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Introduction

Dietary dietary supplements are products intended to supplement the food plan by way of growing general nutritional intake, macro and micro nutrients. Person dietary supplements are available in doses larger than a standard multivitamin. Those are used to deal with iron deficiency or to reduce the risk of hypertension. A number of the dietary dietary supplements are aimed at decreasing the risk of chronic sicknesses. Others are supposed to improve dietary value in a each day weight loss plan. The consumption of nutritional supplements varies with the customer age.

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Market Drivers:

Increase in consumer awareness regarding preventive healthcare (Calorie reduction and weight loss), fluctuating diet patterns due to a hectic lifestyle which is predominantly increasing obesity & stress. As a result, the individuals among the socio-economic and upper-middle-class are focusing on personal care through dietary supplement are driving the global dietary supplement market during the forecast period. In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years old were weight out of which 650 million were obese.

Restriants:

Major factors hindering the global dietary supplement market are false claims, and negative publicity regarding the product use has adversely affected the credibility & reputation of manufacturers.

Market Segmentation

Global dietary supplement market is segmented by ingredient type, product type, and end users. Ingredient type includes vitamin, mineral, herb, amino acid, enzymes, and others, product type includes pills, capsules, powders, gel tabs, extracts, liquids, and others and end users include pediatrics, adults, pregnant women, and geriatrics.

Geriatric segment dominates the global dietary supplement market during the forecast period due to Increase in geriatric population across the globe, as they are prone to frequent health problems and extensive usage of dietary supplements in the United States. According to the study conducted by the Council for Responsible Nutrition in 2018, approximately 78% of U.S adults aged 55+ took dietary supplements.

Global Dietary Supplement Market Geographical Analysis

The global dietary supplement market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and Middle East & Africa. North America dominates the global dietary supplement market during the forecast period due to an increase in lifestyle diseases and increases in consumer preference regarding use of dietary supplements as they are willing to adopt healthier dietary options along with an increase in a number of people using non-prescription drugs for supplementing health.

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The healthcare sector is one of the most important industries across the globe. The industry has access to the most advanced technology, equipment, and the availability of a large number of highly skilled medical professionals from across the globe. With growing urbanization and complications related to modern lifestyles in urban locations, has increased the prevalence of lifestyle diseases. Studies show that more than 50 percent of expenditure in the healthcare sector is from patients suffering from lifestyle diseases. this has consequently augmented the demand for specialized health care. lifestyle diseases have replaced traditional health complications globally. Most lifestyle diseases are triggered by alcohol, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and poor diet. Rise in disposable income levels, geriatric population, increasing health awareness among consumers, and the shifting attitude towards precautionary healthcare is anticipated to improve healthcare services demand in the future. In developing countries, the low cost associated with medical services has resulted in a rise in the preference for medical tourism, attracting patients from across the world for cost-efficient, and time-saving services.

Table of Contents

1. GLOBAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT MARKET -SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

2. GLOBAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT MARKETEXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

4. GLOBAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT MARKET SEGMENTATION

5. GLOBAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

6. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7. COMPANY PROFILES

8. Key companies to watch

9. Emerging Companies

10. APPENDIX

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Resort travel in the age of coronavirus – Atlanta Journal Constitution

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The current property opened in 1985 following the restoration of the original club and the summer homes of its wealthy members. If they were around today, even the Rockefellers and Carnegies would have to abide by COVID-19 safety precautions.

Rooms at the Jekyll Island Club Resort are sanitized between guests, but there is no daily housekeeping service. The island shuttle is not running, but bicycle rentals are available. That scrumptious buffet in the Grand Dining Room has been scrapped.

Alexa Orndoff, director of marketing and communications for the Jekyll Island Authority, says visitors generally have been understanding about the new safety measures.

Weve heard overwhelmingly positive comments from visitors about their experience on Jekyll Island since our reopening, said Orndoff. They appreciate that our island-wide protocols about cleaning and social distancing are clear and consistent.

If you adopt a glass half full outlook, there are many reasons to make Jekyll Island your next road trip.

The popular open-air tram tour of the National Historic Landmark District is still operating, but at limited capacity. It showcases the charming cottages (more like mansions) on Millionaires Row. Indian Mound Cottage was a winter retreat for the Rockefeller family for some 20 years, and the Goodyear Cottage, an imposing white stucco Mediterranean-Revival home, was an oasis for lumber baron Frank Henry Goodyear.

The resorts golf courses and tennis courts are ready for play, but after months of being homebound, it would be worth the trip just to amble along the windswept sand dunes and marvel at the beauty of the driftwood bone yard on the beach.

Jekyll Island Club Resort. $259 and up. 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island. 844-201-6871, http://www.jekyllclub.com

The King and Prince Golf Resort on St. Simons Island reopened to guests in May. Contributed by the King and Prince Golf Resort

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The King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort

At the King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort on St. Simons Island, the largest of Georgias Golden Isles, the scene looks pretty much like it did pre-pandemic. Golfers tee off at the award-winning course, kayakers revel in the beauty of the Atlantic Ocean and cyclists pedal beneath the shade of ancient live oaks.

Thats on the surface, but so much goes on behind the scenes to keep everyone healthy. Enhanced property-wide sanitation procedures are in place, and all staff has undergone extensive COVID-19 training.

A new touchless entry system to the hotel helps keep surfaces virus-free, and hand sanitizer is everywhere. To minimize interaction between guests and staff, there is no daily housekeeping.

Bud St. Pierre, director of sales and marketing, says when the resort reopened in May, there was uncertainty about guests willingness to return, but return they did, and in unexpected numbers.

We are seeing the highest individual demand for reservations ever, said St. Pierre. We went from being closed for seven weeks to really not knowing what to expect once we reopened to 90 plus percent occupancies.

The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort. $219 and up. 201 Arnold Road, St. Simons Island. 800-342-0212, http://www.kingandprince.com

Montage Palmetto Bluff

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The command rings throughout the Palmetto Bluff Shooting Club where guests shoot sporting clays under the direction of a certified instructor.

More experienced shooters eschew the family-friendly five-stand for a challenging 13-station sporting clays course that runs through a coastal maritime forest.

The shooting club sets Montage Palmetto Bluff apart from other Southern beach resorts. Located within the 20,000-acre community of Palmetto Bluff between Hilton Head and Savannah, the South Carolina property offers the expected golf, tennis, water sports and a dreamy spa, but some guests come for the shooting.

Nothing much has changed at the beloved shooting club except the equipment is disinfected between guests. The resort is operating at 50 percent capacity to help guests maintain social distancing. Valet and bell services are still available, but stringent protocols are followed between staff and guest interactions. And families participating in archery lessons with their little Katniss wannabes will be instructed privately, not in groups.

Marketing director Alex Gregory says travelers are looking for places that give them a sense of security.

Our guests have been very understanding that any measures were taking, both on our own and as part of our state and local regulations, are in their best interest, he said.

Montage Palmetto Bluff. $535 and up. 477 Mount Pelia Road, Bluffton, South Carolina. 855-264-8705, http://www.montagehotels.com/palmettobluff

Boating and fishing are favorite activities at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina. Contributed by Kiawah Island Golf Resort.

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Kiawah Island Golf Resort

Its been said boat captain Jake Feary could navigate the waterways surrounding Kiawah Island blindfolded on a moonless foggy night. Theres no way to test him on this clear, sunny day, but as he steers a fishing boat with a family of four anglers into narrow salt marshes and shallow creeks lined with tall spartina grass, he exudes a confidence that could come only from someone who spent his childhood exploring South Carolinas sea islands.

Feary, assistant director of outdoor programs at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, arranges private charters for resort guests looking to catch and release red drum and trout.

The Sanctuary, the resorts five-star hotel, started welcoming guests again on June 6 with seating restrictions at the pool. Other modifications include the suspension of daily housekeeping and valet service. Elevator capacity is limited, and some restaurants remain shuttered. All five golf courses are open, but the Golf Pro Shops are closed. The Spa at the Sanctuary offers a limited menu of services. Steam rooms, saunas and whirlpools are off limits.

Much has changed, but what remains the same is the timeless beauty of Kiawah island and its tangle of waterways. Sail away and make believe youre in a pandemic-free world for a few hours.

Kiawah Island Golf Resort. $229 and up. Sanctuary Beach Drive, Kiawah Island, South Carolina. 843-768-2121, http://www.kiawahresort.com

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WITH the travel industry hardly on the road to recovery one of Queensland's small island eco-tourism gems is on the market

The award-winning boutique Pumpkin Island has a potential $25m price tag and is expected to attract Australian and offshore interest.

The 6ha island in the Southern Great Barrier Reef's Keppel Group of Islands is being sold by Sojourn Properties which bought the rolling lease in 2003.

