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Glossary of Jewellery Terms
Have a look through our extensive list of jewellery terms, to help you make the most informed choices when selecting and purchasing your latest piece of jewellery. We are constantly adding new terms to this list so check back regularly for the latest information.
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Abalone - The iridescent inside surface of a mollusc's shell comprised of nacre or mother-of-pearl. This surface is highly iridescent with many strong changeable colours
Agate – A type of quartz, mainly chalcedony, that varies in colour from white to grey, light blue, orange to red and black
Alexandrite - A mineral which changes colour or appears to change colour as the source of light changes. Found in Russia, Sri Lanka and Brazil
Alloy - A mixture of two or more metals
Amber - Fossilised resin in shades from honey through to yellow and reddish brown
Amethyst - Transparent and opaque varieties of crystallised quartz, typically purple or violet in colour
Ametrine - A variety of quartz that contains both amethyst and citrine sectors in the same crystal
Andalusite - An orangey brown, yellowish green or gold mineral, named after Andalusia, where it was first discovered. Sometimes called 'poor man's alexandrite'
Antique style - Process by which something takes on an aged look. Usually a darkened or tarnished appearance
Appliqué - An ornamental piece that's created separately and then applied to a piece of jewellery
Aquamarine - A blue semi-precious stone in the beryl family
Armoire - A moveable cabinet to store your jewellery with several doors and shelves
Art Deco - See 'Deco style'
Austrian crystal - Imitation of natural or rock crystal (quartz). see also crystal
Aventurine - Translucent greenish quartz mineral, internally granular. Often mistaken for jade, another green stone
Azurite malachite - A mineral which is characterised in appearance by bands of light and dark blue
Baguette – A faceted rectangular shaped stone
Bail – This is the loop on for example a necklace, to which the actual pendant gets attached. Can also be the loop on a pendant which the chain goes through
Band – A ring that has the same width all way around. Often used as a wedding ring
Bangle – A stiff bracelet. You either slip it on to your wrist or open it like a clasp
Base metal – A non-precious metal like iron and zinc
Baryte - A generally white or grey stone
Bead – The shape of a stone or other material cut like a small sphere. Is often pierced and used for threading
Belcher chain - A type of trace chain where the links, made of D-section wire, are broad and of equal length
Bell cap – A bell shaped setting for drop settings
Bezel – A setting used for rings where a band of metal is shaped around the gem used. This is often used to raise the gem to make it look its best
Box and tongue clasp – A type of clasp that locks by a small v-shaped 'tongue' fitting into a small box
Box chain – A type of chain made from square links that are connected to form a smooth chain
Brazillianite - A much sought after precious stone, usually ground into facet cuts, and it is a very popular item with collectors.
Brilliant cut – A round cut with 58 facets, mathematically placed to produce the greatest sparkle. The now most common cut for diamonds
Brooch – A piece of jewellery which you attach to your clothing with a pin
Cabochon – A type of gemstone cut which is flat on the underside and has a smooth dome on the upper. The name comes from the Norman word 'Caboche' meaning 'head'
Cameo – A piece that has been carved out of shell or gem for example. It is raised from the background and used as jewellery
Carat (used with gems) – The weight unit usually used for gems, where 1 carat = 0.2 grams
Carat (precious metals) – Used to indicate how many parts of an item is precious metal (gold or silver) and how many parts are alloy. It can be between 1-24 parts, where for example 9 carat gold has 9 parts of gold and 15 parts alloy
Cornelian – A red or reddish-brown variant of Chalcedony
Cat's eye – A stone which has a sweeping band of light across the centre.
Chalcedony - Composed of very fine intergrowths of the minerals quartz and morganite. Often refers to various types of coloured quartz
Chandelier – A drop style earring or pendant with a number of sections branching out like a chandelier
Channel setting - Channel set gemstones are placed into a metal channel. The gemstones flow in a continuous row, because no metal is used to separate them
Charm – A charm or 'pendant' that you can wear on a bracelet, necklet or earring
Charm bracelet – A bracelet with attached charms
Chrysoprase – A green variety of chalcedony
Citrine – A yellow version of quartz
Clasp – the part that keeps the ends of jewellery together on, for example, a bracelet.
Clip-back – Earrings you can wear although you don't have pierced ears. You clip them on and they sit around your earlobe
Cluster – A type of setting where the stones are grouped together in a cluster
Collarette – Collar style necklace
Coral - Calcified skeletons of sea creatures that grow in formations resembling the branches of a tree
Corundum – The family to which sapphire and ruby belongs
Crown - The upper part of a gem
Crystal - A colourless and transparent natural or rock crystal
Cuff link – A piece of jewellery used to close the cuffs on a shirt with no buttons
Cultured pearl – A foreign object is inserted into a mollusc to induce the creation of a pearl. Nacre builds up in layers around it and forms a pearl
Curb link chain - A chain where the links are oval and twisted so that they lie flat
Cushion cut – A type of cut where the gem is square with rounded corners
Diamond – A precious gemstone made from carbon. One of the most popular stones and the hardest mineral in the world
Diopside – A mineral which comes in different colours but usually in green
Diaspore - A rare colour changing aluminium oxide gemstone from Turkey. The name comes from the Greek word 'Diaspora' which means 'to scatter' because it crackles when heated. The colour changes from a brownish pink under incandescent light to a brownish green under flourescent light
Earring back or Butterfly – The lose piece of the earring which you put on the earring post to keep the earring in place
Electroplating – When covering a metal with a thin coat of another metal
Emerald – A beautiful green gemstone which thanks to its colour and rarity is one of the most valuable gemstones.
Emerald cut – A faceted rectangular cut stone with truncated corners
Enamel – A hard and usually glossy material in different colours is fused on to jewellery as decoration
Facet – The polished surface on a gem that reflects the light
Faceted – A stone that has been cut with facets
Fancy cut – Gemstone cuts in different shapes such as flowers, triangles etc.
Finish – The way the surface of a piece of jewellery is finished usually by polishing
Freshwater pearl – A pearl made naturally from a mussels living in rivers or lakes
Garnet – A group of minerals whose name originates form the Latin word "granatus" because of its similar colour to pomegranate seeds. Garnet also comes in other colours
Gem – A mineral that has been cut and polished and is used as jewellery
Girdle - The outermost edge of a cut gem, the part where it is the widest
Gold – A soft but heavy and valuable precious metal. It needs to be alloyed with other metals to become more workable and hardwearing when used for jewellery. The carat of the metal tells you how many parts of gold there are compared to the other alloys. Pure gold is 24 carat which equals 24 parts of gold
Gold plated – When a metal item has covered with a thin coat of gold
Gold tone – An item coloured to look like gold
Golden finish – When an item is finished to look like it is gold
Half-hoop – Earrings which appear to be hooped but are not completely cirrcular
Hallmark – A mark made on most gold, silver and platinum items to provethe purity of the item. The mark is made either by hand, laser or stamped. This is done at an Assay office where the item is first tested to make sure of its purity. The hallmark also has to state who requested the hallmarked and which Assay office marked it. There are other voluntary marks that can be added as well
Hammered – A texture made by using a small hammer to create a "hammered" surface
Hessonite – Is part of the garnet family with a yellow, red or brownish colour
High polish – When an item has been polished to get an almost mirror like finish
Hoop – An earring in the shape of a circle
Inlay – When a stone is set into another material so that is lies flush and creates a smooth surface
Iolite – A gemstone whose name comes from the Greek word for violet. The colour ranges from sapphire blue to blue violet to yellowish gray to light blue as the light angle changes
Iridescent – When you can see different rainbow-like colours in a piece, depending on which angle you look at it from
Jade – A green ornamental stone often used in jewellery
Kunzite – A lilac, pink gemstone. When looking at the gem two shades of the body colour and a colourless section show depending on which angle you look at it from
Lapis lazuli – An azure blue stone (rock) with small patches of white and yellow made up of several different minerals
Lever back – An earring that has a hinged back section that latches behind the ear
Links – Several hoops joined together to make up a chain
Lobster claw clasp – A clasp often used for necklaces and bracelets with the shape of a lobster claw. A spring in the "claw" makes it possible to open and close the clasp to put the other end of the chain on to it to secure it
Malachite – A stone with light and dark green bands going across it
Marcasite – The white form of Iron Pyrite and is also known as "fools gold". When polished they sparkle beautifully!
Marquise – A gemstone cut into the shape of a long oval. Looks like a rugby ball when seen from above
Matte – A non-glossy finish
Mohs scale – A scale on which minerals are graded from 1 to 10 depending on their hardness, with diamond (10) as the hardest mineral on Earth. The scale works so that minerals with a certain number can scratch minerals with a lower number and get scratched by the minerals with a higher number.
Moonstone – A stone with a bluish or white sheen, like the moon.
Morganite – A pink, peach, violet type of beryl.
