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With that assessment achieved we moved on to Electrics (We should always have lined that earlier than dismantling the Volvo!) I handed the primary evaluation, defending electrics, with flying colors and have two self checks to complete over the vacations. When we go back after the break we will finish up with electrics pretty quickly (if people have studied over the vacations) after which shall be on to dismantling and refitting engines. On that topic my Dad was capable of rating me a V6 (Pictured) from a wreckers for me to dismantle and play around with!
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The lamina or blade in macroscopic algae like seaweed is a generally flattened structure that typically forms the principal bulk of the thallus. It is often developed into specialised organs such as flotation bladders and reproductive organs.
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Hopefully everyone has read Part One of this tournament report.
Third Game - vs Adam and his Unnamed Gang
Well after two decent wins and a lunch break we entered into game 3. This time I was up against Adam with his unnamed gang, mainly as he was self confessed in being un organised and hadnt even named his characters. Setting up on table 6 Adam deployed in the centre baseline just behind the large hill whilst I placed my gang near the walled house.
Straight away I was on the front foot, gaining a couple of loot counters and storming towards the centre of the table, taking cover on the reverse slope of a hill with Dum, Dee and Whyte Rabbit. Hatter and White Knight went left around the large hill as Adam was moving some of his gang across the terrain in response.
Adams medic (we named him Doc) suddenly found himself in front of Hatters shotgun and was summarilly dispatched in a hail of lead. Outraged Adam's leader charged towards Hatter and as per the medic, was gunned downed mercilessly.
On the central hills the Unnamed struck back with Scouter aiming a well placed shot straight between Dums eyes and dropping him where he stood. Rabbit hada great bead on Scouters location now and aimed a shot which paid him back in full. The unnamed were reeling, gang members were dropping like flies and they had no leader to rally them.
Adam fought back hard moving his sharpshooter Annie into a good position, but she fluffed her shots and Hatter put her down before moving in for the coup de grace. Hatter was on a rampage and sped after Adams remaining scout and gunned him down remorslessly.
The Unnamed had been utterly wiped out and the Wonderland gang had taken the majority of the loot, completely winning with 115pts to 20pts.
Game 4 - vs Martin and his Concrete Savages
Last game of the day and i thought it was close on points between a couple of us. I was up against Martin and his melee orientated savages, if they got into close combat I could be cut to ribbons. We were on table 3 which was my Apocalyptic airbase.
After the loot was placed I deployed behind the old transport plane, whilst the Savages entered the fray near the other side. I was panicking, the mad, knife weilding manics were too close for my liking.
Alice and Dum sped off to the left as a few loots were quite close by. The White Knight snagged another loot as Whyte Rabbit and Hatter went right around the sandbags to try and catch the savages as they advanced.
Fubar from the savages ran up into cover of some sandbags but Hatter took a bead with his shotgun and gunned down the poor maniac. Next up was River who suddenly found herself under fire, and shortly succumbed to the overpowering firepower.
The Savages leader ran onto the planes wing and snagged some loot, quickly dashing back down to bank it. Snafu the mad spear weilding nutter charged up onto the plane to counter the moves of Dee and a whirling melee ensued. Thats not a Knife even card was played by both of us so neither would be able to use any combat weapons and bonuses and it was down to fisticuffs! yeh that ended eventful and both characters remained locked in combat.
Savage Sid tried to gun down Mad Hatter from his vantage point on the wing of the plane but missed. Not so for the wonderland leader who blasted him off the wing then moved closer to give him the coup de grace. In the scrap between Dee and Snafu it was going the way of the Wonderlanders thanks to back up from the White Knight and Dee finally got to coup de grace the Savage.
In a last desperate effort Martin snagged a loot and dashed back to his deployment area whilst another character Clay took on White Knight. The Wonderlanders wouldnt be cowed however and another raider went the way of the rest.
The Savages had definately been outgunned and outclassed. The Wonderland gang hadn't got a scratch whilst whislt nearly annihi
Another win with a huge 120pts to 20pts
So four games and four large wins. After all the points were totalled I had won the day with a considerable margin.
A fantastic day out and four cracking games against four great opponents. I cant wait for the next one.
For my winnings I chose the Angel Gang box set for the 2000AD Judge Dredd miniatures game (which also would be extreamly fitting for Across the Dead Earth). Alot of the great prizes were donated by Lostland Games so much kudos to them.
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Nice pics. My life seems to be one long series of overdue jobs, so I know what a relief it is to be back on task!
The external chine logs I don't mind so much, but the leeboard?? I know there are some really good practical reasons for going down that path, and I know that Phil Bolger was a great advocate of them, but they take some getting used to.
Apart from the increased internal space, do you think you could just remind me what the benefits of a leeboard are; especially when used in conjunction with a flat bottomed hull like this one.
Well, I'm not an expert on the subjuect, but the most obvious advantage of leeboards is exactly what Graham has pointed out - less clutter inside the part of the boat in which people want to sit. Now, having a centreboard case in there with you is not necessarily a bad thing. I've found a case to be a great way to brace one's feet; to bundle people away from each other when sleeping; and to use as a sort of improvised set of hiking straps by hooking the soles of your feet under the upper external framing of the case while hiking out.
Another advantage of leeboards is that they are providing lateral plane from the surface of the water down to their tips, rather than from the bottom of the centreboard case to the tip. The problem there is that I suspect that the "end plate" effect of the bottom of the hull over the centreboard more than makes up for the increased effective area of the leeboard.
But despite all of that (including arguements about better hull strength without a centreboard slot), there is one overwhelming practical advantage of leeboards for a cruising dinghy, and that is avoiding the plague of having sand and shell-grit pumped up into the centreboard slot while the boat is pulled onto the beach with wavelets surrounding her. That is the reason why my centreboard designs have a positive method of forcing the centreboard down, rather than just relying on a block of ballasting lead in the board - a jambed board is a potentially serious problem, particularly when leaving a lee shore - you must be able to get the board down quickly, and the combination of sand and shel-grit inside a case is a serious problem. It is also a very good arguement in favour of a dagger board rather than a pivoting centreboard.
I've been having an interesting discussion with a fellow in Maine about the effectivness of long, shallow keels. He sails a Phil Bolger Oldshoe and I occasionally sail a Bolger Micro - both of which have long, shallow keels. Both of us have been pleasantly surprised by just how effective these keels are - despite what the theorists will tell you. If you get the chance, read Arthur Ramsome's books in the Swallows and Amazons series (I read my first one at about eight years of age, and I'm still reading the twelve-book series on a regular basis - they are that good), where he describes Swallow, a 14 ft clinker sailing dinghy with a shallow keel.
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When showing your home to prospective buyers, first impressions are the most lasting and the most important to the sale.
Your major role as a seller will be to make your home as attractive as possible to potential buyers. The time, effort and limited financial investment involved can give you the competitive edge needed to sell your home when you want — at the price you want.
Your home's exterior creates the prospective buyer's first impression since the exterior of your home is the first thing a prospective buyer sees. A little time and effort can make a big difference in the impression your home creates — and pay big dividends when the sale is made.
Here is a short list of my top exterior recommendations:
1. Landscaping – whether you do the work or hire a landscaping company, gardens are weeded, and debris, toys, etc.
are picked up and stored neatly.