It is just the second time the island has been on the market since 1961.

It has not always been known as Pumpkin Island. It was leased by Castlemaine Perkins between 2012 and 2015 and was renamed XXXX Island as a promotional campaign, with 3000 people visiting the island over those three years.

Enjoying the scenery at Pumpkin Island.

Knight Frank's Deborah Cullen, who is co-running the sale campaign, said the buyer will be purchasing an entire island on a rolling lease current until 2046.

"It's an opportunity that only presents itself once in a blue moon," she said.

Pumpkin Island first opened to guests in 1964 and is a private whole island escape for couples, families or groups.

The award-winning eco resort offers stunning views of the waters of the Great Barrier Reef.

One of Queensland's most sustainable boutique tourist destinations the island offers eco-friendly accommodation for up to 34 guests in five fully self-contained oceanfront guest cottages and two bungalows with an open-air kitchen and bathroom facilities.

The island is completely off grid and powered by solar, wind and with plenty of rain water storage.

Ms Cullen said the island - just 14km from Yeppoon - offered privacy, seclusion and exclusivity.

"We expect it will be even more attractive in the current climate post COVID-19 for someone who wishes to use it as a safe haven during any possible future pandemics," she said.

"During this pandemic life continued on the island as normal."

The exclusive island only has room for 34 guests. Picture: Supplied

The property also contains staff quarters, a large work shed, a double-storey lookout building, a bar lounge area, a manager's cottage, a children's playground, two registered moorings, a helicopter land pad and a custom built 36-passenger catamaran.

An oyster lease also belongs to the owner and can be sold with the island allowing guests to shuck their own oysters off the rocks.

A tourist wading in water at Pumpkin Island off the coast at Yeppoon.

Pumpkin Island was named Australia's most sustainable hotel in Australasia in 2018 at the World Boutique Hotel Awards, and was the first beyond carbon neutral island in Australia, offsetting 150 per cent of its annual greenhouse gas emissions.

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Big Kon and Vik, formerly known as The Ascension, recently spoke withWrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard and discussed various topics. In one highlight, when looking back on their WWE careers, the duo discussed why they enjoyed The Fashion Files and consider it to be a highlight in their WWE careers.

Vik: At first, you thought, Man, once were involved in this, you guys wont be doing it anymore. That was one of the first things we said. It was so odd, but I think at the same time, we were kinda so down and frustrated that it just like worked. We were like, f it, like, what are they asking us to do? Then wed see what Breezangos doing, and were like, This is ridiculous, but if Im sitting here laughing right now, it cant really be that bad. And then we saw, we started having so much fun with it, but just seeing the immediate crowd response was awesome. We used to sit there and laugh because that was another one of the times that, because of all that, it turned us babyface and even with the office, like they had to play catch-up again because they werent really paying attention or they werent really listening. And even if you said like, Hey, can you pay attention to the sound when this is happening? Theyd be like, Oh yeah, yeah, but no [they werent].

So that was another oneas fun as it was and I know we loved itsome people, even my friends were like, Man, this makes you guys look dumb, and Im like, really? Because I think its pretty funny, and were getting the best exposure and reaction that were getting in a long time, and were enjoying it. I dont really feel you can go wrong with that. If anything, it just showed people theres a whole other side, a natural evolution for us actually when it happened because we were kind of apprehensive about it because it seemed so silly. The writers were so good, everybody was having such a good time working with each other and all the ideas that were coming out of it between the talent and the writers, it just made it so much fun that Im so glad we did it, you know?

Big Kon: Yeah, there were a lot of hands that didnt get involved in that, and I think thats what made it so good is that there was some creative freedom, and we got to all pitch ideas and you saw what it became. Generally, when you can see the wrestlers having fun, I think the fans start to have fun, and people feed off of that and I think thats what was happening. Its like going back to what Vik said. At first, we looked at that thing and were like, man this is a sinking ship waiting to happen because Im sorry, but when youre pouring syrup on a log and put a wig on, youre just not sure whats going on, but eventually, you just start to roll with the punches. And its like you know what? We might have something here, and this could be a lot of fun, and the four of us just started having a little say-so in it. We all just started clicking and you saw what the product put out, and it was just so much fun.

It was probably one of my favorite highlights that Ive had in my career because you get to see a different side of us. There was always that ass-kicking side of us and all we did, we were just serious all the time, and then you get to see us pull that back. You get to see a little humor in us and I think thats what makes fans connect a little bit, too, because not everybody wants to go love a badass. And I really enjoyed it becausefrom my understanding, Vince didnt understand it, so anytime all the boys were laughing and Vince is like, I dont get it, and to me thats just the fun of it all right there.

Vik: We used to go sit behind the Titantron all night and just kind of wait to see like how some people react to this and stuff. And youd hear the full arena of people like laugh at the right jokes, like there was the live studio audience basically reacting exactly the way theyre supposed to, and then afterward youd hear them applaud like theyd just seen theater. It was funny to be able to sit there and listen like that because I know we, all four of us, would kind of sit around, and youd see the writers sitting all different places like seeing who they were watching, seeing who reacted to what, and that was really exciting, I think, for all of us because it was such a different aspect of everything wed done.

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Community meetings at Ascension Parish libraries

Ascension Parish Library is holding community meetings about the upcoming library funding renewal at each location on the following dates: Gonzales on Wednesday, July 15; Galvez on Thursday, July 16; Donaldsonville on Tuesday, July 21; and Dutchtown on Thursday, July 23. All community meetings will take place at 6 p.m.

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Ascension Parish Clerk of Court Bridget Hanna has announced the dates for qualifying as a candidate for the Nov. 3 election. Qualifying will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.July 22-24 at the Clerks Office, 815 E. Worthey St., Gonzales, or 300 Houmas St., Donaldsonville.

Qualifying will be held for the following offices: 23rd Judicial District judges; 23rd Judicial District attorney; justices of the peace; constables; Donaldsonville council members and mayor; and Gonzales mayor, chief of police and council members.

The cost for qualifying for each office is listed at ascensionclerk.com. Fees are payable in cash, cashiers check, or money order to the Ascension Parish Clerk of Court.

For information, call the Clerks Office at (225) 473-9866 or (225) 621-8400, ext. 223.

The Ascension Parish School Board announced it was alerted to a scam by Sports Media Advertising/Marketing out of Fort Worth, Texas. The business is soliciting sponsorships from local businesses to develop branded high school merchandise.

Ascension Parish schools do not have a partnership or relationship with this company, nor is this company authorized to produce merchandise using any Ascension high school logos, which are trademarked by the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office, the School Board announced.

If your company is approached by any business soliciting sponsorships for a school, call the school first to verify or ask the company for proof that they are an authorized partner.

Join the Ascension Parish Library for the Basics of Backyard Beekeeping virtual presentation at 6 p.m. July 22 via Zoom. Join Chairity Waugh to learn all about backyard beekeeping. Waugh will discuss things to consider before getting the bees, the basic beekeeping equipment, basic information about bees including their life cycle, how to acquire bees, basic tips for inspecting a beehive and nectar plants in Louisiana.

To learn more on how to become a successful beekeeper, register for this virtual Zoom presentation by calling Gonzales (225) 647-3955, Galvez (225) 622-3955, Dutchtown (225) 673-8699, or Donaldsonville (225) 473-8052. Once registered, the library will send an email with meeting information for the scheduled session. To join the live session, you will need the meeting room ID from email, or you can click on the direct link found in your email.

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Volunteers needed at House of the Dove and throughout central Wisconsin – Hub City Times

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CENTRAL WISCONSIN Ascension at Home is offering a comprehensive training for individuals who are interested in becoming hospice volunteers. Volunteers are assigned according to their individual interests and abilities, as well as availability.

We are currently in need of volunteers to staff the front desk at the House of the Dove in Marshfield. In addition, there is a growing need for patient support volunteers in our entire service area which includes the surrounding communities of Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield (from north to Thorp and south to Coloma/Hancock), Wausau and Stevens Point (including Athens, Mosinee and Plainfield areas), an Ascension at Home release said.

We are also seeking seamstresses that may have an interest in sewing Memory Bears in the Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield, Wausau and Stevens Point areas and Veteran volunteers who may have a special interest in visiting our patients who are veterans and/or assist with Veteran pinning ceremonies.

Volunteering with hospice is a very unique and incredibly rewarding experience. After completing training, approved patient support volunteers are assigned based on patient need. The frequency, role and duration of patient specific assignments vary according to case specifics. This service allows for a great amount of flexibility and is a tremendous opportunity for personal growth that allows participation in something very special.

Personal training and ongoing support for all volunteer positions will be provided.

