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SAN FRANCISCO --Fire officials reported three structure fires in three separate San Francisco neighborhoods Saturday afternoon.
A two-alarm fire in a building in San Francisco's Inner Mission neighborhood was reported at 4:47 p.m. at 3060 26th St.
The fire burned the top floor and attic of a two-story residential and commercial building before firefighters had it contained at 5:42 p.m.
Firefighters kept the fire from spreading to adjacent buildings, fire spokesman Lt. Jonathan Baxter said.
Nine people were displaced. A market that operates on the first floor of the building was also displaced, Baxter said.
The nine people are getting help with temporary housing from the American Red Cross. San Francisco housing officials will assist the residents with further housing needs on Monday.
No one was injured. The cause is under investigation, Baxter said.
A one-alarm fire this afternoon burned a two-story building in the Outer Parkside neighborhood.
The fire was reported at 4:38 p.m. at 3621 Taraval St., about two blocks from the Great Highway. No one was injured and no one was displaced, Baxter said.
The third fire this afternoon was a cooking fire in the Bayview District. No one was injured in that fire.
Confirmed 9 adults displaced American Red Cross and City Services working with them. https://t.co/Q261cXZXS5— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) October 2, 2016
#1001WF2 UNDER CONTROL NO INJ UNK DISPLACED COMMERCIAL OVER RESIDENTIAL 2 story held to building 1802 RedCross notified 2nd Alarm pic.twitter.com/2I6Gk8cFEf— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) October 2, 2016
#1001WF2 CONTAINED NO INJ UNK DISPLACED COMMERCIAL OVER RESIDENTIAL 2 story held to building 1742 pic.twitter.com/YbOITtGO85— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) October 2, 2016
#1001WF2 MEDIA BRIEF AT 1730 26th Harrison South West Corner pic.twitter.com/gA8jNlXSVW— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) October 2, 2016


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We treat the entire range of childhood and young adult conditions related to the liver and gastrointestinal system – including rare and complex diseases. We bring years of experience to your child's unique situation.
Seattle Children's Gastroenterology and Hepatology Program is the largest such program in the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WWAMI) region.
Many families consider national rankings in choosing medical care for their children. In 2018, U.S. News & World Report ranked Seattle Children's Gastroenterology and Hepatology Program #1 in the Northwest, and among the best nationally.
"Outcomes" refer to the results of treatment and evaluate how effective care is. We also provide statistics such as the number of patients seen (volumes).
We gather this data to:
Learn more about outcomes at Seattle Children's.
This table compares survival rates at Seattle Children's with the national average for pediatric patients. Pediatric patients are children who are not yet 18 years old.
These data are for liver transplants performed in the following periods:
These tables reflect metrics reported to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and the U.S. News & World Report pediatric hospital survey.
Talk with your child's doctor or contact the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Program at 206-987-2521.
Statistics, outcomes, volumes, survival rates – these numbers may seem overwhelming at first, but they can help you choose the best place for your child's care.
Updated June 2018
Seattle, Bellevue, Federal Way, Olympia and Richland206-987-2521
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We understand how fun summer can be for children, and how parents can sometimes run out of ideas to keep the kids busy, especially on days when they are stuck inside. For the craft below, make sure to protect the floor underneath your work surface. If any materials come in contact with your carpet, here's a great link to clean it up!
Slime is a fun sensory toy for toddlers and even older children. It is fun to feel and play with. Adults can enjoy the slime too, they can play with it at work to de-stress and spark creativity. Find out how to make slime easily, with only a few ingredients! Below are directions for blue slime. However, you can make whatever color you want; simply choose color and glitter that you prefer.
What You Will Need:
Liquid Starch (This is usually used for ironing when it isn't making slime!)
Blue Glitter
Blue Food Coloring
Elmer's Clear Washable Glue
In a large mixing bowl, mix ½ cup of warm (it will mix better if the water is warm) water and ½ cup of the clear washable glue. Use an electric hand mixer for this part.
Next add 4-6 drops of food coloring and glitter. Use 2 tablespoons of glitter, feel free to add more or less.
In a separate large mixing bowl, add ½ cup of liquid starch. Slowly add the water/glue mixture into the liquid starch bowl. Use hands to mix all the ingredients well.
After the mixture has turned to slime, place slime into a dry container and let it set for another 30-40 minutes. Then have fun playing with your blue glitter slime. It will last for several days!


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After riding the Brompton one day to work, one evening ride around my neighborhood, and once to the bike shop from my office, I thought about the bike long and hard. Did I want to continue holding on to it, or get rid of it and seriously piss off my wife.
I had two sleepless nights over it, no kidding, that's how serious my doubts about this bike was.
So what was wrong with the Brommie? What first put me off was the sliding seat post, ok no big issue but it just irritated the shit out of me. Secondly was the vibration from the handlebars which transmitted to my palms, even on a short 4 kilometer ride it was not pleasant. Thirdly was the gearing, maybe because I am used to having at least 9 speeds, with the Brompton I had to constantly shift between left and right levers just to find the right gear ratio for my speed.
Simply put it was not a fun bike, and I could not live with it, my mind was made up, I wanted to part with the bike knowing I was going to lose money, lot's of money.
I returned to One Fine Day bike shop to ask if they could help me sell the bike. By chance there was a customer in the shop looking at Brompton's. I left the shop shortly after speaking to the shop manager, leaving him to work, but 10 minutes later the manager called me to say the customer who was in the shop was interested in my Brompton since it was relatively new, and the price was attractive, so we agreed to meet the following day in the same place.
I was feeling relieved, like someone had lifted a burden off my back, and I hadn't even sold the Brompton yet!
I returned home, loaded the bike into the car, whilst wondering if I should have second thoughts or not, but that wasn't the case. All the while keeping a secret from my wife about my intentions.
The very next day off I went to work, Brommie in the boot, wondering if the guy would change his mind. Waiting eagerly to receive his call to confirm meeting and time. I guess he knew this was a great bargain not to be missed as he called to set up our appointment in the afternoon.
I cycled over to the store ahead of time, riding my Brompton on hopefully her final trip with me. My man was already waiting at the store, we exchanged greetings, before he had a good look over my Brommie for scars 🙂 but there were none, how could there be, I had only ridden her twice.
No negotiations needed, man to man he knew it was a steal, the deal was done, he electronically transferred the money to my bank account and the bike was his. But we continued to sit and chat about work, children, retirement etc for almost an hour.
