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The interesting thing about receiving and listening to a lot of these re-releases is seeing the different paths that the "alternative" scene has taken, from the folk music of the fifties to the hippie scene of the sixties to the punk scene of the seventies and eighties to whatever the hell it is we have now. Basically, it seems to have been moving more and more away from political awareness and a search for social change to become some strange beast involving self-mutilation and total apathy.
Okay, I finally said it and now it's out of my system. Anyway, Buffy Sante-Marie is probably best remembered for her performance at Woodstock, where she made a name for herself as being both an amazing singer, a songwriter, a musician, one of the few women performing solo, and one of the only Native Americans performing on stage.
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Watercress, Carrot, & Radish Salad
by Poppy
Salad Parts:
- daikon radish, about 1 pound or a 5-inch section
- carrots, approx. one half pound
- spring onions, one bunch
- watercress, one bag full (~two handfuls) (or, use parsley, 2 bunches; or baby spinach)
Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the veggies. I mainly added this for color.
Dressing Parts:
- .5 cup of frozen orange juice concentrate (thaw on the counter or in the fridge for easier handling)
- 1/3 cup toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground onion powder
- Rinse and peel the daikon and carrots.
- Grate the daikon and carrots into a large bowl. If they are excessively watery, dump them into a kitchen rag and squeeze the water out (or save it and freeze for soup!). Some watery-ness is fine, as long as they're not swimming.
- Rinse and gently tear up half the watercress. Remove any large stems. Add the 'cress to the bowl.
- Finely chop the other half of the 'cress, again removing any large stem pieces. Set aside for now.
- Rinse the spring onions, slice the ends off, and slice them thinly to about halfway up the green part (stop when it gets rubbery). Add the onions to the bowl.
- In a large mixing cup, mix the OJ paste, sesame oil, and spices. Adjust any ingredient to your particular taste. When you are satisfied with the dressing, add in the chopped watercress and mix again.
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Roblox is an MMO cellular recreation focused at youngsters the place gamers are capable of create their very own digital worlds in order that different gamers can be a part of and play with them; the video games could be scripted to include particular occasions and situations which may result in the creation of distinctive worlds and sport varieties. On ROBLOX, builders create elaborate on-line environments that simulate the actual world, then share and play them with the group. With cross-platform compatibility, ROBLOX Mobile customers be part of recreation servers populated with different iOS system customers and with gamers of the ROBLOX desktop software (which is out there free of charge on each PC and Mac). Since the launch of ROBLOX Mobile, we now have launched a complete of seven iOS-unique gadgets to the ROBLOX catalog of digital items - character adornments and kit that may be bought utilizing digital foreign money. Freepps offers you with an enormous selection of curated apps, information, app and sport critiques. While Roblox nonetheless has a wholesome userbase on PC, the place it originated, it's the newer platforms which have pushed the sport's progress.
Developers also can create and promote digital objects, with Roblox reporting the highest creators will earn over $2 million in 2017 alone - even with the reduce of all of the gross sales the corporate takes. Mobile is the brand new design normal for Roblox, and long run, the devs need to make every thing work on all platforms. Each membership permits gamers to unlock extra locations to construct in, get a bigger allowance of every day digital forex to construct up and spend, be a part of unique teams, and provides members the power to create and promote digital clothes within the recreation. At our website you'll be able to obtain cell video games for any telephone or pill completely freed from cost. We additionally noticed the app downloaded greater than one hundred,000 occasions throughout launch month, which was sufficient to get us to the center part of the highest 200 apps within the Games part. So there is a disctinction between creating an excellent place, constructing a degree, and truly making a sport. Roblox does this via primarily by way of the sale of digital gadgets and foreign money.
While rendering took probably the most time, the delay in purple frames is extra doubtless attributed to ProcessPacketData (this process reads packets from the networking stream and decodes them into objects within the recreation world) and ResumeWaitingScripts (this activity runs Lua scripts), based mostly on the max" area. Roblox is an MMO sport-recreation platform hybrid the place gamers are in a position to create their very own digital world and sport modes that are open to different gamers; gamers can be part of servers for particular video games at any time and are capable of talk with the opposite gamers on the server. As the platform expands its options, which incorporates digital actuality improvement for the Oculus Rift and shortly the HTC Vive, the last word objective is to assist these rising recreation designers turn out to be entrepreneurs sometime, promoting the worlds they create in Roblox on the open market. Our builders are serving to and collaborating within the digital financial system by making video games that are not simply enjoyable, however which monetise as properly," says Baszucki.
