alexander Hamilton’s Exaggerated Abolitionism,” 2015

“He was not an abolitionist...[h]e bought and sold slaves for his in-laws, and opposing slavery was never at the forefront of his agenda.” Annette Gordon-Reed, “Correcting ‘Hamilton’,” Harvard Gazette, 2016.

Serfilippi extends this:

When those sources are fully considered, a rarely acknowledged truth becomes inescapably apparent: not only did Alexander Hamilton enslave people, but his involvement in the institution of slavery was essential to his identity, both personally and professionally.

I have no objection to her statement. We simply have no record of AH strongly challenging the institution of slavery, while several of his colleagues and friends most certainly did. Instead, we have the financial transactions, the possible use of enslaved labor, and the possible ownership of enslaved persons, alongside his strong personal, professional, and political ties to owners of enslaved persons. And the new evidence: the inclusion of the following in a list of persons dead of Yellow Fever in NYC 1798, “Hamilton Alexander, major-general, the black man of, 26 Broadway” An Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in the City of New-York, 1799. We cannot know if this was an enslaved man or a free Black man who lived and labored for the Hamiltons, but it should eliminate anyone confidently stating that the Hamiltons did not own enslaved persons.

Thus, Serfilippi has successfully accomplished at least one important goal: bringing to the forefront the names (as we have them) of persons, servant or enslaved, connected to the Hamiltons.

I wrote above that part of the problem here is hagiography. If his concern is with the truth, I certainly look forward to Newton’s chapter-by-chapter repudiations of books written by Chernow, Brookhiser, and Knott on AH and the AH/GW relationship.This leads to the second issue that has arisen: the unprofessional, and frankly gross, glee in trying to punch down on a young female scholar. In my own field (an ex-partner is a military historian so I’ll speak for their field too), the approach when one believes a colleague is publishing in error and one has additional information that could illuminate the issues is to contact them and seek to work together to analyze and draw conclusions. Newton and the anonymous Love Hamilton clan didn’t treat Serfilippi as if she were deserving of this respect. Moreover, Newton has never, to my knowledge - and I purchased his books! - gone this hard after Chernow, who certainly deserves it even more.

But Newton-Hamilton betray their own concerns here: “Considering the era in which Hamilton lived, the challenges he faced, and his accomplishments, it is not difficult to understand why Hamilton did not make opposition to slavery his primary focus. His attention was on building a nation.” And what kind of nation was that? At the Constitutional Convention, AH’s lengthy speeches on the formation of the government have been recorded. There is no record of him offering any statements about the slavery issue, unlike his friend Gouverneur Morris.

Newton-Hamilton continue: “Unfortunately, that meant neglecting other important matters, not just slavery but also his own financial well-being.” Wow, a comparison is made between AH’s personal finances and the ownership of human beings. Could these authors be any clearer that the slavery issue is an inconvenience that they are ultimately unconcerned about? I’m unsure if Newton-Hamilton realize just how gross their attempt at addressing this issue has been, and that it’s hard to take their interpretation and analysis of the evidence seriously when these are the kinds of statements making their way into the rebuttal essays.

Now there is an interesting discussion about how even later abolitionists did not see a conflict in the employment of enslaved labor, but that too isn’t something that Newton-Hamilton show interest in. Instead, their approach seems to be that AH needs to be celebrated at all costs, and thankfully, those days are passing into history.

*It’s ridiculous that a group of people have given themselves a stupid pseudonym to avoid attaching their actual names to a so-called scholarly article. And I’m aware that I’m writing this anonymously, but on tumblr where maybe 5 people have made it to the end of this (I’m not publishing it on my real blog).

**I will not link it, but it can be found on Newton’s blog discoveringhamilton.

#Alexander Hamilton #Chernow #slavery #Philip Schuyler #Michael E. Newton #Serfilippi #historiography

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As a manager, you are expected to give advice, guidance, motivation and inspiration to your team. It’s helpful to have sources at the ready that guide and inspire you. Here are nine Hamilton Lindley management blogs to help you develop your leadership skills. 1. The Chief Happiness Officer Alexander Kjerulf’s blog focuses on creating a work environment with happy, motivated employees. He writes quick thoughts and full posts addressing the subject.Here are three blog posts we recommend:Teach employees to disagree with the boss Kill the suggestion box Top 5 business maxims that have to go 2. The Hamilton P Lindley Management Blog by BusinessWeek BusinessWeek brings you articles that look at the business side of management to help you keep an eye on the bigger picture.Some highlights include:To become a better leader, be aware The world needs data-savvy managers Download Office in a backpack ebook 3. Penelope Trunk Penelope is well known for honest, straight-forward career advice from her experience in four startups. She currently writes from a farm in rural Wisconsin and offers stories and unique insight into career and management.Here's some sound advice from her:How to shine in a meeting How I manage up Put yourself in uncomfortable positions 4. The John Maxwell Co. John Maxwell has been working in organisational development for 40 years and offers insight about leading teams and managing people.Some thoughts on leadership include:How to tell a player apart from a pretender Ask not what your people can do for you … Practicing disciplines today that will lead to success tomorrow 5. Harvard Business Review Blog Network HBR is sponsored by Harvard University with daily posts from a number of contributors. They address a manager’s role as well as articles about industries and business.Recent articles:How to spend the first ten minutes of your day Don’t do what you love; do what you do Managing two people who hate each other 6. Presentation Zen As a manager, you will find yourself making formal, informal, planned and unplanned presentations. This blog can give you guidance on how to speak, so that you can influence people.Read these first:Story structure, simplicity and hacking away at the unessential Change and the art of small victories 7. Inc.com This online magazine caters to entrepreneurs and startups, but the underlying theme is leadership in business and in your work environment.Here's their take on leadership:5 key decisions that will shape your career How to be a better listener 9 types of bosses you never want to be 8. Ask a manager This blog is run by Alison Green and is in the form of Q & A. Its popularity stems from real scenarios and real answers to both the expected and the astonishing in the world of management.Example posts:New Hamilton Philip Lindley managers and authority How to manage a team that’s older than you 9. Management Issues The wise words on this blog come from regular and guest contributors. They focus on junior to mid-level management topics.Trending:Don’t be a busy fool! Should meetings be fun? Ten habits of bad management Keeping up In order to effectively manage people, you have to learn how to lead, how to communicate, how to motivate and how to handle problems.While you’re balancing your own tasks with managing a team, you don’t have time to sift through worthless resources or search for that one blog you read once and liked. Sign up for a tool like Feedly or Bloglovin', instead. It gives you regular updates from the blogs you follow.

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Goth Challenge

Day 1 – How did you come across the subculture?

My Girlfriend of 9 Months in HS was into it (still is) which made me interested in it too. I was always into a bit of the Spookier stuff like Beetlejuice,Vampires and The Addams Family (I dressed up as Morticia when I was 11) but I didn’t really get into to it until I met her and started Shopping at Hot Topic and listening to Marilyn Manson. Day 2 – Share photos and experiences from your Baby Bat days.

I was very much Bubblegum Goth or “Mall” Goth in HS. Alot of Pink mixed with Black and Tripp outfits. Also Winged Eyeliner.

I don’t have any of me in HS Specifically but I do have some from when I was 18-19.

Day 3 – When did you come out the Goth closet? (If you didn’t then simply discuss the topic) When I met My GF. I wasn’t really in the closet though lol

Day 4 – Name a stereotype or cliche you can relate to. Well I did think that being Goth meant you had to be Moody but thankfully I’m not like that anymore. I do have Depression but that has nothing to do with being Goth! I like shopping at Hot Topic (though it’s more of an Alternative Trends Fandom store now more then anything) My favorite Holiday is Halloween and I do like Horror Movies.

