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This striking portrait shows a 1913 neo-Directoire dress in all of its glory and the upright feather headdress also revived from a century or so earlier.
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I grew up on "Batman" played by Michael Keaton as my first (big screen) encounter with the character was film made by Tim Burton (1989.) Career of Michael Keaton after "Batman Returns" in 1992 was mostly focused on lending voice for cartoon characters and, until the "Robocop" reboot, the only role worth of mention was the one of James Angelton in brilliant spy mini-series "The Company" (2007.) The main character of "Birdman" is a copy of real life Michael Keaton. Riggan played "Birdman" in the nineties and similarities are even more obvious by making 1992 the year of his greatest success, but Riggan (as Keaton) has another goal in his life. He wants to make something other than superhero movies and prove to himself (and everybody else in the process) that he can be a great actor. In one particular scene we can see the character mocking superhero genre and while mentioning the names of the possible actors that he wants in his play, some of them are dismissed with a sentence: "Oh my God they've put them in the cape too…" Disappointment with consumerism behind the superhero world is never more obvious than in that scene. I am an actor, not just some guy behind the mask.- he says. In the same time poster of Birdman is in his dressing room and he keeps seeing Birdman and he talks to him. He doesn't know where Birdman ends and where Riggan begins. All that gave me a feeling that the more he tries to get away from the character more he's getting away from himself.
Meanings that can be read of the movie are numerous. Riggan can't be himself by not being the Birdman and if he's not true to himself then he will not perform as well as he's supposed to on the stage. By his ambition to succeed on Broadway, Riggan is sending a message to us all, acting for masses is not the same as "high-culture". Real heart of the act is the theatre. When Tom (brilliantly played by Edward Norton) comes as replacement actor to his play, we can see "school of method-acting" on the screen. During the film, I wondered if Marlon Brando on the same way played Stanley Kowalski in the theatre, with the same amount of passion and being an asshole as Edward Norton did in the movie. Here, method acting becomes just what Riggan needs to find himself within all the layers of deception he gathered through the years.
Alejandro González Iñárritu is one of the most experimental directors out there today. He proved that so many times and he still proves it with "Birdman". His direction of the movie is real treat and after watching this I would say that he is (with Linklater and Anderson) real competition for the "Oscar" in that category. That is hard choice for the voters, all three films are great and the decision should not be easy. However, it is always a possibility that "Boyhood" will win in the end just because of the way it was filmed. The way truly unprecedented in the movie history. That should be worth of the Academy voters, but that specialty aside, "Birdman" is very close to "Boyhood" in that category. Iñárritu is not alone to be credited for visual brilliance of "Birdman". His cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki made exquisite work of art from the movie. His camera is following characters but it's also flowing through the movie like and that flow pulled me in. Camera-work is wonderful and movie was to me visual trip while it lasted. Both of them made great movie, worth of watching more than once.
The cast was great. Edward Norton, Emma Stone and Michael Keaton all deserved nominations for the parts they played. Emma Stone was pleasant surprise. Her character was a bit shallow, but her performance made me feel for Sam and her character did rise above the cliché that it would be otherwise. Edward Norton was perfect cast for the role of arrogant, self-righteous and hard to get on Tom, before mentioned method actor. who is catalyst (and key) for Riggan to question his motives and ways of acting to find the real truth in himself. Throughout the whole movie we can hear drum-rolling and the drums just made the tension grow to the dramatic finale in which the second title of the movie "unexpected virtue of ignorance" came to light.
Film is full of Easter eggs for the experts in popular culture. We can see the critic of criticism, we can see critics that made their mind about something before they've even seen it and we can see heart and soul of performers that is so truly and without second thought, thrown at us to write and to judge, to give "Oscars" or "Razzles" or to just ignore it all.
What is that saying about us?
Are we capable of ignoring someone's soul given to us on a silver platter?
Can we look ourselves in the mirror if we subdue to that kind of cultural arrogance? If we do, what will we see? Birdman" or ourselves. I read an interview by Stephen King recently in which he said that critics often don't have a clue about what the artists do. In their Ivory tower of "excellence" they are blind to the passion, suffering and finally – the truth. "Birdman" seen that way is slap in the face of the Academy voters but also of the audience so enchanted with cheap thrills of CGI and special effects in which true acting is often totally irrelevant.
Who's hiding behind the mask? Birdman of ourselves? Who is more truthful in the end?
Riggan's transformation in the movie will not answer that question. In the moment when he looks in the mirror in one of the last scenes in the movie he will know… But the answer will not be told to us.
Choice isn't made for us. We must make it. That choice will end the movie. Real and surreal, life and death, freedom or slavery, deception or truth… These are the choices presented to us by "Birdman".
Iñárritu did it again. He slapped high and mass culture in the face and then made us the ones to decide which one of these are we, and depending on our answer, which one is "Birdman"? In not knowing the answer lies "The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance", but I'm not sure are we entitled to it.


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The GCE Advanced Level examination which commences today will have 315,227 school and private candidates.
The examination will be held in 2,230 centres countrywide.
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Seeing penguins of any kind in their natural habitat is a special moment, but the first time I feel is a memory that will always be spoken about. Fortunately, this was my first time capturing a penguin in its environment and at first I had a bit of shock thinking, "Is that really a penguin there? A real one?"
A bit surreal, but once it sunk in, I was snapping away. At first, this little guy was a distance away. However, I think he got curious because he was hopping and waddling along the edge of the little hill coming closer and closer. When he got to the distance where this image was taken from, it was amazing to see the almost catwalk style poses toward the camera. The sand on the beach below, partnered with the green of the hill in front make for some lovely contrasting colours to frame this beautiful animal.
This little guy is a Yellow-Eyed Penguin or in New Zealand, a Hoiho penguin. They're rare to see and I feel very fortunate to capture this environmental portrait. They're also a unique species to New Zealand and classed as an endangered species with just 6000-7000 remaining.
