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The First Lady continues to knock us out, this time with a chic and classic updo. Here's how to steal her style!
OMG, how gorgeous did Michelle Obama look this past weekend at President Barack Obama's annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards dinner in Washington?!? I mean, our new style icon continues to wow us with her classic style and beauty every time. Nary a miss with this First Lady, including her beauty looks like this gorgeous 60's-inspired chignon paired with a dramatic eye and brow look that seems reminiscent of another beauty icon: Diana Ross. Here's how to steal this timeless look for yourself:For ladies with both relaxed and natural hair, this is a great red carpet look that is always a winner when you have very little time to look your absolute best. Be sure to use Mizani Thermasmooth Smooth Guard Smoothing Serum to protect your hair, then use a flat iron to smooth out your bangs and crown before pulling your hair behind your ears and twisting it into a bun underneath at the nape of the neck. Secure the look with Scunci Classic Bobby Pins and be sure to make sure the look stays put with Mizani HRM (Humidity Resistant Mist. Don't forget the brows! After you make sure they're shaped appropriately (see our Celebrity Brow Guide for reference), define them with the Sephora Collection Brow Arch It Brow Kit. Here's another quick beauty tip: spray hairspray on a clean mascara wand and sweep over finished brows. They'll stay put with no additional fuss!Do you love Michelle Obama's red carpet look? Vote now!Give this look a try for your next big night out. I mean, we could all do worse than rock a little First Lady glamour.
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The Hotel Carlina is one of the finest hotels in the Alps, offering superb facilities and luxurious accommodation with exceptional panoramic views. Beneath the traditional chalet exterior lies a modern luxurious hotel and spa, with grand reception areas and sumptuously appointed rooms.
Baby sitting not provided by hotel. Reception can call an independent baby sitter). From 1830 on advance request. A kid's meal can also be brought to the room from 1730 on advanced request.
Check in 15:00. Check out 12:00. There is secure luggage storage.
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Attractive, traditional and oozing style, Courchevel ticks all the boxes for a first class ski holiday. With masses of amenities and a quality area that's well linked within the rest of the Three Valleys - not to mention an infectiously glam atmosphere - it's no wonder Courchevel's one of the most popular ski resorts in the world.
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Reaching out with a 'Holiday Reading Bag!'
Originally Posted onToday's post comes to us from Anita Vandenberghe an Information Specialist at the Goodfellow Centre – Idea Central at Saint Kentigern College. Anita has shared with us a great promotional activity they ran at her library. Thanks Anita!
Our College has over 300 staff members and it is not always easy to get them to our Library.
Most staff members do not know what our Library or collection is about. To promote our newest titles we came up with the idea to provide staff with a Holiday Reading Bag for the summer holidays
Midway the term we printed posters and send out emails to all staff.
3 Weeks before the last day of term 4, I showed staff, during the morning briefing, a red paper handbag, containing books, DVDs and a couple of magazines. Stapled to the bag were a postcard and bookmark with a literary quote, and attached to that a little chocolate Santa. The handles of the bag were tied together with a colourful ribbon. Inside were also a flyer to promote our eBook and eAudiobook collection and how to access the platforms. I promoted it as a special treat and explained that by ticking a number of boxes on the online request form, they could indicate what genres and type of materials they would like.
When I finished my talk I received a standing ovation! People clapped and cheered and talked excitedly as if Santa had arrived and they were to receive a lovely present. It was very moving…….
In the 1st week after our announcement we hardly received any responses but in the 2nd week the requests started coming in.
3 weeks later we had received 75 requests, often from staff members the names we didn't recognize or teachers we'd never seen in the Library.
D-Day arrived and all bags were lined up along the glass balustrade near the entrance to the staffroom. It looked amazingly festive. Staff came in and excitedly collected their personalized bag. For them Christmas had begun!
Was it a lot of work? Yes definitely. Was it worth it? Yes, Yes, Yes!
- We created great staff satisfaction by providing a personalized service
- It was a good relationship builder
- We proved to have diverse and high quality material for all ages and interests
- It enabled staff to request titles they might not normally ask for
- We discovered what staff wants to read, watch or listen to. We purchased over 40 titles we didn't have but were requested
- It freed up time for staff, they didn't have to visit a Library in their holidays to get reading material for their spouses, children and themselves
- We issued 650 Library items in a single promotion and raised the reading statistics: Evidence Based Practise
- We raised the profile of the Library – people were talking about it, not only with colleagues but even with people outside the College
- We gave staff a feeling of appreciation and being valued by reaching out and all participants highly appreciated that


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DECEMBER 2, 1926 The Levasseur VI C.2 Two-seater Fighter.—The LevasseurVI C.2 two-seater fighter is a landplane which answers the latest requirements of the French Military Air Servicefor this class of machines. The engine is a 500 h.p. Hispano- Suiza. Constructionally the machine resembles the three-seatershipboard reconnaissance aeroplane of the firm, particularly in respect to the fuselage which is built up on two mainlongitudinal frames in such a way as to do away with all metal fittings and wire bracing. This type of fuselagepossesses a remarkable resistance to atmospheric variations. The wings have metal spars, the remainder of the framingbeing of timber. Dual control is fitted, and the petrol tank may be jettisonedby the pilot. A noteworthy point of the undercarriage is that no shockabsorbers are fitted to the wheels, their springing being entirely effected by the use of special tyres.Specification of the Levasseur VI C.2 Two-seater Fighter.— Engine, 500 h.p. Hispano-Suiza ; span, 12-20 m. ; length,8-75 m. ; height, 3-10 m. ; wing area, 40 sq. m. ; weight, empty, 1,200 kg. ; fuel load, 286 kg. ; useful load, 500 kg. ;weight, loaded, 1,986 kg. ; max. speed, sea level, 215 km.p.h.; ceiling, 7,500 m. The Levasseur 7 T. Transport Aeroplane.—The Levasseur7 T. Transport Aeroplane,with a 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter engine, is a single-bay tractor biplane of simple but sturdyconstruction. The type of construction is similar to that employed on the two machines described above. The wingsmay be folded for stowage. The P. Levasseur 7.T Limousine with " Jupiter " Engine. The cabin is spacious, and accommodates six passengers invery comfortable seats. The pilot's cockpit is situated right behind the engine and ahead of the wings, thus giving the pilota maximum of visual range. Behind the pilot's cockpit there is a navigation room which is equipped with wirelesstelephony. Specification.—Engine, 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter ;span, 14-50 m. (open), 5-67 (folded) ; length, 10 m. ; height, 3-85 m. ; wing area, 60 sq. m. ; weight, empty, 1,550 kg. ;fuel load, 300 kg. ; useful load, 850 kg. ; weight, loaded, 2,700 kg. ; max. speed, sea level, 180 km.p.h. LIORE ET OLIVIER THE Etablissemcnts Lion et Olivier will probably be the onlyFrench firm to have a stand devoid of any military aeroplane, their exhibit consisting of a LeO 21 Transport Aeroplane(two 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter engines) and a LeO H.190 Transport Seaplane (420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter engine).A scale model of the LeO H.15 Transport Seaplane fitted with three Jupiter engines, which took part in the recent commercialseaplane competition at Saint-Raphael (Var), will also be shown. The LeO 21 Transport Aeroplane.—The LeO 21 TransportAeroplane, several of which will shortly be placed on the Paris-London service of the Air Union, is a twin tractorbiplane of conventional construction, but of high performance. This machine differs only in its equipment from the LeO 20three-seater night bomber, which was recently adopted by the French Military Air Service after a competition in whichseveral constructors participated. The framing of the LeO 21 is of duralumin. The cabinis particularly large and accommodates in a forward com- partment six passengers, and in an after compartment twelvepassengers. The pilot's cockpit, which is fitted with dual control and wireless telephony and telegraphy, is situatedbetween the two passenger compartments. The freight holds have independent means of access. Both the tail plane and the vertical fin incorporate an adjustable incidence gear, which may be controlled in flightfrom the pilot's cockpit, to allow for different trimmings. The engine mounting takes either the 420 h.p. Jupiteror the 480 h.p. Renault engines. The engines are started by a Jupiter servo-motor. The Liore and Olivier LeO 21 commercial aeroplane with two "Jupiter" engines. Specification.—Engines : two 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter. Span: 22-76 m. Length: 15-40 m. Height: 4-30 m. Wing area: 106-5 sq. m. Weight, empty: 2,690 kg. Fuel load : 800 kg. Crew: 160 kg. Wireless set : 50 kg. Commercial load : 1,800 kg. Weight, loaded : 5,500 kg. Maximum speed, sea level : 192 km. per hour. Range in still air : 800 km. The LeO H. 190 Transport Seaplane.—The LeO H. 190Transport Seaplane is a single-bay tractor biplane flying boat fitted with a 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter engine. Thecabin, fitted forward, accommodates six passengers. Aft of the cabin there is the pilot's cockpit and a wireless room. The Liore and Olivier LeO H.190 is a transport flying boat fitted with 420 h.p. "Jupiter" engine. The hull and the wing framing is of timber, and the wingsare fabric-covered. It is on a machine of this type that Lieutenant de vaisseauBernard and Second maitre Garrat of the French Navy flew from Marseilles to Madagascar via the African waterways. Specification.—Engine : 420 h.p. Gnome-Rhone Jupiter.Span: 16-00 m. Length: 12-50 m. Height: 4-10 m. Wing area : 64-2 sq. m. Weight, empty : 1,700 kg. Fuelload : 480 kg. Useful load : 1,020 kg." Weight, loaded : 3,200 kg. Maximum speed, sea level : 170 km. per hour.Range in still air : 750 km. LOIRE-GOURDOU-LESEURRE THE aeroplanes produced under the above firm name, which is as a rule abbreviated into " L.G.L.," result from an arrangement whereby the aeronautical design office of Messrs. Gourdou and Leseurre became, in 1925, the aircraft engi- neering department of the Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire THE L.G.L. 32 C.I, with Bristol "Jupiter " engine, is a single-seater fighter of the parasol monoplane type. 782
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BlueLounge Design, the maker of the SpaceStation we wrote about back in March, is now selling a product called the CableBox. It's basically just a plastic box (available in either white or black) designed to hold a power-strip inside to help contain cable clutter.
