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This list of Buddhist Guru Master monks will auto-update each time we add a new Master. Click each link in the list to view the amulets and read about each Guru Monk
- Ajarn Nong Wat Sai Khaw
- Luang Por Daeng Wat Khao Bandai It
- Luang Por Guay Chudtintaro Wat Kositaram
- Por Tan Nam Puttasaro Wat Don Sala
- Luang Por Phaew – Wat Tanode Luang
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- Luang Por Chuea Sugawanno (Wat Mai Bampen Bun)
- Luang Phu Nai – Wat Ban Jaeng (Ayuttaya)
- Luang Phu Rod (Wat Bang Nam Won)
- Luang Por Suang Apayo (Wat Chee Ba Khaw)
- Luang Por Nok (Wat Sangkasi)
- Luang Por Lae Tidtappo (Wat Khao Song)
- Luang Por Hyord (Wat Gaew Jaroen)
Pra Put See Gler Nuea Maekapat Alchemical Metal 4 Sided Buddha Amulet Circa 2470 BE - Luang Por Ee Wat Sattaheep
Pra Put See Gler - 4 sided Buddha Amulet in Nuea Maekapat Alchemical Metal Alloy, from Luang Por Ee of Wat Sattaheep (2408 BE - 2489 BE).
Made from Sacred Maekapat Alchemical Metal Alloy, the amulet is a four sided shape with four Buddha Images facing in each cardinal direction, sitting within an arched dais. One of the famously popular and preferred Amulets from one of Thailand's Greatest Guru masters of Yester-Year.
The amulet is framed with a maroon coloured border waterproof casing. Released circa 2460 - 2470 BE - Luang Por Ee lived from 2408 to 2489 BE, and was one of the legendary monks of his day.
There is Miraculous tale of the day when he passed away; After telling his disciples to attend, him entering into meditation, he stopped breathing in that meditation, as, at the same moment, a plank fell off the wall, and a mirror broke.
Maekapat Metal is a Magical Metal Alloy made using Ancient Alchemy Formulas. This amulet is forged with Ritual Casting Ceremony made in Nuea Maekapat, one of two similar Ancient Alchemical Alloys used for Sorcery, the other being 'Nuea Maekasit'.
The amulet is of a small to medium size and hence, wearable by both genders, and even children, and is a highly recommendable amulet for Protection, Auspicious Good Fortune, and Evasion of danger. it is in addition a powerful mercy Charm and a very powerful amulet for those who practice Buddhist meditation. A wonderful Buddhanussati Votive Image for Remembrance of the Buddha's Enlightenment, and of one's own Practice.
These metals are obtained by Alchemically smelting Iron Artifacts, with Mercury as the main base Magical ingredient, and performing Elemental Invocations until the structure of the metal changes, and becomes a sacred Metal of Alchemical Nature. Alchemy and Metallurgy are combined here as one facet of the various aspects of empowerment of the amulet.
The Makasit and Maekapat Sacred Alchemical Metals are not only especially apt for channelling Magical Forces, but also is a preferred substance for aesthetic reasons; Namely, that the surface of Nuea Maekasit, when boiled and transformed Alchemically into its final state.
It then takes on a reddish-black fiery tone, that is matt finish, with the interior of the metal more whitish or purplish, often looking like the interior is filled with Silvery Lek Lai. If you place the metal in water, it changes color, and also with passage of time, the color and textures of the metal change color.
It has the reputation of being able to 'Hnun Duang Chadtaa' (improve Karma and Horoscope, Luck, Fortune, Destiny and Fate). It is also reputed to be able to forewarn of Dangers or Enemies.
The color of the metal can vary, because this is the Nature of Nuea Maekapat and Maekasit Alchemical Metals, which tends to separate in its components in certain areas, revaling different colors and sheens. This is of course also part of what makes Maekapat and Maekasit metal so beautiful.
Luang Por Ee is one of the Great Olden Days Masters of Thai Buddhist History, and a Top 5 Gaeji Ajarn Guru Monk of the Chonburi Region. His amulets are as rare as they are popular with Thai Buddhist people, especially in Central Thailand.
His amulets are highly recommended for their Sacred Value and High End Status, for they are as highly regarded and powerful as many amulets of other Masters of the same Era, and are known for their Powerful Metta Mahaniyom Klaew Klaad Maha Lap and Kong Grapan Chadtri Power.


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iPad Mini vs Galaxy Note 2
The iPad Mini comes with the A5 processor, which of course is not the latest chip from Apple, but this doesn't mean that it is slow. The mini version of the iPad also uses the PowerVR GPU and this does provide gaming performance that is solid while keeping temperatures reasonable. The iPad Mini also comes with 1GB of RAM and is offered in black and white versions. Storage is the usual in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB options.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has the Exynos quad core processor which was clocked at 1.6GHz and has a powerful GPU which provides users with unmatched gaming performance, and packs a solid 2GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes in 16GB and 32GB and has support for SD card storage up to another 64GB. So the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 beats the iPad Mini when it comes to its processor, RAM and storage.

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My name is Slawka Grabowska. I organize Donostia Book Club. We meet every month to discuss previously chosen books or short stories. Check out our FB page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Donostia-Book-Club/105225566276875?ref=hl
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First of all i would like to thank you all for our last meeting and those who could celebrate with me after. It might have been just half an hour, but it ment a lot to me and next time we will plan it better and in advance!
To those who've missed our last meeting: we already have a list for 2016, both dates and books.
I hope you find there something interesting for you. As always books were chosen mostly by you and I just completed it since there were not enough titles.
Our next meeting is on January, 11th at 19:45, same place as always: the activity room on San Jeronimo Street. I will soon prepare a poster and make it available to everyone. Meanwhile you can already start Reading ¨Jazz¨ by Toni Morrison. It's a part of trilogy, but can be read individually. Physical copies should be already available in all municipal libraries, or will be very soon. If you want to buy it, I've bought my copy at Amazon.es.
I hope to see you all at the next meeting. Have a great festive season!
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Front Line Assembly has always hovered near the top of the industrial music genre. For some reason, they've never broken through to mainstream consciousness like their contemporaries like Ministry and Skinny Puppy and I'm not sure why. They're not as abrasive as Skinny Puppy and not as metal as Ministry, falling into a niche that is more accessible sounding but also keeps that sharp industrial edge.
Their second album, State of Mind, is an interesting insight into their early days before they developed a sound that could be could their own.
Released in 1988, State of Mind is part of what would be a very busy year for the band. Not only did they release that album, but also another album, Corrosion, and an EP, Disorder.
Now, I'm not sure why Front Line Assembly was so busy in this short span. It may be because after they formed in 1986, following founding member Bill Leeb's departure from Skinny Puppy, just had a lot of material to record. Maybe it was the only time that they could get the group together in one place. Not telling, but in the span of a year, they released their first album, The Initial Command, and the three others I mentioned.
There's a great variety in State of Mind, with each song having its own individual feel. This is a testament to Leeb's natural talent for song writing. I emphasize "natural" because going into his previous group, Skinny Puppy, he was not a trained musician. So, being able to come out and put together such a variety is an impressive feat, at least as far as I'm concerned.
During State of Mind, Front Line Assembly is credited as just two people: Leeb on vocals/mixing and Michael Balch on mixing. I'm not exactly sure what "mixing" is.
The album
When I said "variety" I am not kidding.
Things kick off with "Inside Out." It's about as straightforward as you can be with an industrial song. It has a steady beat, plenty of samples and processed vocals. While this may sound pretty obvious, the song has a lot going for it. The bass drum sounds nice and full, there's long melodies and the samples, which are voices, are essentially treated as another sound to be manipulated as an instrument.
Outside of this song, there are two tracks that really stand out to me.
The first is "First Reprisal" which is also the first track of the album. Leeb's vocals are very metallic sounding. Not as in heavy metal, but like hitting a sheet of metal in an empty and vast factory. The rhythm is good to and you'll find yourself bobbing along with it before you know it.
The other is "Landslide" which features clean vocals by Leeb. It also features less-samples than average compared to what has come so far. His approach works and the music is good, which is about all you can ask for in song when you get down to it.
Going through the rest of the album, you hear a band trying to work out what exactly its sound is.
An example of this is when you listen to "Consequence," "Resistance" and "No Tomorrow" you can definitely hear something reminiscent of the sound explored in the next decade by artists like Velvet Acid Christ and :wumpscut:.
On the other hand, there are songs, like "Burnt Soul" and "Malignant Fracture" which will also remind people of Skinny Puppy's early output (think Bites), which Leeb was a part of, albeit not as clean as a production.
That's not a knock. These songs aren't ripoffs. But, they are in the same vein.
Then, to top it off, some of the songs get downright ambient, such is the case with "Testimony" and "Eastern Voices."
So, when you listen to State of Mind, plan to go on a bit of rollercoaster of sounds and genre.
The verdict
I do like State of Mind, though, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone except for completists. This is an album early in a bands career where they're still trying to find an identity after its lead songwriter separated from a band that was one of the giants in the genre at the time.
When I say that Front Line Assembly is trying to find its identity, I don't mean that in the bad way. Leebs is a great natural talent and even though there's a lot of diversity to swallow here, what he pushes out sounds great.
Sadly, as I write this, I've learned that Front Line Assembly long-time keyboard player Jeremy Inkel has died at the age of 34 due to complications from asthma. I haven't reviewed any albums with him on it yet, but I do plan to review 2013's Echogenetic later this year. R.I.P.


