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Chapter Twenty Three
There was almost no moon, the clouds over the dessert obscured it. Acrcoss the erie and unfamiliar landscape Gabiji and Habinamahad moved as if a fog cloud. They flowed forward till they entered the Sunojo lands.
Silently they cautiously moved. Past abandoned homes, Past houses with inhabitants. Never hearing Sinanju mentioned just the talk of daily life. There was no sign that this had anything to do with Korea.
Three times they circled the native village, Nothing was observed or heard to give a sign.
Finally they signaled each with their hands and again started forward the waiting desert
After a long time they reached a desiccated river bed. Recognizing the crust would break under their weight and leave a sign of their presence, they started following the bed.
Suddenly a man was standing on that same crust. Standing as if waiting.
As one they stood up and advanced upon that crust.
There were sounds of continuous crackling beneath their feet.
"You sure don't cross the Crying River very well!"
The two responded as spinning tops, small knives held alongside their arms. Swiftly they approached from two side. Sunny Joe held his ground, and then his arms shot out at each side, to guide the spinning attacks away from him.
Sunny Joe then crossed his legs and while appearing to move slowly, spun and disappeared from sight.
Rotating to a stop, the Night Tigers took flight.
Running across the night dessert. With astonishing speed they worked to get away. Then a foot appeared tripping them. They tumbled to the dessert floor.
"Long ago, the Night Tigers, were eliminated. Now you have entered these lands. Bad Luck for you, but you are not allowed here.'
With dispatch he walked across their bodies. That seemingly light step crushed their heads.
But this was just beginning. Sunny Joe knew they would be missed and others might retrace their path. His vigilance must be increased.
Remo not fully recovered from his encounter with Leslie, was still thinking how he would explain the encounter with her and what happened. He was walking back towards the train station at Kiev.
H Smolensk e had readily handled the other Night Tiger attacks. He decided it still made sense to travel on to Smolensk Russia.
Not clearly thinking he paid no attention to a young man drinking outside of a bar along his way.
He automatically noted the inebriation and then dismissed him. The the man began staggering along the street. He could hardly stay upright.
Remo remained in thought as he passed along the street.
That man made to cross the street. So drunk he was almost hit by a passing car. Somehow he made his way staggering across. Then somehow he made way alongside Remo's side of the street toward Remo.
A silver battered flask in his hand, he pulled another deep drought, falling into a swoon upon the sidewalk.
'Bested by her touch..' Remo thought to himself. He passed the fallen man.
Suddenly that man was on his feet and swaying. Barely functioning he made to grasp Remo's elbow. As he did that he swung the sliver flask toward Remo's head.
When he grasped for Remo's elbow it made Remo automatically counter the grab by swaying toward the man. This placed his head closer to the flask. This was a older movement honed into Sinanju from the Night Tiger development days. Unfortunately Remo's automatic response was the wrong answer. His automatic movement trained into his system was the incorrect one. Instead of Remo being in conscious control, this automatic movement was his undoing.
Remo weaved his head into contact with the flask, making a dent.
Now Remo began to wake up his consciousness, but this didn't help for along with the hit, there were the continuing pain from the shoulder miss stroke. The combination of events had placed Remo at half power.
Remo attempted to strike the man, but the drunken movements were so bizarre he missed, then the man fell and as he did so his foot caught Remo's knee striking it.
The pain was intense, Remo staggered.
Into Remo's stagger the man bounced back to his feet and turned into Remo's shock. Then turning and driving an elbow behind him also striking Remo's head.
Remo did stagger. He dug down and forced himself to take a breath. Energy flowed into Remo and he fought off the pain. Regaining control of himself, Remo made the decision that if he wants to do Drunken then he would do Drunk Sinanju.
The man continued to make his weaving turning strike, but this time Remo was not there. Instead he was lying on the ground. The next moment he was standing against a light pole a full 20' in the air.
Remo noted the astonished look on the man's face, It grew close as and Remo fell atop his head.
The man collapsed as a way to make escape. But Remo was fully atop him and then tied his body into a knot.
Remo's finger was against his neck, "Now this is pain" and he removed that finger leaving the ball of a man incapable of moving but painful sweat pouring out from his body.
"It feels just like your body is dipped in liquid lead, doesn't it."
Remo's then spoke more," I should let the pain continue. But I know you want to talk to me, don't you?", then he lay that same finger again against the neck. There was now the absence of pain.
"I know what you are, but it's more polite for assassin armatures to announce themselves first"
Grateful for the absence of pain he blurted out "Scott of the Driscoll Night Tigers".
"The Driscoll Night Tigers, how many lines are in your village?"
"We are not one, rather many places and many lines. Sinanju will end!"
"Not on my watch, you ball of a night tiger."
Scott bit down and died.
'That was un-fortunate, I had to let him speak to obtain information. And he used that to obtain release. Old ideas, next time I will have to remove their teeth. And that will make talking harder.
That's the biz". Remo continued to make his way to the train.
Along the way this time he noticed the crowd in the streets facing Police barricades. He hadn't been concerned with them before. Some bodies were burning. Some Police were shot. There was general mayhem. It was how Chiun had described the region. Seems them were still missing Chiun's Hero Ivan the Good. Oh well the suffering would always be here. Might make for future business.
The train was soon to depart.
Chapter Twenty Four
Hercule took the latest news with a calm bearing. Once again the Night Tigers were defeated.
Yes, Leslie had some success, and brought confusing intelligence with her story. Without question the Sinanju bastards were skilled. In fact except for her discovering their one weakness, they would seem impossibly skilled.
His suspicion that they worked the hiding for the opponent seems not to be their key skill. But what do they have to do the things they did. Their abilities from the older art were there.
Hercule wasn't pondering this alone. Several of the older, most skilled retired Night Tigers were looking at their details too.
Also, there was another mystery. He had not heard from his team of Gabiji and Habinamahad . He didn't know exactly where they were only their starting point. It was inconceivable that they could not find something. Somehow they would contact them.
Leslie's skills among his best, were descended from the art reconstructed over the centuries, but could only be used by the women in the Night Tigers. While most useful unlikely to work without great subterfuge.
Many options were not available at this time.
That left the ultimate solution. Perhaps that was best. Just do it and be done with them. Of course there was a price, but this might be the time to use it.
Hercule considered any other options.
Back in Sinanju, Chiun was standing post guarding the village. He reviewed what the lore was about Master Tsoka who once did the same, using his skills to guard. Of course this history was from the Night Tigers of 1,577 BC And he was working a family rivalry on Mu,d uring a lucrative minor contract, His contract was to guard a House of that land who conspired one day to be the king. However they had discovered that his group of Night Tigers had a flaw. While waiting their attention waivered ovet the weeks of non-action. This required that he push his Tigers with unexpected drills to allow them to keep their focus. Waiting was a trap itself, to keep the ir minds focused was the key. Then one day the attack did come and the Night Tigers or course prevailed. That was given.
But for Chiun it was worth remembering. He was using slow time to stand his guard over the village. And stand he did, he shifted between several slow time states of existence. Worrying some about Remo. After all he did train him, and now he was the Master. Responsible for the survival of the art. Though soon he should Marry and have a son to carry on further.