We admit this seems overpriced and ordinarily we would be tempted to find a simpler and less-expensive solution to the problem. That said, we're hesitant to pile electrical cables inside anything not expressly designed for that intended purpose. So it's worth considering, irrespective of the price. It's also nice to have a more flexible alternative to the Belkin Concealed Surge Protecter, which requires you to use its own integrated power-strip.


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Dana V. Wallace, MD; Mark S. Dykewicz, MD; John Oppenheimer, MD; Jay M. Portnoy, MD; David M. Lang, MD
Financial Support: The group received no financial support in the development of this article other than administrative support from the AAAAI and the ACAAI.
Disclosures: Dr. Wallace reports personal fees from Meda Pharmaceuticals and Mylan outside the submitted work. Dr. Dykewicz reports personal fees from Allergan and Merck outside the submitted work. Dr. Oppenheimer served on adjudication committees for Quintiles, PRA, and Icon and served as a consultant for GlaxoSmithKline, Teva, and DBV Technologies. Dr. Lang reports a grant from Genentech/Novartis and personal fees from Genentech/Novartis, Hycor, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, and Merck outside the submitted work and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Authors not named here have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Disclosures can also be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-2203.
Editors' Disclosures: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, reports that she has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, Senior Deputy Editor, reports that she has no relationships or interests to disclose. Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports that she has no financial relationships or interest to disclose. Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, Deputy Editor, reports that she has stock holdings/options in Eli Lilly and Pfizer. Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Catharine B. Stack, PhD, MS, Deputy Editor for Statistics, reports that she has stock holdings in Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
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Author Contributions: Conception and design: M.S. Dykewicz, J.M. Portnoy, D.M. Lang.
Analysis and interpretation of the data: D.V. Wallace, M.S. Dykewicz, J. Oppenheimer, J.M. Portnoy, D.M. Lang.
Drafting of the article: D.V. Wallace, M.S. Dykewicz, J. Oppenheimer, D.M. Lang.
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The Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters, which comprises representatives of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), formed a workgroup to review evidence and provide guidance to health care providers on the initial pharmacologic treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients aged 12 years or older.
To update a prior systematic review, the workgroup searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from 18 July 2012 to 29 July 2016 to identify studies that addressed efficacy and adverse effects of single or combination pharmacotherapy for seasonal allergic rhinitis. In conjunction with the Joint Task Force, the workgroup reviewed the evidence and developed recommendations about initial treatment approaches by using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. Members of the AAAAI, the ACAAI, and the general public provided feedback on the draft document, which the Joint Task Force reviewed before finalizing the guideline.
For initial treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis in persons aged 12 years or older, routinely prescribe monotherapy with an intranasal corticosteroid rather than an intranasal corticosteroid in combination with an oral antihistamine. (Strong recommendation)
For initial treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis in persons aged 15 years or older, recommend an intranasal corticosteroid over a leukotriene receptor antagonist. (Strong recommendation)
For treatment of moderate to severe seasonal allergic rhinitis in persons aged 12 years or older, the clinician may recommend the combination of an intranasal corticosteroid and an intranasal antihistamine for initial treatment. (Weak recommendation)
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Line of Duty Care for National Guard and Reserve Members
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For emergency room visits, prior authorization is not needed. However, if the service member is admitted to a hospital or if additional care is needed, he or she must get authorization from the MMSO or the military hospital or clinic, preferably before admission, or as soon as possible after admission. For ongoing care, service members who live or work near a military hospital or clinic Prime Service Area should seek LOD/NOE care from that facility. For those who do not, the service member's command or medical unit requests an authorization for civilian medical care by submitting and LOD/NOE determination to the MMSO.
To continue receiving LOD/NOE care once the period of activation ends, service members must stay in the Guard or Reserve, continue to need treatment, and care must be authorized. Guard and Reserve members should make sure their command or medical unit has a copy of the LOD/NOE document before being released from active service. Prescription medications must be paid for out-of-pocket, but members can file a claim for reimbursement.
Guard and Reserve members activated less than 30 days do not show as TRICARE-eligible in the Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS). Because of this, it is extremely important all paperwork and documentation is complete - like the LOD/NOE document and active service orders - when seeking treatment. For more information on LOD/NOE care or to download the TRICARE Treatment of Line of Duty Conditions Fact Sheet, please visit www.tricare.mil/LOD.


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Foxconn has worked with a number of big names in the consumer electronics space, but today, we're hearing that the sometimes controversial manufacturer is working with Google in an effort to develop robots that could help automate its business. Foxconn has been looking to automate the production of electronics for some time now, and according to the anonymous sources The Wall Street Journal's Digits blog spoke to, it apparently thinks Google can help it out in that area.
The report claims that Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou recently met with Google's Andy Rubin to talk robotics, and that these talks have exciting implications for both companies. Gou's desire to add more automation into its business model jibes well with Google's desire to expand its work in the robotics field, with analysts telling Digits that a deal between the two could be beneficial for both. If Foxconn were to partner with Google for robotics, Google now has a large-scale testing ground to try out things like a robotic operating system, which the company is said to be developing.
Of course, this would also mean that Gou gets the automation he's been pushing for, which would not only help Foxconn improve its device manufacturing business but could also allow it to expand and begin making things like medical equipment. It seems like a win-win for these two giants, so all-in-all, this report isn't exactly hard to believe. That being said, it's probably a good idea to take it with a grain of salt until one of the companies confirms a team up, and with the report saying the two have been "quietly meeting," that official confirmation may never actually arrive. Still, if it turns out to be true, it means that Google has been involved in a lot of activities lately. Aside from Android, Google has been working on getting Glass ready for prime time. Just the other day we heard that LG may be supplying parts for Google's smart cars, and now we've heard that it might be pairing with Foxconn to tackle robotics. This foray into robotics ultimately helps the big G's smart car initiative as well, since self-driving cars are going to need a significant amount of automation under the hood. Hopefully we'll be hearing more about this interesting development soon, so stay tuned.


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by RANDY STRADLEY
A step-by-step guide to every aspect of writing graphic fiction, The Art of Comic-Book Writing is the latest in a series of Dark Horse how-to volumes for the aspiring comics creator, joining Gary Martin's acclaimed The Art of Comic-Book Inking. Stradley, a professional comics writer since 1983, gets down to the real nuts and bolts of how to write for the comics medium, from a thorough dissection of story structure and characterization to advice on writing proposals, formatting scripts, working with artists, dealing with editors, and much more. Discover how to take advantage of the medium's strengths and to successfully deal with its limitations. Top comics scribes Kurt Busiek, Peter David, Ron Marz, John Arcudi, Dave Gibbons, Mark Waid, Steven Grant, and others weigh in with their thoughts on various aspects of the craft. Plus, accompanying comics art by Art Adams, Paul Gulacy, Chris Warner, Phil Norwood, Chris Brunner, and more!
On sale February 13
SC, 128pg, b&w, 8 1/2" x 11" . . . $14.95
Take your favorite girl to the beach and snuggle up! We've colored up a beautiful photo of Bettie shot by Bunny Yeager on a beach somewhere in Florida, and printed it on a soft and fuzzy beach towel. The towel measures a generous 30" x 60" and will look just as good stretched out on a soft sand beach as on your bedroom wall.
On sale May 8
FC, 30" x 60", 100% cotton . . . $24.99
BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #64: SKIN part 1 (of 2)
by HIROAKI SAMURA; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS
The recovering Manji isn't what you'd call a good houseguest. Master Sori wouldn't even keep him in his house if he wasn't Rin's bodyguard and protector. But things could get much worse when another guest arrives - the young, wandering swordsman named Magatsu! Can anything stop Manji and Magatsu from chopping each other to bits?! Find out as the multiple-award-nominated samurai action-drama continues!
On sale January 9
b&w, 32pg (1 of 2) . . . $2.99
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #41: UGLY LITTLE MONSTERS part 2 (of 3)
by TOM FASSBENDER, JIM PASCOE, CLIFF RICHARDS, and JOE PIMENTEL;
cover by JEFF MATSUDA
After more than a year, Tara STILL doesn't feel like she's fitting into the Scooby Gang. The closer she gets to Willow, the more envious she is of the friendship between Will and Buffy and Xander. With all this jealousy in the air, is it any wonder there are little green monsters popping up all around?
On sale January 30
FC, 32pg (2 of 3) (Matsuda cover) . . . $2.99
FC, 32pg (2 of 3) (Photo cover) . . . $2.99
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: HAUNTED #2 (of 4)
by JANE ESPENSON, CLIFF RICHARDS, and JULIO FERREIRA;
cover by CLIFF RICHARDS
It's the summer after high school graduation, and somehow Faith's back in Buffy's life. That's not all that's going wrong, though.Vamps are taking Buffy by surprise and it's nearly cost Giles his life. With her Watcher out of the action, her reflexes out of whack, and a ghost terrorizing Sunnydale, Buffy is in for a hell of a summer vacation.Written by TV series writer Jane Espenson and pencilled by Buffy artist Cliff Richards.
On sale January 16
FC, 32pg (2 of 4) (Richards cover) . . . $2.99
FC, 32pg (2 of 4) (Photo cover) . . . $2.99
From the creator of Gunsmith Cats!