Mother-of-pearl – A hard substance that forms on the inside layer of a pearl-bearing mollusc. You can find it in colours ranging from subtle pastels to brighter and bolder shades, all with that deep iridescent glow
Nacre - The substance that is formed around an foreign object inside a mollusc to become a pearl
Onyx – A variety of microcrystalline quartz, chalcedony. It has brown and white or black and white bands going through it. Often dyed black
Opal – There are both iridescent and non iridescent opals and made from hardened silica gel
Opaque - A stone that is not transparent
Oxidation – When metals react with oxygen and turn dull and or black
Pave setting – Small stones set close together to make the piece look like it is paved
Pearl – formed within the shell of a mollusc and used as a gem
Pendant – A piece worn on a chain as a necklace
Peridot – A gemstone with an olive - or bottle - green colour
Point – A unit of weight for gemstones, 100 points = 1 carat
Precious stones – Beautiful, rare and costly gems such as diamonds, rubies and sapphires
Princess cut – A square version of a brilliant cut with sharp uncut corners
Quartz – A crystalline mineral and one of the most common minerals of the Earth's crust. Comes in many colours or can be colourless
Rhodium – A hard silvery-white metal part of the platinum group
Rhodalite – A rose-pink to red mineral related to Garnet and used as a gemstone
Rock crystal – A clear and colourless quartz
Rope chain – A chain looking like a spiral
Rose gold - Gold alloyed with enough amount of copper to give it a pinkish colour
Rose quartz – Pink or peach coloured quartz. You can find transparent rose quartz but the most common one has a "milky" appearance
Ruby – Red or pinkish coloured corundum and one of the best gemstones for jewellery settings.
Rutilated quartz – Quartz with needle-like rutile red, black or yellow crystals
Sapphire – A precious stone that is part of the corundum family. Comes in different colours and the most valuable one is the clear deep blue sapphire
Satin finish – When an item has a matte finish instead of the normal shiny finish
Screw back – A type of earring that has a clamp with a screw to be tighten against the back of the earlobe instead of a normal earring back
Shank - The back part of the ring that goes around your finger
Shoulder – The side of the ring that joins the shank to the centre piece
Signet ring – A ring with a flat centre piece on which you can have a family crest or similar
Silver tone – An item coloured to look like silver
Smoky quartz – Quartz with a smoky brown appearance
Solitaire – A ring with just one single stone
Spinel – A transparent to almost opaque stone that comes in different colours
Square cut – A square stone with long narrow facets around it
Step cut – When a stone is cut with several parallel rows to create "steps"
Sterling silver (925) – Silver alloy that contains at least 925 parts of silver out of 1000 parts. The other 75 parts are of another metal and is usually added to make the silver more hardwearing
Stud – Usually an earring with one single stone
Synthetic – A stone made in laboratory but with the exact same physical properties as the natural stone
Table – The top facet of a ring that makes it look like the top of a table
Tanzanite – A purple, blue stone mined in Tanzania
Tarnish – When an item has a dull finish as a result of re-acting with air or water
Tennis bracelet - In-line thin diamond bracelet that features a symmetrical pattern of diamonds
Tiger's eye – Type of black quartz with iron oxide staining that gives it golden stripes. Usually cabochon cut to make it look like a cat's eye
Toggle clasp – When a bracelet or necklace has a ring in one end and a short bar in the other. You secure it by sticking the bar through the ring and then have it horizontally across the ring
Topaz – Comes in different colours with the pink sapphire being the most valuable one.
Tourmaline – A crystal mineral that comes in different colours
Translucent – Allow light to pass through but are not see-through
Transparent – Being see-through
Tsavorite – A green transparent type of garnet
Turquoise – An opaque to semi-translucent turquoise stone. Varies in colour from sky-blue to greenish
White gold – Gold alloyed with another metal to get its white colour
Yellow gold – Can have different shades depending on which and how much of another alloy you add
Zircon – The colourless stones are the most famous ones but zircon comes in different colours


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Kraus, Ludwig and Guttormsson, Ulf and Leifman, Håkan and Arpa, Sharon and Molinaro, Sabrina and Monshouwer, Karin and Trapencieris, Marcis and Vicente, Julian and Már Arnarsson, Ársæll and Balakireva, Olga and Bye, Elin K and Chileva, Anina and Ciocanu, Mihai and Clancy, Luke and Csémy, Ladislav and Djurisic, Tatijana and Elekes, Zsuzsanna and Feijão, Fernanda and Florescu, Silvia and Franelic, Iva Pejnovic (2016) ESPAD report 2015 results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
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This report presents the results of the sixth data-collection wave of the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD). The report marks the 20th anniversary of ESPAD data collection (1995-2015), which increases considerably the value of the information presented, allowing the identification of long-term trends with a standardised and comparable methodology.
This report is based on the information provided by 96 043 students from 35 European countries, 24 of them being Member States of the European Union. About 600 000 students have participated in the successive ESPAD data-collection waves, making the project the most extensive, harmonised data collection on substance use in Europe.
The immediate objective of ESPAD is to collect comparable and reliable information in as many European countries as possible, but the final purpose is to provide a solid basis to help formulate policies, in particular those aimed at young people.
This report presents the results from the sixth wave of data collection, conducted in 35 countries during the spring and autumn of 2015. It gives a comprehensive picture of the present situation among European young people as regards the use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other substances, as well as an overview of trends in 1995-2015.
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F Concepts in psychology > Process / behavioural / non-substance disorder > Gambling
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10 shocking (or at least interesting) facts about Techmeme on its 10th birthday
by Gabe Rivera (@gaberivera) Permalink
Techmeme launched on September 12, 2005 amid a flurry of blog posts from Robert Scoble, Richard MacManus, and several others. Friends and Techmeme team members have insisted we need to mark this anniversary, so I reluctantly wrote the following listicle, which now that I've finished, I am glad I wrote. Enjoy!
- Techmeme didn't launch with the name "Techmeme", or even its own top level domain. Instead, it launched as tech.memeorandum, the technology offshoot of memeorandum, an automated aggregator of news and commentary mainly around US politics. (memeorandum launched in January 2004 and still lives on today, but could probably use a redesign, rebranding, and editors.) On the day memeorandum's improved automated engine and redesign were announced, its sister site for tech news, tech.memeorandum went live on the subdomain tech.memeorandum.com. After tech.memeorandum quickly eclipsed memeorandum in traffic, it became clear it deserved its own domain, and moved to Techmeme.com the following May.
- Techmeme's original mission statement still holds up nicely today, allowing for a few addendums. The goals outlined here in 2005 (1. Recognize the web as editor, 2. Rapidly uncover new sources, and 3. Relate the conversation) endure even to this day. However, as Techmeme became the first stop for tech news for a growing and influential segment of the tech industry, other goals became imperative too. In particular: strive for comprehensive coverage of the day's most significant tech stories, and post big, breaking news story quickly.
- Although it has almost no direct competition today, Techmeme was reportedly beset by a legion of competitors for years. In the months after it launched, Techmeme was considered to be an exemplar among discovery and search services in the blogging space, a purportedly burgeoning industry. Moreover, its fully automated implementation at the time appeared on the surface to rely on a simple technological process (Step 1: Scan feeds … Step 2. Sort posts by inbound links.) Inevitably, an assortment of Techmeme-like sites was soon competing for attention. While a few sites were clearly imitators, others were, like Techmeme, iterations on ideas bubbling up at the time.
And so we would see TechCrunch comparing Techmeme (née tech.memeorandum) to services with names like Blogniscient, Megite, and Chuquet. Later the phrase "Techmeme Killer" would appear fairly regularly in headlines, most notably when Google itself introduced a would-be "Techmeme Killer". Even after Techmeme survived Google's Techmeme-killer, services like ePlatform and TechFuga would still elicit comparisons to Techmeme, while TechCrunch would later say of Tweetmeme, a Techmeme-like aggregator of tweets "If I were Gabe Rivera, I'd start worrying now".
As you can probably guess, each of the above services mentioned above (Google Blogsearch included) no longer exists.
Today, it's rare for a new service to come along that is considered to be direct competition for Techmeme, for a couple reasons. First, in the proceeding years, Techmeme introduced elements like human editing and rewritten headlines that made cloning more than just a problem of deploying code. Second, most media entrepreneurs now see more potential through other avenues. Unicorn valuations in media today are thought to be won through BuzzFeed-like strategies to attain BuzzFeed-level scale, not building another industry news aggregator.
- Techmeme has lots of indirect competition, including Twitter, Facebook, and blogs. Like all media sites, Techmeme's real competition comes from whatever is best at diverting attention that it might otherwise draw. So foremost among Techmeme's "competitors" are Twitter, Facebook, blogs that function as news aggregators, and, in fact, media of all forms (not to mention sunshine, children, and puppies). A person who is content to gather technology news through what friends share on Facebook, or by scanning thousands of tweets each day, may be less likely to rely on Techmeme. On the other hand, because this competition exists, those that do rely on Techmeme happen to be the most demanding and informed readers, the ones who know they can't stay current on actionable news by merely consuming social media feeds. So while competition may curtail Techmeme's readership somewhat, it has the effect of making our average reader more valuable.
- Lately we've been more about building team and process than technology. While Techmeme's foundation is a suite of technologies that continues to evolve, the bulk of our work in recent years has been directed at hiring and training editors, and perfecting the processes that strengthen our editorial product. In this way, we have more in common with news organizations than, say, Google News or Nuzzel. While it's possible the balance may shift again in the years ahead, our reliance on human editors will not wane (until such time as AI has progressed to the point where robots write hit songs and screenplays.)