That would be a good time, to have a baby boy to bounce on his knee. Remo should consider this. But first this infestation of Night Tigers would have to be exterminated, after all they were Sinanju, encompassing over 5,000 years of tradition.
Chiun watched the heavens.
The train was taking Remo towards Smolensk Russia.
He was using the time for travel to help his body recover from recent events.
Taking a cleansing breath, he settled into a trance. He remembered some of his earliest training. Chiun had him running around a large lake in New Hampshire, a very large lake. Step followed step, breath followed breath. The trail went on, his breathing followed a pattern. His steps began to follow his breathing, suddenly he found he was traveling faster. The more his breathing and running continued there was speed.
Trees flashed past.
In his mind the day was clear, it was the day when Chiun's preparations started to make sense, and his mind controlled it all, the breathing, the steps racing, the coordination of the two, rather it became the one, one mind, one breath, one step, something Chiun called the Sun Source.
Remo was one with the movement. He controlled it, He controlled his breathing, He entered his essence. When he did this he became more.
He turned his head and said "Chiun, I unders…" and ran flat out into a tree.
Chiun had been pulling ahead, his robes swirling across the ground, his feet not visible.
Then Chiun was standing above his flattened body.
"You start to understand, then you throw it all away to speak. You are not yet able to sustain two thoughts in your mind, never in all my years has so much been given to someone so unworthy. It is as casting pearls before a swine. This is what happens to those who eat hamburgers.."
This was the first time Remo hears this, to be often repeated when he failed.
He remained lying on the forest floor dazed.
However Chiun gave him no rest. "Now, get up and begin running again"
In pain, Remo knew what would happen if he didn't get up, so he rose and started running.
Step followed step, breath followed breath, the two again became one, and Remo resumed running. Swift were the steps.
In his mind Remo recalled the day, then he began reliving that run. His breath centered and he took off around that lake in him mind/
He was the Master. And he ran with balanced breath. Each breath he took, each step he recalled brought him closer to the Sun, source of all. Each breath in Fullness.
The trip continued though he knew not what was his fate.
Chapter Twenty Five
Remo's train arrived in Smolensk Russia.
He departed the train with none observing his passage, and he began to make his way outside the city towards the bombed site. No barred his passage. Remo felt that this time he was going to finally find out why this was happening.
Upon reaching the devastation there standing in the middle of the ruins was a solitary figure.
"Finally we meet. Since the day of Wang, may he be cursed, this day has been long in coming. He tried to eliminate the other Night Tigers, but was unsuccessful. The line of Gong did survive. And we have continued the true tradition."
"Seems to me," Remo replied, "in my case, you haven't been very successful. For I am here."
"Yes, there has been some annoyance at that. But we are still beyond your knowledgde, and I will finish you, yet as we speak, Sinanju has been eliminated and is no more."
A wave of concern swept across Remo's face.
High above Sinanju, over 20 miles away 5 drones started their decent. The first two in succession and then the final three started their simultaneous descent.
Chiun, senses heightened, noticed the descending pressure wave from the first drone's descent. He emerged from slow time as this happened, his face turning towards the skies. He grasped a small rock in his hand.
The drone, it's top shining in the sun, from which direction it fell, was in fact a bomb centered on the Masters Palace. The fall was preceded by a laser guidance system.
The pressure waves were felt by Chiun, centered on his home. He then observed the light from the laser guidance; At that last instance he observed the drone approaching. Then he threw the rock, it took off at hypersonic speed accelerating.
The rock flew at incredible speed into the descending drone. And when it hit just before the drone exploded, Shattered it into dust.
But at that instant the second drone fell towards the village. No sooner than Chiun dispatched the one he had the second to stop; This time he kicked a pebble at his foot. Again it accelerated at hypersonic speed into the descending drone. Again it shattered into dust.
This time there were three, coming to obliterate Sinanju. Chiun expected them, this was a very old attack pattern of the assassins of the Night Tigers, Overwhelm the enemy with multiple simultaneous attacks.
He knew there were no more rocks at hand. Chiun simply clapped his hands over his head. The resulting pressure wave sped out from that clap, it met the drones with a shattering effect.
Sinanju was preserved. There were no more attacks. It was after all the old pattern. Remo no doubt was facing his foe. They had fallen for toys. Perhaps their misplaced trust would help him.
Solitary, Chiun re-entered slow time and watched over the village. Nobody knew he was there, or how close Death had sought their lives.
Sinanju slumbered on in it's sleepy way. The village this day remained secure.
"Yes, Sinanju is no more, you were inadequate to prevent this from occurring. It was the dog who barked."
It was with cold eyes Remo looked in his direction. "Sinanju is not dead, for I am Sinanju."
Remo shifted slightly to the left, what happened next he did not expect.
A wall of wind struck him. So hard he was knocked from his feet. A vast force of wind.
Cart wheeling back Remo fought to gain purchase, but that wind increased in force. It left him spinning around.
Remo willed his mass to increase till eventually he found solid ground. Then he allowed the same wind go flow past his person. Now it was Remo the unmovable. He stood his ground as the force behind the winds ever increased.
Blending with the wind, Remo started to flow forward.
Now things changed again. The wind drew moisture from the air and froze it. Now the winds were filled with icy pellets. Slicing forward as if a wall of ice. Remo shifted into an anti-rhythm and made all of them miss, thousands and thousands of shards of ice.
It became evident that everything was being countered by Sinanju. The winds now stopped and Hercule began to grow before Remo's eyes. Now greater than any man he slapped forth with his hand with incredible speed.
"Sinanju, you are nothing," as his slap connected with Remo.
Remo, with the Sun Source resources, held his ground and stood as it had no effect.
Suddenly Remo accelerated forward with great speed. His hands stretched forward as if to strike the eyes. He, however was surprised when Hercule moved away with the same speed. He using his greatest speed could not catch him.
Hercule struck forward again and once again his strike hit. This time while Remo was advancing.. Now Remo was driven into the ground.
Time and again Remo's attacks failed.
"Foolish man, I am Aelous, the God of the Wind, You are doomed. I allowed my avatar to destroy your home, the Night Tigers are under my protection. Your tricks can't save you now. "And with a mighty effort drove his foot into Remo breaking him into shards.
Then a great sound was heard.
"I am created Shiva, the Destroyer, the Shatterer of Worlds, the dead night tiger made whole by the Master of Sinanju, Who is this dog meat that challenges me?
With that mantra sounding Remo was reconstituted and grew in size. Then larger than Aelous he stood before him.
"So you took an avatar. Not enough young one."
Both Gods struck one another but with little effect.
"Last time I sent you away, why have you returned?"
"My reasons are my own, I will not let you finish your dance."
"My dance which will change all time continues at my own pace, you can't change that."
"Yes I will, and these night tigers have become my tools. They are most useful."
With greater force Aelous struck. Shiva however didn't move.
"I am unto the Destroyer, I will enter into this game, be forewarned, I may conclude my dance soon. Till that day I am also Sinanju."
Then with a sweep of his hand he struck Aelous and then he was gone.
Remo stood facing Hercule, the presence of the Gods was gone.