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Anomalous Medical has launched a social media campaign called The Lonely Skull Project. The goal of the project is to draw attention to human anatomy and the diseases and conditions that can affect it.
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An original piece from the series "Windows", oil and pencil on wood panel, 35 x 25 cm
The facade of a building is a sort of skin for it. A dress, a kind of embroidery where the alternation of elements (full and empty, windows, materials, structural and decorative elements) gives a different rhythm every time. In my travels I always wander if it is possible to discover this rhythm and its variations, and if it is specific for that place, or whether modernity has made us all irreparably the same. But probably behind this interest there is also a sort of voyeurism. Who lives in these rooms? Which eyes glance from there? What kind of stories and tragedies hide in those houses?
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Iran is gearing up for a cyberwar campaign after being hit with coordinated, sophisticated cyberattacks last year that reportedly crippled its Natanz nuclear enrichment facility. The Islamic Republic plans "to fight our enemies with abundant power in cyberspace and Internet warfare," according to Brigadier Gen. Gholamreza Jalali, who leads the country's Passive Defense Organization.
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These days if you pick up any Bible off the shelf and look at the first couple of pages you'll no doubt see a copyright notice saying that you "cannot reproduce this work without permission..." with a few instances where you are allowed to display a selection of verses, generally aimed at the church context. While this is fine in most western world cases, I believe this is actually counter to the Lord's intentions for His Word.
Now, I will admit that I made the title to this article sensationalist, but to most companies.(especially publishing companies) "copyright" equates to a restrictive license. In reality, copyright just indicates that you retain the rights to control the licensing of your work. Licensing is actually a separate system by itself.
As an example of this difference it is good to look at the Creative Commons organisation which has compiled a list of possible licenses for people to use for their copyrighted material. They have set up their licenses to use a set of popular clauses when dealing with copyright licenses, which you can make use of. Creative Commons has taken the concept of open licensing and shown how you can copyright your works while still allowing people to use them. They have options like allowing or disallowing derivatives, disallowing commercial use, providing attribution, and various other common options.
The publishing companies creating translations of the Bible could really look into using one of these licenses, instead of just blindly forbidding all reproduction of their translations. I personally recommend using a Creative Commons BY-SA-ND-NC license. This specifies that the person who wishes to reproduce it should attribute the works back to the original author, all redistributed copies should retain this license, no derivatives can be made, and that no one can use it commercially. This license is restricted in the right places, but also open in the right places. With this license a missionary organisation can use the whole Bible translation for the purposes of furthering the Gospel, while a company wanting to print it would need to obtain a separate license.
I can understand why one of these publishing companies would want to restrict licensing of their translation of the Bible, it took many translators a lot of time to translate the Bible, and they need to recoup those costs. Having said that, this is also God's Word we are talking about, and by restricting its reproduction, you are restricting its use, and ultimately restricting people's ability to spread His Word to those who do not know Him yet - a direct contravention of Jesus' command. For example, while a missionary might not necessarily want to use an English Bible for teaching and spreading the Gospel, an English one is better than none at all.
One of the publishing companies that has chosen to license their translation in a less restrictive manner is the NET Bible. They provide their translation for folks to download for free, while their real value lies in their translation notes which you can buy.
Thankfully these restrictions have not inhibited the spreading of God's Word, in part no doubt due to the fact that the original manuscripts are not copyrighted, and therefore not under any restrictive licenses preventing them from being copied and translated.
What do you think? Should translations of the Bible be copyrighted? Should their licenses be less restrictive?


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[Video] Precious Water / 干净水到用时方恨少
KL and PJ guys are you suffering because of the water outage these days? It doesn't first you faced it. When can we learn how to love the world, how we not to waste the resource in this earth? It is too regret when need it but it doesn't around us. 😉


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Obtaining Required Documents
To Leave a Country
This travel document attests to the bearer's identity and nationality. Passports are needed when leaving and entering most countries.
To obtain a passport, you must have a photograph taken. Order at least two prints for the passports, but as many as a dozen. Passport-size photographs often are requested when applying for other documents.
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Valid passports, especially those from the United States, are in high demand on the world black market. Protect it! If yours becomes lost or stolen, report it in writing immediately to a passport office or closest embassy or consulate and apply for a replacement or temporary passport.
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Foreign-made vehicles including ATV's, motorcycles, boats and airplanes also will require registration. American vehicles don't have to be registered when leaving the United States, if you have proof of possession, such as:
- A certificate of title on which you are named the owner
- A state registration card for your automobile, truck, camper or motorcycle
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Whether foreign- or domestic-made, firearms must be registered with customs to prove ownership. Make certain the firearms will be allowed at destination before taking the time to register them. If you return to your country of origin, you will need these registrations to avoid confiscation of your firearms. Original titles, free of lien are required for all automobiles, motorcycles, boats or motors in order to export from U.S. territories.
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This document declares your household goods and motor vehicles to be shipped out of the country. A UniGroup Worldwide agent will complete this form on your behalf before your shipment is packed. We advise you not to pack any boxes yourself, because doing so can cause delays, as customs officials usually inspect boxes that are "packed by owner." Inspections always result in additional charges and these charges are the shipment owner's responsibility. Inspections range in cost from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars.
To Enter a Country
Check with a consulate or embassy of your destination country to confirm which documents you'll need when immigrating. You cannot start too early to obtain the appropriate documents. Waiting for approval can take several months, if not longer. For some applications, you will need duplicates of your passport photos. Also, copies of any marriage certificates or divorce decrees can facilitate obtaining permits, so be sure to bring them along. At a minimum, a visa and work permit will be required.