- Techmeme usually has only one editor working at a time. In 2008 we announced we were coupling our algorithmic engine with our first human editor. Since then, we've hired several more editors to provide near-24/7 coverage. Even with those additional editors, we still follow a model in which usually just one editor works on Techmeme at a time. Mediagazer, Techmeme's sister site for media news, employs editors as well, but again, mainly just one at a time. While there are moments throughout the day when a second Techmeme editor assists the first, facilitated by an editing system designed for collaboration, more often than not, it's just one human editor alongside our automation.
- Our editing model leads to a highly distributed and international team, and no offices. Covering news 24/7, but with only one editor working a site at a time leads to an organization built around working from home, so long as those home offices span many time zones. The flexibility that comes with working from home has enabled us to tap talent pools unavailable to other kinds of organizations, particularly stay-at-home parents and full time college students. One result of this is a fairly broad range of ages among our editors, a form of diversity emphasized not very frequently in commentary on inclusion in Techmeme stories, but nonetheless a real asset for many organizations.
- Opting not to host articles profoundly affects the way news can be conveyed for non-obvious reasons. Because Techmeme doesn't host its own stories, we're never tempted to publish more articles than our readers want just to goose traffic. Also, when we do publish new links, we're never tempted to use headlines designed to force you to click to collect very basic details, which would only make our homepage less valuable, and wouldn't improve our stats in any way. The end result is a homepage that's highly informative, scannable, and devoid of gimmicky news, an outcome that runs counter to major trends in media.
- Techmeme has never run interstitials, page takeovers, mouse-over ads, auto-playing anything, or even banners. Arriving at a sustainable ad model for Techmeme was never going to be easy. When you don't host articles, you don't rack up as many page views, and moreover, you don't have very sharable content, the kind that attracts monthly unique visitors (i.e. entices bored people to leave Facebook for a few seconds). In 2015, supporting an online news operation with advertising when your page view and unique visitor numbers aren't massive is always an uphill battle. Media sites in this predicament are often tempted to run ads units that pay more but repel and infuriate readers.
Fortunately what Techmeme does have is the attention of the people who lead the tech industry. (Ask your CEO "where do you get your tech news?") When a news destination is a hub for industry decision-makers, companies will want to reach its readers, making it possible to sell the far more welcome form of "ads" that Techmeme does include. These include posts from sponsors' blogs, catchy taglines from companies that want you to check out their job openings, and events that companies want you to consider attending. While not all companies are used to making these sorts of marketing buys, many are learning how, and Techmeme is here to serve them.
- Techmeme has never taken VC: a lesson for some, but a model for none. I always hoped it would be possible to build and sustain Techmeme without the aid of venture capital or debt. Not so much because of real or perceived issues around independence or autonomy, not because "bootstrapped" is an impressive badge of honor, and not because I disliked investors (some of my best friends are VCs!) But rather because the media business we envisioned by its nature was just not destined to become the "unicorn" VCs always want, at least in its first of several possible iterations. So proving sustainability always seemed necessarily part of the plan. Moreover, in casual conversations with investors over the years most ideas for expansion suggested to me seemed destined to fail in my estimation (a fate borne out in a few cases by actual companies that carried out such plans).
As Techmeme never did raise VC nor even attempted to, my initial hope of course became a reality.
And yet I don't want Techmeme to be any kind of flag-bearer for bootstrapped startups, because the lessons we learned are not so widely applicable, especially in 2015. While there are lessons to learn from what we've built, it's hard to imagine a business starting today for which Techmeme's experience can serve as a direct model. Furthermore, I wouldn't even claim with certainty that forgoing VC was the best decision for Techmeme. Just because most ideas for rapidly expanding Techmeme are flawed doesn't mean all of them are, and as we've found after some consideration, there may be some good ones out there!


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If you have a domain you do not want any more, try to find an organization to donate it to, rather than letting it expire.
There are unscrupulous Domain Vultures, who scan lists of domain names that are about to expire. Just like vultures, they feed off the deceased. They buy them for about $6 per domain, then post pornography or something so disgusting that the original owner will want to buy them back.
Domain Vultures realize that domains had accumulated a lot of hits on search engines, and that there may still be some association of the original owner with the domain. They may then "reluctantly" agree to sell the domains for many times their investment, such as $400.
Domain Vultures also realize that some domains expire unintentionally, because the owner forgot, or missed the renewal reminder email. They then can exact fees of many thousands of dollars, if you really needed your domain, and its associated emails.
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Do not allow them to stay in business, or make a profit at this. Renew your domains with http://CIReg.com for under $9 per year, or transfer it to an organization of your choice that would like the domain.
Especially do not allow the domains you want to expire. You can best do that by putting them on AutoRenewal - so that the domain registration system will automatically renew them, and charge your credit card the small annual fee fee.


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(CNN) -- The full-body scanning technology being adopted and discussed since the attempt to take down a passenger plane on Christmas Day isn't a "magic machine" that will solve aviation security issues, experts say.
"Regardless of the sophistication of the piece of technology, if you can collect the information on how it works and what its technical parameters are, then that machine is not going to deter a [sophisticated] terrorist operation," said Dr. Richard Bloom, director of terrorism, intelligence and security studies at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Full-body screening and other security measures are more effective in detecting threats from an increasing number of unsophisticated, mentally troubled suspects acting alone, he said. The technology is "only a piece" of aviation security.
"If you know ahead of time what you're going to be facing, you either plan to beat it, or you go somewhere else," Bloom said.
The advanced imaging scanners would not have caught substances hidden in a bodily orifice or substances concealed by folds of skin on an obese suspect, he added.
The Transportation Security Administration cannot discuss specific detection capabilities of its technology for security reasons, said TSA spokesman Greg Soule.
Security technologist Bruce Schneier believes that the body scanning machines are a waste of money. Investigation and intelligence gathering is where the money would make a difference, he said.
"Stop trying to guess. You take away guns and bombs, the terrorists use box cutters. You take away box cutters, they put explosives in their shoes. You screen shoes, they use liquids. You take away liquids, they strap explosives to their body. You use full-body scanners, they're going to do something else," said Schneier, who is the author of a number of security-related books, including "Beyond Fear."
Federal authorities have charged Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, 23, of Nigeria with trying to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear on a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan. The device failed to fully detonate.
In Amsterdam, metal detectors and X-ray machines were in place, but the advanced scanning technology was not available. Dutch authorities have said they are confident about how AbdulMutallab was screened but acknowledge that they could not have detected the explosive material that he was said to be carrying.
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport will begin using the full-body scanners on all passengers taking flights to the United States, the Dutch interior minister said Wednesday. Also Wednesday, the airport authority in Nigeria, where AbdulMutallab's flight to Amsterdam originated, announced plans to add body scanners to its security system.
In the United States, 40 of these advanced imaging machines are in use in 19 airports, according to the TSA. Only in six airports are they used as a primary screening option.
An additional 150 advanced imaging machines will be installed in U.S. airports over the next year, and the TSA plans to purchase 300 more machines in 2010, the TSA's Soule said.
The controversial technology, first used in a U.S. airport in 2007, can find hidden objects that metal detectors can't.
"Advanced imaging technology enhances security by safely screening passengers for metallic and non-metallic threats including weapons, explosives and other objects concealed under layers of clothing without physical contact," Soule said.
Privacy rights groups are wary of movements to impose the anatomically revealing technology on all travelers as a primary screening method.
"Obviously, we have a concern, because it's a virtual strip search that is terribly invasive," said Michael German, policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, a Washington-based public interest research center, filed a lawsuit in November against the Department of Homeland Security seeking details under the Freedom of Information Act about the department's use of the advanced imaging technology.
The privacy rights group is concerned that the focus on hidden explosives will push the TSA to ramp up use of the machines as a primary screening tool without resolving concerns about appropriate use of the technology, said associate director Lillie Coney.
Addressing privacy concerns, the TSA says faces are blurred on the body scans generated by the agency's machines. Agents who deal directly with passengers do not see the scans, and the agents who review the scans do not see the passengers.
Because only a handful of the machines currently are in use in the U.S. as a primary screening measure and only a few other countries are using the technology, most travelers flagged for secondary screening would encounter other means of detecting threats, including pat-down searches and technology that can detect traces of explosives.
Some security analysts say pat-down searches -- which are often perfunctory -- are useless.
"Basically, any pat-down that you are not violated and embarrassed after is ineffective," Schneier said.
In April 2008, the TSA announced an "enhanced pat-down search" to address items that could be hidden in "sensitive areas of the body," including the chest and groin. The more thorough searches, the announcement said, would be used only when all other screening measures failed to resolve a security alarm.
The agency said Wednesday that this is not the current procedure but declined to offer further details on how pat-down guidelines have evolved.
A separate technology that analyzes samples for traces of explosive material is in place at every airport, Soule said. More than 7,000 explosives trace detectors are in use in airports across the country.
Screening procedures and technology constitute only one layer in combating terrorism, Bloom said. There is no "magic machine" or "magic technology."
"Security has to be layered and the layering has much more to do than pat downs and technology, it also includes collecting intelligence, analyzing it and transmitting it in a prompt and responsive and secure fashion," he said.