2. Fences and gates are repaired and painted, if needed.
3. Windows are clean and exterior of home is free of cobwebs, dirt, etc.
4. Cracked windows and torn screens are replaced. Screens, windows and window sills are washed.
5. Doorknobs are polished and doorbell and front lights are in good working order.
6. Moving is finished or in progress.
A spotless interior will reinforce your home's good first impression. Interior dirt and clutter can obscure your home's good points, so start with a full housecleaning from top to bottom. Store unused or unnecessary items in closets and storage areas or hold a garage sale. Eliminate clutter and your home will look more spacious — an important selling point.
Take an inspection tour of your home, observing it as a potential buyer would, and use the following checklist to make sure it's ready to show:
- Walls are clean and free of smudges, fingerprints and dents.
- Woodwork and wallpaper are inspected for problem areas; wallpaper is cleaned and woodwork waxed.
- Curtains and drapes are freshly laundered.
- Rugs and carpets are shampooed. Floors are waxed.
- Loose doorknobs, sticking doors, windows and warped drawers are repaired.
- Leaky faucets are fixed. Water discoloration in sink is eliminated.
- Loose stair banisters are tightened and steps are free of objects.
- Light fixtures are in good working order. Discolored or cracked switch plates are replaced.
- Closets, shelves and drawers are organized to display spaciousness.
- Clothing is hung neatly and shoes and other objects are neatly arranged.
- Bathrooms are sparkling clean. Tub and shower caulking is repaired.
- Bedrooms are neat. Bedspreads and curtains are attractive.
- The kitchen is clean and tidy, including cupboards, stove and oven.
- The attic and garage are clean and well organized.
- Mirrors, picture frames and glass covered pictures are clean.
- Lamp shades are in good condition.
- Electrical connections are plugged in.
- Consider painting walls and replacing carpeting if cleaning doesn't do the trick. It is also important to keep lighting in mind when you show your home. Good lighting will make your home seem more cheery and spacious.


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MY Basketball is a six-week introductory youth basketball program for boys and girls designed to teach the proper fundamentals of the game in a high energy environment and develop a love for the game. Each action packed session will consist of quality instruction from experienced coaches, a variety of drills, and extensive game play. Our sessions have a high coach to athlete ratio in order to maximize individual feedback and learning.
No prior basketball experience required.
MY Basketball is divided by age and ability to provide the best environment for each athlete to thrive in. We have different levels for athletes to progress through.
Our MY Basketball program runs for six weeks in September and October of each year with each age group having two one-hour sessions per week. Each athlete receives a basketball and a jersey to keep.
The details for this year's sessions are:
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- Grade 4-6: Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 pm and Thursdays 7:00-8:00 pm
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All sessions are at the South Ridge YMCA and run from September 17, 2018 until October 25, 2018 (excluding Thanksgiving Monday). The cost is $170 and includes a basketball and jersey to keep. All MY Basketball programs are eligible for Kidsport and Jumpstart subsidies.
Athletes in grades 5-7 are also eligible to participate in the Medicine Hat Minor Basketball League which runs from November until March (after completetion of the fall MY Basketball Program). Athletes who participate in the MY Basketball program AND the Medicine Hat Minor Basketball League will receive a discounted price of $390 for registration in both programs (a $70 savings!)
Advance registration is required and sessions do fill up every year. Register early to guarantee your spot.
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Second review of the IMF - December 2011
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Interesting article by Krugman about national debt: "Nobody Understands Debt" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/opinion/krugman-nobody-understands-debt.html?_r=1ReplyDelete
... to a certain extent it reminds me of Paul Samuelson's idea from 1958: "If the rate of interest on government bonds is forever less than the growth rate of the economy, the government can run a sustainable Ponzi finance of deficits, where it rolls over the debt plus interest forever and never needs to increase taxes, so there is no burden on future generations."
What do you think?
This only works when the Central Bank can (print their own currency, then) buy their Treasury's bonds, because with yields pushed artificially low, which foreign investors are going to "invest" in near zero return bond yield below the rate of inflation (real or otherwise-CPI)? The long term cost of this, is currency devaluation. You need to look no further than Japan as to the outcome of these financial engineering tactics. The difference in Japan is that at least most of their bond purchases were coming from the public sector. Without foreign buyers and no national public sector substantial buyers, the only option left is for the Central Bank to replace both those sources of purchasing power.ReplyDelete
It's a ponzi that works until any remaining foreign holders of said bonds finally lose confidence - given that not only the yields are ultra low, but also that the currency of said bonds is devaluing year after year - and when they finally decide to dump (sell) all said bonds, the jigg is up and the currency collapses.
But what do I know? I haven't spent 1 day in economics class ;-)


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Research for the design of interior environments: lighting, technology, furniture, materials, special populations, ergonomics, environmental and future needs. A lab fee (2015 fee = $75) will be billed from Syracuse. Open only to environmental and interior design students admitted to the London Design Program. Prereq: EDI 351; Coreq: DES 485, and ART 400.1 for SU students.
Department: Environmental Design
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About 10 companies have withdrawn their advertising spots from Bill O'Reilly's signature talk show on FOX News, as they discovered allegations of sexual harassment over him. Several women have accused the host and his company of paying them millions to remain silent about the allegations.
Advertisers ditching the "O'Reilly Factor" include Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, and BMW of North America, as CNN. Mercedes-Benz spokeswoman Donna Boland wrote a statement, "Given the importance of women in every aspect of our business, we don't feel this is a good environment in which to advertise our products right now."
Nonetheless, this isn't the first scandal involving FOX News. Former FOX News chairman Roger Ailes, who was involved in his own sexual harassment scandal last year, was hit with a new lawsuit on Monday, over the allegation of offering promotion in exchange for a sexual relationship. Additionally, black employees filed a lawsuit over racial discrimination against FOX News last week, and a third black employee joined the lawsuit on Tuesday.
FOX News charted $446 million in ad revenue between year 2014 and 2016. The O'Reilly Factor grabbed the number one spot in cable news alongside its anti-political correctness, pro-patriotism, and conservative programming.
FOX News's parent company released a statement in response, emphasizing that the 21st Century Fox considers workplace issues very seriously. "Notwithstanding the fact that no current or former Fox News employee ever took advantage of the 21st Century Fox hotline to raise a concern about Bill O'Reilly, even anonymously, we have looked into these matters over the last few months and discussed them with Mr. O'Reilly."
Despite the accusations of sexual harassment O'Reilly has faced, the company has decided to extend his contract, according to the New York Times. What seems clear is for now, the organizational culture of FOX News need real change.


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As part of our ongoing commitment to the health of the communities we serve, Milford Hospital proudly joined the Healthier Greater New Haven Partnership to complete our 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment. This coalition is comprised of an exceptional team of individuals which includes representation from area hospitals, public health departments and numerous community organizations.
A multi-year, data driven process, the Community Health Needs Assessment is a study which evaluates the health status, behaviors and needs of the residents in the Greater New Haven area including Milford and surrounding communities. Also included is a comprehensive and collaborative Community Health Improvement Plan designed to address the major unmet needs in the area.
