It is so nice of you
to ask about my poetry.
“Anything new?”
Only seeds
on fallow ground
my personal drought,
I reply dryly
through cracked lips,
my laugh the crunch
of leaves & snap of twigs.
In my hands this paper
browns and curls,
the pen melts,
and in flame
I remember
some seeds need fire
some brush must burn
before we grow. mjh
11/2/2003
Get off the lawn!
From Hark Tsui, the director and producer of Inspector Dee, and countless others, and featuring Jet Li, whose IMDB profile lists 45 movies, this movie has its moments. After all these years, I’m surprised to see new weapons like the daggers with hooks that cause them to spin around and fly off in new directions, often pulling out another dagger, sending both flying. Or swords that shatter into spinning boomerangs. Like Inspector Dee, FSDG features several very interesting looking actors — compelling figures. I especially enjoyed the Tartars or Mongols (identified as both) whose faces are covered with tattoos. As in many of these films, there may be more powerful females than males, certainly no fewer. And lovers are brooding and doomed to separation. If you think two guys sword-fighting inside a tornado must be the end, there’s another half hour after that, with a few surprises, even. Not that I’m recommending this movie.
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) – IMDb
Set three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared and a new inn has risen from the ashes – one that’s staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens, who hope to unearth the fabled lost city buried in the desert.
Director: Hark Tsui
I think the format of the graphic is particularly intriguing. However, I question the “algorithm” that assigns tweets to tribes. Moreover, where are the nerds, surely the largest tribe of all on Twitter. peace, mjh
Twitter users forming tribes with own language, tweet analysis shows | News | guardian.co.uk
What I find most interesting about this is that it should be scientifically verifiable (or refutable). In Wheat Belly, Dr Davis doesn’t make vague assertions about diet and health. He offers evidence of a wide range of ills caused by modern wheat and alleviated by eschewing wheat. peace, mjh
Anatomy of a poison | Wheat Belly Blog
Image Fasano 2013
Note the following on the gliadin “map”:
Red = direct cytotoxic segment (intestinal cell-destroying)
Light green = immune-stimulating segment (responsible for celiac disease)
Blue = bowel permeability segment (via zonulin activation)
Dark green = inflammatory interleukin release
Maybe they do.
[fixed typo in original that changed “don’t” into “done.”]
Good news for some of us. peace, mjh
Coffee and Green Tea May Help Lower Stroke Risk
The new study found:
- People who drank at least 1 cup of coffee daily had about a 20% lower risk of stroke compared to those who rarely drank it.
- People who drank 2 to 3 cups of green tea daily had a 14% lower risk of stroke, and those who had at least 4 cups had a 20% lower risk, compared to those who rarely drank it.
- People who drank at least 1 cup of coffee or 2 cups of green tea daily had a 32% lower risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, compared to those who rarely drank either beverage. Intracerebral hemorrhage happens when a blood vessel bursts and bleeds inside the brain. About 13% of strokes are due to this condition.
Researchers adjusted their findings to account for age, sex, and lifestyle factors like smoking, alcohol, weight, diet, and exercise. Green tea drinkers in the study were more likely to exercise than non-drinkers.