"In general, the odds are really stacked in the terrorists' favor ... because they only have to be successful one time and the government has to be successful all the time."


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192. Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act
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Thrive On!
Paul's Posse
We are riding for Paul who has cancer, and for the record, he says it sucks, and just in case you had any doubt, he plans on fighting and he's going to win.
It's not easy to talk about and even harder to write about having cancer. Cancer is something other people get. Paul rides bikes and does triathlons, raises money for cancer, he shouldn't have cancer, but he does.
One of the reasons that writing is so difficult is that it makes things so much more official and concrete and, between us girls, he would prefer if "his cancer" wasn't either of those things. But it is, so he has no choice and must talk about it, and he recommends the same to you if, God forbid, you ever find yourself in the same position.
Talking about it is how he found the best doctors in the country for this specific cancer, and how he learned about treatment options and what he should and shouldn't be doing. Talking about it is also how we are going to get you to help, get you to support Paul's Posse in the fight against a cancer called "GIST".
Paul learned those initials and what they stand for, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, October 2006. This new chapter in his life began when his doctor called Paul and said, he saw something on his liver and he was not happy about it.
It was the telephone call that no one ever wants to get, the call that changes everything, the call that literally redefines your life.
The call led to an appointment, which led to a test and then a scan, which led to more calls, appointments, tests and scans, and when the dust settled, around 72 hours after the original call, he got the verdict.
Stage IV stomach cancer that had spread to his liver.
Numerous calls appointments and questions later, he started treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering & Dana Farber. Believe it or not, his diagnosis was, relatively speaking, good news. As cancers go, GIST is more treatable than Pancreatic or Liver cancer, and is less deadly than Lung cancer. The bad news was the fact that it has already spread.
Pretty much regardless of other issues, the initial treatment for GIST is a drug called Gleevec, which does not "cure" this, but will buy him time, hopefully until a cure comes along. However, the longer term prognosis isn't good. It's an event he didn't sign up for, something he'll battle like anything else in his life.
In November 2007, Paul had major surgery to remove the tumors from his liver and stomach. For Paul, being hospitalized for two weeks, and subsequent 6 weeks bed rest, was trying to say the least. Now all is well. He's now back in training and has great news. He had a PT/CT scan and they saw no evidence of disease! Nada, Nothing, Zilch. We are all very grateful. He will continue taking chemotherapy as a preventative measure, and be monitored. Overall, he's a very lucky guy and is Thriving,
For the past 18 years Paul has participated in the Pan-Mass Challenge, a two-day, 192-mile cycling event that raises money in support of the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Pan-Mass Challenge has grown tremendously over time, and raised over $35 million last year, bringing their all time total to more than $500 million.
Now that Paul is a cancer thriver, the 2016 Pan-Mass Challenge will be more meaningful than ever for him. In the past, he always rode to help raise money for cancer research, but he never imagined he would ride as a possible beneficiary of that research. So on Aug. 3rd, he will start his 19th Pan Mass challenge. It is going to be harder because of his illness and treatment, but he is going to do it.
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more worthy organization. Since its inception in 1980, the PMC has contributed more than $500 million and has a 2016 goal of $46 million. 100 percent of all funds raised by PMC riders goes directly to the Jimmy Fund. The PMC is considered one of the leanest fundraising operations in the nation today!
All the money Paul's Posse raises goes directly to support the research of Dr. George D. Demetri, the world's leading authority on GIST, the type of cancerous tumor that found its way into Paul's body. As of August 2015, the Posse's eight-year total is now more than $2 million.
Paul has taken this challenge seriously for these past years, and we can tell you that now more than ever he wants to be a part of the effort to search for a solution. He hopes you do, too. All we are asking from you is to ride along side of us in spirit, and in hope, by making a pledge to this cause.
We truly believe somewhere along the road between Sturbridge and Provincetown lies a cure for cancer, maybe even for Paul. You can help us find it and make a donation.
Thanks for joining the battle.
Paul's Posse
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Listicles - My Husband Is Awesome
Me: Our Monday Listicle this week is 10 Ways Your Partner Is Awesome. I don't have to write one. Or I can really, really make fun of you.
Him: Am I going to have to write it myself?
Me: Ooooh, would you? That would be hilarious! Please, please, please???
Him: No.
Me: Come ooooonnn. Please.
Him: Alright, but you'll have to ghost write it for me.
Me: You'll dictate it and I'll add the bling?
Him: No, more like you write it. The whole thing. As a ghost writer.
5 Reasons My Wife Thinks I'm Awesome by Hubby, Ghost written by me, as Hubby wanted nothing to do with it.
1. I can still wear the same clothes I wore in college. Yes, he can. He wears his humongously oversized water polo sweatshirt from 1989 from the moment he gets home. As for his size 28 pants, not so much. Either way, the rule still applies: Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
2. I can tell a seriously funny bodily function joke. While it is true he can come up with a funny flatulence pun, it really isn't a reason that I find him to be awesome. He's basically ruined our family with it. For example, we all went to a Boy Scout Court of Honor in which four boys we know became Eagle Scouts. The ceremony was an hour and half long, including speeches from the parents, awards from the scout leader, and the scout oath being recited by the four boys. A real tear-jerker, even for the dads. On the way home from the event, Turken spoke first. The only thing he took away from it? Referencing the line from the scout oath that says, "I will do my best to do my duty," he recalled, "They said doody." Every single member of my family proclaimed, "I thought the same thing when they said it!"
No, that is not a quality which I find awesome.
3. I buy jewelry. Yes, I may have made a mistake when I bought her the bathroom scale, but I've learned. Ask her for a peek in her jewelry box. Yes, he does buy some nice jewelry. Beautiful pieces that don't match the conservative cardigans I wear almost every single day throughout the winter, or the t-shirts I sport all summer. I feel badly that I don't wear them. Even on the one night a year we dress up for his firm's Christmas party, the jewelry rarely matches my chosen dress. I do wear my bracelets, but the necklaces are hard to pull off. Perhaps if he gave me pearls, I could be like June Cleaver.
4. I bring flowers home on random days throughout the year. I agree. This is awesome.
5. I agreed to buy the farm. She fell in love with the house, whilst I did not. I knew it was going to be a lot of work, and probably a lot of money, but I let her buy it anyway. Hot bunch of hooey. Kinda. He likes the property. He likes the garden. He likes the pork in the freezer. He likes the history of the place. He does hate the money-pit part.
As any reader of this blog knows, I make fun of Hubby all the time, and he's a great sport about it. I hope readers also see how much I love and appreciate him. In case that is not true, I'm just going to lay some things out for you.
5 Reasons My Husband Really Is Awesome.
1. He has never one time complained about my homemaking skills. Terrible dinner? He eats it. Messy house? He steps over the clutter on his way to give me a kiss hello. The children have me frazzled and exhausted? He tells me to have a seat and relax.
2. He is the perfect dad for sports-minded children. He stands on the sidelines, showing support without saying a word. He doesn't yell at them. He doesn't tell them what to do. He treats them as the kids they are, with no agenda of getting them scholarships. Plus, he understands their love of watching games. He appreciates their obsession with the statistics and the brackets and the rosters. He enjoys sports talk and game watching right along with them.
3. He is the funniest person I know. I know a lot of funny people, and he makes me laugh more than any one of them (I'll admit, even the bodily function jokes make me laugh every once in a while.)
4. He is a goal-setter/long-term planner. It is the perfect yin to my "Look! Squirrel!" yang. We would never be able to help our kids through college, and we'd never be able to retire without his foresight.
5. He encourages every decision I make. From being a stay-at-home mom to taking the kids on a spring break trip without him, to sleeping in on Saturday, he does all that he can to make it happen.
Head on over to Stasha's to read about some more awesomeness.
Have a lovely day!
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Sounds like a great guy! I would do almost anything to sleep in on Saturdays!ReplyDelete
I had almost the same conversation with my husband. Haahaa! Didn't want to turn it into a husband bashing rant although it would've been a whole lot easier. ;PReplyDelete
Aww, you two are adorable!ReplyDelete
LOVE the way you did this list! It was perfect! :) And he sounds like a total catch. P.S. The Boy Scout story totally made us laugh!-The Dose GirlsReplyDelete
I wrote Heather's version of mine today. Seemed like a fun thing to do.ReplyDelete
#2 on the bottom list made me love him too! Great list! ErinReplyDelete
LOL!!! I thought it was awesome that he was going to write it - then I see it WAS too good true. I love the ghost writer edition!ReplyDelete
You had me at the duty/doody story - sounds just like my husband!ReplyDelete
A Husband who can ignore the mess?? Pure gold!ReplyDelete
Haha to the whole ghost writing thing! And to the "just because you can doesn't mean you should" comment about his clothes. Great list!ReplyDelete
I love that he hops over the mess to give you a kiss. That's very sweet!ReplyDelete
Ahhh bless the both of you :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2013 at 11:42 AM
Sounds like a winner! Very sweet tribute to him.ReplyDelete
That is too funny! Great approach to this list. Sounds like you two have a wonderful, fun relationship.ReplyDelete
Aww! I love the way you did your list. If I'd ask mine, he's be like HUH? LOL. I bet you a dollar mine doesn't even read it!ReplyDelete
Julia :-)
awwwww that was awesome :) i'm going to ask my husband now!! heheReplyDelete
Awww dooty is funny. But then I live with way too many boys. :DReplyDelete
Aaaaaand, he can write with a really big pencil. (Your #4 is exactly like us. Exactl--ooo, something shiny!)ReplyDelete
Now I feel guilty....my whole list, except for the last one was like your first 5 :-) I do have to say, mine supports anything I do too, and that is the best possible quality you can have in a husband!ReplyDelete
LOL! 'Yes, I made the mistake with the bathroom scale" -*cracking up* Very cool way to present your list. I enjoyed reading it.ReplyDelete
Your husband sounds awesome. I love how you broke it in half and I loved the conversation at the beginning. LOL! I also like a good duty/doody joke. I'm like sophomoric.ReplyDelete
I love the ghost writing! I also love a man that will ignore poor housekeeping skills. It is not my forte either and I'm always thankful to have a man that overlooks that particular part of my job!ReplyDelete
Aw, it looks like you've got a keeper there. I'm impressed you're still married after the bathroom scale incident. If that happened at my house, I would currently be widowed, and would be missing a scale, which would be up a dead man's butt.ReplyDelete


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Now that a solid 90% of us have had a chance to recover from the Salt Lake Heart Disease regional, we know which 8 teams and which individuals have advanced to nationals. So let's run through it.