When entering the United States, the documents you will need depend on whether you are a returning resident or a non-resident. A U.S. citizen will need a passport. A U.S. resident alien should have a reentry permit or an alien registration receipt card issued by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. A non-resident must have a valid passport and visa issued by U.S. consulate or embassy abroad. Requirements for non-resident and visa vary by nationality. Non-residents also should check with a consulate or embassy to see if they need a labor and/or immunization certificate.
If you're moving to a country other than the United States, you might need several documents in addition to your passport. Your UniGroup Worldwide move consultant can provide guidance. Confirm with a consulate or embassy of your destination country which of the following documents you will need.
Before obtaining a visa, you must have an up-to-date passport. A visa is an endorsement certifying that your passport has been examined and that permission has been granted to enter a country for a specified period of time.
Letter of Recommendation
When required, this should be addressed to the consulate/embassy to whom you are applying for a visa. The letter should be from a bank, commercial or industrial firm, trade association, chamber of commerce or public official. The letter may be from a family member or close personal friend. The letter should include your occupation, title and any business references - plus state you are financially responsible. Also, any documents you have verifying a good credit history might be needed.
Residence Permit
Depending on where you're moving, you might need this permit before leaving your country of origin. In some cases, however, you might be allowed to apply for it at destination. In many foreign countries, new residents must report to the police or local registration bureau immediately. Some countries such as China and Brazil, in addition to others, prohibit issuance of a Residence Permit until the client arrives and completes other requirements.
Work Permit
This is normally a prerequisite to gaining employment in another country. Responsibility for obtaining this permit rests with the employer. Working without authorization might result in deportation, fines and jail. Additionally, further reentry might be affected, if a country's work-related polices are violated.
International Driving Permit
If you will be driving your car in your new country, check to see how long you can drive on your current license. Ask if your destination country recognizes an international driving permit or if you should apply for a license in your new country. To obtain an international permit in the United States, you will need an application, two passports-size photos and your valid U.S. driver's license. Your U.S. license must be at least one year old and cannot expire while you're living abroad. If you plan to reside in that country for more than 12 months, normally a driver and license for that country will be required.
If you have a driver's license from another country, contact the automobile club in your home country to see if an international driving permit is available. If you are in the United States and would like a permit application, contact your local American Automobile Association (AAA) branch or: American Automobile Association, 1000 AAA Drive (Mail Stop 100), Heathrow, FL 32746; (407) 444-8408 or (407) 444-8364.
Some countries might not recognize the permit for driving. However, because it is written in nine languages, it could be helpful identification should you need to communicate with the local officials.
Note: Do not let your current driver's license expire if possible. If you do, you might have to undergo the complete testing process upon your return.
Immunization/Medical Certificates
Your destination country might require that you show, along with your passport, a validated International Certificate of Vaccination Health Card as proof of vaccination against certain diseases. This form is available at passport offices and most city, county and state health departments. Check with a consulate or embassy of your destination country to determine which immunizations are required in your new country. Have all required inoculations three or more months in advance, if possible, for full protection.
A medical certificate from an examining physician might be required for visa applications. Some consulates and embassies designate the examining physician and provide medical examination forms.
The International Association for Medical Assistance to Travel (IAMAT) offers travel clinical record forms, also called medical passports, to use in detailing your medical history. For a form, which is helpful should you need medical attention overseas, write to the IAMAT at 417 Center St., Lewiston, NY 14092, or call (716) 754-4883.
Anyone planning to live in a new country is encouraged to contact the nearest consulate to verify all the required documentation.
Other Questions to Ask
The following are miscellaneous questions you might want to ask a consulate or embassy of your destination country:
- Are original documents required?
- Do they need to be translated into the destination country's main language?
- Do any documents need to be legalized by a consulate or embassy before departure?
- Are there restrictions on the quantity of goods I can bring?
- Can I bring more than one shipment?
- Are other taxes or fees involved besides duty?
- Are model or serial numbers of electrical items and /or appliances required on the inventory or special forms for customs clearance?
- Are there special laws or regulations regarding women and children?
- What is the availability of "special family need" items services (such as dietary needs, medical treatment and prescriptions)? How much prescribed medications may be entered through customs?
- Must I declare my shipment upon my personal arrival?
- Must I arrive in my new country before my shipment arrives?


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Report: Close Youth Prisons, Switch to Alternative Treatment
MINNEAPOLIS – Children should not be kept behind bars, according to a new report that examines the ineffectiveness of youth prisons in Minnesota and other states.
The research from The Annie E. Casey Foundation pulls together evidence of the failings of youth correctional facilities and recommends they all be closed.
Foundation president and CEO Patrick McCarthy says these prisons have high recidivism rates and do not improve long-term outcomes for young people.
"These institutions fail at protecting the community, they fail at turning young lives around, they are unconscionably expensive, they're prone to abuse, they defy reform and the bottom line is we have alternatives," he states.
McCarthy says youths are incarcerated for low-risk offenses and often don't get the guidance and support they need to get back on track.
Sue Abderholden, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Minnesota, says some states, Minnesota included, have started to send more children into treatment instead of locking them up.
"Minnesota has really embraced that," she states. "What we've seen is that when youths commit very minor types of crimes, if you put them in with youths who have done more intensive crimes, they learn from each other, but the wrong way."
Abderholden maintains children don't learn much by being punished.
"Childrens' brains aren't really fully developed until about age 26 and kids, frankly, do dumb things," she explains. "And, I think part of the push for zero tolerance and those kinds of things have made us look at children as adults instead of as children. "
The report also finds there's an enormous financial toll for youth prisons. While costs vary state-to-state, states pay on average about $90,000 a year for every youth in a juvenile facility.


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Greetings beauties!
This is my first skincare post of the year, so I thought I'd start with the first step of the skincare routine: cleansing.
