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Daily Trojan, Vol. 23, No. 11, September 25, 1931
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an JOHN F. FISHER, RELIGIOUS LEADER, PASSES AWAY HERE IM I A s. u. s. c. legit- counell will hold » Li meeting I" <'* 8 u It, immediately after onquer Gael" rally. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DAI LYSFTROJAN Mac Morganthau, business manager of El Rodeo, today isiued a call to all members of the annual's editorial and business staff to report at a special meeting Monday noon in 221 Student Union. XXIII. Los Angeles, California, Friday, September 25, 1931. No. 11 (ROJANS CLASH WITH GAELS TOMORROW * * * * * * * * * * * * + * * * * * * * niversity Will Hold Qrid Rally JAN HEAD JIVE FOR PiST DECADE Services For Fac-[Veteran To Be Held Biday Morning. California suffered |"nt yesterday withthe Or. John Frederick Flsb-here for the past | M dean of the School ^Tllne*. at hla hor, ]»ve- He had been active ^^■erformance of his duties Mill sendees wiU be held |a, u a.m. 'n the H« |t Kniscopal cnurch. 8th L. eta, with Dr. ■ ■delating Burial will be La«n cemetary. R. B. von KleinSmid itacere tribute to Dean "hen apprised of passing of Dean John _he paid, "the univer- one ot her most valued 1« «nd ,0> and ^^^^Hftirnds. As dean <he gthooi «( Kelifion and member of Eiiie Mldeni's cabinet, he was ever Iqj 1 10 render Ihe largest 'ixsc-Mflservlce in furthering the i Jkai ad strengthening the poll->a ties afltbe institution. • "HI* font art with the studenis k| A;s on thf personal basis ^^^Beaire to understand their and assist tn solving was always courteous M, and »a« recognized Hre throughout Um ■niw* ^■munin as 'he highest ■ < . mleman. HI* ■ among us will long be ^aspire higher ideals and e effort." Kher Is survived by two " Allan Balai* of Cin-H . Hiker of , and two sisters. Mrs. il|Hf'ett and Miss Emma Dennison, Ohio. He educator was born Oct. years ago, in Steuben Be, Oti o, and received hla ballot ei philosophy, master of J8o*opi , and doctor of devlnity m Mt. Union college, in fcwcJ Ohio. From 1885 to 1921 l»*rvf<l as member of the East *:lll 0«ferenr,e of the Methodist church, assuming. In !ilU year, his position at his studentB will act » at the funeral. They ■ Gilbert, Harold Ilrough-Robert Btroag, s and Theodore Pigskin Salesmen See Notice Posted In Union Final instructions for the corps of salesmen that will distribute thc Plgakin Review at the St. Mary's game tomorrow will be issued from the office of K. K. Stonier, director of student publications today. The instructions will be posted in Mr. Stonier's office, 215 Student Union, after 1 p.m. NEW ALUMNAE FRENCH GOLD AD CONTEST FOR STUDENTS BEGUN BY GAS COMPANY Wilshire Oil Co. Offers $5 Prizes To Students Whose Work Is Accepted. The Wilshire OU company, Inc., refiners and marketers of Economy gasoline, have signed a contract for advertising in the Trojan. To make the advertising mere Interesting to the student body, the company has decided to pub listi advertisements written and Illustrated by enrolled students. The advertisements wll! be hu morous, both In copy and Illustration. The best gags will win, while the artwork is of secondary consideration. There is only one stipend . . . the advertisement must describe In ''gag" form, one of the many qualities which has made Eron omy gasoline the most widely used Independent gasolin? in Southern California. To enumerate a few points . . . It ia straight-run gasoline. A straigbt-run gasoline is acknowledged to be more powerful and gives greater mileage. Economy is guaranteed to be abaolutely pure and acid free. Every day the Wilshire Oil company Inc., laboratories mafie 62 tests to maintain this purity. Economy gasoline is sold exclusively by independent dealers. The Economy independent dealer gives personal service; he is experienced In advising you on your motor troubles; he sells a wide variety of automotive sup-(Contlnued On Page Two) TO BE GUESTS AT BREAKFAST Trojan Women's Club Fetes Graduates Of 1931 At Garden Affair. The newest alumnae of the University of Southern California, representing the class of 1931, will be special guests of honor at the first fall meeting of tbe Trojan Women's club, to be held Saturday morning, Sept. 26 in the form of s breakfast at 11 a.m. in the gardens of the von KleinSmid home, 10 Chester Place, Just preceding the 8. C.-St. Mary's football game. Mrs. R. B. von KleinSmid will give an informal address of wel come to the guests and Miss Claire Stephenson, newly elected president of the bos Angeles Tro jan women's club will preside, introducing the new committee chairmen of the alumnae group who include Miss Helen Perrelll, membership; Miss lx>rralne Ix'wis, program; Miss Margaret Airston. social; Mrs. Sally Taft Teschke press; Miss Julia McCorkle, yearbook; Miss Olive Waring, courtesy; Dr. Ruby Sykes, ways and means. Headed by Miss Airston, thc social committee of the Trojan women will preside as hostesses, including Mmes. Sylvia Dawson, Maude Erickson. Arthur E. Neeley, Elbert Kennedy and Misses Helen Peterson, Bonnie Hickey, Emily Bloomfield. Alice Frey, Ethel Taccher, Virginia Arnold. Margaret French, Mildred French and Dr. Addle Allen. German Soprano Will Sing For Women's FRANC VIES WITH POUND Great Britain Seeks Lead In Foreign Banking Circles. Club ■N STUDENTS |i VISIT STUDIO who are Berioualy ln-I In the activities of the fl'Jb will have an oppor-■ visit the United Artists a|it Friday, Oct. 2. m fttls excursion for hls 9 Jnd I'niveraity College ■l social aspects of the ■eture and for those stu contemplate an active ^^■ion in the Cinema club. ^^Bical study will be made MiW .ituiie'B "All Quiet Ifestern Front" In a pro pom at the studio. The |l also >vatch the shoot- f*enes in Mr. Milestone's Auction, a musical com- S tar buck To Speak At Dinner Of Phi Delta Kappa Group Holding its first fall meeting tonight at 6:30 in the Student Union, Alpha Epsilon chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, national education fraternity, will hear Dr. Edwin Diller Starbuck speak on "The Scientific Method of Education." Dr. Starbuck ts director of character research in the School of Philosophy. Appearing on the evening's program also, Evan Engberg will give vocal solo. Other Phi Delta Kappa meetings acheduled for 1931 will be held in the Student Union on Oct. 16 and Nov. 13. Mrs. Viola Graham, soprano, formerly a member of the German opera at Frankfort on the Main, will be the principal figure on the program to be presented before members and friends of the Town and Gown club when it meets for the first time this fall at the home of Mrs. R. R. von KleinSmid. president of the organiaatlon, at 10 Chester place, on next Wednesday afternoon. Miss Mable Woodworth, assistant professor in the College of Music will accompany Mra. Graham who will sing three selections of Miss Woodworth's composition; "Japanese Night Song," "I Will Make a Song For You," and "The Spinner" (German folk song). Following the program, scheduled for 3 o'clock, tea will be served ln the gardens Officers and life members of the club will assist Mrs. von KleinSmid as hos teases at this Initial meeting. PARIS, Sept. 24—(UP)—A contest between the French gold franc and the British pound sterling for financial influence in European markets stirred the banking houses and chancelleries of Paris today as a result of the British gold standard suspension. Although there were few outward manifestations of the conflict, prominent financial and diplomatic figures were in conference and the financial wires were over-crowded with messages to every European capital. There were reports that Great Britain was believed to be ex ertlng pressure on all sides to obtain abandonment of the gold standard by other nations. Such action was considered certain to embarrass France and the United States If It should be Successful. In this connection, it was understood that Sweden had seriously considered following the lead of Britain in suspension of the gold standard, but later decided to remain on a gold basis at present, apparently due to the influence of French sources. The question of several smaller European nations abandoning tlie gold standard was laid to tbe fact that most of their foreign business is based on the pound sterling. Therefore they would be in a difficult position unless they follow Great Britain's example, because the pound has declined on the exchange. The weekly statement of the bank of France today showed a reduction of 1,633.000 francs from last week in the total gold reserves, second largest In the world. The total is now 58,575,162,-258 francs. The pound slumped on the late unofficial trading, closing at 98 1-2, compared to 104 yesterday. The dollar recovered slightly to 25.39 1-4. White Shirt And Hat Rule To Be Enforced r J1 * 1 j. Guide Trojans J FIRST GAME - '* Ur — -I PITS STRONG Select Trojan Men To Work In Olympic Baud Saturday Morkovin has ar- Assistant Graduate Manager I,eo Adams announced yesterday the names of the men who have been selected to work at the S.C.-St. Mary's game. It is Imperative that every man report to the Olympic stadium promptly at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, and wearing a rooter's cap. Those who are not on time or not wearing Rooter's caps will not be^build an organization that will hired. * " —* HUMOR MAGAZINE SETS NEW MARKS Keeping pace witb ollie.