CANNON GOD EXAXXION #3: STAGE 1 part 3 (of 8)
by KENICHI SONODA; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS
One young man is Earth's only chance to escape the yoke of clever colonizing aliens. But this isn't just any young man, it's the grandson of the most perverted (and technologically connected) scientist in Japan. Hoichi Kano, a bull-headed teen with a bad attitude and a flair for fighting has stopped an alien robot in its tracks. But don't get too full of yourself, hero. It's only one small robot sent to guard one small high school. Desperate Earth commandos prepare to take out the alien ambassador, but not before he uses his giant robot to exact reprisal for Hoichi's actions. Little does he know that there's a bigger enemy waiting in Japan than a kid in a black gun-suit.
On sale January 16
b&w, 24pg (3 of 8) . . . $2.99
Little Nemo in Slumberland is a masterpiece of fantastical cartooning from the turn of the last century. Windsor McCay's delicate, detailed drawings and subtle, expressive watercolors combine perfectly with the dreamlike fantasy-world which his characters inhabit. Dark Horse is proud to present this figure of Little Nemo newly awakened from his dreams of Slumberland. Sculpted by Yoe! Studios, this statue comes packaged in a full-color tin box with pinback button and booklet as extras. This piece is limited to only 600 numbered copies, so allocation may occur.
On sale March 6
5" tall, packaged in full-color tin box w/certificate, pinback button, and info booklet. Limited to only 600 numbered copies . . . $49.95
Start your New Year off right with the January issue of Dark Horse Extra. Take a sneak peek at one of the gripping pieces from the most important book you need to buy this year: the upcoming tribute collection, September 11. Remember: all the artwork, writing, editing, solicitation, and production costs have been donated by a variety of partners, and ALL proceeds from sales will go directly to relief funds. Also in this month's Extra, have a paranormal experience with the next installment of the B.P.R.D. strip, inspired by the characters from Mike Mignola's Hellboy. And Shannon Wheeler's Too Much Coffee Man was just too damn good to stop at two parts, so we're giving you an extra strip! Our resolution this year is to give you cool things, and we're starting with the Astro Boy poster featured in this issue. Plus, get the dish on every upcoming Dark Horse January title and the latest news from www.darkhorse.com. Start of 2002 right - pick up your copy of Dark Horse Extra!
On sale January 2
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Stick 'em here, stick 'em there, stick 'em everywhere! Dark Horse brings you more cool full-color stickers, like Bettie Page, The Sopranos, and best known for her photos of Bettie page, from behind the camera we bring you Bunny Yeager. Stick 'em on your backpacks, books, and buddies! Stick up your doors, desks, and dorms! Stick it! Stickers sold individually.
On sale January 30
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Bettie Sticker #6 - Ocean, FC . . . $1.99
Bettie Sticker #7 - On a pony, FC . . . $1.99
Bettie Sticker #8 - Yellow bikini, FC . . . $1.99
Bunny Yeager sticker #1 - Beach, FC . . . $1.99
Bunny Yeager sticker #2 - Kneeling in bikini, FC . . . $1.99
Sopranos Stickers #1 - Satriale's, FC . . . $1.99
Sopranos Stickers #2 - Beansie's, FC . . . $1.99
Sopranos Stickers #3 - Nuovo Vesuvio, FC . . . $1.99
Sopranos Stickers #4 - Bada Bing, FC . . . $1.99
Sopranos Stickers #5 - Sopranos logo, FC . . . $1.99
Dark Horse brings you another great graphic novel from the Venture line!
by GORDON RENNIE and MARK HARRISON
Under the autocratic rule of a federal Europe, all prisoners are press-ganged into the military to fight an incredible war against and unbelievable enemy: unearthly monsters from another dimension known as the "Glimmer." As the reluctant troopers soon learn, the Glimmer is ruled by the "Geist" - the malevolent spawn of hell that can rend, kill, and destroy humans in a thousand different ways. The only way to survive is to be meaner, fight dirtier, and kill faster than the Geist.
On sale January 16
HC, 64pg, FC.$14.95
GROO: DEATH AND TAXES #2 (of 4)
by SERGIO ARAGONÉS & MARK EVANIER
Groo has taken a fearsome pledge: no more killing! And if you think that makes him any less dangerous, you don't know Groo. He's even worse . as the savage warrior, Odoman the Invincible, finds out the hard way. It's the second issue of four from the Eisner-winning team of Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier, doing what they do best! (Dark Horse Maverick title)
On sale January 25
FC, 32pg (2 of 4) . . . $2.99
by KENICHI SONODA; produced by STUDIO PROTEUS
Uber-babe bounty hunter Rally Vincent is on the trail of counterfeiters, but vengeance-minded killers are on the trail of Rally. And they've got her pal Misty under wraps. Rally has to team up with a pal who happens to work for one of Rally's bounty targets! Round and round Rally goes, but where she stops...you'd better believe she's heavily armed! Duck and cover! Gunsmith Cats is gun-blazing, tire-screeching, eye-popping manga as only Kenichi Sonoda can deliver. Collecting issues #8-11 of the Gunsmith Cats: Mister V story-arc, plus two special Gunsmith Cats short stories.
On sale February 13
SC, 176pg, b&w . . . $14.95
by KAZUO KOIKE and GOSEKI KOJIMA; cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
The Shogun himself has given Retsudo a stern warning: do something about Itto Ogami, the Lone Wolf, or the Yagyu clan will fall out of favor. Now Retsudo must turn to the Fire Watchers, a select band of warriors, for help - as well as the last surviving members of the legendary Kurokuwa ninja clan! As death stalks him, Ogami is confronted by desperate, impoverished peasants who want him to share his fortune with the suffering. With Ogami's cub, Daigoro, caught in the middle, what will he decide? Find out what everyone can't stop talking about.
. Still the best-selling graphic-novel series in the U.S.!
. Winner of the Harvey Award for "Best Presentation of Foreign Material"!
. Winner of the Eisner Award for "Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material"!
. At only $9.95 for 320 pages, still one of the best deals in comics!
On sale February 27
SC, 320pg, b&w, 4" x 6" . . . $9.95
From the pages of Hellboy.
MIKE MIGNOLA'S B.P.R.D.: HOLLOW EARTH #1 (of 3)
by MIKE MIGNOLA, CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, TOM SNIEGOSKI, and RYAN SOOK;
covers by MIKE MIGNOLA
Hellboy's departure from the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense has left the other supernatural members questioning their futures. But when a vision appears to Abe Sapien warning of danger for the missing Liz Sherman, he takes a very irregular group of agents on a mission that could lead them right through the center of the earth. Written by the author of Hellboy: The Lost Army, Chris Golden, Buffy/Angel writing partner Tom Sniegoski, and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Drawn by Spike and Dru and Spectre artist Ryan Sook, B.P.R.D. begins a new direction in the Hellboy group of comics.
On sale January 23
FC, 32pg (1 of 3) . . . $2.99
PLANET OF THE APES #5: BLOODLINES part 2 (of 3)
by DAN ABNETT, IAN EDGINTON, ADRIAN SIBAR, NORMAN LEE, and GUY MAJOR;
cover by JOE WEEMS
The legendary ape warrior Kaesar saved ex-captain Attar and rebel chimp Seneca...now he's standing idly by as they're dragged to inevitable death by an angry ape mob!? The heroic human slave girl, Crow, isn't the only one confused! But just as the axe blade falls, a gunshot rings out! It's Esau, Seneca's human ally, and a dead-eye shot, at that. Though their hides are saved - for the moment - mysteries remain to be solved. Why does Kaesar, an ape, so staunchly protect a human clan? Some superstitious humans think he is not what he appears to be. And what of the side-tracked search for Ari, the reason for Attar's arduous journey into this wild, remote landscape far, far away from the ape capital of Derkein? Will ape be set against ape once again in a bloody battle that can have no victors?!
On sale January 2
FC, 32pg (2 of 3) (Weems cover) . . . $2.99
FC, 32pg (2 of 3) (Photo cover) . . . $2.99
by IAN EDGINTON, ADRIAN SIBAR, PACO MEDINA, NORMAN LEE, and JUAN VLASCO
Anything that could have possibly gone wrong since The Human War did. The human rebel Esau and the ape leader Seneca are facing a trial for crimes against the ape state. Once triumphant, they now await a hangman's noose. Never in their wildest dreams did they think they would be rescued mere seconds from certain death by the once great gorilla warrior, Attar! But Attar has an ulterior motive. Usually reclusive, he has received a cryptic message that could finally lead him to his friend, the long-disappeared chimp, Ari. Soon hunted by the implacable Commander Kharim, Esau, Seneca, and Attar head deep into the uncharted wilds where they find a besieged outpost of apes and humans, masters and servants, fighting side by side in a battle with a primal, ancient evil...one that reveals the dark side to the origins of ape and human alike! Collects the first three issues of the ongoing series.
On sale February 20
SC, 80pg, FC . . . $9.95
It's Epic Times for playset fun as we examine some of the most requested playsets ever! Compare the real Disneyland to its magical miniature counterpart, then plunge into WWII for the highly desired Marx "Desert Fox," then its rare sibling "Desert Patrol," taken from TV's "Rat Patrol." Next visit Universal Studios' back-lot in 1966 and preview Conte's epic War Lord playset recreation. PLUS exclusive, rare 1952 Marx Factory footage, all topped off with one of the "Top 10 Rarest Playsets," the Marx Centennial Blue & Gray Civil war playset. 45 min., Hi Fi stereo, color video.