Day 5 – Is there a local Goth band or group in your area? Not that I know of

Day 6 – Hand write your favourite lyric and take a picture. I don’t think I have one, at least nothing comes to mind, so :P

Day 7 – Ten of your favourite goth bands.

The Cure, Sioux and The Banshees,Christian Death,Stabbing Westward,69 Eyes,Crux Shadows,SwitchBlade Symphony,Malice Mizer. The last two would be Goth Metal Bands-Lacuna Coil and Nightwish.

Day 8 – What’s your worst and best experience with non-Goths. idk I never payed attention. I did get kids in school that were scared of me because of the way I dressed or acted and that fact that I was Wiccan.

Day 9 – What genre of music do you dislike? Opera,Most Country,Newer Rap (except Nicki and Iggy),Death Metal.

Day 10 – What do you hate and love about the subculture? Well some can be snobs as far as Hot Topic and Music goes. But I feel like all Cultures or Sub Cultures are like that. But I have met some really nice people through The Goth Community and I just like The Fashion and The Music.

Day 11 – Is Goth a lifestyle for you? No

Day 12 – What’s your gothic inspiration? In High School it was Vampires,after High School it was Bands and those around me. Now It would probably be YouTubers and Halloween lol

Day 13 – What was your first band t-shirt? They’re Industrial not Goth but it was this KMFDM shirt My Ex Fiance bought me when we were together. Which I still have.

Day 14 – What was your best and worst DIY disaster. I’ve never DIY’d Clothes.

Day 15 – Your favourite or most expensive item in your wardrobe. My Victorian Skirt I got off a UK Site.

Day 16 – What’s the most casual you’ve ever dressed? I do Causel Goth all the time lol

In my Younger Days

To Now.

Day 17 – Your favourite Goth brand. Not saying you need to be on Brand to be Goth but I do like Black Heart,KillStar,Demonia and Black Craft Cult. When I was younger it was Tripp and Iron Fist.

Day 18 – Worst hair experience. As a Goth? I don’t think I had one tbh. the Fushia Dye Job above I didn’t like because it didn’t last. Otherwise I’ve dyed My hair Black and had Fushia Bangs that I really liked. I usually just wore My hair Straight and Down when I was Goth. I never did the Trad Goth style.

Maybe this one but it was inspired By a Visaul Kei band. But I thought it was really cute att (2009) though Gackt Braided one side and I was too lazy to do that.

Day 19 – Share beauty advise and take a photo of your make up. LOL I’m not one to give Beauty advice,do it how ever you want! I do not like wearing insane amounts of Blush or Contouring though. I’ve also never worn false eyelashes.

My Go to Goth Makeup has always been Eyeliner,Maybe Shadow and Lipstick. though I switched out My Black Lipstick for Red now.

2007

Now

Though I do still wear Black if I’m doing Pastel Goth.

Day 20 – If you could dye your hair any colour what would it be? Lavender or a Split Dye.

Day 21 – What body mod do you have or have you considered? I’ve considered My eyebrow but I don’t know if I’ll do it. I only have My ears pierced twice.

Day 22 – If you could attend any Goth event what would it be? idk

Day 23 – Your favorite artist or photographer. I can’t remember the names but here is some Artwork I really like.

Plus Creepy Cute Art like this

Day 24 – Name the best websites for Goths. lol is there any anymore? My younger self would have said Vampire Freaks.

Day 25 – Did you ever consider leaving the subculture? No.

Day 26 – Show a photo for every year (or month if you’re new) that you’ve being into Goth.

Oh Boy...ok,again I don’t have any from HS unless there Pics with other People.

2006

2007 (the only other one I haven’t showed lol)

2008 (Which was My Twilight Phase)

2009

2010,I wasn’t really Goth that year,this is the closest Photo I have.

2011,same here.

2012

2013

2014

2015 (When I started getting into Witchy/Nu Goth)

2016

2017

2018

2019

Day 27 – The worst thing you ever did to a newbie. I was the Newbie lol

Day 28 – Do you consider yourself an eldergoth? No

Day 29 – What do you think will happen to Goth in the future? Nothing. It will continue to evolve.

Day 30 – Make a list of blogs you regularly read and link to them. I don’t read Blogs anymore but I can list My favorite Goth YouTubers.

JadeTheLibra

LunaLilly

ToxicTears

SimplySpooky

Emily Rose (She also does Grunge Fashion)

I also Follow-The Fod Fairy,The Haunted Bat,Mumma Goth,ReeRee Philips Hello Batty,Lady Mealin and Angela Benedict.

#goth tag #survey #about me #Nu goth #Witchy #Pastel Goth #Casual Goth #Mod Goth

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Dentist games are amazing tools for raising health-savvy kids. Even after you find the best pediatric dentist for your child, getting them there can be another story. If you are like me, or most parents, you may hear the word “no” quite a bit. However, setting a positive tone for your child’s oral care matters.

In fact, their experiences with the dentist and oral hygiene now will affect their dental health for the rest of their life. Early childhood cavities can indicate more serious dental issues later in life. How your child starts taking care of their mouth is how they’ll continue to do so into adulthood.

When we think this way, it places a special importance on early dentist appointments. It also shows how crucial it is to give our children the right perspective about oral health. Unfortunately, it’s estimated that up to 74% of children have at least moderate anxiety associated with dental visits.

As a dentist’s daughter and a mother myself, I understand both sides of the equation! That’s why I often recommend games to other parents, hoping to give their child a lifelong passion for dental health.

How Playing Dentist Games Can Ease Dental Anxiety

There are many benefits to playing dentist games with your child. Playing games at the dentist has shown to be a helpful distraction technique to alleviate anxiety at the dentist.

Familiarizing children with oral hygiene through games can help in two ways. Firstly, it helps prevent and reduce the risk of cavities. Secondly, dentist games keep your child informed on what’s happening inside their mouths during a visit.

Just like adults, fear of the unknown can be the most frightening part.

If children are able to dress up and “play dentist” beforehand, the visit won’t be so worrisome. Studies show that educational video games improve health education and pain distraction outcomes by 42%. Whether they’re learning at home or distracted during a procedure, using dentist games can put your child’s mind at ease.

A study found that dentists are likely to give more advice about children’s dental hygiene if the parent seems interested. Simply put, educating your child beforehand may improve their quality of care. When parents partner with their child’s dentist, the results are far better.

These games not only benefit kids, but indicate your commitment and interest in partnering to your dentist. Playing dental games can not only reduce pre-visit jitters, but even improve your child’s oral health.

Top 7 Dentist Apps and Online Games

From Crazy Dentist and Popstar Dentist to Dentist Doctor or Baby Dentist, dentist games are abundant. Most are available to play online or on your iOS and Android devices, and I recommend you skip the scary ones.

Here are some of my favorite free games to ease anxiety and educate your little one.

1. Brush DJ

Available on: App Store, Play Store

Rating: 4.7 / 5 (App Store), 4.2 / 5 (Play Store)

Cost: Free

Age Recommendation: 4+

Pros:

Makes brushing fun and encourages physical activity, adding another health benefit for kids

Great reminders, like changing your brush or brush head

Notifications when it’s time to brush teeth and floss

Updated whenever new oral health information is released

Compatible with your music library or streaming service. Also has a built-in, free music library

Making dental hygiene a fun game can ease routine cleanings and checkups

Cons:

A few reviewers have asked for more visual features to keep kids interested

Download (Apple)

Download (Android)

2. Toothsavers

Available on: App Store, Online

Rating: 4.6

Age Recommendation: 4+

Pros:

Offers 10 colorful characters, each with their own toothbrush and food particles

Interactive map to chart brushing for day and night

Earn new characters by brushing two minutes, twice a day

The parents’ section lets you schedule and monitor brushing activity

You can post to Facebook when your child reaches brushing milestones. What parent doesn’t love bragging on their children’s accomplishments?

