Scarlet Witch - Magneto's Daughter

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W4ofc6CmdzUPYpq3Us6fRS_HOB4h0m7fwnkRQ9yZqOEdd4f6iN6XU8a-fKVPnmsNNrwq9uFp-uw9aPLZWm-SiXycrT2kY-Ln5LbsOb4PAhvkfxGaFg1kumZIymQ9TACMyIicc29fcW4/s1600/1-scarlet-witch-articlemostwanted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W4ofc6CmdzUPYpq3Us6fRS_HOB4h0m7fwnkRQ9yZqOEdd4f6iN6XU8a-fKVPnmsNNrwq9uFp-uw9aPLZWm-SiXycrT2kY-Ln5LbsOb4PAhvkfxGaFg1kumZIymQ9TACMyIicc29fcW4/s1600/1-scarlet-witch-articlemostwanted.jpg" /></a></div> <b>articlemostwanted </b>- Wanda Maximoff and her twin brother Pietro, the children of Magneto, were horn without their father’s knowledge in the mountains of Eastern Europe. Abandoned by their mother, they were adopted by a gypsy couple. Born the night of a supernatural storm, Wanda was imbued from infancy with mystical potential, which would affect her latent mutant abilities and allow her to channel chaos magic in a number of useful ways. Chief among these are her probability—altering hex—spheres—finite pockets of reality—disrupting, psionic force that cause random disturbances in the molecular-level probability fields surrounding their targets. As a result, unlikely phenomena occur. With time to prepare, ‘Wanda can cast her hex power to garner specific results.<br /><br />As Wanda and Pietro reached adolescence, they both manifested their mutant powers, and soon were forced to flee their adopted family. During their early teens, the twins wandered Central Europe. They were often the targets of persecution, with the superhumanly lust, self-assured Pietro defending his quieter, meeker sister.<br /><br />During one such encounter, a mob of superstitious villagers would have killed Wanda and Pietro were it not for the intervention of Magneto. Unaware he was their natural father, they joined his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants as the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. They knew their terrorist actions were immoral, but served out of a sense of obligation—and because they feared Magneto’s wrath.<br /><br />After the Brotherhood’s dissolution, Wanda and Pietro sought redemption for their transgressions. They petitioned for membership in the Avengers and were inducted to replace a pair of departing founders. With the Avengers. Winda slowly emerged from her shell. She became close friends with many of the teams’ members, forging strong bonds that endure to this day. Whereas Magneto viewed Wanda merely as a means to an end, the Avengers valued her for her abilities.<br /><br />Seeking the stability that life had denied her thus far, Wanda fell in love with and married the Avenger’s “perfect man”—the synthetic humanoid known as the Vision. Fate intervened, however, and their marriage crumbled when the U.S. government dismantled the android, viewing him as a threat to world security. To carry on, Wanda was forced to find her own inner strength.<br /><br />Reserved, emotional and intense, Wanda has matured among the Avengers—attaining a greater degree of control over her unpredictable abilities, and often taking on a leadership role. But given her history, she can still feel like an outsider on occasion. The Avengers are her family, providing the only teal security and stability Wanda has ever known. Taken in despite her troubled past, she will always be grateful for their trust and unconditional friendship. No longer haunted by the sins of her youth or the failings of her father. Wanda is free to face the future as her own woman.<br />