The aim isn't solely to succeed in extra customers and builders from around the globe, but in addition to determine Roblox as extra of a platform than a sport. ROBLOX's core is digital constructing (whereas a fraction are energy customers who take construct and program interactive video games), and digital worlds lend themselves far more naturally to sharing throughout platforms. Roblox is a physics primarily based MMO that lets gamers create their very own ranges in a sandbox surroundings after which share them with others. Roblox is free to obtain and set up, however gamers can even use actual cash to buy Robux (our digital forex on Roblox) to spend on in-recreation upgrades or equipment for his or her avatar. And within the different hand , i can not actually play the sport because it retains saying web connection misplaced or one thing like that, it is actually annoying so pls repair it. Deception Infection includes a distinctive main gameplay mechanic: it begins with one contaminated participant and a big group of uninfected people.
In the chosen time vary, a hundred,000 occasions have been logged throughout 4 seconds of gameplay - roughly 780 occasions per body. Baszucki: One nice function of Roblox is all cellular gamers be a part of the identical sport servers as desktop gamers, connecting customers throughout units in a shared digital world. But u cannot play it appropriately utilizing a cell phone, u cannot use car (some video games) , the add on the nook takes an excessive amount of area and tons of drawback. The basis of Roblox is consumer-generated content material: identical to on YouTube there's a lot to observe, on Roblox there may be a lot to play," says Baszucki. While our growth of ROBLOX Mobile helped us prolong the utmost half restrict for cell play to greater than 10,000 elements, there are nonetheless many person creations that require an excessive amount of reminiscence to run on even the newest cellular gadgets. Another thrilling change is that gamers can now commerce in Robux, the digital foreign money in Roblox.
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Off to w@rk, then???
Back from my much needed long weekend without beading--- Webpage up and blog officially running so can't say without work. Off to the job that pays my insurances, etc. (5-2) then...? Probably sewing my new tablecloths. I lucked out and found 2 more "mamaowl" panels. After all, the only show I try to watch every week is on tonight- not pre-empted by the elections. So sewing in the living room it is so I can watch Jethro, Dinozo, Abby, and crew :) Oh, and getting swap box 1 out and P2P swap holiday colors out on my BeadSwapUSA exchanges... Have a great day everyone!
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My girl, my dear sweet girl she made a bed for her Baby Doll. With a special handmade quilt, pillow and a binky.
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"We have seen the draft and believe that it does not correspond with approaches that would secure a compromise and meet Moldova's interest in the political decision and settlement of the Transnistrian conflict," the president said.
According to Dodon, the presidential administration will submit its version of the re-integration. Its key element is to preserve, strengthen and internationally recognize the permanent neutrality status of Moldova and the right for self-determination in case it loses its statehood.
Igor Dodon discussed the conflict settlement at a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Chisinau Farit Mukhametshin. The Moldovan leader stressed that he welcomes any progress in this field. "Our real common task is real results for the people living both in Transnistria and in the right bank (of the Dniester River). A system approach followed by political settlement is important here. The presidential administration has elaborated such draft," Dodon concluded.
EADaily reported earlier that the Moslovan government was ready to publish its proposals on solving the Moldovan-Transnistrian conflict. The Cabinet of Ministers plans to grant an autonomy status to Transnistria, but with more limited powers.
The document also calls it necessary to withdraw Russian troops from the Transnistrian region and replacing the peacekeepers with an international civil mission.
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Coaches are the greenest way to travel. Surprised?by Al Macmillan
At Coachfairer we are passionate about coach travel for a lot of reasons. A quick straw poll of the office reveals reasons like: it's nearly always cheaper than a train or flying, a truly global network of coach routes makes it possible to get just about anywhere, looking out the window at dawn as your overnight coach crosses Holland or a mountain in France is an amazing experience. But the number one thing we are most passionate about is this: coach travel is the greenest way to travel. Say what? I'll say it again COACH TRAVEL IS THE GREENEST WAY TO TRAVEL!
How can Coach Travel be the greenest way to travel?
Well there are a number of caveats to that. Firstly, clearly the greenest way to travel is to not travel, followed closely by walking and cycling. But they don't take you very far. And I'm sure we can have a debate about electric trains but the issue with them is they don't run everywhere. I'm sure I am like many people in Britain, the small town I live in has no railway line since Doctor Beeching's axe in the mid-sixties. The nearest train station is ten miles away and it's not electrified and it's hard to imagine it ever being. If I want to travel environmentally as well as cheaply Coach is my only option.