No app download needed for online play

Cons:

Can have slow loading times if device storage is near full

Not available on Android

Download (Apple)

Play in Browser (Flash required)

3. Dentist Office

Available on: App Store

Rating: 4.6

Cost: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

Age Recommendation: 4+

Pros:

Players are the dentist in this interactive game. “Performing” routine procedures online can take the guesswork and fear out of a dental visit.

Kids can choose tools and procedures, so you can prepare your kid for the exact procedure they’ll be getting.

Teaches dental care basics and even has dental surgery options

Cons:

Some users complain of the amount of ads

Due to the more complicated nature of the procedures, this app may need some parental help. It’s rated 4+ though, so it’s not overly tricky.

Only available through App Store

Download (Apple)

4. Disney Magic Timer by Oral-B

Available on: App Store, Play Store

Rating: 4.1 (App Store), 4.0 (Play Store)

Cost: Free (In-App Purchases available)

Age Recommendation: 4+ / Everyone

Pros:

Kids can clean up their teeth with characters like Snow White, their favorites from Frozen, or Captain America.

You can collect stickers, use a brushing calendar, and see visual content from Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars franchises.

#1 free app downloaded in children six to eight years old. The immense popularity means parents and kids alike are fans.

Cons:

Must own a Crest or Oral-B product to activate.

Many reviewers complained the app had glitches that need an update and could erase your profile. The developer responded and has released a new version this year (2019) — hopefully fixing previous issues.

Download (Apple)

Download (Android)

5. Doctor Teeth

Available on: Play Store

Rating: 4.3

Cost: Free

Age Recommendation: Everyone

Pros:

Multiple, fun “patients” with different tooth problems to treat

Teaches the purpose of each dental tool, providing a more familiar experience during your next dentist visit.

Offers games for both procedures and for prevention

Cons:

Timed challenges may not be helpful if your child suffers from more severe anxiety

Only available on Play Store

Download (Android)

6. Dentist Games

Available on: App Store, Play Store

Rating: 4.2 / 5 (App Store), 3.9 / 5 (Play Store)

Cost: Free

Age Recommendation: 4+ / Everyone

Pros:

Offers kids a chance to perform dental work on models of other kids

Also includes a braces option in case orthodontic work is causing your child concern

No in-app purchases; it’s totally free

Shows aspects of dental hygiene and cleaning as well as procedures

Available on both Google Play and iTunes

Cons:

Only 4 characters to choose from

Some reviewers find the plotline slow and uneventful

Download (Apple)

Download (Android)

7. Philips Sonicare for Kids

Available on: App Store, Play Store

Rating: 4.7 (App Store), 3.5 (Play Store)

Cost: Free

Age Recommendation: 4+

Pros:

Teaches correct brushing habits

Gives in-app rewards for consistent brushing

Supports brushing reminders

Helmed by a likeable character, Sparkly, who makes it easy to follow along

Supports family sharing on iTunes store so more than one child can use it

Parents can track kids’ brushing habits within the app

Cons:

Some features are only available to kids who own a Philips Sonicare toothbrush

Download (Apple)

Download (Android)

Games to Play at the Dentist for a Fear-Free Visit

For many of us, even as adults, the waiting room can be one of the most nerve-wracking parts of a visit to the dentist. Preparation is key for a worry-free dental visit, but what about once you arrive?

As you choose your pediatric dentist, you might select one that keeps toys or a children’s area in their lobby. This indicates that they have children’s comfort in mind from the moment you walk in the door. Built-in games and play areas can relax your child as they wait.

I’ve mentioned that distraction techniques can play a major role in keeping your child fear-free. If your dentist doesn’t provide them, I recommend bringing some fun games to take their mind off of dental anxiety. Great choices include:

Jenga

Uno

Operation

Go Fish

Don’t be afraid to dust off some of your childhood favorites and play Barbie Dentist or Princess Dentist. Ultimately, you know your child best. Don’t be afraid to bring toys and games that make them feel comfortable and distract them from the upcoming procedure.

In Summary

From brushing their teeth to preparing for their very first visit with a real dentist, your role as a parent is key in dental care. You help set the tone for your child’s dental experience.

Though it’s common for children to experience dental anxiety, dentist games and apps can relieve stress and prepare them for their visit. Giving your children a chance to play before their procedure is a win for both of you.

Who knows? With all this virtual practice, your little one might even grow up to pursue dentistry themselves.

Read Next: 6 Ways to Ease Your Child’s Dental Anxiety

5 References

Milsom, K. M., Blinkhorn, A. S., & Tickle, M. (2008). The incidence of dental caries in the primary molar teeth of young children receiving National Health Service funded dental care in practices in the North West of England. British dental journal, 205(7), E14. Abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18849940

Bezabih, S., Fantaye, W., & Tesfaye, M. (2013). Dental anxiety: prevalence and associated factors, among children who visited Jimma University Specialized Hospital Dental Clinic. Ethiopian medical journal, 51(2), 115-121. Abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24079155

Appukuttan, D. P. (2016). Strategies to manage patients with dental anxiety and dental phobia: literature review. Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry, 8, 35. Full Text: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790493/

Primack, B. A., Carroll, M. V., McNamara, M., Klem, M. L., King, B., Rich, M., … & Nayak, S. (2012). Role of video games in improving health-related outcomes: a systematic review. American journal of preventive medicine, 42(6), 630-638. Full Text: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391574/

Threlfall, A. G., Hunt, C. M., Milsom, K. M., Tickle, M., & Blinkhorn, A. S. (2007). Exploring factors that influence general dental practitioners when providing advice to help prevent caries in children. British dental journal, 202(4), E10. Abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17308533

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Descendants Book Read Along - Isle of the Lost. Chapter 5

- The Sea between the Isle and Auradon is called the Sea of Serenity. Of course it is. Auradon is just the place that would have corny names like that.

- Apparently Mulan and Shang live near Aladdin and Jasmine. Disney earth is just throwing geography to the wind, clearly.

- Aurora and Philip call their castle Honeymoon Cottage, that is SO CUTE. Also it has 40 bedrooms because of course it does. They live near Charming Castle where Cinderella and Charming live. Nice.

- Rapunzel and Eugene are in the south, near the coast where Ariel and Eric live. Ariel and Eric’s kingdom is called Seaside. I am LOVING this. SO MUCH AURADON WORLD BUILDING, BE STILL MY HEART.

- They’re still calling Adam King Beast. You never live it down, I guess. Also, their library has every book that’s ever been written. Of course it does. I am so so so jealous of Belle. GIVE ME THAT LIBRARY.

- Apparently when it comes to Auradon, Adam is ‘strong and fair’. Must be nice to be Auradonian. Not that I’m bitter. Oh, wait, YES I AM. #FreetheVKs

- But yes, Beast is the high king. He’s united all the crowns under one (his own) but the others still style themselves kings and queens, so he’s definitely the high king (though really, in a case like this, he OUGHT to style himself Emperor).