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Batband Headphones
Last updated on November 15th, 2015 at 12:07 pm
At first the Batband might look like a piece of film memorabilia from Star Trek, but look closer and you might see Joes bobbing their head to the beat because they're actually some futuristic looking headphones!
The Batband works through bone conduction technology which is, for once, as fascinating as it sounds. Consisting of transducers, sound waves are transmitted through the Batband at a frequency that can be conducted through the bones of the skull. Creepy, eh?
The main advantage of this is not only is the sound described as more full and visceral, but your ears remain totally free and you can therefore hear what's going on around you without compromising on comfort, quality and, depending on your taste, style.
Despite the look, the Batband is incredibly easy to use. Simply place them around the back of your head and pair it to your mobile device through Bluetooth. The Left Button at the front of the Batband turns it on and also answers phonecalls. The Right Panel is where you control the track functions; Tap the front edge and the volume goes up, tap the back edge and the volume you goes down. You can also skip a track by swiping from back to front or go back a track by swiping from front to back. Pretty intuitive, really!
We're assured the Batband is comfortable and has been made for daily use. Its outer frame is made of spring steel which should give it a good grip around the back of your head and the inner padded lining guarantees maximum comfort and minimum sound leakage.
The Batband headphone contains a rechargeable battery that's charged via USB. It will, however, only offer Joes 6 hours of playback before it needs some juice. While that's hardly impressive, 6 hours isn't a sticking point and should give you enough time to finish the complete works of Springsteen. Probably.
We're still not completely sold on the Batband design but at least its offering something genuinely new and the technology is fascinating. If you're more convinced than we are, head over to the Batband Kickstarter page where you can get hold of a pair for around the £100 mark.


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I eventually gave in and tried to get one of replica tag heuer the best Chopard I could find so here it is. Glad to add a new brand to my blog this way and give you guys an insight on a new model. Simple all stainless steel good looker I'd say straight off the bat. I'm not a huge Chopard fan and funny enough neither is my friend who bought this watch in the first place, so we're both not 100% sure whether the all stainless steel version comes with a silver (stainless steel) face like this one or not. We do know that they make one with a black dial that looks so very close to this one and that they have a silver dial on a rubber band but that's about it. The all stainless steel starts around 7k and some of the rubber band ones which are not gold cases start at around 5k so this will be your price range for the original version of this baby. Overall the dial elements are well cloned, hands and numbers and markers look very very close to the original and so are the colors. Powered by an automatic self-winding Japanese movement time is kept well and precise and also you get a good seconds hand sweeping motion. Two-tone brushed and polished stainless steel bracelet is solid, has a good grip on the wrist and the links are held together by pins. There's a military hour small chronograph at 6 o'clock and the other two are just for show. Date is set slightly different than you'd guess by pushing the bottom right hand side button below the crown. Back case has the Migle Miglia map of replica watches some sorts and looks very much in tone with the overall sportiness of the watch. Would have been more happy with a nicer clasp as this one is kinda generic and not showing much detail but that's the only input on the improvement list I'd have here so far. My friend is satisfied with the quality and glad he followed through with the purchase so needless to say that so am I. Check out some more photos from different angles and give me your thoughts on this piece. I recently got a few inquiries on some of my older Cartier watches reviews and I'm thinking that today it would be a good idea to re-vamp some of them because they're really not many and I did review a few good quality Cartier watches that might not come up very easy on your searches.
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Steve Jobs spoke about the future of Mac OS X Server
Steve Jobs spoke about the future of Mac OS X Server
We already reported about the upcoming soon cease selling series server systems Apple Xserve, which will be available for purchase only until January 31. Then Cupertino company intends to close this direction, and it offers its customers to use other branded products, such as powerful desktops Mac Pro running Snow Leopard Server and Mac mini compact desktops with the same software platform.
However, recently there is evidence that the knife could please herself server operating system Mac OS X Server, which, unlike the product line Xserve, has many supporters, both in the corporate sector and among ordinary consumers.
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In my opinion I make a significant difference for the particular person I have a personal and romantic connection with. In addition, I believe as soon as I enter in a Relationship, I am not any longer independent, but am now interdependent. For me personally to get the best relationship probable, I must bring to the best amount of consciousness probable, personally, the person I am just involved with, and also the Relationship I am getting. The term conscience is composed of two phrases. The word, "con" which means with along with the word, "technology" meaning information. Therefore, conscience implies with knowledge. Our understanding of fact originates from within, in familiarity with our own selves. When our conscious troubles us, this is due to something is incorrect. We now have the data that something is improper.
How can I start elevating my awareness about a connection? What happens if I believe it is already raised as high as it could go, how can I be sure it cannot really increased any further? We have identified 6 words I take into account to help me raise my awareness. The biggest thing I have to do is to understand what my purpose is. The facts that I want? A Few Things I want is usually to be in a loving romantic relationship. Of course I could want multiple thing, however, for me to remain a caring romantic relationship is lots. I actually have also found out that objective is essential to success. I have to know why I desire a romantic relationship and what I want for, of, and through the romantic relationship.
Next, I have to focus. This is sometimes a challenge in my opinion. I become easily sidetracked. Not by other guys, but other items I want. If my objective is usually to be within a loving romantic relationship, what does which need? It requires my considering my time collectively and my time besides the man or woman I am owning an intimate Relationship with. This consists of my time at work, with close friends, in class, with our kids, pursuing my interests as well as other outside the house extracurricular pursuits, events, requirements, and wants We have.
Declaring I need a Relationship instead of organizing time because of it fails to function. I know since I figured out this session in the beginning inside the Love Relationship. My sweetheart and I were actually only viewing one another every other weekend break. One of many week-ends we were scheduled to be jointly, I additional a get together with my family too. I did not share this with him, up until the last second. It did not job. He sensed by yourself. I experienced his discontent with everything plus it affected our simply being together and our being with our kids. Nonetheless, simply because I cared about him, I bought that I led to the discontent from the weekend break by not commemorating my expression to him as well as myself that each and every other Saturday and Sunday will be about us. I saw that to be in a supportive connection I actually have to determine exactly how much I am just able to do.


