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October 22nd, 2017Read Now
Wax or Shave?
So today I want to talk to you about the waxing and the shaving. I always wax my hair in my body either in the legs, armpits, bikini area, and face.
The last two months due to my budget I have to cut my visit to the wax place and think about something else. So I do some research. I was research to do the wax at home but when I watch it on YouTube, I don't think I have a gut to do that and I don't think it will be works for me. But I will share with you the YouTube video that I watched. Here it is:
So I decide to try the shaving since it a lot less expensive and don't look complicated also. Next day I went to the grocery store buy 3 razors, one for my armpit, one for my legs, and one special for my bikini site (the have the special razor for bikini site) together with their shaving creams and after shave.
The next day I start to do my "shaving" ritual.... I'm so scare... First the leg, I put the shaving cream. It was smooth, I like it (I bought the EOS shaving cream) So I begin to shave my leg then rinse it. (Not bad!!) Next is my armpits. I use the same shaving cream as my leg (EOS shaving cream). Then the same result, it was smooth.
So the next is my biggest challenge and scariest part, my bikini site. On bikini site, I use different shaving cream. I use BikiniZone Shaving Cream. I follow the instruction and I start to shaved. I really was a challenge, I'm telling you!! I don't know how all of you guys who shave this area did this but I really salute you guys!! I'm not sure how many times I have to stop and take a deep breath! O- EM -GEE !! It's hurt!!
So after that I took shower and thanks God I have the shooting Aloe Vera Body Wash. So it helps (little bit) and after I layered the baby lotion all over my body and layered some BikiniZone Medicated Creme to some of my bikini area (Ouchie @#$%!?!?)
But it really helps :) .... and the result is my bikini area smooth :) also...
U-HUH!!! That's definitely my face!! Coz after 3 days!!! I have to shave AGAIN!!!
ARGHHH!!!! Definitely not worth it! While with wax I can be cool for 2-3 weeks!!! But with shave, I have to do it again in 3 days!! Arghhhh!!!
So for me, shave is not gonna work!!! Na-ah!!!
And don't forget the itchiness (Ewww @#$% !?!?!?!)
Thank you for my friend Karolina Miseviciute who willing to help me with this post... Please check it out her blog at http://www.epilatorhome.com/best-wax-warmer/


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We make our lemonade the way your grandma used to… with lemons! We squeeze gallons and gallons of lemon juice every week to make our fresh and fantastic lemonade.
We also use the lemon juice for favorite items like Lemon Bars and Lemon Pound Cake!
Add it to iced tea for an Arnold Palmer! Such a refreshing treat!
Love & Donuts
Ike & Jane

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This page contains notification of changes to dataset creation (e.g. error corrections, calibration issues, and algorithm changes), and the impacted platform/instrument instances. The majority of this information can be found within the annotations entered into the Data Portal (OOINet) which can also be accessed via the API. If you have any questions, please contact the OOI Help Desk.
Known Issues, by date discovered (see annotation or provided link for the time period of data affected):
We observed an anomalous drop in conductivity values from this sensor (CE02SHBP-LJ01D-06-CTDBPN106) beginning in Dec. 2018. Scientific and technical analysis determined that it was likely related to a clogged conductivity cell. Power to the CTD pump was cycled on 2019-01-14, which appeared to resolve the issue and bring conductivity back into a reasonable range. However, a subsequent drop in conductivity values on 2019-01-18 indicates the issue may have reoccurred, so investigation is ongoing. Conductivity, salinity, density, and salinity-corrected DO data products from this sensor should be considered suspect until the issue has been resolved.
* UPDATED, 2019-01-15: After careful review, the original data product algorithm (pco2_pco2wat) for this sensor was found to contain an error that resulted in calculation of incorrect derived L1 pCO2 values. In consultation with the vendor, the algorithm has been corrected, and is in the process of being verified. Once complete, this notification will be updated, and all derived L1 pCO2 data products generated prior to the notification date should be re-requested in order to ensure utilization of the correct algorithm. The updated algorithm can be viewed at https://github.com/oceanobserv
Cabled Array outages (2018-08-22 to 2018-08-24, and up to 2018-09-05 in some cases)
The entire Cabled Array was offline due to the automatic protective shutdown of primary power to the OOI Cabled Array during installation of a new chiller system on August 22nd, 2018. The chiller installation was completed on September 5th. Both new units are fully functional, and the deployed infrastructure is now powered and collecting data. During the installation, data could not be collected.
In a separate issue, there was a Low Voltage Node (LV01A) communication issue that prevented connecting to the node, and the connected Shallow and Deep Profilers. However, communications were successfully established on September 5th in coordination with the cable vendor. The DP vehicle has been confirmed to be in the dock, is currently in the process of charging, and will be released to resume sampling upon full charge.
Telemetered Direct Covariance Flux (FDCHP) Data Quality issue (2015-02-18 16:06:00 to Present):
The telemetered FDCHP data contains an onboard processing error that makes the motion-corrected wind speed and flux data unusable. The instrument subject matter expert is being consulted, and the algorithms are under review. Only the processed, recovered data should be used. This impacts instruments on the Endurance Oregon Shelf Surface Mooring (CE02SHSM), the Pioneer Central Surface Mooring (CP01CNSM), the Global Irminger Sea Surface Mooring (GI01SUMO), and the Global Southern Ocean Surface Mooring (GS01SUMO).
Data Ingest Issue (link): Friday 8 December 2017 at 1:30 PM ET an error occurred that prevented the OOI Cyberinfrastructure (CI) system from loading new live data. On Monday 11 December 2017 the issue was fixed; no data were lost.
Endurance Array Oregon Offshore Cabled Shallow Profiler Mooring Disabled (link):
On 16 September 2017 the Endurance Array Oregon Offshore Cabled Shallow Profiler Mooring was accidentally pulled off position and apparently damaged by fishing trawler gear. Communications to shore ceased. Subsequent survey efforts located the damaged infrastructure and the mooring's science pod has been recovered. Planning is underway to recover the mooring. Portions of the damaged mooring remain suspended. The USCG has been notified and a navigation hazard warning is included in the weekly USCG District 13 Local Notice to Mariners. The Cabled Shallow Profiler Mooring at the Oregon Offshore site will be replaced during the Cabled Array maintenance cruise in Summer 2018. We will post additional updates if there are any significant changes to this status. The co-located Surface Mooring, Cabled Deep Profiler Mooring, Benthic Experiment Package, and CAMDS at the Oregon Offshore site continue to transmit data.
Irminger Sea Surface Mooring Stopped Communications (link):
At 1003 UTC, Thursday morning, 12 October, 2017, the Surface Buoy on the OOI Global Irminger Sea Array Surface Mooring stopped all communications. There is no indication as to what may have caused the outage, and the current state of the buoy and mooring infrastructure is not known. All systems were operating normally prior to the event with no indications of a problem aboard the Buoy. Sea conditions during that time were light to moderate seas with some swell and cloudy skies. Visual survey of the area by a ship of opportunity in the vicinity did not discover any new information.
Oxygen Sensor Calibration Issue (link):
A data anomaly came to our attention regarding some of the OOI oxygen data (DOSTA). After investigating this anomaly, the OOI Data and MIO Teams were able to diagnose a data issue and establish key action steps. Many of the currently deployed Aanderaa optode oxygen sensors (see specific list at link above) had an error during the manufacturer's calibration of the instruments. Incorrect offset values are causing the OOI algorithm to report processed O2 values an order of magnitude higher than expected. Note that due to the source of the error, the raw data reported from these sensors has not been affected. As such, correct O2 values can likely still be calculated from raw phase & temperature data, and this error should not ultimately lead to a gap in overall O2 data. The OOI Data Team informed users of the issue, and removed the erroneous calibration values to keep the system from continuing to produce incorrectly derived O2 products. In the medium term, the Data Team will use a back-calculation from the phase data to try to replace the calibration values. The data team will keep a careful record of what was done and add that information to the annotations and the website.