"The night tigers are no more." And his hand flashed forth striking Hercule on the neck.
His head separated from his body. Slowly it fell over into the ground.
Remo was aware he slew the head but the body of the night tigers still remained. He would have to remain continually aware they might be back any time.
But first he had to call Sinanju and be sure Chiun was safe, then there was Sonny Joe to check on.
He made his way back to the station. There he found a phone, and with the assistance of a special phone card called the Bank of Sinju, There he connected with Hyunsil and briefly talked to her, then she hurried to the Horns of Welcome and spoke to Chiun. He hasted to the phone.
"Chiun it is done, for the time being. I need you to go to Sunonjo and meet with me and my father, There is much we have to discuess."
Some time later there was a campfire on the dessert plain in Arizona. Gathered around it were Chiun, Sonny Joe and Remo.
"…so while that has ended this threat, the Night Tigers still exist. The threat to Sinanju remains. They are aware that something in around here and thus another threat to their existence. Apparently Wang left us loose ends."
"You will not denigrate Wang, ever!"
"Now I like him too, but this threat will continue, and who knows where it will surface again.
"I will protect our village here in the dessert. Someday Winston will succeed me."
"I accept that, Chiun and I are going back where I work for Smith, and news from the Assassins News Bureau will be available to you too."
"We are Sinanju in the end."
It was a featureless room, somewhere. The elder Night Tigers made a choice for their new chairman. It was she who survived this meeting with Sinanju.
"I vow, the Night Tigers will succeed. We will refine our arts further. With our knowledge we have learned what doesn't work and what does. As did our father's we move with deliberate speed, though it take time. We will return at a time of our choosing.
Author's note: I am pleased to have taken this trip into Remo's life. Once again I must reaffirm my pleasure for all who have authored the tales that I have enjoyed for 40 years. While I enjoy these efforts, I am aware how much I lack as an author, I don't develop my characters enough and concentrate on the hero's of Sinanju too much. I only hope the Destroyer returns to print.
Will another tale come from me? I can't say for sure. For one thing although this is my Destroyer universe I try very much not to touch the current story lines used by the authors. Of course if any of these efforts interest them they have my complete permission to borrow them. I only touch on satire, I continue to believe Sinanju is real, and although I wither I keep working on my minor arts, fragments of the sun source.
At no time in the writing of this effort did I bend my elbow, my strokes remain clean, and I always try and breathe to fullness.
By my hand,
Victor Smith
This 22nd day of February, this year of the horse, 2014
Apparently I was not done,,
The fire in the dessert had burned down to embers, the three were ready to depart.
Remo spoke: "There is one part of the story where I have not been complete, but in honesty I have to tell it."
Chiun remarked: "You must not hold back, it is always necessary for the survival of Sinanju."
"I knew that, it is just embarrassing……and when I reached out to grab Leslie she took that opening to attach and she followed up the descending arm and touched my neck. It was incredible, for I could not move. I was immediately paralyzed by her movement, paralyzed with pleasure. Pleasure that continued. Only by digging down into the Sun Source did I finally counter it. And then weakened she used a refinement of the Night Tiger's technique to escape. I did not dispatch her."
Chiun immediately answered "I told you that white women would harm you! You should marry a nice Sinanju maiden and have no need, that and produce a son."
"Chiun, get serious. I was open for attack and an attack by a Night Tiger."
Sonny Joe held his own counsel.
"Along with refinements to their arts, they also have trained women. What else might they do."
"No female should be trained in Sinanju!"
"It certainly is something else we have to worry about. And who knows what else they do."
The embers died, the night enclosed the three, There was total silence as they strode away.
Analysis for the Chairman's eyes.
We have initially assessed rhe attacks used against Sinanju.
The contractors were concluded in each case with standard Night Tiger technique.
The Night Tiger attacks were not successful, no survivors. The method used unknown.
Leslie did survive the attack. Under standard hypno induction recall, she did not recognize what was done against the other two Night Tigers. His response was incredibly swift and fluid. They just died. She took advantage of the opening and used the one step. It worked.
That in itself is compelling. Lee Joe and Rei discovered this procedure. As husband and wife the 37 steps developed to give pleasure to his wife. At the completion the one was for her to return the favor. Actually we discovered after much research the 37 steps have sensitized the man to receive the stimulus of the one.
Later research the original 37 were found useful to control the female. The one was not as useful. We developed a number of other step routines, but they all work the same way just fit some situations Today men are not told of the one, unless the wife choses to do so. The one is mostly reserved for special uses such as domesticating some males.
However, it appears this works against our foe.
I'm speculating here but perhaps their nervous system in enhanced, so they are already stimulated permanently prepared for the one. We should proceed carefully.
For if this is true it might explain their power, suggent attacks, and assist us to find our own ways do use this power.
I will keep you current on further research. Who knew?
Team Research


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I have been attempting to be a little more savvy over the past few months, as I found that sometimes I was just buying things for my blog and that I didn't really need. What I have been doing since January is trying to use up the products I already have and only buy things I need, so it has been hard not giving in to my spending urges and buying the latest products straight away.
A few weeks ago, I was running out of my foundations and I always like to have a lightweight one and a longer lasting type in stock, so I can mix and match depending on how my skin is behaving. I think this is an important strategy, as some days I might not want to wear much foundation and when I am heading out or having a bad skin day I will then reach for the heavier coverage foundation.
I stumbled across the Rimmel Perfect Match and Maybelline SuperStay Better Skin, as I felt these would be perfect for my mix and match skincare routine. They were both in the 3 for 2 offer at Boots, which persuaded me to buy them both. I have previously used Rimmel and Maybelline products and have had some brilliant products alongside some disappointments. I think this comes with a lot of brands though and not just the more purse friendly ones. This is due to the ingredients and the formula in the products, which I don't think you can get a real feel for when swatching, so you have to wear the products all day to test out properly.
The Rimmel Perfect Match stood out for me as I am huge fan of products that have features to reduce pores and imperfections. It means less working with concealers and powders to cover them up. After using this product all day, I am a huge fan. It is super light so I use this when I am in a rush as it doesn't require a lot of blending into my skin as it is indeed a 'perfect match' for my skin tone. I found that it did look a little pale in the bottle compared with what I would usually pick but this was a great fit.
The foundation was lightweight, so does not have the staying power of other foundations and did start to fade by the end of the day but I still think this is a great product for an everyday look. When I was wearing this it matched my skin so it didn't look like I had any make up on, so perfect for a natural look.
I do think if you skin is less oily this might stay longer and then might work a lot better for you but I have combination skin so it is a little oily and was not Superstay-ing on my skin.
Finally, I have been on the hunt for a new mascara for a while. I go through mascaras quickly as I love trying out the newest one, with a new formula or brush. With the Rimmel Supercurler, I was most attracted to the bottle and the fact that this claims to stay on for 24hrs. I never reapply mascara once I leave the house, so I do expect it to stay on my lashes, so they look fabulous all day long.