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Financing Commercial Transactions – the Promissory Note
By Keith Dunnagan, Senior Transaction Attorney
In the previous posts we looked at sourcing funds to finance a project most commonly in a loan transaction. Once the lender is determined, the letter of commitment is executed, and the lender completes its due diligence (this does take some time – I have personally been involved in transactions where the time between execution of the letter of commitment and execution of loan documents ran up close to one year). Commercial lenders are not necessarily quick to lend. They require an immense amount of due diligence. However, once that is done and the borrower is staring at the finish line, it becomes time to document the loan.
As with every loan, the loan agreement and promissory note are the back bone to the loan. The loan agreement, is more or less the contract that provides all the pertinent background and terms. What is purpose of the project funding; what definitions will be used for the particular loan transaction, what types of guaranties and securities will be required and what are the general events of default. The loan agreement more or less, in my opinion, almost acts as the executive summary of the entire loan package. Although it is a perfectly enforceable contract on its own. The more important document is the promissory note. This document identifies the relevant terms of the agreement, including repayment terms, payment restrictions and obligations of the borrower.
While some commercial notes (in my experience very few) are fixed rate notes, most are variable rate notes, also called adjustable rate mortgages or "ARMS". The variability of the rate means that the payment amount can change. Almost all notes operate on a 2.5% margin tied to some index. It seems that one of the more prevalent indexes these days is the 2 year treasury note rate, but other indexes include the LIBOR or the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate. Additionally, most commercial arms also maintain a rate floor and while I have seen rate floors at 4.5%, typically the floor will be somewhere around the 6% rate. It is important to understand your interest rate and how it adjusts as it directly relates to your payment and your debt service coverage ratios.
Once the rate structure is dealt with, the question then becomes are there pre-payment penalties associated with the loan. The vast majority of commercial loans come with some sort of pre-payment penalty. While a lender may want its money back quickly on a residential loan, in the commercial world, the lender does not want its money back until a profit threshold has been hit. Pre-payment penalties can take a few forms ranging from a lock-out period that prevents the borrower from repaying the loan for a period of time (California case law allows a borrower to repay the loan in advance even with the lock-out period, however, under that case law, the lender is entitled to collect all of the interest that would have accrued over the lock-out period) to time based pre-payment penalties. The most common is that, for a fixed period of time, a borrower cannot pre-pay the loan without paying some extra percentage based fee associated with that pre-payment. These types of pre-payments are not limited to just paying off the loan in full, it usually applies to any pre-payment of principal within a certain period that exceeds 20% of the then outstanding principal. Borrowers have gotten more and more reluctant to accept these types of agreements so over the last couple of years we have seen sliding scale pre-payment penalties become more prevalent. A sliding scale pre-payment penalty starts by having the highest penalty early in the life of the loan and then over time scaling down the penalty until such pre-payment penalty phases out. It gives the lender a larger fee if paid off early in the loan and reduces the fee the longer the borrower carries the obligation. It is important to understand how your pre-payment penalty works as it can dictate how and when you may refinance your commercial loan.
The last important part of the promissory note to understand are the negative and affirmative covenants. These are important to understand as they determine what a borrower is required to do under the loan and what they cannot do while the loan is outstanding. Some common affirmative covenants, ie. actions required of the borrower, include providing tax returns and financial statements on an annual basis, providing and maintaining adequate insurance for the project, paying taxes on time, paying all of the banks charges and costs involved in the loan and curing any defects a lender may spot. They are generally wide open and whatever a lender can think of that it wants the borrower to do may become an affirmative covenant. Negative covenants are actions the borrower agrees not to take without causing a default and can include prohibitions against junior liens or encumbrances, dilution of business interests, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy. The covenants are important to understand as it sets the stage for a borrower must do, beyond simply paying the loan and also dictates what the borrower is prohibited from doing. Violations of these covenants can lead to a loan going into default even though the loan is timely paid each month.
Commercial notes are significantly more complex than your everyday run of the mill residential mortgage note. They place far more requirements and restrictions on a borrower and it is important to understand how these documents work and are enforced. The theme remains the same, the lenders have multiple attorneys working on their loans, you should have at least one competent lawyer working on your behalf.
If you want to know more or need assistance with your project, contact me, Keith Dunnagan, at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone to our office at 916-966-2260.
BPE Law has been assisting our clients with their real estate, business, and estate planning needs ever since we started doing business. We're active in the communities in which we live and in protecting and assisting our clients legal interests. If you have legal questions, give us a call at 916-966-2260 or e-mail me at email@example.com. Our flat fee consult for new clients may get you the answers you need for the questions you have.
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I haven't been writing lately. Usually on days I don't publish a blog post I write what I hope will be my book. I was doing really well for a while but over the last few weeks I just don't have much of a creative thought in my brain. Then recently (the last weeks or so) getting a blog post out has been as easy as parallel parking an eighteen-wheeler. I've been in these ruts before but this one seems to really be pulling me down.
What is worse is that when I have free time I am choosing to watch crap on TV rather than reading. The book I have been reading for the last two weeks sits on my nightstand, the bookmark hasn't moved in days. What the hell?
This is a typical rut. A dry spell. My brain is fried and I don't see much hope on the horizon. It will turn around because writing/reading is usually my escape but I just don't know when or how. My days are so routine, especially when Kyle is gone. The only time I have for me is the short period when the kids are napping (if I get any nap-overlap) and after the kids go to sleep for the night. After a few chores to keep the house presentable I have no desired to think so I've been letting the TV do it for me.
We're going to the beach again tomorrow (I know, tough life we have) and if the kids allow I may be able to reset my frazzled brain and hopefully crack open a book. We'll see. Until this funk I'm in turns itself around, I apologize for any crap I publish, I am trying.


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Managing Diabetes with Vanadium
Vanadium is a trace element that occurs naturally in both animals and plants.
Although it is not yet classified as an essential nutrient, Vanadium is a very important potential medicinal agent mainly because it appears to mimic the actions of insulin because of its unique ability to normalize blood glucose levels. Animal studies and a few human studies have proven that vanadium lowers blood sugar level and improves sensitivity to insulin. In one human study, vanadium also lowered the total bad cholesterol (LDL).
What is the relationship between vanadium and diabetes?
Research shows that vanadium improves the body's metabolism of glucose (also known as blood sugar). Moreover, it promotes the glucose of blood sugar into the cells where it is normally broken down and used to produce energy.
Compounds of vanadium have several insulin-like effects which include the ability to significantly improve insulin resistance and homeostasis in patients with diabetes mellitus. Moreover, it improves muscle and liver sensitivity in patients with type II diabetes.
How does vanadium work?
The compounds found in vanadium have the ability to stimulate the uptake of glucose, lipid and glycogen synthesis in adipose, hepatic and muscle tissues and the activities of gluconeogenic enzymes (glucose-6-phosphate and phosphoenol gluconeogenesis) in the kidney and liver. Moreover, the lipolysis in cells contributes to the anti-diabetic mechanisms and insulin-like effects of vanadium.
Vanadium activates various vital elements in the insulin signal transduction path-way in order to mediate metabolic actions of insulin in the body. Vanadium enhances insulin action and signaling because it increases the tyrosine phosphorylation of various substrate protein sand also inhibits the activity of PTPases (protein tyrosine phosphatases) which are negative regulators of the insulin signaling pathway.
· Hypoglycemic effect of Vanadium
Peroxovanadium and organic compounds have an acute glucose-lowering effect a few minutes or hours after their administration. Moreover, vanadium compounds have proven to be quite effective in modifying lipid and glucose metabolism in cultured cell lines, adipose tissue, muscle and the liver.
· Effect on glucose transport
Vanadium evokes an increase in the transportation of glucose which is psychologically relevant. It also restores the cell surface translocation and expression of insulin sensitive protein in the skeletal muscle and heart. Therefore, vanadium enhances glucose transportation through an effect on protein GLUT-4.
· Effect on glucogenesis
In addition to the stimulation of uptake and utilization of glucose, vanadium also decreases the production of hepatic glucose which in turn improves glucose homeostasis.
Clinical studies in human subjects have documented significant improvement in insulin sensitivity and glycaemic control.
Dietary sources of Vanadium for Diabetes
Some of the best sources of vanadium are
- shellfish,
- mushrooms,
- parsley,
- black pepper,
- dill weed,
- radishes,
- cereals,
- olives,
- corn,
- wine,
- grains,
- beer, and
- grain products.
On the other hand, vanadium exists in various forms, including vanadate, vanadium oxide, vanadium pentoxide, and vandyl sulfate which are commonly found in various nutritional supplements.
Some of the herbs that contain vanadium in average amounts include parsley and dill.
How should vanadium be taken?
Vanadium supplements should not be given to children. Although we don't know the exact amount of vanadium needed by the human body, the average diet normally provides 6 to 18 mcg of vanadium.
Due to the interactions with medications and the potential side effects of vanadium, dietary supplements should be taken under the supervision of a knowledgeable and reliable medical practitioner. Common side effects of vanadium include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, gas and stomach pain.
People with anemia, an infection, high cholesterol, or health problems that cause low white blood cell count should not take vanadium without consulting a doctor first. Since vanadium may lower the blood sugar level, diabetics who are taking medication to control their blood sugar (drugs for diabetes) might be at risk of low blood sugar and hypoglycemia if they take vanadium.
Vanadium doses of more than 1.8 mg per day can cause kidney or liver damage.
Possible interactions
People who are being treated with medication such as antiplatelets (blood thinners) or anticoagulants should not take vanadium without consulting a health care provider. The risk of bleeding might increase when vanadium is taken with colopidogrel (plavix), warfarin (Coumadin), aspirin and heparin.
It is evident that the relationship between vanadium and diabetes is possibly promising and tenuous all at the same time. However, diabetes mellitus is still a major health problem for humans despite the availability of various oral glycaemic drugs and insulin.
Therefore, there is need for new therapeautic approaches that can treat diabetes effectively and more efficiently.