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Great artists like Picasso, Dali, Miro. Great Modernist architects like Gaudi. A long history to discover in this chapter. Barcelona will suprise you!
Barcelona references marks in the following headers:
Great artists like Picasso, Dali, Miro. Great Modernist architects like Gaudi. A long history to discover in this chapter. Barcelona will suprise you!
Barcelona references marks in the following headers:
A museum, a treasure of the Romanesque painting. Barcelona bohemian. Three Masters : Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Antoni Tapies.
Barcelona Middle age's architecture, Barcelona Renaissance's architecture, Barcelona Modernism's architecture
Traditions in Barcelona: Sardana, Castellers, Catalan identity, bilingualism...
Barcelona and the cinema: Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar, Antoni Ribas, Mario Camus, Kafka...
Cooking in Barcelona :Catalonian dishes, Catalonian desserts, Catalonian drinks...
Catalan Literature: a selection of books of Catalan writers like Eduardo Mendoza, Montalban..
These are the most recommended things to do in Barcelona for your holidays.
The centre of Barcelona is called Ciutat Vella. It is the old town and its districts such as the Eixample, El Raval, El Born, El Gótico and Barceloneta. It's for sure the ideal area to be during vacation. This guide and handmade selection of city centre hotels will help you to book according to your budget and likes.
Discover the Parc Güell in the best conditions by booking your ticket in advance. Antoni Gaudí was a visionary architect who wanted to combine the city and nature to make life more pleasant. This garden city is not only a modernist work, it is an example of urban construction that is still relevant today.
The FC Barcelona club offers you the opportunity to visit its mythical stadium. The Camp Nou tour begins with the locker room then you will follow the tunnel that leads to the stadium's lawn ... Chills guaranteed!
With our partner, you buy the Official Ticket Package for the matches of La Liga and all the matches of the Champions League played at Camp Nou, the Barcelona Stadium.
Un saludo desde la Accademia Italiana di Barcellona.
Esta web nos parece muy interesante.
Nuestra academia se basa en la profesionalidad y experiencia del profesorado nativo y titulado.
Los cursos de italiano se realizan en grupos reducidos y en una atmósfera acogedora con la finalidad de estimular un aprendizaje ameno y motivante.
Gracias por su atención.


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Property Auction
Joplings Property Auctions are held at Thirsk Farmers Auction Mart, the parent company of Joplings. The Auction Mart is ideally located in modern premises on the outskirts of Thirsk, just off the A19, managed by knowledgeable and professional auctioneers who have a wealth of experience within the industry.
If you are interested in the Auction of your property then please Contact Us for more information.


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Volunteer Forms
We are happy that you are considering volunteering/getting observation hours here at Goodfellow Occupational Therapy at both our Fresno and/or Salinas locations. Hours can be used to fulfill class assignments as well as when applying to Occupational Therapy school. We can provide you with a letter of recommendation. We are open Monday-Friday and we offer morning or afternoon hours. Please note that new volunteers will be taken beginning January 2020.
You will need to fill out a volunteer packet that can be found on our volunteer forms page. We require that you get finger printed and they need to clear as well as have/get a tb test with a copy of the results within the last year before you would be able to start volunteering. Once everything has been completed you will be scheduled for a brief orientation. Please let us know when you have completed your fingerprints so that we can check to see that they have cleared.
We are looking forward to you joining our group of volunteers and getting the opportunity to observe some of the best pediatric therapists in the valley.
For more information for volunteering at our Fresno locations, please contact:
Susanna Ortiz at 559-228-9100 (option 2)


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"Concussion" star Gugu Mbatha-Raw will star in kidnapping drama "An Untamed State," with Gina Prince-Bythewood set to direct for Fox Searchlight.
Michael De Luca, whose credits include "The Social Network" and "Fifty Shades of Grey," will produce through his De Luca Productions banner with Prince-Bythewood. Mindy Schultheis and Michael Hanel will exec produce.
The story is an adaptation of Roxane Gay's debut novel, published in 2014. Prince-Bythewood and Gay will co-write the adaptation of the story of a Haitian American woman kidnapped in Haiti for ransom in front of her husband and child; her captivity as her father refuses to pay; and her struggle to come to terms with the ordeal in its aftermath.
Prince-Bythewood and Mbatha-Raw teamed on "Beyond the Lights." Mbatha-Raw also starred in "Belle."
Prince-Bythewood is currently exec producing the 10-hour series "Shots Fired" with husband Reggie Rock Bythewood for Fox, Imagine Television and Undisputed Cinema.
Gay also wrote the bestseller "Bad Feminist."
Prince-Bythewood, Mbatha-Raw and DeLuca are represented by CAA. Prince-Bythewood is also represented by attorneys Nina Shaw and Gordon M. Bobb at Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein & Lezcano; Mbatha-Raw by Authentic Talent and Literary and the U.K.'s Curtis Brown Group; and De Luca by Harold Brown and Tara Kole at Gang, Tyre, Ramer and Brown.
The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.
About the book: An Untamed State
Mireille Duval Jameson is living a fairy tale. The strong-willed youngest daughter of one of Haiti's richest sons, she has an adoring husband, a precocious infant son, by all appearances a perfect life. The fairy tale ends one day when Mireille is kidnapped in broad daylight by a gang of heavily armed men, in front of her father's Port au Prince estate. Held captive by a man who calls himself The Commander, Mireille waits for her father to pay her ransom. As it becomes clear her father intends to resist the kidnappers, Mireille must endure the torments of a man who resents everything she represents.
An Untamed State is a novel of privilege in the face of crushing poverty, and of the lawless anger that corrupt governments produce. It is the story of a willful woman attempting to find her way back to the person she once was, and of how redemption is found in the most unexpected of places. An Untamed State establishes Roxane Gay as a writer of prodigious, arresting talent.


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Why do some people seem to be able to "see" opportunity in any situation, no matter how difficult or challenging? What can we do to find our purpose or passion in life? How can we be truly happy and make it last? Where do we find inner peace and tranquility? What is authentic power and how do we develop it? This book answers these questions through the premise that life is a process of choice. You are today only that which you chose yesterday to become, either consciously or more often unconsciously. If you are not completely happy with who you are, and what your life is, you have the power within you to change your experience. This book will teach you how to recreate yourself and become truly happy. In essence, it is the advocacy of a new model of thinking that includes principles, processes and ideas designed to enhance your experience of life and help you "step up" to greater vision, deeper passion, and more authentic power.
"Stepping Up is an outstanding book in which Austin inspires us to live in truth, love and courage. I highly recommend that you read it and use it as a tool for managing your life." Robert Allen, Author of #1 NY Times Bestsellers Nothing Down and Creating Wealth