SEMIFINAL #1 – April 16, 12:00 CT
[1] Florida – Bars
[4] Michigan – Beam
[5] Cal – Floor
[8] Minnesota – Vault
If I were to pick a semifinal to be in, this is the one I'd pick. The top 8 teams all advanced this year, so we don't have a horribly unbalanced semifinal setup like last time where most of the top teams ended up in the first session, but there are fewer juggernauts in this semifinal. Florida and Michigan will be favored to advance to the final and did produce the two highest scores from this group at regionals (Florida's 197.950 in the semi and Michigan's 198.100 in the final), but we saw enough shaky moments from both teams at various times—what with Florida's near apocalypse in the regional final and Michigan's trouble beam in the regional semifinal—that this one shouldn't be considered finished.
SEMIFINAL #2 – April 16, 5:00 CT
[2] Oklahoma – Bars
[3] LSU – Floor
[6] Utah – Beam
[7] Alabama – Vault
Ooof. So this is going to get interesting. If any team feels safe in this group it will be Oklahoma, which proved by outscoring Alabama in Alabama that it should be a step above the chaos, even if no one ends up being a disaster. But honestly every team here will consider itself a favorite to advance. LSU is ranked to make the final, but—putting it at its most charitable—LSU is lucky to be here after a beam rotation in the regional final that should have been about a 49.000 or 49.100 and scored 49.525. Now, when you take into account other overscores for all the teams, the controversy isn't quite as clear-cut as it seems from that last rotation alone, but Arizona State and Kentucky have at least an argument that the fix was in.
Regardless, LSU's performances at regionals were not top-4 quality and would be beatable in a national semifinal. Utah outcompeted LSU on both days of regionals and will certainly fancy its chances because of that, while Alabama defeated LSU at SECs—though does have some issues of its own to resolve since Alabama's final scores at regionals were in the 197.5s (sort of pedestrian in this group) and came with the benefit of some very loose scoring. Like LSU, Alabama would need to improve on regionals to make the final here.
No aggressively significant developments in the rotation draws, though we do see Michigan starting on beam. That did not go super great in the regional semifinal and will be an early benchmark at nationals. LSU has the same rotation order as it did in the regional final, ending on beam, which…well I was going to say it also didn't go great for them, but they're here. So I guess it did.
CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW – April 17, 2:30 CT
For future reference.
Vault – 1st place, Semifinal 2
Bars – 2nd place, Semifinal 2
Beam – 2nd place, Semifinal 1
Floor – 1st place, Semifinal 1
The random draw typically causes ire because it doesn't necessarily reward performance in the semifinals with the best event order. This year will be no exception because the people who advance from the first semifinal got the duds.
National individual titles are awarded based on scores in the semifinals, and from this point six judges are used on each event, with four scores counting. That is ostensibly to separate the scores a little more and avoid having ties for event championships. Meanwhile, we had a four-way tie for the vault and floor titles last time.
The four all-around qualifiers making it out of regionals were Lynnzee Brown (Denver), Chae Campbell (UCLA), Kennedy Hambrick (Arkansas), and Hannah Scharf (Arizona State). Of those, Lynnzee Brown should be in the main hunt for the national all-around title. The title race at this point is sort of up in the air depending on whether Trinity Thomas is able to return on all four events at full strength—in which case she would be the favorite—or whether co-favorite status goes to Brown and Lexy Ramler (with a whole host of others, I know, we'll get there). One thing to watch out for with Brown's scores compared to normal is that, competing as an individual, her beam routine will now anchor the Florida lineup instead of leading off the Denver lineup. That could change things.
Historically, discussion of scores rising in the second semifinal at NCAAs has been overstated. In 2019, the scores were much higher in the first semifinal, which corresponded to stronger teams being in the first semifinal. In fact, qualifying teams tend to prefer being placed in the first semifinal because it allows for more rest before the final. That's especially true this year because the final will be in the afternoon for the live ABC broadcast, which means the teams advancing from the second semifinal will have just 17.5 hours between the conclusion of the semifinal and the start of open stretch for the final (which doesn't even take into the account the interminable individual awards ceremony that is scheduled after the second semifinal).
But, as for individual scores, it's worth noting that Thomas, Ramler, and Brown would all be competing in the first semifinal, while many of the members of the next tier like Webb and O'Keefe, and Blanco compete in the second semifinal. So…a test of the theory.
The individual qualifiers are as follows:
Vault – Raena Worley, Kentucky; Angelica Labat, Illinois State; Nia Dennis, UCLA; Madi Dagen, Oregon State
Bars – Maggie O'Hara, Arkansas; Cairo Leonard-Baker, Arizona State; Marz Frazier UCLA; Hannah Demers, CMU
Beam – Bailey Bunn, Kentucky; Sydney Shaffer, Missouri; Morgan Tong, CMU; Hannah Joyner, Rutgers
Floor – Hannah McCrary, Missouri; Abbey Miner-Alder, BYU; Emily Shepard, NC State; Malia Hargrove, Arizona
Expect the usual AA suspects to dominate the event titles as well, especially as most of the top non-team event contenders were not able to advance as individuals (Emily Muhlenhaupt for bars, Elizabeth Culton for beam, Lauren Guerin for floor). Ramler, Thomas, Brown, O'Keefe, Johnson, Bryant, Webb, Wojcik. You know, the people.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gordon Hayward scored 27 points, Utah controlled the paint, and the Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Hayward returned after missing most of Utah's win in Game 4 because of food poisoning that caused him to lose weight and energy.
Chris Paul's 3-pointer drew the Clippers within two with 5 seconds left. After George Hill hit two free throws, Paul struggled getting the ball under control near the sideline and couldn't do anything as time expired.
The Jazz made five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, including three by Rodney Hood, who finished with 16 points.
Paul led the Clippers with 28 points and J.J. Redick added 26 with injured star Blake Griffin watching from the bench, his right foot encased in a black walking boot.
The Jazz can clinch the series with a victory in Game 6 on Friday night in Salt Lake City.
The Clippers rallied from an 11-point deficit early in the fourth to tie the game. They made 12 of 15 free throws in the final period, but never managed to take the lead.
Paul and Hayward were called for double technical fouls with 40 seconds to go. Paul had already pushed Hayward in the back after they got tied up scrambling for a rebound in front of Utah's bench. Hayward made both shots for a 90-85 lead.
Joe Johnson's step back jumper extended Utah's lead to 92-87.
Neither team shot well, but the Jazz were better at most everything else. They owned a 34-28 edge in the paint, and the team that has done so has won each of the first five games in the best-of-7 series.
Utah outscored the Clippers on second-chance and fast-break baskets.
Utah took the game's first double-digit lead early in the fourth on a 3-pointer by Hood that made it 69-58.
The Clippers clawed back with an 11-0 run featuring five straight free throws by Redick and two consecutive 3-pointers from Paul that tied the game at 69-all.
Suddenly, the quiet crowd was on its feet cheering and Utah called time out.
The Jazz regrouped to take a 77-69 lead. They ran off eight straight, capped by Haywood's 3-pointer after the Clippers' defense shut down Hill inside and forced him to pass out to the perimeter with the shot clock winding down.
Jazz: Neither team has won by more than eight points so far in the series.
Clippers: Griffin's injured big right toe needs further evaluation before it's decided whether he'll require surgery. … G Austin Rivers played 17 minutes in his return from a strained left hamstring. He was 0 of 4 and had two points. … They fell to 1-11 all-time in Game 5 of a playoff series that was tied 2-2.
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The depressing lyrics and dirge-like tune of "In the bleak midwinter" just about sums up the mood for many people at this time of year. I also used to struggle with the winter months and would sink into a state of low motivation until mid-March, when the garden would magically awaken, along with my mood. These days I don't seem too badly afflicted by what is often referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). I strongly believe that my winter mood has been transformed by spending much more time outside.