So that was it, the end of my short Brompton experience. Come to think about it, perhaps a single speed would have been a better city bike, even so I wasn't happy about the handling….. and I am very particular about how my bike feels.


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Creative Time Summit 2015
What do Jimmy McMillan (from The Rent is Too Damn High Party), Martha Graham Dance Company, The Living Theater, Experimental Bitch Presents, a mariachi band, a brass band, ballet duet The Pink Tutu, and a musical saw have in common? We represented Visible on the High Line: Making Collaborations, a parade procession, that kicked off 2015's Creative Time Summit!!! Led by artist Marinella Senatore and her beautiful choreographers, Espz, Visible invited the public to journey down the High Line for a free participatory evening of experimental collaboration and provocation!
Performance: 11/13/2015, 6PM at Gansevoort Entrance on High Line.
Artist Info:
Creative Time: http://creativetime.org/summit/
Marinella Senatore: http://www.marinella-senatore.com, The School of Narrative Dance
ESPZ is a beautiful choreography duo (Elisa Zuchetti and Nandhan Molinaro) based in Berlin. They are inspirations to us as people and professionals and we hope to work with them again!


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I've done a best-of-the-year albums list for more than a decade and can't remember when I had a harder time separating the top entrants on the list. Not because none were truly exceptional in 2016, but because so many were.
Death and doom were everywhere in those brilliant albums by Bowie and Cohen, and also in the somber, spare masterpiece from Nick Cave, who recorded it not long after the tragic death of one of his 15-year-old twin sons. Cave & the Bad Seeds' "Skeleton Tree" album demands full attention and isn't an easy listen, but there have been times when I played it start to finish and honestly felt mesmerized, almost in a trance when the music ended. It's brilliant, beautiful and heartbreaking, and I had it penciled in as No. 1 album of the year a few times.
But that's the thing about these personal best-of lists in music – or movies, books, etc. They are so entirely arbitrary to begin with, when one person is simply stating what he judged to be the best, or his or her favorite, in a particular arm form that year. And the lists can evolve and change based on mood. This is where I am now with this, and I'd feel good about any of the top five on this list being in the No. 1 slot.
I'd also emphasize the part about this being a "favorites" list: These are simply what I liked most from a year in which I was immersed as always in music during much of my free time when not at a ballpark or writing about baseball -- and sometimes while writing at home, though I tend to stick with jazz when writing anything at all challenging, as lyrics tend to distract me. I should note, I'm listening to Drive-By Truckers' "An American Band" as I write this intro to the list -- a list I've spent far too much time filling out and changing over the past week as I went back and listened to stuff from earlier in the year and also a dozen or so albums I bought recently that had slipped through the cracks during busy parts of the year.
(That's the other thing to reiterate: Unlike most who do these lists, it's not my job; I'm a baseball writer who happens to have a lifelong obsession with music. I only rank albums that I possess, at least 99 percent of which I buy; if there's an artist not ranked, it might mean I simply didn't get around to buying the record (and no one sent it to me) and I don't want to rank music just based on downloads or streaming or listening on youtube. I'm a dinosaur like that – I have to have it in my hands, where I can look at the album art, the notes, etc. For example, I love what I've heard of Chance the Rapper "Coloring Book," but it's not out on vinyl or CD, so I didn't consider it for my list. Sorry, just way I do it.)
And so, what follows is my list of favorite albums from a tumultuous year in which a lot of the best music seemed to be made in direct response to all the tension and problems people faced. So much vital music this year, stuff that really moved the needle emotionally and stood for something. Important music. I love that. I don't just listen to music to forget all the problems of the world. More often, I prefer listening to music that makes me think about issues, that makes me feel. And there was plenty of that this year.
Ultimately, my final choice was down to one from a handful of records that included one the strongest comeback albums in recent memory, by A Tribe Called Quest; the aforementioned dark masterworks from Cave and Cohen; and albums from one of my favorite rock bands of the past 20 years, Drive-By Truckers, and from a real-country artist who has hit home runs with each of his first three albums, Sturgill Simpson.
To do that took cojones and a lot of integrity, and Drive-By Truckers did it while turning those intelligent lyrics by Hood and Cooley into one of the most listenable, vital and powerful set of songs the band has ever recorded. This record kicks ass. I've loved the band since hearing the epic "Southern Rock Opera" double album when it came out in 2001, and for me "American Band" is the best record they've made in a decade -- and ranks up there with the strongest stuff they did when Jason Isbell was in the band, which is saying plenty. Here's "Surrender Under Protest" from my favorite record of 2016, a year when there were a bunch of exemplary ones to choose from.
- Drive-By Truckers "American Band"
- Tribe Called Quest "We Got it from Here…Thank You for Your Service"
- Sturgill Simpson "A Sailor's Guide to Earth"
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds "Skeleton Tree"
- Leonard Cohen "You Want It Darker"
- Car Seat Headrest "Teens of Denial"
- Lucinda Williams "The Ghosts of Highway 20"
- David Bowie "Blackstar"
- BJ Barham "Rockingham"
- Beyonce "Lemonade"
- Radiohead "A Moon Shaped Pool"
- Lydia Loveless "Real"
- William Bell "This is Where I Live
- Greg Laswell "Everyone Thinks I Dodged a Bullet"
- Cody Jinks "I'm not the Devil"
- Blood Orange "Freedom Sound"
- Becky Warren "War Surplus"
- Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam "I Had A Dream That You Were Mine"
- Michael Kiwanuka "Love & Hate"
- Dori Freeman "Dori Freeman"
- Mitski "Puberty 2"
- Randy Rogers Band "Nothing Shines Like Neon"
- Brent Cobb "Shine on Rainy Day
- Kelsey Waldon "I've Got a Way"
- Paul Simon "Stranger to Stranger"
- Frank Ocean "Blonde"
- Aaron Lee Tasjan "Silver Tears"
- Wilco "Schmilco"
- Danny Brown "Atrocity Exhibition"
- Elizabeth Cook "Exodus of Venus"
- Aesop Rock "The Impossible Kid"
- Bob Mould "Patch the Sky"
- White Lung "Paradise"
- Angel Olson "My Woman"
- Robbie Fulks "Upland Stories"
- YG "Still Brazy"
- Kendrick Lamar "untitled umastered"
- Case/Lang/Veirs "Case/Lang/Veirs"
- Anderson Paak "Malibu"
- Parquet Courts "Human Performance"
- Bon Iver "22, A Million"
- Margo Price "Midwest Farmer's Daughter"
- Brandy Clark "Big Day in a Small Town"
- Lori McKenna "The Bird & the Rifle"
- Lambchop "FLOTUS"
- Alejandro Escovedo "Burn Something Beautiful"
- Amanda Shires "My Piece of Land"
- Whiskey Myers "Mud"
- Schoolboy Q "Blank Face"
- Hiss Golden Messenger "Heart Like a Levee"