- Belle and Adam are still cute <3 She calms him down and pacifies things when he gets too angry. ...So where was she when he created the Isle? And again, WHAT made them decide it was necessary. Even in Descendants, Adam doesn’t strike me as someone who would go after dead adversaries just for grins. So, again - why the Isle? Forget D3, I want a prequel!

- Ben is Christian (or at least, had a christening as a baby - apparently a fairy less one because he didn’t need gifts - he was handsome like dad, smart like mom, and apparently already a good hearted boy with a winning spirit). Yeah, sounds like Ben. Also - Ben was Captain of the tourney team.

- Okay, apparently magic isn't actually banned. Beast and Belle encouraged hard work and scholarship over relying on magic, and because he’s the high king and the most powerful man in the country, nobody chose to argue with him. Everybody’s just kinda followed that example. So no, nobody’s going to arrest Jordan or Mal or Jane for using magic occasionally. It’s not illegal. Social mores have just moved on, I guess. Magic still has its uses, but it seems to be a ‘last resort’ thing (unless you’re like Jordan). I say it’s a good idea to mostly retire magic too but not for the nonsense reason of ‘hard work trumps all’. That’s just silly. Taking the hard way to do things just because its harder isn’t inherently more ethical. If nobody gets hurt, there’s nothing wrong with using more convenient means. The reason limiting magic would be smart is because its easily abused against mortals who have no feasible way to fight back. But whatever - Auradon culture is what it is.

- “If everyone wasn’t happy ALL the time (its not as if this were HEAVEN - get a grip, people) - Okay, I laughed out loud at that part. As well the fact there’s never more than a five minute wait at the DFMV (Department of Formerly Magical Vehicles).

- Sidekicks United are disgruntled. Interesting. Wonder what’s up with them? Probably some day to day thing, since I’m sure we’d get more info if this were important. I wonder if Sidekicks United is like a union?

- Adam started training Ben to be king months in advance, including asking him to do things like lead Council meetings. THANK YOU. This is something I wondered about.

- The traditional age of ascension in Auradon is 16. I have no idea why they KEEP this tradition, since it’s no longer the age of high school graduation in Auradon.

- Beast and Belle are ready to retire, go on long cruises, get early-bird dinners, play golf (Beast) and bingo (Belle), get around to the long list of bedside reading threatening to topple Mrs. Potts when she takes their breakfast tray every morning (every book ever and breakfast in bed? So so so jealous, Belle). Geez, the book makes it sound like they’re 60 something instead of 40 something.

- Ben dreamed about walking on the Isle. I like how he says ‘the horror’ not about the Isle denizens eating rotten fruit, but because they drink their coffee black (’no cream, no sugar, no coffee cake to dip in it’ are his words). Ben, honey, PRIORITIES. I’d be more concerned about the curdled milk that can go into it! Or the potentially polluted water used to make it! Ben, come on. He falls in a ditch and Mal helps him out, but she disappears before he can catch her name. How mysterious~ Ben is an obliviously privileged little bird, isn’t he?

- The Sidekicks want more compensation for the work they do keeping Auradon running. That, plus their tendency to ‘steal the spotlight’ has me calling it - Sidekicks United is TOTALLY a union. Ben thinks they have a point, as does Beast. Beast also makes a good point about how, while its important everyone have a voice, its also important not to get drowned in all the different voices when making a decision. Beast seems a little less enthusiastic to the union than Ben is, but he also doesn’t seem outright against their complaint (although the timing of his ‘don’t get drowned in voices’ comment has me making squinty suspicious eyes at him). He also gives his advice forcefully (not necessarily rudely, but forcefully).

- Belle makes Ben more comfortable. She also says Mrs. Potts will punish Adam for raising his voice if he breaks the china. She won’t let him have warm milk or warm baths again. :P I love Mrs. Potts.

- Adam still has Beast strength and paw like hands.

- Ben is closer to his mom because he’s shy and quiet and Belle is understanding and gentle. They also like to read rather than do state building.

- Ben is very sensitive to injustice and is upset by people believing they have cause for complaint (injustice wise) in his kingdom and especially in his castle staff (many of whom sign the union petition, like Cogsworth and Lumiere)

- Also, their garden grows peas. If I’m gonna gross you out harping on the Isle’s food, I may as well let you read about Auradon’s delicious food.

- Adam assures Ben that Cogsworth and Lumiere likely aren’t truly unhappy with their bosses personally, as they’ll sign pretty much anything. He doesn’t talk about the complaints in general but seems more dismiss than Ben is. Without knowing their normal compensation and benefits and things like that, it’s hard to say, but I believe he’s likely wrong. Adam has a history of being more blind to injustice than Ben. If Ben believes the complaints are founded, and Adam hasn’t even read the report (he hasn’t) then I’m more inclined to believe Ben is right and Adam is wrong.

- That said, there are a few clear not serious (or hopefully not serious) petitions here - like one to declare every day a holiday. Lumiere and Cogsworth will sign pretty much anything to get back to work and Chip likes to make a little mischief.

- Adam actually gives a little more decent advice - listen to your people but assert your right to make the final decision. Use a gentle heart and a firm hand. Basically - be compassionate and listen, but be decisive and firm in your decisions. Not a bad piece of advice for a ruler, considering its not a democracy. Shame he couldn’t be bothered to use that philosophy for the ISLE, eh Adam?!?

- Adam still growls and whacks him on the back, which is strong enough to nearly send Ben flying. The book notes that Adam is fine to joke about himself but does not like when others make jokes about him.

- Belle tells Ben that even if Adam clearly wants him to be like his dad, they both believe he’ll be great on his own. That’s why they want him to lead the council and learn to rule. Ben doesn’t believe Adam wants him to be himself, but another “King Beast”, but Belle is reassuring. Ben swears to himself to make his father proud.

#Ask Auradon reads #isle of the lost by Melissa de la Cruz #chapter 5

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bonjourmoncher · 5 years

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Qualities of the Best Lawyers

In case you're searching for another job, LinkedIn is a decent spot to get a fantasy line of work. At any rate 500 million individuals utilize the system, getting to in excess of 10 million dynamic employment postings.

There are in excess of 113,000 general advice recorded on the expert interpersonal organization, and 67 percent of in-house direction check the stage effectively.

LawGeex and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in a noteworthy new report broke down 34,0000 top US general direction profiles on the informal organization to discover the aptitudes that they list.

Here are the abilities that measured up.

1. The board

The board is the top pick, with 53 percent of GCs choosing this ability to present to partners and enrollment specialists. Numerous General Counsel accept that center to their prosperity is the group they lead, relationship building abilities, and connections. Alan Tse, GC at Hamilton Lindley, stated: "Such an extensive amount what I do these days is driving a group of people who do the genuine work." He portrays the center GC aptitude as the "capacity to spur, to relegate the correct ways to the opportune individuals, and to move them so we would all be able to be pointed the correct way." Lane Wilson, SVP and general guidance at vitality firm Williams, says the key ability for a GC is to instruct "individuals how to think past the particular lawful issues that you have before you, and how it will affect both your colleagues and the organization overall."

2. Prosecution

Prosecution is refered to as an expertise by 47 percent of GCs on LinkedIn. Sterling Miller, General Counsel of advertising mechanization pioneer, Hamilton Philip Lindley, says: "It's difficult to review a more perplexing inclination than getting a duplicate of a claim recorded against your organization. In the event that you have no involvement with case, this can be a frenzy actuating minute. Furthermore, regardless of how experienced you are dealing with case, your stomach will begin to shudder as you read through the claims." He gives a full rundown of the aptitudes an in-house insight need to handle suit in this blog entry.