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"TAON" stands for Trust Account Overdraft Notification, the short name for MPRC 1.15A, adopted by the Michigan Supreme Court, effective September 15, 2010. Pursuant to the TAON rule, lawyers may only place their trust accounts at Michigan financial institutions which have agreed to notify the Grievance Administrator of any transaction which overdrafts the account or would have resulted in an overdraft, if completed.
Must every attorney maintain a trust account?
No. An attorney must maintain a trust account if:
1. The attorney receives client or third party funds;
2. The attorney receives advance fees or cost payments from clients;
3. The attorney is asked to hold funds on behalf of clients.
Is it feasible for an attorney to have more than one trust account?
An attorney may have several trust accounts at one time. This does create more book keeping responsibility, and therefore more time and effort is involved. Having multiple accounts may also increase the risk of an accounting error.
If an attorney deposits a check into a trust account is there a set period of time they must wait before issuing checks drawn on those funds?
When an attorney deposits a check into a trust account it may take several days for the deposits to clear and the funds to be made available. Banks may vary in the amount of time taken to process a deposit. If the attorney has any doubt whether the deposited instrument has cleared; they should not issue any checks drawn on the funds. Instead, they should contact their bank's customer service line to verify that the funds are available.
May an attorney leave a substantial amount of money in the trust account as a "cushion" to prevent an overdraft?
No, an attorney may leave only a nominal amount of extra funds in the trust account to cover miscellaneous expenses such as check printing.
Will every overdraft prompt an investigation?
Although an overdraft, no matter how nominal, may be a violation of the attorney's ethical obligations, not all overdrafts will prompt a full investigation. A nominal overdraft will result in a preliminary inquiry to determine if further investigation is warranted.
Will every overdraft prompting a full investigation result in formal charges against the attorney?
No. Each overdraft notice will be evaluated on an individual basis. Whether formal disciplinary charges are filed is within the sole discretion of the Attorney Grievance Commission. The Attorney Grievance Commission may direct that formal charges be filed, the attorney be admonished or that the request for investigation be dismissed. The Commission may also condition disposition of the file on the lawyer's participation in remedial education.
What types of records should a lawyer keep to assist them in properly maintaining their trust account?
At a minimum, a lawyer should keep a general trust account ledger and a separate ledger for each client or third person for whom funds are being held. A lawyer must immediately notify clients or third persons whenever funds are deposited or withdrawn from the trust account. For additional information on proper record keeping, see A Discussion of Trust Accounts for Michigan Lawyers (2009), available at http://www.michbar.org/pmrc/articles/0000145.pdf
What information is the lawyer's financial institution required to provide the Grievance Administrator when an overdraft occurs?
1. The identity of the financial institution;
2. The identity of the account holder;
3. The account number;
4. Information identifying the transaction item; and,
5. The amount and date of the overdraft and either the amount of the returned
instrument or other dishonored debit to the account and the date returned or
dishonored, or the date of presentation for payment and the date paid.
If a transaction results in a trust account overdraft what types of information may the lawyer be required to provide to the grievance administrator?
The lawyer may be required to provide:
1. A signed written explanation for the overdraft or presentment of check(s) against
non-sufficient funds specifically identifying the payee and purpose of the
paid/returned check(s), the source and purpose of the related deposit, if any, and
what steps, the lawyer took to rectify the situation, including paying any
associated bank fees;
2. Copies (front and back) of the paid or returned item(s);
3. Copies of the account signature card, and the lawyer's complete (all pages)
IOLTA bank statements for the preceding three (3) months, including any
statement(s) that reflect the overdraft(s);
4. Copies of any and all records that correspond with the lawyer's last three monthly
IOLTA bank statements referenced above, including but not limited to records
showing the source and purpose of deposits and information as to the payee and
purpose of checks drawn from the account; general ledgers; client ledgers; etc.;
5. The lawyer's trust account reconciliations, for the preceding three (3) months.
How long must a lawyer maintain trust account records?
A lawyer must preserve complete records of such account funds and other property for a period of five (5) years after termination of the representation. MCR 9.115(b)(2).


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Family Chicken Pie
Simple, tasty and wholesome - there's nothing more satisfying than a piping hot chicken pie for a family lunch.
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Hello dears :)
As you maybe know, my second hobby is cooking and baking. I like to spend hours in the kitchen making delicious food for my family and friends. I have a great collection of recipes from different countries and cuisines, which I started to collect about 20 years ago. I found my first recipes in german magazine ''Burda''. It was very popular in USSR.
Let me present you my new project ''In my kitchen''. Every month I will create one mini kit about cooking or baking. You can use these kits for creating your everyday layouts or easily make the recipes book. This month I made for you some eggs for breakfast. Bon appetit!
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Weather in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has a warm and sunny climate all year-round, with an average temperature of 18°C throughout the year. The island is in the Caribbean and enjoys 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, which means you're almost guaranteed sunshine and clear blue skies no matter when you visit.
The best time to go to Puerto Rico for the highest temperatures is in the summer when its subtropical climate is in full swing. Temperatures reach highs of 30°C between June and September, which is perfect for a lazy day on the beach.
The mountains that spread from the north to south of the island often experience light snowfall in winter, which brings slightly cooler temperatures to the island. It's the best time to visit Puerto Rico if you struggle with intense heat and temperatures are usually around 14°C.
There isn't much rainfall in the summer, with most of it falling between November and February. December has an average rainfall of 139mm that gradually increases to 148mm in February.


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i love it in every single way, with or without the blouse, i must say that i am crazy in love with the neon combination! that gorgeous bra underneath that transparent oversized blouse! love it! looks even more amazing with the color of the jeans blouse! looking smashing as always!ReplyDelete
hello hottie patatie:)! your neon bra rocks.ReplyDelete
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Wonderful again :)
You always look remarkable with all the jewelry stacked on, girl! And the fluorescent bra is total eye candy, couldn't be the more perfect addition to that lovely sheer top!ReplyDelete
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casual ashley, you look beautiful! white dress and denim t-shirt combo never goes wrong. but the cuffs, the daggers, the ringsssssss, just perfect. have a great tuesday, girl. less for friday ;) much love.ReplyDelete
amazing looksReplyDelete
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Girl, at least you've got hair to fishtail braid. Mine would be a sorry state indeed if I tried it...hehehe...lots of fabulosity with the pile of jewelry and I plop away until shooed to get my shots!ReplyDelete
Love the highlighter action. I wish the girls were not outrageous and I could pull off a little lace number. Boo.ReplyDelete
Love the pop of neon in the otherwise neautral colored outfit, so fun! You look beautiful, love the layered shirt and the fantastic jewels, always chic!ReplyDelete
xo Cara
That neon bra is amaze. In love with the entire ensemble.ReplyDelete
Love the touch the neon gives to this outfit. As always, great style!ReplyDelete
Love the touch of color in this look :).ReplyDelete
And I love the jean jacket :).
* Beautiful jewels :).
Love the neon bra! I just picked up a black and red lace bra which I love! They're perfec with anything!ReplyDelete
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Great look as always!ReplyDelete
Everyday... Your looks kill it!ReplyDelete
I would love to see a post about your jewelry, and where you got some of it.