HONORABLE MENTION (alphabetical order): Courtney Marie Andrews "Honest Life"; Anohni "Hopelessness"; Avalanches "Wildflower"; Beach Slang "A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings"; Karl Blau "Introducing Karl Blau"; Charles Bradley "Changes"; The Cactus Blossoms "You're Dreaming"; Childish Gambino "Awaken, My Love!"; Common "Black America Again"; Cymbals Eat Guitars "Pretty Years"; Dinosaur Jr. "Give a Glimpse of What You're Not"; Brian Fallon "Painkillers"; Steve Gunn "Eyes on the Lines"; Hard Working Americans "Rest in Chaos"; The Handsome Family "Unseen"; The Jayhawks "Paging Mr. Proust"; King "We Are King"; Miranda Lambert "The Weight of These Wings"; Loretta Lynn "Full Circle"; Cass McCombs "Mangy Love"; Parker Millsap "The Very Last Day"; Grant-Lee Phillips "The Narrows"; Pinegrove "Cardinal"; The Pines "Above the Prairie"; Iggy Pop "Post Pop Depression"; Pup "The Dream Is Over"; Richmond Fontaine "You Can't Go Back If There's Nothing To Go Back To"; Savages "Adore Life"; Shovels & Rope "Little Seeds"; Chris Staples "Golden Age"; Dan Stuart with Twin Tones "Marlowe's Revenge"; Thee Oh Sees "A Weird Exits"; William Tyler "Modern Country"


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Fork in the Road
Life is full of choices. Just take a moment and think about how many different decisions you made today. What time to get up? What to wear? What to eat? Each day we are confronted with choices. Some of the choices that we make on a daily basis have very little impact on our lives, such as what and where to eat? Other choices can significantly change the course of our lives. Do we get married? Do we have children? Which career path will I choose?
Of all the choices that we make, the most critical of all is our decision about God and His kingdom. That is the ultimate choice that determines our eternal destiny. All the other important decisions in life hinge on that choice. It is a decision that Jesus calls on us to make. Jesus said, "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few†(Matthew 7:13-14). In our lives we quickly come to a fork in the road of life. We will be standing at the crossroads where two signs, one pointing to Jesus and eternal life and the other pointing toward a path of destruction. Each of us will have to make our own choice. As we stand at the fork in the road, what will we choose?
As we stand at the crossroads we are confronted by two gates:
The Wide Gate
This gate is wide and easy to enter. Many people will be making the decision to travel this way in life. It is attractive, indulgent, and self-serving. It is tolerant, non-judgmental, and non-offensive. To step through this gate and walk on the easy road requires few if any restrictions or requirements. You can be your own boss, be your own Lord for that matter. Entering this gate will allow you to carry any baggage you want with you. Sin is tolerated. Doctrine is avoided. There is little emphasis on morality and commitment. Those who enter this gate will ridicule those who are squeezing through the other gate. What scares me about the wide gate is that it leads to hell, the sentence of eternal damnation away from God in a burning lake of fire.
The Narrow Gate
This gate is narrow and hard to enter. It is not a popular choice to make. This gate is so narrow that you have to go through it alone. You cannot take anyone else with you. Your husband, your wife, your children, your relatives and friends cannot enter hanging on to your leg. If they would enter they must do so on the basis of their own choice. This gate is also so narrow that you cannot bring your baggage with you. Your sins cannot enter with you. Your pride cannot enter with you. All of your self-accomplishment, influence of money—all of it must be left behind if you are to enter the narrow gate. The rich young ruler discovered this when he wanted to become a disciple of Jesus. He was very wealthy and Jesus told him that before he could enter he had to give some of his possessions to the poor. The young man went away sorrowful. The gate was too narrow for him and his wealth (Matthew 19:16-22). Choosing to leave everything behind and entering through the narrow gate has tremendous blessings but it is hard. It takes commitment, sacrifice, and devotion to stay on the narrow road. However, this road leads to eternal life. Those who squeeze through this narrow gate will enjoy being in the presence of God for eternity.
Life is all about choices and life is about the freedom to make those choices. God loved us enough to allow us to choose which gate we will enter. When you stand at the fork in the road of life, which gate will you enter?


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And it looks like good news. No, they haven't found a secret cache of tapes, but there will be an unexpected release. The Power of the Daleks is being recreated in animated form and will be released in November – initially as a download, with a DVD to follow.
This is an early Patrick Troughton story, long since wiped, and as the name suggests, has got Daleks in it, so it's something to look forward to. If it's a success, perhaps more of the lost stories will get the same treatment, which would be a Good Thing. Though I might need a larger shelf if they really get into it.
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Dr Mungo Wilson
Fellow and Lecturer in Financial Economics
WebsiteSaid Business School
Mungo Wilson is Associate Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance at Saïd Business School and an associate member of the Oxford Man Institute of Quantitative Finance, both in the University of Oxford. He specialises in asset pricing and mutual funds.
Research interests
Mungo's research focuses on asset pricing. In particular, his work is centred on assessing how risk affects asset prices. He also studies mutual funds, analysing how their behaviour is affected by growth, and credit risk.
Areas of expertise include:
- Asset pricing
- Credit ratings
- Macroeconomic conditions and asset prices
- Mutual funds
- Information transmission across markets


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Molecular mechanism that keeps cells in shape identifiedDecember 4th, 2007 - 1:01 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 4 (ANI): Researchers have decoded a molecular mechanism that plays an important role in the development of a cells shape.
In a human body, cells come in various shapes and sizes. Each cell is shaped in such a way so as to make the best use of it for a specific function. When things go wrong and a cell does not adopt its dedicated shape, its function can be impaired and the cell can cause problems in the body.
The study, conducted by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), The Netherlands, elucidated a molecular mechanism that plays a key role in giving a cell its shape.
The study sheds light on the interaction between proteins and the cells skeleton, that each cell type has its unique shape is due to its cytoskeleton, an internal scaffold built of protein filaments. Especially important are microtubules, dynamic filaments that constantly grow and shrink.
Scientists in the groups of Thomas Surrey and Damian Brunner at EMBL and of Marileen Dogetrom at AMOLF have developed the first method that allows to simultaneously study multiple plus-end tracking molecules, so called +TIPs, in the test tube.