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Are Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart & Other 'Twilight' Actors Like Their Onscreen Characters? 'Breaking Dawn' Star Elizabeth Reaser Spills The Secrets!
Kristen plays Bella, who is very timid and soft spoken, and Rob's fearless Edward Cullen would do anything to save her — but are they like this in real life?
If you ran into Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart on the street would you be disappointed because they're nothing like their Twilight characters Bella and Edward? HollywoodLife.com spoke with Twilight actress Elizabeth Reaser at Time Warner's Beyond 9/11 Photo Exhibit and screening on Sept. 8 and she revealed exactly what Rob and Kristen are like off set — and you'll never believe what she says!
"I adore Rob and Kristen. They are like family to me," Elizabeth says. "They are both very shy and very sweet. Kristen is just a little sweetheart and I love her. And Rob is the same guy I met four years ago. I don't even think of them as celebrities until I'm going somewhere where they will be and then there's screaming and freaking out. It almost doesn't register until we're in a setting like Comic Con."
Sigh. We love hearing how down-to-earth and wonderful Robsten is in person!
But if you thought Kristen was the only actress like her onscreen character — you're wrong Twi-hards!
"I almost feel like Ashley Greene is most similar to her character [Alice Cullen]. I don't know if she'd agree with me. She has that sweetness and likeness and warmth and love of fashion … the aesthetic," Elizabeth said. "Nikki Reed too, has a lot of Rosalie Cullen in her, a lot of fierceness, a lot of love, brilliant – there are pieces of all of us [in our characters]. Peter Facinelli too, he is such the dad on set to everyone. Great father, great family man."
There you have it HollywoodLifers, what do you think of Elizabeth's Twi-secrets?
— Chloe Melas
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Why does he do it?
The consensus was that after his crafted and long-awaited speech on Europe, David Cameron had "done enough", to quote Nigel Farage, to stop Tory defections to UKIP.
Now, having seriously split his party asunder by championing the idea of same-sex marriage, the Prime Minister rubs salt into the wounds of social traditionalists by refusing to countenance introducing marriage tax breaks in the next budget.
The reason, apparently, is that he did not want to be seen to kowtow to those likely to rebel on the same-sex marriage bill being voted on in the Commons this week. However, such an explanation really does not wash when you consider that Cameron, for all his myriad faults, has always championed the need for marriage tax breaks. There was therefore no need for him to worry about appearing weak on an issue with which he is supposedly in agreement with the bulk of his party.
There are only two possible explanations for his behaviour. Firstly, that he is in essence a very weak and impressionable man, easily talked out of positions by his fashionable Metropolitan friends such as Osbourne and Clegg whose approval he desperately craves. No more in reality than a posh version of John Major, his essential vapidity is hidden by his Eton polish and arrogance.
The second is that his social snobbery is so pathological that it actually cripples his ability to govern effectively: he simply can not bear to be associated with any issue that animates those he considers his social inferiors, and instead emphasises his aloofness by humiliating his party at every opportunity.
These explanations, are, of course, mutually reinforcing rather than mutually contradictory.
The third explanation is that Cameron really is a sleeper placed in the Conservative party by others wanting it's destruction - "Agent Cameron", as the journalist Patrick O'Flynn sarcastically dubbed him.
Whatever the reason, by telegraphing that he much prefers the approval of the likes of Nick Clegg to respecting Conservative sensitivities, Cameron has once again managed to completely unnecessarily enrage and alienate his own party activists and MP's. As a consequence, a further dwindling of the Tory activist base is probably now inevitable. Moreover, many Conservative MP's, who will have noticed nervously from the opinion polls that the UKIP fox remains stubbornly unshot, will once again be considering the merits of outright revolt or even defection.
For us 'Kippers, Agent Cameron is the gift that keeps on giving.
Monday, 4 February 2013
Agent Cameron Strikes Again
Posted by Andrew Cadman at 07:33
Labels: Agent Cameron, Gay Marriage, Marriage tax breaks
Agent Cameron Strikes Again
Andrew Cadman
Agent Cameron|Gay Marriage|Marriage tax breaks|
About the author:
Andrew Cadman is UKIP member and self-confessed "middle-aged geek".
Andrew tweets as @andrew_cadman.
Andrew Cadman is UKIP member and self-confessed "middle-aged geek".
Andrew tweets as @andrew_cadman.
Agent Cameron Strikes Again
Andrew Cadman
Agent Cameron|Gay Marriage|Marriage tax breaks|


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TONIGHT! AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS with a side of BEATBOX
Ryan Buckspawn, J-NYCE, Cansun and Nassar to spit it right for a Beatbox Battle Intermission
You do not want to miss this. Some of Toronto's finest competitive beatboxers to liven up the stage and keep the party rolling between rounds. See you tonight – July 15th at the Mod Club – 722 College Street. Tickets at the door. $20 with proceeds going to Right To Play.
Hosting the Battle and taking part in the wickedness is Ryan Buckspawn.
Ryan Buckspan, A.K.A. Beatspawn, is one of the top Canadian beatboxers of this generation. Ranked in the top 16 at the Canadian championships TWICE, he has since gone on to perform in numerous international battles such as the Great North Beatbox Battle 3 years running, battled and performed at the UNITY Charity battles 4 years running and numerous international performances in the USA.
A force to be reckoned with and still on the rise, from earth shaking lows to ear splitting highs, the menagerie of sound out of his mouth will be sure to entertain and captivate.
Ryan will be joined by Nassar (pictured above) and J-NYCE and Cansun.
Here is a post with Cansun tag-teaming a beat.


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Go to asha.org
Imagine More November 21-23 Orlando, FL
The ASHA Convention provides speech-language pathologists, audiologists, speech and hearing scientists and related professionals the opportunity to attend sessions to obtain CEUs, hear about the latest research, and learn about practical solutions to the issues encountered in your practice.
Registration opens at 10:00 a.m., ET on August 3, 2020, and may be completed online, by fax, or by mail. Before you register, please review the registration fees and rate deadlines, as well as payment and cancellation policies.
Your Convention registration includes:
The following items (some for an additional fee or with limited availability) may be added to your registration to enhance your ASHA Convention experience:
A one-day registration option is also available for those who are unable to attend all three days. (Send any questions about registration to firstname.lastname@example.com.)
ASHA's housing-reservation service for San Diego opens at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time on August 3, 2020. ASHA selects a wide variety of hotels and negotiates the best possible rates at varying price points. Many of the hotels in San Diego are walkable from the convention center; shuttle service will be offered for attendees staying at the hotels in our official ASHA block located farther from the center.
Read more about the official ASHA hotels, housing policies and services, and travel information and discounts.
Housing for the 2019 ASHA Convention in Orlando will open on August 1.
Registration rates for the ASHA Convention vary according to member status, purchase date, and other factors.
Unauthorized vendors and unofficial solicitations for registration, housing, booth space, meeting space, or mailing lists may target you.
Once registration opens, you can register for the ASHA Convention online, by mail or fax, or onsite.


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I am gutted. I wanted to hate France for the simple reason that it is so easy to love. The French cuisine, the French language, the French capital, the French people, the French wine – everything I know about France is indisputable drop-dead gorgeous. I wanted to hate France, I did. But here I am. In France. Lovin' it…
But I mean, how couldn't I? Right now, I am sitting in a shady corner on a bench next to an ancient well in this absolutely gorgeous, tiny village; everything is bathed in this weird yellowish color; the autumn sun is shining through the branches of an olive tree and even I must look beautiful – a tourist on a bike just stopped to take a picture of me sitting here writing in my notebook, a content smile on my face. I love France, I do. And I am gutted.
I am gutted because I skipped almost the whole country, flying directly to the very bottom of it, eye-to-eye with the Pyrenees (I thought, I would hate them, too. But here I am – lovin' them!) I am gutted because after six years of French lessons in High School I don't remember anything ("When will I ever need French again?…"). But now I find myself melting like butter as the "boulanger" talks to me from behind his counter and I just wish I could communicate with the French people, who don't seem to be arrogant at all, but actually friendly and sweet and beautiful. I am gutted because over years and years I have been forming an opinion about France based on the ridiculous desire to be "anti".
France, to me, was like the most beautiful girl in school, whom all the boys fall in love with. This arrogant beauty every other girl wants to be and to whom everybody looks up to in awe. Liking this girl is impossible – she just seems too perfect. But I just can't help but giving in to her now. And I tell you, once you give that girl a chance, once you actually get to know her, you understand that she is just a normal girl wanting to be loved.
I wanted to hate France, I did. But here I am. In France. Lovin' it.


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We were blown away by the demand for our RingDNA Retro Phones today at Dreamforce, distributing the first 1,000 in a little under two hours. The phones have already been spotted in Twitter photos, and thanks to all of you who have already downloaded RingDNA Free for Salesforce in the Apple Store. You don't need our retro phones to use them, but you look very cool when you do.
If you'd like to come get a demo from RingDNA (or get a Retro Phone), we're in the Twilio booth in the dev zone (Moscone West) all week at Dreamforce 2012. We're thrilled by the feedback we're getting so far, and we'd love to meet you.


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We came up with idea incorporating the theme of farm to table since our couple wanted to have their engagement session in a farmhouse setting in Napa. People normally associate Napa with wine, good food, and a slower pace of life. We really wanted to focus on the farm and fresh food aspect and we are thrilled that our couple shared our vision. They were a total pleasure to work with from the very start when working out the creative elements to the day of the session. They are an incredibly sweet couple and we are so lucky to get to photograph them again for their wedding later in the fall. Without a doubt, this farm to table Napa engagement session is one of our very favorite sessions this year… <3
Location: Napa Farmhouse Inn


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|The complex of Russian wood baths with access to the pond. Restaurants and bars. Children's club "Star Factory". Children's room with the maze. Zoo. Poultry yard. Private equipped beach, 240 sq m of pool-bar. Banquet halls for up to 500 people. Meeting rooms for up to 500 people, more equipment. A private beach on the banks of the Oka. The tennis courts. Football field. The pool 240 square meters of the Park. Thermal baths: the fir sauna, Finnish sauna, salt room, Roman bath, Turkish bath, bathroom vacation "Relax". Wellness & SPA complex: oxygen alpha SPA capsule OXY, couch, THERMOSPA, Spa bath, underwater massage, cedar barrel, Thai classical massage, cosmetology, manicure and pedicure. The fishing. Rental: bicycles and pedal cars, scooters, roller skates, ice skates, skateboard, baby cars, electric cars for children and adults, electromotively and electrostaticly, snowmobiles, Segway, catamaran sailing, rowing and motor boats, ATVs, badminton, flying saucers, balls and rackets, skis, cross-country, sleds, sledges, boats, kits for winter fishing. The gambling hall. Karaoke. Paintball. Equestrian club "Levada" (horse riding, horse riding lessons, carriage rides and sleigh rides, riding on a donkey and pony). Parachuting, mini-gliding, flying on a jet plane (Shuttle service to the airport, 10 minutes from the hotel). Hot air ballooning. Barbecue areas and a grill house.
|Laundry, Wi-Fi throughout, free private patisserie, a bakery, taxi, Business Centre, facilities coordinator, discount program for regular guests, eco-own production (own farm: meat, vegetables, poultry, dairy products), daily animation programme. Guide services. The services of a tutor. The florist. Hotel animation team: artisin, congratulation, unique team building programs.
|Wi-Fi in every room, Main building and in the entire hotel free of charge.
|Parking on site, Parking outside the hotel. Parking is included in the price.