With all mascaras, I am not sure if this just me, but I like to get the formula a little thick so I think they tend to work a little better after a few days. I find this then means you have to apply fewer coats as the brush picks up more! With this mascara it does claim to have build-able volume and I think you really do need to apply 2 or 3 coats, even for a natural look really, so may not be the product you reach for if you're in a rush. I really liked the brush, I am a huge fan of curved brushes I find them easier to use as they tend to be shaped more to your eye, but the formula of the mascara wasn't that great and I don't think I will be buying it again.
What have you been buying this month?

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Survey: Mobile Data Caps Matter
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Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief
Phil Harvey, US Bureau Chief
Wireless operators are using data caps to defend profit margins, they're seeing a sharp rise in tablet usage, and they expect capital spending on 4G networks to grow more than 10 percent in the next three years. That's what we learned from a recent survey of mobile operators on their views about mobile device usage and network spending.
We've excerpted this survey, conducted in October by Heavy Reading and InformationWeek with results from 60 mobile operators and 230 business technology professionals, to graphically show just the results from mobile operators for this article.
Click on the questions below to find out what mobile operators said in response to the following questions:
- What is your company's view of its current price plans for mobile data service?
- What percentage of your customer base will be using smartphones by the end of 2013?
- What percentage of your customer base will be using tablets by the end of 2013?
- How will your company's capex budget for 4G networks change over the next three years?
- How likely is your company to implement data caps for mobile data in the next 12 months?
- What is the biggest reason to implement data caps for mobile data services?
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According to The Guardian, Dalston in East London is now the coolest place in Britain. For those not plugged into the ever-shifting tastes of the capital's cultural elite, these designations can be confusing, primarily because the locus of edginess keeps creeping east. At this rate, by 2010 we'll all be partying in the Isle Of Dogs, at which point someone will decide it's a good idea to open a cavernous superclub inside the O2 (yeah, right).
The Big Pink: Dalston hipsters
Now, there's a serious counter-argument to this – namely that, whereas guitar music might be flourishing in E8, all the most exciting things in clubbing are happening south of the river. But my objection is a more gut-level and instinctive one.
And it is this. Dalston is a wretched place – full of club nights with needlessly confrontational names like Ghettoslag, or Favela Bitch, or Daggerface, and populated exclusively by appalling knee-faced Seb Chew types and their shrieking maenad girlfriends.
Then there's the DJ's, uproarious tossers who think that seguing the latest skweeee 12-inch into Survivor's 'Eye Of The Tiger'-with-a-donk-on-it (before turning round to high-five their equally reprehensible, coked-up public school buddies) makes them somehow cutting-edge and ironic, rather than obnoxious and deluded.
No-one ever looks like they're having a good time at these places, presumably because they're already anticipating the brutal end-of-the-night comedown – at which point everyone is spat out into a refuse-strewn alley and left to ponder which overcrowded nightbus they'd rather get stabbed on.
And it's not even cheap. The point about 'buzz' parts of town is that they arise wherever rents are most affordable. The YBA scene of the late '80s – Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst etc – arose around Brick Lane, because back then the area was run-down, full of abandoned warehouses ripe for conversion into studios (as opposed to being full of vintage fashion stores, Jack The Ripper walking tours and drugdealers, as it is now).
But in Dalston the gentrification seems to have arrived concurrently with the edginess, rather than following in its slipstream – which means it's just as suicidally expensive to live and socialise there as it is anywhere in London, north, east, south or west.
Then again, perhaps this veneration of the East End us understandable when the alternative is a night out in Camden, and god knows only tourists, 16-year-olds and comedy Goths ever go there.
But what do you think? If not Dalston, what is the coolest place in Britain?


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Psychological studies link self-harm and addiction, revealing that those who practice self-injury may become addicted to natural neurotransmitters produced in the brain called endorphins. Endorphins are created and released whenever someone self-harms by cutting, bruising, biting or some other physically self-injurious act, such as hair pulling. These neurotransmitters trigger opiate receptors located in the brain, causing those receptors to produce heightened feelings of pleasure, well-being and numbness to pain. Psychiatrists say this natural high is not unlike the highs produced by narcotics, such as cocaine, opium and methamphetamine, which also trigger addictions. After a few self-harming episodes, studies suggest it is possible for a person to become addicted to the resulting and powerful euphoria.
The desire to cope and survive overwhelming emotional pain is often the lure of self-harm and addiction in other forms, whether it be drugs or alcohol. Those susceptible to the addiction of self-harming may include people suffering from depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. Doctors distinguish between recreational self-harm and addiction to self-harm, explaining that some teenagers may experiment with self-injury as a daring pastime. A self-harm addict, however, is one who becomes compulsively fixated on performing self-mutilation and self-wounding or becomes totally dependent on self-harming to function and manage daily feelings.
Concealing self-harm and addiction tendencies is typical, doctors say, making diagnosis and treatment difficult. Those who suspect a loved one may be addicted to self-harming may choose to check not only the wrists, which are commonly injured, but also the stomach, legs, ankles, and the inner thigh area. Some self-harm addicts also target genitalia. Besides fresh or healed injuries, another sign of self-harm addiction is the accumulation of tools needed to injure. While razor blades are the most typical, studies show victims might use collected pieces of glass, needles, and rocks with acute edges; even erasers are often collected by addicts and used to create skin burns.
Some psychiatrists report that self-harm and addiction to drugs or alcohol may be correlated; people who have a history of chemical dependence might be more susceptible to the addiction of the endorphin rush caused by self-injury. In fact, some individuals might replace narcotics with self-harming when attempting to detoxify or end drug addiction. Not only might the practice of self-harm be a physical addiction to the chemical endorphins, but it may also be a psychological addiction to harming as a way to have control over emotions in an environment where much may seem out of the victim's control. Treatment for the addiction of self-harming includes prescriptions for anti-depressants, group or individual therapy and various 12-step recovery programs.
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I was addicted to self-harm when I was young. I suffered from chronic anxiety and it was the anxiety symptoms that caused me to harm myself. When I was having severe anxiety, it felt like my blood was flowing too fast and cutting my wrists to release blood seemed like the only way to make this feeling disappear.
I was admitted to the hospital several times because of my addiction and started receiving behavior therapy from a great doctor. I was also put on anti-anxiety medications. Psychological therapy along with mediation resolved my issues. When the underlying emotions and problems went away, or when I learned how to cope with them, my desire to self-harm disappeared as well.
If anyone reading this is in a similar situation, please ask for help because there is a solution.
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@turquoise-- No, those who are addicted to self-harm don't have differently functioning brains. Every one of us have a mechanism where endorphins are released when we have an injury. This is the natural pain relieving hormone that makes us feel better when we are experiencing pain. You might not be aware of this if you don't get injured frequently. It's this feeling that self-harm addicts are after.
The other aspect is that when our body is in pain, our emotional pain becomes less important. For example, whenever I'm sick or injured, I don't worry as much and I see everything in perspective. I realize that my physical health is also important. I suspect that self-harm addicts injure themselves to get away from their worries.
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I'm surprised that people can be addicted to self harm. When I get injured, I don't feel any pleasure. I experience pain, fear and worry. Why does self-harm give happiness to an addict? Are our minds functioning differently?