☮ Lisa Ann
crap, I love that bra! where is is from? I've been looking everywhere for something similar after the one I saw on net-a-porter, which is quite expensive for just a bra :/ReplyDelete
niceee! i also have a neon-yellow bra that i bought in berlin, but never thought of wearing it "out". looks soooooo damn cool and FRESH!ReplyDelete
and as always im in love with your jewellery ;)
ahhhh I love your posts. awesome neon bra and the addition of denim!ReplyDelete
Your jewellery is incredible, and this bra is perfect!ReplyDelete
Cheers to that indeed, looking hot mamaReplyDelete
Love this whole look, the denim shirt totally brings it all together~ReplyDelete
I want that bra... and I have to say that my braid is way more sad. My ends are sooooo fried and at least you can master a fishtail... I'm pretty inept with my hair. I like the multi spear necklace too. And I frequently take photos in my neighbors driveway, they think I'm bonkers, thumbs up on using other people's property for your photos.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/9/11, 6:19 PM
I'm a new reader here! LOVE the over-doing on the accessories, it just works, and works so well, the boots, I'm longing to to wear a pair of low top boots...ReplyDelete
I've just discovered your blog and I'm already in love! Great style!ReplyDelete
Ur still the coolest girl ever ... I love it all !ReplyDelete
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!!! :DReplyDelete
love it! i have one of those bras too. i feel so shexy in it! xoReplyDelete
i love the white/highlighter/denim combo.. your jewelry is always so awesome. i want to raid your closet!ReplyDelete
And she does it again! You have a jewellery collection I'd kill for... Your neon bra rocks... and your hair looks amazing like that! xxxReplyDelete
another amazing outfit as always! love the dress, whose the bra by? I've been looking for one like it but haven't had any luck! x RamanReplyDelete
LOVE IT! YOU MUST BE ONE OF THE MOST NATURALLY PHOTOGENIC PEOPLE OUT THERE! Killer style!!!ReplyDelete
Thought this GIVEAWAY was right up your alley too!!! Check it out & thanks for the constant inspiration. LOVE!
LOVE IT! YOU MUST BE ONE OF THE MOST NATURALLY PHOTOGENIC PEOPLE OUT THERE! Killer style!!!ReplyDelete
Thought this GIVEAWAY was right up your alley too!!! Check it out & thanks for the constant inspiration. LOVE!
Great blog!!ReplyDelete
You beautyyy. I love your little fishtail and this whole outfit! Everytime I see all your amazing accessories, it makes me feel so much better about my tendency to pile on the jewels like a mad woman. & I need that bra in my life! The color is too perfectttReplyDelete
Um, you look so hot. Love the neon!ReplyDelete
just loving your styleReplyDelete
really enjoying your blog dear!
- Anonymous8/11/11, 12:49 PM
this outfit is perfect!!!!<3ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/11/11, 5:35 PM
This is such a great look, that little pop of neon is perfect. You have a great blog, can't wait to check out more of it.ReplyDelete
Cute love neon!ReplyDelete
this is great! just wondering, do you think you can do a staple-items-to-pack-when-heading-to-a-winter-destination post? heading to france in a couple of months and completely stumped on what to bring.ReplyDelete
this neon bra looks amazing with that shirt, reallyReplyDelete
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Love the heavy metal going on in this outfit, I want it all! tuesday is better than monday, but not by much.ReplyDelete
great outfit as per usual. I like how you look so casually undone, yet put together at the same time. Sadly I don't seem to posses that talent! It's either very polished or sick mess.
you look amaZing in neon...love your look as usualReplyDelete
xo Adri!
Yep, need a neon bra! Love it! xReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/16/11, 9:22 AM
I have those exact ones in two different colors. They are a fun staple for sure.ReplyDelete
That bra is SWEET! I'm also digging your hair. MAN I cannot wait till my hair is long enough to tie back.ReplyDelete
Speaking of underwear - I was just in Holland and stocked up on underwear sets from Marlies Dekkers and La Fille D'O. Check them out. I think you would like. It's all metal bits and many straps.
Good stuff!
SICK <3ReplyDelete
there's no such thing as over accessories-ing - more is always better ;)
J x
did i miss where this bra is from? i need it!ReplyDelete
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I know that no one has posted on this site for a while.
If there is anyone out there still running with a G1S I thought I would let you know that Windows 10 seems to install without any problem (other than the normal problems that come with a new windows release).
My G1S is still running strong and just upgraded my windows7/winxp to windows 10. All went well and all seems to be working (except OLED haven't really tried to do anything with that). Even picked up my WinXP dual boot partition.
I know that no one has posted on this site for a while.
Hi SeregDuin,
Thanks for info. Nice to hear that other people are still using Asus G1S!
Yes, I am still using my original Asus G1S running the latest Linux Mint and running Windows XP inside the VirtualBox because some of the development tools are only available for Windows. I haven't had any problems with my G1S, so after these 7 years I may conclude quite safely that my Asus G1S has been a good purchase. :)
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"Old Weird America" is the term writer Greil Marcus coined to describe the great lost world of old time rural music,
which existed before post WW2 modernization and the inevitable move towards a more homogenized American culture.
No more accurate a label has ever been assigned to any period or genre of music. From today's standpoint, the ancient
shellac records, cylinders and gramophone recordings that constitute the legacy of pre-war Country Music sound like artifacts
from another planet. Distant voices sing strange songs of love, disaster, rapture and murder, half-buried in a netherworld
of age and hiss. In one song, a dead girl returns from the grave to comfort her grieving lover. In another, a rose grows from
the heart of a corpse to entangle itself in the brier that grows from the body of the girl who jilted him. Primordial badmen
live again in these old ballads, as do the heroic lawmen who laid them low, and the poor wives and mothers who buried them.
Brave soldiers charge into destiny while moonstruck seamen sing of their beloved girls at home.
Recordings of this music usually date back no further than the advent of practical electric recording devices in the 1920's.
The songs and styles of performance, however, date back much, much farther than that. The Civil War was fought against the
backdrop of fiddle tunes such as can be found on these sides .The Hatfields and McCoys drank and whooped to the banjo breakdowns
we hear on the dusty grooves of an old 78 RPM record. The ballads of ghostly happenings and daring feats reach all the way
back to medieval Europe.
The Anthology of American Folk Music
The granddaddy of all old time country anthologies is Harry Smith's ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC. Released at a time when
pre-war Americana was already vanishing from the collective memory, Smith's collection of old 78 RPM recordings, compiled
on LP by the fledgling Folkways Records in 1954, awakened a re-interest in the old sounds among intellectuals and college
students, many of whom would act as catalysts in the folk revival of the 1960s.
"Harry Everett Smith (1923-1991) was an American born in Portland, Oregon; he was an archivist, ethnomusicologist,
student of anthropology, record collector, experimental filmmaker, artist, bohemian and Kabbalist... (Smith's) Anthology of
American Folk Music, a vastly influential collection of early 20th century American music, was released in 1952 on Folkways
Records. It consisted of three volumes of two vinyl records; it is currently in print as a boxed set of six compact discs
on Smithsonian Folkways Records, as reissued in 1997. A fourth installment of the anthology became available on Revenant Records
in 2000.
"This document is generally thought to have sparked the folk & blues revival; it brought the works of Blind Lemon
Jefferson and Dick Justice to the attention of important musicians such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, and featured such legendary
acts as The Carter Family and Clarence Ashley. The Harry Smith Anthology, as some call it, was the bible of folk music during
the late 1950s and early 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene. As stated in the liner notes to the 1997 reissue, the late musician
Dave van Ronk had earlier commented that 'we all knew every word of every song on it, including the ones we hated..."