- campus publications, the pair circulation and advertising volume of the Wampus. S. C. humor magazine, is climbing above last year's figures. Royce Russell, business manag er, reported the publication's progress today. Advertising sales are some 10 per cent ahead of this time last year. Paid circulation growth is being accellerated by a combination subscription campaign being carried on under the supervision of Max Morgenthau. The monthly will have a larger circulation this season than at any time previous. Russell also announced a Wampus business staff meeting for 1 p.m. Monday in his office, 217 Student Union. At that time, also, applicants for several office and sales positions wtll be considered. Adams has not been able to employ nearly all of those applying for work, but vacancies will be created if any deficiencies are reported in the work of the men tomorrow. More men than previously have been allowed to apply thia year since Adams ia attempting to surpass those of the past and form a nucleus for the group that will handle the Olympic games next summer. Only applications of 8. C. students were considered. The Hat followa: Ticket sellers, reporting to L. Cole, Section 29: Harria Robinson. Verne Selvy, Williams, Gordon (Continued On Page Three) PLAN LUNCHEON The flrat luncheon meeting of the Associated Students of Education will take place In the Sludent Union btiilding, room 323, Friday, Sept. 25, at 12 noon Luncheon is 50 cents. This is open to all students enrolled lu au education class. Following are the rules set by the Trojan Knights to be adhered to ln the rooting section tomorrow: Men rooters ln the Trojan rooting section must wear white shirts and rooters hats or they will not be admitted at the gate. Trojan Knights will be stationed at tunnel 22 to en force this rule lo the letter. At tomorrow'a game, men will be seated flrat In the row parallel to the tunnel level, then downward ln order. When the seats are filled to the bot • om of the stadium, the Knights will fill the upper rows of the section. DEADLOCK HALTS LEAGUE'S EFFORTS TO HELP CHINESE Proposals For Intervention To End Japanese Occupation Delayed. GENEVA. Sept. 24—(UP)—Ken-klchl Voshlzawa, sn Imperturbable little Japanese whose face was almost hidden behind the smoke of s big clgsr, withstood every effort of League of Nations leaders today to break a deadlock over procedure in the Chinese-.lapanese conflict ln Manchuria. Proposals for action on China's appeal for League of Nations intervention to end the Jaanese occupation of Manchuria were delayed pending developments. Three possible developments were: 1. Receipt of further Instructions from Tokio which would permit Yoshlzawa to modify Japans refusal to permit league Intervention. 2. A new appeal by China under article XV of the league covenant rather than under article XI. Article XI deals with action by the league in case of a threat of war; article XV binds the league members to submit disputes t" the council if they cannot be arbitrated. 3. An appeal to the league as sembly by China. league circles expressed confidence that new Japanese instructions would be received Friday, especially in relation to the request of the council that boih Jap an and China withdraw troops to a point where further hostilities would not be threatened. Music Assembly Held Yesterday; Skeele Speaker Dean Walter f7 Skeele of the College of Music welcomed new and returning students to that col lege at the first Btudent assemb y yesterday noon. William E. Hull-Inger, nute Instructor, played several numbers accompanied by Mar gery Wright. Caroll Seawall, plan 1st and Evelyn Conned and John Fe'rgerson. vocalists were also on the program. Audition* for the Mu Phi Epsilon »I(MI scholarship were an nounced for Tuesday afie.-Joon from 3 to 5 p.m. In the studio of Prof Horatio Cogswell. Applies ALL-U DANCE WILL FOLLOW PEP MEETING Honor Cups To Be Given Fraternities Holding High Average. Heralding the 1931 football season ln a burst of enthusiasm, the rally for the St. Mary's game will be held tonight In Bovard auditorium at 7:30 p.m.. to be followed with what promises to the the greateet all-U "Dig" In the history of the school. All studentB. both men and women, are planning to attend thi* huge pep meeting and dance. Informality will be the keynote of the evening's pro 3 ram. Bob Browns Southlanders. who have Just returned from a barn storming tour of Arlaona. New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. will furnish the music (or the dancing. The "fight talk" for the rally will be given by Harry Silke. for mer student body president and at present assistant comptroller of the University. Silke has appeared before the students ln this raps city for the past several yeara snd has gained quite a reputation for his talk. He la closely associated with collegiate activity on me coast and Ib well qualified to give such a talk. Fred Chase, president of the Interfraternity council, will present the acholarshlp cup to the win ning social fraternity, with Lysle Sutton, president of the Professional lnterfraternlty council, making the same presentation to the winning professional fraternity. Harold Roberts and tne Trojan band will play the school songs w hile J. Arthur Lewis of the Col lege of Music will 'ead the studenta In a song practice. Final yell leader tryouts will be held under the supervision of Bailey Edgerton, Yell King. F get" ton has been conducting a echool during the past week lo give in struction In the proper execution of 8. C. cheer leaders. Ellsworth Vines will receive a cup from I he Univeralty as a token of appreciation for his commendable work on eastern tennis courts thla summer. Thl* event has been made po* slble through the efforts o t e rally committee, under the leader ship of Bud Medbury, chairman Other members of mis group In elude Irving Harris. Bailey Mger lon. Dean Harrel, Winston Fuller, and John Morley. Membera of the A. 8. L. _ legislative council, which e ec the assistant yell leaders, will act as Judge, when the prospect ve cheermen try out. Immediately following the cheer fest a »l'er meeting or the council will be held In 418 Student Union. The assistants will be chosen at this meeling. GRID TEAMS Tricky St. Mary's Squad Determined To Defeat Sons Of Troy. By NORMAN COWAN Southern California vs. im Mary's! Two of the most ouN standing football teams in the west clash tomorrow in th< first major game of lhe 1931 sed*: j son In Olympic stadium, where up-■ ward of 75,000 fans will be treat* —--—- ■ ----—I ed to their flrat dish of meat — Stanley Williamson, 1931 8. C. foot- pigskin flavor. The forces of ball captain, standard-bearer in the ; Coach Edward "Slip" Madigan will St. Mary's game tomorrow Coach Howard Jones, mentor of ths varsity, who directs the aona of Troy be thrown full tilt against thS* charges of Coach Howard Jone* in a battle that has attracted the attention of sportdom to Loa Angeles. Despite reports to the contrary there Is no favorite to win to-j morrow's classic. Thirty-thousand' j football enthusiasts are making j the Hip from the Bay region to root for the gold and blue, which alone Is indicative of the Gaels* chances. At Southern California, Captain Kian Williamson and his players have looked forward to this engagement with no Itttlff apprehension, and have been ford-' ed to recognlae Ihe potential power of the Moragans, despite the presence of a majority of nopho-mores on the team. While within the confines of Moraga the Galloping Gaels have been drilled and trained for the purpone of successfully walloping the Jone* men In tomorrow's battle— an | objective of Madigan slnca tha signing of the affair last December. GOOD PHYSICALLY Both teams are expected to ba' In good physical shape, reports from the North to the contrary notwithstanding. A curtain-raiser game, slatting at 12:30 p.m. will pit the Santa Ana Junior college Dons against the Trojan Frosh. Troy will be handicapped to some dgree by Ihe lack of substitute ends, but is well supplied with reinforcements, in all other departments. The Gaels, on the other hand, appear to have no appreciable weakneas. either in the ranks of ihe starting eleven or in reserves, something that Madigan has not enjoyed In for- Bud Medbury. Troj.n Knight and b*'"« chairman of the pep rally at 7:30 tonight Ask Suggestions For Barn Dance Location Bill McCreight, chairman of Ihe locations committee of the commerce barn dance, Oct. 18, today issued a call for more suggestions as to a possible location for the affair. The prospective location* will be received in 112 pid College from today on. McCreight urged that the ideas be presented as soon as possible. $25,000,000 Bond Issue Endorsed For Relief By Supervisor's Group lions must be in the music office j to the plans, by Monday noon. I The money would be raised by Attendance at 12 of the 16 stu a oue cent Increase in the stale dent recitals was stressed by Bill j gasoline tax, which ls now three O'Donnell. president. The pro | cents a gallon, and would be re-grains are piesented in the recital ; paid In five years at tbe rate ol hall of the College of Music on $5,000,000 each year. It would be Wednesday afternoons at 3:30 and I distributed to counties for vio k SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24—(UP)—Proposals for a 125,000.000 bond Issue to relieve unemployment in California were endorsed by the county supervisors association of California here today. Kepreaentalives from 35 counties of 58 In the Jtate were present, and only the delegation from Los Angeles county voiced opposition county would tecelve less than|year. Madigan has in turn whlp-$20,600. Suorta critics, without an exception, have tabbed t+i« Trojans a* th* ultimate winner* of the Pacific coa*t conference race. St. Mary'a, with one aingle aweep, can toppl* Southern California from thia high peak In the minda of fana and critica alike before the confernce season ia hardly under way. Southern California, by beating the Gaels can definitely lay future claima to a conference title, and poaaible to a national championship, but in the meantime the St. Mary's menace preaent* itaelf in no uncertain terma, and muat be disposed of before Troy can lay plana for any future conquests. OUT TO WIN The Gaels, If they win. may sit back snd comparatively take things easy for tbe remainder of the season, since Troy ts considered tbeir main adversary of the repeated Thursday at 12:10. Maynard Meader, rally cbaiiinan. led the singing of "All Hal' " ou hlghw ays not a part of the state highway system on a basis j on lht l>ol»d Uiut of automobile leglatratlon and no | probably in November. | ped California and Stanford at Those who attended the meeting their best, aud has only to beat wiil report the proposals to theli j a Jones coached team to complete own board of supervisors when j tu conquest of the West's best, they retu n hozie and If they are, The las! 81. Marys victory over upheld, Governor Jur-e* Rolph j Southern California was ic 1921 ii a s- . cl l elec lon when a Henderson niavhine was | ill bs called. lias lndlcr I crushed lo the tun* of 14-10. lu (Comluued On la^u llue*) J
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|Daily Trojan, Vol. 23, No. 11, September 25, 1931
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an JOHN F. FISHER, RELIGIOUS LEADER, PASSES AWAY HERE
I A s. u. s. c. legit-
counell will hold »
Li meeting I" <'* 8 u
It, immediately after onquer Gael" rally.