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Darksiders® Novel Set to Accompany Game Launch
Random House Worlds to Develop Darksiders World Bible
NEW YORK, NY., January 31, 2012 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that an original novel set in the Darksiders® universe will be published by Random House's Del Rey imprint in May 2012. DARKSIDERS: THE ABOMINATION VAULT, written by author Ari Marmell, will take place millennia before the events of the first game of the Darksiders series. Random House Worlds, the Random House Publishing Group's intellectual property creation and development group, will also develop the IP bible for the Darksiders universe.
In DARKSIDERS: THE ABOMINATION VAULT, the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (beings charged with maintaining the Balance between the forces of Heaven and Hell) have uncovered a plot to resurrect ancient weapons of unimaginable power. Death, with the help of his compatriot War, must track down and neutralize the mysterious individuals behind the scheme before the entire universe is plunged into a devastating conflict.
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Summoned by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen embarks on a quest to undo Armageddon. Along the way, the Horseman discovers that there are far worse things than an earthly Apocalypse, and that an ancient grudge may threaten all of Creation. Become the terrifying force which everything fears, but nothing can escape. Death Lives in Darksiders II.
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Ari Marmell is the author of The Conqueror's Shadow, The Warlord's Legacy, The Goblin Corps, Agents of Artifice, a Magic: the Gathering novel, and his young adult books Thief's Covenant and False Covenant. Marmell lives with his wife in Austin, Texas.
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Black Cat Bone Playing Ice Harbor Brewery Saturday & Thunder on the Island Aug. 7 – Local Band Profile
Tri-Cities Blues band Black Cat Bone will play this Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 at Ice Harbor Brewery (downtown location at 206 N. Benton St.) after "Heal With a Kiss" to remember victims of cancer. Catch them again at Thunder on the Island (Clover Island Inn) Aug. 7.
Q: How did you come up with your band's name?
A: Old blues catch phrase, means good luck charm.
Q: What's the lineup?
A: It's a 4-piece set, I play guitar and sing, then we have D.B. "Stix" Thompson on drums, Charlie Doll on bass and Doug Wagner on the saxophone.
Q: How long have you all been playing together?
A: The original Black Cat Bone formed in 1998 and played for about 10 years then we separated a bunch and got back together a bunch, officially reforming last spring with the new lineup.
Q: How do you describe your music?
A: Blues with rock feel. Upbeat, yet not too fast to dance to.
Q: Anything you'd like to say about your upcoming shows?
A: Ice harbor on the 13th and Thomas O'niels on the 20th
Q: Other than just playing music did you have any alternative goals?
A: I started playing music as a teenager, it's always been a life long passion of mine. Why Blues? I guess my heart just leaned on blues.
Q: Who were your influences?
A: Deep Purple, The Mandrakes, Led Zeppelin, Duwalsh, all the old blues bands.
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AREC Computer Labs
The Department provides a 15 seat computer lab (3200 Symons) for the exclusive use of our graduate students available 24 hours a day. Another 25 seat lab (0115 Symons) is available by reservation for classes, presentations and research (e.g. experimental economics sessions). These labs are equipped thin client devices that connect end users to desktop virtual machines. This solution allows graduate students the capability to remotely access a virtual desktop.
Each AREC graduate student is allocated disk space on the departmental shared storage system. A networked printer / scanner / copier is available in the graduate student computer lab.
AREC Library
AREC's library (3205 Symons) is primarily for the faculty and graduate students of the Department. Undergraduate students may use the library if they are employed by a faculty member or otherwise helping faculty members with specific projects. This library is independent of the University Library System. The library is open 24 hours a day for approved university id holders. There is usually a staff person in the library from 8am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.
Here are a few examples of resources available in the AREC library:
- Circulating books, government documents (mostly from USDA), and journals. The catalog is available online by faculty and graduate students who are in Symons Hall or accessing the network via a virtual desktop; http://catalog.arec.umd.edu
- Two computers at a large standing desk in the main reading room
- Three study carrels with computers, located in the journal stacks area
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Here are some recipes gathered from National Gardening Association staff. Enjoy!
Wild Greens Pesto
Wild greens are delicious and packed with nutrients. -- Charlie Nardozzi
3 cups lightly packed leaves. A 50:50 combination of basil with wild greens such as lamb's quarters, dandelion, and amaranth is best.
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup pine nuts, walnuts, almonds
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp freshed ground pepper
Put all ingredients in blender or food processor. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Wild Greens Cakes
These are great served with a cheese sauce drizzled over the top and served with rice.
10 cups of wild greens (lambs' quarters, amaranth, dandelion)
2 eggs
1 cup dry herb stuffing
1 small onion, chopped
2 large garlic cloves, minced
Chop up greens finely and steam lightly until limp. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Form into cakes (flattened balls) using 1/4 cup of the mixture for each. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes.
Basil Vinegar
Use this flavored vinegar any time you want to add essence of basil and garlic to your salad, pasta or a marinade. -- Bruce Butterfield.
Recycle a clean dark green wine bottle. Drop in 6-12 peeled garlic cloves, then really stuff it full of basil leaves, using a chopstick to pack them down. Fill the bottle with cider vinegar, leaving headspace for a cork. If you make it when you're picking basil you can put the leaves right in the bottle.
Butternut Squash Soup
This recipe is from Ann Cooper, who used to be the executive chef at The Putney Inn in VT. This soup is a family favorite any time of year, as a first course at Thanksgiving or served alongside a fresh salad in June. --Amy Gifford
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into small chunks
3/4 cup chopped onions
3/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup apple juice
6 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Heat butter in a large saucepan until hot. Add vegetables and cover over medium heat, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Add apple juice and cook for 30 seconds. Add chicken broth. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until squash is tender, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat. Add vanilla. Puree mixture in blender or food processor, half at a time. Makes 8 one-cup servings.
Norweigan Pancakes
Although truly considered crepes, each member of my five-person family is fluent in preparing my granfather's pancakes; a staple for an Evjy Sunday brunch. They are quite easy and inexpensive to make, whatever your budget or culinary style. Batter keeps well in fridge for a week. --Keri Evjy
The way I learned it is as follows:
1 + 1 = 2
1 cup flour (up to 1/3 cup whole wheat flour if you like)
1 pint (2 cups) milk
2 eggs
dash salt
Note: as a family of 5, we double the recipe
Blend ingredients; batter shoud be runny. Laddle batter onto hot buttered skillet and let these batter "puddles" firm up before serving or tossing to ligthly brown other side. Pancakes should be pliable and easy to role, and not in the least bit crispy when removed from heat. As I go along, I place ready crepes in warm oven until all are prepared. Fill with yogurt and maple syrup, butter and confectioner's sugar, fresh fruit, homemade jam, or even a stir fry for dinner crepes. Enjoy!
Rainbow Nachos
A colorful rendition of an all-time favorite. -- Barbara Richardson
Heat oven to 350F. Cover the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish with a generous layer of blue corn chips. Top with black bean dip, chunks of roasted sweet potato, black bean and corn salsa, and shredded cheddar or jack cheese. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve from the dish at the table to keep "seconds" hot for longer. As an appetizer, serves 4 to 6; makes a hearty meal for 2.