Upcoming trainings will be in September-October, as a four-week series of two- hour sessions.

These sessions, which are free with materials provided; will be small group gatherings to allow for safe social distancing with masks provided. Registration is required.

For more information call Dawn Freedlund at 800-397-4216 or email Dawn.Freedlund@ahah.net.

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Escambia County COVID-19 hospitalizations spike 19% over weekend to reach high of 246 – Pensacola News Journal

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From staff reports Published 11:09 a.m. CT July 20, 2020 | Updated 3:08 p.m. CT July 20, 2020

Escambia County's current hospitalizations due to COVID-19 jumped by nearly 19% over the weekend to reach an all-time high of 246 on Monday.

Since Sunday, another 20 coronavirus patients have been admitted to Ascension Sacred Heart,Baptist and West Florida hospitals, according to figures the hospitals report tothe city of Pensacola'sand Escambia County'sonline dashboard. Daily hospitalizations were at 207 Friday.

The number of COVID-19 patients admitted to the three local hospitals has more than doubled over the last two weeks and more than tripled since July 1.

As of Monday, a quarter of all hospitalizations in Escambia County were patients with COVID-19.

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Escambia County on Monday morning had 380 available hospital beds and Santa Rosa County had 202, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.Five of the 118 adult ICU beds in Escambia County were available Monday morning, and nine of Santa Rosa County's 24 adult ICU beds were open.

The number of currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Santa Rosa County is not being compiled.Data from the Florida Department of Health shows a cumulative total of 104peoplewith COVID-19 have been hospitalized in Santa Rosa Countysince the pandemic started, a figure that has not changed since Sunday.

Since Sunday, the state has reported that another three people in Escambia County have died from the coronavirus, raising the county's cumulative deaths since the start of the pandemic to 61 state residents.

The Florida Department of Health confirmed Monday that three men, ages 40, 53 and 79, have died in Escambia County due to complications from COVID-19.

One appears to have been a resident of long-term care. To date, 43 of the county's deaths have been residents or staff of long-term care centers. The state has additionally reported four non-Florida resident deaths in Escambia County.

Santa Rosa County did not report any new COVID-19 deaths Monday. A total of 15 people in the county have died since the start of the pandemic. That includes seven inmates at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility in Milton and two cases in long-term care.

Escambia County's cumulative coronavirus cases reached 5,900 as another 135 new cases were added Monday, breaking the county's five-day streak of adding more than 200 new cases each day.

Santa Rosa County added 67 more cases Monday to reach a total of 1,976 since the start of the pandemic.

The median age for a person with COVID-19 was 37 in Escambia County and 36 in Santa Rosa County on Monday.

As of Monday, 11% of the 54,857 people tested for the virus in Escambia County have been positive, according to the state.In Santa Rosa County, 10% of the 20,656 tested have been positive.

Florida reported 90 deaths associated with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus Monday.

The 90 new COVID-19 deaths among Florida residents Monday increased the state's cumulative total to 5,072. In the past seven days, Florida has verified 795 resident deaths related to COVID-19.

The Florida Department of Health also reported 10,347 new COVID-19 cases Monday, increasing the state's total to 360,394. Monday was the 27th consecutive day with at least 5,000 positive cases statewide.

The number of Florida residents hospitalized with COVID-19 increased to 21,263 since the pandemic began. The Department of Health notes the total figure is cumulative and does not reflect the number of COVID-19 patients currently in hospitals.

The state has counted more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases since its Phase 2 reopening began on June 5 (61,488). Bars were closed for the second time during the pandemic June 26 to try to limit the spread of the virus.

The cumulative percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Florida increased to 11.79% Monday.

* The Florida Department of Health is releasing the locations where confirmed cases are located to provide a broader look at areas where the virus has spread. The locations are based on ZIP code.

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Prairieville couple arrested in rape of 16-year-old, deputies say – The Advocate

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An Ascension Parish couple has been arrested on accusations the wife arranged for a 16-year-old to have sex with her husband, sheriff's deputies said Wednesday.

Donna Martinez, 37, and Jose Martinez, 38, of Prairieville, admitted to sheriff's deputies about their role in the scheme and the subsequent act, Ascension deputies said in a statement.

Deputies arrested and booked Jose Martinez on Monday on a single count of first-degree rape; e his wife, Donna Martinez, was booked the same day on a count of being a principal to first-degree rape.

Their arrests followed a complaint filed earlier the same morning.

Deputies said early Wednesday the Martinezes remained in Ascension Parish Prison with bail of $200,000 on each.

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Discover why Antojai Quantum Reiki is the Future of Medicine – Press Release – Digital Journal

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 20, 2020 / 2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year, with Covid-19, to civil uprising across the country. You can say this year has not turned out as planned, stress is high since Quarantine began; people are turning to therapy, psychotherapy, tarot readings, mediation, prayer, anything to get their mind off of their present circumstances. There is another wave of healing that people are coming into the revelation of, it's called "Quantum Reiki". Reiki is a form of preventive care that has been trending for almost a century. It's a non- invasive medicine that allows a person to reach a profound state of wellness and healing through understanding and experiencing energy exchange. Each treatment is personalized as Reiki incorporates a balanced approach between the mind, body, spirit and the lifestyle of the person. It delivers life changing results to those who are suffering from a multitude of ailments.

If you are looking for a safe space to allow yourself to be transformed from the inside out, look no further, "Antojai Ascension Academy'' is the place you need to be. World renowned Shaman Axel is the person that will be the missing piece to your life, he is a lifelong shaman with a continuance of experience. At the age of 30, self made global entrepreneur Axel Carrasquillo, has completely changed the trajectory of his life by using these specific practices. Axel suffered a traumatic event that left him paralyzed with life with nowhere to turn, suffering from a severe case of PTSD, he wanted to find an alternative to life. None of the traditional methods worked, so Axel went on a quest to find something that will allow his consciousness to be renewed, with a new sense of freedom. With many years of searching, his thirst for life was quenched with the birth of Antojai Quantum Alchemy", Axel healed himself of PTSD within just 8 months. The results were real, he found the missing key to the quest, and now it was time to share what he learned with the world around him.

Axel began growing his network into a global phenomenon, with a 100% success rate, his new method with incorporating the collective consciousness within a person, and bridging the gap between all parts of each person helped usher in a new movement. Axel, like so many people, was suffering in silence, until he found that without treating the root we will still have the symptoms. "I founded Antojai Ascension Academy, an online global academy that teaches holistic practitioners how to modify traditional methods with Quantum consciousness theory, and advanced energy medicine. I have worked on cases like fibromyalgia, depression, and anxiety, and over 100 symptoms with great success" states Axel.

True healing of the body and soul takes a level of diving into the subconscious mind and pulling out the necessary things that need to be healed. Energy medicine has been around for thousands of years, it was developed in 1922, and not updated or modified for almost 100 years. In less than 2 years, Quantum Reiki is now being practiced in 122 out of 195 countries with over 100,000 people healed from their current state of illness.

"Applying Anojai Quantum Reiki has been the most enlightening and introspective journey I have ever pursued in my entire life! It is an ongoing process though through Quantum Reiki, I have been healed of the addictions that once plagued my daily life!! The transformation was incredible, words cannot describe. I now know my true purpose in life as I aspire to help others with Quantum Reiki, the way it has helped me. This is the way to the Source. Thank you so much!!" - Leviathan AltSpaceVR

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"The research and work being done by this organization and the academy are game changers for energy workers and healers. My life is never going to be the same. Thanks to Antojai, I've been realigned with my purpose." - Jacob Zufelt.

As I previously mentioned, the stresses of quarantine and Covid-19 has affected numerous kinds of people suffering from all kinds of stressors. To adjust to this new reality, Axel has embraced the power of digital tools, "I am a 30 years old global liberator that revolutionized the Reiki Holistic Medicine practice, it only took me three years to make a flourishing company. It works, the proof is in the results" Remarks Axel. Freedom awaits on the other side of your obedience, no more carrying around baggage from the past, your mind, body, and soul awaits your decision. Quantum Reiki works, allowing your subconscious to be healed with the necessary tools you will need. If you want to learn more information on Shaman Axel or more information on Antojai Ascension Academy check out the website below! Healing awaits you, the decision is yours!

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A man, woman and two small children were involved in a one car crash Saturday afternoon on Petty Road.

Trooper Troy Withers of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that 22 year old Deanna Gibbs of Smithville was traveling east on Petty Road in a 1999 Volkswagen when the car went off the right side of the narrow road and struck a tree. Passengers in the car were 21 year old Christopher Gibbs, a 3 year old boy, and a one and a half year old girl. Ms Gibbs and the baby girl were transported from the scene by DeKalb EMS to the Midway County Fire Station where they were airlifted by helicopter ambulance to Vanderbilt Hospital. Mr. Gibbs was taken by EMS to Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital. The three year old child was not injured.

