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POPSSecularism... Complete secularism: be careful what you ask for... you just may get it!
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POPSIntellectuals are fallible! Interesting--particularly the observation that intellectuals "idealize foreign ideologies because the foreign models are not seen in action." They lack the hindsight of experience of seeing the foreign ideology fail; and lack the foresight to be wary of arbitrary changes that might destabilize their own culture.
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POPSWeird Brooch or Pin with Spider in Spiderweb I would like to know the age and significance of this piece of costume jewelry. It has such a weird design, kind of ugly, with a spider, fly, and spider web. Are the end shapes baskets, crowns, crinolines, hoop skirts, funnels (as in funnel-web spider)? It is spiritual and mysterious, and the symbols might be of Jung, like dream symbols. The spider, web, and egg or dewdrop could be about self-search, self-awareness, subconsciousness... ? It's heavy and old-fashioned. Have you seen one like it? I'm really curious, even after it sells. Would it be real jewelry (that a lady would wear every day) or just made for a Halloween costume? I've searched, but couldn't find a similar one.
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POPSNew Research on Eczema (2007) Another interesting bit of new research on skin disease. This article points to a possible deficiency in the immune system--the lack of a certain natural antibiotic (or antimicrobial peptide) that would destroy the offending culprit that causes the outbreak. Interestingly, this one links skin problems with susceptibility to asthma...
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POPSStudy of Microbiology: Key to Explaining Skin Disease? Dermatologists treat outbreaks of every type of skin infection with expensive creams. They always see the outbreak: red skin, pimples, etcetera--and treat it in the most superficial way. If they mention microbes at all, it is only as a vague reference to "yeast" or "bacteria." In recent years, it does seem that more of them will prescribe an antibiotic, and that helps treat the immediate problem. I wish they'd work on a cure, or at least a long-term plan for chronic outbreaks... something besides the trial-and-error of one expensive prescription cream after another!
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