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Birthday: November 15
Birthplace: Kanazawa City
Akasha song sample
Moon Dance 2003
1. Tears Of Joy
2 Liquid Emotion
3. Sun Shine La La
4. Kokoro One
5. Something AI
6. Nayuta
7. Water From The Desert - Ibizrre Mix
8. Aloe sky mix
9. Akasha - Blackmoon Mix
10. Purple Diamond
11. The Aeon - Heavenly Fire Mix
(Bonus Track)
Sun and Moon - Blackmoon Mix
Akasha - Blackmoon mix lyrics:
People's thought dissolve into akasha (Sky)
People's thought is an empty (vanity) circle
Dissolve into sky
Vanish the thought,
channel the prayer
© 2009
Composed by Olaf Gutbrod
Lyrics by Hideyo Blackmoon
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Hideyo Blackmoon Interview
So fill your mind with the thought of that astronomical spectacular and take a look at the music they have inspired in the spiritual heart of a very special Japanese lady.
On March 24, 2009 Hideyo Blackmoon was kind enough to give an interview to Andrew from J-Pop World.
Let's start with the upcoming release of your new album, Blackmoon, later this year. Can you tell us about the music?
I would say this album is a collection of ambient Japanese ethno electronica songs. Each track has some ambient atmosphere, even those with a dance groove or beat. I collaborated with musicians on my travels in several countries, so this album's music is a collection of my collaborative work with them. The album shows the different types of expressions of Hideyo Blackmoon.
What were the recording sessions like?
Well, depends on the situation and musician. Each track has a specific and unique story. I have really enjoyed meeting new music and musicians.
Some of the music tracks were already made, so I just recorded and structured the vocal part on those. Some tracks were made with other musicians at their studio and some were done by file exchange on the internet.
For one unique example take "Something AI. " Master Margherita and I both move around the world. We started working together through the internet, exchanging music and vocal files. First I got a file while in Israel from Switzerland, where his studio is. He structured the track with my basic vocal file that I recorded at a friend's studio in Sweden. Soon after we met for the first time at a festival in Italy. We listened to the track together and I navigated which lyric should be in or out. Afterwards I re-recorded it at Ibiza, then he added a flute file from Floating Grooves, South Africa. So, this track really flew around and includes energies from several countries, and connected between country and country.
Can you tell us a little more about your creating process?
I consider myself a vocalist who channels sound. I have a (kind of) disciplined lifestyle. I take good care of my body and spirit as much I can and I love it. Recently my food habit is basically raw vegan (though sometime I've enjoyed all kinds of foods when I have been with friends). I do yoga, meditation, commune with nature, etc. When I pick up a new habit, I consider if it's sustainable for me. I feel my state of being can be more aware and clear, to help me to channel the sounds, catch those universal vocal melodies through my body.
Some of my vocal recordings were just one take at a studio, Sometimes, especially at live shows, I haven't know what I would sing till I stand up in front of the microphone. When it's done this way it is absolutely amazing.
Where did the idea and inspiration for the song 5th Element come from?
Tribal Tul, a psychedelic musician from Israel, and I wanted make music together. We sat down at his studio and I suggested to him that I wanted to make Trance and Ambient mixture sound, because he is expert of trance music and I've came from ambient music.
Then he asked me if I want to make a symphonic tune. The words "symphonic" attracted me a lot. I played some chords, then he built a symphonic melody in a really amazing way. We created most of track in 2 days. On the 3rd day we both felt it should have an opera voice in it, so I sang on the track.
In the end we were both impressed with what came out from us. I still feel this track is very special, difficult to match for its general situation. When I listen to this track, I focus to listen.
Tell us about the song Skyrose.
This is my first music production, started at the end of 06 in Israel. At that time I was making 3 tracks at once. They were instrumental tracks. When I was finishing that album at Ibiza in 08, I put abstract vocals to this track. Eva from Ibizarre Rec listened to my first compiled album demo and suggested I include more Japanese songs. She does DJ, distribution and marketing and she has an accurate opinion for music.
As I was working on this song I was seeing almond blossoms from my window. Almond blossoms look like Japanese cherry blossoms for 3 to 4 weeks in Ibiza in February. That gave me the inspiration of sakura (cherry blossom) and samurai spirit: to perish like a flower which live gracefully and beautifully.
After a while, I was asked to donate one track for a charity compilation CD for an important person in the Japanese trance scene, to help to treat cancer. I offered this track and other ones and they put in this track. Ironically, he passed away soon after. So, the track turned out to be for him who lived like a flower.
Can you tell us more about trance and chill out music? How did you become involved with them and what do they mean to you?
I had been in the club scene since the mid 80s, through the beginning of house music, till I met the trance and ambient scene in 97. At that time, the house music scene was cool, cutting edge and I was very much into this scene as a dancer. I was dancing all night 3 to 4 times (even more) a week. Dance itself showed me music's magical force. I could understand the DJ's (many musicians as well) personality effects through their DJ sets. And, I have to mention that I was the craziest party girl in the scene and had a peculiar lifestyle for many years.
In the mid 90s, I experienced house music and the club scene becoming popular, then it turning not so cool anymore. But, I didn't know where I should go, just I was clear on one thing: "I need a good and big dance floor". And my decision to "live with music" was made in 95.
When my party fellows asked me to come to trance parties, I didn't think that I wanted to go to a trance party outside, with camp and daylights or rain. I had not lived in the daytime with nature, I lived underground in the city and nighttime for many years. So, I couldn't imagine going to dance outside. Though, I had started to be healthy since 95, changing my lifestyle completely. Because, my decision was to "live with music."
Finally, my "divine music" brought me to the trance scene when I became a DJ unexpectedly in 97. I had collected dance music until then, and I slightly focused more on free style music and ambient music to play since I started to DJ. Soon after my party experience reached the legend trance party in Japan; "Rainbow 2000". I was happy and surprised to find chill out area there, and hoped to play there. And, I found many of my old friends and good dancers were already there. Also lots of new faces which came from several music scenes; Japanese old hippie, rock, reggae, hiphop, house, techno etc. It was colorful, the scene was exciting, and I felt that I am in the cutting edge scene again.
As I hoped, I was playing at big name trance parties since 98. The next year, 99, I produced at a club in Nishiazabu (place where the core of club scene was in 80s and 90s) Tokyo, and made it "Ambient club".
Luckily lots of artists gathered there and made something happen. I had started a band from this place, met many artists and musicians, also healers. I heard about eclipse parties for the first time there, though, I couldn't go, because running the club was still busy. And I heard about Burning Man and went to it -- it was far out. Completely changed my idea of living.
So, then my intention had changed to connect to the world. Little by little, my intention has become true and updated when I have experienced a great trance party. Trance and chill out scene is the place where its possible to find new and creative things for me. Not every trance party, just really some good big one. There are not many, and already had turned to popular scene since 2002.
Let's learn more about your background. Where you born and raised?
I was born in the Japanese castle town called Kanazawa City. They have lots of famous beautiful old Japanese crafts and artists. Life is abundant there, good foods, good size city, hot springs, close to the mountains and sea. I consider that I grew up in a luxury environment and was raised by strict parents.
What was it like growing up there?
I played around in temples, shrines, churches, parks etc. when I was a little girl. I started to live alone at the age 15 years old, apart from my parents. The reason was my school was just too far from my parent's house. I felt very free then. Before that I was pushed by my parents on how I should be.
Did you enjoy school? Did you have a favorite class?
I enjoyed being a student. I had no specific desire for my life at that time. My favorite classes were mathematics, physics and science.
Were you from a family with a musical background?
All my family listened to or loved music (who doesn't like music?). I think, my family has more specific tastes than other general Japanese families. My father listened to rock, sings French songs, dances the tango. I listened to classical music next to my mother who was a Japanese painting artist. My older brother listened to tons of rock music (it was 60s and 70s, you know, great rock era) and his collection was amazing. He introduced me to progressive rock and synthesizer music and he educated me about edge music.
When I look back to where I came from, my ambient music sense was from there. I thank those family members, especially my mother and older brother. My little brother was a heavy rock musician who succeeded in his scene. Now he is retired and has become a family man.
How did you first get into music?
When I was 3 years old I saw my older kindergarten mate going to piano lessons on my way back home from school. I asked my mother to have piano lessons when I got back home and soon I did. But, I didn't like to practice then and couldn't get out of the first step. But I read famous music scores and played by myself. When I went to high school some older school boys asked me to sing in their band. I joined a few more bands as a vocalist, chorus girl or keyboardist while I was a student between 15 to 22 years old. I started clubbing also at this time.
What were some of your biggest musical influences throughout your life?
Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. I listened to this album for the first time when I was 10 years old from my older brother's collection. I was impressed so much, then asked my brother to copy this album (with cassette tape). I still have it (of course now I have vinyl and CDs, too) and it is still the greatest album for me.
I had the chance to listen to the whole album in 3D sound at a Roger Water concert in Israel. It was an outside concert and 60,000 people gathered. For sure, this was greatest concert experience in my life.
Other influences would be some DJs in the early 90s. They changed my life. I thought, before I became a DJ, that "a DJ has to be like a priest, and the coolest occupation in the world."
When and how did you decide you wanted to become a professional musician?
I made the decision to "live with music as a vocalist" in 95. I spent so many years in the club and dance music scene and I realized that music was the biggest thing for me. Also, music has a magical and great force, and music navigates me to great experiences.
And I considered what I can do for the music, and the answer was "sing a song." I wanted to listen to my own track on the dance floor.
What did your friends and family think of your decision?
My friends were thinking, this is the way for me. And regarding my family, they weren't really happy about this, although they are supporting me a lot now.
When you turned 20 did you attend any traditional Japanese ceremonies?
I did nothing for this. No meaning for me.
How did you first get into the DJing scene?
Naturally I had many DJ friends because I danced all the time at clubs. So, we hung out a lot afterwards. We went to record shops and I saw how they chose tunes. They showed me how to play. I listened to their DJ practice at their home and we talked about the music. They wanted to hear my opinion of their set.
