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Wetland Invertebrate Biomonitoring
Although wetlands comprise only about 6% of the earth's surface, they are one of the most valuable ecosystems on the planet. Wetlands perform important ecological functions in flood control, water storage and purification, and provide critical habitat for wildlife such as birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, mollusks, and other organisms. Almost half of federally listed endangered animals rely on wetlands for their survival, including over 50% of America's protected migratory bird species. Wetlands also have a significant economic value, as many commercially harvested Pacific Ocean fish and shellfish species depend on wetlands and estuaries for food, spawning, or nursery habitat. But for centuries, wetlands were seen as wastelands and health hazards to be drained, dredged, filled, or otherwise obliterated, and more than half of the 200 million acres of wetlands that existed before European settlement have been destroyed. In the past few decades the significance of wetlands has been realized, and the U.S. EPA aims "…to achieve no overall net loss of the nation's remaining wetlands and to create and restore wetlands, where feasible…" But replacing lost wetland acreage isn't as simple as digging a hole in the ground and filling it with water. Can a wetland be restored if the entire watershed is altered? If one type of wetland is converted to another, does it still provide the same ecological functions? How does one measure the biological health of a wetland?
One way to answer these questions is to use biological assessment (bioassessment) tools. Bioassessment evaluates the underlying health of a body of water by measuring the condition of its biological communities, such as plants, amphibians, algae, diatoms, or invertebrates. If water quality is impaired, the structure of these biological communities changes in response to the impairments, based on individual species' sensitivity or tolerance to the impairments. Aquatic invertebrates such as insects, worms, and crayfish are excellent indicators of water quality-they are an important part of the food web, have relatively limited mobility that confines them to water for most or all of their life cycle, exhibit a range of responses to human-induced stressors, and have a short generation time that allows changes in community structure to be detected rapidly. Invertebrates have been used successfully for decades in stream bioassessment, and many people are familiar with the idea that an abundance of pollution-sensitive insects indicates a healthy stream. Much less is known about invertebrate communities in wetlands, however, and invertebrate-based bioassessment tools are not yet available for wetlands in the Pacific Northwest.
The Xerces Society is working to develop an invertebrate-based bioassessment tool (IBI) for evaluating the biological health of wetlands in the Pacific Northwest. This project began with a pilot study in 2007, when Xerces staff analyzed the invertebrate community composition at thirteen riverine wetlands in Oregon's Willamette Valley and identified several invertebrate community attributes that differed between most-impaired and least-impaired wetlands. In 2008, the project expanded to examine invertebrate communities at 24 riverine-type wetlands in the Willamette Valley. We examined 69 different attributes of the wetland macroinvertebrate community assemblages and were able to identify six that varied reliably with the level of disturbance and were applicable to both riverine-impounding and riverine-flowthrough wetlands. These six attributes constitute a preliminary invertebrate-based IBI for wetland bioassessment. In 2009 and 2010, The Xerces Society, in partnership with the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and the Division of State Lands, is further testing and refining this preliminary IBI, and examining its functionality in an additional HGM class of wetland (flats). Ultimately, we hope to develop a reliable, cost-effective invertebrate-based tool that can be used by groups engaged in wetland restoration or conservation projects, to help them determine whether their efforts are improving wetland quality.


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He stared at me from behind the counter with huge, expressive eyes that suggested he�d been dealt some pretty bad cards of late. I walked behind the counter and took a seat (privilege of familiarity at the animal shelter; don�t try this yourself) and asked the Weimaraner�s name.
Second of a three-day series about the Craven-Pamlico Animal Shelter.
He stared at me from behind the counter with huge, expressive eyes that suggested he�d been dealt some pretty bad cards of late. I walked behind the counter and took a seat (privilege of familiarity at the animal shelter; don�t try this yourself) and asked the Weimaraner�s name.
�Hank,� I was told. I focused my camera on him and I could tell he wasn�t trusting of whatever it was I was up to.
Hank did not belong in a place like this, but at 3 years old, he was just getting out of his canine �teenage� and had never been neutered, so he was pretty lively. High energy is a defining trait of this breed, anyway.
�I just can�t take it anymore,� his owners said as they left him at the Craven-Pamlico Animal Services Center on Airport Road, according to animal control supervisor Trinity Smith. �She had just given up.�
Hank�s first days at the shelter were rough. Being locked in the general run with numerous other dogs, all barking and howling, made him a nervous wreck.
�He was scared,� Smith said. He wouldn�t let people near him.
The shelter workers decided to try him in other environs about the shelter. Placed in the grooming room, he destroyed a doorknob, chewing it and trying to get out.
He was brought out to the front desk, then, and soon calmed down. The day after my visit, the Tarheel Weimaraner Rescue picked him up. He was wormed, neutered and placed in a foster home for assessment.
�Weimaraners are very, very active, people-oriented dogs,� Toni Sweetland, intake officer with the rescue said in a phone interview. �They want to be with their person all the time. They are not the kind of dog you can get and keep in the back yard.�
Then there was Buttercup.
A 3-year-old Domestic Shorthair (a dignified way of saying, �this cat is a mutt�), Buttercup was left at the shelter when her owner decided she couldn�t take care of her anymore.
She was scheduled to be one of the Pets of the Week, a regular Saturday photo-feature in the Sun Journal.
She was a lover of a cat, but the shock of her change in fortunes terrified her; we actually had to dismantle her cage to pull her out, removing the litter pan, the shelving and even the bottom of the cage. My sister, visiting from Florida, volunteered to hold and calm her, and Buttercup clung to her desperately and trembled the entire time she was on her lap.
Cats have a more difficult time adapting to being in a shelter. �We don�t get a lot of friendly cats, even owner turn-ins,� she said. �They come in here and stress out. They�re hiding in their litter box and spraying and things that are not adoptable. Cats are temperamental about change.�
If a cat does not adapt, it can find itself in the euthanization room.
A lot of pets find themselves in shelters because their owners simply were not ready or willing for the responsibilities of ownership.
Animals come in �for minor, minor things,� Smith said. �I had a man that brought his dog in here because he left his sandwich on the coffee table and the dog ate it. Another took a dog home for an hour and, because the dog scratched at the back door to get in, he brought it back.�
Some pets, of course, are turned in for what Smith describes as good reasons.
�You�ve got your aggressive dogs and that kind of thing,� she noted. And then there are those people who can no longer keep pets and have been unable to find anyone who can take them on, such as when the owner is going to a nursing home, when people move out of the area or when landlords will not allow animals.
�We get a lot of animals from the military,� she said.
Then there are those Craig�s List and Cherry Point Yard Sales orphans. People pick them up and take them home. �After a month or so, they decide, �I can�t do this,�� she explained.
Nine-month-old to 2-year-old dogs arrive �because that�s when they�re a teenager. He�s testing his boundaries, and they can be really hard to live with. So a lot of puppies we adopt will come back at that age because he�s not as cute and he�s behaving badly.�
While any variety of animals shows up at the shelter, there are certain kinds that predominate.
�We get mostly mixed breeds. We get a lot of hound mix, we get a lot of pit bull mix. Mostly they�re going to be your 50-pound dogs or mixed breed puppies that are going to grow into 50-pound-dogs.�
As to cats, it is mainly �your basic short-hair cat� that arrives. While the shelter sees its shares of Siamese mixes and others, it is rare to find a pedigree brought in.