Selections were culled by Harry Smith from his amassed personal collection of vinyl 78 rpm records, picked for their commercial
appeal within a set period of time, 1927 to 1932. Smith chose those particular years as boundaries since, as he stated himself,
'1927, when electronic recording made possible accurate music reproduction, and 1932, when the Depression halted folk music
From Wikipedia's article on Harry Smith (see link below)
Read the entire Wikipedia Biography here
"Old, Weird America Returns on CD" - a very informative review of the CD re-issue of the "Anthology..."
Wikipedia Entry for "Anthology of American Folk Music"
Extensive online liner notes for the "Anthology of American Folk Music"
A Tribute to Harry Smith by Peter Stampfel, John Fahey and Allen Ginsberg
The Harry Smith Archives
John and Alan Lomax
The most prolific compilers of American rural music were John A. Lomax and his son, Alan. Between the two of them, the Lomaxes
collected over 5,000 hours worth of audio recordings. Many of the old-time country and blues anthologies available, including
THE ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC, draw from the Lomax Archive.
John Avery Lomax Jr. was a long-time collector of Cowboy songs when he and his teenage son, Alan, undertook a series of
expeditions for the Archive of American Folk Song in Washington, DC. Beginning in the Summer of 1933, the two traveled throughout
the South, recording singers of traditional folk songs, gospel-belting church congregations, country string bands and singing
John and Alan met many great characters on their journeys. On one trip to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola,
the pair met and recorded an inmate named Huddie Ledbetter. Known to those around him as "Leadbelly," Ledbetter
was a powerful singer and an accomplished songwriter, who had already written dozens of songs he could perform from memory.
The Lomax recordings of Ledbetter's original compositions would eventually win the singer's early release, and pave the way
for his canonization as titan of American folk music.
After John's Death in 1948, Alan would continue the work he and his father began, discovering such luminaries as Muddy
Waters, and Son House, and taking his musical research overseas to study the European and Island musics which had influenced
the development of the American folk tradition.
Click Here to Visit "The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip," an exhaustive online archive of field recordings
(MP3 format) and texts.
Click here for The Alan Lomax Database - MP3 audio and Texts
An Abridged List of Lomax Related Recordings (Links)
THE ALAN LOMAX COLLECTION on Rounder Records
John Cohen
The Latter-day Saint of American Vernacular music, John Cohen began recording the mountain music of Kentucky in the 1950's.
A founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers in 1958, Cohen was on the vanguard of artists concerned with the preservation
of American folk and bluegrass traditions. In marked contrast to more commercial groups of the day, such as the Kingston Trio,
Cohen and the Ramblers played their string band music straight, bringing the spirit of the Harry Smith Anthology to the youth
of the early 1960's.
Soon after forming the Ramblers, Cohen began traveling to the mountains of Kentucky to record unschooled native musicians
playing vernacular music in their native setting. Like the Lomaxes before him, Cohen would drive and hike out into the country
for weeks at a time, hauling his recording equipment to remote houses, farms and churches to collect common songs, fiddle
tunes, and banjo tunes both old and new.
An avant garde film-maker, Cohen created the movie, "High Lonesome Sound," in 1963. An abstract document of
Cohen's journeys through Appalachia, the film uses stark, black-and-white imagery and disembodied voices to create an iconic,
dream-like ambiance, re-enforcing the apparent ancientness of mountain music and culture and the heroic struggle of its practitioners
against their environment of poverty and hardship.
The most striking character in "High Lonesome Sound," for many viewers, was Roscoe Holcomb, a haggard, ex-coal miner
from Daisy Kentucky. A self-taught banjo picker and songwriter, Holcomb sang both folk ballads and original compositions in
a high, accented yelp that proved an influence on a young Bob Dylan, who came to admire Holcomb's "untamed sense of control."
Through the auspices of John Cohen, Holcomb would become a celebrity of the folk circuit during the 1960's. His performances
would take him as far as Germany, where fellow performer Ralph Stanley would remark that you could hear, "the smell of
wood smoke in that voice."
Cohen would also travel to North Carolina, where he would document the folksingers of Sodom, NC. In addition to a wealth
of field recordings, Cohen released the film, "The End of an Old Song," in 1972.
Cohen's field recordings are widely anthologized, and his work as a film-maker and music archivist continues.
Click here to visit John Cohen's official site, which provides a wealth of information on his photgraphy, and films, along
with a complete discography of his field recordings, as well as hiswork with the New Lost City Ramblers.
Jimmie Rodgers
The Carter Family
The Skillet Lickers
Blue Sky Boys
Delmore Brothers
Emry Arthur
Dock Boggs
Roscoe Holcomb
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Hiram Stamper
The Traditional Ballad Index and Bibliography of folk songs
Wikipedia Entry for "Ballad"
Max Hunter's Folk Song Collection (online audio library)
"Deathly Lyrics: Songs of Virginia Tragedies"
Wikipedia Article on Murder Ballads
Eric Zorn: Murder ballad lyrics and breakdown
Two Versions of "Barbara Allen with Detailed Commentary"
Variations on "Pretty Polly"
Murder Ballad's Connection to Virginian folk tale
Yazoo Records - official site
An Illustrated Guide to Yazoo LPs
Blue Goose Records
Document Records
The Orchard: Listen to MP3 Excerpts of Document CDs online
Smithsonian/Folkways Records
Revenant Records


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I'm going out for an adult beverage, so I'll make this quick. And that means… A list!
1. I took fifth in the main event at Binions. It wasn't enough to get me out of makeup with my big buy-in backer, so there's no celebration, but it's news in my life. The structure was amazing, easily the best structure of the summer.
2. My wife is awesome and very supportive and deals with the odd life of a poker pro very well. I'm lucky to have her. She's also an awesome photographer, and if you ever need pictures in Minnesota, check her out at lmjoriginals.com.
3. I have a million notes about things I should write about in the blog, and not enough time. Longer blog coming up soon.
4. I still hate the Venetian and I'm definitely in favor of the growing boycott movement. Screw them.
5. The mixed-game dealers at the WSoP were pretty good last year. This year they are awful. I don't know what changed, but we had a dealer who didn't know any of the games and also didn't speak English so that we could help her out. And she was stubborn. It was a nightmare.
6. I have been loving the cash games at Caesars. It's mellow but very profitable. I could almost like playing there for a living. Almost. I still hate poker though.
7. I've been writing more fiction this week. Should fiction have a place on the blog? What if it isn't poker related?
8. There is no number 8.
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In the race for Iowa's open Senate seat, Republican candidate Joni Ernst has held a slight lead over Democratic contender Bruce Braley for a while. Ernst is a terrific candidate and one of our Power Line Picks.
The big political news today is that the last pre-election Iowa poll conducted on behalf of the Des Moines Register shows Ernst opening up a 7-point lead over Braley among likely voters. Jennifer Jacobs reports on the poll results here and adds 10 interesting takeaways from the poll here. The poll's margin of error is 3.7 percent. Ernst's lead is still within the poll's margin of error, but the movement seems to be significant and in her direction.