But at that time I had no thought of becoming a DJ. We just had a fun time together. After awhile, DJ tools like turntables, mixers, speakers (old stuff from DJ friends) got collected by me by chance. Then I started to buy music like a DJ, once a week.
I remember, when I was clubbing I had a habit of compiling music on cassette tapes for chill out music after the club at home. It was the 80s, there was no i-tune, no convenient tools (haha) so it took me a longtime to do. I gave them to friends and some of my friends told me after I became a DJ that they loved that work. So, it seems I did something like DJing before...
So I was ready to be a DJ when an event happened where I had to play. I had started doing bookings for one club at the end of 96. After a few months one girl DJ didn't appear for her first regular party, which I booked, so I played in her place. That was January of 97 and the people loved my set. Then I was booked at another regular chill out party.
I now understand why I became a DJ before I took up singing. In DJing you learn music naturally.
What got you started singing in 1999?
When I was producing and running clubs, there were many opportunity to play with other DJs and musicians. One friend just asked me to be vocalist for their new band. And I did. Luckily, many opportunities have kept me singing since then.
What were some of your most life changing experiences from 2000 to 2007?
My mother passed away at the end of 2000. I spent solid and precious time with her during the last four months of her life. Also, the total eclipse at Zamia in 2001.
Those two experiences were both a big influence on me.
And that year, I was focused on going to Solipse, the Total Eclipse Festival in Zambia. I expected it would be the super coolest festival in this era with hardcore dancers gathering in the middle of Africa. Looking back, yes it was the coolest party in my life. Indeed, a great lineup showed up; trance superstars played besides underground atmosphere... or ambience. People had a great vibe and a good organization in Africa, which is a tough, poor place.
The first 3 days had no sounds. People just got to know each other. I was sitting by a fire, starting to speak with a guy who was sitting next to me. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be the stage manager and he gave me the chance to play at the chill out area. "You were taught by music, and music gave you so many things. Now, it's your turn to give back to music." That's what he said. How cool was that?
What's more... Total Eclipse. That was my first total eclipse experience. I was shooting video and looked at a screen till the moon covered the sun. When it was a total eclipse, I look up directly at the eclipse, which looks like a black shiny ball shooting outward at me!
I fell down. My video camera also fell down from my hand. The eclipse phenomenon was like a strong black moon shining in the sky.
The next eclipse I saw was in Australia. I had another special story... but anyway, I decided that I will chase eclipses as much I can after my second eclipse experience.
When and how did you pick your DJ name "Blackmoon?"
I made my DJ name from my real name "Hideyo" by changing the Japanese Kanji letters to mean "Sun comes out at night." The sounds are the same, but the written meaning has changed.
When I saw the eclipse a few months later, at Burning Man, people asked me what is my English DJ name? I answered "Blackmoon," inspired from the full moon at Burning Man. So, if you understand Japanese kanji characters, Hideyo Blackmoon means full moon, new moon and eclipse.
So, Hideyo Blackmoon was born at Black Rock Desert in 2001.
You've played at festivals around the world, from Zambia, Australia, Israel to the US. What keeps you on this journey?
Well... my mother's spirit brought me to those places. :) I keep her ashes with me, always. I put it in special places that I've visited, places that felt holy to me.
In 2003, I met a shaman woman in Tokyo. She gave me pieces of Herkimer diamond crystals. She said, "put these where you feel a sense of the sacred, then the crystal's energy will connect to each other and the earth. You already know how to do it and how it works." Yes... I was doing the same things with my mother's ashes. It got clearer what I was doing.
She also said "follow your heart and only do what you really want to do."
What are some other memorable places you've traveled and performed?
The Sahara Desert in Morocco for a special birthday in 05 with my own hired nomad guides and camels. The Boom festival in Portugal in 06 and 08. And the Mongolia eclipse in 08.
Tell us about the time you've spent in the US. What about the country did you find most surprising?
Great nature. Desert, mountains, the grand canyon, hot springs in nature etc. The big landscapes in the US are my favorite.
I went to Burning Man in 99. That desert is a very special place for me. I went to that black rock desert 5 times so far, just to enjoy the desert without Burning Man as well. Also, I've climbed the 3000 meter mountain in the US and completely fell in love with that holy atmosphere. Then my great wild nature quest started in 03.
Plus, I actually made a dance album in 2005 with multi-media artists, though it's a shame it has not been released yet because of contract trouble.
Not all of your travels have been harmonious. Can you tell us about your stay in Israel during its conflict with Lebanon?
When the war started, I immediately felt sick in my stomach. Upset and sadness -- negative energy flowing through me. I come from a peaceful country and had to think seriously what is war and love. There are real people who go to war in the army. There are people who escaped from the places that were attacked. Surprisingly, the people there seemed accustomed to it all.
I saw many opinions, comments and explanations in the internet world. I heard many conversations with people from Israel and friends who live in other countries. They had completely different opinions.
First, I had to stop judging. I realized society's negative energy built another war, like fighting on the internet or bashing etc. I asked "prayer" for my friend network. It was the only help what I could do. Prayer's force is proved by science. It is quantum energy. We can send positive energy to the world. We can make universal energy higher. It is love. Love energy is the strongest in the world. I got great feedback from friends and fellows. Many of my Japanese friends were also helpful. Normally Japanese people are indifference to what happens in far off countries.
I learned about the earnestness of love from this experience.
Soon after, I left Israel for a DJ gig at the Boom festival in Portugal. I heard that the neighborhood I had stayed in got bomb 3 days after I left.
What is Club & Party in Tokyo?
In the mid 80s to beginning of the 90s it was a great, cool, creative, dreamy, free, fun place. It's not so creative or interesting a place for me anymore... or I'm just old.
What is Dance Mediation?
Dance Mediation is an event, created by me and my friends. It is just like the title. We are tired of the party club dance scene. Nowadays, we can't find what we had before. We want to dance, really get into the dance with cool music and a DJ, but without all the disturbances. We don't want to socialize on the dance floor so much. We don't want a bad environment -- smoky dance floor, drunk guys, people screaming into mobile phones, etc...
There are workshops called trance dance, ecstatic dance, 5 rhythms etc in the world. We wanted to make an atmosphere that is both party and dance serious.
When we got the idea and looked for a venue, I met a Japanese priest and he supported us, let us rent space at his temple's hall. I have felt as if the universe guided us to do it. So, we got the perfect situation for Dance Meditation.
I think dance is a great technique for meditation. Meditation is a great technique for happiness. I had experienced such amazing state of mind when I was dancing at clubs during 90 to 94, and again at trance parties from 98 to 2001.
I wanted to re-create that kind of energy, so what did I need? Good dancers who really love dance and have an open mind, who dance together and build a strong energy together in one place.
I considered a few things that would make the dance floor turn into a social floor. That's why I made rules for my party or gathering: no chatting, no alcohol, no smoking, get there on time... We start dancing together, finish together... on a reservation system.
Those rules helped the event to succeed. Only understanding people were at this event.
Our team has a shaman girl. She did the opening ceremony and the priest did the closing ceremony with sutra and some other musical instrumentals. It is a great progressive ambient. :) The ceremony makes the event have a sense of the sacred and helps everyone connect to each other. This idea is from my trance party experiences.
Can you tell us a little about Ibizarre Records?
Ibizarre is the ambient label in Ibiza owned by Lenny Ibizarre who succeeded in the ambient scene. It was started in 97. It did a famous remix of the Doors' song Riders on Stream.
I met Ibizarre's owner Lenny Ibizarre at the solstice music festival, one of the biggest Japanese trance festival in 2002. One month later, we met again at a festival in Greece. That time, I met Eva from Ibizarre and she invited me to come to Ibiza. So I visited. They are really helpful to me all the time.
Can you give us a little insight into the romantic life of Hideyo Blackmoon? What is your idea of a romantic date?
Traveling to the wild nature for a while, and then back to luxury paradise. Watching the sunrise, full moon and stars from romantic places etc. :)
What type of traits do you look for in someone you date?
He is beautiful, both inside and outside, and he completely knows who he is and lives who he is.
Any thoughts on marriage in the future?
I don't really think about this, now. I thought many years before as a woman, and thoughts of the future brought me confusion in the end. So I stopped thinking those things. Anyway, I am happy and enjoying my life, whether life brings me a married life or not.
Do you have a personal motto or favorite slogan?
Hmmm... maybe from my mother... "Be beautiful from the inside."
What are your plans for the rest of 2009?
To see eclipses, produce music, and do body and spiritual work as usual.
Do you have a final message to all your fans?
Thank you for reading and may the universe bring to you an abundance of happiness, joy, good health, clearness, lights and love.
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Every year CSCA awards a spirit scholarship to an outstanding spirit leader based on participation in school and community activities, number of years in a spirit program, academic excellence, and letters of recommendation. We are proud to recognize the current and prior years recipients.
Lanie is a senior at Broomfield High School where she has been a Varsity Pom for 4 years and team captain for the past two years. She is a four year letterman and a four year Academic All American, maintaining a minimum of a 3.5 GPA all through her high school years. She is a published author with the local Literacy/Arts Magazine for her story "The Red Wheelbarrow". Lanie received the Outstanding Business Student Award as a junior, Omni Service Champion Award as a senior, as well as homecoming royalty. She is a member of the National Honor Society. Her community service projects include the Youth Advisory Board for Broomfield FISH, who provides food and housing assistance to those in need and raises awareness of the issues and concerns faced by the youth in those communities. ASHA Colorado, a non-profit organization that promotes basic education in rural India. Lanie also was a peer tutor and teacher's assistant for her advanced biology class. Lanie will graduate as one of the top students in her class with a 4.05 GPA. She would like to continue her education attending college majoring in business, with a minoring psychology in hopes of being a team leader in the corporate environment. She states "life is what you make it!"
2013 CHEER: Catherine Dietrick – Castle View High School
2012 CHEER: Aspen Ruane – Windsor High School
2012 DANCE: Hayley Rae Beard – Eagle Valley High School
2011 CHEER: Alexa Forslund – Monarch High School
2010 CHEER: Jenna Adams – Littleton High School
2010 DANCE: Janet Chao – Grandview High School
2009 CHEER: Katrina Kiefer – Arvada West High School
2008 DANCE: Britany Ederveen – Ponderosa High School
2007 DANCE: McKensie Freemole – Greeley West High School
2006 CHEER: Hannah Victoria Greenstreet – Glenwood Springs High School
2005 CHEER: Jessica Jo Johnson – Platte Valley High School
2004 DANCE: Kelsey Frazier – Limon High School