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538 votesstarted · Adminjaehee.lee (Admin, GAME GOLF) responded
Real time pin placement is live on iOS and is in process for android.
For Classic users it is already available on web.
Pin placement may be available on the classic, BUT it rarely works.
I have to change most of the pins every time I edit a round. Default stats go to green centers and my long/short/left/right percentages are not always aiming at green centers especially on large greens.
Maybe a feature that allows dedicating one of the extra tags as a pin locator, in the same way those tags would be assigned to a club they could instead be assigned to the pin locale.
Will the classic be supported? Maybe a feature that allows dedicating one of the extra tags as a pin locator, in the same way those tags would be assigned to a club they could instead be assigned to the pin locale.
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Considering they have everyone's emails it would be extremely easy to notify users of updates.
90 votes
Unfortunately the gps accuracy (+/- yds) and the use of satellite imagery (some guy looking at photos and using a program to draw boundaries) makes the accuracy way too far off to allow for accurate putting stats that need to be measured in feet or inches
39 votes
Having accurate putting stats as many have mentioned would be great. Unfortunately the limits of the gps accuracy will never allow for exact down to the foot measurements. Sorry folks.
Many have mentioned scramble stats being altered to accommodate not being near the green in regulation. Scramble is officially recorded as making par or better when no GIR. Changing this stat is not the solution, but rather adding a pure up and down stat that would record short game ability regardless of score. (That way when you mess up long shots it won't be affected as scramble stats are currently)
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125 votes
....resetting or controlling stats for different clubs is a great idea.
At this point if you want to start over by deleting all your rounds it is the only way to go.
The pin position can easily be tagged with the introduction of a ball marker/tag. New idea, no. Great idea, yes.159 votesAdminjaehee.lee (Admin, GAME GOLF) responded
This is a duplicate feature request but we are looking into making pin location easier.


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A New Twist on A Familiar Trend
One thing you can count on when it comes to hair trends is that they usually come back around at some point. One such trend we've been seeing a lot of this year is the perm. Now, we know what you're thinking, but fear not! The perm we're talking about has nothing to do with 80's hair bands! The new perm has a modern twist that is definitely worthy of the following it has managed to develop this year.
With less focus on height than the 80's version, the modern perm is producing the type of care-free beachy waves we have all been working hard to create on our own for a few years now. The best part? This treatment can seriously cut down on your beauty routine. You can literally wash and go while still having major style.
The final look of your modern perm will begin with the selection of the rod size, as well as the rod placement. Your stylist is an expert at this, so don't worry if you're not sure what to ask for! Just be sure to discuss how you want your perm to look, and bringing a few pics will help your stylist to see your vision.
In addition to an updated look, the treatment process itself has also improved by focusing on rebuilding the hair throughout the process. This helps to maintain the condition of your hair and results in a softer, less "crunchy" feel than perms of yore. We do recommend you begin your quest for the perfect perm with a consultation with your stylist to make sure your hair is in tip-top shape. Healthy hair will tolerate the treatment, and investing in a good conditioner will help keep your hair looking and feeling great even after your perm.
So, what do you think? Are you ready to try out the modern perm? The experts at Rodi Salon are ready to help you create the look you desire. Make an appointment today by calling 703-288-3880, or come see us at 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 181 in Vienna, VA. For your convenience, you can also make your appointment via our mobile app. Download it for free on iTunes, Google Play, or Amazon.


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The lethargic pace of a sweltering summer in the city can is being shaken by a burst of sizzling energy from Fela! the national touring production of the Tony Award winning musical that is playing a very limited run on Broadway this summer at the Al Hirschfeld Theater. First produced Off-Broadway in 2008 and then transferred to Broadway in 2009, this bio-musical about activist and musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is an exciting and energizing production that infuses a history lesson into one of the most entertaining evenings on Broadway.
Starring Sahr Ngaujah as the titular character, Fela! is staged as a concert at the Shrine, the nightclub in Lagos where Fela performed his revolutionary music and proclaimed himself president of his own republic. The son of an Anglican minister and Funmilayo, a social reformer who eventually became Nigeria's leading female activist, Fela not surprisingly felt the need to leave his own mark on the world, and he did so through the music Afrobeat, a sound that combined tribal rhythms with the music he heard while living in London and the United States.
Fela became a recording star and political activist who caused great uneasiness in the Nigerian military dictatorship when he declared his intention to run for Nigeria's presidency, representing his own Movement of the People party. He then declared the compound where he lived with his 27 wives (all of whom he married during one ceremony) its own republic – a move that led to great achievement but also tragedy later in his life.
Directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, who also co-authored the book with Jim Lewis, Fela! is presented as the musician's last concert because he plans to depart from Nigeria following a government raid on his compound that injured many of his followers and killed his mother (whose spirit urges him to stay in the country and continue working against the corrupt government). Despite this tragedy, the mood of the show is exciting and exuberant, due to the infectious music performed by his onstage band, and Ngaujah's assured, cocky, and extremely sexy performance as Fela.
Staged on Draghici's set, with lighting by Robert Wierzel, video design by Peter Nigrini and sound by Robert Kaplowitz, Fela is dressed in an Elvis-like jumpsuit (the bright, original costumes are by Marina Draghici) and serves as the emcee of the evening. Lithe and limber, with seemingly endless energy, he shares the story of his life, complete with photo and video montages of the climate in Nigeria as well as the actual Fela, as well as a company of dancers who breathe even more life and energy into this already ecstatic show.
While describing the types of music he was inspired by and dance moves he created, Ngaujah commands the entire audience to to stand and dance along with him. Following this tutorial, the company performs the song "Originality," where they are each permitted to dance individually. Another outstanding song is "Zombie," where Fela and his company depict the public's robotic following of the government. Jones' choreography is athletic, exuberant and original, as well as extremely sensual and sexy.
Each member of the ensemble is excellent, with tap artist Gelan Lambert performing some eye-popping moves as well as Paulette Ivory as Sandra, Fela's love interest who first introduces him to Marxism and the black power movement. She and Funmilayo both sing beautifully and witnessing Fela's lust for and worship of the two women respectively is vital to his character registering as more than a power-hungry egomaniac. It is interesting to think that a man who married 27 women in one ceremony had such singular reverence for his mother.
It is these complexities that make this show so interesting, even if at times it's difficult to follow. (The sequence of Fela witnessing the afterlife is a sensory overload of images and sound, and, while stimulating and appealing, also very confusing.) The contradictions and complications of this man are what make him such an interesting topic for a show and serve as the driving force as well as the energy and enthusiasm that pour off the stage, into the audience and, hopefully, into the slow, sultry summer streets as well.