Mac Morganthau, business manager of El Rodeo, today isiued a call to all members of the annual's editorial and business staff to report at a special meeting Monday noon in 221 Student Union.
Los Angeles, California, Friday, September 25, 1931.
No. 11
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niversity Will Hold Qrid Rally
JAN HEAD JIVE FOR PiST DECADE
Services For Fac-[Veteran To Be Held Biday Morning.
California suffered |"nt yesterday withthe Or. John Frederick Flsb-here for the past | M dean of the School
^Tllne*. at hla hor,
]»ve- He had been active ^^■erformance of his duties
sendees wiU be held |a, u a.m. 'n the H« |t Kniscopal cnurch. 8th
L. eta, with Dr. ■ ■delating Burial will be La«n cemetary.
R. B. von KleinSmid
itacere tribute to Dean "hen apprised of
passing of Dean John
_he paid, "the univer-
one ot her most valued 1« «nd ,0> and
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Diamond cutting: Considerably more talent and expertise is necessary for diamond cutting than that required of the colored stone factor. In order to successfully cut diamonds one must be able to look at a piece of rough and determine its crystallographic axes. This knowledge is then used in choosing the best cut to use, as well as in orienting and cutting the various facets, which must be ground in different directions on the lap, depending on their variable hardness.
The cutters must be adept at getting maximum yield while still retaining good brilliance. A 1-2% difference in yield would be small potatoes for most colored gem cutters, but in the case of a diamond, many dollars could hinge on it.
A "natural", a small unpolished area left on the girdle of a diamond, far from being a blemish, is a considered a sign of superior cutting--> meaning that the cutter has gotten the biggest stone possible from a particular piece of rough. In today's diamond cutting industry computerized angle analysis, and computer-assisted design (CAD), is often used to help cutters maximize yields.
In order to get the highest yields, most diamonds are cut with slight to moderate deviations from the "ideal" proportions, resulting in some loss of brilliance and/or dispersion. There are diamond cutting firms, though, which specialize in "ideal cut" diamonds. These stones are, on average, at least 10% more expensive per carat than "run of the mill" diamonds. In truth, only a well-trained eye can detect these subtle differences in proportions, dispersion and brilliance, but as with any product, there are those who are eager to have the "very best", and quite are willing to pay extra for it.
The equipment used in diamond cutting is heavy duty, reflecting the tremendous forces and long periods of time necessary to cut and polish this hardest of all materials. The lap, called a "scaife", is made of cast iron, and revolves at about 3000 rpm. Diamond "bort", in oil, is used for cutting and polishing. The stone is held by a "tang" which is a claw-like mechanism (no adhesive could withstand the intense heat generated by cutting).
The cutting and polishing process is really one of simple (but painstaking) abrasion as the tiny diamond crystals in the oil, being forced against the rough with great speed and pressure, successively wear away minute bits of diamond from the surface, gradually making it more smooth and uniform. Because the bort particles are randomly oriented, there are always at least some whose exposed crystal faces are harder than the surface to be polished (this is true as long as the diamond has been properly oriented for cutting to begin with--> its own hardest crystallographic axis cannot be directly parallel to any facet.)
The directions in which a diamond can be polished are called its "grain" and there are three basic types of rough (and many variations on those) each with a different pattern of grain directions. During the cutting process, as the different grain areas are brought to the scaife, the direction of the polishing must be altered. Twinning in diamonds can greatly complicate the cutting process, as there will be an overlapping of harder and softer axes. Only a few firms specialize in cutting twinned crystals.
Diamond cutting centers in New York, Bombay, Antwerp, and Tel Aviv produce the large majority of the world's diamond gems.
Although there certainly are "master" cutters who can start with a piece of diamond rough, and go through all the steps to produce a finished gem; in the commercial world of diamond production, the process is usually divided into stages, each of which is accomplished by a specialist in that part of cutting.
1) Marking: The "marker" studies and then marks the rough to direct the removal of inclusions, and indicate how the piece should be cleaved or sawn. For large, extremely valuable pieces, this stage may take weeks or months.
2) Cleaving and/or sawing: Although most of us can picture that tense moment when the "cleaver" swings his mallet and strikes the wedge that will separate a diamond along its cleavage plane, in reality, few diamonds are cleaved today. The average piece of rough is sawn (by diamond blade or laser) into suitably sized and shaped pieces by the "sawyer". Cleaving is still important with large rough however.
3) Bruting: The job of the "bruter" is to create the face up outline of the gem: round, oval, marquis, etc. The time-honored technique for doing this involves using one diamond to grind another and is done mostly by eye using a lathe-like apparatus. When bruting is done with too much force, or too much heat is allowed to build up, tiny whisker-like feathers can be seen around the girdle of the stone. This is a blemish called a "bearded girdle".
4 & 5) Blocking & Brillianteering: The "blocker's" job is to create the basic shape and proportions of the gem by cutting the table and culet as well as the crown and pavilion main facets. The "brillianteer" (the cutting superstar), traditionally puts in the stars, and the crown and pavilion bezel facets, each one of which may require subtle adjustments of angle, direction and size, depending on the grain pattern of the individual stone, its inclusions, and the desired cut.
1) The angle of the cut
Background Information on Faceting
The Critical Angle: Each gem species, depending (with an inverse relationship) on its refractive index, has a pavilion faceting angle below which it loses brilliance.
In the first picture below you can see two similar looking gems (each is light yellow and rectangular). The golden beryl gem on the left was cut with its pavilion facets above its critical angle, and it appears brilliant, the yellow spodumene on the right was cut with the pavilion facets below its critical angle and has a "window". We call it a window because the light passes right through it, like window glass, so that you can easily read the printing underneath. The second set of pictures shows a top and bottom view of a badly windowed topaz. You can see how shallow (low angle) the pavilion is. In order for this gem to be fully brilliant, the necessary recutting would reduce its face up diameter and carat weight substantially.
Yield vs. Brilliance, Clarity and Color: Faceting is a series of compromises. The yield, that is the carat weight, of the finished stone versus the carat weight of the rough, can be as high as 40 - 50% or as low as 1-2% depending on a mix of the attributes of the rough, and of decisions that are deliberately made by the factor.
Native cut gems: These are generally cut by eye, usually in Asia, Africa or S. America, on a lap, or more often a jamb peg or similar machine. The cuts are typically oval to cushion shaped with windows, low crowns and bellied pavilions. The "make" (proportions and finish) is "inferior" in that the table sizes, crown heights, pavilion depths; facet meets and degree of polish are not to custom standards.
The "faceting cookbook": Although some factors do freehand cutting or design and execute their own special cuts, most follow diagrams that indicate the angles, number and cutting sequences for the facets. (Due to critical angle differences, the directions for a round brilliant topaz would have slightly different angles than those for round brilliant quartz).
For example, the first instruction in such a facetor's "cookbook" might say (for quartz) "Cut 8 equidistant 42 degree facets as the pavilion mains, so that they meet to form a culet". This would be followed by something like: "At index settings on either side of the main facets, cut 16 bezel facets at 44 degrees". The directions would continue through the entire cutting process.