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Former prime minister John Howard has warned nothing is more damaging to Australia's future than the belief we can have strong ties to the US or China, but not both.
In an address to an American Australian Association event attended by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop, Mr Howard said trade mattered but "common values and aspirations" were a better mark of where Australia's loyalties should lie.
"Occasionally I hear this rather foolish notion that at some point in the future Australia might have to choose between the United States and China," he told the gala dinner in Sydney on Thursday.
"No notion could be more damaging to the long-term interests of our country if it were to take root in any minds that count."
China may be Australia's top trading partner, but the former Liberal leader said our bond to the US would "always be deeper and more enduring than with many other countries" because it was based on common values and forged in battle.
"Trade is always important, economic links are important ... but the things that matter most are the common values and the common aspirations of people and they are the things that keep us together," Mr Howard said.
Ms Gillard took a softer tone, describing Australia and the US as "friends, equals and allies" and earned laughs with mention of unwitting Americans dabbling in Vegemite and hunting for Aussie pubs that screen baseball and gridiron.
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott echoed his old boss in a brief video message, paying tribute to the "great friendship" between Australia and the US.
Ms Bishop - the woman who would be foreign minister under a coalition government - rubbed shoulders with American ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich at a pre-event VIP reception.


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JAPAN, SIDS, and PERTUSSIS IMMUNIZATION
Lon Morgan, DC,DABCO
In 1992 Ms. Viera Scheibner published a book
entitled "Vaccination 100 Years of Orthodox Research shows that Vaccines Represent a
Medical Assault on the Immune System" wherein she repeatedly made the claim that
after the Japanese changed their pertussis immunization policy in 1975 the phenomenon of
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) completely and immediately disappeared.
Since publication of this book opponents of
immunization have seized on this claim as evidence of the purported harm of pertussis
vaccination. The purpose of this paper is to examine in more detail Ms. Scheibner's claims
of a pertussis vaccine/SIDS connection, especially as it applies to the Japanese
Japan started using a whole-cell pertussis
vaccine in 1947, using three doses one to two months apart beginning at about 3 months of
age. Most vaccines were and still are provided free. The incidence of pertussis disease
immediately started declining rapidly from an average of over 100,000 cases annually to
approximately 300 cases annually by 1971.[1]
In the winter of 1974-75 two infants died
not long after having received a DTP vaccination. While these deaths were being
investigated the decision was made to raise the immunization starting age from 3 months to
2 years. The delayed age of starting immunization coupled with declining immunization
coverage brought a major increase in pertussis incidence, peaking at 13,105 cases and 41
deaths by 1979. At this point coverage immunization started increasing again
followed by a corresponding decline of pertussis to around 300 cases annually.[1]
Also in 1975 a Pertussis Vaccine Study Group
was formed to further research into pertussis vaccine, resulting in the introduction of an
acellular pertussis vaccine in 1981. A vaccine reaction surveillance system was installed
in July, 1977. The Japanese reported incidence of serious reactions from pertussis vaccine
declined to a rate of 0.4 cases per million doses administered. [1]
The Japanese also provided a compensation
system for vaccine injuries with payments set at a higher rate than the routine medical
system to encourage event reporting. Noble notes that the Japanese also experienced the
difficulty of differentiating temporal events that occurred in proximity to vaccination
but which were difficult to confirm as being vaccine related. Nonetheless, compensation
was made for claimed injuries unless other causes were clearly provable.[1]
Over a five year period from 1970-1975 some
25-30 million doses of whole-cell pertussis vaccine were dispensed. Over this five year
time period 11 claims were paid for what was termed Sudden Death. In 1975 the decision was
made to raise the starting immunization age from 3 months to two years. Thus, from 1975 on
no further claims were paid for Sudden Death related to immunization.[1]
Cherry refers to the JAMA study by Noble in
noting: 'The category "sudden death" is also instructive in that the entity
disappeared following both whole-cell and acellular vaccines, when immunization was
delayed until a child was 24 months of age.'[2]
Cherry then notes that '. . . delaying
the initial vaccination until a child is 24 months, regardless of the type of vaccine,
reduces most of the temporally associated severe adverse events. Furthermore, analysis of
cases with paid claims in the Japanese national compensation system indicates many of the
putative cases to be related to other medical conditions.'[2]
SIDS, by definition, is a sudden infant
death under 12 months of age. Thus, when DPT immunization is delayed until 24
months of age any SIDS cases occurring cannot be attributed to the vaccine. Cherry is
clearly discussing the paid claims issue and the fact that many of the claims were in
reality related to other medical conditions.
The Japanese have been aware of the SIDS
phenomenon for some time. By 1981 a research project team on SIDS was founded and
financed by the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare. A Japanese SIDS Family
Association was organized in 1993 where the incidence of SIDS was estimated at 0.5 per
1000 live births. [3]
This is comparable to the reported Israeli
incidence of SIDS at0.47-0.90 per 1,000 live births. [4] The incidence in one
comprehensive long term US study was remarkably similar at 0.47-0.90 per 1,000 live births
over a 1945 to 1992 time period in Minnesota.[5]
The medical examination system in Japan
covers four regions: Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe and Tokyo. The Japanese have kept
epidemiological records on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death since 1964, with the best and
most reliable records being in the Tokyo region. The Japanese consider Sudden Unexpected
Death (SUD) in an infant to be from one of four causes: aspiration of stomach contents,
interstitial pneumonitis, SIDS, and smothering.[6]
Funayama examined the autopsy records of
infants aged 1 week to 1 year who died during the time period of 1964-1993 in the Tokyo
medical region. The Tokyo autopsy medical records reveal certain definite SIDS trends over
time: (Fig. 1, p. 33)
1964-68 : 250 SUD cases, almost none were SIDS
1969-73 : 153 SUD cases, almost none were SIDS
1974-78 : 153 SUD cases, approx. 7 were SIDS *
1979-83: 104 SUD cases, approx. 25 were SIDS
1984-88: 118 SUD cases, approx. 65 were SIDS
1989-93: 144 SUD cases, approx. 90 were SIDS
* Pertussis immunization age was raised to two
years in 1975
The increase in the numbers of SIDS cases is
attributable in large measure to increased recognition by forensic pathologists.
The study specifically notes that:
"From the mid-1980s on, SIDS was most frequent, accounting for 76% of 34 SUD in
1993." And that "A relatively large number of SIDS ... still occur among
children aged 7-8 months." The Japanese have also recognized the crucial role
sleeping position plays in the incidence of SIDS by noting : "In 1989-1993, 67% of
SIDS victims were found dead lying prone . . ."[6]
The preceding data is crucial in evaluating
Ms. Scheibner's claims that SIDS disappeared from Japan following a change in their
pertussis vaccination policy in 1975. In direct contradiction to Ms. Scheibner's claims,
the official Japanese autopsy records on SIDS cases clearly demonstrate that the time
interval from 1974-78, when pertussis immunization was delayed, saw the largest increase
in the number of Japanese SIDS cases to that point in time. The annual number of SIDS
cases recognized continued to climb thereafter, this despite a Japanese policy of not
vaccinating children before the age of two years.
The Japanese themselves have NEVER acknowledged or accepted Ms.
Scheibner's claims. The Japanese have an advanced health care system noted for its health
research contributions. It would seem reasonable to expect that if they had found the
solution to the problem of SIDS they would have published this fact to the world.
* * This has never happened. * *
No Japanese study has ever made such a claim.
Instead, the Japanese are in full agreement
with the rest of world when they state: "An inevitable conclusion of studies in
the Netherlands, Great Britain, the United States and Japan is that sudden infant death
syndrome (SIDS) is intimately linked to the prone sleeping position of infants."[7]
The Japanese also consider other legitimate
risks for SIDS to be ". . . low birth weight, being a male infant, low maternal age,
late order of birth in multiparity and illegitimacy." [8]
Further, it appears the Japanese have long
since reversed themselves and moved to adopting the earlier infant immunization policy the
rest of the world uses. The Japanese specifically recommend that "Mass administration
of this vaccine (DPT) during infancy should be performed since about one-quarter of the
patients with diphtheria, pertussis or tetanus were less than one year old." [9]
Thus, the evidence clearly demonstrates that
Ms. Scheibner's claims of a pertussis vaccine/SIDS connection based on the Japanese
experience is completely erroneous and without foundation in fact.
Ms Scheibner appears to have been unable to
understand the simple fact that when the Japanese raised the pertussis immunization age to
two years compensation for SIDS cases would inevitably cease since all SIDS cases occur at
a much younger age.
Obviously, if vaccines are not being given
they cannot be blamed, thus claims would inevitably cease.
The only thing that disappeared in Japan was
-claims- for SIDS vaccine damage. The actual -incidence- of SIDS
cases, however, as demonstrated in the data above, not only continued but gradually
Thus, the Japanese are in agreement with the
rest of the world wherein numerous very large scale studies in the 1990s have repeatedly,
consistently, and emphatically demonstrated that no pertussis vaccine/SIDS connection
Whether it was due to personal bias, lack of
relevant health science training, or inept research on her part, or a combination, Ms.
Scheibner's claims have not withstood the test of time, or critical examination, and
should be rejected.
1.Noble, G. and R. Bernier, Acellular and
Whole-Cell Pertussis Vaccines in Japan Report of a Visit by US Scientists. JAMA,
1987 March 13. 257(10): p. 1351-6.
2.Cherry, J., et al., Report of the Task Force on
Pertussis and Pertussis Immunization 1988. Pediatrics (Supplement), 1988: p. 932-984.
3.Nishida, H., Overview of sudden infant death
syndrome in Japan. Acta Paediatr Jpn, 1994 Jun. 36(3): p. 301-3.
4.Sivan, Y. and Shen,G., Sudden infant death
syndrome in the Tel Aviv and Petah Tikva districts. Isr J Med Sci, 1992 Jul. 28(7): p.
5.McLaughlin, S.A. and M.G. Valdes, Incidence of
sudden infant death syndrome in Olmsted County, Minnesota: 1945 through 1992. Mayo Clin
Proc, 1995 Sep. 70(9): p. 837-43.
6.Funayama, M., Tokudome, S., and Matsuo, Y.,
Autopsy Cases of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Examined at the Tokyo Medical Examiner's
Office, 1964-1993. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 1996. 17(1): p.
7.Sato, Y. and Kagahara, B, Diagnosis of asphyxia
on the sudden infant death--prone sleeping position and vomit aspiration. Nippon Hoigaku
Zasshi, 1992 Dec. 46(6): p. 407-12.
8.Fujita, T., M. Minowa, and Y. Miura, [A
record-linkage study on risk factors for cause- specific infant mortality]. Nippon Koshu
Eisei Zassh, 1994 Feb. 41(2): p. 114-25.
9.Nishi, M. and Miyake, H., Vaccination of children
in Japan. Asia Pac J Public Health, 1990. 4(2-3): p. 128-31.