The Science of greener travel
But enough of my layman's speculation - when it comes to subjects like what is the greenest way to travel it's better to find a real expert. A book that did the rounds in our office last year was written by a guy called David MacKay. He is the Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and his book is called Sustainable Energy without the hot air. It's a available from Amazon but it's also available for free online at http://www.withouthotair.com. This book made a real impact when it came out - so much so that nine months after it launched David MacKay was made Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Cutting to the chase
This is just a summary - it's really worth going and reading the whole thing (and since it's free there's no excuse). But Professor Mackay talks a lot about transport and it's not hard to understand why - one third of our energy consumption goes into transportion. But what can we do to reduce that energy consumption? Mackay outlines three key concepts. Concept 2 is:
"In long-distance travel at steady speed, by train or automobile, most of the energy goes into making air swirl around, because you only have to accelerate the vehicle once. The key strategies for consuming less in this sort of transportation are therefore to move slower, and to move less, and to use long, thin vehicles."
Hmmmm a slower, moving less long thin vehicle…. Sounds familiar… And another advantage is having a small frontal area per person So the design of the long distance Coach is just by its very nature efficient.
Why Coach is the greenest way to travel
So lets get down to some numbers. What makes David MacKay's book so important is that he does the numbers of what is a complicated subject better than anybody. And he brings every mode of passenger transport onto the same scale "kWh per 100 passenger-kilometres," i.e energy consumption in KWh of a mode of transport or a vehicle to move a person 100 Kilometres. And in this scale unlike say "miles per gallon" the best is a small number.
So how green is Coach travel. Mackay concludes: "At its best, shared public transport is far more energy-efficient than individual car-driving. A diesel-powered coach, carrying 49 passengers and doing 10 miles per gallon at 65 miles per hour, uses 6 kWh per 100 p-km - 13 times better than the single-person car." 13 times better for the environment than a car and 9 times greener than flying! (It's worth looking at the full scale and seeing the full horror that a Range Rover at 112 kWh per 100 passenger-km is more inefficient than a full Ocean Liner! Go and view the chart yourself ) It's only bettered by walking, cycling and an electric train. But for long distance travel it's coach or electric train and in terms of availability coach is king. There are coach stops and stations everywhere. We reckon for the UK alone (and we don't have every coach operator in our system - yet!) we can journey plan and connect almost 1 million routes and that's just the UK. But that's not the only issue, the economist Alan Storkey in a 2005 paper pointed out the physical reality of why coach travel is better. Just the sheer size efficiency of moving people in contrast to cars. Coaches are 15x more space efficient. Storkey takes a typical motorway: the M25 (London's 'ring-road') which has 790 miles of lanes. If these are filled with cars carrying the average load of 1.6 people, at 60mph its total capacity is just 19000 people - the whole M25! Coaches travelling at the same speed, each carrying 30 passengers, raise the M25′s carrying capacity to 260,000.
In conclusion - ditch the car take a coach or train
If you remember nothing else from this blog post remember this: each Coach replaces 1 mile of car lane traffic and reduces carbon emissions per passenger mile by an average of 88%. So next time you think about driving or flying, spare a thought for our poor planet and join with coachfairer.com and get on the coach and bus revolution!
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Tom Hobden & Eliot James
Tom Hobden & Eliot James Present: Roam
Ambitious from the outset, 'Roam' reflects a shared love of late and neo–Romantic composers, and offers a knowing doff of the cap in the direction of the likes of Samuel Barber, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten, as well as more modern, post classical composers such as Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt and Max Richter. Discussing their intentions for the record sonically, the pair explain: "True to the album's name we set out with a hunger for exploring new musical territory. With an orchestra on hand, we gladly lost ourselves at times in the wide plains of English Romanticism but at the same time were ever aware of the here and now, and the importance of forging new lines." An undoubted triumph, Roam, set for release on the 16th June via Village Green Recordings is the sound of two artists re-born and their finest work yet.
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Tom Hobden & Eliot James
Tom Hobden is a classically-trained violinist, having performed, written and recorded with Noah and the Whale, Mumford and Sons and Laura Marling. Playing violin, piano and singing since an early age, Tom attained a high level of musical proficiency in each, going on to perform a wide repertoire of chamber music in various UK venues. Involved in a burgeoning group of musicians in London around 2006, Tom formed Noah and the Whale while still auditioning for all the major UK conservatoires, until band commitments took finally over.
Eliot James is a producer and musician based at Eastcote Studios in West London. He has played cello since youth but took to producing electronic music in the nineties, signing a record deal with a dance label at the age of 18. After studying music technology, he became involved primarily in music production. Since about 2005, he has been a producer in his own right and has worked with established bands such as Kaiser Chiefs, Two Door Cinema Club and Bloc Party.