+TIPs specifically bind to the fast-growing plus end of a microtubule and follow it as it grows. They act as a plus-end label so that other proteins know where to bind to regulate the filaments stability, Nature quoted Surrey, as saying.
For years it has been impossible to reconstitute this behaviour in a test tube. Our new system now revealed which proteins need to be present for plus-end tracking and what the underlying mechanisms are, he added.
In the study, the researchers applied the new method because of which they succeeded in dissecting a minimal molecular system consisting of three end tracking proteins from yeast cells.
The proteins were labelled with fluorescence to monitor their behaviour with a microscope.
This procedure revealed that one of the proteins has the ability to recognise the specific structure of the growing microtubule tip, binds to it and acts as a loading platform for the other two proteins.
The inherent motor activity of one of the other two proteins, which allows it to walk along microtubules, contributes to the ability of the molecular system to follow growing microtubule ends selectively.
The great advantage of our new assay is that it can be applied to all kinds of other proteins that interact with microtubules, said Peter Bieling, who carried out the research in Surreys lab.
It is a powerful approach that will advance our understanding of the large variety of different microtubule end tracking proteins and can shed light on their mechanics and functions, he added.
The study is published in Nature. (ANI)
Tags: bind, body cells, cytoskeleton, elucidated, embl, european molecular biology, european molecular biology laboratory, microtubule, microtubules, molecular biology laboratory, molecular mechanism, molecular system, protein filaments, proteins, scientists, shape, surrey, test tube, things go wrong, yeast cells


text: As churches are planted, the Kingdom multiplies and the Good News goes forward. The Forward Network is tasked with growing the Church through equipping, resourcing, training and facilitating leaders and teams as they plant new works and revitalise existing churches. I attended the 2016 conference to take photos and videos of the event. See their website here.


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Welcome to Year 6!
During the Autumn term, we study a topic called 'I am a reader' which allows the pupils to develop their passion for reading for pleasure. Year six pupils can also expect to study a unit based on poetry and also a film unit centred on the Victorians!
We usually share our images of the children working in our Year 6 gallery. You can find a link to it further down this page.
Sometimes we use external websites to aid our pupils' learning. We often use active learn primary but any extra websites we are using at the moment can be found below.


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Jewish Music page of Rainlore's World
Rainlore's World would like to sincerely and humbly thank everybody who donated to the recent Appeal for Donations, and one particular very kind and generous person/persons. You have made it possible for Rainlore's World to continue as an independent, not for profit site, with hosting now secure until 2015!
Thank you all so very, very much!
The appeal will be relaunched as and when funds begin to run short and web hosting for 2015/16 needs to be secured.
The overdue proper site update will follow ASAP. Please bear with Rainlore's World until then. Thank you.
Rainlore's World
© 2014 Rainlore's World/Rainlore. All rights reserved.
Please see Home page for further details of Appeal.
The Rainlore's World Appeal for Donations was 'silently' - apart from announcements on Facebook - relaunched a few weeks ago. Rainlore's World is in urgent needs of funds! For details, see the box above. There's even a convenient PayPal button which lets you donate anonymously. £50 were raised in cash prior to the relaunch, and afterwards, a total of £40 (minus fees) via PayPal since. Also, a generous donation of a (secondhand) laptop computer was received as the previous one was terminally ill, to tide things over until the tower can be repaired. Thank you all most kindly for your generosity.
Where your money goes : £40 covers roughly the travel expenses for one live event, £50 covers those plus helps Rainlore's World's Artist in Residence with his travel expenses. Approx. £210 covers web hosting for one year. App. £500 would cover computer repairs/upgrades.
Please give what you can. Rainlore's World is already having to miss out on live events that were to be reviewed, and only two can be attended between now and end of August. After that, I am unable to commit at present. End of August is also when web hosting fees are due.
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© 2013 Rainlore's World/Rainlore. All rights reserved.
Regrettably, the Jewish Music section has now been permanently moved to archive due to lack of submissions and other content. The 2012 version of this page is here.
However, any new submissions and other content will continue to be covered, in the Other World Music section.
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...to my Treehouse, where I do a bit of sharing goodies with my readers, and a lot of showing off of my CT tags. It's my little nest in the busy world of psp.
Squirrely has been my nickname since I was a child, both because it rhymes with my real name, and because I'm forgetful and just plain nuts at times. I've been tagging for 2+ decades off and on, and now that I'm retired/disabled I'm pretty much on most of the time now.
I love to share what I make with you, and I LOVE it when you respond with love back for the shares. So have a look around, take what you like and enjoy yourself. Just watch for splinters.
Squirrely has been my nickname since I was a child, both because it rhymes with my real name, and because I'm forgetful and just plain nuts at times. I've been tagging for 2+ decades off and on, and now that I'm retired/disabled I'm pretty much on most of the time now.
I love to share what I make with you, and I LOVE it when you respond with love back for the shares. So have a look around, take what you like and enjoy yourself. Just watch for splinters.
Monday, October 6, 2014
Wicked Halloween tut - Urban Nightmare
12:00 PM | Posted by Squirrely Shirley Smith | Edit Post
Urban Nightmare
::Tube of choice - I've used a great Halloween/Goth tube by Spazz called "Ashley" which you can find at her store. Please don't use without a license.
::Scrapkit - 'SkullsNRoses' by Kizzed by Kelz is such a fun Gothic kit that was designed with the Ashley tube in mind. Below this tut is another tag I made with the kit so you can see more of what's in it.
::Mask - My own SquirrelyMask10 which can be found HERE.
::Animations - Simone at Scrappy Bit of Fun made the ones I've used. They are SimoneAni80 - TheBlingSeries-010 & SimoneAni307.
::Filters - Eye Candy3.1 Glow and Drop Shadow - other versions may have these but I use the oldie ;). HERE is a safe download site to get it if you don't have it.
::Font - Zombified
Tutorial abbreviations:
s/sa/fl/defl/ = Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat
c/p = copy & paste
d/s = drop shadow
f/f = flood fill
AS = Animation Shop
PP = paper ele = element
1. Open a new transparent image, 700x700 and f/f with white (we'll resize and crop later on). Open PP10 and r/s 75% - duplicate and move to the right, freeform selections tool to crop, merge down.