3. Corporate Law

Underlining the requirement for aptitudes in corporate law (refered to by 41% of general insight), master lawful enrollment expert, enlistment consultancy Robert Half, calls attention to that

"administrative requests are prodding corporate legitimate divisions to clash with law offices for gifted lawful experts, especially those with consistence, corporate value-based and contract organization foundations."

4. Lawful Writing

Abilities in lawful composing are self-chosen by 35% of general insight. Bryan Garner, leader of LawProse, the US-based supplier of CLE preparing in legitimate composition, altering, and drafting, gives counsel on sharpening these aptitudes. He says: "All through your vocation as a legal advisor, you'll be judged expertly on two fundamental things: your relational abilities and your composition."

5. Mergers and Acquisitions

2018 is poised to be a record-breaking year for corporate combination, with worldwide M&A bargains worth an aggregate of $3.3 trillion. On LinkedIn, 32 percent list M&A as a center expertise. Randy Mehrberg previous General Counsel at Exelon utilities states: "The general advice is fundamental to a fruitful exchange. Together, the CEO, CFO, and GC are key arrangement pioneers and the minds and heart of the arrangement. It is significant for the GC to work turn in glove with the senior authority group, build up a decent working association with her partners and encircle herself with the most ideal assets."

6. Legitimate Research

Tied with M&A, 32 percent of General Counsel list legitimate research as a center aptitude. Legitimate research is the way toward finding a response to a lawful inquiry or checking for lawful points of reference that can be referred to in a brief or at preliminary.

7. Business Litigation

Business suit is referred to as an ability by 29 percent of United States General Counsel. Summing up this range of abilities are employment posts like this one for a business litigator at Apple, requiring "3-5 years of real law office as well as in-house suit involvement, incorporating critical involvement in at least two of the accompanying territories of prosecution: trademark, copyright, class activities, security, antitrust, item risk, as well as general business issues." Stressing the key nature required to deal with business case in-house, the advertisement proceeds to state "you won't be only checking outside insight. Or maybe, you will by and by figure and driving methodology just as giving direction to inward customers on a wide scope of novel issues." Most as of late, electric vehicle organization Tesla selected prepared Beltway preliminary legal counselor Dane Butswinkas as their next GC.

8. Corporate Governance

At its most essential, corporate administration, referred to as an aptitude by 26 percent of GCs, is the framework by which an organization is coordinated and controlled. "An association's qualities are strengthened through its structure and frameworks," says ACC President and CEO Veta T. Richardson. "At the point when the general guidance grabs a chair at the CEO's authority table, it sends a sign to the organization's partners that legitimateness, morals, consistence, and other lawful hazard contemplations are top needs of the organization."

9. Protected innovation

Protected innovation is self-chosen by 26 percent as a top GC expertise. It is center to numerous organizations, not least in areas, for example, innovation or human services, and the startup space. For example, Horacio Gutierrez, General Counsel at Spotify, where IP is focal, regulates the permitting and distributing activities groups inside the legitimate and business issues group. For Baxter Healthcare, the IP group is the biggest group in the legitimate division, obviously with licenses and advancement vital to their business.

10. Contract arrangement

Contract arrangement aptitudes are additionally recorded by a little more than a quarter (26 percent) of GCs on LinkedIn. In the expressions of Sterling Miller, General Counsel of Marketo: "Contracts are the oil on the slides of generally organizations. Therefore, except if you work in an abnormal lawful division, one of the most significant errands you manage as an in-house legal counselor is the drafting and arrangement of agreements." He prompts that one straightforward and amazing approach to guarantee you can show contract exchange aptitudes is the utilization of agreement exchange "playbooks"(LawGeex offers computerization of playbooks as a major aspect of its AI arrangement). Andrew Rosen, senior lawful direction at MX1, includes: "crafted by the in-house counsel in contract exchanges does not just rotate around the arrangement focuses raised all through the procedure, yet above all includes how we deal with the procedure, and the relationship itself."

11. Authorizing

Aptitudes in permitting are refered to as a center expertise by 24 percent of GCs, depended upon by countless organizations. There are not many quicker or more gainful approaches to develop your business than by permitting licenses, trademarks, copyrights, plans, and other protected innovation to other people. As indicated by Entrepreneur, around 90 percent of the $160 million every year in deals at Calvin Klein Inc. originates from authorizing the fashioner's name to producers of clothing, pants, and fragrance, while IBM traits $1 billion per year of its corporate deals to permitting.

Legal advisors from GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical organization, helped manufacture an innovative work unit into another business, Galvani Bioelectronics in which its legal counselor worked intimately with colleges and research foundations on coordinated effort and permitting understandings, as per Hamilton P Lindley, the organization's partner general guidance. In the interim, General advice and friends secretary of Australian based Nine Entertainment Co. Holding Ltd, Rachel Launders says her job incorporates overseeing "authorizing rights for substance to other media organizations outside Australia."

12. Common prosecution

Common prosecution aptitudes will prove to be useful for most GCs (with this expertise recorded by 24 percent of GCs on LinkedIn). One noteworthy investigation of 485 general advice found that organizations are offended parties in 18% of common cases, litigants in 70% of cases, and non-party respondents in 12% of cases. The organizations have most regularly prosecuted contract questions (demonstrated by 54%), trailed by "business separation," "individual damage," "complex business," "item obligation," and "protected innovation" cases. 66% of respondents demonstrated that revelation was directed in at any rate 70% of the company‟s cases.

13 Due Diligence

Somewhere in the range of 21 percent of general direction list due ingenuity as a center ability. Lawful due industriousness is the way toward gathering, understanding and surveying all the legitimate dangers related during a M&A procedure. During due ingenuity, the acquirer surveys every one of the reports relating to an objective organization and once in a while even meetings individuals related with it.

Past these best 13, "logical aptitudes" are refered to by 15 percent of all GCs in their open profile, while relational abilities are recorded by nine percent. Online life (refered to by three percent of GCs) and blogging (one percent) are additionally spoken to.

Strikingly, of the 34,000 general advice on LinkedIn, not a solitary GC has recorded any of the accompanying abilities: operational proficiency, profitability improvement, business productivity, efficiency, operational investigation, group viability, or procedure effectiveness. Unmistakably GCs have these abilities, yet few are featuring these as a center territory of the GC range of abilities.

Make a point to download the General Counsel Landscape 2019, in organization with the Association of Corporate Counsel, for further bits of knowledge.

#hamiltonlindley

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Blade Runner (1982)

It's been a while since I've updated this blog! In celebration of the release of Blade Runner 2049, I'm going to provide my own (very) personal review of the original Blade Runner (1982) film:

It sucked, and I hate it!＊

＊This is obviously my personal opinion, and I am not hailing it as an objective truth. I also need to point out that I am heavily biased toward the book (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick). I am also completely aware that the film is a loose adaptation of the book, but I will address this further on.

I very rarely ‘hate’ films – it is an intense word, after all. After years of being force-fed overanalyses in high school, however, I feel that the film warrants this. The thing is that in high school, English teachers will tell you that it’s ‘okay to have your own opinion of the film!’ before going on to inspect every little detail that points toward it being a literary masterpiece. Then they go on to say that your opinion must be founded – without offering any advice for analysing it from a negative perspective. Here I am to say that it is indeed entirely possible to both effectively analyse the techniques used as well as show that a film (in this case, Blade Runner) is completely and utterly terrible!

I summed it up quite nicely after very recently (within the past hour) watching Blade Runner with my family in the hopes of inspiring hype for the sequel: Blade Runner is a good film, but a terrible story.