Having met back in 2007, while working on Tom's band Noah and The Whale's top five-debut album, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down, the pair have been in each other's orbit for many years. In 2016 they decided to work together again after exchanging demos of orchestral and score material. Roam is the fruits of this collaboration and a fascinating first taste of what Tom and Eliot have in store with this project.


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In support of the Teamsters Union on Saturday December 15 at 12 noon UH Students Against Sweatshops will be passing out flyers at the Galleria Footlocker store. It's on the lower level near the food court. The Galleria is at 5015 Westheimer. Call the Footlocker store for directions, 713.621.7268.
In 2006 six lawsuits were filed against Footlocker stores alleging race or gender discrimination or sexual harassment. One of their suppliers, New Era Cap is under investigation by the EEOC for racial discrimination on charges brought by workers in its Alabama factory. The mostly black and female workers have been passed over for promotion and are paid poverty level wages.
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We are funded by MRC, BBSRC, EMBO, British Council, Newton Bhabha, Erasmus and Wellcome Trust.
The research in the group has undertaken genome wide functional studies using rodent malaria model P. berghei to understand parasite developmental biology and the crucial novel molecules that are part of the signalling cascades, cell division, polarity during parasite development.
Major projects undertaken in the group are:
Understanding molecular mechanism regulating unusual cell division in malaria parasite
Our recent objective to study molecular mechanisms in plasmodial cell division identified a single homologue of cell division cycle protein CDC20 and its homologue, CDC20 homologue 1 (CDH1). By reverse genetic analyses we demonstrated that CDC20 is crucial for male gametogenesis and in its absence chromosome condensation ceases and cells fail to undergo karyokinesis and cytokinesis as shown by ultrastructure analysis below. Moreover, this study indicated that CDC20 plays an essential role in male gametogenesis but is not required for schizogony and cell multiplication at asexual stages. We are now identifying other component involved in cell division.
Reversible phosphorylation and sexual development in malaria parasite
Here we try to unravel the role of kinases and phosphatases in regulating parasite development and with special emphasis on their role in sexual development (gametocytes, gametes, zygotes and ookinetes). Our kinome and, more recently, our phosphatome screens identified essential regulators of mosquito transmission (Tewari et al. 2010 (: 10.1016/j.chom.2010.09.006 ); Guttery et al. 2014 (: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.05.020 )). Recent studies with phosphatase identified their crucial function in zygote development and differentiation (Guttery et al. 2012 (: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002404 ); Patzewitz et al. 2013 (: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.01.032 ); Guttery et al. 2014 (: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.05.020 )). Some recent reports published on this part are below:
Polarity and cell organisation in Malaria parasite
The phylum Apicomplexa comprises over 5'000 intracellular protozoan parasites, including Plasmodium and Toxoplasma that are clinically important pathogens affecting humans and livestock. Malaria parasites belonging to genus Plasmodium possess a pellicle comprised of a plasmalemma and inner membrane complex (IMC), which is implicated in parasite motility and invasion. Recently by using live cell imaging and reverse genetics in the rodent malaria model P. berghei, we localise two unique IMC sub-compartment proteins (ISPs) and examined their role in defining apical polarity during zygote (ookinete) development (as shown below). We show that these proteins localise to the anterior apical end of the parasite where IMC organisation is initiated, and are expressed at all developmental stages, especially those that are invasive.


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1: Introduction
2: Location, Borders, and Lakes
3: Geologic Structure and Landforms
4: Climate
5: Vegetation
6: Pre-historic and Early Historic Settlements
7: Survey Systems
8: Southern Hamlets, Villages, and Towns
9: Mennonite and Hutterite Settlements
10: First Nations Settlements
11: Northern Settlements
12: The Southern Cities
13: Mining and Oil Extraction
14: Agriculture
15: Industry / Manufacturing
16: Water Resources
17: Parks, Recreation, Sports
18: Transport and Communications: Past and Present
19: Legal Issues and Law Enforcement
Chapter 7: Survey Systems
Land holdings in most of southern
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Flight height: 9,600 feet a.s.l.; lens focal length: 152.52 mm
Scale: 1:16,400 (approx.)
Date: 1967
Location: Township 5; Ranges 16 and 17 WI
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A Public charter is ideal for parties from a single fisherman to 5 people. If you party is 6 or more it will be considered as a Private Charter. Private Charters ensure that it is just you and your party on the boat with your own crew. Private Charters also include extras and custom options.