The relationship between our mood and time spent in the natural environment has become of interest to the NHS. The government is calling for more "green prescribing" which includes therapies such as gardening and exercise in natural settings. Evidence is stacking up to show that outdoor activities can be an effective way to deal with moderate mental health conditions, loneliness and isolation.
The weather is currently mild and the ground is surprisingly workable, so if you are feeling down in the dumps, why not get your gardening gloves on and step outside for an hour or so?
Jobs that can be tackled in January include:
- Clearing away collapsed and soggy foliage
- Sweeping up debris from paths and patios
- Clearing leaves from borders
- Cleaning bird tables
- Moving deciduous shrubs and perennials to preferred locations
- Pruning roses, fruit bushes and apple trees
- Thinning out the stems of over grown deciduous shrubs
And… believe it or not, if conditions remain dry, and you set your mowers blades high, you can even mow the lawn!! I did last Sunday and my shaggy lawn suddenly looked transformed, as was my grumpy mood!
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In modern terms 'Psychology' is defined as the Science of behaviour in relation with the environment. It includes the study of conscious, subconscious and unconscious behaviour. The behaviour of children, old age, mental patients and animals also comes under psychology. Behaviour is only an expression.
Dynamic force from which the behaviour arises must be or might be the mind or psyche. It is found many times that there are parallels between the problems of Psychology and Homoeopathy at their fundamental levels. For e.g. the definition "…. totality is the outwardly reflected picture of the internal essence of the disease, that is, of the affection of the vital force…." is as hazy as the definition of the mind.
In both the situations we realize that expressions are the evidence of the inner reality, which is the foundation of the expression. For many years Psychology is
viewed by the medical profession as 'Soft Science'; interestingly but unimportant, working in a caring profession we spend most of our working lives interacting with other people. A key part of our job is to promote health and well being. We are familiar with the definition of Health (led by WHO) – "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
If this is seen as an important goal, those working in the field of health-care system need the knowledge and the skills to help the people in achieving it.
Homoeopathy is always interested in identifying the 'SICK'. A 'Sick' who has not only physical symptoms, but also internal feelings. A 'Sick' who has delusions, fears, anxieties, depression, phobias etc. and behind all these internal states there are so many factors and causes. More important is the person himself who interacts with these factors and responds in a particular manner, e.g. if we talk about fear and the object of fear, we might get different responses from different people. Type of fear might be different and the degree of fear might be different for the same object in different people.
This individual difference is very important in Homoeopathic treatment. The subject of Psychology takes us into the depth of understanding these individual differences. It works as light in the darkness and helps us to know the cause of behavior.
Homoeopathic healing methods were inspired by the so-called Law of Similars: "Similia Similibus Curantur". Homoeopathy is a holistic approach to disease, based on Gestalt theory; and asserts that no disease is local without affecting the whole body. Homoeopathy is based on stable laws & principles. Over time many non-classical view-points developed and also many different ways of approaching.
Many Homoeopaths developed their personal way of treatment, embedding new ideas as psycho-analysis and dream interpretation. These are new schools of thought which insist on a psychological causation behind every physical ailment. The classical Homoeopathy of Master Hahnemann, based on Gestalt, does not automatically assume this psycho-somatic dynamic, although it does recognize such aetiology in particular cases, when it is evident (e.g. fainting caused by fright or ulcers from anxiety). It also emphasizes the mental or emotional symptomatology in correlation with the totality of existing symptoms.
The above view can be discussed under the following three aspects –
- Lack of familiarity and acceptance of Homoeopathy.
- The classical Gestalt approach of Homoeopathy.
- The modern non-classical approach of Homoeopathy.
Lack of familiarity and acceptance of Homoeopathy: Homoeopathy is a holistic approach to disease, based on Gestalt theory; and asserts that no disease is local without affecting the whole body. It addresses the cause of the disease and strengthens the entire body to eradicate the disease by itself.
Homoeopathy strongly believes that all diseases' symptoms are natural body-healing signs, where vital force struggles to re-establish the homœostasis, the health state, in the body. The body can heal itself from minor or mild disease where our natural vital force is strong enough to deal with that disease. In strong powerful diseases where the vital force is overwhelmed by the disease, it needs help or stimulation in dealing with the disease. Homoeopathy does this by proving the vital force with the smallest necessary degree of 'information' or 'guiding' translated by remedial symptom-similarity.
Homoeopathy medicines are made from plants, minerals and animal products in successive dilutions and succussions. A point is reached when the dilution passes what is referred in the chemistry as the Avogadro's number; and not even a molecule from the original substance can be found in the remedy. Beyond the scientific explanation, the remedies are even more deep-acting, treating at a deeper level. Through the homoeopathic method of preparation, by trituration and succussion, only the substance's energy is taken and worked through 'potentization' and used to treat the diseases.
Clinical trials are very difficult to be conducted because of the individualization of the Homoeopathic treatment. A specific case cannot be duplicated because the same chronic disease usually needs a different remedy in a different person.The controversy of Homoeopathy continues today because the mystery behind it's mechanism of action eludes our understanding. But as at one point, we believe that the Earth is flat, that we cannot fly or have distant communication by talking, in time all these were beaten by discoveries. The same is now in regard to what exactly is happening at the sub-atomic level, what are the mechanisms in which energy can be transferred at this level. We know about transmission by particles & waves, but many unknown events are produced at this level.
Dr. James Tyler Kent said, "While Homoeopathy itself is a perfect science, its truth is only partially known. The truth itself relates to the divine and the knowledge relates to the man. It will require a long time before physicians become genuine masters in this truth".
The Classical Gestalt approach of Homoeopathy: Master Hahnemann, as the Great physicians Hippocrates and Paracelsus, was well aware of the importance of the constitution and causation in the art of Healing. The great Paracelsus asked the healers to return to the roots of things if they wish to cure: "No knowledge is perfect unless it includes an understanding of the origin, that is the beginning; and all man's diseases originate in his constitution. It is necessary that his constitution should be known if we wish to know his diseases".
Dr. Hahnemann underlined the importance of constitutional factors, disease state and causation. On the basis of these, he introduced in §6 of the Organon of Medicine, the concept of Complete Gestalt of the disease. The Gestalt is investigated through the objective signs, coincidental events and subjective symptoms. This Gestalt makes up the essence of the totality of the symptoms and must be investigated through the patient, those around him and by the observations of the homœopath. The mental or emotional symptoms and the general symptoms that refer to the whole body, together with the most peculiar characteristic symptoms are the most important symptoms in finding the remedy.
We are aware that every physical disharmony is accompanied by a change in the mental or emotional state and vice-versa. Any strong mental / emotional state, especially if prolonged, is capable of causing physical illness; and any physical disease has the potential of producing a change in the mental / emotional state, in both acute and chronic illness. As a disease affects the whole body, physically and mentally or emotionally, the full picture of the patient will be needed to match the Homoeopathic-City of a well-chosen remedy. The more complete picture, the better prescription will be. Either exclusion or over consideration of some sort of symptoms as physical, mental or emotional, constitutional or causative in the detriment of other important symptoms will not reflect the true Gestalt of the disease and will not lead to a well-chosen remedy.
There are Homoeopathic techniques that reduce the Gestalt to few specific approaches as psychoanalysis, without considering Gestalt awareness techniques and paradoxical intention strategy and the totality of symptoms.
Another approach is the Jungian Psychology, where a patient is characterized only on the basis of archetypes, which are inherent organs of the psyche, a primal form and have a very important role in the process of thinking, living and attitude of all human beings. They come from the collective unconscious and directly manifest themselves in the mind of man, in religion, in myths, in the thinking and behaviour of man; but also in nature and in the World generally.
Using these techniques, the remedy is viewed almost exclusively through it's delusional perspective, the core delusion and dream interpretation. There is a tendency in modern Homœopathy to reduce the totality of symptoms to one delusion or to a small essential part or vital sensation; that is supposed to be more important than the whole. As Dr. David Little said "This is a hit or miss method and when someone is wrong, he is often very wrong", of course to the detriment of the patient.
Peculiar mental symptoms and special sensations are given primary importance in Homoeopathic therapeutic applications. It is particularly insisted by our Maters that selection of medicine should be done only after specially considering the peculiar mental symptoms and special sensations exhibited by the patient. These special importances to mental symptoms were given on the theoretical reasoning that disease primarily originates in the level of vital force; and the mental symptoms are the real language of deranged vital force.
The term Constitution indicates the sum total of the deviations gradually happening in the complex molecular processes which are the fundamental for the existence of the organism. Totality of the constitutional symptoms reveals the personality of an individual.
The constitutional nature of an individual is revealed to us through different groups of symptoms representing diverse constitutional deviations belonging to genetic and acquired molecular errors.
Thus from the above discussions, it is known to us that diseases originate in the
vital molecular processes, as deviations caused by some or other molecular errors. Obviously, mental and physical symptoms, whether subjective or objective are the expressions of these molecular errors. Mind, consciousness, feeling, emotions, understandings, thought, sensations, mental symptoms etc. are the functions of a complex material system, known as brain and nervous system. There is no mental symptom without a brain. Brain is the material substratum of mental symptoms. When some molecular errors occur in any biochemical channels in the organism, the information will be passed to the CNS, through concerted actions of bio-molecules belonging to the class of neuro-transmitters and neuro-mediators. This initiates complex biochemical processes in different regions of the CNS; and expressed as mental symptoms and sensations. Each group of special sensations and abnormal mental symptoms indicates particular deviation in one or other molecular processes in the organism.