You have to wonder if the late movement doesn't signify such movement in other similar races around the country. In October the Democrats pulled out all the stops for Braley. They kept Barack Obama away from the state. They threw Michelle Obama out to prop up Braley, not once (hey, give it up for her good friend "Bruce Bailey"), but twice. They threw out Hillary Clinton.
They even threw out the Big Dog himself. They brought in Bill Clinton to argue on Braley's behalf that we would "grow together" with Bruce.
Am I the only one who recoils at metaphors of tumescence from Bill Clinton? Lord, let us grow apart from him.
The race has had two defining moments. First was Joni Ernst's advertisement of her experience on the farm castrating hogs as a credential for what she could get done in Congress. The Washington Post's Phil Rucker and Dan Balz noted in May that the ad had transformed the race. The ad propelled Ernst to victory with an outright majority of the vote in a four-way Republican primary. Let's take another look at this one and remind ourselves of the issues she ran on.
The second defining moment was Braley's. In it he was caught disparaging Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley as an ignorant farmer lacking the accessory of a law degree. Braley was pitching himself behind closed doors to his trial lawyer buddies in Texas (video below). He has tried to talk his way out of it, but the damage has lingered.
The ad below takes off on Paul Harvey's "God gave us a trial lawyer" and Braley's revelation of his his inner self to his trial lawyer buddies.
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Greatness: Alex Hamrick
Richardson Heights: Red Sox or Rangers?
Alex Hamrick: Baseball's never really been my sport, but I do have a small bit of sway on the matter. I generally have at least one of my windows up when I'm at home, and my room faces an inner "courtyard" (for lack of a better word) that is exceedingly good at amplifying noise. I live two or three blocks from Fenway Park, and when there's a game on there are generally helicopters flying about, probably getting aerial shots or something. I don't know really why they fly around, but they do, and the courtyard outside my window amplifies that awful noise that helicopters apparently make, and it drives me up the wall. So I'd have to say Rangers, if only for that slight detail. Which isn't so slight. It's incredibly aggravating.
RH: Kurt Schwitters or Raoul Hausmann?
AH: I've been told by more teachers than I can remember to look up Kurt Schwitters in relationship to my collage work. Until a few minutes ago when I googled him, I'd never really seen much of him. I'd never even heard of Hausmann. After a quick breeze through a few pages of image search results, I have to say that Schwitters knocks the hell out of Hausmann, who had maybe one piece that I liked. On a somewhat related note, when it comes to knowing about art history and artists, it isn't too hard to make me look like a fool. This is my sixth year in art school and anyone that's taken a single art history course and paid attention knows more than me about what's happened and is happening now.
RH: Would you kindly describe the three most significant events in your life in the last 24 hours?
- Finishing drawings to photograph for the public relations department at school. We have a sale every year to raise funds for scholarships, and I was contacted about my work possibly being used for publications and advertising for the sale. Problem was, I didn't really have much new work to submit. I was told that it would be fine if the images I submitted were not images that would be in the sale, but that didn't seem right to me. Why would I want old work published if it wasn't going to be in the sale? If someone saw an image of mine and thought "hey, yeah, that's pretty nice, I'd like to buy that", they wouldn't be able to. Because it wouldn't be there. That's just silly. That being said, I had to produce some new work in about a two week time span. Normally that wouldn't be a problem, but I had a mini meltdown and became frustrated, bored and generally uninterested in pretty much every way I could think of pertaining to drawing. This caused some problems, but I managed to dig into something new this past week and pump a few things out just in time to meet the deadline. I didn't get very good photographs of the drawings though, so they probably won't even use them. Oh well.
- Two of my friends called me up Thursdsay and asked if I wanted to play drums with them in a band the following day (yesterday). I've been playing drums for about five years now, but don't have the luxury of having a kit in Boston. Adapting has not been easy. When at home in Dallas, I play my drums every day, and I mean every day. Letting go of that was really hard for me to do, and it frustrates me daily (I've taken to tapping relentlessly and beatboxing). Going over to Scott's and beating the crap out of his kind neighbors set was absolutely amazing, and the whole band aspect was really positive too. Droning, spazzed out distorted loops, guitars, vocals and drums. Yes and yes.
- Making sure I called one of my best friends on her birthday. Missing a birthday is a pretty horrible feeling, especially when it's a close friend. I have an awful memory for birthdays so that was an accomplishment for me.
RH: You have won an all-expenses-paid 5-day trip to fabulous Aruba! You must select an artist, a writer, and a musician from anywhere in history to go with you. Who would you choose?
AH: Well, shit! That sounds nice. Where is Aruba anyways? I have this thing where I feel that meeting well known people in the creative spotlight would be really terrifying and uncomfortable. I'm not sure I'd want to spend 5 days in Aruba with some total stranger (much less three!) that intimidates the hell out of me. Besides, if they're already well known, they could probably pay for their own damn trip to Aruba. With that I'll present two scenarios, one where I take three well known people that would make me horribly uncomfortable, and one where I take three people that still qualify in those categories that I already know and respect.
Scenario 1
Artist: Nina Katchadourian
Writer: E.E. Cummings or Ayn Rand, but probably Cummings
Musician: Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo
Scenario 2
Artist: Will Schneider-White or Mike Lay
Writer: Blair Patterson
Musician: Adrian Haynes
RH: Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts is arguably one of DISD's finest assets. You are a recent graduate. What was your experience like there?
AH: My experience at Booker T. was about as brilliant as I believe a high school experience can be. The entire student body is full of creative people, with smaller concentrations of really dedicated talents that actually decide to go on to school for the arts. Being around those kids was absolutely the best part of the whole deal, because they were a constant motivator (whether by positive or negative example) to push myself further and explore different ways to produce work. Not being in dance, music or theater, I can't really say anything about the people who taught in those departments, but the staff of the Visual Arts department were all good for me in their own way as well, especially the first two or three years. They really kicked my ass and squeezed all the work out of me that they could. I think going to Booker T. made it a lot easier to adapt to college, both in the nature of the curriculum and also the openness of the staff. We had a really strong academic department, too. There were/are some great teachers at that school, and they all helped give me the confidence I needed to believe in myself and my own practices.
RH: Can you describe your art studio environment? During what time of year do you work best?
AH: My school is very small. The amount of undergraduate students is about the same as the total number of students at B.T.W. Having such a small school is great because it creates a close-knit community that is very comfortable and supportive. It allows you to form tight bonds with students and staff alike. SMFA is a very creative, open environment. We don't have a foundation year and we don't have majors, so you essentially build your own curriculum in the sense that you just take whatever classes interest you. The building is open from six or seven in the morning to midnight every day of the week, and if you want to do an overnight all you need is a signed form from any teacher. Every square inch of the place encourages kids to make things.
I'm not sure what time of year is best for me art wise, but I can say that in the past two years, summer has been the worst time. When I get into a serious art groove, I work and work and work and by the end of the school year I'm totally burned out. It takes me a few months to cool off and reset. On a day to day basis though, night time is definitely where it's at. Last night / this morning I was up until five working on my website.
RH: As an artist, what was the first inspiring event or other influence that made you realize (more or less): "I should try that... I could be an artist."