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Members of the DeKalb County Sheriffs Department and DeKalb Volunteer Fire Department were on the scene to assist. Citations are pending.

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The high-school football season is now rapidly approaching. Were only about a month and half away from week one.

With the impending season, here are five questions that will loom in 2020:

What will high-school football look like?

Due to the Coronavirus, there is tremendous uncertainty heading into the season. As of right now, the season is on track to begin on time. However, with the recent surge of new cases of the virus, the start of the season could be delayed. Full-contact practices can't begin until the state enters Phase III, and it will take at least five weeks of preparation for the players to be ready for the first game. And if the season is played, there are serious questions regarding fans. There could be limits on how many fans attend the games, and there is a chance no fans will be allowed to attend.

Will Ascension Catholic continue to dominate the district?

Last season, Ascension Catholic completed an undefeated regular season for the first time in more than 50 years. In that run, they steamrolled district opponents by a combined score of 198-19, en route to winning the District 7-1A crown. The Bulldogs will lose Nicholls signee and two-time All-State running back Jai Williams, along with All-State offensive lineman Nick Hilliard. But they will return quarterbacks Bryce Leonard and Jacob Dunn. Running back Khai Prean returns after making all-district as a freshman, and so does first-team all-district tight end and defensive lineman J'Mond Tapp.

Will East Ascension continue to dominate their parish counterparts?

East Ascension has had a great run in the past three years. In that time, they've gone 25-5 during the regular season. In the past two seasons, they've had the upper hand over parish and district counterparts Dutchtown and St. Amant. They've beaten them both two years in a row. In fact, their 34-7 win over St. Amant was their most lopsided victory over the Gators since 2015. The Spartans haven't lost to St. Amant since 2017, and they haven't dropped a game against Dutchtown since 2015. Although, the Griffins pushed East Ascension to the limit last season. The Spartans pulled it out, 29-24. East Ascension ended up going 8-2 and reaching the second round of the playoffs.

How will Dylan Sampson follow up 2019?

Dutchtown's Dylan Sampson exploded onto the scene last season as a sophomore first-year starter. The track star used his blazing speed to shred defenses on his way to being named All-State honorable mention and Ascension Parish Offensive MVP. Sampson rushed for nearly 2,000 yards and 24 touchdowns. He averaged an absurd 11.6 yards per carry. Dutchtown went 7-3 and was knocked off in the first round of the playoffs, but it certainly wasn't because of Sampson. In defeat, he piled up 280 total yards and four touchdowns. But he will be without his top offensive lineman in 2020. The Griffins lose Riley Lawrence, a first-team all-district selection.

Can St. Amant bounce back?

St. Amant uncharacteristically struggled in 2020. They finished 5-5 and missed out on the playoffs for the first time since 2011. They finished just 2-3 in district play, and they lost to both Dutchtown and East Ascension for the first time since 2013. Their defeat to archrival East Ascension came by 27 points. The Gators will try to turn things around this season, but it won't be easy. They lost running back Lathan Vaughn and the receiver duo of Javin Augillard and Austin Bascom. However, they will return quarterbacks Cole Poirrier and Slade Zeppuhar, running back Reggie Sims and first-team all-district defensive back Evan Bourgeois.

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It’s not too late to be counted in the U.S. Census; here’s how – The Advocate

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Sixty-seven is a magic number for one community in the Baton Rouge region.

The village of French Settlement is close to reaching a town designation, which could see them jump from a three-alderman municipality to five. The most recent census data shows the village has 1,133 of the 1,200 it would need to make the jump.

Every 10 years, the United States conducts a census: 2020 is one of those years.

French Settlement Mayor Rhonda Lobell said she hasnt looked closely into the changes that a town status would bring, but increased representation at the board of aldermen would be one.

French Settlement has a census response rate of 52.2%.

Of course, this village isnt the only community urging its residents to fill out the census forms.

Population data from the census is used to determine how to distribute monies in federal funding for schools, roads, bridges and more," Zachary Mayor David Amrhein said. "Businesses use census population figures to decide where to open, close or expand stores.

The census also determines each states representation in Congress and number of electoral votes for president.

It's not too late to fill out the forms, depiste some confusion about the April 1 date.

At Census2020.gov, the government notes that April 1 is the reference date, not the deadline. People can still respond by internet, phone or mail.

Beginning in August through Oct. 31, census takers will interview people who have not responded, trying to make sure everyone is counted. By December, those numbers will be delivered to the president and to Congress.

Amrheins city has responded well: 67.8% of Zachary residents had responded to the census by July 13.

I feel that our citizens are proud of our city, and they realized the importance of responding to the census, which will shape resources for our children and community over the next decade," the mayor said.

Census response rates vary widely in the region. As of July 13, the rate was 56.2% for Louisiana and 62.1% nationwide.

Parish rates in the region are close to the state mark, with notable exceptions of the Felicianas East Feliciana is at 48.5% and West Feliciana at 41% and Ascension Parish at 62.1%. In East Baton Rouge, with 59.3% responding, the cities other than Baton Rouge have had strong response. Baton Rouge itself is at 54.5%.

While French Settlement awaits to see if they have grown, its parish school system doesnt expect much change from the census. The Livingston Parish School Board wont see any funding-related impacts from census results, though the last census changed representation on the school board. The population is divided evenly to make the nine elected board districts, but the bulk of funding comes from student enrollment rather than community population.

To report your household, visit Census2020.gov, fill out the mailed form you may have received earlier or, as the City of Baker recently reminded its residents, call (844) 330-2020 or any of the numbers associated with specific languages. For example, Spanish speakers can call (844) 468-2020, Vietnamese (844) 461-2020, and French (844) 494-2020. Go online to see other language phone numbers.

To help people respond, the Census Bureau offers web pages and guides in 59 non-English languages, including American Sign Language, as well as guides in Braille and large print.

The Ascension Parish Library recently reminded residents that it is helping with online access for people needing to respond to the census. It is participating in Count on Libraries: 2020 Census with special Census Corners at the Gonzales and Donaldsonville branches. These have areas designated for census information and with a laptop for census completion.

All library systems in the Baton Rouge area can help answer questions or provide internet access for completing the census. However, some branches have had to close temporarily or have altered hours because of the coronavirus, so call to verify which branch is open.

Visit Census2020.gov for more information, including response rates, programs that are affected by the numbers, why the census matters, and much more.

Staff writers Emma Kennedy and Darlene Denstorff contributed to this story.

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Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was is the upcoming release from Bright Eyes and marks the bands first album of new material in nearly a decade. Well hear selections from it as well as music from Ascension, the upcoming album from Sufjan Stevens.

Tuesday, July 21

Los Angeles Illuminati Hotties returns with a new release, Free I.H.: This Is Not The One You've Been Waiting For, the first in two years from the Los Angeles-based group. Listen for music from it as well as music from the latest by The Bobby Lees.

Wednesday, July 22

American Head is the upcoming effort from The Flaming Lips and is being heralded as a return to the bands sound of the late 1990s and early 2000s, as heard on albums such as The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. Well hear music from this new recording as well as selections from Samantha Crain, Bill Frisell, and Guided By Voices.

Thursday, July 23

Released in 1987, Pleased To Meet Me marked the one and only time that Minneapolis The Replacements recorded as a trio. Having fired founding member and guitarist Bob Stinson before the sessions began, the group retreated to Memphis to record one of its most beloved albums, which included such staples as Valentine, Cant Hardly Wait and the minor hit, Alex Chilton. The record will be issued in deluxe form this autumn. Well hear some advanced selections from that set on this episode as well as music from Bonnie Whitmore, David Ramirez and Yo La Tengo.

Friday, July 24

Listen for new music from Bettye LaVette as well as selections from Curtis Mayfield, Kandace Springs and others.

Saturday, July 25

Well hear live music from Phishs classic set Hampton Comes Alive as well as songs from Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.

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Social Darwinism, the theory that human groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection as Charles Darwin perceived in plants and animals in nature. According to the theory, which was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the weak were diminished and their cultures delimited while the strong grew in power and cultural influence over the weak. Social Darwinists held that the life of humans in society was a struggle for existence ruled by survival of the fittest, a phrase proposed by the British philosopher and scientist Herbert Spencer.

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The social Darwinistsnotably Spencer and Walter Bagehot in England and William Graham Sumner in the United Statesbelieved that the process of natural selection acting on variations in the population would result in the survival of the best competitors and in continuing improvement in the population. Societies were viewed as organisms that evolve in this manner.