On sale February 20
Playset Collector's Video Vol. 7: Epic Times, VHS, 45 min . . . $21.99
We fill your TV with every colorful, fun form of rare plastic nostalgia! Toy space ships, men of Mars, rockets, robots, and space ports populate this fantastic video filled with future visions of the immediate past. You'll see the rarest in Marx space toys, Archer Robots, and rocket ships in "War of the Worlds," Tom Corbett and more! Visit the fabulous sci-fi and horror "Dream Wish" sets of Ron Lizorty, plus the incredible Sci-Fi collection of Hollywood's Bob Burns, Archivist of the Fantastic Film - including the original Time Machine movie prop! Then preview outstanding new playsets : European Theater from Classic Toy Soldiers. With collectors Mark Young and David Schafer. Original Music scored by John Schuermann. 46 min., Hi Fi Stereo, color video.
On sale February 20
Playset Collector's Video Vol. 8: The Space Sets, VHS, 45 min . . . $21.99
Futurama! Simpsons!
Dark Horse continues its line of fun Pop-Out PeopleTM!
Pop out each character, put 'em on their bases, and stand em up in front of cool scenery. Arrange these on your desk, dashboard, computer, bookshelf, or wherever you need some fun. Each element is printed on both sides in full color, and each set comes with its own custom 2-sided diorama. Collect 'em all.
On sale February 6
Fry and Bender win a trip to visit the factory where Slurm is made, and discover, to their horror, the secret ingredient in this highly addictive soft drink! Discover the secret yourself with this new set of Pop-Out People from one of the most disgusting Futurama episodes ever!
Futurama: "Fry and the Slurm Factory" episode
FC, pop-out characters . . .$2.99 (each)
Calling all comic book nerds! At long last, it's the set every Simpsons fan must have! Bart, Milhouse, and Martin join financial forces to purchase a copy of Radioactive Man #1, then wind up fighting over who gets to keep it overnight. It's all here: Costumed comics convention weirdos, washed-up former child actors, overweight shop proprietors. Bonus Fun Fact: We had to sacrifice an extra character just to fit the Comic Book Guy on the card!
Simpsons: "Three Men and a Comic Book" episode
FC, pop-out characters . . .$2.99 (each)
Dark Horse brings you another great graphic novel from the Venture line!
by GORDON RENNIE and COLIN WILSON
Welcome to a very moist future, where "The Big Rain" has turned New York City into a twisted warren of river canyons and skyscraper archipelagos. This action-packed tale, full of Wilson's extraordinary design work, follows the adventures of Eve, a shipwrecked member of a scientific exploration team, who must put her trust in the salvage-hunting Holly if she is to escape, and where danger lurks above and below the water.
On sale January 9
HC, 52pg, FC.$14.95
by TONY DANIEL
As a participant in a secret CIA experiment, agent Sandra Silke's genetic structure is altered, giving her the ability to morph her appearance to almost any form she can imagine. But when she discovers what the Agency has in mind for her and the handful of other agents who have undergone the treatment, Sandra rebels. Now on the run, framed for murders she didn't commit, and struggling with powers she can barely control, Sandra Silke must go on the offensive against her former bosses before the government of the United States is destroyed from within! Collecting the four-issue series.
. Acclaimed writer-artist Tony Daniel presents this thrilling story that is a worthy successor to his previous Dark Horse graphic novels, The Tenth: Blackout and Adrenalynn: Weapon of War.
On sale February 20
SC, 96pg, FC . . . $12.95
STAR WARS #38: THE STARK HYPERSPACE WAR part 3 (of 4)
by JOHN OSTRANDER, DAVIDÉ FABBRI, and CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA;
cover by JAN DUURSEMA and DAVE MCCAIG
The Stark Hyperspace War gets more intense. To prevent the Republic Senate from surrendering, the Jedi must get Senator Valorum back to Coruscant. The assaults grow heavier on the remnants of the Republic forces on Troiken and the fragile defense falls increasingly to Plo Koon. Can Qui-Gon Jinn find the secret of the virus that has corrupted the Republic nav computers and open up the hyperspace lanes to the Republic again? Meanwhile, Tholme and his apprentice, Quinlan Vos, struggle to get what they've learned back to the other Jedi.
On sale January 23
FC, 32pg (3 of 4) . . . $2.99
by CHRIS WARNER, DREW JOHNSON, RAY SNYDER, AL RIO, and NEIL NELSON;
cover by (Dave doesn't know who it will be yet)
Star Wars: Infinities. The possibilities are endless!
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... The events and players are very familiar but something isn't quite right. Luke Skywalker valiantly attacks the Death Star, fires his torpedoes - and they miss their mark! Welcome to a Star Wars you never imagined, a Star Wars shattered, a Star Wars where the possibilities are ENDLESS! Dark Horse Comics is proud to introduce Star Wars: Infinities - A New Hope, the first in a series of non-continuity Star Wars stories which are sure to delight Star Wars fans of all ages. Taking off from the end of events in the movie A New Hope, Infinities readers will follow Luke, Han, Leia, Threepio, and Artoo on a journey every bit as action-packed and fantastic as the original Star Wars trilogy. Collecting the four-issue miniseries.
On sale February 6
SC, 96pg, FC . . . $12.95
STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER - CROSSBONES #1 (of 3)
by HADEN BLACKMAN, RAMON F. BACHS, and RAUL FERNANDEZ;
cover by J.H. WILLIAMS
Following on the heels of LucasArts' Starfighter video game comes Crossbones, a limited series featuring the intimidating pirate captain Nym in his own solo adventure. The story begins eight years after the Battle of Naboo and Nym is down and out on Rodia. In the hopes of earning some quick credits, Nym agrees to hunt down Sol Sixxa, a pirate terrorizing the watery world of Maramere. But first, Nym must lead a rag-tag Rodian tribe to victory in a violent clan war...
On sale January 9
FC, 32pg (1 of 3) . . . $2.99
by RON MARZ and TED NAIFEH;
cover by TED NAIFEH
Zam Wesell is everything you'd want in a girl: beauty, intelligence, style, the ability to strip and assemble an EE-3 blaster rifle in less than six seconds. She really does have it all. It's no wonder that she has caught the eye of fellow bounty hunter, Jango Fett. Jango is going to need her help in finding and destroying a powerful artifact that could prove to be very destructive if it fell into the wrong hands. Though he isn't usually this sentimental, he wants to make sure the galaxy is safe for his five-year-old son, Boba Fett. However, Zam's motivations are not so noble. She plans to sell the artifact to the highest bidder. If they can't trust each other and they've got every bounty hunter and cutthroat in the galaxy gunning for them, who can they trust?
. The release of Star Wars: Jango Fett and Zam Wesell mark the first graphic novel appearances of a character from the long-awaited Star Wars: Episode II!
On sale February 27
SC, 64pg, FC . . . $5.95
created, written, & illustrated by STAN SAKAI
The Lone Goat and Kid are back! It's been quite some time since we've seen the samurai assassin and his son in the pages of Usagi Yojimbo, and it can only mean trouble for our favorite rabbit ronin! Back by popular demand and in honor of the influential Lone Wolf and Cub comics, Stan Sakai's animal version of the dangerous duo on the road to hell parallels Koike and Kojima's epic in this action-packed, suspenseful adventure. Gorogoro, the "Kid" in question, has been separated from his father, the fearsome Lone Goat, and it's up to Usagi to bring them back together before a shifty samurai gang with a dubious plan gets in the way. The heat is on - and just in time for the winter! (Dark Horse Maverick title)
On sale January 23
b&w, 24 pg . . . $2.99
created, written, & illustrated by STAN SAKAI
Forged in the clouds by the elemental gods of feudal Japan, the legendary sword Kusanagi - also known as "Grasscutter" - holds such power that it is sought after by mighty forces of good and evil. Multiple award winner Stan Sakai continues the epic adventures of his signature samurai rabbit, Usagi Yojimbo, in this second book centering on the mystical sword. Starting with a prologue that unveils the history of the sword, Grasscutter II rejoins Usagi with his samurai travelling companion, Gen, as they journey to the sacred shrine of Atsuta to return the powerful sword to its final resting place. But two ninja clans will fight the honorable samurai as well as each other in order to capture the sword and gain control of the empire with it. An enthralling book for all ages to enjoy, Grasscutter II will amaze readers with its narrative depth and poetic storytelling. (Dark Horse Maverick title)
. The original Grasscutter saga won Eisner and Haxtur Awards!
On sale February 6
SC, 184 pg, 6"x9", b&w . . . $15.95
On sale February 27
LTD. ED. HC, 184 pg, 6"x9", b&w w/dust jacket and individually signed and numbered tip-in plate . . . $56.95


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I'll share the video again to get us all in the mood for the New York Sheep & Wool Festival, happening this weekend in Rhinebeck NY. See you there?
And in other WIP news, my Audrey sweater is bolero sized. With a super busy and social long weekend, I knew by Sunday there was no way no how it'd be a sweater in time for Rhinebeck. Which is predicted to be balmy, anyway. Let's cheer for the procrastinating knitters! Catch me in a shawlette or maybe, early in the morning, in my Shellseeker. (and as an aside, maybe someone will get a decent photo of me wearing it. I mean, really, those are awful at that link).
Finally in this Wednesday's WIP roundup-: I'm putting the final touches on a Photo Editing for Knitters webinar that'll debut live, next week, from Interweave. It's taught using a free online software,no PhotoShop necessary at all. I am having so much fun putting it together. We'll go from basic editing--cropping, straightening, adjusting color and contrast and opening up shadows, that kind of thing to really touching up a photo to change the emphasis on what it's about, to retouching people, to adding text and graphics and making a collage.
Sign up here to watch it live on Oct 22, 2014 at 1 pm eastern, you get access to download the recorded version if you watch it live. Or you can order it recorded. It is going to be packed with demos, tips and ideas, so I suspect the "watch a bit, pause, try something on your computer, watch a little more" factor is going to be very useful.