Balms. I'm drawn to cleansing balms for their practical, multi-usage functions. They have become the next big thing ever since we rediscovered oil cleansing. Balms benefit every skin type because they contain nourishing, moisturizing and repairing oils and ingredients. For me, the best time to use a cleansing balm is during my night skincare routine; balms are more time-consuming than cleansing oils or liquid cleansers. I rarely use a balm in the morning, especially if I'm in a hurry. Cleansing balms require more pampering, which is perfect right before bed. Also, the winter is the ideal season to use a cleansing balm (although depending on the texture, I do use some cleansing balms all year-long).
In my arsenal, there are 4 cleansing balms I use depending on my needs (and moods)!
They are nourishing, cleansing, moisturizing and multi-purpose. I sometimes use them as spot treatment on the occasional pimple, as base for cleansing grains, for masks, on cuts or bruises and in my hair (anti-frizz).
Here is how I normally use my cleansing balms:
- As a rule of thumb, I use them on dry skin. I take 1/2 tsp of the product (or as needed). I warm it in the palm of my hand and spread generously on face and neck.
- I massage the product in face to make it melt, as much as possible. That way, the nourighing ingredients sink into the pores, while the dirt, grime and makeup is being dissolved. I sometimes put a warm cloth on my face to open up the pores, I let it sit for 5 minutes or more (don't fall asleep like I do!). Avoid the eye area because some balms might have some essential oils.
- Then I remove the balm with the damp cloth, with gentle strokes, no rubbing! Rinse if necessary.
- After that, I need very little moisturizing. I follow with a toner/mist and a night serum or more of the balm in question as a moisturizer.
If I want to take it up a notch, I repeat by adding cleansing grains for a gentle exfoliation.
Here are my Top Cleansing Balms…
The Spa experience
Silkka Garden Apothecary: Grapefruit+Mint Cleansing Balm
Silkka Garden Apothecary is a Canadian brand (yay!) founded by my dear friend Lisa Allen. I've already told you this one was a favorite of mine, here. But I have to tell you why I love it so much. First, the smell is intoxicating: it's fragrant, sweet and tangy, as if you're peeling a fresh citrus fruit while the juices splash. It has Camelia oil, high in Vitamis A and E and full of antioxidants. Then, Shea and Mango butters soften the skin. What I love the most is the Grapefruit essential oil, good especially for oily and acneic skin, cleanse and decongests the skin. The combination of the Grapefruit essential oil with the mint makes using this balm an interesting multi-sensory experience.
I wanted you to see the texture up-close because there are gritty pieces in this balm, which I absolutely love because it does for a good exfoliation.
Here's what Lisa Allen, founder of Silkka Garden Apothecary has to say about the "gritty"
"Unrefined Shea butter is notorious for turning "gritty" in warmer climates, or depending on the season. These particles are not truly "gritty," but more like exfoliating beads. If these beads bother you, warm the jar gently in a water bath until the product has softened, and place immediately in the fridge or freezer (no longer than 15 minutes)."
Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) seed oil, Camellia sinensis (seed) oil, Butyrospermum parkii (Shea butter), Mango (Mangifera indica) butter, non-GMO Glycine (soy butter) soja, Cera alba (beeswax) and essential oils of Citrus paradisi (Grapefruit) and Mentha arvensis (Peppermint).
Price: 17$ for 50 ml (in amber glass) *Can you believe the price?!
Find more Silkka products on: http://www.silkka.ca
The Cult Favorite
One Love Organics: Skin Savior
OLO's Skin Savior has been a favorite of mine since the very beginning! This is the balm that made me fall in love with all balms! It's a classic, THE original. It's a must-have, it's the ultimate multi-tasker. If you don't know what to pick between a cleanser or a moisturizer, you buy this and you save! I use this for cleansing, but also for moisturizing my skin and scalp or to eliminate frizz hair. A little goes a long way. The Skin Savior is great mixed with your mineral foundation (I use Alima Pure). There isn't much this balm can't do. It serves as a first aid kit in my bag!
organic cocos nucifera (virgin coconut) oil, organic glycine soja (sweet soy) seed oil, organic beeswax, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, salvia hispanica (chia) seed extract, avena sativa (oat) extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel wax, simmondsia chinesis (jojoba) seed oil, organic vanilla planifolia fruit extract, tocopherol (natural, non-gmo vitamin e).
Price: 39 $ for 39 ml/ 1.3 oz (trial size) OR 68$ for 105 ml/3.5 oz
Find more One Love Organics products on: http://www.OneLoveOrganics.com
The Wonder-ful!
Camp Skincare: Desert Island Wonder balm
Camp Skincare is also a Canadian brand. I Insta met its founder, Lisa Inglis, a sweetheart, last year. I love the clean, simple outlook of the packaging. Camp Skincare is one of the brands who offer a "less is more" approach. Lisa told me that the Wonder Balm is really a labour of love. She hand-infuses the herbal oils (Calendula-infused Almond Oil and Sunflower Oil infused with Chamomile, Yarrow and Comfrey) before creating the balm. Comfrey leaves produce a deep green infusion and are responsible for the distinctive green colour of this balm . The texture of the balm is a little more buttery and lighter than the previous two, which makes it sinks into the skin faster. For that reason, I can use it all year long. It doesn't leave any greasy residue. I really like to use it just before I go outside, it acts as a protectant from the harsh wind and weather elements. It's also works as a great primer, under makeup. It just gives me a great sheen and my skin feels so comfortable, nurtured and moist. It's a Wonder balm!
Ingredients: Cold-pressed Unrefined Sunflower Oil* infused with Chamomile*, Comfrey* and Yarrow*, Sweet Almond Oil infused with Calendula*, Local Beeswax, Lavender Essential Oil, Helichrysum Essential Oil, Rosemary Essential Oil, Chamomile Essential Oil, Lemon Essential Oil *Organic
Price: 35$ for 2 oz/60ml
Find more CampSkincare products on: http://www.CampSkincare.com
The Superfoodie
Board-And-Batten *Farm To Skin*: Cleansing and Conditioning Balm
Board and Batten is located in Lake County, Florida. The brand offers gentle skincare that's nourishing and balancing for skin. I like the feel of this balm. If you have sensitive or reactive skin, this is the one to go with. Like the other balms, it acts as both a cleanser and a moisturizer. There's chia seed extract (as there is in the OLO Skin Savior). This balm is also rich in fatty acids and has Vitamin A from Carrot seed oil. Very rejuvenating and glow inducing!