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Just you wait until the world's governments are putting out the call for smelly socks—suddenly that bulging gym bag hidden in your dormitory's wardrobe seems a lot more valuable. To Tanzania anyway, where they're fighting malaria with stenches.
The three villages that are taking part in the experiment have proven to be particularly prone to malaria bites in the past—around 350 bites a year, in fact. With dirty socks acting as the honey, mosquitoes are lured into the trap and contaminated, then killed.
So why socks, and why not just synthesize a similar smell to attract them to their deaths? Apparently mosquitoes are wise to that game, with the synthetic smell luring them in, but failing to pull them the last yard as they realize there isn't any blood on offer. Anything's better than actually offering up our own feet, it seems. [Washington Post]
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Shall we continue the Stephan Martiniere love fest?
Here is the cover to his upcoming art book, Quantumscapes, due out in December from Design Studio Press.
(Has anyone else noticed that the covers to Stephan's, Jon Foster's, and JJ Palencar's art books all use Tor covers on their cover? I'm just sayin'.)
And, here is the cover to Daniel Abraham's Betrayal in Winter. (It is the sequel to A Shadow in Summer.)The art was done ages ago, but the book is just going into our catalog now. We just got in enough information to begin the "Autumn" installment of this quartet. As much as I've loved what Stephan has done with Summer and Winter, Fall is my favorite season, I can't wait to see what he comes up with for that. (No pressure, Stephan!)
Friday, September 22, 2006
More Stephan
Shall we continue the Stephan Martiniere love fest?
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4 comments:
- cmalidore said...
Absolutely gorgeous covers. Oh yes.
- Daniel A said...
I've only just found the blog here, and in case I haven't fallen abjectly at your & Mr. Martinere's feet, let me do so now.
I *love* these covers. Love 'em. I am the envy of my freinds and colleagues; people have stopped speaking to me. (Not really, but the thought's there.)
Daniel Abraham
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My Weight Loss Story
I found your blog through one of your SparkPeople comments. For the past few weeks, I've been limiting my caloric intake and eating about 900 calories a day, like you had done in the past. I'm also really limiting my carbs and exercising for an hour a day. But then I read your bio and I see that you eat wonderful things like pancakes for breakfast, so now I'm inspired to allow myself to eat good foods! You have a great story and delicious looking recipes, thanks for sharing!
Congratulations on your weight loss!
Hi Jennifer,
Wow! What a transformation. See you soon
Love your story. As someone who has struggled with weight since childhood I can relate. For me weight watchers was the solution. Love your great advice. Glad I found your blog.
If you're interested I'm having a Cooking Light Cookbook Giveaway this week 🙂
I too am on a weight loss journey and have started a blog as well. I am on a quest to find and prepare low-calorie snacks. I hopped over here from another food blog. You have some really interesting and inspirational post here. Thanks for sharing! 😀
Congrats on your transformation! You should feel very proud of yourself to have come so far and to have gotten to the point where you can listen to your stomach. Surprisingly, that simple communication with our body is something that so many of us have trained ourselves to not pay any attention to. After suffering with an eating disorder for about 15 years, I got to the point where I didn't even know what it felt like to be hungry anymore! I had to really work to "hear" that signal. And you're right, counting calories can be an obsession that can take over your life and your thoughts, so I think it's awesome that you have cut back from that and are just listening to your wants and needs and not freaking out over a piece of cake.
You're awesome, and I'm proud of you!! Keep up the amazing work!
I am so proud of you!!! This is a really inspirational story. Losing the weight *is* possible. I went through a lot of weight issues (both on the too low and too high end) in high school and my first year of college. I feel like I've finally got to a decent place, but I really need to watch what I eat more and exercise!! My walks to and from class (20 min each way) are good but definitely not enough. I have a few JM movies I should pull out though..after reading what you said about her metabolism one it reminded me of how hard they are.
I think I digressed somewhere along the way….but in the end – great job!! I hope other people can be inspired by what you have experienced.
I loved reading your weight loss history. I've been struggling since my childhood with my weight and I still continue to struggle with it. I also used sparks people back in the day and have recently began counting my points. I've been able to drop 10 pounds but I've been stuck for the past month. It's been a frustrating journey but I continue to stay focused. I like the tips that you have shared. I truly believe in moderation. I don't like giving up a certain food item. Thanks again for your tips! If you have anymore please share 🙂
Thanks for sharing your very personal story. I know others who are in the same situation you were once in and they struggle, I see it. I wish they could read this and feel inspired. I'm inspired!
Hi Jennifer, I found your blog via Eats Well With Others. What a great story! I'm looking forward to reading more of your blog entries 🙂
I found your blog through the Nutrition Blog Network and I feel like I'm reading the story of my own life. I have recently lost 45lbs but am KILLING myself over those last 10 lbs just like you were. I literally have felt like it was hopeless and that there is no way those pounds are coming off. I am also limited to 1200 calories a day but am going to try raising my daily calorie intake to see if that helps! Your story gave me so much hope that I can beat these last 10 lbs and your weight loss tips were fantastic!
This is so inspiring! I've been stuck on that last 10-15 pounds for years.
Jen show can I get on the plan you used? I lost 43 lbs 2 yrs ago and I have gained half of it back. Please Help 🙁
I love reading stories like yours. I'm on Weight watchers myself. It does become an obsession I guess, always thinking about what you're going to eat and cook, but it works. Congratulations on sticking with it and thanks for sharing. It's really good motivation for the rest of us! Jen
Jennifer, I am a little different than you. I have always been a big girl and right now, I am near 200 pounds. I am about 5'3 and I've always had trouble losing weight. I'm actually very athletic. I love to play sports and I'm good at them, but I hate running. I also splurge a lot. it's a bad habit of mine to snack when I'm bored. I'm a recent college student and eating healthy is difficult, not to mention exercise. since I live on the fourth floor, I try to take the stairs only. I'm pretty good about that. I have a slow metabolism and I have no sense of calorie counting. I'm desperate for help, but I need to concentrate on my studies. what advice can you give me?
I saw a post on pinterest for your pumpkin spice drink and started clicking around! Congratulations on your weight loss! I have just started working out regularly for the first time (just about) in my whole life. But what I've been learning slowly, even before I began the physical regimen, is how important it is to eat real food. Thanks to people around me who love food and their families health enough to really get informed about it, I've been seeing just how misinformed we are and how duped we can be by clever marketing that claims to be "healthy". When I learned where skim milk comes from and how it's made (and, for instance that it's used to fatten pigs up) and that real dairy fats (in moderation) are linked to weight loss but "fat-free" items quite the opposite, I was stunned! Then I thought, of course! People were eating the real things long before heart disease and obesity ravaged our culture. When you start to learn about real nutrition instead of what we've been sold by industries, it can be a really great weight loss tool. And, I have to say thank you for using things like coconut milk in some of your recipes! I have a dairy intolerance and it's nice to know that for the pumpkin spice recipe, at least, I wouldn't have to tweak it myself!!! I look forward to reading more and trying some of your creations!
All i can say is thank you thank you thank you!
I've been so inspired by you, and reading this I might FINALLY be able to nip my calorie counting obsession in the bud. I've been counting my calories for every meal since about April of this year, and i have become, like you explained, obsessed. And i know it's a problem, and i shouldn't focus on that, but everytime i eat i just think of how many calories it is, and what I'll have left over for my next meals. Reading your story really inspired me and starting today i'm going to start trying to NOT COUNT. I deleted the counting app off of my phone, and im giving it a go!
So thank you ever so much, your story will hopefully help me out 🙂
These are fantastic tips, and now that I'm in my thirties, and have just recently started exercising again, I am finding it's harder to lose weight than I thought. I think the whole "not eating enough" aspect is my problem! I am definitely going to give it a try! Good for you for taking the steps to make healthy changes in your life, and cheers to continued success!
Thank you for sharing! Truly inspirational!
Hi Jennifer,
You have done very well!!!
I am going to be 60 on Feb. 5th. I didn't have a weight problem when I was young. I am 5'9″ and weigh 196 right now. I am build med. to large boned. I have lost some weight in the past, 15 to 20 lbs. But I go back to my normal eating always and feel so angry at myself. I eat when I am board or angry or stressed. I also have a fit husband and he is my food police, (not my idea). I have depression and really have a hard time in the winter. I have no energy to do anything. I have started to lose weight and do some excercise but always stop. I feel like a failure most of the time.
I will not go buy clothes because I hate the way they look on me.!!! Help, do you have any ideas for me? I have never been on a blog before.