The theory was used to support laissez-faire capitalism and political conservatism. Class stratification was justified on the basis of natural inequalities among individuals, for the control of property was said to be a correlate of superior and inherent moral attributes such as industriousness, temperance, and frugality. Attempts to reform society through state intervention or other means would, therefore, interfere with natural processes; unrestricted competition and defense of the status quo were in accord with biological selection. The poor were the unfit and should not be aided; in the struggle for existence, wealth was a sign of success. At the societal level, social Darwinism was used as a philosophical rationalization for imperialist, colonialist, and racist policies, sustaining belief in Anglo-Saxon or Aryan cultural and biological superiority.

Social Darwinism declined during the 20th century as an expanded knowledge of biological, social, and cultural phenomena undermined, rather than supported, its basic tenets.

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Even though theres no cure for psoriatic arthritis (PsA), relief for your symptoms is likely just around the metaphorical cornerthe research into treating this inflammatory condition is moving that fast. Drug therapies for PsA are more targeted than ever, and lifestyle changes can make big improvements in your condition. Once youve been diagnosed with PsA, your primary care doctor will likely refer you to a rheumatologist to discuss your treatment options. Lets take a closer look at what those might entail.

Driven by an out-of-whack inflammatory response, psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic condition where your joints, ligaments, and tendons come under attack by your immune system, leading to pain, swelling, and stiffness that can do serious joint damage if left unchecked.

The disease is related to (but different from) the inflammatory skin condition known as psoriasisalthough about 30% of people with psoriasis will develop PsA at some point during their life, most commonly in their 30s and 40s.

While the jury is still out on the exact causes of PsA, experts believe it is a combination of genetics (about 40% of people with PsA have a family history of the disease), an overactive immune system, and things in the environment that you have been exposed to. It affects men and women in equal numbers and is most frequently diagnosed in people between the ages of 30 and 50.

When it comes to PsA treatment, one size doesnt fit all. Before deciding which approach is right for you, your doctor will do a physical exam and ask you questions to figure out how much (or little) PsA is getting in the way of your everyday activities.

Severe cases can cause long-term joint damage, while milder cases are more of an inconvenience, so its important to establish the degree to which PsA is affecting your personal situation first, before talking about treatment.

The goal of the treatment is simple: Reduce inflammation and the discomfort that you may be feeling so you can return to enjoying your life. The sooner treatment begins, the more successful it tends to be at easing symptoms and slowing down the disease. These are a few of the approaches you and your doc may discuss.

Uncontrolled inflammation is the underlying cause of most of the discomfort associated with psoriatic arthritis. How severe your inflammation is will often determine which treatment your doctor will chooseor at least, which therapy you start with. Fortunately, there are many effective medications available. You may find that you need to try several in combination to get the best results.

NSAIDs are usually the first step if your symptoms are very mild. They can help control the inflammation and joint pain. Some people feel relief almost immediately, while in others it may take several days. These drugs are not recommended for long-term use since they carry side effects like stomach irritation, heart problems, and kidney damage.

The most common NSAIDs include:

In addition, COX-2 inhibitors, a subclass of NSAIDs, may be prescribed. These have a lower risk of internal bleeding or stomach ulcersa common side effect of other NSAIDs that are used in large doses for a long time. Brand names include Bextra and Celebrex (celecoxib).

Shorthand for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, these treatments used to be the go-to regimen for treating PsA. They work by suppressing the bodys overactive immune system. Due to their immune-suppressing nature, they can come with side effects, like mouth sores, hair loss, stomach upset, infection, fatigue, or liver damage. If you are taking them, you should be closely monitored with regular (weekly to every few months) lab tests. Most DMARDs can all be taken orally, and methotrexate is also available as an injection.

The most common DMARDs include:

A sub-type of DMARDS, known as JAK inhibitors (short for Janus kinase) target a family of enzymes that trigger the immune system response. Drugs include:

Also known as biologic response modifiers, these medications hold much promise for the future of PsA treatments: Up to 60% of PsA patients achieved minimal disease activity after one year of treatment with biologics, according to a study in Arthritis Research & Therapy. These therapies have fewer side effects than DMARDs (although your risk of infection is greater).

Heres how they work: Biologics are protein-based drugs derived from living cells cultured in a laboratory. Their job is to control certain parts of the immune system by targeting the proteins that fuel inflammation and shutting them down. They are categorized based on the cells they target.

These are a few options your doctor may prescribe:

This class of drugs is now the first line of prescription treatment for people with PsA, according to guidelines issued in 2018 by the National Psoriasis Society and the American College of Rheumatology. These meds lower inflammation and slow the progression of PsA by targeting an inflammation-causing substance in the body called tumor necrosis factor (TNF).

Delivered by self-injection or IV, examples of TNF inhibitors include:

Another type of biologic treatment that has been found to be effective in treating PsA, these drugs act on a different pathway to control inflammation in your joints. Like TNF inhibitors, these meds are only available via infusion or injection.

Examples include:

A type of white blood cell related to your immune system, T-cells signal to your body that its under attack and time to launch an assault. Unfortunately, that assault, by way of inflammation, is mistakenly directed at your joints and tendons.

This class of medication inhibits T-cells from becoming activated, thereby reducing inflammation and subsequent joint damage. Its taken as an injection. Examples include Orencia (abatacept).

These drugs work by blocking an enzyme called phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), that is responsible for controlling inflammatory actions within the bodys cells. Currently there is only one PDE4 inhibitor approved for PsA. This drugOtezla (apremilast)can be taken orally.

Consider corticosteroids a short-term fix for symptoms while youre waiting for other longer-term medications to take effect. (They can also be prescribed for immediate relief during a flare.) Corticosteroids can be taken orally, intravenously, or injected right into the joint.

Long-term use should be avoided since it can lead to side effects like high blood sugar, high blood pressure, bone loss, and glaucoma. Patients coming off the drug should taper slowly over a few weeks. The most common corticosteroid is Deltasone (prednisone).

Surgery is not a standard treatment for those with PsA. However, if youve lived with psoriatic disease without a diagnosis or treatment, it is possible that it has caused permanent joint damage, in which case, your doctor may talk with you about arthoplastya procedure that replaces, reshapes, or reconstructs damaged joints.

Its a serious surgery, but also a common one: More than a million joint replacement procedures are performed each year, mostly of the hip or knee (your shoulders, elbows, and joints in the hands and feet can be replaced as well). There are pros and cons to going this routeand its usually reserved for the most severe cases of joint damage. Talk with your doctor if its something you think might help.

Along with medical procedures and drug intervention, there are a bunch of lifestyle changes you can make that will go a long way towards easing the painful symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. This list here can help you get started.

Drink less alcohol. Heavy drinking can lower your response to PsA treatment. Unchecked alcohol consumption will also fill you up with a glut of empty calories, leading to unwanted pounds that place extra stress on your joints.

Exercise more. Exercising regularly can help psoriatic arthritis in several ways: It reduces joint pain by keeping muscles strong and supporting the joints; it helps you lose or maintain a healthy weight so there is less load on your joints and ligaments; and it can improve your mood and reduce stress. If you are having a flare, you will need to listen to your body. Dont be afraid to back off or take more frequent breaks as you work out. After all, any amount of exercise is better than none.

Explore hot/cold therapy. A warm shower or bath can work wonders on stiff, painful joints. Heat reduces muscle tension and stimulates blood circulation, which may help joints feel better. (Heat can also irritate your skin and cause a flare, so its a tricky balance.) A cold compress, on the other hand, may help reduce inflammation, swelling, and soreness during a flare or after more than your usual amount of activity.

Manage stress. The bottom line: Stress can trigger a flare. Try exercise, meditation, yoga, or deep breathing if tension is making your symptoms worse. And if anxiety or depression is interfering with your life or ability to function, dont hesitate to seek help.

Quit smoking. Smoking can increase your risk of psoriasis and may make symptoms significantly worse. It can also prevent your treatment for working effectively. While the exact causes are unknown, one theory is that cigarettes contain thousands of different ingredients that may promote inflammation.

Sleep better. Sleep is incredibly important for everyone, but if you have psoriatic arthritis, it's especially key because a major part of joint and tissue repair happens when you are asleep. Unfortunately, pain related to PsA can interrupt sleep and so can certain medications like steroids. If youre struggling to get a steady seven to nine hours a night, talk with your doctor about possible solutions.

Use topical creams. Applying creams or lotions containing capsaicin (an extract from chili peppers) may temporarily soothe minor joint pain. Ditto for those with camphor, menthol, or turpentine oil.

Watch your diet. While a direct correlation between diet and psoriatic arthritis has yet to be proven, avoiding foods known to trigger inflammation in the body is sort of a no-brainer. Desserts, soda, white bread, and other foods that are high on the glycemic index tend to cause a temporary spike in blood sugar, which promotes inflammation.