PS. The mittens shown in the promotional photo are Lodestar, by Amy Christoffers, from Green Mountain Spinnery. In case you were wondering!


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Consumer vs. Business Notebooks: Making the Right Buying Decisions
Portable computers are arriving in a more dizzying array of flavors than ever before — from multimedia-rich consumer systems, to light and inexpensive netbooks, to workhorse business machines. What are the key differentiators between solid business portables, and the many consumer choices? The differences are substantial, from storage options to wireless broadband solutions, to security features. It's a good idea to check into all the options as you prepare for a buying decision.
In this 60-minute interactive webcast, you'll learn how to differentiate between top consumer and business portables, and how to customize and accessorize portable systems appropriately. This event will also include a 15-minute Q&A with the online audience, featuring answers from the experts.


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Over the last few years, I've been working with the council and local residents to secure extra Government funding to protect our coastal communities here in North Norfolk.
I've met with ministers to discuss vital coast defence work at the Bacton Gas Terminal, and to ensure that neighbouring villages like Bacton, Walcott and Happisburgh also benefit from improved sea defences.
We've made some good progress, but there is still a funding gap of around £2 million for the project which is putting these communities at unacceptable risk of flooding.
After the election, I want to keep fighting in Norfolk and in Parliament – challenging ministers to make sure this work is completed so that we have proper protection for these villages.
The Liberal Democrats have also pledged a £2bn flood prevention fund, which would allow the funding gap to be met for the scheme.
So vote to re-elect me on 8th June, to keep a strong voice for our North Norfolk coastal villages in Parliament.


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House Session
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 5611-5621, were introduced. Page H11781 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.…
Bills Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 5607-5609; 1 private bill, H.R. 5610; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 440, were introduced. Page H11716… read more
Bills Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 5607-5609; 1 private bill, H.R. 5610; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 440, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
Conference report on S. 2796, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States (H. Rept. 106-1020); and
H.R. 1524, to authorize the continued use on public lands of the expedited processes successfully used for windstorm-damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (H. Rept. 106-1021).
Pages H11624-68, H11716
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated Representative Barr to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Monday, Oct. 30 by a yea and nay vote of 291 yeas to 70 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 584.
Pages H11623-24
Motions to Instruct Conferees: Representatives Holt, Wu, Hoekstra, and Schaffer notified the House of their intention to offer motions to instruct conferees on H.R. 4577, Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
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Further Continuing Appropriations Resolutions: The House passed H.J. Res. 121, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001 by a yea and nay vote of 361 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 585.
Pages H11669-75
H. Res. 662, the rule that provided for consideration of the joint resolution was agreed to on Oct. 30, 2000.
Veto Message--Legislative Branch and Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001: Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted his veto message on H.R. 4516, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and explained his reasons therefore. Subsequently, the veto message and the bill were referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-306).
Pages H11675-81
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education: S. 2789, to amend the Congressional Award Act to establish a Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board--clearing the measure for the President;
Pages H11683-86D1159
Health Care Fairness: S. 1880, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of minority individuals--clearing the measure for the President;
Pages H11686-97
Physicians Comparability Allowances: H.R. 207, amended, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that physicians comparability allowances be treated as part of basic pay for retirement purposes. Agreed to amend the title;
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Special Immigrant Status for International Broadcasting Employees; S. 3239, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for certain United States international broadcasting employees clearing the measure for the President;
Pages H11699-H11701
Extension of Farm Bankruptcy Provisions: H.R. 5540, amended, to extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. Agreed to amend the title;
Pages H11701-04
Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Act: H.R. 2903, to assist in the conservation of coral reefs. Agreed to amend the title; and
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Fort Matanzas, Florida National Monument: S. 1670, to revise the boundary of Fort Matanzas National Monument--clearing the measure for the President.
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Suspensions--Debated on Oct. 30: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following motions that were debated on Oct. 30:
United States and Russian Federation Fishery Agreement: H.R. 1653, amended, to approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation. Agreed to amend the title;
Pages H11706-07
Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove Park Expansion: H.R. 4020, amended, to authorize an expansion of the boundaries of Sequoia National Park to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove. Agreed to amend the title;
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Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi Boundaries: S. 2020, to adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi--clearing the measure for the President;
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Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act: Agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2462, to amend the Organic Act of Guam clearing the measure for the President.
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Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The Chair announced that proceedings on the following motion to suspend the rules debated on Oct. 30 will resume on Nov. 1:
Violations of Human Rights in Central Asia: H. Con. Res. 397, amended, voicing concern about serious violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in most states of Central Asia, including substantial noncompliance with their Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments on democratization and the holding of free and fair elections.
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H11675.
Referrals: S. 2924 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and S. Con. Res. 158 was referred to the Committee on International Relations.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H11624 and H11674-75. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 6 p.m. and adjourned at 11:42 p.m. close
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 5611-5621, were introduced. Page H11781 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.…
Bills Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 5499-5523; 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 430-432, and H. Res. 643 were introduced. Pages H10472-73…
Bills Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R. 5640-5641; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 444, were introduced. Page H12017…
Bills Introduced: 38 public bills, H.R. 3, 768-805; 2 private bills, H.R. 806-807; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 23; H. Con. Res.…


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Celebration of Life for GARY CRESSEY
A "Celebration of Life" for Gary Cressey will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Redding Christian Fellowship Church located at 2157 Victor Ave in Redding, California. The "Celebration of Life" in honor of Gary Cressey is open to the public and all who knew Gary are invited to join the Cressey family and the Asphalt Cowboys as we share a nostalgic look at the life and times of our dear friend. Affectionately known as the Man with the Golden Voice, The "Celebration of Life" will be a time to share and enjoy the stories and memories that he was so fortunate to have created with thousands of friends and loved ones.
On Friday March 10, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., your presence is requested at Shasta Speedway in Anderson, California. Come out in your racing apparel and witness history. Gary will take his final "Last Lap" and historical checkered flag at Shasta Speedway, the racetrack he made famous. The Patriot Guard Riders will escort a procession from Shasta Speedway to the Veterans Cemetery in Igo, California where a private ceremony for the Cressey family and close friends who will lovingly present Gary to his final resting place. Celebrate Life….Celebrate Gary Cressey who was more than just not an icon but a man that loved his family, friends, his dog Tecate and the community where he was highly regarded as one of Shasta County's finest. Please join us at Shasta Speedway for this memorable event.


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InsightMay June 2006
Conservative Reform In Contemporary Western Islamic Thought: Tariq Ramadan, A Case Study
Ludwig Ammann
Tariq Ramadan is one of the most controversial Muslim intellectuals in the Western world. A British government strategy paper suggested he could be the leader of an 'Islamic Reformation' in Europe, and after the July attacks on London he was appointed to Blair`s Muslim taskforce attempting to root out Islamic extremism in Britain. On the other hand, he was temporarily banned from the US and France on suspicion of endorsing terrorism – while an Arab debater on his website felt it was necessary to clear him from the suspicion of "selling out" Islam to the West by advocating some sort of "Islam light"… So who is this man whose mere name sparks heated arguments at the drop of a hat?
Tariq Ramadan is a grandson of Hasan al-Bannâ', the founder of the Muslim Brothers, the youngest son of his favourite pupil, Said Ramadan, who ended up in exile in Switzerland and founded the Islamic Centre in Geneva. Tariq Ramadan was born there in 1962, grew up speaking both Arabic and French and is married to a former Catholic who converted to Islam. His political career began in a circle of Catholic and Protestant human rights activists. In 1993 he changed to Islamic activism, following a year of religious studies in Cairo Cairo[1]. He holds a master's degree in Philosophy and French literature, a PhD in Arabic and Islamic studies, and he is currently a visiting professor at St Anthony's College of Oxford University. In the past ten years Ramadan has become a leading voice of, above all, French Islam, through countless lectures, articles and books. He tries to reach more than one audience: the Muslim youth of the suburbs of Paris, Lyon etc. as well as left-wing intellectuals and anti-globalisation campaigners and possibly also a more pious and conservative constituency in the Arab world and beyond although his website is only in English and French and thus fails to address an Arab public. It is this extreme balancing act that gives him an equivocal quality. A controversy he instigated with Jewish intellectuals in France who he accused of 'communitarianism', or bias (in favour of Israel), and his prime time TV debate with French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on the headscarf issue have confirmed him as a media star. The political scientist Gilles Kepel called Tariq Ramadan a preacher who is merely posing as a 'universalist intellectual'. This is the jealousy of another star intellectual writing about Islam. But it also results from a widespread view of what kind of Islam would be acceptable in France: for Kepel, Caroline Fourest and many others, only a laicistically softened, entirely personal Islam restricted to the private realm is welcome.
When Tariq Ramadan is judged to be either a 'reformer' or a 'softcore Islamist' and 'armchair Jihadist', this raises the question of what we actually want to understand by reform with regard to Islam. I don't want to anticipate your answer; instead, I would like to report what Tariq Ramadan understands by reform. In his last major book, Les musulmans d'occident et l'avenir de l'islam (Western Muslims and the Future of Islam, 2003) he outlines a typology of the schools of thought in contemporary Islam (MO 49ff.). The crucial point is whether the balance between orientating scriptures and interpreting reason, i.e. the Koran and the Sunna on the one hand and ijtihâd on the other is kept or lost. So we have two extremes, the literalist reading of the text and the primacy of reason consulting the text only for individual spiritual and moral inspiration, and we have the middle way. Examples given for the literalist extreme are the traditionalist Tablîghîs and radical Salafî movements such as the Hizb at-Tahrîr; this is where I disagree, revolutionary Islam is not that literalist. The belief in reason is equated with liberal reformism, and that's supposed to be a radical secularism à la Kemal Atatürk, restricting religion to the private realm of individuals, cutting it off completely from the public realm. That is the kind of Islam many Europeans – as opposed to Americans – would like best. The middle way is, in Tariq Ramadan's model, a healthy balance between scripture and reason, and that's Salafî reformism of a kind represented by al-Afghânî, Hasan al Bannâ', Sharî'atî – and obviously also Tariq Ramadan himself.