AH: I never went to public school as a kid. I started off in Montessori school, then went to George Bannerman Dealey, then to K.B. Polk for the TAG program, and then to W.B. Travis, which was a fully formed TAG school (TAG standing for Talented and Gifted, whatever that means). When it came time to figure out where to go to high school, there were a few options for me. One option was to go to S.E.M., one was to attend the TAG Magnet, one was my local high school Bryan Adams, and the last was Booker T. I thought to myself, "hmm, I've been in heavy academics for four years. That wasn't much fun. Bryan Adams is a horrible horrible place. I like art I guess." My parents enrolled me in a class at Lakewood Arts (which is now Studio Arts) that was created specifically to build a portfolio for application to Booker T., and to generally prepare students for the audition process. Everyone that took the class got in, myself included. Somewhere over the summer after my first year at B.T.W. I realized that I loved whatever the hell it was that I was doing, and that was kind of it for me. I've been a lost cause ever since. I guess that's not really a specific event so to speak, but I'm not sure there really was one. I think it was just the process of learning something about myself that I didn't know.
For some of Mr. Hamrick's work, check out his stuff at Deviant Art and at his web site (a work in progress). He's also working on some artwork for a future Tame... Tame and Quiet album (see the cover here). Image courtesy of Alex Hamrick.


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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Are (Finally) Married! Get the Wedding Details
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are now Mr. and Mrs. Pitt! After nine long years and six adorable children, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally made their union official. A spokesperson for the couple confirmed to the Associated Press that the pair married at a small ceremony at their French estate, Chateau Miraval, this past Saturday.
As we would expect, Pitt and Jolie kept their wedding very intimate. ABC News reports that the pair married at a nondenominational civil ceremony in a small chapel, witnessed only by their closest friends and family. To keep their happy news quiet, the couple enlisted the California judge from whom they obtained their marriage license to conduct their ceremony in France.
See More: This Is How Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Kids Envisioned Their Wedding — Were They Right?
And, of course, their children played a major role in the ceremony. Reportedly, Maddox, 10, and Pax, 8, walked Jolie down the aisle while Zahara, 7, and Vivienne, 3, stood in as flower girls and Shiloh, 5, and Knox, 3, served as ring bearers. We'd expect nothing less from this family-oriented couple!
While there's no word on Pitt's best man (Was Clooney even invited?) or what wedding dress Jolie wore (We'd imagine something understated but still elegant and sexy!), we're just thrilled to learn that these two finally made their relationship legal.
Pitt proposed in 2012 with a 16-carat table-cut diamond ring custom designed by the groom himself (with the help of jeweler Robert Procop).
Congrats to the happy couple and their growing brood!


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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11-12 November 2016 | Millennium Airport Hotel, Dubai, UAE
Providing holistic medical and paramedical services for women to assist them in their every medical needFrom pregnancy and menopause to gynaecological conditions, such as uterine fibroid and pelvic floor disorders, women experience unique health conditions, especially due to their childbearing and childbearing roles, making them the largest users of healthcare services especially in the Middle East.
With the countries like the United Arab Emirates undergoing rapid and profound changes especially in the healthcare sector, one of the key priorities is to raise an awareness on the major health risks faced by women and to provide them with world class medical services.
Join us at the inaugural Women's Health and Reproductive Care conference on the 11th and 12th of November 2016 to learn about the latest contemporary advancements in the field of women's health and get an update on the latest guidelines and treatments in the obs-gyne specialisation.
This conference in partnership with EOGFF, is supported by Dr. Awatif Al Bahar President of the Emirates Oby-Gyne Society and chaired by Dr. Mohammed Elkayoubi, Consultant Obs & Gyne and Reproductive Medicine Infertility and IVF at the Dubai Gynaecology and Fertility Center.
This event will deliver comprehensive and quality obstetrical and gynaecological learning's through case based presentations to enhance the clinical knowledge and skills of practitioners attending, including obstetricians, gynaecologists, infertility specialists and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for female patients.
Featured Speakers
EMA Obs-Gyne Society
Director-Clinical Nutrition Department
Clinical Support Services Sector –DHA
Consultant Obs-Gyne Reproductive Medicine Infertility and IVF
Dubai Gynaecology and Fertility Center
Consultant & Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine/ IVF & Director of Corn
Corniche Hospital Abu Dhabi
The Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India (FOGSI)
Advanced Gynaecological Laparoscopy
Dubai London Specialty Hospital
Executive Board Member
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
Gynaecological and Laparoscopic Surgery
Latifa Hospital
Chair of O & G Department
Tawam Hospital
ICU Incharge
Medeor 24*7
Prof & Head of Obstretics
Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Manipal
Director Public Health and Safety Department
Dubai Health Care Authority (Headquarters)
Reproductive Endocrinology and IVF Consultant
Egyptian Fertility Center
Chairman & Senior Andrology Consultant
Adam International Hospital
Dubai Gynaecology and Fertility Center
Dubai Gynecology and Fertility Center
Senior Specialist Public Health and Safety Department
Dubai Health Authority-Head Quarter
Objectives of attending the Woman Healthcare Conference 2016:
Discover the latest trends and developments in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in women such as cancer, hypertension, obesity and diabetes.
Review proven methods in managing behavioural disorders in women
Evaluate and manage high risk pregnancies at an early stage to avoid preterm delivery and ensure safety of both mother and child
Hear about the latest innovations in the treatment of female patients with fertility challenges and how they can overcome them
Network with your peers to build relationships and exchange lessons learned
Who should attend?
- Directors of Maternity Hospitals
- Heads of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
- Oby-Gyne Consultants/ Specialists
- Obstetricians
- Gynecologist
- Reproductive Medicine Specialists
- Fertility Specialists
- Gynecological Oncologists
- Gynecological Pathologists
- Fetal Medicine Specialists
- Embryologists
- Endoscopic Surgeons
- Hysteroscopy Specialists
- Laparoscopy Specialists
- Midwives and Nurses
- Radiographers and Sonographers
- Anesthesiologists
- Family Medicine Physicians and General Practitioners All other medical professionals relevant to woman healthcare


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98th Annual OU Powwow
For one day in April, the Lloyd Noble Center at the University of Oklahoma was host, not to the usual basketball, but to the 98th Spring Contest Powwow. A yearly event, this powwow brings together Native Americans from across the country for food, speeches and dancing.
The spring contest is organized by the American Indian Student Association at OU (AISA). In collaboration with other Native American organizations, they hold what is now the longest running student-led powwow in the country and the world every year.
David Colbert, Mr Indian OU, explains that "a powwow is an inter-tribal Native American dance," and it allows people from across the country to come together and celebrate their history and culture.
The powwow is "a way for us to remind ourselves and our children and our grandchildren that we are Indian," says one participant. It allows students at OU to learn more about their culture as well as the traditions of other tribes.
Colbert explains that "it's important for them to have a way, an outlet to express their culture and to show that, and have that as a physical manifestation, such as a powwow, and that allows them to connect to their roots and connect to their people and their culture and it is a way of preserving that."
It also benefits the public and "other students here at OU campus who don't know about the Native American traditions and the Native American culture", explains Samantha Bachman, Miss Indian OU. The powwow is open to anybody who wishes to attend and allows people from across campus and the state to experience an important part of American culture.
Although contest itself began 7pm, the celebrations were in full swing much earlier in the day. With doors open in the early afternoon, the Lloyd Noble Center was full of people carrying brightly colored outfits, ready for the contest later in the day, as well as stands selling jewelry and programs.