Wear supportive shoes. Sorry to say it, but your days of flip flops and cheap shoes may be behind you. Shoes that provide stability and cushioning can help your feet feel better and provide a solid foundation for your knees, hips, back, and neck. Do what you need to stay comfortable and supported. You may find that changing shoes several times a day is preferable.

There isnt a ton of research to say conclusively one way or the other, but theres little downside to adding these two natural supplements into your diet.

A few studies suggest that supplementation of about 3.3 grams daily of fish oil, which contains high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, may help reduce pain and stiffness. Salmon, walnuts, and flax seed are also sources of omega-3s. Dont overdo though: High doses of omega-3 supplements can cause nausea, cramps, and increase bleeding risks in people who take blood thinners. As always, talk with your doc first.

Turmeric has been used as a spice for centuries. Several small studies show that turmeric and its major ingredient (curcumin) may help treat arthritis symptoms just as effectively as pain medicines like ibuprofen. You can find it as a supplement and can also use it to cook with or add to your tea or smoothies.

All of these options may sound overwhelming to you. Its hard to know where to startwhich is why the best thing you can do is make a list of questions and schedule an appointment with your doctor. As you talk, keep your mind focused on the fact that with the right treatment, the majority of those living with PsA get their symptoms under control and achieve remission. In fact, with certain treatment programs, more than half of patients see symptoms virtually disappear in a years time. Pretty good!

Of course, the trick is finding the right combination of meds, and that can be a bit of trial and error. Dont give up. It can take months, but once you settle of a combo that works for you, youll be well on your way to getting your life back the way you want it. Most likely, youll need to stay on the meds indefinitely, since even though the disease may quiet down, its there, waiting to strike if given half a chance. Still, thats a small price to pay for pain-free living.

Thats a doctor who is specially trained in diagnosing and treating PsA and other rheumatic diseases (musculoskeletal diseases and systemic autoimmune disorders). To see one, you may need a referral, either from your primary care doc or another physician.

Nope, sorry. PsA is not yet curable. If you are taking medication and your symptoms improve, do not stop taking your medications without talking to your doctor. Discontinuing your medications could cause your symptoms to return and even get worse.

PsA treatment varies as does the time it takes to see results. For example, you may get immediate relief from a cortisone injection, but it may take months for a biologic medication to work effectively.

Actually, yes. Kids can get this disease, and when they do, its referred to as pediatric psoriatic arthritis. If your child shows symptoms, seek treatment as soon as possible. The approach will be similar for that of adults with PsA.

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There are an estimated 8 million people in the United States living with psoriasis, a chronic condition that results in painful skin lesionsraised, scaly patches called plaques, boils (known as pustules), or areas of redness and swelling. For affected folks, the threat of a flare-up is always lurking, constantly shaking their confidence in social situations, at school, or at work. That's tough enough to deal with when you can hide within the walls of your cubicle. But what do you do when your "office" is the squared circle?

Growing up in Rochester, New York, Dewey Murray had a singular career goal: wrestle in the WWE. A psoriasis diagnosis at the age of 13 did nothing to derail that dream. At 15, he graduated from a local wrestling academy. By 18, he was building his name on the indie wrestling circuit.

Though the storylines and match results were choreographed, the stunts still carried massive risks. For Murray, the opportunity to conquer the fear of those high-flying physical feats was one of the best features of his job. He could get past putting himself at great risk of injury (or worse). Hell, he embraced it. But when it came to the fear of an in-ring skin flare-up that would bring judgementfrom his fellow wrestlers, the thousands in attendance, and millions watching at homethat anxiety was almost too much.

This is not your average day job. Youre in physical contact with your coworkers.

At just 23 years old and having booked his first gig with the WWE, what should have been a dream come true was rapidly devolving into a nightmare scenario. Murray's big-league debut would require him to have his head shaved in an arena filled with 14,000 screaming wrestling fans, for a segment broadcast live on TV. This should have been his career-launching moment, but all Murray could think about was how his psoriasis might blow the whole thing.

How bad were his plaques? Would the camera be close enough to show them? What would his head look like shaved? What if he bled? What about the guys wielding the electric razor? They were wrestlers, not professional barbers. As the unanswerable questions mounted and Murray imagined the many ways things could go wrong, he was filled with dread.

So much goes through your head because its on live TV and theres no redo, no Hey I have this spot showing, lets hit makeup and run back out and redo it, says Murray, now 32. Im not one to be honest about my anxiety, but that was by far the most stressful day with having psoriasis.

Today, Murray looks back on that day as one of his happiest in wrestling. The spot went well, the few patches he had on his scalp weren't visible on TV, and afterward when he visited a stylist, she didn't mention anything while cutting his hair.

Still, Murray's psoriasis affected his confidence on the job. Other wrestlers knew about Murray's condition; some refused to get in the ring with him, even though it isnt contagious. Mostly, he worried about the crowd finding out. Its one thing when you can go to work every day and dress in a way that hides your skin condition, but as a wrestler you arent able to do that, he says.

About a year after the head-shaving stunt, to control what the crowd saw, Murray developed a trucker persona that allowed him to dress in layers from head to toe, so fans would be none the wiser. He wore jeans with a big flannel shirt and wrapped bandanas around his elbows to hide flare-ups. When the bandanas proved popular with fans, Murray sold them at merch tables. Theres always a positive with the negative, he likes to say.

Murray's trucker persona did the trick. Since 2011, he's had steady work for the likes of Ring of Honor, Total Nonstop Action, and more appearances with WWE; in 2015, he even cracked the world top-500 rankings in Pro Wrestling Illustrated. But while his career continued, keeping his skin condition under wraps took a psychological toll.

At one particular match, Murrays opponentsomeone he had idolized over the yearswas late to arrive, so they didnt have a chance to meet beforehand. After the match was over, Murray sought him out to formally introduce himself. As he extended his hand, the wrestler told him, Im not going to shake your herpes hand.

This is not your average day jobHey Susan, hows it going?this is wrestling. Youre in physical contact with your coworkers, Murray says. When that happened, I didnt know whether to hit him or cry.

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Finally, in 2017, after trying virtually every possible treatmentphoto light-boxes that left burn marks, coal tar shampoo and body wash, sea salt soaks, a hundred creams, lotions, oils, pills, and injectablesMurray, with the help of his dermatologist, found a biologic that worked for him. He hasnt had a flare-up since.

Today, Murray is still in the ring, touring the US and Canada on the indie wrestling circuit as an independent contractor, and occasionally appearing on TV, free of anxiety. Before, I was scared to do certain stuff [in the ring] because I was afraid of hitting the wrong way and bleeding everywhere because of the plaques on my body, he says. [Now,] its amazing to go out there and do crazy stuff and know that if a bandana comes off, I dont have to tie it back on. Professionally, I dont have a care in the world.

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Everyone knows that the quantum world can transform communication technology. Quantum technology offers the potential of impenetrable security and unparalleled performance, and is taking its initial steps towards the decisive goal of applications such asextremely encrypted yet virtually fast-as-light financial transactions.

But the potential for quantum computers to interact with each other has been restricted by the resources needed for such kinds of exchanges. This has consequently limited the proportion of data that can be traded, and also the amount of time it can be preserved.

Now, Japan-based researchers have taken a significant step toward dealing with such limitations in resources. The team has published its findings in the Physical Review Letters journal on May 27th, 2020.

To connect remote quantum computers together, we need the capacity to perform quantum mechanical operations between them over very long distances, all while maintaining their important quantum coherence.

Kae Nemoto, Study Author, Professor and Director, Global Research Center for Quantum Information Science, National Institute of Informatics

Nemoto continued, However, interestingly, while quantum computers have emerged at the small scale, quantum communication technology is still at the device level and has not been integrated together to realize communication systems. In this work, we show a route forward.

Quantum data needs to be protected from the considerable level of noise surrounding it, and data is also likely to be lost from the preliminary message. Such a protection process is referred to as quantum error correction, which intertwines a single piece of data over several qubits. Qubits happen to be the most fundamental unit of quantum data.

Individuals can envision a letter shredded into nine pieces, with each piece placed inside an envelope and each envelope delivered to the same kind of destination to be again organized and read.

Similarly, in the quantum realm, the envelopes are sent through photons and each envelope contains a sufficient amount of data to reproduce the whole letter if any of the delivered envelopes are damaged or lost.

The overhead to protect quantum information from noise and loss will be large, and the size of the required devices to realize this will cause serious problems, as we have started to see in today's quantum computer development. As the efforts to realize the quantum internet are occurring worldwide, it is important to think of it as a system, and not simple devices.