So the basic insight is that the text must be interpreted through human reason in order that the believers remain true to its spirit – that's reformism. Only if the text is understood in its historical context we can deduce the principles that can then be applied today. The 'ibâdât or ritual duties may be timeless, but when it comes to the mu'âmalât, or social issues, there is room to manoeuvre. The basic rule here is: everything is allowed which the text does not expressly forbid! This opens the door for progress, for a reformist interpretation of the law that responds to modern times and circumstances. Just one telling example: In social issues, fidelity to the revelation according to Ramadan is not the slavish imitation of historically contingent models, such as the clothing of the Prophet; that's something he criticizes as childish attitude (IQ 268). He himself, being a Western Muslim, wears Western clothes and not some folkloristic costume. In the West, Ramadan adds, all local characteristics that are not expressly forbidden are "not only acceptable, but by definition Islamic"! In other words, European culture should be adopted – selectively, of course. An earlier book, To Be a European Muslim (1999) calls for a creative self-invention as a European Muslim: One should neither remain a Turkish or 'Arab Muslim in Europe' nor become a 'Muslim without Islam'. So in the European context, reform is conceived of as a process of uncertain outcome, but with high potential for convergence. 'Uncertain outcome' means that until the inner-Islamic debate is concluded it is not certain what will come out of it with regard to each individual point. That is an element of resistance against the widespread desire on the part of the host society for complete assimilation. But in contrast to the anti-Western tendencies of the champions of Arab, Turkish or Pakistani ghetto-Islam, it is recommended that immigrants make a priority of adapting to the new environment they themselves have chosen.
So what innovations does Tariq Ramadan's reform programme offer? In individual legal-moral problems he generally espouses points of view familiar from the debates of Arab scholars of a cautiously updating sort. Possibly his most important contribution concerns the status of Europe and the West in Muslim legal thought. He vehemently rejects the traditional binary concepts, the opposition of dâr al-islâm and dâr al-harb cutting the world into two halves: Europe, he says, is of course not the 'House of War'; neither is it dâr-al-'ahd, that is, 'House of Contract', because that does not truly overcome the medieval scenario of geopolitical confrontation, and it would mean that Muslims in Europe could not feel at home. Instead, he endorses interpreting the West, in which Muslims are able to practise their faith freely, as dâr ash-shahâda, or 'House of Testimony': as a space in which Muslims bear witness to their faith – and thus proclaim the universalist values of Islam, in other words: they contribute to reforming Western societies!
Now one of the local characteristics is secular law, that is, law made in parliament, taking precedence over revealed law. This is a tricky issue. For it is precisely this concession that representatives of conservative reform in the Arab world are not prepared to make. For them the sharî'a should remain a – or the – most important legal authority even in a democracy. Therefore Tariq Ramadan does not categorically reduce the sharî'a to a mere source of moral guidance; instead he makes a local concession to the precedence of secular law in the diaspora. And he demonstrates how that can work in everyday life: The law, he says, can be developed to fit this context because a) the scripture very rarely sets limits in the form of express prohibitions and b) the permissive society actually leaves it up to the Muslim individual to simply avoid things forbidden by the sharî'a, such as the consumption of alcohol and extra-marital sex. As Ramadan promises the Muslims of the West a 'decisive role in the development of worldwide Islam' (MO 373), solutions suggested for the diaspora can also serve as a model for the Islamic world: they show an alternative way towards Islamic modernity even if for the moment other models prevail.
This shows that recasting the sharî'a as a moral codex or ethics can be legitimate, albeit initially in the diaspora, where secularisation has taken on the form of the complete separation of the two spheres of state and religion. The Islamic world on the other hand, he says, has learned to differentiate the two spheres without entirely separating them. He suggests that Muslims should allow themselves to be inspired – undogmatically! – in their social and political commitment by the principles of their scriptures. Muslim majority societies should therefore each invent their own individual model of democracy, appropriate to their specific historical and cultural characteristics, based on scripture-inspired democratic principles such as constitutional state, equality of citizens, elections and regular changes of political leadership; and it must be a model that can satisfy demanding pluralistic principles.
So who has the right to interpret the text for the present day for the purpose of such democratic inspiration? Here Ramadan comes straight to the point, explaining that the world has become too complex to leave this up to the specialists in religious law. He therefore calls for "paritarian councils uniting 'ulamâs and specialists in the various fields (human and natural sciences) in order to enable legal statements in keeping with the age in which we live"'. And he adds that, with regard to politics, each country should start a debate that brings together 'ulamâs, intellectuals, and citizens to decide on how to guarantee faithfulness to Islamic principles and ethics (MO, 275). In other words, the lay intellectual – for from the point of view of Azhari scholars Tariq Ramadan is precisely that despite his year of religious studies! – challenges the monopoly of religious scholars on interpretation.
What about the rare cases of grave conflict in his diaspora model? In the instance of an unjust war the European Muslim can resort to conscientious objection. However, he can also follow his own individual conscience whenever his interpretation of Islam differs from interpretations suggested by the likes of Tariq Ramadan or Yûsuf al-Qaradâwî – and this, I think, is another significant innovation of his thought. He thus grants Muslims the right not to practise their faith, if they can reconcile this with their conscience (PV 92). Similar rules apply to the controversial ban on exogamy for women. Ramadan does explain at length, just as conservative as the late Pope, why Muslim women should not marry non-Muslims (PV 148). However, he also knows that an impressive quarter of French women of Algerian descent are doing precisely that, and so he adds: the freedom of the individual must be respected (IQ 282). The same holds true for the consumption of alcohol in private (PV 104).
So much for the cornerstones of this reform philosophy. Tariq Ramadan has made clear that he is not a liberal reformer. However, he is also not the reactionary Islamist that left-wing voices claim he is. He is simply a conservative. If the pro-abortion and pro-PAC activist Caroline Fourest has only just discovered that he does not share her political point of view (Frère Tariq, 2004), that is not his fault: he had already clearly stated his position on every single controversial point she raises in her ostensibly revelatory book in a 1999 conversation with Jacques Neirynck (PV). What is exposed is therefore not his 'duplicity', but her ignorance – the ignorance of paternalistic left-wingers. Immigrants may be a welcome clientele for left-wing parties, but as Muslims from traditional rural backgrounds they have not that much in common with them as far as basic values, for example family values, are concerned. This discrepancy is currently manifesting itself and can be expected to lead to new political alliances.
Anti-Ramadan campaigns like the one led by Caroline Fourest shouldn't mislead us. She hasn't any scruples to use misrepresentation and insinuation to exclude her political opponent from public discourse. If liberal reformers justify the right to apostasy by referring to the Koranic verse about 'no compulsion in religion', they are welcome. Not so a conservative reformer like Ramadan – although he demands this right by referring to freedom of conscience, and then explains, according to the traditional rules of law interpretation, that the majority of legal scholars demand the death penalty by referring to a hadith of the Prophet, but that this hadith is questionable and that therefore since the 8th century a minority wanted to leave the judgement to God – and he endorses this opinion because it respects the freedom of conscience (IQ 276ff.)! Fourest doesn't tell us these details. Instead she claims without page references that Ramadan's acceptance of apostacy is 'mere lip service' (FT 159ff.). Nay, it is something completely different, namely the only way of reaching the majority of Muslims where they currently stand! Anyone who argues as liberals do will not get attention from the Arab masses.
The Lutheran stance
Unlike Fourest in the arrogance of her power, Tariq Ramadan knows what he is doing. His 'Mind the gap!' discourse strategy builds a credible bridge from the narrow-minded, defensive way of thinking of the conservative majority to our present day; credible not least because as a descendent of the founder of the Muslim Brothers, he is a charismatic embodiment of the overdue succession of a new generation. He formulates possibilities of connecting with contemporary discourse for a clientele in need of an authority. And he unofficially introduces the authority of the conscience, which establishes the individual's freedom to dissent, the Lutheran 'Here I stand – I cannot do otherwise!' as the original scene of every reform. "What creates freedom is the true existence of the principles on which it is founded: an autonomous conscience choosing in the name of its convictions" (MO 243 on Islamic feminism). Ramadan would like to make Islamic thought more dynamic, but he insists on an 'endogenous development in the rhythms of internal progress in the thought and mentality' of the Islamic civilisations (IQ 181f.). So in the inner-Islamic culture wars about the two speeds of reform he sides with the people overtaken by change. That makes him a conservative reformer, but not a reactionary. He himself describes it as follows: 'Que faire pour faire évoluer les mentalités? Condamner les sources scriptuaires et ne plus être entendu par le monde musulman? Imposer une opinion dite moderne en étant dans les faits perçu comme un "occidentalisé" ou, pire, un agent dévoyé à la cause de "l'ennemi"? Être entendu de l'Occident ayant perdu l'écoute du monde islamique? Se faire plaisir dans sa modernité assumée en n'ayant plus aucun rôle à jouer dans un univers sombrant dans la répression et la légitimation religieuse la plus hypocrite?' (PV (2004), 22.)
['What should be done to make mentalities evolve? Condemn the scriptural sources and no longer be listened to by the Muslim world? Impose an opinion described as modern, while being perceived by one's actions as "occidentalised" or, worse, as an agent devoted to the cause of "the enemy"? To be listened to by the West, having lost the ear of the Islamic world? To delight in one's assumed modernity while having no further role to play in a universe slumbering in repression and the most hypocritical of religious legitimisation?']