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HOUSTON — A woman gave birth to six babies at the Woman's Hospital of Texas on Friday morning, the hospital announced in a statement.
Two sets of twin boys and one set of twin girls were born between 4:50 a.m. and 4:59 a.m., according to the hospital.
The babies were born at weights ranging from one pound, 12 ounces to two pounds, 14 ounces. They are in stable condition are receiving care at the hospital's advanced neonatal intensive care unit.
As of 10:30 a.m., mother Thelma Chiaka had named her daughters Zina and Zuriel.
The odds of having sextuplets are estimated at one in 4.7 billion. So this is rare, even for Woman's Hospital of Texas, which delivers more babies than any other Texas hospital.
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Quick Picks for Breakfast
By Schwan's Home Service, April 17, 2017
These hearty breakfast sandwiches are ready to eat in less than two minutes. All three have enough protein to help you start the day strong and keep on going.
Stop skipping breakfast and kick the day off right with a protein-packed and delicious Egg White and Turkey Bacon Breakfast Sandwich. Made with fluffy egg whites, Gouda cheese and crispy turkey bacon, all on a multigrain breakfast bun and offering 12 grams of protein.
Microwave one of these Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuit sandwiches and you'll get 15 grams of protein from great-tasting maple-flavored sausage, creamy scrambled eggs and American cheese, all stacked between halves of a flaky buttermilk biscuit.
Here's a tidy breakfast package for busy mornings. Layered between the toasted English muffin halves you'll find savory pork sausage, scrambled eggs and American cheese. Our Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Sandwich have 16 grams of protein and are a delicious way to start your day off right.