Great inspiration for the rest of us Jennifer. Thanks for sharing all this info. xx
Congratulations on your weight loss you have realy inspired me n great advice too
wicked post, i recently lost quite a bit off weight in the same sort of way, your blog is very inspirational, i only have 10 pounds to go until i reach my goal weight 🙂
Well done Jennifer. Inspirational. I also know from personal experience how hard it is to lose weight. It takes discipline to push through no matter what you're feeling. For me it was getting up at 5:00 a.m. every morning (Mon – Fri) to exercise but when I saw some photos of me while my wife and I were on holiday, that was all the motivation I needed to become laser focused to change. I followed a lifestyle challenge which pretty much is what you describe above. It does seem counter intuitive to eat more doesn't it. Of course it's what you eat more of that you need to watch 🙂
Thank you for sharing your personal story Jennifer and once again congratulations on what you've achieved!! I love your blog name too btw 🙂
Jennifer, you have given absolutely wonderful advice here. You get it! The only thing I would tell you is that while milk chocolate is not good for you, dark chocolate is (65% cacao or higher). The principles you outline are basically what I've been following, so I know what you say is accurate. The other thing I've learned is that one can have alcoholic beverages in moderation and still lose weight. I am certain that if you stick with the principles you've outlined, you will keep your weight off. Congratulations on a job well done!
Hi thanks for shearing your nice story l will try n will follow it ……..:)
Congratulations! I know that I can't put off the working out and eating heathy foods. However, I just don't know why I can't sustain a diet.
Anyway, all my best wishes for you.
Does your site have a contact page? I'm having trouble locating it but, I'd like to shoot you an e-mail.
I've got some ideas for your blog you might be interested in hearing. Either way, great blog and I look forward to seeing it improve over time.
Hi! Thanks for the great advice and recipes! Do you have any advice on low calorie snacks or know where I could find that info?
the perfect post for me to read today as I try to get back on track starting this week. I have a goal in mind but I'm not good with strict,regimented routines. I do better with smart/sensible/common sense choices – ie dont eat processed foods, portion control, stay away from fried/sugary foods etc. So glad I read this post, perfect motivation for a monday morning!
Your story hits home, most likely with tons of people. We have found that cutting out fast food and processed, prepackaged stuff has made a huge difference. Just eat real food. That plus riding our bikes as much as possible has made watching our weight almost unnecessary.
I have a hearty fat sandwich for dinner one night during the week, thats my treat! I wish you the best of luck, you know you can do it!!! I believe in you!!
Just wanted to say thanks for mentioning Sparkpeople! Last week, I came across your website after visiting Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn and reading a woman's recipe about pumpkin pie oatmeal. She listed your Crockpot pumpkin oatmeal recipe as a recommended recipe. I've been having a hard time taking off ten pounds–I'm in my forties and I can't eat like I used to! I joined Sparkpeople a week ago and have been really liking it. I don't feel so isolated, and the tracking tools are really great (and it's free, too!). Thanks for introducing me to Sparkpeople, Jennifer!
Hello Jennifer,
Thanks for sharing:-). I find myself in a difficult situation. I had a slip and fall accident back in 2009. My injury was misdiagnosed and the physical therapy made things worse. To the point were I cannot even do aqua therapy. I suffer with chronic pain and was always an energetic, healthy, exercise driven person. I used to weigh in at 102-105 lbs. Now due to inactivity I'm about 137lbs. I am so happy to have found your website. I need help, I am home all the time due to the fact that I cannot sit for long because of a coccyx injury. I am so unhappy with my weight gain. Do you have an encouraging word for me today? I've tried everything I know to do. My dr told me " I'm stuck". But I don't want to give up. Looking forward to your reply.
What a great article. Are you sure you weren't writing about me? (LOL) But your 12 tips are fantastic. One of the biggest challenges I found was not starting a weight loss program, but sticking with it! Oh just this once I can have that donut or slice of cake, etc. One piece isn't going to hurt right? Your article was not only very, very, helpful and informative, but also inspiring. Thank you for pointing out that you CAN achieve your goals! Thanks for a really great post, I enjoyed reading it!
So excited to say that I have started cooking healthier meals from scratch and I am eating less and less processed junk every day and my family is slowly but surely following. My husband is a junk food junky and while I love the fact that he 'loves me just the way you are', sometimes I wish he would say, 'lose some weight tubby'. No, not really. That would break my heart! I just need more motivation!!
We just got a FREE treadmill though, and my goal is to walk at least 15 minutes a day (to start, I have a heart condition) and work my way up from there. And keep eating well. I don't have a certain weight or size I want to get down to. That is just detrimental for me. I am changing my lifestyle. I want to get fit and healthy for the rest of my life and whatever size and weight that gets me to is just fine with me!
I will be using your yummy recipes to get me there, though! And your encouraging words, too!! Thanks so much! You're an inspiration!! 🙂 xo
love your site. very inspirational. hope i get email updates as i am still havent worked thru facebook yet.
hey wow this is inspiring! im in my mid 20s and although have been slightly over weight here and there i usually stay within a BMI of 24-26. coming from a family that eats relatively healthy yet can eat what ever they want and still struggle to gain weight i am definitely the black sheep. i figured this was just my body since my parents have put me on diets since the age of 1 (doctors orders). This past February i decided to get fit for the summer after looking at a terrible photo of me on the beach and decided to count calories to see where i was going wrong. although i was eating my suggested calories a lot were bad (overdoing things with olive oil, cheese, salad dressing- all things i thought were good). so i recently decided to stick to a 80% clean plan, which is easy for me since i love my veggies. except cutting out oils and cheese made me realize i was slightly and mostly eating vegan 60-70% of the time. after losing 10 pounds i hit a plateau for a few months until i cut another 100 calories. as i am in health care i worry about enough nutrients, calcium, protein ect so i spoke to my doctor who told me to eat more! he sent me to both a dietitian and nutritionist who both told me not to worry as my BMI was now 22.8 and that calorie shouldn't matter but i know theres something wrong. im not going to count calories for the rest of my life but i do believe it is important at beginning stages. im currently consuming 600 calories per day! i know its scary when i say it but its mostly raw veggies and im actually full but my energy level is still low so ive had to stop exercising as much. i now struggle to eat more without felling stuffed or bloated, did you have this issue too? was it hard to eat more and was it a gradual increasing of calories? and when you went from 900 to 1500+ did you gain weight initially with the added calories and then start losing or did you just start losing from where your current weight was?
ps. officially signed up to SparkPeople after reading this 🙂
Thanks for the tips. Really want to lose weight for the sake of being healthy and self confidence ♥
Thank you for sharing your story and your advice! Very good advice! I don't think you look gross above…I think you look happy. Never call yourself gross…its not a healthy thought. YOU are beautiful…your size doesn't define you. I am soo proud of you though…taking such an interest in your health and habits and helping others, AND loosing weight and feeling better all around. What a beautiful thing!
Nice article! 🙂 I complete agree that moderation is the key to remain fit. Eat and exercise. I can completely relate with your article as I am going through the same phase.. 🙂
Hi Jennifer! I haven't tried your recipes yet, but they look great! With the beginning of the new year, I am looking to make healthier choices, so I can hopefully lose and maintain the 15 pounds that have creeped up on me! Do you have a cookbook out? If not, I hope you will sometime in the near future!
I feel happiness to read the content that you are posting.
Wow I feel so liberated After reading this blog. I wasn't a calorie counter at all but I used to starve myself towards the end of the day having the fear that I will gain cause the body doesn't use much energy at the end of the day. so now I know that I have to eat and starving does the total opposite.
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I can across your blog on pinterest and read your story and really related to it! Great work!!! I don't know if you know anything about Beachbody or what a coach is but you would make an excellent one and I think you would lovery the many different home workouts it has to offer!!
great article, was in need of a weight loss diet tips and encotrei your blog, very beautiful and informative reading had other article, I saved in my favorites, thanks
Hi Jennifer, your story is a huge inspiration!
I like the fact that you say you weren't eating enough. This is where most people get a misunderstanding about losing weight is they think they should eat as little as possible!
I also like the part when you said you stopped counting calories and "listened to your stomach". I'm a big believer in listening to your intuition and following your "gut feeling" (pun intended ha ha) is a nice way to lose weight naturally.
Thank you for this advice! This is a great blog post. I have been struggling with personal issues that has affected my weight for 10 years and have found reaching out online to seek the advice of others has helped me through the good and bad time. I have always had issues and have started to follow the advice of Dr. Robi Ludwig. I saw her on a tv show once and I really appreciated her take on current psychological issues. I have been following her twitter for updates and advice https://twitter.com/drrobiludwig?lang=en due to following her advice I was able to sort through the personal issues and get on track with my weight loss.
Thank you for providing such a great weight loss blog..this is what many people fail to understand what is important and what is not.. but this seems to be a great mind changer..i have a website that tells about preparing healthy meals on a budget.. Healthy Meals To Lose Weight On A Budget
Very informative. I'm just now starting out on my weight loss journey, and have started a weight loss blog of my own. My entire family are overweight and it is a struggle dealing with them as I try to change my habits. Even harder because being around them in an environment where eating bad is easy to get away with makes me fall back. I am finding each time I go back home I end up binging.