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Hillary Clinton was disrupted at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus event yesterday over the money she is bundling from the private prison industry, marking the second time protestors have taken issue with this particular tactic of her campaign.
Juan Carlos Ramos, one of the protestors at the event, reportedly held up a sign reading "Hillary for immigrants in prisons" while chanting "Hillary we're watching. My deportation will be your funding."
Clinton did not address Ramos, and instead talked over him, to cheers from the audience:
Following the protest, United We Dream Action, the group Ramos is affiliated with, issued a statement reading, in part:
Our message to Hillary Clinton is simple: immigrant youth do not trust you. It is time to drop the prison money and stand with our community — you can't have it both ways…Each dollar of private prison money accepted by the Clinton campaign undermines her pro-immigrant policy promises, and our community will not be fooled.
As the International Business Times notes, the link between Hillary Clinton and the private prison industry isn't crystal clear. While one of her bundlers is a registered lobbyist for Geo Group, a company that runs private prisons and immigrant detention centers, and five of her bundlers serve as lawyers for a firm that has represented private prisons on multiple occasions, her campaign has received no itemized contributions from major prison corporations. That said, the link is still, you know, there. And it would be really easy for her to make that link look like less of an issue if she voiced opposition to the private prison industry — an industry that stands in the way of everything she says she wants to do about immigration and criminal justice reform.
Clinton's silence on the issue is one of the primary reasons why her link to the industry looks so bad. It would be easy enough for her to put an end to the controversy over the issue by saying something negative about profit motives in the criminal justice system, and perhaps by announcing that Richard Sullivan and Brian Popper, the two bundlers most closely associated with the industry, will no longer be affiliated with her campaign. The longer she resists doing that, or anything, in response to these protests, the harder it will be to believe her if and when she does so.
Martin O'Malley has promised to phase out private prisons at the federal level Bernie Sanders has already introduced corresponding legislation in the Senate. This issue is the lowest of low-hanging fruit for the progressive base, and Clinton's silence on it is drawing a sharp, negative contrast between her and the rest of the field.
UPDATE: That was fast…
Breaking: After Clinton met with some #BLM activists today, @deray says she wants to end private prisons. On @ThomasARoberts @msnbc
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) October 9, 2015


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Federal regulators have taken their first major step in accelerating the country's move toward high-capacity, fiber optic phone networks. In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission approved a program of trials designed to study the effects of shifting consumers onto next-generation infrastructure that will be able to carry advanced services like HD voice calls and video.
The trials will be set up in select places around the country by participating carriers as a prelude to a much larger transition that will have the nation's phone calls routed using the same Internet Protocol that powers the Web. The move led some at the FCC to draw comparisons to a sexier industry, software development.
"Sandbox thinking is very popular among start-ups in Silicon Valley, but why not put it to use in Washington?" said FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. "Testing big ideas in a small way is a good way to understand the consequences of our policy choices and the impact on consumers before unleashing them on the world at large."
Among the announced projects so far are an experiment to see whether emergency communications will be disrupted by the IP transition, and how the new networks might help deliver high-speed broadband to rural America. Other studies will examine how to assign new phone numbers in an "all-IP" world. And phone companies themselves are being encouraged to submit their own proposals before a deadline of Feb. 20. The FCC plans to evaluate those submissions and approve or reject them in its May open meeting.
Another commissioner, Ajit Pai, called the plan a necessary "beta test" before the country can consider switching off the old telephone network later this decade.
U.S. consumers are gradually abandoning the old, copper-based phone network for other services already. More than a third of adults use cellphones as their only form of phone service, up from just 5 percent a decade ago. Because federal regulations require phone companies to maintain the plain, old telephone system even as they continue building out advanced networks, many in the industry argue that the arrangement imposes costs and holds back investment in the future.
Meanwhile, consumer advocates caution that moving too quickly to an IP-based phone network could leave some Americans behind.
"We want to make sure that this is an upgrade for everybody, not an upgrade for some and a downgrade for others," said Harold Feld, senior vice president at the public interest group Public Knowledge.


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I'm often asked about current trends in the industry and after a year to reflect, I want to share with you what the market is telling us is hot. Our office recap of 2017 revealed a few things we already knew and a few pleasant surprises. If you are downsizing, decluttering your life or just need some cash, I hope this has a few great tips for you.
Cars and Guitars lead the way. Okay, that's two of the five, but I had to combine them, as they rhyme. And I am all about that. Vintage Cars continue to perform well though the market keeps shifting up as the Cars from the 60s and 70s begin to outperform those of their predecessors. The law of demand has overtaken this and many other markets. Rarity, supply and age does not seem to be the key. Simply demand. Guitars are my way of saying most vintage musical instruments. Their trends have been fantastic even through rough economic times. Musicians want these classics and the demand is strong. A rare Gibson Korina Flying V realized $180,000 at our auction house last year and the market continues to climb. But it's not just guitars, vintage saxophones, trumpets, synthesizers and the like have all seen steady growth.
Modern & Contemporary Art keeps setting record prices. Although, art is all about a name, or in other words the artist, you'd have to live under a rock to not have heard about these soaring numbers. The Basquiat that sold for $110.5 Million Dollars. A Picasso recently fetched $179 Million and the list goes on. You may not have one of these in your closet, but you may have a Kenneth Noland. A meer $120,000 or so. We recently found one of those in Sun City Estate. Last Appraisal in the 90s had it valued at $17,000. That's quite an appreciation. While other art has been in decline, for the same reasons as older vintage cars, demand, this contemporary market is climbing to record territory. So I say, sell high. Buy Low.
Mid Century Modern furniture is still holding its own. Eames chairs, Bertoia designs, Knoll and all others of the period continue to perform. The millennial with disposable income really has gravitate towards these designs and being minimalists as a generation, these keep pieces are what they are opening their wallets for.
And lastly, firearms. Even as collectors sell off their collections, there is a new group of collectors ready to sweep them up. This goes against other markets. As baby boomers off most of their collectibles and flood the market, this historically softens the market for them. Following supply and demand as expected. As large collections of similar items hit the market, with little demand, the buyer can pick and choose where to spend their money. Too much supply and no demand. But this is not the case when it comes to firearms. In many cases, entire collections are realizing retail prices and just moving from one generations to the next. If all collectibles performed like this, I would not be writing this article as I would have no internet connection on my Private Island.


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This article is the second part of a three part article about dividing tasks to make your household run more smoothly. With overwhelming daily chores, activities and schoolwork, I realize that I can't keep track of everything on my own. I'm sure you share responsibilities with your spouses in your own homes, but I need more help!
As the children grow older, I have realized that I have to share tasks with them too. They are perfectly capable and should be expected to share in family chores. Even though some fussing is mandatory, participating in chores makes kids feel like they are an integral part of the family with duties and responsibilities of their own. I expect rooms clean, beds made, laundry picked up. They also have chores that contribute to the betterment of the family – setting the table, clearing the table, washing dishes and taking their hampers to the laundry room.
Besides chores, the kids should be responsible for their own schoolwork. They should be perfectly capable of setting out their daily agendas to be signed, giving me homework status updates and even beginning their homework without too much prompting. Of course the younger children won't have this responsibility but they would love nothing more than to be a part of it! Giving them reading minutes could get them into the good behavior of sitting down to spend time with books, even if they aren't yet reading the words.
Sometimes I fall into the wrong mindset though because sometimes it is easier to do these chores myself. It's easier to put the left-out shoes in the bin than to ask for them to be put away and get the typical "Just a minute…" response. If I do the chores, they get done immediately, correctly and minus the fussing. I suppose this is more for my benefit than theirs and I need to get better at this. My behavior could cause them to believe that if they don't get around to it, Mom will do it sooner or later. So even though I would rather be selfish with some of these chores, I need to share them too!


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We use the words Free Radical a lot when we talk about Skin Care and Beauty, so what exactly is a Free Radical?
It all comes down to the science of atoms! Atoms are all around us, and the best way to keep this in perspective is thinking about oxygen atoms, which are literally floating all around our bodies right now. Some atoms are unstable because they do not have all the pieces to be complete (unpaired electrons),so they go around attacking other atoms and cells to try to complete themselves. These unstable atoms are Free Radicals.
How do Free Radicals Affect Us?
Free radicals are always attacking. When we are young, our cells have a natural force field that protects us. As time goes on and we grow older, our force fields lose their effectiveness and free radicals are more likely to affect us. This is known as "normal aging". The loss of our natural barrier means we have to look for help and that would be ANTIOXIDANTS.
Antioxidants are everyone's friend! Antioxidants always have extra electrons to share with free radicals, thus eliminating their potential for damage! Some of the best nutritional antioxidants can be found in blueberries, oranges, goji berries, carrots, broccoli, and tomatoes. And for those who are not into their fruit and veggies – then you can get your antioxidants in coffee and chocolate too!