But feral cats are the biggest feline issue.
�The majority of animals we get are cats,� Smith said, �and the majority of cats are feral. We get tons of feral cats in here.�
And if there�s any animal almost guaranteed to be euthanized, it�s feral cats, because feral cats are, quite frankly, wild.
�If you get them young enough you can get them rehabilitated,� she said, �and by young enough I mean 8 weeks old. � There�s a very small window where kittens have to be socialized with people.�
Even if wild cats can be tamed enough to tolerate people, they don�t often become loving. And people don�t want that, Smith said. �They want a loving, purring-in-your-lap cat.�
A few feral cats make it out alive. �We�ll get cats in here you would think were completely feral but after a couple of days of being in here, being around people, they get friendly.�
She added: �A person might come in and claim a feral cat saying they�ve been feeding it and are willing to live with its personality.�
Animals also are brought in as a result of cases of abuse or cruelty. Sometimes a person who is charged with cruelty voluntarily releases the pet to the shelter. If an owner won�t surrender rights, the animal control officers can petition a court to force the owner to pay for the animal�s care while the case moves through the courts. �If they don�t pay it, it�s an automatic forfeiture of the animals,� Smith said.
�We�ve had lots of dogs come in here with signs of fighting,� she said, �but to prove that�s what�s going on � that�s difficult.�
Among the dogs, the small ones almost always go, as do puppies and kittens. Purebreds of any size have a good chance of finding a home.
�But if it�s a large mixed-breed dog, it can be very difficult,� Smith said. �Especially if there�s nothing flashy about it; if it�s all black, all brown, they tend to be overlooked.�
Black cats are also slow movers. �Any black animal tends to get overlooked,� Smith said.
It is the shelter�s goal to move the pets into good homes.
Along with advice to adopting families, the shelter works with a number of local and regional rescue groups to move animals and at least find them a foster home until permanent adopters are found.
Smith and her fellow workers constantly update their adoption board and show their pets on numerous websites, radio stations and pet shops as well as showing them through the Sun Journal.
Every eight weeks Smith also selects four dogs to be sent to the �New Leash on Life� training program at the Craven Correctional Institution near Vanceboro. There, inmates �teach them basic obedience� in an 8-week program, after which Pals for Paws adopts them out.
Smith recently attended the 50th graduation for the program.
�It�s great for the dogs. It�s great for the inmates, too,� she said, and related one prisoner who told her that he�d never had responsibility in his life until he was given the opportunity to train a dog.
�They learn responsibility, they learn how to empathize,� she said of the animals� caretakers. �It�s really kind of cool to see that.�
Inevitably, some animals are euthanized. �It�s not something we like to do, of course,� Smith said, �but it�s a reality.�
Along with feral cats, any badly injured or very sick animal will probably be put down. �(A pet owner will) come in and say, �This dog killed my neighbor�s cat.� Or bitten somebody. I�m not going to put that up for adoption,� Smith said.
�We ask ourselves, have we done everything we could? A lot of times, you have to ask, �What would be more humane?� A lot of times, the animals that are in here, they�re terrified. They�re miserable. And that�s releasing them from that terror.�
The shelter also euthanizes pets at no charge, as a service to the community.
The shelter euthanizes with what Smith describes as an overdose of anesthetic. All the shelter employees are state-certified to euthanize animals.
She said that the animal will �feel the initial prick of the syringe,� but nothing more. �If it�s done properly, the heart will stop in seconds. It�s that fast.�
�This is reality,� she says. �We all cry. We�ve all had animals here that we�ve thrown our bodies on and beat the bushes for a rescue group to take them or get them adopted.�
She thinks a moment before she adds, �I do say it�s not for everybody. I try to correct them. When they say, �I couldn�t do what you do��I couldn�t not do it. I can�t imagine myself doing anything else.
Bill Hand can be reached at 252-635-5679 or firstname.lastname@example.com.

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The plan seems faulty from the outset. A car? In Bruges? That'll never work. Belgium's medieval gem isn't the kind of place you drive around. Its pinched, cobbled lanes and public squares will surely make a night-time drive a waste of time.
On entering the city in the early evening rush hour, there's traffic everywhere, clogging up Bruges' arteries. Cyclists dart the wrong way down bewildering one-way systems, which render you hopeless, lost in a nanosecond. Our sat-nav has a panic attack.


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The Theosophical Society in America will host a powerful and uplifting relaxation meditation event geared toward raising your awareness, the essential building block for everything in life. Marian and Gabriela Kraus will present you the opportunity to recharge, rebalance and retune your core, or simply put, to elevate your being.
The couple's meditative and transformational experience is a psycho-acoustic gateway to elevate individuals' vibratory frequency and thereby reach higher states of conscious awareness. Guests will bathe in an envelope of sound generated by mystical characteristics of three large gongs, several authentic Himalayan singing bowls (a.k.a. Tibetan singing bowl) and additional sound tools.
The three stages of the event are:
1st segment – Participants receive an outline of sound therapy and history of the gongs, followed by a description of how the upcoming meditation and sound session work together to facilitate a transformation, evolution and healing experience within the conscious mind.
2nd segment – A carefully chosen guided meditation, or mindfulness meditation, primes the subconscious mind to transition into the essential personal transformation experience brought on by the healing sounds in the…
3rd segment – Following the guided meditation guests are immersed in a bubble of ancestral and otherworldly sounds generated by gongs, one of man's oldest therapeutic instruments. The couple's sound space envelopes one in a uniquely rhythmic, melodic and pleasing fashion. The gong's vibrational and sonic characteristics deeply resonate all 50 – 75 trillion cells of the body, and energize and relax simultaneously in a most powerful and unique way.
Combined, these powerful elements facilitate a change in one's nature of being and potentially restore an intrinsic state of inner balance, homeostasis. Throughout, you will be introduced to mindfulness techniques of a sonic kind. We invite you to read more here please. The only requirement is to bring an open mind, wear comfortable clothing, and come with a pillow and blanket to cover up. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. Experience a guided relaxation meditation coupled with strong sound healing elements of gongs and bowls at its finest. We invite you to view one of Marian & Gabriela's self-explanatory videos here or find out more about them here. Oftentimes these events are also referred to as gong bath and you can find out more information in the FAQ section here.
Event details
Fee: $25 (pre-registered) / $30 at door
Website: The Theosophical Society
Address: 1926 North Main Street, Wheaton, IL 60187
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The USDA has announced a partnership with the American Angus Association that will facilitate the registration of up to 15,400 new premises as part of the National Animal Identification System. More than 408,500 other premises nationwide have been registered to date.
"The American Angus Association has long supported NAIS," says Bruce Knight, under secretary for USDA's marketing and regulatory programs "It is the best way for Angus breeders to protect the health of their herds in the face of a serious animal health threat."
Under the terms of the agreement announced today, the American Angus Association will utilize its resources to reach every association member and provide education about NAIS through the Angus Journal, Angus Beef Bulletin, Angus e-mail list, seminars, national events, affiliates and other associations. The American Angus Association has 26,000 active members, 8,000 junior members and 95,000 affiliate members. The association registered more than 347,000 head of cattle in 2006 as part of its registry program.