Ingredients: XV coconut oil*, soybean oil*, jojoba oil*, beeswax*, raw shea butter*, XV carrot oil, orange wax, oat extract, olive squalane, chia seed extract, vitamin E.
Price: 60$ for 2 oz. (comes boxed with an Organic Facial Shammy)
Find more Farm to Skin products on: http://www.farmtoskin.com
Final thoughts…
If I can't carry too much products at once, I take one of them or all! I'm hoping to discover more cleansing balms, I have a few on my radar, like the one from De Mamiel. I've never met a balm I didn't like!
How about you? How often do you use cleansing balms? I'd like to know which are your favorites!
Take care!
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The location for this freehold cafe/bar could not be better. It is placed first line at the big beach Playa de Las Vistas, which is between the Golden Mile in Las Americas and San Telmo in Los Cristianos. You are guaranteed lots of passing by people and guests all your round with this location. Today there is no business running in the freehold locale, but the owner has just renovated the entire room, with new tiles, floors, toilets, and basic bar furniture, so everything looks inviting and throughout. Everything looks amazing and the modern design, location and big terrace can easy be turned into a genuine success. This local is also available as a leasehold so do not hesitate to contact FRINA Tenerife if you wish to rent this great locale.


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Kalzium has already some nice features but there are still a lot of things to do. As Kalzium has been included in KDE 3.1 we are currently coding quite lot to bring in some new and nice features and make it as fast and usefull as possible. You can help us by testing it or make proposals for new features or a better design.
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The word "Emmanuel" draws me every time I hear it. The concept that GOD IS WITH US is almost too big to comprehend. I am in awe that God, who was already surrounding us, protecting us, wooing us, loving us and sometimes reprimanding us while still extending His mercy and grace also chose to come to earth to "be with us."
Isaiah 7:14 — "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel."
Matthew 1:18-23 — (Matthew, the disciple and author of this book, quoted the verse in Isaiah and proceeded to translate it for us). "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which translated means, "God with us."
The Greek words here describe an association that means "with us in very close association." "With" in this context suggests a firm bond. And, we can take that a step further. Not only is He with us now, but He has been with us in the events of our lives leading up to the present, and He will be with us when our lives come to an end.
That's Jesus, the One whose birth is celebrated this month. As the angel instructed Joseph before Baby Jesus was born: "And she (Mary) will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins." God the Father made provision for us through God the Son so that we could receive forgiveness for our sins and not be separated from God because of those sins. Hallelujah!
Back in the 80's, I was teaching chorus at Hartselle Junior High School, and a popular song by Bette Midler came on the scene called "From a Distance." The students, especially the girls, loved to sing it. Many of the lyrics were nice:
The world looks blue and green
And the snow capped mountains white
From a distance
The ocean meets the stream
And the eagle takes to flight
There is harmony
And it echoes through the land
Its the voice of hope
Its the voice of peace
Its the voice of every man.
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Just like last year, we did this as a drop-in program on a Saturday from 10:00-11:30. We billed it as ages 3-6 with adult, although siblings from toddlers through second grade had a great time as well. (If you like this, also check out our Fun with Math program from last spring.)
The program was arranged around 5 Activity Centers associated with the 5 ECRR2 practices: talk, sing, read, write, and play. We also worked in a simple definition of the scientific method: ask, predict, try, observe, explain. We tried to cover a range of sciences: physics at the read table, biology at the write table, and chemistry at the play table.
The activities were color coded. We had signs (in the appropriate color) listing the ECRR2 practice hanging on the wall behind each table. On the table, we had double sided signs with the activity instructions. There was an extra table near the door for handouts.
We had 127 people total attending – kids ranging from toddlers through at least 2nd grade, plus parents and grandparents. This was very staff-intensive; we had 2 adult and 2 youth volunteers and 3 to 4 staff members. We learned from last year and had an extra person in the program at the beginning and an extra person in the department towards the end. All of us stayed reasonably busy. We were busiest from 10:15-11:00 or so. Most families stayed 30-45 minutes.
Activity: Sensory Balloons
Materials: Colored balloons filled with rice, corn, flour, lentils, and sand; laminated matching cards
Handout side 1– Extension activities for The 5 Senses:
- Fill a set of paper cups with items such as cinnamon, mint, rose petals, a drop of vanilla on a cotton ball, etc. Cover the cups with foil and poke small holes in the foil. Can your child identify the contents by smell?
- Create a "sound scavenger hunt." Use your phone or a mini tape recorder to record different household sounds. See how many your child can identify.
Handout side 2 – early lit tips:
- The process of asking and answering questions gives you and your child the opportunity to talk together. Conversation and interaction with you provide many chances for your child to learn.
- The next time your child asks a question about how something works, you might say, "I'm not sure—let's find out together." In this way, you are helping your child use the scientific method and discover something for him or herself.
Comments: We had one volunteer at the table. This went really smoothly. It was fun to watch the families work together to figure out which balloon was which. The bigger kids moved through it pretty quickly, but the younger kids spent a long time exploring the tactile differences between the different balloons. This has me wondering whether we shouldn't pre-prep a few items at each table that requires assembly just so the very little ones can spend their time in exploration and not have to be frustrated by assembly. Another bonus at this station – the balloons feel really good; I'm very tempted to keep them at my desk as stress balls now that the program is over. Even though we set up 6 stations, I made 7 sets of balloons, just in case one exploded at the program. Fortunately, the balloons were pretty sturdy.