Fourest, Caroline (2004): Frère Tariq. Discours, stratégie et méthode de Tariq Ramadan. Paris (= FT).
Ghadban, Ralph (2006): Der Euro-Islam von Tariq Ramadan. Berlin (forthcoming).
Gresh, Alain / Ramadan, Tariq (2002): L'islam en questions. Débat animé et présenté par Françoise Germain-Robin. 2., veränderte Auflage. Arles (= IQ).
Kamali, Muhammad Hashim (2002): Freedom, Equality and Justice in Islam. Cambridge.
Krämer, Gudrun (1999): Gottes Staat als Republik: Reflexionen zeitgenössischer Muslime zu Islam, Menschenrechten und Demokratie. Baden-Baden (= GR).
Krawietz, Birgit (2002): Hierarchie der Rechtsquellen im sunnitischen Islam. Berlin (= HR).
Ramadan, Tariq (2003): Les musulmans d'occident et l'avenir de l'islam. Paris (= MO).
Ramadan, Tariq (2004): Peut-on vivre avec l'islam? Entretien avec Jacques Neirynck. 2., veränderte Auflage. Lausanne (= PV; 1. Auflage 1999).
Ramadan, Tariq (2001): Muslimsein in Europa. Köln (= ME; engl. Original 1999).
Ramadan, Tariq (2005): Appel international à un moratoire sur les châtiments corporels, la lapidation et la peine de mort dans le monde musulman. 30. März 2005 auf www.tariqramadan.com, 4. April 2005 in Le Monde, Übersetzungen ins Englische, Arabische, Spanische, Holländische und Deutsche auf der Webseite; dort auch Auseinandersetzung mit Einwänden der Azhar-Rechtsforschungs-Kommission, der Stellungnahme des Mufti von Ägypten und einfachen Gläubigen.
Ramadan, Tariq (2005): [Manifest gegen den Terror in der liberalen panarabischen Zeitung Asch-Scharq al-Ausat vom 21. Juli 2005], gekürzte Übersetzung auf
www.memri.de/uebersetzungen_analysen/themen/europa_und_der_nahe_osten/eu_londonattack_ramadan_04_08_05.html] (= MT).
Zemouri, Aziz (2005): Faut-il faire taire Tariq Ramadan? Suivi d'un entretien avec Tariq Ramadan. Paris.
[1] He had 8 months of private lessons in Islamic law given by Shaikh Dr. Ali Jum'a who is now Grand Mufti of Egypt, see www.tariqramadan.com/imprimer.php3?id_article=323.


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You're not sure what technology to buy as a gift this year? We're here to help based on months of testing.
For the past year (specifically from the middle of November, 2009 to now), the PCMag Labs have, as usual, been a busy hive of activities as senior and junior analysts put all manner of tech products through their paces. For them, it's a normal work week to run benchmarks, stress tests, perform green tech checks (including a product's energy efficiency, recyclability, and what kind of environmental certifications it has). You name it, they did it. From these tests and with a large dollop of experience, expertise, and common sense, they determine how to rate these products, and in particular, which get picked as an Editors' Choice.
Now, as the holidays quickly approach and your precious shopping time runs short, the time has come to quantify our picks. It all boils down to this: A list of the very best products from 2010. We've narrowed it down to 80 top products—well, 79, because the Visioneer Strobe 500 scanner was a repeater. Inside you'll find the top desktop, laptop, and netbook PCs; and for the first time, truly useful tablets. Of course, there are smartphones, printers galore, software to keep you safe and entertained, networking tools to keep you connected, and more consumer electronics than you can imagine finding under an entire forest of Christmas trees. Everything from digital cameras, to HDTVs, to ebook readers, to media hubs, and more.
If we included your favorite, let us know why you loved it, too. If we left out the product you consider the very best of the year, sound off with all the reasons why. We promise in 2011, we'll do it all over again and find even more of "the Best" for you to consider.


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The Outer Banks Winter Chill
There is something magical about visiting the beach during the winter months. Grab yourself a cup of hot cocoa, pack your sand sled, head to the east coast and cruise down highway 12 until you run out of land. Guaranteed you'll find a cool, salty breeze and a secluded beach left for you to explore.
Holidays & Festivals
More than ever, families are looking to spend their holidays on the Outer Banks. Take part this winter in beach celebrations, yuletide cheer and unbelievable holiday shopping. The Poulos Family Christmas is a tradition you can't miss with 12 weeks of setup and $3500 in electricity bills. Old Christmas, OBXmas Weekends, and Winter Lights at Elizabethan Gardens take center stage in exemplifying the past, present and yet to come on this beautiful stretch of eastern beach.
Discounted Rates
January is a big reservation month for vacation rental homes, which make up about 80% of the lodging on the Outer Banks. Rental homes can see huge discounts and be rented for half the price compared to peak season dates. Experience winter's first snowfall in an oceanfront home and escape the modern world hustle and bustle. Enjoy crisp, wintry walks on the beach as you relish life at a slower pace. Want a fire without the sand? Many vacation homes offer a fireplace 'filter' when selecting your perfect getaway. Fully equipped kitchens in these houses allow ease of preparation for large holiday feasts OR consume hearty meals with fast service at the flurry of restaurants that remain open through the season.
Humans love change and there is no transformation more beautiful than the colors of the Outer Banks in the wintry months. While the reds and yellow remain during sunrises and sunsets, blues and whites blanket the night sky. Unrefined, intensely clear nights create a pristine environment for stargazing. Starry Nights, Romance Under the Stars, and portable planetariums celebrate the dark skies and tapestry of the Milky Way unblemished by big city lights.
Starry treasures by night, and funky beach finds by day. The less crowded beaches and change in prevailing winds increase your chances of finding the perfect seashore treasure. Beach combing is something that pretty much everyone does either by walking and picking up sea glass or sifting through the tidal remnants to see what shells washed up the night before. The one thing about sea glass on the Outer Banks that makes it special, is that there were no factories here. All our glass comes from another part of the world. Whether it's red, blue, green or yellow, producing a particular color originates from a specific part of the world.
Awaken the sleeping stories hibernating in the Outer Banks at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. The Graveyard of the Atlantic is a region just offshore where some 3,000 shipwrecks decorate the depths from Kitty Hawk south to Ocracoke. This region of the North Carolina coast once claimed many ships and their crews, due to the treacherous shoals and underwater sandbars that are said to have never sat still for any map. Today, you can view some of these wrecks from shore or in this area fit for scuba diving. The span of crafts ranges from the first colonial ships of the 1500's, to the Civil War and both World Wars, including the most German U-boats sunk off any state coast in America.


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In JSF 2.0 there is (optional) support for annotating JSF Managed beans, via the Faces Managed Bean Annotation Specification. Both Apache MyFaces and the SUN RI implement this specification.
With the advent of these two JSRs:
- 299 – CDI (Contexts and Dependency Injection for the Java(TM) EE platform)
- 330 – @inject (Dependency Injection for Java)
There is an ongoing discussion about the right annotation for the "JSF beans".
I agree that a JSF 2.0 application should avoid using the @ManagedBean annotation. I prefer using the stuff that 299/330 are offering. The good news is that even Spring (in Version 3.0) does actually support the @inject specification (e.g. @Named).
Using the two specifications, a simple bean could look like:
... import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped; import javax.inject.Named; @Named @RequestScoped public class HelloWorldBean { ... } ...
For CDI there is a neat convenience annotation (@Model) that combines the two above (@Named and @RequestScoped)!
Too bad that Spring does not support CDI (JSR 299), so the @Model is not usable there… However, making something on your own (e.g. @SpringModelBean) is not hard, as you just have to combine the @Named and the @Scope("request") annotation, from Spring…
UPDATE: Enabling the CDI/299 Scopes in Spring is pretty simple.
One concern maybe that 299 is only usable inside of a fullblown Java EE 6 container, like Glassfish3. But that is not the case. The implementations of the 299 specification from Apache(OpenWebBeans) and JBoss (Weld) are offering support for Servlet Containers, like Tomcat.
I added a new (very) simple HelloWorld that combines CDI(299/330) and JSF 2.0 to my FacesGoodies project. The source is located here. For the implementations I picked Apache MyFaces 2.0 (the first alpha release is out; a beta is coming soon) and Apache OpenWebBean (which recently left the Apache Incubator). The combination of these two standards really matches very well. I will add more complex demos to FacesGoodies soon, but this (trivial) HelloWorld demo is just a starting point.
Note: Currently you have to build the OpenWebBeans stuff, to have the latest greatest fixes from the trunk (or, use the M3 release from the incubator repository).
Another benefit is, as my demo uses the JettyMavenPlugin, with CDI you can use the jetty:run goal. The annotations for the JSF managed bean facility do require jetty:run-exploded, which is kinda odd… See… another reason to use CDI with JSF 2.0 🙂
Apache offers great support for these with its MyFaces and OpenWebBeans project! Check em out!
HINT: You need to build Apache OpenWebBeans in order to run this example. Do the SVN checkout from this location. And run mvn install in its root-folder!


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You might want to try out the Philips 5000 series beard trimmers. It is washable, has a dual blade, cuts from 0.4 up to 10.0mm, even closer if you take off the comb, runs for 60 minutes, recharge done in 1 hour.
Using a professional beard trimmer may look like an intimidating or daunting task, but rest assured, it's not as difficult as one might thing. In fact, it's actually quite simple. Let us help you out by walking you through the process.