Pumpkin Spice Waffles
These are a favorite with guests at our B&B. We serve them with warm Vermont maple syrup and homemade applesauce. -- Suzanne DeJohn
2 eggs
1 cup cooked and pureed pumpkin (you may substitute canned pumpkin, or mashed sweet potatoes or winter squash)
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking pwoder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Heat waffle iron. In a large bowl, beat eggs, then add the rest of the wet ingredients. Add dry ingredients and stir until just mixed. Pour batter into preheated waffle iron and cook until firm on the outside, tender inside. Leftover waffles can be reheated in the toaster; spread with peanut butter for a quick, nutritious breakfast.


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Larry Hardy, Board Chair
Larry Hardy has been a Financial Advisor in Springfield for nearly 30 years. Prior to that, he graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in biology and managed the anatomic and surgical pathology laboratories at St. John's Hospital. A major priority for Larry is to see continued progress and expansion of clinical research trials and cardiac services that are offered in our community as well as throughout the entire network that Prairie Cardio Vascular and HSHS services including the national and international spotlight that their accomplishments command and receive. Additionally, educating the community as to the economic impact and the recognition these services bring to our community equalizing the playing field with much larger institutions and communities.
John Voss, Treasurer of the Board of Directors
John Voss is the Chief Financial Officer for BUNN Capital, an international provider of beverage equipment and services. His experience as a Certified Public Accountant includes audit, tax and consulting for manufacturing, distribution and not-for-profit clients. Mr. Voss is a member of the Illinois CPA Society, the American Institute for CPA's and the American Business Club. He has served on boards with the Springfield Center for Independent Living, Leadership Springfield and the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, and served on various committees of the United Way of Central Illinois, the Community Foundation of Land of Lincoln and the Healthcare Distribution Management Association.
Frank V. Aguirre, M.D.
Dr. Aguirre graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and trained at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri where he completed his General and Interventional Cardiology fellowships. After completion of fellowship training, Dr. Aguirre attained rank of Associate Professor of Medicine and served as Director of the Coronary Care Unit and Co-Director of Interventional Cardiology at St. Louis University before joining Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, Springfield, Illinois in 1998. Dr. Aguirre has served as Chief of the Division of Cardiology at Southern Illinois University until July 2014. He is currently a Clinical Professor of Medicine, Southern Illinois University and is the former Chairman of Department of Cardiology and Past-President of the Medical Staff at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois.
Dr. Aguirre has authored or co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and is a member of the Editorial Board of the American Heart Journal. Dr Aguirre is currently a member of the national PINNACLE Steering Committee of the American College of Cardiology and member of the Illinois Advocacy Committee of the American Heart Association. He serves as Chairman of the Data and Safety Monitoring Committee of the NIH-sponsored BEAT study and is a Steering Committee member of the multi-center stem-cell (ALLSTAR) trial in patients who have suffered a moderate to large heart attack.
Dr. Aguirre helped establish Prairie's rural, inter-hospital ST elevation myocardial infarction transfer program, of which he is the current Medical Director. Dr. Aguirre's current clinical and research interests are targeted at quality outcomes, process measures, and regenerative medicine. He is currently the local principal investigator of a multi-center trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of intracoronary administration of allogeneic, cardiosphere-derived cardiocyte stem cell therapy in post-infarction patients.
Jacob Kitchener, M.D.
Dr. Kitchener graduated from Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, completed his residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and trained at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri where he completed his Clinical Neurophysiology and Interventional and Vascular Neurology fellowships. Dr. Kitchener maintains certification in Neurocritical Care: United Council for Neurologic Subspecialities, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with subspecialty certification in Vascular Neurology and Clinical Neurology. He is currently part of the HSHS Medical Group, practicing in Springfield, Litchfield, and Decatur.
Frank Mikell, Medical Director
Dr. Mikell completed medical school training at Dartmouth College and Emory University. He served his internship and residency at the University of Virginia and his cardiology fellowship at the University of Minnesota, where he was an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Cardiology. Dr. Mikell is a founding partner of Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants in Springfield, Illinois and was elected president of the corporation in 2004. In 2009, he became Chairman of the Board of Prairie and Chief Physician Executive for Hospital Sisters Health System.
Dr. Mikell is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. He has served as chairman of the Department of Cardiology at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois and president of the Sangamon County Heart Association.
Dr. Mikell is active in clinical research and has published in the areas of acute myocardial infarction, PTCA and coronary stenting, and left ventricular mural thrombus. He is a pioneer in the development of thrombolytic and interventional therapy for STEMI myocardial infarction and their application to rural environments. He serves as Clinical Professor of Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine at Springfield, Illinois.
Brenda Jeffers, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
Dr. Jeffers is a registered nurse with experience in direct care, undergraduate and graduate nursing education,and higher education administration. Her professional experiences include, leading the development of advanced-practice nursing and nursing doctoral programs as well as undergraduate curriculum development, service on an institutional review board, and principal investigator of multiple federal and state education grants. She has served on a variety of national, state and regional committees focused on nursing research and workforce development. Dr. Jeffers has authored numerous scholarly publications and has served as a manuscript reviewer for prominent nursing journals including Nursing Research and Journal of Nursing Scholarship. She has experience as a member of a hospital ethics committee, past board member of the Sangamo Club and the Zonta International Club of Springfield. Dr. Jeffers is most recently retired as Chancellor of St. John's College of Nursing.
Kenneth M. Johnson, MD, MPH, FACEP
Dr. Johnson is currently the Vice President and Chief Physician Executive for Hospital Sisters Health System. He was previously the Chief Physician Executive for HSHS Eastern Wisconsin Division (EWD). Ken has served with HSHS as a physician leader in EWD since 1999. He began his career as the Medical Director for Emergency Services at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and assumed greater leadership responsibilities during the past two decades. He was appointed to his current role in 2012 and has successfully led multiple quality initiatives that reduced patient mortality and acquired infections, while increasing patient and physician satisfaction. Dr. Johnson has been instrumental in enhancing care coordination with Prevea physicians and has been actively engaged in fostering greater medical staff involvement and leadership in the EWD. Ken received his Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University A&M; his Doctor of Medicine from Louisiana State University Medical School; and his Masters of Public Health from the University of Illinois – Chicago, where he also completed his residency. Prior to joining HSHS, Ken served as an Emergency Room physician at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee, WI; and at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL. Ken and his wife, Rachel, have two adult children, Ellen and Megan. In his free time, Ken enjoys, scuba diving, photography, cooking and travel.
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BEIJING: Vehicle sales in China for July rose at the fastest monthly rate in three-and-a-half years, data from an industry association showed, thanks to a tax cut on small engine vehicles and a comparatively weak growth rate for the same period last year.
Auto sales grew 23 percent year-on-year to 1.9 million vehicles in July from a year earlier, the highest monthly growth since January 2013, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said on Friday.
That compares to a 14.6 percent year-on-year rise in June and a 9.8 percent increase in May.
China's auto market struggled last year thanks to the slowest economic growth in 25 years and a stock market rout, before rebounding strongly in October when the government cut sales tax on cars with engines of 1.6 litres and below.
In the first seven months of 2016, auto sales grew 9.8 percent as compared with the previous year, the association told a media briefing in Beijing.