Kae Nemoto, Study Author, Professor and Director, Global Research Center for Quantum Information Science, National Institute of Informatics

Along with her research team, Nemoto tackled this problem by employing a procedure known as quantum multiplexing, where they decreased the noise and also the number of resources required to relay the data.

In multiplexing, the data stored inside a pair of individual photons is integrated into a single photon, similar to a couple of envelopes being delivered in a portfolio, and therefore, the data is still protected individually but only a single stamp is required to transmit the information.

In this system, quantum error correction will play an essential role, not only of protecting the quantum information transmitted, but also for significantly reducing the necessary resources to achieve whatever tasks one needs. Quantum multiplexing enables significant resource reduction without requiring new technology to be developed for such quantum communication devices.

William J. Munro, Study Co-Author and Researcher, Basic Research Laboratories, NTT

At present, the scientists are extending their study to large-scale quantum complex network situations.

The quantum revolution has allowed us to design and create new technologies previously thought impossible in our classical world, added Nemoto. Small-scale quantum computers have already shown computing performance better than todays largest supercomputers.

However, many other forms of quantum technology are emerging and one of the most profound could be the quantum internet a quantum-enabled version of todays internetwhich will allow us to network devices together, including quantum computers, Nemoto further stated.

The scientists will next build on the initial steps that they have already adopted to boost the amount of data as well as the storage time.

The study was partly funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the John Templeton Foundation.

Others who contributed to the study are Nicol Lo Piparo, Michael Hanks, Claude Gravel, and William J. Munro, all affiliated with the National Institute of Informatics. In addition, Munro is affiliated with the NTT Basic Research Laboratories as well as the NTT Research Center for Theoretical Quantum Physics.

Lo Piparo, N., et al. (2020) Resource Reduction for Distributed Quantum Information Processing Using Quantum Multiplexed Photons. Physical Review Letters. doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.210503.

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Bruce Lee, the martial arts icon, was being interviewed by a Hong Kong talk show host when the man asked Lee if he saw himself as Chinese or an American.

Neither, Lee said. I think of myself as a human being.

Forty-three years after his sudden death in July of 1973, more people are starting to think of Lee as something else: A profound thinker whose mind was as supple as his body.

That may seem like an odd claim. Lee was a fighter, not a philosopher, according to popular perception. He left behind some of the most exhilarating fight scenes ever captured on film in movies such as Enter the Dragon and The Chinese Connection.

But his legacy also includes a revolutionary book on the martial arts and Eastern philosophy, and seven volumes of writings on everything from Taoism, quantum physics, psychotherapy and the power of positive thinking.

John Little, who examined Lees papers after the actors death, says he was stunned when he first entered Lees library. He had at least 1,700 heavily annotated books. Thats when he realized that Lee sharpened his mind as much as his body.

The philosophy of Lee is more powerful than the martial arts of Lee, says Little, author of The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee. Everything that Bruce Lee did flowed from his mind and his thinking.

And it flowed from his pride in his Chinese heritage as well.

Lee was a devotee of Alan Watts, a 20th century British philosopher who introduced Eastern thought to Western audiences. Lee would tape Watts lectures and play them back to his martial arts students in class.

Lee, too, saw himself as bridge between the East and the West. He wanted to show Americans the beauty of Chinese philosophy and its culture, his friends and biographers say.

He told me that he could educate people about the East more in films than in books, says Dan Inosanto, one of Lees closest friends and his training partner. Inosanto filmed an insanely exciting fight scene with Lee in Game of Death where both battled one another using Lees signature weapon, nunchakus, a weapon that consists of two sticks connected by a short chain.

Of course, those old enough to remember when Lee was alive didnt go to his films to learn about esoteric Eastern teachings. They wanted to see him kick butt.

And Lee obliged. He hit the American movie screens in the early 1970s like a tsunami.

American audiences had never seen an action star like him before. The liquid grace of his movements; his feline quickness; the weird, high-pitched shrieks he gave off during combat. People squealed in delight so much during his films that a viewer rarely heard all the dialogue.

Lee was a racial pioneer, too. Here was an Asian man who wasnt depicted as a bucktoothed buffoon or fortune-cookie-quoting sage. He was an unabashed sex symbol. Women marveled over his lithe physique; one person said touching his hardened muscles was like touching warm marble.

But Lees mind his grasp of philosophy and his willpower was the engine that powered his physical prowess, says Bruce Thomas, author of Bruce Lee: Fighting Words.

What Lee did was harness energies outside the ordinary energies that are used for daily life, Thomas says. The martial arts were a way a life for him, a genuine path, a means of psychological development and spiritual development.

Another thinker who helped Lee harness those energies was Jiddu Krishnamurti, a philosopher born in India who taught that truth cant be found through any religious tradition or dogma.

In oneself lies the world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand, he wrote. Krishnamurtis emphasis on self-reliance and disdain for mindlessly following tradition shaped Lees approach to the martial arts.

When Lee was alive, the martial arts world was rigidly divided by different fighting styles. He borrowed from virtually all of them to create his own revolutionary fighting called Jeet Kune Do, which he later turned into a book.

Today, Lee is often called the father of MMA, or mixed martial arts, for his willingness to be, as he once said, not one style, but all styles.

Krishnamurti was his go-to thinker, Thomas says. He taught that one must come to the present moment and not be tainted by rituals and dogmas. He took everything Krishnamurti said about religion and applied it to the martial arts.

Lees devotion to philosophy could have just remained an abstract pursuit. But it was also key to his physical speed and power. One martial artist said that Lee had the ability to move from perfect stillness and explode like a firecracker.

Lee could do that because he was able to tap into what ancient Chinese philosophers called chi.

In his book, The Warrior Within, Little described chi as a vast reservoir of free-flowing energy within all people that when channeled to our muscles, can give us great strength and, when channeled to our brain, can give us great insight and understanding.

Lees ability to summon chi at will was the culmination of years of philosophical contemplation and physical training, his biographers and students say.

Lee once described what it felt like to summon these energies within himself:

I feel I have this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence Whether it is the Godhead or not, I feel this great force, this untapped power, this dynamic something within me.

Lee also unleashed those energies through positive thinking. He was a fan of Norman Vincent Peale and read books such As a Man Thinketh, by James Allen. He would also jot down homespun aphorisms in his spare time like, Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.

Lees philosophical beliefs could have been confined to books, but they were refined by events in his life that would have broken lesser people.

First, he had to deal with racism from both sides.

He was born in San Francisco, but grew up in Hong Kong in an affluent family. His father was an opera star and Lee became a childhood actor who appeared in at least 20 Chinese films. Lee started studying martial arts when he was 13 but his instructor stopped personally teaching him when he learned that Lees mother was part White, biographers say.

That experience shaped in part his decision to teach the martial arts to Westerners after he moved to America when he turned 18, some say. Teaching the martial arts to Westerners was taboo at the time, but Lee didnt care, says Doug Palmer, who was one of Lees first students in America.

I think the fact that he [Lee] was part white had something to do with it, Palmer says about Lees decision to teach Westerners. He himself had to overcome obstacles in Hong Kong because he was part white.

Lee then encountered racism from Hollywood.

He had gone to Hollywood with an idea for a television drama about the martial arts. They took his idea but rejected him for a role in the series because they thought he looked too Chinese for an America audience. They gave his role to an American actor and dancer. The drama would eventually become a hit television show called Kung Fu.

Lee also suffered a crippling back injury during training. Doctors told him he would never walk properly again and could never practice the martial arts. It was a low moment in his life. He was bedridden with a wife and two young children to support. At one point he only had $50 in the bank. He could have fallen into a debilitating depression but he overcame his injury through positive visualization, and he used that time to write his groundbreaking book, Jeet Kune Do, says Thomas, one of his biographers.

He healed himself, Thomas says.

Lees belief in the power of positive thinking comes through in a letter he wrote to a friend during that shaky period in his life.

He wrote:

I mean who has the most insecure job than I have? What do I live on? My faith in my ability that Ill make it. Sure my back injury screwed me up good for a year but with every adversity comes a blessing Look at a rain storm; after its departure everything grows.

Lee eventually broke through. He went to Hong Kong to make a series of films that caught Hollywoods attention. He then returned to Hollywood to make Enter the Dragon, which became a huge hit.

But Lee never lived long enough to see the culmination of all of his work.

Just days before the American release of Enter the Dragon, in 1973, Lee died in Hong Kong from an allergic reaction to pain medication he had taken. He was 32. Lees son, Brandon, who would follow him into the martial arts and film, would later die in 1993 from a freak accident with a prop gun on a movie set.

Lees friends still miss him. They talk less about his fighting ability and more about what fun he was to be around: his restless questioning, his optimism, his goofy sense of humor and his loyalty to friends.