NAIS consists of three components: premises registration, animal identification and tracing.


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Please note that this contact form is for inquiries about Lucy's Corset Shop only. If you are wondering which brand to purchase, please use the CORSET CONSULTATION PAGE.
- Underbust circumference – (measure horizontally at the line marked A).
This is around your ribcage, about the same height as your bra band.
- Waist circumference – (measure horizontally at B).
This is your natural waist (not desired one), typically measured 1 inch or so above your belly button.
- High hip circumference – (measure horizontally at C)
This is around the iliac crest ("wings" of your hips) not around your bum! If your measuring tape crosses your butt crack, you are probably measuring too low.
Your high hip is where low-rise jeans sit, or around the height of your Venus dimples, if you have them. It's usually about 4-5 inches down from your waistline.
Your "full hips" would usually be 7-9 inches below the waistline (this measurement is not needed).
- Torso length – while sitting down on a hard chair or bench, with a straight back and good posture, measure vertically from under one breast to the crease where your lap starts on the same side (where your leg meets your trunk). In the diagram you can see that it's not in the center front, but slightly offset under one breast.
If you didn't receive a response in 24 hours, 95% of the time it's because the given email address was incorrect. Please check all your answers before sending!
Fill out your measurements below, and receive Lucy's personal recommendation!
If your torso measures less than 8 inches long,
95% of the time, it was measured wrong!
Please use the following helpful checklist when measuring your vertical torso length:
- Are you sitting on a hard, flat surface, like a wooden chair or bench, and not on a soft surface like a couch/ bed?
- Are you sitting with as straight a posture as possible, and not hunching or leaning forward to read the number on the measuring tape?
- If you wear a bra, are you wearing one that fits well and the underwire is sitting directly underneath the breast? (A sagging underwire can artificially make the breast seem to start lower down and make the torso look shorter).
- If you measure whilst standing up in front of a mirror (again from under the breast, down to where your lap would start (the crease where your leg meets your torso)), do you still measure the same torso length as when you were sitting down?
And if you still seem to measure anything less than about 8 inches in length:
- Are you under 5 feet (152 cm) tall in stature?
- Do you have any history of spinal curvature, like scoliosis or lumbar lordosis?
- If either of these are true, please be sure to state this in your email (or contact form if ordering from the Silver Line).
If you are ordering/ inquiring about an overbust corset, I will also need:
- Bust circumference – This is different to your bra size. Measure around the fullest part of your bust or chest, wearing a supportive but unpadded bra.
- Usual bra size – and it also helps to know what country your bras are made in (American and UK sizes are different)
Unfortunately at this time, custom corsets are not available through this website.
If you would like more information or help taking your measurements (and you would also like to understand why these measurements are crucial in determining the fit of ready-to-wear corsets) please refer to my video here:
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81 comments on "Submitting your measurements"
I was looking into the light corsets that are on a really good deal now but finally ordered a cincher. My reasoning was that I am pretty short of 5'1" and a standard corset might cause problems when bowing or sitting. Could you confirm my choice was right?
I am really looking forward to trying my first Corset upon your recommendation Lucy! I had spine surgery (an L5/S1 open back Discectomy) over 5 years ago and my muscles never really recovered and I find it hard to stay upright. Here in the UK, the British Medical Council have not approved synthetic disc replacement surgery so I am effectively left with a gap in between my vertebrae. My recent scan has shown a re-herniation of the small bit of disc material the surgeon left for me and I think one side of my vertebrae has slightly shifted downwards. I have to wear a large back brace but it is far too hot and cumbersome and looks hideous under clothing so I am hoping a properly fitted supportive corset will improve my pain and posture! I had trained in ballet 3- 5 x per week before my herniation and since the surgery my figure has gone from lean and athletic to atrophied and squishy. I am forced to lead a sedentary lifestyle now but am coping fairly well mentally and emotionally. I look forward to your response and keep up your most excellent and extremely valuable work! Best wishes, Tarryn.
Hi Lucy I sent in a measurement form a few days ago but I haven't heard anything back…
My cousin would like to order a TT. I took her measurements myself. Will a hourglass corset, short, work for her? TT has a great sale
Hello, I just wanted to know: is it also possible to have a corset that improves posture and trains the waist at the same time? Also, what waist size should my corset be if my natural waist is about 22½ inches? (I don't want to buy a corset right now but I'm considering getting one in the future (maybe next year or so) so I'm already looking up information about them.)
Hello, I am interested in training my waist to minimum size as it can shrink.
Around my waist is NATURALLY without anything is 21 inches. I am 5'6 and 102 pounds.I never did train my waist in my life before and I happen to have natural slim waist and it is hard for me to find a corset online that challenged my waist. I am wearing one right now I purchased from amazon and is a small size, all the strings tied closed in the back and yet its still loose or not the pressure I thought a waist trainer would give you. I did not want to waste more money of online shopping and guessing my size, I need your help. I also want to shrink my love handles so I would like a long line corset that would keep me straight sitting down(I work in an office and sit down mostly and I hunch my back a lot). I am looking for a very small size to train my waist maybe 19-18 inches since i am naturally 21 inches already, full length for my love handles and upper back meat, strong steel metal to keep me sit straight. :) Thank you so much for your help. I am looking forward to purchase some of your goods.
Please let me know if you need more size information from me.
Pls Lucy guard me on the best corset for my big tummy and down on the filling space I don't understand the website of a thing
Pls Lucy guard me on the best corset for my big tummy
Pls Lucy my tummy is very big I have not use corset before I need a good one pls guard me
My measurements are 31 waist, 28 chest, 38 hips, 12 seated. Most of my belly fat is in my lower abdomen and I would like to cover that. Do you have a recommendation? I am a first time user of corsets. Thanks. (I am squishy after having babies)
My bust measurement is 40 bra size34d to dd Couldyou please advise the site you I could order I like the over bust black satin Thanks Sue
MY NAME IS DAWN MARLBOROUGH. I DEVELOPED SCOLIOSIS DURING PPUBERTY AGE 12. I AM NOW 38 AND MY CURVE IS 47 DEGREES NOW AFTER THREE KIDS.. MY DR.. REVOMMENDED YOU TO ME. I'VE KANSAS STATE INSURANCE. I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF. A CORSET TO STABILIZE MY BACK MUSCLES I've had a medical brace for over 15 years. Both my doctors recommended a corset. I have an S curve. Under bust 32.5″, waist 32″, hips are 35″,Under mid breast is 10″, and my breast measurement is 37, and bra size 34DD.
I am looking to be sized for the following underbust styles (if applicable):
cincher, mesh, and the style in your "OOTD, How to Dress with your Corset: NECKLINES" video
A: underbust = 39″
B: Waist circumference = 38″
C: HH circumference = 39″
Length= 11-1/2″
I have to say I have a deep arch and a "bubble butt" so I'm not sure if that needs to be factored
..also…your videos are absolutely amazing and informative! I have the attention span of a flea but your videos keep me enthralled and wanting more information! Love them!!!
I just realized I posted in the wrong area. Please forgive me. I just saw where I should have gone to the consultation page. Again, I apologize.
I can't access your online store :-(
I would love to order an underbust corset. Here are my measurements as follows, your recommendation would be greatly appreciated.