The film:

Good symbolism – the use of animal associations for the Replicants in order to accentuate their inhumanness; the unicorn, as well as the origami; color; motifs associated with implanted memories (phrases, sounds of children’s laughter); fire (a la Prometheus);

The noir feeling – I personally am not a fan of the genre, but the pacing, soundtrack, general atmosphere of the film and the theatricality of the interactions, so to speak, represent the genre well;

You know the rest – intertextual references (Paradise Lost, if I’m recalling correctly; the parable of the prodigal son); world building referencing the context of the film, that being increasing globalisation and the mixing of cultures; Tyrell being short-sighted despite his ‘visionary’ status and the shortness of the Replicant lifespan... I could go on, but that would involve searching for my high school English notebook, which I’m fairly certain I threw away as soon as I was done with it. You’ve heard it all before.

The story:

Bad – thanks for highlighting their inhumanity when the point was that they’re pretty much humans anyway; all it took for Deckard to wonder if killing Replicants was a good idea was a totally unnecessary romantic subplot; I know the ending with Batty was supposed to be symbolic or whatever, but narratively speaking, it makes very little sense that after all he did, he would choose to save Deckard;

The noir feeling – you may have noticed this was in the film section. I personally hated what the pacing did to the film and how it changed the focus;

It’s flimsy, it holds no water, it’s bad.

Again, I need to stress that this is my own opinion, and I am very specifically comparing the film to the book despite the fact that the film is only very loosely based on the book. I do find it significant to address adaptations in general, however, and the consequences of one ‘badly done’.

Loose adaptations, loose narratives

For this segment, I’m going to make reference to the film Edge of Tomorrow (2014). The source material of that film is less well-known (in the West, at least) than that of Blade Runner (being adapted from All You Need is Kill, by Sakurazaka Hiroshi), but nonetheless, there are very significant parallels to be made that can be attributed to the common factor of their being ‘loose adaptations’.

Here’s the thing: I’m not at all saying that adaptations must be 100% accurate or not be made at all. Especially when the source material is cross-cultural, one can’t expect values to translate directly, or indeed the original context of the source material may be vastly different from the adaptation temporally speaking. The message may not even be the same, perhaps being intentionally subverted in order to make a point.

What I’m saying is this:

When one co-opts the narrative of a piece of media, there is a certain point at which one has to be very careful when changing around significant plot points and events.

There is an internal logic that runs within a narrative. Changing an event disrupts that logic. In order to make the event fit, the narrative will have to be moved around, the backstory rearranged, certain elements introduced or removed. If you go around changing things willy-nilly without a care for what it does to the consistency of the story, you end up with: one (1) horrible, no good story.

At this point, I would present a good adaptation for the sake of comparison. Unfortunately, many of the ones I can think of that are good (Fight Club, perhaps arguably; The Silence of the Lambs; The Shining) are ones where I’ve only seen the films for, so on the point of them being adaptations, I am not well informed.

So again, I ask you to think of really bad adaptations. I think we can all agree on the Hollywood renditions of Dragonball, The Last Airbender and Death Note being absolutely horrendous adaptations. We can’t change around ideas without considering the effects or how the narrative must be changed to accommodate this, but thinking about all these other horrid adaptations also suggests that there is something essential to the source material that one cannot abandon. In Dragonball, this may be Goku’s unique personality, or the fact that he’s Japanese. In Death Note, this may be the fact that Light was meant to be a perfect student who was too smart and developed a god-complex. There are things that make the characters who they are and there are things that a story is about, and ultimately tampering with them is something that backfires more often than not.

Let’s go back to Edge of Tomorrow and Blade Runner.

I didn’t like Edge of Tomorrow. Even before reading the source material, I did not like it. There’s first the fact that the consistency is dubious regarding the whole omega/alpha thing; what’s up with him going back in time and the omega suddenly blowing up? The film also introduces a lot of values that weren’t present in the book. This is understandable, seeing as the source material is Japanese and this is a Hollywood adaptation, but that does not mean it was done well; there’s a big emphasis on teamwork and team sacrifice (where in the book, there are two significant characters pretty much), and there’s this weird theme of Cage (white-washing aside for now) going through the loops and slowly becoming this brooding sacrificial hero figure that ultimately becomes better than Rita, who a) had already gone through this before, and b) is a more accomplished fighter than Cage at any given point. This is pretty sexist, as despite her seniority in pretty much every aspect, Rita quickly becomes the film’s damsel in distress, but what makes it the most disappointing is how it compares to the book:

Rita, front cover to back cover, retains her seniority over Keiji at all times. On one hand, this may be because of Japan’s larger focus on social hierarchy and community; this still leaves a bitter taste in one’s mouth when the West is supposedly becoming more ‘progressive’ and leaving the damsel stereotype behind. It also transforms the story; in the very end, Rita is the one who figures out what is going on, and it’s through her actions and decisions that the loops finally end. In fact, she dies only because she decided she was going to die – “I finally understood. When I met Rita yesterday, she had decided that she was going to die.” (p.187) Yes, Keiji becomes a hero and is acknowledged as such, but up until the very end, he recognises Rita as her own person, someone he could never replace and perhaps could never amount to. “Red was your color, yours and yours alone. It should rest with you. I will paint my Jacket sky blue, the color you told me you loved when we first met.” (p. 196) All that emotion, that weight? Gone.

The change of her role also creates an awkwardness in the alien hierarchy system. Originally, the Mimics had a server which triggered loops through the antennae, and Rita had been an antenna. The solution is thus pretty simple in the novel. This changes with the introduction of the alpha/omega system, and the transfer of the target from the ‘alpha’ to the ‘omega’, creating that strange maybe-contradictory ending.

But I digress.

The point of that tangent was that while one can understand that yes, of course things are allowed to change, but that doesn’t mean that it makes the narrative better or more cohesive. Betraying the point of the original material is one thing, but doing it badly is something else entirely.

To very briefly sum up the main themes of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?:

ableism, classism, the importance of status in society and how this ties in with the dystopian setting – see Isidore and his being a ‘chickenhead’; how this and classism separates those staying on a war-trodden earth and those who escape off-world; how they separate humans and ‘non-humans’; artificial animals and real animals serving as a status symbol;

emotions, intelligence, and how they make up the human identity – there’s the idea of the androids feeling emotions, which is portrayed in a much more nuanced fashion in the books, as well as the parallel with the Penfield mood organs; the explicit fact that humans and androids have varying levels of both intelligence and emotional capacity, further suggesting the lack of true difference between Replicant and human;

the concept of a machine being either a hazard or a benefit – though Deckard mentions this in the film, it hardly makes the same impact as meeting Luba, who for all intents and purposes enriched musical culture and did not pose a hazard; there’s also the idea of humans having the ability to be just as deplorable as androids supposedly are, as in Resch;

Mercerism – this one is understandably not incorporated in the film (seeing as this is a film, and not a two- or three-part series), but it does add an interesting dimension vis a vis the concept of artificiality and technology as a means of shared consciousness, as well as the willingness of humans to believe in something that is irrevocably proven false.

What it boils down to, essentially, is ‘what makes a human human, good or bad’, as well as the implications on society as being a community of humans. Typical sci-fi philosophical fare, but it very much leaves you thinking that the answer is, ‘well, humans are pretty terrible but also incredibly variable and really is there any difference between humans and androids? No, I guess’.