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The title is my thoughts. I also have my fear and greed. But most important, when I need to go, I GO. You jump I jump. But I check somemore first. LOL.
Alright, we had a nasty trade in #cadjpy that resulted in a 10 pips loss after so long.
#cadjpy updated on trade, exited on time stop. Loss 10pips. But good, stick to plan. https://t.co/eRCXC0Sxb4
— TerraSeeds FX Tflow® (@terraseeds) October 29, 2015
Here's another look into #cadjpy after a reminder from student.
High timeframe analysis again
Still resisted by previous high. This retracement up now could be seen as a retest to pt2 (refer to chart above on 1234 mapping).
Price resisted by ED high. Currently mapping a 1234. I am guessing that price might retracing back again to have a low SL, higher risk limit sell (note this is a limit with no trigger). If it doesn't, I hope that F6 confirms.
Update 2 Nov 8.47am
No bearish day close in CADJPY. This is something I don't like.
I'm filled on sell limit at 92.10. However, with the day/week close not bearish, I rather wait till there's a trigger then decide what to do.
Hope that my buy at break even of my sell at 92.10 is filled. *finger crossed.
And if I were to attempt cadjpy again, then I must remind myself: Strictly wait for trigger. No trigger no trade.


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Where has all the fierceness gone?
For some ridiculous reason, Ms.Keough and I kept missing the Kate Moss covered relaunch of Interview. All the hype seemed to cause the magazine to disappear from every magazine stand we frequent in Manhattan and Brooklyn. I was feeling anxiety over not finding it because for the last summer the takeover of Baron and O'Brien had made me feel hope. Hope that the very first magazine I ever became obsessed with would return to greatness, hope that a commercially viable American magazine could actually be interesting.
Ms. Pace, my 9th grade English teacher, looked like a 1950's pin-up. She had big red hair, bright red lipstick and usually wore a sleeveless breast popping blouse, over sized fake pearls, skin tight capri pants and 4 or perhaps 10 inch heels. I remember her rushing into class late, wearing horn-rimmed sunglasses and maybe dropping her papers, bending down to gather them while asking the class if we remembered to write in our journals the night before. Ms. Pace was the kind of teacher who wanted her students to figure out things for themselves. She always asked questions and never gave any facts. In the back of the classroom was a box filled with years and years of Interview. "You should totally read that, it's Andy Warhol's magazine."
I grew up reading comic books... I went hungry at school because I saved my lunch money so I could buy a stack every Saturday. Lying on the ground with my chin cradled in my hands I took in the smell of the paper, of giants striding over me-big ideas on cheap paper. Superhero adventure comic books, despite their high-brow detractors, are not simply about escapism-they are imagination activators. These larger than life, primary colored icons invite you to fill in the space between the panels. When I first picked up an issue of Interview at 15 years old my imagination was activated in much the same way. Interview portrayed GIANTS.... Andy, the actors, the drag queens, the artists, the interesting freaks never heard about before or since... If I closed my eyes, I could look up and see them taking massive steps over me...
Interview had the super heroic power to inspire. The factory superstars were interesting people willed by themselves and Warhol into fabulousness and stardom- Interview wielded that same sort of energy. Smart, cool and creative people sitting around a table in a dark restaurant, perhaps under a red light, surrounded by smoke, tongues loosened by a cocktail. Interview made you want to be at that table. The primary difference between current entertainment magazines and the old Interview is that you were invited to sit at that table, rather than being given a display window to gawk at.
A few weeks ago I interviewed for a dull, dull design gig in midtown-an area I rarely go to. I got the job and afterward decided to walk all the way to the LES, because I enjoy checking out streets I don't usually see. It was raining, but fortunately I had an umbrella. I thought some midtown magazine stand might still have that new issue and I was excited to finally get it and wait out the rain in a cafe. The Kate issue was already gone, but I did get the October issue with James Franco. I was immediately pleased by the bold, gorgeous image of Franco (starring in the much anticipated Milk) which lacked my bane: excessive cover lines. However, once seated with coffee, I began to flip through... a sinking feeling with each new page...
Oh, yes, of course, the design and typography, GORGEOUS.... the photography, FLAWLESS. Baron knows what he's doing - and he does it better than just about anyone else, no doubt. When I see his work in commercial fashion magazines it's like he's saving some tacky person high on cash, but low on taste. They desperately need him. But as I flipped through this October issue, I kept asking myself - what the hell does this elegant, minimalist design (which looks almost identical to his work on Harper's Bazaar) have to do with Interview?
The design, as lovely as it is, has absolutely nothing to do with any sort of conceptual, editorial mission. I get the impression that the design could care less about the writing, or the readership. In Fantastic Man, for example, this kind of minimalist design directly relates to the editorial sensibility, while in the new Interview, it is simply pretty.
And lets talk about the "new" Interview's editorial sensibility... how exactly has Glenn O'Brien brought it back to it's roots as he claimed he would? It's the same old celebrity tripe we've been seeing for years. Interviews seem to be arranged by agents hyping projects - not by the staffs genuine interest or enthusiasm. There is also an interview with the absolute most irritating, least interesting, cutest NY band, MGMT. This is meant to be the moment where the magazine gives voice to new, interesting, COOL talent. The powers that be are obviously taking the likes of too many boring middle-class interns to heart. Then of course, in the back of the book, we are fed the same old tired NY "interesting" art people we've been seeing for far, far too long. I have a list of people I don't need to hear about any more, and Ryan McGinley and Elizabeth Peyton are at the top of that list.
As an artist, designer, writer and editor I want to put something of quality out into the world and stay true to my convictions while still making a living - and not just contribute to cultural pollution. I thought that Interview might begin to embody those desires. As I sat there flipping the pages, resigning my fate to the impending lackluster work I'd be creating, I wondered if there was any hope at all. Yes, its totally ridiculous, but this magazine was the catalyst to a weeks long depression.
The new Interview is a perfectly fine, well done magazine... but has nothing to add. It seems to be a very well crafted opportunity to sell fashion to young, wealthy suburban refugees who think one can BUY yourself into being an interesting person. This is just not my thing. I wish them all the luck in the world.
Seriously though... Baron or O'Brien, if you're reading this, and you want to get back in touch with that smokey restaurant table, R&S is available.
Love and Kisses - we miss you Andy.
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Dear Mr. Mcginnis,
thank you very much for this fine and exact review of the "new" Interview! You name it! It is exactly like that!
For American magazines this style may be relatively new, but here in Europe it is already seen so much. So yes, i agree with you, the redesign is a disappointment. I'been reading Interview for 17 years (loved the Tibor Kalman years back then and thought the three in-between issues before the redesign were great), but i don't recognize my beloved magazine anymore. I wonder, with this stiff layout, what do they want to do to surprise or play?
Greetings from Berlin,
Having given up on Interview a while ago this was the first issue I had perused in quite some time. Excited by it's dynamic (if throwback) design I snapped it up.
Alas I found it to be the equivalent of a quickly snagged bit of fast food. As much as I wanted to enjoy it I was left feeling both bloated by lovely design that sort of went..nowhere... and empty by content that was as average and witless as any other mainstream magazine.
I purchased my first issue of Interview in 1979. I had no idea who most of the people in it were but there was just "something" that made it so desirable. The size, the look, the freewheeling approach to the interviews – what was this? Yes it did get showbizzy during the 80's but it was always bold, fun and the sense of downtown was always there. Perhaps the mix of Colacello's conservative politic and Andy's innate subversiveness never allowed it to get too glossy or too far from it's original "hey let's make a magazine" verve keeping it fresh...
The Sischy years were to me sad ones. Dry and pedantic; cliquey but not cool. Ingrid's privledged, dusty and dreary approach to the excitement and wacko-ness of fame and fashion left me feeling depressed. It was a graduate school student's approach to hipness and for me the fun was lost.
Perhaps there is room for the new version to fray past it's gorgeous looks and pick up a little downtown grit. Perhaps downtown has just gotten so glossy that this is all that remains. I hope not.
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Ottawa ,Canada Autumm1989 Vol.1 No.5
My Debutante Soire
As I write this two days later, I wonder why I made such a fuss of going out to dinner with a few friends. A lot ado over nothing, till I remember my very, very rocky road to September 2, l989. To put it all into perspective, we have to go back to our meeting of April I at Judy's. I arrived excited and nervous: excited at being there, nervous as I was still shy at meeting everyone and feeling a bit inadequate around such seemingly at ease people who seemed to treat the meetings like an every-day occurrence. Plus, a few seemed to know one another quite well and had an easy rapport with one another. That night, if I recall correctly, was the first or second time that I dressed up, as I had been too nervous to do so earlier. As soon as I came in, I saw Barbara, imperious and dignified, talking and seemingly controlling the conversation. I was awed and tried not to draw attention to myself but I envied her for her self assurance and her acceptance of who she was. So I mostly sat and spoke to Karen till everyone started talking about celebrating the group's first anniversary at a restaurant. I was bursting to tell everyone about my friend's caf, but I was too shy to mention it. I know, I know, you don't believe I'm shy but I am) really, sort of. I did manage to blurt it out as I was leaving and Jim mentioned that he'd been there and had liked it. A few days later, I went to George's and began to broach the subject of some friends of mine, a group actually, renting the caf for supper. As we talked and he told me how he could make money to make it worth his while and yet still keep the cost reasonable, I began to realize that I'd have to tell him that wed be "en femme" for this meal. I began by trying to infer it and then trying two or three different ways before coming right out and telling him. He looked and shrugged and I stared mouth agape. Why wasnt he freaking out and calling me all kinds of names? So I asked him if he truly accepted it or was he trying to be cool? He became annoyed and told me not to tell him what he'd said. Then he told me a quiet and reasonable truth If someone liked me, they'd eventually accept it; but if they disliked me, this would be just another reason not to like me. I was on a natural high. This was my first old friend I'd told, and he'd accepted it. I've known George since 1966 and it felt good that, without being overjoyed by it, he was open and actually couldn't care less either way. On Saturday I told his girl friend Lucie about me and she accepted it totally. She teased me all day, but I in a way that had me in tears of laughter. She kept insisting that I'd becoming tired of being a short man and so had become a tall woman instead. This was a great, two for two, and both had accepted. I phoned Judy to tell her the good news and was floored by her declaration that a restaurant had already been reserved.
I wasn't angry, I was terrified how was I to go in femme" by bus to the restaurant and come back the same way? I couldn't do it. I was in a panic, terrified, having daydreams of being beaten up on my way to the bus, on the bus, at the restaurant and/or on my way back. I just couldn't do it and phoned Judy to lie and tell her that I'd be otherwise occupied that , night. I felt terrible. I hadn't wanted to lie, but I thought everyone I would go to the supper and think , nothing of it, so I felt a bit ashamed. Tells you how much I knew all of you, doesn't it? When I found out the party had been at Judy's and not at a restaurant I felt even more stupid and childish, but no one seemed to mind that I had not been there.