2. Open ele116 and r/s 70%, c/p as a new layer and move slightly to the right, add a d/s of 7, blur 9, opacity 75. Open ele56 and r/s 60% and drop it below the stair layer. Position it at the top of the stairs. Open ele60 and r/s 80% and c/p below the door layer in your layers palette. Move to one side to the door, duplicate and move this layer to the other side of the door. Move them down equally so their bottoms are aligned with the bottom of the stairs. Repeat the d/s Now open ele20, r/s 50% and c/p the as the top layer. Move them so that the skulls are on either side of the door. Add a d/s of 10, 12, 75.
3. Open ele115 and r/s 60%. C/p as a new layer moving it down and to the left of the stairs on the bottom. Let the skulls overlap the stair a bit. Open ele27 and r/s 50%. C/p as a new layer moving it to the far left side and drop below the skulls layer in your layers palette and add a d/s of 7, blur 9, opacity 75.
4. Open ele52 and r/s 25%. C/p as a new layer moving it to the bottom right side of the stairs. Open ele3 and r/s 40%. C/p as a new layer moving it to left of the left sided column (reference my tag). Open ele119 and c/p as a new layer near the top and to the left of the door. Drop this in your layers palette to just above your brick wall layer, add a heavy d/s.
5. Open ele 50 and r/s 50%. C/p as a new layer and move it to the middle of the barbed roses and drop it below in your palette. Use EyeCandy glow of 2, 100, fat and color #9d9d9d. Go to Adjust and unsharp mask with the following settings:
---Add the same heavy d/s
6. Open ele90 (skulls chain rope) r/s 70% - use pick tool to make left side smaller by moving the left side nodes together:
---Sharpen with unsharp mask on default settings and repeat the d/s.
7. To make the sidewalk, highlight your white BG layer and add a new layer, select all. Open PP8 and c/p into selection, select none. With your pick tool grab the middle node at the top and pull that down until it almost reaches the bottom step on the stairs. Pull the sides in with the side middle nodes so it's even with the brick paper, and change to your mover tool. Using your freeform selection tool cut out the little bit of brick showing at the foot of the stairs. Merge the sidewalk layer down with the brick layer. In Masks, find the SquirrelyMask9 and apply it to this combined layer and merge group.
8. Open your main tube and r/s as needed. C/p as a new layer placing her to the left of the ornament on the wall (ele3). Be sure you can see the TWISTED element above her head. Duplicate, Gaussian blur of 5 and change the blend mode to soft light. Add a d/s of 2, 12, 50 to the main tube layer.
9. Now open your closeup tube and r/s as needed. On the door layer, s/sa/fl/defl and then c/p your closeup tube so her face is centered on the door. Invert and tap delete, select none, and then change the blend mode of the closeup to screen. Open ele58 and r/s 40%, c/p as a new layer and move it directly over your closeup tube on the door. Change the blend mode to hard light. Lline up with the eyes of the skull with the eyes of your closeup tube.
10. Open ele 113 and c/p as a new layer above the brick/sidewalk masked layer. Move it over towards the left until it just covers all of the brick layer, and up high enough so you don't see it under the stairs. Lower the opacity to 69.
11. R/s your tag - all layers checked - to your liking. Add your artist's © info. Type out your name with color #582754, covert to raster. Add an EC Glow of 2, fat, opacity 100, color #3adf3a and add your heavy d/s to it.
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12. Open Animation Shop. Back in PSP we're going to be working with the close up tube layer and the skull layer. Lower the opacity of the skull layer to 0, Edit and copy merged. Move to AS and paste as a new animation.
---Back to PSP, change the opacity of the skull to 10 and the closeup tube to 90, copy merged. Move to AS and paste after current selection.
---Back to PSP, change the opacity of the skull to 20 and the closeup tube to 80, copy merged. Move to AS and paste after current selection.
Continue in this fashion until the tube's opacity is 0, the skull is 100, and you should have 10 layers in AS.
13. Stay in AS now. We need to have 20 frames in our tag, so tap Shift & D to duplicate the tag. On this one select all again, then Animation and reverse frames. Edit and copy. Move to frame 10 of your original tag and tap it to highlight it. Edit, paste after selection, and you should now have 20 frames. Select all once again, change the frame properties to 20. Run it to be sure it runs well.
14. Open both the SimoneAni80 - TheBlingSeries-010 & SimoneAni307. Delete the first frame of each of these animations so they each now have 20 frames.
15. Working with Ani307, Select all and copy, move to your tag & select all and paste into selected frame. Keeping your finger on your mouse, move the candle flame to one of the purple candles on the stairs and let it go on the wick. Repeat this step for each of the other candles until all 3 of them are 'lit'.
16. Grab the bling animation, Select all and copy, move to your tag & select all and paste into selected frame. Keeping your finger on your mouse, move the sparkles to be around the face/skull combo on the door and let go.
17. Run your animation, marvel at your talents and enjoy your new spooky tag!!
Here is another tag I made with 'SkullsNRoses's by Kizzed by Kelz.
I told you it was an awesome kit!!
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In response to Jonathan Gruber 1 Year Ago: 'Short Attention Span Of American Public' Will Help Them Forget About Disastrous ACA Rollout (Video):
Actually, Gruber is correct in saying that the "short attention span of the American public works to the president's advantage." With a lot of help from the media, who tends to sweep anything detrimental to the Democrat Party and its leaders under the rug, as well as from other daily and emerging news events, Americans do tend to forget about most things.
This is usually the case, but Obamacare maybe one of those rare issues that Americans do not forget.
Remember, Americans remember what hurts them in their pocket book. This is a fact.
"I think the short attention span of the American public works to the president's advantage, here. I think a year from now when the law's working, it will be long forgotten."-Jonathan Gruber


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Last year I wrote a big long list of New Years resolutions, and for the most part I failed. The only thing I did managed to do is cut out sugar in my coffee, which considering the amount of coffee I drink that's no mean feat. So this year I decided to do something different, rather than try to do everything all at once I'm going to set myself a challenge each month, ...
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Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has supported me for the last year and helped make Hack Oldham what it is today. A year ago it was just an idea, and now here we are just 12 months later with a well equipped space, dozens of members, plans to move into a 3000 sq ft 2 story high street unit in a few months time and even a full time volunteer starting next ...
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Guyed masts serve mostly as TV and FM antenna carriers. Prismatic, triangular or square mast body is anchored in several levels by guy ropes with a possibility to measure anchoring forces. High masts can be equipped by lifts and special damping devices.
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Description: Regional centre, offices and lattice tower height of 68 m with look-out platform for visitors.
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Albert Robbe (1943) took a drawing-course at the School of Graphic Arts in Utrecht (NL). This basis for his later works was broadened by supplementary trainings at the Academy of Arts, also in Utrecht.