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George A. Larkins
Reflection of judgment, you mirror me.
Bird eyes penetrating what I was then , glassy, vacant, watching, waiting and not unlike you.
Always within me, controlling, consuming and devouring all that she has she created.
Your fear stems not from the blade, the slash, the stinging strings.
Nor the draining dead eye circling black into the murky depths of unknown. The hole of horror inside your soul.
The breaching of some primitive divide is the darkness that sings to you. Rocking and swaying in the way she once held me.
Disruptive spheres of masculine and feminine culminating in psycho-sexual fury. Punishment comes to one who dare stand in her light.
Mirrors of internal conflict trapped within circling shards of the maternal profane. I am within her as she is in me.
Voyeur along in my deed and filth and stupidly assume that you remain unsoiled. For you become the she, the I, in our world of black blood and white terror.
All the while she spreads her inky black stain within the mind you call sane. There is no resolve, no happy ending to the tale.
Claw at air as you struggle to escape her trap. Her limbs shall enfold you as a vine creeping around your spine. It is Mother who decides that you may not leave or go free.
A maze with no end, a lock with no key. She is a mirror of you, She is a mirror of me.


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Trends from the Met Gala: 70s and Florals
by Tiffanie
The Met Gala always showcases some of the best evening fashion. But the themes and trends from the night's event aren't limited only to red-carpet events. In fact, with a little interpretation, they're perfect for adding some life to your wardrobe!
By far my favorite theme — and the most on trend — was 1970s inspiration. Mary Kate Olsen channeled bohemian vibes with wavy locks and a red, long-sleeve, floor-length Givenchy haute couture gown. Eva Mendes rocked a heavily pleated, one-shoulder Stella McCartney dress that looks like it could've come straight out of her stylist Rachel's Zoe's closet. Zoe of course, is well known for her 70s, maxi-dress, wide-legged jean affinity. Finally, Cindy Sherman, Consuelo Castiglioni, Anouk Lepere and Giovanni Battaglia round out the bunch as the Marni brigade. All four women donned printed, retro-chic dresses with large, chunky, tribal-inspired jewelry. I am beyond obsessed with Battaglia's beehive hair and maxi dress!
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The Men of League Foundation (MOL) is a great organisation and an important part of the Rugby League community.
"Mates helping mates" is their mantra, and since 2002 the MOL has provided support and assistance to Rugby League players, coaches, referees, officials and administrators from all levels of the game and their families.
Men of League Foundation events are held across the country and provide a terrific opportunity to connect with local members, engage with the networks and give back to the game.
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July 30, 2015
Santa Barbara, California – Santa Barbara author, Dee Elias, has agreed to be a keynote speaker with Julia Baird, John Lennon's sister, and other well-known Beatle authors, during Beatle Week in Liverpool, England next month.
Dee's delightful memoire', Confessions of a Beatlemaniac, will make its debut in England during the celebration. The book is a funny and touching account of how, as Ohio teenagers, she and her best friends plotted and schemed for two years to meet the Fab Four in person. Their dreams eventually came true, but it is the sweet and superbly written story of their misadventures along the way that makes Elias a star attraction among Beatle fans. "I loved the book…and I was at that concert at Cleveland Stadium in 1964!" U.S. Senator, Sherrod Brown (Ohio), recently wrote to Dee.
Ms. Baird, who is now part-owner of the Cavern Club in Liverpool, and Jon Keats, Director, Events and Marketing, personally extended the invitation to present her book during Beatle Week and Elias immediately accepted. Beatle Week in Liverpool, which often draws thousands of fans, begins August 29th and a number of events commemorating the world's most famous rock band are planned.
{The book is available at: ConfessionsofaBeatlemaniac.com. Dee is available for interviews before and after her trip to Liverpool. She is the founder and owner of DeeTours of Santa Barbara Wine Tours, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.}
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Store Operations Host – Full Time, HK Disneyland
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Every Guest looks for that perfect gift or souvenir to remember their time at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort – from Mickey plush, limited edition pin to personalized Disney name tag, there's something to put a smile on everyone's face. With the help from our Merchandise / Store Operations Cast Members, our Guests will be able to bring Disney magic back to home!
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Monday, July 15, 2013
beauty product detox
Household products:
We had already switched to Method cleaners for our bathroom and kitchen surfaces awhile ago and we continue to like them for those purposes. With cleaning supplies, I'm mostly concerned about toxic fumes and residue, as these products aren't being applied to my body directly, so I am okay with some chemicals being in these products that I am spraying on my bathroom or kitchen counters. Method also has this handy list of disclosures about all possible ingredients in their products. I am always a big fan of companies that value transparency.