Thank you for all of your valuable information. You have helped me so much you don't eaven know!!!!!!
I really like your point about "Eating Breakfast" – It is the most important meal of the day which unfortunately some people give a miss.
I really enjoy doing "Eating Breakfast" – it is the most important meal of the day that sadly some people miss.
8 month plateau.. I know exactly how that feels! So glad you kept on going, it was so worth it, you're looking great!
Your story was and will be inspiring to countless others and ALL of the advice that you give is great and makes perfect sense indeed. I too needed to lose weight, 100 lbs in all honesty and am getting there but you are right mate, the plateau stage is soooooooooooooo annoying!
Thank you for sharing valuable blog. I have always been lazy to work out or put some effort to lose weight. But the story you just shared is really inspiring. Now will begin my weight loss journey and eventually share my experience will everyone out there.
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Thank you for sharing your story.You are an inspiration to so many out there.Those who get disappointed easily should stay motivated.I will definitely follow your steps.
I think listening to our stomach is a great approach. In other words, being in tune with our bodies. Strength training is great.
Thank you for sharing your experience of weight loss
This article is being very motivating for me, thank you very much for the great content
I was looking for something to motivate myself and I found your content, thank you very much for motivating me.
Thank you for sharing! After losing weight, you look Smart too!
Good article and incentive for those who want to lose weight.
Awesome you did a great job.
I think listening to our stomach is a great approach. In other words, being in tune with our bodies. Strength training is great. Thanks!
Really inspired! Many many thanks for sharing with us.
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You inspire me a lot, congratulations for the awesome story!
Interesting blog about Weight Loss. Thank you so much for posting and sharing your Personal story. Looking forward for more great posts.
Nice to read your weight loss story. Thanks for sharing the blog it's is really motivational.
I found you through your recipe 3 ingredient tortellini with the spinach/cheese tortellini. Because of a serious back injury that effects my walking and exercise my husband bought me an above ground pool and have list over 110 pounds. I need to loose at least 50 more so I am thrilled I have found your site for healthier eating. Thank you
Thanks for your story. It motivates me to continue to lose weight. I will apply your tips to my training process.
Hi Jennifer! I just spent about an hour looking over your blog and I love it. I especially love your weight loss story. It's very motivational and informative. I just opened a Yogurtland in Brentwood a few days ago. Our grand opening is July 8th and I would love it if you came. Yes there are a ton of toppings that are not the best health choice, but we also have a lot of fresh fruit and other toppings that make frozen yogurt a good dessert choice for those that are trying to keep it healthy but also have a sweet tooth. Let me know if you would like to come on the 8th and please feel free to bring friends or family! Hope to meet you soon!
-Raina Currington
I liked it! Thanks for share wity us =)
Thank you for all of your valuable information. You have helped me so much you don't eaven know!!!!!!
It is a nice post on weight loss.
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Loved this article, thanks alot for sharing this!
It is great to find articles like yours. For the last 6 months I have been exercising and eating healthier thanks to a great nutritionist and an amazing hypnotist http://www.tryhypnosisnow.comin New York. The first month I lost 12 lbs, probably because my body was used to such unhealthy food. Thereafter I have lost an average of 6 lbs per month. I am very close to my goal weight and my next test will be to see how I maintain my healthy weight. Wish me luck!
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Well done Jennifer. Inspirational. I also know from personal experience how hard it is to lose weight. It takes discipline to push through no matter what you're feeling. For me it was getting up at 5:00 a.m. every morning (Mon – Fri) to exercise but when I saw some photos of me while my wife and I were on holiday, that was all the motivation , that I need.. very fantastic
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I Love your blog – always inspiring and informative,looking forward to read more articles from this blog.
Thanks for sharing your personal story. i lost 67lbs in 3 months. I feel very free and fit now.
Well done Jennifer. Inspirational weight loss story. I have just started my own journey and need to lose 50lbs. I will sure to try some of your recipes. Well done once more, Gavin
There needs to be more people like you. I know too many people that give up soon after starting their quest to weight loss. What they do not seem to understand is that their expectations are being negatively influenced by the media promoting it. What I mean is, a number of the weight loss companies always show a male or a female with shredded bodies that imply that the customer will look the same way over night. The truth is, like Tony Horton said in his original P90X, "Rome was not built in a day and neither was your body". People need to understand that true change will take weeks, months, and even years. A few years ago, I followed the original P90X program and was able to lose 25 pounds. I felt amazing, however, soon after I stopped the program, the weight came right back. In my personal situation, I may have lost the weigh too fast. I was eating small meals, but always seemed to feel hungry. I was depriving myself of what I liked, therefore when I stopped, all of my old eating habits came back. Your new technique is great and I hope more people read you post to inspire a healthier life style, thereby, helping to minimize the U.S. obesity problem. Thank you
Your weight loss story is soo interesting. I also lost some wieght 4 years ago with UN diet , but as u said it was much harder to maintain this weight then loosing it. Now I need to start again some diet and I found this Keto diet. I think its interesting , but anyway wish me luck.. 🙂 And if someone is interested in KETO diet I found this amazing guide that can be helpful to u too. U can check it out on this link :http://bit.ly/2sekQmx
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Love it very inspirational. Just keep it up what you are doing it will benefit you in a long run.
Congratulations on the excellent story, it's inspiring.
Well done Jennifer. Inspirational weight loss story. The recipes are fantastic for anyone who would like to lose weight surely!
Unbelievable! You inspire me a lot, congratulations for the awesome story!
Such an inspirational story, Jennifer! The ones in the comments section too. I see that there are so many people are still struggling in dealing with weight management. So I have something for you guys. It's red tea. Red tea reduces stress, aids in weight management because it burns fat passively, cleanses the body, and control cravings so you'll get rid of the unnecessary calories. If you're interested, I recommend this one: https://bit.ly/2I1DF0N 🙂
Awesome Blog! Thanks for sharing..
Great story and really wonderful tips you have share with us. Thanks.
damn it!!!
Reading your story seems like it's me. I suffer from these same problems
I loved your article. Inspired me. I'm still fighting with the scales. When I put on a pair of jeans and I need to lie down on the bed to close the zipper, I get so bad.
I got a lot of nicknames at school because I was fat. I've done it myself. I almost got sick and came back all over again. Thanks for sharing your story.
Your story is an inspiration. Want, will, desire and decision to lose weight. I lost 30 kg.
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What to eat to lose weight is a sticky subject because there are so many diets on the market right now. You must use a diet that helps you eat the best food, and you need a diet that is tailored to your body. Someone who plans to lose weight must have a diet that fits into their exercise routine, and they must be willing to eat things that they might not have eaten before.
Hello Jennifer! I'm Brazilian and I loved your blog. Very inspiring your story. It motivated me to lose weight, thank you very much.
I'm Brazilian and I loved your blog. Very inspiring your story. It motivated me to lose weight, thank you very much.
Hi, thank you for sharing this article. That was awesome. This article help me a lot. I've bookmarked this site 🙂
Another weight loss story can be a big plus motivation to plus size people to be more motivate in losing some weight. This is not solely to avoid the judgement of other people but it is to avoid some severe diseases that may hit us once we don't manage to change our lifestyle to a healthy one.
love this post! awesome job! thanks for the share.
I was more than happy to discover this site.
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beautiful story of overcoming, I loved your text.
Hi ! That's a very inspiring story. Thanks for sharing what you've learned. I especially agree with Tip #5 Read Labels. When going for any kind of "packed" food, we should avoid high sugar, artificial sweeteners, high sodium and low fiber foods. Thanks
Amazing!! Thank you for sharing you history! Helped me a lot.
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Thanks very much for sharing with me. I feel and new awakening to be able too make my life changes happen! Peace and Love
This story is very inspiring, thanks for sharing..
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What were the best and worst things about 2003?
Gabriel deLoach: "I have to think about that all the years run together. The worst thing was the Incredible Hulk movie. Whose confounded idea was that? I'm a pessimist. I can only think of bad things such as the Patriot Act. But the best thing was that I bought an 8 x 10 view camera for myself. It's the damn funniest looking thing."
Brenda Boggs: "I would suppose the capture of Saddam Hussein is the best thing. Hopefully, the world will be a better place now that he is captured. The worst thing is that Howard Dean is running for president."
John Bunch: "My wife and I celebrated our 35th anniversary. That's the best thing. The worst thing is that we're still killing each other in the Middle East."


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Boltenhagen's healthy sea air, leisure facilities and wide range of therapies and wellness options make it ideal for a relaxing break.