Setup: A quick comment on setup here. I used a cutoff water bottle as a funnel to fill the balloons. This worked out really well, as a standard funnel was way too narrow for the corn and lentils to go through. The balloons really worked best if you squeezed the air out of the balloon before tying it off – otherwise, it was really hard to feel the different items inside. The flour was the hardest to do; every time I tried to squeeze the air out, I squeezed a bunch of flour with it. I wasn't able to find non-latex balloons, but fortunately we didn't have any allergy issues.
SING (Orange)
Activity: Rubber Band Harps
Materials: Small disposable plastic containers, rubber bands
Handout side 1– Extension activities with Music:
- Make a drinking glass xylophone. Put ¼ cup water in the first glass, ½ cup in the next, and so on. Tap the glasses with a spoon to compose your own songs.
- Stretch a balloon tightly over the top of an empty aluminum can to make your own drum. Wooden chopsticks or pencils make great drumsticks! Experiment with different sizes of cans.
Handout side 2 – early lit tips:
- Singing slows language down and allows children to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words. Understanding that words can be broken into smaller pieces and then put back together helps children sound out words when they are ready to learn to read.
- Listening to the patterns found in music can also help children identify other types of patterns, which may explain the "Mozart effect" – listening to music improves performance on certain math tasks requiring spatial-temporal reasoning.
Comments: We had one staff member at the table refilling containers and rubber bands. It was a little bit difficult for the kids to hear the different sounds once it got really loud, but they still had a good time. I definitely heard some families talking about the different sounds the different rubber bands made and why.
Activity: Reading nonfiction and magnetic stacking rings
Materials: book display, floor chairs, magnetic stacking ring set with matching cards, index cards and markers for drawing your own magnet patterns
Handout side 1- Tips for reading nonfiction:
- When your child asks a question that you can't answer, go together to find a book on the topic.
- Don't worry about reading from cover to cover. Use the index or the table of contents to find the parts that interest your child.
- Explore the pictures, diagrams, and charts as well as the text.
- Interruptions are good! Ask and answer lots of questions.
Handout side 2 – early lit tips:
- To become good readers, children need to have general knowledge about many things. Learning about science concepts helps develop this kind of knowledge. This makes it easier for children to understand books and stories when they learn to read.
- The experience of asking a question and looking for an answer helps children learn new information and vocabulary. It helps them become more independent, and it motivates them to want to learn more.
Comments: Last year we just did the nonfiction reading. This year, we added the magnetic stacking rings as well, and the table sign talked a little bit about reading as making sense of symbols. Plus, floating magnets – so cool! This one was pretty simple, so we kept it largely unstaffed. The magnet table was popular, and was a huge mess by the end. Sorting out the 20 different matching cards into each box was a disaster; next time, I'd just let the entire table share one set of cards. They matched one or two cards to start, but then moved fairly quickly to general exploration. The reading stage wasn't the first place anyone went, but once it got busy, we saw lots of families stopping to read. It was unstaffed, but we tried to refresh the display as needed.
WRITE (Green)
Activity: Make a nature journal and record observations of natural materials
Materials: paper, covers, string, stickers, magnifying glasses, colored pencils, leaves, pinecones, etc.
Handout side 1- Extension activities:
- Take a nature walk and collect small objects. When you get home, record what you found in your journal: write, draw, try a crayon rubbing, or attach flat objects directly to the pages. You can also use a nature guide to identify the things you found.
- Take the same walk in different weather. What is the same? What is different? Record your observations in your journal.
- For a varied fine motor experience, try different writing materials: crayons, colored pencils, markers, pens, chalk…
Handout side 2 – early lit tips:
- Children love to observe things up close. Allow plenty of opportunities for your child to record some of their observations through drawings and simple writing. Describing what they see is a good way to expand vocabulary.
- Use your children's natural curiosity to help them learn new words and increase their knowledge about the world around them.
Comments: We had one staff member and one volunteer at this station. We used two tables because last year some kids wanted to spend a long time on the journals. We saw that again this year – there were kids who spent 20-30 minutes just at this station. There was a nice range of writing activity including leaf rubbings, drawings, drawings with a little bit of writing, and fairly detailed written observations.
Activity: Water bottle lava lamps
Materials: water bottles filled with 1/3 water, 2/3 vegetable oil; Alka Seltzer tablets; food coloring
Handout side 1- Extension activities for Science in a Bottle:
- Fill a bottle with small pieces of colored tissue paper. Rub the bottle on your hair or clothes to see the effects of static electricity.
- Cut different colored chenille stems (pipe cleaners) into very small pieces and place them in a water bottle. Run a magnet along the outside of the bottle to see how the metal bits move around.
- Fill a water bottle with a layer of corn syrup, a layer of water, and a layer of oil. Drop small objects into the bottle to see what happens. Try to predict which objects will float on each layer.
Handout side 2 – early lit tips:
- Children are natural scientists. They have a tremendous curiosity about what goes on around them. They love to explore, ask questions, predict, sort, classify, compare, and contrast.
- Children learn best when they are having fun. You can find opportunities every day to involve children in science. You do not have to be an expert to do this. Just give your children the chance to ask questions, look for answers, and talk about the experience.
Comments: We had one staff member and one youth volunteer at this table. The kids needed a fair amount of instruction. Perhaps because it was so heavily staffed, we saw less parent-child interaction at this table than we did at some of the others. Still, the kids had a great time coloring the water, watching it bubble with the Alka Seltzer tablets, and then mixing up the oil and water again and watching them separate. The hardest part of this one was definitely the prep. We wanted the kids to take these home, which meant collecting a lot of bottles. We also pre-filled with water and oil to keep the mess down and make things run more smoothly at the actual event. This was much less hectic than last year's Play table, which involved a lot of material refills. This time, we just needed to take out a new bottle and a new packet of Alka Seltzer for each kid, and we were good to go. We did have to make a few more bottles during the event, but it wasn't horrible. We had some staff members who were afraid of bottles tipping and spilling oil all over the Auditorium carpet, but we actually didn't have any spills.