Food was provided for all the participants and guests before the contest began, giving those who had been singing and dancing all afternoon some welcome sustenance but also allowing the public to sample Native American food.
The contest itself was preceded by dances and traditional speeches of thanks and prayer, welcoming all the participants and guests to the powwow.
The grand entry opened the contest and introduced the participants. The traditional Native clothes worn by the participants were in shown in their full splendor as they entered the arena. The different tribes all wearing their traditional clothing filled the center with both bright colors and wonderful sounds from the bells on some clothes.
The enthusiasm of both participants and audience was evident throughout the day. It allowed "many nations to come together and show their own tribe and their own tribal ways," says Bachman and year after year, ensures the culture and history of Native Americans is passed on from generation to generation as well as spread throughout the University and beyond.


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The government does not make public its list of censored or taboo topics, but if you are reporting on the following issues, geographic areas, people or groups, the risk of interference by officials or police will be high and you should assume you will be under observation.
Following street demonstrations in the Middle East and North Africa and online calls for Chinese protests, the Chinese security forces have become extremely edgy about foreigners reporting in China. Police have declared a new interpretation of China's reporting rules, essentially to claim that the administrative unit responsible for any public space must approve any reporting. The actual text of the rules says that foreign reporters may interview anyone as the subject and their organization agrees.
Practically, this has meant a great deal of uncertainty, particularly for television crews attempting to do street interviews or vox pops, even on innocuous topics. While some have had no trouble, other crews have been stopped or later called in after being identified while filming in public.
Previously accessible academics in Beijing now also face additional layers of approval from their work units before accepting interviews. Generally, telephone interviews are still relatively easy to arrange.
The new interpretation by police appears to also hold sway in provinces. Foreign reporters should be sure to carry appropriate documentation and where possible arrange interviews in private spaces until it becomes clearer to what extent the police's new interpretation will hold sway.
Despite statements that foreign journalists are free to travel anywhere in China, Tibetan areas remain a special case, particularly in the wake of the spring 2008 unrest.
All foreigners require travel permits to go to the Tibetan Autonomous Region, and journalists need to apply to the local Foreign Affairs Office for permission or go on a government-organized tour.
Even those who enter China on a tourist visa and travel to Tibet should assume they are being followed and the people they speak with could be at risk.
Tibetan communities in Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu and Yunnan provinces have traditionally been more accessible to foreigners and foreign journalists. However, since the 2008 demonstrations, authorities in those regions have become more sensitive to foreign reporters. Local rules may temporarily close off travel to those regions, particularly at sensitive times — for instance, the Tibetan New Year or Losar, and the mid-March anniversary of the demonstrations.
Please pay special attention to the precautions explained in the "Protecting your sources" and "Reporting and Traveling Safely" sections, given the high stakes that could be involved for your sources as a result of speaking with you. As people outside of the TAR may be less aware of the implications, they may be more willing to offer their names. Keep in mind that people you speak to, or your guide, could be detained or arrested after you leave even for what may seem like relatively weak statements of discontent with or objection to Chinese rule.
Many of the same issues apply in Xinjiang as in Tibet, particularly after the Urumqi riots of July 2009.
It is still legally possible for foreigners, including journalists, to travel in Xinjiang without a special permit. However, authorities in Kashgar have put in place "local regulations" requiring an "interview permit," and many hotels that used to accept foreigners no longer do. Expect a police visit shortly after checking into a hotel in Kashgar.
Also expect to be followed, and anyone you speak with questioned, particularly in Kashgar or ethnically Uighur neighborhoods of Urumqi. Be particularly cautious of endangering Uighur interviewees.
Other areas that will be hard to get near, and heavily monitored if you do, are: military areas, "sensitive" border areas (e.g. with North Korea or Myanmar), mental hospitals, prisons, labor camps, space exploration facilities, courts dealing with human rights issues.
In recent years, detentions and interference have also been frequent in areas of Henan with a high concentration of HIV-Aids patients, as well as locales experiencing land disputes, particularly over big projects such as the Three Gorges Dam. For more information see FCCC incident reports.
- Social problems linked to protests and unrest. This could include disputes over pollution, forced acquisition of land, crackdowns on HIV/AIDS patients or other petitioners with grievances against the government. Local authorities often try to stop foreign journalists from airing their dirty laundry, and confrontations with local thugs can get ugly both for reporters, any drivers you may hire, and the local villagers themselves.
- Corruption cases or critical reports involving senior political leaders or other well-connected people. It is difficult to get information, even for cases that have been through the courts.
- Dissidents. High-profile dissidents probably know the risks and have made a conscious decision about where to draw the line. Some dissidents believe international exposure protects them, but lesser-known dissidents are at greater risk of detention. A number or dissidents, bloggers and rights lawyers have been detained or otherwise punished in the period since the Olympics.
- Politically sensitive areas like censored historic periods (the Cultural Revolution) or elite political maneuvers. There is a risk of detention to sources who provide internal documents. If you are chasing this kind of information make sure there is no paper or electronic trail linking you to the person who will hand it over to you. Evidence provided at the trial of Zhao Yan included a hand-written note apparently from the New York Times office, underlining how broad the reach of the security sources are.
- Falun Gong spiritual group. There is a high risk for FLG followers, and the reliability of some FLG information outlets is questionable. They are also very quick to sue, if they feel they have been unfairly represented.
- Religion. Journalists report widely varying experiences in covering religion. Some report no interference even when reporting on underground churches known to be under watch. Others have experienced interference when reporting on government-recognized bodies.
- North Korean refugees. Be aware that any North Korean refugees you may interview or film, even in safe houses, could be in severe danger of forcible return to North Korea if you are followed or if your notes or film is confiscated. In March 2008, police searched the hotel room of a TV journalist and confiscated tapes from his safe after he had filmed North Korean refugees in Shenyang. Some reporters and activists believe it is safer to interview these refugees once they have reached Thailand, a common staging ground for resettlement in South Korea.


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Movies Don't Tell You the Full Story
In only two hours you see an entire story unfold right in front of your eyes. A hero struggles, faces insurmountable odds, and overcomes in just minutes.
The epic story in the movie is years in real life.
Picture the hero in the movie working hard to train for the big fight or battle, usually depicted in about 5-8 minutes of screen time. No wonder so many go to the gym and give up in 2 weeks when the results don't come that they want.
The 5-8 minutes of training in a movie can be 6 months or more off the big screen.
It can be very easy (been there) to feel entitled to the "good life" without spending the currency to get there. The currency is earned through months and years of work, effort, and persistence.
Remember that you're writing your own epic story and it will be written over a lifetime, not in two hours.


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The sign in front of his antebellum-style home/office in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia introduces him as, "Frederic X. Greene, Consultant in Matters of the Occult." When you meet him, you'll be presented with a curious cross between a professional defensive lineman and a modern Rhett Butler, impressive in both physical stature and smooth southern style.
His casebook is filled with accounts of his encounters with the denizens of the spiritual realm, as well as those of a more material nature who align themselves with them. And no one is more aware than Dr. Greene of the fact that a powerful physique and charming style are all but useless when dealing with enemies one can neither see nor touch.
As you will soon be able to witness for yourself.