We just switched to Seventh Generation dishwasher detergent, and we've only done a few loads, but so far so good. I actually like that there isn't the strong fake scent of lemon coming out of the dishwasher after washing, and I did notice that my Camelbak didn't have that funky dishwasher smell after cleaning.
Beauty products:
The big three that I wanted to address for beauty products were deodorant, shower gel and shampoo, since I use those most frequently, especially at the rate I work out. I first compiled a list from my research of the big things I wanted to try to avoid. This is what I came up with:
DMDM hydantoin
imidazolidinyl urea
phenol derivatives
TEA (triethanolamine)
sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate
benzyl salicylate
fragrances and dyes
aluminum (in deodorant)
I looked at the ingredients of several deodorants to try and choose one that might meet most of my criteria. I settled on Tom's of Maine Long Lasting Women's Deodorant in the Beautiful Earth scent. Well, it did its basic job, keeping odor away when I was sitting at work or at home in the air conditioning. But because it wasn't labeled an antiperspirant, I wasn't surprised when I noticed much more sweat than usual. This deodorant doesn't contain aluminum, which is the main antiperspirant ingredient in these types of products. So it worked when I wasn't concerned about wetness. But when I worked out for the first time with it? Fail - on both the odor and wetness fronts. Definitely not a product that was designed for heavy sweating, whether in hot weather or exercise (and definitely not hot weather exercise). So I will probably use this product from time to time, but it won't be a long-term solution for me for daily use.
Shampoo and shower gel
I was having major problems even finding a shampoo to try because so many of them are advertised as "natural" but only remove a few of the most toxic substances. That's good, but not good enough for me for the amount that I shower. I happened to read about the Honest Company from another blog and decided after looking at the list of ingredients and the breadth and depth of their product lines to take a chance and order the sampler pack of the Essentials. It came with hand soap, lotion, shampoo/shower gel, laundry detergent, and healing balm. I tried not to let myself simply be enchanted by their lovely graphic design and really test them out to see if they worked.
I immediately loved the shampoo/shower gel hybrid. It has a very faint orange/vanilla scent that doesn't linger long, but it is very clean. It also doesn't leave a film in my hair or on my skin. It's also kind of nice to use the same product in my hair and as a shower gel, since the scents don't compete with one another. It also has one of the cleanest ingredients lists I've found in any shampoo/shower gel.
The hand soap smells very clean as well, with a hint of lemongrass. When you use it, you don't feel like you've taken a bath in perfume. The lotion seemed like any other lotion, and the healing balm was particularly nice to use on my blistered right foot that has been battered by running this summer.
The laundry detergent is fragrance free, which is something I will have to get used to, since I've been a Tide girl since college. But the clothes still smell clean after use.
I am definitely a fan of all of the products I got in my sampler, so we decided to go ahead with a subscription. You can choose your delivery date for each shipment, everywhere from 4 to 8 weeks, and each time you choose 5 products from their very large line and can add up to three extra products at a 25% discount. Buying it in the bundles saves money off of the list price. In the first bundle I'll be getting some of the other beauty products, including some conditioning hair products that should hopefully help tame my humid weather frizz.
I should note that this is more money than I'm used to paying for cleaning or personal care items, even with the discount, but I'm impressed enough with the products that I'm willing to pay the extra cost. If I'm willing to pay more for healthy foods to put IN my body, I should be willing to pay more for safe products to put ON my body. I want the satisfaction of knowing I'm doing the best I can to limit my chemical exposure.
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I can ask my sister what cleaning products and personal products she uses if you like. She's all about "natural" and "organic" since her breast cancer. (Thankfully still cancer free!) I know she uses a lot of Seventh Generation - but not sure what and I can't remember what deodorant, shampoo, and toothpaste she uses. I've seen Tom's but can't remember what all it was. She doesn't workout (no gym, etc) so her deodorant wouldn't be as big of deal as what you're looking for with running, etc.ReplyDelete
Let me know and I'll ask her. :)Replies
That would be great! I'm always looking for recommendations on things to try, for cleaning and personal products both.Delete
Thanks for posting this!ReplyDelete
I make most of my own cleaning stuff anyway. Several years ago I switched to Goat Milk Stuff products for body/hair washing. I *love* them. I will admit to occasionally using conventional shampoo because my hair seems to get "used" to a certain product and then won't get clean until I change up the product I'm using. I'm going to try the Honest products.