Activity: Compile and decorate handouts
Materials: Fun with Science cards : 5 double-sided cards (color-coded to match the tables, of course) with single-sided white front & back covers, crayons, binder rings
We also had a handout on local playspaces which included many outdoor options.
Comments: The staff member who greeted people at the door also kept an eye on this one. It went fine; it was never particularly busy. We preassembled a few booklets and tried to make sure everyone got one on the way out – we put a lot of work into these! The links above are editable versions of the cards using PowerPoint slides. I couldn't get these to print 4-up the way I wanted to, so I ended up copying and pasting into Publisher. I'm sure there was a better way to do this, but it worked. (Here's a sample pdf file of the card for the Talk table.) We had a local copy shop do the double-sided printing on colored cardstock, cut the cards out, and punch the holes.


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Roderick Little, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, MI, USA
Roderick Little is a professor of biostatistics at the University of Michigan.
Some recent developments
in the analysis of data with missing values
Missing data are a common problem in psychometric research. Methods for handling this problem are briefly reviewed, including (a) pros and cons of different forms of likelihood inference, specifically maximum likelihood, Bayes and multiple imputation; (b) penalized spline of propensity models for robust estimation under the missing at random assumption, and comparisons with other doubly-robust approaches; and (c) subsample ignorable likelihood methods for regression with missing values of covariates. I'll also discuss two aspects of a recent National Research Council study on the treatment of missing data in clinical trials, namely how missing data impacts the choice of estimand, and sensitivity analysis for assessing departures from assumptions of the primary analysis.
Jeroen Vermunt, Department of Methodology and Statistics, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Jeroen K. Vermunt received his PhD degree in social sciences research methods from Tilburg University in the Netherlands in 1996. He is currently a full professor in the Department of Methodology and Statistics at Tilburg University, where he has been on the faculty since 1992. In 2005, he received the Leo Goodman early career award from the methodology section of the American Sociological Association. His research interests include latent class and finite mixture models, IRT modeling, longitudinal and event history data analysis, multilevel analysis, and generalized latent variable modeling. He is the co-developer (with Jay Magidson) of the Latent GOLD software package.
Simplifying the use of latent class analysis
by means of stepwise modeling approaches
I will give an overview of recent and ongoing work of my group on various types of stepwise modeling approaches for LC analysis. Most of this work is part of a large research project funded by the Netherlands Science Foundation. It includes research on three types of very promising approaches: 1. The use of measures similar to modification indices for model fit assessment and model adjustment in simple and complex latent class analysis 2. Bias adjusted three-step latent class analysis for studying the relationship between class membership and external variables 3. Divisive latent class analysis for the construction of latent class trees, yielding an approach similar to hierarchical cluster analysis.
Xiao-Li Meng, Department of Statistics, Harvard University, MA, USA
Xiao-Li Meng, Dean of the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), Whipple V. N. Jones Professor and former chair of Statistics at Harvard, is well known for his depth and breadth in research, his innovation and passion in pedagogy, and his vision and effectiveness in administration, as well as for his engaging and entertaining style as a speaker and writer. Meng has received numerous awards and honors for the more than 150 publications he has authored in at least a dozen theoretical and methodological areas, as well as in areas of pedagogy and professional development; he has delivered more than 400 research presentations and public speeches on these topics, and he is the author of "The XL-Files," a regularly appearing column in the IMS (Institute of Mathematical Statistics) Bulletin. His interests range from the theoretical foundations of statistical inferences (e.g., the interplay among Bayesian, frequentist, and fiducial perspectives; quantify ignorance via invariance principles; multi-phase and multi-resolution inferences) to statistical methods and computation (e.g., posterior predictive p-value; EM algorithm; Markov chain Monte Carlo; bridge and path sampling) to applications in natural, social, and medical sciences and engineering (e.g., complex statistical modeling in astronomy and astrophysics, assessing disparity in mental health services, and quantifying statistical information in genetic studies). Meng received his BS in mathematics from Fudan University in 1982 and his PhD in statistics from Harvard in 1990. He was on the faculty of the University of Chicago from 1991 to 2001 before returning to Harvard as Professor of Statistics, where he was appointed department chair in 2004 and the Whipple V. N. Jones Professor in 2007. He was appointed GSAS Dean on August 15, 2012.
Bayesian, Fiducial, and Frequentist (BFF): Best Friends Forever?
Among paradigms of statistical inferences, Bayesian and Frequentist are most popular, with Fiducial approach being the most controversial. However, there is essentially only one scientifically acceptable way of evaluating any inference method: show me how it performs across replications. And hence the great debate in statistics: Which replications best help us predict real world uncertainty? This unified mode of evaluation provides a prism to reveal the whole spectrum of probabilistic inference foundations. In the familiar Data-Model space, the standard Frequentist's replications fix the Model at the unknown "true" model and let the Data replicate, whereas the Bayesian goes to the other extreme by fixing the Data at the observed and letting the Model vary. The Frequentist thus pays the price of relevance: a method which works on average may not be relevant for the data at hand. In contrast, the Bayesian pays the price of robustness: results are sensitive to prior assumptions about how the Model varies. Fiducial represents one of many possible compromises one can obtain by sliding a ruler along the relevance-robustness spectrum, but it suffers from an incoherent treatment of the Data. Realizing that the differences in inference amount to different choices of replications and there is no one size fits all, Bayes, Fiducial and Frequentism can all thrive under one roof as BFFs (Best Friends Forever) --- only united can we combat the Big Data tsunami. (This talk is based on Liu, K. and Meng, X.-L. (2016). "There is individualized treatment. Why not individualized inference?". Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application, to appear. Available from email@example.com.)