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This week has been bittersweet for me. Managing the CSA program was a big draw for me coming to Harlequin this season. Mentally, it has been a big focus of my farm work. The end of the CSA season brings a certain measure of relief for me, as I can shift that mental energy toward some canning projects and winter plans. The CSA has also been one of the highlights of my week every week for the past four and a half months. I've loved getting to know each of you. Hearing your reactions and stories about the produce each week is the kind of immediate validation that farmers rarely receive. It has been an honor to grow food for such a friendly and good group of people. Thank you.
This week's share includes:
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Pie Pumpkin
Red Kabocha Squash
Storage Cabbage
The cabbage is a variety especially well suited to long storage. It will hold up great in your refrigerator for months. We've left the outer leaves on for extra protection if you decide to keep it this long. This week's tomatoes are some of our last. We picked the vines clean before the hard frost and some of the fruit was not fully red. Leave them on your counter in a warm spot and they will finish the process.
I will see some of you at the Winter Share pickup and I hope to see everyone around Missoula this winter. Stay warm, stay healthy, stay local.


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Past Event
Mad Marc Rude: Blood, Ink, & Needles
- Sunday, June 22, 2014, 2 p.m.
- Casbah, 2501 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego
- 21+
"This documentary is about Marc's life, both good and bad," says filmmaker Carl Schneider, who'll screen a rough cut of his documentary Mad Marc Rude: Blood, Ink & Needles on June 22 at the Casbah. "There was a lot I didn't know about, so I kept an open mind and tried as much as possible to stay unbiased, taking every unexpected path that turned up and follow it all the way to the end, regardless of how dark it might have gotten."
Rude, who died in 2002, was an influential and eccentric artist whose work graced flyers, records, posters, torn T-shirts, and pale skin all over the world. In addition, "He played a major part of getting San Diego on the punk-rock road map in those early years, knowing many of the bands from his trips to Los Angeles. He managed to bring down bands like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, the Misfits...[San Diego] was a very conservative city, so putting on punk shows wasn't an easy task. From 1981 to 1983, Dead or Alive Presents, which Marc was a part of, were responsible for all the hardcore shows."
Filming started in 2003 and ended in 2013, with around 91 people interviewed and 59 featured, including musicians such as Penetrators frontman Gary Heffern, George Anthony of the Rude-managed Battalion of Saints (heard on the documentary soundtrack), Mike Stax (Tell-Tale Hearts), and Jerry Only (the Misfits), plus Off the Record cofounder Rich Horowitz and Dead or Alive promoters such as Clay Colgin (Men of Clay) and Mickey Williams.
Schneider, whose long-running Black Market magazine frequently showcased Rude's artwork, was trying to contact the artist when he died ("from failed health and not a drug overdose, as rumored, though I'm sure the failed health was from using drugs throughout his life").
"Nobody knew where he was, a few people said he was on the lam from the law.... A friend of mine found him in Las Vegas and gave me his phone number. A woman answered; she said she was his wife and that he wasn't feeling well and he'd have to call me back. Four days later, she called me back and said he had died."
The Casbah screening, a fundraiser to secure songs' rights, will feature a rough cut just under two hours, which Schneider plans to trim. "Then it goes onto the film-festival circuit...my first edit was five and a half hours, and the whole thing was interesting, so many incredible stories. The toughest part was editing it down."
More from SDReader
- More stories by Jay Allen Sanford
- "Everyone thought we were sellouts" - the Penetrators' punk POV — Dec. 27, 2019
- Punk Big Bang — Jan. 17, 2019
- Original San Diego punk band regroups and re-energizes — July 29, 2015
- Super Rare, Super Weird Vinyl — Nov. 22, 2011
- Too Rude to Document? — March 8, 2007
Carl Schneider provided this preview trailer for the documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OEC0cjmSp0&list=PLj2dsA9h71kY1BT1yvbT43aqM9vFQlAML&feature=share&index=1


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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
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The kids are all gawking at me, and it isn't because they've never met a pagan. They want to know what happened to my face--but they won't break one of Joi's cardinal rules. Always listen, never ask.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
Top Ten Books I Thought I'd Like MORE/LESS Than I Did:It is of course easier to think of books that I didn't like as much as I thought I would, but I'm going to try to split it 50/50.
Books I thought I would like More:
The Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle
This was a HUGE disappointment for me. I picked up the ARC at BEA in 2011, and immediately started to read. I was billed as being a Sarah Dessen like book. Not only was in nothing like Sarah Dessen, I just didn't get it. I didn't understand the romance in it all. I have been hesitant to start her next book, because I have such bad feelings about this one.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine #1) by Ransom Riggs
I may have mentioned this book before, but I really disliked this book. I was SO excited to read it, and while the pictures were really cool, and I enjoyed the first few chapters, it completely fell apart, and I really don't think I can even give the second one a chance.
Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler
Contemporaries are my favorite books, so I usually head into them with high expectations. This book seemed like it would be a great fit for me. I was really disappointing.
Darker Still (Magic Most Foul #1) by Leanna Renee Hieber
I'm not sure what the problem with this book was, but I found it to be almost unreadable. I wasn't invested in any part of the story. It was confusing, and boring.
The Thing About the Truth by Lauren Barnholdt
I'm including this book on here because while it looked like the type of book I would love, but I didn't rate it very high, and honestly I can't remember a single thing about it. Even reading the synopsis, I still have no clue. I know I read it but it was completely unmemorable. There are a handful of books I have read that would probably fit in this category.
Books I thought I would like LESS:
The Name of the Star (Shades of London #1) by Maureen Johnson
I was actually surprised at how much I liked this book. There have been so many poorly done Jack the Ripper books written, but I thought this was unique and uniquely creepy. I kind of loved this book. That's why the second book could easy fit into my first set of books as being a HUGE disappointment.
Playing Hurt by Holly Schindler
I had read so many mixed reviews of this book, that I actually hadn't planned on reading it. I had borrowed it from the library and it went back unread. One day I was looking at the books that were available digitally from the library and decided to download it. I was hooked. As soon as I finished, I waited about 3 hours, and ended up buying a copy.
Where She Went (If I Stay #2) by Gayle Forman
I was actually angry when I found out there was a second book. If I Stay is one of those books that I view as being perfect, and I honestly thought a second book would soil it in some way. I was completely blown away by Where She went, in a good way.
Not That Kind Of Girl by Siobhan Vivian
For the entire first half of this book I HATED it. The main character was the worst. I disliked her and everything else about the book. By the end though? I kind of loved it. It was one of those books that just stuck with me, and I found myself remembering it even months later.
Wither (The Chemical Garden #1) by Lauren DeStefano
This was in the "not another dystopian" category before I started reading it. I ended up kind of loving it. It's so different than any other dystopian and quietly became one of my favorite reads of 2011.


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Sure, there's a guy in the picture riding on an 18 foot bike trying to make the Guinness World Record for tallest bike or something, but from a gearhead perspective, just look at the cars. I mean, I know we all know Cuba is the Land Of Big Surviving American Cars With Lada Bits On Them, but it's always arresting to see it.
This is 2013. We live in an age of internet and PS4s and vibrating toothpaste and all manner of modern wonders, often with OLED screens in them. That picture there, with five of the roughly eight visible cars being mid 50s American iron (and one Moskovitch), that's an image taken now.
Just thought a reminder wouldn't hurt.