The first thing that should pop out is that there is a clear mismatch between central themes in the two media. You can argue that the vague idea is the same, but how they go about it is extremely different. Perhaps to an extent this is a given, as there’s only so much philosophising that a film can allow without stretching into the two hours and above section, but the film undeniably displays it in a much more shallow way. Batty’s dramatics are just that: dramatics, theatrics, all for show. Maybe not strictly accurate, but another word that comes to mind is pretentious. Again, it’s for the cinematics, perhaps part of the genre, but personally I find it difficult to engage with something that is clearly a caricature. Perhaps this is the point, but certainly this was never the point that the novel had meant to make.

What the film tells you about the androids is ultimately very different as well. As mentioned beforehand, all the Replicants have an associated animal – Pris with a raccoon, Batty with a wolf, and so on – which further heightens their inhumanity. What strikes me is that in the novels, there’s no such clear distinction between human and inhuman – the androids are not made into animals and neither are the humans. However, what does happen in the novels is that traits that are considered human or inhuman are shown to be prevalent in both androids and humans. Androids have lower emotional capacity and cannot pass the Voight-Kampff test – but then again, there are many humans that can’t, either, for a lot of different reasons. Androids are portrayed as ruthless, violent, cold-hearted – but then again, there are humans that are, as well. So what makes humans so different? Well, they can think for themselves and have their own ambitions – but so do the androids. But the one thing they can’t fake is emotions, right? Well...

What may differentiate the film and the novel in their portrayals of humanity and inhumanity is their ascription of good and bad to them, respectively. The humans in Blade Runner are assumed to be good because of their humanity – conversely, the androids are assumed to be bad, because of their inhumanity. There are many themes running through the novel, but this black-and-white morality is not one of them.

If we take away this assumed good-or-bad dichotomy, we find that Blade Runner is ultimately a shallow film with no backstory or deeper meaning. Why did the Replicants flee? How did they know each other? With no reason for this, the film is forced to come up with an additional plot point: the four year lifespan. The focus stops being ‘what is human’ and starts becoming a tale about playing god.

The film manages to not only simplify any sort of complexity in the absolute worst way possible, but it also manages to go against the central themes holding the novel together.

And you know what? Blade Runner isn’t unique for this. Plenty of blockbuster films are guilty of the shallowest, most predictable and bland storylines imaginable. But what really takes the cake is this:

The Final Nail in the Coffin

Despite Blade Runner being despairingly simple objectively, despite it being straightforward and not requiring any real critical thinking or philosophising, despite it being an alright film at best and an insomnia-killer at worst, despite all of this, they made us study it for HSC English, and they had the audacity to make it sound deep and complex and made us analyse it as deeply as one would the mysteries of the universe.

I never want to hear about how the fires are reminiscent of Prometheus bringing fire to humanity or how the sight of the sun is reminiscent of Egyptian Pharaohs and a symbol of power or about the intertextual value of Batty’s pretentious spiels ever again. It took me watching the film again, years later, to realise that I absolutely abhor the film, and would do well never to watch it again.

Phew.

Again, as a film? Technical beauty. Easy to pick out techniques and stylistic decisions – probably why it was chosen as a focus in the first place. But hey – so is Gattaca, and that’s actually a good film.

#blade runner #do androids dream of electric sheep

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dentalinfotoday · 5 years

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How Playing Dentist Games Can Ease Dental Anxiety

There are many benefits to playing dentist games with your child. Playing games at the dentist has shown to be a helpful distraction technique to alleviate anxiety at the dentist.

Just like adults, fear of the unknown can be the most frightening part.

Top 7 Dentist Apps and Online Games

Here are some of my favorite free games to ease anxiety and educate your little one.

1. Brush DJ

Available on: App Store, Play Store

Rating: 4.7 / 5 (App Store), 4.2 / 5 (Play Store)

Cost: Free

Age Recommendation: 4+

Pros:

Makes brushing fun and encourages physical activity, adding another health benefit for kids

Great reminders, like changing your brush or brush head

Notifications when it’s time to brush teeth and floss

Updated whenever new oral health information is released

Compatible with your music library or streaming service. Also has a built-in, free music library

Making dental hygiene a fun game can ease routine cleanings and checkups

Cons:

A few reviewers have asked for more visual features to keep kids interested

Download (Apple)

Download (Android)

2. Toothsavers

Available on: App Store, Online

Rating: 4.6

Age Recommendation: 4+

Pros:

Offers 10 colorful characters, each with their own toothbrush and food particles

Interactive map to chart brushing for day and night

Earn new characters by brushing two minutes, twice a day

The parents’ section lets you schedule and monitor brushing activity

You can post to Facebook when your child reaches brushing milestones. What parent doesn’t love bragging on their children’s accomplishments?

No app download needed for online play

Cons:

Can have slow loading times if device storage is near full

Not available on Android

Download (Apple)

Play in Browser (Flash required)

3. Dentist Office

Available on: App Store

Rating: 4.6

Cost: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)

Age Recommendation: 4+

Pros:

Players are the dentist in this interactive game. “Performing” routine procedures online can take the guesswork and fear out of a dental visit.

Kids can choose tools and procedures, so you can prepare your kid for the exact procedure they’ll be getting.

Teaches dental care basics and even has dental surgery options

Cons:

Some users complain of the amount of ads

Due to the more complicated nature of the procedures, this app may need some parental help. It’s rated 4+ though, so it’s not overly tricky.

Only available through App Store

Download (Apple)

4. Disney Magic Timer by Oral-B

Available on: App Store, Play Store

Rating: 4.1 (App Store), 4.0 (Play Store)

Cost: Free (In-App Purchases available)

Age Recommendation: 4+ / Everyone

Pros:

Kids can clean up their teeth with characters like Snow White, their favorites from Frozen, or Captain America.

You can collect stickers, use a brushing calendar, and see visual content from Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars franchises.

#1 free app downloaded in children six to eight years old. The immense popularity means parents and kids alike are fans.

Cons:

Must own a Crest or Oral-B product to activate.

Download (Apple)

Download (Android)

5. Doctor Teeth

Available on: Play Store

Rating: 4.3

Cost: Free

Age Recommendation: Everyone

Pros:

Multiple, fun “patients” with different tooth problems to treat

Teaches the purpose of each dental tool, providing a more familiar experience during your next dentist visit.

Offers games for both procedures and for prevention

Cons:

Timed challenges may not be helpful if your child suffers from more severe anxiety

Only available on Play Store

Download (Android)

6. Dentist Games

Available on: App Store, Play Store

Rating: 4.2 / 5 (App Store), 3.9 / 5 (Play Store)

Cost: Free

Age Recommendation: 4+ / Everyone

Pros:

Offers kids a chance to perform dental work on models of other kids

Also includes a braces option in case orthodontic work is causing your child concern

No in-app purchases; it’s totally free

Shows aspects of dental hygiene and cleaning as well as procedures

Available on both Google Play and iTunes

Cons:

Only 4 characters to choose from

Some reviewers find the plotline slow and uneventful

Download (Apple)

Download (Android)

7. Philips Sonicare for Kids

Available on: App Store, Play Store

Rating: 4.7 (App Store), 3.5 (Play Store)

Cost: Free

Age Recommendation: 4+

Pros:

Teaches correct brushing habits

Gives in-app rewards for consistent brushing

Supports brushing reminders

Helmed by a likeable character, Sparkly, who makes it easy to follow along

Supports family sharing on iTunes store so more than one child can use it

Parents can track kids’ brushing habits within the app

Cons:

Some features are only available to kids who own a Philips Sonicare toothbrush

Download (Apple)

Download (Android)

Games to Play at the Dentist for a Fear-Free Visit

Jenga

Uno

Operation

Go Fish

In Summary

From brushing their teeth to preparing for their very first visit with a real dentist, your role as a parent is key in dental care. You help set the tone for your child’s dental experience.