Under bra 40″
smallest of waist 39.5″
largest of waist 41″
hips 51.5″
abs/torso 15″
Hey Lucy I saw your video " How to predict the fit" an we have the same measurements.
Underbust: 29
Natural waist: 27
Upper hip: 33
Torso: 10
Hi lucy! I was wondering if any of the hourglass corset were made with a slightly smaller center front particually on the top portion. I dont know if I recall from one of your videos that something would be shorter in the future.
Hi lucy! i just wanted to say that i've admired you for a long time now and i've wanted a corset since i was 15 and you were such an inspiration and such a light because in my situation i never really thougth having a corset was something that would become true! now i think i might finally be able to afford one! i am so greatful for the complete and hard work you do in your various pages in social media(i follow on tumblr) and i just wanted to say that you are such a kind and honest and helpful person, so dedicated and nice, i really appreciate the time you put in helping others and teaching me and others so much of your knowlage. Thank you so much.
Dear Lucy,
I am so happy that I have found your blog. I was researching shapewear and corsets since giving birth 6 months ago.
I purchased few very expensive overbust corsets and some very expensive Wolford shapewear ("strong" compression). My husband is constantly face palming as my expectations are always so high, but I never yet found that one thing I want. I saw your video on youtube and I fell instantly in love with the shape of your waist, or more precisely the corsets you were wearing. I knew from the start that I Would need a steel boned corset.
I always aspired to have a hourglass waist. Before giving birth I was very thin, wearing sizes 0-2 or so. However, even then my waist wasn't as defined. My body type is pretty stright. Since giving birth I have some loose skin and some lower tummy belly fat that gives me the 4 month pregnant look (it is getting better day by day). I went a size up in dresses and none of my skirts or pants fit anymore due the widening of my pelvis and my torso (my ribcage bones are literally sticking outwards). This inspired and pushed me to look for a corset that will help to achieve the hourglass look I always wanted to restore my confidence.
My goal is to have an extreme hourglass figure since the midsection is pretty soft. I think a corset that is going to blend well under cloth will be god sent. with the corsets I tried I noticed that the hooks stick out in very tight dresses. I understand that there are limitations to how effective and invisible the corset can be. Surely, you might not even have options for me since you display your pretty corsets above your cloth.
I actually prefer an underbust corset, I don't mind some squeezing I am very resistant and strong. My posture is terrible as I slouch most of the time and then I have neck pain and back pains.
I am so sorry about this very long essay, but I amazed at how helpful you are to your followers and to everybody that has a question on your blod or youtube. I really appreciate the time you put in helping others and sharing your wisdom. Thank you so much
This is the first time I want to wear a corset and it is not only because I'm expanding and expanding since I got ill but also because the bones of above my hips are already damaged and the pain is terrible, sometimes it is difficult to even to stay erect.
I was thinking about buying an underbust of a shorter kind of wide belt but corset shape.
I live in Japan and I can see that the shop described in your map web page is updated till 2016…please suggest me where to order it. and also I'd like you to give me some suggested models if possible. Thanking you in advance…
My rib cage flares at the bottom under my bust is 34 but the widest part of my ribs (2 in. under) is 36. Will this make a difference in sizing?
I don't understand the purpose of the measurements here? what are these used for at this time? Iwant a corset with a longer front because of mt tummy. Do you sale theses types: long for tummy and high on the sides to allow sitting comfort?
I submitted a request about a week ago and just again another one but I'm not sure if it went through. Is there a way to check?
I am so hopeful! I have low back pain and upon reading the information available here and buying Solaced I am thinking I may have something noninvasive to help the pain that limits my life. I would like overbust, because @ 34h I think a shoulder problem might also improve. I tried a foundation undergarment as a local available option, and I can see the wimpy gussets twist, so I must have an imbalance in how I sit or move, but even with that pain a little better. Maybe a quality firm corset will help a lot more.
This will be my first corset. Every time I measure, I get a different figure (hence the range). I am 62 and been packing weight on for the past five years. I am interested in waist training, although I have not seen much discussion about corset training for older women. At 5'4″ and having a slightly long torso (1 1/2″ longer than legs), I'm fairly certain a standard underbust corset would be my best option in size 38? I would love to buy a nude color as my first and black as a second. The Conical Gemini looks as though it would be a good choice – wish it came in a nude color. Am I on the right track? Please offer as much direction as you can. Thanks! MC
Hi ! I'm looking for advice to buy a new tightlacing corset. I have a natural 29″ waist and can wear a fully closed 24″ (not steel-boned) corset comfortably.
Since I'm quite tolerant to restraint, I'm afraid a 22″ corset will not be that much of a challenge and I consider getting a 20″ one, even if it means not closing it all the way in the beginning.
Does it sound realistic, or is it too wide a gap ? I'm falling between two stools here.
Thank you for the help !
Hi Lucy! I know you're a buddy lady :)
I had submitted my measurements yesterday for your recommendation and i don't see that i got a response yet. I was hoping to get your recommendation before you posted your 2017 corset close out video. I know it's kind of last minute, I'm sorry but of course I thought about it last minute. It takes my spam and I'm hoping I entered my email address correctly, which I did double check so I think it's right.
Would this measurement page work for males as well?
I tried corseting when I was younger but I got that /\ shape which made my hip bones hurt badly and I even got bruises on them.I'm thinking about starting waist training again this time properly. I'm pear shaped and I have quite prominent hip bones. I have low visceral fat percentage.
Can you recomend best type of corset for me? English is not my first language and I'm bit confused. Your site is super informative, I just though that corsets are supposed to make my hips go numb.
I haven't received a reply yet and I'm hoping I didn't put the wrong email address 😟
How did I not know you sold corsets? I combed through your website years ago and missed it? HOOK ME UP!
Thank you so much for the names to refer to. I don't know the brand. I bought it so long ago and am using it as a last resort because the back brace they gave me doesn't go low enough. I will contact them. Thanks!
Hi Lan. I have trouble with my lower back. My L4 vertebrae is kinked to the side. I have been going to a chiropractor for years, but it still slips out. I occasionally use a corset that was just bought for decorative use. I feel it helps, but cuts into me in certain places. I am considering getting a custom made corset that can support way down low. I would imagine I need a long line corset from what I have read so far, but does it come down low enough to support that L4? Also, I read on your site that you are not doing custom corsets. I don't live in an area that makes corsets. What would you suggest.
I'm in the process of losing weight, should I wait until I hit my goal to waist train or can I get a corset closer to my goal size and use extra string? Please let me know. I have look at multiple places for the answer
I have troubles measuring my torso length sitting down as my belly sticks out when sitting (even standing the bottom part of my belly is a bit saggy due to weight loss), for that reason I believe I need a longline corset as I have already tried my friends normal length corset and my belly was sticking out like 2-3 inches below which looked horrifying.. so how do I correctly measure my torso length while sitting down if i have a belly? Can I do it standing up? I am 5″8 and a half (174cm) tall just to give a visual. Can we also send photo of the torso so you see the shape of the waist? Because with just measurements you cant know if some inches are from the fat in the front or the bones on the hips and ribs..
I was wondering if you'd be able to make a corset that will give the curvy, voluptuous torso of a woman to a man, or if I'd be better off purchasing the 'cross dressing' corset I found at timeless trends. Thanks!