Any pathological deviations in the biochemical processes instantly create certain reverberations in the neuro-endocrine systems. These reverberations are the real basis of diverse mental symptoms and special sensations. These processes are mediated by complex molecules – known as hormones, neuro-mediators and neuro-transmitters. The Limbic System, being the part of the Central Nervous System, plays a major role.
All the sensations and peculiar mental & physical symptoms are the result of inter-related chemical processes, involving the Limbic system and CNS, mediated by the chemical substances. The molecular errors happening in certain biochemic channels reflect themselves through sensation and mental symptoms, much earlier than observable objective symptoms. Hence, we erroneously think that such diseases begin in the mental plane; and later move to the material plane. All diseases begin in the plane of material vital processes as molecular errors; and the mental symptoms indicate their reflections in the chemical processes of the CNS. Obviously, cure also happens at the material molecular level.
Dr. J. T. Kent has emphasized on the Mental General Symptoms. According to him, as we all admit disease-producing power first deranges the vital force & subsequently the mind. He has given prime importance to the mental symptoms and evaluated to, in accordance to hierarchy, as Will and Emotion – which has been again divided to Internal Will – indicating to conscience; and External Will – indicating response to external stimuli (love, hates, anger, desire & aversion in the mental level). The 2nd one is Intellect and Understanding – includes delusion, illusion, hallucination and misinterpretation in understanding. And the last one is Memory – includes memory proper, difficulty in speech, mistakes in reading & writing etc. These are all directly related and connected to the mental processes.
Psychology is the science of mental life – both of its phenomenon and their
conditions. Psychology is concerned with 'how' and 'why' of conduct and of thinking. As we know the Laws of Science governing man's physical well-being, we would know the laws of mind and of its responses to the world in order to know mental health. The purpose of psychology is to understand the behaviour in a scientific manner and to modify it for better adjustments with the surrounding environment so that a person can lead a normal and healthy life.
Our behaviour is nothing but a response; a response in terms of action and glandular changes which are noticeable and observable. Human behaviour is extraordinarily complex and is influenced by many different factors. Thus any aspect of behaviour can be examined from many different perspectives. All these add to our understanding of behaviour, as in behavioural perspectives we consider only the overt behaviour and the process of learning & direct effect of the external environmental stimuli on behaviour & behaviour change. Another perspective is Psychodynamic Psychology – which focuses on the role of hidden, unconscious, internal motives and drives along with childhood experiences. Cognitive perspectives focus on the cognition (mental process) of a person, his memory, perception, information processing, thoughts and reasoning. Social perspective studies the influence of social setting and social interactions on human behaviour.
In Homoeopathy we have a holistic approach of health; similarly in psychology this is conceptualized within the bio-psycho-social model of health which emphasize that complex interaction between biological factor and physiological system (life science), psychological process (thoughts, feelings, behaviour) and social & cultural context in which people live and children grow up. This field of study provides strong evidence to support the need for holistic care.
Holistic care requires an integral approach, we need to work together and we need to work both as medical personnel and as psychologists. But there are many barriers to overcome. The biggest barrier is Mind-Body 'Dualism'. In the 17th century a French Philosopher René Descrates proposed that mind and body could be understood independently of each other. This dualism has led to the separation of life science from the social and mental aspects.
Reasonably good level of knowledge in psychology is important for Homoeopathic physicians to analyze and understand the patients in a better way. As the only holistic system of medicine, this has ways and means to incorporate the mental and physical aspects of human beings with its therapeutic. Homoeopathy naturally has an upper hand in the treatment of a wide variety of psychological problems. The method of drug proving in Homoeopathy stands out unique in the world because this process brings out both physical and mental symptoms in healthy individuals. The fears, anxieties, phobias etc. which is artificially produced during the drug-proving is clear evidence that Homoeopathic medicines sensitized the human psyche too.
Homoeopathic medicines are capable of producing mental symptoms in healthy individuals and hence curing the mental illness in patients; and the knowledge of psychology helps the physician to analyze the condition of the patient.
Hence we can conclude that a Homoeopathic physician needs to be balanced in his knowledge and attitude. The administration of higher potency has been observed to bring on effective and lasting psychological improvement. It can be advised that in psychological pathology, unless the body is too frail to take it, or there is a danger of serious physical aggravation, higher potency is amiable. But in these cases potency can be stepwise over several months, strengthening the body to the point where it can take higher potencies safely and a great psychological improvement follow
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Frank Perry , (born August 21, 1930, New York City, New York, U.S.—died August 29, 1995, Manhattan, New York), American director of wide-ranging films who was best known for David and Lisa (1962), Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), and Mommie Dearest (1981).
Perry worked as a stage manager and producer before moving into television and film. He studied directing under Lee Strasberg and applied what he had learned in his first feature, the low-budget David and Lisa (1962), an independently made film about two mentally ill teenagers (played by Keir Dullea and Janet Margolin) who develop an emotional connection while in a home for disturbed youths. The sensitive drama was written by Perry's wife, Eleanor, who dramatized a case history from a book by Theodore Isaac Rubin. A surprise box-office success, the film also received critical acclaim, and Perry earned an Academy Award nomination for best director.
(Read Martin Scorsese's Britannica essay on film preservation.)
Perry's next films, which also featured scripts by Eleanor, were less successful. The fact-based Ladybug, Ladybug (1963) was a rather heavy-handed drama about a group of rural children who seek shelter after an air-raid siren is accidentally sounded, and the existential allegory The Swimmer (1968) starred Burt Lancaster as an ad man who confronts his past while swimming from pool to pool in a wealthy Connecticut town. The latter film was ably adapted from a story by John Cheever, but The Swimmer had little box-office success. Last Summer (1969) was a provocative adaptation of Evan Hunter's coming-of-age novel about three teenagers (Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, and Barbara Hershey) who aimlessly drink and engage in sexual experimentation, but things take a cruel and violent turn when a shy, vulnerable girl (Catherine Burns) joins their group.
Perry's greatest success may have been Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), a chilling black comedy (adapted by Eleanor from the novel by Sue Kaufman) about the inexorable descent of a suburban mother (the Oscar-nominated Carrie Snodgress) whose self-centred husband (Richard Benjamin) and ungrateful children drive her into the arms of a self-involved writer (Frank Langella). The film was the last collaboration between the Perrys, who separated that year (divorced 1971). Perry next directed "Doc" (1971), a debunking of the Wyatt Earp–Doc Holliday legend. The western, which was written by Pete Hamill, starred Stacy Keach, Harris Yulin, and Faye Dunaway. Next was Play It As It Lays (1972), an adaptation of a novel by Joan Didion, who cowrote the script with her husband, John Gregory Dunne. The dramedy featured Tuesday Weld as an actress who suffers a nervous breakdown after a series of traumatic incidents, including the suicide of her close friend (Anthony Perkins).
After the muddled thriller Man on a Swing (1974), Perry directed Rancho Deluxe (1975), which was scripted by Thomas McGuane. The offbeat contemporary western centres on two cattle rustlers (Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston) who set their sights on a wealthy rancher (Clifton James). Perry, who occasionally worked in television, then made Dummy (1979), an acclaimed TV drama that dealt with the true case of a handicapped young black man (LeVar Burton) who is defended on a murder charge by a court-appointed attorney (Paul Sorvino). It received a Peabody Award.
In 1981 Perry directed Mommie Dearest, a biopic of Joan Crawford based on her daughter Christina's best-selling memoir, in which she claimed the actress was abusive; Dunaway starred in the title role. Although widely panned at the time of its release, the campy and over-the-top drama was a box-office success and later became a cult classic. Perry's later films, however, were largely forgettable. The poorly received Monsignor (1982) starred Christopher Reeve as a priest who struggles with his vows while rising to power at the Vatican. Perry then made two films that were based on best-selling novels by Susan Isaacs: the suburban murder mystery Compromising Positions (1985) and Hello Again (1987), a reincarnation comedy. Perry's last film was the autobiographical documentary On the Bridge (1992), which depicted his battle against prostate cancer.


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Lesbian Kills Her Partner In Delta After She Caught Her Sleeping With A Man (Pix)
A woman has died after her lesbian partner allegedly stabbed her to death and left her body to decay for days.
The deceased, identified as Vivian, allegedly caught her lesbian partner Spicykvng Vee having sex with a man.
Spicykvng Vee, who is a known stud, was reportedly embarrassed after being caught with a man. Worried about her reputation, Spicykvng reportedly apologised to Vivian and she accepted her apology.
However, she was allegedly still scared that Vivian might expose her on Facebook so she allegedly stabbed her to death in Delta State and escaped to Enugu state after calling Vivian's mother to tell her that her daughter has traveled.
Lady allegedly kills her lesbian partner in Delta State because she caught her sleeping with a man
Vivian's body was in her room for 3 days before she was found. At first, friends worried that she was missing, but after flies were seen trooping out of her room, the landlord was called and they broke into the home to find Vivian's decaying body on Monday, June 15.