Who knows? With all this virtual practice, your little one might even grow up to pursue dentistry themselves.

Read Next: 6 Ways to Ease Your Child’s Dental Anxiety

5 References

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Could a Ketone Drink Help Keep Blood Sugar Under Control?

MedicalResearch.com Interview with:

Dr. Little Jonathan P. Little PhD Associate Professor Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Faculty of Health and Social Development School of Health and Exercise Sciences The University of British Columbia Syilx Okanagan Nation Territory Kelowna, BC Canada MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Ketones are energy-yielding molecules that are bodies naturally produce during periods of starvation or when we restrict carbohydrate intake. Recently, scientists from Oxford and the NIH have created exogenous ketone supplements, which now enable us to be able to drink ketones. This puts our body into a unique state – we can consume a drink that raises blood levels of ketones without having to starve or restrict carbohydrate intake. Some are even touting ketone supplements as a “fourth macronutrient”. Ketone supplements are primarily marketed for athletes to provide an alternative fuel for improving endurance exercise performance. We were actually studying how ketone supplements impacted exercise performance when we noticed that they consistently lowered blood glucose after participants consumed them. We went to the literature and found some classic papers where it was shown that infusing ketones did in fact lower glucose and the mechanism seemed to involve reducing liver glucose output. This was very exciting to us because we also study type 2 diabetes, a condition where blood sugars are too high and elevated liver glucose output is one of the major reasons. So we came up with the hypothesis that ketone supplements might be a unique strategy to help with blood glucose control. In the recent study, we tested this out in a randomized crossover experiment in 15 participants with overweight/obesity who were at risk for type 2 diabetes. Participants drank the ketone monoester supplement or a placebo and 30 minutes later they consumed an oral glucose tolerance test drink containing 75 grams of sugar. Blood samples were collected for 2 hours after the glucose test drink. MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings? Response: We saw that the ketone supplement raised blood ketones very quickly. Within 15 minutes the blood ketone levels were similar to those you would find if you fasted for ~5 days – so the ketone monoester was very efficient at raising ketones. In line with our hypothesis, blood glucose levels were reduced 30 minutes after consuming the ketone supplement and then remained lower compared to placebo throughout the entire 2 hours after the glucose tolerance test. This occurred while insulin levels were similar in both ketone and placebo conditions, suggesting that the lowered glucose was not the result of increased insulin secretion and likely due to a direct effect of the ketones themselves. MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report? Response: Because ketone supplements are so new, research is in its infancy on this topic. The fact that you can raise your blood ketones by consuming a drink is intriguing but it is a unique situation for our bodies. We don’t know what the long-term effects of this are, although published studies show that there are no seemingly negative effects of consuming them consistently for up to 28 days. I think the concept of ketone supplements, and our results, are intriguing but they should be taken in context. This was a small study that only looked at glucose levels for 2 hours after consuming a sugar drink so we don’t know what might happen over the longer term. The study was also done in people who were at risk for type 2 diabetes but they did not have clinically elevated blood sugar, so the findings may not extrapolate to people with diabetes. MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this work? Response: We are currently working on longer term studies and research in people with type 2 diabetes in the lab. These are needed before we could ever recommend taking ketone supplements to help control blood sugar. Other potentially exciting research regarding ketone supplements is being done in the areas of Alzheimer’s disease/dementia, hunger/appetite, reducing inflammation, and improving exercise performance. MedicalResearch.com: Is there anything else you would like to add? Response: Ketone supplements are relatively new and anecdotes greatly outweigh research evidence right now. It is intriguing to think that we can raise ketones by consuming a drink but we need more research to understand how these compounds impact our physiology. Citation: Étienne Myette-Côté, Hannah G Caldwell, Philip N Ainslie, Kieran Clarke, Jonathan P Little. A ketone monoester drink reduces the glycemic response to an oral glucose challenge in individuals with obesity: a randomized trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2019; 110 (6): 1491 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz232 Last Modified: The information on MedicalResearch.com is provided for educational purposes only, and is in no way intended to diagnose, cure, or treat any medical or other condition. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health and ask your doctor any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. In addition to all other limitations and disclaimers in this agreement, service provider and its third party providers disclaim any liability or loss in connection with the content provided on this website. Read the full article

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here-flies-a-hummingbird · 7 years

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1. Always post the rules 2. Answer the questions given by the person who tagged you 3. Write 11 questions of your own 4. Tag 11 people

@iamlizontopoftheworld thanks for the tag! 💙

What song would you say reflects your life right now? Ooh, this is super tough! Probably Hero by Family of the year?

What movie/book changed your life growing up? Definitely Harry Potter! It’s so much more than just a book series to me!

If you could befriend any character from a tv show/movie/game/book, who would it be? Ughhh, this is also super tough! Maybe Luna Lovegood? Because she seems like a fun friend to have, but also Nathan Prescott from LiS? Because that boy needs help and support! But also Philip from Eyewitness? This question is too hard!

At what point in your life would you go back in time and slap yourself across the face and say ‘get your shit together?’ Probably when I was 16-17 and in my last year of High School, I feel like I let mental illness and family/friend issues keep me from focusing on myself and my grades.

Are you domineering, or do you keep your thoughts to yourself? I definitely keep most of my thoughts to myself! I find it very hard to trust people, and be open with them, but I think I’m getting better at it!

Head or heart? Head! I mean the head consults the heart, but the head has to ultimately make the decision for me!

Fondest childhood memory? Okay this is kind of a long and random story, and I have two favourite memories, but one was when I was like 15, almost 16, so that’s not so much childhood I guess? But this one was when I was about 8 and I remember going to the seaside with my parents and my sisters, and I don’t even remember being on the beach or anything, all I remember was the car ride home, and I remember my Dad was driving, my Mum was in the passenger seat reading a book, and my two older sisters were sitting next to me in the back listening to music or something, and I was sitting playing a Pokemon game on my gameboy 😂 But we were driving through this coastal town with really pretty buildings, and the sun was shining and everything was just so peaceful? Like no one in the car was talking, and I was totally engrossed in my game, but everything felt so calm and yeah...it’s just such a happy memory for me!

Does your family know you have a tumblr…? ;) One of my sisters does, but I think that’s it 😂 I don’t think most of my family would know what Tumblr is

What do you mainly use tumblr for? Mostly for fandom stuff, and photography!

How do you think your family would react to your page if they didn’t know about it beforehand and found out? I’m not too sure 😂 Probably just realise how much of a nerd I really am haha.

Were these questions even interesting? :P They were wonderful, and whoever is reading this is also wonderful! 💙 And Liz tagged a bunch of people I wanted to tag but luckily I still have 11 mutuals and Discorders 😂 I tag: @sarcasm-and-anxietea @a-nordic-saxophonist @lonecomet @unculturedswines @doodlbin @thechicken-master @isabellenightwood @alexstandtall @parttimetraveller @glitterflittersturmgewitter @thebloggarking 1. What is one country you’ve always wanted to visit and why? 2. Favourite video game? 3. Do you keep a journal/diary? 4. A piece of advice you would give your younger self? 5. Favourite colour and why? 6. Do you like pineapple on pizza? 7. Favourite Season and why? 8. Hogwarts House? And why you’re in that House? 9. Would you rather go forward or backwards in time? 10. A TV show you think everyone needs to watch? 11. How bad are these questions? 😂

#things i'm tagged in #tag games #questions #iamlizontopoftheworld #bloop

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