A mild, therapeutic seaside climate all year – this perfectly describes the resort of Boltenhagen, a destination offering well-being for body, mind and soul.
Thalassotherapy – the power of the sea
The Ostsee Therme thermal spa with its indoor seawater pool, pump room and spa facilities offers the full range of balneological and physical therapies to take care of your health and well-being. Boltenhagen is a state-approved seaside health resort – the ultimate distinction in wellness provision. This heavenly destination between Lübeck and Wismar has a white sandy beach, crystal-clear water and cliffs. The picturesque surroundings are dotted with fascinating sights and Boltenhagen is one of Germany's oldest seaside resorts. It also has a pier and a memorial on Paulshöhe hill marking the great storm tide.
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Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Digging tubewells in an earthquake
Friday, 24 December 2010
Coastal surveillance network extended to Minicoy Island in Lakshadweep
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
A two-missile Prithvi salvo successfully test-fired by the Indian Army
For the F-35 sceptics: Joint Strike Fighter program reaches 2010 goal of 394 test flights
News about the F-35... from Lockheed Martin
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
India-Russia sign Preliminary Design Contract to co-develop 5th generation fighter. It's official name: Perspective Multi-Role Fighter (PMF)
Saturday, 18 December 2010
Afghan president seems to favour Pakistan over India
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Moment of truth for defence offsets
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Out of line: an army under fire
Offset debate within MoD
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Lockheed offsets mock MoD norms
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|Manufacture of RFID
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military hardware
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|Contracts to M&M
|Relates to import (of simulator)
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Monday, 6 December 2010
Book review: Arming without Aiming
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Mountain version of Brahmos tested
A press release, issued by the DRDO today, is reproduced below, along with the video footage released by the DRDO of today's test.
DRDO: Brahmos Block III version Successfully Test Fired
Block III version of Brahmos with advanced guidance and upgraded software, incorporating high maneuvers at multiple points and steep dive from high altitude was flight tested successfully from Launch Complex III at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur at 10:55hrs.
All Telemetry, Tracking stations including naval ships near terminal point have confirmed the mission success. The launch was executed from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher by the trained Army Personnel. DRDO scientists, who have significantly contributed for this advanced guidance system were thrilled to see the supersonic maneuvers of the missile in the real time display, proving their immense effort. The flight witnessed by high ranking officials of the Army, expressed their happiness to have such high potential weapon system in the Army.
Dr. A Sivathannu Pillai, CC R&D (DRDO) & CEO, MD Brahmos Aerospace has confirmed from the Block House the successful mission and described it as a "text book launch". Shri P Venugopalan, Director DRDL, Sri SP Dash, Director ITR and Sri S. Som, Project Director participated in the successful mission. Defence Minister congratulated DRDO & Brahmos scientists and Army Officers and the whole team for the success of the mission.


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This week I'll once again be taking part in Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews. The idea of Stacking the Shelves is to talk about the books you've bought, borrowed, etc. and show off and talk about your purchases and borrows. This is basically the perfect feature for me because I buy way more books, and read way more books, than I'll ever be able to review. I'll most likely talk about the stores I bought the books at as well, especially if they're independent stores.
This meme is once monthly for me, where I'll round up what I've gotten since last month's post.
This month I purchased 11 books, 16 comics, I received 1 book on NetGalley, and 7 books from publishers, borrowed 8 books, and got 7 comics on Free Comic Book Day. Check them out below!


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New Kids on the Block are kicking off another tour starting next spring, and tickets will go on sale this week. The Boston-based 80s boy band will be joined by fellow throwback stars Paula Abdul and Boyz II Men.
"We're bringing happy back," Donnie Wahlberg said on NBC's "Today" show.
In-depth news coverage of the Greater Boston Area.
The tour, which starts May 12 in Columbus, Ohio, will have a Boston show at Fenway Park on July 8.
Other states the tour will hit: Michigan, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Washington, D.C.
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Housing becoming hot, again?By Froma Harrop Richmond RegisterApril 17, 2013, 12:50:04 AM EDT
Another housing boom? N-o-o-o!
Housing starts are now inching up. Mortgages are easier to obtain. Even the "piggyback loan" has returned. That lets you take two mortgages at the same time and get around having to buy mortgage insurance when borrowing more than 80 percent of a home's value.
"Housing Is Back!" hollers the cover of Money magazine.
And time to lock up friends and relatives with short memories. While we're at it, let's lock up the government and its compulsion to push homeownership.
Note that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still subsidize the financial industry with taxpayer-backed guarantees on mortgages – in the name of turning more Americans into homebuyers, of course. The housing meltdown exposed their systemic flaws, leaving you-know-who to bail them out.
Last year, the liberal-leaning Urban Institute came out with a truly awful plan to help struggling young people buy a home. It would expand the federal government's Housing Choice voucher program to include homebuyers.
Housing Choice now gives low-income people vouchers to help them pay rent. It's a good program. But handing out vouchers to buy homes?
The Urban Institute explains: The housing bust caused many first-time buyers to lose their homes. It also created a potentially good market for new homebuyers.
"In many ways," its report says, "this represents the worst of all worlds for these families: a 'buy high, sell low, but don't buy low' prescription ..."
But if you can now buy low, and still can't afford a home, perhaps you should be renting.
The authors, not without reason, point to an unfairness: Big housing subsidies, such as the mortgage interest deduction, favor the upper incomes. They are correct. Over half this benefit goes to households making at least $100,000.
So let's phase out the mortgage-interest deduction. One foolish government subsidy should not beget another.
Also off-base is the authors' claim that by not owning homes, young people are hurting their ability to accumulate wealth. True, paying off a mortgage is a form of forced savings. Also true, this monthly task could redirect family income that might otherwise be frittered on fun.
Housing isn't the only place to put one's savings, however.
A study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City found that for 10-year occupancies started during most of the 1980s, renting and investing generally built more wealth than homeownership. That would definitely apply to the housing bubble years. Stocks are now hitting new highs, while most home prices remain below their 2006 peak.
Whether homeownership is a good investment, of course, depends on when you start. And who can predict real estate values over the long term? For too many Americans of modest means, the home has become the only investment. It's never a good idea to put all one's capital in the same place. As they say, diversify, diversify.
Yale economist and real estate specialist Robert Shiller has done his own calculations. In this country, houses historically appreciate at about 1 percent over inflation. A simple investment in the Standard & Poor's 500 surpasses inflation by over 6 points.
In good times and bad, the soundest investment advice must be heard over the bullhorns of the American Dream marketing machine. "They're not making land anymore," the promoters still say. Well, they weren't making land in 2008.
The emotional pull of homeownership is undeniable. The question remains, how much is freedom to choose one's doorknobs worth to us?
With the weather warming up and puppies bouncing outdoors, dreams of owning a house – or owning a bigger one – are uniting with dreams of lots more money. In most cases, the choice is really one or the other.
To find out more about Froma Harrop, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators webpage at www.creators.com.


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By Staff Writer Sandra Molina
Army Capt. Diana Arnold of Hacienda Heights never thought she was going to be deployed overseas. She was 46 at the time of her enlistment and was told repeatedly that "reservists don't get deployed,"
Not so.
Arnold, of Hacienda Heights, was not on the roster for her company's first deployment in 2011, six years after enlisting. The second time around, she explained to a packed room Thursday at the Whittier Central Library's kickoff of the annual Whittier Reads program, Arnold was told, "Ma'am, you're on the roster."
Her story — deployment to the Middle East as a dietician for 30,000 American civilians and military personnel — fit in with the armed services theme of this year's reading.
The monthlong programming is based around the book "Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Dog Who Saved Him," by Luis Carlos Montalvan.
Although no canines showed up in her story, Arnold, now 54, called her experience "the most rewarding chapter in my life." After a "whole lot of training," she "took off a dress and put on the combat boots."
Arnold talked of her deployment from July 2012 to May 2013 along with a slide presentation of photos of her time in Kuwait, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Germany and France as a soldier with the 349th Combat Support Hospital.
She was stationed at Camp Arifjan, known as AJ, as one of a 160-member staff, which was designated a combat zone, and where the hot water was cooler than the cold water.
Although Arnold didn't have much space in her 6-foot-by-8-foot living quarters, she made room for a voodoo doll given to her by her daughter.
"A voodoo doll could be for bad or good," she explained.
"My daughter went to the famous Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo in New Orleans and got a doll specially for the protection from combat."
Another prized possession she carried was a star cut from an American flag, which was given to her by a student.
The audience followed her tales of 130-plus degree weather, having to always travel with a "battle buddy", strict dress codes on and off base, as well as the fun activities including dancing, yoga, karaoke, bowling and others.
Arnold's duties included patient education, teaching up to 10 nutritional classes a month, fitness and nutrition training for those with post traumatic stress disorder and being one of only five people who decide what personnel eat.