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Natural areas of Canadian Forces Base Shilo recognized as an OECM
The Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Shilo is located in the mixed-grass prairie ecosystem of south-central Manitoba and is controlled by Canada's Department of National Defence. While it is managed primarily for defence, CFB Shilo has specific secondary objectives focused on the conservation of biodiversity.
While portions of CFB Shilo have infrastructure and high human traffic, there are areas on the base that are largely natural habitats and which support diverse plant and wildlife communities. These natural areas were collaboratively assessed by the federal Department of National Defence and the provincial (sub-national) Government of Manitoba. They were found to meet all necessary conditions to be reported as an Other Effective Conservation Measure (OECM) and were reported by the Government of Manitoba for inclusion in the Canadian protected and conserved areas database.
CFB Shilo is the first Canadian military base recognized as a part of the Canadian protected and conserved areas network.
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The Government of Canada sees great value in recognizing good land stewardship that contributes to biodiversity conservation. As such, it is seeking to recognize all areas that conserve in-situ biodiversity for the long term and meet the definition of an OECM. The challenges associated with doing so include:
Communication - what is an OECM?
- The concept of an OECM is not yet widely understood. There is often the misconception that these areas have lower value for conservation or may be mistakenly perceived as a 'protected area light'.
Helping partners understand the value of recognizing an OECM
- This challenge is linked to the communication challenge. Partners may want to know why they should support recognizing an area as an OECM. They may ask 'what's in it for me?'.
- Similarly, partners may mistakenly worry that they will lose certain land-use rights through this recognition.
The Canadian Department of National Defence and Government of Manitoba are recognized for good land stewardship.
The species and natural ecosystems allowed to thrive and the surrounding communities that benefit from locally intact ecosystems
Comment les blocs constitutifs interagissent-ils entre eux dans la solution?
In Canada, for lands to be recognized nationally as 'protected or conserved', provincial or territorial (sub-national) governments must recognize them and submit them for inclusion in the Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database. This requires significant communication, information sharing and a common understanding of the importance of recognizing conservation efforts. Communication and partnership are key!
This need for collaboration becomes even more apparent when exploring atypical conservation mechanisms given that new solutions require new conversations and often new partners. The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces put a high priority on environmental stewardship. While not the primary purpose of CFB Shilo, these conservation efforts contribute to positive biodiversity outcomes and deserve recognition.
The natural areas of CFB Shilo count towards sub-national, national and international area-based conservation targets. Public recognition of this military base as an OECM increases public awareness that landowners beyond traditional conservation agencies can be recognized for their conservation outcomes.
The Shilo training area is home to 17 species considered at risk including insects, grassland birds and the province's only lizard - the Prairie Skink. Canadian Forces Base Shilo biologists have documented 63 species of mammals, over 200 species of birds, 7 species of reptiles, 8 species of amphibians, and 450 species of flora.
The recognition of Canadian Forces Base Shilo as an OECM has served as an example to assess, recognize the value of and potentially report areas with innovative or atypical conservation mechanisms.
This recognition is highlighting the Department of National Defence's conservation efforts and successes. It has also strengthened the conservation dialogue between the federal Department of National Defence, the federal department of Environment and Climate Change, and the provincial (sub-national) Government of Manitoba.
Located in the mixed-grass prairie ecosystem of south-central Manitoba, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Shilo is controlled by Canada's Department of National Defence. Approximately 211 km2 of the base are natural areas that support diverse plant and wildlife communities. This is the first Canadian military base recognized in Canada as an OECM, in keeping with national and international guidelines.
The path to this international recognition for the CFB Shilo began locally with the provincial (sub-national) Government of Manitoba. Officials took a helicopter flight over the training area in 2015 as part of a separate initiative and were impressed by the intact prairie they saw. However, because the main objective of the site is not the conservation of nature, the area could not be recognized as a "protected area".
While portions of CFB Shilo with significant infrastructure and high human traffic do not meet the definition of an OECM, there are areas on the base that are largely natural habitat. These natural areas were assessed and found to meet all necessary conditions to be reported as an OECM. They were first reported to the national database on March 7th, 2019.


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Watch Coolie No. 1 on Amazon Prime
One of the questions at the heart of Coolie No. 1 is, "Why can't a poor man marry a rich woman?" In this case, the answer is: "Because he doesn't deserve her."
Coolie No. 1 is a remake of the 1995 film of the same name, both of which are directed by David Dhawan. I have not seen the original, so this review will focus solely on the remake.
The coolie in question this time is Raju (Varun Dhawan), head of the porters at a railway station in Mumbai. Raju defends his elderly coworker from an abusive jerk Mahesh (Vikas Verma), not with his wits but with his fists. In the scuffle, Mahesh is exposed as a drug dealer and arrested.
One witness to the fight is pandit Jai Kishen (Javed Jaffrey), who is on his way home after bringing a prospective groom to the mansion of hotelier Jeffrey Rosario (Paresh Rawal). When Rosario insults Jai Kishen and the groom, declaring that his daughters will only marry men even richer than himself, Jai Kishen vows revenge. He plans to trick Rosario into getting his daughter Sarah (Sara Ali Khan) married to a poor man, and Raju seems like the perfect pawn for his scheme. Raju takes one look at a photo of Sarah and is onboard.
Raju poses as Raj, the son of the king of Singapore. Sarah is smitten with how humble Raj is despite being so rich, and Rosario is smitten with Raj's apparent fortune. Only after the handsome couple is wed does Rosario begin to doubt Raj's identity. When Rosario spots Raj working at his old job, the coolie improvises, inventing a heretofore unmentioned identical twin brother — compounding his original lie and making things exponentially more complicated.
It's hard to buy in to Coolie No. 1, because it never acknowledges the harm done to Sarah for the sake of chastening her father. Sarah is tricked into falling for a man who lies to her about his identity, promises her a lifestyle he knows he can't deliver, then traps her in a legally binding marriage contract. Would she have married him if she'd known he was working class? Maybe. We have no way of knowing.
Part of that is because Sarah is written as an empty shell. She's too vapid to be suspicious of Raju. She earnestly fears for his safety when his charade keeps him away from home overnight. She eagerly tackles the housework in their dilapidated apartment, as though she didn't grow up in a mansion full of servants (I guess women are just supposed to be innately good at cleaning). She's a beautiful blank slate who reacts the way the plot needs her to react.
Coolie No. 1 is yet another film that thinks goodness is conferred upon its main character just by virtue of his being the main character, regardless of what he actually does. It's significant that Raju doesn't tell Sarah the truth until she accidentally discovers his deception. He wasn't struck by a pang of conscience, nor did he try to enlist her help. He planned to keep lying to her indefinitely. How exactly does that make him a good guy?
For non-Hindi speakers, jokes in Bollywood comedies don't always survive the translation via subtitles. But much of the wordplay humor in Coolie No. 1 is in English, and it's still not funny. Rosario's rhyming shtick and Raju's Mithun Chakraborthy impression grow tired almost immediately. The physical humor in the movie isn't amusing either.
As for the film's positive points, it does have a number of entertaining, large-scale dance numbers (although the one where Rosario peeps through the window of his daughter's hotel room while she's on her honeymoon is creepy). Shikha Talsania and Sahil Vaid are likable as Sarah's sister Anju and Raju's friend Deepak, respectively, who fall in love amidst the drama.
Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan are both forgettable. In fact, let's just forget this remake ever happened.


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Retired underworld 'king pin' Jack Groen runs coffeeshop 'Green'. His grumpy exterior hides the fact that he loves his regulars, and is in love with his American barmaid Marcy. But the coffeeshop is doing badly. Jack is in debt with his suppliers, the notorious Kviatkovski drug syndicate. With his past catching up to him, will he manage to stay 'out' – and does he really want to?


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Pop stars Ed Sheeran and Stormzy showed the extent of their love for each other's work as they swapped t-shirts after Wednesday night's Brit Awards.
Making their way to the event's Warner Music after party, the 26-year-old graduate of Guildford 's Academy of Contemporary Music Sheeran was spotted in a white t-shirt printed with the cover of Stormzy's GSAP record, released on Friday.
The rapper in turn wore a top with the familiar bright blue artwork of the Castle On The Hill singer's upcoming album Divide.
Their coordinated fashion statements followed their surprise duet during the awards ceremony in London.
They delighted the audience and fans worldwide when Stormzy came on stage with a rap solo during Sheeran's performance of his hit Shape Of You.
The moment soon proved to be a highlight of the event as viewers took to Twitter to share their approval of the unexpected collaboration.
Usually known for his casual appearance, Sheeran, posted a photo on Instagram of himself in a smart black suit as he prepared for the show.
In a teasing caption he wrote: "Playing the Brit awards tonight, debuting something special, tune in."
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The graduate of Guildford's Academy of Contemporary Music made a brave little girl's dream come true when he serenaded her during a surprise visit to Epsom Hospital at the end of last year.
2016 saw the pop icon give an impromptu bar performance at The Surrey Cricketers pub in Windlesham before pledging his support to save Guildford's independent Boileroom music venue .


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