Hi A, there are many places that sell corsets specifically for feminizing a male figure. Some of the best corsetieres include Puimond, Contour Corsets, Romantasy and Bizarre Design and they all have experience making corsets for CDs or transgenders. Cheers!
I have severe scoliosis at 80 degrees at last xrays, I am so glad to find your corsits (I was told I would not live through surgery). My left rib cage is inside my pelvis. I am virtually waistless. My curve is high on my back on the right side. I can push myself up straight by pushing on kitchen counters and furniture, but of course I melt right back down as soon as I let go. My worry is that the corset wont come up high enough or I wont be able to sit in it because it is so long. I have xrays or can you advise me on how to adjust the measurements.
Thank you,
Cynthia in Alaska
HI bishonenrancher, I have been wanting a corset for some time now. I have a cone shaped body, large on top and very very narrow hips no butt (the guyish barrel shape you describe in your video) and back bulge. :(. I am also plus size so I thought I would want a longline to hide (tuck in) the bulge but now I am worried that my narrow hips will look narrower. What do you suggest?
Hi Maria, I suggest taking a look at Bluemissytiger's videos on Youtube, she also has broad shoulders and narrow hips so you'll be able to see what a corset would look like on you if you were to wear an OTR corset: http://www.youtube.com/user/bluemissytiger/videos?flow=grid&view=0
Hi Lucy, and happy new year! I have been clicking through many of your videos in the past several days–they're like potato chips, once you get started you just can't stop! I have ALWAYS been intrigued by the beautifully enhanced curves that the female form can acquire–and only realized after many years of watching old musicals with thoughts of "Wow, look at her tiny waist!" that at least a bit of that size (or lack thereof) was accomplished with the use of a corset. Unfortunately I recently placed an order for an underbust model before I saw your service, but I'm thinking that I could probably use a second one so I can switch back and forth and give each corset an opportunity to air out before wearing again; I want to start daily waist training because I've got some serious pudge around the middle thanks to two babies and a lot of weight gain and loss over the years. I'm already wearing shapewear underneath every day–why not do it in style with a corset? Your guidance would be invaluable; had I found you first I'm sure I would not have ended up with the leather overbust model that I bought years ago which fits fine in the middle but the cups for the breasts are WAAAAY too small. I am so excited that you offer this service and I'm looking forward to getting your expert opinion about what models and sizes would be best for me. I am also interested in some of the undershirts I've seen you wear in some of the videos–in particular a beige one with cutouts at the shoulders, very pretty–do you sell those? Hope to hear from you soon, and thank you in advance for your help!
Hi Denise! Thanks so much for your comment. :) I would love to give you a consultation when you're ready – but see how you like the underbust corset you've already ordered beforehand, so you have the experience of how that particular brand and silhouette fits. Unfortunately at this time I don't sell any corset liners or undershirts – the beige one you mentioned was purchased about 10 years ago from Winners! I believe the tag says "Lili Rose" but I haven't been able to find another shirt like it. Best wishes!
Lucy, thank you for your fast reply! I appreciate your advice about seeing how the underbust I've recently ordered will fit. I hope to receive it in a couple of weeks at the most (ordered from the UK), and can't wait to see how it looks. I'll let you know once I get it, and we can proceed from there. Thank you again so much for sharing your expertise…one only has to look at you in the corsets you review to see just how amazing these garments really are!
Just finished watching the video and absolutely love it. I do however have a question about a self lacing video that has the laces in the back rather than the front because i find it extremely difficult to tie the laces in the back once i am done tightening to where i feel most comfortable with it on. please advise considering I don't want to continually rely on people to tie my corset for me. thank you
Hi Melissa, front-lacing corsets do exist. My very first training corset laced up in the front. However, especially if you are going for a large reduction in the waist I recommend that a corset have laces in both the front and the back. You can then keep the back laces knotted at whatever width you want or need, and adjust the front laces as comfortable. When you're ready to train down more, then close the laces at the back and knot them once more, and adjust the front laces again as desired. I hope this makes sense!
Okay so in this video you "marked" you upper hip by your iliac crest, but what if you are pudgy, and you can't feel/see this bump?
Just estimate as best you can. If you can't push in to feel the bump where your hips start, then you can take the waist-to-lap vertical measurement and use that (it will give you a corset that's shorter on the hips) or measure maybe 1-2 inches below that point if you want a longline corset.


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It's not hard to find fake Prada bags or iPhone wannabes out there, but what about knock offs in the car world?
The undisputed kings of the trade are automakers from China, who are just getting the hang of styling their own cars. Take this Shuanghuan SCEO. It's an X5 with just enough changed in the styling so that BMW can't sue.
What's your favorite rip-off car, be it from China or elsewhere?
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UPDATED 12.12.12 6pm by Julie Montanaro
It took a jury just 35 minutes to reach a verdict in a Tallahassee murder trial.
That verdict was guilty. Orin Battles is now headed to prison for the rest of his life.
"Orin Battles is guilty of first degree murder," Judge James Hankinson read the verdict aloud.
That guilty verdict came after just 35 minutes of jury deliberation.
Amanda Evans' sister - who was the first to report her missing - broke down in tears afterward.
"I felt relieved. I felt like my sister's body and mind is now truly free, you know. She ... it felt like she was like, right there with me to hear that justice has finally got served for her," Easter Evans said.
Battles was Amanda Evans' longtime boyfriend. He has now been convicted of killing her and dumping her body in the Ochlocknee River in January 2011.
Evans was stabbed 24 times, shot six times and beaten.
Within minutes of the guilty verdict Battles was sentenced to life in prison.
"It's been very difficult," Easter Evans said. "He was also a family member to us, so to have him to do something so vile, was painful as well. To sit there and watch him and always constantly wonder, you know, why you didn't love us enough not to do this," Evans said.
"I would really like to know why. Why did he do that? You know, we all came up together, you know, and there's no one else but me now," said Battles' brother Sammy Battles.
The only son left because two of his brothers are now serving life sentences in prison for killing women they claimed to love.
Johnny Lee Battles, is serving a life sentence for killing his estranged wife Martha Battles in 2006. Her body was found further downstream in the same river.
Tallahassee, FL - December 12, 2012 -11:40 am by Julie Montanaro
The jury found Orin Battles guilty of first degree murder.
Amanda Evans' sister Easter told the judge "I believe my sister can now be at peace."
The judge sentenced Battles to life in prison.
Tallahassee, FL - December 12, 2012 - 11:15 am by Julie Montanaro
The jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Orin Battles after just 35 minutes of deliberation.
We are waiting for that verdict to be announced in court.
Tallahassee, FL - December 12, 2012 - 10:45 am by Julie Montanaro
The jury is now deliberating in the murder trial of Orin Battles.
Tallahassee, FL - December 12, 2012 - 10:35 am by Julie Montanaro
Prosecutor Georgia Cappleman banged her pen on a podium 24 times to simulate the amount of time it may have taken Orin Battles to stab Amanda Evans.
Evans family cried as she did so. Battles kept shaking his head no.
Cappleman told the jury that Battles DNA is all over the crime scene near a canal on Lake Bradford Road.
She also pointed out Battles repeatedly denied being at the Fast Pay Day loan store with Evans until police showed him the surveillance video with him on it.