The industry was expecting a strong rise in July thanks to weak growth this time last year contributing to strong year-on-year comparisons, said Yale Zhang, managing director of Shanghai-based consultancy Automotive Foresight.
"Last July was so low it was right after the stock disaster of late June," Zhang said, referring to the speculative stock trading boom and bust in mainland markets that saw many individual retail investors lose large sums.
"July and August (last year), no one wanted to buy cars." Analysts and industry leaders question whether the rebound can continue if the sales tax expires at the end of 2016 as scheduled. In January, the association said it expected vehicle sales to grow 6 percent this year.


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Hunters Point shipyard plan wins key approval
URBAN RENEWAL Environmental report OKd - vote on project's details July 27
The decade-old plan to turn the long-shuttered Hunters Point Naval Shipyard into a dynamic new bayside neighborhood moved a giant step closer to reality early Wednesday morning when the Board of Supervisors approved the controversial environmental impact report for the 702-acre project.
The board still needs to approve the specifics at its July 27 meeting, but the surprisingly strong 8-3 vote in favor of the redevelopment plan shows the support is there, said Sophie Maxwell, the force behind the project that supporters say will transform her Bayview-area district.
"This has been a long time coming," she said. "One of the reasons I ran (for supervisor) was to usher this through, and now I'm concentrating on pushing it over the finish line."
The timing is perfect for Maxwell, a Bayview resident who served on a local committee working on plans for the shipyard before being elected to the board in 2000. She will be termed out of office in January.
The redevelopment plan calls for homes for 24,000 residents, open space and space for office, retail and research and development. Fights over the plan have centered on removing toxic substances and developing sensitive wetlands.
Improvement efforts
Both supporters and opponents of the project vowed to craft amendments designed to change parts of the redevelopment plan when it returns to the board later this month, but Maxwell isn't worried.
"I expect that everything is going to pass," she said. "There might be some changes, but the core values are going to stay."
Even some of the project's opponents suggested the effort over the next two weeks will be to improve the plan rather than torpedo it.
"The EIR is behind us and I'm not going to continue to raise concerns about the cleanup" of toxic substances on the former base, said Supervisor Eric Mar, who joined supervisors Chris Daly and John Avalos in voting against approval of the environmental impact report. "I want to make sure that we have the strongest enforcement we can make to ensure that the developer follows through on the promises made to the community."
Lennar Corp., the Miami-based home builder developing the shipyard, has signed a community benefits agreement requiring that 32 percent of the 10,500 planned units be affordable housing, including replacement of the aging Alice Griffith housing project; providing job training for local residents and setting goals for local hiring. The $25 million promised for community benefits also will include educational improvements, a scholarship fund and improvements to the Southeast Health Center.
The developer has long been the target of complaints from opponents, including some at Tuesday's 9 1/2-hour-long hearing, who charge that Lennar received a sweetheart deal from the city for the shipyard property and has been more concerned about profits than community health. While cleanup is continuing, local, state, and federal reports have found much of the site clean enough to develop.
The company has fought those complaints for years, but weeks away from seeing most of its political problems end, it isn't inclined to pick a fight.
"We recognize that such a large project has its foes as well as supporters," said Kofi Bonner, a Lennar vice president.
Opposition to bridge
The largest remaining sticking point is the plan to connect the shipyard property and Candlestick Point with a bridge over Yosemite Slough. The plan has brought howls of protest from environmental groups.
The bridge will cross a large patch of wetlands that is slated for restoration. Groups like the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society challenged the environmental impact report, arguing that the city could avoid the bridge by routing traffic around the slough, a ride that would take only minutes longer.
Planners said the more direct route is needed for buses to serve the community. But National Football League officials have also said that the bridge is a requirement if a new stadium for the 49ers is ever included in the project.
Supervisor David Campos, who voted for the environmental impact report, argued Wednesday morning that "the argument as to why the bridge is needed has not been made," and reminded the board that the vote on the report "is not the end of the process."
But the proposals suggested so far are fixes to the existing plan, which supervisors say is on the cusp of final approval.
"Last night was a milestone; it's something people in the Bayview community cared about so much," said board President David Chiu. "We're moving forward with a project that will impact the future of San Francisco."


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LinkedIn Gets Facebook Style Messaging
Every few days I get a message on LinkedIn about 'hot SAP career opportunities'. That's excellent except for the fact that responding to messages on LinkedIn isn't the best experience and I still enjoy my current job.
LinkedIn recently made a move to improve their messaging capabilities. Sadly, they're doing a very poor job of simply copying Facebook.
Facebook has been enhancing it's messaging system for a while now and it's actually pretty good. I can message a friend, a friend list or an external email address. I can add dozens of friends to a single message (I've added up to around 20) and the interface is clean and very easy to use. The 'new' LinkedIn message center is simply a less functional copy of Facebook.
LinkedIn only allows up to 10 contacts on a message. I can't think of too many situations where I'd need more than a few people on a LinkedIn message but there are always exceptions and the fact that they've limited it is just silly. They also don't allow me (at least that I could figure out) to enter someones email address. What if I want the message to go to an account that isn't linked to my LinkedIn account, or to a co-worker that doesn't have LinkedIn (yes, there are still those few).
One thing I did like about the LinkedIn message composer is the fact that it allows me to choose which linked email address the message is sent from. Definitely something over Facebook…but then again Facebook doesn't really need this. I don't want my work email address sent to people when replying to job opportunities.
Here's a couple shots of the different messaging services for comparison:
I know devloping these kinds of services requires a lot of work and I appreciate that. It's better than what it used to be. I just think if you're going to blatantly copy another social networks messaging capabilities you need to do it justice.


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Lately I have been loving altering items! So I had this frame I found and it needed a little more than just pictures. So I pulled out some Pink Paislee and Studio Calico Papers and some fun embellishments and created this fun little frame. It can be hung or stood up on a stand.
Here is what the frame looked like plain.
I had some cute beads I got and made a little banner out of them. I also used one of the Pink Paislee tassels I had.
Here I took the Pink Paislee wooden alphas and painted them with Crackle Paint. I also then distressed them with distressing ink.
Here are the close ups of each picture.
Thank you so much for stopping by!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Family Picture Frame
7 comments:
This is very cute Angie!!! I love all the little details! What a great way to display your photos!ReplyDelete
This is super cute! I love how you embellished around each photo area.ReplyDelete
What a perfect gift this would be too!!!
what a great way to keep memories :) love your family frame! tfs the process, tooReplyDelete
I just LOVE and adore what you did with this. Beautiful work and so creative.ReplyDelete
Wow, you dressed that frame up beautifully!ReplyDelete
Love all the details you included in your project - what a great frame!!ReplyDelete
Four pictures in one whole momentous frame! It's neat that you can arrange it in any way you like. The last one is the best for me because it has butterfly on it. LOLReplyDelete
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Objectives of the workshop include discussing experiences on the current status and challenges of fire management under different climate change scenarios and assessing the needs for geospatial and ground-based knowledge and synergies in the region. Also, experiences from USFS and NASA/SERVIR on adaptation strategies in fire management and application of geospatial technologies and earth observation will be shared. Needs and opportunities for future collaboration will be identified.