Scarlet Witch - Magneto's Daughter

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Pomegranate for Prostate, Heart Health and Antioxidant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIArO84siqQlhHWtneUeXrEAM1gka5piT6eiMSaSIVFewbk8iSK8MlSJvxN8Vsketi0c5HiMs2WQd_ymcu1cmdjLz4w2ugBdFQ3wmONrjKytISIoF8eJUvGZh9wzMAA74XyMLfukiJnc/s1600/30-Pomegranate-articlemostwanted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCIArO84siqQlhHWtneUeXrEAM1gka5piT6eiMSaSIVFewbk8iSK8MlSJvxN8Vsketi0c5HiMs2WQd_ymcu1cmdjLz4w2ugBdFQ3wmONrjKytISIoF8eJUvGZh9wzMAA74XyMLfukiJnc/s1600/30-Pomegranate-articlemostwanted.jpg" /></a></div> <h1 class="chapter" id="c23"> <span class="medium"><i>Punica granatum</i></span></h1> <div class="nonindent"> <span class="dropcaps">S</span>teeped in history and romance, pomegranate is native to the mountainous region that includes northern Iraq and northwest Iran. Sumerian cuneiform records reveal that pomegranates have been cultivated in the Middle East since approximately 3000 <span class="small">B.C</span>. For many centuries desert caravans carried the thick-walled fruits as a source of nutritious, thirst-quenching juice. In Egyptian art and mythology, the pomegranate symbolized abundance and unity. In early Christian, Jewish, and Islamic artistic traditions, the fruit represented blood, death, and the renewal of life. According to Greek mythology, Persephone, daughter of the goddess Demeter, makes the mistake of eating pomegranate seeds in the underworld, and so is eternally bound to that place for part of every year. The Romans named the fruit <i>Punica granatum</i>, or “seeds from Carthage,” possibly because that Phoenician city in North Africa was a source of fine pomegranates in the ancient world.<br /> </div> <h2 class="section" id="c23-s01"> <b>Therapeutic Uses</b></h2> <div class="nonindent"> <i>Prostate health</i></div> <div class="nonindent"> <i>Heart health</i></div> <div class="nonindent"> <i>Antioxidant</i></div> <div class="extract"> The luscious pomegranate has been cherished as food and medicine for at least 4 millennia. Compared with other common fruit juices, pomegranate is one of the richest in antioxidant activity, with roughly 3 times that of red wine and green tea! Animal studies show that pomegranate juice and pomegranate flower extract offer strong protection against the progression of atherosclerosis. Studies on humans demonstrate a modest effect on blood pressure and inflammation reduction—reasons for adding pomegranate to a heart-healthy foods list.</div> <div class="indent"> One of the most interesting areas of pomegranate research is prostate health. Laboratory and animal studies have shown that the fruit’s juice, peel, and oil all interfere with the spread of prostate cancer tumors. A 2-year study examined the effect of 8 ounces of pomegranate juice on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in 46 men who had received surgery or radiation therapy for prostate cancer. PSA levels are used as a marker after cancer treatment to determine if the cancer has returned. Treatments are deemed effective if they reduce PSA levels in prostate cancer patients and/or prolong the time it takes for the PSA level to double (indicating that progression of the cancer is slowing). Sixteen of 46 patients (35 percent) exhibited a decline in their PSA levels during treatment, while 4 of the 46 patients (2 percent) achieved a PSA decline of more than 50 percent. Overall, PSA doubling time was significantly delayed in a majority of the men drinking the juice. After the 2-year study, those who continued to drink pomegranate juice had lower PSA levels than those who stopped. At the conclusion of the study, the mean PSA doubling time went from 15 to 54 months, with no adverse events reported.</div> <div class="indent"> In men, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. Seven government-funded studies are currently evaluating pomegranate’s role in treating prostate cancer.</div> <h2 class="section" id="c23-s02"> <b>How to Use</b></h2> <div class="nonindent"> <i>Juice:</i> 8 ounces per day (the typical amount used in research studies).</div> <div class="nonindent"> <i>Capsules:</i> Generally, 2 to 3 g per day of powdered pomegranate capsules.</div> <h2 class="section" id="c23-s03"> <b>Precautions</b></h2> <div class="nonindent"> There are no known safety issues with drinking pomegranate juice or with using pomegranate juice extracts.</div>

Pomegranate for Prostate, Heart Health and Antioxidant

Punica granatum S teeped in history and romance, pomegranate is native to the mountainous region that includes northern Iraq and nort...

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Frill-necked Lizards

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufT1JUNoyMxACzrbIFjcdmtWreRuKmm-pR5Y96MuKo6YwV9YSaVJD54rZTFRDr3gFD2mNxGMBod51nT77pAe_MOAbXSm6WyWrVDeT2MsvdMsmSw4AbX7Q9q9I319ZrwuUs1xAjPf8KU4/s1600/12-Chlamydosaurus_kingii.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufT1JUNoyMxACzrbIFjcdmtWreRuKmm-pR5Y96MuKo6YwV9YSaVJD54rZTFRDr3gFD2mNxGMBod51nT77pAe_MOAbXSm6WyWrVDeT2MsvdMsmSw4AbX7Q9q9I319ZrwuUs1xAjPf8KU4/s1600/12-Chlamydosaurus_kingii.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Frill-necked lizards are almost a meter (3.3 feet) long with colors ranging from green to dark orange. <br /> <br /> They are all the same species though; the color varies to match the local vegetation. Frill- necked lizards have a fan of cartilage spines around their head, supporting a wide flap of skin. <br /> <br /> The spines are connected to the base of the tongue so, when he lizard gapes its mouth, the frill spreads wide. This is used to scare away predators and also for courtship signaling.<br /> <br /> They are also the only lizards that can balance properly on two legs; other lizards can run on their hind legs but they fall forward as soon as they slow down.<br /> <br /> The <b>frill-necked lizard</b> (<i>Chlamydosaurus kingii</i>), also known as the <b>frilled lizard</b> or <b>frilled dragon</b>, is a type of lizard that is found mainly in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. This species is the only member of the genus <i>Chlamydosaurus</i>. Its name comes from the large frill around its neck, which usually stays folded against the lizard's body. It is largely arboreal, spending the majority of the time in the trees. The lizard's diet consists mainly of insects and small vertebrates.

Frill-necked Lizards

Frill-necked lizards are almost a meter (3.3 feet) long with colors ranging from green to dark orange. They are all the same species tho...

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