Cappleman says Battles talked to himself when officers left the interview room. "They ain't got nothing. Ain't gonna prove I done that."
'Does that sound like an innocent man?', asked Cappleman.
Tallahassee, FL - December 12, 2012 - 9:55 am by Julie Montanaro
Defense attorney Clyde Taylor says Orin Battles isn't the only one with motive to kill Amanda Evans.
He pointed out Evans' sister admitted Evans was dating another man at the time of her murder. Could he have been angry that she was still seeing Battles?
Taylor says there are no witnesses that placed Battles with Evans after the two of them went to a pay day loan store on January 29, 2011.
The defense attorney also reminded the jury that DNA found on Battles pocket knife at a canal off Lake Bradford Road did not have sufficient markers to send to a national data base.
Taylor says even if it was Battles blood on that knife, so what. He uses that knife to filet fish, Taylor said.
Tallahassee, FL - December 12, 2012 - 9:38 am by Julie Montanaro
Orin Battles chose not to testify and the defense rested its case without calling any witnesses.
The judge is now reading instructions to the jury and closing arguments will begin shortly.
UPDATED 12.11.2012 by Julie Montanaro
Shocking details in a Tallahassee murder trial today as prosecutors revealed Amanda Evans was stabbed, shot and beaten to death.
Her long time boyfriend - Orin Battles - is accused of killing her and is now facing a judge and jury.
Orin Battles is accused of killing his longtime girlfriend Amanda Evans and dumping her body in the Ochlocknee River.
On opening day of Battles' trial, prosecutors revealed Evans died a horrible death.
"She was stabbed about the face and head 24 times at least. She was shot six times and she was beaten," prosecutor Georgia Cappleman told the jury.
Evans disappeared January 29th, 2011. She was last seen at the Fast Pay Day Loan shop on South Monroe Street in Tallahassee. Surveillance video shows Battles outside wiping down the door handles of her car with a white cloth.
Mary Jane McMahon works there and handled Evans' loan that night. She may have been one of the last people to see Evans alive. She says Evans was not her usual talkative self.
"It was like she really didn't want to say too much or anything. She didn't really have too much to say," McMahon said.
"Okay. How much money did she get that day?"
"400 dollars."
Evans' sister testified Battles called her early the next morning.
"What did Mr. Battles say?"
"Your sister's missing. Have you seen her?" Easter Evans said.
"He told you your sister was missing?"
"And did you have any reason to think your sister was missing until he told you?"
"No," Easter Evans said.
A woman fishing at a canal off Lake Bradford Road found a knife, a bloody washcloth and two pools of blood that same day.
Prosecutors contend the blood was Amanda's and her DNA was found on both the knife and the washcloth.
Battles DNA, prosecutors said, was found on the knife and a condom at the scene.
Yet defense attorneys told the jury those DNA matches are sketchy.
"It was so slight and so light and so minor as it refers to this defendant that it could not even be sent off for CODIS evaluation because it does not meet minimum standards," defense attorney Clyde Taylor said. "One of the pieces of evidence that involves alleged DNA that the state is going to say came from Mr. Battles could come from - you'll hear from the state's own witnesses - one in every 11 African males in the world."
The state rested its case late this afternoon. The defense will begin in the morning.
Prosecutors initially planned to seek the death penalty in this case, but agreed not to late last week.
UPDATED 12.11.2012 5:50pm by Julie Montanaro
The state has rested its case against Orin Battles. The defense will begin in the morning.
Tallahassee, FL - December 11, 2012 - 10am by Julie Montanaro
Amanda Evans' sister is on the stand. Easter Evans testified she got a call from Orin Battles at about 6am on January 30th. She testified Battles told her "Your sister is missing."
She said it was very unusual for her to get a call from Battles especially at that hour.
Easter Evans testified that her sister did not show up to pick her mother up for church that morning and she called the police to report her missing.
Easter Evans testified that the pocket knife found off Lake Bradford Road was a birthday present from his sister to Orin Battles.
December 11, 2012 by Julie Montanaro
Tallahassee, FL - Orin Battles is now on trial for the murder of his long time girlfriend Amanda Evans.
Prosecutors revealed that Evans was stabbed at least 24 times, shot six times and beaten.
A woman fishing in a canal off Lake Bradford Road found a knife, a bloody cloth and a condom, assistant state attorney Georgia Cappleman told the jury. Cappleman said lab results showed Orin Battles DNA is on the knife and on the condom. Amanda Evans DNA, she said, was on the knife, condom and bloody cloth.
Defense attorney Clyde Taylor says there are no witnesses to this crime and he says the DNA in this case does not meet the standard for identification. Some of the DNA, Taylor said, could match one in 11 African men.
[UPDATE] May 9, 2011 - 6:00pm - Easter Evans says she bought a car for her mom and her sister, Amanda Evans. She did it so they could get around town. That same car has finally been found nearly three months after Amanda Evans was killed.
Easter says, "I believe it's going to now put a closure on my sister's disappearance."
Evans' body was found in the Ochlocknee River in Gadsden County on February 24th after being missing for almost a month. Tallahassee Police say Gadsden County deputies found her early to mid 1990s model burgundy Chrysler Concorde on Saturday night. Officers say it was found in the same river near the same area where Evans was found.
OFC Derek Friend, a Tallahassee Police Spokesperson, says "We will review it. So, there'll be a forensic analysis of the vehicle. Anything found in the vehicle to determine if there's any evidence that could be used in court."
Evan's boyfriend, Orin Battles, is indicted for Evans' murder. Easter Evans says a month before her sister went missing she confronted Amanda about their mother's police report that Battles had tampered with the Chrysler.
"I said well, did he say anything about the car. She said, yeah, he said he cut the brake line because he was upset with me and he didn't want me to be with nobody else," says Easter.
Easter says finding the car is another closing piece to the case.
"I hope that justice finally gets served on him and now my sister's soul is free."
Officers say the car was under water for some time so they have not had a chance to open it up and examine it for clues.
A trial date is not scheduled yet but there is a status hearing slated for May 17th.
[UPDATE] 4-20 2:00pm -
Orin Battles was indicted by a Leon County Grand Jury for killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in the Ochlocknee River. Amanda Evans was reported missing in January and her body was found by fishermen nearly a month later.
UPDATED 2.25.2011 7pm by Julie Montanaro
A missing person's case is now a murder after a body pulled from the Ochlocknee River turns out to be that of missing Tallahassee woman Amanda Evans.
Three hours after Amanda Evans's body was pulled from that river, her on again off again boyfriend Orin Battles was arrested and charged with her murder. And a woman fishing for brim may have provided the most critical clues of all.
The body spotted by fishermen on the Ochlocknee River Thursday is that of 43 year old Amanda Evans who went missing a month ago.
It turns out it was another fisherman who may have clinched this case when she went to drop a line in this creek off Lake Bradford Road the day after Evans disappeared.
"When I was getting ready to go down this way to fish and I just happened to look before I went down that way, but I saw that," Barbara Mylers said as she pointed to a spot in the grass.
"That" was a bloody cloth and a knife right on the side of a beaten path along the creek. Mylers called deputies right away.
"I felt like somebody might have gotten hurt- that's how I felt,," she said.