The workshop will have two days devoted to technical training and one day focusing on policies. The technical sessions will consist of a mix of hands-on work and demonstrations. Topics will include fire detection mapping, highlighting the underlying theory of Remote Sensing and operational aspects of the SERVIR-Himalaya forest fire monitoring application. USFS and the Bhutan Forest Department will share their experiences and technical background on their work on Burnt Severity Mapping in Bhutan. Other issues on the agenda will be climate change, forest fire risk assessment, and fire behaviour models.
For the policy sessions of the workshop, senior policy makers will be invited and experiences, challenges and lessons learnt among the different countries will be shared. Also, recommendations will be made for improved policies, mainstreaming of technical inputs and future collaboration.


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Exclusive International Baby Names for Indian Baby Boys
You might want to stop by as we have just found some modish, Multi-Origin Baby Names for your Boy. This means, besides being known as an Indian Baby Name having Sanskrit, Urdu origin, the same name would have a different meaning in other language's dictionary. Below is the list our handpicked, multinational Indian names for the baby boys of India.
Selected Multi Origin Special Baby Names for Indian Baby Boys
1] Meer
Meer in, Sanskrit = Ocean or Sea
In African, Meer= Chief/ Leader
It even has an Arabian connection as…
'Meer' sounds similar to the Arabian word 'Mir'. That is a short form of the name 'Amir', meaning Prince or Ruler in Arabian.
In Dutch, Meer= Lake
Whereas, in German, Meer= Ocean / Sea
Even in English, Mere= Lake (In obsolete form though)
Spelled as 'Khyan' in Sanskrit
Khyan, in Sanskrit= Knowledge
In Persian, Kyan = Generous King
In American English, Kyan= Little King
And in Celtic, Kyan= Ancient
Kyan alternatively spelled as: 'Kian 'and 'Keon'
In English, Celtic, Irish also, Kian= Ancient
In Arabic, Kian= Soul/Core
In Nubian, Kian= Awaited Child
Whereas in African, Keon= God is Gracious
3] Arian
Arian also spelled as, 'Arean' in Sanskrit= Honorable
Another Sanskrit variant of Arian is 'Ariyan' and 'Aryan' = Noble
In Welsh, Arian =Silver
In Hebrew, Arian= Dignified one
In Albanian, Arian= Golden Life
In Christianity Arian is derived from the boys' name 'Aaron'
Aaron, in Hebrew =Cloud, touching Mountain
Aaron was a spokesperson of Moses, known for his eloquent oratory skills. Moses is one of the world's well-known prophets.
And in English, Arian spelled as 'Arion'
Arion, in Greek= Greek poet and musician
4] Niam
Niam in Sanskrit= Law/Rules
Alternatively spelled as 'Niyam'
Niam, in Irish, Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, and in Hebrew mythology= Fairy Queen of an otherworld (Land of the Youth)
You must be thinking that fairies are a thing of girls, but in reality, Niam is a Unisex name!
Because as per the Irish Legends, the hair of this Fairy Queen- Niamh, the daughter of Irish Sea God, they were so lustrous that alternatively Niam also spelled as 'Niamh'
Niam/Niamh, in Irish= Luster/ Sheen
And in Arabic, Niam= Blessing
5] Neal
The Indian variant of Neal is 'Neel'.
In Sanskrit, Neel= Sapphire Blue / Indigo/ Crow/ Mountain/ Treasure/ Talkative
The alternative form of Neal is 'Neil'.
In Scottish and Irish, Neil= Champion/ Enthusiast/ Cloud
6] Prish
Prish = God's gift/ Beloved (Hindi)
Prish is a short form of English name 'Patrice'. Patrice having English, Latin and Spanish origin =Nobly Born.
Patrice is a unisex name.
In English, Prish sounds similar to the slang 'Preesh'
Preesh is an abbreviated form of exclamatory English expression, used for saying "I appreciate it"
7] Thrish
Thrish = Noble
Trish in Sanskrit is thrist
Alternatively spelled as 'Trish'
Thirsh and Trish, both of them sound similar to the English name 'Tris'
Tris is the short form of English baby boy name 'Tristan' meaning Uproar.
8] Rahil
Rahil, in Hindi and Hebrew= One who shows direction
Whereas in Urdu and Arabic, Rahil=Traveler/ Brave
Rahil is a Unisex baby name.
Alternatively spelled as 'Raahil' and 'Raheel'
9] Geer
Geer, in Sanskrit is Celebrity/Mountain/Praising/Invoking/words/fame/language/kind of mystical syllable
Geer in Dutch= Spear
The same sounds similar to the name, 'Geert'
Geert, in German= Brave / Hearty /Strength
Geert is a variant of Scandivanian name, 'Geir'
Geir= Stone Wall
While in Norwegian, Geir =Spear (Same as the Dutch meaning of 'Geer')
10] Archin
Archin, in Sanskrit= Shining/Brilliant/Pious
Sound similar to Unisex Sanskrit name, 'Archi'
Archi, in Sanskrit= Flame of Fire/ Ray of Light
Alternative spelled as 'Archen'
Archen, in Sanskrit= Worshipper
Call this a coincident, but…
Archen, is also the name of first ever Bird Pokémon (globally popular Japanese cartoon series).
A child who's named after a Pokémon= Lucky Kid!
The world's indeed a small place with advancement in Information & Technology and transport industries. But after seeing such multi-origin Indian baby names, even linguistically the world seems smaller now. Isn't it?
Which name did you like the most? Don't forget to comment!


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Queue.
From: Andreas Stemmer (Andreas.Stemmer_at_web.de)
Date: 2003-01-13
I added a comment to a feature request a few weeks ago with a similar
My idea was to always have a current playlist as you decribed, too.
Just an idea, but basically the same as yours ...
Andreas Stemmer
> Hi all !
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"Cultivation resources? System I can handle it, this bro is a time traveller so I know all the mysteries of this world!"
"Seducing girls? System you don't need to interfere, I don't need a fucking walkthrough to chat girls up!"
"Stat boosts and cultivation techniques? System I don't need your help, this bro was a True Immortal in the past timeline!"
"Just give me missions! Nice, detailed missions! Missions that have a clear objective to fulfil! I don't even need any rewards for completion, I just need the ability to clearly know what I need to do... to kill those bastard protagonists that I am fated to oppose!"
Time travelling back to the moment he transmigrated from Modern Earth into this mysterious world of cultivation with a System, Shu Yidan's journey began once again!
In this life, he will steadfastly protect all he lost!
In this life, he will bring his sect to the pinnacle!
In this life, he will accomplish many things, the chief of which being...
Killing the bastard who is this world's protagonist until he is deader than dead!!!
Before he can get his harem of women! Before he can get his sworn brothers!
Before he can get his OP treasures, his peerless techniques and ancient Masters as his backing!
Because he has a System!
A System that can scry into the fate of the world and give him missions that pinpoint exactly where this bastard is hiding, what this bastard is scheming and how to perfectly destroy this bastard's schemes!
All protagonists with a cheats and golden fingers, beware! The Master of the Villain System is coming!
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