He worked as a freelance graphic designer for many years and made free works in graphic techniques and paintings in the style known as: 'the School of Utrecht' (a/o Joop Moesman, Pyke Koch). Three-dimensional and monumental he worked in order of a/o The Council of Utrecht, Dutch Railways, University of Utrecht and other companies abroad.
From 1977 onwards he worked as an independent designer of architectonic marketing concepts for fairs, showrooms and exhibitions. Big orders came from performing companies in the exhibition trade. He provided for example concepts for nearly all premier brands like Apple and Zeelandia. Especially in the last decade the drawing-table was more and more pushed away by the computer. This development caused Robbe to start painting again in the old-fashioned way with paintbrush and oil paint on canvas and panel.


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How to Make It
Step 1
Sprinkle fillets with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring 4 cups of water just to a boil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Reduce heat, and add fillets; cover and simmer 4 to 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Remove fillets from skillet, using a slotted spatula, and place on a serving platter. Set aside; keep warm.
Step 2
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Last Friday, I received my 5 L. difficilis slings..
Moving from the little condiment cups to the TAP Plastic containers that I just renovated for them.
The silk ivy and the little terra cotta pot will provide plenty of cover for them to feel safe and secure... and hopefully settle down some at feeding times
That's little Carly.. she's well behaved, for the most part... exploring her new "crib". Ain't she cute?
This is Charlotte.. Miss "I can't make up my mind if I wanna run around the room or check out my new home" Charlotte
Lolita, Charlene and Chelle are not pictured here... Lolita showed her furry butt, Charlene was not leaving her tissue paper and Chelle is a RUNNER!
I just hope they all settle down some with age and size. I can only imagine what feedings will be like with spazzzed out, crazy NINE inch spidey kids flying up and down my arms at mach speed.


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On November 21, 2011, SGS International Electrical Certification Center Ltd. (IECC) was accredited by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB).
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This accreditation represents a new milestone in SGS' Electrical & Electronics Testing Services, as the ability of the company to provide its clients with one-stop shop services is now considerably strengthened. SGS IECC is designated to perform local compliance testing on equipment subject to the Declaration of Conformity (DOC) and Certification under FCC Parts 15 and 18 of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations. In addition, SGS Electrical & Electronics Testing Services are now complemented by IECC's Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Product Safety Testing services.
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Martell TV
MartellTV revolutionizes how content is delivered & monetized by MCNs and the user experience for consuming content on any end point device.
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Hats off to Chelsey B. Sullenberger II, the pilot who was flying a U.S. Airways jetliner today enroute from New York to Charlotte. Apparently a flight of birds disabled the engines, and Sullenberger had to glide the plane into the Hudson River, soon after takeoff.
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Global is the new local
Illinois REALTORS® recognizes that the real estate industry crosses international borders. That's why the association's Global Business Council works to provide training and expertise to those interested in cross-border investment. The Global Business Council was established in 2015, and was an outgrowth of years of work to expand knowledge of international real estate opportunities.
REALTORS® doing business across borders
Members of the Illinois REALTORS® are involved in transactions that cut across many boundaries. Association members have a strong commitment to sharing and learning about other cultures in addition to encouraging organizational leadership opportunities that reflect the diversity of the membership. In 2015, the association signed a partnership with La Associacion Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobiliarios.
Each year the Global Business Council makes recommendations on how to better position REALTORS® to thrive in an international economy. The group works with real estate organizations and a diverse membership to help members understand global is the new local.
Illinois REALTORS® take part in MIPIM, one of the largest international real estate conferences. The event, held in Cannes, France, allowed members to market the state to a global audience.
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Illinois REALTORS® has a program that works with international consulates to get them information they need for those looking to invest in Illinois. The Consulate General Liaisons provide information about the Illinois real estate market and develop relationships with the consular generals. The program was founded in 2016.
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Attacks fall 90 percent in Southern Iraq after UK Basra pulloutNovember 17th, 2007 - 3:02 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov. 17 (ANI): Attacks on foreign troops by Iraqi renegades have dropped by 90 per cent in southern Iraq since Britain withdrew its troops from Basra.
The British presence in central Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, was the single largest trigger for violence, Major General Graham Binns said.
About 500 British troops moved out of one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in the heart of Basra in early September, joining some 4500 at a garrison at an airport on the city's edge.
Since then there has been a "remarkable and dramatic drop in attacks", The Times quoted Major General Binns said.
"The motivation for attacking us was gone, because we're no longer patrolling the streets," he added. (ANI)
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SINCE 2004. The Yellow Rake is a printed zine from Denver Colorado that generally includes rants, comics, poetry, interviews, reviews, and whatever else Brian and a very small group of like-minded individuals feel like conveying to the world. It's angry not hip. (Zines Not Blogs! Send me an email to get the real, printed version of the zine: firstname.lastname@example.com) Or send real mail: P.O. Box 100263, Denver, CO 80250. Also checkout: brianpolk.org
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The Yellow Rake is celebrating the release of its 26th issue on Friday, August 26th by throwing a party where ALL the proceeds benefit Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary! For a mere $6, you can see Charly "The City Mouse" Fasano and Dave Paco reading from their new books, Dan Landes reading from his forthcoming book, and Cuatro, 66 Days, and Joy Subtraction rocking and rolling through the evening. So come on down and support local literature, music, and of course, the animals at Peaceful Prairie!
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We were so lucky to photograph the Wedding of Jenni and Scott. Located in the beautiful Weald of Kent. Many would question having their wedding so close to December and Christmas. As Christmas lights and decorations could become overpowering and diminish your own wedding pallet. However we think we can say that the tasteful garlands around the ceiling and the lit Christmas trees and bar only but helped enhance the whole feel of the proceedings. This can only increase the festive emotion as it spills out into the joy of getting married in front of your friends and family. The modern function rooms of the Weald of Kent situated within its beautiful golf course made a fantastic backdrop for our portrait and group photos alike. Along with the guests great sense of fun made it really easy to get brilliant shots even if the weather was a little grey. Later as you see them cut the cake it just demonstrates the true dangers that can be involved in using real weapons in the hands of your spouse. Surrey wedding photographer Caterham Photography had a lot of fun and really enjoyed being part of Scott and Jenni's big day.
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I'm here in RIO to promote the documentary "Sagat." (although ex-actor?)