To explain a bit: for some crazy reason, I thought I was the newest member and everyone else had done it all and I did feel a bit inadequate. I guess I really should have been more open and asked more questions. I felt like sulking, telling myself I could have done it and told a few members why I hadn't gone. One or two meetings later, Ted gave me a ride home and I mentioned again my friend's restaurant, secure in the thought that we'd never go out as a group. Unfortunately, Ted seemed inspired by the idea and began to bring it up at every meeting as I watched in growing horror, praying it wouldn't attract much interest. Of course, I couldn't speak of my fears aloud, for hadn't I been the one to so cavalierly suggest that my friend's restaurant would be ideal. I began to understand the old dictum "hoisted on one's own ptard". It was too late. I felt honor bound to tell everyone that yes, George had okayed it and would be glad if we held our supper there, but I did specify that we needed 20 persons to rent the cafe out right This I knew was my graceful way out. As summer progressed and the target date of early September crawled ever closer, I felt more and more secure that no way would we get 20 persons to together.
That would have been the end of it if my conscience hadn't pricked me into putting my other foot in my mouth. We could, I mentioned, rent the smaller, west side room, with only 10 to 12 persons. Suddenly, everyone jumped at it, and my fears had a double attack. I know, I know, for a reputedly intelligent person, I sometimes say and do pretty stupid things. As they told me to go to George to formalize our reservations, I sat there and nodded blankly while my heart beat out a wild tattoo and my brain suddenly went blank low in case this sounds like a devious plan from a devious mind, let me point out that going out in public terrified me. No way was I going to do it. I'd never pass, I didnt look enough like Raquel Welch. In short, I would have found any excuse not to go out while still desperately wanting to go out.
A paradox we all recognize, I'm sure when I finally went to see George, I found out to my great shock that he wouldn't be there that holly would be the one I'd have to deal with. I've known Holly for 18 years, although we'd just recently seen each other again after l0 years. I'd made another famous faux pas telling her how much she'd aged then trying to save myself by explaining that she'd gotten character over the years. Holly let me drown on that one. It seemed that luck would smile on me when Lucie came in and gave me the basic options we could have, how much it would cost, etc. and George would tell Holly about us. I'd just come back late that afternoon for a 2 minute chat. Unfortunately, life seems to delight in sticking a branch between my legs to surprise me once in awhile when I returned to confirm it all with holly, the first thing she asked was if it was true that the supper was for a cross dressing support group. It caught me totally off guard. I looked at the other waitress, an 18 year old whose eyes were as round as dollar coins. I finally got Holly to go to the other side so we could talk away from people having afternoon coffee and who seemed to me to have heard every word so far. I tried to stick to the menu and costs but all she wanted to talk about was where I knew this group from, had I known them long, had I worked with one of them…? I finally admitted that I belonged to the group and that seemed to quiet her down. I then gave all the pertinent data to Ted and assumed that everything was taken care of. Unfortunately, the soap opera wasn't finished yet.
A few nights later, I went for coffee at the caf to talk to my favorite waitress Kim. She asked if I'd told Holly we were going to be there "en femme". I said yes. She then suggested that I have another chat with Holly and I felt too old for this. Life should getting easier not harder. So the next day I returned to the caf with some trepidation. Holly had seemed to me to be wary of the idea, how would she react to this?" I asked her if she knew that the group would be in dresses and I could tell by the look of astonishment on her face that I'd forgotten to tell her. The funny thing is that she'd just told me how pleasant Ted had been and how she thought she might like to meet him in a different setting. I tried very hard to allay her fears saying it was a heterosexual group, that we had a doctor in the group, that most had good jobs and were well respected by their peers etc…So I lied a bit, it was for a good cause.
Now all I had to do was talk to Mimi and Sheryl to see if they had any problems with it, but Mimi told me she'd known a few transsexuals and had almost shared an apartment with one so she thought it was a great idea. Sheryl said she knew I'd acted too perfect, too straight to be true. They were both looking forward to it and hoping we'd have a good time. The supper was never in jeopardy, but I wanted the staff on our side, or at least neutral and open minded. Now all that was left was for Saturday night to arrive, what could go wrong?
Actually, a lot could. The closer it got, the tenser I became. I lived on coffee and cigarettes for the last three days alternating between going "en femme" or in jeans or not going at all. Why had I mentioned this caf? I was now going to have to appear as a woman in front of three real women I knew. What if one of the caf regulars showed up?
On Saturday I worked till 4 pm helping George paint walls, clean up, finish the men's washroom and feeling more and more like I couldn't do it but Holly and Mimi kept telling me that tomorrow I'd hate myself if I didn't do it tonight. I went home, showered and forced myself to bring my clothes to Ted's. There I must have driven Laura and
Alison to distraction by having running arguments with myself. I thought it a bit ridiculous going out in public to a place I hang out at when most people tend to go where they're sure not to meet an acquaintance. At 7 pm I grow dressed, but then felt like , sitting down and watching television all night. Finally we drove to the caf I was so scared that Ted hadn't ever turned off the engine before I was out of the car and in the caf, when it suddenly hit me that there might be other diners there. But once I was sitting down with my friends, a lot the doubts and all the anguish disappeared and I knew I'd done the right thing. I think it helped to know that Karen, Barb and Leigh had also gone through some of the same things as this too was their "debutante soire.The evening was perfect. I felt great and the feeling got better, as the service and the food were excellent and everyone loved Mimi. When I think of it now, I believe that this night will always be special for me. In the next few days, I talked to Mimi, who told me she loved us and had a fantastic time I Of course she's only 22 years old (haha). Holly loved it and was happy when I told her that some people mentioned that if we have one for Christmas, we should return here. I also nosily asked how she felt about Ted now. She said that at least she knew before hand and not a year down the road. If they do go out, I think I should get a match maker fee of $21 from each. I think it is fair. To finish this, I would personally like to thank each lady who came and helped make my "debutante soire' such a success. THANK YOU to Judy, Barb, Karen, Sharon, Alison, Rachel, Laura and Leigh for being there for me and more importantly, for being yourselves.
P.S. I think Barb had the nicest top but Laura and Leigh out dressed us all, the bitches!
A License for Prejudice
A few evenings ago, I attended a business related dinner and the subject of prejudice was raised among the people I was with. My boss put forth the statement that people should not have any prejudices towards anyone else .The conversation shifted to a discussion about people of other races and of how unfortunate it is that so many people hold so many negative opinions about these people. I As I listened to the conversation, I couldn't help but notice a blatant demonstration of hypocrisy on the part of my boss. My employer knows of my female gender, but views my feelings as being disgusting, and he most certainly has no willingness to try and a understand my predicament. To many, transvestism and Tran sexuality provide a license to be prejudiced. Although I likely have a biased opinion, I still cannot understand why anyone should look upon those such as ourselves so negatively, and frankly I am fed up with the attitudes of others. No one should be forced to live in a way that is totally contrary to their own needs and desires, and to have an opposite set of rules and conditions forced upon them is to me the most inconsiderate treatment anyone can be made to endure short of physical torture. I am not a murderer, a thief or dishonest. My actions do not hurt anyone and I am not trying to gain attention. I am just struggling to live the way I most desire, and the only way I feel comfortable.
What really gets me is how people try and force their beliefs based on their own feelings of how they think we should be. I know some people who are really trying to make me be a man, and they keep telling me that my desire to be female is just a silly whim and that one day I'll wake up and realize the error of my ways. I once sought the advice of a minister, thinking that surely such a person would be understanding, only to be Beaten and clubbed black and blue with a bible, under the threat of spending at least one eternity in the fires of hell unless I stopped doing what I'm doing. I wish that somehow I could put these people in my shoes for one day. Maybe then they would understand. I have gained one thing from all of this and that is that I have become much more understanding and accepting of those who are different than me. I still can't be accepting of those who won't accept me. I can learn to be tolerant of their negative attitudes, but I wonder if they can do the same, It is unfortunate that often those who are the most understanding are often persecuted the most by others.
Debutante Soiree Another View
Dear Diary,
We went to Rosie Lee's for a splendid Saturday night dinner with the girls. Judy and I drove downtown arriving too late to get the parking spot Alison took right in front of the restaurant. We had to park a long, long block away and walk among people to get to the restaurant. I started walking so fast that if I had cleats on my heels I'm sure I would have looked like I was on fire, well, Judy (God bless her) restrained me and held my marching step down to a casual walk. After furtive glances ("try not to look suspicious"), and playing with my hair, and looking down, I realized the sky was not falling and we were not being watched.
We were out two girls strolling down Laurier Avenue: one casually dressed and walking casually, the other probably just off work, still dressed in her suit, which is why she seems spaced out. We finally got to the restaurant and were asked if we wanted a table for two when Judy shook her head, we were asked if we were with the Ross party. (We passed) I looked around a little bit dazed to see who was watching us just a few eyes checking out the commotion by the front door. And then we were led to our room: nine of the girls were there! Alison, Rachel, Laura, Leigh, Sharon, Ross, Barbara, Judy and me (Karen). We passed a delightful evening together. There should be awards for these categories: For avoiding anything green, nominees are Laura and Judy. And the winner is… Laura. For consuming the most Red Stripe: Judy (no other contenders). Alison gets the award for conspicuous dexterity with numbers while under duress (threatened cash shortage). Alison also gets the award for creative body contortions in response (to photography aversion. her prize is a new set of Foster Grants. (Those are sun glasses Alison, not Australian beer). Leigh and Karen (me!) were the photographers.
We are being nominated for perseverance. The winner will be served a three course meal of photo supplies. The most dignified (quiet) was Sharon (aside from me). The award for most frequent visits to the kitchen goes to Ross, without whom this whole escapade would not be possible, and to whom we all are very grateful. An award also goes to Ross for cheerfully recounting innumerable times how the evening came about. Many thanks Ross, (Rosie?), and to the staff at Rosie Lees whose picture will be cherished in our archives. Too soon the evening came to a close. After Alison dazzled us with New Math, Judy (the Red Stripe winner) tried out her legs and we headed back to the car. I enjoyed our walk back, the cool summer breeze waiting softly past, soothing my legs with reassuring caresses while occasionally blowing my silk scarf up into my face. I luxuriated in the sensuality of a walk: I should have parked miles away}. Another quiet ride home to Judy's and the summer nights dream came to a peaceful ending. But there will be others, today Rosie Lees, tomorrow the world!
Our Christmas dinner is coming. We're hoping to set a date for sometime in early December at the Rosie Lee Caf en Laurier Avenue Last. Those who attended the last (first) supper in September had a thoroughly geed time with good feed and drinks and excellent company (ourselves). As Christmas is a busy season for any restaurant, it behooves plan ahead and ask the members make a decision on whether they can attend or net and let us knew as seen as possible. Also, if I may, a deposit with the reservation would greatly be appreciated to cover the cost of putting a deposit and assuring the presence of all who say they'll come (of course last minute emergencies do occur).
For these who weren't in attendance at the ether supper, we partook of a hot asparagus and red pepper soup, a Caesar salad with house seasoning, a vegetarian lasagna, chicken marinatec in wine, rice plus two different cakes plus coffee and the manager gave us some wine free of charge. The owner and staff are sympathetic and sensitive to us and will provide a safe, pleasant environment, se let's have wives, girlfriends, significant ethers and friends come along to make it even mere of a success. Se please respond early and if yet can please let us knew what date would be most acceptable.