I have all the ingredients ready and when we get home from vacation I'm going to be making my own body lotion using a recipe from Mother Earth News.
I would like you to do a post (if you have already and I missed it, please direct me to it) on your endocrine issues! I'm currently in treatment for thyroid cancer. I had my thyroid totally removed last month and have to do radiation treatments to hopefully ensure/cure the rest of my body from stupid freaking cancer. I had no idea (and really, I bet most people do not!) that so many chemicals can disrupt the endocrine system.Replies
Do you have any recipes for the cleaning stuff you make at home, or do you use Mother Earth News for that too?Delete
I'm kind of nervous about how long the shampoo will work with my hair too, but I'm giving it a shot and will reevaluate later if I notice a film or nasty buildup. Everyone's hair type is different and it responds differently.
Wow - thyroid cancer. How have you been adjusting to not having the thyroid?
I'll definitely do a post on my endocrine issues and what I've done to respond to it. I've only just mentioned in passing what I do to limit chemical exposure, but I've been doing research on clinical studies that support some of these things and can put that together into a post next week. I'm mostly concerned about the build-up of the chemical exposure over time, as my thyroid function has just continued to decrease.
Also, I have a couple crunchy mama friends who SWEAR by using plain old coconut oil as deodorant. I use it for moisturizer most of the time, but I had the same problem with Tom's as you did... so I'm still searching for the best product for me!ReplyDelete


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I come face to face with the younger me. Often I look back and see the type of person I was growing up and I am so overwhelmed by the way my Heavenly Father has carried me and shaped me.
What would this little girl say to me today, what advice would I give her?
Just this. Fix your eyes on Jesus. Seek His face and desire Him and to do His will. Love Him with all your heart and embrace His love for you.
Life sucks most of the time but I know Jesus has my back. His love is trustworthy. His peace is endless. His Joy complete. Only He can satisfy me and never let me down and never let me fall. Fix your eyes on Jesus girl. Fix your eyes woman of God. You are a soldier in His army. You are brave and courageous.
Love with all your being. Speak out. Do not hide your light. Shine brightly without reserve.
When I fix my eyes on Jesus I can walk on water and brave the stormiest of seas. Thunder and lightning will not bring fear into my soul.
Over the years I have been through a fair bit of trials but they only got me under when I didn't keep my eyes on Jesus. When I looked to my Maker and Savior I was able to push through and endure whatever came my way. I now take every storm as a challenge. I go in thinking what I will learn, how I will deal with it and how will I come out. When I fix my eyes on Jesus I grow, when I don't I become bitter.
Today if you are in a storm or a situation you did not ask to be a part of just fix your eyes on Jesus. It may seem simple or it may seem really difficult but the more you learn to do this the easier it will be and the more you will long for His presence in your life.


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In learning React, I've found that it does a lot of things beautifully. With that said, it also does some things not-so-beautifully (mostly due to JavaScript idiosyncrasies more than anything else).
Exhibit one:
*Okay, I know inline binding is bad for performance. This is just an example.
I know it's just 10 more characters, but having to put .bind(this in front of every function signature is annoying at best and downright maddening at worst. Fortunately, ES7 has a solution to this:
See? That was easy!
React (and Flux in particular) has this philosophy where data should be immutable for the sake of keeping your application state clear. Historically, shallow copies of your state have been accomplished through Object.extend
Fortunately, one again, there's a far more elegant implementation from ES7 (The Spread Operator):
I know, you're mind has been blown. Now if only there was a similar shorthand for deep copies..
Anyhow, these two shorthands have kept me from going insane while learning and developing apps in React. I'll keep this post updated with any new discoveries I might find.


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Niall Corbett, the alleged victim, is said to have been living at an address in Aberdeenshire. His case called at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday for a pre-trial hearing, where Ivancic denied all offences made against him of pushing the man against a police van, punching him in the head repeatedly and then abducting him. The trial date is set for June 17.
Police have been known throughout history to misuse their power, however many are intimidated by coming forward as reports have shown officers are often known to tell their victims: "Call the police. Who are they going to believe?" With that said, many question whether police brutality is the new norm?
Many people have reported being disappointed and frustrated with police authority, as society grants them powers over citizens. Many officers begin to see themselves as the law itself, rather than its enforcer. There are many theories as to why this happens, such as the overlap of training into their personal spectrum.
For example, officers learn to command presence and interrogate, which can lead to an intimidating character. They are taught to expect immediate compliance, which means that any conflicts are perceived as a challenge to their authority and dominance. They are also trained to use a continuum of force, which they use in order to gain control of a situation.