I'm on Huffington Post!/2 Comments/in Appearances /by Francois
Huffington Post just added this story about my Master Class At Museum Of Arts And Design In NYC. I hope I get to meet some of you there.
Although I'm a bit confused why not one of the news blogs is linking here to my blog. Too much cock? LOL
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Francois Sagat appears on the Canal Plus TV show Le Grand Journal.
François Sagat: From Gay Porn to Auteur Cinema/6 Comments/in Appearances /by Francois
In the Huffington Post Maxime Donzel writes about TitanMen exclusive Francois Sagat:
With the release of Man At Bath in France this fall, François Sagat will break new grounds as he crosses a difficult frontier between pornography and cinema. The French porn actor, who started his career filming pornographic videos with the french studio Citébeur (under the pseudonym Azzedine), was the picture perfect fantasy of a beefed up suburban young man. His now trademark head tatoo gave him an immediately recognizable figure amidst an industry that tends to produce clones. While his porn career strived internationally, with an exclusive contract with Titan Media, Sagat was striking the imagination of art photographers, fashion designers (such as Bernhard Willhelm) and graphic artists, who liked for example to show his buttocks as a cake missing a slice. Sagat is actually no stranger to the fashion industry, where he started his professional life, and he explores his own creativity in a blog, a collection of self-made personal video oddities including him acting as a kitten, or brushing his teeth while singing a Britney Spears song. He eventually became a muse for a post-porn queer world, with his casting in L.A Zombie, Bruce La Bruce's sci-fi porn, which was recently censored in Australia (probably a blessing in disguise).
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Australian artist, Ross Watson, was motivated by the Vatican's position on homosexuality, and its ban on condom use, to create a painting which references Caravaggio's 'Crucifiction of St Peter', and features French gay porn icon, Francois Sagat.
"Francois Sagat continues to play a valuable role in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention and education. I wanted to acknowledge that in the painting, whilst tying it to the Vatican," comments Watson. "In contrast, the Vatican uses its status in the UN General Assembly to obstruct the promotion of condoms as protection against HIV/AIDS, and sexuality education in school curricular."
"Some will regard the painting as provocative, but I don't believe it is in contrast to the Vatican's position on these issues. The Pope's 2nd in charge recently claimed homosexuality and pedophelia are linked. That enraged me. It seems just and deserving to depict Francois Sagat as a contemporary saint, given he is helping to save lives, rather than contributing to causing illness and deaths for millions."
"The great majority of Caravaggio's patrons were from the Catholic church, and his paintings were sometimes rejected as they were viewed as inappropriate for a religious theme. I'm reminded here of my freedom as an artist. Imagine what Caravaggio might paint if he were alive today?"
Two Australian icons, Matthew Mitcham, the gold medal winning Olympian diver, and The Hon. Michael Kirby, a former High Court Judge, have recently featured in Watson's paintings. Both openly gay, they are examples of positive role models, particularly for same sex attracted youth whose rate of suicide is 5 times higher than their heterosexual peers in many countries, including Australia.
Watson has works in the National Gallery of Australia, the National Portrait Gallery, and the National Gallery of Victoria, and is represented in the private collections of Sir Elton John and James D. Wolfensohn, among others.
German publishers, Bruno Gmunder, will soon publish a book featuring Watson's art from the past twenty years in recognition of his significance as an artist and contemporary cultural commentator.
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Writing And The Meaning Behind Tigress
Someone once told me go where you fear the most and where everyone doubted those abilities. In those moments I became unchained unleashing the Tigress- Paul Travis
During writing Tigress I fully enjoyed every piece, and second of it. I really overcame a lot of my own anxiety. Fears of being judged. I wasn't hiding behind a character. I was coming into my own.
I felt every emotion you can image. Had to face memories that may of brought pain but made me strong. I worked every single day for at least 4 months. There was day I was up for more than 24 hours. I wrote about that day in a different blog post earlier on during my recording sessions of Tigress. You can read (here)
One of my darkest moments while writing it was when I became inspired for Darling, which is a song about my life since making a dent in the industry. There is much waiting between projects and press events that you tend to feel doubtful. That was my reminder to how those doubts are not real, to stay focused and to never forget how unique I am. We all are in a fabulous way. Another was when Here The Demons Waltz was created. The song centers around a time my depression took control of me. It was the strongest it has been in a longtime during it the process. Recording Tigress really pulled me from a very unexpected attack of it.
Power really infused in my being because I never stop fighting. The kind where my self-worth was restored. Songs like Tigress, Unapologetic, Hollywood Hills, Hunter, Portrait Of Perfection, Keep These Lips Sealed (which the one placed on Tigress is the WRONG VERSION-MY HEART WAS BROKEN WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE UPLOAD. MY TEAM MADE ME FEEL BETTER THOUGH) Luckily, my EP, Alluring Liar, out on 10/28/16, will have the official version on it. I can't wait for you guys to hear it because it's one of my favorite songs, but those collection of songs I mentioned really showed me how gifted I am, no matter what negative things people have tried to tell me and make me feel like. I'm a beautiful, powerful, born Tigress who can't be tamed.
I thought back to the moments when love took control and I was someone who always put love last, even though I craved it. Hypnotizing Love was about my first real heartbreak. The kind where when it hits you. During that stage you lose yourself and become depressed. It was the first song that I recorded for Tigress. Everlasting is about a guy who was so annoying and all he wanted was for me to give him a taste, but he tried playing the prince charming card. I can see right through that. Last was the single, that you, my adoring fans who I love so much made a hit, Pretty Killer. That song takes place of when I was ready to find a man and kept coming up short. It was a tiny glimpse into the wild stage of my life.
Working on my second album currently is showing me how much I'm improving as a singer/songwriter. My EDM influenced album Tigress was released worldwide on 9.30.16, and it took my music career into the next level. Words can't ever share how thankful I am. I'm so happy you guys are listing and enjoying it. Like I said before, power really infused in my being. The kind where my self-worth was restored. I can't wait for you to see what's next since I unleashed the Tigress inside me!
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Born Paul Travis on March 11th, 1992. By the age of two, he was writing poems and stories about anything that caught his attention. Since a young age his love for all types of music, and creating influenced his vision of making a positive impact with inspiring fierce confidence to help others define themselves. Later he would find his career as a writer and singer.
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An Ancient Therapy for Modern Ills
Julian Whitaker, MD
Albert had carpal tunnel syndrome and such severe wrist pain that he was unable to do anything that involved exerting pressure with his right hand. Acupuncture relieved his pain completely and permanently.