Growing a beard all comes down to your hormones, specifically testosterone and dihydrotestosterone or DHT. Regular testosterone is converted to the more potent androgen hormone DHT. The amount of DHT you have in your reproductive system directly affects your beard and hair growth patterns. Men with higher levels of testosterone and DHT will typically have significantly more facial hair than men with lower levels. If your body is genetically prone to be sensitive to these hormones, you'll likely grow a beard at an earlier age than others.
Once you get through the itchy phase, you'll get to the point where your beard will look untidy. To neaten up your look, I recommend trimming the neckline, upper cheeks, and mustache lip. If you are going for the yeard, or natural beard, you should leave your beard untouched.
Once your child hits the teen years, there is bound to be a sea of change in his personality as well as the way he thinks. Teenage is when your child will want to assert freedom from the 'child' tag, yet be unsure about how to enter the 'adult' world. Add to this the pressure of wanting to look more mature and older, and your teen has too much on his plate.
Carrier oils will make up the bulk of your beard oil recipes. They're a base oil that carries the more potent essential oils and dilutes them to make them more palatable for your skin. When not diluted, essential oils can actually cause irritation and burning. There are a variety of carrier oils out there that provide different benefits, and most have just a faint scent (unlike the potent essential oils). My choices for carrier oils — jojoba, sweet almond, and coconut — were chosen mostly on availability, but they're also the ones that are most common in beard oil recipes.
Short Battery Life: If you want to use your trimmer for long stretches of time without having to charge it, then this is not the model for you. A full charge takes half a day to accomplish, and only lasts 50 minutes.
Maestro's Classic Beard Butter in Wiseman's Blend combines the unique texture and styling capabilities of beard butter with frankincense, rosewood and cypress to stimulate your senses. The result is a good styling product with a chill aromatherapy vibe.
In China, the revolution of 1911 and subsequent May Fourth Movement of 1919 led the Chinese to idealise the West as more modern and progressive than themselves. This included the realm of fashion, and Chinese men began shaving their faces and cutting their hair short. Moustaches were however, still worn by prominent figures like Sun Yat-Sen, Chiang Kai-shek and Lu Xun.[citation needed]
BYU students led a campaign to loosen the beard restrictions in 2014,[58][59][60][61] but it had the opposite effect at Church Educational System schools: some who had previously been granted beard exceptions were found no longer to qualify, and for a brief period the LDS Business College required students with a registered exception to wear a "beard badge", which was likened to a "badge of shame". Some students also join in with shaming their fellow beard-wearing students, even those with registered exceptions.[62]
During the first month of trying to grow your beard, you are going to find it looks like a wild forest growing on your face. This is when you are going to want to trim it up and start shaping it to look cleaner.
Beardsley Lotion for Beards is a gentle, Bay Rum-scented beard moisturizer that is infused with keratin to nourish your beard. (I know I've railed against keratin in this guide, but I want to stress it is fine to use it topically and it has a lot of benefits topically.)
And, not to forget, you'll have no trouble with finding the right length for your head, whether it's a more stubbled look or the always beautiful bald look. It's no wonder that it's also the best professional beard trimmer.
The key to choosing the right beard style for your face shape really boils down to trimming and styling your beard so that it complements the shape of your face. What that means, basically, is that you want your beard to make smaller than average facial features look larger and larger than average facial features look smaller. Essentially, you're styling your beard to even out your face, which immediately makes you more handsome.
The trick to solving the issue for you is pretty simple. You need to keep it moisturized with either beard oil or some beard balm! It not only keeps your beard moisturized and smooth, but also your skin. Keeping the entire area moisturized will keep your whiskers from irritating your partner's skin as well as your own. If the damage has already been done, just do the same thing you'd do for a sunburn and put some aloe vera on it to soothe the redness.
There's no need for putting up with a frustratingly dry beard, and with Smooth Viking Beard Oil for Men, you won't have to. It's smooth and takes care of what a comb or brush can't. Moreover, it promotes growth and is said to help you achieve better beard length at a faster rate than other products.
It's easy to nail the front of your beard and forget about the rest. One of the benefits of using beard oil is that it conditions your strands and your pores, and makes the strands less likely to form split ends and fairy knots. Your under-beard can benefit from this too.
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Beard growth rate is also genetic.[4] An individual's genes determine the anagen phase of hair in different parts of the body. The anagen phase is the amount of time a hair follicle will grow before the hair falls out and is replaced by a new hair. This in turn determines the length of the hair on that part of the body.[5] The hairs of a bushy beard will have a relatively long anagen phase. The hairs of some men have shorter anagen phases and consequently have sparser shorter beards. The facial hair of most women and children has a very short anagen phase . Genes also determine whether the hair is a thick terminal hair like that of a bristle or a fine vellus hair like that on a child or womans face..
We promise, under no circumstances, will you be able to break your beard with our products. But here's how the pros apply Texas Beard Co. Oil or Balm for max studliness (the process for both is pretty much the same). First things first: the goal is to train your beard to be awesome 24/7. After your morning (or 3pm because your Saturday night was that good) shower, apply your Oil/Balm.
Don't apply beard oil or balm on wet beard. Using this practice will not allow your beard to absorb the product effectively, because the water will dilute the oils or will prevent them from being spread evenly across your beard.
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Overall this is quite a masculine scent. If you aren't a huge fan of floral/girly scents, this option is for you. There are actually a few scents available; timber, citrus and spice, pine tar, and original (grapefruit, lime and fir needles). The scents aren't overbearing and feature no artificial perfumes.
Another great thing about Wisdom is the fact that they really take care and go into the package design with great care so you will not only get a great product but also have it looking great and stylish. The manufacturer also gives away free beard counseling for all their customers, which might be something to consider if you are a beginner in this field.
Do not abuse alcohol. Although few drinks here and there won't do no significant harm, binge drinking does. Studies have shown that exceeding 4 drinks is a sure way to bring down T and DHT, which obviously slows down your beard growth.
There's a lot else to like about this oil: it comes in a dark amber glass that extends the shelf life of the oil by protecting it from UV light rays and oxidation; it has a manly scent, and its easy-to-use dropper enables you to put just the right amount of product in your hand.
Beard Oil is a combination of oils and vitamins that you apply to your beard that is essential for maintaining your beard, mustache, goatee and other other form of facial hair. Regardless of the length of your beard, your facial hair should be taken care of just like you would with the hair on your head and that's where Beard Oil comes in.
Based on your preference, you may enhance your beard care routine with the use of beard oils and beard balms. Experiment to see what you like and if you want to make these popular products part of your beard care routine.
Beard Wash cleans the beard hair and the skin underneath without using the harsher chemicals that one might see in a commercial shampoo from a drugstore. We've formulated ours to work specifically with your body's natural biology, so it's gentle enough for regular use but strong enough to keep your beard fresh and thoroughly clean.
5. Get a Beard Transplant: Yes, beard transplants are a real thing. For a few stacks you can have the doctor pluck some hairs from the back of your scalp and transplant them onto your patchy spots. (Full coverage can run you a semester's tuition at Harvard.) After a couple thousand grafts, the hair falls out after two weeks and then regrows after a few months. So there's a long waiting period of trusting that it's going to work. Until suddenly, it does.
Cord or Cordless: This is completely a matter of preference. If you have a conveniently located outlet in your bathroom where you like to conduct your beard grooming routine, then a model that requires a cord might serve you just well – assuming, too, that you don't mind navigating around the cord while trimming and grooming.
After some time of implementing my findings, I decided to give another shot at attempting to grow a beard, and this time, it worked. After 2-3 months of no shaving whatsoever, I finally was able to grow a full beard. Not majestic Dan Bilzerian style yet, but still, certainly impressive one (which still keeps improving due to implementing the findings on a daily basis).
Be it acne scar treatments or shaving creams – all top-of-the-line facial grooming potions are formulated from a potent mixture of skincare ingredients. Beard oils are no different. When it comes to the product category, it's broken down into two common oil categories: carrier and essential.
Customers point to its anti-itch qualities among several attributes, while it comes in a big enough bottle to last you for months, even if you are applying it daily. Here's the other thing; it only contains two ingredients. They clearly make the most of what they work with.
To grow a healthier beard, it's important to become a healthier you. Ditch empty carbs and go for protein instead, like omega-3-containing fish and other lean protein. Get on a vitamin regimen and be sure to devote at least 7 hours a night to sleep. And as always, exercise—it promotes beard growth.
The best way to teach yourself to use oil daily would be to blend it with some other things you do every day, preferably every morning. Things like brushing teeth, showering or breakfast are great events to connect with beard grooming. Maybe the best one is showering routine. After you are done showering, make sure your beard is completely dry and ready for the treatment. The treatment is very quick and easy, even though the name suggests a cumbersome task.
I have used both, and both are great choices. I like the bottle function of the Bay Lime best. It is very easy to get a controlled amount on my beard. However, I personally like the feel and scent of the BeardBrand Citrus bottle better than Bay Lime.
Just a heads up – you're more than likely going to run into snags during the combing process. Snags aren't necessarily knots in your beard, but are the result of individual strands of hair growing in different directions and crossing over one another. When you come to a snag, don't try to force it out. Instead, gently pull it out with your comb. Remember, this isn't a race. There are no bonus points awarded for combing your beard faster than the next guy.
Hey Rahul. That's very difficult to say cause it's not certain that beard growth can actually help with beard growth. Every case is unique. Using it though would only be beneficial to your beard grooming routine
Beard growth is tied to your health, your genes, and actually your testosterone levels. Unfortunately, the same hormone that grows thick beards also affects the thickness of your head hair in the opposite direction. But those are all things you can't control – let's talk about what you can control. You have heard this time and time again, but the reasons to take care of your body continue with beard growth. Beards aren't at their best when you are stressed out, missing nutrition from your diet, and not properly exercising. For maximum growth, you need to take care of your body, eat right, and exercise.
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