Regardless of the cause, criminal injury is a punishable offence and does not disclude police officers. Anyone who has been subjected to violence at the hands of a police officer can gain compensation even if the person in question has not been arrested. All the victims need to do is call a solicitor like those here at MLS for advice on the next steps to take.


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The Doodler
25th May 2013, 10:57 PM
(Classless society my ... left elbow.)
8th Oct 2017, 1:24 PM
It's interesting to see how each culture manages the class things.
The Doodler
10th Oct 2017, 7:55 AM
When I'm less hideously busy, I'm gonna have to teach myself more about how class looks in different places. To its credit, the USSR had a reputation of being kind of a meritocracy, but I'm sure that wasn't an ironclad thing.
10th Oct 2017, 3:17 PM
Meritocracy? Don't they have that thing about "peasants" and high status families because of the oligarchies? (I'm asking because I really know nothing about it ^^.)
The Doodler
11th Oct 2017, 10:03 PM
I apologize in advance because this is gonna be stupid long. In my defense, it's a pretty involved topic and could go on for shelves, potentially. Disclaimer: I ain't no academic.
It definitely changed over the course of the USSR, then really dramatically when it collapsed. There's a study by a Moscow academic (no idea what her politics, etc., are, fyi), Larisa Kosova, saying that from 1955 to 1988, the time it took for a bureaucrat to rise to the nomenklatura went from eight to twenty-three years. (However, she argues that that was partly caused by political purges opening up the job market...)
As far as broader society, The Psychology of Social Class *licks juicy academic sources* says that there was actually pretty high social mobility in the USSR, while the percentage of people in non-manual jobs didn't increase much. (My guess is that's because that's what the majority of jobs were, and in any event "manual labor" covers everything from highly skilled technician to ditch-digger, so it's not an extremely useful category in terms of class. Arguably.)
So if, say, Yana had been born a few decades earlier, it's by no means impossible for her to have been promoted up into a more cushy job. (Just before the alternate comic stuff starts, she's a tractor driver, having just hit legal adulthood and not willing to risk going to college in this suddenly chaotic new economy, no sirree.)
As far as calling her a peasant, it's probably not technically correct, but it's close enough a lot of people slide into that terminology anyway. The main (uh, pretty major difference) is that by 1950 or so collective farmers could leave the farm.
Slava's parents came from serious poverty (his mom was a collective farm worker in the Stalin-era, with all that implies...) but rode the 50s postwar boom into middle-class lives in Kiev. (Like a lot of their western counterparts.) Chekhov has no clue who his birth parents are and doesn't really care -- he grew up in a boarding school. Anyhow, the boys made it up a level to the nomenklatura by their military careers -- a probably very atypical but by no means impossible way to jump classes.
It's worth noting that while there was pretty high social mobility, the nomenklatura proper, thanks to their legal/governmental role, had certain special legal rights. Lanes reserved for them on the roads in some cities, more shopping opportunities (which Slava loved, man likes his jeans), etc., etc. (I used to know a really cool Russian guy who grew up in the USSR, and he said discreetly showing the edge of your CP card was a great way to instantly get a table in a restaurant.)
And then it all *Avatar voice* changed when the USSR collapsed. Well, maybe not everything, but...
So, the oligarchs. They're really a product of the wild cowboy capitalism that rolled in after the USSR. Let's say you, dutiful Soviet bureaucrat, run all the ironworks in Ukraine, and (less dutifully) take advantage of the privatization to basically steal it all for yourself. This is how you wind up with individuals or small family groups owning entire SECTORS of the economy, which, holy fantastically wealthy upstart class, Batman. This, natch, isn't really that great for social mobility.
12th Oct 2017, 11:28 AM
I thought oligarchies were only a form of disguise between Bratva and former KGB, having their own former KGB president *ras*Putin on the top. It was a wonderful answer about class mobility in URSS and current Russia :)
Now I'm digging more and more your comic! Your research has been amazing :D
The Doodler
18th Oct 2017, 8:40 AM
I'd say that the oligarchy is no fake. In Russia it had a good run as the lord and master until the Putin era, and it's still not nothing. (Warning: VAST oversimplification on my part! I'm trying to keep this comment from running as long as my last reply.)
In Ukraine, which I -- slightly weirdly, I admit -- know more about, there was never really a former-KGB takeover. The current president is an oligarch (they call him The Chocolate King, which is kind of great).
And thanks! You're too kind.


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