Arrest papers say the blood matched Evans's DNA and the touch DNA on the knife belonged to her on again off again boyfriend Orin Battles who is now charged with her murder.
Evans's family suspected Battles all along. She was last seen with Battles at a Fast Pay Day Loan shop on South Monroe Street the day she disappeared.
Employees there told police the woman wasn't acting herself that day and arrest papers say surveillance video showed him wiping down the door handles on her car while she was inside.
"What we were able to do was dispel the original story by Mr. Battles denying that he was there, denying that he was a part of this. Faced with the video evidence and now the DNA evidence it's difficult for anyone to believe otherwise,".said TPD Spokesman David McCranie.
Tallahassee Police are awaiting autopsy results to determine the exact cause of death and the approximate time.
Arrest papers say there was a condom found within five feet of the knife, but police are not commenting on whether that yielded any DNA or if Battles could face any additional sexual assault charges.
McCranie said the couple did have a history of violence. "Over the years there were different bouts of abuse reported by the family. So, it may have been some of that. He has a lengthy criminal history that includes criminal outbursts. At this point what suddenly sparked it, we don't know, but we do know there is a history between the two," he said.
Court records show Battles has more than a dozen arrests since 1995 including arrests for domestic violence and battery. We have requested court records, but right now we do not know if Evans was the victim in any of those cases.
UPDATED 2.25.2011 by Latasha Givens
Amanda Evans's family members say while they are heart broken to hear the news, they are somewhat relieved, because Evans had missing for several weeks and it was really taking a toll on the family.
"I didn't even want to think that she was dead. I didn't even want to think that. I didn't want that to cross my mind," said Evans's older sister Mary Mann.
43 year old Amanda Evans had been missing for more than a month before fisherman discovered her body floating in the Ochlocknee River in Havana Thursday afternoon.
She was last seen with her boyfriend Orin Battles at a Fast Payday Loan shop on South Monroe Street January 29th, the day she went missing.
"I knew my daughter had been dead since," Evans's mother Masalean Salters said.
Evans's mother says after the third week of her disappearance, she had a vision, showing her daughter was no longer on earth.
"She was laid on her face and she had been calling me mama help, mama help," Salters said.
"She loves to work. She loves her dog . She loves our mom that's why when my sister was missing we knew something was strange because she never forgets to call my mom," said younger sister Janie Evans.
The dive team searched for hours before recovering Evans's body.
Battles is behind bars charged with her murder. The family says the two had an on again, off again tumultuous relationship that started when Evans was 17.
Janie says the last time she saw her sister, it was a quick visit and she wishes it was different.
"If I knew it was the last time I would seen my sister I would have hugged her, but I didn't know, so."
Updated: 2/25 at 11:47 a.m.
Police say body found in Ochlockonee River yesterday is missing Tallahassee woman Amanda Evans. An arrest has been made.
TPD Release:
On Sunday, January 30, 2011, the family of 43 year-old Amanda Evans contacted the Tallahassee Police Department to report her missing. Family members explained that Ms. Evans had not been seen or heard from since Saturday, January 29, 2011.
Investigators began searching for Ms. Evans and located surveillance video from a local business in the 2000 block of South Monroe Street. The video depicted Ms. Evans' vehicle and a man, later identified as 47 year-old Orin Battles. Ms. Evans had an ongoing relationship with Battles over the years. Investigators interviewed Battles on Monday, January 31. At the time, Battles denied any involvement in the disappearance of Ms. Evans.
On Sunday, January 30, the Leon County Sheriff's Office responded to the 2700 block of Lake Bradford Road in reference to a suspicious incident. A citizen had been fishing in a canal area and located blood and a knife. The items found were collected and sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for analysis. Meanwhile, investigators from the Tallahassee Police Department also sent samples of Ms. Evans' hair and Battles DNA to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Late yesterday, a human body was discovered in the Ochlocknee River near Highway 12 in Gadsden County. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition and was later positively identified as Amanda Evans. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed that DNA on the knife found on January 30 belonged to Battles and that the blood was that of Amanda Evans.
Battles was located at approximately 11:30PM last night and arrested without incident by the Tallahassee Police Department.
Orin Battles, B/M, 8/25/63 CHARGES: Homicide.
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Updated: 2/7 at: 5:56 p.m. by Deneige Broom
Masalean Salters hasn't seen her daughter Amanda Evans since January 29th.
"She called me about 10 minutes later and said she'd be home in 15 minutes. That 15 minutes hasn't come yet," said Salters.
The 43-year-old was last seen at Fast Payday loans on South Monroe Street in Tallahassee and her family says Amanda's ex boyfriend Orin Battles was with her.
"She went in there to borrow money," said her sister Easter Evans. "They [store clerks] said no, she didn't look like herself. They saw them in the parking lot and the scene between them didn't look OK at all so that's what started this investigation."
Tallahassee police say they do suspect foul play in her disappearance but haven't named Battles or anyone else as a suspect.
Now her family sits and waits at her mother's home, hoping they get some news soon.
"It's like half of me isn't even here," said Salters. "I just feel numb like I'm not together."
"Now that she's not here, we miss her," said her older brother Willie Evans. "That's all I can say is we miss her. We hope they find her well. Find something. It's kind of hard to explain because there's nothing I can do other than pray."
Masalean's greatest fear is that a recent dream she had of Amanda, means she's gone for good
"She said 'Mama help! Mama help! Mama help! When I went to where she was supposed to be at, it was like she just disappeared in front of me."
TPD hasn't named a suspect or person of interest yet. Police also haven't said why they suspect foul play or why they think she could be in danger.
The family says Amanda would normally just go to work and come home to take care of her mother, and taking off isn't something they think she'd do.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Tallahassee Police Department at 891-4200
Amanda D. Evans, 43 years of age, black female. Last seen in the area of the 2000 block of South Monroe Street on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at approximately 5:30pm.
Investigators have reason to suspect foul play is involved in her disappearance. The investigation is ongoing and details cannot be provided at this time.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Amanda D. Evans is asked to contact the Tallahassee Police Department at (850)891-4200 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS (8477).


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Rocks that look a bit like people
Rocks are funny things. If you've got a passion for geology, then you most likely find rocks to be quite fascinating. However for most of the rest of us, naturally occurring solid aggregates of minerals probably aren't the most thrilling things in the world. Luckily, some rocks are made far more appealing purely by the fact that they resemble something other than a rock. So we've scoured the globe (and beyond) to come up with our top five "rocks that look a bit like people".


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MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the Orthodox Church should be given more say over family life, education and the armed forces in Russia, as he celebrated the leadership of its head Patriarch Kirill.
Faith runs deep in Russia after the fall of the officially atheist Soviet Union and Putin has looked to the largest religion in Russia for support since he began his third term as president after a wave of protests against his rule.
He has also tried to mix spirituality with his own brand of patriotism in order to unify the officially secular country where ethnic and political fault lines are beginning to show.
"At the heart of all Russia's victories and achievements are patriotism, faith and strength of spirit," Putin said in the Kremlin's gold encrusted Alexeyevsky hall, celebrating the fourth anniversary of Kirill's accession as patriarch.