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After a four-month investigation, Sterling Heights police raided a restaurant Thursday night and arrested or ticketed 70 persons on illegal gambling related charges.
Patrons at Candles Restaurant, 5738 15 Mile Road, near Mound, were playing cards or using slot machines, police said.
"We've been receiving complaints about the place, on and off, for the past year," said police Lt. Luke Riley. "We are not releasing any names until the prosecutor investigates the complaints and issues warrants."
Two men, one from Sterling Heights and one from Warren, could face felony charges of operating an illegal gambling establishment. Those ticketed would likely face fines for frequenting a place of illegal occupation. And at least two men are being investigated on drug-related charges.
The restaurant is part of a strip mall owned by Jovan Properties. Krsto Djurovski, who owns the center with his father and brother, said he previously heard complaints about the restaurant from other tenants in the center and that he even spoke with Sterling Heights police.
Djurovski said Candles Restaurant leased the facility about five years ago.
The raid Thursday was coordinated by the Sterling Heights Police Special Response Team.
Property seized in the raid includes $35,000 in cash, 10 slot machines and 167 grams of marijuana, according a police statement, which also notes the investigation is continuing.
The primary complaint from other businesses in the center, which includes a fitness gym, bakery, smokers outlet and a travel agency, was that Candles patrons were taking up too many parking spaces.
"What was going on there is not our fault and we certainly don't condone it," Djurovski said. "We try to run a good place."
Djurovski said his son owns the gym next to Candles.


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Sarasota County will create a Budget Oversight Committee that will assist in budget-related issues.
The committee will be made up of prominent citizens who will review the county's 2010 budget and make suggestions and criticisms.
Each county commissioner nominated at least one citizen to appoint to the board. The list includes:
• Robert L. Anderson, former county commissioner
• Kelly Caldwell, CEO and president of Caldwell Trust Co.
• Lisa Carlton, former Florida senator
• Harrison Fox, former staff member for U.S. House Budget Committee and U.S. Senate Finance Committee
• Robert Long, former Milwaukee Public Schools assistant superintendent
• Eric Resker, financial planner for AIMCO
• John Saputo, owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing
• Mary Anne Servian, former Sarasota mayor
• Richard Singer, retired economist
• Joseph Welch, builder
Commission Chairman Jon Thaxton came up with the idea to create the committee.
"We get criticism that we're wasteful," Thaxton said. "So, I thought those in the private industry might be able to see things in the budget that we didn't. This is an all-star cast."
Sarasota County will create a Budget Oversight Committee that will assist in budget-related issues.


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Valve might be aiming for the living room with its idea of the Steam Machine, but that doesn't mean every "console" released in the family is going to be small and cheap. Digital Storm's third-party offering, for example, is going to cost a ton.
It'll be showing off a PC at CES next month that it says "takes aim at the high-end of the market". Including both Windows and Steam OS, it'll also have a "full-size liquid cooling solution, up to a 700W power supply, and advanced airflow thermal management". No word on the specs that matter; that'll wait for CES.
But for $1500 (well, they're quoting $1469), it had want to be pretty damn powerful.


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Startup Starboard Storage Systems today came out of quiet mode with its first product: a storage array that discerns between structured and unstructured data in order to tailor I/O performance. It's also designed for use in virtualized server environments.
The AC72 Storage System has a modular design, which makes it possible to add to the base unit through expansion modules. The system is highly automated and, therefore, is being marketed at small and midsize enterprises with 50 to 5,000 employees, according to Karl Chen, chief marketing officer for Starboard. Chen said the company has already sold units to 30 customers.
The AC72 Storage System
Starboard's leadership is made up of former executives from other storage vendors, including HP StorageWorks, Storage Tek, Compellent, Xiotech and RelData. The company's chairman is Bill Chambers, the founder of LeftHand Networks, a maker of iSCSI storage arrays that was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2008 .
Starboard's storage array offers a single management console for both block and file data. Through what it calls its "Mixed Workload, Application Crafted Storage" section of the operating system, special software in the system's controller detects whether data is block or file-based. If file data is detected, it's sent to either 15,000-rpm or 7,200-rpm SAS hard drives. If it's block data, it's sent to solid-state drives for higher application performance. The AC72 controller has redundant, hot-swappable nodes for resiliency.
"The system ensures consistent performance amongst these different workloads," Chen said. "And, we don't charge for software based on capacity, so the bigger the system grows, the more cost effective it is."
Chen said system pricing works out to just under $1,000 per terabyte of capacity, regardless of the configuration.
The Starboard OS comes with thin provisioning capability -- meaning it serves up the capacity an application needs and no more -- along with data replication and snapshot capability.
Starboard offers several expansion card choices for high-speed connectivity, including 1GbE, 10Gbps Ethernet, and 8Gbps Fibre Channel; 6Gbps SAS is used for the expansion shelves.
The AC72's tiered architecture isn't markedly different from other arrays sold by EMC and NetApp, which use special software and multiple drive tiers to migrate data to the right hardware for optimum application performance. In fact, Chen said the AC72 will compete primarily against EMC's VNX 5000 series unified storage array and NetApp's FAS2000 and FAS3000 storage systems.
The difference between the vendors' systems is that the AC72 has twice the performance and comes in at half the cost, Chen said. It's also more fully automated, according to Lee Johns, vice president of product management.
For example, like HP 's 3Par storage system, the AC72 has no RAID controller. All data is striped across all drives, so when a drive fails, the data can be rebuilt quickly.
"Our system is designed so you can easily roll out CIFS, NFS, Fibre Channel and iSCSI-based shares simply," Johns said. "You can say, 'I need a CIFS share,' and in two minutes you're up and running with an iSCSI volume that's very flexible."
A half-rack of capacity made up by an AC72 base unit and five expansion units.
From a hardware standpoint, the AC72 is modular, meaning that a single based controller unit can be expanded with multiple units.
The storage array comes with four models: an AC72 7.2TB base configuration that includes a controller with three SSDs and twelve 15,000-rpm SAS drives, an ES16 expansion unit for the latter; a high-capacity AC72 base unit that includes a controller with three SSDs and 24TB of nearline 7,200-rpm SAS drives; and ES45 high-capacity expansion unit for the latter.
The ES16 expansion unit is 3U (5.25-in high) and has 16 drive bays that can be populated with SAS drives with 600GB to 2TB each. The ES45 expansion unit comes with 45 drive bays in a 4U enclosure.
The AC72 scales up to 474TB.
The base units are built on a single Intel Xeon 5600 processor and have 24GB of DDR3 memory, while expansion units run on dual Intel Xeon 5600 chips and have 48GB of DDR3 memory.
The AC72 base unit retails for $79,995; two ES16 expansion units or one ES45 expansion unit retails for $59,995.
Lucas Mearian covers storage, disaster recovery and business continuity, financial services infrastructure and health care IT for Computerworld. Follow Lucas on Twitter at @lucasmearian , or subscribe to Lucas's RSS feed . His email address is firstname.lastname@example.com .
Read more about storage in Computerworld's Storage Topic Center.
This story, "Startup Launches Array Tuned for Unstructured, Structured Data" was originally published by Computerworld.
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Why Lake Oswego?
Economic Profile
Home to many Portland-area business leaders and professionals, Lake Oswego is known for its natural beauty, recreational and cultural amenities, great schools, and sense of community. With 37,100residents and more than 2,100 businesses, it is Clackamas County's largest city, conveniently located between I-5 and Highway 43, close to downtown Portland and employment centers in Washington County.
Downtown Lake Oswego is a lively dining and specialty shopping district, with a lakefront park, performing arts center and renowned outdoor sculpture walk. The prestigious Kruse Way area, with more than 2 million square feet of office space, is home to a significant cluster of financial, real estate, insurance and other professional services firms. Major private-sector employers include Biotronik/Microsystems Engineering, Waggener Edstrom and Marylhurst University.
Business Advantages
- Located just 8 miles south of Portland
- Excellent access to I-5, I-205 and Highway 43
- Bus transit
- Kruse Way Class A office located just off I-5
- Strong unmet retail demand, with 2011 median household income of $79,406
- Ongoing downtown urban renewal projects and façade improvement grant program
- Opportunities for riverfront mixed-use redevelopment
- Access to business assistance and workforce development programs
Lifestyle Advantages
- Desirable residential neighborhoods
- Top-rated school district
- Recreational and cultural amenities:
- Oswego Lake
- Willamette River
- Trails, parks and arts programming
- Home to Marylhurst University, with the state's largest MBA program; easy access to other area universities and community colleges
- Charming downtown with waterfront parks, excellent dining and specialty shopping
- Convenient Lake Grove retail, dining and services on Boones Ferry Road
- Strong neighborhood retail districts


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