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Accountants may not be aware that the statutory residency test announced by George Osborne in his March Budget is currently causing some confusion.
A consultation on the residency test will be released on the 14th of June, but this is likely to be a disappointment to people who are on the borderline between residency and non-residency. The new legislation has two aims. Firstly, it hopes to provide certainty, and secondly, to maintain revenues.
HMRC lays down guidelines on the number of days someone needs to spend in the UK before they are classed as resident. The current ruling is 183 days or more or an average of 91 days per year over a 4 year period.
There are also other things to be taken into consideration such as family, business and property ties and reasons for visiting the UK.
The courts have backed a quality of time spent in the UK approach rather than the method of day counting. This basically means establishing that an individual is still tied to this country. However, this again can be difficult to enforce.
The long running battle between HMRC and Robert Gaines-Cooper is a good example of the problems surrounding the current rules on residency. In December 2006, commissions said that Gaines-Cooper was still resident because he owned various properties in the UK. He lost 2 appeals against this decision before winning the right to take his case to the Supreme Court.
The government is keen to stamp out all forms of tax avoidance and evasion but the debate over residency is likely to rumble on for some time.


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You every think about how much a word is worth? My students were constantly thinking about the price of words. One of the things they may do when they finish their assignment or center is to find Dollar Words. I assigned each letter a monetary value by writing a money amounts on index cards and taping it next to the corresponding letting on my alphabet. The kids loved finding the words so much they even did it at home. I have also created these colorful money words posters. Click here to check them out in my TPT store. I love these little posters! They are perfect for creating math or literacy centers in which students find the value of their spelling or vocabulary words.
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