He was a very charismatic person, says Palmer, who is now an attorney in Seattle. He could dominate most situations. You walk into a room and in most cases he would dominating the conversation.

Lees influence transcends the martial arts, Inosanto says.

I got letters after he died from people from almost all walks of life, from musicians to skateboarders they all said he influenced him, Inosanto says.

Lees global popularity is matched by only one other person, Inosanto says.

Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee are the most recognizable faces in the world, Inosanto says. I was very lucky to have stumbled onto him. I never had a dull moment with him.

Lees family is introducing the martial artist to a new generation today.

Lees widow, Linda Lee Cadwell, and his daughter, Shannon Lee, established the Bruce Lee Foundation to share the art and philosophy of Lee. It gives out scholarships to students who embody Lees passion for learning and provides martial arts training to underprivileged youth.

Lees legacy is expanding in other ways too. There are now more authors writing not so much about Lees fighting ability but his resilience as an example to anyone who wants to express their individuality and overcome obstacles in life.

At the foot of Lees grave site in Seattle is a stone tablet with an inscription that reads: Your inspiration continues to guide us toward personal liberation.

Lees legacy is now bigger than any punch he ever threw.

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Jim Carrey explores the absurdities of life (and himself) in novel – San Francisco Chronicle

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Jim Carrey (right) and co-author Dana Vachon Photo: Linda Fields Hill

The scenario sounds bleakly familiar. Holed up in his home, depressed and binge-watching Netflix while the apocalypse slowly gathers steam outside his door, Jim Carrey is spiraling.

At least, thats how we find Carrey at the start of the actors memoir-novel of sorts, Memoirs and Misinformation.

Its a likely story in the midst of the pandemic, but the difference is that the end-times in the book eventually come in the form of an alien invasion so, not exactly the same. And yet, much of the novel, which was co-written with novelist Dana Vachon, similarly appears as an absurdist fever dream whose satire of many things the end of the world, the evils of capitalism, the cult of celebrity suddenly doesnt feel like much of a satire anymore in these uncertain times.

Were being surprised by it on a daily basis, how prophetic it was, Carrey, 58, told The Chronicle in a recent video call, sitting next to Vachon as they quarantine together in an undisclosed location during their virtual press tour.

Most of the novel, which quickly became a New York Times bestseller after its release this month, is unequivocally fictional, but its underlying ideas speak to Carreys beliefs and, seemingly more with each passing day, to the upheavals of this year.

In the novel, Carrey is a self-spoofing caricature of himself, wrestling with the trials of fame and relevance: Should he do the the bombastic, Oscar-baiting Mao Zedong biopic (with Carrey as Mao) or the AI-scripted animated Disney film created to sell Hasbro toys? As he embarks on a quintessentially Hollywood journey that includes aliens and Rodney Dangerfield as a CGI hippo, all around him is hedonism, blind egomania and a certain insidious brand of American corporate gluttony.

Were all his victims victims of greed, Carrey says. Its this disease. Its the real pandemic thats going on greed is exacerbating everything else. Its making every issue we have in this country worse. The issues are there; theyre not about Trump.

Thoughtful and forthcoming, Carrey is much calmer than what one might reflexively associate with the actor whose megastar fame was built on hyperactive films such as Ace Ventura and The Mask. He is, in the earnest self-awareness he expresses at this point in his life, more akin to The Truman Show, the 1998 Peter Weir film he starred in that, in its premise of a man realizing his life is a program being filmed for others to consume, seemed to speak precisely to Carreys dizzying global fame at the time.

A long time ago I started seeing myself as a construct, Carrey says. Its not necessarily a negative thing. Its a natural thing for a human being to want to build walls around themselves that make them secure. You build a scaffolding of ideas around your fear and your desires for survival. Your survival mechanism does that. But at a certain point I saw it for what it was.

To consider Carrey simply through the lens of his filmic personae and stardom, then, is perhaps the very problem, and also the crux of Carreys struggle in the novel. Most of Memoirs and Misinformation plays with our cultures myopic and feverish view of celebrity, as an absurdist stream of movie stars constantly shuffles in and out of frame Tommy Lee Jones is a whiskey-soaked, Harvard s and Gwyneth Paltrow as much a computer hacker as she is Goop mogul.

The real-life Carrey is quick to acknowledge the good fortune and privileges of his success, but beyond the novels Hollywood bacchanal is a self-consuming tug-of-war with ego that applies to everyone, especially as capitalism has gradually dictated that our online presence be turned into personal brands and personas.

Jim is just in this incredibly unique position where he is on the mountaintop and can make some amazing observations about the cult of the self for everyone, Vachon says.

One of those observations is that the fixed self the brand or idea of Jim Carrey never really exists. It becomes sarcophagal. Im the guy that says alrighty then! and thats it, Carrey says. I dont have one cell in my body that is the same as when I did Ace Ventura.

When did Carrey realize that who he was existed outside of the construct? Almost yearly, he says.

After he played Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon, obsessively absorbing himself into the role, he was left asking himself, Who was I again?

If I can enjoy losing myself in another persons character, then what am I? he says. Am I just that, too? Just another character being played?

In a sense, the book is the fullest portrait of Jim in showing this amazing thing he does, this Houdini act of escaping the last persona and rebirth, Vachon says. Hes an artist whos just uniquely adept at that.

The constant growth, the shedding of the fixed self, is what led to the novel. In recent years, Carrey has been, in his words, stepping through the Truman door to explore other forms of his artistry. He has painted prolifically, known perhaps most for his anti-Trump artwork, and spent some eight years writing the book with Vachon, in person and through Skype sessions.

Along the way, he seems to have deliberately entered a more tranquil place as a movie star. Spoofing the inner workings of the industry, the novel can be an act of talking back at the apparatus of contemporary Hollywood as it moves stars like money-making chess pieces to construct billion-dollar franchises.

You have to play to the audience sometimes, Carrey says. Theres pressure from the people who are guiding your career: Hey, we need some energy. We need to get you back out there. We need to do something thats popular. You always have to weigh those things out. I generally dont pick those things unless theres some good artistic reason for me to do them.

That includes his recent turn as the mustachioed villain in the recent blockbuster Sonic the Hedgehog, which was partially shot in San Francisco.

Sonic is a very prescient character to me, he says. Its not just funny it is funny, and its crazy and wonderful to be that insane but its also everything we fear right now, everything were dealing with. Are we going to be replaced by machines? Are we going to have a place when this place is entirely mechanized?

The same strain of questions courses through the novel, which in all its fantastical parody, he notes, revolves around the same deeply human truth: the fear of erasure the ego, again. In the novel, he fights to finally understand this when the world eventually crumbles around him and aliens overrun the planet. The real-life Carrey arrived at this understanding long ago, but he is also wise enough to know it never lasts.

Ill reach it once today, he says. People have this mistaken idea that they can get to an enlightened state and stay there. The fact is, if you have the understanding of what freedom is and how to get there, you can get there sometimes. But you cant get there and stay there.

Memoirs and MisinformationBy Jim Carrey and Dana VachonKnopf(272 pages; $27.95)

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Which star sign will make you rich? Experts reveal who will be in the money – Chronicle Live

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Experts have revealed which star sign will bring you the most money after NASA dropped a huge bombshell which changed many people's.

The star sign changes have been brought about by the reveal of a 13th sign - Ophiuchus - which has meant that the dates for all other signs have been altered.

Addressing the changes in star signs, a spokesperson for NASA said: "The line from Earth through the sun points to Virgo for 45 days, but it points to Scorpius for only seven days.

To make a tidy match with their 12-month calendar, the Babylonians ignored the fact the sun actually moves through 13 constellations, not 12.

And now, as well as finding out what your new star sign says about you, if you have switched, you could be in the money.

Researchers at AskTraders have revealed the most common star signs of the worlds richest people - and the results may surprise astrology fans!

According to the study, the most common star sign amongst the Rich List 2020 is Taurus - a sign known for stubbornness, but also for being something of a dark horse, sharing in the beauty, hedonism, artistry and love of luxury of their ruling planet, Venus.

Notable personalities who now fall under this star sign include: Sir Paul McCartney, worth 800 million from a career in music; Slavica Ecclestone, worth 730 million after a divorce from Formula Ones Bernie Ecclestone and Simon Fuller, worth 445 million from founding the Idol series (including Pop Idol.

The top star sign of the Rich List 2020 prior to the introduction of the 13th sign was Gemini and the news isn't too good for people who are now Ophiuchus as that is near the bottom.

The updated list according to AskTraders is:

Taurus

Gemini

Virgo

Pisces

Leo

Capricorn

Aries

Sagittarius

Cancer

Ophiuchus

Libra

Aquarius

Scorpio

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