Wim J. van der Linden, Pacific Metrics Corporation, Monterey, CA, USA
2016 Psychometric Society Career Award
Dr. van der Linden is Distinguished Scientist and Director of Research Innovation, Pacific Metrics Corporation, Monterey, CA, and Professor Emeritus of Measurement and Data Analysis, University of Twente. He received his PhD in psychometrics from the University of Amsterdam. His research interests include item response theory, adaptive testing, optimal test assembly, parameter linking, statistical detection of cheating and response time modeling. He is the author of Linear Models for Optimal Test Design (Springer, 2005) and the editor of a new three-volume Handbook of Item Response Theory: Models, Statistical Tools, and Applications (Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2015). He is also a co-editor of Computerized Adaptive Testing: Theory and Applications (Kluwer, 2000; with C. A. W. Glas), and its sequel Elements of Adaptive Testing (Springer, 2010; with C. A. W. Glas). Dr. van der Linden has served on the editorial boards of nearly all major test-theory journals and is co-editor for the Chapman & Hal//CRC Series on Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. He is also a former President of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) and the Psychometric Society, Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Umea University in Sweden in 2008, and is a recipient of the ATP and NCME Career Achievement Awards for his work on educational measurement.
Big Data, Small Steps
David Magis, Department of Education, University of Liège, Belgium
2016 Psychometric Society Early Career Award
David Magis is Research Associate of the "Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS" at the Department of Education, University of Liège, Belgium. His specialization is statistical methods in psychometrics, with special interest in item response theory, differential item functioning and computerized adaptive testing. His research interests include both theoretical and methodological development as well as open source implementation and dissemination with the statistical software R. He is currently associate editor of the British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology and published numerous research papers in various psychometric journals. He is the main developer and maintainer of the packages catR and mstR, among others.
Open Source Programming: A New Hope for Psychometric Research
Current psychometric research is most often supported by computer software. New research perspectives often imply intensive simulation studies to validate the tested theories or hypotheses, and therefore require accurate, fast and stable implementation. To this regards, open source programming (such as in the R language) is a promising approach allowing for flexible implementation, data generation, replication of studies, and worldwide dissemination. The purpose of this talk is to illustrate how psychometrics and open source programming (with special emphasis on the R language) can interact and contribute to each other, by means of some selected examples. Several topics will be illustrated, among others: why open source programming is (to my opinion) as important as psychometric research; why we need for stable and complete implementation of psychometric and statistical routines for research purposes (for e.g., CAT); how accurate implementation of IRT routines can lead to unexpected theoretical results; why (and how) open source software can be valued as research output. Most examples will arise from the CAT framework and the R package catR for simulating CAT patterns.


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I never begin with a preconceived notion of what will be but rather abstractions from the larger world. I allow imagery to "happen" often from the flow of the medium I am using.
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ScrubMD wrote:OleMissCub wrote:ScrubMD wrote:It's especially glaring when compared to Trout, Betts, and Judge, which is maybe the best outfield of all time.
Slow down there. Many of the All-Star games in the 50's had an NL outfield of Mays, Aaron, and Musial.
I don't care enough to dig into it, but I imagine the seasons Trout, Betts, and Judge are having would be tough to match, even for those 3.
quickly glancing at baseball reference for 1955:
musial - 6.1 bWAR
mays = 9.1 bWAR
aaron - 6.3 BWAR
or 1957:
musial - 6.1 bWAR
mays - 8.3 bWAR
aaron - 8.0 bWAR
as of today:
trout - 6.9 bWAR
betts - 5.4 bWAR
judge - 5.0 bWAR


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The surprise move by the Trump Administration on Tuesday to reverse plans for new offshore oil and gas drilling off the coast of Florida quickly spurred multiple calls by officials in other states for the same exemption, as Democrats said the move reeked of a political favor for Republican Governor Rick Scott in the Sunshine State.
"Florida should not be given special status because the President is friends with Governor Scott," said Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), as coastal state lawmakers of both parties from the East Coast turned up the volume on their opposition the new plan to open up oil and gas exploration off their coastlines.
"Rhode Island's coastline is an economic driver that supports good-paying jobs," said Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI). "And my constituents don't want offshore drilling."
"Today's news reaffirms that nothing is set in stone yet on issue of drilling off New Jersey coast," said Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ).
On the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) demanded more information from the Trump Administration on the move, denouncing the surprise announcement as a "political stunt."
"What exactly does 'off the table' mean," said Nelson, quoting the announcement by Interior Secretary Zinke, after he met with Florida's Governor on Tuesday at the airport in Tallahassee.
"Does it mean both coasts of Florida? Does it mean just one? What about the Straits of Florida," Nelson added.
Support for the new drilling plan was mainly limited to areas which have historically supported offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico - Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi - while elected officials in states from Florida to Maine, and up and down the West Coast, argued against the idea, worried about the possibility of an oil spill that could foul their coastlines.
"I think it speaks very loudly that every single coastal municipality in South Carolina - and over 140 municipalities along the East Coast - have formally opposed oil and gas development off the Atlantic coast," said Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC), who opposes the offshore drilling plan.
The exemption for Florida quickly became a political football that was being wielded against the GOP, as Democrats - like a candidate trying to take Sanford's job in Congress - quickly demanded that the Trump Administration give the same treatment for their states.
There were also rumbilngs in the halls of Congress that lawmakers could use an old tool to block the new Trump drilling proposal, by approving a yearly ban on offshore oil and gas exploration in certain areas.
Such a budgetary move - where "None of the funds" being spent by the feds would be allowed to proceed with the Trump drilling plan - has routinely been used by the Congress since the 1980's to block the leasing of federal offshore lands for new oil and gas exploration.
Or, the Congress could approve a broader plan to block drilling, such as an area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico off of Florida - that ban on new exploration was approved by Congress as part of a 2006 energy bill. The ban on drilling in that area expires in 2022.
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