Putin's relationship with the church has strengthened since band members of protest punk band Pussy Riot entered Russia's Christ the Saviour Church last year and sang a vulgarity-laced song, urging the Virgin Mary to "throw Putin out".
Without giving specifics, Putin said a "vulgar" understanding of secularism must be swept away to give the Church, and other religions, control over more aspects of Russian life.
"While preserving the secular nature of our state, and not allowing the over-involvement of the government in Church life, we need to get away from the vulgar, primitive understanding of secularism," he said.
"The Russian Orthodox Church and other traditional religions should get every opportunity to fully serve in such important fields as the support of family and motherhood, the upbringing and education of children, youth, social development, and to strengthen the patriotic spirit of the armed forces."
Putin has praised the Church's spiritual values in their own right but he has also turned to religious understanding to counteract ethnic tension in cities such as Moscow, which have large Muslim migrant populations from the Caucasus Mountain region and Central Asia.
The Church in turn has praised Putin's leadership. Shortly before the Pussy Riot performance, Kirill likened Putin's time in power to a "miracle of God".
Putin was then prime minister and in the midst of a campaign for the March 4 presidential vote.
The Church has also given its priests freer rein in politics, establishing rules for the clergy seeking elected office despite restrictions on almost all political activity by religious authorities.
The Pussy Riot performance took place at the height of a protest movement sparked by allegations of voting fraud during 2011 parliamentary elections. Holding regular protests, tens of thousands of Russians aired grievances over problems in Putin's tightly controlled top-down political system.
Many Russians however consider leaders of that movement as out of touch with everyday problems outside of Moscow, where faith is stronger and many were insulted by the Pussy Riot performance.
The pro-Kremlin United Russia party has proposed a law introducing prison terms for offences against religious symbols and feelings of believers.
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The impossible ridiculousness of this car is only matched by its utter brilliance. The nutjobs who brought us the stretched Ferrari limo have plied their craft on a decidedly less high performance automobile. They've dubbed their creation the Smaaart ForTwo (see what they did there?) and are pitching it towards soft drink makers as a moving billboard. Gee, wonder which soft drink they're aiming for. Why did they choose a Smart? Why not? [WorldCarFans]
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The snail dish "Amélia" for the table has been designed by Lluís Clotet. Its name is a homage to the characters from the novels of the Spanish poet Foix. "Amélia" is made of crumpled stainless steel and the indentations to contain the snails are modelled on impressions mady by real snakes.
Born in Barcelona in 1941. He receives the architecture degree in the "Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura" of Barcelona in 1965. In that school, he was a drawing teacher from 1977 to 1984. During the 95/96 and 96/97 courses he was a visiting professor in the P.F.C classroom and Projects I and II teacher in the 97/98, 98/99 and 99/00 courses. In 1964 he founds Studio Per in cooperation with the architects Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici and Oscar Tusquets. With the latter, he collaborates in multiple projects until 1983. In 1984, he joins in partnership with Ignacio Paricio for the architectonic production until the year 2008. He is also a founding partner of the firm "B.D Ediciones de Diseño" There are collections of his work in the Modern Art Museum of New York (USA), in the Industrial Design Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (France), in the Architecture Museum in Frankfurt (Germany), in the Bonnafort Gallery in San Francisco (USA), in the New York World Gallery (USA), and in the Columbia University (USA).


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Was the bison's peculiar chest a design feature ... to help Native North Americans survive?
Some of my friends are creationist biologists, and one, Norbert Smith (now retired), writes to say,
One of the neatest evidences I see of God in Creation is the bison...with an incompletely divided mediastinum. As far as I know, it is the ONLY mammal like this and enabled native Americans to feed their families with one arrow anyplace in the chest...collapsing BOTH lungs. This obviously has NO selective advantage and should have been eliminated by natural selection. God created them special to feed a people.
Of course, if God had really cared about native Americans, he might have given them immunity to smallpox. Kind of a glaring oversight, wouldn't you say?
AFTERSNARK: The cracker-hating PZ is on the case.


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North Carolina certainly doesn�t need another unenforceable law, but the slim chance of it actually working is the least offensive part of a plan rattling around the General Assembly that would prohibit people who receive public assistance from playing the state lottery.
North Carolina certainly doesn�t need another unenforceable law, but the slim chance of it actually working is the least offensive part of a plan rattling around the General Assembly that would prohibit people who receive public assistance from playing the state lottery.
State Rep. Paul �Skip� Stam, R-Wake, wants to dismantle the N.C. Education Lottery a piece at a time through legislation he hopes will come up in the session that begins Wednesday. In addition to banning play by welfare recipients, he�d also like to see the word �Education� removed from lottery advertising. His thinking: the lottery preys on the poor, some of whom buy tickets with public assistance money meant for necessities; and tying the games of chance to public education lends it an undeserved air of respectability.
He�s right. And whose fault is that?
It�s no coincidence that lottery tickets sell best in the state�s poorest counties. Edgecombe County, where the poverty rate is nearly 16 percent, recorded per capital sales of $561 to lead the state.
The lottery appeals most to people who can�t see another way of catching up to the relative affluence around them. It�s impossible to call these people desperate without acknowledging the lottery as a desperate act of the state to raise revenue. And who�s more irresponsible, the guy who blows $400 a month he doesn�t have in hopes of striking it rich or the government that created and feeds that temptation? And greed? No one in government, Republicans included, should go there.
Restricting access to the lottery would hardly reduce the state�s complicity in this fleecing. No law, particularly a law so easily circumvented, can instill a sense of fiscal responsibility. Likewise, making the lottery�s long odds more apparent to players than they already are � in pamphlets at lottery retail outlets and on the lottery website � will not curb players� enthusiasm. They already know their chances aren�t good because most lose much more than they win.
Disassociating the lottery from public education is pointless as well. Few people buy a lottery ticket with the goal of paying a teacher�s salary, even though all players do that to a degree.
Odd as it seems, money�s not the point. We�re no fan of state-sponsored gambling, but we�re even less supportive of the state�s curtailing the freedom of residents � in this case, the freedom to spend as they desire, even foolishly.
The General Assembly can�t legislate prudence, and it shouldn�t try. Better that it take steps to create jobs, improve education, ensure equality and give the state�s poor more hope than they find in a long shot.


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C2 loves cats. C1 loves "froggies." We have a lot of stuffed frogs... and a lot of cats too!!!
My oldest received the giant stuffed frog for Christmas from his paternal grandparents. My youngest received the two cats he is holding from his maternal aunt.
Beyond bonding over the stuffed animals, my oldest has been known to hug and kiss his little brother and tell him he loves him without being prompted. We have to work on the appropriate times to do this because C2 gets embarrassed if C1 does this in front of other people. However, I'm grateful my guy is capable of displaying unprompted affection. I get the occasional "I love you" from him as well.
It always seems like a miracle. I wonder if maybe that is because I have been telling him I love him every day since he was a baby. Who knows?
I'd understand, though, if my guy was unable to say those three words or hug or kiss, as I know is the case with many people on the spectrum. After all love should be unconditional. Although I cannot speak for them, it's very likely that the person with ASD loves their family members despite being unable to display it in an outward manner. We can't assume they are incaple of having emotions because they are unable to display them.
Today is Valentines Day, and I wish you all a very happy one. I hope there is as much love in your household as there is in mine. : )