Monthly treatments with acupuncture and Chinese herbs eliminated Toni's hot flashes, mood swings, and other symptoms of menopause in three months.
Manuel experienced a 90 percent improvement in ulcer-related stomach pain after two treatments.
Linda, who had tried to conceive for years, became pregnant after undergoing acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment.
John's debilitating pain from shingles disappeared in just two treatments.
Acupuncture Is Gaining Acceptance
These true stories of Whitaker Wellness Institute patients may seem incredible to those unfamiliar with acupuncture, but 5,000 years of use attest to its healing powers. Today, Americans make 12 million visits annually to the 10,000 acupuncturists and 3,000 medical doctors who practice acupuncture in this country. Controlled clinical studies demonstrating its effectiveness have appeared in numerous medical journals in recent years and, in 1996, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reclassified acupuncture needles from "experimental medical devices" to the same category as syringes and surgical instruments.
Researchers have identified several physiological reactions that validate the effects of acupuncture. First, each acupuncture point has been shown to have lower electrical resistance and thus greater conductivity than surrounding tissue, proving that these are not random sites. Second, acupuncture measurably increases the body's own production of natural painkillers, such as beta-endorphins and enkephalins. It also increases blood flow to the area of the brain that processes pain and other sensory stimuli, and subtly alters blood chemistry, glucose levels and immune markers.
However, to really understand how acupuncture works requires a paradigm shift from Western medicine's focus on disease diagnosis and symptom treatment toward Oriental medicine's more holistic view.
It Restores the Body's Flow of Energy
Acupuncture is based on the concept of Qi (pronounced chee), the life energy that flows through us all. When Qi is flowing freely, we are healthy. When it is blocked by stress, fatigue, poor diet, and other disturbances, the result is discomfort or disease. Qi flows through 12 energy channels, or meridians. Along these meridians are over 400 specific sites near the skin called acupuncture points that connect with deeper organs and areas of the body. Acupuncture restores the flow of Qi and returns balance by using needles to stimulate the points at which this energy flow is blocked.
The needles are hair-thin, sterilized, and disposable, and no, it doesn't hurt. In fact, you can hardly feel the insertion of the needles and, if you do, it's more of a tingling or mild aching sensation. After the needles have been inserted, you relax for 10 to 30 minutes, during which time the doctor may slightly twist the needles once or twice to "grab" the Qi. Most patients find an acupuncture treatment session profoundly peaceful and relaxing. Some conditions clear up with one or two treatments, but chronic conditions may require multiple sessions.
A Therapy With Serendipitous Benefits
Acupuncture is not only safe, but unexpected side benefits sometimes occur. Take the case of Doris, who saw one of the acupuncturists at the Whitaker Wellness Institute for pain in her feet. During her course of treatment, her tinnitus (ringing in the ears from which she could find no relief) disappeared and hasn't returned. Another patient, Jo, was treated for severe arthritic hip pain. To her unexpected delight, her urinary incontinence was also significantly helped.
Over 6,000 journal articles have been published in English on acupuncture on conditions as diverse as pain, allergies, insomnia, depression, anxiety, addictions, fibromyalgia, and gastrointestinal problems. If you are suffering with any of the conditions or symptoms discussed in this article, consider consulting an acupuncturist.
- To speak to a Patient Services Representative about making an appointment to receive acupuncture at the Whitaker Wellness Institute, call (866) 944-8253 or click here.
- Dale, RA. Demythologizing acupuncture, part 1, the scientific mechanisms and the clinical uses. Alternative & Complementary Therapies, April 1997: 125-132.
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The fragmentation and regulation of large rivers, and the drastic changes in the hydrological regime caused by dams are suggested to be one of the major disturbances to aquatic ecosystem functions and biodiversity.
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Shake It
by Steve Smyth
Album: (???, 2014 and hurry please)
I saw Steve Smyth play live once, in a little bar in Brisbane. I don't remember much about the gig, except the voice, the incredibly powerful voice of a man that inspired surprised goosebumps. Even though I've only stumbled across him randomly, once, there must be something special about him, because when the name Steve Smyth appeared on my laptop in front of me, with the potential of a new clip on the way, I couldn't wait to hit play and see what surprises were in store, like that night I saw him all that time ago now.
If I say so myself, I knew I had good taste as soon as I hit play. The song grabs you from the beginning and so does the clip, Steve smashing his wild hair and beard around (I hear my fellow blogger Katie Langley pressing play immediately) to the pounding guitars in what looks like an old school garbage dump. They don't make 'em like this in my part of the world anymore, which makes the images of Steve and his various dancers shaking, twirling and twisting their way around car parts and timber and discarded lives all that much more romantic. Romantic? Yeah I said romantic. Who are you? Don't you believe in romance? I'm sorry for your cold, cold heart. Romance can live in a garbage tip you know.
Regardless of setting, there is something mesmerising about Steve Smyth, his voice, his mannerisms, his movements, he's an artist that is full of life, full of energy, full of creativity and clearly full of love for his craft. He's an artist I desperately want to see and hear more of, so until I stumble across him in a dingy bar again soon, I guess I'll just have to settle for the romantic junkyard.
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Citing complimentary goals for the future of employee benefits, brokerage and consulting giant Aon Hewitt intends to acquire benefits enrollment and communications firm Univers.
"We are very excited about the opportunities our new partnership with Aon will deliver to our clients, our distribution partners and our people," Greg Morano, CEO of Univers says. "Aon's proven commitment to systems and talent development aligns perfectly with our continued desire to innovate great enrollment and employee engagement solutions for our marketplace."
Will Sneden, U.S. health and benefits practice leader for Aon Health, says the partnership is a result of increasing need for "elective benefits," also known as voluntary benefits, employers seek to impart to their employees' physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing.
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"Aon has deep experience, powerful analytic tools and strong carrier relationships to help companies create easy-to-deploy elective benefits programs," Sneden says. "Acquiring Univers complements these capabilities and enables us to offer an end-to-end elective benefits solution that provides an integrated, holistic and high-touch enrollment experience."
Agency reinvention and growth expert Nelson Griswold explains that the maturing market has led to a more sophisticated and professional industry with a need for more enhanced benefits.
"For years one of the dominant players in the benefits enrollment space, Univers itself is an example of how the enhanced benefits market is maturing," Griswold, an EBA columnist, says. "Many in the industry mark 2008, when enrollment firm Custom Benefit Programs (CBP) sold to national brokerage USI and was rebranded Univers, as the advent of the first truly national enrollment firm."
The agreement is still subject to customary closing conditions, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act.
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